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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-28
BUTTE WOMAN FOlLS
MIDNIGHT PROWLER

KALISPELL. Mont, Jan. 2I.-An at
tcmpt To hurglarize the residence of l..
y. Knott here last night was frustrated
bv Mrs. Knott. who shot at the burglar
through door, \ trail OF blood fol-
lowed bv tho police today showed that
the bullet took effect.
About ! o'cloclC Mrs. Knott was awak-
cned by attempts OF some ono to get
into the house. She got I'D. and. taxi
inE "A % -calibcr rifle. went downstairs.
where shc located the noise Rt tho back
door she fired and tho burglar icd. II
WIS asccrtaincd the man had been at
tcmptinc TO remove tho lock from the
door
MIR Knott IS proprietor or theatcr
and IL is believed the burglar hoped 10
find the evenings receipts i'm the house.
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MINORITY NOT GIVEN
A CHANCE TO ANE|vD
(Continued from Page one.(

fs, nc biIi were ruled ont OF ofdci
Az amendment by Representative iilll
of Connecticut. Republican. proIllo,,tt ,t"
,uos ,rd other articles which arc IN Tue
i5Scn,ocrafic free list was voted down.
Representative Beardley, kepuo.'T,"h ~ In. ~.
.roaso tb% nroposcd duty on pOcEe'
knives and similar cutlery from 81 Per Pc,
cent 10 so per cent. lie was askI1 -, nH
Representative Hamlin of missouri ,,'an D
ncrot whether he was interested lltan
"iailv I'm cutlery manufacture, and replleu
that he had given up all ms lht'reS''
when lie came to congress, :,
'.AIust "a man give mp ali business "
came "a couyrcss?' demanded forinei
speaker Cannon. "Why not even traiill
would be eligible because he * intercsleI
In q hnnd -OnL.
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Inquiry Authorized.

Tic Investigation Was authorized by a
Hcnate resolution following the revelations
that preceded the great strike at the
Bethlehem steel company's plant two
years ago.
Attention Is called 10 the fact rnat while
there T. metallurEical necessity for con
tiuuous operation Of the blast furnaces.
no such necessity exists In other depart
mcnts where the sevcu-day week has also
hetu the rule. In some cases the hard =
ehip of twelve hour day and a seven
dav week is added TO hv n change from
dsy 10 n.Ght work and vice versa at
The end of tho week one crew Of men
having to work a shift Of twentv-four
hours 70 make the change.
II Is pointed ont that at the ilmc Of
IN" inves;ication of tho Bethlehem works
iu 1910 the president Of the steel cor
pc.dtion directed the rigid enforcement
of resolution adopted three years pTn-
vious cutting out a large mart Of SUNDAY y
work except IN tho blast furnace depart =
irent.
Since tho beginning of tho present in
vestigatiuu, SAYS tho report. "ihis mat
t@r of aholishinE seven-dsy work for
fns individual employee in the blast
furnace a. vcll as in other departments
~ the industry has received the atten-
tion of tho American Iron and Steel in
rtitu'c and n plan has been proposed
which gives each employee one day of
rest each week and does away with the
twenty -four 81 the eighteen hours of con p
.ecutiyC work"
fbIs plan. il L. stated. has been sue g..
cpssfullv operated hy several plants
throughout the country.
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Result Of Recall.

Blu, II Is said the judicial recall does
not prevent a Judge from deciding case
riEht; that judges will still decide cases
right and subject themselves To recall.
" their decision involves that result. |
nope they Will. / hope there viii bc
some men With manhood enough 10 be
indifferent to the action OF the public,
I'm that regard. But no one knows human
nature who does not know that the dis :
position prompted by such an arrange
mont on the part OF the weak Judge
VIII be TO follow the popular demand
rather than the demand OF absolute us
Dcc. and when We have advanced still
further 10 the point where the people
themselves are 10 reverse judicial lude-
ments by vote. then II is a plain case of
decision By the maioritv Of the people
not bound by any law. not bound b.
any principles OF Justice. but ia accord .
aDco with their discretion nE electors Iu
nuenced bv newspapers. by platform ora :
tors and With no machinery other than
those for determining tho facts or the
principles or law applicable TO them 7,
is inconce,vable that such a wildly unjust
method Of maintaining courts should pre
vail with considerable part OF tne
American reople.
Tho time lis coming. In NV Judgment
when the conservative people OF this
country who are In favor Of the eternal
principles OF justice md their admins
trstion so az 10 make them prevail. should
rise 10 meet the misguided supporters o,
en- utterly indcfenSible theory and the
agitation against the courts"
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Harvey Not Talking.

NEW YORK. Jan, 21.-Col. George
Harvey. editor OF Harpers Weekly said
today tina; he did not propose TO say a
thing about the latest developments in
the Tillmau- -Wattersou- Harvey Wilson
controversy.
The colonel said he had read the cor
respondence between Senator Ttllman and
Colonel WattcrSon., He would not say
anything about the statement that cor
respondcnce had passed between Cover
nor Wilson and himself since the break,
which Governor Wilson was willing
should be made public.
Asked II he would make statement
later on the Tillman- Wattcrson corre-
spondence or his break with Governor
Wilson. Colonel Harvey laughed and re-
piled.
God bless me. ! don't know | think
I'll keep out OF it forever from now on"
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Defends the Courts.

'T5ut when the set Of rcformcrs OFFER
their remedies for defects in the admin :
istrs tion Of justice, they do violate nj =
teriv the fundamental principles of right :
eousness and justice. They propose that
A Judge WHO has been elected for q fixed
term OF Office may be removed on the
initiative OF small percentage and the
vote OF 8 majority within month or two
after the initiative has been undertaken.
the petition fled, the reasons given and
the action OF the voters invoked.
The law In an individual case ought
not necessarily 10 be what a majority OF
people think II ought TO be. There are
principles OF eternal Justice that we DO
not have To walt for vote OF tfo peo-
pie to determine whether they exist or
not. To take away from the courts the
element OF Independence. that power 20
determine right and Justice without re
gard 10 the vote OF a majority OF the
people, Is utterly 10 destroy the admin
istration OF justice and make Il as de =
pendent upoD desnotic rule as Il we had
onc-man power in this government rather
than popular control.
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EXPOSES BRANDE|S
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Continued from Page One. J

punishment. He said he had been
forced to resign as director of the
First National bank Of Boston because
chinery company.
Mr.. Jones said the royalty paid for
the machines used in his factory
amounted to five and quarter cents
on each pair Of shoes. On machine
which cost $3.50 TO build the shoe ma.
chinery company would get $500 a
year,
The committee will resume hearing
on the trust bills February II.
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EMBASSADOR KERr,
WILL. SIGN TR|

VIENNA. Jan. IA convr,.,
between the United States ma
viii be signed at Buda Pasi :.
30. The American cmbassadot
c. Ecrcns. bv special author.
President Taft, Will sign Tor q
States. This Is the first dI,s-
between the United States ana
and II Is hoped II Will remoyr h
standing grievance OF HungarIa-
and composers who hcretoiore +.
unprotected I'm America.
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EMBEZZLER
TAKEN BACK TO IDAHO

San DIEGO. Cal. Jan. 21-After
fighting for ten days TO resist the ef-
forts of the officials OF Idaho TO have
him taken back TO HALEY 10 face a
charge Of embezzlement, George II.
kautz, WellknoWn contractor OF
HALEY, under arrest here, gave up his
struggle today. Sheriff Hart OF HALEY
arrived here this afternoon and with his
prisoner started for Idaho tonight
According TO Hart, Kaut1 Is nccused
OF having defrauded the Utah Cons,ruc-
tton company out OF more than 10000
KaUtz denies the charge
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Aged Man Assassin ated

Bv lnjcTnationNl News ScrNICc.
MARION. Ind, Jan. 21.-Clarkston
WiIcuJs. 20 years old ono OF the wealth
lest and most prominent citizens Of
Marion. was sssasSinated tonight by an
unknown man. who called him to his door
AZ his home on South Washington street
and shot him. He died within thirty
minutes.
know him" said Mr. Willcuis before he
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Guilty of Mauslauphter.

COLDWATER, Mich. Jan. 27.-Mrs.
Richard Hurst. tried FOR the killing OF
her divorced husband. was today con-
victed OF mansauEhter. on November
l2 short time after tho couple had
boen separated. Mrs. Hurst shot and
killed Hurst at her home. She claimed
self defense. 4 plea OF temporary nsan-
ity also was entered
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DECLARES EDITOR
SHOULD GIVE PROOF
Otherwise Senator Tillman
Declines ITO Reply to Chal-
lenge of Watterson.
QUESTION OF NERAClTY
Governor Wilson and the Ken
lucky Colonel Have Told
Different Stories.
QUESTION OF VERAClTY

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-Senstor Ben
jsmn II. Tillman OF South Carolina to-
day declined To reply 10 Col. Henry Wat
terson's challenge OF last night in connec-
tlon with the Watterson -Tillman- -llar-
Ney-Wilson controversy.
III Colonel Watterson has any proofs
OF what he says. he ought 10 publish
them. I have nothing more TO say.
This was Senator Tillman's only com
lnent. II had been reported earlier in the
day that he would make a detailed reply.
Colonel Wsttcrson In the meantime hao
issued another statement In which he
said:
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Wild Panic Prevented.

LEBANON. Mich, Jan, 27.-Cooler
heads In an audience Of GOO pan -strick =
en- persons guided them 20 the exits in
Il ERE in "A moving picture show tonight,
no one being injured seriously in tho
crush. The blaze originated in the cabI-
net occupied by BlufIord Walsh. machine
operator. He escaped. but may die.
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Loss SS0n.nnn

PGTTSFIELD, Mass. Jan. PA loss OF
$500 900 was caused by a fire that threat-
ened th" heart OF the business section OF
this city carly today, Shortly after
o'clock the Academy OF Music building
and the annex on North street wcrc de-
stroycd. the Shiptou building was ablaZc.
with Other structures threatened In tho
cold gale,
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Says Matter Settled.

Senator Tilman later dictated the fol
lowing:
Senator Tillnau declined TO be in
tcrvicNed further in regard 10 the
incident, saying there was no longer
an Issue between Colonel Watterson
and himself The Issue Is now be-
tween Governor Wilson and Colonel
Wntterson and they must settle IL FOR
themselves. SO far as he was con-
ceIncd, he considered the matter set
He'd and ended,
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Given Light Sentence.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. g1.-What IL
believed TO have b~cn shc nghtest sen
fsnce ever imposed on A counteTfOiter was
that of one DAYS imprisonment and $3.50
I'm. given today 20 George Wilson. who.
IN pleading guilty. told th- court thar he
h1d made the spurious coins and passed
fhsm oriy 20 satisfy himself that he could
,'irn out good limitations Wilson is an
expert mechanic
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Lewis I0Sns Suit

HERMAN, Mo. Jan. 27.--A jury IL the
case o! r. q. Lewis OF University City,
Mo. against the Pulitzer Publishing com
psny of 81, Louis. which Was on trial
here this week. returned ve-riic, IN
favor Of the publishing company tonight.
Lewis sued for $4,000. alleging ne had
been damaged by the publication o; the
pos'otice report on the Peoples United
fraud order.
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Watterson s Statement.

In my letter to Senator Tilman
promised proof OF any statement
made by me that might be disputed.
Governor Wilson denies that ] had
any authorization from him or any
agent OF his 10 raise money for his
campaign.
I have the proof that | have not
only authorization. but that L actu-
ally rnised q considerable sum.
i hold myself ready 10 furnish the
proof to Senator Tillman at once Il!
he will do me the honor personally
10 call on me. as | am confined to
my hotel and cannot call on him. II
Senator Tiilman's single averment
after inspecting this proof be either
cqulvocal or insufficient. / propose
that Governor Wilson name two con-
,idential friends. ] naming two, the
four to name n ffth, and this court
OF gentlemen established TO determine
the issue between us,
| must insist that this be done
without delay, as | shall have to leave
Washington next Tuesday night to
MI important engagements elsewhere.
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TAFT HAMMERS THE
REFORM NOSTRUMS
Continued From Page One.)

(COntinueu FROM rage One.1
have ever had such radical suggestions
as have proceeded from senator's and
congressman, governors and members OF
state legislatures within the last decade,
when attempt has been made To formu-
late what this new progressive system
Is and involves.
1T !s radical not SO much because it
affects the executive and the Legislative Q
and makes them and their temporary
opinions respond quickly in their changes
10 popular waves OF passion. but it j.
chiefly so because those who arc ITS
advocates lay their hands upon our court
system and seek to rob il OF those char
acterlstics which secure justice and inde-
pcndence in It's administration"
The president declared there might bc
some excuse under n popular government
for efforts to make legislative and OK
ccutive action more nearly reflect the will
OF the people Such an effort AT lessi
docs not violate the principles OF justice
and righteousness. He continued:
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Significant Feature.

added Significance attaches 30 the
conditions uf labor here described" says
Tho report. "whcn We consider that the
general tendency for years past has been
toward shorter working day.
Years ago the ten-hoUr day became
almos, a standard; since that time fur
tbcr reductions have brought the work =
.nS day TO nine and, IN many cases, to
"ight hours, and this reduction has been
accomplished by a part holiday on Satur-
Jay. It Is. therefore. In striking contrast
Ia this general tendency in other indus =
Tiles 10 find In great basic Industry
such as that part OF the iron and steel
Industry covered In this report. that ap-
prONimatcly only Il per cent OF the
$4,000 employees worked less than sixty
Iours pcT week and almost iS per cent
worked seventy-two hours or over per
week
Another striking characteristic of the
labor conditions in the iron and steel In
dustry liz The large proportion OF un-
skilled wovkmcn in tho labor force. Not
far from onc-half OF the al 4e3 employees
.p the productive iron and steel occu-
patious included within this investiga =
tirn were of the class OF unsklllcd work
mcu. IN the blast furnace department
moro tiSu two-thirds OF the 2i7i7 en-
plcyces in productive occupations were
uuskilcd employees. large proportion OF
Nh1u do not speak or understand Eng
igh'
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Big Land Sale.

HUMBOLDT. Sask.. Jan. 2T.-Onc
hundred thousand acres of uuimproNsd
farm land TO-DAY was sold 10 n British
syndicate for 81 .GS2 600. Tho land viii nc
colonized by EnElsh or Scotch farmers.
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STEEL MAKERS
ARE SCORED IN
BITTER TERMS
Manufacturers Accused of
Maintaining a System of
Labor as Cruel and Relent-
less as the GalleyS.
INQUIRY ORDERED
BY ACT OF SENATE
Report Calls Attention to the
Long Hours Employees Are
Compelled to Work and
Small Wages Paid.
Nv international News Service.

Nv international News Service
AsHINGTON. Jan. 9I.-Fol!owlne
MAJ sweeping nvestIsstion cover
NV Ing almost every great s'ce'
w manufacturing plant In the
United States, the department
uf commerce. and labor. in a report now
ready fur the senate accuses pracbcsHF
every corporation of maintaining a sys'
tom of labor ls cruel, relentless ana uh
ne, css0ry the galleys OF ancient times.
Making tho direct statement That these
corporations have Instituted a policy o'
eliminating Inc skilled artisans and put
iinS iu their places the loves, form OF
uuskiilcd workfu"u, who arc paid II cents
hour the report, which IS now In pos
session u tho International News SerN-
ice. states that the men are forced 20
remain on duty without relief as long ns
twenty -fcur hours at a stretch, and that
iu some plants eighteen hour tricks are
fIc rule rather than tho exception. One
rfiu OF the l12.000 employees OF the blast
furnaces. gtcci works and rolling mills
work eiglii! -four hours, or twelve hours
a day for seven days per week Many
"r thcm go 10 their homes only TO cat
and sleep.
In Alal, 1910. the period covered by the
Investigation. II was found that $4,000
furnace and steel mill employees worked
regularly seven DAYS week and that
$1,000 worked cichtyfour hours OF more
4 week.
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OPPOSE GRANTING
PARDON To BRANDT
Attorneys for Mortimer L.
Scliff Brand Story of Con-
vict as Subterfuge.
GOVERNOR WILL DECIDE
District Attorney to Report
Monday in Favor of the
Former Valet.
BY International News Service.

BY International News Service,
NEW YORK. Jan. 21-BeIieving
that Folke Engel Brandt, the former
valet for Mortimer J.. Schift, VINO rs
serving a thirty-year sentence 1or rop
berry, pleaded guilty to the charge a1
prehension, District Attorney Whit
man will recommend TO Governor Dix
in his report now being prepared that
Mr.. Whitman will present his report
TO the governor probably Monday, :,
Mr.. Whitman. it was ascertained
positively, is convinced that brandt
s..ory of the circumstances under "hfen
he was arrested and sent to prison ior
thirty years is true,
Ground for Pardon.
Therefore, according to persons close
TO him. the district attorney will rec
ommend the pardon on the ground that
Brandt did not entcr the SchiH home
with an intent to rob, but went there
on the invitation OF member OF the
household and that he calmly con.
fesseG himself guilty and accepted ms
long sentence with .the assurance OF
representatives of the millionaire
family that be would be liberated IN a
year.
District Attorney Whitman 5 con-
cIusion of Brandt innocence was
reached, it is said. after he had made
private Investigations shat reached tnr
into the ease and after he talked VIII
Carl Fischer Hansen. who represented
Bra ndt. Assistant District Attorney
Knot and Howard Cans. the lawyers
who prosecuted him. and Judge Otto
Rosalskv, who gave him the long sen"
tence.
Branded as Subterfuge.
LAWYERS for Mr.. Schifr today branded
Brandt g plea for pardon as des-
picable subterfuge of n man absolute.
" without the sense Of honor. and
whose first thought when caught was
TO threaten scandal if he was prose-
cuted. Failing in this attempt he took
a plea Of guilty, they claim, IN the
hope of receiving a light sentence.
Again, after his plans miscarried, he
waited until the facts III the case had
been almost forgotten and then renewed
HIS efforts to get free on the same
grounds that he at first attempted TO
bluff his way out of a grave predlca-
ment.
1t is pointed out that his communi-
cations to member of ..he Schiff
household. which finally led to his dis
charge, were of the most subservicnt
ndture auu siHpiN drhtu IecppuibioH W
his work as truckling employee would
fawu upon ono who had the power OF
advancement.
The lawyers for Mr.. SchiT are in
possession of a full confession from
Brandt. they claim. and believe that
when it is laid before the governor he
will give it deep consideration before
he pardons the man who they claim
is seeking pardon by the question
able route Of attempting to blacken
the name Of Mr.. Schifr s household.
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Putnam patriot., 1912-12-20
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Much sympathy is expressed for
Mr. and Mrs. 5. N. Brett over the loss
of their little son Charles, who died
last Saturday in Quinebaug from
scarlet fever.
Miss Winifred Potter of Mt. Hol-
yoke College is ut home for the holI-
days.
The Jane Idle place has been sold to
Soutbbddge parties in exchange for a
tenement house in town.
Miss William Folke of Webster is
visiting Mrs. Arthur &. Potter.
Howard Perrin of Worcester; Harry
Trask and Elmer Armstrong of South
bridge were at their respective homes
on sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. l., II. Healey returned
from their western trip last week. Mr..
Healey has been in attendance at the
meeting of the State Board of Agricul-
tural held in New Haven this week.
The officers or Woodstock grange
were installed last Tuesday evening by
Past Master, &. NJ. Perrin, assisted by
Past Master Carrie Il. Healey.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-20
WEST THOMPSON

Arrangements are being made for a
Christmas tree and concert to be held
in the vestry of the church Tuesday
evening, Dec. oath.
MIR. and Mrs. Vessey are entertain
ing their daughter and husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Mosher, of Belgrade Lake,
Maine, also Mrs. Vessey's brothers,
Frank Lowe, and wife, and Grant
Lowe.
A very pleasant surprise was given
Miss Agnes johnson at her home on
Saturday night it being her sixteenth
birthday. There were friends present
from Woodstock, Putnam, also from
this place. The evening was spent in
music, games and social time gen
orally Refreshments were served
Miss Agnes was well remembered with
some very pretty gifts.