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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Argued for Hours.

For several hours the Democrats ar
gued behind closed doors over the minor
problems connected with their control OF
the smaller branch OF congress The
routing OF Republicans from their COM
modious committee rooms, the change of
employees connected with the senate and
the selection of new senate officers had
more important part In the days dis
cussion than the broader questions of
committee assignments and legislative
policies.
All questions Of senate patronage were
referred To a special committee consist
ing of Senator's Overman, Shiveley, John
son, Hitchcock and Williams. The choice
morrow when the caucus Is TO be re-
sumed. 1t Is expected that Senator Bacon
will be elected president pro tempore
but there are many active candidates for
the positions OF secretary and sergeant
alarms
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
SENATE DEMOCRATS
CONTINUE CAUCUS
Steering Committee Appoint
ed by Chairman Kern Con-
trolled by Progressives.
WORK NOT COMPLETED
Republicans Also Meet and
Map Out Plans for Mi
nority Party.
WORK NOT COMPLETED

WASHINGTON, March 6,-Progressive
Democratic control of the senate was
strengthened today in the second days
session OF the caucus OF Democratic
senators. The choice yesterday of Sena-
tor Kern OF Indiana as senate leader was
followed today by the election OF Demo-
cratic organization committee completely
controlled by the leaders OF the so-called
progressive forces.
The Steering committee" which is
to map out programme OF reorganlza-
ton TO determine the entire question of
control, was announced by Senator Kern
as follows.
Senator Kern, chairman; Senators Mar
tin. Clarke (Arkansas), Chamberlain,
Owen. O'Gorman. Smith (Georgia). Lea
and Thomas.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Rebels Routed.

MEXICO CITY. March Ga force OF
rebels commanded by Alberto Guajardo. a
commander OF rural guards. who revolt
ed against the Hucrta administration in
the state Of Coahuila. was routed, with
heavy losses, by federal troops last night
near Parras.
The battle occurred when the rebels at
tackled a repair train which was pro-
ceeding from Torreon to Saltlllo. the capt.
tai. under the escort of a strong body OF
troops. The federal troops detrained and
repulsed the rebels after n sharp fight.
The governor OF the state Of Campeche
Manuel Castillo Brito. is reported to have
fled and Is now on the way to Havana
ily, Charges of misappropriation OF state
funds had been recently lodged against
him.
The governor OF Oaxaca reported today
that. with one exception. all the rebel
leaders in that state bad been pacined
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
DID NlI
EXPRESS H|MsE|
Illinois Senatorial situaso.
Explained by Goverpor
Dunno to Executive
OPINION OF RoosEvEI1
Progressive Leader Wona
Not Combine With Eih,r
Faction in Legislature,
OF ROOSEyEl,

WASHINGTON, March 6.-In,,,.
at the White house today reeardn. (
Illinois senatorial situation brc,
the information that President Wa.
had listened to the proposals Of
crnor Dunno but had not comm.'I
himself. The Illinois governor b,,
planned his position as fayoripo
election OF }. Hamilton Lewis, D.
crat, for the long term, and Lawn,
Y. Sherman for the short term 3
men received the primary nomiu,I;'
Of their respective parties.
The president, heretofore, has y,
in Illinois, that the choice of tbe n
cratic primary should be ratified j.
what his position is with respect d 4
second senator was not made elss,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Diplomats Call.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-President
Wilson s second day in the white house
found long engagement list awaiting
his attention.
Baron Chinda, ambassador from ia
pan to the United States, the first rep
resentative of foreign power to be
received formally, was among the first
Baron Chinda bore the congratulations
Of the japanese emperor to Mr.. Wilson.
The reception was in the blue room with
all the ceremony that accompanies
the visit of an ambassador to the presi-
dent. ambassador Bryce of Great Brit.
ain met President Wilson informally
yesterday.
Augustus Thomas and Frederick c.
Penfeld, who are being mentioned as
likely to \become ambassadors to Eu-
ropean courts, had engagements at the
white house later in the day,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Rebels Mobolizing.

DOUGLAS, Arlz.. March ga plan OF
the Constitutionalistas to attack stimuli
taneously border towns In Sonora was re-
peated today to General Ojeda, command :
Ing the federal garrison at Aqua Prjeta,
opposite Douglas. At once work was
begun in throwing up fortihcatlons about
the border town.
The Euerta soldiers at Aqua Prieta
number no more than 100. while the new
rebels are mobilizIng In large numbers
In the mountains to the south.
j. j. Rioz. the treasurer OF Cananea.
at the head OF $50 Constitutopalista
rebels. departed today with the evident
intention OF assisting in taking the bord er
towns hold by Huerta troops
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VII SON ADMITS AIDING
HUER1A AND FELIX DlAZ
CONTINUED from Page one,)
the brains and evi

cisco Mantago. the brains and evil
genius OF Zapata-
Minister of War Montragon this even-
ing made fiat denial to the international
News Service OF tho truth of the dis
loyalty of Morales's men. even telling
the correspondent exactly where each re-
tachment of these men were at the mo-
ment. However. Montragon confessed
that Zapatn was puzzle TO him and that
he really knew nothing OF what was do
ing or what he woulde do.
From Tamaipulis comes the news that
Governor Matias Guerra, although MAX
ing formal protestations OF his allegiance
TO Huerta, Is not ovcrenthusiastic In his
support and that the feeling In the north
ern part OF the state is decidedly antag-
onistic On the other hand. much more
cheering news is coming from the greater
part OF the country and confidence con-
tinues that pacification will be accom-
plished finally
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WILL SEND 10000
TROOPS TO SONORA

MEXICO CITY, March 6.-Ten
thousand seasoned troops are to be
placed under command of Brigadier
General Samuel Garcia Cuellar, the
former chief Of President Porflrio
Diaz's staff, and hero of the battle OF
Casa Grandes, early in the Madero rev
olution, who has been ordered to move
against the rebels in the north at an
early date.
Two thousand men, IN addition to
those already dispatched, are being pre-.
pared to proceed to Coahuila to give
combat to the rebels under Venustiano
Carranza According to the lightest
information reaching the government,
Carranza now has 5000 men and six
cannon, His forces are spread over a
large territory from Lampazos IN
Nueyo Leon, which has been seized by
300 of his men.
possession of La Bahia ranch, the prop.
erty of General Trcvino, now governor
Of the state of Nuevo Leon. The gov
ernment is moving troops into Mon
clova and Mesquite, where the main
body of the Carranzaists are said to be
and are daily expecting reports of en-.
gagements at those points.
The legislature Of chihuahua is to be
dissolved and the governorship de-
clared vacant. New elections will be
called in the near future for deputies
and governor.
Jose Cordova. General Orozco's rep
resentative, is having frequent confer
ences with President Huerta. with an
apparently fair chance Of solving the
problems that have arisen
Alberto Fuentes D, ex-governor of
AGuas Calientcs, still is prisoner and
will be tried for sedition. An applica-
tion for writ relieving him from
prosecution on account Of his revolt
was today denied by the court.
Francisco Cardona has been ap
pointed sub.secretary Of finance.
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Darrow's Plea to Jury.

"They would send me TO the pen1-
tentiary because ] am an enemy to the
rich
This was the plea today of Clarence
Darrow AS he renewed his arguments
for an acquittal at the hands Of the
Jury trying him a second time on
charges of having bribed juror in the
trial of the Mcnamara brothers, for
whom he was chief counsel,
Many women wept as Darrow plead
ed for his liberty before crowd even
larger than listened to him yesterday.
'.I'd die before j asked mercy OF
the gang of brigands who have been
seeking my blood. | can still hight,
continued Darrow, shouting at the ar
raw of witnesses who had testified
against him.
II followed my duty as lawyer and
forgot all except those I had sworn TO
serve.
'eSome day when l ain known as 1
truly am, it will be written that my set
tlement of that case se''-compromise by
which the McNamaras entered pleas OF
auilty-''was one of the most success
full ever accomplished by lawyer.
am willing to be Judged on it by God
and by men.
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voy here. declared it his belief that they
Will be accepted.
Repeating his demands that the land
grant promises Of the first revolution be
carried out at once Oro2co asked also
that the northern rebels be given en-
ployment as rural police; that 90. 900 pesos
be given as back pay for his troops
dero's government, that widows and Or
phons be pensioned, and that the govern :
ment pay loans secured by the rebels Tor
food and clothes supplied during the anti
Madero revolution.
These demands were brought here by
courier from Orozco's camp at Anu
NADIA \ report was received from tne
rebels, general Inez Salazar and Antonio
Rojas, In which they demanded that the
land grant clause be fulfilled.
Orozco has agreed to go TO Mexico
City to confer personally with Genefal
Huerta and his cabinet He will depart
tomorrow with his father, Colonel Oroz-
co. who is here,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Ban Is Removed.

DR.. friedman removed the ban
which was put up against him yester-
day by sending a tube of his cultures
to Health Commissioner Lederle for
examination The health commissioner
then announced that demonstration
Of the serum might be made by the
Berlin doctor in any hospital which was
not under the supervision of the board
of health.
A large number of patients suffer
ing from consumption were produced
by the doctors, who had been notified
of the demonstration at the People s
hospital on Second avenue.
Dr. friedman examined each Of the
patients suffering from consumption
and asked for the records Of their
cases, He aroused the ire Of DR.. Ju~
lius Broder by rejecting all patients
produced by tho latter, saying that the
records of the cases were not complete.
DR., Broder openly denounced DR.. Fried
mann, claiming that the records Of
nearly all his patients were perfect and
that the real reason for their rejection
was that they were either in the me-
dium or worst stages Of the disease.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Republican Committee.

the Republican steering committee, con-
sisting OF Senators Lodge. Warren, Mel
son. Penrose, Smoot, La Toilette, Bran
degee, Smith iMichigan), Crawford.
Jones and Fall, met In Senator Lodges
offices and canvassed the committee lists
to determine what positions they would
ask for. A delegation consisting OF Sem
10 the Democratic caucus to learn what
arrangements the Democrats intended TO
make about giving minority appoint
ments TO the Republicans, but no plan
had been agreed upon by the Demo-
Gratis.
1t Is anticipated that the Democratic
plans for naming committees will not be
completed for some time. The active
leaders Of the progressive forces are in
sistent that the places on the important
committees shall be distributed evenly
among all Democrats and the work OF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Called a Faker.

'fHe IS a faker and should be driven
out of the country" said DIR. Broder.
" He proved to me that his serum is
for we'll persons who think they arc
sick, or sick persons who are already
well on the road to recovery
All of those present at the clinic
were astonished at the lax methods
employed by DR.. friedman in admin
istering the serum. The hypodermic
syringe which he intended to use was
declared unfit and he had to be eau
toned about sterilizing his hands.
DR., Max Landesman Of the People IS
hospital said:
CDR. Friedman was not in condition
today for fair demonstration. He
must have a full, fair trial -
DR.. William Sirovich said:
He has nothing of any value. From
his actions should say that he has no
faith In the serum bimself''
DR., Meyer Wolk:
81 do not know what to think. His
idea perhaps is good and he may be all
right ! think he should have a good
chance
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
A. Madero in Washington.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-A,fonso Ma
dero. brother OF the late president OF
Mexico. and one OF the chiefs OF the Ma
dero family. arrived IN Washington to-
night from San Antonio, Tex. and took
quarters at Il downtown hotel He de-
clined TO discuss the object Of his visit
to the capital at this time. but intimated
that he might make statement later.
Madero was In Monterey At the time his
brother was killed In Mexico City. He
made his way at once to San Antonio,
joining other members of his family
there.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Ready to Meet Death.

81 am ready for the eternal sleep. I
have loved peace and l have loved my
fellow men. have believed in law and
love. Yet, almost from the time !
first opened my eyes, have been
fighting, fighting, fighting for my fell
low men. ! have practiced kindness
could as the years have gone. That Is
why I am here-because I have loved,
not Judged, my fellow men.
Gentlemen, there is nothing to this
case.
"Where men toll with their hands
where women, worn, weak, weary, are
sewing tears into garments to be worn
bv the rich, know there are prayers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
WOMEN VOTERS PUTT
CANDIDATES ON GRl

WICHITA, Kan. March g.
hundred women of this city asssl|
at the city hall today and suns'
before them twenty one candidate
municipal offices of Wichita, saA
whom was given five minutes VI
why he should be nominated at "
mary election to be held MaRh|
All the candidates said they fi'1
woman suffrage.
The women said they had obu1
the information they needed "a
lntellipently.
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Elliott Reinstated.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-The last
act of James Wilson us secretary of
agriculture was to reinstate C. G. Ell,
iott. as chief engineer of drainage in.
vestigations in the department Of apri
culture. Mr.. Elliott was dismissed by
Secretary Wilson for his attitude in the
department OF agriculture connection
with the Florida everglades inyestiga.
tion. a congressional committee vim.
dicated him.
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going upward for me today-prayers
that this Jury will free me.
''Gentlemen, / submit to you my
fate-the fate Of my family
Dnrrow finished his address to an
accompaniment of sobs. Tears coursed
down the cheeks Of many women and
among the men there was much muf-
fled Slowing of noses.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
FATE 0F DARROW
RESTS WITH THE
TWELVE JURORS
Judge Conley FavoTS Defend
ant in His Instructions At
ter Hurrying the Lawyers
to End the Trial.
JURY REFUSES TO
TAKE UP ITS WORK
Members Go to Bed After
Sending Word to the Court
That They Are Too Tired
to Deliberate.
JURY REFUSES TO
TAKE UP ITS WORK
BY International News Service.

BY International News Service
n OS ANGELES, March 6.-When
Deputy District Attorney W. j.
/ Ford concluded his argument at
s:25 O'Clock tonight in the Oar
row bribery trial, Judge Conley imme'
diately began reading his charge The
court took up forty minutes in giving
his instructions, and at 9:07 the case
was finally placed in the hands Of the
jury and they retired for deliberation-
Judge Conley's instructions were IA
vorable to Darrow. He instructed the
jury not to be prejudiced because OF
the character of the offense. 'fThe
defendant does not have to account for
where the bribe money used by Frank
lin came from,'' he said, ''as the pre-
sumption Of innocence covers him.
The court stated that Darrow's pre-.
consideration by the jury, He said the
defendant was not on trial for all col
lateral crimes charges, but just brib-
cry.
Judge Conley defined bribery and
conspiracy, and stated that conviction
could not be had on Franklin 8 testi-
mony alone. There must be corrobora-
tion.
At 9:45 o'clock no word had been
heard from the jury room Judge Con-
ley declared he would remain until
midnight if necessary to await the YER
dict.
At sos clock the jury sent word
to Judge Conlcy that its members we've
too tired to deliberate and were going
to bed. Judge Conley thereupon ad-
journed court until 10 o CLOCK tomor-
rnw morning
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Attack Is Expected.

NOGAIlEs. Arz. March 6.-NogaIes.
Sonora. opposite this point is expecting
an attack tonight Little resistance Is
expected by the small federal garrison,
as the majority OF the townspeope are
said to be In sympathy with the Con-
sututlonallst cause. The railway Is NOV
ing all equipment to the American side
OF the line.
Much depends locally on the attitude Of
Colonel Emilio kosterlitzky. the rural
police commander. who. so far has not
committed himself for or against Huerta
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Smiths Opinion.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Senator
William Alden Smith Of Michigan to-.
day presented to President Wilson the
resignation of Thomas J. O'Brien, en-.
bassador to Italy. Mr.. O O:Brien is from
Michigan and requested Senator Smith
personally to present the resignation.
"Who do you think will succeed En-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07

$50 American residents. Although the
big armored cruiser Colorado, now at
row. no orders have been Issued for her
departure, and officials here saw the
commanding officer undoubtedly will stay
In port as long az there IS the slightest
fear for the safety OF the town.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Urge Name of Mack.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-Seyeral
members of the Democratic national
committee are urging on Pres
ident Wilson the appointment Of Nor.
man E. Mack of Buffelo, N. Y, former
chairman Of the committee, as embassa.
dor to Austria. Mr.. Mack is a cand;.
date and enjoys the friendship Of Sec
rotary Bryan.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Causes No Alarm.

WASHINGTON March G-State de-
partment officials were not disturbed to-
day by the report that a Mexican federal
gunboat was TO be sent To shell the town
OF Guaymas. Sonora, In which there are
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
Clark Made Chairman.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Edgar E.
Clark Of Iowa, confirmed Yesterday as
an interstate commerce commissioner
was named today as chairman Of the
commission in succession to Franklin X.
Lane now secretary of the interior. His
selection as chairman was in conformity
with the plan of rotating the Office
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07

bassador O'Brien7" the senator was
asked rs he left the white house.
"Well, - he said, "I don t know. but
think it will be a Democrat -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
UNITED CORK PLANT BURNS.
Fire Causes 100000 Damage in Works
At Lyndhurst.

New York y. Y, July 21.-F'ire that
swept the entire plant of the United
Cork Co. at Lyndhurst, n j.. Yester-
day. causing 100000 damage, broke
out. shortly after o'clock in the
afternoon, and burned furiously for
six hours Thousands of tons of water
poured on the burning buildings by
the united fire fighting forces of LYnd-
hurst Kingsland. Rutherford. Airing
ton and Passaic seemed To have no
effect on the flames.
John slogan, an employee at the cork
works. discovered the blaze in A stor-
age Gned and notified other employees
They fought the fire until II got be-
yond their control and then sum
montd the Lyndhurst Hose CO. Nine
buildings composed the plant, and when
the blaze threatened the entire row.
aid fNcm surrounding towns and cities
was summoned.
From the storage building the flames
spread to a warehouse. Before that was
demolished the fire leaped to the grinding
plant. then successfully 10 the sitter
building and the machine shops. At IL
o'clock last night, only two of the nine
buildings remained standing and nre
had been communicated to them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
PRISON WORK UNDER FIRE.
Blake Announces Grand Jury inquiry
Into Contracts.

Albany July 21.-t;eorge w Blake
prisons investigator. reported that the
state had lost $500. 600 in the construc :
ton work at Great Meadow prison
Comstoek, as the result Of careless
ness and graft" issued a statement
Saturday. in which he says that as
this report has been SO bitterly at
tackled ii has become necessary Ia
have thorough investigation made
10y a grand jury and steps in that di
rection have been taken"
This Investigation. MIR. Blake ex-
plains, ought Ia discover the reasons
for the giving Of one contract ON Il
percentage basis without an upset
price; whether charges for material
and labor We're Just charges, whether
one contractor had to tear down some
Of the work built by another contrae-
tor aud rebuild it. why the first con-
tractor got an increased percentage
ON work that had Ia he rebuilt;
whether bolts were used instead of
rivcts. whether the main partition
walls are properly constructed. and
all the facts about the ironWorks
Mr.. Rialse defends his original re-
port in an elaborate argument. tni
presents few specific details to ae-
count for the alleged S5o0. 900 loss ia
the state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28

Constantinople, July 26.-Trust
worthy reports of appalling massa-
cres and devastation by Turkish irrcg-
ular troops came from districts in
Thrace which the Turks are re-oecu-
pying. The country about Niagara,
short distance northeast of Cali
poll. according to the reports has been
converted into a human slaughter
house. The Bulgarians pillased and
burned the Moslem villages and mas
sacred their inhabitants and now The
Turks are wreaking dreadful ven
geance on the Christian villages which
the Rulgarians had shared
The Turkish troops who first add
vance behaved comparatively we'll on
~ inficting whippings and commit
ing Il few murders.
The hOrdeS of irregular Turkish
troops and Kurdish regulars followed
them, however, worked their will on
the Christians of Niagara and IS vii
lagos in the neighborhood. The VIII
lagos were devasted and the inhahi-
tants VINO made their escape are
pouring into the larger towns or flee
ing across the frontier.
The Turkish government realizing
the need Of the good opinion Of Eu-
rope at the present time issued the