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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-08
LINEUP ON THE
CURRENCY BILL
AGAIN SH|F TED
Committee Reconsiders Ac-
ton Which Cut Down
From IL to 4 the Num-
ber Of Regional Banks.
CRAWFORD VOTES
WITH DEMOCRATS
Reed and O'Gorman Also
Come Back to Party Fold,
but Hitchcock Refuses to
Be Pacified.

| WASHINGTON, Nov. IA shift in
the lineup on the currency bill strength
ened today the position OF the admins.
tration forces, but left the senate com.
mlttee in temporary deadlock Sena
tors Reed and o O'Gorman, who have
been fighting parts of the administra-
tlon bill in the committee, reioined the
Democrats, and the committee voted to
reconsider the decision which cut down
from twelve to four the number of re.
,gional banks in the proposed new sys-
tenn,
Senator Crawford (Ropublican) voted
with the Democrats to reconsider, but a
discussion, which at times waxed warm
and which lasted all afternoon, failed
to force vote on a proposition to fix
the number Of banks at seven. Sena-
tor Crawford said he had voted to re-
consider solely as matter Of courtesy.
He made it clear he would not support
resolution to increase the number,
Senator Hitchcock made it plain that
he would not swing into line with the
other Democrats and, with to 6
tie IN prospect, the administration
forces avoided a vote.
Some Changes Made.
The administration senators sue,
ceeded today in voting to retain the
secretary Of the treasury On the pro-
posed federal reserve board. Tho read
ing Of the bill was begun and num-
Der Of minor proposals were passed up
on. The committee voted down a pro-
posal to force double liability similar
to that OF present national bank stock
holders, on the stock Of the proposed
regional banks. The section Of the
present bill, which would force all ma
tional banks into the system under
penalty Of losing their charters within
year, was changed. National banks,
under the amendment, would be re-
quired to signify their intention Of en-.
tering the system within sixty days.
Banks which are at present reserve
agents and which fail to enter the new
system within ninety days would for
felt their reservo agencies.
The committee voted down proposal
by Senator Crawford to allow the re-
gional banks to do a general CONNER
cial banking business,
With the committee hard at work
but tied up on the fundamentals Of the
Continued on Page Three.)
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Negro Lynched.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Nov, IA mob
smashed In the doors OF the Dyersburg
jail today, removed John Talley, a negro,
Is years old, and lynched him IN the
courthouse yard. according to n message
received here this afternoon. The negro
was accused OF attacking a woman
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-08
MYRON A. SMITH IS
HELD TO GRAND JURY
Alleged Author of Blackhand
Letters Is Placed Under
Bond of $4,000.
Special TO The Tribune.

OGDEN, Nov. THE preliminary
hearing of Myron A. Smith. charged
in two federal complaints with being
the author OF blackhand letters sent
through the United States mails TO Mrs,
Ralph E. Bristol and David c. Eccles,
was brought to a close this evening
when United States Commissioner s.
T. Corn bound the man over to the
federal grand jury under $1,000 bond.
lf the relatives and friends of Smith
fail to furnish bond in this amount, it
will be necessary Tor Smith to remain
in jail until next March.
The handwriting evidence of Post
office Inspector l.. A. Mcaee. A. P,
Bigelow, cashier of the Ogden State
bank, and Robert a, Moyes, cashier
Of the Commercial National bank, is be-
lieved to have been largely -instru-
mental in holding Smith to the grand
jury. So strong was this phase of the
prosecution thnt United States District
Attorney II. f, Booth and Assistant
District Attorney William McCrea
placed only a few Of their witnesses
on the stand during the two days hear.
in0
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A UNLIKELY
SIGN OFFICE
Holds Confer
With Sir Lionel
4; President Will
lent ON Subject
kico; Felix Diaz
at Havana.

city, Nov. John Lind,
|IlsoD's personal representa-
ieu, was in conference here
more than two hours with
Carden, the British minis
\ Mr.. Idnd nor Sir Lionel
+ for publication the gist
Tefutlon, but 1t is believed
1|ous Of the two men differ
ling the Mexican problem
the United States should
'olution.
ID tonight that Mr.. Lind Is
<pital would be longer than
''ed. 1t is not improbable
feu,ain here until either a
'ent or a break in the ne
lecorded.
nat Hand.
% admit another failure
Of Washington to bring
Hmlnation Of President
oy Land nevertheless failed
aaest any enthusiasm over
mar huerta would resign.
nner and his conversation
ne believed the negotia-
'aslng an end.
nothing at the American
y to indicate that a more
IN events is expected,
reason to believe that an
us full diplomatic sense,
handed to Huerta, the
'ag brief. 1t is expected
mcnt will be so written
end to the relations be-
Countries before Novem-
pc fixed for the convcn-
congress, unless Huerta
pee to the terms Of the
omnunication.
"a Charge.
no Mexican govern
@aay, and probably will
" Them while he Is in
Lind had a long con-
with Nelson o'shaugh,
s!acan charge d 'affaires,
'ae most elusive thing
Today. The price of
ge stiffsned and n few
'ea to the plan Of issu.
pace Of silver in maxi
some Of the city banks
" some states were re-
sf such paper.
Issued by the mer.
nave no legal standin q
were refused. In
s,. casss were refused.
80 they declined the
a. wore forced 10
~ ae bank notes TO
ns esaI! without having made e
vuit ~ slips are written
o. paper on which an.
pencil Good for y,
due due specified. Below
opdsnants o%pdsssehants stamped the
s,in.h name. In numerous
~ bsaps passed as currency
h1oIsea putting them
Ioorlng stores friendiv
No "a. AS yet the pub
premium on paper
nterest.
#Efl0. fho
hls ov;e ,ie minister of for,
Is., over Mr.. LiIsdsl LindGsal cur cur
'odas II 10 o.. the newspaper
|tis reaaae ae added he knew
oason for Mr. Lind 's
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SULzER TO Be CALLED
IN JOHN DOE INQUIRY
Charles F. Murphy, Tam.
many Leader, May Also Be
Put on the Stand.
WHITMAN THREATENED
Governor Sulzer Issues State
ment Saying One Year Is
Enough for Him.

NEW YORK, Nov. William Sui.
Ger will be called by District Attorney
Whitman as witness in the John Doe
investigation OF graft charges made by
John A. Hennessy, Sulzer's s former
graft investigator, according to an
nouncement made at the district attor-
ney IS office this afternoon.
Tt was stated, however, that the for.
mer governor had not been subpoenaed
to appear, 1t was reported that Charles
F. Murphy, leader of Tammany hall,
also would be called.
Hennessy to Testify.
When the Joe Doe inquiry is re-
sumed Tuesday before Chief Magis-
trate McAdoo, it is expected Hen
messy, who was Governor Sulzer's graft
investigator, will be called again and
also George II. Mcclure of Syracuse,
bonder of construction companies, much
Of whose testimony yesterday contra
dlcted that of Hennessy regarding cam
paign contributions to Tammany hall
from upstate contracting firms.
The telegram Hennessy alleged he
received from Syracuse relating to con-
trlbutions Is regarded as of pivotal I'M
portance by Mr.. Whitman, who is ex-
pected to subpoena the receiving clerk
in the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany's office at Syracuse to determine
whether the message was sent by Nc
Guire as Hennessy testified he believed
it was. A copy of this telegram was
received here today by the district at
torney.
Will Forward Evidence.
It is understood Mr. Whitman will
forward to the attorney general such
parts of the minutes of the proceed
lngs as relate to occurrences Of suspect
ed criminal nature in counties other
than New York county.
1t was learned tonight that District
Attorney Whitman had been warned
over the telephone to halt the inquiry.
You ID better stop this thing; your
best friends may be involved If you
don ~ said a man who did not dis
close his identity. The call was traced
to a public station in an East Side sa-
loon, The message was only one of q
number that have reached the prosecu
tor by telephone and by anonymous
letter to the same effect.
off 1 can stand against Jack Rose
and that gang / guess l can stand
against this new gang" was Mr.. Whit
man IS comment.
Glynn's Statement.
NEW YORK, Nov. Martin Glynn,
governor Of New York, issued a. state
ment here this afternoon saying that
under no circumstances would he be
candidate for governor to succeed him
self. He assumed the governorship
after William Sul2er's Impeachment.
''There is more honor In being an ef
ficient governor for one year, he said,
ethan an Indifferent one for eight. My
one ambition is to give the state the
best administration that it is In ME to
give. / feel that [ can do my best when
put away all thought of the future.
E'With reference TO the graft investi-
CATION started by John A. Hennessy
under SulZer, the governor said that he
intended to prosecute the inquiry to
the fullest extent, adding that he would
not ''protect any man who has taken
dishonest dollar.
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Another Strong Link.

Another strong link was added 10
the chain of handwriting evidence to-
day, when Cashier Moyes of the Com
mercial National bank voiced the state
ments Of Inspector McGee and Cashier
Bigelow, by declaring that in his opin.
ion the characteristics of the hnndwrit-
ing iu the blankhand letters and that
of the specimens prepared by Smith
were so similar that the two could not
have been written by other than the
same person.
Among the witnesses introduced TO-
day were K. B. Porter, who told of his
series Of meetings with Smith; Gilbert
r. Belnap, the former Weber county
sheriff, who has been trailing Smith
since September II, and james Pierce,
the Eccles chauffeur. Porter and Bel.
nap, who were expected TO be very i'm
portant witnesses, failed TO add ma
terially to the evidence against the man
accused OF blackhand operations. Tbey
told very little which has not ALREADY
been said concerning the trailing and
arrest OF Smith. Belnap testified under
cross examination that his activities in
the case had been largely for the public
good, without any agreement with the
Eccles family regarding compensation,
CONTINUED on Page Fiyal
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Files Report in Washington.

The road expert S report was maGr
to the public rond office ut Washing
ton. where 1t was carefully examined
before being forwarded TO Salt Lake
Mr.. BurrelI has laid out his plan ex
lhaustively and with great detail. He
recommends SYSTEM of ronds that Will
not only greatly improve transpor;a-
tion facilities for the entire county
but will also open to ready access the
scenic wonders of the county and the
many points Of interest TO tourists. He
recommends the building of new and
better roads through the various cou.
yons 10 the summer resorts, and to the
big mining camps OF Bingham and the
smelter centers In this relation his
report contains the following:
Your engineer recommends a sys-
TEN of roads that shall: First, grid
iron the thickly settled portion of
the county with trunk lines Of a
lasting quality; second, rebuild
heavily travelled feeders with dust
proof surface; and, finally, open up
new set of graded and rolled
roads which viii completely cover
the irrigated sections Of the county
where highways do not now exist.
Another Important Phase.
But another phase Of the situa-
tion in the county must be taken
into consideration. II is 10 pro-
vide good automobile roads to the
chief points of interest to tourists
in the county. Among these are
the smelling plants at Garfield.
tho mines at Bingham and the
wonderfully beautiful canyon of
Big Cottonwood. OF special inter
est are the beautiful farms and
country homes throughout the
county, the whole valley being
practically q suburb Of Salt Lake
why the tourist situation must be
given consideration is that under
this proposed bond issue Salt Lake
City viii be called upon to pay
large portion Of the taxes. 1t will
receive direct benefit only from
the heightened stopover Of tour
lists within the city. AT present
the average stopover is ono day;
if these outside points Of interest
were dCCconlukS ~ N oCN'-
mated that the average stopover
of the tourist in Salt Lake would
be easily increased TO an average
OF three days.
OF course, the stay of the tour
ist in Salt Lake City viii not put
money directly in the pockets Of
the farmers, and for this reason
this point is not Of apparent inter.
est to him. There is, however,
vital interest to the farmer IN this
system of dustless roads crossing
and recrossing the valley from the
fact that the valley is admirably
adapted to the five, ten and
twenty-acre farm. and if the whole
county were accessible to the home
seeker il would result in many
farmer locating In Salt Lake who
had intended to 60 further west
Auto Traffic Factor.
1t has been the coming OF the auto
mobile within the past few years that
makes necessary the road Improvements
In the report. according 10
ne road expert. On the whole. he says.
ne highways OF the county are fairly
rood and would not now be In need OF
eneral reconstruction We're II not for the
automobile problem.
Mr.. Burrell found that the auto traffic
S the chief factor TO be contended with
4 building permanent roads and, accord
nyly has figured on this sis, arguing
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|nterest.

6as 6a', .tis the minister of for.
"a oSol eylnesd I, neither cur.
|pitaIp pVeT n! Mr.; Lind's com
|sdas,' II TO s..l the newspaper
||it reasos sae added he knew
-oeson for Mr. Lind 's
On Page ThraaA
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Auto Traffic Factor.

(Continued on Page Five.)
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Try Tribune Want Ad-
that s the command that the
experienced friend gives when
an article is lost.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-23
DON'T SUIT BRAMLETTE
President State Federation Opposed to
Hurley appointment.

No sooner had the appointment of
Myer Hurley, of Argentine, to a place
on the utilities commission been an
nouneed by Governor Hodges, than
there comes a protest from Sid Bram-
lette. Although Hurley is chairman of
the general grievance committee of the
Santa Fe system and has been engaged
in the settlement of labor troubles for
several years. he is not given creden-
tials as a labor representative by Sim
A. Bramlette president of the state
fedora ton of labor.
In an interview given today, Bram-
lette declared that the Hurley appoint
ment was certainly most unsatisfactory
to the labor interests of the state. He
said
LAS the appointment is made there is
little to be said except so far as the
federated forces of labor are concerned
a represented by the American Fedora
ton of Labor in Kansas through the
state federation. Speaking for the
federated forces L am quite sure the
appointment of Mr.. Hurley will not be
satisfactory as a labor representa-
/ base my belief in this respect upon
the fact that Mr.. Robert Gilmour of
Pittsburg, had been endorsed by The
State Federation of Labor. The Brother
hood of Railway Carmen of America.
The United Brotherhood of Boiler
makers, The Amalgama Sheet Metal
Workers Init Alliance, The United
Powder and High Explosive Workers.
The Brotherhood of Leatherworkers,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-23
HUGHES IN RACE
Well known Republican Out
for Mayor.
Has Long, Fine Record in
Public Service.

Colonel J. w. F. Hughes today an
nounced himself a candidate for the
office of the mayor of the city of To-
peka. Colonel Hughes is a Republi-
can and has stood for straightforward
Republican methods in municipal gov
eminent for years. Although he has
been considering entering the mayor
atty race for several weeks, his first
public announcement was made this
afternoon, and his petitions will be
circulated tomorrow
II stand for enforcement of all
laws" he declared, land will look af-
ter the business interests of the city.
I'm in the race good and hard, and
intend to give all my time to it. I've
been asked to run by business men,
tax payers, wage earners and me
chanics.'
Colonel Hughes has been more or
less connected with city politics for a
number of years He has been mayor
of Potwin, was ten years in the city
council, and has been chairman of
every committee covering the details
OF municipal government. He sat in
the mayors chair in 1900, and was
made adjutant general of Kansas I'M
der Governor Hoch.
Colonel Hughes has lived in Topeka
for so years, and has scores of
friends who will ardently support his
campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-23
THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

The Spring Maid drew a big house at
deserved it. 1t was Topeka's third view
of the operetta-and scores of theater
goers went last night for the third time.
If it comes again in all probability it will
draw another sea of faces" the rdE-
rah boys say.
If a person had been called away from
the theater after the first act last night
they would have remembered the Spring
Maid as draSgy. stupid, cherries per
Torrance The singing was only fair,
the acting was embarrassing and the only
bright ray of hope for the second act was
Louis Miller, a clever, fanciful and ur-
usually pretty girl both standing and m
action
The second act was different. IT started
off with dash. The audience was lib
eral with applause. The introduction OF
Charles McNaughton in the best parts Cf
his English tragedian role was wor d
travelling many miles on the Missouri Pa
cific to The scenery, the interludc,
the details of the famous Carlsbad legend
an was enough to put new taste in the
mouth.
Marguerite Wright, in the lead, was
pretty and talented and pleasing. Jack
Rafael the prince was stiff in acting
but nimble in action and sang without
the usual strain that affects listeners apd
q number OF out of the ordinary men who
could produce melody without the rattle
of the orchestra The girls were good.
1t was show that always brings pa
irons back to the theater for more-a1'd
it proved that Topekans will patronize
good stuff if it isn't sailed under mislead-
ing advance notices. A. j. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-23
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
The ..Pork BiIl' Is Taken Up in the
House.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Senate con-
vened at noon. Campaign funds in
vestigating committee heard c. P.
Mooney regarding Archbold letters.
House convened at noon, prepared
to begin debate on rivers and harbors
appropriation bill.
Cotton tariff revision hearing con-
tinued by ways and means committee.
Money trust investigation committee
heard the last bankers on it's list of
witnesses. Representative Moorse be-
fore public buildings committee urged
100000 appropriation for new GUS
tom house at Philadelphia.
Shipping pool investigation COM
mittee heard testimony on trans
Atlantic lines traffic.
Interstate commerce commission
heard protests of Louisville and Nash
vile railway representatives on Stan
ley bill or terminal facilities.
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survey. We know that we need more
sewers, and we know that in certain
sections of the city there are houses
that are not what they should be, but
We cannot remedy those conditions I'M
less We have money with which to do
the work. However, L am in sympathy
with the movement for 1 know that it
peka.'
The members of the ways and
means committee which met today
are: Judge T. F. Carver, chairman of
the committee; w. 7. Luce, represent
ing the labor interests of the city; W.
j. Rickenbacher. DR.. Roy B. Guild,
Harold I. Chase, Mrs. c. H. Samson.
representing the City Federation of
Clubs, and Mrs. Charles Thomas, rep
resenting the charities of the city.
William Macferran was made treasur-
er of the committee
The committee will go before the
city commissioners Monday and dis
cuSS their prODOSitiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-23
SAY IT WAS VERGES.
Mexicans Say He Is One Who Killed
Jose Aguilera.

Eluterio VergeS is the man who is
wanted by the police for killing the
Mexican who was found dead at los
Adams street Wednesday morning. He
and the dead Mexican fought re-
volver duel in the rear part of the
yard at this location and Verges was
the victor but it is believed that he
was shot by the man he killed.
The dead Mexican has been iden-
tilted as Jose Aguilera instead of Pedro
Silba as was previously reported. He
and the man who killed him were old
time enemies and the result of the
fight Wednesday night has been ex-
pected. VergeS cannot be found
The police, with the aid of Augustin
Alba, who runs a Chilli parlor, and
who is employed by the city as an in
terpreter and special officer, were sue
cessful in learning the particulars con-
corning the fight and matters which
led up to it last night. Alba proved a
valuable acquisition on this occasion
as he has at other times. He was the
first to learn the information and then
took the informant before the police
where it was repeated to them and to
W. E. Atchison, the county attorney.
Jose NJ. Lomeh was the man who
gave out the information. He said that
were walking up First street when
they met Verges. The latter induced
them to turn around and go to i09
Adams street with him. LomeH was
when they entered the house about L
O'Clock in the morning. They began
playing a guitar and after time,
went into the middle room where six
men were asleep. A quarrel started
and two shots were fired in this room.
Jose Aguilero then challenged
EIuterio to go to the yard and fight to
a finish and told his opponent not to
shoot in the house. The challenge was
accepted
The other Mexicans were frightened
and left the house when the two shots
were fired in the middle room. The
two gun men fired two shots in the
alley and then went into the yard
where the body of Auguilero was
found the next morning. Six or eight
shots were fired and it is believed
that the dead man fell in his tracks at
the place where his body was found.
Vergis ran away. The Mexicans who
were in the house were hiding in coal
sheds and other buildings in the same
yard but all of them declare they did
not see the shooting.
Aguilero and Vergis are known as
desperate men, They gamble and rob
other Mexicans for a living and will
not work Verges and his brother
Manuel were the two who killed two
other Mexicans in a adobe on East
Sixth street more than a year ago.
They killed the two because they re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-23
SHE WANTSSNAKE
Actress Likes Them Because
They Are So "PIacid."
Sylvia Van Dyck MOurns
"GwendOIen."

Chicago, January 23.-Of course, no
other can take the place of "Gwendo-
len," still Miss Sylvia Van Dyck, just
over from London. wants to do the
best she can. Hence the following
"ad'' which appeared this morning:
-'Wanted-A snake not over two feet
long. preferably water or garter snake;
can use black snake or moccasin if
fangs are drawn. Address silva Van
fangs are drawn. Address sylvia Van
streets"
'Gwendolen was the cutest little
pet and just as affectionate as one
could wish,'' said Miss Van Dyck, who
is II and typically English. But some
one trod on her head at the hotel here
and now she's dead. 1 picked her up
in London before / came over to tour
with the DeKoven Opera company L
think everyone should have some sort
of a pet with her when they travel.
And Gwendolen was SO convenient.
When 1 came over 1 struggled her
past in my muff.
II like snakes because they are so
placid.
Another thing about Gwendolen. she
ate very little. If she ate a frog it
would last her two weeks"
Miss Van DycIs is singing the role
of ''Annabel' in Robin Hood at the
Colonial theater. Chaperoning is her
mother, who doesn't like snakes a bit.