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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
SOUND AND CONSERVATIVE
POLICY, SAYS ROOSEVELT
Comment Of Chief Executive on Re.
port Of Commission on Naval
Reorganization.

Washington. President Roosevelt's
commission on naval reorganization,
whose final report went to congress
on Saturday, outlines a new depart
mental system which the president de-
rlares is sound and conservative, and
In full accord with American policy.
1t contemplates for the secretary a
general council, military council
ind the redistribution of the duties
pf the present bureaus In FIVE divi-
fions, the chiefs of which are to com
rose the grand council, who are TO be
The assistant secretary, three flag of
iicers and another flag officer, naval
constructor or civilian with technical
training.
In submitting the plan, the presi-
dent says:
Nothing drastic is recommended as
to the bureaus or other agencies by
means of which the purely business
Bffairs of the navy department are
now administered The plan outlined
Goes not imply any greater expendi
ture Of money than at present. 1t
provides merely that the money
should be spent wisely instead of as
ut present spending it so that GER
tain proportion is wasted in useless
work"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
BANKER hickey FREED.
Nevada Financier Wins His Case Be
fore Supreme Court.

Carson, Nev.-In the Hickey hab-
cas- corpus proceedings before the SUI
preme court of this state. Chief JUS
tee Norcross has decided that T. B.
Hickey, president of the State Bank
and Trust company. should be dis
charged. He was charged with receiv.
ing deposit, knowing the bank to
be insolvent.
The statute makes it a crime to re-
ceive deposit under such circum-
stances. The deposit in this case was
received by receiving teller and not
by the defendant Hickey. Hickey
contended that this character OF re-
ception was not within the law, that
the teller was not his agent, but the
agent of the corporation. The court
sustained Rickey's contention and dis
charged him.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
A FAREWELL LUNCHEON.
President E!ntertalns tTennis, Cabl-
net" at the White House.

Washington.-President Roosevelt
on Monday gave farewell luncheon
at the White House to the members
of the famous tennis cabinet" and
others who have been closely asso-
ciated with him during the past seven
years.
Aside from the distinguished gov
eminent officials who have served as
among the presidents chief aides
curing his administration, ana also as
is companions at sports of different
kinds, there were present men with
whom the president had made friends
when he was roughing 1t In the west
years ago, and with whom he had
zone on numerous hunting expedi-
lions.
The president in brief speech laid
Emphasis on the point that no admin
stration has given its charge more
loyal service, and he stated that ne
believed that the country had never
mad a more devoted set of public SER
wants than those men through whom
be said most of the work of his ad-
ninistration had been accomplished.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
Eduoatlnu cuhans.

Washington. Nearly 81 per cent of
the population OF Cuba at least ten
years old can read, the percentage IN
the large cities being SIG, and In the
rest of the island 47.9, according to
figures obtained in the census recent.
iy taken. This census shows that in
1907 almost one-third of the children
were attending school as compared
with less than ono,sixth in 1895. Re
tween 1899 and 1907 the population Of
the island increased from 1,572797 to
2.048, $50, or more than 30 per cent.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
PASSES SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Appropriation Measure Approved by
Senate Carries $4,000 COO.

Washington.-Thc sundry civil ap-
tropriation bill was passed by the
renate just before adjournment Mon
lay, with an amendment securing ,S40,-
geo for remodeling the White House
office building to give additional room
Tor the president and providing $685.
TOO for his traevling expenses.
The authorization for additional is
sue of $30000,000 of Panama bonds
was stricken out on protest of Senator
Clay, who criticised the excessive
cost Of the csnal
Senator Hale opposed the adoption
of an amendment offered by Mr.. Frye,
appropriating 100000 for participa.
ton by the United States in the inter
national exposition at Brussels. The
amendment was rejected on a point Of
order.
The bill carries appropriations Of
about $139, 100000
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
swlndler Greeted by His Victims.

Council Bluffs, Ia-When J. c. May
bray arrived here from Little Rock
In charge of detective found
awaiting him number of men from
different parts OF the country, come
10 identify him in connection with
alleged swindIing operations carried
on here last year. Inspector Swenson.
.Gho has had charge OF the case for
he government, SAYS the enormity OF
The swindling operations grow as time
passes ar that every day brings con-
firmation of additional victims.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
TAFT ON THE TARIFF.
Says He Has Been Misrepresented by
New York Papers.

New York-President- Taft
vigorously protested Friday night
against what he said was an absolute
Misrepresentation in certain New
York afternoon papers as to what he
had said in answering questions re-
garding tariff revision.
He had stated, he said, that the
present business depression was un.
doubtedly due in large measure to
the fact that the tariff Is TO be re.
vised at an extra session of congress
to meet March Is; that it was of the
highest importance that this revision
should not be delayed.
Mr. Taft also said he favored a per.
manent tariff commission to make a
careful study of the operation of the
proposed new tariff law, to the end
that the whole question of the tariff
might be placed on a more scientific
basis
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
Gaines coIIides With Cannon.

Washington.-A sharp clash be-
tween Representative Gaines of Ten
ressee and Speaker Cannon occurred
in the house Saturday. In the course
CT which each claimed he had been
insulted by the other. So persistent
was Mr. Gaines in addressing the
chair when declared out of order that
the speaker directed the sergeantat-
arms to compel him to be In order"
The sergeant for the first time In sew
eral years took the mace from Its
stand and proceeded toward Mr.
Gaines, but the speaker called him
tack
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
CRUSHED WITH RUNAWAY CARS
Horrible Fate Of Utah Woman and
Her TWO Babes.

Scofield, Utah.-Mrs. Emelia Rutzke
and her two children, the youngest,
Martha, babe in arms, and the older
one, Anna, but years old, were run
down by two loaded box cars that had
run away from the loading tracks of
the Utah Fuel company.
Mrs. Rutzke was on her way to
Winter Quarters with her three chill
dren the Oldest boy Of 8, and the
two children who lost their lives
along with their mother. When at a
point about half way between Scofield
and Winter Quarters, and at place
where the snow was banked up high
on both sides, they were met by the
runaway cars and caught like mice
in trap. The boy escaped, but the
bodies of the woman and two children
were so horribly mangled that they
had to be gathered up in blanket.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
To End Rate War.

New York-William f. Corey, pres
ident of the United States Steel cor
poration, on Saturday said with refer
rnce to the reports that the independ-
rnts We're seeking conference with
the corporation with the object Of
putting an end to the present rate
war, that he had not heard that they
contemplated any such action, and
that up to the present time they had
made no overtures Several price
changes were reported Saturday, but
n vigorous effort to get new business
continues to be made.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
TiIlman still Flahtinq.

WESTINGHOUSE Senator Tillman has
introduced a resolution instructing
the senate committee on postoffices
to inquire and report whether the re-
cent message of the president for
warding to congress the report of the
house commission should not be ex.
cluded from the mails as matter i'm.
proper for transmission. Senator
Tillman's resolution astonished the
senate. The resolution was, on motion
of Mr.. Tillman, referred TO the com.
mittee on postohices and post roads.
its reading in the senate and refer.
ence causing no discussion.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
GRIT OF FARM Err.
Captured Five Men Who Had Robbed
Him and Forced Them to Dlsgorge.

Captured Five Men Who Had Robbed
Him and Forced Them to Dlsoorge.
Muskogee, Okla.--In the San Bots
mountains, single-handed and in the
dark, James Beck. a farmer residing
near Stigler, Oklahoma early Friday
captured five robbers who had robbed
him of $4,000, recovered part of the
money and then made an Intellectual
attempt to land his game in Jail. Two
were wounded, but all escaped.
Sunday morning the men broke into
Beck's house and escaped with his
money. Aiming himself with re
volver the farmer started in pursuit.
He trailed the robbers day and night
until at dusk Thursday he saw them
enter the San Bots mountains, seventy
miles southwest of Muskogee.
He laid in wait till darkness GOV.
cred the robbers rendezvous and
when finally the quintette fell asleep
Beck approached yelling Hands up;
cover them, boys" Leading the rob.
bers to believe they were surrounded.
Beck forced them to return 81 600 of
his money, all they had left, and at
tempted to bring them to Muskogee
to jail. Learning that their capture
had been effected by one man, the
men made a dash for liberty. They
escaped, but not until two of them
had been shot and wounded by Beck,
how badly is not known.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
Head of Fish Trust Indicted by Grand
Jury.

Chicago.-W. Vernon Booth presi-
lent of A. Booth & Co. the so-called
FISH trust, which went into the hands
Of receiver last September. and F.
r. Robbins, former assistant treas
lrer of the company, were indicted
On Saturday They, with others to
she grand jury unknown" are charged
with entering into conspiracy by
means of which they secured. viii
'ully. maliciously, feloniously," etc,
he sum of 100000 from the Cont.
'ental National bank of Chicago. The
!wo men are Jointly indicted in one
rue bill which contains only three
counts, none of them differing sub
ftantlally
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
Thinks Hopkins viii Win.

Pasadena. Cal,-"Prlvate advices
have just reached me that Albert j..
Hopkins will be reelected United
States senator from Illinois. The
deadlock may not be broken at once.
but Hopkins will win out finally" The
foregoing statement concerning the
political battle of Illinois was made
by Roy o. West of Chicago, chairman
OF the Republican state central com.
mlttee of Illinois and closely identified
with Governor Deneen during the lat
ters past and present administration.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
SITUATION IN BALKANS.
Advancement of Negotiations Looking
to Settlement.

London.--The powers are not find
ing the solution OF the Balkan diff
ficulty as easy as they anticipated a
week ago. It is true that negotiations
loking to q settlement have advanced
In some directions and that the opti-
mistic belief that war would be avert
I'd, which the British government has
held throughout, has now reached the
bther capitals, but a definite plan to
relieve the Austro- Servian tension has
not yet been agreed upon. The for
tign Office states that 1t is erroneous
to say that Russia has consented to
the proposal that ServIa snould be
approached by the powers,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
Catholic Priest Badly Beaten by Three
Unknown Men.

Boston, Mass.-Three unknown men
fred Rev. Francis Leberti, pastor OF
he Roman Catholic church, Our Lady
II Mount Carmel from his home in
fast Boston Monday night and beat
aim senseless Two hours later. Rev.
'lr Leberti recovered sufficiently to
10 to a physicians Office Father lie.
>erti was told by tho strangers when
hey called ct his residence that a
lying woman desired the last rites OF
he church The motive OF the out.
age has not been learned.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
chicago to Make Price OF Steel.

Pittsbnrg. Pa--F. A. Ogden, freight
manager for the Jones & Laughl.n
Steel company, the biggest independ.
ent company in the country and the
most bitter opponent of the United
States Steel corporation, on Thursday
made the amazing statement, coming
from him. that he feared in. the near
future Chicago would make the prices
for steel and that Pittsburg would be
relegated to the background. In other
words, he sounded the death knell to
Pittsburg as a great industrial center
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
German "Jack the Ripper" Captured.

Berlin,-The man who during the
last fortnight has been making a Sc
ries of attacks upon women on the
streets Of Berlin was captured on Fri.
day. He made an attempt to stab a
woman on the Friedrichstrasse one of
the crowded shipping streets of the
city. The clothing of his intended vic
tim was cut, but she herself suffered
no harm. The woman screamed and
her assallant fed into a house on ar
adjoining street, where he was seized
by a policeman. He is a young man
but he has not yet been identified.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
HARGls AGAIN IN JAIL.
Bondsmen Withdraw from Support Of
Kentucky Murderer.

Jackson, Ky.-The men on the bond
of Beach Hargis. charged with the
murder of his father, Judge James
Hargis, surrendered him on Saturday
10 Breathitt county Officers and he
was taken to jail at Irvine to await
ais second trial in April. Hargis' re-
rent outbreaks is said to have caused
his bondsmen to surrender him. The
youth recently went to a dance and
attempted to murder his cousin.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

wv THAT sort Of new-faDgled thing is this
w you've got hitched to the nozzle?' de-
manded the man of the house, as he drag
ged out the hose preparatory to the evening
sprinkle
"Oh yes; / meant TO have told you about It,
Henry" replied his wife, coming to the edge OF
the porch. Il bought II from an agent who came
around this morning. It's sprinkler, you see, at
tached right to the nozzle, and it's so fixed that
you can stick II In the ground at any angle.
felt sure IL was just the thing you wanted, and so
l had him put one on"
well / wish to goodness you hadn't" snapped
Henry. you've simply thrown your money away
and put me to the bother of unscrewing the thing
and taking IL of. You ought to know, Laura, thaJ
you're judge of things of this sort why can
see just by looking at 1t that it's no good
'But II worked beautifully when the man tried
It," apologized Laura; "and he told me that tie
men were all delighted with 1t wherever he sold
It."
ooh he did did he? You didn't think to ask
him | suppose, why he goes around selling this
contrapton when the men are away from home
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

and II stays there Yes sir; wouldn't take
fve-dollar bill for that little attachment The man
who got that up deserves to make fortune
AURA reappeared as Henry was rolling up the
IL hose ")ear me-" admitted, II forgot to set
you the screw-driver, that you could take that
thing off the nozzle"
"Oh well, it's too late now,' responded Henry.
I'm done with the sprinkling for this evening.
The thing just well stay on there until to-
morrow"
"Do you think, after all. dear, you win be able
to make any of it?"
"Oh perhaps So If you know how to manage
It and keep your eye it, it's not so bad. But
it takes a mechanic to work 1t properly"
well that's comfort, dear. was so afraid
you would find 1t entirely worthless. But you are
right Henry; a is no Judge of mechanical
appliances. and ought to have known better than
to have believed everything that agent told me
about it. But IL did ingenious and simple
and convenient that l couldn't help feeling that
you would be pleased with It,"
"Oh WELL that's all right, Laura. The thing is
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

really not nalI as pad as IL
might be. only it's always
risky business to buy any
thing of agents or peddlers. II
a thing is any good it doesn't
need a seedy canvasser to go
about with 1t from house TO
house. You'll find 1t in the
stores quick enough"
"Yes, suppose that's so.
Henry. And / am only thank.
full ] bought it out OF my own
money; so IL hasn't really
been any loss TO you, dear,
except the bother OF having
to take it off,"
well, l don't know that I'm
even going to the bother OF
taking it oft. 1t isn't so much
in the way as you might think.
And, as / say, it has it's good
points, and / have no doubt
I'll find opportunities for us
ing 1t every now and then. So
don't let it worry you any
more. It's all right, and no
harm done. And, say, by the
way, Laura, what do you say
to our running down to the
beach for a couple of days
next week?"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

That's just the way with
woman; doesn't know the first
thing about mechanical prin-
ciples and believes anything a
shyster agent has mind 70
tell her Why, even Freddy
would know better than to let
anybody stick a good-fOr-noth-
ing, clumsy doo-daddle like
this on good, brand-new noz-
zle! What did you pay for it.
anyhow"
81 paid fifty cents for it,
Henry"
FIFTY cents-for a thing
like that! Well, If that don't
beat the Dutch! You might
Just as we'll have bought ten
loaves of bread and thrown
them in the slop. Where's my
screw-driver? 2"
"Ill get it for you, Henry
But before you take the thins
off | wish you would try ~.
There Is surely no harm In
seeing how it works"
ooh, well. If it's any salts
faction to you, I'll give it try.
But you can see for yourself,
Laura, that l couldn't stand
having this clumsy arrange
ment hitched to the nozzle all
the time. And how do you
work the old thing, anyhow"
"Why, it's quite simple,
dear. You see that little fiai
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&EzIY q =
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piece there. that moves back and forth7"

piece there, that moves back and forth?"
yes"
'Wen. you merely Ax that in front of the
nozzle, and when the water comes out II
strikes against 1t and forms a spray"
Eyes I see says the blind man; and IL you
happen TO have hold of the nozzle at the time
you get a bath--a good soaking shower bath
The fellow that sold you this didn't say any
thing about an umbrella or a bathing suit, did
he2"
But, don't you see Henry that little piece
of metal is so shaped that 1t throws the water
out from you. 1t doesn't sprinkle In all direc
tions at once. SO, you see, you can't get wet
"But what earthly good is a sprinkler that
only shoots out in front?"
"Well, suppose you try 1t, dear. practical
demonstration will answer your questions bet
ter than can"
"All right then; here goes! But don't hold
me responsible for the Consequences; and
forthwith Henry adjusted the sprinkler and
turned on the water.
A graceful, fan-like spray came forth;
spreading over the lawn and falling upon the
grass and shrubbery like gentle rain.
Makes awful racket" he commented,
after a moments silence.
eyes IL does make a nOise," agreed Laura;
"but no more than any other kind of sprinkler
do you think SOP"
Henry appeared not to hear her, but walked
over to the side of tie lawn and turned the
spray upon his bed of geraniums. Laura
watched him for a minute or two and then re
tired within the house
A half hour later a neighbor appeared upon tn
what sort OF new wrinkle is that you've go
there?"
Greatest little invention you ever saw" re
turned Henry. "'Acme Adjustable Sprinkler
Beats your patent nozzles all hollow, Waters you
flowers without knocking everything t. pieces an
sprnkes your lawn like an April shower. An
when you get tired OF holding 1t you simply stic
il In the ground--like this, you see-at the edg
of the grass and let her 60 Spreads out only ii
front you will notice. Gets the water all over tn
lawn but doesn't put a drop on the walk. Wit
your ordinary sprinkler you get the whole plac
sopping wet. And then. you see there's no turr
ing off the water and unscrewing the nozzle an
putting on a sprinkler and turning the water a
again and running for your lfe You've got tn
whole thing right here under your thumb an
finger Shut off your sprinkler and switch 1t %
again, just as you've a mind to- Take 1t up whe
you get ready and put 1t down when you &c
ready and set it at any angle or in any position
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

Henry was having a Satur-
day afternoon at home by him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-10
THE INNOCENT PEDESTRIAN GETS
POINTERS AT BIG AUTO SHOW

and about the ulre Of pie plate.
Tho mouth piece would accommo.
date your hat
This contraptlou was shown Ia
the basement. ~ the mau footed Il
Just a hoy zee BIT u sounded Ike
giant grunting with the collie
Whether the innocent pedestrian
would die easier under a good
heavy machine than By being
frightened Into a death ~ By one u
those II q question.
These are also some lovely
French horns that cost from ti2 10
as. They are Just like band horns.
but they play only one note. aud a
perfumory bottle bulb takes the
place OF GAaton'n lunEa
A new form OF goggles are ~ In
tersst IN the pedestrians depart
msnt There IL no glass In them
they are a solid sheet Of steel.
pressed 10 meet the shape % tho
face aud eyes In them arc tiny
ereyices through which the auto
driver may peer with these new
EogElcs the drivers face IL entirely
hiddon from the pedestrian. IN fact.
Il looks like a steel mask Thus tho
Innocent pedestrian la deprived Of
the pleasure % seeing the chanf
feur smile pleasantly. after the
pedestrian has scamp.rod awkward.
u 10 the curb.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-10

fereuces when toll you that Jim
Tawnny was the only guest az the
late dinner Of the Gndiron club
who neglected 20 rise and drink
70 the president Of the United
States.
Here II an interesting excerpt
from the Congregational Record
Jenkins 81 Wisconsin. you will re-
member a. one 81 those cham.
pions u the constitution who will
retire 90 private life on account
o. hts lack of sympathy with the
ideas OF modern progressive
thought He was defeated al the
recent election
Mr. hughes Of New Jersey: I
do not know whether I can state
the situation and conflue my re-
marks strictly b a question. but
{ viii try The gentleman stated.
and with Great vehemence. that he
insists upon the three branches %
the government being kept abao-
lutely separate and distinct. and
decries the desire OF the lagisla.
tive 20 encroach upon the judicial
branch Now I want to ask the
gentleman a question. OF course.
be Is familiar with tho Blackstone
definition Of lava rule 81 con.
duct prescribed by a superior. aud
which the inferior Is bound TO
obey
STR Jenkins yielded for a
question
Mr. Hughes Yes Now when
a Judge issues an Injunction. 1
ask the gentleman n he is not set.
ting up a standard Of conduct for
every body who comes within the
purview Of the Injunction. aud as
he may punish anyone not obey.
ing II. II the Judge not then legis.
lating7
To which Jenkins replied.
1T Is impossible for any gentle.
man to answer the question
Sincerely. HATH