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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03
Can You Solve the Great
Salt Lake Mystery

Il is with considerable pleasure that the SALT LAKE
TRIBUNE today offers REWARD OF FIFTY DOLLARS,
payabe 10 the first man woman child who predict the
of the remarkable colaboratve serial story
appearing daily in THE TRIBUNE
This is what want TO know:
Did Captain rob himself in the St Francls-and if
he did-WHY?
How that Mrs Stark knew that Captain Stark
had been previously married?
Is Gladys really sweetheart of Ferguson Thome?
Is Ferguson Thorne in league with Charles d. Remng-
on he is how that up to date Remington has not been
directly connected with part of the robbery and aoduc
ion9
Is Marvellous Anderson really Investgator-has he
made anv errors in his criminal he has what
they?
it possible Woods has part in the
tcrious case?
What has become Of Captain Starks money!
Why should Mrs Stark and Gladys vacate the ST. Francis
and leave no clue to their whereabouts7
Who is the Mysterious Prcst7 Is the character
a
Is Beautiful Woman really the first daughter of Cap
tain Stark?
What the object of robbng the Stark home in SAT-
Lake City?
What in the solution does the Mysterious Stranger
fgure and who is he?
Why should Captain Stark and Beautiful Woman make
sensational disappearance from the st Franeis9
What did the Mysterious Priest unfold Marvellous An
derson the occasion Of the hours interview in Anderson
Office?
Has Anderson the real keynote the mystery and he
simply waiting for certain ranspe before he pereets
MS arraignment of the guilty parties9
These the questions The Tribune would like its readers
to We do not know the solution have idea where
the subsequent writers will carry the various characters, but
like everybody else in Salt Lake becoming keny
sed in the outcome and propose make 'it worth while
For clever readers put their thinking caps and help
solve the 'Great Salt Lake Mystery
Remember. there is little matter Of fifty dollars waiting
at the cashiers window for the first real solution this
cxasperatngy complex problem.
Get Busy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03

so far said Sheets; "let s go down
stairs
The three men proceeded to leave the
building. Holmes carrying tho long-lost
property,
As they reached the ] ostal Union
telegraph Office Holmes stopped and
"I'd better send that message to
Mr.. Woods right now. Will you take
care Of this for me? ! won II be a
minute, and he handed Sheets the
money and iewelry.
Stepping inside the office, he wrote
the following telegram to James Woods
at tho st. Francis. San Francisco;
- Missing property recovered here.
Call Anderson off. Leave tonight for
home. (Signed) Holmes"
Rush?' the girl at the counter said.
Send it paidG'
Eyes. +" he replied, "paid.' and he
started for the door.
desk. "perhaps you had better pay it. -
Holmes looked foolish for a minute
and then handed her a dollar, with,
''cxcuse me. / am a little bit ratified,
/ guess
7'Oh. that's all right said the
Young lady, as she handed him l3 cents.
''that happens every day.
Yes. guess we all have our
troubles, ~ said Holmes, and he Joined
the two men who were waiting for him
on the sidewalk,
"Well.' said Sheets as he handed
Holmes the valuables. ''when do you
leave9n
Cant get out until tonight" said
Holmes.
"And in the meantime" said Sheets,
"what do you want TO do9'
"Oh, there's nothing much to do, "
said Holmes, ''but Just take 1T easy
and wait. -
"I'd ask you out to dinner" said
the chief. "but it would hardly be fair
to our friend here, as ] am very much
afraid from the looks of Mr. Pinkerr
he would get
"Oh, that's all right said the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03

In the meantime. what of poor old
Anderson and the rest of the castl
After receiving the blow upon the
head which laid him low and which
would possibly have killed him were 1T
not for the heavy ''pated' Chink wig
he wore, the Investigator who started
IN so well, knew no more until hours
afterward.
When upon opening his eyes he dis
cussed that he was lying Hat upon hs
back in a puddle of water, slowly and
painfully rising to his feet and looking
about him, he began TO slowly recall
the event in the gambling house which
had ended so badly for him.
"Where the devil am ~ he mused,
"This is an allcyway, Must have car
ried me out here after that rap on the
head -
There were numerous doors leading
into shedlike structures all about him,
Which one?' he poudered, (which
one?p Then, as if struck with an aft
erthought; "What difference does 1t
make-it wouldn I get me anything; no
gun, no clothes that a white man
should be seen in. And after a care
ful search of his pockets, ''uo money,
and il s Il long ways to the st, Francis,
How the dickens am | going TO get
there?''
AS if in answer to his prayer, the
clntter of horses hoofs was heard at
the end Of the alley, and dlrty-look-
ing white horse drawing dilapidated-
looking wagon. and being driven by a
small, dirty-faccd boy, turned off the
street and headed toward him. As the
outfit slowly approached him, Ander-
son s mind worked quickly.
Stepping into the full gaze of the
smuttv faced urchin on the wagon seat
he said: ''Wai. n minute, boy, / want
TO talk to YOU
The boy jerlled The horses head back
with a quick snap OF the reius and
said "Mv mother does our washing.
No Chlnk laundry for mine
81 am not a laundry man, said
Anderson. "aud furthermore, IN not
Chink,
''No, l kin see YOU ain't a Chink
now said the kid, but YOU got Il
Chipk IS suit on,
$50. sure said Anderson, "and
that's Just why | want your help;
''What do YOU want me to dog an
swcred the boy, suspieiously.
'sTo begin with said Anderson,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03
BEAUTY
DOCTOR
SAYS the New Method Increases
the Bust Measurement and
Rounds the Arms ard Neck.
(EY CLARA BELLE M

(From the Chicago EXamineg)
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and the most exquisite Nrmncss
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A A 4 A A A 4 A A A
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03
AN ORIGINAL STORY.

Today the best deduction the part OF our very
Mr. Willard Mack Mr. Mack as
only dcductonist but OF those peculiarly
and happily nooded individuals who all times
mort with the nonsensical Mr. Mack, after read the
fifteen previous chapters his little cubbyhoe yesterday
fitting finale to his predecessors Figr
himself where he might
A distance
Mr. Mack that still there and the his effort
apparent today Look the story tomorowhat all
We arcpr Of IL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03

smashes in the eye and puts out OF bus-
ness, leaving Mr.. Snyder's chapter I'm
an embryonic conclusion at its finale, We
do not know what disposition George
Sheets made of the Plnlerton dctcc-
tive. That's up to the deductioniSt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03

his eyes and plunging his hands in his
ovcrcoat pocket, he said:
"All the funny people on earth are
not in the theatrical business.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Wants to Fill Diaz's Shoes.

Mexico City.-Over night a new
candidate has been sprung for the
presidency of Mexico. 1t is Attorney
Herberto Barron, former member of
the chamber of deputies, later paru'
san of General Reyes for the vice
presidency, and now visiting New
York. Large posters printed in red
ink, bearing the announcement of Bar
ron as candidate for the Democratic
party for president, appeared on house
buildings and billboards all over the
city Wednesday morning. The an
nouncement created much excitement
and large crowds discussed the new
move of the former member of the
"Circle of Friends" of the president.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
NEW TRIAL ORDERED.
Verdict In the sharp Coal Case Set
Aside by Higher Court.

st. Paul, Minn.-Judge Walter H.
Sanborn in the United States circuit
court OF appeals on Friday handed
down an opinion setting aside the
verdict and ordering a new trial In
the case of the United States against
the Union Pacific Coal company, the
Union Pacific railway, the Oregon
Short Line railway, James M. Moore
and Everett Buckingham, in which
they are charged with violating the
Sherman antitrust law by forming
an unlawful combination.
Judge Sanborn in his opinion, holds
that there was no substantial evil
dence of any combination between
any two of the defendants, either TO
refuse to sell coal to Sharp, or to re-
fuse to transport 1t for him.
The lower court found the defend
ants guilty of violation OF the Sher-
man antitrust law and imposed a
fine OF 1000 and costs on Bucklng'
ham and $4,000 and costs on the other
defendants
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
P|ACHOT DENIES THIS STORY
Did Not Threaten to Resign II Score.
tary Of Interior Ballinger
Remained In Cabinet.

Washington.-"The story that ]
have issued an ultimatum to the presi
dent Is like the recent conspiracy
story, merely silly fabrication. OF
course, l have done nothing of the
kind, nor anything that could be twist
ed into that meaning. The president
was good enough to express his salts
faction with my work, and | am going
ahead with It,"
Clifford Pinchot, the governments
chief forester, in statement issued
Wednesday, thus disposed Of the re-
ports published that he had sent let
ter to the president threatening to re-
sign II Secretary Of the Interior Bal
linger remained in the cabinet.
Secretary Ballinger was one Of the
cabinet callers at the White House
Wednesday, and when he left the ex-
ecutive officer displayed his usual good
humor in listening to many questions
as to the so-called Ballinger-Pinchot
feud. The secretary said he had mere.
ly taken up routine department mat
tiers with the president.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
UNCLE SAM ANGRY
NICARAGUA MUST ACCOUNT FOR
EXECUTION OF TWO
AMERICANS.
Government Tires Of High.Handed
Methods Of Small Central Ameri-
can Republ cs and Would
Welcome Overthrow Of
President Zelaya.

on-Announcement that
this government is tired of the high
handed action of small Central Ameri-
can republics, practically was con-
tanned in a dispatch sent late Thurs
day to the Bluefields Steamship COM
pany, which sought the protection OF
the state department from interior.
ence by insurgents now operating
against President Zelaya.
An hour later peremptory note.
couched in diplomatic language, but
none the less direct, was delivered to
Senior Felipe Rodriguez, charge DAT.
flares of the Nicaraguan legation, de.
handing a full and complete explana
ton of the execution of two Ameri.
cans, Leonard Grace and Leroy Can
non, killed by order OF Zelaya, when
they were found in the insurgent
army.
Pending satisfactory explanation
of the occurrence, President Taft has
refused to recognize Isidore Hazera,
new Nicaraguan minister. Mr.. Taft
Is thoroughly aroused by actions Of
the Zelayan government and appar.
emily Is determined to make the lives
OF American citizens much safer and
much more respected in Central
America than they have been hitherto.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
TELEGRAPH MERGER
LONG STRIDES HAVE BEEN MADE
TOWARD THE FORMATION OF
A COMMUNICATION TRUST.
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company Has Secured the Gould
Stock and Thus Control Of
the Western Union.

New York.-Announced in Boston
and confirmed in New York, another
billion-dollar merger became reality,
with the practical absorption OF the
Western Union Telegraph company
by the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company. The Western Union,
one Of the pet properties of the late
Jay Gould, has been in the Gould
family for a generation, and 1t was by
the sale of Gould stock on Tuesday
that the merger was accomplished.
While the report has been current
that the Mackay companies, CONTROL
ing the Postal Telegraph company,
ultimately will be included in the plan
of reorganization, no confirmation of
this could be obtained in New York.
Officials of the Postal were emphatic
that the company would remain in
dependent
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
It's False, Says BaIIinaer.

Misunderstanding to charges
made in a magazine, Secretary Balm
ger of the interior department on Fri
day denied many reports recently cir
culated concerning the conduct of his
department.
ITO say that l have ever advised,
ordered or lent support to any effort
to perpetuate a fraud upon tne gov
eminent" he said, lis not only false,
but is Intentionally so If made by any
one who has taken the trouble to in
quire into the facts"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR CHILE.
Uncle Sam vexed Over Delay in Set
Element Of an Old Claim.

Washington.-The Alsop claim
against Chile for more than million
dollars, pending for thirty-five years,
has assumed a critical stage. Mr..
Dawson, American minister 10 Chile,
IS now on his way to Washington,
having left Mr.. Pierpcnt in charge OF
the legation. 1t IS not Improbable II
the Chilean government does not con-
sent to a final settlement within the
next few days, or agrees to pro-
tocol for its reference to The Hague
court. the American legation In Santi.
ago will be closed and its archives
placed in the hands of the American
consul for safe keeping. Intimation to
this effect has been given to Minister
Cruise, representing Chile In Wash
ington.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Trade Girls for Opium.

Manila,-The natives of Sarangani,
a group of islands to the south of
Mindanao, are Offering in barter
young girls each for one ounce of
opium aseeTdIns --to--W-S.-L Lyon, a
horticulturist, who has returned from
a trip through the south coast OF
Mindanao. Mr.. Lyon reports that this
traffic in opium In South Mindanao is
carried on by way of Palm island.
The government cutters visit that dis
trict occasionally, but they are lack
Ing In facilities to suppress the traffic
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
WASTE MUST BE STOPPED.
Secretary Garfield Talks on Conser'
walton of Our Natural Resources.

Cincinnati.-In an address Tuesday
night before the joint convention OF
the National Municipal league and
the American Civic association, James
r. Garfield, former secretary of the
interior, said:
THE permanent welfare of our ma
ton cannot be assured unless we, in
this generation, provide for the con
servation Of our natural resources,
Hitherto we have been needlessly
wasteful. We have been too much
occupied with the present; too little
with the future. The inventory of
our resources shows the immediate
danger of their depletion or exhaus-
ton.
Conservation Ia prominently a
movement for the public welfare"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
ANOTHER "DRY" COUNTY.
Twin Falls, Idaho, Votes Against Sa.
looms by Large Majority.

Twin Falls, Idaho.-At the county
local option election held in Twin
Falls Wednesday the county voted to
throw out the saloons by a large ma
jority. The contest was very warm,
and as a result of the election all sa-
looms will go out of business. The fol-
lowing towns are located In Twin
Falls county and are affected by the
election: Twin Falls, Bull, Filler,
Kimberly, Hansen, Murtagh, Rock
Creek, Miner, Moravia, Butte, Rise
worth and Gaseleford.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
SLEEP MEANT DEATH
YOUNG DESPERATE, WEARlED BY
LONG VIGIL, KILLED BY
MEN ON WATCH.
Idaho Lad Held Prisoner by Finn
Makes His Escape and His captor
Is RIddled by Bullets When
He Refuses to Surrender.

Boise, Idaho.-The young desperate
who attempted to evade arrest by
holding captive 17-year-old Harry Gar
rett In an upstairs room Of the Gar
rett ranch house, threatening death to
the boy should an attempt to arrest
him be made, was shot and killed
Friday morning at daybreak after the
boy had made his escape. Wearied
by his long vigil, the Finn fell into a
doze and his prisoner quickly seized
the opportunity to jump from win
dow
Half dozen shots startled the
watchers, and a moment later the boy
rushed from the direction of the
house. The man attempted to kill
the lad when he discovered what had
TRANSFERRED.
The Finnish interpreter called on
he desperate to surrender, put he
refused, and q fusillade OF shots
through the floor of the room below
that In which he had taken refuge fol-
lowed. Only one shot was fired in
return. Soon the man fell to the
floor, but recovering himself he
jumped from the window. A perfect
volley of shots from members Of the
posse on the outside of the house was
fired as he appeared at the window,
and he fell, dying man.
He lived for two hours, dying while
being taken to Nampa. An examina-
ton showed that the body was rid
died with bullets. The identity OF
the foreigner has not been ascer-
tanned. The Garrett boy states that
his captor confessed to him that he
was the man who shot and seriously
wounded Officer Fleming at Nampa
on Tuesday morning. Fleming will
recover.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Saw Murderer Of Her Mate Hanged.

Perry, Okla-"Now l can return
home satisfied since the murderer OF
my husband is hanged" Thus spoke
Mrs. Isaac Fell Of Caldwell, Kan, on
Friday, after witnessing the execution
OF Henry Armstrong, who killed Fell
in Perry several months ago. When
the date Of Armstrong; hanging was
set, Mrs. Fell begged the sheriff to
permit her to see that event. After
considerable thought and consultation
with legal advisers, he decided to
grant the unusual request.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
SIOUX INDIANS WILL MOVE.
viii Try Nicaragua In Endeavor to
Stay Ravages by Consumption.

Boston.-To save the remnant Of
the Sioux tribe of Indians from ex-
tinction by consumption and other
diseases, colony OF Indians will be
established in Nicaragua early in the
new year. Chief Little Bison, a full
blooded Sioux, sailed from Boston on
the steamer Esparata for Nicaragua,
where he will receive the deeds to
$1,000 acres Of land granted by the
Nicaraguan government for the estab-
lishment of the colony. The project
is supported financially by F. S. Del
lenbaugh head OF the American
Geographical society, and several
wealthy New York people. The mi
grafton of the Indians is expected to
begin In January.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Gould and Vanderbilt Getting Friend.

New York.-Cornelius Vanderbilt
was on Friday invited by George j.
Gould to become a member OF the
board of directors and executive COM
mittee Of the Missouri Pacific Railway
company. Mr.. Vanderbilt has accept
ed. This is taken to mean in Wall
street that the Goulds and Wander
bilts have engaged in closer work
ing agreement and that interesting
developments in the railroad world
may result.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
GIVE UP ALL HOPE.
Men Entombed In Coal Mine Are un-
doubtedly Dead.

Cherry, Ill.-Science and despera-
ton have greatly checked the fire that
snuffed out 300 lives in the st. Paul
coal mine. Men braved the fire-swept
tunnels on Friday to bring the dead
to the surface.
Charity has poured aid into homes
Of suffering survivors. But all of this
could not subdue the grief of Cherry's
inhabitants when the sight 81 the
dead, lifted from the tomb, blasted
their hopes that the men might be
rescued alive There is now no hope
that any of the imprisoned men are
alive.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
A Flve-Year Cruise In the North

New York.-Captain Raold Amund.
sen, discoverer Of the Northwest pas
sage, who arrived Tuesday from Co
penhageh,, exptatTeJ ttrat iris visit tn
America was to fit out an oceano-
graphic expedition for the Norwegian
government. The expention will
start, he said, from Christiania, in
Nansen's old ship, the Fran, next
July, and probably will cruise for five
years.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Teacher Suddenly Becomes insane.

Denver.-A woman teacher In the
public schools, whose name is with
held by the police and school authori-
ties, became insane Friday while en-
gagged in teaching her class, and sud
denly began to disrobe In the presence
of her scholars DR.. Pearl f. Wheeler,
public school nurse for the city, hap
pened to enter the room at the time
and, notifying other teachers, the de-
ranged young woman was taken to
hospital, where, 1t Is reported, her
condition is improving.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
MITCHELL STANDS FIRM.
Labor Leader Denies Right Of Court
to Muzzle Free Speech.

Toronto, Ont.-Indorsing a report
of the committee on boycott, John
Mitchell, one of the three officers Of
the American Federation Of Labor,
under sentence for contempt of court,
made a dramatic speech to the con-
vention on Wednesday. He declared
that so far as he is concerned, re-
CARELESS Of consequences, he intended,
while at liberty, to declare for the
rights guaranteed him by the consti-
tutiOn
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Died on One Hundredth Birthday.

Richmond, Ind.-At the close of a
big celebration in honor of his Tooth
birthday, John Fletcher Medaris of
Green's Fork, small town near here,
died late Tuesday. Medaris almost
collapsed sooner, but lived until the
program in his honor had been car
ried out. 1t was his expressed wish
to live for the celebration. which the
entire population OF Green's Fork
and $50 relatives attended.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Want Citizenship Riuhts.

Cleveland, O.-On the ground that
natives OF Syria are the purest exist
Ing branch of the Caucasian race, the
wealthy Cleveland Syrian colony, the
second largest in the country, has Or
ganized to fight against their exclu-
sion from rights Of citizenship under
the Chinese exclusion act.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Sheriff Loses His Job,

Springfield, lll.-Gov. Deneen has
declared the Office of sheriff of Alex.
ander county vacant, because Sheriff
Frank f. Davis allowed William
James negro, and Henry Salzner,
white, to be taken from his care and
lynched at Cairo, ILL.,, November II.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Hunters Kill Sleeping Man.

Buena Vista, Colo.-Raphael Piano.
section hand, was killed Wednesday
night by several hunters, whose iden.
tity has not been learned. Piano had
entered an outbuilding when the hun.
tiers, not knowing he was there, used
the door of the building for target.
panos body was found several hours
later
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Nofed- Hutfror-peaa.

New York-Richard Watson Gil
der, editor-in-chief Of the Century
Magazine since It's foundation In 1881,
and widely known as an author and
lecturer, died Unexpectedly Thursday
night of angina pectoris at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Schuyler Van REM
seiaer.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-11-27
Uncle Joe Makes Denial.

Chicago,-Joseph G. Cannon, speak
er OF the house Of representatives.
answered his critics with a defense OF
the present rules OF the house and de-
MED that the speaker was a car. In
speech here Thursday night.