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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-17
AUTO BANDITS ROD IN
HEART OF NEW YORK
CONTINUED from Page One. J

miIiar With his habit of carrying iewclry
Tor the inspection OF prospective custom
crs and took advantage OF his weak
cued condition 10 carry out their plan
When tic news Of toniShts daring
hoIdup reached police Headquarters
Deputy Commissioner DUugherty and In
spector Hughes were lust in the act Of
admitting 10 tlIe assembled representa-
hNcs OF all tho newsps pers that they had
mace no progress toward capturing the
highIaymcn who stole So 600 ON thc pre-
vious day.
They had made two arrests in lhe case
OF tcckcrWIn. ihc hoy who Was hcld IN
last Saturday on the Bowcry and re-
hevcd Of $3.50 by thugs who escaped In
An automobile as did those NJ Thursday.
But there was nothing particularly dam
aging against either OF The suspects.
lheY were Just suspects.
When the news of the Thirty fifth
street robbery came in Commissioner
DouEherty had 10 admit frankly:
~ an epidemic | confess I have
no idea whether these stickJps are the
work Of one big band or of three or more
little bands. We don't know who the
men arc or. just now. how 10 find ihcm.
The only thing We can do IS to work
hard
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Letcher Still Rampant.

It Is the duty OF this committee to or
Sanzc every voting district. IL is pro-
posed 10 hold meetings frequently and TO
employ every known means of orGaniza-
ton and enthusiasm generating.
In addition To the meetings in the Vot-
ing districts. tho committee is to or
ganiZc young mems Democratic clubs in
stitutc general young mems Democratic
club.
II announce my candidacy as the star
member Of The Young Mems Democratic
CLUB remarked JerroId Ii. Letchcr. BASS
ing his hand gently over his siyerY
locks
oh you'll he a frst-class offset To-
Jake Grecnewald Of the Young Mems Re
publican club remarked his neigh
Dor.
Also the meeting discussed the qucs-
ton of finances. Finances. it WAS CON
ceded. had always heen grave prob
lem and they gave promise OF being no
less grave this year. Announcement was
made by Chairman Young That ono man
had promised to donate $500 TO the cam
paiGn and MANY others had volunteered
lesser amounts, he said
After much talk il was decided to open
a subscription list for the procuring Of
monthly subscriptions. Money would be
needed from the very start, il WAS said
and monthly income WAS The way TO get
IT without placing the burden on a few
II everybody in the Democratic party
gave 90 cents month. II was suggested,
there would he snug working cupi-
tai,
The committee OF 265, particularly the
fifteen. who may for IN csake of con-
Venicnca be called the directing fifteen,
was also given the question of finance TO
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Left to Committee,

The whole arrangement of Mr. Rryan' $
ADDRESS vas lctl To II committee Of five:
Joseph w Stringfcllow Raw Van Colt
and q. IT. Islaub. M Young as county
chairman. was authorized 10 name all uf
those present 10 act on the reception
committee and also 10 appoint AS many
other Democrats as lie desired Ladies'
are to be included in tho reception com
mlltces State Chairman j. RI. Moylc
and National Committeeman Frank y,
NebcScr also will be asked To associate
thomsclres With the others having charge
or Mr.. Eryau's reception and tn make
suggestions In connection herewith.
II is expected that Mir. Bryan will ar
rive I'm Sail Lake about noon OF Monday.
february 2G. speak at the thcater and
an address in that city.
This question settled. tho meeting
turned It's attention 10 dcrislng ways and
means for bringing triumph In the Demo-
cratic banner next fall There were any
number Of suggestions and not a few
motions, the latter being amended in
various ways. until, at last, the elements
orderly entity.
The result of the taIk WAS that COM
mittcc of fifteen he appointed by Chair
man Young 10 organize, rcorSanizc or
help TO organize or reorcanizc the Dem
oCratlc party In Salt Lake county. The
distinction Of terms Is made because the
Democrats seemed TO set q great deal
OF store by having them exactly So
Some thought that inasmuch as tho party
was already organized. there was no need
Of reorganization Also IL was doubtful
if 1t needed rcorganizs ton. 1s il was
already organized. II was pointed out. All
appeared to agree. however. that il was
in need Of help and the purpose OF the
committee will bc 10 help get every Dem
ocrat on his tip toes.
The committee OF fifteen is TO include
the Ave ward chairncn of Salt Lake
City one additional member from each
ward. and five members TO represent the
county precincts. The committee. headed
by Chairman Young, is 10 appoint $50
other Democrats, OF which each Of the
100 voting districts in The county is 10
supply at least two members, and some
OF the districts three. The whole COM
mittee on "needful aid to the Democratic
party" therefore, is 20 consist of Go
members.
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May Do Some Good.

'1 am not so sure I believe in the wis
dom OF capital punishment. II is the
law aud we are here TO carry out the
law. But il seems TO me that imprison-
ment for life. without hope of commu-
tation. or pardon. at hard labor, whose
proceeds could be given TO tho widow, or
orphans, or other dependents of the Wis
tim, would be Il greater deterrent to
crime.
"I believe today's work VIII have a
strongly deterrent effect on crime for
some time TO come. continued the
sheriff 1T has been a long time since
the extreme penalty has been inflicted.
But I believe better law for the pun
ishment of murder could he made"
Mayor Harrison declared.
Sometimes ! think II would be better
TO do away with capital punishment and
substitute life Imprisonment, But the
law should make 1t impossible 20 escape
the prison penalty except on evidence
The police experienced difficulty to-
night in handling d crowd OF several
thousand persons who struggled to see
tho bodies of four OF tho executed mon
at AN undertaking establishment. \ Spc-
cial detail OF officers used their clubs tn
hea, back excited throngs that threat
ened 10 wreck the front Of the building,
Several women tainted.
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JUDGE EXPECTED TO
DECIDE FOR BRANDT
District Attorney Whitman
Looks Up Evidence Against
Alleged Conspirators.
BY International News Service.

| BN International News Service.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1G.-Althouch JUS
ticc Gerard OF the supreme court stated
today that he had not yet prepared his
decision in the h3bcas corpus action
brought before him on behalf Of FouIkc
Engcl ErHndt. alleged To have been
wroncfullN convicted Of burglary in the
homo Of Mortimer t. Schiff. il was stated
on good authority that the decision will
ne III BrandtS favor. and an understand =
lng 10 ihsi effect prevailed on the Brandt
side of the case. >1'he justice iutInaIcd
that he would nave his decision ready
leNt Monday.
4 favorable decision by Justice Gerard
viii probably render unncocessarv Tho
investigation which Governor DiX has
placed in the hands Of Richard L. Hand
and will place Brand, in tho position Of
ono under indictment hut never tried.
II will then hc mp to the district uttor-
noy To say whether Brandt shall bc tried
again.
Commissioner Hand announced today
that he would start public hearings in
day morning.
Lieutenant Taylor. Lieutenant James
w. Trainer and Thomas +. O'Connor.
property clerk AT police hcaddIartcrs
were examined by the grand jury today.
In" questions put to these three mon
were in the direction Of finding out what
became Of Brandt property after ho
Headquarters show that Lieutenant John
Taylor won't to Brandt's room. seized
his effects and took them TO the property
clerk. Further. these records show that
the effects we're turned over TO Milton
Schif.' The records also show that tho
letters and photographs seized in
Brandt rooms were destroyed by order
OF Police Commissioner Bingham on the
recommendation of Inspector Mel. Laugh
lin. Among The photographs were scy-
cral Of women.
Lieutenant Taylor, after tcstiryinc be
fore the grand jury. handed in his rcsig-
nation at police headquarters. lie has
boon a policeman twenty-five years iLnd
he VIII ho retired on pension,
District Attorney Whitman was busy
today securing new evidence that a con-
spiracy existed against Bra ndl aud /,
vas understood tonight that his efforts
would result in thc Indictment of one
and possibly two. Of the most prominent
figures in the scandal.
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Would Not Interfere.

The hanging of Thomas Jennings, a
negro, who killed Clarence Hitler. while
attempting 10 rob the Hitler house, came
after Judge Lands, in the federal dis
trict court, had denied a petition for re-
lease on IL writ Of llabcas corpus which
set forth that Jennings had been con
victod on finger print evidence which he
had been compelled to give the police In
violation OF his rights.
Judge lsandis did not r1lle on the com
potency OF the evidence, holding that tho
point. if taken to the federal courts at
all. should have been carried directly 10
the United States supreme court from
tho state supreme court
fie also decliued to consider the afh-
davit OF a photographer that he had
been asked by the police TO retouch pho
tosraphs OF Jennines's finger prints and
criticised the man who made the aft
davit for delaying to make his statement
until the trials and appeals were over,
The five hangings caused many TO dis
cuss the abolition OF capital punishment
i'll Illinois. Sheriff thinner said:
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OKLAHOMA CLAIMED
BY THE CLARK PEOPLE
Ey International News Service.

Ey International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE an
nouncement that the Oklahoma dclega-
Ilon VIII be instructed for Speaker Clark
Tor president wss received today at the
Clark headquarters in The lIhbti house.
The primaries for delegates 10 tho con
V"niion were held several days sco. Tho
result was close ~ MANY counties, aud
not till tonight was it certain lba, the
speaker would receive tho entire deleca-
tion,
From Guthrie came the news tina, n
proposal Of the Wilson followers Ia COM
promise With the Clark people had been
rejected. n being certain that tho Cls ri5
victory had boon complete
WIN Missouri instructed for Clark and
the iul delegation from l8hona, to-
Eethar with four delegates from two con
GrcSsional districts in Kansas already In
Siru"tcd. the speaker has a beginning of
sixty delegates. No other candidate fol,
the nomination has any delegates in
structed.
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Question Finally Dropped,

There was some desuItory fire on this
point, and tho question WAS dropped
with an undercurrent evident that IL was
not exactly safe subject to dip into
too far ut that particular time, and the
expression on the surface that everybody
In tho Democratic party, be he old timer
or newcomers or reconstructed, should
have n fair shake"
After the meeting the Democrats said
they were entirely satisfied with the
progress they had made and promised
TO lie awake o'nlghts dcvjsinG nouns TO
boost the party into victory next fall
Among those who attended the meet
ing were the following: John j., Clarke.
]. C. Thoroson. r. G. Gcrtaen. John Hol-
ley, Samuel Russell. \. H. Rock, l.. Il.
Ivcrson, G. W. Carquisi, -. Il. Felt, Sam
ucl Dowse. j., J. Rawlings. &. l.. Yer
field. Perlcy Hill. G. l.. Countryman of
Bingham, Martin Lindsay. ID. A. Swan.
j. G. I-aclsner, T. II, Martinesu, w. r..
Wallace, Ray Van Cott, John Jones, i,
r. Letcher. S II. Lynch, II. c. L-uDd. IL.
j. -Gcer. Judge w. IL. King and many
others.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-17
B|CAM|ST ELUDE5
POLICE WITH BRIDE
DIR. Milton Abrahams, Alias
Sir Harry Westwood Coop
er, Marrics Sixth Wife.

OAKLAND Cal. Feb. 1s.--l, was
learned today by the police that DR..
Milton Abrahams. alias Ernest Moore
Chadwick, alias "Sir Harry Nesiwosd
Cooper WHO bissmously married his
sixth wife last Friday morning. had left
with his bride within IN hour after the
wedding ceremony for Victoria, II. c.
Funds for the trip. which combined
INC pleasures Of honeymoon with the
necessity Of evadng the police who
sought his arrest for having broken his
parole from states prison. had been OBJ
laincd from his brides mother. Mrs. Her
man Millbrath, who believed he needed
1eH InoncH to tide him over until ne could
claim an immense estate in the east
tooDerS long criminal record began in
New South Wales in 1899. when he was
aentenccd TO eighteen months for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenze
Since then lie has been imprisoned twice
III San Quentin peuitnntiary for forgery,
ana was Par"lcd last October after serv-
ing thrcc years OF his last sentence
sydney, Australia. A year later he was
married again and in 1897 his third mar
rage was celebrated at Toronto. Cana
da In 1901 he was married at Crockett
Cal. the marriage being annulled later
In. 1908 nc was married in the San
deserted
Cooper. under the name Of DR. AliI,op
Abrahans, attempted to obtain 5l5. .0n0
on forged craft hcrc recently, having
arranged with the proprietor of a locaI
hosplts TO purchase All interest The
pank suspected the draft and refused TO
cash it.
Cooper is said 10 have boaslcd att or
lls marriage In the san Francisco iaiI
Give INC 81 clean collar and 3, shave and
III marry any woman i'm the world -
IT is said today that Cooper had spent
an hour on the morning Of his marria go
20 MISE Alillblath urging his suit with
Miss Daisy Clnm superintendcnt Of
nurses In the hospital in which nc was
TO have purchased An interest. Miss
Climm refus eel him
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King Makes Suggestion.

Judge w. U. King said n number OF
Americans had spoken TO him about com
ing INTO the Democratic fold. Many
thousands of Americans. he said were
DeGinnlnG should be made 10 get them
back INTO the Democratic fold. He sug-
gested that Il cordial invitation be cX-
tended 10 them TO come back lie
thought perhaps ii might be well TO give
a place To one or two OF them on the
Balllrnorc delegation.
The latter suggestion aroused the on
position Of G L. Overficld and Lyman l.
Martinoau, These two said in substance
that II anybody wanted to come into the
Democratic party he would be welcome
but they were opposed to getting anyone
in by offers OF sending him to Baltimore
They thought the old time, straight line
Democrats who had stood by the partv
In season and out Of season in face OF
crushing and overwhelming defeat
these should not be forced to take A back
scat for newcomers. or, so TO speak, re-
Incarnated Democrats,
Judge King. In manner that was i'm
DresSiye for Its sincerity. spoke his next
sentences very slowly. He said tho Re
publicans were OIL the job with induce
Wcnts Of all kinds 10 get Americans TO
come into that party The Republicans
he declared, were working particularly
with the Younger men. Furthermore
Judge King said, the Republicans were
playing politics-deep poiitics-and they
were. taking advantage of "A situation
OF which Judge King declared the Demo
Gratis also should hasten TO avail them
selves. Tho Democratic party needed
votes, he said. and 1t had To- have them
The way 10 get them was to extend the
open hand OF welcome. Tho Repubii-
Democrats would make a mistake il they,
too, didn't do it,
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FIVE MEN EXECUTED
FOR TWO MURDERS
Efforts TO Cause Delay at the
Last Moment Fail to Have
Desired Effect.
WRIT DENIED BY JUDGE
HanSlnSs Bring on Discus
sion of Abolition of Capital
Punishment in Illinois.

CHICAGO Feb lG.-Nlorc men were
hanged III Chicago today ihan suffered
death for throwing the 1layrusrkct bomb
in the anarchist riots OF 1856.
Two murders caused five mon 10 walk
Ia the Gallows and drop TO their death
through the trap. while four were hanged
Tor the iIaymarkct bomb throwing
Frank Shhlawski Ewald ShibIawski,
ms brother: Philip SommcrinG and
Thomas Schultz, slaycrs of Fred w Guel-
Hows Jr, a truck farmer, whom they
Killed in cold blood after rubbing him
died while their spiritual adviser was
seeking to convince a judge that the
four were insane.
The execution of the men. who werc
hanged in pairs the Shiblawsili broth
Crs first. cut short tho plcn
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PROTEST AGAINST ARMY
REDUCTION IN DUTY

SPOKANE. Wash, Feb, l6.-A resolu-
ton protesting 10 congress against any
reduction in The duty on lead and zine
was adopted by the northwest miners
convention today. a protest was tee-
grapbed 10 the senate committee now
Considering the metal schedules.
Addresses were made in which the
policy OF former Chief Forester Clifford
Pincfot was criticised as was the policy
OF the Taft administration regarding
Alaskan coal lands.
The resolutions committee requested
that resolutions be submitted 10 II
against the present federal policy OF
against the policy of the interior de-
partment touching public lands.
Technical addresses relating to the
mining Industry occupied the time OF to-
nights session.
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GREAT COAL STRIKE
WILL BEGIN MARCH |
Continued from Page One. J

one demand and that is a certain min
lmum wage he established varying with
different localities Judged by Ameri-
can standards the minimum which they
demand certainly is not high. For in
stance, the highest amount demanded
anywhere is Sl.2S daily. This in Der
byshire, Motifs and South Wales. From
this the men g demands run down to
minimum Of sl.20. which is the amount
asked for in Bristol and Somerset.
According to recent returns from
various federatious the miners have
war chest of $S,650,000 which they will
begin paving out in strike benefits of
S2,503 weekly the second week after
the strike begins.
The leaders declared this afternoon
that the strike would become interns-
tional in its scope if attempts were
made to bring coal in from foreign
countries. 1T is asserted that the mi
ners Of Belgium and France are ready
TO 90 out on moments notice and
that the mon IN the shipping trades
viii refuse to handle coal from foreign
countries.
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WOULD END ALLEGED
WHOLESALE FRAUDS

WASHINGTON Feb. iS.-ro end al
mcrcc. shippers. consicnees and bankers
Today appealed to the senate interstate
commerce committee TO recommend leg
lsldtion making railroads liable for all
statements in bills OF ladlng
The movement seeks leGisla tion TO up
set decision Of the supreme court 10
the effect that an interstate railroad is
not liable on bill of lading signed by
a station agent unless the goods actually
nave been received by the railroad
Sol W WcNlcr New Orleans banker
told tbs senators that bills Of ladng We're
The most important instruments OF credit
in the United States and that il was
necessary 10 insure their ready ncgotia-
Diiity 10 have them thoroughly safe
extend credit upon them. Expectation
of goods TO foreign countries, nc SAID
was suffering because foreign bankers
were afraid Of American bills of ladIne
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-17
ORIGINATED IDEA OF
BIC COPPER COMBINE

BOSTON. Feb. 1G.-That he originated
the Idea OF the Montana copper com
hlnc which resulted In tho formation OF
the A1nalsamated Copper company was
the statement made today by Albert G.
Burragc. at a hearing before a Unite ed
states commissioner in suit brought
against tho Parrot and Anaconda com
panies by TWO minority stockholders
Mr.. ElrraGe said that while the idea
originated with him. he shared the re-
sponsibiliiy for the formation oe the
company with the late Henry H. Rogers.
lie further testified that the idea OF the
amalgamatiou OF tho Butte properties
was TO obtain as large AN interest as
possible III Tie mines there,
Mr. Burrsgc said he had no idea as TO
the price for the various subsidiaries
taken by the Amalgamated, nor did he
know who determined the price,
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NO NONPAR PARTISANSH|P
FOR THE DEMOCRATS
Continued from Page One.)

MahohI1 Spencer. secretary III tile com
mlltec, kept the minutes. or ai least
lloSc ol the minutes that could he nailed
down out OF the avalanche OF motions.
amendments. suggestions and hints The
Democrats who attended the meeting
were loo many in number to find ac-
tomInodations in one room they seat
tered through the four which constitute
lhc suite. Not inrrepucntly ono could
hear pointed remark from u remote
recess OF IN adjoining room and the
chairman was not always enabled to sec
tic speaker. However. the business
wen; with swing. once IL started.
Inc iirst matter TO be disposed of WAS
the reception, entertainment and sneak
ing arrangements for w j. i;ryan wiicn
he comes 10 salt Lake ON Monday, Feb
IudrE 26. Owing 10 the fact that there
was serious question as to tho avail
ableneSs of Il tho3tcr on tho evening OF
Mr: BIyan's visit. The exact hour uf his
address could not bc fixed last night.
II is likely that Mr.. Bryau will speak
At ! o'clock i'm tho afternoon at the Salt
Lake th.ater. This arrangement Was
not made last night, but II seemed 10
he the ono most likely 10 he followed.
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MACK RESIGNS AS
STATE CHAIRMAN

NEW YORK Feb. i6.-Norman Il,
Mack today resigned as chairman nf the
Democratic state committee and George
NJ Palmer former minority leader OF the
assembly was chosen his successor,
The pressure OF work as chairman or
the Democratic national committee
caused Mr.. Mack 10 present his rcstg-
ma ion TO the state committee.
The state committee selected this city
as the place for the state convention,
which will he held April IL. This con-
ventIon will select The entire ninety dele
gates TO represent New York IN the Bal
tiInorc convention.
The delegates 10 The state convention
will be selected at direct primaries.
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NEW RELIGIOUS SECT
CALLED GONE CUTTERS

By international News Service.
ATLANTA. Ga, Feb. 1G.-Whcn his
u,ifo iniDnd the "Come Cutters n queer
r.Iioious sect il was the last straw in
thc suffa rings OF " II. Mills. Today he
flied suit for divorce. and doinSs OF the
strange religion form part OF inc rec
nrds submitted as to why lie should pe
freed from marital bonds.
Mills is an auditor on the Southern
railway. Mills seems To know very little
nf tho religion outside OF it's effect upon
hir wife He sets forth in hi2 petition
that after joining that sect she became
NOTORIOUS for her drunken antics and that
he found 1t impossible TO I've win nor
inn.cr, She has left tho state. He AYERS
Inc has no idea Of her whereabouts.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-17
EASTERN ENGINEERS
DEMAND MORE WAGES

NEW YORK, Feb. T6.-A conference
committec Of twelve. representing forty
eight eastern railroads. will meet union
representatives soon TO discuss the re-
cent demand Of the Brotherhood of Lo-
conotiye Engineers for Increased pay.
The meeting probably VIII he held next
month. This announc emcnt was made
this afternoon by u. W. Sullivan, secre
taly OF the conference committee
The increases asked by the engineers
run from % TO 90 per cent and If grant =
cd, would mean an aggregate annual in
crease 10 payrols Of S10.000,000, Nearly
ilttN roaAH arc concerned.
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A warning Against Wet Feet.

Wet and chilled feet usually affect
Abe mucous membrane of the nose,
throat and lungs, and la grippe, brou'
chitis or pneumonia may result. Watch
carefully. particularly the children, and
for the racking stubborn coughs give
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. 1t
soothes the inHamcd membranes, and
heals the cough quickly. Take no sub
stitute. Schramm- J Johnsou, Drugs
4,The r-Substitutors, Ave (5)
good stores