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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

of the Gadsdcn purchase extended di-
rcctly west so ms TO take in a small
portion of the State OF Sonora and of
the upper part of the Lower California
peninsula, including Ensenada and a
short distance below, the whole diff
Guilty would be cured. Mexico would
lose little Of any value TO it, and the
United States would acquire complete
jurisdiction over the Colorado river.
The jurisdiction of Mexico over the
lower flow and the mouth of that river
has occasioned trouble BEFORE espc
cially when the banks Of the Colorado
broke and the creation of the Salton
Sea was beginning anew. At that time
Mexico made protest and demand
that the break should be closed, an,
that the Colorado should be turn,
back into its rightful channel, Troubles
of this kind are liable to come timc
after time, and the United States can
not afford to have a nuisance of this
nature established permanently at tn,
mouth OF the Colorado river It would
be immensely better to pay gooc
round sum for the establishment of 3
direct east and west line extending tc
the Pacific Ocean, prolonging the mos
southerly line of the Gadsden pur
chase. than TO have a continual mus
ance like this 10 confront.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28
NEW YORK FOR TAFT.

The overwhelming majority OF Pres
ident Taft in the New York primaries,
following his victory in Indiana, prac-
tically puts the quietus upon the
Roosevelt candidacy For. it is evi-
dent that if Roosevelt is so disastrous
" defeated in his own State, and that
the greatest State of the Union, having
ninety votes in the Republican Conven-
ton, it is idle for him to expect to
gain strength anywhere else,
The Roosevelt ambition is prac.
tically snuffed out by the result In
New York. especially when we consider
that there is not the least likelihood
of any reversal OF this trend OF public
opinion IN any Of the other States.
The victories that President Tai
has won in New York and Indiana
will be followed by like victories IN
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Massac achusetts, and
others of the great States, so that,
from all appearances, the Roosevelt
candidacy is practically at an end
right now.
There will not be even enough
Roosevelt delegates in the Republican
National Convention 10 make it worth
while 10 carry out the evident purpose
OF the Roosevelt claquers, TO bring as
many contests as possible for delega-
tions in order TO make a scmblance Of
strength, which Roosevelt does not
actually possess.
The result as shown vlctoriously for
President Taft will be a welcome one
TO the sound Republican sentiment oil
the United States; and it shows that
when the people get a chance at pre-
tentious humbug and understand fully
the sort of humbuggery he is indulging
in. they have neither sympathy with
him OF part or lot i'll his mischleVous
5, m nj inue
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

man who proited by this violation of
the fundamental principles must be re
tained in his seat, in spite Of that vio-
lation. The vote opens the way III
every State where there is a primary
for rich men TO spend enormous
amounts of money in manipulating
primaries, in organizing local commit
tees for their own benefit, and in gen
eral for taking charge of the party
machinery by lavish expenditures OF
money, getting reward in election to
Office therefor Since, as the commit
tee SAYS, State primary is not in any
sense recognized by the Federal law
governing the selection Of Senators,
any money spent in such primaries is
beyond the jurisdiction of the Senate
and no matter how openly and sean.
dalously such money may be spent, nor
how much may be spent, the Senate
has no jurisdiction over the case. 1t
is a lame and impotent conclusion. But
ii must be remembered that the Re-
publican majority in the Senate is get
ting rather low, and Mr.. Stephenson
can hardly be spared.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28
AMERICANS CLEAN RECORD.

1t is a source of genuine pride and
satisfaction to all American party men,
/ as we'll ms credit to the American city
city itself, to find that the books and
accounts OF that administration have
been so thoroughly investigated and
| found absolutely true and correct. There
were some discrepancies in bookkeeping
! which were easily cleared up as soon
as the facts were known and recognized.
| Those discrepancies, apparent on the
first examination. were sufficient to
cause the municipal commission TO have
! complete audit OF all of the books of
the American party officials. This
thorough audit has resulted in a trium-
phant clearance of all concerned. The
books in the auditor s department care
in perfect balance. No warrant was
drawn during the year 1911 without
proper authority from the city council.
The expenditure has been distributed
in very commcndable manner. The
system observed in filing the numerous
documents pertaining TO the depart
ment is highly exemplary. The records
have been kept with unexceptionable
neatness.
The treasury department sis worthy
of the highest praise. 1t is concise, ef-
fective. self-balancing, and readily
checkabl -
The city recorders department was
found TO be in excellent condition.
The engineers office was found in
like excellent condition. The same as
to the building Inspector, the poll-tax
collector, and the library department.
Everything, in fact, was in apple-pie
order, and every dollar honestly and eff
fectively accounted for. This is com
pletc and overwhelming answer to the
carping ignorant, malicious and scan
dalous charges made by the opposition
press all through the campaign of last
year. 1t is also a complete and trium
phant answer TO the repeated declara
tions year after year that the Salt Lake
City treasury was bankrupt by reason
of the extravaganza and graft Of the
American city officials. II is CON
clusively shown that there was no graft,
no dishonesty, that every dollar col
lected was fully and perfectly accounted
for and that the books have been kept
in an exemplary manner and with cx-
cepuona care.
And so passes away the malicious
campaign SANDER Of vile opposition,
which took no account of the feelings |
of honorable men in sssailing their in
tegrity. and was willing 10 iiscredit |
Salt Lake City and bring it into the
black list of dishonest municipalities
for mere political animus and greed.
1t is surely time for those who made
that vile and scandalous assault upon
the American city officials to take back
their lies, and for the decent amenities
of community life, as well as for
the good standing of the city, make con-
fesson of their misdeeds and humiliate
themselves because of their dastardIy.
dishonest malevolence
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28
SHOOTS LEASE BILLS.

The Tribune Yesterday morning had
bills recently introduced in the Senate
bv Apostle Smoot. The first allows
prospecting on lands which have been
withdrawn from entry. and secures the
right of the bona 6de occupant or
claimant 10 oils or gas lands. who rs in
actual prosecution Of work leading TO
tho discovery of oil or gas, or the de
yelopment Of his claim in that regard.
But any lawful homestead or desert
land entry made prior to the with
drawal OF land from entry is validated.
The second bill provides for the is.
sue ou the application Of license fec
Of so TO any citizen OF the United
States, or association Of such persons
who NAV apply therefor, for the ox-
elusive right TO prospect for or lease
any phosphate. nitrate, potash, oil, as
pbaltic minerals. or natural gas de-
posits on United States lands, provided
that the Secretary of the Interior, in
order to prevent monopoly. is author.
zed TO limit the number of permits,
or 10 DENY any application. Anotbe
section of this bill provides that the
Secretary may lease or rent lands at
minimum of ten cents or maximum
Of go for prospecting permit, which
shall give the exclusive right for A
period not exceeding two years, which
h. oxtan1ad
specified area in compact form up to
1880 acres in the case of a phosphate
entry or potash, or $40 acres in the
case OF oil, ssphaltic minerals, or
natural gas.
Prospecting for metalliferous miner
ais is open TO all lands withdrawn
under the provisions of the act first
mentioned, Just as. nomiually at least.
all lands now withdrawn are so open.
The difficulty is, however, that the
forestry administration is so discour-
aging TO prospectors, that they are
practically shut out. Besides, If Is
difficult 70 see why there should be Ii
censes issued or leasing of oil and gas
idHNS de utIFlu prov nc ldhluE
up of oil claims in Utah has been very
active. especially along the San Juan
River, and the locators have been sub.
iected TO much Inconvenience and an.
noyances by official regulations that
were outside of the law. There would,
in fact, appear 10 be more reason for
liberal treatment rather than restrie-
tive treatment of such loeators. They
arc already at large disadvantage as
compared with oil loeators in Califor.
mia. Texas, and elsewhere, and the re
strictions that surround them should
be relaxed rather than tightened. So
far as we can see, there is no reason
why the locators of gas and oil wells
should not be free 10 60 on. make their
locations and development, precisely
the same as heretofore, or as In the
case OF metal mines,
The development of the mineral re
sources Of the United States deserves
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28
OUTLAWS TRY TO MAKE TERMS.

II seems that the ties of family af-
fcction are pulling so strongly upon
Jack Allen. who is the head now of
the outlaw Allen clan OF southwestern
Virginia, since It's real head was
forced into slSulliing, that he Is willing
TO deliver up all of the assassins who
shot the Judge, the clerk, and prose,
cutting attorney in the court at Hills
Vile. Virginia, if only his son Freel
can he saved from death.
it appears from the account that
there is no direct evidence that the
boy Freel actually shot anybody, aud a
sort of forecast is suggested that the
authorities may give Jack Allen the
assurance that his boy will be saved
from death, on the terms he has
named.
At the same time, there IS q certain
Generalization connected with any
transaction such as this. The outlaws
are not in any position to negotiate
with the authorities; they are not Oh
Il treaty basis They are under the
ban of the law, all of them, and al
though Jack Allen himself had moth,
ing to do with the shooting. he has no
standing IN law, in morals, or III ad-
ministrative government for his at
tempt TO make terms with the authorlr
ties to save his boy. Still, the tempta-
tion on the authorities to yield TO Jack
Allen S plea is undoubtedly very
strong, for it would give them imme.
date possession Of the persons and
jurisdiction over the outlaws who
actually did the shooting, and this
without risk TO the authorities. and
without the further shedding of blood
If these negotiations are, in, fact,
genuine, few days Will doubtless tell
the story as to their outcome and ms
to the real terms sought and agreed to.
It is earnestly to be hoped that this
black episode in American court juris-
diction may be ended rightly and tr-
umphantly for the dignity Of the COM
munity and the supremacy Of the law.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28
THE TRIBUNE THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH IS 1912

TO bc encouraged rather than ham
pered. and we believe that the true
policy of the Government would be to
encourage such locations and allow
time and perfect liberty III prospecting
aud development, both for oil and for
gas, under the restrictions of the laws
as thev have existed, as long as the
prospector or claimant exhibits hon
estv of intention and diligence in doing
his work
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

4 The English coal miners complain
that though the House of Commons
rhas passed what is called minimum
wage bill. no minimum wage is fixed
sin it, And they reasonably point out
that such legislation as that is no ma
.terisl help 10 them
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

: Ii is good 10 hear that the Utah fruit
prospects are excellent thus far; but it
cannot be forgotten that the most crit
.ical time may be in the future. 1t is
fruitraiser
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

= keeniy saws the Boston Traveller:
= Friends of Col. Roosevelt insist that
be lost the victory in North Dakota be.
'rausc the Democrats voted for La Fol.
letis. aud in the next breath they sug-
gest that he be nominated because so
Jpany Democrats will vote for him.
Their arguments do not seem 10 hold
a4ne-rsh.r
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

( The departure Of Mr.. William H..
Dale from this city To Los Angeles
loses TO Salt Lake good citizen and
active. sound business man. lie will be
much missed; hut his business calls him,
-and thus Los Angeles gains.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

Making public monopolies of those
articles Of merchandise which pander
TO the people s appetites is favorite
device of the governments OF Europe
Where, tobacco is government mon
.opoly in many, and in Russia liquors
pay one-quartcr OF the national ex
.penditureS bv being made a govern.
ment monopoly, which gives 1866, ,96I :
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

E We are sorry to sec that Senator
Borah has aligned himself with Roosc'
welt 5 falling fortunes in this year 5
presidential campaign. It's bad poll
tics and poor judgment, in our opinion.
And We like Borah. too.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

y IT looks as though DR.. Wiley out of
office is going TO be even more of a
horn in the sides Of adultcrants and
impure food rogucs than he was while
in office
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

Roosevelt declares the New York
-primaries "a criminal farce. And
vet ne appealed to them, and rested
his case 90 the result. He is down
and ont: and the real criminal farce
was bis vicious candidacy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

81 am a free trader, and I glory in
athe fact. says Champ Clark But he
-must think that protection has re.
-ecived a harder blow than it actually
has. by the Lawrence strike. Free trsde
IS long wav from popular vet.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

BRYAN criticises the Missouri Demo
cratic state convention platform as
painfully incomplete. Never mind;
he will probably be able TO frame a
much better one himself for the Ma.
tioual convention at Baltimore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

\ campaign against Utah loan
sharks is threatened. And it is TO be
.fervently hoped that this threat may
,materializc into a fullblown crusade.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

: The revolutionary forces in Mexico
have won complete victory, as shown
ibv the later dispatches, and this makes
ii very serious for Madero,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

= The Democratic lambs arc doing
ssst deal of bleating on account of their
prospective Fleeing by Baltimore land
lords at the time of the Democratic
sNational Convention But there s moth.
1ng for them TO do but gambol up and be
ffIoo,oI
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

& New Mexico has just elected two
Republican L. 5. Senators. II is TO
be hoped that neither Will have any
,taint on his title.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

! In New Jersey husband and wife
are opposing candidates in school
-board election. They're bound to have
shat office in the family.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

= In the East they have begun to call
vicious and stupid combinations such as
lour Federal bunch, bunderheads. -
It's good word, worthy of trsnsporta-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

= Miss Helen Gould's visit here was
much too short. The whole loyal citi-
zensbip would have delighted to do her
honor. had time permitted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

Some parts of the Outlook arc fifty
termed the Outbreak
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

When you meet on the sidewalk, turn
10 the right.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-28

600. But then, Russia is pretty low
down in the scale of average national
rnoralit
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-22
g men KILLED
AND 80 INJURED
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PASSENGER
ENGINE ExPLoDEs AT SAN
ANTONIO, TEXAS.
VICTIMS HORRIBLY MANGLED
Force of Explosion Terrific, San An.
tonic Being Jared as
by Quake.

San Antonio, Texas.-At least thir'
ty-two men were killed and more than
fifty injured when the boiler of To-
comotive No. 704 exploded in the
shop yards of the Southern Pacific
railroad here. The property damage
will approximate 100000.
A committee of railroad officials,
army officers and citizens made an
investigation, and is of the opinion
that the explosion probably was due
to carelessness of one of the men
killed in allowing an thrush OF cold
water into the superheated boiler, in
which the water was already low.
Twelve bodies have not been iden-
titled, and human fragments picked
up within a radius of several blocks
probably account for several missing.
The engine, big passenger mogul,
practically new, had been brought to
the shops for inspection. Those in the
vicinity who escaped immediate
death declare that the boiler burst
without warning, tearing the huge ma
chine to bits. Parts of the locomo-
tive and the wrecked roundhouse and
adjoining shop buildings, together
with the arms, legs, heads and man
gled trunks of the victims, were scat
tered for blocks around.
The army hospital corps here was
rushed to the yards and police, am
balances and Y. M. c. A. workers
were organized into rescue bands
to dig out the dead and try to save
the fast-ebbing lives of the wounded.
So mangled were some victims that
there seemed no hope of piecing the
fragments of their bodies together
sufficiently to identify them.
The locomtive boiler was blown
three blocks. The roundhouse and
copper shops were practically demol-
ished and the men working in them
were hurt by falling walls.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-22
TAFT FAvoRs PRIMARIES
But the President is Opposed to
"Soap Box Affairs"


"Soap Box Affairs"
Boston, Mass. President Taft end
ed his party in Bostons belated cele-
bration of evacuation day and st. Pat
rick's day here with an address to
the Charitable Irish Society and a
look in" on the dinners of the Bank
Officers association, the Boston
Trade association and the Yale Club
of Boston.
In many ways it was the busiest
and most demonstrative day the pres
ident has spent since he entered the
white house. Members of his party
were unanimous in declaring that no
reception ever accorded Mr.. Taft in
his travels exceeded in cordially that
which Boston gave him.
During the day the president spoke
ON many subjects. Before the Massa-
chusetts legislature he spoke on pres.
idential primaries, pointing out that
he favored such registration of the
popular will in regard to presidential
candidates where the. law safeguard
ed the ballot
To delegation from the Massachu-
sets Peace Society, he said that he
did not intend to give up the fight for
arbitration treaties with Great Brit
ain and France, and added that when
Secretary of State Knox returned
from Central America plan to re-
sumo the fight for arbitration will
be worked out
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-22
Clark Calls Florida
Governor Falsifier

Associated Press Leased Wire.
Washington, March 5.-Representa.
tive Clark of Florida made a sensational
attack on Governor Gilchrist in the
House today. II was in reply TO re-
ported interview from the Governor in
which he is alleged TO have expressed
surprise at the attitude of Representative
Clark in the Everglades investigation.
Mr.. Clark said: at remains for the
Governor of Flofida-God pity the State
to travel all the way from Tallahassee
to Washington to insinuate now that
am working in the interest of Western
railroads. brand that as malicious,
gratuitouS and unqualified falsehood.
Mr. Clark said he had been prompted
to start the inquiry because of the oper-
alton of CONSCIOUSNESS land sharks in
misrepresenting such lands.
Mr.. Clark said that Gilchrist, before
he was elected Governor, had made a
business OF land exploiting.
SIT is the conduct of constituencies
land sharks" said he, "that am trying
to balk for the honor of my State. And
yet the Governor of my State says that
in attacking the thieves am attacking
the State OF Florida. If this is so, God
help Florida"
Referring TO Mr.. Gilchrist as "this
little pin-head Governor" Mr.. Clark
said he rested his case with the people
of his own district, and felt certain of
the result. He was applauded as he took
hiSSeat. - -,.s-s~'
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-22
STORM SWEEPS THE SOUTH
NINE WERE KILLED, MANY IN
JuRED AND HEAVY PROPERTY
LOSS IN GEORGIA.
Crops Have Been Retarded and Fruit
Crop Is Menaced in Three
Southern States.

Atlanta.-The total damage done
by the flood in and near Atlanta
amounted to more than two hundred
thousand dollars. From every sec
ton of Atlanta and from most points
in the South come reports of great
destruction by the flood. 1t is prac-
tically impossible to estimate the to-
tai for the state.
The farmers of the state are hit
harder than any other interests. The
fields which have just been prepared
for planting have been swept until
all signs of weeks of labor have dis
appeared, and where the crops were
planted the seeds have been washed
and beaten until there is no hope that
they will ever sprout. The flood will
put the already month-late crop an
additional two weeks behind in every
part of the state, while in many Sec
tons it will cause planting to be at
least two months later than usual.
The corn crop of the state has been
cut almost in half by the foods, while
cotton lands have been SO washed that
all preparations made last fall will go
for nothing 1t is estimated that the
farmers of the state will suffer more
than ten million dollars in damages
from the 12-hour rainfall Farmers
near Atlanta on the Chattahoochee
are regarding their fields, many of
which are Is feet deep in water, in
dull despair, for the bright visions
they had entertained of a bountiful
harvest have been ruthlessly shat
tered.
Headland, Ala.-Five persons are
known to have been killed, dozen
injured, several of them seriously,
and scores of buildings in both the
business and residence districts of
Headland are total wrecks as the re-
suit of a cyclone which struck the
town, causing panic and confusion
among. the 1900 residents.
The dead are: ]. G. Copeland, an
attorney: - Barrentine, two chill
dren initials unobtainable); two ne
groes.
The injured are W. H. Alexander,
w. B. Aman, W. f. Irington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Monk.
In Geneva county, according to the
meager advices obtainable, boy was
killed and three other persons were
injured.
Columbia, S. C.-With all the riv-
ers booming as a result of terrific
downpour of rain, South Carolina had
a storm that was exceeded in dimen-
sions only by the memorable and dis
astrous flood of 1908. Reports from
the Piedmont section indicate that
damage there has been heavy. In Che
raw a heavy winstorm caused much
damage. Trains were delayed and
wire communication was hampered by
the sweeping waters.
So far only one death has been re-
ported, that of Charles Lyon, cot
ton buyer of Enore, Spartanburg
county, who was drowned while cross
ing a stream.