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New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
GARFIELD NATIONAL BANK
Twenty st. g. sixth Ave,

New York. Dec. %, 1908
- meeting OF the Board Directors Of this BANK
held this DAY. quarterly dividend of THREE PER
CENT declared the capital stock Of this bank
1zysbe. free ot tax. and after December 81 1905
The Transfer books VIII be closed until Saturday,
January 2 1909. W L DOUGLASS Cashier.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
BANK EXCHANGES; SALES RECORDED.

4.s44 1857 Total sales for tn. week. ENLISTED.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-30

robbery signed statement from w. 3
Mccormick, published February 9TH
confidence had previously been known that an
when the time lock refused to
Teller
the chest upon ITS being
forced JAM
public announcement
pending investigation and the ap
OF cashier
publication the robbery the
~
Denver
involving American Bankers asoa-
ton.
resulted
that ban
Enough leaked out however show that
Adamsan his andh Mr. friends
guilty of those
would husbands
Mccormick that the obber would
being shielded for political
in of
in
leaked surface quantity sufficient charges
ting indications another suddenly
who
method of
them than
Pnkerons had them
gano with O
appeared dsbursing
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bring much satisfaction, for II has
been housed for period OF 10 weeks,
and only the persistent determination
TO do its work so thoroughly that no
circumstance could ever arise to show
that 1t had acted hastily, and with too
slight a treatment OF its clues, has kept
IL at work
II has cost the national treasury over
$1,000. and the Indictment brings the
justification for spending this great
sum that crime might not go unde-
tected, and the ends of justice thus
thwarted.
PINKERTONs INDICATED.
TO the Pinkerton agency II Is sig
nal vindicntion, for II has made good
the sermon which the Pinkerton
agency exists 10 preach to all thieves
that they cannot NEEDLE with guard
ed bank without forever being hound
ed and bounded unremittingly unto
the day Of their discovery. II was TO
keep alive the mystic charm OF tho
little metal sign hung from paying
teller cages the country over, Mem
Der American Banking association
that j. N. Londoner found the man
incentive for his long residence In salt
Lake. and his keen interest In the case
To the people az large the particular
nature OF the indictment brings
special duty for there IL hardly q busl-
ness man but who has expressed upon
hearing the circumstantial evidence
pointing In some direction, tand there
is no direction In which Il has not
pointed.) his conviction Of who was
guilty. II is possible that all missed
the mark for the man indicted has
been mentioned very slightly until
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quences to many innocent persons.
had 1t proved in vain,
a. w. Nelson is 81 years of age, and
his uncle, Joseph Nelson Is with him
owner OF the largest block OF shares IN
the Jordan Stake bank, where he Ia
cashier. He Is married, and has one
child. His father lives at Richfield,
while he has spent q number OF years
in Salt Lake. He was formerly en-
ployed at the Utah National as stem
ographer and sometimes as paying tell
Ter He carried money regularly from
the Utah National TO the Jordan State
bank, and acted as the agent of both
banks In the transfer. coming to the
Utah National often AZ 1880 in the
morning to secure his allotment, which
would be placed for him in safety
deposit box. He had the combination
10 the time look on the vault doors and
could get a key To the doors separating
the safety deposit boxes from the
money vault department,
The news OF an indictment viii
prove a great relief to many men who
have faced suspicion and often direct
charges through period extending
over fully six months. Some of them
have been called on the carpet ana
given "a hours to confess, or be ar
rested. Others have seen their women
folks grow almost hysterlcal while Nv
ing in constant dread that the atoual
thieves would take advantage os the
trend OF suspicion. and salt money
near their homes 80 that II might be
discovered and add to the volume OF
circumstantial evidence.
SATISFACTION TO JURORS
| TO the Jury the indictment must
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showed
can Party headquarters On March Frank the publication
Tribune charges similar making
month Director Chapman
robbers generally
case hat a orna Invest
ST
occmre ed
in
Chief W could be detailed
showed Tribune
the ormons"w were n
articles
"he allowed his
they himself
become generally known
finished all
andak
snnade,w discharged.
participated in
uston, foren Lake. A. M
Adderyi Bingham F. W. Morgan, Park City.
d. NJ j. F. Marshall Salt Lake.
Taylorsvine NJ B. Pryor Logan
A. Chapman America orl. las Powell
A. G. W. K
Hogan Manmo E Thorn Pleasant Grove
S. Hendricks, Richmond" Fl Walnspel Salt Lake
D. Lyons Edward Wall, Mt. Pleasant.
Larson Lake
for ntciy maimed
hsen while
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within The past week. and for week
preceding the May recess OF the jury.
While bitterness has been created
that will OF necessity last for life, there
are many points on which many
friendships can be reunited, and hand
shakes again extended that have been
withheld for weeks. or maybe months.
The Indictment is not positive proof
OF guilt It Is the conviction OF a
grand jury charged specially by Judge
Marshall not to bring IN an indict-
ment unless the evidence they had to
base II on would cause them. II petit
jurors. to vote for cinviction. The trial
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MRS. PHILLIP N. MOORE
ELECTED PRESIDENT

Boston. June 3oMrs phnIip n.
Moore of 81 Louis Is 10 De The presi-
dent OF tho General Federation OF No
mons clubs FOR tho next two yefrs
having defeated Mrs May Alden Ward
Of Boston, the presidential candidate
named yesterday by the nominating
committee. Tho result OF yesterdays
800 votes cast Mrs. Moore recoved $40
and Mrs. Ward 800
The committee on election OF officers
Of the General Federation labored
through the night ana early hours to-
day al counting the ballots
The report OF the elections and the
foTmalitioH In connection with the In
PRODUCTION OF the new officials occupied
Considerable Of the opening hours OF TO-
days meeting but with this concluded
tho delegates took up business
Under fhA general tonic Of |nresh nroh.
lomn several brief papers We're isnd.
Mrs. Robert j nurdette OF Pasadena,
Cal, spoke Of the personal appeal.
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WORK or \ GANG

Continued on page tw0-'
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The first extra" sold on the
streets by the "News" this
morning a few minutes after
the Indictment returned by the
United States grand jury against
William Nelson, brought forth
many compliments ON the street,
whore the News" brought n
large sale. The enterprise and
reliability of the News Ia
print the news of the day ana
get II 10 the public ahead Of It's
competitors. long since estab-
lished. was maintained Its
competitors newsboys were no.
where 20 be- found on the
streets. and those who were
waiting 10 hear what results had
boen accomplished by the long
session Of the grand jury turned
their attention 20 the News 20
gain their information.
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MEMBER OF BANKING FAMILY
FIR This Reason His Visits to
Utah Natl Bank Were Little
Noted by Employees.
ys Cashier of Jordan State Bank and
Nephew OF Joseph Nelson of
The Utah National.

THE ARREST-Dcputy Il. $. Mar
shall smyih arrived ut Bingham juno
ton at 1880 and arrested Nelson at
1913. Nelson took the arrest calm
" and refused to talk.
STATEMENT OF WILLIAM MEL
SON-"Thc grand jury has made a
mistake. That Is all l have TO say.
Nelson was nervous while making this
statement to News reporter at his
,Iesl, in the Jordan State bank at 1880
o'clock this morning. He was then
waiting the arrival of the United
states marshal 10 arrest him, and pos
lively refused to answer questions
further than TO make the statement
quoted.
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must now be held. and on the evidence
produced at this trial viii rest the nm
al conviction and sentence, or the dis
charge of the person indicted.
Londoner, because the case unrayol-
led slowly, has been made the subject
uf much personal comment, and by
tho Tribune. the subject of direct at
tuck. this when that paper thought to
make political capital out Of showing
that a conspiracy existed 10 conceal the
thief and silence the whole inyestisa-
ton
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THE INDICTNiENT-For violation
ing to embezzlemcnt by bank employ
es. The statute provides that Every
president director, cashier, teller,
clerk, or agent, who cmbezzles any
funds of bnnk shall be doomed guilty
of misdcmeanor.r In this case. Nell
son is treated as the agent of both the
Bingham junction and the Utah Ma
tional banks, in his presence in the
Utah National transferring funds from
one hack TO the other.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
not less than five years nor more than
10 years.
LATEST DEVELOPMENT S.
Deputy Marshal Lucinn ii. Smyth left
for Bingham Junction TO arrest Nelson
at 1910 o'clock. Nelson was under
stood to be waiting there, and had
been watched all night by Deputy
sheriff Bcckstead of Bingham juno
ton. His bail was fixed at $4,000,
which Atty. A. b. Irvine teleploned
was ready, as Nelson had been ex-
pecting 10 be indicted.
Glad that their labors are over, the
members of the U. s. grand jury which
has sought an explanation for the most
difficult bank robbery the west has ever
known, today received their dismissal
by u. S. Judge John A. Marshall.
The jury led by Sol Kimball, appeared
before Judge Marshall at 10 o'clock
Clerk Letcher called the roll, Foreman
Houston handed in the official docu-
ments of the case. and then the jury
was ordered dismissed.
After being photographed in group
the Jurors left for their offices or the
depot. Each one clearly showed great
relief that the strain was over, and all
were glad their long search had led to
definite clews.
The arrest of the man indicted was
accomplished by U. S. Deputy Marshal
Lucian Smyth, who went to Murray.
thence to Bingham junction and re-
turned with Nelson on the car
William Nelson, cashier of the Jor-
dan State bank is the man indicted.
and his indictment brings to close
one of the most complicated man
hunts the west at least has ever
known, and one that was frcightcd
with the most dlsasterous conse-
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BOOTH is PLEASED,

Dist. Atty. H. h Booth Is pleased at
the outcome in thai il seemed for many
weeks that nothing would come OF tho
matter, and that the jury would 20
down into history a. one which failed
10 accomplish IT, purpose lie has
worked night and day in the Jury
room. aud after Il had adjourned, with
those who might have information
upon which 10 proceed Upon Mr..
Booth has fallen the task Of presenting
tho evidence to the jury. and drawing
Il out Of witnesses as the case pro-
oeeded One Of les results is that
enough evidence to lndict several per-
sons for perjury was brought out hut
this course was not pursued. owing 10
rs possible appearance Of yindictlve.
ness
WORK OF \ GANG
The jurys Indictment does not indi-
cate that A. w. Nelson was thought
to be alone IN the act, Indeed 'he
jury's belief was strong that three
CONTINUED on page two.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29
Death Of Woodsman in
Ebeema Pond Camp
Men Believed TO Have Been
Killed in Drunken Fight.
Inquest to Be Held Today...may
Be a Boston Man.

Milo, Me, Dec. 2S.--The death of a
wooc.sman in the lumber camp Of Fred
NJ. Strout at Ebeema pond in the
town of Brownville was being invest
gated today by county officials. His
body was found laying face downward
on the floor Of the kitchen. A bruse
over the left temple caused the officers
to suspect that death had resulted from
a blow received in a fight.
Coroner j. l.. Martin Of this place.
who with Deputy Sheriff j.. l.. Chase Of
brownv.lle visited the camp, ordered
an inquest to be held tomorrow at
Browrvillc Members of the crew,
which numbered Is men, mostly Po
lahders, claimed they left the woods
nan in the kitchen when they retired
for the night.
He was an American Of large build
and it was believed he came from
Boston.
1t was said by the officers that the
men had been making free use Of a
quantity of liquors received for the
Holidays.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29
Ethel Roosevelt Makes
Entry 10 Social World.
Historic East Room Of White
House Scene Of Function.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
Entertaining House Party.

Washington, Dec. 2S-Tonight in the
historic East room of the White House
beautifully decorated for the OCCASION
President Roosevelt's youngest daugh-
ter Ethel, made her debut. Preceding
the dancing in the East room, which
began at 10 o'clock, Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Roosevelt received the invited
guests i'll the Blue room. Miss Roose-
veltS gown was of white satin,
trimmed with crystals while that of her
mother was of dark blue satin.
Seldom, if ever has the East room
presented a, more attractive picture.
Seated on a platform at the north end
of the room was the Marine Band Or
chestra, the scarlet of whose uniforms
against a background of green form
ed fine sitting for the beautiful col
ors OF the gowns Of the other fair deb
utantes The invited guests numbered
about 400, only unmarried members of
the younger set particlatlng In inc
dancing. Among those present We're:
Mrs. William s. COwleS and Mrs. Doug
las Robinson, the Presidents sisters
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Mrs.
J. M. Roosevelt, Mrs. s. Simpkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Bacon, Mrs. Charles
Mum. Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker and
Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., who came
home from Connecticut to spend
Christmas with his parents, remained
to attend the dance. At midnight the
music ceased and the guests partook
of a supper which was served at small
tables arranged along the lower CORR
dor and rooms leading into this corri-
dor.
Previous to the ball. Miss Roosevelt
was the guest of honor at dinner
given by Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Bacon at their residence. Covers were
laid for 60, the whole party going later
to the White House. Mrs. G. A. Mum
also entertained a large house party
which later went to the White House.
MI. ard Mrs. Roosevelt are entertain
ing a house party for the dance. The
party included Miss Josephine Osborn.
Miss Ellen H. Rogers. Miss Cornelia
Landon. Miss Madeline Borland, Miss
Janetta Alexander, Miss Virginia Muir
ray. Suydam Cutting, Henry Holt, Jr.,
Barclay Farr, Randall Clifford, II.
Fairchild Osborn, Jr., Stephen L. Ian
don, Edmond Rogers. Munroe Robbins,
Robert Potter, Charles Emery and Nor
man Armour.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29
Subcommittee Again Busy
Considering Tariff.
Many Communications Con-
tanning Suggestions Received.
New Bill Will Probably Provide For
Reciprocity Treaties.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The work of
preparing the revised tariff bill was
resumed today by the subcommittee
of the House ways and means commit
tee. The meetings were held today and
there is every likelihood that the tar
iff framing committee, which consists
Of the Republican members of the full
committee, will continue to hold daily
meetings until the time comes to report
the bill to Congress at the special ses-
sion in March.
Hundreds of letters and briefs are
being received by the committee daily
and the suggestions offered and
changes requested are varied. Judge E.
II. Garry has returne1 the printed copy
of his testimony with the correction
he desires made in the final report Of
the hearings He does not change the
sGbssarce of his testimony but has
made several corrections in the figures
which he gave white on the stand be-
fore the committee.
The tariff trainers are giving much
consideration to the maximum and
minimum duty problem In connection
with the new riff. Although the
United States w:is the first to apply
this method of securing favorable
trade relations with other countries it
Continued on Page Twelve-)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29
EVIDENCE Ali IN.
Cardenlo F. Kings Case
Goes to Jury Today
Counsel for Defence Offers No
Testimony TO Jurors.
Court will Charge Jury This Morn.
ing, Then the Deliberation.

Boston, Dec 2S.-The defence and the
government closed it's work tonight in
the case of Cardenio F. King, the Bos-
ton broker, charged with the larceny
by false pretences of $25000 from 81
persons who sent him money for in
vestment purposes, and tomorrow the
charge will be delivered by Judge
Schofield and the case will 20 to the
jury.
At the very opening of the case to-
day Former Attorney General Rerbert
Parker, counsel for Mr.. King, anneunc-
ed that the defence would offer no tes-
timony and he was allowed TO proceed
with his closing argument, while at the
same time he filed a long bill of re-
quests over which there was some dis
cuSSion. Mr.. Parker based his argument
upon the claim that a broker is not a
regular trustee and that relations of
such with customers are merely those
of debtor and creditor.
Assistant District Attorney M. J.
Dwyer summed up for the government,
giving the history of Mr. Kings op-
erations as broker in narrative
form.
AT the close of the afternoon session,
Judge Schofield adjourned court with
the announcement that at $50 A. M
tomorrow he would be ready to charge
the jury.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29
italian PROVINCES
DEVASTATED BY QUAKE.
Earthquake, Followed by Tidal WaVe Destroys Towns,
Killing Many Persons---Messina Suffers Most
800 Boats Are Sunk---WireS Down.

Rome, Dec. 2S.-The three provinces
of Conzena, GatanZaro and Reggie Di
Ualabria, comprising the department
of Calabria, which forms the south
western extremity of Italy or. "The toe
of the boot" We're devastated today by
an earthquake, the far reaching eff
feots of which were felt almost
througout the entire country. The town
of Messina in Sicily was partially de-
stroyed and Catania was inundated.
In Messina hundreds of houses have
fallen and many persons have been
killed. Owing, however, to the fact that
telegraphc and telephone communi-
cation was almost completely destroy
ed. it is impossible to obtain even ain
approximate idea of the vast damage
done.
The fate of the entire regions within
the zone of the earthquake is unknown,
but reports received here up to late
hour tonight indicate that the havoc
has been great and the destruction Of
life and property more terrible than
Italy has experienced in many years.
The uncertainty of the situation for
many thousands has filled all Italians
with the deepest distress. for they still
have fear that the day may come when
that part of the country whfch seems
to have been most blessed by nature
will he destroyed by tho blind fcrces
of that same nature which nearly 10
centuries ago overwhelmed Pomreii
and Hercularcum All reports show
that the prt sent catastrophe embraces
d larger area than the earthquake in
1905
The tidal wave which followed the
earth shocks on the eastern coast of
Sicily sunk vessels and inundated the
lower lart Of Catania. 1t is known that
a humber of people We're killed at that
place. but the rushing waters carried
everything before them and caused
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29

such an indescribable confusion that
it will be impossible for some time to
estimate the damage and the lives
lost.
For d period the town of Mess'na and
the whole province of Reggio We're
completely isolated owing to interrupt
tions to tie telegraph and telephone
and land slides which obstructed the
railways. Absolutely nothing was
heard from Reggie throughout the
day, while the first news from Mes
sina came in 4 dispatch which a tor
pedo boat, dashing at full speed along
the coast of the pennsular, carried
from point to point, always finding the
wires down. until it reached Nicotera.
where the telegraph lines We're found
to be intact. From that place the dis
patch was sent. 1t briefly stated that
the situation was desperae and after
summarizing the immensely of tie
catastrophe ended with the announce
ment that Capt. PASSING, commander
of tho local station of torpedo boas.
was buried under the deLris, after hay
ing with other officials perform I'd
heroic work in trying to save others.
The italian government procc eded
energetcally to relieve the far-spread
distress, concentrating at the points Of
greatest need troops and engineers
Members of the Red Cross We're dis
patched to various places and camps
and provisions were Immediately pre-
pared, all available railway lines and
warships being used for their trans
portation.
The city of Messina has suffered
probably more than any other place,
the latest information coming indirect
ly from the region saying that two
thirds of the town was DESTROYED and
several thousand persons We're killed.
Thn stcamers Washington and Monte
icl!n v mich were in that harbor, after
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29
REV. ISRAEL LUCE.
Retired Methodist Clergyman Dies
Monday at Old Orchard.

Old Orchard, Me-, Dec. 2S.-Rev.
Israel Luce, retired Methodist clergy
man, died here today, aged IS years He
was for years one of the most widely
known preachers in Maine, Chestnut
street church in Portland being the
largest church he ever had charge Of
He also held pastorates in Vermont,
Massachusetts and New York. He was
president of the Old Orchard Camp
meeting Association for many years
and has been prominently connected
with the Maine Civic League. A widow
and six children, among whom is Fred
I. Luce, the Old Orchard town clerk,
survive.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29
Mrs Peary Badly Burned
At Range|ey Plantation.
upsets Kerosene In Kitchen Fire
Saves Herself and Baby.
Believing Herself Fatally Burned,
She Telephones For Assistance,

Phillips, Me-, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Ernest
Peary. 27 years old, of Rangeley plan
tatlon. and her baby were severely
burned at their home few days ago.
both narrowly escaping death.
Mrs. Peary Was carrying a two-uua-t
dish of kerosene in her hand, and set
it down on top of the warming closet
on her kitchen stove. while she added
wood TO the fire. In some manner the
dish was knocked over into the fire
and there was burst of flame that en-
veloped Mrs. Peary and the whole of
that part of the room. The woman was
so badly burned that practically all
the outer skin on her body came off
the hair was burned almost entirely
from her head, and her clothing was
entirely consumed
At the time of the accident Mrs
Peary was alone in the house with her
BABY, who is about a year and a half
old. The baby's clothing caught fire,
and while both We're in flames Mrs.
Peary rushed out of doors and rolled
the child in the snow until the baby's
rolled in the deep snow herself and in
this manner undoubtedly saved the
lives Of both. When she had finally ex-
tinguished the flames not a vestige of
Mrs. Peary's clothing remained, with
the exception of her shoes, and her
body was one mass of blistered flesh
Mrs Peary managed to get back in
to the house with her baby, and to
telephone to her mother and DR.. Colby
at Rangeley that she was probably
burned to death, and then called up the
home of Harry Nelson, formerly OF
Phillips, and asked the family to try
and hurry the doctor. This was the
first intfmation anyone in that sparsely
settled neighbOrhood knew of the ac-
cident, and Mr.. Nelson and his sister
fastened there as quickly as possible,
arousing the other neighbors, all of
whom have since been rendering all
the assistance possible.
At first no hope was entertained OF
the woman's recovery, but she has i'm
proved to such an extent that it is How
believed that she will live. The baby
was severely burned, but not as badly
as its mother, and now seems likely to
recover Mr.. Peary was away at work
al the time of the accident.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29
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