Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-17
j. Of j. ELECTION;
HOT CLASS FIGHTS
Capture and Destruction Of Flag
Asd Kidding Of Another
With Shot,
FEATURES IN THE BATTLE,


The student body election az the Unit
yersi,y Of Utah did not proceed In
pence ana qulet today undor the Aus.
tralhh ballot system, Instead college
wars such ns mako the llyliost tradIs
lions OF the bigger colleges, ana such
an have never before occurred IN tho
intermountaln west, broke loose, RACED
all through tho night, continued
through today with the end not yet In
sight Tho actual voting al the polls
went on peacefully, but interest pulcd
In the proceeding IN Wow Of what was
happening on other parts Of The cam
qua and ON the hills behind the Unl'
NorsltY,
THE CAUSE or BATTLE,
Tho disturbances Include two battles
NJ the sign OF "0I which appeared
yesterday morning IA immense white
llnoa ON the mountain side the hioge ~
the gmokostnck, with the FINAL capture
" llag flown from the top IN tho
night, the battle for the nag on the
campus with It's 0nal rccapturo aud dc.
structlon and the lnorcctual attempt
w Fl'NA NlVNIl'l NUS NNNN A''lN WV WI
Of ,ho smokcstack, so feet high, with
photguns This afternoon the ll0g Nna
sun In place although marked with shot
holes, ana the engineers are planning to
remove II during the night, AZ
the same time other engineers,
organized IN formidable squads, arc
serving gunrd mounts on the mountain
whore they have replaced their class
numbers FOR the third time, and intend
10 hold them against all Corners,
SHAVE HEADS or pREPs
II Appears thot all the trouble does
not have its source I'm the elections,
Yesterday the sophomorcs, jubllant OF
their victory IN intercaes baseball,
which is tho FIRST thing they have won
In their history provided sweaters for
themselves, ana numerals nv lime ON
the mountain, The trouble began In
the evening when eome youthful props
conceived the idea Of making a tomb.
stone design out Of the large numerals,
Consequently they started out for the
mountain, aud I'm an hour the campus
provided an excellent view Of not the
numerals "Oi'' but the plainly visible
word buried"
4 relief party OF sophomoros started
out IN hot haste headed by such ath.
lctc heroes as Bennlon, PITT ana
Moore, and followed BY most Of their
fellow clnesmon
Most Of the props made their escape
but after u lCng chase over into CITY
| creek canyon, the distance runners or
/ Mndock's squad captured three men,
one "A son Of Jas, II Moylo, eXsDemo-
cratic candidate Tor governor another
named King, n cousin ~ EN. Roproscn-
totlyo w H. King and one whose namc
could not be learned, In bringing them
back 10 the campus n party OF prepa IN
toTcoptod the party, oyorpoWorod H.
and secured the release Of the young
slors. They In turn were pursued ana
again oyerpoworod by n recruited forco
of sophomorcs ana other college stu"
dents, who resented the idea OF the
props entering into the case at ALL
The youngsters were marched under
heavy guard 20 the shop rooms OF the
engineering department. and there they
were given free haircut The sopho-
morcs decorated their belts with locks
| OF the prop hair In honor OF the ocoa.
sion and went ON their way,
BATTLE IN THE NIGHT,
Later II was learned by tho sopho-
| mores that the college freshmen were
! headed for the numerals, with tho IN
tcntlon Of destroying them IN the night,
! Nine men consequently were selected
| ns q night guard and at o'clock re-
paired to their lonely vigil on the
! cliffs
an the names Of the party could not
he learned but among them were = NJ,
ballard, Roy Hatch, Dale PITT Hans
Hansen, John " Brown, student body
president, and Milton Lehman, on the
mountain they prepared hugo boWldors
| 20 roll down upon any Advancing
enemy and then began TO watch for
signs
CALL or THE WILD
Near midnight they came, "J0co'
Brown heard far behind him IN \ gully
name shouted which sounded like
"Oh, CuddY" ana M "Cuddy' meant
Russell the freshman football half
back, Brown was sure tho enemy was
IN the Vicinity Ito advised scouting
party, and was detailed 90 20 down
ana lool, into tho gulch lie went but
he did not return for he walked into
the biz brawny arms Of "Cuddy' and
was laid out on the grass with hla
hands and feet tied, 10 await the dawn,
As he was captured he loosoncd cry
for help, ana nd led Hurry you fell
lows I'm caught"
II brought the sophomore force IN
mass and despite the concerted attack
ouch one Of them was easily overcome
IN the dark u the night and laid be.
sldo hIs follows duly bound hand and
foot Hans Hansen IN described by
those present az putting up "a spcn.
! did" fight with Russell which obled
IN the big hNlf,back llftIng him OF
hIa feet and lylng him Hat on III,
ground In an iron grip that held gu
he was tod Nnd placed IN row Win hll
fellow gunrdsmon,
THE FLAG ON THE CHIMNEY,
The freshmen then mutllated the nu'
morals ana retired TO the campus, Al
they approached they startled another
party OF midnight maraudors who
were out on a mission independent 81
tho former struggle, and who divided
the heretofore united freshmen Int
factions There woro arts and sclencoi
students preparing for tho election q
today ana their stunt" was TO clint
w the iron ladder inside the chime,
while the Are was out and ily n large
nng bearing the legend ARTS and Nor
mails" They had chosen midnight II
the belief that no one would be stir
ring TO discover them, and when N,
nag was observed In the morning III,
fires would be burning, thus cutting Of
all avenue OF approach, ~ the sopho
mores drew near Geo, A, llcdger, JON
II. Forester and one other stnden
were on top ~ the s0.foot chimney
mailing on the nag Below Melvin NeD