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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02
FEDERAL BUNCH IS AFRAID.

The deep depression, if not absolute
gloom, which is settling down upon
the Federal bunch in Utah this year
is encouraging for the honest citizen
ship Of this State TO see. The organ
Of the bunch yesterday morning de
voted long leading editorial to The
Tribune's position in this campaign.
forecasting with its usual inaccuracy
The Tribune 8 position. aims. and pur'
poses. But the organ need not worry
itself very much. for The Tribune VIII
take care of its own career In Its
own way That it will oppose the ais.
honest methods Of the Federal bunch
may be taken as assured, since that
is precisely it's intention and since
that it what il has been doing right
along. Rogues often run successful
course for quite while, but they
must fall at the last.
The Tribune has prepared the way
by its independent political course IN
Utah for freedom of political action
that has been quite impossible here
IN the past. and which is yet in
weaker position than we hope to see
it, But the spirit of individuality Is
growing, and the sterling mental fiber
of those who have separated them
selves from the old domination assures
that they will stay separated; while
the younger element growing up is an
element that knows not the rigorous
rule Of the past, and is not likely to
subject itself wholly thereto
In all this The Tribune congratu-
lates itself as having been the chief
factor for the progress and desirable
change. The ground is fairly prepared
this year for the new Progressive
movement in the State which go far
as We can see, is important chiefly
to the State, and not in the least i'm
portant Nationally. although we con-
cede that the National movement is
what the local Progressives must ad-
here TO for the present in order to
hold together and to have a nucleus
Of strength around which the inde-
pendent vote can rally.
That there is such independent SEN
timent, such strength for liberty in
voting is source Of deep satisfac.
tion to The Tribune, which sees in it
the fruition of its long-continued eff
forts to bring Independent political
thought into Utah, and freedom of
political action for which, as Gov
ernor Cutler said four years ago. the
time then had not yet come. Per
haps it has not fully come yet, but
1t is certainly on the way, and there
is sturdy strength about it even
now which gives promise of beneficial
results to the whole State.
We welcome the Progressive move
ment locally, therefore, as in the di-
rect line of individual freedom and
political liberty of action, and com
mend those who are engaged in this
effort as good workers for the political
regeneration of the State
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02
IT Is HARD TO SUIT.

The Smoot organ is dissatisfied with
the semi-annual report of the city
recorder because this does not explain
in detail the work of the city COM
mission. and show what has been done
IN the interest of the people. Now,
every one who knows the Smoot sheet
knows that it wouldn't t print a line
Of such report, and that it would
he inconsistent enough to object to
any such report being made. 1t doesn I
print what the records show, and what
its own reporters furnish from day
to day, but carefully eliminates every
word that reads fair TO the commits.
sion, while il manufactures out of
whole cloth alleged reports with which
it tries TO deceive its readers. This
Is notoriously true. 1t simply can Il
get over the fact that the city com.
mission appointed r. F. Grant as chief
of police.
Any report would be criticized by
II a 5 either too full or too meaper to
suit the anti-municipal gang that runs
the antipolice organ
Imagine that organ printing a re.
cital of the efforts of the administra,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02
THE ILLINOIS VACANCY.

The Senatorial situation in Illinois
Will give the Senate of the United
States an opportunity to correct it's
wrong precedents in the matter of
filing vacancies from the States in
its membership The rule adopted thus
far has been that when legislature,
having an opportunity to fill vacant
Senatorship, fails to do so, the Senate
will not recognize the appointment of
Governor to fill that vacancy. We
think this is wrong basis altogether,
for the constitution recognizes two
methods OF filing such vacancy, one
by legislative election. the other by
gubernatorial appointment, and the
State 8 authority to fill the vacancy
is not exhausted until both the leg
the vacancy. We are confident that
if any such rule as the Senate has
adopted had been conceived at the
time of the adoption of the consti-
tuition, a number of the States which
by narrow malorlties ratified the con-
stitution. would have refused to do
so. for this matter Of State represen.
tatioD in the Senate was one of the
most important features Of the new
Government. and the express provision
of the constitution that no State
shall be deprived of its equal repre-.
sentation in the Senate without its
own consent is nullifed in part by
the refusal Of the Senate to accept a
Senator appointed by the Governor OF
a State after the legislature has failed
to fill the vacancy,
This proposition is peculiarly appll-
cable to the cnse Of Illinois. Mr.. Lori
mer has been ousted from the Senate
on the theory that he was never a
member of it, never justly entitled
to his seat, There has therefore been
vacancy in Senatorship from Hi.
nois all the time that Mr.. Lorimer
ostensibly occupied one Of the Sena.
torial seats. But the State had no
notice of this vacancy. 1t supposed,
having a Senator. in fact, sitting.
speaking, and voting. that there was
no vacancy. Accordingly, successive
legislatures have failed to elect in
Mr.. Lorimer's s place, and the Governor
also has failed to appoint
The question. therefore, has arisen
as to the application of the Senatorial
rule in the Illinois case. If Governor
Deneen should appoint a Senator to
fill the seat made vacant by the oust
ing of Mr.. Lorimer, would the Senate
accept that appointee7 Not according
to the logic Of the Senatorial vote of
custer nor according to the precedents
set by the Senate.
And vet we believe that the Senate
would accept An appointee of Governor
Deneen s under the circumstances. in
spite OF the opinion OF the Attorney
General of Illinois that it would not.
For the case is peculiar one, in
which even the bad rule adopted by
the 'Senate could scarcely be held to
apply.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

Kansas Republicans complain that
the candidate who is so strong on the
commandment Thou shalt not steal''
is eagerly engaged in a plot TO steal
the Republican name aud organization
in that State for his own personal use.
Twas ever thus; demagogues are
never consistent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

The victories Of the American team
at Stockholm were received in this
country generally with enthusiasm. IL
remained for the Boston Advertiser
10 indulge in this sneer: FThere is
nothing for II now but TO place Brig
ham Young University in the front
row Of American institutions of learn
ing. Az undergraduate from there won
the high Jump at Stockholm -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

: The Deseret News on Wednesday
evening spoke of the horror of having
an alliance between the police depart.
ment and crime, and said that our
own city has seen more or less of il.
Which is quite true. and the statement
reminds US that in early DAYS the DO.
lice here were the most dangerous des.
pera does we had.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

Mr.. Mulvey is TO be congratulated
most heartily on his feat OF capturing 2
two burglars and taking them to the
police station. He had them in sight
all the time, and their admissions at
the station fully established their iden-
tity. u was great work. But wha.
lonesome, deserted city he found Salt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

Hypocrisy is in the saddle,' sure
enough. politically, this year. Congress
sets the pace in its insincere backing
and filing on the tariff bills. and the
Roosevelt cry, "Thou shalt not
steal. " sets the cap sheaf Of hypocrisy
on his campaign for political pelf and
robbery
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

The Progressive Senators, in coquet-
ting with the Democrats as political
play. are using the meanest sort of
politics, especially as they do not
really want the thing done that they
are voting for. but vote that way
simply ''to put the President in a
hole -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

II seems that the South African
who won the Marathon race in the
Olympic contests at Stockholm last
month is a policeman. His name is
r. R. Macarthur. surname common in
Great Britain north of the Tweed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

There Is no response yet to Senator
La Toilette s demand for statement
of Colonel Roosevelt's campaign ex-
penses and Of the persons who put up
the money. Pretty much everything
else connected with the campaign has
been made known. Why this reluct
ance to show up?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

Two boys caught stealing melons
were sentenced by a Massachusetts
nudge TO work for the farmer they
stole from, TO the amount of the dam.
age they inflicted on him. wise and
appropriate judgment. but how many
States have laws under which such a
sentence could be imposed?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

Colonel Roosevelt's cure for Social
ism is more Socialism,; and yet he
failed to get the Socialistic nomina-
tion. It's sad case of q courtship
that failed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

Bryan can't shadow Roosevelt this
month, in his speaking tour. because
of lecture engagements. But La Fol
lette is the man to send after Roosevelt;
the little scrapper from Wisconsin is
easily Roosevelt's match.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

"Oh. that mine enemy would write
n book is an ancient exclamation
especially pat at this time, as Gov
ernor Wilson has done so; IN fact, sew
eral books. And they rise up to
plague him nightly.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

Springfield Mass Republican
Miss Helen Gould g sound rebuke 10
the Colorado clergyman who preached
in denunciation Of unmarried women
was wasted for the simple reason that
1T is not worth while TO notice an ass
IN ms folly Or, as Senator Window
used to say, at 8 waste of lather
TO shave an ass.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

minded person to the fact that he is the
most selfish. obstinate and high handed
boss the country has ever seen.
Which is entirely fair to Col. Roose-
welt, and in exact accordance with the
facts in the case
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02
THE "STEAM ROLLER. 4"

Col. Roosevelt s contemptuous refer
ence to the Pennsylvania situation
shows an arrogance Of mind and re
lentless form Of ferocity that is new in
American politics. A proposition was
made by Boss Finn OF Pennsylvania
that the Republicans of that State join
in electing the candidates for Presi
Dental electors, and then leave it to
the electors themselves to say for whom
they would vote, Taft or Roosevelt
But the Colonel rejects this with scorn
saving, "I will not submit to an arbi-
tration of the difference between q
pickpocket and myself over the posses.
SION of my watch So that in this
case Pennsylvania is his watch, and
President Taft is the pickpocket who
either has stolen it from him or is try.
ing to steal it. This puts Presiden It
Taft g character in a new light, and
IL also exhibits afresh Roosevelt 8 intol.
erable arrogance. This quality Of his,
Joined with the unreliability Of his
character and the lack of trust that is
to be put is his words, promises, ana
declarations. make him an outlaw in
American politics. And yet, it is later
said that Roosevelt agrees to Finn IS
scheme.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

The cry, "Thc air is full of third
party NAV fairly be met by revers-
ing the terms.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

Comparing the presence OF Roosevelt
at the National Republican Convention
this year with the presence of Bryan at
the National Democratic Convention in
Baltimore last month, the Springfield
(Mass.) Union makes the following con.
else summing up:
The essential and instructive differ.
ence between the attitude OF William,
Jennings Bryan at Baltimore and Theo-
dore Roosevelt at Chicago ~ Col
Roosevelt would Ike 10 know. was thai
Bryan was willing 20 have the Democrats
party unite on a candidate whom he be
lieved 10 be honest and progressive while
Roosevelt was willing. even eager TO
wreck the Republican party rather than
TO see the nomination which he could not
set for himself 20 to Hadley or some
other Progressive Roosevelt's talk about
bosses Is not binding any sane and fair
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

The Colonel's milk diet must have
many ferocious microbes in it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

Lake to be when he was longingly
looking for helpl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

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The Washington times., 1912-06-28
Continuance Granted
In DR.. COffelt Case

DR.. Chauncey NJ. Coffelt. a druggist,
of 701 H street southwest, arrested We'd
nesday on a charge of giving an alleged
worthless check for $500 to Norman S.
Bowles, an automobile dealer, for a ma
chine, was not arraigned in the Police
Court yesterday. Counsel for the
druggist asked for a continuance of the
case. 1t will probably be heard Mon
day.
Coffelt Is specifically charged with OBJ
tanning the automobile by false pre-
lenses. Bowles. who is manager of the
Bowles Motor Sales Company. Inc, Of
1908 Fourteenth street northwest,
charges that Coffelt gave him the check
in payment for an automobile about
two months ago. 1t Is further charged
that the check was drawn on a local
bank, and that when the officials of
the automobile concern presented the
paper at the bank they were informed
that Coffelt had never been a depositor
at the institution
The Washington times., 1912-06-28
Stocks Neglected, But With Fractional Gains
NEW YORK MARKET is WAITING
FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
WITH FAIR STRENGTH.

NEW YORK, June 2S.--At no time
during the first three hours OF the
session was there anything approach
ing activity in any stock on the list.
Despite the resolution aimed directly
at the Street. 1t is still nightly in
tercsted in the candidate to be evolved
at Baltimore.
1t Is also a fact that the market goes
into the period of uncertainty without
showing any especial unes s.ness, ard
with prices on comparatively high
levels.
At the immediate opening there was
a slight reactionarv movement, but
t1cre the first hour had reached the
midway stage the losses had been re-
covered and scalpers agaiu discovered
that the bear side, at least for the time
hcnS, Is not popular Eor profitable.
From these fractional declines recov-
cries or y to y Of a point brought
values back 10 n shade TO u a point
better than Thursdays closing, but all
signs of disposition to trade on the
The Washington times., 1912-06-28
STATE DEPARTMENT
lOATH TO BELIEVE
STORY OF CALHOUN
London Dispatches Claim
Minister Told Chinese Big
Loan Was Not Needed.

Officials of the state Department are
loath to believe that American Minis
ter Calhoun has told the> Chinese Min
lister of Finance that China did not need
the $500 OOO, 900 loan about to be advanced
by the international powers.
According to London dispatches the
American envoy made such state
ment.
The State Department believes what
Mr.. Calhoun really did was to counsel
the Chinese government to go slow In
making any large loans.
While the negotiations for the loan
have again been held up by China, 1t is
the opinion here that the bankers will
reach an amicable agreement within the
ne~t few weeks.
China now objects to demands by the
foreign powers that they be allowed to
supervise the administration of the
proceeds of the loan
The Washington times., 1912-06-28
Women to Promote
Cause of Democracy

ALBANY N. Y, June 2S.-The ''Wom-
ans National Democratic League, Inc, "
with principal offices in New York city.
was Incorporated yesterday to operate
throughout the United States for the
purpose of promoting the principles of
Democracy and to assist in the cleo
tion of the regular nominees Of the
Democratic party"
The directors are: Mrs. John s. Cros-
by, Mrs. Steven B. Ayres, and Mrs.
Linthicum, Baltimore; Mrs. Edward T
Taylor, Glenwood Springs. Col. Mrs,
William A. Cullom. Vincennes, Ind.
Mrs. John f. Raker, Alturus, Cal.
Grace Porter Hopkins, Mrs. Silas Hare,
Kate kearney Henry, Katherine Mont
gomery Dabney, 'Washington; Mrs.
William Graves Sharp, Elyria. Ohio;
Mrs. Adlai e. Stevenson, Bloomington,
H.: Mrs. J. M. Dickinson, Nashville,
Tenn; Mrs. o. T. Holt Houston. Tex
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst Berkeley. Cal.
The Washington times., 1912-06-28

part OF brokers or commission houses,
even of scalplnS, was ended.
1t may be that the closing will show
some closing Of trades over the re.
sumption of ballotinE. but at II 30 this
afternoon values were not far from the
days high.
News of the day is generally favor
able aside from politics. The freight
handlers strike in Chicago Is a thing
of the past-beaten. London copper was
off fifteen shillings.
A syndicate composed of Equitable
Trust Company and the Westinghouse
Electric Company, with number of
prominent brokers, has taken control of
the properties of the Electric Proper
ties Company, a financing and holding
corporation with $12000,000 stock, half
common and half preferred. General
Electric shares rose 3 points on reports
of a big dividend.
Customers rooms in the various COM
mission houses were more or less
neglected, indicating that whatever view
the Street takes of the situation, the
trading element, the daily room traders,
consider II too great a hazard to take
any chances at this time.
The Washington times., 1912-06-28
Vicksburg Bombarded
Fifty Years Ago Today

Fifty years ago today Farragut ran
the Vicksburg blockade and began the
bombardment of the city. Two CEN
turies ago today Jean Jacques Rosseau,
famous writer and publicst, whose
writings have been translated into near
Iy every language, was born in Switzer-
land He died in France, July 8, 1778.
Charles Matthews, the celebrated come
dian, was born on this date in 1776, in
London. He died in Plymouth, Eng
land, June 2S. 1885.
On the same day that Matthews died
Victoria was crowned Queen of Great
Britain. On this date in 1885 the rail-
road traffic across the Isthmus of Pan
anna started.
Forty-nine years ago today the Con-
federate advance was called back by
General Lee to concentrate at Gettys-
burg. On this date in 1927 the Winnie
bago Indians massacred the white set
tiers at Prairie du Chen, Wis.
The Washington times., 1912-06-28
CORONER INQUIRIES
INTO SHOOTING Of
STRANGER BY BOY
Alexandria Official Begins
Inquest Over Body of Man
Killed In Camp.

Coroner Ashton, OF Alexandria county,
We. shortly before noon today began
an inquest over the body Of the un-
identified young man who was shot and
killed yesterday at q boys camp in the
woods near the south end of the High
way bridge, by Andrew g. Flaherty,
fourteen years old, 1O3 H street north
west
Young Flaherty, who surrendered him
self to the police OF the Ninth precinct
last evening, was held at the House If
Detention during the night. The first
knowledge that any one had of the
shooting, except the five boys in the
camping party, was when Flaherty
walked into the station house and in
formed the police he had killed a man
at the camp.
According to Flahcrty's story, the
stranger. who was about twenty-oLe
gears old, came to the camp Wednesday
and asked for PERMISSION to remain with
the boys for a while. lie told the boys
he was on his way to Norfolk or New
port News. He did not tell his name
or anything about himself however.
shortly before o'clock yesterday after
noon the stranger wrapped himself IN
blanket, lay down In the tent and
went to sleep. FlahertY vas twirling
a revolver around his fhger. Suddenly
ing the strangers forehead.
Lloyd Alexander. eighteen years old
70 k street northeast, who was in the
tent at the time. corroborated Flaher-
tvs story. Alexander said he had
warned his companion against hand
ling the revolver so carelessly. The
| other boys in the party, all Of whom
We're summoned to appear at the in
years old. of 22S G. street northwest
Walter Chambers. fourteen, 227 Massa.
chusetts avenue northwest, and John
| Quill, eighteen, 46 M street northwest
They were not in the tent at the time
The boys had been camping in the
woods near the south end OF the High.
way bridge for about a week. Their
| tent was pitched a short distance from
| the COrinthian Yacht Cluh
The Washington times., 1912-06-28
POL |CEMAN'S SLAYER
WEEPS AS WITNESS
TELLS OF KILLING
Boy of Seventeen Protests
He Didn't Mean to
Do It,"

PHILADELPHIA. June 2S.-After
hearing several witnesses describe
how he killed Policeman Bowling, of
the Third street and Fairmount av-
enue station, on Wednesday after
noon, Homer Cleveland Virgins, sew
enteen years old, wept in the city
hall police court yesterday when ar
raigned.
1t took him only a minute to regain
his composure and then, turning to
Joseph p. Rogers, an assistant dis
trict attorney, he said: ~ didn't mean
to do 1t, honestly 1 did not" The
prisoner lives in Wilmington, Del.
One witness testified that Dowling
was in a pawn shop at Fifth and Vt.e
streets when Virgins shot him. An
other said the policeman was on the
pavement thirty feet from the en-
trance to the shop when he was shot.
Chief of Police Black. of Whining
ton, who was among the witnesses,
identified the revolver used by Wig
gins as the weapon which. with some
jewelry, was stolen from the home
OF Frank c. Tollman, at 1102 Broome
street, Wilmington, last Monday
night.
Chief Black explained that Virgins
had served term of two years In
the Jail at Newcastle, Del, on Il
charge OF robbing a Wilmington
house. Chief Black said that when
Virgins entered the house the fam
lily was asleep. Virgins found a bot
tie of chlorform, placed it on the floor
of room and took the cork from the
bottle. Fumes from the chlorform
stupefed the slcepers
Virgins was held without bail to
await tho action of Coroner knight
who will investigate the murder OF
Policeman Bowling within a few days
AS a witness in the case Robert Coch-
ran. of Creighton. Mo-. was held In
5000 bail to appear before the cor
cner.
The Washington times., 1912-06-28
Francis Bacon Statue.

LONDON, June ga statue of Fran
els Bacon. the eminent Elizabethan
scholar whom critics have described as
one of the greatest masters of prose in
the English language and the possessor
of one of the greatest intellects the
world has ever produced, was unveiled
today in South Square, Gray's Inn, with
" hiCh institution the career of the IA
nous scholar and lawyer is intimately
connected The Rt Hon. Arthur ].
Ralfour unveiled the memorial and de-
liveTed the Grafton IN the presence OF a
large throng that included many per-
sons Of distinction.