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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
CALL ROOT AND KNOX
In CANAL LIBEL CASE
RUSSELL ALSO ASKED TO
TESTIFY TO-DAY.
articles Com planned of To Be Read
to Grand Jury-Bonapdrte's
Statement DELAYED. -

Washington, Jan 21.-Secretary Root. Senator
Knox and Charles w Russell. Assistant Attor-
ney General. were served to-day with subpcsnss
to appear tomorrow before the federal grand
jury now investigating in this city the publica-
ton of alleged rbeIlous articles in The New
York World" and The Indianapolis News"
connecting the names OF Charles p Taft brother
OF the President-elect; Douglas Robinson.
brother-in-Iaw OF President Roosevelt and Will
lam Nelson Cromwell with the Panama Canal
purchase.
Secretary Root will appear before the grand
jury at noon, which will make necessary his
leaving the regular semi weekly Cabinet meet
ing before it's close
When asked tonight whether he had been
summoned to appear Senator Knox said:
II found on my desk this evening a subpoena
ordering to be hand tomorrow at 1918
o'clock I suppose. therefore," he added with
smile. that if I not there at that time will
be locked up have some other terrible thing
happen to me-
The Senator said he had not been asked TO
bring any particular books papers with him
and that he had idea what information the
grand jury would demand Of him AS he rep
resented this country in the purchase OF the
canal he acknowledged that he would be able
to give the jury some information which might
be Of service to it in it's Investigations.
Mr.. Russell will be questioned by the jury
about 12:3O o'clock. Immediately after Senator
Knox has finished his testimony.
These three witnesses, far be
learned are all who will appear before the jury
tomorrow. AS the jury does not sit on Satur-
days. its deliberations Will be continued on
Monday.
Assistant United States Attorney Mcnamara
will read tomorrow to the jury the full text OF
the articles containing the alleged libelOus state
ments. This probably will take up the greater
part Of the morning session. the articles
alleged to have appeared for several weeks prior
TO the recent Presidential election and in sew
raj later issues.
Attorney General Bonaparte conferred to-day
with President Roosevelt in regard to the state
ment which Mr.. BOnaparte has announced he
will issue regarding the case. This statement
1t is now said. will not be made until next week
AS District Attorney Baker was busy to-day in
the Criminal Court, there session OF the
grand jury 1t is now hinted that the discovery
that The Indianapolis News is not corpora
ton but a private partnership puts different
phase upon the inquiry affecting that publca-
tion. and this IS borne out By the fact that al
though books and papers were called for. they
were not presented to the grand .5lry The i'm
preston remains strong that indictment Will
be returned from this Jurisdiction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
KILLS NAN AND ESCAPES.
Itellan S1cears Vengeance on Slayer
May Be Black Hand Crime.

PasQuan Miami. barber, of No 1S Roosevelt
street. was shot last night in front of Nc 439
East 18th street by unidentified Italian who
escaped. Miami died in Bellevue Hospital half
an hour later
Italian after italian, till the number had
reached twenty-five. called at the morgue to
view the body of the murdered man. and fully
ten of these tossed their heads in the air and
swore revenge.
Miami was walking through East 18th street.
when short man, Of dark complexion, with a
black mustache, dashed out of the doorway of
No. 439 and fired five shots at him, after which
he disappeared In the doorway Of No. 413, fol-
lowing chase.
The man ran to the roof of the house thence
TO the roof of No, 403. and disappeared through
the scuttle hole. BY the time the pursuers
reached that spot there trace of him.
Two letters were found in the clothing of
Miami One from brother in Newport,
W. Va, who urged the barber to join him there.
and referred to relatives lost In Messna during
the earthquake.
Nicolo Dinagio, of No. 616 East 14th street.
the police say. told them of a neighborhood
feud In which Miami concerned. but could
give no details.
The police advanced two theories after the
shooting One was that Miami had been killed
by some one he had attempted to blackmail, and
the other was that member of the Black Hand
had killed him, fearing he would divulge of
its secrets. Deputy Commissioner Woods and
Lieutenant Petrosino were investigating the
murder last night, along with Captain Burfeiud
and his detectives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
ASKS ABOUT SUGAR.
CuIberSon Wants Correspondence in
Trust-SegaL Loan Case.

Washington Jan. 21.-Senator Culbersop to-
dav introduced a resolution directing the At
torney General to send to the Senate copies OF
all correspondence in the Department Of Justice
relating to the alleged violation Of the Sherman
antitrust act by the American Sugar Refining
Company in connection with an alleged loan by
that company ito one Segal" in which was
pledged as security majority Of the capital
stock OF the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Com
pany and under which il is alleged an agree
ment was entered into that the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining Company should not engage In
business Under objection the consideration OF
the resolution was postponed until Tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
PREDICTS ETNA ERUPTION.
Professor Jaggar, OF Boston, Says Earthquakes
Will Soon Be Foretold.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

poeton Ian 2l-"There Will be very serious
ar,,ntion of Mount Etna within eighteen months"
This was the prediction made by Professor T. A
Jaggar tr head of the department of geology in
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an
authority earthquakes. in addressing the Society
81 Arts tonight on The Scientific Parts OF the
Messina Earthquake
DR. Jaggar did go into details in explaining
he reasons his prediction, but he said that the
time would be here when earthquakes would
he forecasted as accurately is the weather to-
aa, He also said that Boston immune from
eartbouakes and that Messna would not expert
enre one for another hundred years.
Professor Jaggar stated that geological surveys
showed that Manchester, N H: Providence, r. l..
and New York City were earthquake centres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
FARMERS PASS ON A "HENNER."
Decide That Painting Bought on Atlantic City
Boardwalk Was Only Copy
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

Atlantic City. Jan. I.-After devOting seFeral
,r,,rs 20 the serious contemplation Of the beauties
and alleged shortcomings OF painting of wood
land nymph jury in the Atlantic County Court
-, Gave a verdict for $3.50 in favor of Mrs.
,,.roIirc Richardson In her suit against Joseph
g C5ossler a Boardwalk art dealer.
Nrs Richardson who is the wife Of the general
manager of steel corporation in Cleveland con-
tended that she bought the picture as genuine
r,I,,t of the brush OF Jean-Jacques Hennsr; but
,iiscovercd later that II only copy. This al
legation was denied by the dealer and it was up
10 the Jury. mostly farmers. who took it into the
iurv room. and passed upon its points, deciding
that Mrs Richardson was right
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
SIZES UNIVERSITY FOR BACK SALARY.
Custom of Holding Out Part OF Professors
Paw Made Known in Chicago Suit.
(By Telegraph to The Tribun'

,-bicaco Jan. 2l--That It IS the CUSTOM at me
University of Chicago to hold out one-thrd Oh
cacA professors salary each year 10 prevent ms
- u.as brought out to-day in the trial OF
,ba sui+ Of Professor Edward Capps for SS3S SO
back salary
Professor Capps. now OF the Princeton faculty,
RESIGNED from the local institution in June, 1907
He testified to-day that ne had ten months cred
.+aa 90 him when he resigned and that voucher
Co. 90 zoo calling for the regular salary of $3.50 a
n,ontr~ was presented to him. The voucher was
marked. however. less one-third discount. he
testified. while on the back place for sigma
ture under the heading Received full amount. -
He refused to accept the voucher
Did you not know that it is a rule Of the board
~ trustees that onethird of the years salary shall
ha withheld until the beginning Of following seme-
ster?' asked the unversity's attorney. Mr.. Page.
..No 5" rerIied Professor Capps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
HUNTING KNIVES FOR PRESIDENT.
Outfit, Made in Boston, Has to Undergo Re
markable Tests.
TRy Telegraph to The Tribune.l

Boston Jan. N-A special outfit of four knives
has been made in Boston for President kooSeVeH'
IN Use while on his hunting expedition in Africa
this snring There are two hunting knives,
heavy brush knife for cutting through dense under
growth and skinning knife. They are made OF
the highest grade American steel and are razor
tempered and razor edged.
The knives ordered for the President by
United States Civil Service Commissioner John A.
McIIhenny One specification was that they must
stand the test of cutting through at blow
quantity of beef and a beef bone large as the
upper arm bone of a man and that the one cur
nust go clear through without turning the edge OF
the knife and chipping the bone. The knives have
passed the test.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
BLEW UP THEIR HOME.
Little One Wanted to See Blaze
Three Killed, Three Hurt.

, Johnstown. Penn, jan, 21.-Three children be-
tween three and four years old were killed, an
other. five years old, severely burned. and
two women, mothers OF the little ones, were
painfully injured to-day at Stoughton. Somerset
County, when the children touched match 20 n
keg Of powder TO see it blaze.
All the dead and injured are foreigners. Their
home was almost demolished by the explosion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
CORNELL COURSE FOR DAVENPORT
Cartoonist in Search Of Information on the
Raising of Poultry.

Ithaca N Y. Jan. H.-Homer Davenport, the
cartoonist was a visitor at the Cornell Coliese OF
Agriculture TO-DAY with John Burroughs the vet
r,,, ~ r,,ralist and Mrs Oliver Brown Saare the
wealthy Do,Iitry fancier cf the Caskills He ectured
here Tonight on THE Powers Of the Cartoon
Like Mrs Sas-e. Mr.. Davenport is in search OF
informa ton on poultry owning, he does. large
poutry farm in New Jersey. He said to-day that
h. was going 10 take the short in the pou
tr- deoartment at the Cornell College of Agri-
cuitir, Irooably next winter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
LANDSLIDE KILLS MANY.
Several Villages Reported Wiped
Out South of Tetudn.

Tangier. Jan. 21-A landslide, following Sc
we're earth shock, in the region south Of Tstuan
has wiped out several villages. 1t Is reported
that hundreds Of people were killed or injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22

,i t2altimore & Ohio Jersey Central and Reading
route Personally conduct.d Lincoln birthday
Tour February ~ and Washinston's Birthday
Tour Feb'ry e So covers all exrenses from New
ork tufee days. other tours March IL =. Aprh
or Lyman McCarty. ). G. P. A, aSi s 1900 Bvay.-s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
The seAsoARD FLoR,oA LlmITEU.

an PuIlnsns electric lighted. compartment ana
standard seepers club and 9 o6sefNstlom ss ai
Knigbts KEY Quickest train via Snortest route
Iao Pa. 3. x. OK 1ls2 = way SeXt fesA s's'saos~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
oa,nAs FAMOUS TRAINS

% "-1n 2 NJ ana NJ GneXcs44SL
a--,ce Via penn and Atlantic Coast Line Florida
ffnfcrmation bureau. B way, cor. 3oth SL-Advk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
50c per case OK glass stoppeged hottes,--Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22

Section THAT when any offence IS committed
&, an Mace jurisdiction over which has been re-
tained bv the United States or eeded 10 IL By
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-06
DONALD ROSE is
RISING RAPIDLY
Former Salt Lake Railroad
Man Becomes Assistant to
President Harahan.

A choice piece OF railroad news in the
shape of a bulletin was received by COM
mercisi Agent ]. A. Foley at the office
of the Illinois Central yesterday that VIII
be interesting not only to local railroad
men. but also TO many other citizens Of
Salt Like. 1t is to the effect that Donald
Rose has been appointed assistant TO
President J. T Harahan OF the Illinois
Central. with headquarters in Chicago
Mr. Rose was the first commercial agent
Of the Illinois Central when that road es-
tsblished an office in Salt Lake That
was nine years ago Mr. Rose was. dur
ing his three years residence here, a
popular man. He was a member or sew
eraI of the leading clubs and took a
prominent place In the business and So
cial life of the town. When he was trans
ferred to the Chicago office of the road
in recognition of the abilities he had dis
played ia the mana cement of the COM
pany's business In this city. Mr.. Rose was
given rousing sendoff and banquet, and
it was predicted BY many that he would
be heard from In q greater position in the
railroad world before long. His next pro-
motion came within d short time, when
he was sent TO London England, as gem
eraI European agent for the Illinois Cen
trail system He has been in London
nearly five years and is now on hts way
back to Chicago to take his new place.
Mr. Foley came to Salt Lake to take
the position Of commercial agent here at
the time Mr.. Rose was transferred to Chi
Csgo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-06
FRUIT GROWERS ORGANIZE
Cache County Hsrticulturists to Al
filiate With the State
Organization.

Logan. Feb. 3.-TheTe was meeting OF
Cache county fruit growers held here last
night at which the preliminary plans for
sn organization of the commercial fruit
growers OF this section were laid. Nephi
Martineau of Benson acted as chairman
Of the meeting and l. P Hall of Wells
Vile as secretary. Rss Rasmussen of
Weilsville was named as Caches repre-
sentative in the state Fruit Growers as
socis ton, with which the local Organizd-
ton will affiliate.
Judge Maughan decided a rather inter-
esting case last evening. IT was that of
Hans 3. Nielsen. administrator of the es-
tate of Margaret d. Nielsen VS.. r. 7.
Allen
The evidence showed that Allen was at
one time engaged 10 a daughter of the
dccede1t, but she died before the day set
for their marriage. He then acquainted
the mother with the fact Of their engage
ment and asked that the dead daughter
be sealed" to him. This was done. and
then acc ording to the plaintiff. Allen rep
resented TO the oiG lady that having been
sealed to her daughter he was legally one
of her heirs and she therefore made q
deed OF real estate to her children and
Allen as Joint owners. The administrator
brought suit for annulment OF the deed
The case occupied the better part of {
week in trial and then Judge Maugher
rendered judgment in favor OF tine plain
tiff setting aside the deed and quietine
the title of the heirs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-06
PROVO NEWS NoTEs.

Provo. Feb 4.-Mayor c. F. Decker has
issued a proclamation making Lincoln 5
birthday q holiday
Appropriate Lincoln day exercises will
be held in the Brigham Young university
the Proctor academy and the city schools
In schools the G. A R program, including
addresses by members Of the local @.
A r post. will be observed.
A marriage license has been issued to
Leo Warner and Eva Raile, both Of this
city.
The case of Olive Chapman CTandall vs..
S W. Chapman eft al. involving title to
American Fork real estate, is now being
heard IN the Fourth district court
Henry Hill has been charged in Justice
Moons court with the malicious killing
of dog. the property Of Alex. Gardner.
The case will be heard Tuesday before q
jury
Daley. growing out OF a land deal be-
tween the litgants. who are br0thers,
has been dismissed. The parties having
settled their differences.
Alma Nielsen. an 11-year-old son OF
Jens 5. Nielsen Of Pleasant Grove, was
examined today for his sanity by Drs.
Hosmer and Slater. but was not commit
ted. his ailment being in the nature OF
| feeble-mindedness- The boy father Is
now at the mental hospital.
George Davis. an experienced restaurant
man formerly of Goldfield, but lately con-
nected with the Grier house. has leased
the dining room and will conduct 1t per-
| sonellv IN the future -
William NJ. Roylance he's returned from
/ months trip to Minneapolis. where ne
| attended the convention Of The Western
Fruit Jobbers, and made the response 70
! the speech of welcome by Mayor HaiEes;
| SSrov7, Minnesota he went to Chicago. and
| from there to Mexico to look into the at
4 fairs of the Mexican Sugar & Livestock
\ Co. in which he is interested ana winch
| he found in fine condition People mace
/ many Inquiries about Utah. and were OF
| course encourag ed to come here and i've;
MT RoyIancA believes many OF them VIII
1 n n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-06
TRAIN FROM
OMAHA TO PORTLAND

At the offices Of the passenger depart
ment of the Oregon Short Line yesterday
the announcement was made for the first
time that beginning some time next
month the through trains from Omaha to
Portland would be increased from two to
three daily. This is in accordance with
the agreement reached several weeks ago
at the conference held in this city be
tween the officials of the o. 5. l.. and o.
r. & N, and the extra train will be put
on to handle the increasing passenger
traffic west, which will be unusually
heavy in June. July ana August on sc-
count Of the Alaska Yukon exposition in
Seattle While sll the details have not
been threshed out. it IS probable that the
new train will mean the addition OF train
from Salt Lake to Idaho, or at least
change in train schedules to give an
earlier morning service. The new train
from Green River on will be known as
the Oregon Limited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-06
ROW IN MEETING
OF SHEEP MEN
Faction of Wool Growers AS
ISOLATION Sharply Attacks
Official Expenditures.
STEWART MAKES REPLY
PECULIAR INFLUENCES AT WORK
IN STORAGE MOVEMENT.

The Utah Wool Growers association al
most split on the rock of official eXpendi-
lures at the annual meeting held in this
city yesterday. The question was brought
I'D by George Austin on the report sub
Elitted BY ths secretary. c. 3. Stewart
and involved among other things an item
for $50 for the trim to Washington male
by Z II. Callister, State Senator Seelv
and Secretary {. 3. Stewart, IL connection
With the storage Of wool. Two other
items objected to were an appropriation
to Mr. Stewart Of s1,6l5 for work done n
connection with the storage OF wool and
s. so for salary az secretary Of the ass0-
ciation.
Al times the discussion was particularly
warm and it divided the association into
two factions with the result that Two
tickets for officers Of the association were
placed in the field One can De properly
called the Il. H. Callister ticket the
other the George Austin ticket. but on
a vote the former won cut.
At the afternoon session. just De fore the
Fsllot e II. Cailiste-. the president, Jeff
the chair and W d. Candland took his
place Walter James, who vas Of the
Austin faction. declared that they were
compelled tc put ticket in the field Dy
the action OF the others.
Then George Austin said he saw danger
ahead and moved that the motion to bal
lot be Teconsidersd and a ticket selected
BY the tellsrs and a committee in the IN
crest Of harmony
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-06

TO retire If elected. TX had oeen suggested
that Mr.. Caliister took upon himself pow
ers that he had no right to take ana
went TO Washington when ne mao no rle ~ ~
ic go. Mr. Stewart defended Mr. Cailtsser
in his words and actions He insisted q
CLIQUE was trying to defeat the officers
By unfair means. and said he had dGeii-
rnentsry evidence in his possession OF IN
fiuences that had been at work to make
personal interests greater than the inter-
ests OF the state. He challenged any ohe
to prove that one nickel had been taken
that was not authorized. He further as-
=erte1 that il had been intimated to him
that il would De to his personal interest
TO swing the wool Of Utah TO a certain
commission movement but he ABSOLUTELY
refused to do such thing lie chaT sS9
that il vas because John Austin wanted
to go to Washington. and did not go. th9-
he was making trouble
Replying George Austin said that his
brother had told him that Senator Smoot
had wired that Il Was not advisable Tor
them to go 20 Washington At the time
they vent his brother was IN Yellowstone
nd could have been reached He was not
reached but said if he had been asked 70
90 he would not have gone. He criticised
the secretary for drawing S3.i00 and also
the committee for allowing 1t. He claimed
that the storage movement lasted oniS
about six weeks and the salary was stu
Secretary Stewart said Re was willing
10 have any proposed investigation.
STATE senator SeSig S1fu Nhdt ne Wa
notified to come to Salt Lake and proceed
to Washington. He heard Callister tele-
phoning TO Mr. Austin's house, but 90
not near the reply, so they took MI
Stewart and left
The ballot By stock was taken and re-
suited in the election of these directors:
E. II. CaIlister ]. II. Seely, G B, Stewart,
y s. Nelson. Eros Bennicn. J. ;: Ostier,
y. ?. Aagard, L. R Anderson, Thomas
Jones. F. p. Kesler, ". A Crane, Free
man Rigby, J. N Davis. J. r. Allen. ny
rum Mcfarland Thomas Sevy, Harry
Ballard. ]. c. Crane and B. z saunders.
All with the exception of the last two
mentioned were on the Calltster ucket
Thomas Jones then made an appeal for
harmony. saying that he had heard tina
If one faction won the other would desert
the association
George Austin joined Mr.. Jones for mar
Tnony and promised his support to the Of
fcers. IL was reported that on the Fill
more forest reserve, where four years age
there were 10000 sheep grazing. this yea
there are only 1a.t0. they having been re-
moved by tn forest service. The associa-
ton entered its protest against this con-
dttiOn OF affairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-06

been On business trip 10 Denver. is ex-
pected home today
s. '. DerTah. assistant general freight
agent Of the Denver 6 Rio Grande rail-
way, with offices in this city is busily
engaged in arranging the tariff sheets
ern Pacific to ElkO. Et srythinE. he says,
will be ready 10 begin business as soon as
the word is given. which. he thinks, viii
be about March l.
Late trains from thu east over the d.
4 r. c. were the rule yesterday af.er
nearly week OF punctuality. The delays
were occasiOned by soft tracks in Colo
hours late
The Oregon Short Line is planning q
motor car service between Nar1pa and
Boise. lGa.. to take the place Of the pres
e1t pony service. II arrangements can be
completed. it is reported the new service
will be effective in April
T. ". Bradbury. inspector OF dining
cars and railway hotels aad lunch rooms
on the oregon Short Line. is temporarily
IN charge OF the Pacific hotel at POca-
teiio. while Manager Fraser is in Cali
fornia with his family.
The report comes from PoeateIlo that
the seventy employees on the riD-rap de-
ent Of the oregon Short Line who
walked out the other day because of the
Inauguration OF the piece-woTk system
have gone back to work after a confer
eTcs Tney have agreed to work until
the next payday, Feb II. under the new
system 10 give il q more thoEOUgh tryout-
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