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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
WRECK DUE TO NEGLIGENCE
Coroner's Jury Which Investigated
Collision at Hustled, Colo, Makes
Finding.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 1.-THE
Graude railroad at Hustled, Colo, Satur-
day morning, when ten persons were
killed and three score injured. returned
IDS verdict today The verdict finds that
the wreck was due TO criminal negligence
on the part of the train crew, composed
Of Engineers Lessig and HollingswOrth.
Fireman Wright, Conductor Dalton and
defective system for issuing train orders
was employed by the railroad at the time
Of the wreck. An order was sent to
Denver to arrest the members Of the train
crew.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18

The eighth member Of the crew, Mad
den Pierson, who put off from the
schooner on a raft, with the hope OF
reaching shore with a line, was swept
out to sea by the tide, but was driven
ashore exhausted more than five miles
to the south.
The rescue from the schooner was
witnessed by cheering crowds Of the
Nassau hotel, at Long Beach, and by
hundreds of cOttagers The hotel was
indirectly responsible for the vessels
plight, for Captain Ira Small. after haV-
ing lost his bearings, mistOok the glim-
mering lights in the structure for those
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
REDS And BLUES EACH WIN
POINTS IN BIG WAR GAME
OCEAN DROPS ALONG
MEXICO COAST FROM
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK

= Mexico City Aug. IA delayed >
= dispatch from Acapulco says three =
= severe earthquake shocks were eN- y
= perienCed there yesterday. The =
ocean dropped far below its usual ,
= level and along the entire shore line ,
= Of the port the beach was exposed .
= for a distance of thirty feet The =
+ shocks are believed to have been !
y those registered at the Washington >
p observatory ,
+ The people of Acapulco are still liv- ,
= ing in the open, not having ventured =
= to reUtTn to their homes since the =
= disastrous shock OF a fortnight ago. >
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18

of q liner in midOCean, and thus misled,
ran aground.
The schooner. a three-masted VESSEL.
piled up on Long Beach before daylight
during an easterly gale Her decks
were swept by the seas and her crew
took refuge on the bowsprit while the
Beach life-saving crew tried. vain1y to
shoot a line over the vessel or to launch
a lifeboat
One of the schOOner's crew finally
launched a raft in an attempt 20 carry
a line 70 shore, but the raft drifted to
sea, the waves breaking over his frail
craft constantly. he was rescued
finally.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
SHERIFF DEFEATS PLAN OF
MOB TO LYNCH PRISONERS
GOldfeId Mining Man Com
n1its Suicide Following
Murder of Wife.

GOdfield New Aug 17-Infuriated by the suicide OF
Thomas Hesip the well known mining man who ended his
life by taking cyanide of potassium today while crazed with
grief the death Of his wife, who shot and killed by
Patrick c. Casey last night mob organized later in the
day. determined to storm the county jail in which Casey
confined and string him up to the nearest teegraph pole
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
STEAMER TURNS TURTLE;
BUT NO LIVES ARE LOST

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 1z.-Carrying
twenty-five passengers, the steamer Sc
attic turned turtle when three hundred
feet from her dock at Occur d'Alene this
afternoon. So far as known no lives we're
lost Shifting cargo WAS the cause Of the
accident
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
IN BINGHAM CANYON
sweeps OVER YAMPA SHELTER
Large Furnace Is Wrecked
and Two Men Barely
Escape Death.

Following coudburs in Bingham canyon yesterday at
o'clock torrent Of mud and rock swept the store
house and bins Of the Yapa smesr and caused
plosion Of No. reverberatory furnace
The damage is estimated in Of $4,000, and two
men were seriously injured
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
SEVEN SAVED FROM WATERY
DEATH AFTER HARD BATTLE
Long Island Lifesavers Win
Victory After Six Hours
Struggle With Waves.

New York Aug. 17-Long Island ifesavers, after six
hours battle added another victory against the their
long list of remarkable today when they brought
safely land the captain and in afrOm the
threemasted schooner Arlington of Boston, which went
ashore early today the south shore of Long Island
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
CALHOUN TRIAL CONTINUED.

San Francisco, Aug. TZ-By agreement
of counsel, the trial of Patrick Calhoun
was continued by Judge LawlOr today I'M
til Monday, on account of the illness Of
Stanley Moore Of counsel for the defense.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
Many Delegates Coming.

Il is expected that 1000 more dele
gates from the west and northwest will
arrive tomorrow and that. with the
coming of these delegates, the real work
of the congress viii begin. TOMORROW
viii be the first day for the introduction
Of resolutions.
More than > 900 delegates. represent
ing every city of Importance in every
state west of the Mississippi river, at
tended the opening of the twentieth
Trans-M Mississippi congress in the AU-
ditorium this morning. The morning
session was devoted TO addresses of
welcome by Governor ShafrOth of Colo
RADIO and city officials, and responses
by governors Of half a dozen western
states.
The congress was called TO order by
Colonel Pryor. chairman of the execU-
tive committee, who, as a candidate to
head the congress next year, is already
receiving opposition at the hands of
delegations from lower Colorado. It is
conceded politics viii remain in the
background until later in the week.
In the next few days action VIII be
taken upon many subjects of import
ance to the west. These viii include
good roads, irrigation, conservation,
freight rates, national highways. the
Panama canal and trade with the Phil
ippines. Each state delegation has its
particular scheme. These entail the ex-
penditure of large sums, and commit
tees viii be named to investigate them
and make recommendations 10 the fed
eral congress.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
Torrent of Water.

In another five minutes it seemed as
though the whole mountain back of the
smelter and stOrehOuse was moving and
the torrent of water, rocks and earth
forced its way through 100 feet of coal
bins and upon the roof of the stOrehOuse.
The corrugated iron and framework broke
through with the first impact and the
stOrekeeper and his assistant were caught
without warning and buried.
Then the force of the torrent was turned
toward the furnace room of the smeIter
and before any precautions could be taken
by the men in charge, the water over
flowed into furnace No. I. The explosion
that followed shook the surrounding
country for miles about and many resi-
dents of the camp thought Il was an
earthquake, so severe was the shock
The furnace was fourteen feet wide and
fifty feet long, filled with a seething mass
of white hot matte. II was due only %
the fact that the full force Of the ex-
plosion was upward that a score Of work
Continued on Page g.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18

William 2. Mahoney. storekeeper for
the smelter, and Christ Pokas, q Greek
assistant, were buried under mass Of
lg1 tons of waste rock and mud and both
escaped as by miracle. sustaining only
severe bruises. The stOrekeeper was res
cued only after q force of 30 men had
tOiled for more than four hours. Instant
death was averted through a piece of cor
rUgated iron roofing which lodged a few
inches above his head, affordiug an air
space and protection from the tons OF
rock and earth which covered him to a
depth of twenty-five feet.
The cloudbUrst was preceded by an
electrical storm more violent than has
been seen in this region for many years.
Then the clouds seemed to open and with
in five minutes stream was running
down the mountain side gathering force
with every second
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
Blue Detachment Defeated.

At Aiddlesboro Green, Major Charles II.
Cutter of the Blue army, with three s1eie-
ton companies of the Eighth infantry,
was encountered and rendered n0u-c0m-
Blatant i'm quick time. While the Connect
cut squadron of cavalry engaged the
Blues front, Major GriersOn of the Reds,
with his three troops of the Tenth United
States cavalry (cOlOred). dismounted and,
acting as infantry and supported by two
machine guns. turned the right flank OF
the Blues. while at the same moment
Major Brlegman, with the New York cav
airy, executed the same on the left
If &c had been actual warfare it is be-
Eeved that there would not have been a
Blue soldier half an hour after the en-
EaEament had begun. Eodays battle took
place under conditions strongly resembling
those of the peuinsular campaign about
Richmond in the Civil war. These cOun-
try roads, for days inches deep I'm the
dust of a long summer drought were
changed into rivers Of mud by the most
severe northeast Talnst0rm of the sum-
mer.
At Fhe conclusion Of today's maueuvers
in the war game i'm which the army OF
the Red, under Brigadier General Tasker
IT, Bliss is striving to. defeat the army
Of the Blue. commanded by Brigadier
General William A. Pew, jr.. and cap
ture Boston. the army of the Red had
made a material advance. Unless Cen
eraI Pew can concentrate his troops to-
Continued on Page g.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
PinchOt- Ballinger Controversy
Will Not Get Into Trans
Mississippi Congress at Den
yer If It Can Be Avoided.
H0T-HEADED DELEGATE
MAY START SOMETHING
A Strong Plea Is Made to Open
Vast Tracts of Western
Land to the Eastern Farmer
and the City-Bred Man,
NO POLITICS JUST NOW

Denver, Aug. 17.-Coupled with the
possibility Of renewed hostIities be-
tween the Pinchot and BalIinger forces,
the Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
gTess promises to become the battlefield
Of fight for better rate regulation for
the west.
d The statement that the war on rail-
road rates may break out any time and
become the predominant factor in the
deliberations of the congress, was made
today by Colonel Ike Pryor Of san An
tonic, Tex, chairman of the executive
committee. He declared that Galveston
and Denver business men will open the
night with d resolution demanding that
an equitable revision of rail and ocean
rates between New York and Denver
be made
According TO Colonel PryOT's state
ment the ocean rate between New York
and Galveston has been low enough to
provide Denver shippers an incentive to
bring their goods to the Texas port, for
shipment over local lines to Denver,
thus obtaining q reduced rate. 1t is
now charged that the railways have in
creased the local rail rate between Gal
weston and Denver TO a point where it
is a matter of choice whether goods are
brought by ocean or entirely by rail
Colonel Pryor also was authority for
the statement that the PinChOt-Bal-
HngeT controversy viii find no place i'm
the deliberations of the congress. unless
some h0t-headed delegate springs a re-
solution on the floor which viii DTeCiDi-
tate a verbal battle.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
Blue Army Fights Calamity.

Boston, Aug. IAN attack on the for
uficaucus of Boston harbor by the Red
army Of invasion was calamity and sue
cesstuily repulsed today by the Blue
army of defense, the attacking force being
totally anniLilated in the opinion of the
umpire, Captain IT. T. patten The al
lacking force consisted of about 200 men.
composed Of troops from Forts Totren
and Hamilton. The defenders suffered
loss OF only eighteen men out of a force
Of 20, The engagement occurred at Ma
hant, not far from the residence Of United
states Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. and
followed dn attack by the invaders upon
the secondary station at Nahaut The
troops were landed about 1 O'Clock this
morning.
over the extreme left Of the Blue line
three regiments are facing practically the
entire Red army. General Bliss north
ward movement was one of determination
on a settled plan with which every or
ganizatiOn was apparently familiar. 1t
was clearly executed and gave evidence
that the Red scouts had fully posted Cen
eral Bliss on the position Of the Blues.
I'm the Reds advance there never was
sign of hesitation when the Blues out
posts were encountered and then either
CaDturad or driven in.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
Want Western Lands Opened.

Thomas F. Walsh, millionaire mine
owner of Colorado. and John Barrett
director of the Bureau of American Re
pubhcs. were the principal speakers of
the afternoon. MT. Walsh made q plea
for the opening of vast tracts of west
ern land TO the eastern farmer and the
riry-bTed man.
Mr. Barrett spoke of Improvements in
reclamation among the Latin-Amer-
lean countries.
Laverne w. Eoycz of Chicago. pr5si-
dent of the National Business League
of America, delivered an address on the
American consular service, in which he
eNpatiated on the value of the consular
agent to the American shipper i'm pro-
dUcing q market. Truman c.. Palmer of
Chicago spoke on the sugar beet indus
try.
Insurance was the topic ct the even
ing session. The principal address was
delivered by Samuel BosWerth Smith of
ChattanOoga, Tenn, president of the
American Life convention. Speaking
of Insurance in the west he said the
people of the middle west and trans
Mississippi states paid in premiums to
life insurance companies $171, 900. 0G0
T.. T. Campbell of St. Louis spoke on
fire waste, and Thomas 3. Love of Aus
tin, Tex. spoke of the Robertson law
Of Texas
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18

The Only Paper in the
Inter-Mountain West that
Carries the Full Report of
the Associated Press and
the Hearst Leased Wire
News Service.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18

All the News All the
Time, Fearless, Frank and We
Honest, Is The Herald
Republican Slogan. IOl
If You Don't Read The 81
Herald Republican, How SIl0
Do You KnOw2
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18

The Salt Lake Herald
Established June 6. 1870.
Evening star., 1909-06-02

junior society in public debate. Last Feb
ruafy ne represented the senior society
IN pubilo debate, and in the contest held
Mafcn ii was selected as one of the two
best debaters of his class
Leo a. Rover of the Junior society is a
w aShlngton man and has just completed
ms second year at the law school. He
became an active member Of the Junior
Debating Society in his first year. and his
steady progress led to his selection for
public debate last January and brought
him the distinction of being chosen last
March AS one of the leading debaters Of
his class
Thomas +. O'Mara who was the second
speaker on the affirmative, is vice presi-
dent of the Junior society. He is from In
diana and private secretary to Repre-
sentative Line oln Dixon. He is regarded
as the hampton debater of the junior
society. and was on the team which de.
feated Notre Dame.
Reception Committee.
The reception committee last evening
was composed of Samuel Q. Hargis CHAIR
NAM. Joseph F. Abbott. Earl John Mohn.
Hugh w. Barr. B. j. d. Maloney. Harry
A. Slattery, Jardine Carter Fort. John A.
Smith w Griffin Mudd E. McH Gala
her William D Ryan, s. Edward Beach.
John ]. Cowhig. William Fitzgerald. Yer
non E. West. William L. Crane. Walter
E. c. Kelly. Charles A. Walls. Stuart II.
Elliott, Donald B. Creecy, Frank G. Ad-
Olson. Martin e. Cornell and Chester 4.
GWilu.
Evening star., 1909-06-02

Upon the question of individual merit we
disagreed. and the final decision was two
to one in favor of James Spiller o. the
negative as the best debater.'
The announcement of the name of the
winner Sof the prize was greeted with
long applause and while the audience
applauded the members of the Junior
Society crossed the stage and were the
first to congratulate their successful
rivals.
Will Graduate Next Week.
James Spiller who thus won the prize
of 500 given by the faculty for the best
debater of the year to be presented at the
commencement exercises of the law
school, is a member of the third-year
class and will graduate next week. His
home Is in Texas. and he is in the employ
of Senator Culberson. He is a graduate
of Trinity University and during all his
college course has taken an active inter
est in debate. He participated in the
state oratorical contes; in Texas and in
several intercollegiate debates. He was
recently defeated Notre Dame.
Charles A. II. Lethert the other MEM
ber of the successful team, is also a
member of the third-year class and will
graduate next week. He was born in ST.
Paul, Mimi, and began his legal studies
at the university in the fall of 1908. He
has taken an active part in debating
and is president of the senior society.
In his second year he was elected presi-
dent Of his class and also represented the
Evening star., 1909-06-02

among the audience in different parts of
the hall, carefully noting the different
points brought out as the argument pro-
ceeded, were the three judges. Lawrence
o. Murray controller of the currency;
J. Holdsworth Gordon, and Morgan H.
Beach. former United States attorney for
the District.
The debate was spirited, and every ar
gument for or against the proposed con-
stitutional amendment was brought up
by one side or the other.
Royal T. Mckenna, representing the
post-eraduate class on the committee on
law school public debates. acted as chair
man and introduced the speakers and
judges
Leo A. Rover opened the debate as
first speaker for the affirmative. He out
lined the course of argument that was
to be followed by his side and pointed
out that the change in the method of
electing United States sena tors would
not in the least alter the peculiar charac-
ter Of the body. due to the constitutional
age qualifications. length of term, the
smallness of their numbers and the fact
that the terms of only one-third of the
members expire at time.
Argument by the Winner.
James Spiller was introduced as the
first speaker for the negative. He ar
gued that even if there was a popular
clamor for the proposed change in the
Constitution, it's enactment would eventu-
ally lead to the destruction of state SOW
ereisnty and would abolish the system of
checks and balances peculiar to the Amer
lean form of government. He recalled
the history of the previous amendments
to the Constitution and argued that the
conditions which obtained when they
were enaC ted We're not present today to
call for any alteration in the organic law
of the land. He reasoned that if this
change were brought about il would
gradually tear down the Constitution bit
by bit and would in this manner endan-
ger the liberties of the people Like
legislature like people" he said in ar
euing that the character of senators elect
ed would not be altered by being chosen
directly by the people instead OF lnol-
rectly through the peoples agents.
The second speaker for the afti NATIVE
was Thomas +. O Mara. He outlined the
fundamental differences between the two
/ houses of Congress. and declared that the
| four main distinctions of the Senate
| greater age of its members, longer serv-
! ice. larger constituency and a smaller
Evening star., 1909-06-02

The Senior Society won the debate and
James Spiller of the third year class car
ried off first honors by the decision of
the judges at the third and final prize de-
bate of the year between the Senior and
Junior debating societies of the law
school of the Georgetown University. in
CASTOR Hall, Georgetown College, last
evening.
The question discussed affirmed that
United States senators should he elected
by the direct vote of the people. The
Junior Society had the affirmative and
the Senior Society the negative. The
judges were unanimous in giving the deci-
sion to the negative on the merits of the
debate. but were NOT of one mind to
which of the four dabaters was entitled
10 first honors and. incidentally. the
faculty prize of 500. In this respect
of the judges, as finally announced, stood
two to one. Leo A. Rover and Thomas
F. OMara, both of the second year class
supported the affirmative. for the Junior
Society. James Spiller and Charles A.
Lethert both of the third year class
represented the Senior Society in the
negative.
CASTOR Hall Crowded.
CASTOR Hall was crowded with the
members and friends of each of the rival
societies and with the relatives. class
mates and friends of the debaters Seated
Evening star., 1909-06-02

a little water and sometimes it was nee
essary to prune 1t. but the less the roots
were tampered with the better. He said
that the present character of the Senate.
due largely to the method of selecting its
members, gave assurance that the sober
second thought and not the mere passing
whm of the people would prevail In its
national legislation.
Each speaker was given several min
utes- in rebuttal and it was here that the
liveieSt part of the debate took place.
Time and again the members of the
different societies and the particular
good attack was made on the argument
of an opponent. In few brief sentences
the entire debate was gone over again,
extracts from the proceedings of the
constitutional convention were read, and
everything possible done to impress the
judges. who were about to retire to COM
pare notes.
At the close of the debate Mr.. McKenna
introduced the judges and announced that
they were to decide which side won the
debate and also who was the best de-
batter
While the Judges We're conferrng music
was furnished by the college orchestra.
Several selections were given before the
judges appeared after having deliberated
for nearly half an hour.
Applause Greets Judges.
Tremendous applause greeted them as
they entered the hall, and then everything
became still as the expectant audience
waited for the final words of Mr.. Murray,
who announced the decision.
1T is too bad" he said that in such
a splendid debate bo... IS cannot win.
Evening star., 1909-06-02
Americans Guests of the Llovds.

BERLIN. June 2.-Ambassador Hill and
Secretaries Joseph c. Grew and Gustaye
scholle left here yesterday for Stettin.
the guests of the North German Llovd
Steamship Company. to sail on the trial
trip of the Georce Washington The YES
Sc! Will leave Stettin tomorrow and ar
rive at Bremen FRIDAY.
Evening star., 1909-06-02
Ell F. HARRISON. assistant repairman

81 800. to be assistant electrical engineer
at 81 800
Daniel F. HARRISON. assistant repairman
at $500 to be telephone operator at sI2O.
Ferguson Fague. telephone operator at
$500. 10 be telephone operator at SI2o
". Walton. telephone operator at
5000. TO be telephone operator at s12O.
Albert r. Johnson, telephone operator
at 5000. TO be assistant repaIrman "a $500
These changes will take effect July /.
Evening star., 1909-06-02

This fact makes it a displeasure as we'll
as a pleasure 10 be forced TO decide be-
tween them | have degree from
and was never so proud OF
it as | am tonight. l mean every word
of it when ! say that this was the best
debate | have ever heard in a university.
Before retiring we decided TO judge this
debate according to the topics. matter.
arrangement diction. voice and readiness
in rebuttal. The opinion o. the judges
was unanimous in giving the decision on
the merits Of the debate to the negative.
Evening star., 1909-06-02
DISTRICT PROMOTIONS.
Lucky Ones in the Employ of the
Electrical Department.

Promotions made possible by more lib
eral appropriations by Congress for the
electrical department of the District gov
ernment were announced today. They
are as follows:
Wliam E., Bleo. superintendent at
Evening star., 1909-06-02

body-would not altered in the least by
the change proposed by the affirmative.
Government Like Plant.
Charles A Lethert spoke next for the
negative. He declared that the govern
ment was like plant. 1t was helped by