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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
Immodest and Outlandish.

Here in tho Waldorf today some OF
the women wore the most immodest and
outlandish frocks Imaginable. They
spelled Paris in every line. The sllt-up
skirts with the white shoe-top Is an i'm
ported fad that should disgust any re-
fined woman.
In Washington / inquired OF the
women there who looked as though they
belonged to their clothes. whether their
gowns were imported. In every instance
! was told that they We're American
made The lad for French gowns is o.
peculiar obsession OF the New York
woman, but fear the fad is spread
ing
7 believe the time is fast approach
ing said Mrs. Scully. when il will be
considered vulgar to prate about French
dressmakers. The reason France leads
the world now is because they have so
3ntinidated other nations, especially
America, that the dressmakers and tailors
have succumbed, aud instead OF Great
Ing American models they have accepted
what Paris sends us. Tic American
dressmaker can lead the world If the
American woman will give the inspira
ton by purchasing their gowns al home
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
Consideration Forced.

The conditions here set forth" say:
Mr. Conant. cannot fall to command at
tention. So far as the eastern part oi
the country Is concerned. water line:
have TO a large extent become. auXilia.
rleS or subsidiaries Of railroads. These
conditions force consideration OF the policy
TO be adopted toward such water carriers
Since water competition has In consd
erahle measure been restricted by rail-
road control OF water lines this fact must
be taken account of The interstate conf
merce commission has by recent legisla-
ton secured a considerable Increase ir
jurisdiction over joint rail and water traf-
nc, particularly with respect 80 the es-
tabishment of joint rail and water rates
and the equitable division OF such rates
between the co-carriers. This is a mat
ter OF vital importance. If there Is tc
be any successful attempt to increase
competition in domestic water traffic. Z
seems certain that such joint rate ar
rangements Should be far more general
", established than at present Sine
Joint through rates are almost Invariably
less than the sum of tho local rates. a
steamship line deprived OF the advantage
OF n Joint rate arrangement with rail-
roads ON an equitable basis Is practically
unable to compete with rival enjoy.
Ing II.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
Owned by Hartman system.

On the Pacific coast. the commissioner
found Independent steamship lines form
Ing an important factor In the coastwise
under railroad control, instanclng the in
terest of the Union Pacific Southern Pa
clflc in the Pacific Mall and The San
Francisco & Portland Stea mship cori-
pany. The Southern Pacific also controls
a feet OF oil vessels. belonging 10 the
Associated Oil company. ne adds
Steamship lines on the Mississippi river
Nj Conant says. have largely succum bed
10 railroad competition or natural diff
cultles. The great bulk Of bituminous
coal, the principal item OF traffic today
on the Ohio and Mlssissippi rivers is
handled. he says, By a single industrial
line--tbe Monongahela River Consoll :
dated Coal & Coke company. controlled
by the Pittsburg Coal company
Railroads now control, continues Mr.
OF the few private canals still in opera
tiou
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
Railroads Control Erie Canal.

ron the Erie canal says the commis-
sioner. the weStbound business has
virtually passed under the control of rail-
roads, while eastbound traffic has been
largely diverted from the canal by the
repeated reductions In rail rates rate
arrangements and RAILROAD control OF
rail rates are, however. 10 a conslde erahTe
extent attributable 10 canal compe,i-
ton
The report deals chiefly with regular
through passenger and freight steam
ship lines and takes no account OF tramp
steamers. II is the fourth insta1lInen,
as the result of the Bureau OF Corpora :
tion's extensive investigation OF water
traffic. the three previous reports relat
ing to water routes. volume Of traffic
and the control OF terminals
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
Morse Lines.

or the traffic not dominated by rail-
roads along the eastern seaboard. the
great bulk, adds the report Is controlled
by two. important steamship consolida-
lions, the Atlantic Gulf & West Indies
Steamship lines and the Eastern Steam
ship corporation. With few exceptions
the constituent companies or these con-
solicitations were formerly subsidiaries of
the Consolidated Steamship lines. or
ganized By Charles w, Morse and which
collapsed in 1907.
While there appears to DC no inter-
ownership OF stock between these TWO
steamship consultations, Mr. Conant
adds, they have several directors in COM
mon indicating a considerable community
OF interest.
Or the Great Lakes. all the important
through passenger and package freight
lines. 1t Is declared, arc owned by rail-
roads In the local package-freight traf.
nc there are large number of inde-
pendent water carriers. Severa! OF the
principal lake fleets handling ore, coal and
lumber IL Is said, are under the control
OF important industrial concerns tho
largest being the Pittsburs Steamship
company. controlled by the United States
| Steel corporation
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
CIPRIANO CASTRO ON
HIS WAY TO NEW YORK

PARIS, Dec. 22.-The Matin prints an
amusing account OF the adventures in
Europe OF Clpriano Castro, the ex- presi-
dent of Venezuela. When he arrived at
Antwerp he found twenty detectives
awaiting him. Iilese logged him with
varying luck TO Brussels and thence TO
PARIS.
The ex-president eluded the detectives
several times with great astuteness.
he had mana ged 10 conceal his identity.
but soon afterwards he became involved
IN n qua rcl IN a cafe and demolished
police were called In and Castro's iden-
tiTy was disclosed.
II is believed Castro came to Paris for
the. purpose OF fomepting an insurrcction
in Venezuela. but finding that he was
not successful in this, decided TO go to
the United States. Castro is aboard the
steamer La Touraine, which sailed Sat-
Urdav Tor New York
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
ENSIGN TO GO WITH
ARCTIC EXPEDITION

WASHINGTON. Dec. e2.-Ensign Fit5-
hugh Green, {. :. ", has been detailed
TO accompany the "Crocl,erIand cxpod :
tion" TO the Arctic, which sets out next
July, and he will act as topogra phcr and
physlogra pher.
to establish the existence OF aud To sur
vey body Of land commonly called
Crocker island which Explorer Peary re-
ported he had seen in 1905 from Cape
miles across the ice. Adjoining terri
tory "ill be explored and mapped
The expedition will be a ioint under
taking under the auspices Of tho Ancri-
can Museum OF Natural History, tht
American Gcogrs phical society and Val,
university It VIII be under the leader
ship OF Donald Mcmillan, VINO was Will
| Peary on the north pole trip in 1909
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
Form of Snobbery.

1T certainly cannot be that our dress
makers haven't brains and sufficient ere
ativc ability 10 please American women, -
said Mrs. Hughes Tonight. Il believe the
fault lies entirely with the women and
not with the dressmaRers. il is form
Of snobbery that we should do away with.
There are dozens OF shops in New York
understand where American made
clothes hear fake French labels, because
there would be no sale FOR the garments
otherwise. This made in France form
of snobbery is getting to be bigger
nuisance than made In Germany is, for
the German made goods are not adver-
Used as such. Even our big stores are
so impressed with demands OF women fol
French goods that they actually sdver
tise their goods in French wording.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
Railroad Control.


The report says that twenty railroads
OF The country control steam vessels and
harges Of $4,000 gross tonnage engaged
exclusively In domestic trade, and con-
tinues: s-'-
The tonnage of the New Haven sys-
TEN is the largest, aggregatjng a little
over 100000 gross tons Next in impor-
t2nce Is the Union Pacific Southern Pa
cific. with r. grand total (excluding ton
mage engaged In foreign trade) Of over
loo 900 gross tons, The Pennsylvania
Railroad company's water lines have 6S.
800 gross tons in steamers and $500 tons
m oarges; the New York Central, over
10000 gross tons: the Central OF Georgia
railway, over 10000 gross tons
The total capitalization OF water lines
controlled by these railroads (thls not
covering holding companies and several
very important unincoTporated services)
aggregates $53,339.315 in stock and SOL
26S.SS1 IN bonded debt. OF the stock,
Si022S.S00 and OF the bonds. Si0,211iS7,
arc owned by eighteen railroads or their
subsidiaries IN most instances railros is
own practically all the stock Of the sep
arately Incorporated water lines which
thew cont rol
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
CONDITION OF RYAN
REGARDED SERIOUS

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Allan Arthur
Ryan, the eldest son of Thomas Fortune
Ryan, who was operated on recently In
the general hospital for abdominal trout
oles, is in serious condition according
10 a bulletin issued tonight by the at
tending physician rs.
Ills condition became so grave during
The late afternoon that members OF his
immediate family remained at his bed =
side. The bulletin issued tonight read:
MIR. Ryan's condition Is Very serious,
but the doctors are hopeful or his re-
coverr"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
GUARDS FRUSTRATE
DASH FOR LIBERTY

BUENA VISTA, Colo, Dec 22.-Four-
teen prisoners. led by Edward Brown.
Paul IL. Jones and Joseph Cobb. three
young mon from Brooklyn. y. Y, VINO
as automobile bandits in Denver, made
dash Tor liberty yesterday evening but
were frustrated by guards
The prisoners plans were discovered by
y trusty VINO informed Warden a. 7.
Stewart, When the prisoners were march
Ing back TO the cell house from the sup
per table. Cobb sprans TO tho window
from which bars had been sawed and
shouted, Come out, boys" Rifles in the
hands of the guards stopped him as he
tricd 70 jump from the window
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23

% por cent off on ali framed pictures
and, art calenders George H. Ebert
& Co.. IL Main, advertisement }
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
CRUSADE AGAINST
FRENCH CREATIONS
american Styles for Aneri-
can Women" Now Being
Advocated With Vigor.
MOVEMENT Is GAINING
United States Seeks Emanci-
patton From Male Dress
makers of Paris.
MOVEMENT Is GAINING
By international News Service.

BY International News Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The crusade for
American styles for American women"
which was begun four years ago by AL
eXsnder VI. Green OF this city, founder of
the American Dressmakers association, is
on in earnest, and from now on the cam
paign against the eccentric styles turned
out by Paris and the use Of fake French
labels on America III made goods viii be
waged relentlessly.
Among the latest advocates 10 the new
cause are Mrs. William J. Hughes. wife
OF the United States senator elect from
New Jersey. and Mrs. Thomas j. Scully
rf New York
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
REGULATION URGED
BY COMMISSIONER
Continued from Page one.)

portance OF competition by the Southern
Paciflcs rail and water route"
The railroads controlling the greatest
tonnage Of steamship lines, according 10
Mr.. Conant are the New Haven system,
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, the Penn.
sylvania, New York Central and Central
OF Georgia
Nearly all the important ant,racit,
fleets on the North Atlantic coasts. the
commissioners says. are owned by few
great anthracite railroads.
A number OF the principal canals Of the
country have been abandoned or fallen
Into disusc. the report declares. because
Of railroad influence
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
RATHER THAN SLAY

ROME, Dec. 22.-Thc Glornol dItalia
publishes q sensational story that a young
anarchist. Henry Dial Ferro OF San Gio-
vanui, iu Persceto, near Bologna who
was designated by lot TO sssassinaLe King
Victor Emmanuel. attempted TO commit
suicide rather than carry out his mission.
Fcrro. says the paper, is now In d
hospital in a serious condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
PRIVILEGE TAX IS
 FOUND INVALID Judge Coleman Makes De- cisi0n Adversely to City in Privilege Tax Case

Anniston, December 21--(speeial.)=- Sitting in the city court of Anniston. Judge Thomas W. Coleman. Jr.. Friday morning rendered his decision in the case of James l.. Reaves against the city of Anniston, which involved the so-called sanitary privilege tax impos- ing tax of g on all dry closets and sewer connections in the city, his de- cision being that the tax is illegal and giving several reasons to substantiatc his belief.
 Mayor ]. L. WilSle. when asked about the matter stated that he could not say what his future attitude would be or whether or not the case would be appealed to the supreme court.
 In his opinion Judge Coleman says: Special taxes to maintain good sani- tary conditions can no more be laid against property owners without ex- press authority than could special taxes for street improvement.
 1t is an invalid tax for two reasons: First, because it exceeds the eonstitu- tional limit; and. second, because i: is not laid in proportion to the value of the property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
ASK AMENDMENT
 ID CONSTITUTION.
Annist0n Alderman Would Take Steps to Secure In-
 crease in Tax Rates

Anniston, December 21.-(special D--Rc- sulting from the decision of Judge Thomas w. Coleman in the city court of Annis- ton Friday morning, in which he declared the sanitary privilege tax imposed by the city council fixing tax of g on all sewer connections and dry closets in tbe city of Anniston unconstitutional, Al derman Dave Waldrop has gone on rec ord as favoring constitutional amend ment to increase the tax rate in this city.
 At present the city is limited 10 a tax rate Of one-aalf Of one per cent and under tl'e revenues aecruing from thjs rate Of taxation. the lowest in the south it has been found exceedingly difficult to keep up the policies that have been maintained by city administrations for several years.
 Mayor Wilsle says that 1t Is probable that a new ordinance will be drafted 10 fill in the deficiencies of the illegal law and eliminate such features as are ob- jected to by the courts. He says, how ever. that il will be some time before he will be able to decide on a future course of action.
 Alderman J. G. Farley, Jr. said that 1t may be necessary to take off tiie san itary wagon or else charge the residents individually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
HENDERSON HAS NOT TIME ID CONSIDER RUNNING NEXT TIME Has Given Little Thought to the Matter of Next
 Governorship IS VERY BUSY NOW ]. ON RAILROAD CASES Corrects Report That Conner Had Written Him That He Had
 Decided Not to Run for
 Governor
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Montgomery, December Y-(Speoial)- In spite of the fact that during the week gubernatorial boom was sprung in the interest of Senator Robert F. Spragins of Huntsville, Charles Henderson. who is considered tentative candidate. or eandidate-in-w waiting, at any rate, re- mains very serene
 He is up to his ears in the hearing Of the Louisville and Nashville rate cases and he states that he has no time for anything else.
 "As a matter of fact said he when state official is dealing with matters ss important as those before the railroad commission at the present time. he should not be pardoned if he indulged in dreams of personal aggrandizement, or of personal ambition. I have given the mater of run ming for the office of governor very lit- tie consideration, and will not until mat fers before us at the present time are adjusted-and I might not then.''
 There was new life injected into the political situation here today when a re- port spread to the effect that Governor Conner had communicated to MT. Hender- son statement to the effect that he
 
 and that he favored the candidacy of Mr. Henderson,.
 That report is mistake" stated Mr. Henderson T had letter from Gov ernor Conner some time ago in which was enclosed a letter from someone in Mor- gan county complaining of alleged unfair railroad rates, but nothing was said con eerning politics. The letter from those who complained of certain rates was probably sent 10 Governor Conner be- cause-of the general knowledge that Gov ernor Conner is deeply interested in mat 1ers Of that nature. But neither com 1nunication contained anything of a polit- ical significance"
 In Montgomery, as in all other parts or the state, it is generally understood that Mir. Henderson will be a candidate for governor if Governor Conner deter mines not to run again. However, MT, Henderson does not confirm this report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
DECISIONS. RENDERED BY THE
 SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA

eontraetf the plaintiff contendfng that the company shad cut off the water supply from his home from 10 o'clock on the morning of February to o'clock on the afternoon of the 11th. The court in each case found for the defendant.
 Other cases handed down by the st,- preme court were as follows:
 Anderson, 5J.-G. B. Whitehead, admin istrator, vs. St. Louis and San Francisco Railway company, appeal from Fayette circuit court; affirmed
 N. II. Bason vs. Alabama Great South ern Railway company, appeal from Bir- mingham city court: affirmed.
 Mayfield. J.-Eunice Lawrence. ct al. vs. Maude Seay as administrator. etc, appeal from Lamar circuit court: reversed and remanded.
 Someryille J.-Bains Bros. Investment Co vs. T. D. Purdie, appeal from Jeffer- son chancery court; affirmed.
 Robert Kaplan vs. Thomas W Cole man, ct al, appeal from Calhoun chan cery court: reversed and rendered.
 Southern Railway Go. vs. Adelaide E. Stewart, as administrator, etc, appeal from Jackson circuit court reversed and remanded.
 De Graffenreld. J.--W. ]. Francis. trus- tee, etc. vs. Gilreath Coal and Iron com pany, appeal from Birmingham city court; affirmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

Montgomery. December 21.-(speeial)- Walter Jones of Jefferson county must serve sentence of life Imprisonment for the murder Of Lawrence Evans, ac- cordIug to a decision handed down today by the supreme court.
 Jones was one of the white men con victed of murder in connection with the various Lewisburg affairs, and he was given a sentence of life imprisonment by the criminal court of Jefferson county.
 The supreme court held that there was no reversible error in the record, and affirmed the lower tribunal The deci- sion was written by Associate Justica John c. Anderson.
 The supreme court also affirmed the Birmingham city court in two damage suits. the Wells Amusement company vs Mrs. Mary E. Wheeler. and J R. farrell vs. Birmingham Waterworks company The first was suit for s25oo damages brought by Mrs. Wheeler against the Amusement company for compelling her to change her seat in moving picture show, and the second was suit for SSo00 damages brought by farrell against the water company for an alleged breach of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
ANDALUS|A MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Shoots Himself With Pistol But Inflicts Only Flesh
 Wound

Andalusia, December 21-Steve Tay- Tor, about g years of age, attempted to commit suicide last night in the Sil- yer Moon cafe on Cotton street by shooting himself with 44-calibre Smith and Wesson pistol The length of the pistol Is perhaps all that saved his life as he went to place the pistol to his heart the length of the gun pre- vented him in doing so and when the pistol fired the ball went through his left arm just below the shoulder. He was taken to his home on Pleasant Hill, and 1t Is stated today that he will soon recover from the shot, being only a flesh wound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
WY. THACKERSON ADMITTED ID BAIL  Action Follows Preliminary
 Trial PLEADS SELF-DEFENCE Man Charged With Ritchie Killing Tells Story of Fight-Richie
 Followed Him Into
 Yard

Anniston. December a1-(Special.)- ". V Thackerson. charged with the murder of Warner Ritehie, who was Glen Addie section Of this city last Saturday night. was admitted to bail in the sum of 5000 following the prelmi nary investigation before Probate Judge W. H. Cooper Friday.
 Several facts not heretofore brought out in regard to the killing were intro dueed in the preliminary hearing, and 1t seems certain from the evidence that a plain case of self-defense will be argued when the defendant comes to
 Thackerson's Testimony
 When he was placed on the stand stated that he had come to town to escort his daughter home. She was working at a local uptown store and that they were aceosted on their way home by two men, one Of whom by the name of Amos wanted to borrow his knife to open a bottle of whskey.
 Later this bottle of whislxey was the cause of a quarrel. Two other men joined the crowd and one of the men, said, accused him of taking his bottle of wh1skey, whereupon one of the four began to beat him, he says. says he tried to evade his assailants. but that he encountered them again and followed him to his home.
 Thaekerson said that Ritchie fol- lowed him Into his yard and that as he advanced on him, Thackerson. he warned. Don't come any further. pard,' but Ritchie did not heed the warning and they clinched. -Four shots were fired, he said, two of which went wide of their mark
 Did Not Know Assailants
 A missing link in the case is an person, who, Thaekerson says. held him up tt the point Of a revolver. The defendant said he had just moved to town and did not know his assailants, but that he could iden- tify this man if he were brought be- fore him.
 Solicitor W. c. Tunstall represented the state in the hearing and the de- fendant was represented by BaclSrnon and Merrill. The trial consumed sev- eral hours and was witnessed by a large number of persons The hear ing took place in the circuit court room. Among those present were wife and daughter mother and sister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
AID IN ENFORCING
 WHITE SLAVE LAW

Anniston, December tspecial.)- J. F. Matthews, a well known AnnIs- ton attorney. has been appointed spe- cial agent in this city to act under the United States department of justice in prosecuting violations of the white slave act in this city and the Anniston dis tricts A federal officer WAS in this city recently and he made a viist to the restricted district. getting data con eerning each inmate Of the segre gated houses and inquiring into their past lives A rigid investigation will be made to suppress the evil in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
To Receive Donations

The ladies of the Athenaus Orphans Home association, of which Mrs. l. L.. Welch is president will open headqnar- ters in St Paufs hall, Third avenue and Twenty-first street, Monday and Tuesday, December g and 2i, where all donations of money. clothing and food will be thankfully received and forwarded to the home.