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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
STAFF OFFICER
SENT TO PRISON
Captain Postnikoff of the Russian
Army Found Guilty of Selling
Documents to Foreigners.

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. S.--A mill
tary court at private sitting today
tried and sentenced 10 eight years penal
servitude and a loss OF his rights Can
tain Postnikoff OF the general staff. The
charge against him was selling doCu-
ments 10 agents OF three powers
Captain PostDikoff was president Of the
Universal League Of Peace and the Rus
sian Esperanto league.
He frequently Travelled abroad and for
a time sojourned in the United States.
The case was indirectly connected with
recent trials. The witnesses included
Barton de Gngorn Sternburg former
correspondent in st Petersburg OF the
semi official Austro Hungarian News
Agency. who was sentenced to four
years imprisonment las, November fot
delivering secret documents 70 a foreign
state. and Mile. Muse Zikke, a sister OF
the widow of Count Fassilli Routurlin.
who was poisoned by DR.. Pantchenko in
1910.
AS result OF the conviction Of Cap
tain Postnikof the government has
closed the Esperanto league. which is
declared 10 be a convenient screen for
Information spies
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
DECLARE RATES
ARE NOW TOO LOW
Railroad Men Deny Statements of Wool
Growers to Interstate Commerce
Commission.

CHICAGO. Sept. s.-Attenlpts to show
that freight rates on wool from points
west of the Mississippi river 90 eastern
markets had materially Increased since
1885 were made today before Interstate
Commerce Commissioner e. A. Prouty,
who is investigating complaints of ship
pers that rates on this commodity are un-
reasonable. Attorney Victor O. johnson.
representing the National Woolgrowers'
association, compared the present rates
with those In effect in 1895. ard his fig
ures showed an increase.
w. E.. A!lir. assistant general freight
agent Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
company. denied that his company had
Increased the rates on wool since 1896.
but said that the present tariff was too
low. He said that conditions in the
wool-growing country would warrant an
Increase.
+. Il. Houghton, freight traffic man
aser OF the Atcthson. Topeka g. Santa Fe
railroad testified that the wool traffic
was highly desirable from a carrier 8
point OF View. He said his road handled
2g2TS tons for the year ended June 30.
!9ll, an Increase OF several thousand
tons over 1910.
Former Governor Gooding OF Idaho.
president OF the National Woolgrowers
association. will take the stand tomor
row The hearing then will adjourn to
Albuquerque. Denver Salt Lake City.
Phoenix and Portland, Or
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
CORDIAL GREETINGS
LEAD TO JAIL CELL
Alleged Confidence Man Shakes
Hands With Chief Once
Too Often.

There is a crestfallen man in the city
Jail and his colors are lowered because
ne shook hands one time TOO often with
:. NJ Barlow. chief Of police. The first
time. about three weeks ago. the chief
and the crook shook hands and said good
bye to each other, Yesterday they again
shook hands and the hand or the laM
still clings 20 that OF the crook.
The man says his name is Sud
Preacher, but number of pamphlets
concerning those of the underworld
which have been received at the police
station. say that among the many alias
under which he had travelled are the
names Louis Bradshaw and y w,
Morgan He Is known TO the police as
one OF The cleverest confidence men in
the country.
Chief Barlow was at the Oregon Short
Line railroad station early one morning
about three weeks ago when the Preach
err was pointed out TO him as pro-
fessonal confidence man. Chief Barlow
tells the story on himself and joins in
said: Il want YOU and showed his
authority and told the Preacher" who
he was.
The alleged confidence mans face
beamed. We'll. I'm glad To meet you.
Chief Barlow, and ] want TO compliment
you on keeping the city so clean OF
crooks, Eve heard or YOU and now I'm
glad that I've met YOU And Preach
saws that he was somewhat taken abact
at the mans easy way and concluded that
he had made a mistake. The Preacher
was allowed TO go his own way.
However, before the chief had reached
the police station. the news that he had
turned the Preacher loose had pre-
ceded. The Preacher himself circu-
lated the report and had a quiet laugh
with his friends AT the expense OF Chief
Barlow. The Preacher was sought by
the police In every direction, but his
whereabout could not be ascertained and
II was concluded that he had left the
city.
Again the chief and the Preacher
came face 10 face yesterday afternoon on
West Second South street.
Well said Chief Barlow. Tn glad
to see you. Shake hands"
All the oily Yernacular of the confidence
man seemed to slide away and all he
said was: Now, didn't tell about that
last time. | wonder who did ?"
That's all right" said the chief L
told all about that myself so YOU haven't
q thing In the world to worry about
Now. don't you think we would better
take a walk to 'he police station and
have little tete tete?'
After tho talk at the station the
Preacher went 10 his cell. conducting
himself In quiet and matter Of fact
way,
In the possession of the man was S32S.SG
IN currency and silver. and n certified
check for $500 on the Bank ot Southern
California, payable to w. 4. Baker and
signed by Lo Baggs, and a dried-u piece
Of potato. used TO chase away rheu-
matism,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
CANADA CAMPAIGN
GROWS STRENUOUS
Government Ministers Accepting
Nominations in Two Separate
Constituencies.
LAUR1ER VISITS TORONTO
Premier Well Received aud De-
livers Address on Reciprocity
and Annexation.

MONTREAL, sept. S.-A significant
development as election day draws
near is the acceptance by government
ministers of nominations in two sep
arate constituencies of this province
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is TO run in Sou
langes and also in Quebec East. The
Inter sea; he has occupied for years
and here he is practically sure or eiec-
tion.
In Soulanpes the Liberal party was
dent bv dissension and faced strong
local man in Dr. Lortie, the opposition
candidate. Ii is felt that if anyone
can win there Sir Wilfrid can.
Tho postmaster general in the Laurier
administration, DR.. Beland, is running
IN his old constituency of Rouce, where
the normal Liberal majority is In four
figures and also IN Mont Magny, when
is Nationalist stronghold represented
AZ Quebec by Armand Lavargne, the
lieutenant of Mr.. Bouraces in his cam
paign against Laurier.
The minister of the navy and fish
cries. Rodolphe LemieuX, is to contest
Rouville as well As his former con
stituenev OF Gaepe, in which he rs sure
70 win.
The nomination of the ministers in
these double constituencies is con
s,rued by the opposition as an evi-
dence of weakness. for if the election
should be close il viii deprive the LIB
erals Of three votes in the first divis-
zion OF the house. assuming that the min
isters are elected in both constituencies
for which they are running.
Under the rules member of par"
lament cannot resign until speaker
has been elected and it is foreseen that
in case the parties are closely divided
the test vote Will come on the election
OF speaker
Mr.. Bourassa started out by treating
reciprocity as a negligible issue and
rather inclined TO favor il. He has
now got to the point where he places
himself in direct opposition, and this
is interpreted TO mean that ne has found
his supporters less favorable than he
d first supposed,
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Laurier at Toronto.

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. S-Premier
Laurier received an enthusiastic greet.
ing this afternoon. His speech dealt
with both reciprocity and annexation,
There was once time. declared Sir
Wilfrid, when i, was part of the
education of every American that Can.
ada would some time become part OF
the United States But now, he said,
most Americans, including President
Taft. believed they had enough to do
q, home without taking on their shoul-
ders the responsibility Of a growing
country of eight million people. An
nexation. said the premier, could be
come possible only hv consent Of the
people, and he felt sure that there would
slw8ys he a ma ioritr to prevent il.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09

IN THE DISTRICT COURT or 4
United States for tho district q n
In the matter OF Fred Beck. d
rupt.-No. 1888 in bankrutpcy.
tion for discharge.
To the Honorable John 4. Marahs1
OF the district court OF the O
States for the district OF Utah:
Fred Beck Of Salt Lake Cit,
the county OF Salt Lake and shl.
Utah, in said district. respectively 4
seuts that on the 2Sth day d
last past. ne was duly ad1udgd
rupt under the acts OF congy - -
10 bankruptcy: that ne mas duly
rendered all his property and ~
property. and has fully compua
all the requirements OF said acts q
the orders OF the court touch1l
bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that ne nz1'
dec-eed by the court TO have fl1
charge from ali debts prpvahle g
his estate under said bankyuE
except such debts as are excepted q
from such discharge.
Dated this 6th day OF SeptembeI. 4
1911. FRED BECK
Bankr-1
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
PROVES EASY MARK
FOR CONF F|DENCE MEN
Sight of Big Roll So Dazes
Youth That He Hands Over
His Own Cash.

The game of the professional 'eonfl'
dence' man, his wiles and how he leads
the unsophisticated into his carefully
planned traps, was exposed IN all lts
technical points yesterday afternoon
when NJ. c. Smithson OF Good Springs
New, son of wealthy mining man OF
that state. and who was sightseeing 10
Salt Lake. told 5. NJ Barlow, chlet OF
police the story of how he had been
''rolIed - for s37 by three clever
crooks yesterday afternoon. :.
The victim declares that the conf
dence men flashed as much as $1,000 be-
fore him and only induced him to show
his own money by a clever ruse. Inc
policc have q good description OF The
crooks and are securing the city IN
search of them. Mr., Smithson lert salt
Lake last night at ll;i5 clock for
Portland Or, where he Will attend
school.
~ met one of the trio in the writing
room ar the Hotel Utah about noon yes
terdav,' said Smitbson. He was gong
| to the Salt Palace and | offered TO ac-
company him. About three blocks north
of the Salt Palace on Main street a
man came toward us from the south
and asked where the Salt Palace was
told him it was right ahead and he
sand that II we were gong tnaJ "df
! he would accompany us.
| while we were walking down the
street the second man took from hls
pocket roll Of greenbacks which
could sec were real and In which he
said was $4,000. Presently both men
began to match dollars, until the first
man said that he was broke. The see
ond man then approached ME and said
''We'll teach him 4 lesson fol
gambling. You take this dollar and
match him He also gave the first
man q dollar The three Of us began
matching dollars and In not more thar
three minutes I had won S6. The mar
with the bank roll then assumed care
less manner and said: II match vou
! for $1,000 He closed his hand over
a dollar and ! closed mine automatical
| " Then we opened out hands and he
said that [ had won.
"He was about 10 hand me a $1,000
greenhack. when he said:
=" Wait. maybe you haven't got s
| thousand dollars. Let s see how much
you have got. Not knowing exactly
what I was doing, I took s37 from my
| pocket. Then the second man said
| g No, l won, With this he took the
money from my hand, At this point {
third man came up the street and spokt
to the two men who had fleeced me. TIL,
three men walked down tho street
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You have had fair and impartial
trial. Mr Beattie. and The jury has done
what II considers It's duty. Therefore.
YOU have been convicted of murder in
the first degree, and November "a. be-
tween the hours OF sunrise and sunset.
YOU must forfeit your life 10 the COM
munity. May God have mercy on YOUR
soul"
a moment later. bv the side of his ia
ther and his brother. Douglas their
heads bowed In grief. walked Young Beat
tie in the darkness toward his cell.
r lust then a sharp report and a flash
rent the thick blackness outside the
courthouse.
MY Cod exclaimed Judge Watson.
as through his mind fitted the same
thought that startled hundreds around
the convicted uNoricide.
But IL was not another tragedy. The
prisoner was seen walking calmly on.
The dctonatlon was an unusually heavy
charge of a photogra piers fashlight.
The crowd fingered al the ial 'and
pecred into the cell. Illuminated by a
single lamp. on the bed. with his head
in his hands. sat Beatric. his father and
brother beside him. Jailer Coewill sent
the curious away. Only few prison
ers saw the prisoner break down and
weep IN the solitude of the cell, An hour
later the hamlet was deserted few
hundred wards from the iail. in a small
hotel. twelve men gathered their belong
ings in silence and one by one Ihev drove
away into the darkness 10 their simple
homes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
BEATT|E IS FOUND
GUILTY Of MURDER
Jurors Pray the Lord for Guild
ance Before DeIiberating
on Verdict.
Continued From Page One.

was passion. but passion born OF the
devil. and passion that sent TO death
his wife so that he might continue his
vicious pleasure" Mr.. Wendenburg con
cluded his address few minutes after
O'Clock.
brief respite was given The jury and
at 5.2S o'clock t began consideration OF
the case.
For 1fty-eight minutes the jurors were
together in deep consultat lion and prayer,
men Of simple life. who each morning
during the trial sang HYMNS and strove
10 forget the story of dissipation as re-
lated on the witness stand.
What had been generally predicted was
true namely. their minds We're we'll made
up before they left the courtroom w
l.. Burgess q square jawed man with an
earnest face was elected foreman. They
balloted and it was no surprise. as they
af,rwards declared. that all voted alike
They PRAYED that they might not take a
life wrongfully and they opened theiI
conscIences to one another for nearly an
hour. so that they might go back TO the
courtroom firmly convinced Of their duty
and Of one mind.
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Awaiting the Verdict.

In the courtroom. meantime, sat Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr.. the sporting page OF a
newspaper spread before him But he did
not read long. He folded the paper and
concealed his face In II. Those who sat
near the boy ot iron nerve observed a
twitching of his lips as though moving
in PRAYER as he sat with closed eyes
awaiting the return Of the jury. He
raised his head for 2 moment. dropped
the paper again and began reading. Then
he whispered few words 20 his father
and brother. II was for them he felt
and 10 them he counseled cheerfulnoss.
L was nearly dark In the courtroom
when the jury returned. Three oil
lamps added gloom TO the scene. The
red RAYS Of The setting sun streamed
through the windows On every sill
rested a telegraph instrument and oper-
ators tenseiy waited for the verdict. A
thick mass OF faces rising in an incline
10 the shabby ceiling stared et the jury
men, Famous jur!sts looked down from
soiled paintings. In the minds of the
gaping crowd remained the ring OF the
powerful speech Of the prosecutor who
denounced the man who exchanged the
glow OF virtue for passions feeble ia
per,'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
ALLEGED BOLD BANDIT
NOW BEFORE COURT

Tho preliminary arraignment OF James
Long, charged with robbery. was COM
menced yesterday afternoon In the court
of F. NJ Bishop justice OF the peace.
After the taking OF testimony the case
was continued until next Monday. Long
entered a plea OF not guilty
II is alleged that Long is one of the
three highwaymen who held up and
robbed Samuel Frame on the night Of
Angus, -, on The corner OF First West
and Seventh South streets A chase after
the fleeing robbers resulted in the arrest
OF Long by Sergeant Pitts and Patrolman
Crowther.
Frame was beaten over the head with
revolver by one Of the bandits. He
identified Long yesterday as one OF the
highwavmen, Other witnesses were Ser
geant Pitts and Patrolman Crowrher
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
MEMBERS OF MOB
ARE ROUNDED Up
cred Kansas School Mistress
Facing Prison.

SHADY BEND. Kan. Sept S-Eight
men and boys have been arrested and
placed under bond here for alleged
connection with the tarriug aud feath-
ering ot Miss Mary Chamberlain, 3
Young school mistress. ten DAYS ago by
a mob. Miss Chamberlain was not seri,
ously injured.
Shirrell Clark. merchant and miller OF
Shady Bend. the last OF the men sought
By the Lincoln county authorities on q
charge of completely in the TAR and
feather episode, was arrested this after
noon.
Clark has been absent since the
prosecutions in the case began. but re
turned home today.
The charge against Clark is assault
and battery, the same as that aeains;
others accused of completely in the of
fense.
Two OF the boys already found guilty
IN the Justice of the peace court and
sentenced each 10 three months in iai
have appealed 10 the district court and
are out on bond
Edward Ricord. who took the girl tc
the spot where the attack was made. is
serving a sentence of year in iail 10,
his part in the affair.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
WILL BUILD OUR FAIR
ON PROGRESSIVE LINES

After having visited the Iowa and Min
nesota state fairs, William c. Wlnder
and B. +. Redman who represented the
Utah state Fair associa ton in a trip 70
secure ideas that would add TO the sue
cess OF the Utah exhibit have returned
% Salt Lake we'll pleased with results,
They obtained many new ideas and will
submit various suggestions 10 the com
mittee in charge OF ARRANGEMENT for fhe
Utah fair. some of which are certain
10 be OF great benefit
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
COLONEL BRYAN DROPS
IN TO SEE ROOSEVELT T

NEW YORK. Sept. s.-William J.
Bryan dropped in today at Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt IS editorial Offices.
He spent some time with the former
president. After the visit Colonel
Roosevelt said:
"Mr. Bryan aud ] have had quite a
nice visit We had a general talk on
interesting subjects. That was all. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MAY PROVIDE EXHIBIT

Following out the idea OF anpropri i.
ing money 10 make a creditable exhibit
o. Salt Lake county products at the
commissioners Friday morning esIseS
County Attorney I. 2. Wiley for an opjn-
ION aa to the legality OF such an ap-
propr!etion,
This year the commissioners desire n
put III an exhibit which will he a credit
to the county bat there was a question
raised as 10 the legality OF an epproprla
tion- The commissioners therefore have
called upon tho attorney to decide the
matter.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREIN

On this sth day Of September, A. D.
OH reading the foregoing pe,iiios
ordered by the court that a hsanI
had upon the same on the ?eth
September. a. D. 1911, before said o.
Salt Lake City IN said district
O'clock in the forenoon. and that
thereof be published in The san
Tribune, a newspaper printed IN ~
trlct, and that all known cfednoH
other persons IN interest may 30.
the said time and place and sh5v
II any they have, why the prayef
said petitioner should not be @
And IL is further ordered by -
that the clerk shall send BY msa
known creditors copies OF SAID
and this order. addressed to then
places OF residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable John 4
shall. Judge OF the said disGSy
and the seal thereof. At Salt La
In said district on the Sfh day
tember, A. D. 1911.
Attest: JERROLD r. ISTCHsA
(Seal OF Court.)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
PUBLIC UNEASY
OVER SITUATION
Counter Proposals in the Mo
roccan Matter

BERLIN. Sept. S.-Dcvelopments in the
Moroccan negotiations are not expected
while the French cabinet is digesting Ger
manys counter proposals.
The situation is quiet enough but un-
e7siness persists among tho uninformed
public. The run on the savings banks at
Stettin has ceased, but similar run has
been started on banks at Koeningsbure
PARIS. Sept. S.-The French foreign
minister A. De Selves. declined To give
any indication as to the nature OF Ger
many's counter proposals, which were
handed by the German foreign minister
Herr Won kiderln -Waechter. to Embas :
sador Camhon in Berlin yesterday.
\ short summary of the German pro-
posals was received by telegraph at the
French foreign office today The full
text is due ny messenger late today.
La Liherto this afternoon affrms that,
Notwithstanding all deplals and eXplana =
lions, Germany is gradually concentrat-
Ing her troops close 10 the French from
Tier
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T0ADST00LS KILL %
PERSONS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Sept s.-With a total Of
twenty-five persons killed within a week
In New York and vicinity by eating
toadstools. the board OF health today
posted notices in the Italian settlements.
giving warning OF the danger OF eating
supposed mushrooms. Grocers were en-
Joined To Use the greatest care, Thirty
three persons are still critically Ill OF
toaostool poisoning,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
KENTUCKY WOMEN MAKE
WAR ON BEULAH BINFORD

LOUISVILLE. XIV. Sept. S.-caui,g On
all other Women's Christian Temperance
unions TO take similar action the Jeffer-
son County w. c. r. L. today pledged
Itself TO prevent the appearance on the
stage OF Beulah Binford or OF moving
pictures OF her.
resolutions adopted characterized her
intention to appear on the stage as
'oraZen effrontery." and are so severeIy
denunclatory that local newspapers de-
clined TO print the original text
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
BEATTIE MURDER TRIAL
DRIVES WOMAN INSANE

PENSACOLA. Fla, Sept ga news
paper story telling Of a chance that
Beuleh Binsord might DE prosecuted as
an accessory in the Beettie murder case
ts declared TO have driven Mre. Laura
sullivan into suicidal despoudency late
last night. First she drank leudaaun
Then she slashed herself in the side and
head. During the night she obtained a
pistol and tried TO shoot herself She
inflicted no serious injury either time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09
BUTTE MINERS DRILL
INTO A MISSED" HOLE

BUTTE, Mont, Sept S.-Drilinz into
o missed" hole caused an explosion to-
day in. the lower levels OF the West Stew
art mine, fatally injur!ng James Marks
There IS no chance for Marks's recoyerV,
as his body is fearfuily mangled. Miners
on each side OF the two mon escaped
whon tho drill point struck the dynn-
mite aPd ncted as q cushion saving tho
life OF his companion.