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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05

the house of representatives. says there
is some mistake I'm our bulletin Of yes
terday as TO the council of politicians
said TO have been held in March OF last
year He says the meeting could not
have been held In March with Reed
SmoOt present, as Mr.. SmOOt was in
Washington at that time.
We are inclined TO think Mr. Joseph
IS right in this particular and our in
fOrmant must have made an error as to
the date Of the meeting. Our informant
was very firm on two points. namely:
/. That Reed Smoot was present at the
meeting; and 2. that the meeting was
held before the appearance of prohibition
articles in the Inter Mountain Republican
As those articles began TO make their
appearance in the latter part of March
It was natural to fix the time of the
meeting at an earlier date in the same
month. but evidently. If Senator Smoot
held during the holiday recess of con-
gress, about two months after the city
election, and at the same time of year
as the meeting held four years before
when Cutler wss decided on for governor
Harry Joseph admits that A meeting
was held. that seventeen members of the
bunch and assistants were present in
Guiding himself. and that the meeting
was held in q downtown Office, but that
the coming election was not discussed
though candidates for the election were
considered, and when asked if the candi-
date for governor was under considera-
ton. Harry declined to answer. Harry
says the young attorney referred to in
the article is Senator Badger. and the
prospective candidate for the supreme
bench, Judge McCarty. and when we
asked him If the latter prospective candi-
date could not have meant Judge Bree-
den. he answered impulsively: No,
Breeder wasn't there" We'll. was Judge
McCarty there We asked. Hesitatingiy
Mr.. Joseph said. No
With reference to Bullen's talk Mr.
Reiser said that the question OF whether
or not Kicks saw a letter from Howell
TO Bullen was one Of veracity between
Kicks and Bullen. lie did not know he
said, that in conversation with a man.
whose name Reiser says he is ready to
furnish. Senator Bullen had said that he
wished that the people would not trouble
him about prohibition. He was one of
the small fry, the ones who DO the work
were Smoot and Howell. and they should
be appealed to should the people really
desire prohibition.
As q reply 10 all three senator's Mr.
Rciser said the fact that they were ap-
pointed on the same committee, their
views on prohibition had been the same.
and that they had been constantly in
each others company. was evidence to
him that they were members of a com
hine. triumvirate. to kill prohibition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
MAKE THREATS
Of RESIGNATION
Representative Ashton Says
County Commissioners Are
Working for Charity.
HAVE SYMPATHY IN HEART
NEED ADDITIONAL OFFICERS,
HOWEVER, TO HELPIT ALONG.
HAVE SYMPATHY IN HEART

y At least two Of the county commits =
y sioners threaten 10 resign unless this y
= bill is passed. Out of the sympathy =
= of their hearts these two commits
= sioners have wTestled with the great =
> problem Of the pOor.-E. G. Ashton, =
y representative from Salt Lake COun- =
= ty.
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Mr. Ashton made this statement when
house bill NO. % was under consider
alton in the house yesterday. This bit!
re-enacts section 81, which already con-
tains fifty-tw0 subdivisions and is nine
printed pages in length, the new oil Is
twenty typewriter pages in length
The clerk started in bravely TO read
the bill He had progressed only lit
tie way when some one suggested that
the committee or some one else explain
the changes. II transpired that there was
no one prepared al the time to 90 1t. the
members of the committee "sidestepping
the job with the best of their ability,
which was not very good.
The changes proposed to be made in
the present law are three in number.
Providing an assistant county physician;
providing a paupsr clerk and legaliZing
acts on the part of the board in cOnnec-
ton with the INDECENT poor. These points
were contained in three bills presented
by Russell a short time ago. lis, 1lS and
12l. All of these were killed 1t was
because they did not Te-enact the whole
law. but there seems to he some doubt
about that
Anyhow. after everybody had talked. the
bin was made a special order for Satur-
day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
LEGISLATION AND LEGISLATORS
TELEPHONE BILLS
ARE PUT TO DEATH
Like Fate 0vertakeS Bill De-
signed to Prohibit Compel
ling of Meter Deposits.

Three bills introduced by Russell in the
house, Nos. l03, 104 and III. we're killed
in the house yesterday. One of these bills
fixed the rates for telephone rentals, and
another required the two systems in Salt
Lakeland elsewhere, for that matteT-tO
provide interchange Of connections. The
meter rate bill was intended to prevent
the collecting of deposits of so for meters
and other devices for measuring gas, cleo
trio light and water consumption.
Mr.. Clegg said that there was ample eV-
Idence that there existed a combination
between the two telephone companies, but
that the data in the way OF proof fully
TO substantiate this charge was not at
hand. He declared that the rental rates
were exorbitant. He asked for more time
In which to prepare for the final consid-
Grafton of the bills.
Mr.. Russell spoke along similar lines.
Mr.. Henrie said the bills had been in
committee for q month and il was high
time that something was done with them.
There had been ample opportunity to con-
slider the bills In committee
The vote against the bills was over
Whefminr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
STATE TO RELIEVE
SETTLERS DESTITUTI0N

Senator AlOnzO Brinkerhoff has called
the attention of the governor and the leg
isature to the restitution of about 500 per-
sons living in tintah county on the newly
opened Uintah reservation. Governor
Spry and President Gardner are active in
Rrousing public interest in these poor peo-
pie and an appropriation from the legisla-
ture to relieve the needs OF these people
is planned.
The people who are now destitute came
10 Utah to locate land on the newly opened
reservation and 10 build homes for them
selves. The land was taken up, but Tor
two years their crops have been failures,
floods have made them practically home
less their cattle and horses are dying of
starvation ana their children are suffer
ing from the lack Of sufficient food and
clothing.
Their condition is attracting the atten-
ton OF charitable people and church or
canizations. so that in addition to what
the legislature may contribute another
large sum to relieve their wants will prob
auly be raised in the larger cities Of the
state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
SENATE ACTS ON
MANY MEASURES
Ten Bills Are Passed, One Is
Killed and Two Sent Back
to Committees.

Ten bills were passed by the house yes
terday, one killed and two sent back to
the committees from which they came.
Twenty bills are still on the senate cal
endar to come up for final passage today
as unfinished business. and twenty-siX
others reported out OF committee are
also on the calendar for final passage.
The only bill killed was that Of Senator
Wilson, providing for safety appliances
for passenger hoists in mines. The SEN
ate was doubtful as TO the merit of the
protection offered and several declared
that the miners were no safer In a cage
than in an open elevator. The vote on
the bill was for and against the meas
ure.
The two bills recommitted were senate
bills l24 and 1fl. Senate bill 124 provides
for the setting aside OF a per cent of
the state funds for the use of the Uni
veTsity of Utah. the branch normal and
the Agricultural college. The bill was
killed Tuesday, but yesterday the vote
was reconsidered and referred back to
the committee on education. The other
measure, senate bill 141. came up for final
passage, but the opposition was such that
as q skirmish move John Y. Smith had it
referred back to the committee on ag
riculture and irrigation to save it from
defeat The bill provided for the ex-
change Of irrigating waters by companies
and individuals.
The bills passed were:
Senate bill i54. by BLllen, providing that
books for five years.
Senate bill ia by Miller. setting aside
oEe-haif mill tax for high school pur-
poses
Senate bill 81. by Sevy providing for
the distribution of notices of tax sales.
House bill 81, by Holman, compelling
justices to hold induests on request in
cases OF accidental death.
Senate bill l76, by Wilson, improving
iced Of range cattle
Senate bill l56, by Hyde. prohibiting tu-
berculous cattle from entering the state
Senate bill 1877, by Badger, creating a
board of park commissioners in cities of
the first class.
Senate bill l3s. b. committee on agricul-
ture and irrigation, revising present iTri-
cation laws.
Senate bill "a, by Badger, increasing
powers of city councils with reference to
the creation of park districts. and the ju-
risdiction over manufacture and sale OF
food products.
Senate bill 104. creating a state text
book commission.
Among the bills on final passage today
are the fish and game bill and the four
bills providing for the immediate con-
structiOn of state capitol.
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HORSES AND CATTLE
TAXED FOR BOUNTY

House bill No. 16l passed the house at
a late hour last evening after a long
debate. This bill provides for the Gre
alton of a state bounty fund TO be used
for the determination of wild aniInaIS.
This fund Is TO be raised and maintained
hv an appropriation of $4,000 by the state
and the levying of Il tax equivalent to ,
mills on horses and cattle and mills
cu sheep
Ii was the objection that persons would
he taxed on their teams and mich cows
IL the bill prevailed for the benefit of
the sheep men. Many instances, how
ever We're cited where cougars, mountain
lions. bears and other predatory animals
DESTROY livestock one Of the members
said that $4,000 worth of stock was
destroyed IN this state every year by wild
beasts.
If the bill. or A similar one, is success
full On effort viii be made 10 induce
congress TO set apart section of the
public domain to he sold for the benz
fit of the work OF DISCRIMINATING the range
nests
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
UTILITIES BILL IS KILLED
Idaho Lower House Put Away Com
mercial Club Measure With
Very Little Ceremony.

Boise. Ida, March 4-The public
utilities bill. which was introduced as
Il compromise for railway committee
bill, and strongly supported by the Conk
mercial club. was killed in the houSe
today with little ceremony. In commit
tee of the whole Woodward Of Idaho
county moved that the vote by which
1t had been recommended for passage
TO 16
McCutcHeon made a vigorous fight i'm
behalf of his measure. at the close Of mis-
remarks moving that it be recommended
for passage. Lost, IA to s. Webster Of
Fremont moved that the committee rec
ommeud that fl be indefinitely post
poned. which prevailed. IS to -. ThsF
report was adopted by the house WITH
out division
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MAKE PROVISIONS FOR
MINERS IN METAL MINES

The committee on suines and smelling
yesterday reported unfavorabiy house bill
No. T. providing for the creation OF tie
office of state inspector of mines ami
providing for the further protection and
safety of all metal miners. and submit
ted the following house joint resolution
in its place:
Resolved. That the state board Of Ia
Dor, arbitration and Cancellation investi-
gate the condition of the mines and quar-
ries of the state. excepting coal and ny
drO-carbon mines. and report to the leg
isiature two years hence with a meas
ure. if deemed necessary. creating the
office Of mine and quarry inspector
with necessary powers and provisions for
the protection and safety Of all miners
and quarrym men. and the proper ventila-
ton Of metal mines
Resolved. further. That the sum OF
81 600 be and is hereby appropriated for
the purpose of such investigation
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1910 If any county as a whole SHAH
vote against prohibition. and if the state
shall as a whole vote for prohibition. the
vote in the state shall prevail. anG the
Droela nation and order Of the governor
shall operate In such county notwithstana-
ing its vote against prohibition. provided.
that II each and every county. as a Whole,
in this state. shall at the June elecuOh y
1859. vote for prohibition" then the spe-
cial election herein provided shall not lie
hold
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
COMMITTEES REPORT
ON THIRTY-SlX BILLS

Senate committees yesterday reported
faVorabiy on twenty-five bills, killed by
adverse reports nine bills, returned four
hills with no recommendation, and sub
mitted majority and minority reports on
one bill The bill on which there were
two reports was senate bin No. las. pro-
vidinP for saloon regulation. county and
state option None OF the other bills re-
ported on save the bill directed against
Sunday theatres was OF more than passing
interest The theatre-eiosing bill was re-
turned by the judiciary committee with
out recommendation.
All Of the committee reports were adopt
cd. save those on senate bill 1fS, which
were made q special order for this morn
ing. The bills reported favorably and the
bills on which no recommendation was
made were placed or the calendar IN their
regular order for final passage The bills
reported adversely were killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
Mr.. HAMMOND BELIEVES
RACE SUICIDE AN EVIL

RfU No. 17S. introduced by Hammond.
had a brief session in the house ycsteT-
day forenoon This is the bill providing
that every woman I'm the state of Utah,
when her twelfth child is born shall re-
ceive $50. and that she shall receive s.
for each child born thereafter
Mr. Hammond made a brief speech ir
advocacy of the measure, saying that
while the state is fostering every other
industry I'm its growth. it is forgetting
the principal one
The bill received only a few supporting
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
TWO REPORTS ON
LIQUOR MEASURE
Members of Committee on
Manufactures and Commerce
Disagree With Chairman.
NEW AMENDMENT IS ADDED
BILL NOW PROVIDES FOR VOTE
ON STATEWIDE PROHIBITION.

The committee on manufactures and
commerce, which has charge Of the pro-
posed liquor legislation, yesterday sub
mitted two reports on senate bill No.
las, of which the committee is the au-
thor. One by Chairman Kuchler, rec
ommends that the bill be not passed.
Senator kuchler said that he was un-
alterably opposed to d new section
added to the bill by the committee
which made statewide prohibition the
question at special election to be held
in July of 1910, providing 10 per cent of
all of the voters in all of the counties
should so petition. The majority of the
committee, Senators Badger. HYDE
Bullen and John Y. Smith, signed a re-
port recommending the passage of the
bill as amended by the committee The
bill as IL now stands possesses a pc
cuiiar combination of three different
plans of temperance legislation, from
regulation through the local option
stage to statewide prohibition. The
first part of the bill provides for regu-
lation Of the most stringent nature. in
Guiding an anti-treating and 7-o'clock
closing clause; the second part is a
county local option, and the third pro-
Vldes for state option for statewide
prohibition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
FOR THREE DOLLARS,
THUGS KILL MAN
IN COLD BLOOD
Continued from PAGE !

tilated that recognition was nearly IN
possible. Close BY him were the Guns
and shirt sleeves of one of his assaii-
ants. all blood-stained. and giving the
mute evidence that the murdeTers had
been coolly deliberate in their work,
since one of them had taken time 10
tear of his blood-stained shirt sleeves
after the crime had been committed.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
Hugh Myers was arrested on suspicion.
Myers. who is a cripple with but his
right leg for use, told a story seeming
~ straight, but contradicted by the
blood stains on his shoe, Crutch, and
also his blood-stained hat.
Myers, however. gave the clue TO the
men who were implicated in the muir
der.
According to the story lac told at
headquarters after his arrest, he had
been in Park City Wednesday morn
ing, coming to salt Lake in the after
noon. He said:
There was a bunch of seven hOboes.
was among them, in Park City and
trying to get out Of there Wednesday.
had enough money to pay my fare
and bought q ticket I noticed that one
of the fellows, I don't know his name.
got on the trucks, but I don't know
When l got into Salt Lake I rented a
hail cot in the American House, and
went into room AZ to read a magazine
About O'Clock Wednesday night the
fellow I had seen getting on the trucks
came into the room, and ] found out
that he and two other fellows had rent
ed it for the night. l was pretty sleepy
and got up right away and went to my
own bed in the hall. I wens to sleep
pretty quick, and that's all I know
about the thing 1 never saw the muir
dered man."
Myers. however did not explain just
why he had chosen room - to 90 into
to read, nor did he attempt to explain
the matter of the blcod-stained shoe,
crutch and hat. One of the strongest
pieces of evidence against Myers is the
hat itself, the story of which comes
from the saloon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
Senator BuIIen's Denial.

Senator Bullen followed He. too. rose
TO q point of personal privilege lie he
gan by reading a paragraph from 'Bulle-
tin No. -
put there remains that letter to Sem
ator Bullen which Joel Kicks stated in
public meeting at Logan that he had seen,
advising BUllen to vote against prohibit
ton in the legislature.
Referring to this statement I want to
say that the only thing the matter with
it is that It Is a lie. I have not received
any letter from Congressman Howell ad-
vising me to vote against the bill in ques-
ton. or for or against any other bill Mr..
Reiser is the only person 7 know Of who
has appealed to Mr.. Howell asking him
TO instruct me what to do
II have not shown Joel Kicks any let
ters Of any kind. ] have not even talked
with him on this question pending be-
fore this legislature. II l had received
a letter from the congressman I should
not have shown 1t to Mr.. Kicks. There
is not one thread Of truth in the whole
statement
Senator Kuchler followed. He said:
Mr. President: Il also wish to be
heard upon the question of personal privi-
lege but will be brief in my remarks. i
will say that I am one Of the three sena-
tors referred TO in the scurrilous little
sheet that has made its appearance with
in the past few days under the title Of
Bulletin I. and g. The statements made
regarding me are Infamous lies, excepting
those wherein I am accused of being
friendly to certain people. I am friendly
to those people named-lifelong friends
and / hope that those gentlemen referred
TO may live many years and may con-
tinue to be my friends. | have not been
swept off my feet by the wave of public
elsmor. which even now is ebbing fast.
and / have been sincere in acting as ]
have.
I'm regard to the comic valentine style
of newspaper. I only hope those publish
ers have had as much pleasure ia pre-
pairing il as ] have In reading it.
The friends referred to in the 'bulle-
tim and in Senator kuchlers remarks
were no doubt Captain y. T. Hulaniski,
senator from Weber, and Fred ]. Kiesel,
former state senator from Weber.
Senator Wilson denounced bitterly the
InteT-MOuntain Republican, the official
organ Of the Republican party in Utah
lie said that If there was to be an ac-
counting for scurrilOus articles il should
be sufficiently extensive to include the
newspaper as well as the,pampblet. The
Republican he said, was bitter in it's at
lacks on all who saw fit to advocate pro-
hihition. The Republican had denounced
him and other loyal Republicans. and it
was to be made to account for IL before
Il was over He did not attempt to jus
tify the bulletin" but declared that the
Republican had been equally bitter in its
fight against prohibition.
There was no further discussion OF the
subject and the regular order of business
proceeded.
Late yesterday afternoon Bulletin No. 4
made its appearance When asked last
night for 2 reply to Mr.. Badgers speech
a. 5. Reiser. editor OF the bulletin"
called attention TO this paragraph in Bull
Harry s Joseph. former speaker of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05

Mary James. daughter of Daniel James
serseant-at-arms OF the senate is recov-
ering from the accident on the WerdOver
excursion on Wednesday. when her
thumb was seriously crushed Sergeant
alarms James has expressed his graft
tude of d S. Spencer Of the Short Line
and to all of the Western Pacific Off
Gals. for their kindnesses at the time of
the accident.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05

SALT LAKE ROUTE now selling
Colonist Tickets. above rate to San
Francisco. San Joe. Santa Barbara. San
Diego, Los Angeles, etc. Call iss South
Main.
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and shaking in the CONFUSION of grief.
the mother called for her boy to come
back to her. and in these cries revea.ki
what may be considered coincidefces
Wednesday morning when Barnett left
home to 20 to his work, he as usual
said goodbye to his mother, but also
remarked. Mother. I've got a funny
feeling. 1 think there is something go
ing to happen" With the same pre-
sentiment, the mother passed a sleep
less night Wednesday kept awake with
a vague feeling Of some accident to her
boy, which increased as the hours
passed and he failed to return home.
Several times during the night she
awakened her husband in her dread
sense Of unrest, but when day broke,
both comforted each other with the
thought that their Jack had spent
the night with friends
Two Little Orphans.
Barnett was a widower, his wife hav-
ing died two years ago. The two little
girls, Bertha and Nellie, with their IA
Their have resided with the grandpaT-
ents since. Four brothers and two sis
ters also survive the decedent.
Acting Coroner Hanks deemed an in
quest desirable. and a jury was impan-
eled yesterday afternoon. After view
ing the remains, an adjournment of the
inquest was made until today at 10
O'Clock, in order TO secure witnesses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

bill to erect the new armory on the
capitol grounds was introduced By Sena-
tor Williams Yesterday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05

Senator Benner Y Smith yesterday in
troduced a blanket bill validating all OF
the acts OF any and all of the county
commissioners in salt Lake county with
reference to payment of commits sioners-
clerks pauDer clerks assistant county
physicians, additional office help and
other expenses. Bills covering the same
subject were killed in the house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05

A resolution introduced yesterday by
Senator Benner \. Smith provides for
the appointment of a commission to in
vestigate the system of record keeping
in state office. especially with ref
erence to transfers OF land titles. the
commission to report to the next leeisla-
ture- This resolution was suggested by
the governors message.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05

Trlbune-Reporter Printing Co.,
Sc West Second South. Phones us.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05

Senator HOrsley yesterday introduced q
bill apprOpriati1S $1,000 for building a
wagon road over johnson pass in Tooele
county. the appropriation to be made with
the proviso that the county commission
eTs also appropriate s2,000 for this pur-
pose.
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President Taft

Inspecting the Panama canal at the Isis
theater this week.