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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
CHRIS EVANS TO DIE
OUTSIDE OF PRISON
Noted California Bandit and
Train Robber Paroled by
Pardon Board.
STORY OF CRIME REToLD
Dispute With Railroad Over
Land Led to Career Of
Outlawry.
Special to The Tribune.


SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 15.-
Chris Evans, the noted bandit and train
robber. was given his freedom today,
the order for parole from the Folsom
penitentiary, where he has served about
twelve years of life sentence, being
made last night. Failing health
prompted the parole.
How Chris Evans. John Sontag and
their band first took up outlawry, which
ended in Sontag's s death and landed
Evans in prison. is well known to the
old settlers all over the west and the
country at large. War with the South.
ern Pacific, on which is based Frank
Norris's s story Of "Thc Octopus, was
the occasion of their first conflict with
the law.
Together with their friends they had
settled on lands granted to the South
ern Pacific. Finally the railroad want
ed the land and served notice on the
settlers to leave. This they refused
to do, declaring they would defend
their homes with their lives The rail
ioaH d'NtPlSu tue ana poSoG
Of fifteen men were sent from Fresno
to clear the valley. However, the rifles
of the settlers spoke. and not 4 man
of she posse ever returned to Fresno.
Some of the settlers were tried for
murder-others evicted and some forced
to pay the railroad for the land. Chris
Evans and George Sontag were In the
latter class, Shortly afterwards Evans
and the Sontags. with an organized
gang. began holding up Southern Pa
cihc trains. They stole only from the
railroad and express companies, never
molcsting the passengers. Finally, after
many years of effort and expenditure
on the part of the railroad, George Son.
tags boldpess led TO the downfall of
the bandits. After a hold-up near Wis.
ALA, Cal, Sontag remained on the train
and rode into town. Someone tipped
the sheriff, and he was arrested
Chris Evans and John Sontag took
to the mountains after George Sontag' S
| arrest. For nine months posses pur.
| sued them, but each time theyqmanaged
| to fight their wav TO freedom. Finally
| they were located in q cabin--and when
| the posse arrived Evans and Sontag
! opeitsd fire. Two famous Arizona trail,
ers wegc lsillosl at the FIRST volley. thu
\ sheriff was wosaded and dcnyty
lqinned bspeath hk dead horse. .>Sohn
y Santag wax finally hailed apd Evans.
with mn eye shot out. leg ahd arm
broken. crawlod 30 neighboring house
, and told the occupant to give him up
and claim the reward.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
Decision of Federal Judge Frank
Rudl1in in Doughton Alaska
Land Fraud Case.
VICTORY FOR GOVERNMENT
Everything Held i'll Allegiance
Pending Final Decision by U.
S. Supreme Court,
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, April l5.-United
States District Judge Frank Rudkin to-
day overruled the demurrer of the de-
fendants in the Doughton Alaska land
fraud case, directly taking issue with
United States Judge Hanford of Sc
attle,\who had decided the same points
IN favor of the defendants in the Sir
Edward Stracey case in Seattle.
The defendants in the Dougnton case
are Harry White of Los Angeles, for
mer mayor of Seattle: Charles A. Nc.
kenzie. a Seattle capitalist; Donald a.
Mckenzie of Washington, Raymond
Brown and William l. Dunn Of Spokane
and Charles NJ. Douphton of Pearson,
Wash
They were Indicted by federal
grand jury at Spokane last October for
alleged consoiracy to dcfraud the Unit
ed States opt If coal lands in the
Kayak mining district of Alaska
Brought to trpl in, Spokane last month,
ing that il did ot\allege a crime and
that The law of 1873, which the de-
PENDANTS were charged with having vio-
lated. did not aDhly To Alaska, not bav-
ing been included in the law of 1904
relating TO entry .pf Alaska coal lands.
| After the Spokane arguments the
Stracey trial in which the defendants
were accused OF erIpe SIMILAR to those
charged against the, PROJECTORS of the
Doughton grou,. was begun before
Judge Hanford in Seattle.
There the defenditn tn$ did not demur,
but raised the same loints as in the
Spokane case, and sisAed Judge Han.
ford to instruct the lihCS to scquit
Judge Hanford hanqed down IA de.
sustained every important point made
by the defense. Afterwqrl, hy agree,
ment Of counsel. the StraceT indict
ments were quashed and, Il rscotd made
up for review by the supreme court of
the United States on n wsit &C error,
Judge Rudkin s decision ktSdav will
have no effect on the gencral Alaska
coal situation or the DougAt,nl case.
Everything is held in abeyvbce pend
ing the supreme court 's\dcciSan
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
OFTCE OF TOLEDO Va.
- BLADE DESTROYED.
Lo oss Estimated at From s15o,ooo to
100000; Firsman Seriously In
- 1 Jured.
sv Associated Press.

! BY Associated Press.
! TOLEDO o.. April 15.-Fire practical
/ ly desuoySd the office and plant OF the
Toledo Elade Publishing company here
| tonight( entailing u less estimated at from
| Sl5G.QD TO $500 COO. partly insured ONO
| l.reypSn was SERIOUSLY injured
IfZbe fire Is thought. 10 have been caused
f1S crossed electric wires and was dis
covered by printers working OH the .third
moor The flames spread rapidly alSd for.
time threatened the Toledo hotel next
cdoor and also the wholesale grocery
house OF Church G Mcconnell on the,
Nine printers ON the third floor. find
ing their means of escape cut OFT. were
rescued by firemen,
Inc iiameS were confined TO the stereo-
lNping room and circulation department.
The composing, ediroriai press and
counting rooms and the basement were
hooded, nfteen carloads OF print paper.
valued at $4,000. being ruined In the
circulation department is located the Of
ice OF Robinson Locke. president OF the
5iade company. containing q valuable IT,
)rary OF theatrical volumes. which for
many years has been the envy of fore =
most American actors. Mr. Locke said
oniSht that these probably would bs a
Shortly after the flre was eo,tefl under
oDtrol Captain Gottlelbe Rsftsclle OF En-
ine company No. 12. while Crawling over
he .rocf OF u low building adicifirlR the 4
slade structure, feil through a skyiiRht, a.
broken leg and internal In
ufics,- Ne was taken 10 a hospiffl y
ihngo his coHditiop Is said to be setiots. VI
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
BIC BAT TIE
IS EXPECTED
At ANY I I'VE
Federals Advancing Upon
Aqua Prieta in Force
with Machine Guns
and Field Piece.
FIGHT NEAR JUAREZ;
RESULT NOT GIVEN
More United States Troops
Ordered to the Border
and Situation Regard
ed AS Acute.

Aqua PRIETA. Mex, April 10
The federal force advancing upon aqua
pr;eta was located tonight in the Ma
cozsri valley TO the northwest OF Aqua
prieta. Americans coming from Front
o,as nassed the federais this afternoon.
They Are said TO number between I!oC
,nd 400 men ard have several machine
guus and one field piece:
The rebels in Aqua Prieta have oeS an
,ctnsl fighting strength of about sou
Zen Antonio Garcia, who was erTone
onsy reported as having reached here ere,
IS expected to arrive with his command n
Of COO men in time 10. take part IN thS ,
Gefense OF Aqua Prieta. it is beheveo
he is being held back for. the purpose
OF attacking the federals from the rear
when they attaci. Agpa Prleta-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
Seven Men Are Killed and
Twelve Others Serious
ly Injured by Sud
den Break.
SCENE OF HORROR
AT STEEL WORKS
Container Filled with White
Hot Metal Gives Way
at Plant of Midvale
Company.

BY Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 15.-Seven
workmen were killed and twelve others
seriously hurt at the Midvale steel
wo:as at Wayne Junction this after
noon, when container filed with mol
ten steel gave way, the liquid splashing
over more than a score of the en-
ployees.
The Dead.
James Tobin, head stamper, A years
old
Patrick Perrit, foreman. 43 years old.
Patrick Joyce, "a years.
Patrick Myers, 80 years.
Michael Panas, AZ years.
George f. Steel, superintendent.
Patrick Cunningham.
Among the seriously injured in the
hospital and who may die is bryan
Glynn.
The accident occurred in what as
known as open hearth No. !. Several
tons of the molten steel had been
poured into the container and it was
being slowly propelled along travel
ing crane across the shop to waiting
molds. More than twenty men were
under and around it, guiding the vessel
Nltu lung LODSS WHICH, "itnoub wan
ing plug in the bottom burned out
and the molten steel instantly began
pouring through the hole. 1t spluttcred
and splashed over some of the men and
I tbvy were compelled to let go of the
tongs In thus releasing their hold me
kettle became unsteady and tilted over
pouring down stream OF molten steel
One Burned to Crisp.
| Seven of the workmen were caught
almost directly under the full flood, but
all except one, James Tobin, managed
TO get from under the container. To
bin dropped in his tracks and was
burned TO a crisp.
The whistle of the Midvale work!
| brought assistance and those who were
not seriously burned were treated II
the emergency hospital within The
works while ambulances hurried The
! others, who were horribly burned, tc
the Germantown hospdtnl. A quick ex
animation showed the physicians tha
nothing could save six of the men ant
! four of them died within short time
All the victims taken 10 the bospita
were in a terrible condition. Thell
clothing was burned and in taking II
off patches of skin and flesh came
! with II.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
Interests of the Woman Financler
Have Been Gathered Into a
S1oO, 100000 Corporation.
MANY BRANCHES PLANNED
Foundation Of the Family Fortune
and the Uses to Which 1t
Will Be Put.
asod Mire 10 The Tribune.

Rv Leased Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, April 15.-Colonel Ed
ward II. r. Green. in an interview to-
dav, told the plans of his mother, MIS-
Hetty Green, to dispose Of millions, as
was outlined in an exclusive story oS
the Publishers Press few weeks ago
Since coming to New York from
Texas. Colonel Green has gathered the
interests of his mother into $780,,
600 600 corporation. 1t is announced
that Mrs. Green is to leave the little
hat in Hoboken and live with her
achclor son at the Waldorf, mcvlng
T. ere on May ].
"My grandfather laid the founda'
ticn az the fortune of which my mother
has asked me TO assist her TO man,
age. explained Colonel Green.
should like nothing better than &c
launch my New York career from the
same oiIces which he occupied. Ihey
my be vacated May l, but as my
mother never dispossesses good ten
ant, we may have to locate IN one OF
our buildings down town.
- NV grandfather was an old OIL KING
in his period He practically supplied
the eastern states with sperm OIL. oh
raincl fioIn whales killed off the coas
of Alaska In those days there was
40 transportation across the country
After his death petroleum took th'
place Of sperm oil. ~ new oil king wa:
crowned in Cleveland and the whaling
industry became a memory
Tells of Future Plans.
With this brief review Of the past
Colonel Green turned 10 the future au'
talked of the plans to handle the grea
Green estate,
'In New York our firm will probabl.
be named f.. II. Il. Green & Company
Branches will be opened in Boston, Chi
cago. Dallas and San Francisco, / an
having 10 end of difficulty in gettin
the right young men TO employ for on
branches. | took n young man cor
nected with a down town trust CON
Dany TO the thcater the iothef NIGH
Next day he called me up Oh the lel,
phone and said he wanted TO take m
to the tbcater.
why 80 soou1' asked him.
Our directors thiy morning vote
me an increase in salary of $1,000
year he said 10 met Il though if
took You to the theateIr tonight | mig
get trip to Europe for my vacation
My mother always has been vel
particular about thG reinvestment
the earnings from glcr various pro
critics. Her argument has always be-
hat every community should be c
titled to the benefit of It's own propert
1 Not penny of 30 ,ston money is
Continued Oh Paltge twenty-five.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
CHANGES HER MIND AS
WELL AS HER STOCKINGS
Flcke Young Woman OF Astoria, Or.
Slips Away From the
Altar.
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

Murphy aged 10 and pretty. and<Clyde
Rowan of"-sAstoria. Or. having pfcn<en-
gagged for four years were on Jneh' WY
10 the minister's today TO gd narIlCea
when the bride-to-bc oiscoyerod asLoo
In her right stocking Just yoove tks,d Si'Se dI,e
TOP. by fhe time the. 70 re9fhe hole
paySonaSe she had dccSsd th1yeforo fhe
minister. - X,.a to., 40,
90 home >changy-flcr ftocbincsf She
iisdiiit beo@ home more than fiyo min
ntcs bgfore she telephoncd Rowan that
he need not wait any longer. She said
that while changing her stockings She
had also changed ermind and had de-
termi,ied not 10 mnrry- - n
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cent'nued Oh Page Two.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
7AF7.s VIGOROUS ACTION.
President Determined TO Protect Lives
Of americans.


By Associated PreYs.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-BFoughI
by tie battle of Aqua Prieta to. a real.
ization OF the danger 10 which the
American settlements across the south
ern frontier are exposed. President laIt
has moved vigorously to prevent any
repetition OF thu Douglas. Arlz'' cpl
sode.
WithAsalnors here Of another conflict
at Aqua f2riot,r. the president today or
aered tie SIKH cavalry regiment from
nes Moires. Id. to Arizona TO rein
iuree The posts there.
This step supplements the president
F.. warning TO the Mexican and revolu-
tioparv authorities that American lives
and interests must not be endangered
by unrestrainsl border line fighting. 1t
completes, it is said, the administra.
tion Is present programme OF precautlon:
The fact is emphasized III official
quarters that The American troops have
Instructions not 10 cross into Mexico.
The officers have been ordered TO pre-
serve a strict neutrality and see that
American citizens do not expose them
selves TO danger.
Expected to Heed Warning.
II is expected n administration cir
cIes that the Mesjcan government and
the insurgent commanders will heed
jthe warning from President Taft, and
as far rs possible choose their battle
grounds with respect for the rights of
n neutral power No reply has been
received by the state department to the
representations midc by the Mexican
government in thb connection. but al
ready assurance mas been received from
the rebel commander at Aqua Prieta.
Officials are loatl 10 discuss the acute
4 situation that would arise in case an
American town is Igain threatened.
IL is made plain il would create q
diplomatic inciden that would be i'm
mediateIv, referred % and dealt with by
the president dlrec'l7.
Question of Recognition.
As far. as the .clstoms situation al
N 'lgua prieta is Concerning. involving
la Ie question OF reclgnizing the contro
M nr the rebels, ofi'ia Washington i.
p"aitlng develonments. The sub-treas
lry department telegraphed the coIlec
ler OF the port Of Douglas for a report
u TcGpndltIons there and Mt Aqua Prieta
me international aspect of the cas-,
IeceiVlng the close attention of tn,
std.e department The administration
~ b sald, viii await Dfficial reports be
| fore, determining u line of policv.
ine additional troops ordered TO Ari
G'ha VIII be distributed TO Fort Hna
,hueha; Noeales and Douglas. one squad
fpn gong to each. Nogales. like Doug
~; Is practically ,ol the border linC
4 snlle Fort Huachucha lies about mid
az between the, two, but forty mile
rom ing boundary. ln addition to th
EL?opS ordered directly TO Douglas, Car
saln oaulot, commanding the patrollin
orce tnere' has been given a free han
70 eau on nearby posts for assistance.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
EASTERN PEOPLE FLOOR
TO THE PACIFIC\CaAS
BY AssocInted Press.

CHICAGO, April Statistics us,
sued by transcontinental railroads ~
day. showed that $4,000 persops\ traA
eled from eastern cities to points ON
the Pacific. coast during the thirty Ave
days ending April 10. A1r y
The figure exceeded by $4,000 the
number going west in 1910 and broke
| NIL previous records. >
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
SALT LAKE MEN
ARE Up IN AIR
G. s. Holmes and George H.
SchnabeIe Commune With
Clouds.
EXPERIENCE, THEY SAY,
Is DELIGHTFUL ONE
Hundreds of School Children
Enjoy Closing Day
of Meet.

Gus S. Holmes. proprietor OF the
Knutsford and the Semloh hotels. was
the first local man to. ascend as n pas
senger in an aeroplane at the aviation
meet. which closed yesterday. Mr..
Holmes was the first passenger who
chose to ascend with Brooleins In a
Wright biplaue He remained in the air
with Brookins ten minutes. during which
an altitude OF 600 feet was reached,
Mir. Holmes was entranced with his
flight. He said that never before had
Broolins took Mr.. Holmes high and
made several pretty maneuvers. APP
parently as unconcerned as am expert
cnced aviator. Mr. Holmes leaned tar
ont of his seat In the aeropane as be
passed the grand stand and waved piSj
handkerchief at the people In the sta9d
The flight was one of the prettiest S'N
most spectacular OF the day. -
Brookns took three others. singKe oI
passengers in other short flights. me oi
The number Being George II: Sc'lWSge'te Wsst,
schnabelc was thrilled by 'hiseHSperIienSSe
and says he would not hay| '''e
experience i9h 9bos anyIihins yfIinis Brookins eec-
,rifiod III 1iY 1bo % crowd by Htting spiral
glide in mid9ir ,hy while e1engers S Who weri1t
res alGI5 In 'ns naelghteg ghplawith their expfp q
eHcf parmalee Makes Flight * )
PHILIP O. P2sdjp'ebSu 22sade but"ong Won r hi sft bur 1t
as Syle'SG one Prstaast sn,a,se hH ss e ens
onurr me,gautIful &piyaI ,<Slidrs and at
yy,eyeral Xnsc doyaG " within a few feet /,
~ b,snes aG, grand syn1r,, ~ dips ard swoops T
weYHSy, SilbTViW tohslitis aud hs tcm- ii
SSesrattir4 Yds lo2 Gst before pe ascendfd. VI
Ioweyep<he and Brookins we're the only ci
'yiatops a the meet. EnW and Willard n,
IavivX left previously. atd Parmalco. b
il Gough hyfwas. could MT he persuaded b,
0 hisappont The crowd: - m
III rfyva$ expected. ODjy about 1000 peo- to
Z sawthe flights Yco2siaerablc num- 10
T of these were spnool children. who
iido6ced great delight Yesterday on
as the concluding day OF the iIitorna. ci
onnI aviation .meet. Tho meet was by III
II the most successful ever held IN salt, lil
axe and one of the most successful eyer 81,
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
MO FEOERALs IN SIGHT
'''''n'eo Rcbels. SECURING Country
O." Around Aqua Preta

SSpuII19 country
- Around Aqua PrIeta.
Pr Associated Prcsse
no,gi,a MGHa fRiETA, Mexico. April 10 (via
Ssousias, :, Ariz)-Al sundown tonight
C'Guh frleta was still facing the honTIv
ENptcted d battle. Mounted rebel scouts
|. tne desert and foothills In all direc.
LIS. ~, souih cast and west. blit at nirbf.
~ no 'siSn OF any federal force bad
"A seen. There WAS no cxplanation
q une nonappcarpnce Of the national
H,pps excepting that ;hoy were daIav-
IA III orccr 10 gather larger force
|fr Iniich iich 10 attcmpt the recapturc of
..,,u I!e'h
ne lnsurrcctos have the utrros, con
tnce MAT they ca1 'repel any army
Xt tHe federal government can min,
a cSlSr flSr IN northern Sonora Reb.
I @ @t.aihs amused themselves todoV n,
VA g lnf their pssiures for lady pho,
|N atiers ana giving away souvenirs n
IN snare OF loaded rife cartridges.
a Garcia Loks Lilzo Santa Ana.
"A 4,asarh Garcia. Che insurrecto corn.
4 ier-in chief Is a picturesque ch5r.
<AYs SIC has cripplel right .ee ant
M ny tje picture e .ho Src.fIni,
t-ss general Sania A;a. n. wear. :
Continual ~, Too-, rp,,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

same make was also delivered last week
to Dr. r. T. Holden.
+ + x
J. F. Pennybacker. jr.. secretary of the
American Association for Highway I'M
proyement who has been ill at his home,
s151 nth street northwest, continues to
make steady progress During the past
week he has been able to sit up for few
hours each day. His rapid recovery is
now expected by his physicians.
x X X X
Emerson &, Orme local agents for the
Detroit electric line, have been Informed
that a contract has been closed whereby
the makers Of these cars have secured
the exclusive rights to the Edison bat
terry for passenger vehicles.
A 1912 EMF 80" roadster was deliv-
cred TO Lieut. r. S. Bradford and q
touring car of the same make to Prof. 5
j. Brown, both cars being fully equipped
A 1912 model T Ford delivery wagon
was delivered last week to Guide Bros
being the first Of its kind received in
Washington. Ford touring cars We're de-
livered to w. S. Hill and Maurice Else
man and a roadster to w. L. Fisher.
The firm of Miller Bros auto and sup
ply house of this city was awarded the
first prize of 800 for the best decorated
booth and best arranged exhibit at the
Laurel, Md, fair last week.
X X X
A 1912 K-R-I-T touring car was deliv-
cred during the past week 10 !. G.
HOughton.
r. Lamar Jackson left Thursday for
Chicopee Falls. Mass. where he will
spend several days at the factory or the
Stevens-Duryea Motor Company.
The great increase in the number OF
four-door bodies is certain to have mark
ed influence on cold weather driving, a:
cars of this type will permit drivers tt
make trips in comfort in weather condi
lions that would make driving in open
front bodies somewhat disagreeable. The
high sides of the four-door bodies will not
only protect the driver and the occu
pant of the other front seat from wintr,
blasts but will also prevent them iron
being splashed by water.
II is estimated that the motor servic'
companies of America annually pufchas'
100000 gallons of gasoline, 1000
gallons of lubricating oil, 100, GU
tires. 100000 inner tubes, 5000 tir'
chains. loco motor cars, taxicabs, etc,
X
While no radical changes have beer
made in the 1912 models of the Pullman
car a feature of the Pullman announces
ment which Is made today Is the reduc
ton of the price of the various types fOl
tAe coming season. Through further