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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
SOON TO MEET IN CHEYENNE
Third Annual Convention of Dry
Farming Congress Will Attract
Many Western Men.
lspeciaI To me Herald. }

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Feb. 14.-Cheyenne
Will be the center of interest In the
west. the one spot upon which the eyes
of the country will be directed during
the sessions of the Trans Mississippi
DRY Farming congress. which viii hold
its third annual convention here Feb.
%. "A and p. So many requests for
wire facilities have been received from
leading newspapers and press assOcia-
tons that the local managers Of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies have made arrangements for
utilizing the facilities of their respec-
tive offices to their capacity Fifteen
operators will be put on in the Western
Union office, and a considerable num-
Der in the Postal.
Several of the larger papers in Chi
~ago have notified Secretary Burns OF
the board Of control Of the congress
that they will have their best staff
men at the congress. and San Fran
cisco. Salt Lake and Denver papers Will
be represented by their star writer's.
The interest Of the leading papers
throughout the country in the work of
the congress has been unusual. and re-
fleets the expansion Of the dry farm
ing movement from a local western af-
fair to one of worldwide scope. The
board of control has fitted UP a large
room adjacent to the convention hall
for the exclusive use of the press cor
respondents. This room contains ia
bIes, typewriters and other facilities for
the use of the writers. 4 stenographer
will be provided and telephones put in.
The Associated Press has announced
that it viii cut in special wires for the
use of its men. The other news gath
ering associations will probably be rep
resented similarly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEK
Colonel GoethaIS' Explanation
of Canal Affairs One of the
Chief Features.
How Time Drags,

:: Washington promises to furnish ::
:. the greater share of matters of :.
:. news interest this week. Colonel ::
:, Goethals, engineer in charge of the :.
:: Panama canal work. will appear be =
:. fore the subcommittee of the ::
= house committee on appropriations. ::
:. He will be questioned regarding q:
:: the estimates of the isthmian canal ::
- commission. :.
= The president will send to con- ::
= gress on Monday a special mes ::
= sage regarding the care Of depend :.
:. ent children and on Wednesday he ::
= will confer with President-elect ::
= Taft. :.
= Mr.. Taft will he fairly busy dur :.
= ing the week. He viii leave Gin ::
= einnati Monday for Washington, ::
= where he viii receive the report ::
= Of the engineers who went to ::
= Panama with him. ::
= President Roosevelt will be pres :.
= ent at the farewell meeting ut :.
:. Grace Reformed church in Wash ::
= ington Monday. and on the same ::
= day he viii receive petition from ::
= the woman sUffragists. ::
:. The conference on the conserva- ::
= ton of natural resources in North ::
= -AllitIltd " III open III " dSflf ZION :,
y on Thursday. I.
= Fuller details of the protocol ::
:. signed with Venezuela by Special ::
:. Commissioner Buchanan may be ::
= known this week. The commits ::
:. sioner viii start for home Tues ::
= day. ::
= There is q possibility that an ::
:. American war vessel viii be sent ::
= TO Liberia owing to the uncertain ::
= state of affairs there ::
:. On Wednesday Rear Admiral ::
= Arnold's squadron will meet the ::
= returning battleship fleet a thou ::
- sand miles off shore and by the ::
= end of the week the combined fleet :.
= will have completed the maneu- ::
= vers and be moving toward Hamp- ::
= ton Roads. ::
= A gathering of great importance ::
= Will be the tariff conference at In ::
:: dianapolis on Tuesday. ::
= A jury TO try Colonel Cooper, =:
= his son, Robin. and John ID. ::
:. Sharpe, for the murder of former ::
= Senator Edward W. Carmack. has ::
= at last been secured at Nashville. ::
:: Tenn. and the taking of testimony ::
= viii begin on Tuesday. ::
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
SCRAMBLE FOR
VACANT PLACES
Many Senators Desire Assign
ments to Some of the Prin-
CipaI Committees.

Washington, Feb. 14.-Many desirable
committee places are to be filled in the
senate when the Sixty-first congress
ASSEMBLIES. Including the successor Of
Senator Knox, there viii be thirteen
new senators. The committee places Of
senator Allison Of Iowa also remain to
be filled.
The vacancy as chairman Of the COM
mittee of appropriations caused by the
death of Mr.. Allison will be filed by
Senator Hale, whose retirement as
chairman of the committee on naval af-
fairs will cause the promotion Of Sen
ator Perkins TO that place. The re-
tirement of Mr.. Hemenwsy, Republic
an. and Mr.. Teller. Democrat, will make
vacancies in the committee on apprO-
priations. Wetmore Of Rhode Island,
Kean Of New Jersey. Dolliver of Iowa
and Nelson of Minnesota are all looked
upon as candidates to succeed Mr..
Hemenway. but the strong sentiment
among western senators for geo.
graphical distribution Of such places
will probably result in the appointment
of a western senator.
The most important committee during
the extra session win be that on
finance. which win he charged with
considering the tariff bill when it comes
from the house. On the committee va
cancies viii be made by the retirement
of Senators Teller. Hansbrough and
Plat and by the death Of MT. Allison.
Senator Gallinger has declined an ap-
pointment on finance and the vacancies
may be filled by Senators Lodge, Carter
and Nelson, although McCumber. Clapp
and Beverage are also possibilities.
Senator Tellers place may be given to
Senator Clay Of Georgia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
WINTER WEATHER ALL
OVER THE SOUTHWEST

Kansas City. Mo. Feb. I4.-Zera
weather and the worst sleet and snow
storm of the winter prevails I'm the
southwest tonight. All over Kansas
the fall of sleet has been heavy. delay
ing traffic and rendering wire communi-
cation bad. In Oklahoma the storm be
gan Saturday night with a rain. fol-
lowed by a sudden drop Of IS degrees in
temperature. Sleet and snow have been
falling almost continuously. Railroad
traffic is almost at a standstiII in many
localities and wire service is seriously
interrupted. Stock will suffer from the
extreme cold
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
Among the Mentioned.

As to the other places, unconfirmed
rumoTs make the cabinet as follows:
Attorney general-Mr. Wickersham
of New York.
Secretary of war-Mr. Wright of Ten
nessee.
Secretary of the navy-Mr. Meyer of
massachusetts,.
Secretary of the interior-Mr. Bal
finger of Washington.
Secretary of agricuiture-Mr. Wilson
of Iowa.
Secretary of commerce and labor
Mr.. Nagel of NJ ssouri.
1t is the general understanding that
Mr.. Taft wishes to fill the treasury
portfolio either from Illinois or Ohio.
Should the appointment go TO his own
state it is likely that it will fall TO
MyrOn T. HsrTick-
Mr.. Taft also will consult with the
president and others regarding his in
augural speech
On his return here Thursday, Mr..
Taft will be made a Mason ION sight,
an honor rarely conferred by the Ma
sonic order
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
NIGHT SESSIONS OF THE SENATE WILL
BE NECESSARY IN THE UPPER HOUSE

Washington Feb Congress this
If
Monday when that
house IS In better shape but to
Indian bill on Monday will be
by and
Colombia
The nominations to which
with o. election
New Mexico ana Arizona and likely will the bill in
be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
FIRE At SEASIDE RESORT
Hotel Clarendon and Ten Adjoining
Cottages Burned at Sea Breeze,
Fla.-Guests All Escaped.

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

visit of King Alfonso Of Spain to King
Manuel ended this afternoon, ring AL
fonso leaving for Madrid on a special
train
The only incident to mar the pleasant
stay was the arrest of two suspects.
The authorities, however declare that
this was merely precautionary and that
no Importance attaches to it,
King Alfonso received the municipal
officials of the province of Avern and
conferred upon King Manuel the order
of Charles Ill lie received in return
at the hands Of his host the collar of
the Order of the Tower and Sword.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
ONE MAN KILLED,
EIGHT INJURED
Three Coaches of Missouri Pa
CifiC Passenger Train
Jump the Track.
ACCIDENT SOUTH OF OMAHA
SEVEN PHYSICIANS HURRIED TO
THE SCENE AT ONCE.

Omaha, Neb., Feb 14.-One passenger
was killed and eight others injured.
some of them seriously, when three
coaches of the Missouri Pacific. Kansas
City passenger train No. 1O4. left the
rails at Union. small station forty
miles south of here, today. y list of the
casualties follows:
Killed.
Tom G. Barnum, stock man, Union,
skull fractured against water tank
killed instantly.
Injured.
Frank Heavrin. teamster. South
Omaha. hear hurt and skull fractured
above the eyes.
Amos McNsmee, rural mail carrier.
headquarters at Omaha, mead cut,
hand, back and leg injured.
NJ. r. Thomas. agent Twentieth Cen
fury Farmer, Omaha, head cut and
right forearm fractured.
Oslo Huston, Plattsmouth, back in
jured.
C. Massey. Unadilla, serious cuts and
bruises
Gus King, South Omaha, serious cuts.
J. +. Goldsmith. Omaha, head cut
and arm hurt. slight.
c. J. W. Roe. Omaha, knee and arm
hurt, slight.
Victims Were in Smoker.
All the injured persons and Thomas
Barnum. the dead stock man, were in
the smoker. which turned on its side
The water tank crashed into Barnum' S
skull and he was dead when found.
Amos McNamee, with whom BarnUm
was conversing, narrowly escaped d
Ike fate.
Although the weather was intensely
cold. the injured did not suffer great
~. being cared for i'm warm coaches,
which did not leave the trac. Seven
physicians were hurried to the scene
and cared for the injured, none of
whom. ii is believed. will die.
The wreck is said TO have resulted
from spreading rails. The engine and
baggage car passed over the bad rails
in safety. but the three coaches follow
ing left the track
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
EULoeIEs IN HOUSE.

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

Des Moines. Ia, Feb. 1.-THE most
sweeping antitrust law ever drafted in
Iowa viii be introduced in the house
Tuesday. It's purpose is to stamp out
the grocers' trust. the coal dealers and
the ice trust, and even the doctors
trust The latter are charged with fix
ing excessive prices. The bill has the
support of Attorney General Byers.
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not less than one year and not more
than ten years is provided for persons
convicted of violating the law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
CRISIS NOT ACUTE.
Young Turkey" Still Has Confidence
of European Powers.

Constantinople. Feb. H-The sultan
has accepted Kiamil Pasha's resigua-
ton as grand vizier. and has charged
Him Pasha, minister of the interior
and formerly inspector general of Ma
cedonia, with the formation of a new
cabinet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15

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

Springfield Mo. Feb. IA flash OF
lightning put out the lights i'm the Jail
here last night. and oscar Rowe es-
capped through the prison door into
the basement, making his way to free
dom through a coal chute. Rowe was
awaiting trial in the criminal court on
a charge of burglary
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
MENeLIK IN GOOD HEALTH.

Berlin. Feb. IA dispatch to a Ger
man news agency from Addis-Abeba
saws that King Menelik has returned
from his pilgrimage and is in the best
of health.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
DECREE REVOKED.

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

New York, Feb. 14-Indorsing the
view of former Secretary Root that Ii
IBERIA is an American colony. Booker T.
Washington tonight declared that the
situation I'm the African republic was
serious and that the United States was
in duty bound to render practical assist
aHce to Liberia. which was established
in 1919 by the United states govern
ment and philantbropic individuals.
Mr.. Washington said:
The present condition of Liberia is
serious. There are about forty thou
sand civilized negroes who have emf
grated from the United states or are
descendants of people who emigrsted
years ago. Back of these i'm the Hin
teriand are about a million and q half
Of uEcivilized people.
Result Not Surprising.
The present condition Of Liberia.
however. need not surprise any one.
IN fact. the surprise is that Liberia has
maintained itself as an independent ma
ton for so long period with almost no
help from outside sources. except that
which has been furnished by philan-
thropic individuals. Every European
country which has planted q colony in
Africa has spent millions of dollars in
assisting their colonies. These Euro
pean governments nave also sent their
best officials TO supervise and guide the
people until they have gotten started
In the case of Liberia. a small body OF
people just out of slavery in this coun-
try, with no experience i'm government
or the conduct Of educa tioual institu-
tons or without responsibility for their
own conduct We're sent 10 a foreign
country and the responsibility placed
upon them within a few years of build
ing and maintaining government.
Duty to Help.
Il do not believe the condition Of IL
IBERIA is hopeless. but I do believe this
government owes, as Secretary Root
says. d duty 10 the country We have
spent large sums Of money and given
some of our best officials to reorganize
and build governments En- the Philip
pines. Hawaii. Cuba. Porto Rico and
san Domingo ana we certainly owe an
equal duty to Liberia
7 believe and hope the United States
viii carry out the recommendation
made to congress by former Secretary
Root and by President Roosevelt in the
direction Of lending practical assistance
through the sending Of three commits
sioners to Liberia as early as possible"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15
HnREs oNE on 5oHNsoN.

HERE'S ONE ON JOHNSON.
looking over the time-stsined pages
NJ '-Tbe Idler," the famous old En-
eiish monthly. published by Dr. Samuel
Johnson who was. in his day, an ar
5ent student of advertising. we find
MIN saying in the year 1759.-''The
trade Of advertising is now so near to
nose any ment"-Exchange
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-15

To circulate a falsshoOd you
don't have to work as hard as il
you try to disseminate the truth.
Iudieious Advertising.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
1ha Mirrors In the Storss.

"Shoplifters will do well to take no
tice Of the position Of mirrors In de-
rartment stores" said foorwalker.
ut Is not just for the sake OF pleasing
women customers that store proprie-
tors put In so many mirrors. Thev
serve much more important purpose
In helping to detect thieves. II you
were to keep your eye on the watchers
In some Of the big stores you would no.
tice that they don't watch the patrons
directly. They look at their reflections
In the mirrors. Naturally their watch
ing done that way Is much less easily
perceived by a shoplifter. The thief;
glances at the watcher. sees that his
back Is toward her. and then she Sc
;.retes a pair Of silk stockings or bolt
of lace in her shirt waist. The next
moment, however. she may feel an un-
friendly tap on the shoulder. and the
watcher, having detected her by the
mirrors aid, requests her to accom-
pany him to the Office."-ChicagO Inter
Ocean.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08

BE FELT THE TREE TRUNK BREAK.
famed by the current Of air made by
the speed at which they had moved.
soaked leather. and on his bare hands
1t was like flowing iron.
Roy chopped blindly on. and as he
did so he wondered confusedly wheth-
er be could hold out long enough to
finish his task and. II he could how the
DondprOus trunk might be- moved Of
the track. All the time he had iu his
mind the terrible contents Of those tin
der box cars now standing mOtiouless
beneath II shower Of sparks.
ITS all up with us. | guess" he
thought still swinging the Ak
A voice came family to him from the
rear 1t was Halls.
"Colne back. Roy!'
With one tnal blow he felt the tree
trunk break. Then he somehow man
aged to stagger to the side Of the en-.
gine. and his brother lifted him on
board
Il can do the rest" said Hal.
He turned on the steam. backed
some distance and then ran full tilt at
the divided tree.
The pilot caught It. tossed II aside,
and II fell end over end into the ditch.
Once more the train few on with wide
open throttle.
The smoke came down again; the
fire rrcrded into the woods: the scorch-
Ing heat diminished. AS the trail.
leaping out of the forest into the clear
ed land around Silverton. drew up at
the little station. Roy, who had lain ex
haustpd on the foOtboard ever since
his brother had pulled him up. looked
up He saw Tom Rrainerd coming In
black. blistered and without particle
OF hair. eyebrows or mustache remain
ing
well. boys" said he cheerfully. tho
fast powder freights on time"
1t was ahead of time too. and in 4
badly damaged condition. The engines
gay paiut and varnish were peellng of
In great flakes. and the bright brass
work was furnished and blackened.
The scared. charred cars were Won
ders to look at. especially when one
thought what they held
Tom Brainerd must have worked
desperately all the time the train was
in the burning forest In order to save
them.
We'll. did jump around rather live
ly," Tom admitted. but 1t was no
more than right for me to pay for my
scare somehow"
Hal WAS the same as ever. The only
praise he gave Roy was contained In
one remark. but this remark conveyed
the greatest compliment he could be-
stow.
you'll make a railroad man some
day, sonny" was what he said.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
Darinu Betting.

During the close Of the eighteenth
century the craze for gambling In Eng
laud rose to an extreme. At certain
notorious clubs every incident was
made the subject Of wager, and thou
sands changed hands over the veriest
trife. A certain Mr.. Blake made him
self nos,rious by betting f1.5O0 that .
man could live twelve hours under
water. He hired daring fellow. and.
purchasing an old ship, they were
sunk together by way of settling the
bet. Neither ship nor man reappeared.
so Mr.. Blake had to pay up. The ia
nous Earl Of Carlisle once staked
$1,000 on a single card at faro. On
one occasion at Brooks. another noted
gambling club. Lord Robert Spencer
lost the last shilling Of the fortune
which he had obtained FRI 4 his broth
er, the Duke Of Marlborough, and
General Fitzpatrick was in the same
condition. The twain combined, and.
borrowing sum of money, they open
ed a faro bank. They had a run OF
luck. and Lord Spencer's share OF the
proceeds came to 100000. He pock-
eted this cash and never gnmhlsd
agaln.-Londop Taller,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08

we've seen u brush fire Don't you re-
member last fal. down on the southern
branch when We
Yes. yes; | remember that well
enough!" snapped the conductor In an
irrita,ed manner. But there's some
difference between then aud now.
can tell you. II We get through all
right It'll be BECAUSE
He stopped short in what he had
been about to say. took another long
stare ahead and then, without speak.
Ing again, climbed back over the ten.
der, swung himself upon the first car
and disappeared.
whats got into Tom Brainerd to
nighti" said Hal. Il never saw him
this way before II didn't know he
never touches drop should say he'd
been drinking but that can't be-"
During the next half hour Brainerd
repeatedly appeared on the top Of the
car. gazing toward the rapidly increas'
Ing light ahead. The occasional glare
from the furnace door showed the
same anxious, alarmed expression upon
his usually stern face.
The cars were so few that he had no
brakeman with him. This fact might
account for his restlessness. since II
obliged him to keep watch Of the train.
But why did he come here? He could
have kept watch as we'll from his
proper position In the lookout on the
rear car.
What can be the trouble with himT
Hal asked when Brainerd appeared for
the tenth time above them. HE seems
to be terribly afraid Of that fire, but
can't see why he should be scared"
The train. making good time. had
half finished It's journey. The smoke
had become 50 thick that nothing
could be seen a rod away, and through
It came the Intermittent. nearing
flashes Of the great fire.
The air grew hot. and little drifts OF
ashes formed against the projecting
parts Of the locomotive. Sparks and
dead cinders ratified against the cab
windows.
1--WE are running right into It," said
Hal. coughing and Wlplng MS lnnameo
eyes upon his coat sleeve without re-
moving either hand from the machin.
cry.
"And It looks to me as II II was
sweeping up on both sides OF u.s." add
ed Roy. "ls there any danger. HalT
"N-no." answered the engineer-"that
is, not unless the heat warps the rails,
which isn't probable. FOR the roadway
Is too wide for that Well blister our
paint trihp and maybe have to put
out a blaze or two on the cars, but
that'n be all. I've been In just such
places before"
A few minutes passed. and then. as
If n curtain had been drawn away. the
smoke disappeared and the train
plunged into relatively clear air be.
tween two lines Of flaming trees which