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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
CR|FF|N'S FLOP GIVES
RACING MEN VICTORY
Senate Passes Gittins Bill Re.
Iieving Track Directors OF
Liability for Gambling.
GRADY ENGINEERS FIGHT
Newcomb, Wainwright and Hin
man Try to Save Day-Rac-
ing People Say Measure
Will Become Law.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany, July 19-By changing his mind
to-day Senator Anthony J. Grimm, OF The
Bronx. passed the hill designed to relieve
racetrack directors from liability for vio-
lations of the anti-gambling laws at their
tracks. This measure was beaten IN the
Senate last week, when Senator Grimm
voted against It. His remarkable flop to-
day furnished the necessary twenty-slxth
vote to give the racetrack people this bill,
which r. regarded merely as the first or
series by which the racetrack interests
will wipe out the Hughes anti-gamblns
laws. The vote follows:
Ayes-Allen. Argetsinger. Black, Brack-
EFT, Cronin, Cullen, Duhemel. Emerson,
Frawley, Gittins, Grady, Griffin. Harden,
Harte McClelIand. McManus. O'Brien,
Omrod, Transporter. Sage. sanner. SAKE.
sulwel G. n. Sullivan, T. d Sullivan.
White.
Noes-Bayne, Rurd. Bussey. Coats. Cobb.
Ferris, Fiero. IIeacock, Hewitt. Hinman'
Long, LOOMS, Murtsugh. Newcomb, Platt'
Pollock, Roosevelt. Rose. Thomas, VAIN
wright. Wagner, Walters.
The absentees were Senators Gri6lth.
Hamilton and Travis.
Senator Griffin has been lahored with
much by the Senators who were plug
eing" for this measure. They had few
other Senators. particularly Emerson. one
Of the original "racetrsck Republicans.
They had TO give Griffin a course Of in
struction in words Of one syllable so he
could grasp their side of the case. Big
Tim" Sullivan was still at Il when the roll
call CANA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
CLOSE RACE FROM PANAMA.

The Panama steamers Cristobal and Adj
vance came into port yesterday after a
2UO-mile race which the Advance won by
only I'VE minutes. Although the Advance
left Cristobal at $40 p. m, July IL, an
sbe was handicapped by heavy cargo
~bue the Cristobal was light. During the
whole VOYAGE the racers were seldom out
az zach others sight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
coTTAGER CATCHES A SHARK

fDy Telegraph 10 Tho TrIbuheI
Hampstead. n. Y. July la-While hshing
IN the surf off Nassau-by- the-sea. where he
has a summer cottage. George 5. Phain' OF
No 53s Court street, Brooklyn. caught a
shark Weighing seyentyil%o Two, POUNDS h rhh an
Tore he fnalIy landed him. lie measured
Elk feet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
ALASKA GETS A HOT WAVE, 100

Valdez, Alaska. July ia H'oI a.,
struck Alaska yesterday. the temPe Ie warm
Valdez rising 10 so degrees; M md the
'tresrns led NV them are unusually ni ~
Gangs Of men are working to sa'0 Wv
bridges leading to the mines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20

blymen 10 investigate the subject OF water
conservation and 10 recommend appropri-
ate legislation to the next Legislature. Tne
resolution appropriates 10000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
SlanaI Given to Go Ahead.

An army Of bookmakers and racing men
filled the Senate Hobbies. After much pre-
lminary hustle and counting OF noses TO
see that they had the necessary votes. the
racetrack Senator'S gave him the signal 10
go ahead and he brought up from the
table the motion made by Senator Gittins
last week 10 reconsider the vote by which
his bill was lost then. This was carried,
% to IS: tho vote was reconsidered, 26 TO
o. This was really the test vote, as it
showed the full strength OF the race
track people. Then the bill was put on its
final passage.
Senator Newcomb declared ferventy that
he believed its effect would be 10 bring
back professional gambling at the race
tracks as 1t existed before the Hughes
anti gambling laws were passed. This law,
making the directors themselves personally
liable for violations Of the law. was the
really effective provision, he said, in stop
ping the professional bookmahng. There
wasn't one word against horseracing In
the law, so the racetrack owners shouldn't
argue that they were being oppressed.
IF they desire 10 operate their tracks
for racing and not for the profit that
comes from racetrack gambling. this bill
is unnecessary" said Senator Newcomb.
He declared the enactment of this bill
into law would make IL easy for all kinds
Of professional gamblers to evade prosecu-
ton for violating the laws He said that
the contention that racetrack directors
could be convicted for gambling on their
tracks OF which they had 10 knowledge
under the law as It now is was preposter-
Gus. The common law principle that knowl-
al
protect them. he said.
Senator Grady laughed at this contention.
! He said that whether or not a director
knew OF gambling. he could be rushed TO
| iail for that offence as the law stands. lie
| said In consequence they never would open
their tracks. and the king. Of sports. in
which the public was more interested IMAM
in any other, would die.
Senator Wainwright offered amendments
designed to meet this point-that directors
must know Of the commission Of the crime
al the tracks before being liable personally.
Senator Grady and Senator Gittins insisted
that this was merely trick to kill tho bill.
Senator Human, on the other hand, said
hat II the bill should be passed with such
amendments the racetrack people could
elect dummy directors, keep them In Eu-
rope and have all kinds OF gambling az the
tracks without becoming liable for viola
lions OF the laws. The Wainwright amend
rnents received only four votes.
August Belmont. chairman OF the JOCKEY
Club, in commenting on the Gittins bill
passing the Senate. said last night that the
racing interests would now endeavor 10
carry the bill through the Assembly and
to the Governor.
1--WE can't tell what we will do. or what
! we can do. until the bill becomes a law. -
said Mr. Belmont, and comment at the
nresent stage is useless. We have always
contended that with this relief we could
conduct horse racing properly In this
state"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-20
Griffin Explains Vote.

Griffin. apparently very nervous made n
rambling explanation Of his shift of posi-
ton on this question. He said he thought
the changes proposed by this bill should
be tried out. as the venerable and respected
sport Of racing should not be ieopardized.
There would be only three racing events
before the next legislative session, he said
at Saratoga, Jamaica and Sheepshead
Bay He admitted that the insertion OF
one phrase into tho law by this bill viii
be defence to every gambling house
keeper. poolroom, bucketshop and stuss
game in this state.
But with q full knowledge OF this
menace" he said, Il would have II tested
out Of regard for an industry built up In
this state and the welfare Of the thorough
bred. which this state does nothing to en-
courage. I believe for these reasons am
justified in changing my vote.
The racetrack people are jubilant They
say they can put the bin through tho
Assembly very easily. and that, no matter
what Governor Dix may have said to the
ORGANIZATIONS opposed 10 the weakening of
the anti gambling laws. he will sign this
bill. Canon william Sheafe Chase, who
has been active against the measure. said
its passage was due to apathy on tho part
Of people who had placed too much trust
in their legislative representatives.
The result probably viii be an increase
in the number OF thefts and defalcations
and tho Impeachment Of women and
children and an increase In suicides he
said
Senator Grady eneineered the hght Tor
the racetraCk people.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

commenced about July or IA near to
that date as irrigation requirements
will allow,
The first Improvements to be made
by the canal company now that the big
ditch has been concrcted will be the
building Of its power plant one mile
south. of Riverdalc. This power house
mas been greatly needed. but the year g
work required to concrete the canal,
rcvcnted canal officers from giving
their attention TO the power house un-
I'll now. Chief Engineer w. NJ. Bostaph
says that work ON the power plant Will
be begun AT the earliest possible mo.
ment and that ii will be completed
before the end Of the present year.
The officers expect to have ii in readi-
ness long before they complete the
work of doubling the capacity of the
reservoir
The officers Of the canal company
who have been directly responsible for
tho recent big Improvement made nm
der their supervision are President F..
p. Ellison Secretary j E. Nve, General
Manager James G.. Wood. General Sn.
pcrintendent NJ NJ. Whiteside and
Chief Engineer w. NJ. Bostaph,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23
GOVERNOR REFUSES
TO GRANT PARDON
Thomas Es Stripping Must Serve
Life Sentence in Georgia for
Crime of Murder.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated IreSS,
ATLANTA, Ga, April 22.-The ap-
pIication for pardon of Thomas +,
Stripping was denied by Governor
Brown late today Stripping was for
merly chief of police OF Danvillc, Va,
and was under life sentence for killing
w. i Corbett. He escaped from off
GERS years ago and had been success
full in business under an assumed name
After killing Corbett, Stripping es
capped before the life sentence imposed
on him had begun. For fourteen years
nothing was heard from him. Severa
weeks ago he was recognized in Dan
Vile, Va. where he was known AS
Morris, and was serving as chief o'
police, He was arrested, brought bac <
to Georgia and placed in Jail to await
action on his appeal for pardon.
The request for executive leniency
was based on the good record he made
after his escape. Hundreds of letters
from persons in Virginia and Georgia
were received by the governor and
prison commission asking that STRIPPING
be set free. This was opposed by the
widow and relatives of Corbett
Stripping declares he killed Corbett
because the latter insulted Stripping ::
sister. -'t
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23
5 TAKES A THIEF
I'd POLICE STATION
iii Bluffs Canine Possessed
hf More Than Ordinary
Brute Intelligence.
.oNGs TO A POLICEMAN
rs About Thieves While Fol
wing His Master About on
"A His Beat.
oNGs TO A POLICEMAN
ssd Wire 10 The Tribune

leased Wire TO The Tribune.
jIJNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, April 22
orre j. McGovern has dog which
not on the payroll. is regular
her of the police force and has
mood work in arresting and as
10 in the conviction of thieves
'oyern is policeman and conse'
Nv the dog. known as Cap, often
With him on his beat. Upon many
Ions within two wears Cap has ar
ID suspicious characters and held
until they could be taken away
|patrolman.
e other day Cap arrested thief,
him to the station and turned him
TO the sergeant. BY reason of
sr done this he has been placed
fhe police rolls and designated as
b No. 90. -
|Govern and family were moving
household possessions. Part OF
roods were at one house, guarded
ia. while the balance were at the
4 ha abitation. Those In charge OF
Dog attracted the attention of a
Z man walking by, He stopped
Noticing a number Of articles out
,e ward on the lawn, picked up a
oil painting and started to carry
ray. Cap growled and the thief
"a to run.
I was soon overtaken by the dog.
fastened his teeth in the young
B trousers and commenced to pull
foward the police station, The
d man kicked and squirmed, but
log hung on. When he tried TO
an opposite direction the dog sat
ON his launches. Then. when he
4 90 in the direction which seemed
Ease the dog he surrendered
1, Young thief went along with the
until at the door of the station;
he tried 10 break away He was
Eith vise-llke grip until a po.
|an came. The dog weighs us
Is and is 4 years old
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23
DESERTERS DROWNED 7.
In SAN FRANCISCO BAY
TWO Men Sign for Whaling Cruise and
Attempt to Escape In
Small Boat
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22.-while at
tempting TO escape from the steam
wllaler Belvedere, scheduled to sail for
Alaskan waters today, Rowell HoIdorf
and 6. M Hogan. residents Of San Fran
cisco. who had signed for the cruise.
were drowned off Goat Island In San
Francisco bay. last night. Joseph Cor
don. third member OF the crew. while
trying to rescue the men, lost his life
when one Of the Belyedere's boats was
launched from the davits
Holdorf and Hogan. in a small boat,
slipped away without attracting atten-
ton. They were Some distance from the
vessel when they found that plug WIS
missing from the bottom OF their small
craft which was Filling with water. In
an effort 10 effect rescue with a life
boat six men were lowered to the wa
ter. but one of the supports broke and
prccipitated them Into the bay. Gordon
time the two fugitives and their boat had
gone down.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23
SENATOR'S BY DIRECT
VOTE IN MINNESOTA
BY Associated Press.

ST PAi'I. April Ex-Governor Eher-
hart today signed the Keefe bill pro-
vidlng for the nomination Of United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people. The measure provides that each
candidate 10 the legislature shall take
pledge TO support the senatorial cam
didatc receiving the popular Endorsement
or sign another pledge declaring his un-
Willingness to do so. In 1912 senator
is to he elected to succeed knute Nelson
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23
Davis and Weber Counties Aque-
duct Improved and Enlarged to
Twice Former Capacity.
FARMERS DECISION WISE
Next Step Will Be to Render Stor-
age Reservoir of Size Com
mensurate With Demands.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. April 22.-After three days
trial the benefits accruing from one OF
the biggest irrigation improvements
ever undertaken in the state of Utah
are apparent TO all farmers using wa.
ter from the Weber and Davis county
canal. The water was turned in Thurs
day and the dream of the engineers
proves TO be reality far more profit
able thar its most sanguine promoters
expected
Instead of the 10000 acres originally
watered by the big canal. there are
now $4,000 acres adequately irrigated,
This land is now wonderfully produc-
tive and the sum added to the annual
wealth of the state s products by this
improvement will be immense.
All this was accomplished by con
creting the bottom and banks Of the
canal, Heretofore great quantity of
water has been lost by seepage but it
disappeared too far beneath the sur.
face 70 do any good. even TO lands that
bordered the banks of the canal,
Gigantic Enterprise
The canal is twenty-five feet wide
at the bottom, has a vertical depth of
SIX feet, and is thirty-four feet wide
at the top. The minimum grade is ZIG
feet to the mile With the added flow
of water the present capacity is 725
second feet, an increase from 90 sec
ond feet.
The big aqueduct is nine and a half
miles long, running from a point two
miles below Devil Gate in Weber
canyon TO the top of the sand ridge,
three miles south of Ogden Land
that has been watered by the canal
heretofore has been exceedingly profit
able to its owners and farmers along
the canal were continually pointing
out to the canal officers the immense
income that was awaiting anyone who
would bring water to 10000 more acres
This has now been accomplished and
a small river of precious water is run
merely a ditch heretofore.
Already the demand for water is so
great and the farmers so eager to con-
tract for it that the canal officers have
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

decided TO expend $4,000 more in
improvements, making the total sum
spent on betterments over S330000 and
giving to the enlarged canal a valua-
tion OF half million dollars at least.
As soon as possihle without cutting
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

off water from the irrigated lands the
great reservoir in Weber canyon will
be emptled and made Just twice AS large
as it is now 1t will then contain 54,-
900 acre feet of water. Plans have
already been made and work will be
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23
LEAVES WASHINGTON
FOR SALT LAKE TODAY
Special 10 The Tribune.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 22.-
Charles NJ Morris. who recently resigned
the clerkship of the commission to In
vcstigatc government printing, VIII leave
here tomorrow for Salt Lake To enter the
office OF the county attorney as one OF
his assistants. Senator Smoot has not
named a successor to Morris on the
printing committee.
A. Campbell OF the Campbell Construc-
tion company is filing with the super
vising architect the details of the plans
for enIarging the Salt Lake public build
ing. The construction company has modi
fed its bid for the work OF enarginE the
building so that the Interior finish for
the fourth floor will be omitted for the
present.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23
MASSACHUSETTS, BOOT
AND SHOE MEN PROTEST
81 Associated Press.

BOSTON. April 22.-In adopting me-
mortal 10 congress today the directors or
the New England Shoe and Leather as
sociation characterized the proposal. 10
piace leather boots and shoes on the free
list as ''unwise. uneconomical and mex
cusahie -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

and $50 strictly tailored suits at
). Segjl' IS Sample Cloak Store, 3S
Main street.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

gentleman s gold watch. Page
Christensen & Anson Co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

$40 and $35 strictly tailored suits at
s2375. Segil's Sample Sloak Store. 3s
South Main street
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

Salt Laker in. New York.
Special to The Tribune.
NEW YORK. April 22.-Breslin, C. q
Hale.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

Chest silver free. page three. Cars,
tensen d AnsOn Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-18
HIGH PRICED PEACHES.

The Ones They Had In London, Per.
haps, but Not In New York.
They walked into the breakfast room
at one OF the big New York hotels the
other day-tinicky, precise and quer-
ulous. They had just returned from
tour Of Europe and gave that CONT
nent the big talk at every chance.
Have you no South African
peaches" they asked pIalntiyely. I'VE
have been stopping at the Savoy in
London. and there were plenty Of
South African peaches"
The hotel manager was found. he
fastened TO the complaining ones.
Certainly the hotel bad South African
peaches. They were imported espe-
cially for the hotel guests; came from
the same peach orchard that the Sa-
voy's peaches did. The faces Of the
Travelled persons did not light up with
Joy aud appreciation, as one would
think.
How much are they?" they asked
with singular timidlty.
"Three dollars EACH" said the hotel
manager The Travelled persons prompt
Iy protested. But we only paid-haw
$3.50 for them at the Savoy" said
they. The hotel manager expressed
his regret at the oyercharge. He said
they might have them at the same
price that they paid at the Savoy in
London. and how many would they
like to have?
"Haw. Alfred said one of the plain
tive Travelled persons TO the other
plaintive travelled person, "let us have
-haw-one of those deah old fawshion-
ed breakfasts of ham and eggs"
Right. old dear" said Alfred.
The hotel manager went away grin
ming softly to himself. He had never
bad any peaches from South Africa
Cincinnati 1imes.Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-18
THIRTEEN MORE SHRIEERs.
Cairo Temple Welcomes Treat, the I'm
perial Potentate, at Rutland.

Rutland, Nov. ls.--A ceremonial ses-
sion OF Cairo temple Of Mystic Shriners
was held here yesterday afternoon with
Imperial Potentate j F. Treat of Fargo.
n. D., as the guest Of honor. Thirteen
candidates were initiated. Many prom
inent shriners were here from both sides
of the state to meet the highest officer
in the organization in the land
Last night a banquet was served at
the Masonic temple to 800 Shriners and
their ladies'. potentate Treat spoke
briefly The dinner was followed by a
reception to the distinguished guest.
On the reception committee were Arthur
@. Mansur Of Burlington, potentate Of
Cairo temple. Gov. John A. Mead. Dr.
J. II. Thompson, S. I. Braley and I. p.
Bragg of Rutland, DR.. L. G. Noble Of
Middlebury, F. W. Agan of Ludlow and
G. f. lockwood Of Burlington About
100 couples danced at the potentate's
ball There were visitors from the
Springfield Mass, WATERFOWL, N. Y, and
Troy, N. Y, temples.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-18

STATE OF VERMONT, The Honorable
District Of Washington, IS. Probate Court for
the District Aforesaid. TO the heirs and all
persons interested 10 tbs estate ot Charles W /.
Mcmillan. late Of the City Of Barre In said
District, deceased, Gfeetingi
Whereas. application hath been made to this
Court in writing, bY the Executor James Mac.
all of the real estate Of said deceased, 10 wit !
Situated In the City OF barre, County OF Wash
lngton and state Of Vermont, representing 10
said court that IL would be beneficial 10 the
heirs aud all persons interested in the estate
Of "a deceased, TO sell said real estate and
convert the same Into money.
And bringing into Court the consent and
appreciation in writing, Of all the heirs TO said
estate residing in this State. and setting forth
the situation OF the real estate.
WheIeupon, the said Court appointed and
assigned Ihe 5th day OF December. 1911, at the
Probate Ofiiee in Montpelier. IN said District,
to hear and decide upon said application and
petition. and ordered public notice thereof 70
be given 10 All persons interested therein, by
publishing said order, together with the time
and place OF hearing. three weeks suceessIvey
IN the Barre Daily Times, newspaper which
circnates In the neighboThUod Of those persons
interested In said estate; all Of which publica-
tions shall be previous 60 the day assigned for
hearing
Therefore, You are hereby notified to appear
before said Court at thc time and place assign
ed then and there In said Court, 20 make your
objections TO the granting Of such license, II
you see cause.
Given under my hama at Montpelier, in said
District, tins 18th day Of November 1911.
FRANK J. MARTIN, Judge.
nov is-25-deo2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-18
A Fathers Vengeance

would have fallen on anyone who at
tackled the son OF Peter Bondy Of South
lockwood, Mich, but he was powerless
before attacks Of kidney trouble. Doc
tors could not help him." he wrote, so
at last we gave him Electric Bitters and
he improved wonderfully from taking
six bottles. It's the best kidney medi-
cine ever saw" Backache, tired feel
ing, nervousness, loss Of appetite, warn
of kidney trouble that may end in drop
sy, diabetes or Bright's disease. Beware;
Take Electric Bitters and be safe. Ev-
cry bottle guaranteed. soc at the Red
Cross Pharmacy.