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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
HELD FOR MURDER.
Jan Taken From Salt Lake to GI'royi
Cal. Has Preliminary Trial

San lose. Cal. April IT HashlHizu'
the Jananese who was brought mere
fror, Salt Lake City TO answer the
charge of having killed John kyne' a
Southern Pacific section foreman was
held to answer in the superior court py
Tustice Wiley Of GilrOy. The princlpaI
Witness at the preliminary examination
vas Victor Durham, a graduate OF the
T-niversitv of California, who was
working with the gang as rallroso
student According to his testimony
E[vne and himself and two carpenters
we're fixing I'D a car as a sleeping place
for the sixty japanese in the gang
when Yashiulizu and Torado, country
man. entered the car and attacked Kyne
with an ak.
Durham and the two carpenters at
tempted to interfere, but other Japan
csc crowded into the car and by threat
enfug him with axes. forced Burham
into one corner of the car and threw
the rarDeuters out, while Yashimizu
beat Kyne on the head
Yashimizu alleged that kyne struch
him with a board as he entered the car
and that he struck i'm self-defense
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
BALDWIN WILL PR0BATE0.
Widow and Mrs. Zelda Selby Salts
fled With Terms Of Settlement.

Los Angeles. April As uneventful
as the settlement of $500 estate was
the probation today il the superior
court of the will dispOsing of the mil
lions of the late +. J. lucky Baldwin.
II. A Unruh. business manager of the
famous turfman during his lifetime,
and named by him as executor Of the
will, testified as to the making of the
Will. the sOundness Of Baldwin's mind
and his freedom from any sort Of undue
influence. when the instrument was
signed Nov 4. 1908.
Mr.. UnrUh fixed the value of the real
property at from S20,000,0 900 to S24 600 600,
and of the personal property at 1927 500.
The net income from the property, said
the executor, has been only $4,000.
Attorneys for Mrs. Lille Bennett
Baldwin, the widow. and Mrs. Zelda
Selby, a daughter by another wife than
the mother of the surviving daughters,
were i'm court. but took no part in the
proceedings. The attorneys declined to
make public any Of the details of the
settlement with Mrs. Selby, and with
the widow, Mrs. Baldwin of San Fran
cisco, which averted a possible contest
of the will. The bond of the executor
was fixed at s275OG0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
MAY APPEAL TO
THE PRESIDENT
Miners in the Anthracite Field
Unable to Reach Agree
ment With Operators.

Philadelphia April AT a meeting
here today between representatives Of
the coal operators and the officials Of
the United Mine Workers Of America.
representing the anthracite workers Of
Pennsylvania. 10 consider demands
made by the miners. the operators re-
fused all the demands and submitted
instead a proposition to extend for an
other term of three years the wage
agreement brought about by the an
thracite strike commission. In order
that the proposition be laid before the
officers of the mine workers organiza-
ton of three anthracite districts, the
conference adjourned. to meet again
tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The wage agreement which the Oper-
ators seek to have renewed expired on
March 81 but the miners are working
under it's terms.
The agreement does not provide foI
recognition of the union and this. II IS
said. is the bone of contention.
~ It is said that if negotiations fail the
miners will appeal to President Taft.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
ISSUE OF THE HOUR.
Missouri Legislature Wrestling With
Prohibition Question.

jefferson City, No, April 1.-Whether
bv submitting to the voters of the state
a proDosed constitutional amendment
nrovidiug for statewide prohibition,
and thus making the subject matter
of active controversy for two years
anv useful public purpose would be
served. was declared by Governor Had
lev TODAY to be the test by which the
legislature should treat the measure.
This opinion was expressed in a special
message which the executive addressed
to the general assembly, and IN which
he discussed the liquor issue at some
length.
Governor Hadley declared that abso-
Lutte prohibition was mentioned in the
platform Of neither Of the major poiit-
zeal parties of the state. and therefore
that the legislature is free to dispose OF
if a. il may see fit. He favored the
severing Of saloons from breweries and
distillerics, and of whisky dealers from
politics.
Stringent laws against the sale OF
liquors in counties which have adopted
local option is recommended.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
TIDAL WAVE in PACIFIC.
Great Damage Done on Islands Of
Riotonga and Moores-

san Francisco. April Great dam
age was done bz- a tidal wave that
svept over the islands Of BiOtonga and
AIoorea on March 10. according to re-
ports brought by the steamer Maripo-
sa. arriving today from Tahiti The
wave came toward the shores of the
islands in three successive rolls. de-
Stroviug many housA and wrecking
small craft. For Il time the steamer
Mariposa. bound from Wellington 20
Papecte. was i'm the tail end Of the
storm and had trouble I'm making port.
No loss Of life was reported among the
natives. though thousands of dollars
worth of property was ruined The
tidal wave is attributed to- recent vol
cauic eruDtious iu New Zealand.
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Washington. April What IS whisky.
sHsusye''
President Tafs was referee again today
H % White H7uze discussion 20 find the
answer 60 this query.
Among the lawyers present were Jo-
-.-H ~. Ch0alr. former ambassador "a
l-.E-and. and John q. Carlisle. former
e-rretary 81 I.c treaauT-.
iH addition faere were present the rep
'7-eltatives On practically all the big dis
'.le-.cs Of tai= country. ar. Choate APP
reared for Caaad.a ~ int--csts.
PIT Carlisle represented Kentucky ols-
-IaTs
Aliofney G-aersi VViekeTsham, Secre-
'-iF of Ags.cfsit1re Wilson and Iir, Har-
fey w, Wis.,. is5s pssTS food expert. were
among tila so%aTuF1snf representatives.
General BCasBsqte, ali whisky not aged
aA9 tIeod from fI1Sii Oh BY several years
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
WHAT IS WHISKY?' AGAIN A SUBJECT
UNDER DISCUSSION AT WHITE HOUSE

OF storage in white oak barrels which
have been charred on the inside. has been
made subject 10 rating under the head OF
.-iulitz tion'' or compound whisky
The distilleTs who purify their product
b. higher forms Of Mechanical rectifica-
ton ana Redistribution are anxious TO have
this ruling reversed, declaring they are
suffering damage from the system of Ia
beling now in vogue whereas their whisky
IS as pure and free from deleteTioUs IN
gradients as the whisky rectified in the
Old-fasbioned way and now regarded as
the only straight whisky on the mar
L,ef Most Scotch whislies and some high
grades Of rye ana sour mash in use in this
CountrF are now classed as imitation
After the conference II was announced
that the whole matter would be referred
70 Solicitor General Bowers OF the de-
parsment OF justice, who will take testt-
mony.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
SIXTY MILES AN HOUR.
New York Wind Swept-Woman and
Child Badly Hurt.

Now York. April THE high gale pre-
vaiIing to the west and north OF NeW
at 5:l5 O'Clock tonight when the wind
reached a velocity of sixty miles an
hour. 4 woman and child were bdulN
hurt by being blown off their feet.
The Cunard liner Caronia. from Liver
pool. which arrived tonight could MOI
berth. but was obliged to anchor at quar-
antine owing to the gale -oo,
the nigh winds tonight caused a Sl25.0t
fire. which destroyed the repair shop OF
tba second Avenue Elevated railway at
Second avenue and one Hundred aho
Twenty-eiShth street
a large sign which hung at the. cas-
end of the shop was blown down ana II
falling dislodged several electric wires
117staDtIv there was an explosion which
blew the slate roof off the building, an'
a moment later the end of the structure
sse,-eral cars were damaged. and traffic
rs at a staudstill for about three hours
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
FATALITIES IN MICHIGAN.
Storm of Unusual Violence Swept
Lower Portion of the State.

Detroit Mich. April "A severe rain
and electrical storm which swept over
lower Michigan early last night was fol
lowed by d WindstOrm OF unusual violence
and many accidents and at least one death
have been reported
Near Ionia lightning shot into d farm
house along telephone wire and killed
S-yesr-Old Benjamin Helmer and severely
shocked two other children while the fam
ily of seven was sitting at the dining table
Tnterurban traffic out Of Grand Rapids
was delayed by the storm. Dozens OF
barns in western Michigan were set on
fire by lightning. The wind has averaged
from fifty miles an hour in the western
part of the state to siXty-SlX miles IN TINS
vicinity. One child was severely injured
here by a falling sign
At Brighton, Ray Miller was Killed ana
his brother Guy was severely injured by
being struck by the roof of house which
blew off today while the boys were dTlN-
Two boys reported to the police that
thev saw two other boys blown into the
river from a dock on Belle Isle. Late TINS
afternoon it was reported That three HUI
garians had been drowned in the. river OF
Wyandotte by the caDsizing Of their boat
Detroit. Mich. April 7.-At least eight
/ persons lost their lives in the storm INA
visited Detroit and Michigan last nlgn
and today. Three men attempted TO cross
the Detroit river in a row boat and were
drowned. IN,
At Jennings three men WEI hhi~N ~
being caught under wall blown COW
/ by the wind. ..--
| The wind velocity reached over sixty
! five miles an hour
! HOughton. Mich, April l--Ihe cOppe
country was practically isolated from IN
outside world today as the result of bll1
/ zard which swept down on the distTic
/ last night Telephone and telegraph
I communication is demOrallzed. there be
I ~ miles of wires down Between fOu
{ and six inches of snow fell in Houghtol
J ,rI ov-pr a foot in Calumet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
TORNADO IN INDIANA.
Many Persons Injured and Muen
Property Destroyed.

Wabash Ind. April IA tornado passed
over this city last night. injuTing a score
of persons and doing thousands Oh dolldIs
,,r.tI, 81 dan1arc. The storm struck the
cit,- At 8 O'Clock passing through me
northeast part of the town. Dozens OF
houses were demolished
Mrs. James Hayes and four chlldren
vvere pinioued beneath the wreckaga of
tbeir home. which caught fire The moth
or was fatally burned and the children
v,-are seriously hurt. William Shepard
wife and two children were held beneath
fa1Ien rrins and the ueiEhbors eNtricated
tban, Wires went down and the city was
in darkness throughout the night. The
ertire second story of the dwelling OCCu-
MED nv William Haynes was carried
away. leaving the family IN tneir p.dr
c,-1o,ssd to a drenchiug rain. The wind
was followed by a ClOudbUrst. and trs
river rose flooding lowlands Many
bridges are washed away. The streets
Continued on Pace 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
HUMAN FLESH AS BAIT.
Indian Woman Catches Fish for
Starving Children

Port Arthur. ont. April William
JcCurdv confirms a story that an In
dian woman living north of here cut a
piece of flesh from her body In an et-
fort to procure food for her children
when they were starving
The woman and children were I'm des-
perate straits. The last scrap of food
had been eaten days before, and there
was no game. though the woman hunt
ed until her strength was gone. In this
pitiabIe condition she secured knife
and cut strip of flesh from her body
This flesh she used as bait with which
to catch fish, and thus sustained LIE
until helm arrived
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
RANGE WAR IN WYOMING.
Search Being Made for Murderers Of
the Sheepmen.

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. April Sheriff Aston
Of the Big Horn county today began rig
id investigation Of the raid last Saturday
on the sheep camp on Spring Creek IN
which three men were murdered
The sheriff is said to have a strong clue
to the guilty men. A large number of old
time stockmen are believed 10 have band
cd together for the purpose of driving the
sheepmen off the range as the catuemen
object to the use Of the range for sheep
grazing. ----
The dead men are believed to have re-
ceived threatening letters before the raid.
Geo. Walker. secretary Of the Wyoming
WOolgrowers' association. today appealed
10 Governor Brooks to take immediate &C
ton towards bringing the raiders to jus
tice, and urged him to offer additional
rewards for their capture The sheepmen
have already offered reward of 2.O00.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
POLICY OF IRRIGATION.
Secretary of the Congress Tells Of
Work to Be Accomplished.

Helena. April Arthur Hooker. secre-
tary of the Seventeenth National Irri-
CATION congress, which meets at Spokane,
Aug 9 to II. next. is in attendance at the
Montana publicity meeting here. He
said:
The irrigation congress has a national
policy to preserve the forests, store the
floods. reclaim the deserts. make homes
on the lands 1t emphasizes the great
value and duty of water to the Ameri-
can people. 1t shows the immense devel-
oprnent possible through irrigation in the
west Tt demonstrates to the east the
great economic importance of this devel-
opment to the entire country
Governor Norris of Montana plans to
attend the congress, and many Montana
cities will be represented by irrigation
plr1hg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
LASHED UNTIL HE HOWLED.
Punishment Melted Out to Miscreant
in British Columbia.

Vancouver. April The whipping post
as a punishment for a crime against a
young girl was brought into use at Watts
burg. q milling town in the Crows Nest
Pass district.
a young man named Anderson con-
fessed to having attempted TO entice a
young girl Of tender years. Mayor Z.
J. Watts gave him his choice OF a jail
sentence or a lash. The prisoner chose
the lash. He was stripped and COM
handed to place his hands above his
head as he leaned forward against the
flagstaff in the front yard Of the court
house The lash was then applied Wig
orously on his back Every stroke brought
forth cries for mercy. Anderson left the
city later.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
NO TRuTH IN REPORT.

St. Petcrsburg. April 5.-Thore is ~
truth in the report published i'm the
United States that more than 15n Rus
sian fishermen have been drowned ncar
Riga by the overturning of huge ice
berg on which they had taken refuge
According to Riga adviccs. "a large mum
her of fishermen did land on an iceberg
but they were all removed without fatal
tiles. E'ighty-Seven fishermen from Rig5
were forced by heavy weather to take
refuge on floating ice on April T. They
were carried out to sea for some distance
but rescuing parties went after them and
brought them all back.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
BIG DEAL ON FOOT.

Denver. April THE Post today says
that Henry L. DOherty, president of the
Denver Gas & Electric company. is about
to close d deal whereby the Doherty
Operating company of New York will
acquire all the holdings Of the Spokane
Fails Gas company of Spokane, Wash
Three representatives of Mr. Doherty are
now in Spokane, it is said. checking up
the plant The deal involves $1,000. coo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
DESTROYER GOES DOWN.

I.on6on. April THE British torpedo
DESTROYER BlackWater was sunk at mid
night last night off Dungenness as a re-
suit of a collision with the steamer Hero.
The crew OF the Blackwater was saved
The Hero had her body stove IN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
FOUND DEAD IN SEQ.

Chicago. April Frank w Lyle, who
was indicted following the failure of the
giac Mich. was found dead in bed to-
day in his room at ~ St James place. An
examination by a physician, supplement-
ed by testimony of a doctor who had at
tended the stricken ex-banker. disclosed
that death was due to complication of
diseases.
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GIVEN A HEARING.

y Washington. April Paper manu- =
y facturers and newspaper publishers =
= were given a hearing tonight by =
= Chairman Aldrich and Senator SmoOt y
y of the senate committee on finance
! in relation to their differences over y
; the wood pulp and print paper sched- =
; uIes in the proposed tariff bill :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
NATIONAL BANKS BARRED.

Washington. April Attorney General
Wickersham, in an opinion submitted to
the secretary OF the treasury. holds that
national banks Of Kansas have no right
TO participate in the assessments and
benefits OF the bank depositOrs' guaranty
fund under the provisions Of a recently
enacted law by that state. on the same
terms and conditions as apply TO the
state banks. The decision SAYS that only
an act of congress can confer such pow
ers uDon national banks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
TURKISH EoIroR KILLED.

Constantinople. April 7-Hasssn Fehm
Fffendi. editor of the liberal newspaper
Serbesti. was shot and killed by an un'
known man as he was entering his OF
fi@e TODAY. \ government officer &C
commanding the editor was wounded INT
crime is believed To be political INT
Serbesti has been carrying on campaiSi
against the committee Of union and pro
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
SWEEPING VICTORY.

ST Louis. April by a majority Of H.
zs3 Frederick H Kreismann. Republican.
was elected mayor of st. Louis yester-
day. He received 59,s16 votes, and his
Democratic opponent. William @. Woer-
ner. 1859 votes. The entire Republican
CITY ticket was successful with the ex-
ceDtion Of five members Of the house of
delegates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
WITHIN It's RIGHTS.

Washington. April Attorney General
Wickersham has decided that congress
was fully within its constitutional rights
In the legislation directing that marines
no restored to duty aboard naval ships
The navy department has already ISSUED
orders carving out the legislation.
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PARENTS ON THE
WITNESS STAND
Father and Mother OF Mrs.
Sampson Tell the Story
of the Tragedy.
MAN FIGURES IN THE CASE
HAD WRITTEN LETTER WHICH
CAUSED THE QUARREL.

Lyons, y. Y, April THE father and
mother and two brothers of Mrs Georgia
Sampson, charged with killing her hus-
band, Harry Sampson, were called to the
witness stand today. 4 sad figure IN the
court room was Mrs. George Sampson.
mother Of the murdered man.
It was established that shortly before
Harry Sampson staggered into the dining
room ana fell dead, Mrs. Sampson was
seen on the second floor OF her apart
meut Through Mrs. Allyn. the defend
ants mother. the states attorney brought
out that Robert Manson of Niagara Fails
had written 10 Georgia inviting her and
a friend. Miss Mildred Cervos, to spend
a few days in Niagara Falls.
Harry quarreled with his wife over the
letter. Mrs. Simpsons lawyers state
that Hanson had written asking Mrs.
Sampson to act as chapsrOns-
John Ebert, & neighbOr, declared Harry
Sampson had smOSeless powder cartridges
i'm his possession on the day OF the shoot
ing. The defense contended that this ex-
plains why no powder marks were visible
on SampsOn's shirt
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STILL IN HIDING.

Guthrie OKLA. April crazy Snake
thc fugitive Indian chief still remains in
hiding. I'm TO this afternoon nothing had
been heard from his son. 81 no three days
ago had started I'm company with a. den
utv marshal iu an effort to locate his
father. Captain HarTitaEo of Colonel
Roy IIoffman's staff of the state militia
returned to- Guthrie today and reported
everything quiet I'm tho UciGhhorhoOd o.
Hickory Grounds. GRAZ Snakes old
home
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JOB FOR FULTON.

Washington. April President Taft to-
dav rendered to former Senator Fulton
of Oregon the post Of minister TO China
10 succeed w w. RocEhilL Senator Full
ton requested ten days in which to con-
slider whether or not he would accept
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Continued on Page 2.
CONTRACTORS INDICTED.

Little Rock Ark. April A. NJ Nor
row. q. G. Price and r l. Leonard. three
Mississippi river levce contractors. were
indicted in the federal court here TO-DAY.
charged with working their employees over
eight hours per day on government work.
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TWO NEW MAIL CLERKS.

Especial to The Heraldl
washington. D. c. April III. +.
Thompson of Cheyenne and S. NJ. Wilson
of Lowell Wyo., have been appointed mail
Clerks.
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TAFT Will ATTEND.

Washington, April President Taft
will attend the meeting Of the Yale cor
poration on April 10
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GAMBLING HALL
IS CLEANED OUT
BY HOLDUP MEN
Over Thirty Men Lined Up
Against Wall in Ogden
Establishment.
JOB PULLED OFF WITHIN
BLOCK OF CITY JAIL
ROBBERS MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
WITH $1,000, MOSTLY
IN SILVER.

Ogden. April THE White Elephant
gambling hall of John H. Hammer and
Stephens Bros. at 30S Twenty-nfth street.
over the White Elephant saloon. fronting
on the public square. and within block
Of the city Jail. was tine scene tonight oC
the most daring holdup ever pcrpetrated
in Ogden. Just al midnight. when there
were between thirty and forty men IN the
place. gambling. three men in ordinary
clothes and without masks but each car
rying two large rev0lvers. entered the
place and ordered ali present to hold up
their hands
Then. as one man put 1T. they herded
the bunch like lot OF cattle made them
turn their faces 10 the wall and put their
hands above their heads, while they de-
liberately rifled every- drawer and every
pocket. putting the contents into what
seemed to be an ordinary flour sack They
consumed about fifteen minutes IN going
through the place. The smaller Ole who
seemed to be the leader, gave oFiers tl
the others that il any man put his head
i'm at either door he was to be killed on
the spot.
They secured about Sl.6l9. most of it Dog
silver. They were perfectly cool called
each other by their first names Pete
and "Bill.' while they were rlfllns the
place and having completed their work
walked deliberately out the front door
down TO the street. under the glare of tht
/ electric ligh.. passed down To Grant ave
nue. and then turned north Two boys
/ met them and were ordered TO set off the
/ street as quickly as possible. The bow
I lodged into the DOstOffIco, where they
I were found I'm hiding. half frightened 4.
I death "a hIIf-hUur later.