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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
DECLARES ZELAYA IS
LOOKED UPON AS MARTYR

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 3o,-Dr, Groes-
beck Walsh, formerly acting United
States consul at Corlnto, Nicaragu and
now on leave, of absence from the United
states hospital at Colon, Panama, passed
through here today. He said Zelaya was
looked upon as n martyr by the people
of Central America.
DR. Walsh said he knew that when
Zelaya was i'm power he had caused to
be Intercepted consular reports, had muz-
zlcd the press and in many instances had
rubbed 1t into" Americans In Mica
ragua. He says papers OF Costa Rica
are bristling with paragraphs such as
Down with the Yankees" We must
stand together" and 'Zelaya is mar
tyr"
He says American consuls In Central
America have never been backed up by
the state department In Washington
when they gave true reports OF indieni,
that the Central Americans, knowing
this take advantage of 1t.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
HEROIC RESCUER IS
HIMSELF RESCUED
Mining Superintendent Who
Risked Life for Workman
Found Unconscious.

McALESTER, Okla. Dec. 30.-After
having been entombed twenty eight
hours in Il smoke filled cut OF the Bolen-
Darnell companys coal mine Superln-
tendent John Brown was rescued, allve
but unconscious, this morning Had his
rescuers failed To reach him. Brown
would surely have died within another
hour, AS 1t is, his condition Is serious.
Brown. VINO is a well-known mining
man OF Hartford. Ark, rlskcd his life
In an heroic attempt TO rescue Angelic
Asnlcar. Il shot-iirer. who was entombed
following an explosion on one Of the
lower levels of the mine late Tuesday
Brown. apparently. had not reached even
close TO the point where Asnicar had
been overcome, when he himself sue
cumhed to the foul gases. The shot
hrer's fate still remains unknown
Brown was known to have passed the
first landing safely and to have entered
the smoking chambers beneath Some
OF these chambers nave no air COURSES
as a result Of the explosion
Party after party, however. volunteered
to so after Brown. and the attempt at
his rescue was kept up till this morning
when, just at daylight. one OF the men
stumbled upon the superinJcndents body
q few yards below the first level.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
HOPES FOR RETURN
OF KIDNAPPED GIRL
KeIners Receive Letter PrOmiS-
Ing to Restore Their Child
for $4,000.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 30-Except
to admit that II letter had been received
today from some town In Ohio, promis-
ing the return OF little Alma Kelner TO
her parents on payment OF $4,000 ransom.
all Information was refused by the fam
ily The girl disappeared December s,
and the demand for ransom received to-
day, although IL may not be genuine,
brought with IT the first real hope for
her recovery.
Frank Fchr, millionaire brewer and
cousin to Fred Kclner. father OF Alma.
is going to Chicago tonight. and. al
though he said positively that his trip
had nothing to do with possible negotia-
tlons with the kidpapcrs of the Kclner
girl. 1T is believed he is going TO Chi
caso or elsewhere on such n mission.
The activity OF inc PittSburg police to-
day Is believed to have commenced after
the demand for ransom had been re-
ceived by the Kelner family.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
A Contributor Wishes Women
Success in Their Battle Against
Prices Charged by Butter Combine

To the Editor OF The Tribune:
l note with extreme pleasure that n
small contribution of mine which your
days ago has evidently brought results,
l refer 10 the communication about the
exorbitant price the dealers are com
PEELED to charge customers for butter
Certainly il Is gratifying TO see that the
housewives OF Salt Lake City have taken
This matter up and that they are deter
mulcting that Is put into opera tion every
time trust feels that 1t ought to fatten
It's revenues.
/ understand that the women have
made n good beginning. That Is well. 1t
Is up TO the women to save the day.
They can do 1t, II they will but organize
and stick together. They need not neces-
sarily have formal organization. a So
ciety or an association with a high
sounding name They can organize iust
as effectively by telephone communica-
tion. and ! think the endless chain sug-
gestion In this connection is a splendid
one. II every woman pledges herself 10
call upon five other women, and each
of these five call on five more. and so
on. the whole city can be organized
quick.
There is not the shadow OF a doubt
that the crcameries are lifting the price
Of butter to the outrageous rate OF a.
cents pound merely because they have
been In the habit OF doing 1t without let
or hindrance- There is no warrant for
tnelf action, none Whatever. Iney nave
ridden over the people of this city rough
shod so long that they have set up an
absolute despotlsm and are obsessed OF
the notion that there is no way under
heaven 10 overthrow their autocracy.
Having raised the price of butter to i5
cents, what Is To prevent them from
raising It to so cents? Indeed. one Of
the papers has printed something 10 the
effect that 50-ceut butter is already q
fact The glide from 90 to 90 would be
easy, and so would the leap to CO. Where
would Il ever stop. " somebody does not
| put on the brakes?
There is another thing. too. When you
plank down your hard-carned 40 cents
| for package OF butter, do you get a
| pound2 Not much. You get q "A-15'
| ounce pound" This ''14-15' ounce
| package Is never nearer fifteen but al
ways nearer fourteen. The creamerics
| can short weight you with impunity bu,
as soon as you make your kick they tell
you you can take 1t or leave 1t. Have
| you ever figured II out that by shay
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
Flashes from the Wire

The condition OF former Governor John
ii. Mickey. who is critically i'll at his
home at Osccola, Neb., was reported yes
terday as showing no decided change.
w. H. Collins. retired capitalist of St
Joseph. Mo, who made a fortune in the
early days frcightIng from ST. Joseph
TO California. is dead at his home. aged
rs years.
Colonel John Byrne, a former chief Of
police OF Buffalo. n. y, died yesterday.
He was the father OF Eugene Byrne. the
West Point cadet who died recently from
Injuries suffered in "A football game.
The city council of Birmingham, Ala.
has adopted the state wide prohibition
laws as regular city ordinances. Hereto
fore the city has acted In accordance
with the state laws. but decision of the
supreme court annulled all convictions.
One OF the most unusual Journeys on
record was accomplished on the arrival
at Brookhaven, Miss, yesterday of
L. j. and Jesse Cats. In covered
wagon they travelled from Broollhaven TO
Seattle 10 attend the Alaska Yukon Pa
cihc exposition. They returned in the
same manner.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young. superintendent
of Chicago public schools yesterday was
elected president OF the Illinois state
time in the history of the association and
probably N that OF any state association
Of its kind that a woman has been
chosen as head OF the organization.
ne DpUN ol lOnS hlIB, WHO has DefIl
fugitive from justice for two years for
the attempted murder of Joseph Blake.
WAS found yesterday in the home of his
father. at Virginia City. New where II
has been concealed since he committed
suicide two weeks ago. II is supposed
that fear OF arrest and imprisonment led
King to take his life and that his body
was concealed TO avoid notorety.
II. Leslie Harris, son OF VIII A. Har-
ris. formerly Il prominent attorney Of
Los Angeles. and brother Of Lamar Har-
ris. who committed suicide In Chicago
suburb some months ago after the al
legged robbery OF n bank. was held 10
answer to the superior court yesterday
on a charge OF grand larceny. Tho bonds
were fixed at $4,000 and Harris was
placed in the custody OF the sheriff.
Although suggestions Of compromise
were thrown out yesterday by the manu-
facturers of New York. the thousands OF
young women shirt waist makers who
are putting up such n remarkable fight
for the recognition OF their union, re-
Tnaned firm in their declaration that
their essential point must be admitted.
The girls are willing TO compromise on a
reasonable basis. but they will insist that
their union be given recognition. They
are satisfied that conditions would not
be tolerated without recognized organ
izatlon TO back them up when trouble
came.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
Conflicting Stories.

PARIS. Dec. 3o.-Sir II. Lee, consular
agent OF the British embassy here. de-
Clarcd that the story OF a duel was a
prcposterous invention. The physicians
state that death was due to heart failure
following an Inflammation OF the lungs.
Despite assurances of those who should
know. the rumor persists today that Earl
Percy received mortal wounds in Il duel
with pistols, His challenger Is reported
to have been an Englishman In whose
family the earl had been received as a
friend.
The story continues that the two men
became bitter enemies and left England
10 settle their grievances quietly on the
outskirts OF Paris A bullet, II Is said,
passed through the earl's lungs,
Although several strange circumstances
surround the case-the unpretentious
character of the hotel where Earl Percy
registered as "Mr. Percy" and the reti-
cence of his brothers. who are still here
all inquiries fall 10 substantiate that he
died as the result of a wound received In
a duel,
The police report that his death was
due 10 natural causes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
MYSTERY ATTACHES TO
YOUNG W0MAN'S DEATH

COTTON Cal. Dec 30.-Mrs. Jessie
Hunter. young and richly dressed wo-
man, was found dead in a stateroom OF
Southern Pacific train No. 4. ast-bound
from Los Angeles. this afternoon The
body was taken off the train at Cotton
where an inquest was held and a YER
dict returned that death was due to an
overdose OF chloroform. with intent un-
known. The dead woman had come
from San Francisco and left there yes
terday on her way to st, Louis. prob
ably 10 meet her husband. j. Hunter.
A bottle OF chloroform was found on
pillow beside her. She was In poor health
and had kept her berth during the jour
ney from San Francisco.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
CRITICAL AND AUSPICI0US
TIME FOR CHRISTIANITY

ROCHESTER. n. Y, Dec. 30-Em-
bassador James Bryce. chief speaker AT
tonight's session of the convention OF the
student volunteer movement. character
iZed the present time as critical and
auspicious for Christianity.
There has been such progress in re-
cent years. he said, that nine-tenths
Of the hhbitable earth is under the con-
troll of the so-called Christian powers,
and. though vast multitudes remain non
Christian. there is scarcely n spot in
which the influence OF the white race is
not felt"
E.nbassador Bryce spoke of the harm
done among un-Christian peoples by
members of the Christian nations. who
disregard the. teachings OF their religion"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
NEW YEARS EVE TO Be
J0Y0USLY CELEBRATED
Hotels and Private Parties
Will Make Merry Friday
Night.

New Years eve. dear TO the heart OF
everybody Will be duly observed In SAT-
Lake AT the various hotels Of the, city
and at the cafes arrangements nave
been made for special entertainments.
has charge OF the cafe arrangements
will endeavor to emulate the example
western hostelrIes \ special musical
programme has been arranged,
The old Louvre and the new Louvre
win have special programmes. and Man
agcr Seyboldt of the College Inn has ar
ranged to have two orchestras in attend
ance during the evening.
Watch night parties. church services
and private parties have been arranged
for the occasion, and. besides the yaicty
at the hotels and cafes, there Will be
numerous celebrations at different homes
In the city. as well as a number OF balls
and socials.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
PULLMAN HEATER FREEZES,
THEN CAR IS SET AFIRE

COLUMBUS, O.. Dec. 30.-The
Cleveland. Akron & Columbus train
from Cleveland arrived six hours late,
having been frozen up on the way.
The heaters became frozen shortly after
it pulled out of Cleveland
During an effort to thaw out the
pipes beneath the Pullman car the car
caught fire and it was unnoticcd for a
time, the breeze tanning, the DANES
The car was full OF smoke in a short
time and the passengers were panic
stricken,
The train was stopped and the pas
sengers were transferred in their night
clothes TO another car. The crew final
" succeeded in putting out the FIRE.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
NORRIS AND CHURCH
AT OUTS ON LAUDER
Continued from Page One,

continued from aye oHt~
some other legitimate legal methods to
prevent interference with our original
plans. -
objection on the part of the church is
against the act of Julian Eltinge, the ie-
male impersonator, but we VIII give tne
entire show there, not eliminating a SIN
gle feature.
To Fight 1t Out.
"Lauder today is In Cincinnati and Is
not due in Salt Lake until January o.
but that gives us sufficient time TO eNer-
else our rights to obtain justice
" Joseph Nione. the publicity represeh-
tatIve OF Lauder, and Ted Marks; our
Pacific coast representative. are probably
in Salt Lake City by this time, as tneg
fun Instructions to so ahead, Mr.; Marks
Will conduct our campaign IN the CITY
and will have an able assistant In MT
Vione.'
at was said at the offices that there
was no other place In Salt Lake that Mr'
Morris would use save the tabernacle On
account of its vast seating capacity ana
It's acoustic properties. Mr. Morris Is de-
termlned that his theatrical production
we are anticipating crowds there
that could not get into any other build
ing said a member OF the firm here To-
day. The Morris firm is confident OF
success and will go ahead with It's prep
arations for the Lauder coast tour with
out a thought OF defeat by the Mormon
church. Mr. Morris will not go to Salt
Lake unless the situation Immediately
becomes grave, and he does not thIhk II
VIII, j"
What Vione Says,
The Tribune sent an inquiry to Mr..
Vionc at Los Angeles. He IS the ad- :
vance manager for Lauder he WIN
leave Los Angeles Friday for Salt Lake
to defend the right OF his company 10
use the Tabernacle under its contract,
II he deems such visit necessary MT
Vione says. in a dispatch TO The Trib-
Harry Lauder and his company will
appear In the Tabernacle January and
nowhere else in Salt Lake. l have just
heard that the church has repudiated
the contract on the ground that the com
pany is vaudeville and not concert
company Bur this is absurd II IS q
pretcXt merely. We have contract
with Bishop c. W. Nlbey, presiding
use OF the Tabernacle. The original was
sent by me 10 Denver to the manager
OF the company. but It's import Is that
we were To have the use OF the Taber-
December %, this date was changed to
January ), and the change is approved
with the initials OF Bishop Nibley. He
told me the programme was all right
and our arrangement is for the Taber-
nacle choir TO open and close the pro-
| sramme.
Free Tickets for Elders.
"All. that is matter OF contract and
the church will be held 10 its bargain
| 1t agreed 10 furnish all stage accessories
hut I have not asked for n single stick
II accepted the tickets and is to receive
% per cent from their sale, 1t also ac-
cepted complimentary tickets for thC
elders, and IT was known thoroughly
when tie contract was made just what
| the programme is TO be.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
HELPLESS BARGE IS
T0WED INTO PORT

NORFOLK. Va, Dec. S0-After having
been buffctcd about by the waves and
blown helpless before winds OF hurricane
force. the steel barge Badger OF Sears
port Me- which broke adrift from her
towing consort. the steamer Bay State
off Brgantine, n. j.. during the storm of
Christmas, while bound from Lynn.
Mass to Newport News. Is safely an
chored In Hampton Roads. The vessel
was picked up In a helpless condition at
sea Tuesday by the steamer Saramacca
Of the Royal Dutch West Indies line and
towed into port. The Badger carried a
crew OF six.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
STEALS GUARDS CLOTHES
AND ESCAPES PRISON

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. Dec. 30
Armed guards from the Kansas state
prison at Lansing are searching tonight
for Thomas Cook and Frank c. Moore.
convicts. who escaped from the prison
today,
Cook stole an officers uniform and
the brckyard. where Moore was work.
Ing. Cook spoke TO Moore and the lat
ter picked up some tools and walked
along with the man in the officers
garb. Guards naturally thought Cook
had Moore in charge, So they permitted
the men to escape.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
MORSE WILL NOT GO
TO FEDERAL PRISON YET

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Pcnding argu-
mcnt on hts application tomorrow for a
writ Of error. Charles w. Morse. the con-
yicted banker. will not be sent TO a fed
oral prison 10 begin his hfteen-year SEN
tence
Judge Lacombe of the United States
court OF appeals may tomorrow hear ar
guments for writ of error which would
take the case to the United States Su-
preme court for review
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
DIR. COOK REPORTED
TO BE IN SECLUSI0N

MONTREAL Dec. 30.-A physician who
claims to be Il personal friend OF Or.
Cook. but who refused to allow his name
to he made public. said yesterday that
nynlorar who he saws is at camp
owned by George Rowley OF Laurentide
inn. Lake ST. John district. Dr. Cook,
he said. was in excellent health and de-
termlned to stay away from civilization
until the polar controversy was straight
suol OuI
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
MONTANA LEGISLATURE IS
NOW FOR HOME MATERIALS

HELENA. Mont. Dec. 3o.-The legisla-
tive deadlock over material TO be used In
the capitol wings was broken today by
the adoption OF a resolution providing for
Montana granite at cost of S150.000 ad
ditional. Later q bill to this effect was
introduced In both houses and will prob
ably become q law.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
LINK ADDED TO CHAIN
in ARMSTRONG CASE

NEW ALBANY. Ind. Dec. 30.-Four
hours before the death OF her husband
with whose murder she, is charged. Mrs
George Armstrong bought cents worth
of carboIic acid and an eighth of an
ounce of strychnine. according to the
testimony OF Edward Hayes. clerk In
q drug store who was one of the wit
nesses at the prisoners preliminary
hearing today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
The NeNv Louvre WI
Be Opened Tonight at
Nine O'Clock

This opening will not be formal one were delayed
by freight shipments However will do best to accom-
modate the general public by giving them the best we can
under the circumstances We will close up Inc NE"
Louvre Sunday night o'clock to finish and fix up the place
TO make it the of Chicago and will announce our
formal opening later
Squire Coops 10piece Colonial orchestra Will render
musical Friday night Saturday evening and nh
also Sunday for dinner and after theater
E. L. WILLIE, Manager
Louvre Cafe
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
Threatened Strike.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3o,-A strike Of New
York plumbers and steam filters Is
threatened with the beginning OF the new
year. The two unions have submitted de-
mands TO employers asking an increase
In pay TO Sc a day with no work on Sat
urday. The helpers also seek raise, and
unless they get 81 a day and Saturdays
off they. too. will go on strike,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
Heavy Loss Feared.

CINCINNATI. o., Dec 30.-For the
first time in seven years the Ohio river
at this place is frozen over TODAY ex-
cept for small space in the local har-
bor. Tugs are plying up and down the
harbor in an effort to keep it open.
Over $1.000,000 worth of river prop
erty is in jeopardy The minimum tenn
perature today was 8 below zero, which
is the coolest of the winter. Much suf
fering is reported among the poor.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
Mississippi Ice Jammed.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.-The recent cold
weather formed ice gorges in the Mis-
sssippi river last night from Chester,
Ill, seventy miles above here, to st.
Louis. The weather bureau, however,
sees no danger from floods at present.
Gorges began forming north of st.
Louis today. The extremely low stage
of the river will prevent damage from
food if the ice and snow melt rapidly,
according TO the local forecaster.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
FATALLY STABBED FOR
TAKING PIECE OF CANDY

DEXTER Mo. Dec. 30.-William Hux
a broken ramrod. was held responsible
for MislSell's death today by a coroner's s
jury. The accident, It Is claimed, caused
Miskell's death.
Miskell took a bit OF candy from a
basket in Hux's store at Essex and the
stabbing followed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
SOME DIPLOMATIC
QUESTIONS RAISED
Continued from Page One.

NOMLIMWtW ITOHT TdEC OHG.
patch from the United States published
here quoting him as ready TO donate
$40 900 900 to assure peace In Central
America,
In the district court today a motion
was made to annul a promissory note of
$50 900 in favor OF Zelaya, on the ground
that he obtained II under threats. a
number OF similar actions are In prepara
tiOn.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
Noted "Cow Girlv Dies.

PONCA CITY. okla. Dec 3o-Mrs. f.
j. Mlham, known throughout the coun-
try In wild west shows as the cow
girl" died here today from injuries suf-
fered late yesterday. She was riding for
a moving picture concern when her horse
fell upon her Mrs. Milhan lived In New
York and WAS IS years of age.