Show ' £ J j’r iU:‘ CORRUPT PRACTICES SENATE PASSES THE NEW MAN AT THE WHEEL MEETS DEATH ACT IN HOUSE Voters May Now Ride to Polls In Automobiles or Walk Just as They Please MEXICANS ATTACK AMERICAN REGULARS AND GET WORST OF THE ENCOUNTER DISREGARDS PRESIDENT’S VETO WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER MESSAGE OF DISAPPROVAL Four Mexican Regular Soldier Killed in Hot Skirmish Near Arizona Line the Result of Attack Made by Mexicans President Measure Arlz — The first Douglas fighting betwrcn American troops and Mexicans during the present trouble in Mexico occurred Sunday three miles " from this city In a hot skirmish between regular Mexican soldiers and troopers of the Ninth United States cavalry four Mexicans were killed and several wounded on the JThere were no casualties American sido all Intense excitement prevails ilong the border as a result of the SSht the Mexicans have Believing movement to terbegun an organized rorize the border armed Americans line ire camping on the boundary of others are armed while hundreds tnd ready to take the field Scores of mounted and are rushing into owboys Douglas from every direction eager to cross 'he boundary and fight Fighting started when the Mexican 'egulars without warning or provocation opened fire on four American officers walking on the American line sear the' Copper Queen smelter The officers whipped out their revolvers and emptied them at the and then retreated out of direct of the Mexican rifles to await range reinforcements As soon as reinforcements recame the Mexicans peated leaving four dead on the field Washington — The Webb liquor bill prohibiting the shipment of liquor into “dry states was passed in the senate on Friday over President Taft's veto within two hours from the time the president’s message of disapproval had been laid before that body A short debate in which the advocates of the bill voted down a motion to postpone action until Saturday and in whicthey reaffirmed their belief Is measure constitutional endecvwith the repassage of the bill by th large majority of 63 to 21 TheWebb bill passed both houseB of congress and went to the president ten days ago His veto reacned the senate about 3 o’clock Friday accompanied by an opinion from Attorney General Wickersham Basiftg his cision Aipon the attorney general’s the president expressed the findings belief that the measure clearly was unconstitutional because gave the states the right to Interfere with terstate commerce ' TAFT TALKS TO NEWSPAPER MEN Declares He Feels Grateful to Country Has Had and Fortune for WhatJ-jseveral Washington — Addressing lundred newspaper men- here Satur-lanight President Taft said farewell to the National Press club and Jelivered the last speech on his list He acknowledged is chief executive lis ‘‘besetting sin” “a disposition to procrastinate and a disposition to the fellowship of others” said that be would be nothing but a “kicker and i squealer” if he regretted what and the country had given him nd declared that he expected" to return to Washington in the future to lit and chat wlh his newspaper friends jver the doings of another administration which like his own might make mistakes for Other Salt Lake City — Robert F Hayes son of John M Hayes tashler of the Utah Copper company save his life to save others in the Jynamite explosion which occurred on tbi Utah copper mine in Bingham SatGave Life He was on his way to warn athers when he was blown to his One man besides Hayes was Jeaili di ed and three others injured urday ROBERT M A (frr TO FOR PROVIDE TWO BATTLESHIPS SAKS J P Naval After Bill Passes House Scenes of Wild Disorder Seldorh Witnessed at Capital Washington — After four days of debate accompanied at times by scenes of disorder seldom witnessed at the the house Wednesday capitol night passed the naval appropriation carryand ing approximately $138000000 of one the construction authorizing t battleship six destroyers and four submarines An amendment to provide for one battleship instead of two as recommended by the committee was carried by a vote of 174 to 156 An amendment offered by Representative Calder of New York and adopted requires that the battleship shall b£ constructed in’ a government nary yard As reported by the committee the bill carried appropriations aggregatand provided for two ing $146000003 and a a supply transport battleships ship STORM SWEEPS OVER SOUTH and Heavy Loss of Property Atlanta Ga — Four persons perished many were injured and property thousand valued at several hundred dollars damaged by a severe wind and rain storm which swept "Alabama and Florida Thursday Georgia The only known fatalities occurred at Omaha Ga where three negroes were killed when a building collapsed Alabama and in Crenshaw county killed was where Rufus Summerlin In a building which was blown down Greatest property damage in Georgia the was in the southern section of Ga state At Milledgeville many Twelve febuildings were demolished a male prisoners were injured when state prison structure collapsed Four Persons REBEL Killed CHIEFS PACIFIED Government Unequivocally Recognized aa Result of Conference Laredo Texas — The Huerta government was recognized unequivocally at Friday at the peace conference Nuevo Laredo by representatives ot leaders the northern revolutionary FriThis information was given out day night by Colonel Pascual Orozco Sr father of the rebel chieftain of the northern states Colonel Orozco the opinion that peace expressed throughout Mexico is now a question of but a short time Ate lSY UW (Copyright) REFUSES Huerta GATES kr y Expressed the Belief That Prohibiting Shipment of Would Liquor Into ‘‘Dry" States Violate the Constitution 'h Maderos at Havana Fugitive Havana — The Cuban gunboat Cuba arrived here Friday from Vera Cruz She had on board Senora Francisco I Madero Jr widow of the late president of Mexico Senor and Senora Mjidero his mother and father and hla uncle Senor Ernesto Madero Sterling the Cuban minister to Mexico and a number of Cuban refugees also were passengers Orozco Gives Up Fight Mexico City — Word comes from the north of Mexico that Pascual Orozco the rebel leader who for the last two years has been terrorizing the counIt is try has halted his rebellion said that the stern measures taken by the now Mexican have government frightened him into a least temporary submission Among the many candidates for the of the senate pes ticn of secretary Foberi M Gate who has represented in Washington southern newspaper fer ten pear Road From Ogden to Logan Ogden — The electric road between Ogden and Logan Is to be built and acwork Is to be started this summer cording to information made public by the Osden Rapid Transit company I RESPONSIBILITY FOR CASH AND CURRENCY IS CONCENTRATION LX ID ON CURRENCY LAWS or Existence Denial of the Possibility of a Money Trust Denied by House of Morgan in Letter to House Committee General it MONEY TRUST EXISTS ' The corrupt practices hill introduced by R KJudd of Salt Lake was voted down on BLarch 3 on a motion to strike out the enacting clause offered by M H Kriebel The purposes of the act were outlined by Mr Judd who said the bill sought to strike at some of the more prevalent election evils in Utah One of these evils said Mr Judd was the practice of promising offices and political preferment before election in return lor support Another evil was classed as the irregularities of political comin the organization some mittees whereby committees acting without a treasurer and without a report failed to account for The bill provided funds contributedthat all candidates spending more than $20 in a campaign must file accounts The certified clause was also outlined and the feature providing against demands for contributions from candidate although permitting voluntary contributions Hardly had Joseph Eckersley concluded an eloquent speech in behalf of Ms Sunday closing measure in the upper house on March 3 than the bill wa summarily put to death The Pioneer Trail bill was approved by the senate on March 3 The bill carries an appropriation of $5000 for the marking location and improvement of the road followed by the pioneers of 1847 Into Salt Lake valley Benner X Smith’s vgenate bill No 15 the original antipass bill Introduced at this session of the legislature was The enacting killed on March 3rd clause was stricken out after a long debate in which Senator Smith declared that the committee had amended it into a propass rather than antipass measure Such is Report of Majority of Committee Conducting Investigation Washington— Three divergent ports were presented to the house by the members of the comThe senate has voted to transfer the Washington— A general denial of Friday mittee! which conducted the money the existence or possibility of a trust branch normal school In Cedar City Investigation from the University of Utah to the trust” was presented to the “money The majority report by State signed One house Agricultural college house money trust committee on Chairman Pujo and the six other Dem amendment to the bill Was fitriken out Thursday in a long letter sent by J ocrat'-j- kmemberB of the committee conXb i subsequently P Morgan & Ca at the r Invitation of fouAd" fhaf exists ""ac in by the house and the bill ainoney"trust““ curred the committee cording to tbelr understanding of the bids fair to go into effect if Bigned Upon the receipt of the Morgan letterm This report names as the most by the governor ter Chairman Pujo gave out a letter active agents in bringing about the written to Morgan & Co saying that Consideration of the senate bill apof money and credit" J the invitation to Morgan & Co had concentration P Morgan & Co First National and propriating $15000 for drilling wells been extended1 January 27 and that in the arid district of Utah brought National City banks and Kuhn Loeb the committee had been at work on up the question in the bouse as to & Co of New York Lee Higglnson wnat the state land boand had done its report for a month & Co and Kidder Peabody & Co of with the $5000 appropriated two years "Your memorandum” the reply Boston ago concluded “manifestly comes too late to be of value” Wrights Win Suit J E Cardon’s bill Representative The Morgan letter laid at the door Buffalo Y— Judge N John R proposing an appropriation for the of the present banking and currency Hazel in commission was the United States district Utah development laws the responsibility "confor any court on Thursday granted the reached on the calendar on Miarch 3 centration” of money and credit that Wright brothers’ petition for a perma- but on account of the absence of Mr Cardon the bill was placed at the foot may exist nent injunction restraining Glen H of the calendar again The general Curtiss and others from manufacturREBEL SPIRIT DIMINISHING understanding is that an amendment ing and selling aeroplanes important will be offered cutting the appropriaparts of which were alleged to have tion from $100000 to $25000 But Plots and Conspiracies Against Infringed on Wright patents Mexican Provisional President The appointment of a hoard of waStill Talked of In Whispers Reduced Rate Stands ter commissioners to have control of Mexico in the City— Confidence the water right granting and adminicom Washington — The Interstate Huerta administration appears daily merce of the state is recommended commission's order reducing stration to wax if faith Is to be stronger by the house committee on irrigation rates on lemons from California to and reservoirs placed in the government reports as through the bill introeastern cities from $115 to $1 a hun- duced by the committee on March 3 to the rapid vanishing of the rebel dred pounds was sutained Wednesday spirit throughout the republic Plots commerce court and the the by state commission’s approroad The and conspiracies against the provisof the railroads was dismissed bill for the peal $97200 priation providing ional president are still talked of in road building fund was passed in the but there is at least an outwhispers senate on March 1 after much opposiCAPT SPENCER S WOOD ward appearance of harmony between tion in which it was denounced as givthe leaders of the new regime Proing arbitrary powers to the commisvisional President Huerta and Felix sion and into which opposition the to be working together Diaz seem question of deducting appropriations to about from counties receiving road boons bring general peace which both express themselves as arfrom the Midland trail and Pioneer trail bills was injected dently desiring On roll call there were 11 votes for the bill and 3 against 4 being absent Suffragets Roughly Treated and not voting London — Saturday’s Voting for the bill inauguration were Booth Edgeheill Ferry Hansen of their period of by the suffragets Iverson Lunt Rideout Smith Thorn-lew as attended by demonstraWilliams and Gardner opposed tions inauspicious for its success Funk Olson and Wight absent CotCrowds of people in the streets showed trell Craig Eckersley and Kelly a hostile spirit and a number of wrecksufed barrel organs and disheveled With the appropriation made March the state thus far has appropriated The police in fragets was the result J147 200 for road construction and if several instances had to rescue women the bill appropriating $5000 for the who had fallen Into the hands of gangs of the old Pioneer trail preservation who threatened to strip or duck them becomes a law the road fund will be In fountains Several Increased by that amount road other appropriation bills are unUnion Labor Asks for Place der consideration by the committees union The of Washington— pleas it is more than probable that none labor for representation in the presiwill be passed in dent’s cabinet may be recognized the selection of Representative WilWith the close of the month of Febliam B Wilson of Pennsylvania to be ruary there had been 200 bills introduced in the house Many of the bills secretary of the newly created dethat came in last week however were partment of labor substitutes for bills already presented Thus far the house ha3 disposed of New Governor Named of the bills practically Tucson Arlz— Antonio Pesquiera originating with itself - Almost formally was made provisional govthe bills reported by committees ernor of Sonora at a meeting Thurswere killed on adverse recommendaday of the state congress at tions Owing to these facts the house Governor Maytorena the oustis in excellent shape and unless there ed state executive has fled from the is a flood of bills from the sena’te it state capital y may be possible to get through the session without the appointment of a Welcomed Havana at Castro sifting committee Havana — General Cipriano Castro A substitute for the Kelly arrived former dictator of Venezuela here Wednesday on board the steamer marriage bill will be Introduced Captain Wood la In command of tha in the senate by the committee on ew York and was battleship from Nebraska one of the three Saratoga The substi-health and labor American greeted enthusiastically by the popuVera public now battlsshlpa bill wa3 drawn by Senator Kelly lute lace Cruz Mexico at The following bills wuo passed by the house on March 3: for teaching of indutrial Providing subjects in public schools and making appropriation of $1500 for specimen cabinets to be prepared and sent out by state normal school Relative to opening of Kaibab In dian reservation An act providing for the creation of drainage districts making provisions for the administration and financing thereof Giving cities of the first class the right to provide special decorations lighting and entertainment for conventions public gatherings and ' sale of matches Regulating and qualities of matches permitted to be sold Amending laws relative to transfer and voting power of stocks in corporations Amending laws relative to criminal procedure Appropriating $5006 for marking Pioneer designating and improving Trail into Salt Lake valley under direction of state road commission Relative to patents on state lands for obtainProviding punishment ing goods or credit through false statements Resolution of sympathy to Representative J D Reynold of the death of his father Three bills were passed by the senate on March 3 Senate bill No 43 (Edghelll) — Reinstating delinquent House bill 195 No corporations the branch (Day) — An act making normal school in Cedar city part of the agricultural college House Joint resolution No 1 (Mrs Cannon) — Relating to a state flag of all bills Passage And approval carrying appropriations and enactment of bills covering requests now’ before the legislature would make a up budget just about $4500000 greater than the estimated revenues of the state for the next two years accordreing to compilations and informal ports now in the hands of the joint committees on appropriations bill reinstating Edgehelll’s delinquent for nonpayment of the state license was passed in the senate on March 1 without opposition The measure provides that for reinstatement the corporations may pay up the back tax together with incidental costs Yj Cottrell's senate bill No 205 aimed at street car smokers struck a snag in the senate and went down to defeat 4'" Wight’s bill on the same subject having been killed by an unfavorable recommendation from committee the senate passed Van Wagoner’s house bill No 146 providing tor the creation of one county out of an existing coun: ty Rideout's electrocution bill doing as away with hanging and shooting means of executing murderers in this state has been recommended for passage in the senate by the comittee on state affairs and federal relations Direct election of United States senators was repudiated for the second time this session by the upper house of the state legislature on February 26 thirteen senators being present and recomvoting on the house resolution mended by the state affairs and federal relations committee This resolution is the same as the Rideout resolution previously defeated Nine senators voted against the resolution and four senators in favor of it Affirmative — Kelly Olson Rideout and Smith Negative — Cottrell Craig Eckersley Edgeheill Ferry Iverson ' Senators Ltmt Wight and Gardner absent were Booth Funk Hansen Thornley and Williams The general taxation measure prepared by the special tax commission is doomed to defeat in both houses of the legislature If the report of the special joint committee considering these bilis is adopted Charges that it would throttle competition and create a fire insurance trust were made against the Cottrell insurance bill in the senate on February 27 by a vote of 14 to 4 With only one opposing vote the senate on February 28 passed without amendment Mrs King’s house bill who providing pensions for widows are forced to work to support children under the age of 15 The bill provides that counties shall set aside a fund deemed to be adequate for such purpose not to exceed $3000 and that a widow supporting one child may receive $10 per month for the support of the child and if she is supporting two or more children This bill $7 per month for each child in Its present form has now passed both houses and awaits the governor’s signature The on labor house committee which has not made favorable report on a bill so far brought adverse ’ ports on four more' bills on the 27th One bill killed was the iieasure introduced by Mrs Annie W Cannon proposing to raise the age limit in the child labor law from 14 years to 16 Another measure was introduced by Claude T Barnes providing a penalty for coercing employes to prevent them othfrom joining labor unions ers also by Mr Barnes provided for bureaus and against free employment misrepresentation in employing men |