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HUB yoLTLXXVn., NO. 58. weather today Generally fair. . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1908. 12 PAGES FIVE CENTS.
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1 Mystery in Theft of Registered
j v I Packages Sent From Los
! 5 I n:elcs to New York.
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i POSTOFFICK OFFICIALS
j MAINTAIN COLD SILENCE
1 Mail Bag Disappeared, but
"iigi f When. Where or How Is Not
j5j t Yet Ascertained.
5.
LOS ANGELES. Cab, .Tune 10. T?e
te'.fc Is luctant admissions made by the post-
j office officials of three cities today con
ffi fc I finn to some oxtent the belief that the
f5" disappearance of a registered mail
pouch fomcwhero within the jurisdie
iw ijon 0f the Kansas City, Mo., postofllce
U ifc j last Saturday night will prove one 01
tho biesosl hu's i- Hie history of the
1; ppitofliro department. From private
ZZZf ?i sources it was learned late today that
')' . a package of at least $50,000 in cur
ZZT rency was among the contents of the
''.'w 5 foncli. which carried, in addition, an
"""V unusually large number of letters nnd
.!".!; i packages containing money and other
''"H1 valuables,, which can only be conjee
Z.ZZ , iored, but which may vcaeh $50,000
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"" Secrecy Maintained.
The pouch was in transit from this
.ZZmi tit' 'o New York, and the postal in
'.III'M' spectora who have had the case in
mM' charge for at least forty-eight hours
....-.'M lefuse an' explanation of the manner
- in which it became lost to sight in
tisnsf0r froII) 0ue responsible guardian
""""" m to another, as the department regtiln
ZZZZ m tions providing for the protection of
ZZZ. m registered matter are of the strictest.
-J That a pouch of valuables has disap
...if . pearcd was admitted today by tho de
t& ' partment at Washington, by Postmaster
idbm - n. Flint of Los Angeles and by In
ina c W. .1. Viclccry, attached to the
I'Mim Kansas City postofticc. who appears to
ti p : have the case for investigation. Tn no
. ca?f, however, was there any posit vc
information to be secured as to the
Srffl lmount stolen or as to the method em-
; plovcd in carrying out the robbery.
m,tAat- fact that the mail in process of
transfer at the union depot in Kansas
;fltaai i City is handled in a temporary sub
ifrLii station since the destruction of the reg
f5L alar hranch oflice hy fire several months
tL'tlK izo supports the theory that advantage
'.sstjt TO? taken of conditions presumed to bo
Jl more lax thnn ordinarj.
irirttsi 0ne Loss of rifty Tliousand,
35J52 Thcre is reason to believe that iho
$50,000 package of currency which will
iindonbteclly provo to be the largest in
riEJ ; diridnal loss was a shipment madp by a
PS 5 -Ecles bank to its New York cor-i-
Hsponclcnts. such transfers being frc--jgjJJ,-
1n?nt. Postmaster Flint of Los An
jQe fclfs stated that it would be impossible
-iia-S : fer any official of the department to
;Ctostp evrn estimate the total contents of the
Bid? . Jaissinc pouch until the holders of re
rc&m i ft's 18S1,C 'i t'10 'nJ i" li,es-ion had
?J?Tl .' pade affidavits as to the matter cn-
o.trnsietl to Hip mails. 1 r. Flint admit
ji after being shown the dispatches
r&& -jfini Kansas fit v. that ho had been no
"titi "fled of the loss, adding that the re-
"'infily of the. post office for iffi do
tfiw" iwtjy (,n(et -jvhen it was locked in tho
wjtf ;tpPn(,' of witnesses by the registry
vj&j 'frlt and dHivorcd to tho railway pos-
"I nmplnycs.
X&'x t J1'5 -ifternoon some additional
- I , .ls'ormation relative to the. package of
prrrg torrency supposed to have been in the
" 7m K"c'1 pbtained from Cashier
VHWf ?ar,?s Se.vler of the Farmers & Mer-
'cants' National bank of this city, who
tm '!.-ocording to our information, a
e2'' Pencil, made up here on .Juno 3.
r.ta-gm ?t"' living for New York tho follow
U &?M- WZ Horning, has disappeared. A con
"1ll!!'ril'"c valuation of the eurrencv con
L'Ji1'0'' furnished bv this and other banks
"U'alt MS etly w,n hp 's-"'0.000- '''ho total
B i"1?"?1- 1S ma(lc "P of between thirtv
m.?0:' futv paekages. the f;iM number
4 Jm ! Jimc,llt lo determine.
$m- ConsiSued to New Yom.
,Lj3fc., The mising funds were placed in
t&jfSMfiJ'0.01 " the evening of .Juno
flBfi, fh'stinnlion being New York.
(.r wespondent there is the fhemi
'W.i Motional bank, to whom our portion
JB T;hp shipment was consigned.
Cel . ' , ,s admitted that the registered
1 S?. ,J"al ll''ls disappeared left here
P,d'ln r f ,RanU Fe riilrond on the rneru
rn.il m ($ 01 ,,,lm' 1 and w-'is due in Kansas
I wtf on Saturday. In the shipment of
)t& ui ftfKlslrrC(1 PUf'-kagea through the post
ZtfA pouches are pealoil willi a
I mn;,ork at f'e initial point, with no
m J.tlT0rtun,,v of lininir opened without
,1 '""tikited prior to reaching their
Jk, P,,Ama,lon- lrr tbis reason, it h nr
rOl S 1101,. of the postal emploves was
P!!; L . !!?sltl011 t0 sn(urc knowledge of
mWl Cohlc'llls on route.
; MISSIUG POUCH LAST
SEBN m KANSAS CITY
ma tmil v '(1 1,1:111 rom Lo Angeles
Wti&& & L F!l",K'llr"'1 ;,t Kn"ss Ctv hist
' C it' v,;a delivered from un inc.im-mtf&l-
m!?h;ma "' 1" ll'e transfer
V1 Htv I iaMrl1" rilin'' station. Kansas
mtflf tffl'i Ut Uur is 1,0 wee"'! to show
Sffc? ' ii v m,"5 "vawlftd from here. Bv
Wy sin "lin 11 was known that, it
C d'f if u?Ul,-. fi'u':ird, for the authori-
vi'kor. ".nsliiitRloii tdogriiphed W. .1.
l'VL tbe cir;. ,1,spocMor 1,1 cbnrge here, of
KVi M nn ,s bpcll rom"1 h' Pickery,
j-S! On Vlm'sl ' I'-en made
B'wSj' office ii L,,01ll,h ''-'''ivmg thc Los.Angeles
'V1' ffr in-n3 '"'ipted for by the trans-
St W who 01 ; n,ln V'." "iilwny mail clerl;
HrSvk. of UuL i0,l 1,IS ,!ir- 'i'hreo shifts
! an? ,5 t,,!rh?. !'H working on iho
Hfj k oii'di 0C(,PU.d for this pouvh
't0 l0 ifK:uir:ls Hty. iho last man
U'hW forU at i p;ltw"l netting a receipt
WEStk lht,e an .Vl"11 lL' hroi-'lt the pouch
mU&il ,ota'vloM. l''?fc .Renumber on iho
BiSi V ,U, ,Hamc n t,,at with
Ant:0lCS'
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HITCHCOCK HELD
II BEflOT GUILTY '
Jury Acquits New Yorker Ac
cused of Wronging Girls
of Tender Years.
DEFENDANT HAS OTHER
INDICTMENTS TO FACE
Is Remanded to Tombs, but Will
Probably Be Admitted to
Rail Today.
NEW YORK, June U. The jury in
the case of Raymond Hitchcock re
turned a verdict of "not guilty at 2:50
o'clock this morning.
Thc jury returned to the courtroom
about 2:40 o'clock aud asked to have
read to them the testimony regarding
tho presence of a curtain behind which
Hitchcock's vaJot was said to have
hidden in the Forty-first street house.
Helen Von Jlagen and Elsie Vooeks
testified that thcro was no such curtain.
The Juiy retired after the reading,
and in a few minutes reached their
verdict of not guilty.
Air;-. Hitchcock was in court when
the verdict was returned, and, bursting
into tears, embraced her husband, who
was also congratulated by maiii' friends
who hail waited in thc courtroom for
the verdict.
Faces Other Charges.
There being four other indictments
against Hitchcock, he was remanded lo
the- Tombs prison bv Justice Go ft. It
is expected that he will be admitted to
bail when court convenes this morning.
Tho trial of Raymond Hitchcock, who
was charged with attempted assault
upon young girls, was concluded lato
today, the case being given lo the .jury
at 7:30 p. m.
The greater part of the day was
taken up with thc submission of evi
dence for the defenso to controvert the
charge ihaf Hitchcock mistreated either
the complainant in thc case. Helen Von
Hagen, or Elsie Voecks. His chauffeur
and valet, Herman H. II. Ruhke, was
au important witness in corroborating
Hitchcock's testimony that there was
no misconduct on his part on any of thc
occasions instanced by the State.
William Astor Chanler, the former
Congressman, was another witness of
thc day to controvert the evidence of
Helen Von Hagen that she saw him at
tho actor's home at Great Neck upon
one of her visits there. Documentary
evidence was produced to show that
Hitchcock on one occasion at least was
in New York city when one of his girl
accusers declared lie was with them at
his summer home on Long island.
Attitude of Defense.
Attorney Sleur in his argument dwelt
strongly upon the testimony of Hitch
cock's valet regarding the visit of the
two girls to the ''house with green
blinds' in West Forty-first street. The
valet testified that Hitchcock's conduct
at that time was exemplary; that the
actor taxed tho girls with circulating
base stories about him and dismissed
them with a warning when they denied
having done so.
Tn summing up Prosecutor Gnrvan de
clared that Hitchcock had confessed his
guilt "to me and to you."
CONFESSION FORCED
BY "THIRD DEGREE"
BUTTE, Mont... June 10. Mrs. Mar
gharita Ferris, mother of Louis Ferris,
today testified in the Ferris dynamit
ing case that she had heard Archie Rey
nolds, the detective, offer her non "a1
fine position" if he would confess the
Burlington outrage. A sister to Ferris
swore to the same interview yesterday.
13oth women said that Ferris, who is
weak-minded, was told that if he con
fessed the detectives would clear him
and get him a job driving a wagon,
Ferris himself tool: tin stand this
afternoon. Ho denied absolutely any
knowledge of tin; wreck and declared
that he had confessed only because thc
rnilwav detectives I old him he would
be acquitted and given n fino position,
that they had to arrest somebody and
that he would bo thc gainer by the de
ceit. Ferris thus corroborates his
mother and sister.
As court adjourned this afternoon,
Judge Donlnn ruled to admit in evidence
the confession of Lewis Ferris, in which
ho tells about thc dynamiting of thc Bur
lington train on iho night of tho first;
of iMav, tho resulting wreck causing
tho death of three men.
BOSTON AND MONTANA.
SMELTER TO CLOSE
Ul'TTP". Mont.. June 10. A dispatch
to the Miner from Great Kails, toiiluht
states that the electrolytic smelter of the
Boston & Montana, one of tlio Amalga
mated Copper companies, will 1 dosed
down for two months, durlnp; which lime
the rtoslnn it Montana initio Sn Butte
Will remain closed, nolens in ra iiKeiiionts
can he made to handle the ore of iho
company at Anaconda. I'lve thousand
men are affected hy the shut-down.
Ilepurts received today from ontlyliic
polnts In northern Montana toll of enor
mous damage- done, brldfres and roads
having heen wiped out bv the vholnie.
It Is thought that trains may bo run
nh'K between Ureal Kails and Havre by
Sundnv, but there Is no assurance of this.
The road between Great Falls aud J I'd
ena. It Is said, will not he repaired with
in iwo months. The only method of
travel out of Great Falls nt tho present,
lime is by slapc.
PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER
SERVES AS BRIDESMAID
OP.AN'GJ-:, X. J.. .lunu 10. Miss Kthel
Roosevelt, a daughter of President Ilooso
yclt was a bridesmaid today at tho wnd
dlnK of MI8S GeorKlann Hardin,- F.arr.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Powers
Fair of IVost Orange., and Fletcher Uur-p-r
Sibley. Hon of Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Sibley of Rochester. N. V. Miss Mnr
Kiiret Koosovolt. dnub'htfir of Knilen
Uootsevelt, a cousin of President Kooac
vell. was also a bridesmaid.
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News Item Yesterday Fourteen Weddings Were Celebrated in Salt Lake
RED-LETTER DA! FOR
STATE OF NEVADA ;
New Birth. .of the University '
Marked by Generosity of
Clarence Mackay.
RKN'O. Xcv., June 10. Under a radiant
sun and skies of softest blue, the Uni
versity of Nevnda had a new birth today.
In the presence of thousands from all
parts of tho Stale, and many distin
guished visitors from other States, the
ceremonies of the woek were brought to
a eloso by the presentation of the build
ing of the School of Minos as Iho Mackay
memorial, and tho unveiling of thc staluo
of John V. .Mackay by his son. Clarence
In thc spnclous pymnaslum. which was
not huge enough to accommodate the as
sembled crowds. Ibe morning exercises
began. On the stage were President
Snibbs of tho university. Col. George llnr
vey. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mackay. the
members of lb" board of regents. Bishop
Roberts and others.
After a few Introductory romarks by
Dr. ytubbs. Col. George Harvey was In
troduced, and for more than an hour
he held the closest attention of tbe audi
ence. Ills address was eulogistic of Mr.
Mackay iho elder, and full of advice for
the coming generation.
Scholarship Prizes.
After thc address many 52.1 and f"i0
scholarship prizes were awarded, and tho
degree of doctor of laws was then con
ferred upon George Brlnton McClellan
Harvev nnd others. When Mrs. Mackay
stepped forward lo receive her degree an
alTocllng scene took place, and many
throughout the audience wept. As Mrs.
Mackay walked from Ihe s'tagc wearing
her new honor of master of arts, sho
kissed her husband softly nnd then sat
down and wept silently. Sho and her
husband were much affected by the ex
pression of appreciation by thc univer
sity. Following the ceremonies in tho gym
nnslum a procession was formed, which
halted in front of the Mackay Mining
building. Here Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Mackay. Dr. Stitbbs. Sum Utivls, Senator
Nev.lands. .Midge Norcross, Col. Harvey,
Prof. George Young of the University of
California ami others toolc seats on a
platform which was decorated with tho
national colors.
Statue Unveiled.
Clarence Mackay. In a few well-chosen
words, presented the stnluo of his father,
nnd then pulled the rope which flaunted
thc glnnl American flag and Iho magnifi
cent statue to view, and cheer after cheer
went. up.
Gov. nickerson paid a tribute to thc
sterling finalities of Mr. Mackay. followed
by Senator Ncwlands In a short address.
Sam P- Davis of Carson spoke In a rem
iniscent way and his speech was most
gracious and pleasing. After Mr. Davis's
speech. Clarence Mackay then stepped
forward and presented the building of
mines to tho university. Prof. Young
spoke and .Judge Norcross delivered a
Jengthy address.
This closed thc ceremonies at tho uni
versity. A unique feature came now.
when tbe boys compelled Mr. Mackay to
dress ns n miner and on their shoulders
carried him to Iho gymnasium, where a
delightful luncheon was given. As a re
ward to the students, Mr. Mnekay gave
a dinner for them at the Riverside holel
al f p. m. This evening a grand hall
and reception was held in the gymnasium.
Y0UNU WOMAN AVBXGKS
SHOOTING OF FATHER
TFNIGA. Miss.. June 10. J. T. Lowe,
a prominent attorney here, was shot and
probably mortally wounded on I he street
todnv by Mrs. Jacob YValnstein On March
31 last. Lowe shot and killed Perry M.
Houston, father of Mrs. Wolnsteln, In ft
street dual growing (ait of Houston's elec
tion as secretary of tho Yazoo, Miss.,
lovee board.
Mrs. Welnsteln. who is 19 years old,
was married last February to a mer
chant of Charleston, .Miss. ttttWr
a.l'1'ORL. '
Index to Today's Tribune
! Departments. Pago !
; Editorial 1
Society ,5
Mines G-7 v
v Markets 7 .
lntcrmounlaln S --j.
!
; Domestic. v
r Taft continues to hold sway in
4 Republican National commit-
-I- tee 1
r Jury acquits Actor Raymond
j- Hitchcock, accused of wrong- !
Ing little girls 1 .;.
-I- Mysterious disappearance of reg-
5- islored mail pouch said to con- .J-
I tain 550.000 1 .
I Death of Oliver Belmont of Now
v Vork 1
v Cloudburst adds to damage of J
Montana floods 1
- Latest developments In political --
circles 2
I- Local.
Debate between Elders of two
I- branches of Mormon church v
J. closes at Murray t .J.
j. Harriinan system will build new
power plant in Weber canyon .. 12
Dr. Mary Gamble tiles sensation
al papers In her husband's di- .J.
! voice suit 12
-I- Arrangements making for great v-
l C. T. parade 12
-j J. I-. Wilson gels Into trouble for J
J. denmndlng return of wedding -J.
! present 12
- Prominent politician talks of .J.
! Dubois's victory 12
.j. ...
Sporting Nows.
f. Ogden saucer track opens to-
4- night 9 .5.
T. M. Samuelson and S. Whittlcr
I explain motor accidents 0
j- Manager Chapman of thc Saltalr
track offers S2:00 In prizes for -j.
three days of racing rj J,
I ' .j-
CLOUDBURST ADDS
TO MONTANA FLOODS
Roads Aro Making Heroic Ef
forts fo Resume Service in
Face of Many Washouts..
BUTTE. Mont., June 10. A. cloud
burst tonight in Silver Bow canyon, just
west of this city, tied up thc Buttu,
Anaconda & Pacific, railway, causing
the Amalgamated, North Butte and
Coalition mines to close down for the
righl. 11 is expected to havo the break
rep:. nod by tomormw noon, in which
evuit thc mines will begin the evening
shifts.
Probably, according lo II A. J:ick
lion, assistant general freight, and pas
senger agent of tho Great Northern,
service from Helena In Butte will be
resumed .Friday, though it includes a
two-mile transfer. A train runs to
lionider from Helena tomorrow. No
dato is act for tho resumption of service
between Helena and Great Falls,
A pnvnte letter from Craig today
states it will lake six weeks to nut th'o
tracks in shape. The Missouri river
leilnw Wolf creek is still hjyh and
shows no signs of subsiding
Of the weather last week. Section
Director Young at Helena savs:
Excessive rain fell throughout tho
central aud western portions, the total
for the wcok in many localities being
icwxfc; 4,'icc thc normal tor Juno.
OLIVER BELMONT IS
SUMMONED BI DEATH
Prominent Xew Yorker Loses
Life's Battle After Illness
of Only Ten Days.
NEW YORK, June 10. Oliver IT. P.
Belmont, aged 50 years, died at his
home in Hempstead, L. T., today, after
a ten-days' illnoss with uppondicitis.
His death had been anticipated for
days, but in the end it camo suddenly
and so uncxpcclcdry that with tho ex
ception of Mrs. Belmont none of tho
members of thc family had timo to
roach the sick room alter the hurried
summons was sent to them. Ever since
the condition of Mr. Belmont became
critical more than a week ago, Mrs. Bel
mont's children. William K. Vaudcrbill,
Jr.. and Harold Yanderbilt, have been
almost constantly within call of the sick
room. Worn by the long vigil, they re
tired ourly this morning when thero
appeared to be no appreciable change in
thc sick man's condition,, and were
sleeping soundly when the summons
came. Mr. Belmont had pnssed a bad
night, but toward morning appeared to
be resting easily, when, soon after half
past six, ho was seized with terrible
pain. Dr. Lnnehnrt. hurriedly called
M rs. Bolmont, and she had just timo
to rench tho room before her husband 'a
.loath.
Prominent in Society.
Mr. Belmont had not been actively
engaged in business for some years. Ho
had always been very popular among a
wide circle of friends nnd held a promi
nent posilion in club and socinl lifo horo
and in London and Pnris. .Ho was
graduated from Annapolis naval acad
emy in 1S76, nnd served out his two
years' cruiso following graduation. In
1STS ho resigned from the service to
engage in business with his father and
brothers.
He was a Democrat, and in 11)00 was
chosen ns a dolegato from Nov York
to tho Democratic nntional convention.
Tho same year he was elected to Con
gress from thc thirteenth IrTow York
district.
Mr. Belmont's first marriage was
with Miss Sarah Swan Whitney, now
Mrs George Bives. His only child, Mrs.
William Burden, died several months
ago.
Mr. Belmont's second marriage was
with Mrs. Alva E. Smith Vandorbilt,
who prior lo her divorce was the wifo
of W. K. Yanderbilt. Mrs. Belmont's
daughter, thc Duchess of Marlborough,
was kept constantly advised of Mr. Bel
mont 'b condition.
Oliver H. P. Belmont was thc son of
tho lato August. Belmont. The present
August Belmont and Perry Belmont are
his brothers.
Bids on Ogden Public Building.
Special to Tho Tribune.
WASHINGTON. June 10 Bids for tho
extension of the Ogden public building
wore opened at the Treasury department
todnv. Tho lowest bidder was R. F.
Fletcher of Columbus, O., $2030. The
Utah bidders were tho Ogden Flectrlcal
Cornice works, whose bid was $2510: Iho
Electrical nnd Supply Fixture compuny.
S222f, and tho Electrical Engineering and
Construction company of Salt Lake, $2455.
Forming "Piauo Trust.'
TRENTON, N. J.. Juno 10. The Amer
ican Piano company, with an authorised
capital of $12,000,000, was Incorporated
here loday. Thc incorporators are Ernest
Knabo. C. H W. Foster and George
R. Foster. Tho company, It la under
stood, has been formed for the pnrposo
of consolidating the Knahe Piano com
pany of Baltimore, Chlckerlng & Sons of
BoHton. and the Foster-Armstrong Piano
comuanv of Rochester. N. Y. I
TAFT IS STEADILY
PIlliGJIP VOTES
Teddy's Candidate Assured of
504 Delegates on the Tempo
rary Roll Call.
NEARLY EVERY CONTEST
DECIDED IN HIS FAVOR
Interest Now Largely Centers in
the Vice-Presidency; Some
Talk of Hughes.
CHICAGO, June 10. Thc Hepublican
national committee by i& work today
decided contests in two states at large
and fourteen districts, tho net result
being that thirty-three full and two one
half votes were added to the number al
ready possessed by "William H. Taft,
and two and one-half votes were given
to Senator Joseph Foraker.
The committoc has yet tp consider
contests at large in four states, aud a
total of thirty-eight district contests
and two from the territories, involving
a total of ninety-four votes.
Previous to the meeting of the com
mittee, the number of Taft-instructed
delegates was 3S7. The work of r.he
committee as far as it. has progressed
has given him 117 additional votes, or
a total of 504 on tho temporary roll
call.
Thc chief interest of the day cen
tered in the Ohio contests, of which
there were four, in the third, sixth,
tenth and thirteenth districts. Taft
was given the delegates in the third,
lonth and thirteenth districts, and in
the sixth district both delegations were
seated with hnlf a vote each.
Foraker Men Fighting.
Thc Foraker men made a strong fight
in this district, because it was the old
homo of tho Senator and they were
anxious to secure its votes for him. The
Foraker delegates aro Mark Shoup of
Xenia and R. L. Gilchrist of Lebanon,
while the Taft men were II. W. Brown
of Hillsboro and Charles IT. Hildebrandt
of Wilmington. Thc latter faction ban
boon recognized for thc last four years
as regular.
Tho Ohio contests have been in charge
of Arthur I. Vorys and Myron T. Her
rick, both of whom are delegates at
large. Governor Herrick being in addi
tion a member of tho national commit
tee. All contests outside of Ohio have
been under thesupcrvision of Frank H.
Hitchcock. When the arguments had
been concluded in the sixth district
hearing today, several Taft members of
thc national committee applied to Mr,
Hitchcock for further information. He
referred nil questious to Myron T. Her
rick, and Mr. Ilorrick simply an
nounced that he intended to vote for
the seating of thc Taft delegates. The
motion to divide the delegates between
Taft and Foraker camo from Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts and was car
ried without strenuous opposition.
Thc contests in tho third and lenlh
disiricls were based upon factional
fights, both sides to the disputes being
instructed for Taft. In the thirteenth
tho action of the Taft delegates in hold
ing a convention of their own was sus
tained and they were seated on thc
temporary roll call.
As to Vice-Presidency.
There was a sudden cessation of ac
tivity today regarding the vice-presidential
situation. This was largely duo
to the announcement made by I' rank II.
Hitchcock that tho Taft forces would
not take part in anv campaign tor tho
second place on tho ticket. The leaders
of tho allies'' adopted the attitude.
that it had not been customary for tho
partv to consider tho vice-presidency
untif after the Grst place on the ticket
had been filled, and that thpro was no
present reason to depart from this pre
cedent. Whnt discussion was heard
centered largelv about Senator Dolhver
of Iowa and Secretary Cortelyou; La
fayette Young, one ol the delegates at
large from Iowa, said today that tho
friends of Senator Dollivcr in his own
Stato were not. anxious to seo him leave
tho ranks of tho Senators for the pur
pose of presiding over Iho Senate. He
said further that he had received prom
ises from some of the energetic friends
of tho Scnntor outside of Iowa to cease
agitating his nanio as a candidnte. Tho
friends of Governor Guild seemed lodav
satisfied with the results of their work
thus far, and no announcement was
forthcoming today from thc headquar
ters established yesterday for John
Bays .Hammond.
Hughes May Withdraw.
Au indefiinilo rumor, which could not
bo confirmed in any direction, but which
wns nouo the less persistent, prevailed
todav to tho effect that; Governor
Hughes would not permit his name to
go before tho convention. This rumor,
coupled with an Associated Press dis
patch from New York, in which Tim
othv L Woodruff, chairman of the New
York State centrnl committee, ex
pressed himself as believing that his
State is entitled to tho second place
on the ticket if Governor Hughes is not
given tho first place, led to much dis
enssion as to whether or not the gover
nor of New York could be induced
to nccept the vice-presidential nomina
tion. The entire story, however, was in-
lcfinito and could not be substantiated
in any way.
ANTI-GAM BEING BILLS
MAY DIE IN SENATE
ALBANY, N. Y Juno 10. Tho Asscm
hlv this afternoon passed both of the ao
callod anti-race gambling bills. They aro
expected lo come up in the .Senate to
morrow and. before the duy closes, to
have met a decisive vote. In spite of
aurfuce indications. In their favor, de
pendent always upon the presence and
nfllrmatlvn vote of Senator Foelkor of
Kings, tho situation Is. If possible, more
uncertain than over, and Iho opposition
is offering bets, with no takors, that the
bills will not be passed.
Tho votes by which the Assembly
pnssed thc bills today wore OS to 2f! and
100 to 24. TIkj votes nl the regular session
wax-a L2K Ui 7 nnd Jl! to fl.
MORMONS SCOFF UT i
Curtis Is Interrupted in His
Debate at Murray hy the
Audience. j
EADES DEFENDS POLYGAMY ( 'M
AND BLOOD ATONEMENT
On Question of Succession, He I 'H
Is Hopelessly Defeated hy 1 .H
His Opponent. j
The debate on the question of whether I '
Joseph Smith, Jr., or Young Joseph, M
as he is usually designated, or Brighnm .
Young wns (he legal successor lo the I
presidency of the Mormon church, f 'H
which was conducted hy Elder J. F,
Curtis of Provo, of the Reorganized
church, who supported the conlentiou , flJ
of the former, and Elder Jacob A. 'H
Eadcs of West Jordan, who advocator! 'H
the claim of Brigham, was concluded
Wednesday, after a discussion lasting
three nights. There wns no adjudica- 'H
tion of the controversy, II. E. Smith
chairman, siinply expressing hit
pleasure at having heard the. debate.
One of thc features of Wednesday
night's discussion wns Elder Eudcs'i
vehement defense of polygamy and the
blood atonement doctrine prcachcM by ,
Brigham Young. Another was the iu-
tcrruption of Elder Curtis. Thc latter
contended that Joseph Smith novel '
introduced polygamy into the church, ' H
but Elder Eadcs cited evidence to 1 IH
prove that he did. In this one can , 'H
fairly say that tho latter was success- 'H
ful: but it wns thc only issue iu which 4H
he achieved success. On thc question 'H
of succession and all of the other points
Elder Curtis proved by a preponderance ,
of evidence that the true and legal I
successor to the original prophet was !,
his son. Young Joseph.
Mormons Jeered Speaker. jH
Before the discussion began Wedncs- ,,H
day night Chairman Smith said that ou ''H
Tuesday evening things were said b. J 'H
the speakers that were undesirable, and
he hoped that the spirit of lovo would
prevail between the controversialists. ,
This admonition was not taken by the
audience, however, as toward thc"closG
of the debate there were several in- - vH
terruptious of Elder Curtis, and he was
greeted with jeers and laughter. One
of the girls iu tho choir began to imi-
tatc him a most unseemly iuterrup- -
tion which was much enjoyed by tha
audience. Miller Christensen, a member
of the Mormon church in thc Grant
ward, asked that thc speakers be held
to thc subject: They knew thc doctrine,
he said, but thc chairman answered
that the matter was wholly in the hands jH
of the speakers.
j It fell to Elder Curtis to close tho
! debate and he did so iu a most forcible, IH
logical and conclusive manner, and it jH
was when he invited his hearers lo join
with the Reorganized church the true
church that interruptions and scoffing iH
took place. The peroration of Elder ijH
Curtis did not seem to please Fades, and IH
through the chairman it was stated -H
that au agreement had been madn be- .H
twecu the speakers that each should
have fifteen minutes for rebuttal. This H
was not stipulated in tho written agree- H
meut, and Elder Curtis said he had
never heard of it; but it was agrcod
that each should have five minutes.
Sho Turned Down Joseph.
In his discussion. Elder Eades held
that on August S, 1S-14, Brigham Young
put tho question to tho conference oL
saiivts and they sustained the twelvo
apostles on the presidency. Brigham
also said that Joseph Smith ordained
llyrum as his successor. Quoting frora
Orson Ilvdc. this authority said that
Joseph never mentioned llyrum 's name.
The discrepancy was pointed out by 'H
Elder Curtis iu his discussion. 1
Elder Eadea quoted voluminously
from a sworn statement mado by John j
W. Rigdon on polygamy, which in one
place set forth that Joseph Smith asked Kl
his sister, Nancv Rigdon, to be his po
lygamous wifo, "but Nancy flatly ro-
fused him, saving if she ever got mar- :B
ried she would marry a smglo man or .1
none at all." Tho N'auvoo Expositor ;
was also quoted from by Elder Eadcs, (
and Elder Curtis pointed out that now
Elder Eades cited as an authority one
of their bitterest enemies.
Who Aro thc Liars?
Elder Curtis showed that the motion r
Brigham Young presented to tho peo-
pie at tho conference at Nauvoo on , ,
August 8, ISM, wus as follows: ''All
in favor of supporting tho twqlve in r
their quorum''; not ns the presidency.
The motion read by Eades was ono
printed in tho Millcnial Star twenty
vcars later. Thov had to change their I
own motions to keep up with the times
Three and a hall yenrs later jit inter (,
Quarters thoy put in the lirst presi- ,
deney. He asked if. when Joseph and ,
Hvrum denied ..hat VlyKW H
preached and practiced in the chi rch, J
they told the truth. Ho believed hc i H
did'. John Taylor..as olitoi of T nioa H
and Seasons," denied ii. tiw k
n nolvL'nmv in 1S45 and denying ill .
. p!eSd.J What kind of men wenj , H
tbev if thev avouUI not tell the tnun
SuS God, but it has brouKh soro , H
hearts, and it is contrary to the Jan. H
Tried to Avoid Polygamy. '.
Rcnlving, Elder Eadcs said he did
I10t wan to take up the polygamy ques- M
tVm, lint he was forced to do it. llo
re"d n extract from what ho called H
Um Times and Season?, but it developed K H
was the Minis' Herald, an. Curt.H
showed lhat.it was J
unlav Evening Tost in lSo- and wns
wr tten bv Isaac Sheen nine years bo- , ,H
fore he joined thc "Reorganized church. s H
Tho extract was to the el ect t hat Jo- H
sop , Smith repented of his connection ,
wS the polygamy doctrine ad said ,H
that it was of tho devil, and ho caused V
the revelation on tho subject to bo )t
b"r'CuftiB said ho never had tho re vein- '
Coiilinued on Paco Two. )