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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
Bonds Are Approved.

The bonds of W, L. Tuddenham. super
visor Of streets and public improvements,
and w Il. Farr. Inspector OF weights.
measures and OIL formerly refused ON
account Of faulty wording, were APP
proved, as were those of G. i. Stevens.
deputy auditor, and w, f.. Madscn. clerk
in the civil division OF the city court.
The three desk sergeants OF the police
department submitted bonds OF s2S00
each, but as the commission had recently
the matter was referred To the depart,
City Engineer b. III. Blossom advised
that during n brief absence from the
city II 6, Smith will be in charge OF
his department.
Appointment of n number of night
watchmen and railroad detectives 10
serve as policemen without pay from the
city was approved
The Saltar railroad franchise made its
first appearance before the commission
and was referred together with the op-
posing petition Of The Utah Light and
Power company, To the department al
streets and public improvements This
matter was among the accumulation OF
business inherited from the council, Pc
titions referring to street paving, dam
age suits, irrigation matters, park prof.
Gets and opening and closing OF streets
were numerous and each WAS referred
10 the proper department. So humorous
were the petitions asking street paving
that Commissioner Lawrence was heard
To murInur, do they want TO cover tho
WhDlo ritNp''
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Seven Recommendations.

AZ the close of the report the commits
sion offers seven rccomme nds tions. of
which the following are summarizes
J. That seciiou o''thN act be amend
ed TO require telephone, telnETa pin and
cable companies TO publish, nc ana nos.
tariffs. and to empower the commission
TO reject and refuae 10 file any schedule
rendered for filing which has the effect
OF exceeding the number OF supplements
OF the volume OF supplemental matter
permitted under the commissions tariff
regulations.
.. To make the Elkins act applicable
TO telephone, telegraph. and cable COM
panies.
?. That tho stlmulss of requirement.
be applied 10 the long DELAYED progress
toward the adoption Of a Uniform classi-
flcation.
:. To provide additional safeguards =
in railroad transportation for en-
ployecs and tho public.
;. That the commission he relieved OF
the iuriFJictlnn Of The physica operation
~ street railways in ;hc Dstrlc, Of Co
lumbia.
6. To provide for the regulation end
control NJ capitalization and sutta hle
provisions for tho valuation of railway
property,
:. The construction of an adequs,e o
and suitab,s office building for the use
Of the commission
The members % the commission who
submitted tho report are hudson G.
Clements Of Georgia cha rics A. Prouty
or Vermont, Franklin Is. IHnc oc Cali
fornta Edgar y. Ciork of Iowa. James
s, Harlan of Illinois. Charles &. Nc"
Chord or Eentucky and Balthasar H.
Meyer OF Wisconsin.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
ARMY OFFICER is
FACING TROUBLE
Colonel Daniel Cornman Fails to
Declare Dutiable Merchan-
disc to Inspectors.

san FRANCISCO. Jan. s.-Colonel
Daniel Coruman, commanding officer
OF the Seventh United States infan-
Try, Is facing criminal prosecution by
reason of his failure 10 declare dutiape
merchandise when customs inspectors
boarded the transport Sherman. which
arrived from Manila sunday. AS ii is,
the customs department has seized q
quantity of merchandise brought from
the Orient by the colonel and his wife,
and Collector of Port Stratton said today
that the result Of the Investigation 10
be held Will determine whether or not
the army officer is To be prosecuted
When the customs inspectors osrded
the Sherman. Colonel Cornnlan and his
wife werc saked II they had anything
10 declare. They replied In the negative
and the inspectors went 10 the trouble
Of making the law plain. Then six trunks
and SIX other pieces of baggage were
searched and rile dutlable goods were
found. come Of the articles being packed
In such q manner as Ia convince the Gus
toms men that q deliberate attempt TO
sinueglc them had been made.
Collector Strattnn said that if the in =
IestiSation developed only failure TO
declare. the only punishment would be Il
fine treble tho value OF tho articles con
flscated II criminal intention is proved
the collector said that he would force a
vigorous prosecution.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
DENNIS ROGERSOV|s IS
HERE FROM MODENA

Dennis Rofcrson Is in the city from
Modena, where he has charge OF the
oil tanks and water system of the rail-
road at that point Mr. Rogerson re-
ports tho coolest weather ever known in
thst region, the thermometer having
registered from * TO is degrees below
zero Within the last two weeks.
''On the Escalante DESERT. Mr.. Roger
son says, "the snow is only about six
inches deep, and as a consequence the
numerous herds OF sheep are winterine
spleDdidiy Oh the white sage of which
there is An abundance, and thus far no
losses have been sustained.
Modena la A busy. prosperous busi-
ness railroad town. II is the distribute
ing point for the Santa Clara valley set
Elements, including ST. George Harris
burg, Leeds, Toauervile and other points
in the far southeast
ga good deal OF attention is being
paid 10 dry farming. The experiments
made lase year demonstrate that this
method of scientific farming can be
made a success. The result is that in the
near future thousands OF acres in the
vicinity of Modena will he under culti-
walton. and Will lend In large measure
TO make this region one Of the most
prosperous and desirable in the state
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
ADLER CHARGE
is CONFIRMEI
Editor OF the Survey Declart
Steel Corporation Overworksi
It's Employees. 4
BY international News Service.

bN International News Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-CoufirmatIon
The recent charges OF Dr. Felix Adls
that the United States Steel corpora,Is-
works It's lsborrrs twelve hours a IA,
With twenty hour stretch ever,
,wo weeks was made today by John A
Fitch. one Of the editors Of The mara
zine Survey
The twelve hour day is The r,le Ii
the mills with the workers that enear,
in the manufacturing processes" sah
Mr.. Fitch. Some OF 'he men have job'
Jhst 90 not require constant effort El
take aborer i'm the ysrda with
whselbarroT--hc works hard for tuely,
hours straight. ] don't see how 4, Il
that any man eau work that long on a
stretch. but i is probably explained by
The fact thst the Pole and ITugavisn'
who handle these jobs are men oi III
most superhunan strength. There ~
men who have TO work only ten houi
per day, but th"y arc mechanics abo,
the plant and not steel workers.
Then every two weeks the men ha,
10 work twonty-four hours on strett
instead OF tho usual Twelve. This COM
when the shifts are changed from d
10 night. The seven -day week. is also
vogue to 3 certain extent.
"All class spirit is discnUTs eed by h
trust, n a man tries 10 StD-t an d
ganigstion he tx Immediately II
charged.
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No Absolute Rule.

The commission has carefully refrained
from establishing any absolute rate.
simply holding that from certain defined
territories rates TO the intermediate point
should not exceed those to the more dis
tant points by more than a certain
amount because, looking 10 the whole
situation, a greater difference would re-
suit in undue discrimination against the
interior point,
During the year 1910 the interstate
steam railways paid out the sum Of S2l-
9il, ,232 in settlement of claims presented
by shippers for the loss of or damage
to their freight in transit THIS is less
than the amount paid out in each OF the
preceding years. In 1909 the amount
paid on this account was s2t,ol6,3S0 and
In 1905 # WAS So so ,jgS
Altogether deCsous in 5OI cases in
sIItuted by formal complaints of ship
pers and others or h. the commission
on lis own motion have been announced
during the past year and l45 cases of
the ga me character have been dismissed
on stipulation Of the parties or upon mo
tion Of complansnts. During the year
SS1 formal complaints have been filed
and twelve proceedings OF inquiry in
stituted by the commission ON its own
motion.
In the twelve mouths ending November
50, 1911. l2l $40 tariff publications were
flied with the commission. which is
bout 32,15o less than for the preceding
twelve months. This decrease Is ac-
counted for by the fact that carriers are
consolidating into comprehensive book or
pamphlet form rates heretofore published
in many miscellaneous small tariffs,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
Rescuers Work Hours,
SNOWSLIDE KILLS
MAN NEAR ALTA

Hyrum KolIger Of Union. aged - years,
farmer By occupation, who has been
engaged in ore-hauling Tor several OF the
mining companies in Big Cottonwood
canyon. met death in a snowslde, four
miles north OF Alta, Sunday afternoon.
The body was recovered yesterday and
taken TO Union for burial
Kolliser had finished his days work
and was snowshocinG up the Side or the
mountain when he encountered the slide.
1t was not until yesterday that he was
missed. Immediately searching party
was sent out and the body was soon dis
covered,
Kollicer was the son Of Mrs. William
Monteer OF Union. lie was unmarried.
While this is the only fatality reported
from Alta. IT is known that 4 number
of slides have occurred there within the
last few days. One was At the Alta Con
soldatcd mine. which almost swept the
boarding house from its foundation. but
did no further damage Another slide
80 feet wide, occurred on the south side
Of the CANYON, directly south Of Alta
but no one was injured
Altogether. there have been seven slides
In the vicinity of Alta. but only ono lIfc
has been lost and the property damage Is
nominal. The snow is unusually deep iT
tine canyons and on the mountainsidcS
however, and more slides are expected, .
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
Office Is Abolished.

Under the head OF new business. the
office of land and water commissioner
was abolished and the duties OF the posi-
lion added 80 those OF the water depart
mcnt in this connection Mayor Park
announced that the ordinance would be-
come effective after one reading and
publication In one issue OF a newspaper.
Formerly, under Tho regime of the city
council, three readings were necessary TO
the enactment of measure.
The legal department OF the city ad-
mlnistration was formed by ordinance
and the selections of the commission to
the positions formed were ratified. The
corporation counsel and city attorney will
be required to file A bond OF $4,000 ca ch
and the two assistants Of one-half that
sum.
Another division, the second I'm the his
tory Of the commission, occurred during
The meeting and this time. az before, Com
missioner Lawrence cast the dissenting
vote. 1t was on the question Of author
izIng the commissioner In charge Of each
department TO discharge any holdover
employee without submitting the matter
TO the commission, This rule will not
apply tn new appointments. Mr.. Law
renee voted against the measure.
The commission will meet at 10 o'clock
this morning and may take up the selec-
ton Of city purchasing AGENT.
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Continued from Page One.)

circle, but for its picturcsqu2ness. Per-
haps the term that best describes the
man WAS that most often applied 10 him
the ironmaster," There was a mass
Ncness in his life and works which. aside
from his occupation. made the term pc
culiarly apt.
Mr., Crane was perhaps as fine q type
OF the middle western millionaire as this
part OF the country has produced. He
belonged TO a sturdy generation, now al
most extinct, OF young men who, before
the civil war, came west 10 grow up
With the country and who grew with II.
f. y. Crane, head OF the Crane company
OF Chicago has made two visits TO Salt
Lake the last trip being made about five
wears age. The local branch OF the com =
pany. under The management OF William
Bowen, is located at Second South and
Second West streets. Mr. Bowen WAS
notified by wire last night OF the death
OF the compsnys head
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
MORE MONEY WILL Be
SPENT IN SALT LAKE
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Ian. S--Senator Suth-
erland today introduced a bill increas-
Ing the cost limit OF the additions TO
the Salt Lake City public building from
s205. 900 Ia s225 600 The measure has the
approval OF the treasury department and
probab bly, viii pass.
Harry Joseph mining man or salt
Lake, is In Washington. en- route IL New
York.
The first definite step toward the en-
largement OF the scope or the bureau OF
mines, so as 10 take In metalliferous
mines. viii he taken tomorrow, AT which
time the house committee on mines and
mining will meet to adopt an amendment
TO the organic act creating that bureau.
Although the bureau of mines has been
I'm active operation almost two years. its
work has practically been limited 10 life
saving work in coal mines. AT the time
of its creation western members were
under the impression that the metal
iiferous mines Of their states would be
served by this bureau, but II is claimed
the wording of the appropriation mes sure
authorized the expenditure FOR thts work
ON coal mines only. The amendment viii
dcfinit ely include metaliferous mines az
henef ries OF tho work Of the bureau.
as wcll a. provide for the establishment
OF government experiment stations In
various portlons of the west
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
FOUR PERSONS KILLED
IN WRECK IN CANADA

MONTREAL. Jan. s.-F'our persons
were killed and FIVE injured when =. train
from Quebec crashed into a train from
Montreal at st. Vincent dc Paul, thirty
miles from here today.
Both trains were crowded with pas
sengers bound for their country homes
after attending special Epiphany services
in both Quebec and Montreal. According
to the officials OF the Canadian Pacific
railway on whose road the wreck oc-
Cured. the train which left Montreal al
1890 y. m, WAS standing west OF tho
st, Vincent de Paul station when the
Quebec train overran switch at which
II should have taken a. siding. The bag
gage car and a passenger coach were
tcle escopcd
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
SYMPATHY STRIKE 1
NOW THREATENED
Federated Shop Employees 81
Rio Grande and Other Wed.
ern Roads May Go Out,

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-A av,o..
thetic strike Of more than 200 900 pnaH
bers et tho Federated railroad shon ~
ployees is 10 be called within a 49,,
and possibly within two weeks was s
dic.ei today by Ernest l.. HrgIiin- NJ
dent OF the Federated Shop Emplos.'
OF the Hartman lines. The striks
snid. will include every road in re-
the Denver & Rio Grande and the Il.
are members OF the General Manavs-
association,
According 10 Reguin, plans for n
sympathetic strike have progressed Ia b
point where only the ;ormality OF tI
ing Il vote remains or the result
this vote there Is no doubt he said.
The strike on the Hartman linss
said Reguin. "has reached the 40
where the roads would be compelled
deal with the employees were in not
the assistance received from other roaf
! clad rule that one road would not ta
rolling stock from another road unIe
| that stock was In flrst-class couditIc
| but now anything ls accepted and uni
| men in the shops Of roads not directly
| volved in the strike are compelled To ,
| pair the rolling stock OF the Harrim
lines
we figure that once these roads nj
/ lending assistance 10 the Hartman lIr
| have troubles OF their own the Uarrlm
| lines soon Will capltulatc, The suhiI
| of a sympathetic strike has been unt
| consideration for a long time and
decision to take q Vote came only as
| last resort. The strike Will probably
! called from Chicago
Reguin is considered allied 10 the m,
radical wing OF the shopmen.
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Eighty Mile Gale,

The commander of The Paulding. Lieu
tenant S. H. Doyle. said the gales were
the worst he had known during his hf-
teen years Of sea service. He remain ed
on the bridge IS consecutive hours, Few
of the crow were allowed on deck at any
time. When 500 miles from New York
the vessel was forced 10 lay to. While the
wind blew at the rate of S0 miles an hour.
Her wireless apparatus was carried away.
preventing communication with her sis
ter ships while the destroyer was washed
fore and aft by gigantic waves Boats
were washed overheard or smashed, the
fore compartments were flooded: pro-
visions were spoiled and the crew had
TO do without food. Officers and men
were hurled out OF their hunks. some OF
the men receiving severe cuts and
bruises.
The pounding of the seas opened the
seams OF the deck and one huge wave
buried the destroyer under hundreds or
tons OF water, carrying away everything
not securely fastened.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
All the Other Storm-T ToSsed
Torpedo Boat Destroyers
Safe in Port.
MOST OF THEM INJURED
Little Fleet Runs Into an so
Mile Hurricane on Way
to Bermuda.

HAMILTON. Bermuda Jan. S-The
small dock yard here is crowded With
storm tossed and weather beaten Amer-
can torpedo boat dcstrovers. Up 10 this
evening seven have reached port. the
Perkins. Walker, Amman. Siarett. Pres
ton, TripDe and Pauldine.
Two. the MaSrant and Mccall. have not
been heard from
After cncountering northwest gale
Thursday and Friday, which the officers
and men describe as hurricane. the
fotilla ran into a southwest gale sun
day night The Paulding, which was dis
abled IN the first storm, felt the fury OF
the gale more than the others.
Fortunately. when about ~ miles
northeast OF Bermuda she was sighted by
the battIeshlp Michigan which supple
her with provisions. She arrived at Ber-
muda this morning. but In entering port
ran on a submerged coral ledge. She was
soon noated, and is now at the dock yard
badly damaged,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
PURE FOOD BUREAU
DISCUSSING BUTTER

The pure food bureau OF the State of
Utah convened in the offices Of Willard
Hansen, dairy and food commissioner, a.
g o'clock yesterday afternoon. All the
members Of The bureau were present. az
follows; j, s.. Carver OF Ogden, chairman;
Herman Harms. state chemist; Willard
Hansen, dairy and food commissioner
Al II. Crabbe and James Clawson.
II Will lake several days 10 conclude
the work oi the meeting, which is to
dispose Of all matters that have accunlu-
lated during the past wear. The butter
proposition Was the main topic discussed
vest erday. II was decided To Investigate 2
butter under all conditions and 10 get
A correct Idea In regard 10 its shrinkaEe.
Some Of the larger dairios are already
showing signs OF reform and arc selling
only sixteen ounce packages OF butter.
The meeting Will be continued at 10
O'clock This forenoon
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
BIG TELEPHONE DEAL
UNDER WAY IN MONTANA

. GREAT FALLS. Mont. Jan. 81 tclc-
phone deal Is under way here which may
have all important effect on the telephone
systems OF the ntcrmountain states. A.
result of ncsoti1 tions by the local mer-
chants association, which objects 10 pay
ing for double telephone service. repre-
sentatIves OF both the Bell and the In
dependent companies are here for the
purpose Of considering the purchase Of
the local systnm OF one by the other and
possibly a consolidation OF all tho en-
changes in Montana under one company.
So far both have expressed themselves as
willing 20 huy on fair basis. but neither
A meeting OF all concerned will be held
tomorrow. :.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
ATTORNEY PLANS TO
SET HARRY TEIAW FREE
Sy International News Service.

NEW YORK. Jan. S.--If plans perfected
recently ny his attorney. Clarence j
Shcarn, succeed. Harry *. Thaw vii
leave Msttesw hospital for the crimina
insane free man within two months.
Exactly What action is contemplated
could not be learned at Mr.. Shearns of
fico today. but IL was admitted that al
faction" WAS in preparation. The chic
reaaon FOR believing that Thaw viii re
gain his liberty Is that The district at
torney OF New York county cannot IN,
terpose an objection unless especially in
structcd TO act in lhe matter by the = T.
torney general and there is no indication
that such instructions will be given,
Dr. Austin Flint. formerly first assist
ant physician at Matteawan. said toda
that Inc WAS aware move Was about It
he made in Thaws behalf and expressed
the hope that II would not succeed. DR.
Flint believes that Thaw in as insane a.
ever.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
FIFTEEN INJURED IN
ROCK ISLAND WREC

ST. JOSEPH. Mo. Jan, G.-A 20
Island passenger train was wrecked 4
night at Flat river, five miles ea'
Railroad officials say the passenger Al
freight train collded \ special train w
nurses and doctors has boeu sent on
The wrecked passenger train. No. y is d
ont Of ST. Joe at $40 y. m, bl
left three hours late II runs on n
branch line of the Rock Island 10 NV
Mo. where connections are made with Il
main lines 10 Chicago
Fifteen injured have been brought hel
from tho Rock Island wreck. IL is said .
one Was killed.
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Loses Life in Slide.

EELT. Mont. Jan. S.--Tver Anderson.
a ranch hand in the employ OF Tony
Negeeland. was buried in a snowslide
and Killed and Mr.. WesCeland was able
10 get himself TO safety after having
gone down In the slide only after three
hours Of hard work yesterday afternoon
while the two were riding the range
locking for a. missing band OF sneep.
hr. NeRgeland al once organized squad
OF ranchers 10 Try to rescue Anderson
and they worked ali last night and until
noon today. but thew wore una BILE TO find
the body OF the missing man. They then
dispatched messengers TO this city for the
coroner.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
Murder in Tennessee.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Jan. S.-Mrs Kate
Carpenter and her mother. Mrs. Davis
We're killed and 4. NJ. Carpenter. a
wealthy planter. probably fatally injured
by band of five or six white men. who
beat the women TO death and left the man
for dead At The Carpenter home. near
ElytheNiIle Ark. carly today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
D|N|NNY ||VDORSED
BY MANY JUDGES
Entire Bench of Supreme and
District Courts Favor
Appointment.
Continued From Page One.)

Browns bc paid the amount approprl-
ated. He strongly censured City At,or-
ney Dlninny for his opinion. stating that
lawyers of high standing held the opinion
that the Browns bad good cause for
action against the city TO recover dam
ages for their loss in The fire,
The matter was referred without dis
cussion TO the department of finance and
public affairs, together with the legal de-
y.a 4 ont
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
LITTLE ONES LOCKED
IN HOUSE ARE BURNED

BOISE. Ida. Jan. s.-Mrs. r. McGcc
OF Buhl. Ida. locked her three children.
aged z. and s, in Tho house while she
went to 4 revival meeting. The house
caught fire and the two older children
were burned 10 death The other child
received Injuries that will likely prove
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-09
Makes Fight on Hook.

today announced that n President Taft
seni to the senate the nomination Or
Judge w. G.. Hook as member OF the
supreme court lie would fight confirma
resolution asking the president for a
COPY OF all the Endorsements OF Judge
Hook