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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK
IS NOT ALL BRIGHT
Only Few Changes Needed to
Make Next House Democratic;
Indiana Storm Center.
Special to Tho Tribune.

Special to Tho Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Speaker
Cannon has been reported recently 'as
voicing fear that the Republicans
might not control the next house of
representatives. He has not been quoted
directly on the subject, hut the coterie
Of Republican politicians who are
close TO him and generally express hls
sentiments accurately, are indulglng IN
gloomy forebodings as TO the political
outlook, especially in the middle west
ern states, The situation in Indiana is
declared to be very unfavorablc TO
the Republicans. A man who has re-
Gently come to Washington from that
state, and who is sufficiently prominent
in the party councils there TO have
an accurate knowledge Of the situation,
declares that the Republicans, who now
control only two districts out Of thir'
teen, will not be able to regain a
single district in the next election, and
stand fair show of losing one of the
districts they now control. The situa"
tion appears to be getting worse IN
stead Of better
The Republican party was torn
asunder the last election by the liquor
issue and fractional dissensions, and
instend of recupcrating has grown
worse, because it continued fighting
among the factions and on account OF
quarres resulting from the distribu.
tion of federal patronage. 1t is said
that Representative Crumpacker, who
has a very large Republican majority
back of him. is the only Republican
from Indiana who is reasonably GER
tain of reelection. In Wisconsin the
situation for the Republicans is by no
means encouraging. Tho fight between
tho followers of La Toilette on the one
hand, and the stalwarts' who fol
low Senator Stephenson, on the other
is growing more bitter every day. and
| several districts are in danger, from
the Republican viewpoint. There is
only one Democratic member from Wis
consin in the present house. A change
of eighteen votes will turn the next
house over to the Democrats.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
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Bell Main 5000. Independent $50.
Uncle Sam Wants Big Map.


Bailey Willis and S. ]. Kubel OF the
geological survey, have been sent to Lon
don as representatives of the United
States government In a project to make
the greatest map ever undertaken by men,
says the Detroit News
AT the fifth international geographic
congress held at Berne in 1891. n prop
osition was presented that the enlight-
ened nations of the world unite upon a
plan TO make a general map OF the world.
The suggestion was that II be on the scale
OF l to 1000 900. or about sixteen miles
10 the inch. and that the separate sheets
of the map be so bounded by merldians
and parallels that any two sheets rep
resenting adjacent areas would match.
This proposal led to nothing but talk
for some years, but at the ninth interna-
tional geographic congress in Geneva in
nett OF the United States geological sur
vey and providing for an international
committee TO take up the big map Idea.
was adopted. BY authority OF that reSo-
luton Great Britain recently invited the
United States. Austria Hungary, France.
Germany. Italy. Japan. Russia and Spain
to send their representatives to attend
n meeting TO be held In London beginning
November Is, the affair Willis and Kubel
have gone to attend. The British dele
Great Britain, Canada, Australia and In
dia.
The geological survey has been for
some time engaged in compiling maps
OF portions OF the United States on the
scale OF ] to 200. 900. in accordance with
plan which embodies the principal fea-
tures on which agreement with other ma
tions is expected the result of the
London meeting. When the big map Is
completed it will be the standard author
ity OF the world In all respects. including
boundaries. topography, names and spell
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
RIVALS OF MORGAN ARE
ADDING TO HOLDINGS

NEW YORK, Dec. 9a.--Jamcs Speyer
G. Co., one of New York IS conservative
banking firms, and rivals of j, Pier
pont Morgan & Co., have purchased
holdings of the late Cornelius Wander.
bilt in the Union Trust company of
this city, according to an apparently
authentic report IN financial circles. 1t
is said that the Speyers have taken
over 1872 shares of the company s
stock, involving approximately $1,000
600.
Possession of the Vanderbilt stock
does not necessarily mean control OF
the Union Trust company, but, added
to belongings already accredited to
Speyer & Co., it will mean, it is said,
that other interests Will be barred
from the upper hand in the company s
management. The Union Trust company
has deposits OF $65,000,000
In some quarters il is predicted that
Speyer & Co. have begun an active fight
for the control of the money market
but this is unconfrmed. The transac-
tion is considered one of the most i'm
portant ones since j. Pierpont Morgan
purchased the Equitable Life Assurance
society
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
TRAGIC END FOR
TWAIN'S DAUGHTER
Continued from Page One.

Ossip Gabrilowitsch, and only two
weeks ago bade her father good and
departed for Europe with her husband.
This left Miss Jean as the remaining
member Of the family with Mr., Clemens
at the family homestead at Rcddine
The daughter was the constant com
panion of her father. acting to some ex.
tent as his assistant, secretary and lit
crary amanucnsis. She was n young
woman of varied accomplishments, hav-
ing travelled widely and lived for time
in Germany.
Her literary tendencies followed
those of her father and she had his vi.
vacity of manner and to some extent
resembled him in personal appearance.
Her tastes were literary rather than So
cial, so that she did not often appear
at social gatherings.
Her devotion to her father was
shown only yesterday, when she person
ally telcphoned to the Associated Press
a statement from her father humorous
" dismissing the report that he was
dying Miss Clemens Mt that time
spoke affectonately Of her father S
good health and made checry reference
to this happy family condition at the
holiday season
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
OFFICIALS MAINTAIN
SIGNIFICANT sI,nvcu

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Wbr.
OF Ielaya's flight from Managns LEVY r.
received received with the liyeliest interest s ~
Central American diplomatic circles
night, there was an omnous lacy ~ ~
terest In the state and navy denar, r.n,. n, .n-
Tie officials merely smiled blandIv ~
refused 10 talk, excusing their retie.nasa, aaa
by the fact that this was the Chrls,raeoe
tide. 'i'unaa'
In view OF the note Of Secretsrv u,,.
TO the Nicaraguan government, an . an.
cial pointed out tonight, there Will hs ~
retraetlon by this government in Its ds' Nv
mand that Zelaya be caught and hsM
personally responsible for the eYec,,iaa Ia
of Groce and Cannon. In disnatrbss 4,
is announced that the gunboat pyrcs'
ton has been ordered 10 the Gulf NJ Ta.
SEGA. and this Is understood to bs a ,s.. W..
OF the governments plan TO prevent YIs iss
escape OF Zelaya from the country Nv
Members OF the Central Amerie.,
party here verify the Associated Pms,
correspondents arraignment of ZeJss,
In fact. they declare II is too modss,
Zelaya, according to one OF them has
been exploiting the country for aJxtssr
years, until his private fortune cannot bs
calculated, His financial interests. n uss
set forth, offered the only reason why hs
had not deserted the country long before.
Not a word OF interest reached Es.
trada representatives here today mi,
they accept as evidence that the slim.
tion remains the same.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
SIMILARITY OF NAMES
CAUSE OF ARREST

ST LOUIS, Dec. 24-There are two
Charles Zeters in st. Louis, and each
has a wife Neither has two wives. as
alleged in a warrant issued in Belleville.
ILL.,. yesterday and the Charles ZeltGT
spend Christmas with his wife.
Charles zeiter. 1920 Evans avenue.
spent last night in the police holdover.
and at noon today an officer from Illinois
arrived TO take him 10 the Belevllle jail:
He WAS charged with having married
Miss Clara Kristen when he had wife
and two children at O'Fallon. Iii. Charles
zeiter. 1885 Lynch street arrived ahead
OF the Illinois officer. He was excited
and wanted TO know who had married
Miss Kristen. who had been his wife
since November "a.
Zelter was brought from the holdover
and introduced to Zeitcrs whom he
thanked for coming to his rescue.
The warrant is to be Withdrawn, The
arrest was brought about by women who
knew the Evans avenue Zeiter telling
the Belleville authorities Of marriage
license being issued in the name OF
Charles Zeiter.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
BRITISH EMPIRE IS
OUR BEST CUSTOMER
England and Her Dependencies
Take Nearly Half of
Our Exports.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-Nearly one
half OF the exports from the United
States go TO British territory. and near
ly one third OF its imports come from
British territory.
Nearly one billion dollars, according to
the bureau OF statistics, was the value
during the ten months oil the present
year for which figures are available OF
the trade between the United states and
the British empire. including in this term
the United Kingdom. Canada, India. and
its other colonies and dependencies In
various parts Of tho world, The total
foreign commerce of the country during
The same ten months last year amounted
TO about $1,000. 600. 600.
The total value OF merchandise export
cd from the United States TO British
territory In the first ten months of 1909
was S624 900 600, while the total amount
imported from British territory was
$685. 200. 900.
In Its trade with British territory, the
United States shows an excess OF exports
over imports to every political division
except the East and West Indies. Can
ada second to the United Kingdom In
the order OF magnitude among the Brit
ish territories as the market for products
Of the United States, shows the largest
growth. tho value of the exports thereto
during the ten months OF 1909 having
been s15i500 900. as against S12S. 900, 600
In the corresponding period OF last year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
HERRING COMES BACK
AND ACCUSES CURTISS

NEW YORK, Dec 24.-Another side
in the legal dispute into the affairs
of the Herring Curtiss company OF
Hammoudsport, n. Y, manufacturers Of
aeroplanes, was aired in New York to-
day with the filing of an affidavit by
August Herring, majority stockholder,
who has obtained an injunction re-
straining Glenn II. Curtiss and asso.
ciates from making certain disburse-
ments, pending adjustment of the dis
agreement.
In proceedings recently instituted, the
Curtiss faction charged Herring with
failure TO turn over his patents 10 the
company. Herring now asserts that Cur
tiss has exploited himself at the com
pany's expense. and has retained prize
money won in aviation contests, instead
of turning it over To the firm. This
retention, he says, was authorized by a
board Of directors favorable TO Curtiss.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
FIGHT TO CONSERVE
VESTS RESOURCES
Plans Laid for Meeting in Spo-
kane to Protest Against
Federal Control.

SPOKANE Wash, Dec. PA sener-
al convention OF state conservation ao-
vocates IS TO be held In Spokane this
winter At that meeting, delegates from
every section OF the west will be Invited
and the fight organized TO put the saw
Ing OF the forests water power. coal ana
mining districts in the hands OF the ull :
Ieycnt states, instead Of under control OF
tho national government. a call Tor
preliminary meeting has been Issued by a
s3ecial committee OF the Spokane Dranch
of ;he American Mining congress, when
states:
'Thc residents OF the western states
have been asked to surrender their Tor
csIs, not alone TO the federal control
but all revenue thcrefrom 10 The teaeral
treasury. and now pay grazing charges
on public lands which have been iree
for the use OF the pioneer heretofore.
from the foundation OF our government
'WIthout consulting the interest or
wishes OF the residents OF these states,
IL is now proposed to withdraw tho wa
ter powers and 10 raise the price on the
Goa! lands.
III the revenues of these resources and
their control are TO be withheld from the
residents OF the states in which they
exist the previous benign control OF the
United States government Will have
changed TO one which Will discourage the
pioneer Will retard development and for
ever put the Rocky Mountain and Pacific
coast states under Il heavy handicap.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
SAYS He KNOWS ALL
ABOUT COUNTERFE|T|NG
Some of the Utterances of Ac-
cused Aged Man Sound Like
Wild DeIuSiOns.
Special 10 The Tribune.


HELENA, Mont, Dec. 24,-'Im guilty
Of making that counterfeit money!
alone-no one else helped me-" emphat-
lcally declared S0-year-old Joseph Lee 10
reporter, anent the charge against
him of making and passing counterfeit
coins. for which lie had only few min
utes before entered plea of not guilty
in the federal court.
Il want To stay with my son John un-
I'll the trial comes. He didn't have a
thing TO do with it. He cared for my
wife, with whom | have not lived for
twenty years. Our affairs have been
entirely separate" he continued
II mado this money for the benefit OF
my son Henry" replied the old man to
question as to what he Intended to
do with 10, I've studied the science OF
countcrfeiting for the past forty-nVe
years, and | know more about 1t than
anybody else in the world
You must have had an apt teacher.
was remarked
Il did. l did he replied The bes,
teacher IN the world. Jesus Christ taught
me Everything In the world is par,
counterfeit. and / can point IL out and
distinguish IT from the genuine. This
government has been a counterfeit from
The day of its inception. We arc all
countcrfeitS.
Lee Is said To have been "A prominent
factor In the Mountain Meadow massacre
I'm Utah in 1865
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
New Works Christmas Will
interest All Phases of ifo

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-From Broad
way TO the Bowery, and call around
the town" the Christmas spirit was In
the air tonight. A cool, crisp
Christmas eve, with clear skies, brought
thousands Of merry makers out on the
streets. More than a thousand blue
Jackets from the battleships of the
North Atlantic fleet, in port for the
holidays, cnlivened the scene along the
"grcnt white way and up town and
down
''Standing room only signs were
displayed in nearly all thcaterg.
Tomorrow will be big day for
everybody, from the under world to
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
Tribune Want Ads.
Bell Main 5000. Independent 36C
PRAYER FOR MOTHERHOOD.
From the Century.

L,
II IT far cry TO the realm OF souls,
oh, thou, thou God OF mothers, who must
hear
For love stands always at the gate OF
prayer
With brooding heart, perchance to thank
or grieYe.
Lord. is it sin that should make COM
plalnt
And fret the way OF faith with this un-
For thou has sent bright friendships,
strung with flowers,
And happy thoughts. and sunshine
through the years.
Youth blossomed, and thou gavest boau-
tvs kiss,
That still abides. despite long discomfort
acclaim,
Silent but sure which woman proudly
And erowning all, a holy welded tryst.
Sealed with the golden signet, heaven
betrothed.
/ have not been anhungered, OH dear
For bread or drink; my limbs have not
been cold.
] have not felt temptations driving force
To lie or steal, to murder or to die,
In lowly mood l thank thee, Lord, for
these.
But. oh, dear God, thou God of mothers
still.
asked, believing. and have been denied.
On yesterday when morn was at It's glow,
And all Of earth gave back It's welcome
smile,
woman paused beside my open door.
Her hands were filled with fruit she
begged me buy.
Then pointed 10 the burden on her back.
She had no shelter for that tender head
Save two strong arms, so hard and bare
and brown.
She had no name TO leave, II she should
That sometimes In his life her boy might
bless:
No cot or thatch that she might call a
home,
Nor resting place save that which chance
might send
But laughing down upon the dimpling
face
That seemed so pure. and guileless of its
want,
She sat at ease beside my shaded step.
And nursed her ruddy baby on her
breast.
gave her food and drink, still in thy
name,
Oh, God. could not bless, and turned
IL, a woman STEPPED in rugged faith,
To wall again the old Hebraic curse
Upon unfruitfulnesS and empty arms,
Last OF noble sheaf of lineage.
Rich in the heritage that man calls dear
What boots it to the hapless heir OF
A barren limb. hung on an estopped treeI
| The blood of heroes on ormorial shields
Shall fade to nothingness within the dust
While sword and cassock, scutcheoned
high and pure,
Taunt like a hiss a lonely woman's
heart.
For cen the gaping beggar in the street
May clasp her babe, and with a pitying
smile.
Hoarse whisper to her mate. "she hath
Yea, happier far. dear God, the fate OF
her,
| A Rachael who would not be comforted
Or some pale Niobe, bowed through the
| years,
For thou hadst blessed them ere they
| wept their loss.
| II there be found within the faith to trust
| The old Hehraic God-to hear his voice
From plllard cloud. or holy burning
So would come, as waIllng Hebrews
Remembering faithful Sarah. laughed tc
Scorn.
Or failing this. dear God; let thy young
Born of woman. too: send me sweet
| dreams,
The while l kneel and watch his holy
| star
Rise In thy heaven. so shall wake and
! find
This BOSOM healed. this heart robbed OF
It's thorn.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
INSURGENT VICTORY
WAS WORTH WHILE
Continued from Page One,

enemy still resisted, after repeated as
saults. the insurgents waverod from
physical exhaustion, but their courage
never failed
But for the timely arrival of Gen
eral Mena II is quite possible that the
outcome of the battle would have been
wholly different. Indeed, at one time
perate.
Chamorroro and Diaz had moved on
the main Notifications at Recreo and
Tatumbla hill, and Mena was under or
ders TO cover the lines of retreat from
Recreo, Mena had moved up the Rama
river, but his men were weak from their
march and failed TO effect the expected
juncture with the other armies of the
insurgents when the assault began.
They encountered roads knee deep
with red clay and overgrown with trop-
ical plants, through which they cut a
way with their machetes, but their
progress was slow.
Chamorroro became uneasy and des-
patched messenger with the following
urgent command: "Come quickly or
the day goes against us, ~ and the day
was going against the PROFESSIONALS AT
ter despatching the messenger to Mena
he adopted the plan Of repulsing the
enemy when they left their trenches,
but without attempting further ad-
vance.
Mena realized the situation and in"
stead of satisfying himself by cutting
off possible retreat of the government
troops pushed forward for an assault
How he and his 600 men got through
the intervening two miles of brush the
general has been unable since to ex'
plain. They seem to have rushed SC
desperately that they failed to realize
the obstacles before them.
General Chamorroro had been fought
10 a standstill and his men were well
nigh exhausted Over the field telephone
Commander in Chief Estrada was in
formed that the situation was desperate
aad that while his army was not de
fea;ed. victory was not in sight.
Mena to the Rescue.
When the hour was darkest for the
insurgents cheers were heard and pres
emily General Mena and his scratched
and bleeding men emerged from the
Jungle into the half cleared plantation
where the battle was being waged.
Without stopping for orders and yell
jng at the top Of their voices the re
Inducements swept across the clearing
TO the rear of the enemy and charged
the hill at a point where no machiu,
guns had been placed
The movement Of Mena served as
signal for a general advance by tht
three marches Of the insurgents At
critical moment the insurgents swep
up the hill in the face Of furious fire
Mena was the first to reach the sum
NIT; At his heels were his determine'
The defenders, depending on thei
rifles only, were unable TO repulse tn
attackers. Suddenly abandoning thei
trenches the government troops fel
back before Mena s men and chareet
the advancing army under Chamorror
and Diaz. Mena pushed his attack o.
Gonzales rear.
In ten minutes il was all over, but i
that ten minutes heavy execution wa
done. Scores were killed outright an
the wounded covered the summit Of tn
hill. Hundreds Of the enemy threy
down their arms and begged for qua,
ter. General Gonzales. to save need
less slaughter. signaled TINT he surrer
dered. Nineteen hundred prisoner
were taken.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
GREWS0ME INDICTMENT
OF WARDLAW SISTERS

NEW YORK, Dec 24.-Grewsome
phraseooey In indictments against the
Wardlaw sisters. charged with the muir
der OF Mrs. Ocey Snead, was made pub
l!c today In the arraignment OF Mrs. Car
oline b. Martin, the victims mother,
and Mrs. Mary Snead. an aunt. They
were recommitted TO the Tombs for thIr-
ty days, pending eXtradltion to New Jer-
sey.
In the indictments against both II is
charged that they did take 1.-THE said
Ocey Snead with their hands and cast.
certain bathtub where there was a srea
quantity OF water and by means Of which
the said Ocey Snead was choked. suffo-
Gated and drowned"
Another count charges that Mrs. Mar
tin and Mrs. Snead aided. hired and COM
nlanded Virginia Wardlaw 10 murder
Ocey Snead.
The grand jury, as an additional pre-
caution. charges all three with aiding
| and abettIng the Victims suicide.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
Just Silent Man of Millions.

A gift OF 100000 for the founding
OF a home for convalescents in this
city becomes available with the death I'm
New York OF John Masterson Burke. one
of Americas little-known millionaires.
The gift, one OF the largest of its kind
ever made, first became known in 1909.
when Mr.. Burke announced the organl-
Zation OF a board OF trustees. which. he
said, was to receive upon his death
property valued at 81 .000. 600 (which
they were to spend for the institution
and maintenance of home for con-
valescents." memorial TO his
mother, Winifrod Burke. Mr.. Burke died
OF pneumonia after a brief Illness at his
dowDstown home. He was 9s years old, Il
bachelor and had retired from active
business nearly nifty years ago, after
amassng fortune In the South Ameri-
can trade,-Ncw York Press.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
Paraffin Oil Company.

The Incorporation OF the Paraffin oil
company of Utah in 1901 was reported
In the afternoon papers Thursday and
The Tribune OF Friday morning as of
Thursday While there has been no
change In the capitalization or the num-
Der and value of shares In the last nine
years. the officers have changed. and the
present officers are here given. Thomas
A. Williams. president; w. H Barrett
vice president: Clarence Barrett, secre
tary; Ledyard M. Bailey, treasurer; Ar
thur Secord. additional director. The
company is exploiting petroleum claims
in the Daisy fork. Spanish canyon. OF
which it has recently expended $4,000
and on which II is planning 10 spend
considerably more money,