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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
SAVE HEAVY LOSSES
SENATOR ALpRlcH DECLARES ne
COULD RUN GOVERNMENT
MUCH CHEAPER.
In Speaking In Favor OF Creation Of
Commission 10 Reform the Busi.
ness Methods Of Government,
Declares Ne Could Save
100000 900 a Year.

Washington Senator Aldrch made
the statement on Monday that n per.
mitted 10 do 80 he would undertake
to run the government NJ the United
States for s3OO.OOO.OOO a year less than
II now costs he was not presenting
a formal proposition, but was making
a speech to the senate on his bill for
the creation Of commission to r.
form tho business methods Of the gov.
eminent
lie said that present methods were
obsolete and involved the annual loss
Of ~ least tlOOOOO.0OO A. this In.
stance the bill was 30 amended az 10
provide that the commission should be-
composed entirely Of members Of ron.
grcss-hye senators and Eve rcprescn.
tatiycs.
Mr. Aldrich spoke In reply 10 Sen.
ator Dolliyer. who opposed the bill
on the ground that II would create
suspicion In the minds Of the public
~ 20 the methods Of conducting the
governments business
Mr. Dolllycr said he feared the com.
mission would accomplish no good.
but much evil he regarded the bill
a. a proposition to enter upon q
blanket disparngomcht Of the govern.
ment" lie declared tho commission
would cost not less than 100000. and
he said he thought there was too many
commissions already
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
strange Fatality Pursues orafters,

\ Harrisburg. Pa.-The strange fatal
IN that has pursued some Of the prin'
ciAal figures In the capitol scandal
wal again brought TO public mind on
Wednesday when John Il, Stottg one
OF the chief witnesses In the cclebrat'
ed case. was found dead in the bath
room ot the house where he made his
home while In Harrisburg. He is the
sixth man In the case TO die. His
death was due 10 heart trouble, Stott
was secretary to the board of public
grounds and buildings which let
many OF the contracts for furnishing
the capital that brought more than a
dozen men TO the bar OF justice
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
SUNK BY ICEBERG
STEAMER YucArAN GOES DOWN
IN ICY STRAIT. BUT NO
LIVES WERE LOST.
Passengers and Crew camped on
Desolste Island, But Steamer Was
Soon Sent From Juneau to Res
cue the castteaways.

juneau. Alaska-The Alaska Steam
ship companys steel steamship Yucca
tan. bound from Valdez for Seattle.
with slNty.fye passengers struck an
Iceberg In Icy strait at $3.50 o'clock
Thursday morning and sank eight
minutes later In six fathoms Of water
There was no loss Of life and no
person was injured.
The shipwrecked passengers and
crew went into camp ON Chlhagof
island. and were brought here by the
steamship Georgia, which left juneau
for the purpose soon after news OF
the wreck was received
The steamship was bound for Gyp-
sum, on ChiaRof island. 10 take on a
quantity OF gypsum. when Icy strait
was reached the water was smooth.
but there were great fields Of ice and
the snow was falling so heavily that II
was possible to see only short dis.
lance ahead
Suddenly an iceberg luomed up
ahead and the steamship rammed into
II. tearing great hole In the side
Of the vessel. into which water poured.
Full steam ahead was ordered and the
iucatan was headed for Chihagof
island where she was bcached at a
point whore there is siN fathoms OF
water at high tide The boats were
lowered and all on board were taken
to shore without mishap or confusion.
the ten women passengers being re.
moved first Food and bedding and
the United States mail were also TAX
on ashore
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Ship subsIdY en- Reportsd.

Washington -- The administration
ship subsidy bill reached the house ON
Monday through the filing Of the re,
port Of the committee ON merchant
marine and fisheries, which had favor
ably acted upon A. The minority was
granted ten days In which to report
against the bill. Chairman Green OF
the committee says ne was careful
TO see that In filing the report IA.
charge of "rallroading" the measur.
could be made, and that he had gor
to considerable trouble to notify o.
Democrats,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
reRRoRs OF TeNeMENTs.
People Living In congested District
Are Strangers TO Bath Tub.

New York.-More than million
persons among New York tenement
house poor are strangers 70 the pain
tub" says Lawrence WELLER. director
Of the tenement house committee OF
the Charity Organization society, In
report on sanitary problems just
submitted to the society.
New York tenements are without
parallel In the world" continues MIR,
WELLER. The congestion II unparal.
leled There are 10000 discredited
tonements OF antique type with Meth.
or sunlight nor AIR. there are 100000
living rooms without window: there
are 10000 violations OF tenement
house law now pending before the
commissioner Three million persons
In New York live In buildings that
are in constant danger from fire"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
United statss WIN lnt.ru.n.

Washington. 1t Is believed the
time has come for the United States
to Intervene In Nicaragua The move
has already been made by the state
department An March ~. Iohn par.
rett, an American diplomat. now at
the head Of the bureau OF American
republics, and commission ropre.
sontIng the United States viii en- 10
Nicaragua to investigate conditions.
The report win determine the future
OF the government of Nicaragua MIR.
Barrett Is now IN New Orleans
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
ooIddeld citizens In Trouble.

Goldheld.-A sensation was sprung
Monday in the arrest Of four well.
known citizens, charged with stealing
rich gold amalgam from the Consoli'
dated mill. valued at 5000, The men
arrested are Bart Knight constable Of
Goldneld township; Jake tIildebrandt,
prosperous saloon man and promi'
nont In the past In public ahairs; NJ,
J. Smith local assayer, and one
Miller a millman employed by the
Consolidated company Six separate
charges were entered against the &c
cused, who are at liberty under bonds
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Amnteurs Ind Mrs. ounnsss.

La Porte, Ind.-Another attempt to
identify a woman as Mrs. Belle Gun
ness owner OF the La Porte murder
farm" failed Tuesday, when Sheriff
Antiss telegraphed from Everett,
wash. Not Mrs. Guinness Mrs. So
mia Hopkins. who Is living on a ranch
near BeIllngham. Wash, is the woman
who sheriff Antiss was called upon 10
Identify. She was declared to be Mrs,
GUINNESS by several amateur detoc'
lives. but the La Porte sheriff could
and little resemblance to Mrs. Qua
ness.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25

Washington Charging Senator
owen of Oklahoma with being in
terestcd In the AFFAIRS OF the stand.
ard OIL company and saying that he
would like TO see John d. Rockefeller
wrapped In the flames Of he'll Sena.
tor Jeff Davis o. Arkansas made a
speech In the senate on Thursday
which was fttingly characterized by
him as red hot and right OF the bat.
The speech was made apropos OF the
efforts OF Mr.. owen to have passed a
general bill giving right OF way
through the public lands Of Arkansas
for q gas pipe line.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
nattIeshIps netter Thnn E...

washIngton.-A better shin than
she was In her infant days, the battle.
ship Virginia maintained an average
speed Of 10 "a knots AN hour in n ronr.
hour trial that Rear Admiral Schroe,
der, in command OF the Atlantic fleet.
put her through of Guantanamo,
Cuba. according to cablegram This
speed Ia better than that made In the
contractors trials, when the shin was
nut into service, and was conducted
With a displacement of 1000 tons more
han was the ease when the cop,rr,.
lrs took the ship out.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
cons,ernatlon In Divorce COLONY.

Boise. Idaho CONSERVATION was
thrown into the Idaho colony Of di.
yorce seekers ON Monday by the de
clsion OF Judge Fremont Wood In the
case Of Valentine winters, Dayton,
o., traction magnatc, against Helen
Clegg Winters. for divorce Judge
Wood denied the decree ON the ground
that the plaintiff did not legally es,
tablish residence In Idaho. but came
for the purpose OF invoking the aid OF
the courts to secure n decree Of di.
yorco.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Another AmerIean oIrl cIneh.. rItIe

London The engagement is an.
nounced Of Miss Mildred Carter
daughter OF John Rldglcy Carter. for
merry first secretary Of the American
embassy here and now minister to
Roumnnia. to viscount Achcson. late
lieutenant Of the Gold Stream Guards
and veteran OF the South African
war. Miss Carter is one of the most
popular Americans In London society
She remained In London after the de.
parture Of her father for Bucharest
Niscount Achcson is the eldest son OF
the fourth earl Of Gosford. tie was
born In 1877.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25

Washington.-An estimated value
of sll2,i7O II placed by Captain w. V,
r. Jacobs OF the revenue cutter Thetls
on the birds feathers and wings
seized by him in January on the
Hawaiian islands of Laysan and
Ilslansky, There the feathers and
wings had been gathered and stored
by japanese. In violation OF President
RoOsevelts proclamation designating
the islands as breeding ground for
birds OF plumage. Twenty.three Jap
anese were arrested and have been
turned over to the United States mar
shall at Honolulu for trial
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
eALLlNoER GETS BUSY.
over Two Million Acres Of Land With
drawn From Coal Entry.

washington.-secr Ballinger OF
the interior department on Thursday
temporarily withdrew from coal entry,
2.O6S.432 acres OF public land. lie
also temporarily withdrew from all
forms OF disposition l2Ii22 acres
Forty.six thousand four hundred and
thirty.one acres were restored to set
Element
Data recently collected by the eco
logical survey indicates that the pub
lie lands In Wyoming and Montana
contained valuable deposits OF coal,
and. to determine the question, the
secretary OF the interior ON Thursday
withdrew from coal entry l,2OS,2O6
acres In the former state and s6O.2s6
in the latter This withdrawal IN pend
ing detailed field examination.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
nnue life for others.

Walla Walla, Wash.-John Lewis,
track walker for the Oregon Railroad
a Navigation railroad, gave his life
ON Sunday to prevent passenger train
No. from crashing into landslide
near Starbuck Lewis discovered the
slide and knowing the train was du
az any moment, ran up the track ,o
give warning. lie met the train Dl
q curve and was unable to leap q No.
before the engine struck him The
train was stopped within few feet
OF the slide.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
RIotlnn Id unempIoYed.

ort-lnyestigation develops
that there were many more casualties
than had been supposed when the po'
lice Thursday night cleared the
streets OF crowds gathered In public
protest against the proposed Prussian
suffrage laws. Some nifty OF the dem
onstrators are In the hospitals aud OF
the number Ave are seriously injured
Many OF the injured avoided the hos
pitfalls. receiving treatment from pri
vatc physicians The number OF
wounded Is now placed at between 200
and 800. Twenty policemen are
among the Injured.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Entire Families on Sick List as Result
Of Peculiar Mistake,

Laurel, Md-A mistake in the de-
livery of two barrels of oil nearly
caused fatal results here on Thursday,
when nifty persons were made violent
" IN by eating doughnuts prepared In
machine oil instead OF cooking oil. In
two Instances entire families were on
the sick list and the physicians had
hard work saving them, It developed
that the machine oil had been ordered
by a hardware dealer, who received
instead the barrels intended for a
baker.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Furnishing Member Of Exchange.

New York,-Henry $, Haskins,
board member OF the stock exchange
Arm OF I.athrop, Hashns Co.. which
failed with the recent collapse OF the
Columbus 4 Hooking Coal 4 Iron
company pool. was declared ineligible
for reinstatement on the exchange on
"wednesday because Of his firms con
nectlon with the iiasco, As Mr.. Has
klns is the only member Of the firm
having a seat on the exchange, this
action is equivalent to expulsion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Full Amount Allowed.

Washington, Tho immigration com.
mission will be allowed $4,000 and
until next December TO complete Us
work and It's final report to congress.
The house ON Monday receded from
It's amendment cutting down the ap'
preparation for the commission and
the time In which II was to conclude
It's work, and agreed to the state pro,
vision.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
SHOT BY STUDENT.
Egyptian Premier Has a Close Cal,
Being Seriously Wounded.

Cairo. Egypt.-Boutro Pacha chai,
Egyptian premier and minister Of fg.
cign affairs. was shot and sedQefiy
wounded Sunday by-H student Vho
was arrested The student fired Ne
shots. three bullets lodging 10 DC
premier's body Two Of them. hot
ever. inflicted only superficial woundA
The bullets were extracted and Il u
thought that the premier viii re
cover
The crime was entirely Of polltl
cal nature, the would.be assasslh be
Ing a National lie declared thai
his motive was the desire to aWngC
various acts OF the government, which
the Nationalists attribute persoaally
To HoutToH pacha
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Bids for Arizona strip.

Washington on "Wednesday
nut In a bid for slice Of Arizona
IL came In the shape OF an amend
ment 10 the statehood bill which was
presented In the senate by Senator
smoot It provides for the anneNa
ton to Utah OF that part Of Arizona
lying north and west OF the Colorado
river. The request OF this change OF
Jurisdiction has been made before
hut always without success,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Whisky is Whisky.

washington President Taft's de.
cIslon in the liquor controversy that
"Whisky Is whisky whether Il ho
blended or straight. has been fornl
lated In a set OF regulations prcpg ui
nv the board OF food and drugs p
spectlon OF the department o. agricut
ture. The regulations were completed
IN MnhnnshnN md nnnTnYpl.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Voting on Strike.

New York Word has been re,
ceiyod here that wage negotiations be.
tween the trainmen and conductors
and officials Of the Canadian Pacific
and Grand Trunk railroads have been
broken, and a strike vote was hclng
taken on Monday The vote is return.
able February 2S. and will he can.
yassed at Toronto
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Brakeman Frozen to Death.

Amarillo. Tcxas.-B. +, Green,
Rock Island brakeman, was frozen to
death fifty miles north Of here We'd
nesday night The body was found In
the snow Thursday Green started 10
walk to a station to board train for
Amarillo W. r, Breeding, conductor
In charge Of the work train on which
Green was working, is also believed
TO have perished
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

large percentage OF these new ones
being of brick and of cement stucco
of excellent design and substantial.
Sewers, sidewalks, water mains. tele-
phones and electric lighting lines have
been Installed. hundreds Of shade trees
planted an dthousands of dollars eX-
pended upon the avenues and roads.
Woodland -4eights Is but short dis
lance from the centre of the city and
being on the highlands bordering the
south side OF the James, Is practically
free from the smoke and gases OF the
factories. and railroads which cause
city proper This section Is famous
for It's line water. healthfulness and
beautiful views. and when the time
comes to swing the city circle around
1t, Richmond will honor herself by
counting 1t within her territory"
Other Suburbs.
Westhampton continues to loom UP
In general notice. More than a dozen
lots were sold there the past week,
and many inquirers. especially among
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

the Baptist fraternity. are talking
about locating around and about the
Richmond College and the Woman's
College settlement.
All OF Greater Richmonds suburbs
are right in the swim. Some Of the
old crokers are contending that the
suburbanites are OVERRIDING tho thing.
but all the same. tho suburbanites,
keep right ON investing, and they seem
to know pretty we'll what they are
doing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

amount OF swapping and trading 1p-
We're traded for improved property In
another part, and vice versa. There
are whole lot Of short cuts In real
estate dealing >as 1t is mostly done.
but the agents and the clerks of the
court always come II for their fees,
and SO. sven II real estate deals are
merely the swapping among investors
and Spectators OF Richmond dirt,
somebody profits thereby and the good
work. goes merrily on.
Things That Make Other Things Boom.
The Greater Richmond enthusiasm.
the Battle Abbey settlement and the
Chesapeake and Ohio developments In
the extreme East End, to say nothing
Of the new enterprises that are being
talked about in the neighborhood Of
Acca Station. have combined to put all
Of the tgants on their metali and tho
investors and SPECTATORS are sitting
up and taking more than the usual mo-
tice.
All these things have led to decided
ly active business and not q, little Of
| inquiry. II would hardly be, proper to
80 into details and tell tatss out of
school, but a sum up OF the weeks
transactions shows tina considera bly,
more than 100000 worth az property
changed hands last week.. either in
deals that wege actually conaum1nate ed
or put on the string likely to be con-
summated at moments notice,
Much of the property sold and likely
to be sold was In the suburban dis
| tricts. but not a little OF 1t was III tho
old city limits, III. w. Wallarstein
lsold through various agents. notably
vaughan q Williams end the Charles
"A. Rose Co.pprnY and foalarh & Hag-
ltby. q whole lot ot ground on Hanover
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
weather. Nevertheless the prospects

weather. Nevertheless the prospects
We're never better.
Another handsome home. to cost
about $4,000 is practically assured. and
Indications are that bigger things will
soon be [eaay to be made a' RqeG Tine ths
Yacht Club is in course Of construc,-
ton, and when completed will add
much to the club grounds, as 1t will
be we'll graded and shaded BY r. row J.
Is expected that the club buildings
Will be commenced In about two
weeks.
Woodland Heights and Annexation.
Woodland Heights is expecting big
things from annexation and really
holds situation that enables 1t to
take advantage Of the same. I was
talklng yestsraay .ota yoq ing b bepn r
what he had to say.
1.-THE consolidation OF the two cities
places Woodland Heights IN a. unique
position. The city bounds this resi-
Hill Park. that truly beautiful play
8 On the west. Without. doubt. this
rapidly developing section will be
taken into the City when Richmond
again stretches her borders. It is
! more than possible that bridge to
connect this section with the West End
will be built. This has been agitated
from time to time, and as the popula-
ton OF the two sections increases, the
demand for this connecting link will
$50 much for the future Now for
things as they are, On January l.
1909. there were about thirty-four res
idences In Woodland Heigits; to-day
there are nearly double that num-
| inEs are costing double. treble, and
lIuuadrupls what the old ones aid; q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

dulged in. Lots In one part OF town
but there may possibly be q slip be-
fore annexation Is finally consum-
mated. and have promised these fell
lows to keep mum on these deals until
the final papers are signed. sealed
and delivered.
However, 1t is no secret. or that Isl;
not much Of secret, that more than
$4,000 worth Of property has been
sold ssbject, to. the final outcome of
annexation. II is no secret. either.
that the bulk of this property Is on
the south side of the river. and Is to
be. used for manufacturing purposes.
Well. that is what Greater Richmond
Wanted with Manchester-to furnish
more building sites for more. manu-
featuring establis hnents, and that con-
solidation Or annexation or, whatever
You may choose to call u, has so
quickly responded to this idea Is a big
feather in the cap of the annexationists
and their friends.
In the Old Town.
Over here in old Richmond proper
business was fairly good among the
real estate dealers, 1t is true, how
ever that q large number OF the deals
that were hanging on the string did
not materialize In time to get to roc
ord before the week closed, but all the
Same something like 100000 OF BUSH
ness was consumnAted. OF course,
there was . good deal of trading and
trafhcklng necessary to make tho ,fig-
ures foot up SO largely, For instance,
in Just one deal that finally went to
record In the early part of the week
Very little actual money changed hands
except the amount necessary TO pay
the agents commissions, and yet the
deal was valued at more than 100000
To make this deal there was o ggeAt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
REAL. ESTATE AND
Bull d NJ NEWS
All OF the Town Is Banking on
Greater Richmond as Shown
by Annexation.
SUBURBS ESPECIALLY ACTIVE
From Ginter: Park to the Ex-
trenaities Of Manchester
Business Is. Good.
SUBURBS ESPECIALLY ACTIVE

The real estate and building story
of the week can be summed up in a
very few lines. OF, course. the real
in the election In Manchester on Nom
day last. an election that was to de-
eide whether there should be Greater
Richmond or not. 1t Is no secret that
several Important real estate deals
that had been hanging on the string
were somewhat dependant upon the re-
suit Of the Manchester election. The
result was all right, and the deals
that were Dependant thereupon have
bean closed. and something aver $780,
1000 was thereby made TO change hands,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
street. on Stuart Street and on cleve-

street, on Stuart Street and on cleve-
land Avenue.
Mr.. Rose. Of the Charles A. Rose
Company. tells mo that he sold con-
siderable lot of property. his footings
for the past month being something
like $4,000. The most OF these sales
were in Richmond proper, but some of
them were in tho suburbs
Suburbs Are Booming,
BY the way. the suburbs were very
active the past week. and many sales
were made all the way from Ginter
Park on the north side to extreme
Manchester. ana Rcpsley and Woodland
Heights on the south side.
There is not a little activity out at
GInter Park. One OF the agents who
handles property out there tells ma
about great things that are going on
there. He says Howard Sutton has
moved into his new homo on Chamber
layne Avenue, and Thomas Gresham
has moved into his handsome new
stone residence on Seminary Avenue.
adjoiuinE the Union Theological Semi
nary. Ground was broken last week
Tor, the residences OF Chas. G. Taylor.
samuel n. Wilkinson. G. 3. Fenson
and Frank w. Duke. and plans are be-
ing made for residence for r. @. Bev-
erly, e. 8. Mountcastle and S. NJ.
o'Bannon. Geo. II. Whitfield, OF the
Virginia Railway ana Powell Company.
will start a residences duclng the COM
ing week.
uensley Village.
young man who lives out in the
village OF Bensley tells me that ac-
,tlvltiea have continued much the same
in .h'a suburb thr,onghont the past
ing parties being absent however, on
account of the Incl Slne noy at the