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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
MRS. YERKEs IN COURT.
Appears in Suit Brought by Lawyer
to Recover.

New York. May 15.-Mrs. Mary Ade-
laide Yerkes, widow of Charles t.
Yerkes, the traction promoter OF Chi
Cago and London. was in court today TO
answer TO a writ brought by Joseph d.
Redding, a lawyer, to recover 20 per
cent of the amount Mrs. Yerkes re-
ceived from her husbands estate. 1t
has been estimated that Mrs. Yerkes
received the income from $500. 600, cash
to the amount of $500 900 and the use
of Mr.. Yerkes' residence on Fifth ave-
nue., this city.
Mr.. Redding declared in his suit that
he was detailed by Mrs. Yerkes in Lon
don in 1904 to bring about an adjust
ment of differences between Mr.. and
Mrs. Yerkes. He produced a letter
from Mrs. Yerkes in which he declared
that she agreed TO give him 20 per cent
of all she received, either from Mr..
Yerkes or from his estate. Mr.. Red
ding asserted that he continued to act
as Mrs. Yerkes' counsel until the day
following the death of her husband,
when she dismissed him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
PEACE is ESTABLISHED.
Mexican General and Yaquls Reach
an Agreement.

Douglass. Ariz., May 15.-A special to
the International American from Hermo-
sillo, Mexico. capital of the state of So
nora, says:
General Lorenzo Torres, commander Of
all the troops in Sonora, has concluded
peace with the renegade Yaqui Indians
and HermosillO is rapidly filling with In
dians coming in from their mountain fast
nesses bearing white flags. Most of them
are bringing in their arms, which they
surrender. Mining men of
the affected country are greatly elated
over the declaration of peace between the
Indians and the government. %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
Says 1t Is Absurd.

Chicago. May 15.-Arthur Meeker, a
director of Armour & Co, when shown
today the dispatch from London, de-
MED unequivocs ny the report that the
ArmOurs were TO enter the retail meat
business in England. The report is
absurd. and is without any foundation
whatever" he said.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
MODELS OF WARSHlPS.
State capitols to Have Ornamental
Designs.

Washington, d. c., May l5.-The senate
today passed the Hepburn bin authcriz-
ing the secretary of the navy TO con-
struct models of United States naval yes
sells bearing names Of states to be placed
i'm the capitol buildings of the respective
states for which the vessels are named.
A house bill was also passed authorizing
the issuance of patents TO the board OF
Episcopal chuch missions for lands in the
Fort Hall Indian reservation.
The. senate passed the Sutherland bill
waving the statute of limitations in the
case of the claim Of the Nestler Brewing
company for lost revenue stamps
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
DEBS AND HANFORD.
Socialists Make Nominations for
Head of Ticket.

Chicago, May 15.-The delegates of
the Socialist party in convention here,
who at an early hour this morning
nominated Eugene V. Debs of Indiana
for presidential candidate. and Benja-
min HanfOrd of New York for vice
president, continued in session this aft
ernoOn and tonight for the purpose of
making revisions I'm the platform
adopted. William d. Haywood. former
secretary of the Western Federation of
Miners, will preside at mtss meeting
tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Manti; May 15-The remains Of Mrs.
Anna WILSON,, from San Diego. Cal. were
brought here Thursday by one of her sons,
now a resident of Murray for burial in
she City cemetery. Funeral services were
held at the residence of Mrs. Eliza Fos-
cue, mother OF deceased. Mrs. Wilson, had
been ailing for many months and leaves
three children to mourn her loss. All
the children were present at the serV-
ices
The confectionery firm of Madsen &
Parry of this city has assigned its BUSH
ness to the Credit Mems association and
closed up this week.
Closing exercises of the Manti public
schools will be held in the tabernacle to-
day and evening. IL is expected that an
excellent program will be rendered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
SALARIES ARE INCREASED.
Surveyors General in Utah and Else
where to Receive More Pay.

Washington MAY 15.-The conference
committee on the legislative bill today
agreed TO the senate amendment increas-
ins the salaries of surveyors general In
cFeases of from S2.e,O 10 s.. 600 will be made
in Utah. Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Cal
ifornia. Colorado and Washington, and
To 81 so in New Mexico, Nevada and Ari-
iona An increase OF S2.o00 was made in
the appropriation for clerks in the Mon
Iana office
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
PACKING PLANT DESTROYED.

Omaha. May 1.-THE old plant OF the
Omaha Packing company, at Thirty-third
and . streets, South Omaha, was de-
stroyed by fire tonight, together with
900 600 pounds of meat. involving a loss
OF $4,000 The big plant of the Cudahy
Packing company adjoining was seriously
Threatened while the fire was at its
height.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
STREET CAR STRIKE ON.
Employees of Traction Line in Cleee
land Decide to Quit Work.

Cleveland. o.. May 16.-At a meeting
of the street railroad employees. which
did not terminate until after midnight,
a strike on the entire system was de-
cided upon The order is that the cars
will stop running at 5 o'clock this
morning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
Mrs. WInsIOw's Soothing Syrup.

has been used for YEARS by MILLIONS
of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT
SUCCESS. II SOSTHES the CHILD,
SOFTENS the GUMS. AI.LAYS ali
best remedy for DIARRHOEA- Sold BY
Druggists 10 every part OF the world. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's SoOth-
ing Syrup" and take no other kind
',TW enty-fivs cents a bottle. GUARAN-
TEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUG
ACT. JUNE 80. 1906 SERIAL NUMBER
iOog
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
MAY DISCHARGE SOLDIER.
President Has Power Primarily to
Dismiss From Service.

New York, May 1.-the right of Presi-
dent Roosevelt summarily to dismiss a
negro soldier OF the Fifteenth infantry for
alleged participation in the riot at
brownsville. Tex, was sustained today BY
Judge Hough in the United States district
court Oscar W. Reid, the soldier. sued
the government TO recover $122 as wages
from the date of his dismissal TO the
expiration of his enlistment. District At
torney Stims0n cOntended that the presi-
dent had a right TO dismiss the soldier
Judge Hough sustained this contention
and directed a judgment in favor of the
government
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Provo. May ia district Sunday school
convention of the L. ID. S. Sunday schools
will be held Sunday in the B. Y. L. There
will be delegates from Wasatch, Alpine,
NebO, Juab and Utah stakes.
The complete list of officers of the B.
Y. L. student body, elected yesterday, is;
President. j. T. Reese; vice president
Viva Finlayson; secretary, Beatrice Mel
Tor; treasurer, H I. Reid; standard bear
er, Hans Peterson; yellmaster Paul Mi
nor: track manager, A. F. Rasmussen
baseball manager, E. II. Carroll; auditing
committee e. Erickson. Wyman Bergard.
Ernest Madison; editor of White and Blue,
d. II. Smell
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
FORAKER is ENDORSED.

Coshocton. o., May 15.-By a vote of
% TO p, Senator Foraker was Endorsed
for the presidency over Secretary of
War Taft today by the Seventeenth
congressional district convention. Cos
hOcton and Licking counties voted sol
idly for the Foraker resolution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Washington, May 15-Further evidence
was furnished by the house TODAY thai eV-
cry effort would be made TO adjourn on
May q Today the military academy bill
Was passed under suspension of the rules
This allowed only twenty minutes for de
bate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Washington, May 15.-Bills were passed
by the senate 10 establish the Glacier
national park west of the summit of the
Rocky mountains and south Of the inter-
national boundary line in Montana, COM
prising 100000 acres.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Forest Ontario, May 15.-MOntague
Smith of the private banking firm of L.
H. Smith & Co. and the liberal candidate
for Tamplon in the coming provincial
elections committed suicide. shooting
himself through the head. MT. Smith
private affairs were in the best Of shape.
No cause for the suicide is known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
FRAUD IN ART,

New York, May 15.-William CIausen.
one OF the most prominent art dealers In
the city, was arrested today on a charge
OF having sold TO William T. Evans. a
Well-knoWn collector of paintings, a num-
Der OF pictures as genuine which are
raigned and released on 5000 bail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Washington. May 1.-THE senate TODAY
passed a house bill giving to owners of
letters patent a right TO recover reason
able compensation when their patents are
used by the United States without their
consent or authority
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
EVANS RESTS WELL.

Washington, May 15.-"My father is
resting we'll after the fatigue OF his
long journey across the continent"
said Lieutenant Evans. the son of Ad-
miral Evans. to-day. Lieutenant Evans,
who accompanied his father from San
Francisco TO Washington. reported at
the navy department today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Washington. May 15.-Rear Admiral Geo
a. BickneH was placed on the retired list
OF the navy today after forty-nine years
OF active service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Sedalia, Mo. May 15.-The Missouri
Kansas x Texas railroad shops here en-
ploying 800 men, have heen closed until
June l.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

London, May 15.-As a result of recent
naval disasters the admiralty has issued
orders suspending all night maneuvers by
naval Vassels until further notice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Clarksburg, W Va, May IA reso-
luton denouncing the use of whisky in
the medical profession was adopted TODAY
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Bloomington Ill. May 15.-Former Con-
gresham j. II. Howell died here today,
aged Is years. He was a captain in the
civil war
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
La the Eyes Of the VIC
BANKER KILLS HIMSELF.

Vienna Bakery Bread is always thek
best ASK your grocer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
PRONG NEWS NOTES.

Vienna Walnut Bread cannot : ex-
celled. Ask your grocer. or phone 1881.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Our carpet cleaning is guaranteed
NATIONAL HOUSE CLEANING co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Go TO Saltair o'clock sharp tonight.
McCoys livery. carriages and light
livery Both phones 81.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

Excursion to Saltair, o'clock sharp,
tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
MANTI HAPPENINGS.

The Vienna Bakery. boss bread max
ers. Ask your grocer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Dancing at saltair tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

When Governor Conner had finished. the
president carried the convention entire
IL off its feet with an unexpected but
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-11
CAPITAL JOTTiNGS.

Proclamation was made at the State de-
partment Friday of q copyright treaty be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
Government receipts Friday: From in
ternal revenue, 5l.56s, customs, $s3o.55s,
miscellaneous, $3lS,459. Expenditures. S.
400, 700.
Tie funeral of Representative A. L..
Brick was held Friday at South Bend.
Ind. REPRESENTATIVES of the federal, state
and local governments attended.
A subcommittee of the Senate commit
tee on the District of Columbia Friday
made a favorable report on the House
bill to prohibit betting at the Bennngs
race track Chairman Carter of the conf
mittee win report the bill to the Senate
Monday.
James A. Hoggsette has been selected
to succeed John S. Leech as public print
er of the Philippine Islands. Mr.. Hogg-
settle will assume the duties of his new
place when Mr.. Leech leaves Manila for
Washington. Mr.. Hoggsette is native
of Nebraska, about 80 years old and has
been connected with the Manila Office for
some time.
Reports from correspondents and
agents of the department of agricul-
ture, given out Friday indicate that
the general condition in regard to the
healthfulness of farm animals on April
1, was higher than the average of the
past 10 years, and except swine, slight
ly higher than on April l last year.
The reports snow for 1908: Horses,
losses from disease, $4,000 or II per
cent; condition of horses April l,
96S per cent; cattle, losses from ex-
posture and disease, 2,203, 900, or 81 per
cent; condition 96.2 per cent; sheep,
losses from exposure and disease, g.
47S,000, or As per cent; condition 96.7;
swine, 2.940,000, or SO per cent; condi-
ton 953
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him to take the duty off lumber of all
kinds. wood pulp and works of art,
Perkins declared that it was strange
Congress should have imposed legisla-
ton intended to prevent the use of for
eign lumber. having it's necessary re-
suit in the more rapid depletion of our
own forests. 1t was stranger still, he
said. that Congress should now hesi-
tate to repeal such legislation. The
lumber industry, he asserted, was in
the hands Of a few multi-millionaires
and few great corporations Land
that was selling for a few dollars per
acre Is years ago, he said. now sold
for 20 times as much and in that con-
nection he maintained that IAN enor-
nous speculation for the benefit of
few has been paid for by an increase
in the cost of every frame house built
and every cord of wood burned in
every home of the United States 1T
would be wiser, he argued, to offer
bounty on lumber imported into the
United States than to impose duty
to keep it out.
Perkins denounced the Paper Trust
and said it did not seem to him that
such a development of American in
dustry needed the interpretation of the
government to increase its gains.
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| Here the valuation is often too high.
Sometimes It Is too low" Mr.. Lan'ean
said that eff land was reseeded IT would
REQUIRE rs years for the timber TO reach
merchartable value"
Mr.. White-"What do you think of q
tax imposed on the cut instead OF the
land?'
1T would help some and hurt others.
For instance, a man holding on to his
land and not cutting would evade taxa
ton entirely"
Hon. I. X Stetson was the next speak
err. 1--WE do not object to our fair snare
for taxation" said Mr.. Stetson, nor do
we think that valuation is too high upon
the whole. OF course it is very diihcuit
to get an actual valuation that will stand
for some years. / hope, however, that
when your commission Terminates It's
principle it will endeavor to give men
fair income on their investment and en-
courage them in their efforts to devastate
the forests
Mr.. Ames said that Mr.. Goodwin had
expressed his exact sentiments. He did
not favor the Darling proposition but
thought it had its good points.
Chairman Drew then called upon DR..
r. y. Coe to express his sentiments on
the matter. DR.. Coe said i'm part that ne
had seen it stated that the timDerlands
in Maine were worth $lO0,000,000. with an
income of s. 0OOOOO He had thought that
all that could be reckoned as income
would be the value of a growth for the
year reckoned. Getting at that as well
as he could, DIR. Coe said that he had
come to the conclusion that he could not
reckon the average income Of forest land
as above per cent, although he had
never heard anyone set it SO low before.
He was glad to see that the commission
is paying some attention to the impor-
lance of the preservation of the forest.
Bangor has grown up and lived on for
est products and lives on them today"
said DR.. Coe. LAS our lakes and rivers
dry up, Bangor will dry up" which
caused a smile among some of the hear
ers. And DR.. Coe quickly added BAN
gor has never had the name of being
dry town." DR.. Coe then spoke at SOM
length on the importance of the preserva-
ton of forest lands.
d. H. Darling of Gardiner then spok'
at some length in regard to fire protec-
ton and gave his sentiments as favorine
the introduction Of stumpage tax. His
views have already been given at length
in the papers of the State.
Mr.. Darling was cross-eXamined closely
by Mr.. Stetson of the Grange, Mr.. Han
son and Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield. Mr..
Stetson said the figures Mr.. Darling had
quoted on the profit made on Maine
farms were much too high. Mr.. Hanson
asked Mr.. Darling if the cost Of labor
on farm as compared with that re-
quired to get crop off timberland, acre
for acre, was taken into consideration.
Mr.. Darling replied by saying that in
Germany where timberland is cared for
the best of anywhere in the world the
profit per acre is only one-seventh of that
on farms.
w. ]. Lanigan said that the wild lands
are valued within 10 per cent of their
actual worth.
The late afternoon was devoted to a |
discussion of general tax problems.
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bishops of the African Methodist
Episcopal church against four large
railroads of the South and the Pull
man Co.
Inferior accommodations for pas
senSers of the African race. the re-
fusal of sleeping car and dining car
facilities, and other alleged discrimi-
nations constitute the grounds for the
complaint.
The complaint, which aimed at all
of the railroads operating in the South,
is made directly against the Seaboard
Air Line Railway, the Richmond.
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Co. the Southern Railway, the Cen
trail of Georgia Railway Co. and the
Pullman Co. all of which practically
have denied the charges contained in
the complaint made by Bishops Wes-
ley. NJ Gaines and Fl. NJ. Turner. of
Atlanta; Evans Tyree of Nashville !;
c. S. Smith of Detroit. and E. H.
hampton. of Washington. ID. C. A
petition from the general conference
of African Methodist Episcopal church
accompanies the complaint.
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The health officials of Boston who
have been investigating possible
sources of the typhoid fever epidemic
which has spread to Jamaica Plain,
where there are now 230 cases of the
disease. We're Friday notified that John
j. Falion, Jamaica Plain, one of the
peddlers, for a large milk concern sup
plying the district. died early Friday.
a victim of the disease. The health Off
Gals now state that they believe the
infection had its origin in Boston and
will make Il complete investigation on
that basis.
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MaintainSHea1th|
Of the Household

Hampden Corner, Me-, Aug. 8, 1906.
II have used L. F. Atwood's Bitters
great deal in my family and received
great benefit from them. Could not
get along without them in my home"
Yours truly, Mrs. Media Porter.
The best proof of the remarkable ef-
icacy of Il. F." Atwood's Bitters is the
unsolicited testimony of thousands OF
antilles. . For over half a century they
AVE been an unfailing remedy for
,uman ills. 35c. at druggists. -
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And Others Narrowly Es-
cape Death In Flames.
Little Tots Lose Lives While
Hurrying 10 Safety.
Father and Mother Save One Child
Each...Badly Burned.

New York, April 1O.-Two small boys
were killed and several other persons
injured early today in fire which
caused a loss of $4,000 to the five
story tenement house at rs Pitt street.
The fire drove 20 families from their
homes in the five-story building and
emptied tenements and lodging houses
for block.
The boys who persisted were Willie
Chesner, four years old, and his broth
er Solomon, three, who were making
their way from their hime on the fifth
floor with their father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Chesner. when they
lost their way. The mother saved her.
self and her infant daughter, only af7
ter she had dashed through flames
which set fire to her hair and burned
the flesh from her feet The father
saved himself and his eldest son
Butchke, six years old. after flames
he'd encircled him, burning off his hair
and his beard
The fire was discovered by ten
ant on the second floor, who aroused
the other occupants Of the house and
soon the fire escapes were crowded.
lie WOliIeIl anu CllllUIeI IItu q lldIu
time in the crush, but the firemen ran
up ladders and soon had the fright
ened people on the ground. The Ches-
ners had tried to make their way down
the stairs when the fire escapes were
found filled and it was in the halls that
the two boys lost their lives.
None of the injured were badly hurt.
The fire was extinguished before it had
spread from the building in which it
started, but many surrounding struc-
lures We're seriously threatened for a
time.
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CAN'T BLAME HIM.
Mr.. EIkins Tired Of Yarns About
Abruzzi and Miss Katherine.

Washington, April Ex-senator
Stephen B. Elkins, in view of the re
ports from Rome that the rumored
engagement of Miss katherine Elkins
to the Duke of the AbruzZi has con-
firmed and that matters has progress
ed so favorable that the royal family
have placed orders for the wedding
gifts tonight sent to The Associated
Press. statement depreciatory OF
current reports, as follows:
IF you can consistently, will you
kindly cease the publication Of dis
patches and rumors of the reported
engagement of my daughter The
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AGAINST LlTTLEFlELD BILL.
earthoIdt Says With Honest Enforce
ment Il Is Unnecessary.

Washington, April 10.--Arguments
against the Littlefield bill and similar
measures, to extend federal aid to the
enforcement of state, county. muni-
cipal and local prohibition laws were
made today before the House COM
mittee on the judiciary by Representa-
tive Bartholdt of Missouri.
Mr.. Bartholdt declared that the
federal law Which our prohibition
friends are urging us to enact, is alb
solutely unnecessary. if the states
themselves will honestly enforce their
own prohibition laws.
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PERKINS ON LUMBER.
Makes Strong Appeal for Abolition Of
Duty-Denounces the Paper Trust.

Washington. April 10.-Representa-
tive Perkins of New York, insisting in
the House today that there should
be a revision of the tariff, declared
that at times, he felt that there was
just as much chance of obtaining a
favorable report on some bills intro
duced by him for the repeal of GER
tain duties from the ways and means
committee LAS it is constituted as
there would be of passing a bill
against bigamy in Congress of Nor
mons.
Referring to the bill introduced by