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Show r FOUR MEN MEET DEATH PRESIDENT SENDS III Government Filet Suit Against Rail roads and Entrymen to Recover Vast Tracts of Land. Alleged That All of Landa Sold to Named in Suit Were Sold in Violation of Terme of the Land Grant. Fortland, Ore. Another step In the fight of the federal government to recover possession of the land Included In the immense grant to the Oregon California Railroad company waa taken Saturday, when 11. D. Townsend, special assistant to the attorney general, filed la the federal court In Portsuits In equity against land thirty-fivthe Oregon A California railroad and Southern Pacific companies, and mure than a hundred other defendants. These Bolts were supplementary to those previously filed against the ltar-r- l man companies, and are for the pur pose of recovering land Included lu the grant and already sold by the railroads, or, where title to the land cannot be regained, of securing the government all moneys paid for the land in excess of $2.50 an acre, tbo price at which It was stipulated In the original grant the land would be aoid. the railroads, the defendants In the suits are those who have pur chased land from these companies. The suits Involve more than and also more than 303,288 acres of land. All of the land la located In Oregon. It la alleged In the complaints In the suits filed that all of the lands sold to the defendants named in the suits were sold In violation of the terms of the land grant, and for this reason the government hopes to make null and void the deeds and contracts made by the Oregon A California company to the purchasers. t e Bc-sld- REMOVE WRECK OF MAINE. 1 ' Sunken Battleship a Serious Menace to Shipping of Havana Harbor. Washington. Governor Magoon, of the provisional government of Cuba, in hla annual report to the secretary of war, mdde public Sunday, brings to his attention the wreck of the United States battleship Maine In Havana harbor, and recommends that the government take Immediate steps to accomplish its removal without furthet delay. He says: "The wreck of the Maine cqntlnues to lie In the mud and waters of Havana harbor. The sunken battleship is a serious menace to the shipping of the harbor, as It occupies a portion of the best anchorage. The obstruction has Increased annually during the past ten years by causing a shoal. The moderate tides prevailing In the harbor are hardly sufficient to prevent a gradual filling up, and this shoal seriously Interferes with the action ot the tides, and, therefore, the entire harbor Is rapidly filling. It will be necessary, In a short time, to b>n dredging In order to provide proper anchorage for the large amount ot hipping now entering the harbor, union the wreck Is .removed. The anchorage la also restricted by the wreck and the shoal, for ships are obliged to anchor at sufficient distance to prevent grounding In case they strain on their cables." Son of British Earl Must Face Forgery Charge. Mexico, Mo. A prisoner in the country jail here, charged with for gery Sunday night gave a statement to the preaa, In which he claimed to he a son of John Campbell Gordon, seventh earl of Aberdeen, and blamed dissipation for hla downfall. He was arrested January 2 under the name ot , L. H. Leland. lie said: "1 have lived a number of years In Cheyenne, Wyo., as I'le H. Leland, and wrote several books under that name. My father, John P. Campbell Gordon, seventh earl of Aberdeen, n 64 years old. I am 39. I left home eighteen years ago and came to this country on account of trouble I got into In England. I have figured In wild west shows, where I did fancy pistol shooting and roping." Working for Prohibition In Utah. Salt Lake City. Throughout the state Sunday meetings were held declaring In favor of absolute prohibition. The leaders of the temstate-wid- e perance movement made an especially strong effort to arouse the people to protest against the open saloon. Thousands of names were added to the prohibition petitions and sent to the members of the senate and house of representatives. It Is estimated that before action Is taken on the prohibition measure by the legislature that more than half of the voters of the state will have gone on record as favoring prohibition. V J Tragedy Result of Domestic Troubles. Kansas City, Mo. After being struck In the face during a quarrel, believed to have resulted from domestic troubles, Stephen T. Hood was shot three times and Instantly killed here early Saturday evening by James Walter Blanton, who Immediately ran to the police station and surrendered himself. The tragedy occurred in the (Hires of the Fidelity A Casuulty company. Both men had been employed as solicitors for the company until a few months ago, when Blanton rw signed. Mass of Snow Swcepo Down Mountain ido and Entombs Unfortunate Mon in Icy Gravo. Grand Junction, Colo. Four men were killed and more than a score had a narrow escape from death when an avalanche of snow swept over the Camp Bird mine at Ouray late Saturday. The dead: S. G. Douhkt, a veterinary; Peter Synot, a teamster; George Knerr, a teamster, and folin WIttwer, , catnp cook. The four men were talking In the cook housei when, almost without warning, thousands of tons of snow, rocks and dirt swept down the mountainside. The shanty was dlrei tly la the path of the avalanche, and the men were hurled Into the canyon and ihelr bodies covered with snow, it will be before the bodies ran be recovered. One of the heroes of the disaster Is a large dog owned by Emil Johnaon, a teamster. Johnson saw the slide coming and made a desperate effort to drive out of the way. He was caught and buried deep beneath the snow. The dog had seen his master caught In the avalanche, and, rushing at the snow, began to dig furiously. He kept at It until he reached .the burled man, and Johnson crawled out, none the worse for his experience. r LABORERS TURN HIGHWAYMEN. ACCOMPANYING REPORTS OF THE CONSERVATION CONGRESS URGES NEEDED LEGISLATION Document In a Measure la a Defense of tho Retiring Administration Duty of tho Prosont Gonoratlon to Ito Descendants Pointed Out Obligations of Citfxonship Urgent Need for the Development of tho Country's Water Power, Washington. With the transmission of tlie report of the national conservation commission and accompanying papers. President Roosevelt also sent a mossas to cungreas. The following la a comprehensive synopsis of the document: The president declares hie entire concurrence with the and conclusions of the report and proceeds: "It la one of the niuel fundamentally important documents ever laid before the American people. It contains the first Inventory . of Its natural resources ever made by any nation. In condensed form It presents a statement of our available capital In material reeourres, which are the means of progress, and calls attention to the essential conditions upon which the perpetuity, safety Mid welfare of this nation now rest and must always continue to rest The facta set forth In this report constitute an imperative call to action. The situation they disclose demands that we, etuti-sient- Italians Attempt to Steal Payroll With Disastrous Results. London. Five persons are dead and more than twenty others are In hospitals at Walihamatown, a suburb, atas the result of a sensational tempt made Saturday by two Italians at highway rubbery. The Italians were run down and sorruunded by a posse and finally committed suicide. Three other victims, Including a policeman and a young hoy, lie dead. Two policemen and three boys are among the wounded, The Italians had been employed In a rubber factory, but having been discharged, they planned to revenge themselves on their employers. They lay In wait near the factory and seized a bag of money containing the weeks pay of all the hands. They then started on a mad dash down the street. The police were summoned and atarted In pursuit In a motor car. As they approached the Italians the robbers opened fire with automatic, pistols on their pursuers. A number' of men and boys on the street were President Roosevelt. shot down before the men were cap-- ' for a time. If need be, smal neglecting lured. end '.ass vital questions, shall concentnaa effective part of our attention up, the' great" material foundations of in' 8TEAMER8 COLLIDE IN FOG. Clonal existence, proems, and prosper!' The first of all eonelderatlona Is tl Passengers and Crew Are Rescued permanent welfare of our people; a from Sinking Vessel. true moral welfare, the highest form Fe welfare, can not permanently exist Nantucket, Mass. In groping he on a firm and lasting foundation of mateIn this respect our situway through the dense fog off Nan- rial eatlifactoiT. After tucket lightship at dawn Saturday, the ation Is far from every possible allowance has been made, steamer Florida, of the and when every hopeful Indication has line, bound to New York from Naples, been given Its full weight, the facts still dealt a deathblow to the outward-- ' give reason for grave concern. It would be unworthy of our history and our Inof the' telligence. bound steamer Republic, and disastrous to our future, White Star line, laden with pleasure-seekin- g to shut our eyes to these facts or attempt to laugh them out of court. The passengers for southern Eu- people should and will rightly demand rope, and with supplies for the United that the great fundamental questions shall be given attention by their repStates battleship fleet not do advise I resentatives. hasty or The steamer Florida, proving to be on disputed points, but less seriously injured than the other I do urge, action where the facts are known, steamer, took aboard the Republics where the public Interest Is clear, that passengers almost Immediately, and neither Indifference and Inertia, nor adverse private Interests, shall be allowed twelve hours later all the officers crew of the Republic, with the excep-- ' to stand In the way of the public good. The basic facts are already well tlon of Captain Sealby, left that ves- known. great We know tliat our population Is in rehis gig, sel. Captain Sealby, now adding about to Its numbers fused to leave the sight of his be- In ten years, and that by the middle of the present century perhaps 150.000.000 loved shift until she had disappeared Americans, and by Its end very many forever beneath the waves. millions more, must be fed and clothed from the products of our soil. We know now that our rivers can and Engineer at Fault be made to serve our people efLeadvllle, Colo.. Engineer Gustav should fectively In transportation, but that tha Olson is alone responsible for the vast expenditures for our waterways frightful wreck on the Denver A Rio have Innot resulted In maintaining, much Inland less promoting. navigation. Grande railroad at DoUero, according Therefore, let us tnke Immediate steps to to the verdict of the coroners Jnry, ascertain the reasons and to prepare and ahlch held an Inquest at Redcllff. The adopt a comprehensive plan for navigation that will result In witnesses Included the trainmen on giving the people the benefits for which the passenger train, the crew they have paid but which they have not of the freight train and others who yet received. We know now that our fordisappearing, that less than were on the train at the time of the estsh are fast of them are conserved, collision. After listening to the state- and that no good purposebeing esn be met by of ments the witnesses, the Jury falling to provide the relatively small urns needed for the protection, use. and brought In a verdict holding Olsen of all forests still owned by criminally negligent for failure to Improvement tha government, and to enact laws to Dotscro and his st orders stop obey check the wasteful destruction of the forsiding. ests In private hands. There are differences of opinion as to many public questions: but the American people stand Poverty Caussd Crime. as a unit for waterway developDenver, Colo. Claiming she waa nearly ment and for finest protection. We know now that our mineral redying of consumption and was forced to steal to obtain food and medicine, sources once exhausted are gone forand that the needless waste of a woman thief, signing herself Mrs. ever. them costs us hundreds of human lives M. L. Crane, Saturday night left a and nearly tMO.iwo.fliM a year. Therefore, note In the room of one of her vic- let us undertake without delay the Innecessary before our people tims, explaining her plight and beg- vestigations will he in position, through state action Numeror otherwise, to put an end to this huge ging pardon for the thefts. ous robberies have been committed loss and waste, and conserve both our in an apartment house on Eighteenth mineral resources and the lives of the men who take them from the earth. avenue of late, all evidently by the This administration has achieved same person. Saturday night the some things: It has sought, hut has thief reappeared, stole several not been able, to achieve, others; It from a room occupied by sleep- has doubtless made mistakes: but all nr attempted has been In It ing women, left the note and disap- thehas done consistent effort to sesingle, peared. cure and enlarge the rights and opportunities of the men and women of the United States. We are trying to conFamily Feud In Louisiana. what la good In our social sysAmite City, La. Ambushed by fam- serve tem. and we are striving toward this his wife end when we endeavor to do away with ily foes. Benjamin Breland, and Mrs. Joseph Everltt, the latter whst Is bad. riiieeess may be made too hard for some if it is made too easy carrying an Infant In her rfrms, were for others. The rewards of common shot and Instantly killed. Avery Industry and thrift may be too small Blount and Garfield Klnchen are ac- If the rewords fur others, and on the whole less v il'i.itile. qualities, arc cused of the crime. Blount wad cap- made too Inrve. mid especially If the search. He rewards for qualities which tured after an ara really, declares Klnchen killed Breland, and from the piilillq standpoint, undesirore permitted tn become too would not say who killed the women. able. Our nlm is so far as possible Inrge. Mrs. Everitt's husband was killed by to provide such rnmlillnna that there Benjamin Klnchen, a brother of Gar-hel- thnll be equality uf opportunity where Is there uf eifiiaMlv energy, fidelity and several days previous. Intcllig-iic- e: when there is Two t well-bein- g. Lloyd-Itallan- o one-flf- ih Inland-waterw- one-fift- ip-tid- all-nig- able equality of opportunity tha distribution of rewards will taka care of Itself. Thu unoharked existence of monopoly le Incompatible with equality of Tho reason for the exopportunity. ercise of government control over great monopolies is to equalise opportunity. We are fighting against privilege. It wee mode unlawful for corporations to contribute money for election expenses In order to abridge the power of special privilege at the polio. Ball-rorate control ie an attempt to secure an equality of opportunity for all men affacted. by rail transportation; and that means all of ua. The great anthracite coal strike waa settled, and the pressing danger of a coal famine averted, because we recognised that the control of a public necessity Involves a duty to tha people, and that public intervention In the affairs of a public service corporation is neither to lie resented as usurpation nor permitted as a privilege by the corporations. but on the contrary to be accepted aa a duty and exercised as a right by the government In the interest of all the people. The efficiency of the army and the navy haa been Increased so that our people may follow in peace the great work of making this country a better place for Americana to live In. and our navy wss sent round tbs world for the same ultimate purpose. All the acts taken by the government during the last ssven years, and all the policies now being pursued by the Government, fit in ae parts of a consistent whole. The enactment of a pure food law wii a recognition of tha fact that the public welfare outweighs the right to private gain, and that no man may poison the people for his private profit. The employere liability bill recognised the controlling fact that whlla the employer usually has at stake no more than hla profit, the stake of the employe Is a living for himself and hla family. We are building the Panama canal; and this means that we are engaged In the giant engineering feat of all time. We are striving to add In all waya to tlie habitability and beauty of our country. We are striving to hold In the public lands the remaining supply of unappropriated coal, for tha protection and benefit of all the people. We have taken tha first steps toward tha conservation of our natural resources. and the betterment of country life, and tha Improvement of our We stand for the right waterways. of every child to a childhood free from grinding toll, and to aq education; for tho civlo responsibility and decency uf every cifsen; for prudent foresight In public puttiers, and for fair play In every relation of our national and economic life. In international matters wo apply a system of diplowhich macy puts the obligations of International morality on a level with those that govern the actions of an honest gentleman in dealing with his fellow-meWithin our own border we stand for truth and honesty In public and In prlvata life; and we war sternly against wrongdoers of every grade. All these efforts are Integral parts of the same attempt, the. attempt to enthrone Justice and righteousness, to secure freedom of opportunity to all of our citizens. now and hereafter, and to set the ultimate Interest of all of us above the temporary Interest of sny Individual, class, nr group. The nation. Its government, and its resources exist first of all. for the American dtlsen. whatever his craed, race, or birthplace, whether he be rich or poor, educated or ignorant provided only that he la a good dtlidn, recognising hie obligation to the nation for the rights and opportunities which he owes to the nation. "The obligation, and not tha rights, of cltlsenshlp Increase In proportion to the Increase of a man's wealth or The time Is coming when a power. nan will be Judged, not by what ha ynas succeeded In getting for himself from the common store, but by how well ha haa done hie duty as a dtlsen. and by what the ordinary citlxen haa gained In freedom of opportunity because of bis service for the common The highest value we know la good. that of tha Individual dtlsen. and tha highest Justice Is to give him fair play In the effort to realise the best there la in him. The tasks this nation has to do re greet tasks. They can only be dona at all by our cltixena acting together; and they can be don beet of all by the 'direct and almple application of homely common sense. Tbe application of common eense to common problems for the common good, under the guidance of the principles upon which this was based, end by virtue of which it exists, spells perthe for nation, civil and Induspetuity trial liberty for Its dtlsena. and freedom of opportunity In the pursuit of happiness for tha plain American, for whom this nation waa founded, by whom It was preserved, and through whom alone It can be perpetuated. Upon this platform larger than any party differences, higher than rlasa prejudice, broader than any question of profit and loss there Is room for every American who realises that tho common good stands first. Accompanying the message are explanations and recommendations of work to be done for the future good of the country. The president says: It le especially Important that the development of water power should he guarded with the utmost care both by the national government and by the states In order to protect the people against the upgrowth of monopoly and to Insure to them a fair share in the benefits which will follow the development of this great asset which belongs to the people and should be controlled by them. I urge that provision be made for both protection and more rapid development of the national forests. Otherwise. either the Increasing use of these forests by the people must be checked or their protection against fire must he dangerously weakened. If we compare the actual fire damage on similar areas on private and national forest lands during tha past year, the government fire patrol saved commercial timber worth as much aa tha total cost of caring for all national forests at the present rate for about tan years. I especially commend to congress the facta presented by the commission ae to the relation between forests and stream flow In . Its bearing upon the Importance of the forest lands In national ownership. Without an understanding of this ultimata relation tho conservation of both these natural resources must largely faiL The time has fully arrived for recognising In the law the responsibility to the community, the state, and the nation which rests upon the private ownership of private lands. The ownership of forest land Is a public trust. The man who would handle his forest as to cause erosion and to Injure stream flow must be not only educated, but he must be controlled. In conclusion the president urges upon congress the desirability of maintaining a national commission on the conservation of the resources of I would else the country. He adds: advise that an appropriation of at least 359.000 be mode to cover the exconservation penses of the national commission for necessary rent, assistance and traveling expenses. This la I know of no a very small sum. other way in which the appropriation of ao small a sum would result In te large a benefit to the whole nation." ad . n. MM hare ta the benefits of the Carnegie retirement allowance. BILL BEFDBE LEGISLATURE Measure Introduced by Joseph J. Cannon Haa tho Support of tho n League. Anti-Saloo- The advantages and disadvantages . of prohibition will probably bo discussed from every point of view by the gentlemen now assembled in Salt Lake City with a view to amending and improving the laws of the state ol Utah. On Saturday, January 23 Representative Joseph J. Cannon Introduced a bill which marks the initial steps of the temperance advocates to bar the sale or' manufacture of Intoxicants in the state of Utah. Another bill was Introduced in the house last week bearing on prohibition, but the measure introduced Saturday Is the official bill of the league, endorsed by the leaders of the movAnti-saloo- Archibald of Summit county Introduced a bill in the house for the selection. of text books for schools outside the districts in first and second class cities by a commission, the head of which shall be the state superintendent of schools. There were brief sessions of both houses of the legislature on Thursday, January 14. There was little business transacted in the aenate. In the house the committee on rules presented Its report, which was accepted. A bill introduced In the house authorizes foreign corporations complying a 1th the laws of Utah to exercise I he power of eminent domain tha cams aa domestic corporations. The first measure pertaining to prohibition of the liquor truffle came up In the houae on Friday, January 15. when Representative Porter, of Morgan county. Introduced n bill which provided for the prohibition or manufacture or the sale or otherwise of intoxicating liquore. The house committees were announced, n committee was appointed to make arrangements for n visit of the lawmakers to the university, nnd several matters of minor Importance attended to. In the senate a number of bills, mostly minor amendments to existing laws, were introduced. The oath of office was administered to Willard Done as minute clerk in the senate. A communication from the house an-- , nounced that that body had concurred In senate concurrent resolution No. 1, authorizing the governor to select his messengers between the .. bouse and the senate and his office. Tbe senate, on motion, adjourned until Mondav. At the session of the senate on Monday, January 18, Michael W. Earl was confirmed as special messenger for the governor, the appointment being made in accordance with a concurrent resolution adopted by both houses. W. J. T. McAllister of Grand county waa sworn in as senate, doorkeeper. Senate Petitions Nos 3, 4 and R were presented, being petitions from Utah, San Juan nnd Weber counties for a bill for an act to prohibit the manufacture and sale of malt and spirituous liquors In the state of Utah, except for medical, mechanical or sacramental purposes. A bill (S. B. No. 9) presented Kuchler provides for the expenses of district judges and referees, and compensation and expenses to stenographers engaged or employed In tbe adjudication of rights of water claimants upon a river system or water course, under or by virtue of chapter 1. title 40, of the Compiled I Aiwa of Utah, 19ft7. session of the There was but a house, but c"",,,,nrh,e business was transacted, a large number of bills being introduced. Randall of Weber Introduced a bill which materially amends the corporation license tax, the law providing for which has recently been declared constitutional by the supreme court. Insurance companies are exempted from the license tax, as are also religious and charitable institutions, irrigation companies which supply water for their own lands, etc. A bill was presented by Morris of Washington designed to Improve the breed and character of live stock on the range by the purchase of sires by livestock associations in various conn-tiethe animals to be of thoroughbred blood and turned loose among the herds. In order that the courts may go to tbe people Instead of the people to the courts, a bill was Introduced by Barnett of Juab. The bill aaya that the Judge of any court of record may, in hla discretion, try an action In which a jury is not demanded at any point within the county in which such action Is pending. McCracken of Weber Introduced a bill which 'makes the offense of keeping or resorting to a house of a felony. Instead of a misdemeanor, as the law at present provides. On Thursday, January 21, the governor. the members of the legislature and their wives, spent the day as gnests of the University or Utah. Durthe lawing their visit to the school makers learned of the needs of thee institution it first hand. As a conse-nuencof this visit there was no session of either branch of the legist n ement The series of bills prepared by the special committee and approved by the convention' having to do with good roads in Utah, held recently in Salt Lake, have found their way officially to the legislature. The hills number seven, nnd cover the various points suggested at the convention. House Joint memorial No.' 2, asking for a land grant of 3,000.000 acres for the establishment of a fund for a state capltol purposes was introduced in the house by Parmley of Carbon. The memorial is similar to that introduced in the senate. Holman of Salt Lake county has Introduced a bill providing for the of persons furnishing punishment false information to newspapers. 8enator Rudolph Kuchler champions the cause of the womens clubs of thp state In a bill providing for the state control of the traveling libraries of the state, which are now being circulated at the expense of the womens clubs of the state. A bill introduced by Senator Bullen of Cache provides for the reduction, or rather equalizing, erf the entrance fee at the agricultural college. The fee for students la lowered from $25 to $10, while that of residents is raised from $5 to $10. Of especial importance is senate joint memorial No. 1, Introduced in the senate by Senator James B. The memorial petitions congress tor a grant of 3,000,000 acres of arid land, to be sold to provide funds to be equally divided between the erection of a capltol for Utah and the Improvement of the roads throughout the state. It Is estimated that the sale of this land would brilg $2 an acre, or $6,000,000. , Aside from selecting a United States senator, the house on January 19 listened to tbe reading) of five petitions, from various points in the state, praying for the passage of a prohibitory law. Three bills were Introduced, providing for a fine of $100 to $1,000 against any person who sells a position to an employe; providing for an appropriation for highways and bridge lr Wayne county; and to amend the laws relating to garnishment, providing for issuance and service of writs cf garnishment in certain cases and repealing sections of law In conflict non-reside- Dll-so- therewith. At a Joint session of the house and senate, held on Wednesday, January 20, President Gardner of the senate of Senator presiding, the Reed Smoot to the United Statea senate was formally ratified. The senate Journal showed that the vote for Smoot was unanimous, while the house journal showed Smoot 43, King , making Reed Smoot the choice by a vote of 61 to 2. With great solemnity President Gardner announced the election of Reed Smoot as United States senator for a term of six years, dating from March 4, 1909. Two petitions were received by the senate, one Introduced by Senator Brinkerhoff was a prayer for'prohl-bltofrom 240 residents of Emery county, the other introduced by Senator Miller was a petiton from Frederick Blake of SL George, asking that he be given $300,000 said to be the amount of damages sustained on account of alleged cruelties Inflicted on him during twenty years confinement in the state mental hospital. Senator Albert E. Miller of Washington county introduced senate bill No. 13 Wednesday, providing that the health officers of each city, county and district cf the state shall attend the state convention of health officers, the expenses Involved in such attendance to be paid by the city, county or district from which each health officer holds n dis-poel- , s. ture. The senate got down tn real bust the ress on Friday, Janaury 22, with presentation of six bills, the memorial to congress asking for 3.000,000 e acres of government land for the of building a state houae and Improving the public roads and then edjoiiirnment waa taken until Mondav afternoon at 2 o'clock. The bill making Lincoln's birthday. February 12, a legal holiday, was passed under suspension of the rules end now goes to the house for appur-loa- nile court system requirements. White of Utah county was added to the committee on fish and game by Speaker Robinson. The fish and game committee consists now of nine members. Two petitions for prohibition were received, both from Salt Lake county. Representative Cannon of Salt Lake county Introduced a resolution providing that the University of Utah should proval. Governor William Spry Is to have his office refurnished and Improved to the extent of $1,500 If senate bill No. 17 gets through. Eight new measures were presented In the house and considerable ether business transacted. It developed that progress was being retarded, owing to the " fact that the the printen had failed to furnish house with printed copies of bills that have been presented. House memorial No. 1, requesting congress to pass a law by which the Arizona Strip will be annexed to Utah was signed by Speaker E. W. Robinson of the house after it had been presented by the committee on engrossment and enrollment. West Dead. Caleb W. West, for seven years governor of Utah, undei the two administrations of Grove; Cleveland, died here Sunday from appendicitis. Governor West was taken to the hospital on December 22 and submitted to a minor operation. He refused, however, to allow a more important operation to be performed, which might hare saved his life. Governor West was born at Cynthlana. years ago, and served Ky., sixty-fir- e during the Ciril war with Morgan's oommand of confederate forces. Girl Murdered for Nine Dollars. a Ilf- -' Dayton, O. May Froshoer, d girl, was attacked and killed here Saturday night. Police and , citizens are searching the country for her assailant. The girl was found at 1:40 Sunday morning in a barn on thn Grafton Kennedy estate, where her str-te- r, Mrs. George Hart, was employed. She had been sent to the savings ban'; lute in the afternoon with $9 and i pass book, and her long absence started a search for her. The case at this time has all the appearances of the Dora Uillman murder three Tears ag.i. his appointment In the house on Janaury 20 Ashton of Salt Lake Introduced four bills which are designed to cover the Juve- Oakland. Cal. teen-year-ol- |