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Evening star., 1911-06-09
State Owns Water Front.

We have three piers on the Oakland
side of the bay and one pier on the San
Francisco side. which belongs to the
state of California. The state owns all
the water front of San Francisco and de-
rives a large revenue from rentals. The
Southern Pacific pays monthly rental
of S4.2Uo for the use of three slips and
the space it occupies in the ferry build
ing. 1t is an old contract. 1t has seven
ferry boats. furnishing day service
every twenty minutes up TO 10 o'clock at
night. and then hourly until 6 o'clock in
the morning.
a comparison of rates of fare said
Mr.. Calvin, shows that the Southern
Pacific gives the cheapest communication
rates in the world. Our commuters
within twelve miles pay only So month
and those within radius of sixteen
miles pay 81. The single individual fare
for a ride of four miles on the boat and
eight miles on the railroad is 10 cents
and for sixteen miles by rail and four
miles by boat it is - cents. You cannot
travel a similar distance anywhere IN
These rates were adopted many years
ago by Gov. Stanford in order to en-
courage people TO build up the east side
Of the bay around Berkeley and Oak
land, and the rapid growth of that Sec
tion is accounted for IN that way.
THE cars are large and comfortable
and the ferry boats are unsurpassed
anywhere in the world. We are using
steam locomotives now. but will adopt
electric motors rapidly as possible.
So far as our engineers can estimate,
there will be little difference in the cost
of operation. although the change Will
cost very large sum of money.
After studying all the systems in
practical operation, our engineers recon-
mend the overhead trolley the most
efficient. convenient and economical, and
II will be adopted. Our trains will be
made up of from three to nine cars. ac-
cording to the time OF day and the de-
mands of travel. and will be fed from
boats arriving every twenty minutes.
Our boats can carry maximum
OF 2.-TD passengers, and can discharge
that number In less than three minutes.
The average is 1.oJo passengers per boat.
From the time the boat touches the slip
until the trains are moving. is three and
limit is reached in thirty minutes. \
single ten-cent fare covers all stations
within a distance OF eight miles. Be
yond that the fare increases until it
reaches maximum of - cents
Example for Other Cities.
Mr. Babcock chief electrical engineer.
who is in charge OF the eiectrification of
the Southern Pacific suburban lines. in
reply to my question said:
Many phases OF the problem here ap-
pear also in Boston. New' York and Chi
cago. and several other cities that are
wrestling with the suburban transporta-
lion question, and in each of those llaces
the same system that We adopting
would apply just as well as there. The
lasis of cost in handling suburban traffic
is the amount of dead weight per passen-
ger, which in the cars that we have
Evening star., 1911-06-09

YOU'RE TO HAVE
another day to pick from
those finest s4, s. and S6
Shoes at the unheard-of
price of s2.95. They're all
stylish Low Shoes, full
lines of sizes and in most
wanted shapes and feathers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
Mexican Troops Now Will At
tempt to Pacify Region to
Eastward.
RUM0R OF ATTACK ON
CASAS GRANDES UNF0UNDED
Government Announces That
Place Has Not Been As
saulted by Insurrectos.

CHIHUAHUA, Jan. 3.-With the insur-
rectos routed from their stronghold west
Of here. the government is about to at
tempt the paciflcation OF the country
east commonly called the OJlnaga dis
trict. General Luque arrived here today
with 500 troops detached from Navarro s
forces for the purpose OF proceeding east.
On the train. also. were a number Of sick
and crippled soldiers.
The supply train which left here yes
terday reached Pedernales, which is be-
you'd Nal Paso, without incident, The
telegraph wire was repaired today 10
that point.
Campaigning in the Ojinaga district is
extremely difficult. The country is most
ly desert and at times marches Of
thlrty-five and forty miles must be
made without any water. save such as
Is carried along,
An estimate of the total federal dead
IN the western chihuahua campaign may
be made from a subscription which has
peen started for the relief OF widows OF
dead soldiers. The list OF dead numbers
loo. This includes those who have been
Killed outright or who have died OF their
wounds or sickness. II does not include
unmarried dead. The subscription was
placed IN the foreign club today and me,
with q, generous response. despite the Sc =
we're depression.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
HEAVY SNOW ALMOST
HIDES MINING CAMP
Slide Is Feared if Fall Keeps
on That May Cause
Fatality.

BY another fortnight there will be
nothing visible at Alta. the small min.
ing camp in Little Cottonwood canyon,
except the snowwhite peaks of the
mountains surrounding, with huge
heaps of snow in the ravinc, which
have almost hidden the little shacks of
the miners from view, Despite the
snow and slcct. the mail of Uncle Sam
must go through daily, and Carl Larson
of Sandy is Uncle Sam S representative
here.
Larson has been carving mail to
Alta for years. He weighs $50 pounds
and is as agile as a youth on the snow
shoes he uses daily.
From Sandy, Larson uses his horse to
Tanner s fiat. Here he dismounts,
straps on his snowshocs and then starts
his tedious climb to the almost hidden
mining camp. From Tanner fat on,
the snow Is twenty feet deep, while still
further the gorge is completely choked.
Coming down the mail carrier uses
skis.
No spowslidcs have been reported,
but the snow on the mountains is get
ting heavy and there may be slide
any day that will bury Alta still far
ther beneath snow and rocks. A snow
slide fatality is a yearly occurrence
here.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
FIRST CARRIER LIABLE
Highest Tribunal Upholds Carmack
Amendment to Hepburn Law,

WASHINGTON. Jan. %.-Thc so-cnlled
carmack amendment 10 the Hepburn ratio
law. making the initial carrier RESPONSE
Bile for loss of interstate shipments during
transportation not only on It's lines but
also on connecting lines. was declared TO
bc constitutional by the supreme court
OF the United States.
The constitu,ionality Of this amend :
mcnt of the Hepburn rate law. enacted
by congress in 1906. was attacked by sew
oral railroads on two broad grounds One
was that " iHtcrfcred with tho liberty OF
contract not only OF carriers. but also of
shippers. The other was that IL imposed
liability on the railroad company which
was the initial carrier for loss on con-
Meeting lines when the former had no
part In the management Of the latter or
any control over them. In effect il was
said that the initial carrier was made re-
sponsible for other companies wrongs
The decision was read by Justice Lur-
ton.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
Judges Van Devanter and Lamar
Take Places in Supreme Court
of United States.
CEREMONIES ARE SIMPLE.
Mrs. Taft, First Lady of Land,
Has Seat Within Bar, Break
ing Precedent.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The two va
cancies on the bench of the supreme
court Of the United States were filed
when Judge Willis Van Devanter of
Wyoming and Judge Joseph R. Lamar
Of Georgia took the oath of Office as
associate justices and began imme
diately the performance Of their duties.
For the first time In nineteen months
the bench was complete.
For the first time since the organiza-
ton of the court nearly century and
quarter ago, one president had com
mlssioned within single year five men
who sat on the bench.
The ceremonies attending the eleva-
tion of the two judges to the supreme
bench were, as usual, simple through.
out. Chief Justice White administered
the oath of allegiance
Justice Van Devanter having been
named first by the president to take
the oath. was escorted by the marshal
to the chair on the extreme right of the
chief Justice. Justice Lamar, after ne
had subscribed TO the oath. was shown
to his seat, which was at the left.
A distinguished gathering witnessed
the ceremonies. Prccedents in the court
were broken bv the first lady of the
land. Mrs. Taft being given seat
within the bar along with Charles p.
| Taft and Horace Taft, brothers of the
president. Mrs. Taft was accompanied
also by Mrs. c. P. Taft and Miss Loui Sc
Taft
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
SIX WGRkMEN LOSE LIVES
IN COLORADO EXPLOSION
Coal Dust in Portland Cement Works
1gnited, Resulting in Terrific
Discharge.

PORTLAND, Colo, Jan. Six dcnths
resulted from an explosion of coal dust
today IN inc Portland cement works here
two arc in the hospital. fatally burned
Whl!o SUI: another. badly burned lies In
the hospital, but will recover
one OF the gang OF ten foreigners.
which was employed In the coal puiver
izing room. where the explosion occurred.
had a remarkable escape. He was
blown onto an elevator on which q car
of coal was being hoistod TO the dunn
carried with the coal onto n chute and
shot thirty feet down an incline. landing
unhurt on the coHl pile,
The pulveriZine room was being given
its bl. weekly cleaning. A. such times
II Is the custom To draw all fires In The
furnaces below. Whether this had been
overlooked. or whether one OF the ton
workmcn struck "A match, ignlting tn.
dust has not been determined but n
terrific explosion blew the ten men I'm all
directions, Nine OF them were blown
through doors and windows out into the
snow and their dust-covcrcd clothing
became ignited.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
Fielder CONDEMNS
ACTION Of TIMES
Says Paper, in Edition Telling
of Disaster, Laid Part of
Blame on Him.

c. NJ Folder national organizer of the
BARRIERS union. addressed 100 BARRIERS
IN the Federation Of Labor hall Tuesday
evening on the benefits and needs OF or
ganiZation
After President l.. T.. White of the Salt
Lake organization had called the meeting
10 order. Secretary Harvey made talk
and introduced Fielder.
Fielder depicted conditions in Los An
gclcs and described some Of tho clrcum =
stances surrounding the Times disaster.
He condemned tho actions OF the Los
Angeles Merchants and Manufacturers
association ana OF the owner of the
Times. Harrison Cray Otis. He said that
the explosion occurred u little after
o'clock on the morning of October /.
and that by 3 o'clock the same morning
the Times had an extra out telling about
the explosion and condCmning him as
one of the guilty persons.
The tobacco trust, with its child la
bor. WAS described, as were the collar
factories. Fielder urged the BARRIERS To
pGtronizc union firms. NO barber is
forced into tho union." said Fielder.
Fielder invited tho BARRIERS not mem
bcTs OF the union To ioiu but assured
them that II they did not join the union
would do all that il could TO help them.
After the address. which was appalIsled
y. \. Hill spoke. About IL dozen appica-
tiops were made 10 Join the union after
the meeting,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
MADER0 IS SANGUINE
Brother of Revolutionary Leader Says
Insurrection Gains Ground

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-"rhe insur-
gents have not lost single light TO date
and are slowly but surely eliminating the
Diaz power from chihuahua" said Gus
tave a. Madero. a brother of the leader
OF the Mexican revolution. In a signed
statement today, He characterized the
lighting in fucatan and Tabasco rs
grave, and said that with the financial
backing and resources of the insurrectos
an army soon would be assembled at
a strategic point (which no force tina /
Seneral Gen r., gaa, Dlaz could mobilize would be
with reference TO the provisional ar
rest here twenty seven days ago of Juan
sanchez Azcona. journalist and former
member OF the Mexican congress, Senior
Madero said that Azcona had decided TO
remain In confinement until the end OF
the torly days period during which he
may be detained under The eXtradtion
treaty, pending advlccs from the Diaz
government as 10 the exact charges
against him. His purpose was to test
The sincerity of the Mexican govern
ment."
Senior Madero charged that the attitude
OF the Diaz government in not sending
further evidence In the Azcona case,
after ordering his provisional arrest was
merely repetition OF the Diaz govern
mcnt's tactics for the last three years in
which Diaz has. by means OF tclegra phic
requests. caused many an innocent man
TO be arrested and held in jail
There Is no desire to seek recognition
from the United States i'm the presen,
insurrectlon.' said Senor Madero. "I
am only here to famliarizc myself with
The Held. because, very shortly, we eX-
pcct to be I'm fun and complete possession
of some OF the frontier custom houses
which probably Will neccssitatc certain
business relations between our customs
authorities and those of the United
States.
I'VE arc prcIhrcd to fight on indeh-
nitcly until the Diaz administration is
driven from power. VIC arc not lacking
in money ir9lnp1 officers fTi.nIo i,,
Mexico City or other parts of the re-
public"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
DECIDES IDAHO CASE
Barber and Moon, Alleged Conspirators,
Must Answer Further.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-The govern
ment today won a hard fought contest
when the supreme court OF the United
States held that James T. Barber and
Sumner 6. Moon. prominent citizens of
Eau Claire, Wis. must answer further 10
the charges of conspiracy to defraud the
government out of lumber land In Idaho.
Tie lower court had dismissed the in
dictment against them because OF the
statute OF limitations,
Barber and Moon, together with sew
eral others. were indicted in Idaho In
1905 on the charge OF conspiracy. II was
charged they procured sixty eight per-
sons TO take up timber land in Idaho and
induced the persons 10 convey their title
TO certain men: who. in turn. executed
conveyances OF the land to the Barber
Lumber company. with which the alleged
conspirators were associated.
The district court OF the United States.
district OF Idaho. dismissed the proceed
ings against Barber and Moon after for
NAL peadings on the ground that more
than three years had elapsed since the
first overt act
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
TRAINS BELATED ON
ACCOUNT OF STORM
Transportation Seriously Grip
pied Oh Northern Lines: Mod
crates in Southwest.

BUTTE, Mont. Jan. @.-Iieavy snow Is
seriously hampering the movements of
trains. The westbound trains on most
lines are late. The North Coast Lin
tied on the Northern Pacific pulled In
two hours later. The Burlington train
from ST. Louis. due to arrive In Butte
this morning at ) o'clock did not arrive
until Z o'clock this evening. The CHI
cago. Milwaukee g. Puget Sound an
nounces that it's westbound trains are
on time. but the castbound are one and
half hours late. The Great Northern
train from st. Paul arrived this after
noon. three hours and twenty minutes
St Paul. due 10 arrive I'm Butte This
morning at 9:2J a. m. Is eight hours late
This Is the worst delay on the Northern
Pacific since the cold weather began.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
Officials Are Pleased,

TOPEKA. Kan. Jan 3-Spcal<iuc
today OF the bank guaranty decision
Bank Commissioners Dolley said Il am
much gratiicd with the sweeping decis-
States regarding the guarantee OF bank
deposits The final result Will he that
every man. woman and child who places
money in any bank i'm America will re =
ccjve IL back on demand 100 cents on
the dollar. In my opinion. this decision
viii result In many western states pass
ing bank guaranty laws this winter
Governor w, r.. Stubbs said: 81 regard
this as one Of The big decisions OF the
supreme court. as one OF the big dc :
cisions affecting the history of banking
believe that within "A few years every
hank IN this country VIII guarantee Its
deposits"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
HAS DONE GOOD WORK

Assistant City Physician II. 3. SpraGuc
has completed his report the work
done In tue emergency hospital In tho
past year.
The report shows total OF 1865 cases
treated. an average OF four per day The
variety of accidents and casualties in
cudcs about everything in the Gale ndar
involving the breaking OF every bone and
wounds That range from mere scratches
10 fatal guushot wounds
Among the patients cared for were
numerous persons who attempted suicide,
using poison. revolver or knife.
One feature OF the report that is par
ticularly striking is the showing that at
the close OF the year there was not
ease Of contagious disease In the city
jail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
FIRST CARRIER LIABLE
Decision Holds Valid Carmack Amend
ment TO Hepburn Law

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-The new
policy OF law, making an initial car
rler of interstate commerce liable for
loss to shipments while in transporta-
tlon, not only on its lines, but also on
those of connecting carriers, was de-
clarcd constitutional today by the sill.
preme court of the United States
The policy was incorporated in the so.
called Carmack amendment TO the
Hepburn law.
Justice Lurton announced the opin-
ion of the court. Strangely enough
Justice Lamar. who today took his
place as a member of the court, argued
the ease before the court on behalf of
the railroads
One objection to the law was that
it interfered with the freedom of con
tract Justice Lurton replied that
there was no such thing as absolute
freedom of contract.
Contracts which contravene public
policy he said. "cannot be lawfully
maade at all, and the power to make
contracts may in all eases be regulated
as TO form. evidence and validity as
to third persons. The power of gov
ernment extends TO the denial of lib
erty of contract to the extent Of for
bidding or regulating every contract
which is reasonably calculated to affect
the public interests -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
LABOR LAW INVALID
Decision Is That Alabama Contract Law
Operates Against Poor.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Upholding the
constitution and laws hereunder as "a
safeguard to the freedom OF labor. the
supreme court OF the United States,
through Justice Hughes. today declared
unconstitutional the contract labor law
OF Ala bama."
The law in question provided that II a
laborcr with intent to defraud entered
into a contract TO labor for another and
quit before money advanced under the
contract had been repaid. he should be
guilty OF q misdcmeanor. The quitting
was made by the law prima-facic pre-
sumption OF intent TO defraud.
The supreme court today held that the
law in operation furnished a convenient
instrument for the coercion which the
constitution and the act OF congress for
bids: and that il was IAN instrument of
compulslon peculiarly effective as against
the poor and the ignorant. the most like
ly victims"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
CAPTURE IS LIKELY
Davilla Has Only Small Force With
Which to Meet Revolutionists.

MOBILE. Ala. Jan. 3.-That Porto
Cortes is in danger OF being captured
by the Honduran revolutlonists under
former President Bonila and Gen. Lee
Christmas IS evident from informatio
In letter received here today BY Dr.
&. :. Won Ezdoraff OF the United States
marine hospital service.
The letter says the authorities at Por-
to Cortes are expecting an attack at
any time and believe the city will be
captured. Davilla has only 500 SOL
dicrs available for the defense.
Tho Norwegian fruit steamer ACnella
which arrived this afternoon from Ceiba,
brought advices that the Honduran gun
boat Tatumba was al Tela. No advlccs
had been received at that time regarding
tho whereabouts OF the Hornet
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
REPORT is DENIED
Honduran Minister Says Davilla Is Not
Seeking Cancellation.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3-Dr Luis
aSo. the Honduran minister To- the
United States, today denied report that
lie had received instructions from his
government TO effect a Concliatiou with
financial interests, adjudged 10 be hostile
TO the administra tion OF President DaviIa
and favorable TO the pending revolution
airy movement, as reported yesterday by
a New Orleans man. said to be closely
Identified with Central American affairs.
Scnor +. Sanchez Latiur. charge daft
faires of the Guatemalan legation, also
denied that Hondurian insurgents had
been using Guatemalan territory as "A
base OF operations. He said the reports
that the Hornet had visited GuatemaIan
ports while en- route to Honduras for the
purpose OF augmenting her crew and
equipments were false,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
GOVERNMENT MAY SUE
Given Permission to Attempt to Col
lect From Stratton Estate.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-ACter FIVE
years OF litigation the federal govern
mcnt today. by virtue of a decision OF the
supreme court OF the United Statns he
came entitled 10 press u suit against the
execution OF the estate of the late Win
field s, SLratton. the Colorado mining
magnate. for nearly $4,000 for back stamp
lax under the Spanish. American war tax
measure.
Tho government began the action four
years after Stratton died, in 1901. II
was claimed that in 1899. when Stratton
conveyed to Strattons independence
Oimitcd) certain mining property in Grip
PIE Creek. Colo. the consideration cX-
pressed in the deed was Sis50.0oO On
the deed, correctly, were placed revenue
stamps amounting 10 SiSi9 The true
consideration. the government alleged,
WAS S9.733 900. thus leaving SiSSJ due 10
the government for stamps not placed on
h, deed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
COLD WAVE BITTER
Intensely Rigorous Conditions Prevail
in Central Southwest.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 3.-With the TEN
pcratures ranging from u below zero at
Salina. Kan to zero in northern Arkan-
sas. the southwest today experienced the
coolest weather OF the winter. The local
weather observer promised 1t would be-
gin 10 get warmer.
At Ardmore. southern Oklahoma. the
weather was the coolest since the estab-
lishment OF the weather bureau there ten
years ago.
In Kansas City and Topeka where the
thermometers registered 10 degrees below
zero. much suffering is caused by an
Inadequate gas supply.
In Kansas City 1000 homeless men were
fed and sheltered by charitable institu..
tonS last night,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
'GUNBOAT TAKES
H0NDURAN TOWN
Hornet Reported to Have Made
Successful Attack on
TruxillO.
DAVILLA TROOPS JOIN
FORCES WITH VICTORS
Porto C0rtes MomentariIy EX-
poets to Fall Into Hands of
ReyOIutionists.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. "a dispatch
from Porto Barrios under date of Janu-
ary 2 announces the capture of TruXillo,
Honduras. by the revolutionary gunboat
Hornet. The garrison In Ruatan sur
rendered without firing a shot, and the
government troops Joined the revolu-
tionists. according to the dispatch. which
says:
After the Hornet left New Orleans.
the vessel picked up 100 men, 1000 rifles
Two machine guns and largo quantity
or ammunition. The Hornet arrived In
Laguna La Gracious. December %, pro-
ceedcd to the island OF Bonacca. where
a base OF provisions was established and
then captured the Bay islands
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
HAPPY AND HEALTHY
If They Can Roller Skate,

Why let the children take chances o1
catching cold or possible pneumoni;
whiIe In Yearch Of exercise and amusc
nentI The Auditorium roller rink OIL
hichards street is steam heated and ha,
window ventilation from all four side.
On the building. Mrs. o Mara give.
special attention to all children at Snt
y nLnay matinccs. Children S price, in
eludlng skates, Ijc.