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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
POWER COMPANIES
IN COMBINATION

TRENTON, y. j., Dec. 15.-Articles of
consolidation were filed with the secre-
tary OF state by the Butte Electric &
Power company, the Montana Powor
company. Madison River Power company,
Billings G. Eastern Montana Power com
pany and the Missouri River Electric Il
fo"er company These. companies had
s14,oOo.ooo. The new company. under
the name OF the Montana Power com
pany. has an authorized capital OF
500: 100000. divided into 800 shares.
Ine stock Of the, new company consists
OF 100000 shares OF preferred stock bear
ing per cent cumulative dividends, and
$50, 900 shares of common stock. Ofiicess
for the new company Will be elected in
Newark In April 1913. a fee of $4,000
was paid when the articles were fled.
HELENA. Mont. Dec. 13.-The Mon.
tana Power company. incorporated at
Trenton today. has absorbed power COM
panies in Montana owning 90 per cent
OF the total developed water power In
the state and serving moro than half
tho population OF the state.
The principal plants are on the Mis-
souri, river at Great Falls and Helena;
on the Madison river near the Yellow
stone park. md on the Yellowstone river
near Billings. Installations now are
under way that will more than double
the present output OF $4,000 horse
power.
Besides supplying Helena, Great Falls,
Butte. Lewistown, Anaconda, Havre,
Billings, Bozeman. Livingston and other
cities with electricity. the company fur
nished power for the mines and smelters,
FOR the reclamation of arid landa through
pumping plants, and for the railroads
II Is reported II now has negotiations
pending for the furnishing OF power TO
railroad for the electrIhcation OF its lines
through Montana,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
MAY PROSECUTE THE
PRESIDENT OF ROAD
BY International Newg Service.

BY International News Service
WASHINGTON. Dec. l3-Whether or
not President w. c. Brown. Vice Presi-
dent John Christensen and other officials
Of the New York Central shall be prose-
cuted criminally for alleged violations of
the Elkins anti-rebatc law will be decided
oy President Taft within the next few
daye. Ihe matter was presented TO him
thls AFTERNOON by Attorney General Wick
ereham after conference with United
States District Attorney Wlkerson Of
Chicago. "
Wilkerson Is pressing for a criminal
prosecution. He has laid new evidence
Of repatlnS before the attorney general
since inuictments were found against the
New York Central and It's subsidiaries
ago
The attorney general, not desiring TO
prosecution without presidential sanction
went Immediately 10 the White house
after he had talked with Wilkerson. on
MS return the International News Service
correspondent learned that he believed
prosecutors OF the company Inadequate
10 meet this case and that he had dis
sussed with the, president the adviss.
other officials of the New York Ceptrai
under the criminal statutes, which in.
volVe heavy fines or a prison penalty az
Two years. '' VI
WilEerson will remain in Washington
until Tuesday and expects 10 be called
TO the White house 10 talk with the presi.
Gent tomorrow He is said 10 have evil
dence that the railroad paid rebates to
the Ogara Coal company OF Illinois
amounting 10 more than $50. 900
The penalty provided for each orfense
IN tne cases In which the New Yorl, Cen
trail. the Big -Four and the ChicaSo fnJi-
ana Southern railroads have been In
Inc case. which Was worked M nv
mr. tartan and Rush Butler. who iy now
In Chicago with Mr. Wilkerson, was rc,
Eardec as so clear that il was believed
the railroads would plead guilty and ASH
Snat Lnes De imposed. Their failure TO
DO TINS has aroused the wrath OF Tho
prosecutors and II is their purposc ~
go, after the nigh officials criminaIlv In
orner 10 bring about an undertsan ntIing Of
TO mean. ~ maui
should President Taft decide nor 10
permit Mr.. Wickersham 10 bring any per
VIII be pressed lust the Same
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
COURT ORDERS THE
WITNESS LOCKED UP
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the explosion McManigal told you he
had done it7"
Zeiss hesitated
"Now," said Judge Anderson,
don t be impudent with me. Do you
know where you are9 If you don I I II
give you an object lesson. Answer that
question.
''Ccntainly McManigsl told me-"
% Did you tell any Officers of the law
about il"
NO, sir. +"
You concealed it,
eyes, sir.''
.'The marshal will take this indi-
vidual in custody, / will deal with
him presently" said Judge Anderson,
who later bound Zeiss to tho grand
jury and fixed his bond at $1,000, in
default Of which the prisoner was
taken to Jail.
Several days ago William Fl. Quig-
ley Of Detroit. a union carpenter, an.
other witness for the defense, was held
TO the grand jury charged with per
jury after handwriting expert had
said Quigley had written n letter
which Quigley had said was forg-
nry
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
VIII Cut Rates.

They have had things pretty much
their own way for n long time" he said.
''and they have managed to force UP tho
freight rates until they are higher today
than they ever have been. OF course.
when tho canal Is opened their ships will
use the new route 10 the far east, but
when il comes 10 lighting you cannot beat
3 japanese company. They taught big
German concern lesson some years go.
when an effort was made 10 break Into
their coastwise trade.
For every cent the railroads or our
stlpowuers cut off the rates the Japanese
VIII cut off one and half and II they
have decided to operate steamers from
lteir country 10 New York those steam
ers viii come 10 stay. Our trade with
Japan has increased steadily and their
exports .. silk tea and porcelain have
Increased almost as much.''
II, Sakamoto and n Hascuchi. repre-
sentipr the japanese steamship compa-
MICS. have for tho past two weeks been
making ~ 'orSllVc inspection OF The
docking facii:ics ia this port prepare
tory TO nHiSiaG = report 10 the home Of
Tee In Toxic. !, was learned that piers
- IIohoken viii he proba bly, selected for
tho bcithiDG or the new steamers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
FORMER COUNCILMEN
GUILTY OF BRIBERY

MAYS LANDING. y. j., Dec. 1.-Two
Harry Doueherty and lain NJ. 80
were found guilty tonight OF consnIpins =
10 accept bribes for the passage Of an
ordnance authorizing concrete board
Walk Three other former counclInnen
John Donnelly, George Carmanv and
tiarry Nulock. were acquitted OF similar
charges; the cour! ordering verdicis OF
noL eulity In the latter two cases
or councils, were accused by dctectIves
brought TO Atlantic City TO lnvesiirafe
reports OF graft among the officials and
VINO launched the concrete board walk
scheme To secure evidence Several OF
the accused counilmen pleaded guilty
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
Loss to Railroads.

The establishment OF such a service
Viii mean loss TO American railroads
OF at least half million tons freigh;
annually. At present the Osaka Kstshe
has contract for the transport ot
freight from Tacoma TO Chicago with the
Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget Sound rail-
way. This contract Will expire some
time next year and as far as could be
learned. negotiations for its renewal have
not been made.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha. whose
steamers run from the Orient TO Seattle.
has contract with the Northern Pa
eilc for the shipment OF its car
goes. and the Toyo kisen Kaisha has a
contract with the Great Northern rail-
road. These contracts concern chiefly
the transportation OF freight from the
Paclhc TO the Atlantic. exports from this
country. to Japan being handled by
American shippers and sent by way OF
Suez.
A representative OF one of the largest
orient freight forwarding companies said
today that the far east shipping COM
hines. formed of six American shipping
houses. operating English and German
bottoms. would suffer by the competition
of the Japanese steamers as much as the
railroads would
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
FRENCHMAN SHOT BY
AN AMERICAN WOMAN

PARIS. Dec. ia sensation was
caused today when ii became known
that Walter Mumm. welknown sports
man and member of a prominent family
connected with the wine trade. had been
shot Thursday night and seriously wound :
ed by an American woman.
No arrest has been made and no charge
has been preferred against anyone for
the shooting. 1t is understood that the
MuInm family desired TO keep the fact
OF the shooting from becoming known,
out thc public prosecutor has begun an
ineNstigation OF the affair on an alleca-
tlon BY Mumm that his assaiisnt was a
wealthy American woman of soci3I pronnI-
nencc. The woman. IL is understood, left
France This morning ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
POISON IS FATAL
FOR YOUNG WOMAN
Mrs. Mildred Schmidt, II,
Drinks Carbolic Acid;
Leaves Note.

a l1-year-old girl, who signed herself
Mrs. Mildred Schmidt, died alone in her
room at the Worth hotel, 16S East Second
South street. some time before midnight
last night. after having drank two ounces
OF carbolic acid.
Returning from dance in the Arion
hall at II o'clock, her roommate, Deloros
Eddington, found the body OF the dead
girl on the bed. Horrifed. she called the
landlady. The police were notified and
DR.. Hardic X. Lynch responded to q
hurry call. Death had occurred some
time before the room had been entered.
On the dresser was a note left by the
woman in explanation Of her act. II
read:
Girls--I can't stand il any longer.
SO VIII say goodbye for the last time.
My husband is half the cause of it.
as you know. You will find my hus-
band in the Rex thcater, head usher.
Ask for Edwin Schmidt,
MRS. MILDRED SCHMIDT.
Under the name Of May Smith, the
suicide was arrested q week ago last
Wednesday and held until the following
Monday, when she was released She
was charged with vagrancy. but the facts
disclosed that she was not guilty. Her
roommate declares that she had repeat
ediy threatened 10 take her own life since
the bottle of carbolic acid TO her lips.
She Is said to have come here about
six months ago from Colorado Springs,
where her marriage is said to have taken
place. At times she had been employed
at the Majestic theater as a chorus girl,
under the name OF Babe Bennett. accord
ing TO her roommate. Proof that she
had actually been married could not be
had last night, though the girl who
shared her room and her confidence since
she moved into the Worth hotel, two
weeks ago, said that she believed there
was certificate in the girls trunk
The hodv was removed to the mOr2ue
of Qualtrough- Alcott. undcrtakers. and
an effort Will be made 10 communicate
with her mother, said to be living in
n. J.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
PlCKPOCKET MAKES
RICH HAUL AT DEPOT

Report was made to the police yester-
day that j. W. Barnes OF Lookout, Cal.
was robbed OF his wallet. containing $3.50
In cash. by pickpocket while waiting
train Thursday morning He discovered
the theft after leaving the city and wired
ba ck concerning his lose.
A quantity of tewelry was reported
stolsn by burglar who visited the home
ot u. W. Hascram. 3I6 East Third South
street, and w II. Green of dSf West
fifth south street complained that pick
pockcts had stolen his gold watch
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
JAPANESE PLAN To
USE PANAMA CANAL
Three Big Steamship Compa-
MES to Send Their Vessels
Direct to New York.
BIG LOSS TO RAILWAYS
English and German Compa-
nieS VIII Also Suffer in
Cutting of Rates.

NEW YORK, Dec IS.-Wir9l the OPEN
Ine OF the Panama canal, three big
steamship companies OF Jspan--the Togo
kiscu l[aisha. the Nippon Yuseu kaisha
and the Osaka Shoseu kaishs-Sill es-
tabish a joint direct steamship service
from Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasald to
New York via the isthmus.
Although the details OF this new scrv-
ice have not yet been forwarded to Z.
Numano consul general for japan In this
city. he today confirmed the report that
Ia pan had decided TO take full and i'm
mediate advantage OF the tremendous
possibilities for trade that the compile
ton OF the new route will afford, bot
stated that II Is stil too early to say
row many ships VIII be operated.
''rhe Japanese government directly
supsrvises the activities of its shipping,
ne said, land the forn1a ton OF direct
service of passenger and freight steam
eFs to New York has long been urged
by the Japanese press. There is no
doubt that within few years there viii
ne more Japanese steamers coming 10
New York and Ia ports on the north and
south Alta mite board than are at pres
ont running 20 the Pacific coast
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
Taggart's Testimony.

Mr.. Taggart testified as witness
for the defense. He said that ten
days before an explosion on a build.
ing in course of construction at French
Lick, Indiana, on March 20, 1911, Fred
Sherman. union business agent, who
is defendant, talked with bin about
uuionizing the job and the question of
unionizing it was in consideration
when the explosion occurred
Senator Kern put questions to Mr..
Taggart as tending to show there was
no motive for the defendants to blow
up work when it was soon to be union.
izcd
The government repeatedly objected
to Mr.. Taggart s testimony as "iucom
petept and irrelevant"
"Did you know any arran gemeuts
we're on to blow up the job9" asked
the district attorney.
"I know of none answered Mr..
Taggart.
"All you could do was to request
tho contractor to upion,Ze 1T SO it
would not be blown up, is that it7''
~ did not know it was to be blown
up"
"Aud YOU don know who blew it
up. That s ALL"
The explosion was charged TO James
B. Mcnamara.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
WHITE SLAVE LAW Is
SIGNED IN ENGLAND
BY international News Service.

LONDON, Dec. 12.-The white slave
bill received the royal assent today and
became effective Immediately, resulting
In a great exodus from London of the for
eign souteneurs. These gentry are great
ly agitated over the fact that they are
now liable to arrest without a warrant
and q logging on conviction.
y new department has been created at
scotland Yard to carry ont the proYi-
Sons OF the act. Inspector Curry, assisted
by TWO serSeants and eight constables
has been appointed to special duties in
connection with the white slave traffic,
while instructions have been issued to the
police in all parts OF England cnab bling
them to administer and act effectively.
Tho police Will now be able to protect
girl victims whom they have heretofore
been powcrless to assist
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
Be a Good Fellow by
Making Children Glad
p L a good fellow,

El L fellow.
Being good fellow the applied The
low cts
child The ruler said members
beFs With dollars but he does not desire to send him
addresses
threatened mirthsn
and whatnots deliver % the
publicity
Good eowS office unless
Nobody will who
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
Congregations Unite.

ALMA. No, Dec. l3.-The Prasbytcri-
ans. Ncthodists. Baptists and Christians
pf Alma today decided 10 unite into one
congregation and support nom scctarlau
church. Separately, none of the four WAS
strong enough 10 keep up an institution
Nj The denominations will be repre-
senteG on the governing board and all
secthrldn teachings will be avoided
Members VIII have their choice of rites
Bnptisis. for instance, VIII be immersed
while those who do not favor immersion
VIII be allowed the mode of baptism
they desire.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
PRESIDENT-ELECT TO
SAIL FOR HOME TO-DAY

HAMILTON, Bermuda. Dec, 13.-"Trj-
day. the thirteenth. Is lucky day with
which to end my vacation" said Pregi-
dent elect Wilson today IN q nament OF
leisure between packing and bidding fare
we'll to his acquainainces prepara tory 10
his departure for the United States
MIR. Wilson Is scheduled TO start home
ward tomorrow at half past ten OH the
steamer BermudjaD. which will be con
voyed on her Journey by the ROYAL mall
steamer Cuba.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
One Man Missing,

PITTsBURG. Pa, Dec, lS.-One rn,n
is missing and eleven persons were IN
lured as a result OF fire today which
destroyed Library place, four-storv
estimated at 5000 600
The man missing is Colonel John Tav
lor, Civil war veteran, who had a
suite on the fourth floor
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
MUCH-NEEDED PEBBLE
FOUND IN COLORADO

CLIFTON, Colo. Dec. 1S,--By the dis
covery OF a certain kind of hard pebble
in Colorado. under the Orchard Mesa
near mere, thousands Of dollars Will be
sayed the mine operators annually, ac-
cording TO the experiments OF NJ r. Han
son, superintendent OF the Smugg1er Union
mine at Telluride. The pebble Is OF gran
lie and of the kind which is used in
milling process TO grind gold from the
ore. Prior 10 the present time pebbles
for this purpose have been imported from
Denmark at a great cost.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
TRUNKS OF MURDERED
WOMAN ARE LOCATED

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Two trunks and
two suit cases belonging to Mrs Emma
Kraft OF Cincinnati, who was beaten
panion in a hotel here on November IA,
were found today by detectives in a stor-
age warehouse.
The property was checked under the
name OF John Il. Cutters"
A clerk who received the trunks and
cases at the warehouse on November H.
identified photograph of John B. Koet-
ters. Tor whom the police are searching
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
ARIZONA THREE-CENT
FARE LAW SUSPENDED

PHOENIX, ArI8., Dec. 13.--The state
corporation commission issued an order
today suspending the operation of the
3-cent fare law. on the affidavit of a
railroad company official that the rate
would not be remunerative- The order
will be effective nendlng the result Of
an Investigation. State and county Of
ficlals had already been enjoined by the
United States court OF appeals at San
Fra ncisco from enforcing the law until
a hearing could be had. on January 2l.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
Speeches in Evidence.

Speeches made by Emil Seidel, then
Socialist mayor Of Milwaukee, before
the convention of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers in Milwaukee, in Sep.
tember, 1911, in which he referred to
the arrest of John ]. Mcnamara as a
"kidnaping'' and reports before the
iron workers convention at Rochester,
in September, 1910, the month before
the Los Angeles Times building was
blown up, were introduced by the gov
ernment through the examination Of
Paul j. Morrin of ST. Louis, a defend
ant.
In a report by Eugene A, Clancy,
San Francisco, read to the jury, Clancy
was charged with having urged that
strikers IN Los Angeles defy the law.
Clancy was quoted as referring to
the Los Angeles municipal government
during the strike that preceded the
Los Angeles Times explosion as the
W'goo-goo government, and all the Of
ficers of the iron workers union now
on trial here were accused of approx
ing Of Clapcy's remarks by publishing
his report in the union magazine.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
EXTRA FOR
BREAD AND BUTTER

CHICAGO H.. Dec i3,--Only one Chi
caso hotel IL making an extra charge for
bread and butter served with meals, ac.
cordlug 10 Officers OF the Hoteimcns Pro-
tcctire association which met here TO-
day, The other seveDty-flve members OF
the Chicago branch OF the organization
believed The charge unnecessary, IL was
s.rI
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
Robbed the Mails

LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 1S.-Eudolph II
Miller 56 wears old for twenty three
years in the railway mail service and
formerly a preacher. pleaded guilty In
court today 10 stealing letters from the
mailg.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-14
IN connection with the kIlIInr \

in connection with the kill,or !, .
Cutters.
Several postcards and ,sI,r-
women friends TO Mrs. Kraft sr'
IN the cases today. No letter n
ters was discovered.
One Of the postcards was -
atrices' 1t came from Clpdr;17
police recently recovered In
belonging 10 Mrs. Kraft al ibs h
railway station. In one OF o.
unmailed letter addressed "a !
DR.. Bascom Conyslu;z
DR., L. s. Bascom, who has ~
st. Marks hospital for seyeral N
SO far recovered that he vas n
his home yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
KAWS LOSE LAST
Cy Young Throws Game al
Second Base and Loses.
Splendid Game Goes to Pieces
in Ninth.

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.. Young.
Mr.. Young, aides and gentlemen. Mr..
Young, fellow citizens, is the ind1-
vidual who won the last game of the
Des MoineS series and then threw 1t
at second base. He didn't throw well
and the game was lost in the grass of
center field. And thus it is recorded;
Des Moines 3, Topeka 2.
1t all happened in the ninth inning.
Young can't pitch his best unless he
is in a hole, it seems, so he walked
Belden- Kores hunted to him and
Young threw at second base. AT is
a perfectly proper expression in this
case. Young missed it and everyone
was safe. Colligan hunted and ad-
vanced the runners a peg. Isbe1 sent
himself in to hit for Ulatowski and
was purposely walked. The last hope
of the Isbells vas placed in Leonard,
weak hitter. who slammed the third
ball pitched between Lee and Emory
at a mile a minute clip. Two runs
came across. They had compiled one
run in the fourth. The kaws could
MT return on the ninth inning train
Topeka's two scores were gathered
at far intervals. In the fourth Lee
and Emory hit and Houston plunked
Gear in the back. Gardner had walk
ed and one vas pushed in. They
made another in the eighth when
Walsh, King and Rickert singled in a
row. Score: