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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.

Reno. New. July 21.-"Smoky" Ho-
gan, an alleged ex-convict, was arrest
ed here last night on suspicion of being
one of the men with bakersfield
Sims" gang who. about a year ago,
cracked a safe at Constantia, Cal.
Hogan is being held until the arrival
of the sheriff from Lassen county.
when he will be taken to Susanville
to be tried for that crime. Bakersfield
Slim is serving a nine-year sentence
at Carson for another crime.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
OFFICER NIT A REPORTER
Information Filed Against Lieutenant
Commander Carter, U. S. N, by
Attorney at Honolulu.

Honolulu. July 21.-United States AttOr-
ney Breckons has filed information
against Lieutenant Commander J. F. Car
ter l.. S. N. charging him with ma
licious assault on F. B. Moore. a news
paper man, at the naval station a fort
night ago. The hearing was continued to
Aug 81 Lieutenant Commander Carter is
in command of the United States ship
Irouuois, stationed here. He had de-
manded a retraction of certain statements
appearing in the Bulletin. on which Moore
is employed. Moore declined to admit
that the statements complained of were
false and there was an alteration. during
which Carter struck Moore with his fists.
Lieutenant Commander Carter has re-
Gently been assigned as executive officer
of the Georgia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
LYNCAING BEE
IS THREATENED
Bad Man in Jail at Butte for
CoWardIy Murder Last Sat-
urday Night.

Butte. Mont, July 21.-Paddy Rodgers,
alleged bandit. boosted bad man and all
around desperate. is - jail for the muir
der of Michael Henry in a saloon e2on
the outskirts last Saturday night. Henry
was carried from his home to the Gene
terry. three miles. today, upon the Shout
ders CT thirty miners, who took this ORA
matte method OF protest against the law
lessness reigning in Butte.
The Henry murder occurred during a
saloon holdup. While his hands were up,
Henry was shot through the heart at
close range. He had known Paddy Rodg-
ers for years. and it is thought by the
police that Rodgers saw that henry rec
suit. The men engaged in the robbery
were masked, but several witnesses de-
clare the murderer is Rodgers.
Rodgers a Bad Man.
RODGERS has been q boosted desperate
for many years. He was tried and acquit-
ted a few years ago for the brutal muir
der of an old man in saloon brawl- Be
fore that murder. when mere boy. wnen
wanted on a robbery charge, he 1led INTO
the hills rifle in hand. and defied the po-
lice for weeks. He was captured later
near Lewistown. Mont. brought home and
finally dismissed He has figured IN sew
eral shooting scrapes with the police and
while in Jail recently warned half dozen
neysua per men that he would get tnem
Nevertheless, he walked forth free, as
every effort of the authorities failed. no.
body caring TO come forward ana testliy;
Iynching is now openly talked or. and
if Rodgers identity as the masked muir
derer of Henry is established, the jail VIII
hardly hold the bad man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
Some Doubt in Boston.

Boston, July 2l.-A report was cur
rent in political circles tonight that the
craftsmanship of the Democratic ma
tional committee has been offered to
Former Governor William l.. Douglas.
Despite the persistency of the rumor,
those closest to Mr.. Douglas profess
ignorance of the matter. Those who
gave credence to the story generally
expressed doubt that the suggested
chairman would accept such a proffer.
Their opinion was based upon Mr..
Douglas well understood Discrimination
to again enter actively into politics.
Mr.. Douglas, who is spending the
summer at his summer home at Monu-
ment Beach, was cruising on his yacht
today and was not expected home until
tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
MAY NOT BE MURDER.

Dover. Del. July 21.-The Baltimore
detective who investigated the death of
William Williams. the farmer whose
body was found hanging from a tree in
"A manner 10 suggest suicide, states
that, despite the testimony of the ply
stefan that Williams death was due TO
blows on the head. he is inclined 10 the
theory that the man committed suicide.
The states attorney has not decided
whether he will order eXhumatiOn OF
the body.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
MINSTREL MISSING.
BILLY" Williams, a Former Star, De-
mented and a Wreck.

Des Moines. Ia. July 2l.-"Billy'' Will
liams. the former star minstrel. disap-
reared last week and his wife says he has
become demented. Mrs. Williams and
three small children live here. They lack
the necessities of life and the youngest
child is ILL., Mrs. Williams declares that
her husbands troubles and trials have
made him a complete wreck. and that he
has wandered off Williams recently has
been engaged in religious work in this
city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
WOMAN SUES HUSBANDS
MURDERER FOR DAMAGES

Kansas City. Mo. July IA suit TO
recover $4,000 damages for the killing of
her husband Frank l.. Mackay. com
mission broker. was instituted in the cir
emit court yesterday by Mrs. Mackay
against James NJ. Chandler. now under
indictment for the murder. Both the
Chambers and Mackays stood high in fin
ancial circles here. The murder occurred
in Mackay's office about two weeks ago.
the outgrowth of business TRANSACTION.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
JEWELER HELD THE TRAY.

Pittsburg July 2l.-The police have in
stituted a search for James Rush. who
Is alleged to have left here with dia-
monds valued at $1,000 Fashionably at
tired and registered at prominent no.
tel. Rush ordered a try of gems sent
TO the hotel from which to make a Sc
lection. With the diamonds. Rush dis
appeared before the jewelers. eyes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
BLACKSMITH KILLED At HIS FORGE
IN POCATELLO SHORT LINE SHOPS
"Demena Americana Responsible for the Death of Evan
Davies at the Ha nds of John Ennis

in search of Davies, found him working
at forge and fired shot into Davies
right temple.
Ennis was arraigned this afternoon be-
fore Justice OF the Peace J. NJ. Mason
heimer on an information sworn out by
County Attorney Gray. charging murder
in the first degree. He waived exam
nation and was bound over to the district
court without bonds.
Both From Shoshone.
Ennis. who has been employed as a
machinists helper in the Short Line
shops almost steadily since the great A.
r. L. strike in 1894. which resulted in
the closing of the railroad shops at Sho-
shone, lives with his family at 1852 North
Eighth avenue. Davies who came to Po-
catello at the same time as Ennis from
Shoshone. owns a ranch near that town
upon which his family resides. He leaves
a wife grown daughter who is said 10
he teaching school. and grown son. The
family has been notified of the tragedy
and are expected to arrive in Pocatello
tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
Caught Fire From Trolley.

Just after the wreck occurred the cars
caught fire from the trolley wire and be-
gan to shoulder. but the uninjured pas
senSers soon put out the blaze with wa
YER from nearby rivulet and dragged the
injured into places of safety. The most
seriously injured were taken to Aurora
and nearby houses in automobiles and
farmers wagons.
Lovedale. where the wreck occurred -
on the bank of Spring creek. The line at
that point is a single track enc and al
though II is part of the third rail sys-
TEN, trolley power was used on il. At
Lovedale station is a switch. Here a
southbound car from Elgin. in charge Of
Motorman 5. Bell, was supposed to stop
shorty before q. IN. and wait until a
north bONnd car from Aurora ma sSed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
FORTY INJURED.
some FATALLY
Head-on Collision Between
Two Electric Cars Near
Aurora, III.
RUNNING AT TOP SPEED
WOOD SMASHED INTO sPLINTERS
AND WRECK CAUGHT FIRE.
RUNNING AT TOP SPEED

Chicago. July H.-Nearly forty persons
were injured. some OF them probably ia
tally and eleven so seriously that they
had to be taken to hospitals. In a head
49, collision today between two Aurora,
Elgin & Chicago electric railroad cars at
Lovedale station. four miles north of Au-
rora. The disaster occurred when the
coaches were each running at speed es-
timated at forty miles an hour The crash
When they came together was terrific.
Both cars were telescoped more than half
their length, the wood in them smashed
TO splinters. iron twisted and gnarled out
or all semblance to its original shape and
seats thrown yards away. Passengers.
among whom were nearly fifty women.
were thrown through windows and tossed
10 the side of the tracks several feet away
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
STRUCK DURING
A FOG At NIGH |
German Steamer Ashore Off
Point Conception on Cali
f0rnia Coast.
DANGER OF BREAKING UP
TUGS SUMMONED FROM NEARBY
POINTS TO RENDER AID.

Santa Barbara. Cal. July T.-The Ger
man steamer Anubis of the Kosmos line,
bound from San Francisco to Hamburg,
Is ashore In the three-mile channel be-
tween San Miguel and Santa Rosa ISL
ands. thirty miles off Point Conception
Tugs have been summoned from San
Pedro. Redondo and Port Hartford to take
off those on board and render what as
sistance may be possible. The vessel is
believed TO have struck sandbar ly-
ing half way across the channel and 1t
is probable that both steamer and cargo
will prove total loss,
Struck During Fog.
The Anubis struck shortly after mid
night yesterday morning during a heavy
fog, and il is presumed that Captain Won
SalZen, her commander, had been taken
out of his course by the current which
sets in strongly toward the channel De-
tween the two islands
News of the disaster reached the Point
Conception lighthouse last night, when
a lifeboat carrying First Mate Johannes
Dohren, Third Mate Karl Loewe and
seven of the crew landed after pun OF
over fourteen hours in choppy sea-
Wired for Help.
They wired Immediately to the near
as in danger of breaking up within d
few hours. Sixty-eight persons We're LETT
on board when the lifeboat departed ana
at that time the captain had ordered
that an attempt be made to tighten the
vessel by putting overheard portion OF
her cargo, which consisted principally or
grain and was valued at suO.VO Inc
vessel is valued at about the same
amount The Anubis. the mates said, was
leaking badly and her fires had been
extinguished.
Bound for Hamburg.
The Anubs belongs to the kosmos line
of steamers and sailed from San Fran
cisco on July IS bound for Hamburg,
with a full cargo of grain. She carried
no passengers
The Anubis Is of steel construction,
screw propeller. of 4,l63 gross tonnage,
2 Se7 net. She is $50 feet long. 49, feet
in breadth and draws 26.2 feet of water.
She is in command of Captain Won Sal
zen and has crew of twenty-five men
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
WENT Up WITH
BOX Of POWDER
UNDER HIS ARM
Foreman of Boston Con. and
Two Miners Victims of
an Explosion.
MARVELLOUS ESCAPE
FROM INSTANT DEATH
TWO OF THE MEN WERE BADLY
INJURED, BUT NONE WAS
FATALLY HURT.
Especial to The HeraldO

Bingham Canyon, July 2l.-While
loading a keystone hole in what is
called throughout cut in front of level
No. = of the surface workings of the
Boston Consolidated Mining company
Lee Hedrick, foreman; w. T. Ashby, a
driller. and James A. Mosher. who
dressed the tools. were blown twenty
five feet into the air by the explosion
of thirty-seven boxes of powder. Two
of the men sustained serious injuries.
None was fatally hurt.
Escape Impossible.
y At the time of the accident Ashby
and Mosher were sitting on opposite
sides of the keystone hole cutting paper
TO get the powder out and filling the
hole. which already contained 1850
pounds. Lee Hedrick was close by
with a box of powder under his arm
At the mouth of the hole was an iron
casing six inches in diameter and
weighing about 125 pounds, used for
the purpose of keeping the hole open.
In some way the casing became lOos-
ened 10 the powder below. The men
had time To get only about three feet
away, when a terrific explosion took
place. hurting the men twenty-five feet
into the air. as the earth rose up. That
the men escaped fatal injuries is al.
most miraculous.
Two Men Badly Hurt.
Mosher had his face shot up with
pieces of rock. Hedrick has mis- right
arm laceTated below the elbow and has
an ugly cut at the back of his head.
Ashby suffered only slight injury. A
physician was on the ground in about
three-quarters of an hour and dressed
their wounds. Mosher went to st.
Marks hospital i'm Salt Lake.
Hedrick said 1t was almost impossi-
BILE to get away from that fifty-pound
box of powder which he had under his
arm at the time of the explosion. 1t
went up in the air with him and came
down with him. Had it exploded"
said Hedrick laughingly afterwards.
there wouldn't be much left of me-"
Postal Card Warning.
A curious coincidence is that Mosher.
about twenty minutes before the eX
plosion occurred, received a postal card
from his sister. who is at Harvard col
lege, containing the picture of a hos
pital. Underneath the picture were the
words: BE careful that you don't go
there"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
CENTRAL PACIFIC BONDS.

New York July 21.-First mortgage 4
per cent gold bonds to the amount of
SIS 600. COO due 194e. will shortly be issued
bv the Central Pacific company. The
bonds will be guaranteed by the Southern
Pacific company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
CONDITION OF Villas.

Madison. Wis. July 2I.-The condition
of former Senator William f. Villas was
unchanged at 3 o'clock tonight, accord
ing to his doctors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
Especial to The Herald)

Reno. New, July 2L-The presence here
of f. H. Sothern, the famous romantic
actor and his attorney. j. l.. Ward OF
New York for the past ten days, has re-
suited in numerous conjectures regarding
the motive of his visit
In an interview last week Mr.. Sothern
stated that he had come west for a rest;
that he intended to visit a number OF
mountain resorts in California and. Incl
dentally, study Gil Bias" which Justin
Mccarthy has just completed for him.
II was also whispered that the actor
was here on mining business and in
tended investing in property at Rawhide.
the new Nevada gold camp, but the mys-
terry was solved today when Virginia H.
Sothern filed suit for divorce in the
district court in this city.
Nature of Charges Unknown.
The complaint is a sealed document and
for this reason nothing can be learned
of the nature of the charges made by the
wife of the famous actor.
Cheney. Massey & Price. who are the
legal representatives of Mrs. Sothern. re-
fuse to discuss the case in any way. For
this reason the matter will be more or
less of mystery until il is called for
trial some months hence.
To establish a residence in Nevada Mrs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22

You can make no investment of
time that will pay you as well as
the hours you devote to your ad-
vertising.-Pacific Coast Adver-
Using.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
Down 10 Per Cent Grade.

Instead of stopping his car which car
ried from eighty to 100 passengers. Motor
10 per cent grade around a curve at the
regulation speed of forty miles an hour
thinking. he says, that he had clear
track.
grade and swung around the curve the
nOrthbound coach on the way from Au-
rora to Elgin came into sight. 1t also
carried eighty TO 100 passengers and was
preaching it.
The motormen OF the two cars both
turned on the airbrakes. but they did no:
appear to have worked Immediately, and
at the last moment both jumped. rolling
down the bank, but escaping with slight
injuries.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
Rush to Escape.

Passengers on the two cars realized the
danger just before the motormen jumped
and there was a general rush for the
doors. which many reached before the
cars came together. These leaped off and
escaped with only few bruises. Others
on the cars. including almost all of the
women. were on board when the cars
smashed into eacn other. Those who wee
not in the jam around the door were
tossed on every side.
Many were thrown from the windows
and the remainder were jammeG in a
mass at the rear ends of the cars. The
cars were telescoped more than half of
their length, but the passengers were al
most all in the rear. none icing caught IN
the telescoped portion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22

Maggie calling up stairs)-
The gas stove went out, mum.
Mistress-Well light it.
Maggie-It went out through
the roof, mum.-Success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-07

the delegates and their families. and
friends over the Santa Fee railroad.
which parallels the drainage canal to
Lockport, Ill., President Mccormick of
the drainage board. Lyman E. Cooley.
engineer of the canal, and 1sham Ran
dolph, chairman of the Illinois water
ways commission. pointed out the work
so far accomplished and answered the
torrent of inquiries hurled by the dele
gates.
William ]. Bryan, Clifford Pinchot and
Walter D. Moody will be the principal
speakers tomorrow before the convention.
and in the afternoon the delegates will
be taken on an automobile tour through
the city.
Among those on the stage at this morn
ing's session were Senator Milton of
Florida and the following representa-
tives: Ransdell. Louisiana; Davidson,
Wisconsin,; Ellis. Missouri; Loud, Michi-
gan; Mann, Illinois, and Siatin. Texas;
e. 8. Conway, vice president of the Chi
cago association, explained that the as
sociation's banquet tonight, at which Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Bryan will be the principal
speakers. Is distinct and separate from
the convention. But. he said. every gov
ing the convention would be welcome.
If there should prove to be shortage
of tickets to the banquet he and q hun
dred other members Of the Association
Of Commerce would tender their own tick
cts for the use Of the distinguished guests
cts from notable visitors, he said that
not more than 25 per cent of the associa-
ton members would be able to attend
their own annual dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-07
MORE CASH TO CLEAN STREETS
DEPARTMENT ASKS INCREASE
OF $s1, 800.
Total Expenses for Next Fiscal
Year Estimated at
$55e,945.

Mai Newton Ball, acting superintendent
of street cleaning in the annual estimates
for the next fiscal year. commencing July
1. submitted to the Commissioners today
for that department, asks for a total ap-
preparation of s5J9.945 which is an in
crease Of $S1, 300 over the amount appro-
priated for the present fiscal year.
OF this increase $745OO is to be used
for sprinkling, sweeping and cleaning
streets, avenues. alleys and suburban
streets, and the purchase and mainte-
nance of horses, wagons and stables.
The amount appropriated for these pur-
poses for the present year was $2JO.OOO.
This is not sufficient. according to Maj.
Ball. He wants 1924. 500 for next year.
He explains to the Commissioners that
the number of dumps under the Jurisdic-
ton of his department has been reduced
from eleven to eight during the past two
years, and this makes hauling and dump
ing more expensive. He proposes that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-07
DISTRICT FoREsTERs CHOSEN.
Men of Technical Training Picked
by Clifford Pinchot

The district foresters who will be in
charge of the six field districts OF the
forest service. beginning January !. next.
have been selected by United States For
ester Clifford Pinchot. They and their
headquarters are as follows: District 1.
Missoula. Mont, w. b. Gre aley OF Call
forn.a: district ,. Denver. Col. Smith
Riley of Maryland: district g. Albu-
querque, n. Mex. A. c. Rngland of New
York: district 4. Ogden. Utah. Clyde Leav-
lit of Michigan; district D. San Francisco.
F. E. Olmsted of Connecticut; district q.
Portland. Ore. f. T. Allen. formerly
state forester Of California.
All the district foresters are men OF
technical training and most of them have
been members of the for ST service for
several years. Ogden. instead of Salt
Lake. was fixed for headquarters of dis
trict because OF greater convenience
and economy OF living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-07

the Limitation in cost of street cleaning
be increased from 10 cents per 200 cubic
yards to q cents.
He has included an item of S1O.OOO for
cleaning ice and snow from walks and
cutters This is an increase of $4,000
over the amount appropriated by Con-
gress for the present year. For the COL
lection and disposal of garbage and refuse
the sum of $179.945 is requested. the same
as appropriated for the present year.
For salaries the sum of $4i.OOO. an in
crease of $500. is asked. The employees
mentioned for increased salaries are G.
c. Brown, clerk. who now receives $1,000
and is recommended for $1,000; A. j.
Holt. stable foreman. who now receives
81 600. and is recommended for 81. 100.
and c. H. Mercer. clerk, who now re-
ceves 81, 200. and he is recommended for
81 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-07
TO BE HANGED NEXT WEEK.
Richard Gregory to Pay Penalty for
Killing W. A. Garner.

Richard Gregory. colored. will pay the
death penalty Friday afternoon of next
week at the District Jail for the murder
Of William A. Garner. also colored. Al
gust 81. 1907. Rev John Roberts. the COL
ored missionary who has gone upon the
scaffoid with forty condemned men. is do
Ing what he can in a spiritual way for
Gregory. The missionary says he is not
satisfied with the condition of the mind
of the condemned man and is anxious to
have him examined by alienists before
the day set for the execution.
Gregory killed Garner by striking him
on his head with a club. He met his