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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17
Tuesday, Aug. IL, 1909
10 Story. Building For
The Commercial Club

the four lots a block with 100
feeta facing A street can be put
up. 1t Is estimated 1t will cost
$3.50, 900. The club will lease
for ten years with privilege of
extension for ten years more one
or two of the top floors of the
Weyerhaeuser building, thus Civ
ing the club quarters covering the
entire floor of the big block. The
rest of the two buildings will be
for offices.
III. P. Sheel, a new resident of
Tacoma. and secretary of the
Tenino Stone company, agreed to
furnish the stone for the block
and take the pay entirely in stock.
Many members agreed on the
spot to take stock above the
amount apportioned them by the
committee, which had roughly IS
timated the stock possibilities IN
the club membership and there is
every indication that the whole
amount required will be taken
by the club members in a few
days.
The canvass for stock subscrip-
tions will be started at once and
plans will be prepared for the big
block so work can start at as early
a date as possible. 1t is expect
ed to have the building under way
before the first of the year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17

Built honest. upright and economical Life
principles The Prudential has revolutionzed all popular
methods Of Life saving has thrown its
protection around than million homes. policy
free from technicaies and absolutely popu
ary is evidenced by and half million policies
in FORCE 6 30
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17
BEGIN SUIT AGAINST
ENEMY OF PINCHOT

ident Thomas F. Walsh, John
Barrett, Laverne Noyes. Truman
G. Palmer and Donald Fletcher.
Chief Forester Pinchot has not
appeared here publicly cas- yet,
though his friends say that he is
in the city.
1t is considered significant today
that the government has started
suit against Judge D. G. Beaman,
one of the leaders of the fight
against Pinchot, demanding the re-
turn of coal lands alleged to have
been obtained by fraud. Beaman
is the general counsel for the
Colorado Iron & Fuel company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17
SAYS AMERICAN
WOMEN DRINK
TOO MUCH

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Aug. IT. -
American women drink too many
cocktails. l refer to those who
belong to the so-called four hun
dred,' many of whom I have met.
They drink very heavily and cock
tails seem to be the American So
ciety woman's favorite beverage
This statement is credited to
Prince Gunther, q lieutenant In
the Geraman army, heir to the
chieftainship of the house OF
Schoenburg, who arrived in this
country two weeks ago, accom-
panied by a retinue of services.
"I have the most profound con-
tempt for impecunious foreign M
BILE men who marry rich American
women for their money!" the
prince continued.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17
Robber Is i
Shot Dead
By Posse
(By United Press Leased Wire. y

(By United Press Leased Wire. 1
LAWRENCEvILLE, ILL.,, Aug
IA bold attempt to rob the
postoffice and bank at Sumner,
was frustrated early today when
one of several yegg men was killed
by the police. The residents of
the town were awakened by a ter
rifle explosion and soon almost the
entire population was on the
streets.
An investigation showed that an
attempt had been made to blow
open the postoffice safe. A posse
of citizens, headed by the post
master, surprised the yeggmen at
work. In a pistol battle that fol-
lowed a yegg man was instantly
killed.
Several of his companions
climbed through a window and
escaped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17
WOMAN ARRAIGNED
FOR KILLING CHILD

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IL
and ill, Mrs. Laura Nc
Donald whispered mot guilty"
when arraigned for the alleged
murder of her two-year-old son
Kenneth two months ago. After
vainly endeavoring to earn suffi-
cient money to support her child,
the mother shot the baby, after
which she attempted suicide by
taking carbolic acid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17
go : MILE RIDE
IS NOW ON
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. H.
That annual 80 mile ride. known
as the Roosevelt test for horse
manship. is now under way and a
part of the officers Of the United
States army stationed at the Pre-
sidio are doing the second 30
miles OF the distance, riding from
Burlingame and Palo Alto and re-
turn today.
The test began yesterday. when
the officers rode from San Fran
cisco to Burlingame. where they
pitched camp last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17
BEATEN
To DEATH

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
GRANITE FALLS, Mimi, Aug.
17.-John F. Ruth rs in Jail here
today charged with the murder of
James Granville, an engineer of
Havre. Mont, employed ait the
shops OF the Great Northern rail-
road, who was found badly beaten
yesterday In a box car on sid
ing here. Granville died last night
as a result of the injuries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17
RECORD
IN MARKSMAN SHIP
INV United Press Leased Wire \

CAMP FERRY, O., Aug. H.
United States marine sharpshoot-
ers defeated the camp marksmen
yesterday in the Catrow shoot,
winning the $500 cup. J. H.
Hingle Of New York, broke all rec
ords by making a perfect score at
500. 900 and 1000 yards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-17
Government Demands Return of
Lands Alleged to Have Been
Obtained by Fraud - CONNER
cial Congress May Hear from
Forester.

DENVER, Aug. 17.-Addresses
of welcome occupied the morning
session of the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial congress here today,
the delegates being welcomed by
state and city officials and the re-
sponses being made by the offic-
ials of the organization. At the
afternoon session addresses were
scheduled to be delivered by Pres
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
DESIRE FOR MONEY
OVERCOMES ALL
Dollar Mark SuppIantS Stars
and Stripes in Human
Mind Today.

Troy, n Y, Dec. 2S.-'The age Of pa
triOtsm has yielded to the age OF com
mercialism. Uppermost in the human
mind today is not the stars and stripes,
but the dollar mark"
Such was the declaration of Supreme
Court Justice Wesley o. Howard, in an
opinion today reducing the compensation
of members Of a commission appointed
to appraise damages to property resulting
from the construction of the Ashokan res
ervOir in Ulster county, which is to fur
nish a water supply for New York city.
while the commission furnishes ave-
uues for the reckless escape of many dol
lars, there are other channels of leakage
and waste fully as appalling said Jus
tice Howard.
1T is greatly to be regretted that no
public enterprise can be projected and
cOnsummated without this appalling loss,
called graft Graft is not necessarily
an illegal expenditure of money, but it
is that unnecessary, Wasteful use that
characterizes the construction of every
public venture. At least 40 per cent of all
money appropriated for public use is lost
in graft. All things could be possible if
this frightful leak could be stopped
roads, canals, libraries, asylums and hos
pitfalls.
Graft is as much an element to be
public structure as is cement or lumber
il has come to be a matter of course
this rakeOff-a loss recognized by all who
make estimates of cost in such cases. A
house structure built honestly would be a
aTCa k
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
MEMBERSHIP INCREASES
Commercial Club Roll Will Soon Have
Reached the 1000
Mark.

The membership committee Of the Com
mercial club has again been too siren
uous for the more staid board of gov
errors, and the board has had to post
pOne its meeting two days. 1t was scheds
uled that on Wednesday the board would
meet to approve the applications for mem
bership which are now plastering the
walls and which have budged one T. r.
more than all the congressional insurgents
ever dreamed of doing, something like
five or six feet. Yesterday the commit
tee kept handing in applications, however
and with the demand, it wasn't a request,
that the meeting of approval be continued
a day or two because the committee still
had fruitful fields, and incidentally card
or two up its sleeve.
The committee is bent on giving the
boar dof governors enough applications to
make the 100 membership total before
January /, and they have now only forty
five to obtain. a considerable part of
the fOrty-five is already secured and the
remainder will be brought into the fold
before Friday. when the board of gov
errors viii make the nOvitiates real MEM
bers and entitled TO sit as such at the
coming annual banquet of the club
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
RED CROSS SOCIETY
TAKES THE INITIATIVE
TO Adopt New Method Of Furnishing
Relief to the Suf-
fering.

Washington, Dec. 2S-The American
Red Cross society has taken the initia-
tive in new method Of furnishing re-
lief to those left destitute through some
disaster and, if the present plan is fol-
lowed it would be put into operation first
for the relief Of those widowed and or
phaned by the mine disaster at Cherry,
III.
Ernest P. BickneH, national director Of
the American Red Cross, is discussing the
proposed plan, said it involved cOntribu-
lions to a permanent fund by the Red
Cross, the National Mine Workers assO-
citation and by appropriations of the leg
islature of Illinois. The Red Cross has
given its unqualified Endorsement to the
project and the officers of the Mine
Workers and Governor Deneen of Hi
nOis, have expressed their fun sympathy.
The Illinois legislature will meet on
January 4, and it is expected that the
matter viii receive the earnest atten-
ton Of that body. Officers Of the Mine
w orkers will bring the subject before the
miners state convention in February.
Each family in Cherry viii be visited
and its condition fully looked into. 1t is
prepared to continue the relief until the
family is able TO provide for its support
There are approximately 1S5 destitute
families at Cherry with $50 children less
than Is years Old.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
NEW YORK HEADS list
FOR NET INDEBTEDNESS
Is More Than Seven Times Greater
Than That Of Any
Other City.

New York, Dec. 2s.-New York City's
total net Indebtedness for the fiscal year
1907 was more than seven times that of
any other city in the United States and
more than one-half of the total of the
tWenty-seven largest cities in the United
States, as figured out by the census bU-
reau. OF the total net Indebtedness of
the 15S cities of more than 10000 pOpUla-
ton, New York City is credited with 39.2
per cent, the per capita being S142.52 The
other cities over 500 were:
Cincinnati, S1Z3S5; Boston, S12097; Cal
weston, $l15.7S; Pueblo, S1OS23; Newton,
Mass, S105.S3.
OF the cities over 10000, San Francisco
had by far the smallest net debt and De
troit with $23.75 per capita, next to the
smallest
The increase in the net debt for the
fiscal year of 1907 was S120, $50. 81, more
than three-fOuTths of which was credited
to the fifteen largest cities. The only
city Of less than 100000 inhabitants having
an increase of more than S1O00.000. was
Seattle, Wash. whose net debt increased
by S5,79l,70S. Several cities increased their
net indebtedness during the year, the
largest of them being st. Louis, San
Francisco, Washington, Indianapolis and
Kansas City
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
new RULING BY THE
INTERSTATE COMMISSION
Rate on Carload Of Newspaper Not
to Exceed rs Cents Per
Hundred Pounds.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-Holding that
a common carrier charged with exact
ing an unreasonable rate cannot escape
liability upon the ground that the
shipment could have been transported
over a route carrying q lower rate, the
interstate commerce commission has
ordered reparatiOn of unreasonable
charges upon eighteen carloads of
news paper shipped from Grandmore,
Quebec, to san Francisco, in the case
of H. b. william VS. the Canadian
Northern Quebec Railroad company
The commission held that if the rate
assessed were unreasonable, the de-
PENDANTS should be required to make
PREPARATION, irrespective of the fact that
the shipper would have enjoyed a
lower rate if his shipments had moved
over a different route. In this case the
lawful rate of 90 cents per 100 pounds
was paid on a carload of news paper.
although over another route they
could have been shipped for IS cents.
The commission held that the rate in
the future should not exceed 70 cents
a hundred pounds.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
TELEPHONE TRUST
IS ON THE GRILL
Attorney General of Missouri
Thinks He Is Learning
Something.

Jefferson City. No. Dec Stalking of
testimony in the telephone merger hear
ing was completed this afternoon with
the exception of two witnesses, who win
be called at a supplementary hearing late
in January Attorney General Major
said he considered the days testimony Of
great value in showing that the American
Telephone & Telegraph company is a
holding company for Missouri companies
in violation of the corporation laws,
c. 5. Gleed of Topeka, Kan. president
of the Bell Telephone company of Mis-
souri,, and of the Missouri & Kansas Tel
ephOne company, testified that his COM
panies had purchased 45 or 50 exchanges.
He said that patented parts OF telephones
used are leased from the American Bell
Telephone company of Boston, and that
other supplies are purchased from the
Western Electric company.
Asked by Attorney General Major If
these COMPARES were not owned by the
American Telephone & Telegraph com
pany he said he did not know He also
denied any knowledge as to the affairs
of the American Telephone q Telegraph
company Of Missouri, which has offices
in St Louis
S. B. Hall Of Kansas City. general man
ager of the Missouri & Kansas Telephone
company. told Of the purchase of several
exchanges by his company and said that
in some instances rates had been raised
and in others they had been lowered.
Cyrus p. Walbridge Of St. Louis. chair
man of the board of directors of the Bell
Telephone company Of Missouri, testified
that the American Telephone & Telegraph
company of New York owns 65 per cent
Of the stock in his company and that re-
ports are made monthly and yearly by
his company to the New York company
1t was developed that officers and dfrec-
tors of various companies also serve in
similar capacities with the others.
Attorneys for the company announced
that officers Of the American Telephone
& Telegraph company of Missouri would
appear without subpoenas, as none con-
cerned in the Investigation has anything
to withhold.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
FAMOUS "CHILDREN IN
FLATS" CASE is ENDED

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-The famous Children
in Flats case came to an end yesterday
in Chicago with the main point in the
final decision undispOsed Of
Robert +. SchenCk, agent of a flat
building, who. with W. L. Boylston. the
owner, was charged with having refused
to renew the lease of Rolla R. Longe-
necker, an attorney, because of children
in his family, was discharged by Munich
pal Judge Hines on the ground that there
was no evidence to show that Mr.. LOnge-
necker ever made application for a re-
newal Of his lease.
The suit was the first to result from the
McNichOls law passed last spring by the
legislature, making it a misdemeanOr for
landlords 10 refuse to rent quarters to
families with children under IA years
of age.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
WANT ANNEXATION
People Living South Of Twelfth South
Are Enthusiastic Over
Outlook.

Workers on behalf of the movement IS
bring the area embraced within Tenth
to Twelfth South streets and State street
to Second West street into the city are
enthusiastic over the promising outlook
for the early realization of their ambi-
ton to be actually citizens of the city Of
Salt Lake.
The petitions praying for the anneXa-
ton of this territory have been circu-
lated during the past ton days and have
been freely signed. In fact, the majority
in favor of annexation seems to leave
little doubt as to the southern boundary
of the city being formed by the straight
line of Twelfth South street in the near
future.
A few sections of the district seeking
admission TO the municipality remain to
be canvassed and signatures to the petit
tons obtained there, but this work is
expected 10 be accomplished within the
next few days and if the present plans
carry, the petitions win be ready TO be
presented to the city council before its
second meeting in January.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
MRS. RICHARDS FUNERAL
Many Friends Pay Last Tribute to
Noble Woman's Mem
DRY.

The burial Of Mrs. Minerva Richards
was held yesterday afternoon at 2
o. clock from the Eighteenth ward chapel
numerous friends and acquaintance be
ing present. Bishop T. A. Clawson of the
Eighteenth ward presided and delivered
the funeral sermon.
The services were opened with prayer
by Joseph z. Taylor, following which
special music was rendered by quartet
composed of the following residents of
the Eighteenth ward: H. G. Whitney,
George d. Pyper, Horace Ensign and
John ID. Spencer. The first speaker was
Bishop ClaWsOn and others who spoke
were Apostle Orson T. Whitney, W. W.
Cuff and President Joseph F. Smith in
the order named. The benedictiOn was
pronounced by John T. Game and Apostle
George F. Richards dedicated the grave.
During the services Mrs. Thomas Ed
wards rendered a hymn, Guiding Star"
The Casket was hidden under the numeT-
Gus floral designs.
A large procession followed the body to
the City cemetery.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
CONSIDERS HIS MESSAGE
President Taft Is Preparing Special
Recommendations for
Congress.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-President Taft
discussed with members of his cabinet
today the final details of the special
message he will send to congress next
week dealing with proposed amend
ments to the interstate commerce and
Sherman antitrust laws Mr. Taft
began work on the document today.
At one time it was thought that the
President might, in this, the first of
his series of special messages to Con-
gress, deal only with the interstate
commerce act, leaving his proposed
discussion of the antitrust law to
some future date. He has decided, how
ever, that as the subjects are so close
ly related, he VIII adhere to his orig
inal intention of making his recon-
mendatiOns for changes in the two
acts in one communication.
In this message he viii also submit
his recommendation for the federal
licensing Of corporations The pro-
posed license will be a voluntary one,
to be taken advantage Of by such cor
porations as desire to place them
selves under federal jurisdiction.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
GENERAL AGENT RESIGNS
E. r. Hunt Leaves the Rio Grande
to Enter the Crockery
Business.

j.. r. Hunt, general agent Of the Dem
yer g. Rio Grande with headquarters at
Butte. Mont who has been in the en-
plOy Of the company for the past Us years
has resigned his position effective Janu-
airy 4, and viii enter into business as
member of Richardson Grant q company,
a wholesale CroCkery firm. He is wen
known throughout the intermOuntain re
gion I'm railroad and shipping circles, hay-
ing started with the railroad company be
is leaving on January J. as agent at Eu-
reka.
Mr. Hunt was connected with the Salt
Lake office for a number of years. after
which he went TO ogden as travelling
freight agent, later being promoted t0
general agent at Butte.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

Sick and almost on the verge Of starva-
ton, with no coal in the house and pre-
vented from leaving by scarlet fever quar-
arantine, five children and their mother
Mrs. Kessler, OF SIS State street, were
yesterday evening treated to a pleasant
surprise through the medium of The
neutrality-suspicious.. The Salvation Army
was told Of the case by the paper about
o'clock yesterday afternoon and one
hour later one CT the uniformed messen-
gers of charity had been sent TO invesu-
gate conditions.
While the pangs OF hunger had not as
vet attacked them, there was little or no
food in the house and the family had
also been minus coal until a few hours
before. when the county authorities sent
fuel to them. The Salvation Army mes
senger, reporting that the family was in
need Of help, $ worth of provisions were
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
IS SOLD TO SYNDICATE

New York, Dec. 2S.-Madison Square
Garden, designed by the late Stanford
White, and built at a cost of 100000,
has been sold to a real estate syndicate
and will be torn down and replaced by
modern office building, according to a
report in realty circles today. The prop
erty has been on the market for some
time at 100000.
Demolition of the Madison Square Gar
den would mean a serious blow to the
national horse show, where the event is
held annually
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
Destitute Family SuccOred
by Salvation Army Workers

Immediately sent them from the head
quarters. and arrangements made to pro-
vide temporary help until the ls-year-oid
boy, the sole support OF the family IS
able to resume work.
The boy was taken I'll with scarlet fe-
yer some time ago and the family was
Immediately put under quarantine. A
day or two ago, when the boy was re-
covering rapidly. the youngest child,
baby of but years. contracted the dis
ease, and even should the son be physi-
caIlv able to leave the house and return
to work he viii be prevented by the
quarantine regulations.
The Rev p A. Simpkin heard Of the
case late last night and announced his
intention immediste ly Of seeing that the
family did not want for anything. He
see that some one does who is able to
help
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
GREAT CHRISTMAS RUSH.
Postmaster Says More Business Was
Handled Than Ever Before.

According to Postmaster Arthur I.
Thomas. more business was handled and
more work done by the local office in
the ten days preceding Christmas than
at any other time in the history of Salt
Lake City. Mr.. Thomas SAYS that the
work has been handled by the pOstoffice
employees with a minimum of complaints,
everyone has done his best and he sin
cerely thanks all the employees in the de-
paTtment.
Everything had been cleaned up when
the morning force started in yesterday,
and the routine work of the day was ham
died like clOckwOrk, the clerks and car
rieTs wearing happy expressions now that
the heaviest season Of the year has been
successfully passed.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
VICTIM OF ACCIDENTS.
While Nursing Broken Arm, News
boy Falls and Breaks Other. -

While nursing a broken right arm, BAN
daged in a plaster of paris cast, Farley
Williams, a newsie, is years of age, stum-
bled on a carpet at the entrance to the
BijOu theatre ar $3.50 o'clock last night
and fractured a bone in his left arm
The right arm was fractured in a box
ing match less than three weeks ago, and
the young man was in hopes of having
the plaster cast removed when the sec
Ond accident befel him.
Williams is without a home of his own.
He has spent most of his time at the
detention home until early I'm December
and had barely been released when he
sustained his first injury. With his arms
in bandages he told Police Surgeon T. B.
Steele that he had also broken a leg a
few years ago and that his collar bone
was severed a little later in a football
game in which newsies were interested.