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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
DEATH VALLEY shaken UP
Series of Earthquakes Brirss Ter
ror to the Hearts of Miners,
Resulting in Exodus.

San Bernardino. Cal, Nov. l0-Death
valley and the surrounding country are
in the throes of a series of earthquakes
which began three weeks ago and the
most violent of which occurred last We'd
nesday morning before daylight, carry
ing CONSERVATION among the mining
camps and resulting in many miners and
prospects fleeing from the district.
Samuel Lawrence one of the first min
ers TO reach here with details of the
earthquake. said Tuesday that for three
weeks past there have been one or two
tremblors daily. They have all been light,
with the exception of that which up
heaved the district. Wednesday. The dis
NAL crags of the Funeral range seemed
10 fairly totter when the severe shock
came last week. Miners were tossed from
their hunks. camp equipment was scat
tered about horses and mules stampeded
and Immense bouiders thrown down
At daybreak the miners commenced To
leave
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
NEGRO HANGED TO A TREE
Swift Punishment Melted Out to
Henry Leidy by Mob of White
Men at Biloxi. Miss.

Biloxi. Miss. Nov. 1O-A mob of white
men stormed, the city Jail here this aft
ernoon. took out Henry Leidy. negro
charged with assault upon white girl.
and lynched him. The moo was orderly
and finally dispersed. leaving the body
hanging to a tree.
The crime for which the~negro was
lynched was committed today upon Eliz-
abeth Hauser. II years old. at West End.
oea- Riloxi where several murders and
criminal assaults have recently been
charged TO negroes. The negro beat the
yirI into insensibfity and left her for
dead She partially recovered conscious
ness and was found several hours later.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
DEPUTY SHERIFF ADMITS HE.
OPERATES GAMBLING HOUSE

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
MISTAKE MADE
BY THE KAISER
German Reichstag Takes Up
the Matter of London Tele-
graph Interview.
SOME STRONG UTTERANCES
CHANCELLOR Won euELoW NOT
TO RESIGN AT PRESENT.

Berlin. Nov. l0.-The indiscretion OF En-
peror William In having given the inter-
viev~ which was published in the Daily
Telegraph in London, Oct. q. was debated
in the reichstag today before a crowded
house. Herr Basserman. speaking for the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS said the party did not
desire the resignation of Chancellor Won
Buelow. but il did want the elimination OF
the personal element from the conduct OF
foreign affairs anu the observance OF the
provisions of the constitution relating 70
the interference of the emperor therein.
without the cooperation of the chancellor.
Herr Singer Socialist, made the sensa-
tionaI declaration that had any public
servant except the emperor made the
statement contained in the now famous
interview he would be brought before
high court and tried for treason. Herr
Singer was greeted by Socialist applause
Replying to the critics of the govern
menr and the emperor. Chancellor Won
Buelow explained the circumstances pre-
ceding the publication of the Daily Tele-
graph interview, as already set forth in
these dispatches. He declared he had de-
cided to remain as chancellor but he
could not say for how long Il represent
the emperor" Prince Won Buelow said,
land unless the chancellor places reserve
on his utterances. he could not remain in
office"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
CRIME OF PEoNAGE.
Long-DeIayed Cases Finally on Trial
in Federal. Court.

New York nov. 10,-The cases of al
legged pecnaee in building Henry NJ Flag
ler's Florida East Coast railroad which
have been pending in the federal courts
for nearly two years. We're put on trial to-
day II is charged that the defendant
employment agent and others hired men
in New York and took them 70 Florida to
work on the railroad. The complaint al
legged that the workmen We're kept there
in camps in d state of peonage, slavery
and enforced servitude.
The government has nearly $40 wit
nesses. After the selection and swearing
in Of the Jury counsel for the govern
ment declared that 1900 men. in 1905 had
been forced to work on Mr.. F'lagler's rail-
roam .-Tbese men, he asserted, were
held there in slavery
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
CRIPPLE CREEK TRAGEDY.

Cripple Creek Colo. Nov 10-George
Coode. saloon keeper, early today shot
and killed Albert B. Smith. policeman,
and then shot himself in the head in
fIjctin0 a probably mortal wound. The
shooting followed a warning to Goode by
smith that he must stop nourishing a
revolver. as he had been doing during
an alteration with another man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11

Quincy. Mass. Nov. 10.-The battleship
North Dakota. the first American war
vessel of the Dreadnaught class, was
launched at the yards of the Fore River
ShipbuiIding company at Quincy Point,
today The launching took place at 12:2l
p. m. When the great prov of the new
battleship struck the waters of Fore
river. where she was launched today. the
United States navy received formally the
bulky body of the first fighting ship of
the so-caled Dreadnaught class
As the massive hull of the North Da-
kota stood upon the ways ready for
launching it presented none of the war
Ike appearance Of the finished oattleship.
Save for a few temporary fittingsJ the
decks were bare and lacked the martial
aspect supplied by the great guns and
Secondary batteries. which are to be in
stalled later Even the great boilers of
the shin had not been installed.
The armament is to consist of ten r.
inch. breech- loading long-range rifles.
fourteen 5-inch rapid-fire guns. four 3
pound ard a like number of 1-pound semi
automatic guns. two 3-inch field pieces.
two machine guns of 80 caiibre and two
2I-inch submerged torpedo tubes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
OF
AMERICAN NAVY
BattIeship North Dakota Is
Launched in Presence of
Thousands.


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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
pispIaeement Of 20, ooo IONS.

The battIeship will have displacement.
of 20 OOo tOns. 1000 in excess of the ,origi-
nal British Dreadnaught. 1t is estimated
tina, a speed of more than u knots viii
he ATTAINED on her trial and that the bat
tIeshin's hOrse-power will exceed 25.oaD.
Including officers. the crew VIII num-
her more than 900 men, 1t Is estimated
tbat when formally taken over by the
ssovernment the Norti: Dakota will have
Cost ar least 81 10000.
To Cantain Charles J. Badger. L. S. n.
recently slIperint endeHt of the, naval acad-
rarnN,- at ANNAPOLIS will go the honor of
heinp the first commanding officer OF the
rrsn7ier .Dreadnaush of the United
states navy .,.s,
ser,tatives of two states and of the ma
tional government gathered at the yards
NJ the Fore River Shipbuilding company
today to witness the launching OF Amer
ica-s most powerful sea flghIer
While the North Dakota follOws nearly
a do1an great vessels launched az the Fore
~i,-er x-ar,is her advent into the sea today
1,.,s . 900 rdad as establishing a new epoch
IN tha history of the United States navy.
hacanse Of her strength. both on the at
t.ct- ma on the defense. by the additional
th;ctnaSs Of her arrnor. eight inches. ami
- r. TACT that she is the first all-bi1
- si,in Of the navy The christening
ST., lame ON specially from North Da-
PSotes includin.y Governor John Burke and
N;Ss Na,-S- Benton together with num-
~ IF officials and man. ladies. The
auesfs of the yard came from Boston on
a enao:aI train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
SECTION HANDS KILLED.

Deep River. Conn.,. Nov 1.-TWO men
80 JiIiad outright. two others fatally
,,,s,..,5 snd a half-dozen severely hurt
When a work train. with italian section
hands a board. crashed into the rear Of a
fre;sft train standing on the main track
Of the New York. New Haven & Hart
ga railroad here this afternoon There
were twenfv-eight Italians on the work
train. and all suffered injuries
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
MILITIA ORDERED OUT.

esnartanhurg. S. c., Nov l0-The Hamp-
ton Guards have been ordered out by the
governor TO guard the jail tonight upon
the arrival from Columbia OF John Irby
and clarence Agnew. negroes. irby is
CHARGED with attempting to criminally as
SAINT a young white woman and Agnew
is accused OF wrecking railroad pas
senger train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
STANDARD OIL
WINS SECOND
BIG VICTORY
Rehearing of the Case InvoIv-
ing Fine of $29, 100000
Denied by Court.
ATTORNEYS FOR THE
GOVERNMENT SCORED
EFFORT WILL NOW BE MADE TO
TAKE MATTER TO UNITED
STATES SUPREME COURT.
NN~ANN . . . = .

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Washington, Nov 10-It was :.
= stated at the department of JUS Z.
= tIce today that, in view of the .,
Z. large amount of money involved G.
= the important questions of law Z.
. and the popular interest i'm the %
= case, the government would not {.
q rest on the decision of the circuit .
/. court Of appeals in the Standard .
2 Oil case. but that the case would .
{, be taken to the supreme court of Z.
2 the United States at the earliest o
{: possible date This will be done Z.
(. by an application 10 the court for .,
Q writ of certiorari. The appli- .
Q cation TO the court for writ will :.
{: be submitted Nov. 80 (.
& o q q q q % % 60 @4H@ AAAA .
Chicago, Nov. 10.-Tne government s
petition for rehearing Of the case in
which the United States circuit court
of appeals reversed the trial court in
filming the Standard Oil COMPANY of
Indiana SIS. 240, coo for alleged rebating.
was denied in the court of appeals to-
day. 1t is authortativeIy stated that
the government will now attelnpt 10
bring the whole matter before the su-
preme court on a writ of certiorarf
The government, in its petition for q
rehearlng, intimated that if the opin-
ion of the judges of the appellate court
.-GroSScup. Seaman and Baker-were
allowed to stand it would nullify nearly
every shred of rate reform accom-
plished by the Roosevelt administra-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
ELECTED BISHOP.
Rev. DR.. Alfred Harding Succeeds
the Late Henry Y. SatterIee.

Washington. Nov 10.-Rev. DR.. Alfred
Harding. who for twenty-five years past.
has been rector of St Pauls Episcopal
church here was elected Bishop OF Wash
ington to succeed the late Rev. Henry \.
Safterlee. late today. DR.. Harding was
chosen on the fourth ballot, up TO which
time the Rev DR.. McKim. also of this
civ had led IN the balloting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
TWO VICTIMS DEAD.

Lead. 5 D. Nov. 10-Hoi ace Watson
-, Springfield. : D.. and Ella Hawks of
hercer Pa. burned in Yesterdays fire.
S,e both dead Gladys Hall of Kansas
tty cannot live and the recovery OF our
OTHERS is doubtful.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
FATAL EXPLOSION

New York. Nov l0.-John r Harrison
was killed and three others were injured
this afternoon BY an explosion OF a still
at the plant of the Tidewater Oil com
psny at Constable Hook, y. Y.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
MURDER IN ALABAMA.

birmingham Ala. Nov l6--Barney
Keves a former animal trainer. was shot
and killed at his home here today The
authorities are holding his wife and a
drover George ThistleT, IN connectlo1
with the shooting
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
Not Hostile to Great Britain.

Tine emperor is very badly Informed,
the speaker said. when he says that the
German people are hostile to Great Brit
ain. It has been affirmed a hundred times
in this house that our fleet is not aimed
at Great Britain; that it is solely de
fensive precaution for the protection of
our coasts. our merchant marine and our
ports We have never heard before. we
who passed the naval program. that the
fleet was intended for action in the Pacific
in furtherance of a world policy This
statement must be absolutely denied along
with the other imperial utterances-
The publication of this imperial dec
3aratiOn Is not the worst feature of the
incident Herr Basserman said This is
the fact. that these opinions are held and
passed from mouth to mouth. No one
knows how many similar conversations
with foreigners repose among the archives
of other governments They all are in
contravention of article Il or the constitu-
ton. which provides that imperial acts
in foreign affairs must be countersigned
By the chancellor
In conclusion, Herr Basserman said that
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS did not demand the
resignation of Chancellor Won Buelow, but
they did insist upon some sort of guar
antee that the chancellor would guard his
constitutional prerogatives and resist I'M
constitutional interference from the en-
peror. The party was loyal TO the en-
peror. and he knew that it had been &C
tuated only by good motives. but il de-
plOred the possibility of a chaSm between
the sovereign and the people. and sincere.
" hoped that this incident would be g
beginning of a strict observance of con
stitutional relations.
Radical Opinion.
Herr Weimer. radical. followed. and SAID
in part:
I'VE regretted greatly the incident owe
Continued on Paoe 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
BACK ON The JOB.

Washington. Nov 10.-For the first time
since early in October every member of
The cabinet was IN attendar e today. Mat
ters of purely department interest were
discussed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11

Berne. Switzerland, Oct. 29.-The IN
favorable results of the state ownership
of railroads in Switzerland promises to be
a leading issue in the coming electoral
campaign. The confederation has $40
0oO Ot0 invested in railways having issued
that amount OF interest bearing bonds.
Although the. receipts for the state-oper-
ated roads have steadily increased from
1902 TO 1907 the cost of operation has in
creased more rapidly still. and the CO.
efficient of railroad operating expenses IS
now the largest in Europe The deficit
This wear win be between 600 and
81 100 0oG The naturalization of the rosds.
therefore this year costs the taxpayers
the deficit for operation in addition to
the interest on -tne state capital invested
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
COMPELLED TO
PUT UP DEFICIT
Belgium and Switzerland Have
Experience With Govern
ment Ownership.

Brussels. Oct. 2s.-In Belgium. liz
Switzerland. the exploitation OF railroads
by the state in proving rather a disas-
trous experiment. The deficit on last
years working was estimated between
$4,000 and 100000, but it now appears
that it will exceed $2.000.OoO. The situa-
ton is so bad that the administration,
which had already decided on raising the
price of the fortnishtly and monthly
passes so well known to tourists, is now
considering the question of a big all
around increase in passenger and freight
rates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
The Real Offender.

THE trial court. in passing sentence.
expressly stated that the Standard Oil
company of Indiana was but the nom
inaI defendant. the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey being the real de-
PENDANT and every word almost of the
trial court. in arriving at its conclu-
sion respecting the sentence. related to
the Standard Oil company of New JeT-
sey, and not to the Standard Oil of In
diana including the statement that the
revenues of tine offender and the
character of the crime. showed that
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
Opinion of the Court.

In overruling the petition. the court
says:
THE petition for a rehearing ques-
lions the correctness of the text of that
portion of the opinion that relates 20
the trial judges statement in passing
sentence. that he was unable to in
duige the presumption that in this
case the defendant was convicted Of
its virgin offense'-the point Of the pc
tition being that in the use of the word
defendant in connection with virgin
offense.' the trial court referred to the
Standard Oh company of Indiana and
not to the Standard Oil company Of
New Jersey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
Contentious of Government.

In summing up its position. counsel
for the government said that the opin-
ion of the court Of appeals as il stood
enormously stated material portions OF
the record: did injustice to the trial
judge dandis); left doubtful. in a new
tr-ai. the rule of law to be applied
9th as to knowledge on the part Of
tAspper that he was accepting an iIIe-
gally low rate; did not make it clear
what was to constitute one ofsense-a
trainload. 2 carload or a whole series
of shipments, for which but one settle
ment of freight charges had been
made. 1t was further alleged that the
language of the appellate judges APP
peared to be in conflict with the Ian
guage of the supreme court and the
language used by the presiding judge
(Grosscup) in a previous similar case
The petition closed with statement
that if the opinion of the court of ap-
peals were permitted TO stand unmodi-
fed it would "tend-to encourage dis
obedience to the law; to impede the
enforcement of salutary statutes and
largely to defeat their purpose"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
Personal Element Dangerous.

Herr Basserman. national-liberal. opened
the debate He expressed hearty desire
for the continuance of friendly relations
with foreign countries. and said he be-
lieved that a very small proportion of the
German people was unfriendly TO Great
Britain The personal element in foreign
politics was dangerous. he declared, and
the higher a man stood the greater care
he should take of his utterance-
A responsible official should examine
his remarks The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS did not
desire the resignation of Chancellor Won
Buelow, but they did want the elimina-
ton of the personal element from the con-
duct of foreign affairs. as its continuance
was bound to bring failure
Herr Basser1nan recited the evil effects
of the emperor's utterances. He said thai
China. Japan and America had taken note
OF the fact that the German fleet had
been authoritatively described as designed
for action in the Pacific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
Created an uproar.

The Japanese press had been in an up
roar over this declaration. Great britain
had been stirred to greater naval prepare
lions and Germany's relations had become
wor-s With well nigh all the principal
powers but especially with France, Rus
sia. Great Britain and Japan. There ought
TO be an end to imperial personal policies
and interference with the Responsibilities
of the chancellor such as had been mani
tested recently in tie Tower-Hil and the
Tweedmouth affairs. Practically the en-
tire German people was of one mind con-
corning the ruinous effects of direct i'm
perial interference in the foreign affairs
of the empire. Loyal monarchists could
only regret that damage had been done
the monarchial principles, especially at a
time when a strong republican party had
grown up This statement was greeted
with applause from the Socialists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
INTERESTED
ONES APPEAR
AT HEARING
House Ways and Means Com
mittee Takes Up Schedule
A of DingIey Tariff.
ALL THE ARGUMENTS
AGAINST REDUCTION
SOME FAVOR INCREASED RATES,
BUT MAJORITY DO NOT DE-
SIRE ANY CHANGE.

= washington. Nov. Ex-senator Cul-
= LON Of Illinois. who was a caller AZ
: the White House today. declared y
= that revision OF the tariff would be y
! disposed of at the extra session 10 be y
: called shortly after March 4 The y
= senator said he favored a reduction =
. on a number of articles. such as y
= iron and steel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11

Build your system and your facts to
give yoa not the approximate. the
probable. the perhaps-but the precise.
the actual. the definite.
BE exact-System.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11

Two weeks-four days. Satur-
law. November %. Important
times for candidates. See page 6.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
Forbes Tells His Story.

At the opening of the afternoon session
Forbes was called to the stand. He
stated on direct examination that he had
seen Marovftch about O'Clock of the day
of the shooting. that he was arguing eX-
citedly with man by the name of Rocco.
and that he had told them to cut out the
quarreiing. as he would stand no more of
Continued on Page 2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
HARD TEST FOB THOMAS.
Nezr Forty Makes Fine Record Ouer
Rough Course.

A new forty. six-cyinder Thomas car made In
terestfng and fast trip through the Berkshres Green
Mountains Peru Mountain. Jacobs Ladder Pot
ter Mountain and over other tortuols climbs last
week course that encountered all kinds OF
bad roads and obstacles The start and finish Of the
trip were made in this city. and total distance
travelled vas 556 Is miles which the machine
cred in p hours and Is minutes, a average OF
over twenty-five miles hour.
George SaIzrnan plotted the car. and had oc-
cupants ]. E BowIes, Edgar NJ. Houpt. Frank
Youngs and F. McAIlister. Old Mount. Greylock
north OF Pfttsheld, climbed in I hour and 10
minutes Peru Mountain. which raises perpendicu-
larry until 1t seems to touch the sky. has descent
which has some dangerous hairpin turns. Here for
Journey Of forty-seven miles the trip was made
in hours and 30 minutes. Morey Hill leads TO
Jacobs Ladder" and for distance OF thirty
eight miles the machine required hour and min
rrfas