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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
Indictment of Miners.

Mr. Gompers said It was "a shame" to
think that some OF these miners could
be indicted under the Sherman law. be
cause they sympathize with their fellow
tredesmen."
'Do you see the position in which our
movement is placed by this Sherman
law?" he asked I'VE can do nothing.
"In the last FIVE years 250.000 more per-
sons became affiliated with the American
Federation OF Labor than in the previous
FIVE years. But for all that there Is not
labor organization in the United States
that does not exist at the sufferance OF
our country or for political reasons They
exist by permission OF government. The
right of coalition; OF union. and OF free
speech. however. Is denied them under
the Sherman law. Their liberty has been
assailed."
John Hays Hammond urged that the
regulation OF corporations should be left
to an Interstate industrial commission
whose dignity would be on q parity with
that OF tho United States supreme court
A. B. Garretsou said that agreements be-
tween organizations Of workingmen and
their employers fixing hours OF labor.
conditions and wages. should not be con-
strued being IN violation OF the Sher-
man law.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
TESTIMONY GIVEN
AGAINST SUSPECT
Evidence Adduced Tending to Show
That Accused Man Placed Poison
In Whisky.

BOISE, Idaho. Dec. 12.-That William
Tracy, held by the police as a suspect,
believed to be responsible for a
double murder by placing poison in
whisky, which he gave to Fred Wal
lace and Thomas Brown, who were
found dead in the Starting hotel in
this city last Tuesday did put drug
in the bottle, which he later asked a
bartender to fill with whisky, was the
startling testimony given TO the
coroner's jury today.
Owing TO the fact that the state
chemist will be unable TO complete his
analysis Of tho stomach and liver Of
Brown until January l, the jury took
an adjournment to that date.
The testimony against Tracy was
given by John Kerwin, q resident of
South Boise. He testified that he was
in the Louvre saloon Monday night,
when Tracy entered with two COM
panions, and that he saw Tracy give
the bartender an empty quart bottle,
ask him to 6li it with whisky, and
give him warning not to let anyone
drink from the bottle, as it contained
"dope,o
Later, Kerwin said, Tracy took the
filed bottle and left with his COM
panions, Brown and Wallace. 1t was
| the next day that Brown and Wallace
| were found dead IN the same bed from
| the effects of the drug, which is still
| believed to have been cocaine.
Confederation of the testimony by
| the bartender is expected to be given
when the jury meets again.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
WIDOW DIES ON THE.
OPERATING TABLE
Mrs. Helen L. Mackay Fails to Rally
After Taking Ether; Coroner
Investigates.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA coroner IS
physician began today an investigation
OF the death of Mrs. Helen L. Mnckay,
widow Of the Rev. DR.. Donald Sage
Mackay, for many years pastor Of the
Collegiate church of st. Nicholas, on
Fifth avenue. and president of the gen.
eral synod of the Reform church in
America. Mrs. Mackay died Yesterday
afternoon under the influence Of ether
on an operating table in a private
hospital, whore she had registered a
few hours before as Mrs. j. II. Stone
of Boston
A scrap OF paper in her hand bag,
on which she had scribbled her name
and address, led to her Identification,
The belief that she was suffering from
an incurable disease led her to visit the
hospital for an examination, according
to the theory OF the coroner. Ether
was given at her own request. Heart
failure under the anesthetic caused
death
After an autopsy DR.. Otto E.
Schultz, the coroner's physician, an
nounced that minor operation had
been performed on Mrs. Mackey. He
added that before officially stating the
cause OF death or signing the death
certificate he would confer with DR..
Henry We'll, Mrs. Mackay's physician.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
ROCKEFELLERS MAY
CONTROL NEW HAVEN
Standard Oil Brokers Said to
Be Buying Stock Ever
Since the Smash.
BY international News Service.

BY international News Service.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Ever since the
price OF New Haven shares broke through
par there has been steady accumulation
OF the stock by brokers who usually act
for the Standard Oh interests. Absorp-
ton OF the shares by these brokers has
been persistent during the smash In the
stock market this week.
William Rockefeller is already a d.
rector on the New Haven and Is in q
position to know wherein lies It's weak
ness and the best way OF reha billtating
the property.
Banking interests pointed out today
that New Haven shares were so widely
scattered In The New England district
that the Rockefelers and their associates
would not have TO buy majority OF the
stock to swing control.
The Morgan interests never owned
able TO govern 1t through control by
proxy. j. p Morgan less than a year
ago owned 2fS2 shares and acted as
ed with the Morgan firm held $1,000
shares. George e Baker, close asso-
ciate OF the late j. p. Morgan, holds o9V
shares in HIS name. Lewis Cass Led
yard. another close personal friend OF
the late Mr. Morgan. owned 20542 shares
Although William Rockefeller Is d.
rector, no public record OF his recenI
holdings can be found. Charles NJ, Pratt
however. Is understood TO represent the
RockefelIers. and he holds two lots oi
stock, one OF $3.50 shares and another OF
1870 shares. He Is the largest ind!-
vidual shareholder.
AS the Rockefellers have always made
a success and money maker out OF any
property they took hold Of II Is believed
that Il would be an easy matter for them
to enter a fight for proxies and carry on
the honors
New Haven shares were again weak
today On fair amount OF nduidation
the price broke more than three points
10 the now low record OF Coz. During
the afternoon II recovered a fraction OF
this loss.
trene weakness in Boston, breaking
seven points TO the new low record OF 36
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE increase
in longevity brought about by the mod
ern public health movement has saved
many an insurance company from ruin,
said Dr. William Sedgewick of Boston in
an address today at the annual meet
ing OF the Association Of Life Insurance
Presidents DR.. Sedgewick is professor
Of public health in the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
The subject at the afternoon meeting
was the ''Ever-increasing Intcrdepcn-
dence,' between life insurance COM
panies and tho state and between
agents and policyholders,
James r. Young OF Raleigh, \. c.,
president of the National convention OF
insurance commissioners, alluded To the
possibility of state conducted insurance
If state supervision did not measure up
to the proper standard.
'The' supervision OF insurance, he
said, sis not and should not be be
hind other governmental departments IN
its progress or in responding TO the de
mands of the people, II supervision
fails to secure fair conditions with just
and uniform laws, the conditions such
as you gentlemen-in fact. all well IN
formed and thoughtful insurance men
think are great and serious evils, will
be hastened. / refer 10 absolute and
despotic supervision and regulation or
else state insurance pure and simple,
the whole insurance business being
turned over 10 the state The people
now call for and demand strict super
vision of all classes OF business, but es-
pccially of the insurance business, They
are entitled to ii and the problem is to
make it help and not hindrnnce
TO the business.
Henry Ables of Springfield H.,
president of the American Life CON
ventiou, in his address spoke of a duty
the companies owed the public in the
way OF public health work. 1.-THE
growth of humanity is augmented by
decreasing the waste caused by Need.
less deaths from improper methods OF
living he said. ''The prevention of
disease and the conservation of health
are n matter of mutual welfare and ad-
vaucement for life companies. Their
close touch with large numbers of peo-
ple affords an excellent opportunity
for the promotion OF hyGienic principles
and the results are invaluable to indi-
viduals and communities from an OBJ
servance of tenn Interdependently must
the companies, as bcnefactors of man
kind. seek to educate the masses with
regard TO prevention of diseases and
of health-thus lesseniDg
sickness, suffering and sorrow, and pro-
noting the happiness OF the race
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
WEATHER FORECAST.

Salt Lake City: FaIr Saturday and Sunday.
Comparative weather data at salt Lake City.
cembor -, 1918:
Highest temperature for today IS degrees. hlsh-
cat iu this month since 1874 6I lowest last night.
es lowest this month since 1874, 10 degrees DO
low zero: mean temperature for today, 81; nor
NAL. 50; accumulated deficiency since the ,irat
o. tho month, &; accumulated deficiency since
January l. Ir2 degrees.
Relative humidity 6 n m. today. so per
cent; relative humidity at p. m. today, 80 per
cent
Total precipitation 70. this month 20 date .Os
OF an Inch: accumulated deficiency FOR this month
20 date ,3s OF inch; total precipitation since
January 10 date, SO inches: accumulated cx-
cess s!uoc January l. 20 OF inch.
sun Tjces of 7I5 and sets at o'clock, Decom-
Der. a. 1918.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13

Been held 10 discuss trust legislation
since the conference with President VIII
son on the subject early In The week
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
ANTITRUST HEARINGS
WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-ConsIdera
tion OF antitrust legislation Will not be
resumed by the house judiciary commit
tee until next wsei. when hearings on
some OF The proposed bills To strengthen
the trust laws will be held. Chairman
Clayton has called a meeting OF the
committee for Tuesday.
Some OF the members OF the commit
tee contend that members OF congress
who have bills pending should be heard
between now and the holidays, general
hearings TO begin early next year. No
executive meetings ot The committee has
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
Victory Dearly Bought.

The victory was dearly bought. and
the suffering was awful,' he said ''but
the movement was wonderful and
wrought a great change in the economic,
material, social and moral condition OF
the workers."
He contnued:
THE working people in tho anthra cite
and bituminous regions OF Pennsylva MIA
are now threatened with the loss OF their
rights, for the employers are attempting
to take their rights from them II Is
the duty OF the miners union to see that
the conditions they won remain un-
changed. and the employers should be
compelled 10 maintain the conditions by
the moral force Of associated effort OF
workers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
Educator Dies at Sea

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12-Dr. James
nIcAiister. for twenty years President OF
Drexel Institute Of this city. and an edu-
cat tor OF international reputation. died at
see. yesterday on the stea mshlp Csrio-
bean, bound from New York to Ber-
mnda according to a wireless message
received today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
Found Guilty of Murder,

PEORIA, H., Dec. 12,-The Jury in the
case OF Leo Beck, charged with the mur-
der OF his brother-in-law. John Weis-
mantel. on November T. returned ver-
dict today finding the defendant guilty.
The jury fixed his punishment at twenty
years imprisonment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
CIVIC FEDERATION
MEETS IN NEW YORK
Regulation of Industrial Cor
porations the General Topic
of Discussion.
ADDRESS BY GOMPERS
Head Of Labor Organization
Complains of Curtailment
of Rights.
ADDRESS BY GOMPERs

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Labor organ
izations are allowed TO exist in the
United States. yet the right OF coalition.
union and free speech Is denied them un-
der the Sherman antitrust law. Samuel
Gompers, president OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. asserted today In an
address at the fourteenth annual meeting
OF the National Civic federation
The regulation OF industrial corpora
tions was the general topic OF discussion
by Mr.. Gompers, John Hays Hammond.
Professor J. w. jerks of New York uni
vers!ty. John NJ. Stahl of the Farmers
National congress. Timothy Healy. Presi
dent A 3. Garretson of the order OF
Railway Conductors, and others. Mr..
Gompers cited Il recent case in which a
labor body was dissolved by the courts
and other cases in which individuals have
been indicted because they struck in SYM
pathy with fellow workers, He recalled
the coal strike Of 1902
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13

OIL the contract was tho exceptional
notifications introduced into the origi.
nal contract which had preiudiced nv
negotiations with other governments.
! have made it clear on behalf of Lord
1,owdray and my other partners that
Tue Iu1nre OF the contract depends sole
government.
Asked whether he had signed for con-
tract work on Colombian ports, Lord
Murray replied:
Under contract with the Colom-
Dian government, our engineers are now
making surveys at Buena Ventura. and
VIII shortly proceed TO Cartapena. Bar.
ranquilla and Tumnco are also under
consideration, but ! am not in a posi-.
ll9n % TO say whether these port works
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
Costa Rica Declines.

LONDON, Dec. l2.-Cabled confir.
nation of the refusal of the Costa
hlcan congress TO ratify the oil con.
with which Lord Cowdray is connected
was received here today. A member
or the Pearson firm said to the Asso.
ciatcd Press today:
We shall not 90 back to any of
the countries which have rejected our
offers unless we are requested to do
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
FOREIGNERS SEND
MUCH MONEY ABROAD

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Foreigners
here have sent through the mails alone
S5,4O9,O00 to the folks at home for
Christmas, according to figures com
piled today by the New York postofice.
Italy led with $4,000 money orders,
aggregating $1.674,000; Great Britain
was second, with $l,l92,000, and Rus
sia third. with S597 900.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
RDWDRAY' PARTNER
/ ARRIVES At PANAMA
Declines to Talk Of Alleged
Interference on Part of
United States.
0UESTION is DELICATE
Costa Rican Congress Refuses
to Grant Oil Concession to
Pearson Syndicate.

\ PANAMA, Dec. I2,-Lord Murray
"a Elibank, partner of Lord Cowdray
Ii various enterprises in the republic
N Colombia and other parts of Latin
America, arrived at Panama today on
his way to New York.
/ When questioned as to tho alleged
measure brought to bear on the Colom-
Iban government by Washington, Lord
Murray replied that the matter was q
.clicatc one, and il would be improper
10 discuss it publicly 1T the present
lime.
l Lord Murray said:
81 consider it OF the greatest inter
'es: to international commerce on the
tarribean sea that the long standing
.jifficultv between the United States
md Colombia should be settled in ac-
|Vcrdance with the interests and the
sonor of the two nations concerned. -
In regard TO the policy of obstruc.
Lion reported t. have been used by
8merica, Lord Murray admitted hav-
|hg met With competition from power
|fol American interests, but he thought
Ibis was only natural He contradicted
|rhe report that the Pearson concern was
hostile to American interests. On the
|tontrary, he said, it was friendly.
|Khy He Withdrew.
|I withdrew from the contract with
|Colombia, he continued, lowing to
he raising of external questions and
|lhe unprecedented state of the parties
ID the Colombian congress, although a
representative committee OF the cham
Der had presented unanimous report
Do my favor, and public opinion in
|Bogota likewise was favorable to the
contract.
Another reason for the withdrawal
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BRITISH PAPER SAYS
 WAR IS INEVITABLE
SAYS AMERICAN OCCUPATION AND ANNEXATION WILL BE
 THE PENAL OUTCOME.

London. Nov. 14-Discussing the Mexican situation. the Spectator says that even if President Wilson sue ceeds in inducing President Huerta and his government to retire, it is administration such as Americans earnestly desire can be established. A far more likely result of Mexico's humiliation, the paper adds, would be the establishment of some sort of na- tional party with the, purpose of shak- ing off American domination and war would only be postponed until Mexico was better prepared to fight
 'Jn one way or another, sooner or later" the Spectator continues, the present American policy must, in our opinion. lead to armed intervention followed by annexation. There is no other way in which one state can per manently control another. If an in- vasion comes, all of President Will sons well meant resolves to make clear to foreign nations that nothing will induce the United States to ac' quire territory as q result of inter. vention will come to naught We made just the same kind of a declaration and in ust as good faith when we went to Egypt, but we never have been able to carry it out and never shall be.
 "If American troops once enter Mexico to put down opposition to their will by force, they will never perma nently leave Mexico. They may, and no doubt will, go out temporarily in obedience to some vagary of public sentiment but they will soon be back again in order to prevent the fruits of good American government beinG thrown away"
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-15

tration senators put in a provision that no receiver should be appointed but that the federal reserve board should take possession of and admin ister the functions of any regional bank which might become insolvent. ' The republicans rewrote the Te-dis- count section to provide that any member bank with eligible paper might secure as a matter of right re- discounts up to an amount equal to it's capitalization. Above that figure their measure would provide a tax of per cent for the first additional 30 per cent of the amount of inc capital stock and ? per cent for the second additional 50 per cent Above this point the consent of the federal ra- serve board would be necessary to further re-discount Under the ad- ministration bill the re-discount priyi- lege would be entirely controlled by the regional banks and would be un- limited
 In response to the plea of country banks that they would be unable to take advantage of the re-discount priv ilege if only paper maturing within 90 days was eligible, the republicans amended the bill to allow the regional banks to re-discount six months pa per mp 10 one-half of the capital or a member bank provided such re-dis- counts did not exceed $200.000
 Both democrats and republicans to- day adopted amendments giving the federal reserve board authority to re- move directors of the original reserve board authority to remove directors of the original reserve banks. The republicans, however, provided that such removal must be preceded by notice to the directors who would be entitled to a hearing.
 The republicans declared they would be unable to present their draft of the bill before the end of the week and that they would hardly be ready to report before a week from Monday. The democrats are anxious to get the bill before the senate and it is prdb- able an agreement will be reached to. morrow to report it some time next week
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-15
Recounize Iuerta.

Mexico City, Nov. 14.-Portugal and Bulgaria have been added to the list of countries whose governments have given recognition to the provisional government of General Huerta. Queer lido Moheno, the Mexican minister ot foreign affairs, today announced that autograph letters from President Ar riaga of Portugal and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, had been presented yes terday to Huerta.
 General Huerta's counsellors, who have expressed themselves as being anxious to reopen negotiations be tween the Mexican government and Washington, had received no intima- tion up to l o'clock this afternoon of President Wilson's willingness. They still hope, however, that Charge d Affaires C'shaughnessy wilA be in structed to resume the conference ITp to the hour mentioned the eoun selors of the provisional president had received nothing definite rom General Huerta in the way of prom | ises.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-15
ONLY ON CONDITION THAT HE HAS SOMETHING DEFINITE TO
 OFFER IN MATTER.
CARRANzA IS 0UTsPOkEN
Will Not Tolerate Interference by Foreign Nations and Asks Only the Free Importation of Arms and Mu. nitions to Mexico.

Washington. Nov 14.-Instructions were sent to Charge O'Shaughnessy tonight indicating to him the extent to which the United States will go in reopening fine negotiations with those comseilors of Provisional President Huerta, who earlier in the day sought to renew the parleys
 The anxiety shown by these off cials close to Huerta was regarded as favorable sign by high officials here who expected some definite assurance would be forthcoming quickly upon compliance with the American de- mand that the new congress be not convened and that Huerta be elimi- mated.
 The position of the American gov ernment, however, is that unless something definite is promised by the Huerta officials the resumption of ne- sotiations would be fruitless.
 Dispatches from constitutionalist Headquarters at Nogaes, Sonora. an- nouncing General Carranza's absolute ANhNShi AO hSttPA die tiduSdtllOHS with foreign nations looking toward a regulation of Mexico's interior af- fairs was not commented upon by gov ernment officials here.
 The Washington administration. however. through the medium of Will liam Bayard Halem, it is stated on the authority of persons in President Wilson's confluence. has never offer- ed mediation or any other interfer- ence with a view toward regulating Mexicos internal affairs The sole purpose of the paTleys through MT. Hale, it is pointed out. has been to obtain assurances of protection for all foregn interests in the event the on arms Is lifted
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-15
Plan to End St Ike.

New York Nov. l4-Julius Krutt' schnitt, chairman of the executive "ommitee of the Soutfern Pacific Railroad Company, was willing to dis elss with representative committee or the four labor unions now or strike, the question of inauguratine system of dealing with controyer' Sles through a joint committee rep resenting all four organizations.
 The railroad company is willing 10 dscuss with representative com lnittee from the four organizations concerned the question of inaugural iilg the system of dealing with con 'foNersies through a joint committee representing all feei. organizations, reads MT. Kruttsehnitt' statement And if no agreement can be arrived aI to have the controversy adjust eu in the manner provided by the present act of congress.
 It is further willing to have the controversy over it's refusal to grant .i'e demand actually made adjusted py The board of mediation and con 'hiatlon by arbitration as provided Ill me act of congress More than tnls eahnot reasonably be required or H.
 The demand which the railroad opmpany refused was that the com