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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
UNDESIRABLE AT THIS TIME.
Such Consensus Of Opinion oil
Railway Presidents and op-
Grating Officials.
Pointed Ont at Recent Meeting That
Proposed Increase Would Have
Tendency TO Make stugnation.

Washington. June S.-No general in
crease in freight rates is likely to be
made by the railroads of the country
In the near future if it is to be made
at all.
At recent meeting OF presidents
and operating officials of important
railroads held in New York. 1t was the
consensus Of opinion that It would be
undesirable, If not absolutely imprac-
ticable, to put into effect at this time
an Increase Of freight rates.
1t was pointed out that the proposed
| increase. in q time of depression, would
tend rather to increase freight stag
nation than to stimulate freight move
ment Such result would be of on
| ly additional disadvantage to the car
| riers, the opinion being general that 1t
would not induce increased revenues.
Most of the officials who attended the
meeting indicated a belief that rail-
way business conditions were improy-
ing. The freight revenues-and the
passenger revenues too-show a nota-
Bile Increase in the last month over the
preceding three months and a gem
eral revival Of business in all indus
trial branches was reported from every
part of the country
The Judgment was expressed that it
business conditions did not continue to
show improvement it would be neces-
sary for the railroads to adopt some
method for protecting the interests OF
their stockholders. Only two methods
are suggested An increase of freight
tau nd 90 LIS COS NJ ON
ployes IL is quite certain that neither
will be resorted to before the first of
next October and some officials believe
| it will not be necessary even then to
resort to either of the methods named
In some unaccouutable way the re-
! port became general among shippers
| especially In the middle west and the
south, that the president and the in
| terstate commerce commission had Civ
| en- their approval to the suggested IN
| crease In freight rates. Regardless of
| the improbabiity Of such approval ar
| the inefficacy OF It II given, several
shippers have written to the members
OF the commission protesting that the
rates be not increased. The members
have spent n good deal of time trying
to set their correspondents right on
the matter While the commission has
no power under the law ia prevent
the establishment OF such rates as the
railroads see fit TO put into effect, I'M
less. after due hearing, the increased
| rates should be found to be excessive.
| unres sonable, or unjust. II would he
! equally impossible and Inappropriate
for IT to give it's approval to any pro
posed increase Of rates. The commits
sion crosses such bridges as that when
| II reaches them, and not before.
! OF course when, II ever, the increase
| Of rates is made II will be very care
| fully considered by the Interstate COM
merce commission. perhaps on Its own
| initiative, without waiting for form
al complaint from shippers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08

steps to organize for the same purpose
l.. $. Hills. president OF the Dessert
National bank, said this afternoon that
no movement h. - been commenced here
looking to that end and that he thought
no movement would be commenced.
we need the law much less than the
bigger financial centers," he said. THE
trouble during the last panic was that
the reserve cities OF New York. St.
Louis, and Chicago couldn't let us have
our own deposits with them and we
therefore were helpless. BY the issu-
ance OF this emergency currency these
big banks can give us our reserve de-
posits and thus free US 10 60 ahead
HID Utah banks had their reserve de-
posts from other cities during the last
panic, doubt II any trouble would
have occurred.
Unless serious panic should occur
| don't think any organization of banks
embracing Salt Lake will ever he
formed, and IL one ever is 1t will be In
connection with either the coast or
Denver banks
An association of 10 banks represent
Ing s. 900. 600 in capital stock is needed
10 secure an issue OF emergency cur
rency. all the banks In the association
being mutually responsible for any cur
rcncy issued
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
GEORGE BARRATT HOME.
One of Utah's Successful Young Art
lists Taking II Summers Rest.

George W. Barratt, son of Capt. l.
y. Barratt of salt Lake. is here from
New York to spend the summer. Mir.
Barratt has spent the past winter maxi
ing illustrations for leading magazines,
and many Of them have been published
this spring In the last two copies OF
Life he has half pages, one entitled
"Cultivating the Waist Places" shows
a loving couple wandering over for
saken country roadway with only the
moon to watch. The other entitled
ANY Luck Sir. shows loving couple
sitting on stream bank while a near
by fisherman is close enough to make
three a decided crowd Mr. Barratt was
a winner of $3.50 prize from Life this
winter, and is becoming one OF the
countrys well known illustrators. He
and Clyde SQulres are the first Utah
boys to take up drawing as a distinct
avocation and successfully follow IL
among the country's bigger magazines.
While here Mr. Barratt viii open stu
do for a summer class, and will give
an exhibit Of some of his later draw
nEs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
PLOT TO MURDER P0RTU-
GUESE KING is FRUSTRATED

Lisbon. June S.--The police have dis
covered and frustrated big plot
Matched by the Society of the Black
Cross to blow up with bombs the mem.
bers OF the royal family at a religious
feast which is to be held on June 49,
Among the ringleaders arrested were
Jose Ayala, Adao Quartz and Constan-
tine Mendes. notorious anarchists. The
bombs which had been manufactured
by the society, were discovered ana
correspondence seized shows that the
society, to which Manuel Buissa, one
of the principals in the assassination
of King Carlos and Crown Prince Lusc
last February, belonged, had close re-
lations with anarchists in Barcelona
and Madrid.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
NEBRASKA STORM WORSE
THAN FIRST REPORTED

Omaha, June s.--Reports from the
scene Of Friday nights storm in
southern Nebraska indicate that the
conditions are even worse than at first
reported The death list will doubt
less reach % or rs. while 90 persons
nave received serious injuries some
OF them being dangerously hurt
The infant son of Mrs. Lenders,
near Hebron, and Mrs. John Argents-
bright whose husband was killed out
right have died from their injuries.
Lester Carter, whose wife and child
We're Killed near Madison, is also ex-
pected to die
me monetary loss may reach $500, :
UOo Eight Nebraska towns suffered
from the tornado, Geneva, Fairfield,
and Carleton being the worst wrecked.
In addition to these, Franklin, Hebron,
Shlckley Byron and Riverton, on the
Nebraska side of the boundary, were
sufferers.
On the Kansas side. CORTLAND.
l'hllipsburg and Scandal were vic
inns, but to what extent is still un-
known. No communication has been
established with Philipsburg, where
the tornado is believed to have started.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
CROP REPORT.

Washington. June s.--A preliminary
estimate of 17,7l9.00O acres of spring
wheat scwn, or more than 6Sl, 900 acres
more than last year, and placing the
condition of Juno ! of winter wheat at
year ago and of rye at 91.3 per cent az
against 1915 per cent on May l, is
made in the June grain report made
official at the department or agriculture
today. The report estimates the acre
age Of oats at 3l,644,0OO and barley g.
6s7 900 and gives the condition figures
for crops other than wheat as follows:
Oats 92.9 per cent; barley. s9.7 per
cent.
The report gives the condition OF
spring wheat at June ] as 80 per cent.
or a normal compared with Ss.7 on June
l. 1907 and n 10 year average OF 1872,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Wade Ellis Takes Completed Draft of
1t 10 Washington.

Washington. June S.--Bringing with
him the completed draft of the plat
form which II is proposed to present
To the committee on resolutions of the
national Republican convention at Chi
oago, Wade Ellis, attorney general of
Ohio, returned here today from Virginia
Beach and went direct to the war de-
rartment, where he was in conference
with Secy. Taft for some time.
Both Secy. Taft and Mr.. Ellis wore
averse 10 making any statement re-
sarding the platform. but nevertheless
II was definitely asCertained that aside
from the enlargement of the tariff
plank of the Ohio platform so as to
declare for the maxim ON and minimum
schedules and for a revision of the
tariff at an extra session of Congress
Immediately following the inauguration,
the platform to be presented at Chicago
will be substantially the Ohio docu-
mcnt.
Having fulfilled his mission to Wash
ingtnn Mr. Ellis expects TO leave here
today for Chicago where he at once
will ger into touch with the Taft lead.
ers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
B. H. ROBERTS HOME.
Returns from Trip Through the Al
bcrta and Taylor Stakes.

After a sojourn in southern Canada
and the Big Horn Basin, Wyo, Hons.
George T.. Richards and b. II Roberts
returned 70 Salt Lake yesterday
Mr.. Roberts was busy at his desk
today IN the Tcmploton building, and
whom asked by the News" for a resume
OF his journey, responded az follows
Elder Richards aud MYSELF attend
ed the regular conferences OF the Tay-
lor and Alberta stakes. Canada. and
the Big Holm stake, Wyoming. The
weather in tho part of the Dominion
visited by us was very pleasant, though
just before our departure II began TO
rain. and 1 presume that locality re-
ceiYed its share Of the storms that pre-
vailed throughout the north and west
"The spring season was generally
favorable 10 the products OF Alberta
and vicinity and tho prospects of the
settlers there were never better Nine
years ago ! passed through the same
part of the country, ana the changes
wrought since that time found TO he
most marked. For instance, az my nrst
visit there WAS not a house where now
stands the town of Raymond with It's
LOO population The place is strict
IS up 10 date and has many beautiful
cottage homes. streets and residences
people have telephone communication
with the surrounding country The city
seems 10 have arisen IKE magic IRON
the plain. II Is much the same ~ Mo
Grath and the two furnish good Illus
trations OF the rapid advancement and
progress possible In modern city build
ing Colonization IN Canada NJ past the
experimental stage, ANA the stakes 81
Zion in Canada are stakes driven 10
end.ro and 10 enlarge
Similar conditions ~ prosperity. hope
and encouragement obtain IN the Big
Horn country as IN the parts Of tho
Dominion mentioned thonEh radical
differences nre found the Big Horn have
ing variety OF resources perhaps not
ing are living IN peace They trust
their neighbors their neighbors trust
them and they enjoy AL the rights and
privileges enjoyed by American oiu-
zens."
Mossrs Roberts and Richards were
delayed four days by the foods mat
wrought such havoc IN Montana, which
almost stopped railroad traffic entirely
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
BURLINGTON BUYS LAND.
Purchase of $4,000 Acres Made in
Goshen Hole Country, Wyo.

In the neighborhood Of $4,000 acres OF
land in the Goshen Hole country, cen
trial Laramie county Wyomins has
been purchased by the Burlington. The
sale. involving a consideration OF over
$500. 900, was made to the Lincoln Land
company. but there is no secret about
this company being the land depart
lnent of the Burlington. Greater acre
age is believed 10 have been taken up
In Nebraska, The deal made In wy
oniing, coming right after the an
nouncement that Sl6,000.000 is to be
spent I'm building extensions, mainly in
Wyoming, makes the residents feel con
fident that the long projected Chey
enne- North Platte Valley line Is TO be
built The land purchased is pierceu
by the proposed line, with this news
made public IL Is expected the line 70
Salt Lake win be built a little earlier
than usual this week
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
NEW CURRENCY LAW.
Treasury Department Preparing 10
Carry il Into Effect.

Washington, June appropriations
are being made by the treasury depart
ment fer the prompt carrying into
effect OF the provisions of the new cur
rency law.
A list OF all national banks, arranged
by state, showing the capital and sur
plus of each is being prepared by the
comptroller of the currency for use by
the secretary's office IN connection with
any applications that may be received
from banks for the formation Of ma
tional currency associations provided
for by the new law.
Deputy Comptroller of the Currency
r. F.. Kane. in answer to an inquiry as
to what was being done toward pre-
pairing recommendations for amend :
ments to the national banking laws for
submission to the national monetary
commission, stated that this matter
would be taken up and carefully con-
sidered at the present time, but as
yet nothing has been done.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
0. H. P. BELMONT.
Not So Well and Hope of Recovery
Abandoned.

New York. June SOLVER IA. i. Bel
mont who has been critically Ill with
appendicitis at his country home az
Hempsted. l.. l.. was not so well today.
He had n very hard night, his physician
said today. and was weaker this morn
ing.
During last evening Mr.. Belmont BE-
gan to lose ground. and the physician
remained with him throughout the
night, Members OF the family lnclud-
ing Mrs Belmont her sons, william
X, Vanderbilt and Harold Vanderbilt
and Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, Jr,
remained all night within call. Aftei
midnight there was brief interval
when the sick man seemed TO gain
strength. but as the morning wore Oh
the weakness came on again ANA there
seemed 10 be little chance that h"
would survive through the day.
During the forenoon Mr.. Belmont >
condition grew steadily worse ana hope
for his recovery was practically aban~
doned. He was unable TO take nour-
lshment of any Kind today
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
NO SUCCESSOR TO CoTTLE.
Head of InfIrmary WIN Not lie APP
pointed for some Time

The county commissioners are In ses-
sion this morning at the office Of the
county assessor where they are hear-
ing complaints as a board of equaliza-
lion on the assessment lists recently
sent out. only the usual number of com
plants are being made against the
Assessment lists.
Commissioner Clinton, when asked IL
tho matter Of appointing successor
10 the Joseph Cottle, superintendent
OF tile county inhrmary would come M
today, replied 10 the effect that u
would not. THE widow Of MT Cotue
has applied for the position" snid Com
missioner Clinton, and this VIII have the
effoct OF delaying action In the matter,
perhaps permanently. az the commission
ers do not care to turn the widow
ON. Of the place. She has given thor
ough satlsfaciion IN her conduct Of tho
inhrmnry and we have received no re-
quests 10 press the application OF any
one Looking for the appointment since
Mrs cotile has entered her application
for the place
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
OBNOXIOUS PEDDLERs,
Foreigners Selling Fruit Break into
Kltchcns-Threc Men Arrested.

Numerous complaints were received
nj police headquarters yesterday about
a gang of foreign peddlers selling
bananas on the streets. and as a re-
suit of such complaints. Officer Emil
johnson arrested three men and lodg-
ed them in Jail, for carrying on their
business ON Sunday without permission
so to do. II was stated by some of
the complainants that the Foreigners
made themselves most obnoxious and
Insisted that citizens purchase their
wares. There we're number OF them
on Third avenue early yesterday
morning. but they disappeared before
the police could catch them,
in the southwestern part of the city
It is alleged that these fellows can
vassed houses and without going
through the formality OF knocking at
the door, walked into the kitchens,
giving the housewives bad scarea in
several instances.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
THREE RoBBERIEs.
Barber Shop Cleaned out OF Tools
Grocery Store Entered.

Three more robberles We're entered on
the "squesl book at police headquar-
tiers this morning. but tho sum total
stolen consists Of 81 in cash md about
S25 worth Of barber tools.
Thieves erawled over the trapsom of
the Crabtree commission house li4-llb
west First South street but secured
nothing SO far as known
The grocery STORE Of j. M. Butler,
gl0 south state, was entered probably
by means OF skeleton key and 81
stolen.
A barber shop, operated by man
named SALISBURY AT 100 south West
Temple street. was literally cleaned out
of razors scissors, brushes and other
barber tools Go the value OF about s.i
lbs % late cmploye of the place. The
name of the man who stole the prop
nriv beg SON Known hut the police have
a good description of him. He Is known
40 /. Hua.nu usrhrr ana worked for
Salisbury for about u week Yesterday
afternoon ne asked the proprietor for
the key 90 The shop. stating that he
wanted 10 get n shave Salisbury gave
the man the KEY and this morning when
the owner went To the shop discovered
that tho tools mad been stolen
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
FAYETTE WELLS WANTED.

This morning Detective shannon. onu
OF the acting chiefs of police. received
n letter from the law Arm OF Johnson
a Fugglc n Syracuse, ~ " asking
the authorities here " try 10 locate "a
Young man named Fayette Wells, aged
between 20 and 20 years. The letter
tsates that the firm Ia anxious TO locate
young Wells FOR tho purpose OF settling
his grandfathcrs estate. The grand
father died recently In New York aud
"A legacy Is left the young man. who is
supposed TO be In this city The 20.
Ice are trying TO locate the young man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
nIln LEAyEs ron pERLLN.

The Hague. June S.--Dr. David jayne
HIN. the American minister TO Tho
Netherlands, left this morning for Ber-
Tower as ambassador 10 Germany. Tho
foreign minister and large number OF
state officials and diplomatists were at
the station TO see him depart Before
Dr. I'M will visit several German
towns,
Arthur ~ Beaupre, formerly minister
to Argentina. who Is 10 succeed DR.
nm as minister TO The Netherlands
arrived here yesterday
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
WAGON AND CAR MEET.

Street car Az. running into plumb
ing wagon belong to Carthey " Dunn
beck, at Second East street this morn
ing smashing the forward wheels and
shafts. and sending the driver. Frank
Bowers. on an aeronautiC flight into
the street The horse was knocked over
also. but fortunately no damage was
done beyond the partial demolition of
the vehicle and the grief occasioned
by the boy and the horse. The wagon
was crossing the car track at the timc.
unable to check his car in time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
SHAWS HEADQUARTERS.
Ex-secy. of Treasury VIII Open Them
In Auditorium Hotel, Chicago.

Chicago, June = lit was announced
ditorlurn hotel that headquarters win
he opened there for Leslie NJ, Shaw,
former secretary of the treasury tomot-
row
MIR Shaw reserved three parlors early
In the yeur when there was some talk
OF his being candidate for the presi.
and the headquarters will be opened on
Wednesday Of this week, AT the latest
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
Gro. W. AnNnr A Suicide.

Los Angeles, cal, June S-The body
OF George w, Arndt, secretary OF the
Los Angeles chamber OF mines was
found today In room in the Hotel
Rosslyn, where Arndt had evidently
shot himself during tho night The
dead man was formerly prominent In
New York Insurance circles. had trav'
elod extensively IN South America and
was for several years Identified with
Hartman interests I'm Arizona III
health Is assigned as the probable mo-
tive for the suicide,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08

BATTLESHIP UTAH
is NOW ASSURED

Washington, June s.---Secy.
Metcalr today announced that
the two new battleships author
lied at the last session OF Con-
gress would be named Florida
and Utah respectively.
lie said that the next battleship
authorized would bear the name
OF wyoming. The name OF the
monitor Florida will be changed
to that Of some city in that state
These announcements were made
after a conference between the
president and the secretary.
This official announcement con-
firms q statement made by Sena-
tor Smoot on his return to Salt
Lake last week. 1t would have
been possible to delay Utah's be-
ing honored in this way, or to
place the name on some second
class vessel or monitor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08

Georgia district were seated by the
on both sides.
me anti-Taft delegation did not
appear When the Third Georgia dis
trict was called. and tho TAFT dele.
gales were seated In default.
me contests from four districts of
kentucky were then called. Senator
e,ect Bradley OF Kentucky made the
u ,ier argument for the anti-Taft fac
IN tho First Kentucky district the
Boyd' or Taft. delegation was seated.
me arguments for this faction was
maze by Mr. Speight. while Senator
eieot bradley spoke for the Deboe OF
anti-Taft interests.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
ACTOR HITCHCOCK.
After Three Days In the Tombs He
Declares II an Awful Place.

New York, June s.-After three days
I'm a cell in the Tomhs prison Raymond
Hitchcock, the comedian, appeared III
tho criminal branch of the supreme
court today for the resumption OF ms
trial on indictments growing OUT or INC
charges preferred by several young
girls a..
Hitchcock does not take kindly TO his
Incarceration IN the rombs, ana ms
appearance IN court today was PROOF
Of this. ,.,
III is an awful place he declared;
IL don't know how I am going 10 stand