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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-30
CASE
BRIEFLY TOLD

@ ne CRIME committed by J J Norris
mas at.cnded by circumstances of a most
sem allonai and spectacular character
o+bar va nn,nediately preceded by an
icsshess any ever committed In Utah
AZ 80 O'Clock on the afternoon ~ M.
:, l'll. j. j. Morris and John NTurrav a%
E-at sne ncie sam pawnshop. 20 East
attendants at The store with bls .,,,n
In this act he WAS Initiated by Mr.,
ana DOTH ordered the store attendants 70
group themselves behind the counter. The
place. A L. White, Sr'. tathor 90 % me me
proprietor, Louis Friedman, a salesman.
ana Herbert I.eufer an auctioneer.
Narr,r Lawns IN iheir Victims safely disposed Of,
loose and set diamonds and as munb
other lewelry as they could rapidly cram
INTO their pockets and sped out Of tbn
store on 70 First South street. both men
Carrying their revolvers In hand
An alarm given by the store attapd
ants together with the sight OF the fiee-
lnS roooers caused a crowd to rush in
pursuit Norris and Murray ran down
G;o'nmercial street and Murray left Nor
us came out OF Commercial street NJ
second South and MURRAY elnerrcd from
Orpneum avenue on State street between
rtrst it and second South thus dividing the
chase and the pursuers.
running south on State street Murray
was captured Just as he was turning west
on second south; Patrolrnan Ed. MoCor.
mick and l.. III. Simms. OF MURRAY secDr-
ing him at that point,
AS Morris ran across Second Soutb
street, when he came out from Conus.r
c,a' street, James Walter. Axtcll. fireman
az the Cullen hotel. who was almost
directly IN front Of Held's store on the
south side OF the street. grappled with
the bandit without attempting to take
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Cottam's Memory Poor.

1t developed from the testimony Of Cot
TAM the wireless operator OF the Car
pathla, that lsmay had sent many dis
patches to shore. some OF them to his
Liverpool office, Cottam refused to re-
member the days on which any of thes,
dispatches were sent.
He said that when he got message
from Marconi urging him to send news
of the disaster and again asking for in
formation about Astor, Straus Butt and
others he did not reply because the cap
tain OF the Carpathia would not let him.
rms the Carpathias master indignantly.
denied, Cottam said that official bust
ness. that OF the White Star line and the
Cunard. took precedence. Ismay's dis
patches, Of course, were official busI-
ness. 1t was made clear that while Is
may was trying to hold the Cedric, dis
patcnes from friends and relatives of the
SURVIVORS were held up and no survivor
was permltted to send anything,
Asked what was In the Isr1ay dis
pattSShes, tS, Cottam said ne could remember
nothing about them whatever His mem
ory revived however, at the next cues
Aon. which was as to whether they were
addressed to Lloyds or dealt with ins,Ir~
ance; He was positive that thew had
nothing about Insurance in them and
were not addressed to Lloyds
lsIilay VIII return home (probably by 4
southern ice-free track) as soon as his
testimony is finished. The committee Will
conclude Its labors with an examination
or numper OF American survivors
III mas become certain that enough has
oeen learned 10 shape drastic Legislation
looking to the prevention OF such another
sea horror or anything approaching II.
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END OF ENGINEERS
TROUBLE IN SIGHT
BY International News Service.

NEW YORK, April GA definite
plan of arbitration for the settlement
of the controversy between the fifty
eastern railways and the 27,50O mem
bers Of the eastern division of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
which will be submitted to the peace
commissioners. was discussed today by
eastern railway managers.
Grand Chief Stone denied report
widely circulated during the afternoon
that he was tired of waiting for the
railway managers to agree upon an ar
bitration plan and that he intended to
call u general strike in twenty-four
hours.
The railway managers met at the
New Haven railroad building and dis
cussed the plan at length. Grand Chief
Stone stated after the conference that
he believed he would hear from the
peace commissioners tomorrow morning
as to the action of the railway man
ayers.
The officials of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers were tonight
called into conference with the fed
eral peace commissioners to go into the
matter of consummatlng definite
proposition for the settlement of the
dispute and the end of the trouble is
believed to be in sight,
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strength. Norris fred a shot into int 'S ASteTs i s. 8
oody At arm ,s-length range. The bullet
instantly '
= Then Morris ran on west on Second
South and began hrins into the crowd OF
people. T. Z. WeIlman received a bull
Jet IN the right breast, which penetrat ed
the lung, +, D, HiGgnbotham was shot
In the right leg, but was not Seriously
wounded Both Of these men recovered
Second South streets Morris had one
shot left I'm his pistol Here he was
stopped by Deputy Sheriff A. A. Butler
VIII who beat him on the head with his
remaining shot at the officer the bullet
tearing Its way through his coat. but in
nlctlng no bodily harm. Firing this final
shot Norris threw his empty revolver
into the street and gave up the strug-
gle.
So infuriated was the crowd. over the
murderons work of Morris, that the rob-
ber- murderer was quickly rushed to
police headquarters to prevent a lynch
ing.
Charged with murder in the first de-
tried. found guilty and sentenced to SUI
Ter the extreme penalty. Having been
allowed TO choose the method OF death.
he selected hanging, afterwards saving
that he would put the state TO as much
ccution.
iIe ease WIS carried 10 the SnprpIna O
court on appeal. but on March 6 1912
that tribunal refused to grant "A new trial
and affirmed tho judgment of the Third
district court
On February 8. 1912, Morris attemptcd
TO commit suicide at the state prison by
taking twelve grains of morphine. which
ne had smugglcd into his cell I'm man
ner sometimes adopted by criminals of
desperate character. His attempt failed
however, and he has lived 10 eXpiate his
crime.
After his arrest for the murder OF AK
tell, Morris made sensational charges
against the police. making affidavit do
claring that the officers had stolen from
him a package Of gems which he valued
at about $4,000. This accusation he re-
peated in a statement given TO the press
last Sunday afternoon. II was asserted
by Morris that the gems were secreted in |
the lining OF his vest when he was ar
rested by the police. and that the officers
extracted them from their hiding place
Morris and Murray were identified az
the two men who had held up the clerk |
and robbed the TIL OF the Schra nm John |
son drug store at South Temple and First |
West streets about midnight few davs |
before their final crime. They were also
Identified as the men who seriously !
wounded Deputy Sheriff William Iayen- |
der who had discovered them while they
were lylDg IN walt TO rob the bank al /
Layton. small town about twenty miles
north OF Salt Lake. This was about
me time that the drug store clerk had [,
been held UP.
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Glad to Get Support.

We are. glad TO get all the support we
can and that is entirely honorable. pro-
Vided we do not make any conditions
WIN reference to our future conduct of
our office that shall interfere with our
discharge Of these duties In accordance
With the highest requirement OF the pco-
pie. ~
Mr.. Roosevelt says that all nv fol-
lowers are thugs and robbers and that
they are taking all the delegates away
from him. OF course I cannot tell what
my followers do all over the country
All can say is that no evidence has been
brought TO me OF any fraud that would
hold for moment in any court in christ
endom L can tell you though that there
Is some very substantial evidence that
the campaign on the other side has been
carried on with the deliberate Intention
OF stirring up the belief that everything
In our favor WAS fraudulent and eyery-
thing In their favor was perfectly hon
est
Now, my friends. this happened in
Indianapolis. We beat them in the pri-
maries in that city. The polls opened
at ! o'clock, At O'Clock there appeared
on the streets in the afternoon newspap-
ers a formal protest by the Roosevelt
committee that frauds. base co.nprehen-
sre frauds, had been committed In the
primaries and they did not open until
o'clock.
Give me square deal II you wish 70
condemn me, / am good enough loser
to stand tt
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USUAL CLAIMS ARE
MADE BYLEADER.S s

BOSTON. April 2o.-With the depart
ure Of President Taft and Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt from the state tonight,
tion to figuring up the net results of
the speaking tour. Both sides were con-
fident that the final visits OF the candl-
dates meant more votes and neither
side was willing 10 admit the possibility
Of defeat, In the statewide primaries to-
morrow
General Edgar K. Chaplin. head OF the
Taft league. has repeatedly estimated
that al least thirty-four of the thirty
six Massachusetts delegates will 20 TO
Chicago prepared TO vote for the renomi-
nation OF TAFT and saw no reason tonight
10 alter his prediction. unless IL rr7iuhf
be to Increase the number. City Conn
cillor Hale, the Roosevelt leader. said:
The Roosevelt committee To a man Ia
confident that Roosevelt Will carry Mas
sachusetts BY substantial plurali(y,"
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troubled with constipatl1s
tried many remedies, o. q
seemed to cause pain VIZ
much relief. I finally tha y
Laxative Tablets and fosa
cellent. Their action ts
mild. and their chocolate III
them easy to take. ! ss
glad to recommend then.
"Clean up the bow.l, q
them cIean," is the atn1
physicians. because they
danger resulting from hi
stipation. Do not delay
bur begin proper curatm
DR.. Miles Laxative III
new remedy for this old
and a great improveTts
cathartics you have pee
the past. They taste
and work like a chaTH
will convince you. ~
DR.. Miles Laxative
sold by all druggists
a box containing IS d'S
found satisfactory aita
turn the box to your -
ne will return your
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BANQUET WILL 4
ELABORATE H
CONTINUED from p,,; 3

wonderful development ana :,
of the northwest. and v,r y
visit Salt Lake as TIE yp..,, \
lacking, who is mlimatslv y
with Mr.. Ryen aud otaen = I
in business.
Willie the party was heinz J.
in Butte by tho Silver gox aa)
Chamber of Commerce Of ~ 7
Salt Lake Commercial club 4,
capitalists to inspect Sal. Lt|
vicinity, as guests Of tne a
followed a suggestion m n,
columns OF The Tribune l.t n
that the invitation be eyte-st
King, of this city. who vas I. \
the time. also extended IN II
Commercial club an InvIiats- n
OF Salt Lakes genuine horAs
Ryan telesraphed Sccretar7 ,
Caine that providing ensir
ready made would no, beeys-
would he pleased to parlkrs.
way it could.
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Says Colonel Is Unfair.

Now what does my opponent do? He
taxes this ono sentence, that this is q
government of the people for the people.
by representative part OF the people and
he says this:
Didn't tell you? Distrusted the
peoplep That means. government by
a representative part: 1t means govern :
ment by the few; IL means government
by an oligarchy. II means Il government
by arlstocracy, by en aristocracy OF
bosses and special privileges I want to
ask you IL you think that is on the
level Do YOU think It is a square deal?
And as president OF the United States,
am | not entitled to the square deal as
inc humblest citizen, and am / to have
my language construed as any man would
construe 1T, read In connection with the
rest OF my speech?
How It is said that all the bosses are
supporting me and all the bosses are
against Mr., Roosevelt. That depends
upon what the definition OF bosses is,
II every man who is In politics and Ia
In his favor is a leader. then ali the
bosses arc for me and all the leaders
are for him But that definition does
not go beyond the stump upon which
Theodore Roosevelt stands. Now. Mr..
Roosevelt and I were very alike In human
nature When people come to us and
tender their political support that will
help us to be elected TO office, they don't
go about and pass a civil service examin-
alton, or bring n certificate from the
Young Mems Christian association. or
from a church
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CONDEMNED SLAYER
WOULD GO QUICKLY
CONTINUED from Page one.)

| feel no vengeance against you or
your family on account OF this un-
fortunate affair. cannot restore
your son to you. but will do the best
/ can. II you feel that II Will be OF
any benefit to you to sec me exc
cuted and YOU cannot gain admission
TO the prison at the time OF execu-
tion and you will inform me on or
before Monday morning. / am allowed
by law to use five invitations. and
Will cheerfullv use one for your ad-
mission. Trusting this win cause
YOU 10 unnecessary worry. | beg TO
remain. respectfully,
tSigned.) J. j. MORRIS
The prison authorities say that one big
nope that has helped Norris maintain
his nerve during the long months OF walt
ng the hope that In some way or another
nc could cheat the gallows by killing
himself He nearly succeeded In this a
month ago. when he swallowed n large
lrnount of morphine srnuggled to him
since then the guards have kept a con =
tant watch upon him. No chance has
'een taken. Several days ago Morris
sked II he could have a chicken din
lpr
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BRUCE |SMAY IS To
MAKE EXPLANATION
CONTINUED from Page One.)

the Strand hotel in West Fourteenth
street the night the Carpathia locked to
meet Cottam and Bride and deliver them
to a representative Of the newspaper
which had offered the four figures He
didn't find them there, but they found
the newspaper men and sold them the
story which all day long had been de-
MED the American people.
Cottam and Bride, VINO had not been
paid when they last testified were in
better hnmor when they took the stand
today Bride, who was one OF the IT,
tanlc survivors, had got his money. Cot
tam got less, but still was paid
one OF the interesting witnesses of the
afternoon was Hugh Woolner, a huge
EnsishInan. who helped all he could un-
I'll the last boat was off and then, seeing
It not fun. leaped into 1t. Wooner saws
that twice he tried TO put Mrs. Isdor
Straus In a lifeboat. but each time she
refused to leave her husband. Then, go
ing up 10 Mr.. Straus, he said Surely
an OLD gentleman like you will be per-
nitted to get into one OF these boats"
co. tried TO push him in said Woolner,
but he drew back. saying AS long as
there are men here I shall stav'"
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ANOTHER WONDER WHAT IS IT?
You can get Num- 8 Black Oil ou:
e salt Lake.

TO be fighting tonight at Tres Marias,
twenty five miles north of Cueruavaca
me number OF men engaged is not stated
and Information as to which side was
giving way before the onslaught OF the
other is not available. A detachment OF
federal artillery. however was subjected
70 a hot fire and was unable TO unload
its field pieces from the train upon
which II hurriedly embarked for the
scenes. Whether the federals were nIe
10 get the train out OF the danger zone,
and save their guns Is unknown here
Irapuato an important town In central
Guans1uato. is reported besieged by reb-
els jail delivery took place during
the day and 1t Is presumed the liberated
kilograms to President Madero from,
Tepic today advised him that the gov
ernmeni forces had recovered Santiago
iXcuintla. one OF the most important
towns of the territnrN
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Primary Provisions.

,o1 az soo tne state election last November
Ah.v@ democrats and Republicans voted.
aoout fity per cent OF the RepubIIca n
anu 1wenty per cent OF the Democrats are
fslroiied Tor the primaries and unless thew
nave given previous notice they cannot
cnange their political allegiance tomor-
Nv ,u". Sut or the 2l4.SaT Democrats who
voteo tor Governor Foss. $3.50 were nro.
gressiVe Dsmocrats. and under q lin
WI wn'cn became a law last Saturday. have
10 enrolment and may vote either tbe
Republican or Democratic ticket tnnoro
TOW row Ihe same applies to those who did
fa2 to.e az the party primaries last
la'i, out " they vote for either Toft
OF Hoosevslt tomorrow they viii become
sntolcd republicans. The Taft dele
sates- at-large are headed by Sensfor
Murray Crane. The Roosevelt ticket is
neaaed by Mayor Baxter OF Melford, Ma
tionai Comnitteeman John w. CourhIin.
OF fali River, heads the only Demoeratic.
= e,ate' nut there are eight indepcndcnt
GeIeEaIe candidates, including Georee
= req Williams. who is avowedIy for Clark
put appears on the ballot as In favor ~
me winner OF the Democratic priynarv
contest between Clark and Wilson
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CHAMP CLARK Gets
CDLORADO's VOTES
Delegates to Baltimore In
structed to Vote for the Mis-
souri, Candidate.
TWO DISTRICTS ELECT
Sisier-in-Law of the Speaker
Named in the Second; Will
son Men Shut Out.

| COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Apri
29.-The Colorado state Democratic
convention late today adopted n reso
luton instructing Colorado's delega
tion to the national convention FOL
Champ Clark and that they support
him ut the Baltimore convention until
such time as he no longer was candl'
date. or until released by him.
An effort to have Governor Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey named as second
choice was defeated on roll call, 676
to 372.
The resolutions adopted also favor
the passage of the three-year homestead
law pending in congress and oppose the
conservation policy ''as interpreted by
the national government, especially as
to the resources of the west. y
Committeeman Chosen.
State Senator Thomas j. McCue of
Denver was elected national commit.
teeman over Charles +, Tew Of Weld
county. 6S5 to 325.
Mayor Robert w Specr of Denver,
who had been expected TO head Colo.
RADIO S delegation TO Baltimore, created
a mild sensation by Withdrawing as
candidate for gate-at-large and
urging the election of Charles f. Tew,
who was chosen by acclamatiou.
Following are the delegates large
instructed for Champ Clark, elected to-
night to the national Democratic con
vention:
Delegates-at-Large.
Charles T. Tew. Weld county: A. c..
McChespey. Boulder county; Miles G.
Saunders. Pueblo county; l., A. Van
Iilborg, Teller county; w, S. Stratton,
Morgan county; j. a. Donovan, Bonl-
Ter county: j. 4. Ferriss, Jefferson
sounty; w. H. Barlow, Coneios county
At the last minute the Denver dele
CATION changed It's scattered vote on
various delegates In favor of Mr.. Fer
.iss.
Immediately after adjournment of
he state convention the First and
second congressional conventions elect
ID the following delegates instructed
or Champ Clark:
First district-J w. Galligan, Lari-
ner county; c.. P. Maltby, Denver
Second district-Mrs. Anna B. Pit |
;cr. FL Paso county; j. c. Bell, Mont
'ose county.
Mrs. Pitzcr is a sister.in-law of
jhamp Clark.
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Mexico Seizes Rifles,

MEXICO CITY April 2e-Thirty Of
the thousand rifles shipped TO the Ameri-
can ambassador for use OF the American
colony In the event of trouble I'm the
capital were seized by the police TODAY
as they were being distributed More
than 200 already had been sold and ap-
portioned among the American residents
when the order was issued 10 allow no
more to go out from the improvised head
quarters. Emhassador Wilson at once
took steps TO learn the reason for the
embargo. which was thought to be due
To misunderstanding on the part NJ
the municipal authorities
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GREAT BRITAIN
AND FRANCE ARE
TAKING ACTION
European Nations Send War
ships to Mexican Waters to
Protect Lives and Prop
erty of Citizens.
TWO DESTROYERS GO
FROM THIS COUNTRY
Senior Manuel Calero to Re
turn to Mexico Without Pre-
senting His Credentials to
State Department.

WASHINGTON. April 2e.-The
United States will not be the only
government to send vessel to
Mexican waters, Information re-
ceived at the state department is
that a British warship will be or
dered to Mexico. A rumor has
reached the department. that
French cruiser also will put in an
appearance at one of the gulf ports
Of Mexico very soon.
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TAFT HAMMERS HIS
OPPONENT ON STUMP
CONTINUED from Page One.)

that / distrust popular government Any
man who says so is talking through his
hat. Every fibre I'm my body Is instructive
with love of popular government, got
II from my father and my grandfather.
IL was put Into me In such way that
II could not be taken out of me with
dynamite. To be represented as an aris-
tocrat, to bo represented an oligarch.
hurts.
II said In my Toledo speech, in point.
ing out the necessity for constitutional
government that this was In a general
sense government OF the people. but
that. speaking exactly, II was govern
ment of the people. for the people, by a
representative part OF the people, and
In the context OF what said, / showed
what / meant by II. / said this is q
government OF all the people because II
belongs To all Of us-mcn, women and
children. But when you come to the
expression. government by the people,
that means government OF those who
control the government. and who are
they but the voting part OF the peo-
pie? They are the adult males. and they
are taken as representative part Of all
the people. Is there any doubt about
that fact? ] was showing IL for the
purpose OF pointing out that Il was neces-
sary TO protect the rights OF the non
voting part who make three fourths OF
all the people; that IL WAS necessary TO
nave constitutional restrictions on the
voting part TO prevent them from mak-
ing unjust agSressions on the non-voting
part OF the people. That is our theory
of government
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"Clean Up the Bowl
Keep Them Clean

There are many rens;a'
had for constipation, bs 4
Guilty is to procure ore 4
without violence. A ns4|
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Lame Shoulder is nearly always due
to rheumatism of the muscles, and
quickly yields to the free application
Of Chamberlain 3 Liniment. For sale
by oil dealers.
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Battles in Progress.

MEXICO CITY, April as.-one battle
IN progress town besicged by rebels
burden OF the days war news in Wcxtoo
federals and zspatistas are reported
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Claims of Democrats.

On tho Democratic side there is much
SpecuIatinn as TO the outcome OF the
Clark Wilson contest Those ;ybn ~
looking after the interests of the rivals
are each confident of success
VI the thirty-six delegates TO each of
the conventions. eight will be chosen ot
large and two from each OF the fnurs
teen congressional districts.
On tne Democratic side. the contest
Clark never attained the acrivitIcs thot
narSed the TAFT Roosevelt campaign AS
no other Democratic candidates have an9
peared IN the Held except Governor Ross
tor "hon there has been no copcertad
in0V in eInent' the party vote Is expected fo
IaiI iar below that for the RepubIIcan