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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
EXPLODED WHEN
NEAR THE GROUND
Two Army BalIoOniStS Have
Narrow Escape From Death
in Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb., May 10.-Army balloon
No. y. which assembled from Fort
Omaha shortly after Il O'Clock today,
landed at Jackson, Neb.. at Gas o'clock
this evening. In making a landing the
gas bag exploded a few feet above the
ground and was destroyed, but neither
Captain Chandler nor Lieutenant Ware,
who made the flight, were seriously in
jUred.
Lieutenant Ware tonight declared
that aside from the destruction Of the
gas bag the flight was an entire sue
cess. Captain Chandler believes that
while at a high altitude the gas bag be
came charged with static electricity and
that contact with the earth produced
an electric spark which set fire to the
big bag.
The ascension was made from Fort
Omaha at 11:45 today and was super
vised by Captain Chandler, assisted by
a detachment of trained signal corps
men. The balloon started north as soon
as It was we'll in the air and soon
crossed the Missouri river 1t followed
the general direction of the river for
nearly a hundred miles
The highest altitude reached was
1000 feet. A fair breeze carried the bag
at a thirty-mile gait the first hour
Later it was becaImed for an hour and
a half The wind then sprang up and
carried the balloon rapidly toward the
northwest Running out of ballast near
Jackson, Captain Chandler decided to
make a landing. The balloon came
down IN any easy manner and then
came the explosion. Both Captain
Chandler and Lieutenant Ware were
knocked down. but not seriously in
jured.
The distance Travelled was about 40
miles, and deducting the hour and a
half the balloon was becalmed. the
flight was made in about six hours The
maximum speed was about fifty miles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
DEMOCRAT APPOINTED.
Taft Goes Outside of Party for Judge
in North Carolina.

Washington, May 10.-President Taft
today sent 10 tine senate the nominal
ton Of Henry Groves Conner. Dem
Ocrat. to be United States judge for the
eastern district of North Carolina
The vacancy on the North Carolina
bench. caused by the death Of Justice
Thomas r. Purcell had existed FOX
some months and has been a source of
much concern to President Taft The
contest for the place has been d bitter
one. and the Republicans of the east
ern district OF North Carolina recently
urged the president not to appoint
Democrat. even if he had to go out Of
the district to find a suitable Repub-
lican for the place.
Judge Conner was for about ten
years on the bench Of the supreme
court of North Carolina. and for
number of years before that was
judge of the superior courts. Judge
Conner is described as being a man-of
liberal views politically, and is so re-
garGed at the White house. in spite OF
his long affiliation with the Democracy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
PRESIDENT TAFT STRONGLY IN FAVOR
Of MOVEMENT FOR FAIRGROUNDS
Writes Letter Regreng That He Is Unable to Attend Ma
tiOnaI Congress Of Association at Pittsbmg.

create bad habits Gambling, drink
ing and other forms Of vice are pro-
NOTED in such a restricted mode of
life
In the second place. an opportunity
for hard, earnest and joyous play i'm
proves the health, develops the mus
cles, expands the lungs and teaches the
moral lesson of attention, self-restraint,
courage and patient effort.
Cities Ender Obligations.
4 think every city is under the
strongest obligation to its people to
furnish the children, from the time
they began to walk until they reach
manhood, places within the city walls
large enough and laid out in proper
form for the playing Of all sorts Of
games which are known to our boys
and girls and liked by them,
q sincerely hope that yourA present
convention may be a success and that
the work which you have begun may
go on until no city in this country is
without suitable Fairgrounds for the
children Of those who. but for such city
assistance in this regard, would be
without them Sincerely yours,
tSigned) WILLIAM H TAFT
Luther Halsey Gulick. Esq, president
Fairgrounds Association of Ameri-
ca, No. 1 Madison avenue, city"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
POWDER MILL EXPLOSION NO CHANGE IN SITUATION
Leaders in the Strike Movement of
the French Postal Employees
Hesitate Before Leaning.

Paris, Nay 10.-The postal situation
in Paris was unchanged tonight. The
leaders in the movement for a general
strike apparently wish to await the
action Of parliament tomorrow before
taking an irrevocable step.
The federal committee has placarded
the city with a manifesto entitled. "A
Last Appeal to the Members of Parlia-
ment.'
The manifesto, in stating the case
against the government. declares the
government has refused to recognize all
attempts at Cancellation and is trying
to force the postal employees into a
war. 1t asks parliament to Go its duty.
A mass meeting has been called for
tomorrow night at which the question
Of striking on Wednesday viii be dis
cusSed. Eleven more suspensions
were announced. The places of the
seven postal employees who were dis
missed from the service on Saturday
were filled today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
WITNESS PUT OUT OF WAY.
Another Murder Added to Long List
of Wyoming Grimes.

Cheyenne. WyO.. May 10.-That VIII
liam Garrison. whose BODY was found
near the river here a few days ago.
with, q bullet hole through his head
and a revolver lying near BY. was mUT-
dered, is indicated by further investi-
cation Of the case. 1t was believed 81
first that ne had committed suicide.
Garrison was a witness before the
grand jury which investigated the rs-
cent raid on the sheep camp Of Allie
mand & Emgc near Basin. in which
both Allemand and Emge and one of
their herdeTs were murdered. His ev.-
dence was influential in bringing about
the arrest OF a number Of prominent
cattiemen on charge Of being impli-
Gated in the murders. 4 sensa ton has
been caused by the announcement that
not only had GarTison's brains been
blown out. but there was a bullet hole
through his heart.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
BOYLE AND HIS
WIFE TAKEN TO
PENITENTIARY
Man Sentenced for Life and
Woman rs YearS-Limit
in Both Cases.
STATEMENT GIVEN OUT
ACCUSES ANOTHER MAN
SENSATIONAL ACCOUNT OF
FINDING BODY ON SIDEWALK
AT YOUNGSTOWN, o.

Pittsburg. Pa. May I0.-Convicted
Of kidnapping Willie Whitla from Sha-
ron, Pa, on March Is. James H. Boyle
and his wife, Helen Boyle. were lodged
in the Western penitentiary here to-
night, the former under a sentence Of
life imprisonment, the latter sentenced
to serve twenty-five years.
Before leaving Mercer, Boyle gave
out a statement telling a remarkable
story of his version of the celebrated
kidnapping. In it he named Harry For
ker, citizen of Sharon. who denied
BOyle's story.
Arriving at the penitentiary, the
prisoners were taken first to a SIDE
room and told that they would have TO
say goodbye, as the rules of the prison
would not permit them to see each
other again Mrs. Boyle threw her
arms around "Jimmys' neck and
kissed him. She said:
We must take it the best we can.
A Last Goodbye.
The prisoners then shook hands enc
the matron escorted Mrs Boyle from
the room When she reached the cor
ridor she sobbingly asked 10 be permit
ted once again to see her husband. The
request was granted and she again
kissed and embraced Boyle.
When Mrs. Boyle gave her belong
incs to the matrOn she asked permits
sion TO keep q small mirror she car
ried saying: Il don't want to leave Il
behind, as that would make me have
seven years or bad luck
The mirror was returned to her and
she Will be allowed to keep II IN her
cell.
During the trip from Mercer the kid
naDers discussed the sentence, which
they declared was unjust, and asked
what steps they would have to take 10
get a review of the case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
R0BNETT GOES FREE.
Judgment of Idaho Court Reversed
by Higher Tribunal

San Francisco, May 10.-Although
W. RObnett was convicted Of sUbOTna-
ton of perjury by the district court Of
Idaho, Judge Ross Of the United States
circuit court of appeals held today that
Robnett had committed no offense
against the government and, reversing
judgment, directed the lower court to
dismiss the Indictment.
The charge against Robnett was that
he had subOrned George r. Robinson
to swear falsely TO a land affidavit at
Lewiston. Idaho. to the effect that he
had examined personally some land
which he wish to purchase under the
timber act.
Judge Ross held that a personal ex-
animation Of the land was not neces-
sarv under q ruling Of the supreme
court, hence the indictment charged
no crime against the plaintiff in er-
TOT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
Injunction Against a Trust

A
which was that
had in
in decree
in Circuit court In city oday
be
0 it. the oganiz IL
price
Houghs decision granag
and commerce and effort monopoze
tookp Of
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the defendants
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
DROUTH AT LINCOLN. NEB.
Saloons of Nebraska Capital Ban
ished for at Least a Year.

Lincoln. Neb.. May Io-ToDizht
brought the close of the munic. pal year
in Lincoln. and with it the Punishment
for at least a year Of every saloon In
the city for the first time In its history.
This was bargain day in the
twenty-five drinking places, the own
eTs of the saloons making an effort to
dispose of the goods on hand at great
iy reduced prices, and. it is claimed.
with a good deal Of success Most Of
the barrOOms were dismantled early in
the evening. Accumulated stocks will
be shipped back to wholesale dealers
The salOOnkeepers who remain in
Lincoln say they will unite with off,
Gals in striving for the enforcement Of
the pfohibition law to the letter.
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Tried to Extort $4,000.
Jury viii Get Case Today

ng y Y May 1OOne by the prose-
Peter
charged with the William Anns Will into the
IF tomor
session final appeal of John
oSecuto @- ~ "a
hfaias, jrr Mr. Nc
Of
act Of
OoJ0'ed 10 ana the ooIeCtOAs were SUN0U ~ '
the mother and
ndrew appeared with
speaking iNes ie'AaHi7N III 0O"i' '0 80
me DEFENDANTS Is a
ar5r
-nlIoeT committed premeditaton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
CUMMINS' LITTLE JOKE.
Says Senate Will Pass Tariff Bill
When Hot Weather Comes.

Washington, May 10-Speaker can.
non is Of the opinion that # WI take
a temperature Of from SO to 100 degrees
in the shade to get the tariff bill out
OF the senate The speaker was at the
White house today and after taikins
with the president he said.
If you viii eel me when the senate
will pass the tariff bin 7 Will give you
a pretty good guess as to when con-
gress viii adjourn. The only tn ne
that can order the previous question in
the senate is hot weather.
Other congressional callers at the
White house today expressed the be-
lief that the earliest possible date of
adjournment was july :.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11

Pittsburg. May 1e.-The third annual
congress of the Fairgrounds associa-
ton Of America began here tonight
with representatives present from about
forty cities. President Taft sent a let
ter. which was read at the meeting.
It follows:
The White House, Washington, April
30, 1909.
My dear sir
I greatly regret that cannot be
with you at your third annual congress
at Pittsburg from May 10 TO Ia of this
year. but I write to express my most
sincere sympathy in the work which
your association is doing.
Two-FoId Advantage.
Il do not know anything which will
contribute more to the strength and
morality Of that generation of boys and
girls compelled to remain a part of
urban populations in this country, than
the institution in their cities of play
grounds where their hours of leisure
can be occupied by rational and health
full exercise. The advantage is two-fOld.
In the first place. idleness and con-
finement in a narrow space in the city.
i'm houses and cellars and unventilated
dark rooms IS certain to suggest and
bring about perniciOus occupation and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11

MESSAGE SENT
TO CONGRESS
Had Reference to Porto Rico
and Proper House Commit
Tee Not Appointed.
ADJOURNMENT FOUND
DOCUMENT ON THE TABLE
ASKS THAT THE FORAKER ACT
BE AMENDED OWING TO
ACTS OF PORTO RtcANS.

Washington. May 10.-For the want
of a quorum the house took no action
on the presidents message recommend
ing remedial legislation Tor the island
of Porto Rico Speaker Cannon sought
to have the message referred To the
committee on Ways and means. but
an objection by Mr.. Garrett OF TenneS-
see, who wanted il sent 20 the commit
tee on insular affairs, which has not
been appointed. opened Up the whole
subject Of the house rules. There being
no such committee. Speaker Cannon
said that in suggesting the reference
he had in mind the present condition OF
the house. only four committees having
been appointed. of which the committee
on inSUlar affairs was rot one.
Motion Of Mr.. Garrett.
A long argument onsued over the
right of the speaker to override the
rules and ended with "a motion by Mr..
forthwith TO appoint a committee on in
sular affairs to consider the message
The vote disclosed but 15J members
present. far short Of q quorum, where
upon air. Payne moved On adjournment.
remarking as he did So that the hoped
a quorum would be present when the
house met next time. he house then
adjourned with the presidents message
still on the speakers "A bic.
In the senate il was referred without
discussion to the committse on Porto
Rico
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
ROOSEVELT GETS RHIN0.
Animal Was Rushing" the EXPIRES
ident When Killed.

Nsirobi, British East Africa. May 10.
A bulky bull rhinocerOs is the latest
prize wrested from the jungle by Col
oneI Roosevelt. From the eX-presi-
dents camp near Machakos word was
brought down that the luck of the
Roosevelt party continued and that if
teen varieties Of game, including the
big rhinoceros. had been bagged on the
last expedition.
The rhlnoceroS was rushing Mr..
Roosevelt when the hunter fired. The
distance was fourteen PAGES
The naturalists of the party are kept
busy preparing the trophies VIII ch Mr..
Roosevelt and his son Kermit are
bringing in daily. FOrty-five skins al
ready have been prepared for the
Smithsonian Institution at Washing
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
Four Men Killed at Laflin-Rand
Works at Columbus, Kan.-Acci-
dent Followed by Fire.

Columbus, Kan, May T0.-Four men
were killed this evening in an explosion
in the mixing room of the LaflinR Rand
Powder mill near here. The dead:
Joseph StOvall.
Will Moran.
Robert MaCFaraland.
James Rood
The bodies Of the victims were blown
into bits. The explosion caused a fire
which endangered the whole building,
but which was extinguished after two
hours fight by one hundred men. The
loss is about SIS, 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
SNOW Al RuTTE.

Butte. Mont, May IO.-Four inches
OF snow fell here this morning within
two hours, and after two hours had al
most entirely disappeared. The bliz-
card has filed the streams. but thus
far no losses have been reported. The
fall. it is said. for the time involved.
is the heaviest in twenty-five years
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
soVLE's STATEMENT.
Citizen of Sharon, Pa, Accused Of
lnstieating kidnapping.

Mercer. Pa. May 10.-Before he was
taken from here to the penitentiary
at Pittsburg TO-DAY to begin life SEN
tence. James Boyle, the convicted KID
naDer. made the statement which botn
he and his wife have been prom sing,
and which they said would shake the
country" The statement follows;
The complete history Of the kid
nauing of Willie Whitla. the origin OF
same and what led up TO it:
Man Found Dead.
"Ou the morning of -. between the
hours of -. Dan Feeble. jr-. was found
dead on the sidewalk in Youngstown,
and over the PROSTATE form was Harry
Forker of Sharon. Pa, holding IN ms
right hand a package Of letters gain
cred from the sidewalk near the body
As he was about to depart he was
intercepted by the writer and man
who has since passed to his reward
Dan Shay, q salOOnkeepeT-
In Mr. FOrker's hurry to leave the
scene he failed to find two envelopes
that contained four letters. The same
were picked up by Shay and later
taken TO his place OF business
The writer and Mr.. Shay examined
and read the contents OF same, which
proved beyond a doubt the presence
Of Mr. Forker there at that time.
TeIltaie Letters.
The letters were written by a lady.
two from party in New York anu
the others from Cleveland, o. AT a
later date Mr.. Forker was apprised Of
the fact that the writer held these let
tiers in MS possession and asked IL ne
could use the same. A letter was HI
mediateIv sent the writer by Forker.
stating that he mir. FoTker) would
( like 10 have q personal talk with the
writer and a meeting took place DAY
/ or so after. Nh FOrker acknowledged
he would pay for the letters. Inc
amount not being considered sufhclent.
was refused. and from that day on ana
IN until March 1908. the writer. on the
/ pretext of exposing the letters and the
! coincidence of Mr. FOrker being dls-
! covered bending over the PROSTATE
/ form of AR Feeble, had received al
/ different times amounts OF money
/ from Mr.. Forker to remain silent
Tried to Extort $4,000.
About six months ago. when | re-
turned TO Sharon with my wife. / met
] Mr. Forker and informed him that IN
less. I received $500 between then and
. the time I intended to leave Sharon, !
| would hold the secret no longer.
"He then informed me that il was
! impossible for him to get that amount
in time. but in April, 1908, he was 70
get a certain amount Of money and
I would then settle with me.
~On my leaving Sharon on March L
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
GOVERNOR sPRY ACCEPTS.

:. Especial to The Herald) ::
:: Washington. May IA letter :;
= has been received by District Of ::
:. Columbia Commissioner MacFaF- ::
I. land from Governor SpTy accept ::
:: ing membership on the national ::
!: committee to change the Inaugural ::
= ton date. In his letter Spry says: ::
:: "A later date would make 1t pos Z:
= sible for many representative men ::
:. to participate IN Inauguration pro- ::
:: ceedings ::
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. Taft Believes the Assembly Has
Too Much Power,

Washington. May 10.-President Taft
today sent to congress d special mes
sage recommending legislation at the
present extra session. amending the
Foraker act under which Porto Rico
is governed. The president directs the
attention of congress to affairs on the
island, laying particular stress on what
he terms "a. situation Of unusual gray
ity." developed through the failure of
the legislative assembly Of Porto Rico
to pass the usual appropriation bills.
leaving the island without support after
June so. next
Porto Ricans have forgotten the gem
crosby Of the United States. the presi-
dent says. i'm the desire of certain Of
the Islands political leaders for power.
and he adds that the present situation
indicates that the United States has
gone too fast in the extension of pOliti-
cal power to the Porto Ricans. He
concludes that the absolute power of
appropriation should be taken away
from those who have shown them
selves too irresponsible to enjoy it."
Some Suggestions.
The president suggests TO --7EUess the
wisdom Of submitting to the appropria-
ton committee the question o. qualify
ing some Of the provisions of the funda-
mental act as to the respective jurisdic-
ton OF the executive council and the
legislative assembly. But no action Of
this kind. the president says, should
be begun until the Foraker act is
amended so that when the legislative
assembly shall adjourn without making
the legislative appropriation necessary
to carry on the government, sums equal
to the appropriations made in the prev
ious year for the respective purposes
shall be available for the current rev
enue and shall be drawn by the warrant
Of the auditor on the treasurer and
c0untersigned by the governor Such
provision applies to the legislatures of
the Philippines and Hawaii and "it has
prevented IN these two countries any
misuse Of the power Of appropriation"
Doubt as to Intention.
The president reviews the establish
ment of the present government for
Porto Rico by the Foraker act. He
says the statute directing how the ex-
penses Of the government are to be pro-
vided leaves some doubt whether this
function is not committed solely TO the
executive council but i'm practice the
legislative assembly has appropriated
for all the expenses other than for
salaries fixed by congress and. the pres
ideHt adds, 1T is too late to reverse
that construction"
The president says that ever since the
institution of The present assembly the
house Of delegates has uniformly held
up the appropriation bill until the last
minute of the session and has sought To
use the power 70 do so as a means
Of compelling the concurrence Of the ex-
eCutive council in legislation which the
house desired. In the last regular as
sembly the attitude Of the executive
council in refusing to pass bills led the
house Of delegates to refuse to pass
the necessary appropriation bills
Mr. Taft discussed that acts Of the
Continued on Page 3,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-11
CAR REMAINS
MASTER Of THE
RUSSIAN DUMA
Refuses to Sign the Naval Bill
and Orders Cabinet to Re-
main in Office.
RECENT THREATS DID
NOT MOVE THE MONARCH
sToIYPIN ASKS FOR EXTENSION
OF VACATION IN ORDER TO
HIDE EMBARRASSMENT.

st. Petersburg, May 10.-A solution Of
the cabinet crisis whereby Premier
Stolypin and his colleagues i'm the cabi-
net will retain their posts was arranged
at a conference between the premier
and the emperor, which continued until
] O'Clock this morning.
NJ Stolypin returned 10 St Peters
burg from Tsarkoe-Selo an hour later,
bringing the text of an imperial re-
script, expressing the emperor's conf
dence fin the ministers and explaining
the moves leading to the rejection Of
the naval staff bill.
Decidedly Russian.
The crisis was solved in a manner
peculiarly Russian. The emperor re-
fused to sign the bill providing for
naval staff, because he considered 1t
an invasion of his prerOgatives. He de-
clined also 10 accept the designations
of the cabinet and ordered the minis
tiers to remain az their posts. The lat
ter, after reiteTating their representa-
lions of the impOssibility of rendering
useful services under these conditions,
decided that their duty, according to
Russian presidents, was to continue in
their political offices.
Will Probably Not Last.
Under the new conditions the minis
try cannot be considered stable, it being
pointed out that the prerOgative of the
duma is merely to vote money and
dissolution is expected at no distant
date. Failing to secure the acceptance
Of his resignation, NJ. StOlypin, it is
understood, asked the emperor to ex-
tend his vacation ostensibly because he
had not fully recovered from his i'll
ness, but actually to escape the en-
barrassment of facing the duma.
Imperial Rescript.
The imperial rescript addressed TO
Premier Stolypin follows:
Finding It impossible to sanction the
naval staff bill, 1 direct you, jointly
with the ministries Of war and the navy
to elaborate within month new regu-
latiOns and submit them for my con-
sideration. The regulations in question
must be submitted for my final sane
ton, after a discussion with the coun-
Gil Of ministers.
Your activity as ministers, which
has been directed toward strengthening
my government, has met with my full
approval and serves to guarantee the
successful execution of my present or
ders.
II remain yours, ever well disposed,
(Signed) NICHOLAS -
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