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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19

AOyster Bay, n. Y, March fs--"Now,
ceAtIemen, don't cheer for the lions.
suggested Theodore Roosevelt to 25C
men of Nassau county who visited him
at Sycamore Hill today
'.Oh. no: we won't. Hurrah for Ted
dy. though, was the answer and the
visitors let go farewell volley OF
cheers.
Mr.. Roosevelt had intended to re-
'ceive this delegation. which consisted
If Republicans and Democrats, at the
white house on March ). but they
co.1ld not reach Washington on ac-
count of the storm. To them the for
mer president made his last public ut
terances prior to his departure Ioi
africa ,,s =.
Tile assured them that he intended to
disprove the gloomy foreDodlngs OF
Professor Starr, who declares that MI
Roosevelt will not come out of Africa
alive if ne follows the itinerary ne mas
,oapped out. He promised those pres
ant If he proved he is right, that in a
wear and quarter they would eele-
brate together
From this remark it appears thai
Mr. Roosevelt will be absent from the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
GORDON REQUEST
GETS A BIG CUT
Court Rules Children Are Emit
tied to $500, 900 of the
Large Estate.
.(speciaI 10 Ne Herald. }

Boston, March 1S.-Judge Lowell of the
United States circuit court today ratified
the decision handed down by master
a few days ago, which will by several
thousand dollars reduce the bequest made
by the late Nathaniel Gordon of New
Hampshire to the Gordon academy of
Salt Lake City.
BY this decision 500, 600 is taken from
the Gordon estate and given to his four
surviving children, to whom comparative
" small amounts were given by the will.
The finding was influenced by the pro-
duction of a marriage agreement made by
the testator with his wife five days be-
fore their marriage, which was accident
ally found among some old papers. The
ante-nuptial agreement provided that the
wife's money. $40,0o0. should, with prof
its from its investment, go to the chill
dren. This amount was shown to have
grown to S2OOO00
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
TARIFF WORK IN SENATE.
smoot to Take Part as Member of she
Finance Committee.

Washington. March 1s-The senate COM
mittee on finance will hold sessions daily.
beginning tomorrow. A variety of ex-
pert work, which will be necessary for
consideration of the tariff schedules.
will begin at once. The effect of some
of the countervaling provisions of the
house bill upon the export trade of this
country will be considered
There are now four Republican vacan-
cies on the committee. Senators Aldrich
Burrows. Penrose and Hale being the
followers who will attend the meetings
until the senate adopts the report of the
committee on committees. The vacancies
will be filled by the appointment of Sena-
tors Lodge. Flint, Smoot and CuIlom, and
all the Republican members will prob
ably meet next Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
COUNCILMAN JAILED.

Pittsburg, March 1s.-Councilman John
F. Klein was committed to jail without
bail this afternoon by Judge Davis for re
fusing to appear before the grand jury
to testify in the graft investigation.
Besides q charge of contempt of court
it is said that charges of attempting to
obstruct public justice will be made
against him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
ATTORNEYS AGREE ON
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

According to the conditions of the viii
of the late Nathaniel Gordon, the acad-
envy in this city which bears his name
was to receive an amount close to 5000
but not until after the death of the heirs
of the Gordon estate. This clause in the
will did not meet with favor with the
Gordon heirs. who sought to have the es-
tate settled in full Immediately after the
death of Mr.. Gordon.
Attorneys for both sides held meet
ing and made q compromise which gave
the Salt Lake Gordon academy 5000, to
be paid over at once. The entire estate
left by Mr. Gordon was valued at S350,ee0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
DENVER BROKER SHOT.

Denver, March 1S.-W. 5. Thompson. q
real estate broker. was shot and probably
fatally wounded this morning by China
man named Han Lee Sing, occupying a
small shack in the rear of 14l5 Walnut
street. Thompson had called at the shack
to evict the Chiuaman. who had refused
to nav the rent. After the shooting Han
barricaded himself in the shack and the
police had to batter down the door and
use considerable force in subduing the
occupant of the shack.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
CRUSHED UNDER HIS HORSE
Lieutenant Semmes Read, U. S. N,
Naval Aide to President Taft,
Probably Fatally Injured,

Washington, March IS.-Lleutenant
Semmes Read, L. s. ", naval aide to
President Taft. was probably fatally in
jured late today while riding with sew
era1 other naval officers in Rock Creek
park His horse stumbled and fell upon
him, crushing his left thigh and injuring
him internally.
Lieutenant Read was riding just behind
Ensign Jonathan DoweH and DR.. Grayson,
both of whom are attached to the presi-
dents Yacht Mayf1ower, when the acct
dent occurred. Neither witnessed the
fall. When they looked back they saw
Lieutenant Read lying on the ground with
his horse upon him.
Read was hurried to the hospital, where
he was operated upon. His condition is
reported to be extremely critical
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
WHERE DOES TAFT STAND -?
Resolutions introduced IN House for
Purpose of Finding Out.

Washington. March 1S.-Representative
Ollie James of Kentucky wants to know
the present attitude of President Taft in
regard to an income tax and he intro
duced resolution today to procure this
information.
The resolution quotes President Taft as
saving in speech that in times of great
national need, however. an income tax
would he of great assistance in furnish
ing means to carry on the government"
The resolution asks the president II. in
his opinion, the times of great national
need have not come. when an income
tax would be of great assistance in fur
nishing means to carry on the govern
ment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
DEATH-DEALINe TYPHooN.

Victoria B. C. March 1S.-Considerab bic
loss of life and numerous disasters a.
japanese craft as a result Of typhoon
near ShimonoSeki are reported by the
steamer Two Maru. arriving today. At
ShimOnoseki fifty-fOur junks foundered.
The British steamer Tsinen rescued man
and his wife the survivors of a sub
merged Junk. found clinging to a capsized
vessel in the Sea of Japan, and the
French steamer Salalazie took off sixteen
survivors of the sailing junk Yebisu Maru,
VINO were elinging to the wreck during
the gale
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
French Trade Agreement.
RACE WITH DEATH.

Chicago. March 1S-Ralph Modjeska =
; Of Chicago. son. of Nine. Modjeska, =
. the famous actress. who is reported =
+ seriously Ill at Newport Beach, Cal. :
8 is expected here today in a race
3 across the continent. Mr.. Modjeska =
+ received word of his mothers illness
= at Montreal, Canada, last night, and :
= Immediately boarded a train for Chi =
+ cago He is expected here tonight =
= and will Immediately take another =
= train west.
1 4 4 l. - l. u - l. l. u 4 4 =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
HApLEY THREATENS FIGHT.

jefferson City Mo. March IS.-Gover-
nor Hadley tonight declared that il the
railroads insist in resorting the 2-cent
passenger fare rate the entire machin-
cry of the state government will be en-
ployed to retaliate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
NO ELECTION.

Springfield. ILL.,. March 1s.-The forty
sixth Joint ballot of the state legisla-
ture for United States senator today re-
suited in no choice, Senator Hopkins re-
ceiving IS votes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
TROUBLE ALL OVER.

Havana, March 1S-Sergeant Cortes, the
leader of the insurrectionists, and his
civil authorities of Remedies, in Santa
Clara province
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
CENSUS BILL
PUT THROUGH
House Re-EnaCtS Measure We
tOed by President RooSe-
welt for lust Cause.

Washington, March 1s.-The census bill
in its amended form was passed by the
house today after a lively attack on the
rules by Representative DeArmond Of
Missouri The bill was passed at the
late session, but was vetoed by President
Roosevelt because of his objections to
the provision taking from the civil serv-
ice commission the power Of appointing
the clerks.
Mr.. DeArmond objected to a consider
alton of the bill unless in committee of
the whole. Under a hint by the speaker
Majority Leader Payne moved a recess
for thirty minutes. This motion pre-
vailed. Upon recOnvening a rule was
reported making it in order to consider
the bill in the house itself.
This afforded MIR. DeArmOnd an oppor-
tunity to attack the rule and to advo-
cate selection of a committee on rules by
the members and not by the speaker. as
al present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
Recognition of Root.

The one Republican vacancy on the com
mittee on foreign relations has been Civ
en- to Senator Root, former secretary Of
state, who takes the place of MIR For
aker.
Senators Sutherland and Borsh will go
on judiciary. and Senators Dixon of Mon
tana and rBoWn of Nebraska will go on
military affairs. Senator Crane will be
come chairman of the committee on rules
and Senator Perkins will become chair
man of the committee on naval affairs.
Senator Flint of California will became
chairman of the committee on interoceanic
canals and Senator LaFoilette will go TO
the head of the census committee. These
are both rapid promotions to the heads
of important committees, Mr.. Flint being
sixth member of inter-oceanic canals,
while Senator L4aFollette occupied the
same relative position on the census COM
mittee.
Senator Burnham Of New Hampshire
will become chairman of the committee
on claims. while Senator Borah will go
to the head of the committee on educa-
ton and labor. Mr.. Carter of Montana
becomes chairman of the committee on
irrigation and arid lands. while Mr.. Smoot
of Utah becomes head of the printing
committee
Senator Daniels succeeds Senator Teller
as chairman of the committee on private
land claims.
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Amendment Adopted.

When the members finally got to con-
sidering the bill again an amendment by
Mr.. Sterling of Illinois was agreed to- pro-
viding that the appointments shall be
made in conformity with the law of ap-
portionment among the states under the
civil service act.
In order to prevent the spread of tu-
berculosis among government clerks, the
house agreed to an amendment by MIR.
Bennett of New York. requiring that each
census candidate furnish with his appii-
cation a certificate of good health.
As amended the bill was then passed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
HARTMAN WELL
ENOUGH TO WORK
No Foundation for Report That
He Intends to Retire From
Business.


y Los Angeles. March 1S.-E. II. HdT- y
y riman, who has been at Pasadena y
= for the last week. will leave tomor- y
row for San Diego. From San y
y Diego he will go through the south y
T. ern states to New Orleans, where ne y
will board his yacht for q cruise y
y which probably will take him to y
= Panama. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
Wall Street Bear Rumor.

DR.. Dixon's full statement was as fol-
lows.
Mr. Hartman has not been I'm better
health in years. The improvement at
tained during his trip is very apparent.
He has steadily bettered his condition.
He is not only fully capable of contin-
uing his strenuous labor, but also. | am
certain, intends to do SO. The retirement
rumOr must have originated with the
bears on Wall street"
Later Mr. Hartman himself said:
There is absolutely no foundation for
any assertion that l intend to retire from
active business"
Mr.. Harriman's secretary, Mrs. Thomas
Price. said 1t was evidently IAN over
night effort of the New York bears to
have some fun
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Los Angeles. Cal, March 1s-The state
ments attributed to E. II. Hartman at
Pasadena last night regarding the pres
ent state of his health and the possi-
bility of his retirement from active life,
as published here this morning, appear
to have been somewhat at variance with
the intended meaning Of Mr. Harriman's
remarks on the subject
Mr.. Hartman in his statement went
so far as to say only that he knew that
sooner or later the heavy burden of re-
sponsibility that had rested upon his
shoulders would have to be shifted to
younger ones. There was no hint. how
ever. of any possibility of retirement n
the near future.
DR.. George A. Dixon, private physician
to Mr.. Hartman, is quoted as saying
that the latter's health has not been bet
ter in years. and that the present trip
has greatly helped his condition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19

Weather for Friday.
Fair.
Metal Market.
Silver, 501sc per ounce.
Copper tcathodes). 1856 per pound.
lead. s4.G0 per 100 pounds.
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Four From the West.

The committee on finance, as Teorgan-
lied, contains one more senator from the
far west. OF the eight Republican mem
bers, four are now from the west and
two from west of the Missouri river. Va
cancies were caused by the death of Sen
ator Allison and by the retirement of SEN
ators Platt, Hansbrough and Hopkins
These vacancies have been filled by the
appointment of Senators Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, Flint of California, Smoot Of
Utah and Cullom of Illinois. The hold
over Republicans are AldTich of Rhode
Island, Burrows Of Michigan, Penrose of
Pennsylvania and Hale of Maine.
Senator Cuilom gives up his member
ship on the committee on appropriations
to take the place formerly held by his col
league, Mr.. Hopkins, who has not yet
been reelected by the Illinois legisla-
ture.
The Democrats will designate Mr.. Sim
mons of North Carolina to take the place
formerly held by Senator Teller. the
other Democratic members of the finance
committee being Senators Daniel of Vir-
ginia Money of Mississippi. Bailey of
Texas and Taliaferro of Florida.
The three vacancies on the committee
on appropriations will be filled by the
appointment of Senators Curtis of Kan
sas, BuFkett of Nebraska and kean of
New Jersey
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Verbosity is the thief of adver-
using space.-Mahin Messenger.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-19
SENATORS FROM
WEST FARE WELL
Sm00t Gets on Finance CON-
mittee and Also Obtains
a Craftsmanship.
SUTHERLAND ON JUDICIARY
ALL THE REPUBLICAN VACAN-
ciES NOW FILLED.
SUTHERLAND ON JUDICIARY

Washington, March 1S.-The work by
the committee on committees of filling
Republican vacancies on senate commit
tees was concluded today, resulting in
giving to western senators very much
greater representation on important com
mttees.
This is regarded as the direct result
Of the campaign that has been carried
on for long time for the insurgents. -
IL is asserted that never before in the
history of the senate have the western
states been so fully represented on the
important committees. There had been
suggestions of a refusal on the part of
some western senators TO go into Re
publican caucus Monday to confirm the
assignments unless the distribution was
satisfactory.
The Democratic steering committee is
still at work endeavoring to make a dis
position of Democratic vacancies. The Re
publican committee on committees will
accept without question the Democratic
recommendation
The work of distributing the Republican
assignments has been a complete conces-
sion to the younger and western mem
bers. Most of the vacancies have gone
to the far west. One new committee,
that on conservation of natural resources,
has been created.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-09
ITEMS FROM MARLoWE.
The Dolngs in the Village and That
Vicinity.

Marlowe. Jan 6.--Mr J. II Rooney
and wife of Big Poole. Md spent a
few days with Mr.. Jacob Barnes and
family.
MIR. T A. Purbaugh who has been
suffering from paralysis for several
weeks is very much worse.
Mrs. r. n. Cole has returned home
here after a pleasant visit to her
sister, Hrs J. L. Hickman, in Hagers-
tom.
James, little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jessie Lands has been quite sick for
several days is getting better.
Mr.. Charles Jack and wife of Glass
gov, Pa, have returned home after
spending the holidays here with
friends and relatives.
Mrs Joseph Ward and Mrs. D. b.
Ward have been visiting relatives in
Martinsburg for a few days.
Miss Alice RonlS teacher of Made
stone ScnCOl spent eie ho|u"yS W"
home folks and friends in Hedgesville
Mrs. b. f. Wiland has erected a new
barn Mr.. James Ripple doing the car
penter work.
Mr.. Charles Nicely. of Nipetown
has been spending a week here with
his grandmother, Mrs. ]. d. Jack.
Little Samuel lands was quite sick
for a few days but is improving.
Miss Amanda Jack visited friends
in Npetown Saturday.
Sunday school at Harmony church
Sunday morning; preaching at Mar
howe chapel Sunday evening.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-09

II they did not want to be investigated
If they had records that would not
bear Investigation, presume he meant
they might exempt themselves by a
special provision. but should not Grip
pie the whole detective agency of the
government. That Is talking some.
even for Roosevelt. Congress waited
a few days, and then the senate passed
some mild hammered resolutions. adopt
ed amid oratory not so mild and ac-
-eompanIed by thoughts positively I'M
speakable, directing the committee on
appropriations to investigate the secret
service, the message and everything
else with handle on that looked as II
It could be used to cause trouble. The
house merely asked him for the facts
on which the president based his state
ments, evidently wanting him to show
his hand before 1t did any bluffing.
The head-on collisions the house has
had with Roosevelt on former occa-
sions have apparently taught It eau
ton
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-09
BY JAMES A, EDcERToN.
.SHERE IS no government dep

THERE Is no government depart.
ment concerning which less Il
known than the secret service
At the same time there Is none
about which there Is greater public
curiosity, which Is just now heighten-
ed by the row between the president
and the congress.
Sherlock Holmes. 1t catches counter.
feiters and now and then bags q con-
gresham or senator who has not been
content with making laws, but has
started to breaking them also. thus
working both ends of the line. 1t was
this feat Of getting few Legislators
into Jail that caused all the trouble
between Mr.. Roosevelt and the present
session. Congressman do not like to
be imprisoned, for which we can
scarcely blame them, considering the
other infections they have to bear,
such as associating with each other
and listening to each others oratory
President Roosevelt charges In eff
feet that 1t was because the secret
service had exposed Senator Mitchell
and an Oregon representative In the
land fraud cases that congress cut
down the appropriation for the secret
service and prohibited It's use outside
of the treasury department, whereat
certain members of the house, dignified
senators and others not so dignified
regard themselves as grossly insulted.
Come to think of 1t, there is something
In the nature of personal insult Il
sending man to Jail or even In init
mating that he ought to be there
though most men do not base their
objection to Imprisonment on this
ground. Now, the president did not
say that all members OF congress
should go TO jail, but only that the law
they had passed helped nobody but
criminals. and the chief argument II
its favor was that it keeps members of
the two houses from being investigated
and prosecuted.
He went further and intimated that
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-09

reau of the Chicago Times. and the
son accompanied him. each of them
sending several columns of cables and
letters every week. One day Storey
fired the elder Wilkie by cable, and
the son went to the head of an Ameri-
can commercial agency In London,
where he remained almost two years.
Returning to Chicago, he re-entered
the newspaper field and soon became
city editor of the Tribune. Frank =.
yanderlip was financial editor OF the
paper at the same time. and the two
became chums. When Lyman j. Gage
was made secretary of the treasury
he took Vanderlip along as private Sec
rotary and In a short time made him
assistant secretary of the treasury.
vanderlip remembered his friend VIII
kie, tried him out on some work for
the government and succeeded In get
ting him appointed chief of the secret
service. This Is the story of John e.
wilkes rise as have 1t from the lips
of a newspaper man who used to work
with him as police reporter. While
mucn or III mas seen the hsht' ehan
It has never been printed before In all
its details.
"Secret Service" True to Name.
In Office Mr.. Wilkie is one of the
most democratic and easily accessible
OF all government employees. There
are two rooms in the treasury building
with the legend Secret Service" over
the door. Anybody can walk right In
and will usually find Chief Wilkie In
his shirt sleeves going over reports or
considering some knotty case. In the
same room is his assistant, w. FL. Mo-
ran, and in the adjoining room are
number of clerks. Nothing mysterious
about all this. but the most prosaic
and matter of fact routine OF every
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-09
Uncle Sans Il 4
4 4 Secret Service
Work of Government Detective Bureau, Which Is Bone of
Contention Between Congress and the President.
Sketch of John {. WiIkie, Chief OF Sleuhs.

All of these things and some others
made congress- forbid the further lend
Ing out Of Hawkshaws. There are
stories and cartoons TO the effect that
governmental spy system has grown
up In Washington. This the 1dminis-
tration denies, but at any rate there
will be an investigation.
Willie Started as Reporter.
The head Of the secret service start
ed life as reporter. He Is John e.
Wilkie Of Chicago, son of famous
newspaper man In his day who was
Wilbur II. ,Storey's chief editorial writ
or on the Chicago Times. Young VII
kie started as a fire and police report
er and was so intensely In earnest in
the role that ne bought a fireman's
helmet and outfit and went to all the
fires to help out, receiving much chaff-
ing therefor both from the real fire.
men and the other reporters. He show
cd the same spirit in his police report
ing and In at least one instance sue
ceeded In unearthing a sensational
crime. A store burned In a manner to
show that 1t was fred by incendiaries
The proprietor was out Of town at the
time, but came in on train soon aft
err. In rummaging about through the
ashes Wilkie came upon charred
photograph, evidently taken Of the
owner of the store when much
younger man, but on the back Of
which was Philadelphia address and
name different from that by which
the merchant was then known. On
being confronted with this witness
from the past the man supposed the
Jig was up, broke down and confessed
that he bad set. fire to his own store,
using a time fuse that would allow
him to get out of town. This was not
the only piece of sherlockholmesing
done by the young police reporter.
Every available moment he was loung-
ing around detective headquarters
picking up ideas.
Some time later the elder Wilkie was
placed in charge Of the London bu-