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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
AFFIRMED BY PRESIDENT
Movement on Foot to Turn the Clock
Back and Begin the Day Two
Hours Earlier.

Washington, May 17.-PTesident Taft
today promised to take up with his
cabinet tomorrow the question Of more
daylight.
A delegation from Cincinnati repre-
senting the National Daylight associa-
ton called upon the president and re-
uuested him to take the initiative in
a reform movement directed against the
clock. The idea of the movement is to
begin the day two hours earlier during
the summer time in order to give longer
hours for afternoon and evening Tecrea-
ton. 1t is proposed that on the first
of May the clock shall be turned back
two hours. the Teadjusted time to re-
main in effect until October I.
It was explained to the president that
little progress could be made i'm the di-
rection desired by the association with
out the support Of the national govern
ment.
President Taft viii approve the regu-
iations and they will soon be made pub
lie.
As railway mail schedules and nation
al banking hours would be Immediately
affected by the change, the president
suggested to his callers that, they take
the matter up with Postmast Ter General
Hitchcock and Secretary Of the Treas
ury MacVeagh. This they did.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
MRS. TAFT BREAKS DOWN
No Cause for Alarm, and the First
Lady of the Land Will Soon Be
All Right Again.

Washington, May 17.-Mrs. Taft, suf-
fering from a slight nervous break
down. was taken i'll today while on her
way from this city to Mount Vernon, on
the yacht Sylph with party of friends
and was hurried back to the White
house. 1t was said at the White house
tonight that there is no cause for
alarm and Mrs. Taft probably will be
all right again in few days
President Taft himself tonight pre-
pared the following statement IN regard
to Mrs. Taft's condition:
Mrs. Taft is suffering from a slight
nervous attack. She attended the eye
and throat specialist this morning
where Charlie Taft underwent slight
operation on his throat. She then
started with the president and a small
party of friends on the Sylph for Mount
Vernon. The excitement heat and exer-
ton were too much for Mrs. Taft's
nerves, and the party was obliged TO
turn back before reaching Alexandria.
Mrs. Taft was quickly carried to the
White house. The doctor says that af-
ter a few days of complete rest she may
be able to resume her social duties.
Mrs More. Mrs. Tafts sister. acted as
hostess at the official dinner at the
White house tonight"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
WALL STREET FIRM FAILS WITH THE
LIABILITIES REACHING MILLION MARK

New York, May lin the appoint
nent today of a receiver for Tracy &
Co., members Of the New York ex-
laange and the Chicago board Of trade,
wan street had a muhon-doTar fall
ure.
~. =, A. Benedict the receiver. said tc-
isu1 that he understood that money
10y l1 backing a local taxicab con-
nm ~" inquired I'm the outside ventures.
:, ~, loJal liabilities are estimated at
o,o and the assets at half that
,,. Lhe firm of Tracy & Co. was organ
~. ~ IN 1905. 1t consists of William ".
M ~ Y H. D. Covington and Frederick
NJ TaIher was the board member.
--.sls' Tracy and Covington were in
sf, Ilerence with the receiver during the
sn,. noon bat they declined to make
any statement.
fli-Iolls stock exchange houses with
Of ~ connections the embarras sment
s,tna ne Ilrn caused little surprise The
Trso-- pa Is regarded by friends OF Mr..
SS result at least in part, of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
NO MEETING FOR
FORTY-SIx YEARS
Receiver Asked for United
States Express Co.-Some
of the Charges.

New York May 1.-THE fact that
John L. Dudley of this city has applied
to the court for the appointment of a
receiver and for the dissolution of the
United States Express company became
known today when an argument on the
application was made in court
Counsel for Mr.. Dudley, who asserts
he is a stakeholder Of the express COM
pany. today applied to the supreme
court for a writ of mandamus to COM
pei Edward Y. Plat, treasurer of the
company, to permit an examination Of
its books. Decision was reserved.
The. defendants named in the suit
brought by Dudley are former Senator
Thomas c. Platt. his sons, Edward 7.
Plat and Frank H. Plat; James c.
Fargo, president of the Wells-Fargo
Express company and a director of the
United States Express company; Levi
G. Weir. president of the American Ex-
press company and a former director IN
the United States Express company;
Francis Linde Stetson and Chauncey H.
Crosby.
The defendants have, it is asserted,
squandered the assets OF the company,
paid dividends impeTiling the cOnpany's
capital: voted themselves eXtravagant
salaries, used the funds for speculative
PURPOSES and surrendered large
amounts of business unnecessarily to
rivals A meeting of stockholders for
the election Of officers. it is further al
legged, has not been held for forty-six
years, and vacancies in the directorate
have been filled by the board Of direc-
tors, Va self-perpetuating body" the
members of which, it is said, own less
than half of one per cent of the COM
pany's stock.
Frank H. Plat in a statement today
said that he attached small Importance
TO the suit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18

San Francisco. May Illegal pro-
ceedings, the effect of which viii be to
test the validity of the will of the late
Claus SpTeckels, the sugar magnate,
who died at his home in this city a few
months ago. leaving an estate valued
at many millions, were begun today.
The will divided the estate into equal
portions. one of which goes to the
widow without restrictions Of any kind,
and the other into the hands Of Ru-
dolph and Claus A. Spreekels, two Of
the four sons. as trustees, to be dis
tributed as later directed on the death
of the widow. The trustees were named
also as executors Of the will.
During the life Of the widow she was
to receive a portion of the income from
the half of the estate held by the trus-
tees and on her death that portion was
to be divided into three parts. one Of
which was to go to Rudolph, one TO
Claus and the other to be held by the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
LUCKY ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Governor of Idaho and Party of
Friends Nearly Precipitated Over
Precipice in Mountains.
lsnecIal % The Herald.l

Boise. Ida, May 1.-THE state board
of health today appointed James H. Wal
lis. of Fremont county, pure food COM
missioner Wallis was clerk of the last
house and has held legislative positions
for several years. He Is a newspaper
man. and was heavily backed. especially
by the Mormon contingent, for the posi-
ton of immigration commissioner. Be
ing defeated in that project, he set out
after the pure food job.
Governor James II. Brady and a party
of friends narrowly escaped being dashed
to death over a l00-foOt precipice while
autoing on the road to the Black Hornet
mine. The accident occurred on the hill
approaching the property. The chauffeur
lost control of the big car and almost
instantly one Of the front wheels shot
over the edge Of the embankment The
presence Of a large stone. against which
the front axle lodged was all that
saved the machine from destruction and
the occupants from probable death in the
chasm below
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
WILL OF THE LATE CLAUS SPRECKELS
TO BE CONTESTED BY TWO OF THE SONS

trustees and the income to be paid 10
the daughter. Emma G. Ferris.
BY these terms the other two sons,
john D. SpreclSeIs and AdOiph SpTecl-
els, were ignored i'm the distribution or
the estate. except for unimportant be-
quests
The executors filed a petition with the
court a week ago asking that property
valued at between $1,000, 600 and 5000
900, being q portion Of the half OF the
estate held in trust, be transferred from
them as executors to them as trus-
tees. This action is protested by John
d. Spreckels and AdOlph Spreckels in
a demurrer TO the petition filed TODAY.
The demurrer is viewed as d protective
measure taken by the protestants with
view to the safeguarding Of any
rights they may have in the estate.
Should the petition have been granted
without demurrer on their part, the
validity Of the viii would have been
well established in the eyes Of the law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
s'AOAM GOD" ON TRIAL.
Attorneys for Religious Fanatic Ask
Change Of Venue.

Kansas City, May 1i.-F0ilOwing mo
ton for q change of venue I'm the case Of
james Sharp. known as Adam God
charged with the murder of o policeman
here last fall. nine witnesses were in-
trOduced by the defense TO-DAY in an eff
fort 10 show that o fair trial could not
be given Sharp in this county
'rhe general impression is that Sharp
is religious fanatic that ne is q crank
and that he must be crazy. is it not %
Prosecuting Attorney COuklIu asked sew
eral times on denomination. The re-
ply was usually an affirmative one
Sharp at one time arose. Bible in hand.
and interrupted the proceedings.
These witnesses tell about what 7 did
and nothing is said about what was done
by my enemies and the enemies Of the
Lord" he declared.
The prosecution viii introduce testi-
mony tomorrow to oppose the plea for
the defense.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
TAFT TO OPEN FAIR.

Washington. May I7.-President TAFT is
TO open the YukOn-Alaska exposition az
Seattle June / with the splendid gold teie-
graphic key presented to him today By
Secretary Ballinger and the congressional
delegation from Washington The key is
mounted on Alaska marble and is Orua-
mented with twenty-five handsome gold
nuggets from Alaska The key will be
connected with the White House tele-
graph wires and the president viii touch
it on the day of opening. thereby setting
in motion the machinery of the exposition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
FLOOD AT LINCOLN. NEs.

Lincoln. NeD May IA downpour of
rain tonight sent Salt creek ana Antelope
creek out of their banks and residents
living i'm lowland sections along the
streams were forced to call for assist
ance to save their household goods. Mrs.
Stella Cole. wife of the keeper Of City
park, was drowned while trying to es-
cape with her baby. a man named Kelly,
who swan TO her rescue. took the baby
to a place of safety, but could not save
the mother.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
BLIZZARD IN ALBERTA.

Winnipeg, Manitoba. May 17.-Alberta is
having the most remarkable weather in
its history Reports from Macleod and
Lethbridge state that it has been snow
ing there for the last fOrty-eight hours
with no prospects Of a let-up. The scar
strike makes conditions unusually severe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
STRIKE A FAILURE.

Paris. May 1.-THE leaders of the pos
tai employees at mass meeting tonight
admitted that they had been bluffing all
along.
NJ. PaurOn announced that there was
nothing to expect from the outside unions,
which either were not ready or not willing
to strike. A final decision with regard
to the resumption of work. however. was
postponed and theoretically at least the
strike will continue tomorrow. The gov
eminent authorities announced tonight
that practically ali Of the strikers had
returned to work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
FUN FOR THE MEMBERS.
Hollingsworth of Ohio Succeeds in
Making Himself Ridiculous.

Washington. May 17.-"An ass of the
first magnitude" perhaps one of SheT-
mans buzz who robbed defenseless
men and women" Contemplate little
whelp." "a political nOnentity from
Ohio" "a pale-faced luminary," "a pu-
sillanimOus pigmy from Ohio"
These were some of the characterize
tons of Mr.. Hollingsworth of Ohio, in
editorials which he had read in the
house of representatives today as the
basis Of a question of privilege affect
ing his resolution recently offered pro-
testing against the portrayal of Jeffer-
son Davis on the silver service to be
presented TO the battleship Mississippi
The editorials accused him of waving
the bloody shirt" and appeared in the
Daily Clarion Ledger of Jackson. Miss.
April 80; the Southern Sentinel, Ripley
Miss, May 6: the Shreveport Caucasian.
Shreveport, La. May 4, and one other
paper. not giving the name.
The reading of the editorials caused
a great cOmmOtiOn and at times moved
the members to great laughter.
Objection Sustained.
Finally Messrs. Bartlett of Georgia
and Fitzgerald of New York objected
to further numbering up the record
and demanded that the speaker rule on
the question Of privilege.
In an elaborate opinion Speaker Can
non held that Mrs HOllingsworth had
not been attacked in his representative
capacity. and he was not permitted to
proceed fuHheT.
Later Mr. HollingswOrth sought
unanimous consent. first, to print
speech on the subject. or else to address
the house for thirty minutes.
Mr. Harrison of New York objected
whereupon Mr. Hollingsworth wanted
the speaker 10 tell him why the Objec-
ton was made.
The chair cannot tell said the
speaker suavely. what moved the gen
tleman TO object, because he is not a
mind-reader."
This sally convulsed the house with
laughter.
Interest in the proceedings was
heightened by the fact that Mr.. Harri-
sons father Burton Harrison. was sec
rotary TO jefferson Davis during four
years of the war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18

proposed taxicab legislation pending be-
fore the local board Of aldermen.
When a hearing was held with regard
to proposed legislation some weeks ago,
an attorney for taxicab interests an
nounced that any reduction in the rate
of fare might mean bankruptcy for
some persons interested. The proposed
bill was reported, however, though fur
ther consideration was postponed.
Chicago, May 17.-Tracy & Co. have
three offices in the financial district of
this city. The Associated Press dis
patches conveyed the first news of the
receivership to j. W. Collins, the local
manager.
we do a big grain trade and have
not been notified of any trouble he
said.
Secretary Stone of the board of trade
said nothing had reached him, indicat-
ing distress in the firm.
Detroit, May 17.-Tracy & Co. have a
large office in this city. The Associated
Press bulletin was the first information
any of the local employees OF the COM
pany had received of the receivership.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
RETURNS TO HE STAGE.

London. May 17.-Mrs. John Alexander
Stirling. former American actress. from
whom her husband recently secured a
divorce in Edinburgh. returned TO the
stage tonight as show girl in Our Miss
Gibbs" at the Gaiety theatre In an in
PEELED her TO return 10 the stage TO earn
living She also hoped to save a lit
tie money to meet the expenses Of ap-
pealing the divorce suit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
CONGRESS CAN GO TO f."
Attitude of the Engineer Department
Of the Army.

Washington. May 17.-"COngress can
go to h.. We will report when we
get ready"
This. said Mr. Clark of Missouri, in
the house today was the alleged re-
Spouse given by the engineer depart
ment of the army when asked for in
formation regarding the result of the
examination made by the engineers as
to the practicability and desirability Of
constructing and maintaining a naviga-
bic canal fourteen feet deep and of suit
able width from St Louis to the mouth
OF the Mssippi river.
The subject was brought up when Mr..
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
LATE SPRING ERosI.

Grand Junction. Colo. May 7.-The lat
est spring frost ever known here was ex-
perienced in the Grand valley fruit dis
trict this morning, and only promptitude
I'm lighting the smudge pots prevented Sc
riOus damage to the fruit. The forecasteT
saws that tonight the thermometer is
likely TO go below q degrees. which was
the low point last night The growers are
ready to light the smudge pots again to-
niehf If IL is NECESSARY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
Loan AUTHoRIZEp.

= Washington. May 17.-ResoluUons :
= were passed by the house today au- I
= thorizing the secretary of war to loan I
; cots and tents for the fOTty-third an 1
, nual national encampment of the 9. 1
, A r. at salt Lake City
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
CONTRACT GOES TO
ST. PAUL (MlNN.) FIRM
Especial 10 The Herald

MashingtOn, May T,-Ine HeaIN
Plumbing company of St Paul was
awarded the contract at S29 20S. for plumb
ing work on two double barracks, band
barracks, and ordnance stOrehOuse, at
Fort Douglas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
MORE SNOW IN MONTANA.

Lewistown. Mont MAY 17-Heavy
snOwstOTms prevailed over the Judith
basin today and as the Landing season is
still on il may cause some losses. The
storm appears TO be ever tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
Emotion Of AGED General.

General Hams. the defendants father.
and Major John Hams. who were in
court. displayed much emotion when the
captain was sentenced. Immediately after
sentence tie prisoners lawyers asked for
a stay Of sentence for q few days In order
20 take an appeal Justice GarretsOn said
the case would take the usual course
and gave the defense twenty-fOur hours
in which TO file an appeal He then re-
manded Captain Hains TO the custody or
the sheriff
the fact that the members of the jury
which had convicted Hams had sUomft-
Ted TO the court q recommendation Of
mercy for the captain was brought out
by Eugene II. Young. Of the defendant
counsel
The operation of an indeterminate SEN
teuce, such as that imposed upon Cap
tain Hams. is so fixed by law that unless
DardOncd by the governor or released on
some legal point raised by his counsel.
the prisoner must serve the full length
of the minimum term named. which is
eight years IN the case of Captain Hams.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
Repeated Is confessIon.

Van Vlissingen repeated his confession
and 7 again declared would not COM
pound a felony. Then Van Nlissingen
explained that his embarra ssmeut was
only temporary. due to lOaning out too
much money.
u suggested his friends might help him
out, but he said no. the amount was too
large"
did he agree to pay you and Rosen-
berg2'
Yes, he agreed to pay US $500 weekly.
He owed us about $4,000. which. he said
he figured he could pay in two or three
years. He said he valued his equities
in real estate at $500. 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18

.s,trate your energy on one
eo 90 DON'T tire Of it-there Is no
ous sinsss on earth which hasn't a lot
olss-,,5qerv in it. Stick to one ousi-
- and you'll win.-System'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18
Weather for Tuesday.
Fair.
The Metals.

oIINeT- 0lc Der ounce
Cope. (cathodes). y 13-f6c per pound.
Lead, A.2S per 100 pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17

in a wrecked condition, to smash through the
roof of house. 1t would slaughter many per-
sons in a crowd. Perhaps this aspect OF peril
will cause the first aerial legislation, defining
the rules of the air highway and prescribing
penalties for various grades of misdemeanors
and feonies in flight. The law-abiding aeroist'
his side, will be glad to be protected from
the brickbats and shotguns of incensed
"grounders" If outrages from above are not
prevented the honest people who stay down
cannot be blamed if they use primitive RENE
dies. They cannot lie expected to retire to ship
proof caves after sunset or to get a pain in
the neck watching out all day for air speeders.
While opinion is ripening for definite and
complete regulation in the public interest, the
insuring companies said to be figuring the
kind Of policies which they care to issue on the
lives of aeronauts conservative form of
policy bars collision, explosion, defects, break
age the will of God and the bad judgment Of
the operator. 1t is like some burglary policies
which protect everything but money A recent
occurrence at Juvisy, near Paris. demonstrated
the need of insuring air machines against dis
appointed spectators. About 100000 Parisians
rushed out to the advertised flying meet, and in
their wrath at the failure to fly some of them
wrecked a number Of machines. 1t was argued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17

over and he was borne rapidly TO earth. The
1veigbt Of the motor crushed his chest and he
died instantly.
Or enual prowess was z. Lefebvre a wen
known engineer, who had lately taken to air
sbiDs and was killed at Juvisy- sUr-OTge On Sep
tember O. while practising over the aviation field
AZ that place. Lefebvre, one Of the new school
~ a,,iators. was famed for his daring He had
been fined for reckless plotting in the Rheims
races
The death of Lieutenant Thomas r Selfridge
m septenber II OF last year at Fort Myer. Vir-
einfa. gave the American public deep impress
sion Of aerial periIs. Himself pioneer aviator,
he TONED Orvine Wright as passenger. The
breaking Of a propeller disabled the steering
gear. and the machine, sliding of the air."
struck hard. Lieutenant selfridge received a
fractured skull and Wright had his left leg
broken. which, however. did not keep him long
from pursuing his life's vocation.
On July IS, 1905. Daniel MalOney went UP in
an aeropIane, accompanied by a balloon. at
Santa Clara, Cal The aeroplane was Of light
hickory. forty-two pounds in weight and spread