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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
Saws She Was Cool and Calm

Jake WestpI,aII says that Miss Paine
appeared cool and calm" and seemed
to understand the handling uf a row.
bGal. There was nothing about the
woman. Mr.. Wcstpha,l added. 10 lead Que
TO hcIjcVc she Was insane, or contcm =
plated suicide. she appeared perfectly
rational and seemed TO know what she
waS doing all The time she WAS In the
presence OF the men.
The justice OF the peace at Vineyard
the nearest precinct officer. WAS not ap-
prjscd OF the suicide, said Mr.. Evans,
and The attorney does not know whether
the justice. william Blake. even knew
OF The tragedy.
Mr. Evans said further that The rcu
tjycs Of tho woman went 10 Provo and
took the body to Salt Lake oyon before the
sheriff and attorney knew who she was
Or az least before the county attorney
Was Informed as to the idcntllicatlo
Mr. Evans said he did not know that
the body had been taken away until the
next morning.
Sheriff Judd. however, knew Of tho r"
noval Of the body 10 Salt Lake: In tact
assisted IN preparing the certihcs le
which IL necessary before q dand body
can b, shipped from one place TO an,
other. IN the state or out of &. DR.. 9
| NJ Clark nj Provo signed the ccrtin
caic which Was in the usual form, hnc
which stated that Miss Puine came u
her death by drowning. solf-imposcd.'
! When the body was being prcparcc
| for shipmnnt Deputy Sheriff Felix Bach
man asked Mr.. Mcdonald, one OF tb'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
CARNEGIE LOANED
COMPANY SECURITIES

NEW YORK, Oct. 5O.-The states al =
torney in the trial OF William j. Cum
INNS @ tou aueged ynr rnctS 3l Sls9,ooo from
in evidence tojav an agreement entered
into bl' Andrew Carnegie and the drec-
tors 81 the Carnegie Trust company
whereby the former Iron master loaned
Cuu1mng and his associates $2l00 900
worth of United States Steel corpora
ton securities, This was the loan made
after o. III. Cheney, then superintendent
Of banss had ordered the trust company
TO lId,Iidate four note loans aggresat-
ing 81, ,0oo, guaranteed by The direc-
tors which rs Mr.. Cheney subsequently,
testified today he had objected to-
The agreement showed Mr.. Carnegie
had received I'm return shares o; stocks
in various Cumnns concerns estimated
guarantee by George r. Crahbcs, q for
mer associate of Cummins and director
OF the Carnegie Trust company that
Mr.. Carnegie would get back his securi-
ties,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
TELLS WHY INQUEST
HAS NOT BEEN HELD
County Attorney Says Body
Was Removed From Provo
Too Quickly.
FAMILY AGAINST PROBE
Editor Whose Punishment
Miss Paine Demanded in
Letter Has Recovered.
FAMILY AGAINST PROBE

County Attorney Jacob Evans Of Provo
explained yesterday why he had not rec
commended the holding of an inquest In
the case of Miss Marjorie Paine. who
leapcd TO her death in Utah lake lest
Friday after writing d letter In which
she accused Arthur j. Brown. editor-ln
chief and managing editor of The Herald
Republican Of Salt Lake City, OF hound
ing her to death and OF an unspe akable
offense. He assigned the three follow
ing reasons:
That the family had requested that nc
inquest be held.
That tho body had been removed from
Provo TO Salt Lake before an inquest
could he held and before he knew that
the body had been Identified,
That he had investigated the tragedy
and had become convinced that an in
quest would reveal nothing new.
Arthur ], Brown. managing editor oi
the Herald Republican. is remaining al
his home, although he has recovered
sufficiently from his indisposition Of Sat
urday and SUNDAY TO answer telephone
calls Meantime his duties have beer
assigned to another The owners OF the
paper continue TO maintain his inno-
ccncc while moi requiring his services
They contend that when Miss Paine
wrote the letter 10 Il. Il. McGurrin ac-
demanding that he be punished she was
lcrdnCrd
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
QUESTION OF STRIKE
is LEFT TO THE MEN

KANSAS CITY. Oct sp.-Behin(
closed doors tho executive committee
OF the traipmeps union on the Chicago
Rock Island g. Pacific railroad met her
national Brotherhood of Railway GARNER
10 discuss the strike situation on IL
Rock Island road. None OF the me'nhcr
would say what took place. Martin r
Ryan, general president OF the Brothe-
hood OF Railway Carmen and nlembc
Of the International executive commit
tee. said. however that the votes nj a.
men on the Rock Island had not yet beer
completely canvassed. The question o,
striking had been left To tho men, he
said.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
ADVANCES IN FREIGHT
RATES ARE SUSPENDED

SHINGTnN. Oct. 20.-Materiai I'D
vances in the freight rates on the heavy
traffic In apples in carloads recently pro-
posed by the western trunk lines and In
dividually by the Chicago Rock Island IL
Pacific effective November l. today were
suspended by the interstate commerce
commission until February IS pending
thorough investigation, Informal COM
plants of the proposed rates reached the
commission from shippers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
DR.. WILEY DECLINES
HONOR FROM ABROAD

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3o.--pr. Harvey
w. Wiley chief of the bureau OF chem
istrY. today put aside n signal honor
when no declined To preside at IA congress
Pure Food and Health society of Greal
Britain.
The purpose Of the conference. as
stated in the invitation 10 nr Wiley is
''to consider methods for overhaullng our
present autiauated and ineniriently ad :
iuinistcred food laws.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
Sees Boat Is Empty.

When they again went out Westphall said
he noticed that the boat was empty, He
rushed To the house and got his field
glasses and looked through them. and
saw that the woman was out Of the
boat. apparently struggling In tho water.
Westphal and Carpenter Immediately
got into another boat and rowed out to
the unfortunate woman. They drew her
into the boat and made an attempt TO re
viyc her. Their efforts not proving sue
ccssful. they hurried To the shore as fast
AS they could but the woman
died almost Immediately. The men
stil worked however. and one OF them
tclcphoned for a doctor. finally getting
DIR. Grau OF Pleasant Grove, seven miles
away. Or. Grau Jumped into an auto
mobile and hurried 10 the scene, but
there MAS no sign Of life when the doc
tor arrived.
| Mr.. Evans said that tho rule was uni
ycral IA Utah that inquests were con
Quoted or held, as IN all other criminal
cases. on the advice OF the county at
torney aud sheriff. And these TWO Off
GERS, after Investigating tho case. agreed
| that an inquest was not necessary.
| Ono of the men al the resort, said
Mr.. Evans. stated that the woman might
| have taken some kind of poison and
i gave as his reason for thinking so that
| they could have revived hor iG she had
not taken poison. After she was hauled
out cr the wafer into the boat she
gasped. as IL there might be life still
remaining, but efforts 10 revive her were
| fruitlcss
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
Gentiles Objscting.

While the federal bunch, counscled and
urged 10y Apostle Senator Reed Sinoot,
Is trying to elect the Park ticket, the ma
iorty OF the Gentle Republicans are op-
posed To a fusion With the church ticket.
The GENTLE Republicans who worked
earnestly for the LeatherWood ticket at
tho primary are convinced that they
were not beaten fairly. but through eccle
siastical influence. They are opposed to
boWing supnely 10 the will of the church
and favor voting against church domi-
nance in municipal government. Hum
dreds of them have already allied them
selves with the American party IN pro-
test against This latest church interfer-
ence.
OF the ton members Of the city COM
mittec il Is understood that only two
favor q fusion of the Republicans With
the church ticket. which is not Repuh-
llcau, not Democratic. certainly not nom
partisan. hut merely anti-American. The
federal bunch VIII swing many OF tho
ticket but the Gentle Republican work.
ers will not 30 TO the church ticket
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
County Attorney Explains.

County Attorney Evans OF Provo eX-
planned at length Yesterday 10 the CORE
spondcnt of The Tribune his reasons for
not urging the Justice OF The peace AT
Geneva, where the suicide took place, TO
impsncl coroncrs jury. Mr.. Evans
went TO Geneva and talked with Jake
WcstphaIl. Levi ". Carpenter and James
ID. Moffett. who were at the resort when
Miss Paine left the train and rented a
boat MI. Evans stated that the three
men werc agreed that the woman was
mentally normal when she talked to Car
pentcr and Westphall about renting q
boat.
Carpenter referred her 10 Wcstphall,
who was In charge OF the resort, and
To Wostphail she stated that she would
Ike 10 row out on the lake while she
was waiting. She was given the boat
and WAS assisted into il she was
asserting 20 the request Of Westphal
that she should not be gone more than
an hour.
Alotfelt told the county attorney that
the woman put the oar down every
little way apparently 10 ascertain the
depth After watching her until She had
propelled the boat about 100 yards from
the shore and had convinced them tina,
she knew how TO handle the boat the
men, without the slightest suspicion oi
an intent ON her part 10 commit suicide
went into the house, where they re.
malucd about two or three minutes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
Question Of Finance.

Accordingly John r. Bowman, chair
man of the Republican city committee.
called In from his district chairman all
of the canvass books. Then the ques-
tion OF turning over these books 10 the
church party was taken up with the
city committee, The Republican city
committee, it Is understood, is about
$4,000 In debt. Much of this Indebtedness
was occasoned by making the canvass
The proposition, it is understood, was
made the Citizens committee in charge
of the church campaign for the Park
ticket that if ii would pay the debts In
CURED by The Republican committee in
tine Leatherwood campaign the Repub-
lcan committee would turn over the
canvass books. The new law, however,
requires a statement OF the campaign
expenses. II would he strange 10 have
the church ticket, which was victorious
at the primaries make an official con-
fcssiup that II had paid the campaign
expenses of the ticket that ostensibly
opposed IL.
Negotiations are now understood TO be
off unless It so happens that the Rcpub-
lican district chairmen override the dis
trict committee and vote to turn over
The coveted records.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
C. O. P. MACHINE
MAY SELL OUT
TO HIERARCHY
Church Ticket Willing to Pay
Machines Debt if 1t Can
Get the Canvass
Books.
GENTLE MEMBERS OF
THE PARTY INDIGNANT
Resent Interference of Church
That Caused Defeat Of
Republican Ticket at
the Primary.
T A MEETING last night the

A L A MEETING last night the
" Republican city committee de-
~ cided not to turn over to the
Citizens committee the Repub
hcap canvass books compiled during
the so.called Good Government CAM
paign prior to the primary election OF
week ago. This action, however, may
he rescinded at a meeting of all Of
the Republican district chairman to be
held at the Republican headquarters
at the Atlas building tonight. when the
question Of aiding the Citizens church
ticket will be discussed by the Repub-
ljcan chairmeu.
The Citizens committee has been try
Ing to secure from the Republicans the
canvass books showing the political pref
crepces OF the voters for the coming
election. The Republicans made can
pass of the city just prior 10 the recent
primary election. but 10 canvass was
made by the church party, except such
as was made among the Mormon voters
by the bishops and block teachers De-
sirous OF learning the political prefer
enccS OF the Gcptiles OF which they have
no record the leaders of the church anti
nerican party made orertures 10 secure
the canvass books.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31

RTEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-The pro"
mi posed plan for reorganization OF
VI The tobacco trust submitted by
the American Tobacco company
and co-dcfendapts to the government
antitrust suit, was both praised and
condemned today before the federal
circuit court Judges of the unlted
States for the southern district of New
York.
After Attorney General Wickc:sham
had filed the governments answer to
the plan. counsel for the defendants
pleaded with the court to accept the
dissolution proposal Lewis y, Ley
yard, arguing for the defendants, In"
sisted that il was an honest plan to
comply with the requirements Ill the
mandate Of the supreme court for a
rcorgauiza tion that will restore com
petition in compliance with tho terms
of the Sherman antitrust law.
Supporting the plan. representatives of
the preferred stockholders and bond
holders of the American Tobacco com,
pany and constituent companies urged
approval Of the division Of tho trust into
four principal segregated companies. to
be operated independent of each other,
In support of these interests appeared
Joseph H Choate and others. who IN
sisted that the reorganization plan was
sincere and pleaded that no hostile sle-
ments be permitted absolutely to destroy
il, though 1t might be subject TO some
amendment calculated To assure protec-
ton TO the property rights Of citizens
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
'Uon Often Serious.

nv Sn ,t or less friction has arisen be
ana lhtcrstnlc commerce cornIniS-
M "9 various state railroad comrnis-
I,pon this point. again, 10 quote
oye S''prenc court could say, and
|fplais VIII say. eventually. that an
Late n,arrlcr cannot be controlled by
fer in,n,ol,ssion Inn In any way that would
|ofher er',aslate ,e over Interstate traffic.
nos words, the federal authority
Qnd lie EN- hnrd a state to build wall
nlc ,pi,,,o ,porders that would afford tile
in ~.nm that wall a p.res,er advan-
pie lefO.u,nsrce 81 .mn,I Than is enjoyed by the
cannnt nt'ssner s state outside The wall.
eFies az nave separated articulst ted
Ional y, =, commerce, We must have a
bal controi OF railroads under ma :
Ideter,nI mat finally the government
Tor ogi1ar, insr,. as Us the government OF Can
FpporcdI dI"iH,ahre. i,,hr. determines. whether
nctnd. .rhne rnhe OF railroad ahaIl be con
|lsy lin, ne building and operation OF
'nesa an ano 3i railway may pu, n,i ri
--.o.ler line that * eouippcd TO
. AAEnhnts1I
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
Celestials to Have a ConStitu-
tiona1 Form of Govern
nent at Once.
MOBILES ARE EXCLUDED
Two Imperial Edicts Issue for
the Purpose of Quelling
the Rising Storm.

DEKIN. Oct. 30-The demand of
~ the national assembly for conl'
plete constitutional government
has been acceded to by the throne,
An imperial cdict was ISSUED today
apologizing for the past neglect OF the
throne aud granting an immediate con-
stitution with cabinet from winch
mobiles shall be excluded.
A second edict grants pardon 10 po'
litical offenders connected with the
revolution of 1S9S and subsequent rero-
lutious and TO those compelled to JOIN
in the present rebellion.
The imperial edict, which is from the
band of the emperor, Hsuan lung,
says:
''G have reigned three years and have
always acted consclentiously in the inter-
ests OF the people, But have not en-
ployed men properly, as ! am without
political skill. have employed too many
mobiles in political positions, which
contravenes constitutionalism.
"On railway matters one whom trust
ed deceived me. Hence public opinion
was antagonized. When I urge reform.
officials and the gentry seize the oppor-
tunity TO embezZle. Much OF the people s
money has been taken. but nothing to
benefit the people has been achieved
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
prded as Menace.

IN. SaiS are seldom set apar. for eH-
<ne use In moving either class OF
1le. but generally arc used inter
.rscaolr Ia moving both. and the silu-
~ II much The same with trJ!nmen,
1snden and Hike employees, Tor they
*y not necessarily. have to do
y no'h classes OF traffic. Besides.
ssveTai trains on the same railroad
nol lndcpondcnt I'm point of move
''' anc safnty. but are inierdepend .
'or Wuatcrer brings delay or dis
n W one, Or rcsultS III disabling one
~ operatives, Is calculated To I'M
r,ne progress and lmpcrtl the safety
ssnei Trains And so the absence Of
a y, 0r,:ian safety appliances from any
~, any train Is a menace, not only
rbsa uain. but 10 oth"rs-"
<F occislon OF tile court Is regarded
great significance II will enable
!. .nn,.,nln,ssion nj, h"reuftru TO enforce prac-
|rr' Mitnout question ii. orders based
~. Who casually examined the onin.
|<sIiness dHiccd as TO It's bearing on the
.ole'n" as 10 whether q state may
|raeta, Te'ehl and passenger rates on
|rosas lraiiic when such rcGuia ion in
"a cor OF might interfere. with inter
c6r rvsytlahilcrce. The supreme court is
|cb 4, Inc question next January
a H., NcaTs the su-callcd Minncsota
|srn,,, ratc cases, II IS the bcst
1atio,,' " those conrersant with thc
n i,v. however. that today's decision
"a, any bearing upon tho rate
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
Judges Take Part.

Judges Lacombe, Ward, Coke ana
Moves, who arc hearing the arguments,
took active part In the discussion. Whsn
the arguments are concluded II is e%-
pected tile judges will rake the case un-
der adyisemcnt for some time bciorc an
nouncing "A decision.
Opposition 10 the disintegTation scheme
was offered by Henry II. Hunter on be-
half of the independent retail iopac ,
conists of tho country, Attorney General
Williams of Virginia. who spoke also on on
North Caro!ina. and Attorney Gencr;a'
Lyon OF South Carolina, and John w !,
Yerkes. representing the lndYpehuen'
Hunter declared that 100000 Iudepend :
cut retail tobacco dealers In tho coun :
try saw In the plan OF reorganization no
assurance ., ending the ri system ,Sd. tnae he
sSi"c s@i"ersbip TO bring about "a "a fair and
honest terminatlon OF The trust Gov
tobacco producers whom, he said, IN
sisted upon real competition; John w.
Ierkes attacked the muluality of stock
ownership in the reorganization and said
that IT afforded no protection to the In :
dependent manufacturers. The division
of brands proposed 10 be placed In The
described az an ''adrott scheme of seq
rceaton absolutely destructive Of COM
petition between the four proposed com :
p0nics.
An argument OF protest was filed late
in tho clay by Felix H Levy, in addition
10 that fled Jointly BY himself and Mr.;
Brandeis for the National Cigar Leaf
association and the other concerns. In
this Inc said
1T cannot be doubted that If the prin-
clplo of the joint or municipal stock own
crshln ~ approved by the court. the
twenty -ninc individual owners aud their
satellites viii. have ample opportunity by
covert means to effect unified control
of oil the constituent companies The
! likelihood that they will seek 10 cSer-
| else such control and tbc deceptive de-
VICES 10 which they probably will resort
stood hy an examinatio Of their past
conduct, shown b" The record in THIS
cause IN the light Of their past con-
duct II is safe 10 assume that no scrupcs
! of conscience or moral restraints Will
withhold them from & repetition OF alrnl-
i lar acts.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
Argument &C Brandeis.

Independent manufacturers, dealers
and producers OF tobacco unanimously
disapproved the plan on the ground that
il would not result in effcCtually break
Ing up the trust and that II Is n sham
proposal 10 divide the properties. con-
troll OF which stlll would be retained by
the group ot individuals now dominating
the industry. Louis u. Brandeis OF Ros-
ton made the principal argument against
the plan and sought TO convince Inc
court that 1T would be impossible To
bring about thereby 81 restoration OF the
competitive system in the trade.
Attorney Genera! Wickcrsham, appear
Ing with the special prosecuting attor-
neys, ] G. McReynolds and Edwin z.
Grosvenor. Will be heard tomorrow. Inc
answer OF the attorney general, fled 70"
day, did not express general opposition
TO the dissolution plan, but contained
for the guidance OF the court many re-
sirictions deemed necessary 10 rcstoTa-
ton of competition in the tobacco In
dustrS.
Maintaining that II was impossible Tor
the court TO determine in advance Whetn-
er a plan actually VIII accomplish etec-
tive competition, the attorney general re-
auested that right be reserved to the
government to apply 10 the court at any
time within five ycars for other relei
upon showing that thc plan did not
result in 3 new condition In harmony
with the Law.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
[[|N|NAT|ON
|DF THE STATE
Il COMMISSIONS
onnplete Control of All the
railroads of the Country by
Interstate Commerce Com
mission ForeshadoWed.
oPlNION OF u. S.
SUPREME COURT
! |ornnIiance With Federal Law
! ]Regarding Safety Appli-
ances Compulsory Even
Within State.
|PlNION OF u. S.
SUPREME COURT

= asHINGTON. Oct. 3o.-Com-
III plete control of all the TALL
" roads of the country by the
y interstate commerce commits
and virtual elimination Of the
! commissions from such control
oresbadowed in an opinion handed
n today by the supreme court OF
United States.
he court held tina; hereafter All
motives, cars or other equipment
on any railroad which rs a nigh
OF interstate commerce must com
with the federal safety appliance
It's opinion the court held that
pliance with the federal law is com
ory on ali railroads engaged IN the
lsportation Of persons or freight
4 one state tn another, Elaborat
on. this, however, il held that the
or equipment Of such roads, even
nraacd in transportation within the
tines OF a state must be considered
BART and parcel Of the road and,
'efore. completely under The luris-
icp Of the federal commission,
em,lers o. the interstate commerce
mission are iubilant AT tho ruling OF
|'suplene court, which was unanl- :
nferring TO the courts opinion. Com
Eipner Lane declared ''it meant.
nihally. that there is TO he no qua
trnl nf irIcrsfaf.. curl,icrS'
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lnion by Van Devanter.

'he determination Of this mooted
|9tion was laid down III an opin-
read by Justice Van Devanter In Il
\ Instituted by the government against
Southern Railway. The point at Is,
vas whether the fedora! act Apphed
the case Of shipment from one
n In Alabama 10 another point I'm the
" state, the shipment being In an
Voperly equipped car. The lower
.Fls held that there had been a yio--
lm OF the law and their Judgment
\ sustained by the supreme court
|udge Van Dcvanter held that the law
pped 10 ali equipment on a highway
Interstate commerce, whether At the
u II MAS carrying interstate or lntra =
|'e commerce. He then hcld-and was
'uined by the courts unanimous opin'
'-lhat the safety appliance act was
lstltulionaI.
.Waking only Of railroads that are
;oways Of both interstate and mira
ke commerce. says Judge Van De-
nler. 'thesH things are of common
oSledgc: Both classes Of traffic are
umes carried in the same car and
~ this Is not the Case the cars II
.Icn 'hcy are carried arc frequently
managed In the same train and in the
..rhing and other movements at ter