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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-08
MARTIN
To LEAD THEM
Virginia Senator Is Made Per
manent Chairman of Caucus
by Senate Minority.

WASHINGTON. April 7.-Senator Mar
tin of Virginia, at the Democratic caucus
today. was selected permanent caucus
chairman and minority leader during the
present congress, He received Il out of
the 81 votes cast is going to Senator
Benjamin T.. Shively of Indiana. who was
then elected vice chairman
. Senator w. T.. Chiffon Of West Virginia
was elected secretary of the caucus the
two last named places having been rlled
by acclamation. Senator Owen declined
a reelection as secretary,
The expected long contest did not de-
veop. Prior to the session the pro-
grcssive Democrats. as the followers of
met in tho office Of Senator Owen 10
canvass the situation. Several found
themselves in embarrassing position
because OF pledges made many weeks ago
II was decided that tho progressives
should vote for Senator Newlands Of Ne
Stone OF Missouri both declined TO become
candidates. The plan was changed In
caucus. however, when 1t was learned
that Mr.. Shively who was tho vice chair
man under the leadership OF Senator
Money during the last congress. would
not object 10 receiving the complimentary
vote Of those who would not vote Tor Mir.
Martin.
Several progressives conceded that Sen
ator Martin would not he defeated. Fall
ure to upset his candidacy was due
brought out as the candidate OF the Bry-
an Following 10 prevent the election of
Senator Bailey or OF Sena tor Bacon
Both Of these senators. generally known
as regulars. are opposed by The pro-
gressives.
il seemed for r time that Mr.. Martin
would be elected unanimously but Mr.
Bryan wanted an out-anu -out prog TessIve
named and told some OF the new Demo-
cratic senators that they we're throwing
away their opportunities.
Nv Martin nominated hG inr
Clarke OF Arkansas and Senator Shivclv
by Senator Kern of Indiana. the running
mate OF Mr.. Bryan in the last campaign
Senator Stone seconded the Sh!yely NOM
nation.
The ulirty-seven votes cast account
for the Democratic strength except four
Senators Tillman OF South Carolina. Ter
reIl of Georgia and Shve,y were absent
because or illness. and Senator Martin
did not Vote.J
For MsrlIn-Bscon, Bailey. Bankhead
Bryan (Fla,p, Chiffon. Clarke, Cube arson.
Fletcher, Foster. Johnston. Oyernan.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-08
ELY SCARS To
GREAT ALTITUDE
CurtiSs Flyer Makes a Spec
tacular Flight at BOnne-
vile Field.

Eugene B, Ely proved the hero OF the
attitudes at yesterdays aviation meet,
The famous Curtiss flyer climbed so high
toward the blue sky that his machine
became as small as an insect and at
times disappeared entirely from the sight
of the spectators. When Ely descended
from the space into which he had dis
appeared his Paragraph registered 1925
feet above sea level or nearly 5000 feet
above Bonneville aviation field
f. E'Es climb to tne sky was the most
spectacular flights He climbed i'll wide
concentric circles, gaining thousand
sa Ia as eS SS M aSa abaya Gyer waters he
then climbed high above the smoke OF
the Garfield smelters. Hc SKINNED the
summit oI the oquirrh range, going
higher and higher. until his machine was
just dot in the sky, which finally com
pletely disappeared,
There We're other flights during the
forty minutes while Ely was in the air
but 3he crowds were fascinated by Ely's
flight and they kept their eyes glued TO
the place in the sky where Ely was last
seen. waiting for him TO rcappear. He
emerged finally from the space that had
so completely swallowed him ard grew
larger rapidly. untl he again neared the
earth and III. graceful sweep landed
directly In front of the grand stand.
The officials read the barograph and
when the altitude reached was an
mendous ovation.
The altitude reached by Ely sets
new record for Curtiss biplanes. The
Curtjss machines have all been built for
speed and the Curtiss men have never
tried for tine worlds altitude record.
However. In demonstrations OF the abii-
ity of the machine the Curtiss biplane
had previously attained an attitude Of al
most 5000 feet. Ely's record OF 2i26 feet
is more than one hundred feet above The
precious Curtlss record and about 300
foot h. .gIi .s,.
made by Arch HoNsey shortly before his
death at Los Angeles.
The iuiility of using nevies III the war
fare or the future WAS demonstrated
graphically Friday afternoon when three
OF the aviators with deadly accuracy
dropped imitation bombs OH the repre-
OF a battleship. outlined on the
sand BrooEins Parmalee and Willard |
dropped oranges and bags Of flour from |
an altitude of 600 feet OH the outline and |
out OF score of trials there were only |
one or two misses. Had The battleship |
been real and the missiles real explosives. |
the battleship would have been blown |
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-08
SAL 7 LAKE MAN
HURT IN WRECK
R. c. Squire and Family on
Board Rio Grande Train De-
rallied at Price.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
PRICE. Utah, April 7.-Eastbound
Rio Grande passenger train No. while
running at a speed of about fifteen
miles an hour left the track in the
yards here at 9:l0 tonight, one coach.
the chair car, overturning, slightly in
.luring a number of passengers. None
of the injuries are of a serious nature,
r. G., Squire OF 75J Sixth avenue,
Salt Lake, who with his wife and two
children are en- route TO Denver. suf-
fered painful sprain of one knee.
Rock Island Passenger Agent r. D.
Staley of Salt Lake was n passenger
in the rear Pullman, but suffered no
injury.
Jesse Converse of Ferron received a
cash on one side Of his face when the
chair car overturned and he made d
hastv exit through window.
Conductor John Mitchell of Ogden
was in charge of the train, Joe Plum
kett of Grand Junction was engineer
and n. L. Ault of Grand Junction fire
man
Conductor Mitchell was in the bag
gage ear AT the time of the accident,
grabbed the cord which controls the
air and put on the brakes. He and
Baggageman j. W. Staward of Ogden
then grappled the rods at the top OF
the car and swung suspended, expecting
the car to turn over. Conductor Mitch.
ell gives il as his opinion that the
switch had been left unlocked and
opened automatically after the engine
had passed over.
.haIr IL and
two Pullmans left the rails. Nearly
every dish in the diner was broken,
The train had Just crossed n trestle
about twelve feet high when il left
the track. Those injured in the over.
turned chair car were for the most part
hurt by being trampled upon by the
excited passengers, who made frantic
efforts to get out of the car as soon
as it tipped.
c. II. Ecker of Reesville, Wis, was
in this car. Three months ago Ecker 8
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-08
PROM|SES HOT
TIME ON FLOOR
Leader Mann Says House Demo
Gratis Trample Rights of Mi
nOrity Under Foot.

WASHINGTON. April THE first for
NAL conference OF Republican house Lead
ers. including representatives of the in
surGeut portion OF the party. was held
here this afternoon 1t followed a re-
fussl of the Democrats to give up any
more committee places to the Rcpubli
cans to restore the proportion that has
heretofore existed between the TWO par
ties In the committee assignments.
After the conference Minority Leader
Mann gave out Il statement arraigning
what he called the unfair. arbitrary and
brutal action OF the Democrats in tram
pl!ng the rights OF the minority. The
statement promises a Republican fight to
take advantage OF parliamentary privi-
lcges 10 make things hot on the floor.
Mr., Mann submitted the situation To
the conference and asked whether he
should not refuse entirely TO name COM
mittees on the limited basis OF repre-
sentat,on given by the Democrats. It
was determined TO so ahead with the Sc
lection OF Republican members. Mr. Mann
said absolute fairness would he shown
4 h.. irly1IrerurS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-08
Unable to Obtain Food Be
cause of the Heavy
Snowfalls.

TULLY 1000 elk in the Jackson
~ Hole valley IN Wyoming starved
to death last winter, according
to S. n. Leek, a settler of the
valley who came to Salt Lake yes
terday for a few days. MI Leek
brought with HIM pictures of the
'deplorable conditions which existed
during the winter Oh the ranges
and about the farms in the valley,
showing hundreds of dead elk and thou
sands so weak from hunger that they
were scarcely able to move. Mr., Leek
SAYS the settlers have started cam
paign 10 get the government to appro-
pirate money for tho protection of the
herd in the future, and will use pic
lures to assist in the work.
81 have been in the Jackson Hole
valley for TWENTY-FIVE years, sand Mr..
Leck Friday, "and during that time
the Same scenes Of starvation have been
enacted each successive winter. ! have
seen 10000 elk die during my residence
in the valley. and still the state and
government stand by and do not offer
relief.
HThe farmers of the valley want
the government, or the state OF Wyo-
ming to send men into the valley next
summer and buy up large amount
of hay to FEED the animals next WINTER
when thew arc threatened again with
The government can buy
hay in the valley in the summer time
at Il small figure and the farmers Will
be glad to sell il to them. When the
snow gets deep and the ell have moth
ing 10 cat, they can no gwen the hay
and saved from death.
Many Pitiful Scenes.
"During the winter Just closed there
we're some of tho most pitiful sights
imaginable | have seen dozens Of elk
ly,ng on the ground either dend or
diving. They gathered about the cor
rails where the hay was stacked and
simply toppled over, Others Of the
herd IN their efforts TO get at the hay
would stand on the dead bodies in an
effort to reach over the top OF the cor
rails and secure few mouthfuls to
cat. 49, 49,,
s'It was deplorablo condition. Elk
which are generally wild and run ut
the sight of man stood in great herds
and a person could walk up and touch
them. They could not move; Occa-
sionallv one in the bunch would topple
over. unable to stand any longer,
fIp one herd in the valley could
count only 1870 calves, where there
should have been thousand
"Thc cause of starvation was the
snow and ice. The ground was covered
with heavy growth OF grass and the
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l@ BENEDICT
DIES AT VANCOUVER

e.ph' tS; tSo,A:,;p April 3:-sister Bene-
4 laralysI," as Mother Benedict.
f-se Sss. To-Day at tho House Of
he M nro,s Was born on May 20.
t,.ssl In r'iT.ylnce i.clInce OF Quebec. and
Z <oospIta, aeo9. She founded ST.
pis; wss ana Providence academy
a,einol superior at the Tulaiip
,aslon. niu 1smn provisional superior
Mi. ''Vo 10 1903. and Oregon,
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Majority Is Now Seven.

Mr.. Mann declared that the Democratic
members OF The ways and means COM
mitice had adopted the policy OF making
a majority OF seven on the principal com =
mittcc. whereas dominant party never
before claimed more than sin majority.
lie said;
The Democrats begin their operations
by tranplnG the fair rights Of the minor
fly under foot by brute force. The Re-
publlcans cannot prevent The application
Of the force OF numbers by the Demo-
Gratis, but they can object 10 those things
which arc ordinarily done by common
consent.
"The spirit OF fair dealing from the
outset, having been set aside by The
Democrats they must not expect To re-
ceive many favors from the minority. l
apprchend that the unanimous consent
calendar in this congress may not be OF
much value"
MI. Mann announced in making up the
committees the former Republican rule
would he followed OF not appointing to the
rules committee any or the ranking mem
ocre OF the more important committees
OF The house. He also said none OF the
minority members OF the appropriations
committee win bc placed on other Cc<I-
mittces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
FREES CABIN PASSENGERS
Doty Detains Steerage Folk,
HoWever-No Cholera Deaths.

They were IFS happy first cabin psssen-
gers who were released from Quarantine
Yesterday afternoon after being detained
for thirty-six hours on the steamship
Principe III Piemonte ot the Italian line.
from Genoa and Naples. DR.. A. n. Doty,
Health officer Of the Port. gave Thorn clear
bills Of health and they were permitted
TO 90 ashore at Jersey City.
Storage passengers and the crew Of that
vessel still fret I'm Quarantine, however,
and will be detained, Or. Doty said last
night, until he is positive there are no
ca SOS OF cholera carriers among them.
DR.. Doty also freed from Quarantine
yesterday afternoon forty-six Of the pas
sengers and crew Of the steamship Moltke.
These persons were taken to Ellis Island.
The Health Officer issued a statement
last night that was optimistic, and read
as follows:
At Hoffman Island conditions are pro.
crossing favorably. At Swinburne Island
no deaths have been reported since the
last report OF yesterday. All are well on
board the detained Anchor Line steamer
Perugia.
The steamer Roma reached Quarantine
last night from Marseiles and Barcelona,
with seventy-two passengers in the steer
age. and was detained. The Roma usually
takes passengers at Naples. but did not
stop at this port on her voyage over, be-
cause OF the cholera. She will probably
be permitted to proceed 10 her pier to-
day, 1t was said after a thorough eX-
animation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
Mr.. TAFT ON BATTLEFIELD
Continued from frst page.

magistrate Of the nation, spoke WITHOUT
official record being made of his utter
ances.
when the Presidents party started
from Washington to attepd the CUNT
mating exercises Of the Manassas semi
centennial reunion and love feast OF tho
me-, who opposed each other in the civil
War the sun was shining brightly. lie
had not gone far on his way, however
when the storm clouds began 10 gather.
BEFORE the deIuge came he had time to
stop at Fairfax Courthouse 10 look at
George Washington's last will and tesla
ment and TO get luncheon.
Five miles out Of Fairfax tho Presi-
dents car mounted a hill, dipped down
into q valley and discovered big tour
inc car stalled i'm the middle Of stream
that on ordinary DAYS is two feet wide
hut which to-day was broadened mo
burdrod feet Of yellow, swiring water.
seated in il. calmly awaiting their rate
,rora three United states Senator'S
Nelson. Of Minnesota; BACON. of Georgia
and Overman. Of North Carolna-and
Solicitor General Lehman. senator
prandegee. Of Connecticut, owner OF the
car had abandoned his friends in ma
stream and had gone ahead TO OBTAIN inc
sor,.icos of a horse or two TO pull them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22

make In their leading questions to wit
nesses.
Mr. Burke. former chairman Of the
Committee on Indian Affairs. and now
minority member on that committee. Is
we'll versed'in land laws and Land Once
practices. His appointment to the COM
mittee proved thorn In the side OF
those Democrats who have been con-
Quoting tho hearing purely TO manu-
facturc campaign material based on gilt
tcring generalitics.
If the committee RECEIVERS It's nerve and
If Mr.. Brandes recommends, the nvesti-
CATION of the Controller Bay fake may
be resumed in the fall when the cooler
weather shall have dissipatcd Chairman
Grahams headache" when weeks OF
sober meditation shall have equipped
Delegate Wickersham TO testify. and n
long summer may have inspired Bran
deis, Pinchot and company with some
new scheme Of acquiring publicity and
revenge.
Attorney General Wickersham will be
heard on Monday by the House Com
mitteo on Judiciary relative 10 the
charges made by Delegate Wickersham.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
FOR WORK ON SUBWAYS
Engineers Make 5-Year Agree
ment with Contractors.

Anticipating a great demand for engi-
neers as soon as work on the new subways
begins, the United Portable Safety Engl-
neers' Union Yesterday made an agreement
as TO wages and conditions OF work with
tho Contractors Protective Association
The agreement is TO continue for five years
from August I. and breaks all records as
10 length OF time in such agreements.
The engineers union is composed OF
hosting engineers. and the members OF
the Contractors, Protective Association do
excavatlnG work on large scale.
Under the new agreement 100 engineers
will be paid AS day FOR eight hours,
with double wages for overtime, an ad-
vance Of - cents day over present wages.
The union also made an agreement with
the Iron League. the members of which
contract for the erection Of structural iron
work and several other organizations Of
employers and expects on Monday 10
make an agreement with the Mason Build
ers' Association. Altogether It was stated
that agreements had been made on behalf
Of three thousand engineers at increased
wages
G. II. Cheney. secretary Of the Iron
League. said Yesterday that the engineers
employed by the league were paid by the
week. lie would not say what tho wages
arc 10 be under the new agreement but
said it.provdcd for an Increase on Jan
nary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
PENROSE SUCCEEDS KNOX
Immediately Reports Bill to Abol.
ish Monetary Commission.

Washington, July PA battle royal over
a financial bill I'm the next session Of Con
gross was foreshadoWed to-day when. in a.
cordance with a general agreement among
those concerned, Secretary Knox rendered
10 tho Senate bis resignation as a member
of the Monetary Commission. and Senator
Penrose, chairman Of the Committee on
Finance, was designated hy Vice President
sherman to succeed him. The change was
made 10 enable Mr. Penrose to give especial
attention 10 the bill the commission VIII
present at the beginning Of the regular ses-
sion Of Congress next December.
Immediately following this change. MI.
Penrose reported from tho Finance Com
mlttee tho Crimmins hill providing for the
abolition Of the commi sSion at tho begin
ming Of the regular session. The report V as
the result OF a poll OF The committee taken
after Consultdtio between Senator penroSa
aud ex-senator Aldrich, chairman of the
commission.
Mr. Penrose said Mr.. Aldrlch had taken
the POSITION that the work Of the commits
SioU would terminate naturally with the
presentation of the final report IA Deem
Dor, but Mr. Aldrich had no objection To
tho passage OF tho CumminS bill. In MIR.
Cummins's absence there was no effort 10
act on the measure, and IL went on the
calendar.
II is not expected that further meetings
OF the commission will he held until well
along i'm the fall and that then tho com
mission will he called together 20 formulate
a reuort which II Is expected, viii he along
tho lines of the central reserve plan OF Mr.
Aldrich This action will give the financial
hin a place Of first importance on the cal
onlar at the first regular session of the SD
Cnmeress Thai il viii be bitterly attacked
is a foreeone conclusion, but It's friends
are preparing 80 defend II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
CHOLERA LABORATORY HERE
Dix Orders One Established to
Stop Further Invasion.

Albany, July 2I.-At. the direction Of
Governor Dix. fully equipped state bsc-
THEOLOGICAL laboratory is being este blished
at the Port of New York for the purpose
OF preventing further invasion Of cholera
The equipment has been shipped from tho
state hygienc laboratory. and a sufficient
number Of skilled bacteriologists are ON
hand to assist i'm the meteorological work
made necessary by the examination of the
large number Of immigrants. The efforts
To check the disease are being looked after
BY tho Joint health authorities Of the
United States snd state government and
Of tho Port If New York.
In compliance with instructions from the
Governor. State Health Commit ssioner
Porter has detailed Deputy Commissioner
Howe. Dr. W. $. Magill director Of the
state hygienic laboratory three bacteriol-
ogists and two other laboratory workers 10
the Port Of New York. 10 contribute in
every possible manner 10 increase the Ell
cheney Of the preventive measures being
employed against this disease. Additional
assistance will be sent from Albany should
coca sion arise to demand II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
TO FINANCE NEW SUBWAYS
Kuhn, Loeb & Go. Expected to
Head Syndicate of Bankers.

Tho financing for the new sUhVsys
awarded 10 the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, calling for total expenditure
bv that corporation Of approximately S5,-
Gio. 600 will he undertaken. according 10 70
ports i'm we'll informed quarters in Wall
street Yesterday, 10y a syndicate of bank
crs headed by Kuhn. Loeb & Co. and in
Guiding probably the central Trust Com
pauy, Kidder. Peabody Co, of Boston
with the National city Rank although the
latter institution itself. il was said i'm au-
thoritatiye quarters, would take no direct
part in tho financing
fow weeks ago II was reported that
the Armours OF Chicago might become in
terested in the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
financing. and II IL considered not unlikely
in financial circles that j. ogden Armour,
president Of Armour & Co. who year OF
two ago became . director of the National
Citv Bank will be one Of the interests
identified with that institution 10 take part
IN INC syndicate. Jacob II. schiff head Of
Kuhn Loeb g. Co, IL also a director Of the
National city Bank
Tho participation Of the Central Trust
COMPANY IN the UNDERWRITING would ap
pear likely from tho tact that Anthony y.
Brady chairman Of the board Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, and
commonly credited with being its ruling
figure IS closely associated with the insti-
tuition. and its president James VI. Wal.
lace. rs y Nllf'ipi 81 luF bl''hiEN 'dlIp
Transit Company. Mr.. Schiff is trustee
Of tho Central Trust Company
While there is no doubt that syndicate
com DOsod Of the powerful interests named
above would have little difficulty IN provid
ing even such enormous sum that
required by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
roinpany for building and cqutppinG the
new subways awarded 10 II, there ia con
siderable interest IN Wall Street as 10 lust
what the financing Is going 10 cost the
traction COMPANY From the fact that
Brooklyn Rapid Transit I per cent bonds
are now selling al around 81. n would seem
that tho COMPANY would have 10 pay the
bankers high rate for furnishing the
funds needed for tho new subways.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit stock did not
rcsp0nd with much enthusiasm TO the an
nonncement that the company had received
an the new subwdys. advancing One-haif
roint from the opening figure ~ ga, which
was a gain OF seven eigbths OF a point over
Thursday's close Tho stock was also less
active than on the preceding day, and in
the later trading lost more than II had
gained in the morning advance. closing at
Sgil. A net loss OF one-eighth point on the
DAYS transactions, which tOtalled only
1921 shares. az compared with 1890 on
Thursday.
Interborough- Metropolitan stocks, as was
70 De expected, declined on the news that
the rival company had received all the
half point and the preferred "A points. In
tha later trading the preferred recovered
an hut onc-quarter point OF It's earlier loss
closing al ia which was net loss OF
onc quarter point FOR the day. The com
mon closed - tTt. tho low point Of the
day and one half point under Thursday
close.