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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
S6O0,0OO IN BONDS
FOR CAPITOL SOLD
Continental Commercial Ma,
tional Bank of Chicago
Negotiates Deal.

Negotiations which have been pend
ing for more than thirty days were
closed yesterday, when terms were
agreed to by members Of the state
capitol commission for the sale Of $780,
900 of the bonds Of the state for the
construction of the new edifcc. The
bonds will be handled by the Cont
mental Commercial National bank of
Chicago, whose representative, Il. II.
Goddard, held consultation with the
commissioners yesterday and arranged
the terms for the sale of the bonds
The bonds which have been sold will
be dated January ], 1911, and will run
for periods of ten and twenty years,
and bear interest at and i per cent.
There will be 100000 in 5 per cent
twentyyear bonds, 100000 IN 4 per
cent twenty year bonds, and 100000
In per cent ten.year bonds. The pay.
bonds is due on May /, and that for the
balance of the bonds is due on or be-
fore May J., at the option of the pur"
chaser.
The sale of the bonds leaves the
capitol commission with 100000 in up~
sold bonds the sale Of which, how,
ever, will not be taken up until later
III tne year, as ~ Is eSpecreu tDat the
money which will be derived from the
sale just closed will be sufficient to
carry the work through the summer.
1t is said that the Chicago bank will
net commission Of about $4,000 from
the transaction, Mr.. Goddard. who was
interviewed Mt the Hotel Utah last
night, would not discuss the details of
the purchase, although he admitted that
the sale had been practically closed.
A ALL L..
the paper is delivered to the Chicago
l,a N K
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06

To this inquiry the following reply wa
sent after Detectives Cleveland and Cars
tensen had made careful investigatio o
the case.
The Hugh J. Kelley who was sup
posed TO have committed suicide by
aboTi five feet ie six and Her oHerhsIf
inches tall and weighed about 1i0
pounds. thirty years OF age, florid
complexion, Irish, brown curly hair,
left cheekbono a trifle higher than
the other. one toe broken when n
boy. which left It crooked. has rel
atiycs In Jonesboro. Tenn, and a
brother at Birmingham. Ala, Was
married May |, 1913 10 Mrs, Alice
Schaclfer al Decatur. i'll. ] am of
the opinion from the Information that
have that he Is still alive and well
but do not know his present where
hhnI1lS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
ICE CRUSHES BOAT;
THREE MEN DROWNED

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-TlW-s men. two OF
them employed AT an intake crib two
miles off shore. were drowned In Lake
Michigan tonight when the small boat In
which they We're trying TO return TO the
CRIB was crushed in the ice.
One OF the men drowned Is believed to
be William +. Cannell, keeper of the crib.
The second was his brother law and
the third was n physician. TO obtain
whose services the two had made trip
to shore. Mrs. capnoll and her baby
daughter remained on the crib. She was
i'll and the physician was sought To at
tend her. Several small boats which
started from land were turned back by
the ice and before a tug could reach the
men their boat hnd zone to pieces,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
statement.
Haunted by Fears.

81 am haunted by thousand fears
but know nothing definitely shc de
clared
Several days ago the police depart
ment in this city received the follow
ing letter, which is self-cxplanatory:
Knoxville. Ten. Jan. 81 t,914.
To the chef police. Sir: / wish
TO ascertain if man by the name
OF Hugh ]. Kelley committing suicide
by drowning. 1 received newspaper
clipping saying he was supposed TO
have committed suicide by drowning
himself in the Jordan river. lie left
home over year ago and 1 have
never seen him since, as he has mar
ried again without n divorce from
me and has been I'm the west since
that time. | believe. Will you please
try TO find out il it is my husband?
His parents live at .Jonesboro. Tenn
His age Is 2S, but he appears much
older; is rather heavily built or was
when he deserted me; Is about five
feet six inches in height, curly hair.
large teeth and gray eyes, florid COM
pleXion. Let me hear from you i'm
medately and oblige,
MRS HITCH I KE,I L 10y
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
NEW YORK GUNMAN
FATALLY WOUNDS TWO

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.--A policeman and
a citizen were mortally wounded by d
gunman In the downtown section OF
Broollyn late tonight; Their assailhnt
was pursued by a mob before captured
While trying 10 escape he shot at sec
ond policeman who attempted to close in
on him, He stopped only when exhaust
cd by the chase,
The trouble arose when Edward Muir
tina. policeman. tried to search the gum
man, Joseph AriDo. He shot Murtha un-
der the heart, James OConDer tried tu
stop ArIno as lie fled and received
bullet In the abdomen.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
BOX OF GOLD NUGGETS
UNEARTHED IN KANSAS

JETMORE. Kan. Feb. "a box Of
gold nuggets weighing forty pounds and
estimated to be worth Sl2, 600, was found
buried In Il hlll near here today by Ralph
Chesney, homesteader. The nuggets
were deposited In bank and Chesney
went back after more OF the precious
metal he believed is hidden In the hill.
According to- II story told here years
ago. a party of prospectors from the Colo
RADIO gold fields were returning in 1856
with their treasure when they We're at
tackled and all but one of their number
killed By Indians, The lone survivor
buried the gold, according to the story,
and escaDed.
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Wife Is Undecided.

While Mrs Kelley is left destitute and
dependent upon the charity Of neigbbors
and friends for sustenance for herself
and daughter since her husband dsap-
peared. she is not yet willing to admit
for publication that she believes he WILL
fully deserted her,
For days after Kelley's disappearance.
when he left the note saying that his
body would be found in the Jordan
river. the stream WAS dragged and
watched. but without avail II is the
opinion OF the officers that Kelley only
used the "suiclde" note as a ruse TO
hinder investigation as 10 his where
a 1outS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
HANS SCHMIDT
GUILTY IN THE
FIRST DEGREE
Jury Returns Verdict Against
Slayer of Anna Aumuller
After Debating on the
Case Five Hours.
PENALTY is DEATH
I'm ELECTRIC CHAIR
Former Priest Laughs When
Announcement Is Made and
Declares Death Has No
Terrors for Him.

NEW YORK, Feb, 5.-Hans Schmidt
was found guilty today of murder in
the first degree for killing Anna Au-
muller, young woman he had mar
rled through a self.performed ceremony
while acting as priest at ST. Joseph g
church. The penalty for the crime is
death III the electric chair at Sing Sing
prison. He will be sentenced next We'd
nesday.
Schmidt, whose defense was insanity,
laughed when the verdict was pro-
nounced. He had steadfastly declared
himself guilty and at his arraignment
before being held for the supreme
court pleaded that he be punished by
death. Later he protested against tho
insanity defense advanced by his
counsel, and tonight said he would not
assist them IN any way if they pre-
pared an appeal.
would rather die tonight than to.
morrow be said, "It is as it should
be and as / wish it,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
SAYS GAINS WILL MORE
THAN OFFSET LOSSES

DULUTH, Mimi. Feb, 5.-"f the
farmers OF the northwest are to suffer
any losses because OF the new tariff law,
they wilI be more than compensated by
gains accruing through other effects oi
tho law" Dean a. r.. Woods of the aS-
rIculturaI college OF the University OF
Minnesota said in an address at the az
ricultural and educational conference here
today -
"The reduction in tariff may tend to
lower the price of wheat, but many ar
tIclcs which the farmer buys will DC
chpaper'- he said.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
Mrs. Hugh J. Kelley Says
She Does Not Know What
to Think of Husbands
Disappearance.
LETTER COMES FROM
WOMAN IN TENNESSEE
Police Believe That Suicide
Note Was Simply a Ruse
and That Man Is
Still Alive.

81 don & know what to think. l have
about lost all my faith in men, was
the reply made last night by Mrs. Hugh
J. Kelley, 452 Bryan avenue, to an iu-
quiry concerning the disappearance of
her husband, on January 90.
AS the result Of probe conducted by
Detectives George L. Cleveland and c.
G, Christensen, the officers are con-
vinced that Kelley did not commit sui
eide, IN accordance with his written in
tention, but is alive and well. The in
vestigation has also developed that a
man of the same name and bearing and
the same description is sought by a
woman who signs herself as his wife
and who lives in Knoxville, Tenn.
The Mrs, Kelley residing IN this city
held an extended conference yesterday
with the local police, at the conclu-
sion of which she refused to make any
statement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
Engineer scalded to Death.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The oil tank
steamer San GreGorlo. in port today.
from Rotterdam, reported that on Mon
day evening valve box In her engine
room broke, filling the compartment with
steam. William Kemp. an engineer. was
scalded TO death and three others OF the
crew were seriously busnad- ?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
News of Roosevelt.

mo DE JANEIRO. Feb. o.--Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and his expedition
arrived at Ttiarialy on January so, Dur,
ing three days sojourn there incessani. ri.
heinr carrIed ont The expedition then
continued its March reaching the rivers
Duvida and Gyparapa. The heeith VI
tho members Of tho party is oxceich'-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
May Not Appeal.

Tho lawyer was undecided whether
he would take an appeal,
Father Schmidt will never go TO the
electric chair he added.
Anna Aumuller's body was cut up
with d knife in Schmidt S flat on Sep
tember and the pieces, in several
bundles, were tossed into the Hudson
river, where most OF them were found
before suspicion was directed against
Schmidt. The head was never recov-
cred. Schmidt in his confession said
he was commanded to make q "sac-
rifce' of the Aumuller girls life by
his patron, st. Elizabeth.
DR.. Ernest A, Muret, dentist,
Schmidt s friend and companion, who
was arrested shortly after the ex-
priest was accused of murder, was SEN
tenced in October to seven years in
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta aft
er his conviction for counterfeiting.
Schmidt testified at Muret s trial
that il was he and not Murct who
planned the counterfeiting operations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
Abandon Contracts,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5,-Parccl post
in the mountainous country OF the west
has become so great that mail carriers
arc ba ndoninE their contracts. Sena.
Tor Brady Of Ida ho today urged the post
office committee To take steps 10 give
them relief.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
Jury Out Five Hours.

This was the second trial and the
jury was out a few minutes less than
five hours. At the first trial the jury
disagreed. Alienists for the prosecu-
tion and defense supplied most of the
testimony at both trials.
A. 6. Koelble, of Schmidt s counsel,
asserted after the verdict that owing
to the former priest S persistent silence
concerning the crime, it had not been
possible to place all the facts before
the jury. DE said Schmidt was not
guilty Of murder, but had shielded a
physician after the woman's death She
was not murdered. the lawyer declared.
If the police would display energy, he
said, they could get ut tho truth.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
APPROPRIATION
FOR COLLEGES
IS DISCUSSED
Question Arises as to Precise
Activities in Which Ma
tional Funds May Be
Expended.
RESOLUTIONS ARE
TO EXPRESS IDEAS
Representatives Of Western
Agricultural Colleges at
Roundup in Interest
ing Session.
By Staff Correspondent.

LOGAN. Feb. 5.-The Lever bill. re
Iating to an appropriation for extension
work by the agricultural colleges of the
various states. was the principal topic
for discussion at the opening session
of the representatives Of western agri
cultural colleges here today. The bill
has passed the house and is now being
considered by the senate.
The measure provides for an appro-
priation OF $4,000 10 each state agri-
cultural college and the division pro
rata, according to agricultural popula-
ton. OF an additional 100000 the first
year after the bill is passed Provision
Is made to havc this fund increase an
nuaIly at t;,e rate of 100000 for nine
years thereafter until the annual fund
reaches $4,000. 900
1t was with the idea Of interpreting
the meaning of the bill and what the
appropriations could he expended for
that the college experts took the mat
ter up There IS a question in their
minds as TO whether 1T can be devoted
only 10 county demonstrators work and
actual field demonstration and lectures.
or whether part OF 1t can be devoted
TO campaigns by literature. the employ
ment OF lecturers and the like. A COM
mittee, consisting Of President J. NJ
Hamilton of the Montana Agricultural
college and Extension Director e g. Pc
terson of the Utah college, was ap
pointed to draft resolution expressing
the ideas of the western agricultural
colleges on the measure and present II
at the meeting tomorrow morning. After
the resolution is ratified 1t will be sent
TO Washington.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
|S|DEN:T TO
h REPEAL Of
CLAUSE
|'nces That He VIII Use
Legitimate Influence
"a Command to Get
lion This Session.
d IS READY TO
pERFORM ITS PART
However, Will Be
Easy to Handle; En-
kic Statement Issued
BY O'Gorrnan.

1NGTON, Feb. 5,-President
unounced today that he would
10 have repealed at the pres
on Of congress that provision
PanpIna canal act which ex-
merican coastwlse ships from
,ent Of tolls. He made his po-
|sar TO callers today in un-
terms. The president be-
D Hay-Pauncefotc treaty with
tain guarantees equality Of
10 all nations, including the
Aates, in the subject of tolls,
The United States is in honor
Charge American vessels the
4 i imposes upon those Of
aatious. The president i'm
bon his callers that he would
3 legitimate influence at his
d have the exemption clause
q from the Panama canal act.
1nouncement was expected by
|ziipn leaders az the capitol.
|'leat S views Will be carried
d house. according to Repre-
Adamson. chairman Of the
Md foreign commerce com.
10 said tonight congress un-
would act quickly by a
+ ont repealF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
Question of Legality.

Whether this can be done legally is
a serious question on which county off
cials are divided, but if it is shown to
be legal the commissioners propose to
follow the accountant s recommenda-
ton, thereby saving money for the
county.
The state law names and classi6es all
persons and institutions that shall be
exempt from taxation. No authority ex-
lists, it is said, for granting exemption
to any but those so specified in the law.
Consequently doubt exists AS to wbcth
er the county could mark of All assess
ment on personal property valued at
less than $50.
In his report TO the commission Mr.
Fisher sets out that in 1913 Salt Lake
county assessed l2,013 items of personal
property, the tax on which amounted to
81 or less, and that the net loss TO the
county from making such assessment
was S52O.Gl. The county's portion of
the taxes from these assessments was
$l5og1O. and the county's expense in
making the assessments and collecting
the tax amounted 10 S21l9.7l.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
Some Delay.

~ fe,oG;lf., Of Chairman Bacon Of
|hold;Isn relations COMMITTEES.
stion, stu,ag up considerations Of
Br;t,',re treaties, including one
ILL., the tolls a,st auestion uS'ion IT. IN
Ia mas communicated his
''ce' OF tolls to the com.
IN, Pson sia no developments On
HI not, o,ue 9 OF the controversy
"a in nOte i, Of Sir Edward Greyy
||nistrr.i.he Inc closing DAYS of the
h has 1,,on, M. Great Britain
eunstaumot not pressed for a renlV.
|aean Hss iSsss generally has beer, |,
|fesidsnuta uai Jr!l rl!nltimations of some
Rtd tdas n. Wilson i 5 friendIy o at'
conysyed ,, ,hrtish contention
s' 10 tho London gov.
%sasou,s sIl 8 decision fo,,o,..
treatvo OF study Of the Hav. law
pf ana ana and the debate In
jss. '' mas been opposed to
o.oormau, who Wa.
On Page Three1
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Faculty introduced.

DR.. Widtsoe said there were about 1900
students In attendance at the Agricul-
iural college this winter "Our mission
Is laid out by the laws under which we
operate" he said. at is the great in
dustrinl institution of the state. We be-
Iieve IL Is our business TO take the COM
mon pursuits OF mankind and dignity
them and increase the productiveness and
n He called attention to
the fact that the college now offers cor
respondence courses In many branches or
Its work and then announced that he
would introduce tho heads Of the various
branches of the school
He introduced Or. +. u. Ball, director
OF the experiment station and the COL
lege of agriculture: Professor G. w. Por-
ter. director OF tho school of home eco
nomics: DR. George Thomas, director OF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
Good Representation.

The following states were represented
at the meeting when 1t opened this aft
ernoon: Idaho. by w. l.. Carlyle. dean
'of the state university. and w W. Oln.
Wyoming, by President c. A. Dunuiway
President J.. M Hamilton OF the Agri-
cultural college, Director r. n. Linfield
of the experiment station and Director
W. s. Cooley of the extension division,
Utah, by President John A. Wldtsoe. Dl-
ricetor r. d. Ball OF the experiment
sta ton and Director L, @. Peterson OF
the extension division. President Bryan
of the Washington Agricultural college
and President Stuobs OF the Nevada col
lege will arrive late tonight
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
Losses Accrue.

The county s portion of taxes collect
cd is l414 per cent, while the county S
portion Of expense in making the as
sessments and collections is go per cent
OF the total expense In view OF this
ratio and the fact that an actual loss
accrues to the county from the small
assessments. Mr.. Fisher recommends
that these be marked off the books here.
after.
said Yesterday that he was of the opin-
ion that if such assessments we're
marked off the rolls there would be hun
dreds of persons who would be exempt
from taxation though they would by no
means come under the classification of
indigents or the other classes of e1-
emptiou,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
BRANDEIS TO HEAD
BOSTON & MAINE.
Boston Man Chairman of Trustees to
Take over the New Haven
Holdings.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Louis d.
Brandeis of Boston probably will be
chairman Of board of trustees to take
over the Boston G. Maine holdings Of
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford, under the plan agreed to by At
toruey General McReynolds and Chair
man Elliott Of the New Haven.
Mr.. Brandeis conferred with Attor-
ney General McReyuolds today and, al
though no announcement was made at
the department of justice, it was un-
derstood that he was asked to become
chairman of the trustees. Other trus-
tees have not been selected and it is
possible that two or four more will be
chosen,
Mr.. Brandeis has taken n peculiar in
terest in the affairs Of the New Haven
for many years and is thoroughly ia
miliar with the details of its acqulsi.
tion of the Boston & Maine
PORTLAND, Me, Feb. 5.-Morris
Mcdonald is to retire from the prcsi.
1ency of the Boston & Maine railroad
at an early date and return to the presl-
dency Of tho Maine Central railroad
Official announcement to this effect
WIS made today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
Another Topic

There will bo three sessions OF the col
Iege leaders tomorrow and after passing
upon the resolution concerning their at
tltude toward the Lever BILL and dis
cussion OF what they deem the best
available II the bill passes they will
take up the segregation OF experimental
work This will be one Of the most i'm
portant topics OF the convention. The
interlnountain colleges hope 10 SO divide
up their experimental work as TO pre-
vent duplication and enlarge the field
through the widest possible use of the
funds at hand.
Dean W. L. Carlyle is acting as chair
man OF the conference. Permanent OF
ficers will be elected before the meet
Ing adjourns Saturday, Word was re,
ceived from Colorado and Oregon that
farmers meetings and pressure OF much
work will bly, make II impossible
for those schools TO have representatives
nresent this year.
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HANS SCHMIDT, who was found guilty of
= murder i, the first degree yesterday by a
New York jury .. his second trial for the killing
Of Anna Aumullsr
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COnjoint Meeting.

The big fca ture of yesterdays session,
OF the Roundup was a con1oint meeting
in the afternoon of the Roundup, tho
Housckeepers' conference and members
of the college faculty. In opening the
meeting President Widtsoo said 1t had
been called at the suggestion or FARMER
In attendance at the Roundup who said
he would like TO meet face to face the
men and women who were teaching the
boys and girls. The entire faculty OF
the college was seated on the PLATFORM
and the college chapel was crowded to
capacity In speaking of the Roundup;
President Widtsoe told OF It's small ana
d dscouraging beginning seven years ago.
In 1914, he said. its attendance has
been between 1900 and 400 people.
utah leads the United States now IN
the per capita attendance at It's Round
nm announced DR., Widtsoe. with the
two other assemblies. which will be held
at Richfleld and Cedar City, there vii
he more than 1000 men and more than
1000 women who will hear these mid
winter lecture courses
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JONAH

An ingenious and scientific defense
of the famous Biblical story by
minister on the lines Of "The Higher
Criticism in the Sunday Tribune.
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2 For Repeal.

sosone,. who voted for the
4 has said he would vote for
|. 'asllng the position that,
ny tne treaty the United
mas the right TO levy
y wishes, the exemption
slFieken out in Difference
lunal good feeling and in
:,as. assife e to avoid any i'll feel.
,uent's !. announcement grew
sLpolt that he did not seek
.p .S present congress. Sena.
rai on leaving the White
ona any said he mad discussed
W. gusSSllon casually with the
eaIa %G expressed the view that
4 'ia I'D 90 little else at the pres.
besides passing the trust vs
.oSprSprlation measures. The
ssSt To make clear TODAY
- senator O'Gorman's IS own
y the legislative situation.
IL 'Sr Ss as he was concerned,
H. aoped for action at the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-06
b Will Fight.

certain, however, are some
|uocratic leaders iu the sen,
fbe president will be sYs-
his resolve on this ques-
g has aeitsted American re.
lb Great Britain for several
! has been a subject of in
Y controversy since ihc pas
I0e Panama canal act IN
lsl2. Senator OiGormau,
OF the iuteroceanic canals
which had charge Of the
led the victorious fight
fnafe to exempt American
'essels from tolls, tonight as
purpose to stand by his con
nd hght the president 8 de-
suafors pointed TO the recent
'ae foreign relations commit
the British gen.
' ration treaty for extension
'ncatlon thai the senate is
'esslnd its action on the tolls
!ar or having to submit it
''vu having delayed its ex-
lne senate last summer