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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
INSURGENTS LAYING
PLANS FOR BIG FIGHT

WASHINGTON, Dec. lI.-The I'm
surnentD congressman met today in
the room of Representative HUBBARD
of Iowa and for three hours discussed
ways and means of forwarding the
fight begun at the extra session against
t6e house rules. The participants re-
fused to admit that any other PROPOSE
ton had been considered.
Representative Hayes of Iowa was
chairman and Representative Nelson OF
Wisconsin, secretary. The net result
was the appointment of two committees
of five members each. Ono committee
was TO map out plan of action re-
garding further procedure and presum-
ably to sound out the Democratic minor
ity on Al Joint programme and the other
was to take care of publicity,
The following members were present,
according to the list furnished by Chair
man Hayes:
Gronna OF North Dakota; Haugen,
Hubbard, Pickett, Woods and Kcndcll
of Iowa; Hayes of Iowa; Nelson of
Nebraska: Madison and Murdock of
Kansas; PoindeXtcr of Washington;
Lindberg of Minncsota; Lowering of
Massachusetts, and Carey, Cooper, Len
root and Nelson of Winconsin. 1t was
stated that letters were received from
several others, including Davis Of Min.
HfSOId, hbIulHCl Ol MdSSdtuUStllNs ' al
stead Of Minnesota and Fowler of New
Jersey,
1t was insisted that the attendance
did not represent the full strength of
the 'insurgents representation Re
publican movement Representative
Hayes said if vote were taken today
in the house TO amend the rules fifty
Republican votes could be mustered.
"Tho movement among the Re"ubli-
can congressman TO amend the rules, y
he sand, lis on the increase and has
been since last session. Every mem
Der at tonight's s meeting reported the
people OF his district practically unani-
nous in their support of their repre-
sentativcs in this matter. IL should
be understood that We are aiming only
at the amending of the house rules
Upon the various other propositions
where the members havo been classed
as insurgents the views of all of us
vary. But we arc unanimous to the
last man on this proposition.
When the members emerged from the
conference all lodged the reporters,
who were referred to Representative
Hayes.
Mr.. Hayes was reluctant about dis.
cussing the insurgents plans. lie
at first refused to give the names of
those present and refused TO make pub.
lie the names of members appointed
for the committees, An address 10 the
people probably would issue from the
insurgents within "A short time on
the subject of house rules, he said.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
FOREMAN v. WOOD
INSTANTLY KILLED
Fatal Accident in Bingham
Freight Yards While Cars
Are Being Coupled.

Walter Wood, % years of age, re-
siding in Bingham, foreman for Denver
q Rio Grande engine No. 646, was in
stantly killed at i :50 clock Saturday
afternoon in the Bingham switch yards,
while trying to couple his engine to a
freight car. uo was son .in.law of
Judge Lee Of Bingham, lie leaves n
wifo and daughter three and half
years old. He also has brother at
Lark. He was native of Tennessee,
and was a member of Bingham lodge
l. o. o. F. He carried $500 insurance
in the New York Life.
Wood gave the signal for the en-
ginc TO back up TO the car, when, it is
thought, he saw that the automatic coup
Ter was not in order and stepped be-
tween the car and the moving engine
to adjust it. Just how the accident oc,
Cured is not known. 1t is known only
that Wood was crushed between the
draw heads and instantly killed. An
inquest will be held on Sunday morn
ing,
No arrangements for the funeral
have been made, but announcement will
be made later.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
CONGRESS WILL TAKE
TWO Weeks REST
Adjournment From December
21 to January 4, Has Been
Agreed Upon.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l1.-Congrcss
will adjourn for the holidays on Tues
day, December 81, and the Christmas
recess will continue for two weeks, ter
minating on Tuesday, January 4.
There has been some pressure for an
adjournment on Saturday, the 18th, but
Chairman Tawney of the house commit
tee on appropriations, has made such
strong plea for an opportunity to get
the appropriation legislation started III
the house that the ways and means
committee has decided to defer the ,ad-
iournment long enough TO accommodate
him in that respect
Chairman Payne Of the ways and
means committee expressed the opinion
today that congressman could we'll at-
ford TO lose Il day or two from their
vacation if there was Il prospect of haV-
ing some of the supply measures DIS
posed of. There is no doubt the, SEN
ate will concur in any action the house
takes,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
MANN DISCUSSES
TRUST LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l-Without
expressing any personal opinion as 10
the probability for or against the pas
sage of such a measure. Representative
Mann. chairman of the house commit.
tee on interstate and foreign com
mercc, today gave IL as his ''legisla-
tive opinion" that if bill should be
passed by the house amending the
antitrust law, that law would be
strengthened rather than weakened.
1T is my opiniou,h he said, "as a
legislator, that any amendatory law
would contain a provision for the APP
pointment of receivers for any trust
against which the court had rendered
such verdict as that recently handed
down in the ease of the Standard Oil
company
Mr.. Mann also discussed the Difficult.
ties in the way Of amending the inter
state commerce law. He said bills
looking to the modification of that law
would undoubtedly be pressed "The
railroads will, OF course, yell bloody
murder he said. 'That they have
always done and always will do when
legislation is undertaken, but congress
cannot. Of course, be controlled by
them. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
TRANSPORT PRAIRIE
TO SAIL WITH MARINES

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE
transport Prairie, which grounded in the
Delaware river while steaming down
that waterway with 700 marines for
Central America on December 2, was
floated today, and after an examination
ut the Philadelphia navy yard, it was
announced the ship had not been dam.
aged,
AS soon as the orders were received
from Washington late this afternoon
again to prepare tho Prairie for sea,
the force at the yard was at once put
to work. All the stores and nearly all
the coal lightercd while the vessel was
stuck in the mud were again transferred
to the ship.
Rear Admiral Harris. commandant of
the navy yard. said tonight it probably
will be the middle of next week before
the Prairie will be ready for sailing.
There are $50 marines at the naval
station and the quota, of 700 ordered
by the department to proceed to Colon
and n battalion for duty at the yard
will have TO be made up from other
stations. II is expected the Boston,
New York, Washington and Norfolk
navy yards will be called upon TO fur,
nish the men needed,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
WHITE SLAVE BILL
TO COME UP MONDAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE white
slave bill, introduced by Chairman Mann
of the house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, will be taken up
by that committee next Monday. The
committee so directed today. The in
tention is To press the measure, and its
advocates expect its passage by both
houses of congress.
The only stumbling block sighted is
the question as to the jurisdiction of
the interstate commerce law over such
a matter. but those urging the bill be-
lieve members Of both houses will have
no differences as TO the merits of the
proposed legislation The Mann bill is
designed TO regulate and prevent the
transportation in interstate and foreign
commerce of alien women and girls for
immoral purposes,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
ZELAYA BITTER IN
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

PANAMA, Dec. ll.-President Ze
laya of Nicaragua has forwarded the
following statement in reply TO re-
quest that he set forth his side of the
controversy with the United States:
"'The manner of proceeding on the
part of the secretary Of state of the
United States is extraordinary
''I He has refused to hear the well
founded justification Of Nicaragua s
government. and in Il communication ia
the Nicaraguan charge d 'affaires
makes assertions which are false and
offensive to this government and to my
person, undoubtedly because Of malevo
lent information received from my bit
ter enemies.
so that this communication can be
officially refuted, the American gov
vernment has been asked to send an
investigating committee, so they can be
convinced of the correct procedure and
the truth of the affirmations Of the
Nicaraguan government.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
ABERDEEN AVENUE
INFESTED WITH RATS
Fearing Bubonic Plague, Resi-
dents Are Seeking for Mod
ern Pied Piper.

Aberdeen avenue. below Ninth South
and between Third and Fourth West
streets, is suffering from a plague OF
rats and the residents are seeking some
modern Pied Piper of Hamlin to rid
Them of the rodents. There is fear
that the rats may carry disease germs,
and rs some Of them are believed to
have come TO this city from San Fran
cisco in carloads Of hides, it is possible
that they may have brought the
dreaded bubonic plague germs.
Some of the rats that have been
killed have measured twelve and four
teen inches in length and several
weighed more than four pounds apiece
\ pet bulldog at Lemp's botthne
works has lost several decisions in bat
ties with the rodents, and upon one oc
casion was SO badly bitten that it was
feared he would die.
Steps Will be taken by residents OF
the infested district to rid the neigh
borhood of the pests.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
UNARMED RANCHER IS
SLAIN BY AN ENEMY

LEBEAU, s. D., Dec. 11.-David G..
Mackenzie, son of Murdo Mackenzie,
former president of the National Live
stock association, was today shot and
killed by "Budn Stephenson, formerly
employed on the Matador ranch, of
which Mackenzie was manager. Ste
phcnson was arrested shortly after the
shooting and later taken 60 Sclby to
prevent threatened violence.
Just what led up TO the shooting is
n mystery and Stephenson refuses TO
talk. The two mon met in saloon and
without word Stephenson opened fire
on Mackenzie.
The first bullet entered Mackenzie s
lung and, being unarmed, he started
for the door. Stephenson fred two
more shots, ono of which pierced the
arm and the other the heart Macken.
zic died within a few moments.
Considerable feeling existed between
the men because Of former difficulties
Stephenson had been away from the
Matador ranch for some time.
An inquest tonight resulted in a yer
diet which held Stephenson to the grand
jury on charge of murder
Mackenzie came here from Trinidad
Colo, whore he was we'll known
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
TAFT SAYS NO POLITICS
IN THE CENSUS TAKING

WASHINGTON, Dec. l1.-President
Taft today served notice on ambitious
members of congress that the newly
organized machinery for the taking Of
the coming census is not TO be utilized
for political ends. He addressed eighty
fve supervisors of the census at the
executive Office and told them plainly
il they used their Offices, or if they
permitted the enumerators directly un-
der them TO further political ends be
would remove them promptly.
Many of you-most of you-have
been recommended by congressman, -
said the president, "and IT may be that
some of those congressman will come
TO you and expect, because they did
recommend you, that you owe them
something in the way OF selecting the
men as enumerators who will help them
in their congressional elections.
"You have got TO select the men
whom you think will do the work, and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
LEAGUE TO WORK FOR
DIRECT LEGISLATION
Hoped to Arouse Interest in
Operation of Initiative and
Referendum.

At meeting of the Direct Legisla-
tion league, held in the Y NJ c. a.
rooms Friday evening, l.. II. Gray was
elected chairman and n. b. Dresser
secretary, An address TO the public
was adopted by the league, which in
part follows;
''In 1900 the people of Utah voted
in favor of u constitutional amendment
granting tho right of the initiative and
referendum throughout the state or any
political subdivision. None of the sue
ceeding legislatures has passed the
necessary laws TO make this amendment
effective. The plea has been that nc
public demand has been made for legis
lation, although various bodies of vot,
ers have pctitioned for it. To make
such demand effective it must come
from large number of voters.
1t is the purpose Of the newly or
ganlzed Direct Legislation league OF
Utah to educate the voters of the state
to the advantages of this means of leg
islation by the people, The league
is a non. partisan Organization and hopef
to bring into its movement all those
OF whatever party who believe that
legislatures and city councils should
be the servants Of the people
The league proposes to use the pres:
of the state to disseminate information
regarding the workings of direct legis
lation elsewhere, form branches of the
league throughout the state and send
out speakers to aid the movement. |,
viii also bring the subject before polit
zeal conventions and prospective can
didates for the legislature.
Direct legislation is not an untried
experiment; twelve states have adopted
It to greater or lesser extent. and
bills and constitutional amendments
have been prepared and introduced in
a large number of other states to Sc.
cure this reform.
cone effect of the measure is that
it secures better laws, for knowing thai
the people can defeat any undcsired
law or can initiate laws the Legislature
fails to pass, such bodies are less likely
to be affected by interests detrimental
20 tho public, while interests that desire
special privileges know it is useless 10
control the legislature, for all the voters
have an opportunity of expressing
their will" Z"
The next meeting of the league will
be held in the Y. NJ, C. A. rooms ON
Friday evening, December II, when the
work of direct legislation will be shown
and plans laid out for the work Of the
league.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
irish NAT|ONAL|STS
ARE VERY JUb|LANT 7
Premier Asquith Is Straight Out
in Declaring for Home
Rule.
MEANS MANY VOTES
FOR LIBERAL CAUSE
Position of Prime Minister Sat
isfactOry to the Irish
Leaders.
Special Cable TO The Tribune.

SpeCIal cable 10 Ine JrlDune.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Irish Ma
tionalists are iubilant over the straight
forward declaration Of Premier AS
quith for home rule for Ireland, and de-
clare il will mean thousands of votes
in England, Wales and Scotland for
the Liberal cause.
The position of the prime minister is
satisfactory TO the Irish leaders. John
Redmond said today: Mr.. Asquith
promises to give Ireland a vote of all
Ireland. This is what we have de.
manded. and indicates that the Lib,
erals have come back TO the Gladstone
position. With homo rule positive
issue in the campaign, If the Liberals
are returned To power and the house
of commons passes the measures, the
lords viii hardly dare veto it..
Will Make a Fight
While Mr.. ASquith S utterancc is sat
iSfactOry to the Irish leaders, they viii
make Il fight FOR every seat they have
chance of carrying, and the National
ist party will be as strong in the next
parliament as it is in this.
Unqucstionablv, the political atmos-
phcre of the United Kingdom is clear
ing, and electors are better able to
see the connection between the issue
and issues raised by the budget. But
il would be premature TO attempt to
demonstrate which of the two prlncl-
pal parties is getting the benefit from
the clari6cation. The result Of il re.
mains absolutely problematical. They
seem then aud now to favor Liberals.
In independent circles the feeling is
that the decision next month will lie,
not with the avowed Radicals, but
with the silent, Unconditional middle
class. This body Of voters is capable
Of furnishing sensation.
AS to the Middle Glass.
So far as the mood of the middle
class of voters can bc aualyzed, he
appears more concerned about the eco.
nomic question than about the uncon-
stitutional. While he may be in agree
menC with tho Radical voter as to the
need of reformation of the second
chamber on general principles, there
is some ground on which to think there
is more pressure of a wise Judgment
regarding methods of raising revenue,
Hero lies the danger for Mr.. Asquith,
who by sheer intellectual force and
command of language as strong as It Is
lucid, has an influence over his party
scarcely surpassed by Gladstone.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
CRAZY MAN LOSES LEG
BY LEAP FROM TRAIN

RENO. Dee. 1l,-Julius Gillette, a
Swiss while riding as IA passenger on
No 5, westbound. yesterday, became
suddenly and violently insane and,
without giving the slightest Indication
of his intention 10 any OF his fellow
passengers, made headlong plunge
through the glass of one of the windows
while the train was going forty miles
an hour.
Gillette struck the ground beside the
track, one of his legs extending across
the rail under the train. Instantly it
was completely severed from his body
by. the wheels, which cut it like a
knife
The accident occurred this side of
Inlay, and the injured man was con.
veyed TO Winnemucca, where he now
lies IN the hospital Gillette is about
40 years old and the railroad ticket
found in his pocket indicated he was
on his way TO Sparks
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
EVADE DUTIES AND
ATTEMPT BRIBERY
Secretary of the Treasury Mae
Veagh Roasts the Rich Travel
ers in Banquet Speech.
REASON WHY TASK OF
CLEANING UP IS HARD
Declares President Taft Is Un-
aEterabIe in Determination
to Abolish Graft.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-EVasion of
lawful duties by the rich and their fire.
ouent willingness TO bribe customs in
spectors were characterized by Secretary
MacNeagh tonight as one of the lead
ing obstacles in the way of straighten-
ing out the customs house frauds in
New York.
Mr., MacVeaeh spoke at the annual
dinner of the Pennsylvania society at
the Waldorf Astoria.
FYou know what we are irving to
do for this city, he said. ''We are
trying TO cut out n fostering corrup-
tion.
"The undertaking needs the president
Mt the back of il, and 1T would be I'M
possible for any man in any position
TO be more direct and normal in his
outlook upon a question of good govern
ment or to be more resolved to back to
the limit any important and wise project
Of improvement than President Taft.
President Stands Firm,
"In what the department of justice
and the treasury department are under
taking to do at this port and in the
less important but still important things
we shall attempt to do with the other
ports of the country we have President
Taft behind us.
.'I shall dwell upon one obstacle only
and that is the important influence of
the example Of those well-to-do travel"
crs who for the sake of what they can
make out of it are willing to evade law
full duties and sometimes TO bribe into
the bargain. \ very serious considera.
tion in this connection is the lack OF
sufficient public opinion TO aid in cor
recting these practices.
Addresses also were delivered by See.
rotary Knox and Attorney General
Wickersham More than 900 were pres
cnt at the dinner.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
POET WITH EMPTY
PURSE WINS CASE
Commonplace ,FoodstuGs Cut
Little Figure With Men
With Long Hair.
~ leased wIro 10 The Tribune,

BY Leased Wire 10 lHe i''"u"t
NEW YORK, Dec. ll.-When the
case of Grcerer Hughes of lOo9 SlN'h
avenue against Poet Richard lie 'al'
lienne for the settlement OF ll'le
matter of $26 for commonplace FOOD
stuffs WAS called in court today, tue
master of the muse was not present
but Mr.. Hughes was there, and under
his arm was a volume Gaudily captioned
tPoems and Epigrams, by Richard
lie Gaiiienne.
The tradesman, whose first name 4,
John. had sued the poet for $50 lol
groceries. He sent his collector around
fo the lie GaIicnne home, but Richard
claimed he was too busy writing a
poem called ''Tho Splendor of the
SNOWY Peak to be disturbed.
When the collector returned MT
Hughes sat down and dashed oil mt
tie thing called "The Poet With the
Empty Purse and FASTENED down tt
the law Offices of John II. Taylor an,
had suit instituted. The hearing was
TO have been today. but meantime L'
Galliennc had sent n check to Grocer
Hughes and the case was called oil,
.?L,ook here" said Hughes, opening
the volume he carried at page 46i
Then he read: "The noblcst men anC
women are those who eat well and are
not ashamed.
Mr.. lie Galliennc muttered; ther
calculated: "Holy smoke. listen, ant
he read: Gan genuine poets have bili'
with tradesmen. The greater the poet
the bigger the bill. -
Mr.. Hughes turned n pea green anr
hastily Tipping the leaves, read 'Th'
true artistic soul dimes on nature; th'
commonplace becomes the grandeur o,
IDEAS - With a loud cry Mr.. Hughe
beat it back TO his emporium.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
MISS WARDLAW HEll \
TO THE GRAND JDR
Aged Aunt of the Late NJ.
Snead Who Is Under Arrest
Receives Decision Stoicallys
By Leased Wire 70 The Trlbpn,

By Leased Wire 70 The Tribune
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-NT;vs "
Wardlaw, woman who has mov,a sn,' y
the highest society. and who ba' ~ Y
presented to the car Of all tbs
sias, was today held bv aus
jury at East Orange, n. j.. for ' iha
tion Of the grand jury in connss.' %
with the mysterious death of bo, Z.
Mrs. Occy William snead, on N~
Der %.
The prisoner heard the decls;o,
Judge Mott with tho same unooa.
that has marked her demeanor s;na- .
day of her arrest. The only ars,'s
shown was when confronted by nhas9
raphers seeking to reproduce bos ~
lures,
Franklin ", Fort, ATTORNEY for 4,
defense, made vigorous effort W.
her released, but the RECORDER said ss' nv
there were 50 many suspicious connasas
with the death of Mrs. Snead thss (
felt it his duty to hold the pr;sors.
Miss Wardlaw is n close relst;Sa'
Colonel Albert Goodan. at % ono =
president of the American BanL ~,
company. On one occasion she se.'p v'
panied him to Russia, and while fbers y
was formally presented to the cza, :; !;
was at that time on the throne \,
was received in the highest Rnssi,r = 4
cicty. y niece of the accused wom,
owns Il big apartment house in NJ
| York and spends L GOOD mart os Il.
time iu California.
Miss Wardlaw became estranged h.,
her wealthy relatives some vesrs ~
and since then they have had no.h1,
TO do with her. Efforts to locate Il
husband and mother of the dead won,
up to this time have been futile.