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Evening star., 1909-03-15
WILL WRITE 1T TOMORROW
Document Will Be General in Form
and Very Brief.
TALKS WITH TARIFF EXPERTS
Speaker Cannon Among Today S
White House Callers-Bullitt in
Conference About Kentucky
Patronage.

President Tafts message to Congress
tomorrow is still unwritten. Congress
and the public yet claim the time oi
the chief executive and he gives III
every minute he can. His tariff view
VIII not be committed to black and
white before tomorrow. and the chances
are that the ink in his name Will hardly
be dry when it gets to the Capitol abou,
noon.
Inc message. by reason Of the limited
time for preparation, will be brief. COW
ering the general ana not the detaileu
views of the President
MI Taft talked tariff with some of his
callers today. Speaker Cannon an
Representative Mccall of the ways aEd
means committee were the tariff eX.
pertS who spent some time with the
PRESIDENT Several business men from
different parts of the country dropped
in to urge the President to use his in
upon the statute books at the earliest pos
sible moment.
Col. Robert J. Lowery, banker and bust
ness man of Atlanta. explained to The
President that manufacturers and other
business men in many directions are hesi
tating until the tariff bill is settled
What the country wants is TO have this
thing passed upon speedily" said Col
LoWery. Unless we do so serious harn
may come. Yes, we like President Taf
immensely down in Georgia. If we hat
had six weeks more time last fall We
would have carried the state for him
Our people are fond of him, believe il
him and will stand by him. He is goini
to make q great President. and if he is Z
candidate four years from now he will se
the vote Of Georgia.
Bullitt and Kentucky Patronage.
Senator Bradley of kentucky is getting
ready to descend on the White. House fol
big bunch of patronage soon to be dis
posed of in that state. The Kentucky
senator made preliminary start on his
work, calling and comforting with tbs
chief executive
Just how successful he will be is to be
determined. Senator Bradley fought hard
10 prevent Taft delegates in the state
and one man who had more to do with
foiling - efforts than any other man was
Marshal Bullitt of Louisville Mr.. Bullit
mas been in Washington in conference
with the President as to Kentucky affa rs.
There is talk that Mir Bullitt will be Of
fered one of the best places under The ad-
ministration and there has been talk OF
several positions he was likely to fill. one
OF them being assistant secretary of the
Treasury. 1t is understood that Mr. Bull
lit will be freely consulted by President
Taft as TO Kentucky appointments.
Ex-Secretary McCreary OF Kentucky
who is being urged by senator's for a
place on the boundary commission. called
on President Taft today.
Professors Sloan and Seligman of Co.
lumbia University, introduced to Prcsi-
dent Taft today by Senators Root and
Depew. extended the President a forma
invitation 10 attend the twenty-ffth an
nlversary OF the American Historical AS
sociation and the American Economic AS
sociation at Carnegie Hall. New York
December - next. The President saiC
he would be pleased to consider the invi-
tation.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
Alumni of Brown to Meet.

The annual meeting of the Brown Uni
versity Alumni Association of Washington
will be held at the Highlands apartment
house at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
aker is more powerful than the entire

Speaker is more powerful than the entire
body.
I'VE demand that the House of Repre-
sentatives snail again become a delibera
tive body. controlled by ma jority of the
peoples representatives. and not by the
Sneaker And We pledge ourselves to
dopt such rules and regulations to gov
ern the House OF Representatives as Will
enable a majority of its members to d.
rect its deliberations ana control legiS-
iation.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
FOURTH TIME SPEAKER

(Continued from First Page.)
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CONTINUES AS SECRETARY.

reorganize the committees.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
DIES AS RESULT
OF PRIZE FIGHT
Officers Court Holds That
Bout Was Friendly Box
ing Match

Boise, Ida, Jan. 2s.-Private Mickey
Wilson died at Boise barracks today
as the result of a prize fight at the bar
racks gymnasium last night. He Was
in a preliminary with Private Teddy
Flick, both members of troop L, Four
teenth cavalry. The men pummelled
each other viciously for three rounds,
retiring at the end of the third with
blood streaming from Their faces
In the fourth Wilson took the count
of four early and went down again for
six in a few seconds. As he rose. but
before Strengthening himself. Fisk
landed an upper cut on the Jaw. he
went down as though dead and was
carried to his corner.
Not regaining consciousness, the SOL
diers became alarmed and he was
taken to the hospital. where he died.
The opinion was that his neck had
been broken, but an officers court.
holding an inquiry today. brought in a
verdict that he came to his death as
the result Of fracture at the base OF
the brain caused by a fall during a
friendly boxing match. This action
forestalls the civil officers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
INTEREST IN MURDER CASE
Trial of Hancock in Helena Is Chief
Topic of Conversation in Mon
tana Capital.

Helena. Mont, Jan. 24.-The Hancock
murder case continues as the chief
theme Of conversation in Helena. The
latest development is the return to the
county jail of Mrs. Hancock, wife of
the man who was lured to his death by
a deeoy note more than a week ago.
Mrs. Hancock was arrested on
charge of perjury on a warrant sworn
out by Chief of Police Flanner, size
having made false statements on the
witness stand at the coroner's inquest
which she later denied to Prosecuting
Attorney Hepner. Mrs. Hancock was
released on her own recognizance yes
terday Late last night she applied at
the fail and asked to be locked in the
ceiling. declaring that she feared bod
iiy harm. Her wish was complied with,
and she was allowed the freedom OF the
Jail. She is not prisoner, being al
lowed to go and come at her pleas
ure.
The authorities have new clews upon
which they are working and it is ex-
pected that arrests will be made to-
Elorrow. but they may be delayed IN
til after the inquest, which viii be
continued again Wednesday night, the
last session being continued owing to
the boisterous crowds which thronged
the court ROOM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
MACOON SAYS WRECK OF MAINE
IS AN INTERNATIONAL SCANDAL

omits to express regret and censuTe for
the deplorabie spectacle.
1T has become a national TeDroaCh and
an international scandal. The neglect TO
remove the wreck is attributed by many.
especially the large Spanish contingent IN
cuba. 10 the fear that its removal will
disclose the fallscy Of the popular belief
that the Maine was destroyed by a tor
pedo or mine instead of an interior ex-
pIosion; so generally does this opinion pre-
vail that 1 believe the Cuban government
wreck as an OBSTRUCTION to navigation Of
its coastal waters and destroying it. how
ever. it should be added that the Cuban
authorities were also restrained by a be
lief that the United States would sons
time desire and attempt to remove it and
preserve the wreck as a whole instead of
breaking it up and removing it in the
more inexpensive manner.
The correspondence on file in the de
rartmsnt Of state and the navy depart
ment at Washington shows that a belief
prevails in those departments that It Is
necessary to secure. by a treaty or other
wise the consent Of the republic Of Cuba
to the authorities of the United States
entering the barber of HanaNa and pro-
ceeoing with the work of removal; this
permission. If necessary. can be easily
secured and the Cuban government would
gladly afford every assistance in its pow
er to accomplish the desired result not
only because Of the injury to the harbor
facilities. but also because Of the prompt
ing of patriotism and sentiment l earn
ssffv recommend that the United States
government take immediate steps to &C
compIish the removal without further de-
lay"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
DEATH CLAIMS
GOVERNOR WEST
One of Utah's Territorial Chief
Executives SucCumbS to
Fatal Affection.

Caleb w. West, who served two terms
as territorial governor of Utah, died at
O'Clock last night at the Providence
hospital in Oakland, Cal, after an ILL
ness Of one month.
Former Governor West became af-
flicted with appendicitis about a month
ago. but refused to permit an opera
ton. and since then his condition grad
ualiy grew worse until he passed away
last night. The dispatches from Oak
land did not announce the disposition
of the body
Caleb Walton West was born i'm Gym
thiana. Ky, May %, 1874, and was edu-
Gated in the common schools there and
later entered the academy at Millers-
burg. Ky. He practiced law at Cynthi-
ana from 1857 to 1886, and in April of
the latter year was appointed by Pres
ident Cleveland governor of the ter
ritory of Utah. In 1883 Benjamin Har-
risoD was elected president of the Unit
ed States. and Arthur L. Thomas, pres
ent postmaster. succeeded Governor
West in the position. When Cleveland
was reelected, Mr.. West was reap
pointed governor of the territory in
1893 and occupied the position until
state government was inaugurated Jan.
2. 1880. loltD w W est was tic last
territorial governor. Heber NJ. Wells
succeeding him as the first governor Of
the state of Utah.
Governor West during his last term
in the gubernatorial position expert
enced quite an exciting period. In 1898
what was known as Coxey's army
passed through Ogden, and the late
governor made ample provision for the
protection of the Junction city by plac-
ing a gating gun in the city hail
square and making arrangements for
the establishment Of a guard ON the
Davis-Weber county line to prevent
any stragglers reaching the capital.
and using the salt Lake City police
for that purpose.
In the year following came the ia
nous railroad stTke-the A. r. e.
strike of 1894. Ogden was again in
trouble. and Governor West ordered the
militia to the Junction city, where they
were encamDed for weeks in the rail-
road yards. and for several weeks Og-
den was under martial law.
The late Governor West made many
friends during his residence in Utah.
and they will learn of his death with
deep regret.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
UTAH WILL VIE
WITH SANPETE
ProhibitioniStS to Present a
Mammoth Petition to
Legislature.
Especial to The Berald.)

Lehi. Jan. 24.-The Alpine stake con-
ference here today filled every seat and
crowded all the aisles of the new tab
ernacle. Apostles Hyrum NJ. Smith and
Richards and Rulon S. Wells of the coun-
Gil of seventies, were present. The chief
feature of the fotiT sessions held yes
terday and today was the talk by ApOs-
tie Richards on prohibition and the ad0D-
ton of a resolution favoring statewide
prohibition measure IT was just after
the general authorities had been present
ed and sustained that President Abel J.
Evans introduced the resolution. and
when a standing vote was called for over
% per cent of those present arose to their
feet Senator John \. Smith was pres
ent ard sang a solo. and il was inter
estinC to watch his expression while the
vote was being taken and the remarks
were being made.
A committee Of ten was elected, to serve
with like committees from Utah and Mt
Nebo stakes to collect all the petitions
which have been signed in Utah county
and on next Tuesday this committee Of
thirty will wait on Utah county's mem
bers Of the legislature From present in
aications nine-tenths of the voters have
signed petitions and IL would not be sur
nrisine- If a list of 10000 names will ask
senators Gardner and Smith to break
from the federal bunch and close the
saloons. Certain it is that Senator Seely's
record petition will be surpassed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25

Washington. Jan. Ex-Governor Ma
coon OF the provisional government
OF Cuba. i'm his annual report
10 the secretary OF war made puDlic 10
cay. brings to his attention the wreck OF
tfe United States battieshiD Maine IN ia
Ns1a hsrbCr and recommends that the
government take immediate steps 10 &C
goinplsh its removal without further ue-
Jay. he says
The wreck Of the Maine continues TO
re ln the mud ana waters OF Havana hdi-
cor. The sunken battleship is serious
menace 10 the shipping of the haroor as
il occupies a portion OF the best anchor
age The obstruction has increased an
nually during the past ten years b. caus-
ing shoal The moderate tides prevail
ing IN the har5or are hardly suftielent 70
prevent gradual filling up ana TINS sh0au
seriously interferes with the action OF the
ices and. therefore. the entire maroon i
RAPIDLY filling. II viii be necessary. II d
snort time, to begin dredging in order 70
provide proper anchorage for the large
amount of shipping now entering me nSI-
uVf unless the wreck i removed. me
anchorage is also restricted by the wreck
ana the shOal. for ships are obliged TO an
euor at sufficient distance 10 prevent
grounding in case they strain on their
cables
Even more important than this OBJ
suucuon TO navigation is the fact that
lts wreck, although il contains the bod
- or sixty-three American seamen, OF
Ahat Is left of them. is apparently aDan-
u"led and forgotten by the government
aiid people of the United States. Thou
Sehos Of Americans and other thousands
~ other nationalities annually enter the
''~ioor Of Havana and probably not one
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
ENDS LONG VOYAGE.
Lishtship FIotiIIa Reaches San Fran
cisco From New York.

San Francisco. Jan. -Weather-beaten
and stained by the storms of many seas,
the lightship flotilla sailed into port to-
day 125 days out from New York The
little fleet consisting of three lightships
and three lighthouse tenders. made its
voyage of more than 1900 miles without
mishap and Captain Albert Mertz. who is
in command, is highly pleased with the
performance of his staunch little craft
Out Of Caliso. the lightships were taken
in tow by the tenders to save coal and
175 miles were covered in this way. The
lightship Columbia River No. IS viii go
north to guard the entrance of the stream
after which she is named. The Swiftsure
No. % and the tender Manzaniia go to the
Straits OF Fuca. the entrance to Puget
Sound. the relief and tender Sequaia will
remain here and the tender Kulzui goes to
Honolulu
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
JAP ANESE WORRY
TO CALIFORNIA
Legislature This Week viii
Wrestle With Alien Immi-
grafton Bill.
RACE TRACK LEGISLATION
EVENTS OF NEWS IMPORTANCE
ARE FoREcAsTED.

The California legislature viii attract
worldwide attention this week when it
again takes up legislation designed to
check japanese immigration to that
states shore OF the Pacific coast. Upon
the solicitation of the president and 9TH
ers of influence, the legislature last week
put over the snti-alien bills until next
Wednesday when, despite reassUring ad-
vices from Washington and Sacramento
to the effect that no radical action is
imminent. there is bound TO be a discus
sion of international Importance.
Sacramento also will furnish news of
special interest to the sporting fraternity
when the state senate takes up the Walk
er-Otis anti-race track bill, which passed
the house last week The senate fight on
the bill Will ne bitter The race track
fight also viii be continued in New Or
leans a test case being made Of the re-
Gently enacted race track gambling law.
At Muskogee, Okla. on Tuesday. the
federal grand jury will begin an inquiry
The senatorial deadlock at Springfield.
H.. will probably be broken this week.
The conference for the discussion Of the
problem of caring for dependent children,
called by the president, will open at
Washington Monday.
The Panama alleged libel hearing will
be resumed before the grand jury at
Washington.
S4tUtud9 hi6At - NltiNitoh .iUt = ~
give d dinner at Washington which the
president will attend
At PittsburE on Monday the govern
ments case against the Hartman rail-
roads viii be continued
George Sutton and George F. SiossOn
will play ISL baik line billiards for the
championship of the world Tuesday at
New York Also in New York before the
National A. c.. Tommy Murphy and owen
Moran will fight Friday night
President-elect Gomez of Cuba will be
iraugurated at Havana Thursday.
The battleship fleet, now at Mediterrs-
mean ports. will weigh anchor on Wednes-
dav
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25

Throughout the state yesterday meet
ings were held declaring IN favor OF alb
solute statewide prohibition. The leaders
of the temperance movement, feeling, per
haps. that the anti-prohibitionists were
in the aseendanoy in the contest in the
legislature, made an especially strong ef-
fort yesterday to arouse the people to pro
test actively against their Representatives
in the legislature who followed the die
tations of the politicians rather than those
Of their constituents.
Thousands of names were added to the
prohibition petitions and sent to the mem
hsrs of the senate and house of repre-
sentatives. 1t is estimated that before
action is taken on the prohibition measure
by the legislature that more than half
on record as favoring prohibition.
the prohibition workers have made q
canvass Of the members of the iegisla-
ture and have written letters to the con-
stituents of those legislators wlss declared
against prohibition or who expressed
themselves as doubtful concerning their
position Efforts are being made at mass
meetings to arouse public Sc. dment IN
favor of prohibition, which is TO be con-
veyed by letters or by committees to the
anti-prohibition and the waveTing MEM
bers of the legislature.
At the tabernacle yesterday at the quar-
teTiy conference OF the PfQneer stake Oe-
fore a large audience Representative JO-
seph ]. Cannon. who introduced the pro-
hibition bill in the house, and Alex. Blu
chansn. chief clerk Of the house Of rep
resentstives, spoke in favor Of prohibit
ton.
Rev Louis s. Fuller. representing the
Anti-Saloon league OF America, occupied
the pulpit Of the First Methodist church,
and delivered a strong sermon in favor
of statewide prohibition. other minis
ters referred to the prohibition movement
and endorsed it in their sermons of yes
terday.
The prohibition measure is now before
the committee on judiciary in the house.
and will probably not come up before the
house for at least a week. A favorable
recommendation of the committee having
it under consideration is expected, al
though there are those on the committee
who are known to oppose prohibition. II
the bill is given chance in the house. il
will probably pass by a small majority.
1t is in the senate. however. that the chief
fight will be made. Unless the appea Is
Of the prohibitionists who are among the
constituents Of the majority of the sen
ators prevail nightly with the members
of the senate. the prohibition bill seems
doomed to execution at the hands Of the
senator's
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
ARIZONA MINES CLOSED
Some of Principal Copper Properties
Discontinue Work Because of
Activity of Walking DELEGATE.

Fl Paso, Tex. Jan. Classifying as q
reason the objectionable acts of a walking
delegate. four of the largest copper pro-
ducing properties in Arizona. together
with several smaller mines. closed down
Yesterday and IL is said that the tie-up
in the district adjoining Globe and Mo
renci may become general within few
DAYS
The properties 50 far affected are the
Old Dominion and the Globe Consolidated
Copper companies. working the Miami and
the Superior and Boston
other mines followed, the Old Dominion
and a general closing down is said to be
imminent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
FATAL SHOOTING ARRAY.
Iron Worker Kills Member of En-
qineer Corps.

San Francisco. Jan. 2f-Stephen Bod
mar. an iron worker early today shot and
killed Martin Brisztella. a member Of the
United States engineer corps on Angel
island. whom he found in company with
his wife Mrs Bodnar left her husband
about four months ago and began divorce
proceedings. This morning BcdnaT called
upon his wife at 1911 Scott street. where
she was staying. and upon entering the
house found BriszteIla there. He imme-
distely drew a revolver from his pocket
and shot the soldier killing him instantly.
Bodnar then left the house. and up to q
late hour tonight the polio been I'M
able to locate him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
LEHI LOCALS.

cultural college extension faculty will be
in Lebi with their college cars. They
viii give illustrated lectures and exhibits
in their ear forenoon and afternoon. and
in the evening q big horticultural meet
ing will be held III the new tabernacle.
TIE Commercial club viii entertain them
at luncheon In the Union hotel and in
other vavs the professors visit promises
to arouse much interest
The Black Hawk War veterans will hold
their mid-winter reunion in the Apollo
hall at American Fork on Feb. 9. They
Will have a grand bal. sewing picnic and
a program between dancing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
BRING ACTIONS
!. IN LAND FRAUD
CASES IN WEST
Government Files Suits Against
Railroads and Entrymen to
Recover Large Tracts.
MORE THAN FIFTEEN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ALLEGED THAT GIGANTIC sYs-
TEN OF SPECULATION UN-
DERIIES TRANSACTION.

Portland, Ore. Jan. 24.-Another step in
the fight Of the federal government to
recover possession Of the land included in
the immense grand to the Oregon & Cal
ifornia Railroad company was taken yes
terday when b. D. Townsend, special as
sistant to the attorney general, filed in the
federal court in Portland thirtyfive suits
in equity against the Oregon & California
railroad and Southern Pacific companies
and more than hundred other defend
ants.
These suits are supplementary to those
previously flied against the Hartman
companies, and are for the purpose of re-
covering land included in the grant and
already sold by the railroads, or, where
title TO the land cannot be regained, of
securing the government all moneys paid
for the land in excess of $50 an acre, the
price at which il was stipulated in the
original grant the land would be sold.
Besides the railroads, the defendants in
the suits are those who have purchased
land from these companies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
YOUNG GIRL IN OHIO IS KILLED;
PEOPLE ARE HIGHLY INCENSED

Dayton. O., Jan. 24.-May Froshoer, a
gfteen-year-old girl. was attacked and
killed here tonight. Police and citizens
are searching the country for her assail-
ant The girl was found at 1;40 this morn
ing in barn On the Grafton Kennedy es-
tate. where her sister Mrs. George Hart,
was employed She had been sent to the
savings bank late in the afternoon with
50 and a pass book, and her long alb
senee started a search for her. The case
at this hour, 2:40 a. m, has all the APP
pearsnces of the Dora Gilman murder
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
EULoeIEs IN HOUSE.

washington. Jan. 24-The house OF
representatives today heard eulogies on
the life of Charles Tappan DunweIl.
who represented the Third COMPRESSION
al district of New York in the Fifty
eighth and Sixtieth congress. and who
died on June u last Among those
who spoke was Representative Kahn
of California
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25

case, which stirred this city three years
ago.
The girls body was discovered by her
stepfather, Robert Gephart- Her head IS
partly crushed in and deep finger marks
are visible on her throat. There are evil
dences Of a desperate struggle in the shed
where the body was found, but no clew
has yet been discovered as to the identity
Of the assaiIant.
The searching party was Joined by cit
liens and police, who are heavily armed
and requiring an account Of all who eToss
their path.