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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
PRESIDENT OPPOSED
. TO ANY EXEMP PT|0NS
Labor Unions and Farmers
Organizations Amenable to
Antitrust Law.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Arrange-
ments were made by President Wilson
today 10 confer in the near future with
house interested In obtaining provision
in the proposed new antitrust legisla-
tion which would exempt the operations
of labor unions and cooperative farmers
organizations from prosecution under the
Sherman law or other statutes,
The president has not had the subject
before him in any of his conferences with
members of either the senate or house
framing new trust legislation and ne told
inquirers today that his views had under
gone no change from the time when he
signed the sundry civil bill On that oc-
casion the president said that If he could
have separated from the rest OF the bill
the item providing for an exemption In
the use of antitrust funds of labor unions
and farmers orga nizations he would have
vetoed 1t because 1t placed upon the eX-
penditure q limitation 'unjustiflable in
character ard principle" The president
held. too, tha, other funds In the depart
ment OF justice were available TO prose-
cute labor unions II they violated the
Sherman law and that the pa ssing of tho
sundry civil bin would not limit nor in
any way embarraSS the actions OF the de-
partment OF Justice
The fact that the subject has not been
discussed at any conferences held by the
president with the fram of new trust
laws and that he sun holds the views
outlined in his memorandum attached to
the sundry civil bill is being taken for
granted In many quarters as an indica-
tion of the presidents opposition to the
inclusion OF any exemption provisions In
the new legislation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
MIL TON JOSEPH
MAY HAVE LEFT
CITY TUESDAY
He Was Seen at Rio Grande
Station by Depot Master
Hughes; Walked Toward
Train.
NATIONWIDE SEARCH
HAS AVAILED NOTHING
Absolutely No Clew, SO Far
as Announced, Has Been
Obtained as to His
Whereabouts.

Milton d Joseph, who disappeared with
$4,000 last Monday afternoon and for
whom nationwide search is being con-
Quoted. may have left Salt Lake about
noon last Tuesday
Thomas Hughes. depot master at the
Denver & Rio Grande station. saw Mr.
Joseph at the Rio Ora nde station about
noon on Monday or Tuesday. He is nm
able to say whether it was Monday or
Tuesday on which he saw him, or TO fx
the exact hour OF the day. lie is inclined
10 the belief that 1t was about noon OIL
Tuesday
Mr.. Hughes has known Mr.. Joseph for
years and could not have been mistaken
In mis- identification OF the man. His de-
scription OF the clothes worn by Mr.. Jo-
seph tallics In every detail with that
given Of the clothes he wore the last
time lie was seen by his family and
others, which makes his Identification
poSIIiye
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
LABOR LEADERS ARE
SUED FOR S1,000,Q00
Colorado Fuel & Iron Com.
pany Claims Damages on
Account of Strike.

DENVER. March 19.-Suit alleging con-
spiracy. claiming $4,000 900 damages and
asking body Judgments against the ma
tlonal and state officers OF the United
Mine Workers of America. and all ma
tional orga nizers who have participated
in the Colorado coal strike, will be filed
tomorrow in the district court at Trini-
dad by counsel for the Colorado Fuel &c
Iron company This is said to be the
first OF series of suits planned by the
coal compa nles as Individual complaints.
All the suits, 1t is said. Will be directed
against the officers and organizers OF
the United Mine Workers Of America
who have participated or been active In
the state in support OF the strikers, alleg-
Ing they, as individuals are parties to
conspiracy 10 ''viciously prosecute the
particular complainant company and 10
ruin its business.
Among those named in the complaint
of the Colorado Fuel ~ IRON company as
parties 10 the alleged conspiracy, are
John p. White, president OF the national
organizations. William Green, national
treasurer; Frank ]. Hays, first vice presi-
dent; Adolph Germer, ma tional organizer;
John Lawson. executive board member
for Colorado OF the national organization;
John McLennan, president OF the state
organization, and Edward Doyle, secretary
of the state orsaniza Ion. Following
these; practically every labor leader who
entered the strike zone is named.
TRINIDAD. Colo, March 19.-Judge
Jesse r. Northcutt OF counsel for the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company. said here
tonight that beside the suit against the
officials Of the United Mine Workers Of
America to be brought by the Colorado
Fuel &; Iron company, similar suits are
to be brought by the Victor American
Fuel company against the same officials
in the federal court In Huerfano county,
and by the Rocky Mountain Coal & Coke
company in the district court at Boulder,
In that county.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
NEWMAN ERB is DUE
IN DENVER NEXT WEEK
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
DENVER, Colo. March 1o.-Newman
Erh president OF the Denver &; Salt Lake
Railroad company. is coming 10 Denver
next Thursday 10 20 over the plans OF the
Noffat tunnel construction at meet
ing with the tunnel commission. He will
also make Il trip of inspection OF the
road TO Craig. the present terminus
President Erb has intimated that he
will insist on naming one member of the
advisory board OF engineers at this meet
lng, which Will he willingly concurred
in by the commission.
Daniel e. Lord, who appealed the dis
trict courts refusal to issue an order
restraining the city and commission from
issuing the tunnel bonds, has perfected
his appeal. and an early decision by the
supreme court is expected.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
TWO BODIES FOUND;
ONE STILL IN RUINS
Five-story Brick Building Destroyed by
Fire in New York; Many Mar
row Escapes.

NEW YORK. March 1.-two bodies
have been recovered and a third body
is believed to he in the ruins of five
story brick building at 5l,55 Wood
bridge street, which was swept by
fire today. Two men We're injured and
two score of employees, including n
m number Of y9Gng womeR eh. ESCAPED ESCAPED from rom
was estimated at 100000,
The known dead;
John Law, Newark, n. j.
Walter Libbev, Petersburg, Ont,
Both men were employed by Wilson
s. Sharpe. who operated machine
shop on the fifth floor, a man named
Todd, who worked for the same com
pany, is missing,
The cause Of the fire has not been dc,
tcrmiued
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
ACTION TAKEN
BY DEMOCRATS
FAvORS FUSION
Fifteen Members of the State
Executive Committee Au-
thorize a Statement of
Their Position.
PLAN TO COMBINE
WITH PROGRESSIVES
Terms of ."Unwritten" Agree
ment Between Leaders of
Parties Outline Divi-
sion of Offices.

Fifteen members of the state execu.
tive committee Of the Democratic or
ganization yesterday authorized the
statement by Democratic State Chair
man Samuel r. Thurman that the Dem
ocratic organization favored a combina.
ton of forces with the Progressive
party for the fall election.
The statement made public by Judge
Thurman yesterday is the first authori~
tative announcement Of party organi-
zaticn of either the Progressives or the
Democrats in favor Of fusion in the
approaching campaign. For weeks such
combination has been favored by in
divIduals, but there has been no authori~
tativc announcement of party expires,
sion, based on the sentiments of the
voters Of the party.
The first suggestion of a combination
of forces came from the Progressives
1t seemed to be agreed that neither the
Democrats nor the Progressives could
hope to win alone, while there was a
fair chance of victory if the two could
unite on candidates for state and coz
gressional offices. II was quietly
noised about among Democratic and
Progressive leaders that such a combi-
nation was possible.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
TRIES TO HEAD OFF
SALE OF PROPERTIES
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
GREAT FALLS. Mont. March 1s,-Act-
ing I'm his capacity as trustee for some
OF The Utah stockholders and creditors
of the King and Queen Mining company
operating properties In the Missoula dis
trlct, Charles A. Peet OF Salt Lake to-
day instituted receivership proceedings
In the federal court. the action being
brought in the hope OF heading off q
sale OF the properties advertised for to-
morrow under foreclosure proceedings to
satisfy Judgments held by John NJ Keith
and the Western Montana National bank
In his complaint Mr.. Peet alleged that
the corpora tlon's debts approximate sdS.-
600 due various individuals and corpora
tIons, that the properties are idle and
detcriorating in value, and ask that re-
debtedness and continue the businesH
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
2SON HURRIES
TO THE REBELS
h Telegraph De-
res "Blood Will Be
ilt in Ulster; Vote
Ce1sure ails, 345
252; Asquith Like a
me Wall.

BELFAST, March 90
emergency force of
led men from the Ulster
|nnteers was hastily sum-
ned to headquarters to-
HIT. The motive for the
den call has been kept
ret, rumOrs persist of
action on the part
Ehe government and pro-
led arrests.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
WITNESS TELLS
HOW EVIDENCE
WAS GATHERED
Postofice Inspector Ralph
Smith Describes His First
Meeting With Ogden
Blackhand Suspect.
ATTORNEY CHARGES
UNFAIR MEANS USED
Counsel for Martin Declares
Misconstruction Placed on
Words and Actions of
Defendant.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. March 19.-lIow the prosecu-
ton was given its most important evil
dence In the discovery OF the supposed
gunshot wounds in the defendants legs,
as related by Ralph Smith, Il postofflce
inspector of Denver, was the feature OF
today's trial of Joseph Henry Martin, the
alleged blackmaller who is facing a jury
in Judge j. A. Howell's court. With the
exception of Detective David Edwards,
Inspector Smith was given the most Sc
we're cross-eXa minatio 10 which any OF
the states witnesses have been sub
iected,
The entire days proceedings included
the Introduction of evidence pertaining
TO the shotgun shells supplied to the
Pinkerton detectives and the empty shells
found at the scene OF the shooting, the
location, the X-ray photographs OF De-
tective Edwards's wounds and the cir
surrounding the discovery OF
the so-called wounds in Martins legs.
Eight Witnesses testified in addition 10
j. Orson Douglas. who testified yester-
day and underwent brief cross eNamina-
ton this morning.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
TWO LITTLE GIRLS
OVERCOME BY GAS

CHICAGO. March 1.-two little girls
wore found dead today In n gas-ilIe,l
house Their parents and baby brother
were unconscious. and according to
physicians. may die, The police invcs-
tigation showed that the father and the
little girls We're In bed when they were
overcome. The mother, Mrs. John Lind
strom, was found. fully dressed. lying on
thc kitchen floor with the baby boy In her
arms.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
Two Miners Killed.

OTTuMwA, Iowa. March 1.-two men
were killed by en- explosion in mine No
10 at Buxton, near here, late yesterday
Nineteen mules also were killed, Tie
riod and was followed by a caVe-in. The
men killed were John Williams. stable
man. and John Taylor, a pumpman, both
married.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20

|D0N, March 20.-Grave events
'pending In Ulster, according to
1lonist newspapers, and a rumor
<P7t LAT the government is pre-
Tor the military occupation OF
|Qvince, There arc indications
crisis has been reached.
|ote OF censure on the British
ment, which was moved in the
q commons yesterday by Andrew
Law, leader of the opposition,
<1ected, 345 to 252. Arthur j.
y summoned by Mr.. Law, made
led return from the Riviera and
4 IN London in time to pnrtici-
= the division.
'o we're reports also of the threat.
rest OF Sir Edward Carson and
|eaders of the Ulster unionists,
vas officially declared there was
En IN the statement that warrants
<an signed for such arrests. Sir
~ carson, however. made dra-
9xlt from the house before the
vas concluded, to catch train
FAST.
'n chamberlain declared last
nat Sir Edward had been called
n response to sudden develop
"a Ireland. Other unionists as
mat the Ulstermen can no
oe restrained from an outbreak
'nt Sir Edwards mission is TO
of to hold them in check.
palIy Telegraph s lobbyist says:
'SS all omens are false, blood
spit in Ulster before the house
IONS sees Sir Edward Carson
Aarquis OF Londonderry and
.vmlnent Ulsterites are now on
~ TO Belfast and their action
oen as challenge to the gov
=, as asserted, any intention
ISSUE warrants for their arrest,
sw OF both Liberal and Union
,og papers is that after yester.
.epate all chances OF settlement
m; are ended and tho home rule
w passed III its original form,
io that the government has
VIZ nationalist leaders that Mr..
referendum offer will not
nss, EDWARD Carson and Joseph
f.oi,allst member for Belfast
..esss mouse, the atmosphere he
X151iv", he Ulster leader called
dn., mar when the nationalist
~, ,~s.ihred that Sir Edward car
Hine had been a home ruler
S'bsn' una nous lie," roared Sir Ed
fjnn ene speaker suggested G
.isd W. ~, nus language, SIR Edward
csssnent ~ Is n wilfuI falschood
both prolest and cheers In sup.
Tas ,nenioers filled the cha mbe,
r,ns oo!ne minutes before th,
1nueaI "Sle 10 make himself hearf
- "' LOT The avoidance OF per.
5rsrnrpln N MS speech. contcnded thu
<1llup w,.,, could avail Itself of I
|ee ar %att.nSut any sacrifice OF Il,
ID NJ nd nudsn,ty. He said he did no
[haf 70 p on technicallties. lie do,
Il ro,,n,isr ireinier Asqulth's propose
>1tion nf Vl Ulster should vote OF
1snt mes ~ Inclusion in tho Irisi
|en fron, tnat Ulster was not I,
her viii /, ,ne United Kingdom
shussion, ~ II. however. IL n roaa aa -
"A M Inc. end of a certain tinra '',i a.,
--'ssor were TO be brought auto
|Qoptinued on r.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
Confirmed by Senate.

Special 70 The Trlbune.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The senate
today confirmed the noUinati OF Peter
Hansen AZ register OF the Vernal land
office. and Of George w. Young as post
master at Coolvile
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
Moved from Denver.

When questioned him further he
said that the Martin family moved
from Denver to Ogden about nine
Years ago and that he came along
He left the Martin home after his
marriage. working after that at con-
tracing work on houses and as
brakeman on the Southern Pacific,
I mentioned several persons and
asked him II he knew them. Flo
knew Myron Smith, but didn't know
men by the names OF Elston and Wat
son, He also said he had worked as
a brakeman under Smith when the
latter was a conductor,
In view of the fact that he had only
a limited education. since he had ault
school at the age of 12 years and
had never been employed In clerical
work, I told Martin that he wrote a
very good hand. He said, What do
YOU know about it?" Then / told
him that I had seen a great deal OF
his handwriting and that IL was very
good Martin replied In an animated
manner. Now know what you
mean; you're going to charge me with
writing those letters"
Tells of Injury.
According 10 the witness. Martin wa
next asked II he had been injured recent
ly, and he replied taat while standing o.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
First Broached by Larson.

At the statewide conference Of the
Progressives last month the plan for a
combination of the parties on certain
candidates was boldly broachcd by
Lewis Larson Of Sanpete county, and
vaguely limited at by several other
speakers. At the meeting of Dem
ocrats in Ogden this week the Demo
cratic stamp Of approval was placed
upon the scheme by Tillman D. Johnson
Of Ogden.
With the general understanding that
combination was probable, the details
of the plan have been informally dis.
cussed for the past few weeks by lead
ers Of both the Democrats and the Pro
gressiyes. Several meetings of the
Democratic state executive committee
have been held at which the subject
came up for informal discussion. 1t
was finally decided to call conference
Of the members Of the Democratic po.
htical organization for each precinct in
the state to be held in Salt Lake early
next month. This conference will un-
doubtedly discuss the advisablity of
fusion and possibly ratify the action of
the members of the state executive COM
mittee i'll welcoming such an arrange
mo
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
Nav Have Missed Train.

1t Is considered possible that Mr. Joseph
may have remained In salt Lake III nlsht
and left from the Rio Grande station the
following afternoon. II also Us posslpie
that Mr.. Joseph may have lon gone nd0r to the nn
Rio Grande station shorty a',er ,1on nGon omt W'
Of the city, but, changing his mind, re-
turned to the business section; ; -
.be pinEerton National Detective agency
has taken personal charge Of The inyes-
tIgation OF the mysterious disappea rance
~ fbe broker and the SOD. 600 Pinkerton
Se,ertives OF every section of the United
states are looking for the fusitive' but but
as vet nave obtained no clew that they
Se,Ieye is likely to lead to his immedi-
Detectives at ST. Louis yesterday TOOK
under surveillance a man who arrived
there that morning from the west VINO
in general way answered the descrip-
ton OF the missing rnan lie nad pur-
chased a ticket from Ogden TO ST Louis
However he satisfied the officers thnt
he was not the man
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
Travelled a Great Deal.

On the direct examination the post
office inspector said that his work took
him to any part Of the United States. but
that his operations were confined princi-
pally to four western states. He arrived
in ogden on November 20. 1913. remain
ing In the city until after the arrest OF
Martin on December of the same year,
and afterward returning, principally for
the purpose Of testlfying. The witness
had never seen the defendant. he said,
prior to meeting him In the private office
OF Chief OF Police w. l. Norton on the
Same evening OF Martins arrest Tell
ing the story, Inspector Smith said;
There were several persons In the
room when J entered and asked for
an introduction to Martin. I asked
Martin how old he WAS. and he said
So He told me that he was born in
Higgins, Tex, but. following the death
OF his parents, he was 4 years old
when taken by his uncle. j. T.. Mar
tin, to rear and removed with the
family to Springfield. Mo While they
lived there he said he had attended
school until he was 13 years old. but
not long after that moved with the
Martin family to Denver. After
growing up he said he worked as
bridge carpenter on one OF the d.
visions Of the Denver 81 Rio Grande
"a ltr0ul
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
Statement Authorized.

Judge Thurman yesterday authorize,
the following statement with reference I,
the state executive committee!
The state executive committee
takes the position that the Democratic
party this fall will welcome q union
of the progressive forces In Utah to
redeem the state from It's rcactionary
position Fifteen members OF the
state executive committee wish to eX-
press It as their personal opinion
and the opinion Of those OF the Demo-
cratic party with whom they have
discussed the question, that II would
be patriotic movement that would
unite those opposed To A continuation
OF the rule OF rea action and to take
this state out Of the Vermont class.
Progressives profess to be plea sed
with the achievements OF tho Demo-
cratic national administration and
with It's progressive principles. Tho
Democrats surrender nothing In join
Ing with the Progressives TO do for
Utah what the national administration
has done for the country The MEM
hers OF the executive committee be-
lieve that the rank and file Of the
party Will approve of q union OF pro-
(Cootinued OH Page TWo0
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
May Divide the Offices.

1t Is possible that no formal action with
reference to combination OF the two par
ties Will be taken by either of the two
parties, except at the nominating con-
ventlons when each party will ndorse
the candidates OF the other. dividing the
offices according to an agreement. rather
understood than expressed.
With the expression of the executive
committee Of the Democratic executive
committee In favor OF fusion. which comes
with practically the force of an official
declaration OF the party. there Is little
room for doubt as TO the position OF the
Democrats of the state relative to a COM
bination with the Progresslves. The en-
preston of Individual Progresslyes on this
subject would Indicate that the Pro-
Grcssves VIII not be backward In joining
with the Democrats, and leads to the
conclusion tina, II Is almost a certainty
that the Democrats and ProgresSlves Will
unite in support OF ticket In opposition
to the Republicans this fall.
The expression of the Democratic state
executive committee may be regarded as
more than the expression OF the Individual
members, since an effort has been made
by them to secure the opinion Of party
leaders OF various sections OF the state
on the subject of combinat tion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-20
Ayers Unfair Treatment.

For the first time during the present
trial Attorney Soren X. Christensen
abandoned his placid manner IN charging
the witness under cross examina ton with
attempting to dramatically describe Mar
tins utterances when the defendant first
realized the crime for which he WAS ar
rested, Attorney Christensen declared
that Inspector Smith, while posing as
Martins friend. had tried to lead him into
a trap at police headquarters following
the arrest.
The days new witnesses We're Ralph
s. Corlew, county surveyor; Roual Eccles,
r. B. Porter, Chief OF Police w. l. Norton,
Detective Thomas Burk, Dr., c.. r. Osgood,
Rachael Hubenthal. nurse in the en-
ploy Of DR.. Osgood, and Inspector Smith.
Nearly all Of the witnesses named will
be recalled in connection with other
points involved In the case. At the ad-
journment OF court for the day. the direct
and cross examination of the postoffice
inspector had been completed so far as
the circumstances In Martins arrest were
concerned.
That Inspector Smith has been an i'm
portant parsonage In connection with the
pretending OF Martin as the suspected
leader, was shown today when the wit
ness said that he had previously testi-
fled before two grand juries. presumabl
the Weber body and the federal grand
jury now in session.