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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
PACIFIC LOSES
Interstate Commerce Commission
Renders Important Decision At
feeting Many Interests.

Washington, Dec. &-When a railroad
rate is unreasonable i'm a specific case
In a given territory it is also unreasona-
Die from all points I'm the territory that
took the same rate on traffic transported
under similar circumstances and condf-
tiOns.
This principle was announced by the
interstate commerce commission in a de-
cisiOn handed down today in the case
Of the Standard Hardwood Lumber COM
pany against the Southern Pacific Rail-
road company. The decision affects a
large number OF cases involving the
transportation of hardwood from points
between che Mississippi river TO Pacific
terminals.
A rate of So cents per hundred pounds
being unreasonable from Mississippi river
points TO Pacific terminals. the commits
sion held this to be prims facie evidence
that the rate was unreasonable from all
points in the same territory which took
the same rate on traffic transported un-
der similar circumstances and that a
75-cent rate should be applied TO all Of
these points.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
OF MURDERED
MAN REMAINS MYSTERY
Police of Kansas City Are Unable
to Find the Missing
Link.

Kansas city, Dec. 2g-AIthough identi-
fled at different times as the body of
John Whitehead Of Carthage No, and
Harry Mcconnell Of Grand Island, Neb.
the remains of the slain man found in a
brsuh pile near Kansas City, Kan, sun
day night, lies unidentified tonight in a
local mOrgue.
Whitehead's brOther-in-law, Trelius
Hendricks, who found the body. identified
it as that Of his relative.
Hendricks had never seen Whitehead.
but he was confident Of the Identification
on account Of the resemblance Of the
dead to a photograph Of Whitehead in his
possession.
Immediately following this the police
began a lengthy cross questioning Of Hen
bricks and his wife While the fnterroga-
ton was in progress. it was learned that
home.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
MINISTER'S HEROIC ACT.
Walks Twelve Miles Through Snow
to Attend Christmas Celebration.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Rev. W. f. Bostiek,
a post graduate divinity student at the
University Of Chicago, probably viii suf-
fer the amputation Of both feet as the
result of his courageous effort TO walk
~ miles through a driving snowstOrm last
Sunday night I'm order to reach the
ChTistmes celebration of the little Bap-
fist church at YOrkville.
The attending physician at Yorlzville
says there is but slight chance of saving
the victims feet
A pathetic feature Of the minister's mis-
fortune lies in the fact that he might
have been saved great suffering had he
not been turned away from the doors of a
farmers house at which he had apDlied
for shelter and assistance after he had
been exhausted i'm the deep snow and felt
that he was freezing.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
ASK FOR CITIZENSHIP
Filipino Delegates to Congress to Re-
quest a Number Of
Reforms.

Washington Dec 2S-The two Philip
pine delegates TO congress- RenitO Lee
gardo and Manuel L. QUezon, have ar
rived I'm Washington for the congress
siOnal session and bring with them re-
quests from the people of the islands
for a number of reforms
They will ask that homesteads in the
Philippines on which a single Individual
may file be enlarged from forty acres
to 125 acres.
This refers to land I'm the public do
MAN, and has no connection with the
friar lands.
Congress will be asked also to extend
citizenship to FilipinOs who happened TO
be absent from the islands when the
United States assumed possession and
also to change the date for beginning
terms of members of the Philippine as
sembly, When congress changed the
date Of the meeting Of the assembly
It forgot to change the date on which
the members terms begin.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
WHOLESALE THEFT IS
CHARGED AGAINST SPY
Richard KnOwlden Placed on Trial
for Stealing Wireless
Plans and Sketches.

London, Dec. 23.-The wholesale theft
OF wireless plans, medals and sketches.
which in the hands of an expert would
reveal an the workings and funermOst
secrets of the wireless service of tine
British navy, is charged against Richard
knowlden. who was placed ON trial at
Portsmouth today
knoWlden is draughtsmau attached to
the torpedo school ship Vernon. I'm his
room We're found no less than eighty
plans for wireless improvements and cod
ing books of the most confidential char
acter, which are issued to officers only
The authorities attach the greatest inn
poTtance to the arrest as they contend
that II the documents distracted from
the Vernon had reached foreign govern
ments, all the labor of recent years given
TO the perfecting of a wireless system
for the British navy would have been
rendered practically frUitless
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
Charles Walker, Prominent
Portland Merchant. Is Shot
by Unknown Assailant Who
Makes Good His Escape.
STREETS ARE CROWDED
WHEN SHOTS ARE FIRED
PatrOImeR Armstrong and
MacMatin Give Chase to-
WOUId-Be Assassin, Who.
Climbs Fence and Escapes.
WOUND IS NOT SERIOUS

y Charles Walker said I'm his room >
y at the hotel last night that he was =
= positive that his assailant is the =
> leader of a rival race track element y
= in Portland, Ore, with whom he had =
> frequently Clashed When he gave y
= vent to his suspicious he said that =
= he could not clearly make out the =
= features Of the man who shot at =
, him, but said that they striEingly =
= resembled those Of the man whom =
4 he has for years recognized as his =
= enemy i'm various movements in the =
> municipal affairs Of Portland He =
) said that he had seen this enemy =
= board an east-bCund train at the >
! time he left Portland and that the y
\ controversy had reached its zenith :
= shortly before Christmas. =
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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
VALUABLE FRANCHISES.
Northern Pacific Wins Point With
Seattle City Council.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 2S-Over the
mayors veto, the city council passed
three bills giving the Northern Pacific
railway permanent franchises around the
Lake Union basin. Mayor Miller vetoed
the bills several weeks ago. cOntending
that it was dangerous public policy to
grant a permanent franchise. He ia
vored giving the railroad fifty-year
franchises This the Northern Pacific re-
fused to accept
The franchise granted tonight gives the
Northern Pacific access TO a large manu-
featuring district which viii have q fresh
water harbOr when the Lake Washington
canal project is completed.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

BrOkaw also admitted that his secre-
tary, ByfOrd, has assisted him in break
ing down the door OF his Wife's bedroom.
BrOkaW was in an irritable mOod and for
getfUi of details His wife however.
was ia light humor Almost buried I'm
white turs she sat near the witness and
smiled often.
In addition TO the interesting develop
ments in BrOkaWs testimony, it became
known that Mrs. Frank j. Gould. Lieu
tenant Governor and Mrs. Horace White
of Syracuse and other friends of Mrs
BrOkaW had offered to appear as wit
nesses IN her behalf but counsel for Mrs.
BrOkaW said that he considered his
clients case sufficiently strong and de-
clned the offer. These friends were
nearly all members Of 4 house party 10
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
FAILS IN HER PURPOSE.
Young Woman UnsueeessfuIIy At
tempts to End Her Life.

Oakland. Cal. Dec. 28.-IgnOrance OF
the effects of chemicals led Miss Helen
ROsencrantz TO administer a double dose
of oxygen to herself i'm an unsuccessful
effort to end her life She emerged from
the ordeal much benefited in health physi-
c8lly, physicians say. Dependency drove
her to swallow several grains Of perman-
ganate of potash. Fearing that this drug
despite its lurid purple color, might not
have the desired effect she drank the
contents of a bottle of hydrogen peroxide.
This. interacting with the permangan-
ate, produced large volumes Of oxygen,
causing her great pain but putting her
in no danger of death When the re-
action finally ceased, Miss Rosencrantz
left the hospital, where neighbOrs sent
her, minus her melancholia and accord
ing to the physicians, absolutely disin-
fected throughout her alimentary system.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

the end that a consolidation of all the
Central American republics might be
brought about He said he believed Sec
rotary Knox was now realizing the in
justice of his attitude toward him and
declared he never understood why the
secretary should have molested him.
Nicaragua is Lucky.
zelaya may go to Belgium to live. he
says. In any event he would not return
to Nicaragua until peace is restored. It
was his opinion that the war would end
within two months, but he would not
venture an opinion as TO which side would
be successful.
In q statement made to an Associated
Continued on Page Three.)
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which BrokaW had strongly objected. and
it is said they are willing 10 give their
version.
Toward the conclusion of the afternoon
session. Erokaw gave his definition Of q
drinking man. He has testified before
that he does not drink.
Can you recall any time when you
were H. what has been called the triv-
tally exhiiaTated slater askeds Mrs
Biokaws lawyer
Il cannot" replied the witness.
when do you think a man qualities as
a drinkins man2'
well said BrOkaw, Il would not
cali anyone a drinking man who takes
less than seven or eight drinks a day"
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

Ihe high school principals also ems
dofsed Professor Joseph j.. Merrill. ole
rector of the school OF mines of the
University of Utah, for president of the
Utah Teachers association not only
because Of his sympathy with high
9cI'yis, Dut because 1f his general
popularity among the teachers c-@f7f-
state. lt is likely that he will be seIect-
ca without opposition this afternoon.
Lhat the administration of criminal
law Us a disgrace. and that a. combine
Ion or men is c0iniug degradation into
money 10 the great detrimeut of the
PUBIC schools, were kindred state
ments made last night before 1900
teachers at Assembly hall by Or
Ihomas a. Ballet. dean of the school
OF pedagogy of New York university.
Problem Of Moral Education.
DIT. Ballet laid bare the problems az
a moral education. offered some sou-
uons, and thrilled his audience with
am lncislEe discourse in which me
shouldered the blame for the lack o.
morals among pupils in public schools
upon the communities I'm which the
schools are situated. He was often iu-
terrupted by applause, and his address
was easily the most powerful EXPOSE
--'il- HA q 0f-A aLlr HLDfi--I+L lflal ever
been brought TO a body of educators JIM
the west.
You must create am atmosphere I'm
the community that viii not initiate
against the efforts of the school to de-
velOp the moral education of the
youth he declared "The atmosphere
of the streets I'm most cases initiates
against that great upiift. and fl is dis-
h5artening. The community owes 1t 10
the school 10 control evil forces. ~
combination of men is coming degrada-
ton into money. and the community
must rid itself of these adverse forces
The administration of the criminal law
is a disgrace.
There is a need of higher ethics I'm
the legal professiOn-aud say this
despite the fact that I have two
brothers who are attorneys. The lave
yers must recognize their duty must
simplify laws TO prevent the escape or
criminals from the penalties of Justice.
and must help the schools clean out
the forces for eyiI.'
Dr. Ballet struck a responsive chord.
for his Utterances were heartily app
plaUded. He called attention to tha
fact that at n the young man. entering
into d citizenship for which he IS suD=
Continued on Page Ten,)
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
American Officials Are Honored by
Governor Cotton at San Juan.

81 San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. Ex-Governor
Colton's reception last night in honor Of
the American secretary of war; Jacob NJ
Dickinson, and Brigadier General Ed
wards, chief of the bureau Of insular az
fairs, was unsurpassed even by that
given to President Roosevelt in 1906 Del
egations from all towns in the island and
from all branches of society were pres
emit
The Republican and TTniOnist parties
which have united TO urge citizenship,
an elective senate and other reforms,
have appointed committee to confer
with Secretary Dickinson The commit
tee will present a petition to Congress re-
Questing that these proposals be carried
into effect.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. appropriations
N are IN progress for a mass meeting
I'm Madison Square Garden, where
1900 union shirtwaist makers plan TO
hold one of the greatest labor demOnstra-
tiOns in New XOrks history. The pro-
posed meeting is a part of the fight the
striking women are making to obtain rec
ignition for their union Miss Inez Null
holland has been released from prison
where she was sent for doing picket duty
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
ATTACKS AN AGED MAN.
Tramp Asks for Shelter and Cuts
Benefaetor's Throat.

East Douglas Mass. Dec. Scattering
her kitchen unexpectedly today, Mrs
Charles Potter found young tramp who
had asked to be allowed to warm him
self, in the act Of cutting the throat of
her 77-year-old husband, whom he had
pinioned on the floor.
At her shrieks the assailant fled. but
not before ne had cut the aged man s
windpipe So severely that II is thought
he will die
The victim was popularity credited with
keeping a large sum Of money in the
house.
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Zelaya was asked whether it was a fact
as reported in a dispatch from Managua,
that, I'm giving him refuge in this coun-
try, the Managua government accepted
ing So looked upon him as a prisoner
He stated emphatically that such was not
the case and that he was free to go where
he chose.
Zelaya declared that he favored friend
ly Intervention on the part of the MeXi-
can and United States governments to
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
ToDAYIs PRoGRAM

, 10 a. m.-Depsrtmenfsl meetings :
= at high school, Including nature study >
= and science, crafts. art superintend- 3
= ent and school board high school >
= grammar grade, primary and physi- >
= cal education sections
1890 D. m.-General business sas- :
> sion. speech by DR.. Ballet on "The >
? Function OF PLAY in Education 3
= election Of officers and sine die adj >
y jOurnment 4
= NOte-The hour of the afternoon :
= session has been set at am earlier ;
= time to allow the great amount of >
> business TO be transacted before :
= evening So that delegates may catch ;
= outgoing trains.
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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
HALLEWs COMET VIsIRLE.

New York. Dec 2S.-For the first time
since Hailey's comet reached this section
of the heavens on its present visit. it is
visible TO the naked eve i'm New York
Professor Eastman of Columbia Cniver-
sity has been studying the comet without
the use Of q telescope Tt is i'm the north
east 20 degrees in length. For two weeks
it viii be visible. and it viii be plainly
seen for several nights.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

singing and celebrating the holiday ia
true sea fashion
Yesterdays toll of wreck was in-
creased today. The schooner Ada X
Damon. sole support of her aged master
Captain A. =. Brewster of York. Ne.
went ashore near Ipswich She will prob
ably be total loss Her crew reached
shore safely.
I'm Chelsea where a tidal wave broke
uiNe and flooded the houses of 20ll pe1-
pie, a high tide today opened two new
breaks Many cellars that had been
pumped out by fire engines were aesfn
flooded. II win be weeks before ue0Dfs
ln the eighty acres of tide lands wlu be
able 90 return 80 their homes,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

Following. their rejection of PROPOSE
ton which would have ended the strike,
the strikers say, despite reports that the
wOmens trade union would withdraw its
support. declared their intention of con-
tinuing the fight. 1t is conceded the whole
question is now Of recognition of the
union The manufacturers are willing TO
meet the strikers other demands, but the
young women insist that without support
of a recognized union any victory they
might win would be fruitless.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

Although Captain Kemp locates the yes
sci three miles east of the wreck of the
Palmer. some marine authorities think
that he may have been mistaken I'm his
bearings and that he saw the Palmer
masts Seafaring men who believe the
tugbOat captain IS not mistaken about his
bearings suggest the possibility of q col
lision between the Palmer and the un-
known schooner.
Probably the last person TO see the
Palmer before she sank was Captain
Sookamp of the barge H0patong, who
locked at Lynn today from HObOken.
He reported passing the Palmer off Cape
Cod late Christmas afternoon AT that
time the Palmer's sailors were on deck
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

z OLLOWlNG caucus Of high school principals from every mart Of
tn STATE last night resolutions will be at the State Teach
- es convention this afternoon endorsing attitude of Governor
William Spry on the question Of high schools and r
support OF the constitutional amendment at the election newt ~
granting such aid to state high schools
The resolution viii be presented by Robson popaI of M
MANI msn schoo VINO IS chairman Of the appointed wear
ag 70 WORK ior state aud o high schools He said night that qb
seho principals and teachers pleased with Governor sp at
tua as reflected IN the message the convention urging u If
the constitutional amendment authorized the legislature
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
DEFINITION OF A DRINKING
MAN" IS GIVEN BY BROKAW
No One Is "Drinking Man" Who
Takes Less Than Seven or
Eight Drinks a Day.

EW YORK Dec. 2S-W GOud BrOkaw had bad day Of it
the stand Mneoa today He had previously testified to
his fairness who suing for separation with ali
mOny of $4,000 year.
Today however under he forced to admit that
he had accused her. letter his mothnaw Of loving another
drinking much port and of smoking cigarettes
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
MuRpERER Is cAPruREn-

Toledo. o., Dec 28--Jese Mackley SO
years old, who killed 1S-year-Old Caroline
Hunt and shot her parents, Stephen Hunt
and his wife last night, was captured IT,
night,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS
Explosion of Dynamite at Ollie Bell
Mine Kills -Four
Persons.

Mineral Point, Wis, Dec. 2S.-Four men
were blown TO atoms by an explosion of
dynamite at the Ollie Bell mine here this
afternoon.
The men went into the powder room
and it is thought placed some dynamite
too near the stove. It is said that 80
pounds was stored in the room.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
CLOSING ARGUMENTS.

Goldheid, New, Dec. 2S.-Closiug argu-
ments We're heard today in the case Of
John S. Sheridan. charged with the muir
der Of his wife Attorney Patrick Nc
Carran spoke for the defense this morn
ing, ana was followed by District Att0r-
ney Tilden.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
ANOTHER WRECK REPORTED
AS RESULT OF HURRICANE
Sole Support of Aged Mariner Is
Total Loss, but Crew Makes
Shore Safely.

u 0ST0N, Dec 28-The discovery today the five
- masted schooner Davis Palmer which sank
day morning at the entrance Broad followed by
report Of another wreck in the outer harbor.
This second victim Of the great that swept England
uay night and Sunday reported by Captain Kemp tug
Ariel who asserts that he three projecting
above the the shoals known The Graves
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
STILL UPON
HUNT FOR TROUBLE

0RDOBA Mexico Dec 2SJOse Santos Zeaya declared tonight
he still president Nicaragua although he back
to that country to enjoy the privileges of the office
Madz he asserted only provincial president and he (Zeya
has not reinquishel the office
zeaya denied that he prisoner the
any Of the word.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29
CHARLES WALKER, merchant

X Of Portland, Ore, narrowly es-
capped assassination, at West
Temple and First South streets,
shortly after o'clock last night,
when the agent of feudists, said to
have been formed against him in his
home city, fired three shets at his
head, almost point blank.
Singing so close to his ears that
he could almost feel their brush, the
first two bullets missed their mark,
but the third entered his upper left
arm, INJECTING a flesh wound, which,
though severe in its character, is not
considered dangerous.
The name Of the assailant Of Walker
is not known. Though he viii not di-
vulge them, Walker is said to have
suspicious. The shots had but fairly
been fred at him when he ripped out
a revolver, and it is thought that there
would have been a vicious duel on the
street corner had not the assailant
darted into the shadow Of buildings
when he found that Walker was ready
to fight The would-be assassin was
chased nearly a block by PatrOlmen J.
c. Armstrong and J. MacMartin, when
he finally made good his escape by
Ieaping over a board fence.
Assassin Draws Revolver.
Leaning against the cigar counter
in the Germania saloon, al the corner
of First South and West Temple
streets. the would-be assassin, a tall
man with a dark SLOUGH hat, and gem
orally well groomed, had been watch
fully looking out under the street light
for nearly an hour last night. SUDDEN
ly he Strengthened, reached toward his
back pocket and steaIthily left the sa-
loon. As he reached the sidewalk he
drew a revolver.
Walker had just passed the saloon
and was on his way to a fashionable
hotel a short way from the corner,
where he has been stopping since COM
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
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ANSWERING some "help
wanted" ads viii "help
some" in looking for
work.
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Silver, 525so.
Copper, cathodes, Is 3-16c
Lead, per 100 lbs, $40.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-05
How Long? o Lord! How Long?

will people o al
for
We believe stirring bitter feeling
against another
there limit there point which milk
ing injustice
robbery.
that lumber
until the millennium producing
of New England Pennsylvania
nation.
Will they stand for Tafts scheme
ISSUE created by that eminent architect of names dch?
VIII they stand for central bank controlled
fnaneers bank that is to forward
strfngency In the market Taft
when Wall street wants eniven the business gambling with
billion of that should be legitimate
ation Wall street did ago9 Aren't
lied In Wall street enough now?
Two possible
In Wall street to high prosperity
an instant. The middle
banks, with millions and millions
refused their
artisans living
merciiessy brutaly
controlled by Wall
daily for the gambling finance
the great West and Middle
lied by the Capitalization legaze the
thing by United States statute by Adrich-made
How long will the location
all the national control in the hands of the