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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
ESTRADA DUMBFOUNDED
AT ZELAYA'S PRETENSIONS

Rlue1elds. Nicaragua, Dec. 10-Gen
ESTRADA was dumbfoundcd today when
he learned that the object OF the con,
ference OF 'Zelayan envoys with Gen.
1Tornos Diaz, representing the insur-
gent leader. was to demand the sur
render OF the insurgents army
Cen Vasquez. in command OF d.
vision of the government troops near
Rama. on Wednesday proposed con-
ference to Gen. Estrada.
The latter. believing that Nasquez
sought an opportunity for an adyan-
sageous surrender. sent Gen. Diaz %
meet him. The government ENJOYS
proved to be Julio Bonilla and Maj.
Eva accompanying Gen. Diaz for the
Insurgents was Mai Zelaya, a nephew
OF the president.
When Diaz heard the demand for The
surrender of the insurgents ne imme-
diately declared that Vasquez was the
one who should surrender. declaring the
Insurgents position at Rama was inn
pregnable. and that the United States
was supporting Gen. Estrada. The con-
ference continues today.
The arrival of the United States
cruiser Des Molnes has created the
greatest enthusiasm and drawn the
whole town to the water front. Tho
cruiser band played the Star Spangled
Banner" Commander John H. Ship
ley of the Des Molnes conferred today
with Thomas p. AIoffat. the United
States consul at Bluefelds.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
AMERICAN SUFFRAGETTE
RELEASED FROM HAll0WAY Y

London, Dec. 10.-Miss Alice Paul.
formerly of Philadelphia. the suffra-
gette who was arrested on Nov. and
sentenced to n term at hard labor for
her share In the suffragette protest at
the lord mayors banquet in Guildhall.
was released from Holloway ycster-
day on the completion of her sem
tence.
She left the prison in n cab accom-
panied by two wardresseS. on going
to the home of friends a doctor was
called Immediately. owing to her weak
ened condition
Although palpably ill. Miss Paul was
cheerful She declared she did not re-
gret her conduct and was prepared to
repeat 1t again II necessary.
Il prnctised the hunger strike until
Nov H." she said. Since then they
fed me twice Il cay by force. except
one day when I was too Ill to be touch
cd I have no complaints against
the Halloway officials"
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the men sprang out OF bed, seiZing their
reNoivers. When they saw Shaffer,
they turned pale. and Fisk was pulling
MS gun down on Shaffcr when Eddlng
ton sprang at him. and shouted: /:
Throw up your hands, we've got the
drop on youi" This undoubtedly saved
Shaffers life
After Fisk and Jacobson were secure
ly handcuffed, the house was carefully
searched, and more rifles. Colts re-
VolVers and an enormous amount OF
ammunition for all the weapons were
found. There were cartridges scat
tered all over the house The pockets
oil both men held many cartridges. In
Jaeobson's pocket was found $27. which
taliies with the sum taken from the
cash register by the tall man, who
jumped over the bar, during the
hold-up OF the George Bess saloon
The woman was closely questioned,
and she said that she was Fisk's wife /:
that she and her husband had come to
Salt Lake City about Sept /. from
Jackson's Hole. in Wyoming, where
they had been living on a ranch: and
thnt Jacobson. who was an old friend
OF her husband, had Joined them on
DEC 1. Jacobson, she said. was out
OF job and broke" and she and
her husband had taken him In and had
agreed to give him board and room un-
I'll he could get work.
FISK, and Jacobson. in spite of the
positive identification of them by nu-
merous victims OF hold-ups and rob-
berries. stood pat" when examined at
the county Jail, and claimed that they
would be able to prove an alibi. Jacob
son said that he had come to Salt Lake
Slty from Butte, ON Dec. 1; that he had
joined MS friend, Fisk, on the same
day, and that he is brcklayer and
worked at that trade In Butte. Jacob
son did not explain how he could be
broke and out of job. as Mrs Fisk
mad claimed. and yet have $27 in his
trousers pockets, at the same time.
-Four more men this morning posi-
lively identified Fisk and jacobson as
the long and short men" who had
held them up, and this makes seven
ldentiiIcationS Of the two highwaymen.
Conductor r. w. Parrish and Motor
man c. Finney identified Fisk and
Jacobson as the men VINO had held them
up in their car on the Waterloo line
on the night OF Nov. IL.
Conductor e. z. Miller and Motor
man Bert I1endrickson identified them
as the two holdups who stuck them up
in their car on the Wandamere line last
Tuesday night
The identification by Parrish. Miller
and Hendrickson on the one hand. a.
by Birtch.' Shaffer and Schwartz
the other. confirms the opinion
Sheriff Sharp at the time. thnt tho 81
men who held up the George Bess S-
loon last Tuesday night also held a..
the Wandamcre car at the end OF that
line half an hour later on the same
night
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BICYCLISTS ARE
STILL PEGGlNG AWAY

New York. Dec. 10-Ten teams were
left in the siX-day bicycle race At
Madison Square Garden at O'Clock
this morning and six of them were
tied for the lead. The dragging work
of the early morning put them miles
behind the record.
The sensational work of the Rutt-
Clark and Stein-Hill combinations in
stealing laps on the field during the
night has made them strong favorItes
with the crowds at the garden.
In making the Madison avenue turn
Pye, OF the Australian team of Pye
and Hehir, fell from his wheel as il
skidded and suffered injuries which
compelled him to retire from the race.
His collarbono was broken and his
head cut.
New York. Dec. 1O-At the 10th .
p. M, with Hehir doing all the riding
for himself and his teammate. Pye, the
score stood: Rutt-Clark. Hill Stein,
Root Fogler. Walthour- Collins, Hal
stead Lawrence. Hehir-Pye, 2,iOe .
miles; Lawson-Demora, Mitten- West.
Anderson Vanoni. Georget- Georget, g.
1861 miles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
ARDMAM KIRK OF
PUEBLO PLAYS HAVOC

Pueblo. Colo, Dec. 10,-After tying up
the local railroad yards and almost
crippling traffic for some time. j. A
Kirk, a yaidman, this Afternoon,
climbed onto a switch engine. drove
the engineer and fireman from the cab
and started the engine down through
the yards. After 1t got we'll under
way he jumped off and the engine was
derailed by thrown switch.
During the morning the big round
house was discovered TO be on FIRE, The
fire was found to have been incendiary
Hardly had the fire department re-
turned from extinguishlng this blaze
when they were called out to another
fire. this time the tool house at the
other end OF the yards. This fire too
was found to have been OF incendiary
origin Track patrolmen were then sent
out and 1t was discovered that the
switches on the main track had been
spiked and 1agmen were at once sent
to the outskirts to warn incoming
trains.
Kirk who was suspected OF the work.
eluded capture and disappeared after
starting the switch engine. He Is sup
posed to have gone to Denver. Kirk.
according to railway officials, is a sym
pathizer with the striking switchmen.
but his friends assert he has become
Insane. reward OF 5000 has been Of
fered for his capture.
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Saturday News
FEATURES TOMORROW:

THE New Nanl1ing;" Frank G
Carpenters letter this week tells OF
the great changes wrought in Chi
mas ancient capital by the prog
ress of modern civilization in the
Celestial empire. dllustrated)
A Paris letter tells of the at
tempts OF Abdul Azizs representa-
tiyes to realize substantial loan
on the crown Jewels OF Morocco
jewels that French experts declare
to be mostly paste and cheap imi-
tations OF precious stones. Gllus-
trated)
The craze for kingships in the
smaller European Kingdoms and the
desire of Prince Nicholas of Monte
negro to wear a crown. form the
subjects of an amusing letter from
one of the Newss special correspon-
dents in Europe. Gllustrated).
Our London literary letter Will
tell OF the edict that has gone forth
from the libraries against the two
and three volume novel Some
prices that famous writers have re-
ceived for their work compared with
the prices prevailing today.
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Senator Rayner Introduces Reso-
luton Authorizing Prest. Taft
To Take Necessary Steps.
iHE MAY BE TRIED FOR MURDER
Estrada Dumbfounded TO Learn Zelaya
Expects the Insurgcnt Army
To Surrender.

VPashington, Dec 10-A resolution
authorizing the president to take the
necessary steps for the apprehension OF
President Zelaya of Nicaragua and Tor
his punishment on the charge OF murder
Il the facts In the possession OF inc
state department warrant such action.
was introduced today by Senator Kay :
ner.
The resolution recites the circum-
stances connected with the execution
of two Americans. Groce and Cannon
by order of President Zelaya, as gem
orally understood through puplsneo
reports from Nicaragua
The resolution Will lie on the taoie
and Senator Rayner has given notice
that he Will address the senate in IT'S
support
Evidence is multiplying that zelaya
intends to retire as president OF MIC
araeua. Reports to that effect are gen
eral throughout that country and the
American consular officers seem 10
give credence to them
The latest news from Nicaragua,
reaching the state department today
said that Jose Madriz was being talk-
cG OF as Zelayas successor. In the
absence of definite information on this
point 1t is assumed this suggestion
comes from Zclaya's friends and Tor
that reason as well as others his Sc
lection would be far from satisfactory
to this government.
Madriz was chairman of the Nicara-
guam delegation to the Central Ameri-
can peace conference. held here In 1907
and he was also elected secretary of
The conference. AT present he Is the
representative OF the Nicaraguan gov
e!nmcnt in the Central American court
OF justice at Carriage which is charged
with the settlement OF questions aris-
ing among the several Central Ameri-
can countries. His selection would not
be satisfactory to the United States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
Senator Cummins Introduces Bill
For Radical Changes in In
terstate Commerce Act.
COMMISSION TO MAKE RATES
In Actions TO Set Aside Order Regard
ing Them, Court Cannot Inquire
Into Their Rcasonablcncss.

Washington, Dec. 10-A controversy
over railroad legislation will be pre-
cipitated In Congress this winter
which In importance promises to sur
pass the legislative conflict over rail-
road rates four years ago.
The first gun was fired today by Sen
ator Cummins of Iowa. when he in
troduced a bill proposing radical
changes in the interstate commerce
act In u large sense the Cummins
measure is u substitute for the pres
ent interstate commerce act.
1t Is expected that tho measure pro-
posing amendments to the law will be
introduced early in January by Sena-
tor Elkins. which will differ from the
Cummins bill In many important
details
In brief. the Cummins bill requires
the interstate commerce commission
to promulgate a uniform classification
Of freight and to prepare a plan for
the statement of freight rates which
shall hereafter be made In a uniform
way The carriers are required to
adopt this classification
The commission is authorized to
consider rates on its own motion with
a view to determining their reason
ableness and is empowered to fix max
imum and minimum rates.
In any action instituted in court to
set aside an order of the commission
respecting rates. the courts are pre-
vented from inquiring into the reason
ableness or sufficicncy of any rate fix
ed by the commission.
The bill provides that changes in
rates shall not become effective until
they are approved by the commission
1t prohibits the acquisition or control
by any common carrier of any parallel
competing line, or from acquiring the
capital stock or bonds of any other
carrier that is a competitor.
BY the terms of the bill a carrier
is prohibited from Issuing any capital
stock without payment at par either in
money or In property and, in effect,
the commission shall have supervision
OF the issues of stocks and bonds by
any carrier. Specific directions are
given for the disposition of the pro-
ceeds of any sale of bonds. After Jan.
l, 1911. no carrier doing Interstate
business shall be permitted to engage
in any other business than that of
carrier. -.7s--r--.57.,......
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POLICE DEPARTMENT OF
BIG CITY A BAD PLACE

New York. Dec 10.-~Jack- Brown.
strapDinG policeman. VINO quit tho
force. swoie off on liquor and turned
evangelist, announced yesterday some
OF his conclusions after wrestling
year with the aid OF prayer instead OF
tho night stick
Here they arc In brief,
'"Thc police dcnartment of 4 hiS city
is an express train TO nell | decided
TO take local. So ] left it, Then I
changed car; again and am on an ex-
press for heaven
ga policeman can be a Christian as
we'll as any one else. II he wants to.
but no one ever heard of one wanting
to. Besides. II he was one. he would
have to leave the department. There
is no place there for a God-fearing
man OF honest purposes.
'Js the police of the city followed
Cbrist'5 example they would help more
TO wipe out sin than all the preachers
in the world. Think what it would
be if they gave a helping hand to the
weak, had pity for the Magdalen. a
sympathetic ear for human suffering.
IT believe in an old-fashioned church,
no denominations. just the religion of
Jesus try to live every day to be
more like him and that Is the religion
teach my flock
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
BANKING BUSINESS
OF THE UNITED STATES

Washington. Dec l0.-More than 5000
banks, with an excess of 25 million de-
posit accounts. capital aggregatIng
Sl.s55. .9S7,36S and Individual deposits OF
more than II billion OF dollars are the
stupendous figures revealing the vast
extent of the banking business of the
United States as shown by the annual
report for the year ending Oct 81, by
Lawrence Murray. comptroller of the
currency. submitted to Congress today.
Loans and discounts of national banks
on Sept. l amounted to $5.12S So, ,351. The
banks held at that time investments of
bonds and other similar securities
amounting to $685. .Sl2-more than suf-
ficient as security for the $4,000 900
emergency currency authorized by the
act of May 80. 1905
Because of the depreciation In the
market price of government bonds the
computed profit on the issue OF national
bank circulation increased slightly Net
earnings OF national banks for the year
ended July l were s131. 1919 from which
dividends were paid amounting to S92. 1893, >
ll9.
The legislation of 1900 authorizing the
organization of national banks with a
capital Of $4,000 met with popular favor.
276S institutions with such capItallza-
tion having been chartered since the
passage of the act.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
BARON SONNINO FORMS
NEW ITALIAN CABINET

Rome. Dec. 10.-Baron Sidney ScNnino.
the former premier to whom was dele
gated the task OF forming new cabi-
not In succession to that OF the retiring
premier, Giovanni Giolitti. has been un-
able to make terms with Deputy Mar
tinl and ex-Mlnister OF Justice Finnoc-
chlaro Aprlle and accordingly has nam
ed the ministry as follows:
Premier and Minister of the Interior
Baron Sidney Sonnno.
Minister OF Foreign Anairs-Count
Guicciardin..
Minister of Justice-Sienor ScIaoloja.
Minister OF Fnnnco-Slgnor Arlotta
Minister of the Treasury-Signor SAL
andra.
Minister OF Marine-Admiral Bettolo.
Minister OF War-Gcn. Spingardi
Minister OF Agriculturc-Lulgi Luzza IT,
Minister OF Public Works-Signor
Rubinl.
Minister OF Instruction-SIgnor Daneo
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs-
Signor Dlsantonofrieo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
WHY DR.. DWIGHT HILLS
Is NOT A MILLIONAIRE

New York. Dec. 10-Only his belief
that a minister should not be in the
moncy-malling business has prevented
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, Brooklyn
pastor. writer and lecturer. from be-
coming a millionaire several times
over.
Last summer he visited his 20,0G0-acre
estate on Graham Island. off Prince
Rupert, British Columbia, and in
tramping through rough woodland
stumbled across a vein of coal. He
had the vein prospected and experts
declared 1t enormously rich
DR.. Hills did not care. to be involved
In high finance when he still had his
work as pastor and so he sold the prop
crty to old friends, James a. Moore
of Seattle and II. Z. Law OF San Fran
cisco.
1t is understood DR.. Hills received
$4,000 in addition to what he original
ly paid for the property three years
ago.
Tonight an official of the Western
Steel corporation said they had found
coal worth at least s5,000.0O0.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
1t Will be the Supposed Inacou,
racy in Government Scales
On the Brooklyn Dock.
WERE OF OBSOLETE STYLE
Shortages in Weights Due to Custom,
House Hands and Not to Sugar
Company's Employees.

New York. Dec 1o.-supposed mac.
curacy in the government scales on the
Brooklyn dock is the main feature oi
the defense of the six employees of the
American Sugar Refining company. IN
trial here for alleged conspiracy grow
Ing out of the recent Weighing scan
dals.
Henry F. Cochrane. in opening his
address for the defense today declared
the II scales in question on which The
alleged underwelghing was done wers
of an obsolete style, and grossly inae-
curate, and that many OF the govern
ment weighers were Incompetent
These defective scales, owned and
operated by the government" continued
Mr Cochrane. weighed more than 900-
600 tons OF sugar every year and 10
man IN human reason could hope 10
supervise them"
The line of defense indicated by the
statement was that it would be claimed
the shortages in weights were due 10
the scales and the government en-
ployes, and not to any manipulation by
the sugar company's employees, as the
government charges.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
JAIL SENTENCE IMPOSED.

Michael Schumacher. a-newsboy. was
sentenced to serve 100 days in the city
jail. by Judge Bowman in police court.
Thursday afternoon, although the jury
which had found him guilty of assault
ing Fred j. Foulser. window dresser
In Walker Bros store. recommended
mercy and a lenient sentence.
Assistant City Attorney f. A. Rogers
insisted that the court should show no
mercy to Schumacher. and demanded
that sentence be imposed of not less
than six months in Jail and fine of
S999
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
BAND OF SUFFRAGETTES
DISL0DGED FROM HALL

London, Dec. 1o-A small band of dnr-
Ing sufragettes was dislodged today
from Albert Hall. where the women Sc
creted themselves last night preparatory
10 an onslaught upon Premier Asquith.
who is to launch the Liberal campaign
In the hall tonight
The women were hidden away in all
quarters of the vast building. some in
packing caseS and others on the roof
One was found curlcd up inside the huge
organ, having squeezed herself in be-
tween rows of pipe. Another step for
ward would have plunged her Into the
well. which is 10 feet deep
The government officials had scented
danger and organized force OF beatcrs.
who searched every Granny of the build
ing and spent hours In the game of hide
and seek. before the promoters of the
meeting were satisfied that the corridors
had been cleared.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
STRIKE CONDITIONS
IN STATU QUO ANTE

st. Paul. Dec. lo.-Ail parties INTEREST
ed In the switchmcns strike in the
northwest today awaited developments
of the conference between President
Hawley OF the Switchmen's union and
President Gompers. of the American
Federation OF Labor In Cincinnati
Third Vice President Harsberger OF the
union says before the leaders Will allow
the men to be defeated all the switch
men west of Buffalo Will be called out.
Last night about 90 non union work
cago, started to make trouble at the
union station because they were denied
transportation back to the places
whence they came The men finally
were sent TO Chicago.
While the strikers insist they have the
freight business tied up. the railroads
are giving out reports from agents at
division points tending to show freight Is
moving,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
CONSPIRACY TO
MAINTAIN HIGH PRICES

New York. Dec 1O-High prices of
foodstufrs are being investigated by
the United States district attorneys
office here because of complaints by the
larger Wholesale grocers that the
seems to exist conspiracy ain '1y
some manufacturers to maintain ~ ces
to the consumer 1t Is learned IN u
several leading manufacturers OF in>G
PRODUCTS have been called before Dist
Atty. Wise and informed that the co1-
tracts they have been using to force
wholesalers to keep up prices arc in
restrain of trade and a violation OF the
antitrust law.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
HORSE TRACKS ON SANDS
OF TIME AS EVIDENCE

Lyons. Kan. Dec 10.-Horse tracks
made last juno and carefully preserved
by the state authorities since that time
VIII be introduced in evidence in the
trial of Orc Turner here today. who
is being tried for the murder of Roy
Snyder.
The footprints were found near the
scene of the murder and the state will
attempt to show that they are identical
with those of Turner'S horse. Hoof-
prints of Snyders horse have been
taken In clay and will also be exhibited.
Both men were rivals for the hand of a
young woman.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10

in the death of man and the arrest
Of Howard and three companions carly
today.
That's what kid gets for drink
ing' was Howards excuse after land
ing in a cell
Two women and a man were with
Howard in the automobile. He said
when they drank beer he wanted to
have a big time" So he took his en-
ployer's machine from a garage. Then
reckless OF speed or safety, he drove the
big touring car over the boulevards and
back to the business district
Dennis Short failed to dodge the ma
chine II struck him squarely and
killed him Instantly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-10
WILDER ESTATES WILL
NOW Go TO CHARITY

St. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 1O.-Administro-
tors of the estates of Mrs. Fannie s.
Wilder. \. II. Wilder and Mrs. Cornelia
Day Wilder are preparing TO place 81, 200.
% devised to charity in St Paul to use
before Jan l.
Seven nephews and Dleces. living in
California, who have been trying to
brenh the join Will for 10 years employ
Ing IS attorneys In the attempt. recelv
ed an adverse decision In the United
states supreme court Wednesday. thus
releasing the estate for the benefit of the
poor
The estate includes large property hold
ings in Illinois. Chicago. Wisconsin.
Iowa, Montana and Minnesota. The for
tune was amasscd by Albert H. Wilder,
and by him. his wife. and his daughter
left as a legacy to St Paul's poor. but
1t has been held UP by litigation.
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MOTHER AND HER FOUR
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH

Concordia. Kansas, Dec. 10.-At
Wayne. village in Republic county, IA
miles north OF this place. Mrs. Frank
Hicks and four children, two girls and
two boys, aged from TO 10 years. were
burned TO death last night. A crude
oil stove exploded. setting flre to the
house. Mrs. Hicks carried her O.
months -old baby In the yard unharmed
and went back into the house for the
other children. Mr.. Hicks was severely
burned trying to put out the fire. The
bodies were recovered this morning.