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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21

y LEVELAND o., Aug. 2O.-With the
statement that President Taft
was one Of the ablest and most
sagaeiOus Of the executives Of the
hited states, John Hays Hammond
made "a vigorous defense Of the admin
istratiOm Today at the annual outing OF
the CuyahOga County League OF hepub-
Hcan Climbs.
Mr.. Hammond justified Mr.. Taft's
support fer the Aidrich-C nnnoh section
of the party on the ground fhat IL he
war, his four years term OF office
would have been barren of results and
not one of his campaign pledges could
have been carried Out. Mr.. Hammond
said in parts
'"The people have come 10 regard
President Taft as a man of indomitabls
courage and inflexible determination.
In the early part of his administration
II used TO be frequently asserted that
President Tart did not understand the
political game. II Is quite true that
he does not play good politics. accord
ing 10 the conception of dollhouse poll
tiCians, IN that he does not subordinate
questions OF national Importance To
those OF party eXpedlency OF even TO
those OF aggrandiZement but re-
cent events must have impressed IL on
the minds Of all critics that the Presi-
dent has a masterful grasp OF political
affairs and OF political methods.
1T has also been asserted by critics
Of the administration that the Presi-
dent was being unduIy influenced and
imposed upon by what was alleged 10
De the unhOly CannOn-Aldrich alliance.
He has been criticised severely for
having any intercourse with that fac
ton Of the party but fortunately the
President has wisely preferred not 10
assume a sef-righteous attitude and
not to decline the cooperation OF Re-
publicans OF whatever faction when
such assistance would avail 10 insure
the enactment OF needed legislation.
1T required admirable moral cOur-
age and tar-slghted statesmanship for
President Tart 10 pursue the course ne
did pursue. Any other course would
have resulted in four years Of futile
Republican administration"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21
Blazing Enbers Are Hurled
From Hills Into Help
less Town
CITIZENS PRESSED INTO SERVICE
Raging Torrent of Fire Drives
Residents Out of Stricken City
TO Places of Safety

GISSOULA Aug 2lFre, irresistible
vi along
than thousand desperately
instant naught all human endeavOr.
thu feeble which had
of forest fire toward the threatened
With ndescribable
the hill and rushed down the Wallace the
lighting than fifty fires.
buildings had been destroyed the
city before communication that there
to be % the
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21
MURDERED IN BED.
Aged Turnpike Keeper and His Wife
dubbed 10 Death.

Wilmington, Del, Aug 2O.-Pobert
Casey, jr.. keeper of a general store on
the Philadelphia and Wilmington turn
pike al ClaymOnt, near here. and his
wife We're murdered in their be1s in
their rooms over the store soma time
last night
The murder was committed by
thieves, who afterward plunderad The
house and store, breaking open the
safe and carrying off all the contents
of value Mr. and Mrs. Casey were
the only occupants of the house.
The murder was committed with a
club, which was found beside the bed
Mr.. Casey was a veteran of the civil
war and was 20 years old. His wife
was ~.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21

Wallace, 125 miles west OF AIissOula,
is densely built in a small cup-shaped
basin, surrounded on all sides by noun
tains. the only exits being three narrow
canyons. There are now hemmed IN by
fire.
A courier was dispatched on horse
back from Mullan. six miles from Wal
lace, at midnight, but he returned in
an hour. saying he could not reach
within two miles OF the burning city
IS the canyon was a seething furnace.
The Northern Pacific and Oregon
Railway < Navigation railroads have
turned over all their cars and motive
power 10 the refugees, allowing none
10 take any baggage, as room is lin
tied. Two trains are coming toward
MissOula.
AS communication is cut off. il is i'm
POSSIBLE to tell how many are going
west 10 Spokane, but al least two train
loads of fugitives are fleeing ina that
direction.
Flames Spreading.
The last word from Wallace at
o'clock this morning, came over the
train wire Of the NoEthern Pacific and
was 10 the effect thai the flames were
spreading. 1t is impossible 10 learn
OF possible loss OF life, but there Is
not much alarm on this score as hun
dreds fled from the city during the day
Mullan. Ida, is threatened on three
sides by approaching flames at this
hour. A train with men and tools has
been sent from ST. Regis and another
Is now starting from Missoula, under
the direction of the mayor.
city Death Trap.
At 1850 p. m. the following bulletin
on the Wallace fire situation was re-
ccived over the Northern Pacific's lone
wire. which is the only means of COM
munication the stricken city has with
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21
TWO WOUNDED IN
FIERCE GUN FIGHT
John p. Brennan Shot Down by Roy
Armstrong, COlOred, but
Returns Fire

Brennan white bartender and Roy Armstrong
Posce Place shortly
night which eight shots fired Brennan
sustained wounds which will probably
him the hospital for weeks
The dispute alleged which is claimed that
Of the half world who
tockade but companion the The
behind Robinson
where Mr. and Mrs Brennan enjoying ice soda.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21
ROOSEVELT DENIES that HE
SENT ULTIMATUm TO TAFT
Colonel Did Not Order President
TO Break With Sherman, Whose
Withdrawal Is R9TnOred

oyster BAY Aug 20Thedore Roosevelt denied mphay today
~
break President Sherman
Roosevelts attention called that Lloyd
the New York Republican committee the
week carry the of between Beverly
Sycamore Hill
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21
CRIPPEN ON The HIGH SEAS
BOUND BACK TO ENGLAND
Peculiar Coincidence Occurred as
Now Famous Physician Was
Boarding the Megantic

UEBEC Aug 2OHawey Harvey Crppen Ethel Glare Ienev
" sailed for England the White Star liner Mgantc o'clock to-
night and due Liverpool Saturday
will probably be lodged the murder
Of supposed to be CTippen wife Belle Elmore
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21

Utica, y. y, Aug. 2O.-At the Satur-
day afternoon luncheon at the Repub
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21
Report Of Withdrawal.

New York. Aug. 20.-RepubHcan lead
ers here today heard the report that
Vice President sherman might an
nOunce, in The interest or harmony
that he did not fully understand the pO-
sitiOn IA which he was placed Wnen he
lei his name go before the New York
state committee for temporary chair
man Of the New York STATE convention
and that he would retire in order that
Colonel Roosevelt might have the unan-
fmOus vote OF the committee for the
temporary craftsmanship.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21

The report had IL that Mr.. sherman
was chiefly responsible for the action
Of the state committee in refusing TO
select Colonel Roosevelt as temporary
chairman OF the New York state Re
publican convention and in recon-
mending the vice president instead.
Il have sent no ultimatum TO Presi-
dent Taft" Colonel Roosevelt said
THE report Is a tissue OF falsehOOd
from beginning TO end"
The colonel added that he had not
sent Mr.. GriscOm or any one else 10
Beverly on any mission He made L
clear ne had no intention of dOins so
and recognized no situation which
would call for such a step.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21
THE METALS.

Silver, 527sc..
Copper, catholics, II 5-l6c.
Lead, per 100 lbs, S4.40.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21

Classified advertising in
The Herald Republican
viii help some people to
find new homes today.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21

The Salt Lake Herald
Vol. Isl. No. 81.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21

stafford, the fireman, wrenched the
from the negro and / took
the revolver from the white man. Both
were still struggling and 1 doubt if
either realized having been shot. As
near as I could learn, the trouble be-
tween the negro and Brennan began
Friday night and that it was renewed
CONTINUED on Page TNO.)
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
COTTON IMPORTED.
Raw Cotton Drawn from All over
the World.

Washington, D. c. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the United States
produces three-fourths Of the worlds
cotton, the manufacturers of the coun-
try have drawn raw cotton from every
grand division and score of countries
and islands during the current fiscal
year, according to a report of the de-
partment of commerce and labor.
Asia, Africa, the islands of the Pa
cific and the islands of the Caribbean
sea have contributed to the supply,
while Europe has forwarded large
amounts Of cotton imported from va
rious parts of tho world and re-ex-
ported to the United States.
OF the 100000 pounds Of cotton Of
foreign production imported in the
first four months Of the current year,
100000 came from Egypt, 100000
from India, 100000 from China and
100000 from other foreign coun-
tries.
The consumption of domestic cot
ton has grown from 513,000,OOO pounds
in 1870 to 100000 pounds in 1908, the
latest available statistics. The share
which foreign connection forms Of the
total domestic consumption is practi-
cally 3 per cent
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
Newsy Paragraphs.

do not tell child how bad you
think him." said e. q. Gardner, super
intendent of the Sockanosset Scnool
for boys, Of Harvard r. l., in an adj
dress on industrial training in state
schools, before the seventh annual
session of the national conference on
the education Of backward, truant, de.
linquent and dependent children,
which met in st. Louis Rather show
him how useful he can become. Iced
him to think that good is expected
from everyone and that he amounts to
something"
George w. Coleman, after admitting
that he looted the National City bank
Of Cambridge, Mass, of 100000 was
sentenced to fifteen years In the coun.
'ty jail at Greenfield, Mass, by Judge
Halle in the United States district
court in Boston.
The Rev. William A. WATSON, has
resigned from his Episcopale pastor
ate at Riverhead, ~ Y, to work rof
limited license as against total pro
hibition OF the sale OF intoxicating
liquors. In letter to the Right Rev.
Frederick Burgess, d. D., bishop OF
Long Island, DR.. WATSON says he
wishes to give his whole time to
lighting temperance falsely so.called
and advocating the true temperance
which means moderation and sell
control"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
CLEVER sWMDLING GAME
Chicago Man COlissses to Operating Conf
dence Scheme Though the Mails.

Sn'caso, hI-Leon Kewney, said to
pc member Of a well-to-do Indiana
1amliy, and related to the nobility or
Germany, is under arrest here on the
charge OF operating an extensive con.
ndence scheme. The police say he
confessed and implicated two other
men who are being sought.
SorroWlhg relatives of the dead
were the particular prey of the al
legged swindler, but sometimes new
ly welded persons were defrauded
Business was done under the name
OF the ltoline Company and all trans.
actions Were based on death and mar
rage notices appearing in out-of-town
newspapers The company" owned
a supply Of cheap jeWelry.
These articles, in neatly addressed
packages, were sent to the dead of
other cities always collect" The de-
liyeries Were so timed as to reach the
house when the bereavement was at
its highest tension after the day OF
the funeral and the first thought of
the survivors was that there was some
sentimental value between the arti-
cleS and the deceased. The bill, rang
ing from S. to $40, was gladly paid
without the contents being examined
In the case Of newly-married per-
sons the Impression was that it was a
present from somebody who forgot to
pay for the goods and the bill was
usually paid.
A freight agent was sent here from
Washington to work on the case. De-
tectives found a letter in which tne
executors of James A. McClurg, who
died recently at Denver, sent the
company check for $12 in payment
for spectacles. The business was wide
spread and all the big transportation
companies hold packages returned
from Omaha, Denver, ST. Louis and a
number of other cities.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
SOUTHERN RATES CUT.
Reduction of Railroad Rates ordere,
by Interstate Commission.

. Heouctlon OF Railroad Rates Ordered
by Interstate Commission.
Washington, D. Material reduc.
tions upon the numbered classes of
freight between Cincinnati, Ohio. and
Chattanooga, Tenn, were ordered by
the interstate commerce commission.
The present rates, which have been
in effect many years, were held to
be unreasonable, even in prevailing
conditions of cost of railway opera
ton. The reductions will become eff
fective July Is, next.
The reductions ordered by the COM
mission on each Of the six classes of
freight between Cincinnati and Chat
tanooga are as follows in cents per
hundred pounds:
First, 76 to 70; second, 65 to 60 !;
third, 81 to SO; fourth, AZ to A; fifth,
40 to 80, and sixth, 80 to 20. These
rates, by order of the commission,
must remain in effect, beginning on
July Is, for at least two years.
1t is not only reasonably certain
that the roads will contest the com
missions order, but also that if the
rates should continue in effect. their
operation will result in a reduction
Of the sea and rail rates from Allan
tic ports to points of destination in
the interior OF the south.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
PANAMA CANAL PROGRESS.
Rain Causes Much Trouble to- Canal
Diqqers.

Washington, D. C.-The canal dig
gers on the isthmus are having trou-
Bile, principally owing to the unprece-
denied rainfall, which has loosened
the soil and interfering with engineer
ing operations At one place, about
a mile north of Empire, an old canal
dug by the French, broke through the
banks into the new cut, flooding seven
steam shovels and raising the water
So feet above sea level. 1t became
necessary to construct "a giant aume
Of timber to divert the water of the
old canal, before operations could be
resumed.
In another case what are known as
the toes" OF the west section of Ga
tun dam have been sliding in and
washed away the trestles, and not
.withstanding the greatest efforts on
the part OF the engineers, 10000 to
$4,000 cubic yards of material disap.
peared almost instantaneously into a
great hole that had been washed I'M
der the. corners of the dam. However,
pile drivers were set to work at once
and the gap was closed within week,
so that there has been no serious in
terruption in the work
Great progress is being made in the
construction of the mammoth locks at
Gatun, according to the Canal Rec
ord, and 1877 per cent of the concrete
has been placed
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
SENT INTERNAL MACHINE.
Suit Case Full of Dynamite Discover
ed in Omaha.


Omaha, Neb.-An Internal machine
was discovered on the porch of the
residence of Thomas Dennison, well
known man of this city.
Frank Erdlnan was placed under
arrest as a suspect, and is being held
for investigation. Dennison made a
statement to the effect that Erdman
had said some time ago that he would
murder Dennison.
The internal machine was in the
form of a suit case, containing two
compartments, in one of which was
found "a half pound stick of dynamite
and in the other, with barrel so placed
as to fire into the dynamite, was a
securely fastened loaded revolver.
When found the suit case was fas-
tened with string, tied to a screw
eye, which was in turn fastened to
the porch.
The belief is that the dynamite was
intended to be exploded through the
agency of the string and the revolver
when the suitcase would be lifted
from the porch.
Mr. Dennisons little daughter and a
schoolmate had tried to lift the suit
case, but failed because OF it's weight.
They exposed the cord, however,
which attracted Mr.. Dennison's at
tention, He at once notified the po-
lice department and two detectives
were sent to the scene. The cord
was cut and the grip removed to a
vacant lot, where an examination
showed it's dangerous character.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
TAFT PARDONS SPITzER
Sugar Fraud Man Released on
Order OF the President
TEdIFES IN SUGAR TRIAL
Big Sensation Created at Trial Of Officials Of
American Sugar Refining Company BY
Appearance Of oliver Splitter.

New York City.-Oliver Splitter, a
man whose conscience hurt him, came
back to New York like spectre from
the grave, and with a pardon from
the president in ais pocket, gave tes-
timony at the trial of Charles r.,
Heike, ecretary-treasurer Of the
American Sugar Refining Company,
who, with five subordinates, is charg-
ed with conspiracy to defraud the gov
eminent in underweights of sugar inn
ports
Splitter, as superintendent of the
company's williamsburg (Brooklyn)
docks, got two years in the Atlanta
penitentiary for his participation in
the frauds, but he was quietly par
doned by the president, after serving
only three months and having made
full confession. From now on ne will
aid the government in it's attempt to
convict his former associates.
Spitzer's story on the stand did not
directly connect Heike with the
frauds, but his confession resulted in
one new arrest. James o. Brzezin-
ski, formerly an employee Of the treas
ury department and now a private de-
teetiye, was locked in the Tombs,
charged with perjury. Splitter CON
fessed that he attempted to bride
Brezezinski to conceal the frauds and
the latter is alleged to have denied
this before a federal grand jury
No promise of pardon brought
about Spitzer's confessiony say the
federal authorities. His conscience
merely hurt him, it was explained,
but, realizing the Importance OF his
testimony and the legal obstacles
likely to bar it were he convict,
action was taken to restore him to
citizenship.
When convicted in February last
Splitter declared the sugar trust had
made him the scapegoat.
1T bounded and ruined me after
had served faithfully for tw&nty-nine
years." he said. He told how for
years he had assisted in the alleged
frauds.
He described the use, about 1891
and 1895, Of small bags of lead on the
beam of the scales, causing the record
ed weights to be sometimes 40 pounds
short to draft, and also the stufing
of newspapers underneath the floors
of the scales for the same purpose
This use of paper was an absolute
ly new development in the fraud in
vestigation Heike listened to Spit
zer's testimony with tense interest.
Splitter demonstrated in court the
use of the bags of lead and testified
about the steel springs, saying that
first heavy ones were used and later
light ones. The springs, he said, were
substituted for lead and paper when
Deputy Survey Of Customs Vail took
Office, while the use of springs was
abandoned after the sugar trust had
paid the rebate to the government as
a result of the federal suit
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
HEAT THEORIES DISpELLED.
coIored Underwear Does Not RepeI.
the Heat.

Washington, D. C.-Fantastic theo-
ries regarding the use of colored UNI
derclotning to repel the heat in the
tropics have been dispelled by re-
port made by the army board for the
study of the tropical diseases in the
Philippines. About Is months ago 81
900 suits of orange red underclothing
and corresponding number of orange
red hat bands were sent to the Phil.
oippines These were distributed SO
that one-half of company should be
clad in the new garments and the
other in the ordinary white under
clothes. The army surgeons kept close
watch upon the men, but they failed
to find that the colored underclothes
brought any relief from the tropical
heat, although British army officers in
India had reported that such clothing
was much more comfortable in hot
weather than white.
The medical board found that the
colored underclothing which, by the
way, was unpopular, added material
ly to the burden of heat upon the sys.
tenn which is a great cause Of tropical
deterioration 1t is admitted that the
OIduSC ISu ID q pIOJCGIlfO d5dluSI luS
chemical rays of the sun, but the
same result Is secured by the khaki
and the tan-colored campaign hat Of
the American soldier The expert
ments were conducted with the great
est care, frequent records being made
of blood pressure, Of loss of weight
and of general conditions. The re-
suits were the same In the case Of
either the white skin Of the American
or the brown skin of the Filipino.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
Washington New Mo-.

There is reason to believe that Sec
rotary Knox contemplates taking
some immediate action, having for
its object the re-establishment Of
peaceful relations between PeIa and
Ecuador The state department or
hcials, however, decline to discuss
the matter at this time.
After weeks Of alternate Inactive
deadlock and careful work of consider
alton, conference and compromise the
house postal savings bank bill, as Ia
vored by the republican members Of
the committee on postofices and post
roads, was introduced to the house
by Representative Gardner Of New
Jersey.
More than two hundred witnesses
from many parts of the country are
to be summoned by the government
to appear before the grand jury at
Montgomery, Ala, which is to iHves-
tigate the jewelry bankruptcy fraud.
A dozen persons have been arrested
in connection with the alleged frauds.
as a result of the inquiries prosecut-
ed by the department of justice. LOSS
es estimated to range from 100000
to 100000 are said to have been
suffered by merchants.
After a conference with the presi.
dent at the white house Secretary Ma
gle of the department OF commerce
and labor announced that he would
make two months trip to the north
west and to Alaska, leaving Washing
ton the latter part Of June.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
RESPECTING SOUTH'S ROADS.
Government Superintendent Of Roads Finds
Improvement in South.

Athens, Ga. Mr. d. Fl. Winslow,
United States superintendent Of roads
construction, is engaged in inspect.
ing the roads of Clarke county for
the government, as provided by the
department
Mr.. Winslow comes to Clarke d
rectly from campaign in Alabama,
where he has been inspecting the
roads in Butler county ana mas help
ed 10 stir up the agitation for goou
roaos which resulted III the issuance
of 100000 of bonds Tor road lnl-
provement, and has just returned
from campaign through Florida
where several counties decided TO Is
sue $1,o00,000 or bonus Tor the road
work IN tour counties, while in 40
bama, four counties nave decided to
issue bonds for the amount of $780,
O0U to be devoted to the Iurtnerance
OF road Improvement in their section.
Good roads are the slogan OF Ia
south nowadays, and superintendent
Winslow is greatly pleased with the
development of the roads and ME-
ways of Clarke county and the city,
He completed the inspection OF
Clarke county roaus and will leave
at once for Marion, S. c., where he
will direct the expenditure of $780,
600, which has been devoted for ROAD
improvement.
Superintendent Winslow is well
known throughout the south and i
favorably impressed with the future
Of the southern states, If the people
will awaken to the necessity of i'm
proving their highways, and develop
ing intensive farming and quicken
ing communication.