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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
BODY OF AGED RECLUSE
FOUND SEATED At TABLE
Gruesome Discovery Made by Mail
Carrier at Home of Peter
Nielsen

\ gruesome find was made Yesterday
when the body of Peter Nielsen. aged rs
years. who for some time past has lived
the life Of a recluse in a little cottage two
blocks south of Sugar House corner. was
discovered seated at a table in the home
The body was discovered by a passing
mail carrier. and its condition indicated
that life had been extinct for three or four
days.
The position of the body showed that
the old man had been reading a paper
printed in the Scandinavian language at
the time he had passed away. He was
seated in his chair, with his head bowed
on the table between his outstretched
arms, the fingers still clasping the paper.
Death is thought to have been due to a
hemOrFhsse.
Little was known of Nielsen or his past,
as he was OF an extremely reticent ma
ture. stunning companionship and avoid
ing condolences. While Nielsen was his
true name, he was known here as Peter
MallTup. and for some time past has been
a county Charge
After the body was found about o clock
the sheriffs Office was notified and the
remains later taken to Evans mortuary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
STORM IN CALIFORNIA.
Heavy Rains in the South and More
Snow in Mountains.

san Francisco, Feb. S.-A storm now
prevailing over the entire Pacific coast
has seriously interfered with railroad
and Geographic communication. Heavy
rains have fallen in southern California,
causing washouts along the railroad
lines and carrying away telegraph poles.
There has been much snow in the
mountains, and should warm weather
follow, there will be another rise in the
rivers, according to the reports received
by the weather bureau.
The Southern Pacific railroad lines
are now open from Santa Barbara on
the south and to Ashland. Ore, on. the
north, but below Santa Barbara floods
have seriously crippled traffic. Seven
hundred feet of track have been washed
away at Oceano. and trains are unable
to pass that point. In the same cou5Sy.
travel is also at a standstiil on the Pa
cific coast railroad, and many of the
country roads have been rendered I'M
passabIe. Several serious washOuts
and landslides on the Tehachapi grade
between Bakersfield and Los Angeles
have occurred, prostrating travel on the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific rail-
roads This cuts off the southern part
of the state from direct connection with
this city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
CROMWELL THE
MAIN WITNESS
Federal Grand Jury Still Work
ing on the Panama Canal
Graft Scandal.

New York. Feb. S.-WilIiam Nelson
Cromwell. who was counsel to the Pan
anna Canal company of France. the
rights of which were purchased by the
United States government, was a wit
ness before the federal grand jury to-
day in the governments proceedings
against the New York World and 9TH
ers in connection with alleged libelous
publications regarding the Panama ca
nal purchase.
Mr.. Cromwell was under examination
during the entire three hours session.
Deputy Attorney General Oliver H.
FaSin of Washington. d. C. who has
drawn many of the notable federal in
dictments. arrived here today and was
in conference with District Attorney
StimsOn. He came from Oklahoma.
where he drew the indictment in the
Haskell case.
When District Attorney Jerome was
asked today If he had dropped the
Panama investigation, he said:
THE prosecution in the state courts
must take precedence over that in the
federal courts to get results. A prose-
cution of the same persons in the fed
ecution in the state courts
Il am not going to enter into any
speed contest to get the indictment in
this case. aiH until I hear from the
attorney general that I am to have the
precedence in this prosecution 1 shall
take no step"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Removes Poisons of Catarrf
and rheumatism From
the Blood.

For catsrrh of the head use a tea
spoonful Of salt and a quaf.er teaspoon
full of borsz dissolved in a pint of warm
water Snuff this mixture through the
nostrils twice daily and immediate re-
lief is experienced. To cure. a consti-
tutional blood remedy must be used.
Catarrh and rheumatism are both due
to accumulated poisons n the system.
These poisons must be eliminated
The following simple home mixture
enoctusHy acts on the kidneys. the
bowels and the skin. causing them to
resume their functions quickly and
properly:
Get ene-half ounce fluid extract Blu
Gnu. one ounce compound fluid Balm
wort. and two ounces syrup Sarsapa-
rilla compound. Nix and take q tea
spoonful after each meal and one at
retiring. Many cases Of catarrh, rheu-
matism and kidney trouble have al
ready benefited BY this treatment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
EAST WILL GET
TOUCH OF STORM
Cold Wave Sweeping Over
Kansas Prairles, Gathering
Force as 1t Goes.
WHOLE COUNTRY AFFECTED
RAILWAY SITUATION IN CALL
FoRNiA AGAIN TO THE BAD.

Washington. Feb eastward across
the United States moves a storm, bring
ing with it a sereve cold wave.
The western storm has reached Kan
Sas with its intensity greatly increased.
severe cold wave with snow and high
winds BY tomorrow night, according
to the weather bureau predictions, it
viii reach the Atlantic states, attended
by rain over the southern and snow
over the northern diStr cts.
Tomorrow night the cold wave viii
reach the eastern lower lakes region,
the middle Atlantic states. and New
foundland by Wednesday or yNednes-
day night.
Snow and high winds are promised
tomorrow in the Missouri valley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Questions Are Asked.


Following his address Senator Huchler
was asked several questions by the mem
bers of tie commi,,ee. IN reply To one
IN which uC was asked whether or not
he considered lne financial aspect OF
SAID.
TO my Mai the question of dollars
and cents sh0ihd nOt enter into this qUCs-
tiun al all. his is 81 moral question
and Is far beyond any such cOnsideTa-
ton. We must 90 what is right no mat
ter what the cost may be in dollars anu
cents. Tee cost 1T human happiness, ~
the evils attendant upon the liquor traf-
lie and the tram OF evils which neces-
saIily accompany pr0E:Ditun and me RI
suits, good u bad. which may pc at
tanned Uy the Passage and enforcement
OF stringent measure for regulation and
correction Of the liquor traffic, iu my
opinion. 50 outweighs 5li other c0nsidera-
tons as to De the only side to be inves
tisatcd and considered.
-FoiiOwius Senator kUchIeT, Rev. Mr.
McCreery outlined 4 plan by which ne
passed the state legislature. He would
organize all siguers Uf prohibition peti-
tons into what he termed ''lsw-enfoTce-
ment league and make each member of
the league feel personal responsibility
in the enforcement of the law.
BY relating instances of young men
whose downfall was due TO strong drink
Farley 4. Wright made a strong plea
a dramatic situation. he invited Senator
kuchler to champion the cause of the
people, 10 take up their fight and win
their battle He said:
We are secure in the righteousness Of
our cause. We have the support of the
people. Senator Kuchler, all we lack Is
a leader. We had hoped that you might
champion our cause and win a great
victory for prOhibitiou-such a victory
that would cause the people 10 rise up
and demand your return to the state
senate; more than that, your election to
the United States senate
Hope of political preferment did not
change the little senator from Weber and
he reiterated his determination TO oppose
prohibition legislation.
/. L. Clark said he was opposed to To-
cal option because of the fact that Salt
Lake would fail to sdops prohibition
while Ogden would go dry" The result
in his opinion, would be that Ogden boys
would go to Salt Lake and stay drunk
for weeks at d time, not only to their
own downfall, but to the injury of Og-
den by taking so much money to Salt
Lake.
Judge c c. Richards in an excellent
address closed for the pe.-.-..aevs.
When the conference was concluded
with all of the committee and invited
them to call on him frequently to dis
cuss any subject they chose. His time
he said. was their time.~
Apostle Mckay, speaking for the COM
mittee. SAID that he knew that everyone
felt that Senator kUchler was sincere in
mis- views and was acting cOnscienuously
in this as in every other public question.
Ae ne lett ne SAID
Senator Kuchler. we VIII always re-
main true friends, though our judgments
may differ.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Valley Trains AnnuIled.

In the Sacramento valley trains are
not running between DavisH<le and
Marysville on account of the embank-
ments along the line having been
weakened and the consequent danger
of washouts.
In the Yosemite valley there is now
three and one-half feet of snow on the
level and about five feet in the drifts.
There is no indication of an abatement
of the storm. Several buildings in the
valley are in danger of being washed
away BY the swollen streams
The outlook in central California is
for continued showers with sunshine.
The snowfall in the SierTas on the line
of the Southern Pacific between this
city and Nevada points has been very
heavy. There Is eighteen feet at Sum
nit. seven feet at, Truckee, and at Reno
the record has been reached All trains
are badly delayed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
APOSTLE GRANT HOPEFUL.
lSnecial to The

Especial to The Heraldl
Provo Fcb. S.-Apostle Heber ]. Grant
addressed the students during the devo-
tiouai exercises at the university this
morning. and spoke mainly on the tenn
Derance question. He produced figures
to prove that only about per cent OF the
revenue of the United States and Of the
state were from liquor manufacture and
traffic and argued that the amount would
soon be overcome under prohibition con-
iitions through productive industries. He
said that he expected prohibition law
vxouId be passed by the state legislature.
aud from what he knew about the Cover
nor he felt confident that he would sp-
pend his signature to the law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Cold Wave in Montana,

Helena. Mont. Feb. S.-For the sec
ond time during the winter the Their
mometer has taken q. big fall. A cold
wave. which reaches all parts of the
state. has been experienced since yes
terdav. the thermometer registering
from 16 to IS degrees below zero IN diff
ferent parts of the state. HavTe, as
usual. being the coolest place in the
state. The cold spell was predicted by
the local weather bureau Friday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Snow In Nevada.

Reno. New. Feb. S-About eight
inches of snow has fallen in Reno in
the last day and half. making a rec
ord fall for the winter. More storm is
predicted.
Eighteen feet of snow is reported at
the Summit the highest railroad sta
ton in the SierTas. five of which has
fallen in the last three days. Seven
feet Of s>~>~ is reported from Truckee.
three of which is the result of the latest
storm.
The storm is general over tbs state
and Utah. Trains are arriving far be
hind schedule.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
REGULAR DIVIDEND.

Montreal Fec. S.-The board of direc-
tors of the Canadian Pacific railway
today declared the regular semi-an-
nual dividend Of , per cent on preferred
and 3 per cent on common stock. and
an extra dividend of one-half of l per
cent on the common. The surplus is
S4.S1s232,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09

highly educated lady a leader in the
fight for prohibition. Mrs h T. shepard,
said that she would prefer the blind
pigs and the blind tigers to which the
young might be lUreu. rather than the
respectable, attractive saloons with gold
collars that would invite. or entice, the
public into the bar rooms.
In reply to Mrs. Shepard, ] would
like TO ask yOu, gentlemen. which il the
greater evifg Would you have your boys
ing TO the blind tiger TO associate with
-Sieious criminals? Would Il not be bet
ter # drink he must. 10 have hin 20
INTO saloon strictly regulated and un-
der constant supervision 70 get this drink
In preference to the blind tiger, would
YOU not prefer such saloon as ! would
have, a place where liquor is sold m
der conditions that would reduce its evil
effects to a miuimUIp-a saloon contain
ing no chairs or tables, saloon the win
dows of which are not screened by any
curtain or blind where no obstruction
impedes the view from one end to the
otner-a single room containing only u
bar ana back hsr2
The evil OF which YOU speak comes
largely from the brews ry-owned saloons.
| Uant to say that I am unsiterably OPP
posed to brewsry-OvIled saloons. IN
many cases these saloons are low dives.
operated by men unable to read or write.
such men in the liquor traffic do the
great harm Laws should BE- passed max
ing it impossible for SUCH men to secure
a liquor license.
For ny part believe in more strin-
gent regulation Of The LIQUOR traffic, q
strict enforcement of the law. fewer sa-
looms higher licenses and. upon the first
infTactOl o. any provision of the liquor
regulations. q T, vocation Of the license.
For the reasons have given YOU, gen
tlemen. am absolutely opposed TO state
wide prohibition
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Blizzard in Idaho.

Pocatello. Ida, Feb. S.-A blizzard 5
raging from Pocatello north TO Lima.
east to Green River and west to Hunt
ington. The storm ia the worst known
in years The drifting snow threatens
to demoraIize railroad traffic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
liil]'I'l!!|'.I!!| Il
KUCHLER MAKES
OPEN STATEMENT
OF OPPOSITION
Continued From Psas

The members Of the committee WHO Wis
tied Senator Is uciiier yesterday were
Apostle d. O. Mckay. JuGge {. e. nfch-
ards. president OF the Ogden stake Of the
Mormon church. Parley T. Wright. man
ager Of w. W. Wright & Sons .aIEc de
partment store; 7. T. CLARK Of !. l. Clark
* Sons department store. ByrUm I3einap
Of the Belnap Lumber company, ana Rev.
Guy w IcCrscry Of the Aetn5di--
church. The committee repros eutec tie
most influential or the representative men
Of ogden. both ecciesiasts and business
men a
By appointment they met Senator Kuch-
Ter in his rooms at the Wilson hotel at
1880 o'clock. The meeting was very cor
dial and there was no breach OF the good
feeling existing between the senator and
his constituents. The addresses were along
general lines and there was nothing Of a
personal nature said by anyone. At the
close the members of the party and the
committee parted goOd friends.
During the course OF the talks by the
committee Senator Kuchler was told that
with him as the leader Of the prohibition
movement there would be no doubt of its
passage. The people would look to him
as the champion of their rights. He
would be returned 10 the senate Of Utah
in triumph-nay, he would be sent 10 the
United States senate. the peoples friend
and the peoples choice" All of this was
apparently no temptation. for it had no
effect in swerving Senator Kuchler from
his stand against prohibition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,

Foley ; OriEo Laxative cures constips-
~" aug IiNer trouble and makes the bow
els healthy and regular Orino il sllnsTior
20 pills and tablets. as it does not gTipe
or nsuseate. Why take anything eIses r
J. Hill Drug Co
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Expresses ereat pleasure.


pleasure at the honor bestowed upon him
by the visit of this commission of his
constituents. he said that he was always
more than pleased to receive visits from
the people Of Weber county and to hear
tn sir expressions of confidence in him.
Continuing ne said;
when I was nominated for state scaa-
tor from Weber county by reclamation.
and elected to that position by flstter-
ing majority. 7 felt that it was due to the
fact that the people Of Weber county had
confidence in me and in my ability to
represent them in the state senate. ]
made no pledges on any question before
the people and felt that my election,
therefore. was due to the confidence that
the people had in my judgment on all OF
these questions.
During the campaign | promised some
of my closest friends that in the event OF
nv election to the senate that I would
vo-k and vote for the reelection of Reed
Smoot to the United Statets senate /
took this action not because of any in
Guence brought TO bear on me, but be
cause / felt that Senator SmoOt should
be reelected.
..These promises made EOt on the pub
lie rostrlim nor in my party platform but
privately 20 close friends, carried out
at my earliest opportunity. As you well
Know 7 not only cast my vote for Sena-
tor Smoot but used al Of my efforts to
make his election Unanimous
During the campaign ! recall CONVEX
sation with Nj. McCreeTy IN which
he urged that I pledge myself 10 vote for d
local option law. At that time I was not
prepared to say that local option was the
best thing for the state. J had not fully
considered the matter and preferred not
to pledee myself. The platform Of the
oartv nominating me had no reference to
the local option plank. while the oppOsi-
ton party mad q plank in its platform
For this reason Rev Air. McCreery op-
nosed my election 10 the senate and sup
nnrted my nnponent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Studies the Liquor Question.

"since my election 20 the senate / have
devoted a great deal OF time to the study
of the LIQUOR question. have endeavOred
to ascertain the best methods of control-
ing tbe liquor traffic in a manner the
most satisfactory to all the people. and
have come to the conclusion that the
only proper law governing this question
would be- local option IS IN
line with that great principle Of
American liberty, TO be found only in the
I-nited States. that the people should al
vvavs rule and that the VIII of the ma
Nio4.itv Of the people should govern all
Tnder the provisions OF such a law the
neonle of the state the district. the coun-
tv or the municipality. whatever unit
n,frbt be chosen. should vote on this
question and their intelligent decision
Vould be final on the prohibition ques-
ssr5,,t the question OF local option is elm
mated because of the fact that you come
here now and say that you do not want
ioea1 onfiou. You want statewide pro-
hibltion and YOU want that only.
.-Anastfe Mckay would II not have been
re.te7- had YOU taken the A.et0 people who
nave signed this giant petition to the
ofrices n the mayor and the members of
the citv council Of Ogden and demanded
of them what you now demand OF meE
In their hands is the power absolute to
yra1f what YOU are asking for. To the
MAYOR and to the city council Of every
citv in the state the law now gives the
mower to revoke any aHo all licenses. Ehis
To- makes il possible For your mayor and
80 cifz- council 10 close every saloon in
ogden tt makes it possible for the mu-
nicips1 officers Of the state Of Utah to
n1,eysnt tire operation OF any saloon I'm the
There are laws now on the statute
hooks which. ff~thcy we're enforced. would
make T-tsh a. pure a state as there is
i'm the nation. These laws arc not en-
ro-~rd Yet voa come here and ask me
- enact new laws. while you are over
iool,inr the non-enforcement Of the laws
which TOW exist
ssOn the evening on which you held
,-ot1r mass meeting in Ogden. and to
which you invited me | attended a meet
Ing in Salt Lake at which the prohibition
question was discussed At that meet
ing the question was raised as to whether
or not prohibition really prohibited. At
the conclusion of her talk. in which she
conceded that a prohibition measure did
not strictly prohibit, that admirable and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
MESSAGE SENT
BY ROOSEVELT
President Advocates a Meas
ure Already introduced
in the House.
ALWAYS READY TO ADVISE
THIS TIME LAW REQUIRING USE
USE OF WIRELESS is URGED.

tAQEnIEZAOIs Gu o. y HAEfIAAN NAAN
loss of life by catastrophes at sea
sueb as so nearly happened when the
liner Republic went down recently, the
PRESIDENT today sent to congress a mes
ssqs urging the passage of a bill SIM
ian TO that introduced by Representa-
tive Burke of Pennsylvania, requiring
the equipment of Ocean-going vessels
with wireless telegraph apparatus.
Before sending the message the pres
i5art conferred with Mr.. Burke on the
subject. The president had been ad-
,ised by the commissioner of naviga-
tion mat. in his opinion, such legisla-
lion was most urgently demanded, and
he urged in strong language the pass
ace of this or a similar bill
The message follows:
Presidents Message.
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives.
Your attention is invited to recent
events which have conclusively dem
Ola -trated the great value of radio
t,lt raphy, popularity known as wire
les. biography as an fundamentally
for the preservation Of life at sea.
While the honor Of the first prac-
teal application of the scientific prin-
cipIes involved may belong to another
country, il is gratifying to know that
oar inventors have been quick to seize
upon and develop the idea and that
several systems Of approved scientific
merit and practicability have been put
into operation in the United States.
Furthermore, through the liberality
% the congress and the intelligence and
industry of the navy department, our
Atlantic gulf and Pacific coasts are
equipped with a chain of shore sta
lions. designed primarily for the ma
tional defense, but capable of receiv-
ing and transmitting messag by any
Of the systems of wireless biography
now in general use. Even our distant
iusuiar territories and Alaska are so
equipped.
SO far as our own country is con-
Cerned. steps have thus been taken eff
fectualy 10 prevent the establishment
of monopoly in the practical use of
the new applied art.
Deems 1t Desirable.
Il deem it highly desirable that the
congress, before adjournment. should
enact a law requiring. within reason
a Ols limitations, as determined by what
the government Of the United States
has already done. and by what prudent
and progressive ship owners have al
ready found practicable that all ocean
going steamships, carrying considerable
numbers of passengers on routes where
wireless installations would be useful.
should be required to carry sufficient
rldio-telegraph installations and COM
petent operators.
The subject is now under consider
alton by the congress, and I am ad-
vissd legislation to effect the same gen.
eral purpose is under consideration
2 broad.
our interest in its enactment is keen
on account OF the great number of
Eteerage as well as cabin passengers
VINO annually arrive at and depart from
our ports What we have already done
along practical business lines warrants
the United States i'm being first among
the nations TO enact a statute reouir-
ing the use of this safeguard of human
life.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-09
Apostle Mckay Talks.

Apostle d. Q. Mckay was the first TO
speak at the conference. He explained
that in view of the fact that various pc
titiOns had been sent from Weber county
to the legislature through various routes.
some through the medium OF the Anti
Saloon league. some through other rep
resentatives of the people or Weber cum
ty, the mass meeting held in Ogden to
consider the prohibition question had de-
cided on the necessity Of appointing spe-
ciaI committee TO take charge Of the large
petition and to present this petition to
Senator Kuchler The speaker gave to
Senator Kuchler the petition whicn con-
tanned more than 400 names of Weber
county people
Apostle Mckay made y cfear tna5 the
people of Weber county wanted no com
promise measure. 1t was prohibition OF
nnthtnc