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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
BIGAhIST FATALLY shot
William Smith. a st. Joseph, No,
Carpenter, Married Mother
and Her Daughter.

st. Joseph. Mo, Feb. H.-In the
shooting. which is expected to result
fatally, of William Smith, a carpenter.
here today. there came to light one of
the strangest entsnglements three per-
sons ever lived under. A girl p years
old. who shot Smith, AYERS to the police
that she married him. knowing that her
mother was already his legal wife. The
three have lived for years together, the
man as the husband of both.
The shooting this afternoon occurred
over the sending of comic valentine
The girl. who styles herself Mrs. Cora
Smith. while her mother is known by
the name Of Mrs. William Smith. sent
the carpenter comic valentine. Smith
grew angry when he received il, and,
after packing up his clothes, started to
leave the house.
Thinking he was going. to desert her,
the girl shot him.
The girls mother says she married
Smith iE 1902. Her daughter was by a
former husband. A year after the mar
riase- she says. she found that her hus-
band had improper relations with her
daughter. She made him marry the
girl. she says, without first securing a
divorce. The girl and husband both
bear out the story.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
UNIFORM STATE LEGISLATION is
ONE OF THE REFORMS TO BE SOUGHT


a to
hundred bowhom plan
legislation
John Hays Hammond chairman The other members follow
Bached@
Edward RiddeT
SeG Bruce Haldeman Kentucky Victor aosevate Nebraska
T.
larry Pratt yudson Illinois, A H. Reve Illinois John lennon Illinois;
ftratn that there useful national organizations
which
g but declares heretofore that there has been effort to
accomplishment of
The state council viii bring this about
The federation
The conditions
sufficiently
al
whole
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
TAFT ARRIVES
At CINCINNATI
Today the President-EIec Will
Leave for Washington to At
tend to Important Matters.
REPORT ON CANAL COMING
SOME UNcoNFIRMED RUMoRs
REGARDING THE CABINET.

Cincinnati. O.. Feb. 14-President-
elect and Mrs. Taft arrived in their
home from Panama and New Orleans
today. They will be guests at the c. P.
Taft residence until tomorrow, when
they will leave for Washington.
The trip to Washington is import
ant, as its primary object relates to the
report of the engineers who accompa-
med Mr.. Taft to Panama. This likely
VIII be given him upon his arrival
there Tuesday morning. He will take
the document to the White House.
where it will be the subject of con-
ference with the president.
The contents of the report have been
forecasted, the features being a strong
endorsement of the present plans.
While in Washington, Mr.. Taft ex-
poets to confer with Senator Knox and
others relative to cabinet appoint
ments. Senator Knox and Frank II.
Hitchcock have accepted the positions
Of secretary of state and postmaster
general
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
RATS BETTER THAN BOATS
Experience of the Survivors Of the
Wreck of the Steamer Penguin Off
the Coast Of New Zealand.

Wellington. New Zealand, Feb. ia
Fifty-tyvo bodies nave been recovered
from the wrecked steamer Penguin Of
the Union Steamship company Of Well
ington. which went on the rocks Friday
night off Cape Terawhiti. Six of those
aboard the Penguin are unaccounted
for. I'm all the passengers and crew
numbered ABOUT one hundred.
Tho ship struck about 10 o'clock at
night. but the captain remained on the
bridge and, after his vessel slid into
deep water. was able TO steer her closer
into shore. The seas were running high
and the small boats and RATS which
were hastily launched could not with
stand the waves. The boats and ra fits
were overturned. but while the boats
practically sank. the RATS Tighted
themselves a number Of times. Many
acts of nCrOism were performed. some
Of the stronger of those struggling i'm
the water helping tine weaker to regain
the frail crafts. After several hours of
buffctinE. the majority of the survivors
on the RATS reached the shore demon
stratinE that RATS are more service
able than boats 90 a heavy sea close to
rocky shore. one of the RATS with
ten men thrice capsizcd when but d
short distance from the land. but all
scrambled back. and were ultimately
cast up on the cliff and were saved.
-Four boats came ashore some hours
later and al were badly crushed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
Marriage Talked Over.

Lisbon. Feb. i4.-Although not yet
confirmed in official quarters. the en-
tire press of Portugal states that the
royal interview between King Alfonso
and King Manuel related chiefly to the
projected marriage of King Manuel TO
Princess Beatrice. daughter of the late
Duke of Edinburgh and niece of King
Edward. Such q marriage. in addit on
TO meeting with the entire approval Of
the Portuguese royal family, is favor
ably commented upon by the whole
country and the press, the opinion
being that it would greatly strengthen
the friendship between Great Britain
and Portugal, and consolidate British
influence n the whole peninsula.
Great interest has been aroused in
the banquet and bail TO be given Feb.
IL by Sir Francis Nilliers. British min
lister to Portugal in honor of King
Manuel This is taken as giving
strength to the report of a closer union
between the two countries. through
marriage, notwithstanding official de-
nials.
1t is believed that the meeting OF the
two sovereigns related also to a mu-
tually beneficial alliance between Spain
and Portugal. with the acquiescenee of
King Edward.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
NIAGARA FALLS DAMNED
Only a Tiny Rivulet Flowing on the
American Side-Third Instance of
the Kind in History.

Niagara Falls. y. Y. Feb. 4-Only a
tiny rivuiet. not deep or swift enough
to carry pulp log over the brink, is
flowing over the American side of Nj
agara Falls. A strong northeast wind
which has blown since Friday has held
back the water and allowed the ice to
gain a foothold. Two employees of the
American reservation walked from
Prospect point nearly to Bath island
this morning
\ great wall of ice runs from the head
Of Goat island to the American main
land. through which only tiny streams
are able to trickle. This wall has even
encroached on the Canadian channel.
extending some 200 feet beyond the
Third Sister island and greatly dinin-
ishinE the flow over the Horseshoe.
only the very apex of the Canadian
falls Is left. and that is robbed of half
of its flow. The gorge below is choked
and the rapids have lost their fury,
while the whirlpool is barely in motion.
This is only the third time that this
combination of wind and ice has thus
affected the falls since the white man
came here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
WINTER WEATHER ALL
OVER THE SOUTHWEST

Kansas City, Mo. Feb. H-Zera
weather and the worst sieet and snow
storm of the winter prevails in the
southwest tonight. All over Kansas
the fall Of sleet has been heavy. delay
ing traffic and rendering wire communi-
cation bad. In Oklahoma the storm be
gan Saturday night with a rain. fol-
lowed by sudden drop of IS degrees in
temperature. Sleet and snow have been
falling almost continuously. Railroad
traffic is almost at standstiH in many
localities and wire service is seriously
interrupted stock will suffer from the
extreme cold
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
SCRAMBLE FOR
VACANT PLACES
Many Senators Desire Assign
mentS to Some of the Prin-
CipaI Committees.

Washington. Feb. f4.-Many desirable
committee places are to be filed in the
senate when the Sixty-first congress
assemblies. Including the successor of
Senator Knox, there will be thirteen
new senators. The committee places of
Senator Allison of Iowa also remain to
be filled.
The vacancy as chairman Of the COM
mittee of appropriations caused by the
death of Mr.. Allison will be filed by
Senator Hale. whose retirement as
cha frman of the committee on naval af-
fairs will cause the promotion Of Sen
ator Perkins to that place. The re-
tirement of Mr.. Hemenwsy, Republic
an. and Mr. Teller, Democrat, will make
vacancies in the committee on appro-
pristions. Wetmore Of Rhode Island,
Kean Of New Jersey. Deliver of Iowa
and Nelson Of Minnesota are ali looked
upon as candidates to succeed Mr..
Hemenway. but the strong sentiment
among western senators for a geo.
graphical distribution of such places
viii probably result in the appointment
OF western senator.
The most important committee during
the extra session viii be that on
finance. which viii be charged with
considering the tariff bill when il comes
from the house. On the committee va
eancies viii be made by the retirement
of Senators Teller. Hansbrough and
Plat and by the death of Mr.. Allison.
Senator Galliuger has declined an ap-
pointment on finance and the vacancies
may be filled by Senators Lodge. Carter
and Nelson, although McCumber Clapp
and BeveTidge are also possibilities
Senator TelleTs place may be given to
Senator Clay Of Georgia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
SOON TO MEET IN CHEYENNE
Third Annual Convention of Dry
Farming Congress Will Attract
Many Western Men.
Especial to The Heraid)

CHEYENNE. Wyo. Feb. 14.-Cheyenne
will be the center of interest in the
west, the one spot upon which the eyes
Of the country will be directed during
the sessions of the Trans-M MISSISSIPPI
Dry Farming congress, which viii mold
its third annual convention here Feb
IS. "a and p. So many requests for
wire facilities have been received from
leading newspapers and press associa-
lions that the local managers of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies have made arrangements for
utilizing the facilities of their respec-
tive offices to their capacity Fifteen
operators will be put on in the Western
Union office. and a considerable num-
Der in the Postal.
Several of the larger papers in Chi
~ago have notified Secretary Burns of
the board Of control of the congress
that they viii have their best staff
men at the congress, and San Fran
cisco. salt Lake and Denver papers will
be represented by their star writer's
The interest of the leading papers
throughout the country in the work of
the congress has been unusual. and re-
fleets the expansion of the dry farm
ing movement from local western af-
fair To one of worldwide scope. The
board of control has fitted UP a large
room adjacent to the convention hall
for the exclusive use of the press cor
respondents. This room contains ia
bles. tvpewriters and other facilities for
the use of the writer's A stenographer
will be provided and telephones put in
The Associated Press has announced
that If will cut in special wires for the
use OF its men. The other news gath
eTing associations will probably be rep
resented similarly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
NIGHT SESSIONS OF THE SENATE WILL
BE NECESSARY IN THE UPPER HOUSE

Washington Feb 4Congress possible en
If areo
the
Monday vHIre
house Is In better shape but to
be resum Monday he
by the
bill
Colombia Of
nominations to which
president
with ON selection
New Mexico ana Arizona and likely will bill
the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
Among the Mentioned.

As to the other places. unconf1rmed
rumors make the cabinet as follows.
Attorney general-Mr. Wickershsm
of New York.
Secretary of war-Mr. Wright of Ten
neSsee.
Secretary of the navy-Mr. Meyer of
Massachusetts.
Secretary of the interiOr-Mr. Bal
finger of Washington.
Secretary of agricultuTe-Mr. Wilson
of Iowa.
Secretary of commerce and labor
Mr. Nagel of NJ ssouri.
It is the general understanding that
Mr.. Taft wishes to Ell the treasury
portfolio either from Illinois or Ohio.
Should the appointment go to his own
state. it is likely that it viii fall to
Myron T. Herrick.
Mr. Taft also will consult with the
president and others regarding his in
aUgural speech
On his return here Thursday. Mr..
Taft will be made a Mason "on sight. -
an honor rarely conferred b. the Ma
sonic order.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEK
Colonel GoethaIS' Explanation
of Canal Affairs One of the
Chief Features.

= Washington promises to furnish :.
:. the greater share of matters of :.
:. news interest this week. Colonel ::
= Goethals. engineer in charge of the ::
= Panama canal work, will appear be- ::
:. fore the subcommittee of the ::
= house committee on aprOpria tons. :;
= He will be questioned regarding ::
:. the estimates of the isthmian canal ::
= commission. ::
= The president will send to con- ::
:. gress on Monday a special mes :.
= sage regarding the care of depend ::
= ent children and on Wednesday he ::
:. viii confer with President-elect ::
:. Taft ::
= Mr.. Taft will he fairly busy dur ::
= ing the week He viii leave Gin ::
= ciunati Monday for Washington, ::
: where he will receive the report ::
= of the engineers who went to ::
= Panama with him. ::
i President Roosevelt viii be pres ::
= ent at the farewell meeting at ::
:. Grace Reformed church in Wash ::
= ington Monday. and on the same ::
:. day he viii receive d petition from ::
= the woman suffra gists. I:
:. The conference on the conServa- ::
= ton Of natural resources in North I:
= America win open in Washington ::
= on Thursday. ::
= Fuller details of the protocol ::
= signed with Venezuela by Special I:
:. Commissioner Buchanan may be I:
= known this week The commits I:
:. sioner win start for home Tues ::
= day. ::
:. There is a possibility that an I:
= American war vessel viii be sent ::
= to Liberia owing to the uncertain ::
= state of affairs there :.
:. On Wednesday Rear Admiral :.
i ATnOld's squadron will meet the =
= returning battleship fleet a thou !:
:. sand miles off shore and by the ::
= end of the week the combined fleet :.
= will have completed the maneu~ :.
= vers and be moving toward Hamp- ::
:: ton Roads. :.
= gathering of great importance :.
= viii be the tariff conference at In :.
= dianapolis on Tuesday. =
: A jury TO try Colonel Cooper. :.
= his son, Robin, and John ID. :.
= Sharpe, for the murder OF former :,
= Senator Edward W. Carmack. has :.
= at last been secured at Nashville. :.
:: Tenn. and the taking of testimony :.
= viii begin on Tuesday. :.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
FIRE At SEASIDE RESORT
Hotel Clarendon and Ten Adjoining
Cottages Burned at Sea Breeze,
Fla.-Guests All Escaped.

Daytona, Fla, Feb. 1.-THE Hotel
Clarendon at Sea Breeze, one of the
largest resort hotels on the east coast.
together with ten cottages adjoining the
house. was destroyed by fire today. The
two hundred and fifteen guests who
were asleep at the time escaped with
out injury.
When the blaze was first discovered.
the night clerk rushed tie hotel en-
ployes to each room, notifying guests.
who made their way hurriedly to the
streets. The ten cottages caught fire
from sparks, and all were burning at
the same time.
The hotel guests were psnic-stricken,
and the clerk could do nothing with
them. one woman biting clerk on the
hand
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
KING ALFONSO
VISITS MANUEL
His Majesty of Spain Went to
Portugal to Talk Over Pro-
ieCted Marriage.

VIiavocosa, Portugal, Feb 1.-The
visit of King Alfonso Of Spain to King
Manuel ended this afternoon, Ring Al
fonso leaving for Madrid on a special
train.
The only incident to mar the pleasant
stay was the arrest OF two suspects
The authorities. however. declare that
this was merely precautionary and that
no Importance attaches to ii.
King Alfonso received the municipal
officials of the province of Avern and
conferred upon King Manuel the order
of Charles III. He received in return
at the hands Of his host the collar of
the Order Of the Tower and Sword
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
EULoeIEs IN HOUSE.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE members
of congress who died during the first
session of the present congress were
eulogized in a special session of the
house of representatives today. They
were Senator William Pinckey Whyte
of Maryland. who died March Il. Repre-
sentative William II. Parker of South
Dakota, who died on April last. Fiji
teen addresses were delivered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
AFTER THE TRUSTS.
Sweeping Law to Be introduced in
Iowa Legislature Tomorrow.

Des Moines. Ia, Feb. f4.-The most
sweeping antitrust law ever drafted in
Iowa will be introduced in the house
Tuesday. Its purpose is TO stamp out
the gTocers' trust. the coal dealers and
the ice trust. and even the doctors
trust. The latter are charged with fix
ing excessive prices. The bill has the
support of Attorney General Byers.
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not less than one year and not more
than ten years is provided for persons
convicted of violating the law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
FREED BY LIGHTNING.

Springfield Mo, Feb. IA flash Of
lightning put out the lights in the jail
here last night, and oscar Rowe es-
capped through the prison door into
the basement making his way To free
dom through coal chute. Rowe was
awaiting trial in the criminal court on
a charge Of burglary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
CRISIS NOT ACUTE.
Young Turkey" Still Has Confidence
of European Powers.

ConstantinOple. Feb. 1.-THE sultan
has accepted kiamii Pasha's resigna-
tion as grand vizier and has charged
Him Pasha. minister of the interior
and formerly inspector general of Ma
eedonia, with the formation of a new
cabinet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15

Paris. Feb. 14-Naoum Pasha. the
Turkish ambsssad dor. according to the
Temps. says the resignation of Kiamil
Pasha is but an internal crisis. such as
might happen in any country and is
quite provided for by the constitution
The crisis will be ended. he says, by the
formation of q new ministry and all
pass peacefully. 1t cannot in any way
ALLEVIATE the sympathies and confidence
Of Europe in 'Young Turkey"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
MENELIK IN GOOD HEALTH.

Berlin. Feb. IA dispatch to Ger
man news agency from Addis-Abeba
says that King Menelik has returned
from his pilgrimage and is in the best
of health
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
ONE MAN KILLED,
EIGHT INJURED
Three Coaches of Missouri Pa
cifiC Passenger Train
Jump the Track.
ACCIDENT SOUTH OF OMAHA
SEVEN PHYSICIANS HURRIED TO
THE SCENE AT ONCE.

Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 14.-One passenger
was killed and eight others injured,
some of them seriously, when three
coaches of the Missouri Pacific. Kansas
City passenger train No. f04. left the
rails at Union. small station forty
miles south of here, today. y list of the
casualties follows:
Killed.
Tom @. Barnum. stock man, Union.
skull fractured against water tank
/ killed instantly.
Injured.
Frank Heavrin, teamster. South
Omaha, hear hurt and skull fractured
above the eyes.
Amos McNamee, rural mail carrier.
headquarters at Omaha, head cut.
hand, back and leg injured.
NJ. Z. Thomas. agent Twentieth Cen
fury Farmer, Omaha. head cut and
right forearm fractured
Oslo Huston, Plattsmouth, back in
jured
c. Massey, Unadilla, serious cuts and
bruises.
Gus King. South Omaha. serious cuts
J. Z. Goldsmith Omaha, head cut
and arm hurt slight.
G J. ". Roe, Omaha, knee and arm
hurt, slight.
Victims Were in Smoker.
All the injured persons and Thomas
Barnum, the dead stock man, were in
the smoker. which turned on its side.
The water tank crashed into Barnum's
skull and he was dead when found.
Amos McNamee, with whom BarnUm
was conversing, narrowly escaped. d
ike fate.
Although the weather was intensely
cold. the injured di1 not suffer great
". being cared for in warm coaches,
which did not leave the trac- Seven
physicians were hurried to the scene
and cared for the injured. none of
whom. il is believed. will die,
The wreck is said to have resulted
from spreading rails. The engine and
baggage car passed over the bad rails
in safety. but the three coaches follow
ing left the track
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
DECREE REVOKED.

Willemstad. Island of Curacao. Feb.
4-Venezuela has revoked the decree
prohibiting the traffic of small vessels
between Curacao and Venezuela.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
UNITED STATES
IN DUTY BOUND
Liberia an American Colony,
According to View Expressed
by Former Secretary Root.
CONDITION THERE SERIOUS
BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON THINKS
ASSISTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN.

New York. Feb. 1f-IndoTsing the
view Of former Secretary Root that Ii
IBERIA is an American colony, Booker T.
Washington tonight declared that the
situation I'm the African republic was
serious and that the United States was
in duty bound TO render practical assist
snce to Liberia. which was established
in 1919 by the United States govern
ment and philanthTUpic individuals.
Mr.. Washington said:
The present condition of Liberia is
serious. There are about forty thou
sand civilized negroes who have emf
grated from the United States or are
descendants Of people who emigrsted
years ago. Back Of these i'm the Hin
terland are about million and a half
Of unciviized people.
Result Not Surprising.
The present condition of Liberia.
however, need not surprise any one.
I'm fact. the surprise is that Liberia has
maintained itself as an independent ma
ton for so long period with almost no
help from outside sources except that
which has been furnished by philan-
throDic individuals. Every European
country which has planted a colony ia
AFRICA mas spent millions of dollars in
assisting their colonies. These Euro
pean governments have also sent their
best officials to supervise and guide the
people until they have gotten started.
In the case of Liberia. a small body Of
people just out of slavery in this coun-
try, with no experience i'm government
or the conduct Of educational institu-
tons ar without responsibility for their
own conduct, We're sent to a foreign
country and the responsibility placed
upon them within few years of build
ing and maintaining government
Duty TO Help.
Il do not believe the condition OF IL
IBERIA is hopeless. but I do believe this
government owes, as Secretary Root
says, duty 10 the country. We have
spent large sums Of money and given
some Of our best officials to reorganize
and build governments IN the Philip
pines. Hawaii. cuba. Porto Rico and
san Domingo and we certainly owe an
equal duty to Liberia
Il believe and hope the United states
viii carry out the recommendation
made to congress by former Secretary
Root and by President Roosevelt in the
direction of lending practical assistance
through the sending Of three commits
sioners to Liberia as early as possible"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15

HERE'S ONE on JOHNSON.
looking over the time-stained pages
Of ssThe Idier," the famous old En-
giish monthly. published by DIR. Samuel
johnson who was. IN mis- day, an ar
Sent student of advertising. we find
him saving in the year 1T59,-"The
trade Of advertising is now SO near to
oarfection that IL is not easy TO pro-
nose any improvement-'-Ex
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15

To circulate a falsshood you
don't have to work as hard as il
you try to disseminate the truth.
-Judicious Advertising.