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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
DECLARES R|CHESO|V
IS MORMON ELDER
Woman Who Says She Has
Been Celestial Wife Makes
Sensational Affidavit.
EVIDENCE is LACKING
Nothing Known Here of Mrs.
Louie E. Britain, Who
Tells the Story.
EVIDENCE is LACKING

BOSTON, May 7.-Clarence Y, T.
Richeson, under sentence Of death for the
murder of Avis Linncll, has oecn "A Nor
mon elder and secretly connected with
the Mormon organization for several
years, although preaching from Baptist
pulpit, according to a sworn statement
just made before William a. Thl5odcau.
an attorney and Justice Of the peace.
The author Of the affidavit. Mrs. Louie
r.. Britain. claims to have been for
merly connected with the Mormon church
and to have been a celestial wife OF a
New York man, who Is at the head CT the
Mormon organization in the cast.
In the statement, Mrs. Britain says
she has known Richcson several years.
iirst meeting him three years ago at 8
Mormon conference on Staten island
where she says, the Baptist clergyman
was recognized as one of the Mormon
elders and was particularly active in the
affairs OF the conference.
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ent returns ind!cate, Roosevelt money in
large amounts Wns poured into the
county, Large rolls or small bills, ac-
companied by checks to be used II need
cd. were sent out from Washington on
Sunday, AT least one well known lead er
In The district having voluntarily eE
hioited such Il roll In Washington on
sunday afternoon
This statement Was duly delivered 10
the Itooscv vet headquarters. the organize
tons having an amicable arrangement
whereby they exchange daily bulletins
and statements.
Here Is Senator Dlxon's answer:
Every one Of these statements is q
deliberate, wilful lie. Every man con-
nected with their circulation ie a delib-
crate and wilfu liar. These lies are cir
culatcd for the purpose and for the only
purpose for which lia-s always lie"
President Tarts managers today stat
cd that "the president Is entitled and
viii receive the votes OF four Of the
delegates from the state of Maryland
to the Republican national convention,
Tho Taft managers claim that thu
naming OF O solid Roosevelt delegation
by the Maryland state convention would
defeat Tic expressed preference Of tho
electors OF the two districts, 1t is I'm.
derstood this point Will be pressed ano
the national committee asked To rule
upon It unless four delegates are Giver
to the president
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Gave Him Signs. u

She has seen him many times since in
and about Boston and has given him the
Mormon signs. which were always an
swered she claims,
She says she attended Mormon con-
a year ago, at which Richeson was pres
ent. and that she received commands
from him as Mormon elder at a. Bos-
y short time ago Mrs. Britain be-
came converted from Mormonism, she
says. According 10 Attorney Thibod eau.
who gave out the affidavit tonight, Mrs.
Britain recently divulged to some OF her
close friends her knowledge OF Richie
sons alleged connection with the Nor
mon church and was prevailed unon 10
make tbs facts known previous 10 the
time set for his execution, IL was felt
that the information, II withheld until
after his death, would seem unfair
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
WATERS IN LARGE
HOTEL GO ON STRIKE
BY international News Service,

NEW YORK, May IA strike OF
seventy walters at the fashionable Flo
tel Belmont at the dinner hour tonight
caused complete disarrangement OF
many theater parties and the scattering
OF crowd that had gathered in the
main cafe for their evening meal Some
OF the guests had just been seated,
others had been served with the pre-
more fortunate. had received their or
ders. when n whistle caused all the
walters to stop where they were and re-
turn to the coat room for their coats and
hats, Tho trouble was caused by the
imposition by the head waiter Of severe
fines for trivial infractions OF the rules
OF tho dining room.
According to the hotel management.
the strike had been adjusted by 10
O'Clock, but the strikers did not return
to work
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
TRAFFIC TIED UP BY
STRIKE AT HAVANA
BY International News Service

HAVANA, May THE harbor ell
gineers today Joined the dock men in
their strike, almost completely tying up
traffic at this port. All ferry boats and
tugs were put out Of operation. Later
IN the day the boat men on the motor
and sailing boats Joined the throng of
strikers. Passengers arriving and de-
parting on ocean going vessels were
transferred in the lifeboats Of the yes.
sells,
The cartmen In Havana went out to.
night and efforts arc being made by the
labor organizations to have the conduc-
tors and motormen join in a general
sympathetic strike. Huge quantities
of food stuffs have accumulated on the
wharves and the city faces a shortage
of necessities. Some vessels have car
ried their cargoes to Mexico and 9th
The strikers nre in n desperate mood
and trouble is feared tomorrow.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
YOUNG IS RETAINED
BY BIC ALASKA FIRM

SEATTLE. Wash. May THE annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Northwestern Commercial company, the
Alaska Steamship company. the Copper
River e Northwestern Railroad company
and other corporations owned by the
Alaska syndicate. better known as the
Morgan -Guegenhetm syndicate, was held
today. the old directors being reelected
the directors reelected the old officers
Of the several corporations. including 10.
seph II. Young. president. and Samuel
". l.. Eccles, vice president.
An official denial was given to the re :
port current In Chicago that President
Young was 10 he succeeded by General
Superintendent Baxter OF the Illinois
Central railroad. H. is reported here
that Baxter will become an official OF
the Great Northern railway
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SALT LAKE MAKING
FIGHT FOR CONCLAVE
BY International News Service.

BY International News Service.
Los ANGELES. May I'm a riot OF
oriental splendor, fifty Arab patrols Of the
Ancient and Arabic Order Of the Mystic
Shrine passed through the business dis
trlct of the city this morning. escorting
Imperial Potentate Treat and the repre-
sentatives of the imperial council OF the
Mystic Shrine to the Scottish Rite tenn
Dlo on Hope street. where the first bust
ness session of the thrty-eighth annual
council was held.
Today's imperial council meeting was
| open to the public, Tomorrow the real
business of the council will be taken UP,
when William j, Cunningham. deputy i'm
perial potentate of Baltimore, Will be in
stalled as imperial potentate: The only
elective office In the council Will prob
| ably fall TO F.. A Cults of Savannah. Ga.
who lacks only two votes OF being elect
ed as imperial outside guard. BY sue
cesslon. Cults would become imperial po-
tentate In twelve years
Among the cities bidding for the next
Utah. Minneapolis; Milwaukee and At
and will probably get the convention
The patrols forming the imperial coun-
sil escort today numbered 1000 men. AL
Malikah of Los Angeles led the parade
The scarlet and maroon uniforms of Pyra
| mid temple OF Bridgeport Conn, occupied
seeond 4 @ place, closely followed by the stun
baSs.n5nrt bs Ss 70 NJ w. Gu oL hhaoa temple
salem temple, New Orleans: Medinah tenn
PIE, Chicago, beaded BY large band
Islam temple. San Francisco; Lu Lu tenn
pie. PhiladeIphia; Mura temple Indian
apolis; Kossir temple, Louisville KY. and
Zurah temple, Minneapolis,
Eack OF them came bands, drum CORPS
and crack drill teams from all over the
country. Tho hundreds Of thousands of
people who crowded the sidewalks and
pressed against the wire barriers in dense
masses 10 see the splendor of IL all gen
erously spDlauded each patrol as Il passed
Tonight the Shrfner patrol marched the
junction with a magnificent electrical
pageant
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GOMEZ IS 1llIiI
TO LEAVE Nl|
o'ozeo Refuses to R.,l.
Provisional Gor,n,'|
Established at Ju,,aJ
REBELS ON THE M
NO Orders Given for n
ment of Troops FINN n
| ming to the Bo7t., I

EscALoN. Mex. N,,
Pascual orozco ha, rsf.,., -,
n. n'ze the provisional ssven,H''
hshed by Emilio vasoo,, !
1uarez last Saturday, oro,, !,
the march southwark tsl,s,''' ss ',
mez threatening him and i, ME- I
unless they left Mexico.
c-, o'o7Go was today 1913 nI]s :.
1n1nus hna and out forty a. /
bis advance guard whis, !.
within the next tventyisa' !,
encounter the big federal 49,
General Huerta.
The creation of apy c,,.,
prior to the successful ts,I'.'s' ID R's'
the war has preslstentIv' - IT,.
to Orozco. In his telsg7,H" va
Orozco declares that e. @I ~
been glad to have yasous, ~.
INTO the rebel zone and To,S !.
IN the interests Of the ,srs.' AVA
the Gomez government n H.,
a thing he could not count,.,... -
General Orozco contlru1 :
today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
Teddy Is Pleased
THE OLD PLEA
He Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded

tlo blull Aio" IL "So hodNOo'
The coffee drinker seldom realizes
that coffee contains the drug, caffeine
serious poison to the heart anc
nerves, causing many forms OF disease
noticeably dyspepsia,
ftT was lover of coffee and used II
for many years and did not realize the
bad effects I was suffering from its
use. (Tea is Just as injurious as cot
fee because it, too, contains caffeine
the same drug found in coffee)
"At first I was troubled with iudi-
gestion. / did not attribute the trou-
BILE to the use of coffee, but thought
it arose from other causes. With these
attacks I had sick headache, nausea
and vomiting. Finally my stomach
was in such condition ] could scarce.
ly retain any food.
~ consulted a physician; was told
all my troubles came from indigestion,
but Vas not informed what caused the
indigestion, | kept on with the cof~
fee and kept on with the troubles, too,
and my case continued to grow worse
from year to year until it developed
into chronic diarrhea, nausea and Sc.
we're attacks of vomiting. | could
keep nothing on nay stomach and be-
came mere shadow, reduced from l5o
to 12S pounds.
II
very severe case of catarrh of the stom-
ach which had got so bad he could do
nothing for me and I became cou-
vinced my days we're numbered,
"Then 7 chanced to see an article
setting forth the good qualities OF Pos
tun and explaining how coffee Injuries
people, so ] concluded to give Postum
trial. | soon snw the good effects
my headaches were less frequent, nau.
sea came on at long intervals and T
was soon changed man, feeling much
better.
"Then I thought could stand coffee
again, but as soon as | tried il my
old troubles returned and T again
turned to Postum. Would YOU believe
it, did this three times before I had
sense enough to quit coffee for good
and keep on with Postum. I am now
n well man with no more headaches.
sick stomach or vomiting and have al
ready gained back to 147 pounds,U
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, 1.-The Road to Wellville.' -
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full of human
Interest.
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MAIN WITNESS Al
ACROSS THE ||
CONTINUED from Pa5s %

not vet put any estimate q VI
of time that will be requ'a
plete the task Presideu, lri
for him, lie hoped, hoWersi.
to conclude the e1amlrsns
three or four months, III org
suit may be expedited -
courts in less time than ~
in The cases Of the stanars
Tobacco trusts. The tnt ~
was nearly four years ID 'sr
adjudication. The O''h
about three yeas ~
Only two other witnesses ~
;ned today and very little ~
adduced from them, lhe NJ
liam Buell., VINO bad oeegpia
the previous day and ma 's !,
he had virtually accepted
become general manager a
nesse Coal & Iron corips1,
concern was absorbed 9y y
under permission. OF Prsass -
welt. r. V. LindaburI, "a cIs {.
yer of the trust, got Busis! ~ q
cd M over dates and olSI H.
which he had testified On J, e1ss =,
;nation. The other Wi'aS
Patterson, secretary Of tI'
Steel Foundries 'ompsDSt Da';t,
Patterson read an esss,csa .,, ,csa|
firms which ne said Es,' . III 4
petitors of the American "a y
company, His cOmpany,t n.y,tjn
trust and was IN no ''"''
the latter. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
WORK OF THE AnIv3 y
STATE LEGlols'|

PHOENIX. Ariz,, Ms, az. "a
recently passed by the ne. s'Is nv y
vidinc that corpors.lVasa sa.S -
ployecs at least TWICE g 's ssSsdsS
practically assured Of Dsssl1
Iaw brT'.eCI' today when the lowe! Ess.osral ss'a
NJ mittee Il Of the whole I!o Is,V ~,
passage. The house ,.s s''t 'stia D
for passa ge the sepa,Is pa,s,@s.t o 8
prohibiting lT che lSuarslls|
dren under l., ana III innudsr ~
pations, of children u'''
age. svs,en j, Fs
a. bill introduced toaSyr yrnc.or
Senator Hughes Of y ,.stnna
tnErs tions by b petition, al. nnyUS,y yUay 81
becoming a eandld;at5e. a;n5.! i'' 'lse
proyides pr wi e. that ballots ol.Snj;I,ie II 5
the names Of all sll,eeiSisEing
thus virtually aoop'
maries.
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No Orders Given.

WASHINGTON, Ma, I'D
ported activity Of Colonel ~
hams. eleventh infantry. /, =
AZ Fort D, A. Russell, Em =
ing up freight cars Tor H. -,
tion Of troops 10 the Tsru !
said at the war department ! r
to nothing more than lseii,j
TO have the troops in re.ii,~
spond TO any cali. Il isu
that the troops from Fort D. n
were nearly a fortnight u &
from that point to San Ar,osl <
the mobilization movement NJ
mer. owing entirely to ls.i !
cars and it is believed Coh.iH
does not intend 10 bs pl,N h
position again. Tue war ~
orders to this officer us 3
those given many other poJt =,
ants more than two mouth szl
ly. to have their troop; ,aS n
any emergency. II is dssa||
there has been no chanes il AI
can situation
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TAFT MA Y SECURE
MARYLAND VOTES

BALTIMORE May THE closeuess OF
the struggle between President Taft and
Theodore Roosevelt for control OF Mary
lands sixteen votes in the national con-
Tentlon was emphasized today VIXEN COM
ptcte returns from yesterdays primaries
showed the result depended upon one
county, which oil the face OF tho returns
gave Roosevelt Il majority of eighty
Putting this county (Howard) In the
Roosevelt column gave him sc delegates
To the state convention. one more than
majority The three Howard county
delegates counted for Taft would give
him the primary victory by the same
margin
Complete unofficial returns received
today by the state Roosevelt committee
and all the Baltimore newspapers agreed
in giving Roosevelt a majority In How
ard county Of cghty-od votes. but Taft
leaders tonight were unwilling to con-
cede that their opponents had won.
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USES THE SHORTER
AND UGLIER WORD

WASHINGTON. May Tho Taft and
Roosevelt national headquarters clashed
today over the Maryland primary re-
suit The word "lie'' WAS used freely
by Senator Dixon, head of the Roose-
welt committee. early In the day tho
Taft headquarters put out q statement
on the Maryland results. part OF which
was as follows:
More than half OF Mr.. Roosevelt &
entire delegate vote came from the city
and county OF Baltimore, whera 1t is
stated the Roosevelt managers placed
$4,000 among their workers at an early
hour yesterday" Another part said:
I'm Prince George county. which def
nitely decided the contest so far as pres
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TAFT TO MAKE BIG
FIGHT IN HOME STATE
Continued from PAGE One.)

paign contributions before election and
the limiting OF campaign expenditures,
but advocated nonpartisan election law
applying to all county and city offices,
a direct primary for all state offices and
the selection OF United States senator's
by the Oregon plan.
The platform also advocated the pub
licity Of the ownership of newspapers.
and resolution was adopted favorng
giving territorial legislature to Alaska
The purely state measures advocated
by the platform included an effective
weights and measures law. a graduated
income tax law; the amendment of the
usury laws to make them. apply equally
to all classes; law for the better pro-
tection of employees in mills. mines and
factories an amendment to the work
mems compensation Law, giving more
prompt aid and fairer compensation;
government aid IN the cultivation OF tho
logged-off and arid lands, and simpler
m methods in the courts.
The convention adopted resolution
felicitating the state on the granting of
suffrage to women.
John Pattison OF colfax was selected
national committeeman by unanimous
vote.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
May Settle Strike

CHICAGO. May Heads Of the Ty-
biographical union have called a meeting
Tor tomorrow to consider the dispute be-
tween the web pressmen and the Chica 20
publishers. There were rumors tonight
that the printers might strike in syin-
Pathy with the Dressmen but Presid ent
Lynch OF the Typographical union said
that his men would remain at work Ef-
i9rts tonight 10 induce the maiIers to de-
clare a sympathetic strike failed. The
vote was almost unanimous against the
proposed strike 49,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
Bryce Coming Back.

LONDON. May 7.-Sir Edward GREY
todag put qu,etus on the rumors Of the
retirement Of James Bryce as British om-
bassador to the United States The for.
eign secretary stated categorically In the
mouse OF commons that the embassa dor
VINO 1s now on his way TO Australasia ia
study the political and SOCIOLOGICAL con
ditions. would return to Washington al
the beginning OF September and resume
his duties 'S'u'i'e
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LosE $4,000.

WATERLOO. la, May 7.-Fire do
stroyed a power house OF the Waterloo.
Cedar Falls and Northern railway COM
pany tonight.
street car service was at standstill
several hours. The company has new
power house which WAS not damaged and
traffic was resumed this evening The
cstig1ated loss Is $i25, 900.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
Maurice Maeterlinck Willing
to Spar Frances Middle
weight Champion.
Special Gable TO The Tribune.

Special Gable to The Tribune.
DARIS, May $50 confident is he
~ that he has mastered. the manly
art of self. defense that Maurice
Maeterlinck. the noted Belgian
author. has announced his intention of
engaging in bout with George Carpen,
tier, champion middleweight of France.
The bout will be one Of the chief fea-
lures of charity fete. Hitherto the
author of "The Bluebird,' "Prin,
cesse Mslaine' and other famous dra-
matte poems has sought no other glory
than that of authorship.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
List of Delegates.

Delesates-at-large from Washington
TO the Democratic national convention:
John Schram Thomas R. Horner. w,
w Black. 2, A, Fitzhenry. j. w.
surette. M. M. Letter, Fl c. Wallace.
p. M. Troy, f. NJ, Rouse, John d.
Fletcher. Julius zeitle. F. C Robertson,
George Turner. Daniel Drumheller. j. F,
Green, d. f. Schaser. Each entitled to
half vote. upInstructed
Delegates to the Democratic national
convention from the First Washington
district:
William II Merritt, Jere Neterer,
John D, Bud. r. j. Davis Entitled TO
half-vote each. Unnstructed.
Delegates TO the Democratic national
convention from the Second Washington
district: M: A. Langhorne. J. a Mundy,
Eldridge Wheeler Francis Donahue.
Each entitled to half-v vote Uninstriict-
ed
Delegates to the Democratic national
convention from the Third Washington
district: Mrs. May Arkwright Hutton,
Martin Maloney. f. A. Hatfield, w. A.
Ritz, Each entitled to half-vote. I'm
instructed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
OLD CROWD LOSES
IN PENNSYL VANIA

HARRISBURG, Pa. May In the
same hall where the regular Republican
organization OF Pennsylvania was over
thrown last week the regular Democratic
state organization today was swept out
of power by the reorganization faction af-
ter fight lasting nearly two years,
The "reorSanzers' " victory was com
plete and no resistance was made by the
regulars after the vote on permanent
chairman of the convention showed that
their opponents controlled the convention
by 1l0 votes to 13 The party has been
split moro than a year and two state
committees have directed the destinies
OF PENNSYLVANIA Democracy,
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AGED PARENTS Of
MURDERER LOCATED
CONTINUED from PAGE one.)

parental love and faith in an crrlng son
20 Withstand.
The mother trembIed az sbo admit
ted that the Identification was COM
plete.
Mr.. and Mrs. Metzger are respected
citizens OF Elliott, They have reared "A
family Of thirteen children. Lawrence.
who was born in January. 1873. was the
Oldest Of these,
Attorney william II. NIering OF this
city Will send the proofs OF M@tzgcr' 9
deutity to Sheriff Sharp at Salt Lake.
1, is believed that Metzger made some
money after ne was released from the
Montana prison and owned some prop
eJty. This will be given TO his mother.
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Gomez Silent.

JUAREz, Mex, May T.-Ers
nuez Gomez admitted nHsr &
was exchaeing the dszi4
Orozco, but declined 10 diKai
port of friction with ths ltr
The acceptance by P.sli
Sr., father OF the rebel MGtg|
Of 6 position in the Gomez AZ
given a semblapce OF authss!|
Gomez government here
Developments today irdi52
though General Orozco X
Gomez across the line, ts III
pected an immediate asz-xl
civil authority by Gomez
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
Refuses to Talk.

1T would he improper for me to con-
ccde anything at this time, when Mary
lands sixteen votes to the national con-
yention hang on less than 100 votes,
said John e. Hanna, chairman of the
Republican state committee and leader
of the Taft forces
Another feature OF the day was the de
veopment OF the possibility that the in
dividual delegates elected TO the state
convention would include a majority OF
Taft men. even though their instructions
by the county preference vote might
bind them to vote for a Roosevelt dele
gntion 10 the national convention. The
Taft leaders made this claim.
II was pointed out that President Tafte
friends might control the convention. force
the adoption Of conservative platform
and send a delegation to Chicago which
would be ready TO abandon Roosevelt as
soon as they considered they had fulfilled
their legal duties oy voting for him on
the first ballot. None OF the leaders
however, made such pronhcsles
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
Reply to Mckinley.

a statement by Representative Nc
kinney, manager OF the Taft campaign,
that the rules OF tho Republican national
committee entitled the people of the First
and Fifth districts to Taft delegates In
tho national convention, since they had
declared for the president in their prefer
enCe vote, brought this reply from Colonel
E. G Carrigation. chairman OF the Roose-
welt committee:
'The call of the national convention
must be subject to the law OF Maryland.
which provides that a majority OF votes
in the state convention entities the can
didate having such majority to the entire
sixteen delegates from Maryland
No change developed in the Democratic
situation, except to insure for Speaker
Clark several delegates already counted
for him on the strength Of the indicated
county maJoritics The Clark men have
enough votes to control the state conven- =
tion. The county preferential vote bound
81 delegates TO Clark, 4f to Wilson and
four to Harmon.