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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20
STEPHENSON CLEARED.

Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wlscon'
! sin has been cxoneratcd by thc sub.
committee of the Senate Committee on
| Privileges ana Elections. This sub
committee was entrusted BY tho full
committee with tho investigation OF the
charges against Senator Stepbcnsou'
! These charges related to the enormous
amount of money which he was alleged
/ 10 have spent 10 win in the primary
I election for Senator in that state. Thcy
have a Statewide primary, it seems IN
Wisconsin, and the question OF who
should be supported by the Legislature
for Senator was submitted TO that pri-
mary. Mr. Stephenson won: aud the
legislature elected him. As TO this
Legislative election. there arc no charges
Of any bribery. corruption. or undue
expenditure of money. The ease rests
entirely upon the very great cNpcudl'
turcs made by senator Stephenson TO
get the party nomination at the pri
mary election,
The amount of money that he spent
for this purpose is variously stated,
He admits that he spent SlOt .Uoo.
Those opposed 10 him claim that he
spent anywhere from Sa50,000 to
100000. The probability is, that ne
spent at least double the amount that
he acknowledges to spending In that
contest. But. since this expenditure
was not shown to have been corrupt.
but to have been in the strenuous ana
irresponsible way of campaign c1'
penses, the Senator bearing the cN'
penditures of what would ordinarily
be the cost 10 the party OF State"
wide campaign, the committee found
that there was nothing necessarily cor
rupt in the expenditures.
One can easily understand why this
might be so. Wisconsin is fairly
large State. with a population Of .
3333, $50 by the census of 1910, 1t casts
n. vote well above 100000. with male
suffrage alone. SO that the expcndi-
ture of SlO7, 900 which the committee
based its Judgment upon, is only about
twenty-five cents per capita for all OF
the voters; surely no great sum,
At the same time. it. demonstrates
the possibility of spending enormous
sums Of money at elections in way
that faithful investigation prouounces
10 be blameless. And so, more and
more. we are getting into the fashion
OF making political prefermept rlcb
man S perquIsite, and more and more
we are. while uomually appealing di-
rect TO the people TO a greater extent
than ever before, in fact taking away
from the masses the average oppor-
tunities which have been open here
tofore TO all alike, aud vesting those
chiefly in those that arc
able TO pay a big price for them.
Under the primary system. 1t appears
to be clear case that the man who
can pay enough 10 keep up his per
sonal organization in every Senate and
district of the State, is
the man who. save IN very exceptional
cases. Is practically sure TO win,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

toiisomc work; they want To he lively
and gnv, and III our form of societ J
there scems 10 he no place where they
viii fit except in tho lisgraccful niche
i'll which they arc found,
The professions of reform on the
part Of such women are, as q rule. de
msions and snarcs; and in very many
cases those who undertake to reform
And so tho problem remains Just rs
unsolvabIe as ever, and demanding IN
answer which our organized society
finds il impossible 10 give,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20
THE FAULTY DAMS.

II Is always the case that when a
great dIscastcr bcfals there is a sour.
rying TO find the reason for it. and
also to find if any other pcriIs Of The
like nature immediately threaten. And
so, when the great disaster nj Johns
town, Pennsylvania, some twenty
years ago startled the country, there
WAS general inspection of dams and
Il fcrvcnt resolve on the part Of every
ono responsible for tho safety of dams
tbat there should never he another like
disaster in the United States. There
was n general inspection Of dams, u
general strengthening where anything
was found doubtful and the country
once more went TO sleep.
Then came the startling disaster of
the broken dam at Austin, Pcnnsyl.
Nanln. almost as terrible as the ,lohus-
town disaster. and in the same State.
Again. there was a scurrying TO cover,
should he made safe. and an assurance
to the public that everything would be
done that it. was found possible to do
TO assure safety i'll like cases hereafter.
And vet. we hear little Of tho campaign
OF precautiou that was supposed i'm.
mcilately to result from the Austin
disaster, New York alone among the
States taking the matter seriously 10
heart, so far as reported
But New York State ordered a thor.
IN, oh in, ,y oil ,In ,,s ,,,i,h;,
borders, The report of that inspection
has just been presented to the lcgis-
lature, and it shows that since Oc-
tober. fortysix dams have been in
spectcd. and of these thirty eight were
found defective, frightful percentage
and one that may we'll cause the keen.
est alarm throughout the State. In
some cases the dams are found TO be
absolutely faulty in construction. aua
nothing short of tearing them out and
building them properly Will be effect
i've. In other cases. the dams can be
strengthened aud repaired, aud made
safe
1T is curious 10 see that the adioin-
ing State to that in which the Austin
and Johnstown disasters occurred,
has taken this matter TO heart. and the
State in which the disasters were. has
done nothing whatever TO Investigate
other dams within its jurisdiction.
Pennsylvania seems to be supremcly
indifferent to the safety of the dams
within that State, 1t. of course, felt
the thrill of horror even more keenlY
tban other communities did on the
bursting of the Johustown and the Aus
tin dams, And vet Pennsylvania has
done nothing about it, has not even
ordered an inspection Of the dams OF
that State. and there are no data to
90 by showing whether there is any
other dam ID that State i'm imminent
danger of furnishing another cruel
borror TO the people of the United
States. The result undoubtedly will
be. that the whole country will 60 to
sleep again, as it did after the terrible
j Johnstown flood and we shall hear no
more about the peril and frightful de-
struction incident TO these floods until
the next great disaster comes Then
We shall wake mp again for little
while. make new and ineffective re-
solves. and 60 to sleep again: and so
the whole dismal programme will be re.
pcatcd, world without end.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

According 10 Mr.. Carnegie S tcsti-
mopY during the steel trust inyestica
ton. hc owned most of the Carnegie
Steel Company. aud knew practically
nothing Of its affairs. But what
grittcd him the hardest was that
after he hal sold out for 100000. 900.
he found out that lie could have got
Sl00 900 600 more. After all though,
TO a man who thinks il disgrace to
die rich. what hundred million,
more or lessi
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

The late Richard r. Crauc of Chi.
cago, who fought the universities 50
hard. left a million dollars 10 found
country homes for helpless children and
their mothers Which good act em.
phnsizes both the csrncstncss of his
convictions against higher education
and his possession of large measure
OF tho milk of human kindness.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

President Sproulc Of the Southern
Pacific issued a New Years address
to the employees under his charge, say.
ing among other things that ''cf.
ficieney is big word Yet. IT, doesn Z
amount to much simply as word, il
plishmeut before il tells
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

While some candidates for the Presi-
Dental nomination have made interest
ing speaking tours in the interest of
their candidacy. Bryan in his tour
through the South is only ''Iccturing, >
But it is likely all to come to the same
in tic enI
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

The foreign legations an China an.
Dounced that they were preparing for
trouble Yesterday. This is prccau.
tion that may well be taken any day
there now
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

Tribune because this paper docs not
miss, but gets the news all the time.
Every instance in which it thus con.
fcsscs lcfcat is a nail an It's coffin
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

Detroit Free Press: Speaking OF
hazardous occupations. how about that
Of trying 20 quote an interview with
T. r. correctly and TO his sat,sfac-
a fire hazard.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

The Socialists appear 10 be in such
strength present aud prospective. iu
the German Reicbstag. that they are
specter of terror TO the imperial court.
With them III position to block the
schemes of the Emperor 10 increase the
armv and the navy. he would be in
despair. but the country woulJ have a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

President Sun Yat Sen saws that he
President of China; that Yuan Shi
kai can come in as President at the
expiration Of one term. That surely
ought TO fetch Yuan, provided he has
faith
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

Prof. Hugo Munsterbcrg assures the
wrecks, Il looks as though the illus
trous professor might be speaking for
himself, rather than for others.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

Again the Smoot organ finds fault
sith The Tribune for printing the
news. this time in connection with Max
florcuec. It's sad for a pretended
newspaper TO miss the news so oftcu as
the smoA organ does; but that offers
no fair reason for it's snarl at The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

company, room SIS SymeS building. Den
yer; Colorado. on Monday. February 10.
l3i2- az O'Clock n. m, OF that day
Books close January g. 1919
/. lIERBERT COHEN
Secretary OF tho DAILY West Mining Com
WHY. sl,Sr
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

The American accountants who went
with Shustcr TO Persia report worse
aud worse treatment since he left,
They were foolish to remain after he
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20
Saturday, January 20, 1912.

Senator Stones "sevcn reasons why
Champ Clark should be elected Presi-
dent eau be easily routed by ono of
Champ Clark S Jokes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

How pcrrcrse is man. even when his
best Interests ought To be plain, Here
is the e1-Sbah Of Persia, for instance,
who is paid $4,000 a year To keep
away from the country; and yet he
risks his neck, his pay, aud intcrna-
tioual peace to get back into 1t.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

If johnson and Corbett should ever
" sign up there ought not to be any
AFFECTION on johnson = part TO a clause
which would let Corbett have the first
blow in every round,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

The suggestion that it. may take tho
capitol commission two years TO decide
on plans for the structure is startling;
hut we NAV hope that ii is not author
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20

Col. Roosevelt denies that be is pay
ing any attention to the Presidential
bee. But it is evident that he is not
doing any idesteppiug TO avoid its
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20
NOT &c &

The annual meeting OF stockholders OF
the DAILY West Mining company. a cor
poration OF Colorado. for the election Of
directors and Tho transaction OF such
otnrr business M may lawfully come be-
fore IT,. will ho held at the office OF the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-20
SeL4;oGy SsIei@G - Wa Section

We will place on sale Saturday 200
dozen lingerie waists, all new and
fresh; all different styles. Actually
worth up to $2.95, for $1.35.
This IS d special purchase Of cval5ts
TO start the season
In this lot of waists are fine pin
tucked, allovcr waists, allover en-
broidcry waists, fine lingerie and
voile waists, trimmed with cluny and
the new straight side effect, hand
some val trimmed waists Styles for
everyone. All sizes.
See our aVlndow display
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
WEATHER RECORD.

The following are observations OF the
United States weather bureau for the =
hours ending at o'clock this morning,
giyi-lg the high mark yesterday and the
Lowest point recorded last night:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Toilet Requisites

LazelTs perfumes. Offered in a
half dozen odors. soc an OEo
ounce regularly, at. ~
Lazell's toilet waters, SSc
soc size bottle. 49,.
LazeH's toilet waters, loo
Csc size bottle.
Madam Ise'belle preparations,
consisting of Face Powders, Turk
ish Bath Oil, Skin Food and Wrin-
kle Paste, Liquid Rouge, all soc
articles, IN this sale, O70
each.
Rfkers'-Dresden face powder;
colors, white, flesh and bru- Ole
nette, 25c box at.
Poudre de Riz-an imported face
powder of quality, fineness, daintily
scented, white, rose, natural and
brunette; soc size CSa
X. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
CHILDREN ARE INVITED
Life of Columbus subject of Splendid
Film Show.

The Commercial club has prepared
a circEiar letter which will be sent to
all school principals in Shawnee coun-
ty announcing the educational motion
picture show that " il. ne put on at the
Auditorium Friday and Saturday
nights The feature of the entertain
ment will be the spectacular picture in
three reels 1.-THE Coming of Column
bus.'' The school eachers will be
asked 10 urge their pupils to attend
the shows on account of the educa-
tional value.
1.-The fInis show every detail of Co
1umbus' life from the time he left
Portuga; t., his final return to Spain
in irons and his death before re-
lease d. reads the letter.
I'VE want you to see this picture
program and believe ii would afford
the best and clearest kind of instruc-
ton for your students. A special mat
inee has been arranged for Saturday
at 2 O'Clock p. m. with an admission
price of five cents for every body.
There will also be two other fine sub
jects and special vocal and pipe organ
number
Other features of the program vii
be an Edison comedy entitled us He
Eligible % and ''The Trail Through the
Hills" a western subject. There will
also be special pipe organ and vocal
music.
The show will be given by Frank
Klingaman of the Crystal theater. The
proceeds viii go towards the pipe
organ fund
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
TO TALK TEMPERANCE
w. c. II. Z. Speaker Will Also Boost
Women's Suffrage.

Mrs. Minnie ]. Grinstead of Liberal
Kan, national organizer for the W
c. T. u. will make a suffrage address
to the clerks of Mills store Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock. The men
employees are particularly asked tc
attend, and the meeting is open also
to the women.
DR.. Helen Brewster Owen, organizer
for suffrage work in Kansas, is spend
ing a few days in Topeka. She made
an excellent address Monday night al
a parlor meeting in Oakland, and this
afternoon she spoke at w. C. T. U.
meeting in Topeka. Wednesday she
will make an address at Silver Lake.
The suffragists are planning
''whirlwind Pullman campaign" and a
thousand dollars was pledged within
five minutes for the purpose at the
Wichita convention. Mr.. J. H.. Braly
of Pasadena, Cal, wrote to the officers
of the league, offering to give s., 00e
fO. the DrOiect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
No More General Superinten-
dents on Rock Island.
District Officers Are Made G..
Nj. Assistants.
MEANS DIVISIONAL SYSTEM
Wholesale Change of Titles
Over Entire System.
j. b. SmalIey Is Assistant Gen.
eral Manager.

One of the most important changes
IN the operating department of the
Rock Island Lines in the shifting OF
titles and The reorganization of the
work was announced today from the
office of General Manager Sweet II
Topeka The office of. general super
intendent all over the system was
changed to assistant general mana-
ger.
The title revision affects ]. B. Small
ley, general superintendent of the sec
ond district in Topeka Mr.. Smailey
after May 15 will be known as assist
ant general manager. His office and
Office force Will remain in this city.
The new titles will be adopted in the
three districts of the Rock Island
Lines. In the first district at Des
Moines, f. j. Easley, who has been
general superintendent, viii be as
sistant general manager. In the sec
ond district at Topeka the change is
announced above. In the third district
at Fort Worth Tex, G. H. Beacon
who has been general superintendent,
will be assistant general manage to
General Manager Jones.
The new title scheme is one of the
more important steps taken by the
ROCK island Lines to the adoption of
the divisional system. In the States
journal one month ago the prelim-
mary shift in the mechanical depart
ment was first announced. At this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
WOULD NOT GET UP.
Captain of the Californian Was Told
of Titanic's Distress.

London. May 14.-In the expectation
that J. Bruce Ismay would be present,
the hall and galleries were filed when
the board of trade resumed the Titanic
inquiry Captain Stanley Lord of the
Californian was the first witness.
Captain Lord said that both the ap-
prentice and the second officer VINO
were on the bridge during the night
told him in the morning he had been
called during the night and report
made to him that a vessel nearby had
been firing rockets and that he had an
swered the calls. He, however, could
not remember doing so, and in the
morning asked the second officer why
he had not been called. That officer
replied that he would have called the
captain himself if he had thought the
rockets were distress signals
While it would be dangerous to go
through ice, if 1 had known the Titanic
was sinking, I should certainly have
done so, although / d. not believe I
could have reached her in time" said
Captain Lord.
Gibson, an apprentice on the Cali
fornian, who was on the bridge during
the night of the disaster said he
could not see the outlines of the steam
er which was lying near by, but only
the glare of her lights. He said that
while watching the steamer which was
firing rockets, the second officer re-
marked that the steamer was not firing
rockets at sea for nothing and she APP
peared to have a heavy list to star
board He did not think the vessel was
exactly in distress but was in trouble
of some sort. He thought she was a
tramp steamer.
Lord Mersey: Would you expect to
see the glare of the light of tramp
steamer"
Yes"
Gibson told of his reporting the firing
4 - ~ @k,s~ T
which the captain had previously testi-
fled that he did not remember receiv-
ing. Gibson said that the captain was
awake.
Witness further testified that at $40,
long after the Titanic had sunk, he saw
another rocket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
YOUNGEST GUN MAN.
Is Caught by .PoIice-He Is Ten Years
Old.

Ten-year-old Austin Wyble is To-
peka's youngest gun toter and high
wayman. He was arrested in the City
park last night by Sergeant Dan Car
den and today was turned over to the
juvenile court, where Judge Schoch
viii try to discourage the boys wild
west theories.
Young Wyble lives with his parents
at 1904 East Fourth street. Some
months ago the family came here from
Hutchinson and the father has been
employed a machinist at the Santa
Fe shops. Last night Austin Wyble
wandered from home and the family
revolver disappeared at about the
same hour.
Late in the evening Wyble was in
formed that his son was at the police
station. There the father was told
that his son was picked up by an Off
Ger and that the young gun toter was
proudly displaying loaded and very
ugly and dangerous revolver.
I had some trouble with the color
ed boys, young Wyble told Judge
Schoch today, land father gave me the
gum
That story will not be passed by the
court without investigation and the
elder Wyble will be asked to keep a
watchful eye on hi@ son in the future
and to put the family artillery where
the boy c--nnot find it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

time all of the superintendent of
motive power were made district me-
chanical superintendent. This af
fected S. w. Mullinix, of the second
district in Topeka.
The Rock Island Lines has taken a
great fancy to the divisional system.
1t is predicted that in a few months
the entire organization will be oper-
ated under this method-practically
all of the offices have been shifted
already.
1t is contended by Rock Island Off
Gals that the divisional system. re-
suits in a closer organization of the
working forces of the road. 1t does
away with authority clashes and with
the well known government of chief
clerks
No further changes in the operat-
ing department are predicted follow
ing the adjustment of the general
superintendency. The order on the
second district was made by General
Manager Sweet May 10 and approved
by Second Vice President Tinsman on
the same date. The announcement is
made public today 1t takes effect
Nav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

The program this afternoon includ-
ed some selections from -Natoma" by
Victor Herbert. They received hearty
applause. The program for this even
ing is varied and also includes Sc
Iections from -'Natoma."
At the Victor Herbert concert in the
Auditorium tonight the program will
be of a brilliant popular nature, de-
signed to please not only the musical
cognoscenti but also that larger num-
Der of people who are not especially
interested in classical music.
Victor Herbert is the greatest mu-
steal genius of America and his light
operas, such as the RED MILL The
Nile Naughty Marietta" and Mile.
Modesto have been heard by great
audiences in every city in America.
Mr.. Herbert takes the position that
and neither a narcotic to put people
to sleep nor, a mere fad to be en-
joyed solely and exclusively by few
high brows."
The Victor Herbert orchestra in the
personnel of it's membership is not to
be compared with any other now be-
fore the public. To be selected as a
member of this great organization is
considered the highest compliment
which be paid any musician in
this country.
Three great concert faVorites whose
names are known to musical people
everywhere are to be heard in the
concert tonight; they are Agnes KIM
ball, the charming soprano who has
within a period of two years come to
be recognized as foremost concert so
prano now before the public; H. Evan
Williams, the famous Welsh tenor,
whose glorious voice has become IA
miliar throughout the English speak
ing world through his records for the
Victor Talking Machine company,
and Frank CroXton, the great basso,
well known here in Topeka where he
has been heard on former occasions
and has won for himself a host of
friends and admirers.
A large and brilliant audience will
be present tonight to extend a hearty
welcome to the greatest musical or
ganization which has ever visited To-
peka.
The program for tonight follows:
Overture, "Gwendoline" ......-... Chabrtei
Two Intermezzi from THE Jewels
of the Madonna" .Wolf-Ferar1
ta) Barcarole.
y Vivace Assai.
PauIs Address from Second Act, Ma
toEna'' Observation-Disclosures Herbert |
Prelude. 'Lohengrin, .---------- Wagner
Spring Song from '.Natoma" Herbert
Under the Linden Trees. Massenet
From Scenes Alsaciennes.'O
solo, Mr.. A. Chiaffarelli
Quintette from die Meistersinger"
Wagner
Mrs. Kin1baIl, Miss Drew and Messrs. |
Williams Finnegan and Croxton-
Slavic March --.---.-.-.:--... Tschaikowsk1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

New York Coffee Market
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z. 14ssc- Futures closed steady: July, 1857;
September. 13.75-