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The Washington times., 1909-02-28

In no other branch OF the government
has the influence Of Theodore Roosevelt
been more marked than in the navy,
during his seven years OF adminlstra-
ton OF the affairs OF the nation. This
was to have been expected IN view o.
lis service ia the Navy Department, and
The keen interest he has always dis
pla yed in the American Navy HIS touch
has been felt III al the important
branches OF the service The personnel
was reorgRnized under his direction as
Assistant Secretary or the Navy. During
his administration as President the pay
Of officers and men was Increased; a
system Of target practice established,
which has made our markSmen the
equal or the best in The world; the sys-
TEN OF departmental ana navy yard an
ministra ton has been remodeled, sInlpli-
fed. and mOdeTniZed, and the nation as
a naval power lifted from an obscure
place to second rank-neXt 10 England.
The initiative in The development Of
our naval practice was taken by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1891. when he was As
siStaut Secretary OF the Navy After
satisfying himself that our shooting
was inefficient, and that our methods
were not satiSfa Glory. he caused a board
or officers to be appointed TO iuvest-
gate our system OF training and our
ordnance material. but before report
could be made the Spanish war broke
out and the work was interrupted In
1901 he again took mp the work as Presi-
dent, and directed the adoption OF a
radically new system based upon train
ing with mechanical appliances and
upon competitive target practices with
all types Of guns. The result Of this
competitive target system .Ias been 4
rapid development in the ofHcieucy OF
gunnerv IN al OF its branches. par
ticularly with heavy tur-e- guns.
Increase IN Efficiency
II is not possible to make an accurate
comparison showing the increase in
efficiency. but in general terms it may
be said that much greater number az
hits are now made IL the same space of
time at ranges Of 5000 yards than were
formerly made at less tina" 1000 yards +.
that under the Sttmul0us O. competition
there have been received from the feet
many valuable suggestions which havo
resulted IN valuable improvements in
many features Of ordnance ordnance
appliances and methods OF fire control,
and that progress is stiU so rapid that
within the last year alone the Increase
in the battle efficiency of heavy guns.
the only type Of guns TO be mounted in
our new battIeships, was over 100 per
cent.
During the present Administration the
battIeship Connecticut was built At the
BROOKLYN Navy Yard by Government
employees. and her cruise around the
world Just completed has demonstrate
ed in conspicuous wav the excellence
| Of our workmen and the ability of our
designers 70 put their designs into be
| inS. The Information gained by the
Government from the construction OF
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
Department Oeves It's Origin
To President Roosevelt
By OSCAR S. STRAUS,
Secretary Of Comerce and Labor

The Department OF Commerce and
Labor owes its origin 10 the initiative OF
President Roosevelt, his messages TO
Congress, his public speeches, and his
advocacy fos the passage Of laws all
evidence a wise, consistent. and deter
mined plan to safeguard the rights OF
capital on the one side and TO redress
the justified grievances OF the masses
on the other. and to use the full power
Of the Government, without fear and
without favor. TO prevent Injustice on
the one side, as well as on the other.
The work of the Department Of Com
Inerce and Labor has been conditional
upon this theOry-a fair treatment alike
for labor and for capital.
II was organized under the act ap-
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Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
the one through bloodless revolution.
the other by American recognition, five
years after the war with Spain.
Upheld and encouraged by the United
States, Panama has enjoyed self-goV-
Cuba. after a period OF independence,
fell into chaos, and American reOccu-
patton was followed once more by an
'Jnselfish withdrawal and the restoration
the wise restrictions OF the so-called
Platt amendment
Precedent Is Established.
Carrying out his policy OF aiding the
weak, the President. upon the request
Of Santo Domingo. esta blished what may
be termed temporary financial protec
torate over that island; and by this
step not only gave a peace and pros
perity 10 its people, but established a
precedent that might well DC invoked
Tor the benefit and happiness OF other
revolution ridden people.
What Mr. Hay. at the President
instance and with his approval and en-
coura cement, had done for the Far East,
Mr.. Root, inspired by the support and
confidence of his chief, had done in this
good will and a splendid interdependence
from the Canadian border to the Straits
Of Ma gellan- President Roosevelt is the
first TO invoke the aid OF a permanent
court Of arbitration at The Hague in the
settlement OF international disputes
thereby giving that tribunal standing
before the world and at the second in
ternationa1 peace conference IN 1907
called at his initiative, he obtained NOT
merely treaties for the mitigation OF
The Washington times., 1909-02-28

proved February Il, 1895 The scope OF
It's jurisdiction is set forth in the act:
1T shall be the province suo duty OF
said department TO foster, promote, and
develop the foreign and domestic com
merce, the mining, manUfact curing, ship
ping, and fishery, the labor interests.
and the transportation facilities OF the
United States. and TO this end IL shall
be vested with Jurisdiction and control
Of the departments, bureaus. Offices.
and branches OF the public service here
matter specified, and with such other
powers and duties as may be prescribed
by law
The Department as at present con-
Sctuted is composed OF the following
bureaus: Bureau OF I'm nj grafton and
Continued on Page Twelve.)
The Washington times., 1909-02-28

ern the appointments at fourth class Of
fees in fourteen States.
Changes Effected.
The enactment of legislation for the
annual promotion of clerks and carriers
for meritoTious service
a reduction in the hours Of labor and
the establishment OF a uniform system
of rating for efficiency Of clerks and
carriers.
A thorough reorganization OF the
Cuban postal service along the lines OF
the service in the United States.
Adoption OF new method to ascertain
the daily average weight OF mails on
railroad routes: that is, taking for the
diviser 1.-THE whole number Of days in
the weighing period resulting in a saw
ing to the Government Of approximately
81, 500, COO
Economy in authorization OF railway
The Washington times., 1909-02-28

During the administration OF Iheooore
Roosevelt ;he United States postal ser
vice has undergone phenomenal develop
ment and its efficiency has been vastly
improved. The mails have been purSed
OF a demoraliZing class Of adVertlse-
nents through the strict enforcement OF
The Washington times., 1909-02-28

ern the appointments at fourth class Of
fees in fourteen States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
ROBBERS MADE BIG HAUL
Vault of Bank at Carlton, Tex, Dyna-
mited and $4,000 in Cur
reucy Secured.

Ell .Paso. Tex, Jan. 2s.-The vault of
the Carlton State bank of Carlton,
Tex. was blown up by dynamite by
robbers last night, who escaped after
taking all the money in sight. 1t is
reported they got away with $4,000
The vault was drilled and the big safe
inside was blown open with nitroglycer-
inc. The money taken was all in cur
rency.
The robbers worked without rousing
anyone. and the first information the
residents of the town had of the affair
was when the wreckage of portion of
the front Of the bank building was no.
ticed.
It is believed that the robbery was
the work of an organized gang that has
been operating i'm the small towns of
Texas of late. During the last two
months nearly q score of robheries
have occurred I'm western Texas, but
the Carlton haul is the biggest yet
made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
LONDON HEARS
OF EARTHQUAKE
Barcelona, Spain, Said to Have
Been Observation-Disclosures
Has Not Been Confirmed.

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. been received here of the dfsas- (.
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9 in Spain. The only report of a g
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(. try was that at Malaga early 9
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London. Jan. pa special dispatch
received here from San Sebastian,
Spain, says that a terrible earthquake
has devastated several towns and VII
lagos in south and southeastern Spain
A tidal wave practically submerged
the coast near Barcelona, and a great
landslide at Ceuta buried the village of
Romara and several hundred inhabit-
ants.
A dispatch from BarTass says that
Barcelona has been overwhelmed by a
tidal wave. The loss of life Is IN
known.
Subterranean roarings preceded the
tidal wave, causing a fearful panic on
the promenades and in the buildings of
the city.
News from Malaga says that many
houses were damaged In the town Of
Totana and several villages In the
prOnve OF Murca.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
CASHIER TESTIFIES
AGAINST DIRECTOR

New York, Jan. 29.-Arthur Campbell.
former cashier of the Borough bank of
Brooklyn. continued his testimony to-
day in the trial of William Cow, for
merly a director of the bank, who is
charged with grand larceny. Campbell
declared that he had informed Assist
ant District Attorney Elder that be-
tween July, 1906, and October. 1907.
when the bank suspended. he had
forged about ten notes which aggre-
gated $4,000. Campbell -tated that he
had forged one note for $4,000 to take
the place of several notes. and that he
had destroyed several of his smaller
forgeries by throwing them into a
sewer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
MAIL RoRsER ARRESTED

Vallejo, Cal. Jan. 2e.-Charzed with
robbipg the United States mails. Ed
ward GoOdhaTt, alias Edward GuIlard
was arrested here last night. He is
believed by the police to be a partner
of Charles Mccarthy. now Servinr IF
teen years term in the Arizona peni-
tertiary for robbing the mails at Far
go. y. D., III September. ICES. Goodhsrt
escaped and it is believed came to Gait
fornia and obtained work in the Mari
Island navy yard. He was discharged
a couple of months ago and returned
to Vallejo only last night. He claims
not TO be the person wanted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Three Men in Charge Of Stock Under
Arrest at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Jan. 29.-Nineteen cars OF
cattle from the range at Wileox, Ariz-.
being shipped over the Southern Pacific
railroad TO Bakersfield, Cal. nave arrived
at The yards in this city in a terrible con-
dition. Many Of the cattle died on the way
in the cars and others were lying helpless
and unable to rise, and were shot by local
humane officers Still others went down
after being unlOaded in the yards and were
destroyed. In all. twenty of the cattle
have been shot by the humane officers
since they were discovered yesterday aft
ernoon. Officers of the Humane Animal
league found the stock in the cars yester-
day afternoon and reported their condI-
ton Five officers of the league now have
charge of the cattle.
Three of the stockmen arrested later in
the day were charged with cruelty to ami
mails Their names were given as L F.
Ogle. A. b Holly and J. B. Parks. all of
the Kidder ranch at Wilcox, Ariz- Ogle
was released on his own reeognizance-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
TOMORROW'S SUNDAY HERALD

Some of the notable features Sunday Herald
will contain
"A Flight by Land and Sea- detective story George Barry
The Man Who Saw Spring short story by John Nehardt
Putting One for Hiram Shorty MeCabe SERIES by
SeweI Ford.
Professor Pauls Nature article
Franklin Fyes review of Broadway plays.
The best comic section printed anywhere
Sports, Society and
ALL THE NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
CHARGED WITH MURDER
OF HIS BROTHER IN-LAW

Poughkeepsie, y. Y. Jan. 29.-Theo-
doTe Adams, employed in the railroad
roundhouse at HOpewell Junction, was
arrested today and charged with the
murder of his brotheT-in-law, John
Kliff of that place. after Mrs. Kliff had
accused Adams of robbing her KIiff
was proprietor of a lunch room in
Hopewell Junction, and was killed last
Saturday morning, it is believed, by
two men who had entered the restau-
rant ostensibly to purchase a bag of
tobacco. As Kiiff turned his back upon
the men, he was struck with a heavy
bolt and his skull fractured. He died q
few hours later. The men then entered
Mrs. kliff's sleeping room in the rear
of the restaurant. fractured her skull
with blow and took about 500 from
under her pillow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
FIERCE STORM IN KANSAS.
Part of the Roof of the State House
Blown otf-Great Damage Done.

Topeka Kan, Jan. 99.-The fercest
Wlndstorm in years has prevailed
throughout Kansas during the last
tWenty-four hours, causing consider
able damage in nearly every county.
All telegraph and telephone wires are
down. All trains are delayed. Half
me roof over the west wing of the Kan
sas state house was torn off by the
wind today.
IN Saiina the roof of the sash build
g. three-story structure, was blown
OFT. and the Rock Island rOundhouse
was destroyed.
Vt Wichita several church spires were
clown down. and falling trees damaged
q number OF houses. Stock on the range
Is suffering
AT Ottawa the wind threw Gus Mel
son. q railroad employee. in front of a
switch engine. He suffered the loss OF
o"th legs. The cold storage plant al
Newton was partially demolished.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
RAIN, SNOW AND
SLEET STORMS
SWEEP PLAINS
Kansas. Nebraska and Colo
RADIO in the Grasp of Worst
Blizzard of Winter.
WIRES DOWN AND FULL
DETAILS ARE LACKING
NoRTHWE EST AND CENTRAL
STATES sHIVERiNG IN THE
BLAST.


) Washington, Jan. 29.-The west y
: ern storm. which has been moving =
= eastward. is centered in the middle -
!, lake region. although the influence -
!: Of the Geld wave is already felt as ::
:: far east as the Appalaehians, ac- =
!. rording to the weather bureau. :.
!. storm warnings are displayed on =
!: The Atlantic and Gulf coasts. ex- =
;, cept south Florida; on the CalifoT- :.
!. MIA coast. from Point Reyes to =
:: Eureka. and on the Straits of Juan =
:. de Fuoa. ::
:: Cold weather viii prevail in the =
= middle and north Atlantic states I:
:: tomorrow night and Sunday. =
:: In tine northwest the weather viii -
!: moderate tomorrow. =
7r+$
Denver, Colo, Jan. 2s.-From Il
O'Clock last night until l o'clock today
almost the entire country west of the
Missouri river was cut off from tele-
graphic communication with the out
side world as the result of a rain, snow
and sieetstorm, accompanied by wind
of almost cyclonic violence, that swept
over Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska
last night, and then continued its work
Of destruction eastward
In Colorado. where The storm mas
been raging for several DAYS in the
mountains and along the west slope,
railroads are blocked by drifts which
have rendered even the big rotary plows
pOwerless. and big snowslides are re-
ported from all directions. High winds
in the mountains are piling up the
drifts and adding to the difficulties of
the railroads
Mines Forced to Close,
in the Telluride and San Juan dis
triets of southwestern Colorado many
mines have been forced TO close because
Of the lack of fuel and supplies. A
slide that wrecked a section of the Tel
luride Power company's lines put doz-
en- mines and mills in the savage basin
out Of commission.
on the South Park branch of the Col
orado & Southern railroad three passen-
ger trains are said to be stalled in the
drifts. with passengers suffering from
cold and hunger. One of these trains
is at Michigan siding. four miles from
Como.
Weather Bitterly Cold.
The Denyer & Rio Grande and Mof-
fat roads are also having much trouble
with drifts. Bitterly cold weather is
reported from some points, Telluride
reporting Is below.
Passenger trains from the east or
the Union Pacific, Santa Fe. Rock ISL
and and Burlington roads are all late,
and passengers report that the wind
blew seventy miles an hour across the
Kansas and Nebra ska Drafries over
which they came
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
BRAIN TURNED BY FEVER.
Prominent Montana Farmer Fatally
Shoots His Wife.

Butte, Mont, Jan. "A special to the
Miner from Belgrade, Mont, says:
During an attack of typhoid fever de-
lirium late yesterday afternoon. Louis
Seifert well-known farmer who lives six
miles north of Belgrade, fired three loads
from a repeating shotgun into his wife's
back. and she lies at the point of death.
A baby she carried in her arms while, at
tempting to escape received a few shots in
the arm and face. but is thought not seri-
ously hurt. Mr.. Seifert himself is in a
very precarious condition and his recovery
is doubtful He has been i'll for several
days. Yesterday he suddenly became a
raving maniac. Il am Cod he said, land
I am in heaven. and I may as well take
the rest of you with me" He then began
shooting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
MURDER OR s0Icloeq

New York. Jan. 29.-Conrado Daniel
son. Porto Rican manager for the
United States Express company. was
found with a bullet wound in his head
in his apartments in the Hotel Carlton
early TO-DAY, and was believed to be
dying in the Roosevelt hospital a few
hours later. His wife Eleanor. who is
known on the stage as Annie Yates
Palmer. declared that her husband at
tempted to kill her and then shot HIM
self. She told the police that they had
been quarreling.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
VETOED By ROOSEVELT.

Washington. Jan. 29.-The president
yesterday vetoed the act of congress
providing that officers of the army
navy and marine corps and Of the rev.
enue cutter service on the retired list
whose ranks are advanced i'm accord
snce with the law. shall receive COM
missions in accordance with such ad-
Vanced rank
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
HELD UP BY CLERK.

Mobile. Ala. Jan. 29.-HardaWay
Young. president of the Southern Hard
ware & Supply company of this city,
was held up today and made to write
a check TO the amount Of $500 by
Floyd Lester, his beokkeeper. A wo-
man figured in the case. She had the
check cashed at the firms office A
posse of deputy sheriffs has Testers
house surrounded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
DUTCH DEMANDS.

Amsterdam. Jan. ga special from
The Hague says that the Dutch de-
maffds on Venezuela include a con-
sular convention assuring the appoint
ment of Venezuelan consuls in the
Dutch West Indies, freedom of entry
at Venezuelan ports for all Dutch yes
sells; the abolition of per cent extra
shipping dues and free fishing rights
for Dutch vessels in certain Venezuelan
waters
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
TROUBLE THE
FIRST THING
OVER IN CUBA
President Gomez Insists Upon
Appointment OF Man With
Bad Record.
VICE PRESIDENT is NOT
STANDING WITH GOMEZ
MIxUP OCCURRED OVER CHOICE
OF RICARDO ARNAUTo AS
CHIEF OF POLICE.

Havana. Jan. 29.--The relations between
President Gomez and Vice President Zayas
became seriously strained today over the
appointment of a man to fill the post of
chief of the secret police. The friction Is
so acute that il is rumored that Senior
Zayas has threatened to tender his resig-
nation as vice president should President
Gomez insist on the appointment of his
(Gomez) nominee for the position
This afternoon Jose Jeres, the chief OF
police rendered his resignation in response
to a demand of the secretary of govern
ment. Nocolas Alberdi. who explained that
President Gomez had appointed as his sue
cessor Ricardo Arnauto former editor of
FL Reconcentrado, for political reasons
Jeres as an official had an excellent rep
utation. He had been chief of the secret
police for the last ten years
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
THE DEATH RECORD.
Sergeant Harry Hall.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Jan %
Sergeant Harry Hall. aged 81 years, one
of the oldest residents of Colorado
Springs. and a pioneer in service of
the government at the Pixies Peak
weather station, today fell dead at his
home here, q victim of angina pectoris.
Sergeant Han came here in 1881 while
in the service of the United States sig
nal corps. He later made fortune in
mining
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
BACK.FIRE SETIN SENATE

which bill
by the
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of
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radically
n most
penalties
Of
20
who hasp
PASSED Who doe so
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
TROUBLE BREWING.

= Sofia, Jan. 2s.-The Bulgarian ::
= government tonight delivered a I:
:: note to the representatives of the I;
= powers complaining of the irrecon- ::
= cilable and uncompromising atti- I:
= tude OF Turkey, and declaring that I:
= the porte must be responsible for I:
- the consequences =
:. The note does not solicit the in I:
= tervention Of the powers. but ::
:. draws their attention to the ten I:
. sion of the situation. ::
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
STORM AT CHICAGO.
snow Accompanied by a Forty-MiIe
an Hour Gale.

lineage, Jan. 29.-The storm Of sleet.
snow and rain which. sHirled along BY a
nigh wind during the last twenty-four
hours has Frustrated telegraph and tele-
llone wires, stalled trains, wrecked build
i'ss ana Isolated communities, struck Chi
"a so tonight and was reported general in
me vicinity of Detroit.
The first bite of the storm was felt in
'mcaso at noon. and il continued to in
crease In fury until the wind blew forty
miles an hour. and the thermometer reg
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
Or. William o. LiIIbridee.

Sioux Falls. s. D.. Jan. 2e.-Dr. Will
liam O. Lillbridge, the author, died
here this afternoon of kidney trouble
He wrote Ben Blair" and other west
ern stories
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
FRANKING PRIVILEGE.

Washington Jan. 2e-Frances Folsom
Cleveland widow of the late President
Cleveland and Mary Lord Harrison.
widow OF the late President Harrison,
were today granted the ranking privilege
for life by the provisions of house bill
passed by the senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
5 Has Bad Record.

Senior Aranauto has. since the begin
ming OF the first period of American inter
vention. been an editor of a long success
sion of publications, most of which have
been suppressed by the authorities. I'm
der the first period of American interven-
ton a paper Of which Arnauto was the ed
itor was suppressed for the attacks on the
wife of Brigadier General William Lud-
low the military governor. and other
American ladies. General Ludlow at this
time ordered the police to arrest ATnautO,
dead or alive. He was given immunity
under a plea that never again would he
publish newspaper in Havana.
Almost the entire force of the secret SER
vice tonight resigned, declining to serve
with Arnauto-
Vice President Zayas said tonight that
he had not considered the question OF a
resignation. A wholesale discharge OF
deputies in all departments of the govern
ment was made today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-30
Colonel r. w. Simmons.

New Orleans, Jan. 29.-The death here
yesterday of Colonel r. W. Simmons
removed one of the most notable fig
ures of the American turf.