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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-19
PUBLIC MUST WAIT FOR
LETTERS IN HARTIE CASE.

Pittsburg, July l9.-The spectators at
the twelfth day of the trial Of the d.
VOICE case of August Iartje against
ris wife. Mary Scott Hartie. vera
disappointed when Miss Helen Scott,
sii ter OF the respondent, was not again
called To the witness stand when court
opened, She was being cross eNamln-
I'd by counsel for Hartie on the most
Interesting part Of her testimony when
an adjournment was taken yesterday
and Il was expected that the cross OK
animation would he continued today
II Is said that the torn letter intro
tuced by Mr.. Hartie's counsel yester-
day in the effort 20 show that Mrs.
Hartie and tom Nadine" the coach
man, correspondent IN the ease. had
leen corresponding with Miss Scott as
The go-betwecn, VIII be introduced IN
evidence when the plaintiff begins his
rebuttal Al attempts 10 learn the
character Of these lattcrs were a fail
ure. HVtJe's counsel declaring the
rublic must wait until they are pre-
sented in court.
II IS understood Hartie's experts
have been az work on the letters sew.
oral days.
Samuel G. Malone Of Baltimore. an.
other handwriting expert. was the first
Witness called lie went q little far
ther than the other experts for Mrs.
Hartje by declaring that characters.
ties OF certain letter formations I'm some
Of the exhibits showed that there had
been IAN attempt to put some one of
the track"
Malone also said that IN HIS opinion
tho pieces Of the mutilated letter which
forms exhibit No. IS had been pasted
or cardboard before they had been
written.
When Mrs. Gerone Bechtold. the next
wltnes took the stand and counsel FOR
the respondent attempted to show that
the plaintiff had visited a questionable
resort with a woman. attorneys TO-
Harje vigorously objected. and a LONG
argument ensued The objections were
oveTruled by Judge Fraser The Wit
less, who was a chamhermaid I'm the
house. explained the character Of The
place. and testified that Hartje VISITED
the resort twice week IN company
with an authenticated woman.
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PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
Washington Naval Officers Predict
They VIII be Brief

Washington. July ls-Nayal officers
who are familiar with the west coast
of Central America, where the Marble
head Is awaiting the plenipOtentiarles
of the warning southern republics, pre-
dict that the negotiations VIII be- very
brief They say that the ship viii be
anchored about 1--WE miles from shore.
as 10 Is unsafe 90 90 closer and the
limit OF "a nations central f. three
miles.
There Is very heavy swell on The
coast at that point. and sea sickness
on the part OF tho ENJOYS Is appre-
Lsnded by the naval officials There are
DO harb0rs along the coast, and only a
few open roadsteads. and an commun.-
cation with the shore Is On launches Al
san Jose Guatemala, where the peace
commissioners % that country are 90
be taken aboard the Mlrblehead. the
process Of landing is described as being
most difficult An iron pier has been
constructed quite "a distance out % sea
from the shore. and 10 Is approached by
q launch and light draft vessel. when
% steel cage is swung OF over the ves-
sd and by carefully watching the rise
and ZEN OF the ship the cage Is landed
OH the Jack II passengers are 90 be
taken from the vessel they get inside
enc cage and by skI'ful manipulation
t.e cage is swung from the deck aud
fot a few minutes the inmates are
hanging in midgir.
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DEVASTATION BY PEASANTS.

Moscow. July ia landlord fleeing
from Bobrov province OF Roronskh,
where a peasant uprising has taken
place. has arrived here and gives .
frightful picture 81 the devastation.
ne describes The losses IN the Prov
inces as colossal, The troops are
powefless 90 .ope with the peasants.
who are marching IN large bands de-
str0ylng practically everything Not
more than one-tenth Of the estates are
spared Upon approaching a village
an advanced detachment Of the peas
ants enters announces hat d Is being
pursued by GOO troops with many
guns. and asks Tor support The VII
layers thereupon joln the rioters and
the procession moves on. The move
mont was started b. the refusal Of the
landlords 10 the northern part q the
BobrOy district 10 agree 10 an advance
Of wages 20 the farm women. The
crops are not being harvested.
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B. P. 0. {. FESTIVITIES
CUlMINATE IN DENVER

Denver. July ls.-Fesuvties In con-
nectiou with the twentieth reunion OF
The Benevolent Protective order Of
Elks eliminated today IN the annual
pande. which was the finest pageant
Denver has ever Witnessed Under
clear sky With a light hrceze ai con-
diiions were propitlous and enormous
crowds lined the streets through which
the procession moved.
There were In line nearly 1890 per-
sons, representing about 100 lodges. and
many magnificent floats illustrative Of
the cities whose lodges provided them.
Every lodge had n distinctive uniform
gorgeous or comical lnterspcrsei IN
the procession were % bands. ne royal
Hawaiian concert hand holding the
place % honor az the head Of the line
with the Midland hand q Colorado
Springs Denver lodge coo strong. and
tie mounted escort team all IN blue
serge suits with purple cuffs and collars
and white straw hats. with purple
hands, acted a. escort ~ honor %
Grand Esquire 7. =. Christensen and
sisff. The Colorado division was the
largest N point 81 numbers II was
headed By Gen. sherman NJ. Bell Clos
ing a.. procession sas az automobile
and carriage division IN which were so
vehicles. decorated with colCrs and elk
heads
Ladies and children accomrenyiis
the Elks generally rode In the carr
ages and automobiles
The hrst division consisted 81 a DO
lice escort, officers and membeff OF the
grand lodge In decorated carriages
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WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT
JUDGE SOUGHT REBATES.

Milwaukee. Wis, July 81. O, Al.
bright general agent Boz Wisconsin Tor
the Union Central IAfe Insurance CONF
pany Of Ohio who appeared before the
Wisconsin legislative Insurance inves-
tigatlng committee today produced corr
responience Of a sensational character
between his company and o. Wisconsin
supreme court judge. in which The lat-
ter tried 20 obtain a rebate and offered
the company a plan Tor a suh,erfuge
under which the judge believed the re-
bate could be given and stan come With
in the pale 81 the law. Mr. Albright
said n even supreme court judges were
willing TO offer subterfuge plans by
which they could obtain them he
thought there vas little wonder The
rank and file Of the public we're look
lng for rebates N they could obtain
them. The name n the Judge with
whom the correspondence was had 10
october. 1872, was not made public.
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ALCOHOL AS FUEL.
Investigation a. 10 IT, Usc for small
Engine 10 be Begun.

New York. July ban investigation
into the possibilities OF alcohol as
fuel lu small gas engines is about o.
be begun by Prof Charles Lucke on
Columbia university, FOR the United
states department % agriculture, iu the
laboratories at Columbia Al the last
session OF Congress the internal revenue
tax was removed from darsturri al
cohol 80 rs 90 permit Of COS use for IN
dustrial purposes This LAW goes into
effect January :. 1907 As a result 70 Is
expected that very large quantities OF
this alcohol viii be used as fuel for
small engines II IS expected that this
will Increase the products OF the farm.
nearly al OF which can be utilized FOR
alcohol manufacture
Prof 1.ucke win collect the results II
the experiments conducted on the use
NJ alcohol in engines which have been
carried out both here ana abroad. ana
viii expand the information hy further
experiments All of this data. together
vithacomplete photography ~ the sub
ject. VIII be issued by the department
~ agriculture Ga the form o. a bulletin
for free distribution on January !. 1901.
when the Law goes into effect
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PRESIDENT STlCKNEY
TALKS ON NEW RATE LAW

Chicago. July ia Washington spe-
cial referring to a conference President
Stickney OF The Chicago Great Western
road had with the interstate commerce
commission yesterday quotes him a.
follows on the new rate law
Il have been convinced for 4 great
many years that the foundation Of the
whole interstate commerce law was 10
obtain schedules Of rates which every
body could understand. The new law
requires railroads TO fle schedules with
the Interstate commerce commission.
and give them publicity by posting
them In an stations. There Is. OK
course, no object IN posting these tar
iffg except 10 give public Information
0f what the rates are. IN order 10 fur
nish this information the tariffs must
he published I'm such way that = man
OF ordinary understanding can tell what
the rate Is. IT would not be compui-
ance with The law 10 publish them IN
Greek, because nobody could read
them.
NOW. the tariffs are published IN
private cipher Witch no one save ex-
pert clerks who nave immediate
charge Of this business can under
stand. The tariff managers and freight
agents cannot ind rates in tarins.
Every office must have what Is called
tarift clerk who keeps track OF tar
iffs, amendments. etc. and when II is
desired TO know the rate he is called
upon for the information.
"As an illustration, suppose the
tariff IS made up on a certain COM
modify This tariff Is modified by
amendment Another amendment fol-
lows. Then a circular is issued which
further mobiles the rate. Thus the
stream OF schedules grows In volume
until there are more than $500. 900
tariffs filed On the Office Of the inter-
state cammerce commission.
The law provides two ways In
which tariffs may be changed. First,
by reprintiug the entire tariff, and,
second by making changes of tariffs
which are outstanding or course. Il
is impracticable TO 90 around 20 every
station and change the tariff. 50 the
only way, In nay judgment, Is TO re-
print the whole tariff
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NEW ARMY UNIFORM
The Winter Mobilization VIII Make
II Ne Plus Ultra.

New York, July is.-George b. VIM
Ger, the London tailor who came 20
the United States 90 improve the pat-
terms 81 the uniforms Of Uncle Sam
soldiers, sailed for England YESTERDAY
on the Oceanic His work here Is
finished and o. remains Tor the Ameri-
can tail1rs and clothing manufacturers
90 carry out the designs which MI
Winter submitted and which the quar-
tcrmaster general accepted with some
notifications
Replying 70 a question Nr Winter
said. How will the soldier look In
The uniform TIE viu look az smart
as can be FOR Do the frst place The
men ~ your army are q very smart
lpt-aU they need Is uniform that
wll' show them N CO. better adyanf-
aye There viii Dc no radical change
in the uniform as % is at present The
great srsnce viii b. o. The cut. The
rhane re 20 be- OF such g nature
that D.. avmar would not UNDER
stand bus the end the men will ar-
pear 90 Tar ettfr advantage both lu-
dNldualy and collectively
The hreeches 90 the cavalry viii
De- a little fuller about the hips ard
closer at the knees and bottom 80
nat tho loggings and boots may he
better adjusted The blouse VIII turn
a blt here and thcre there win De
some change i1 the collar and Other
details which 7 do n0, feel al IibCrir
90 discuss Tho new uniform WIN
not be- adopted Immediately. tle
change VIII be- gradual
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THAW CASE.
Gleason Wants Jerome Absolutely Pro.
hlbltcd From Examining Witnesses.

Sew York. July lg-Cunord vs..
Haurdce. counsel Tor Harry *. Thau.
aud The prisoners wife. Evelyn Nesait
Thaw. held o. conference with Hsrry
k Thaw ln ,ho Tonbs prison today
The application OF John p. Gleason
II ThaV's counsel f1r an absolute writ
.fohibiuur Dist Atty Jerome from
examining witnesses under subpoena
r TIE THaW case came up before JUS
uCc Mclean today.
Argument OBJ Che writ OF prohibition
vas heard promptly AZ ts conclusion
Justice Mclean reserved his decision
lu his argument in support of the wit
John u. Gleason basel BE application
ol the grounds that the grand uD has
vs inQuisrerial powers ana thaf uud q
thc state constitution ThaW has tbe
rrht % be present whenever the fcstI-
mony ~ any witness Or sought % BE-
taken against him. ana 10 examine the
witness
VI. " X. oicott the lawyer who was
dismissed by Thaw. and ordered iy
The court 10 show cause why be has not
surrendered iho papers IN the Thaw
case 10 Jhaws rev counsel. Cnnori
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VIENNA MALE CHORUS.
New York TO Hear II for First Time
Neat Spring.

New York. July is.-Ncw York next
spring is 90 hear Tor the first time the
Vienna male chorus society, composed
Of vell-to-do or wealthy men, who are
coming an the way from Europe al
their own expense 20 give here two or
more concerts for charitable iusutu-
lions
The chorus consists of 800 voices. and
the members are prominent Co.. the SOC
clal life OF the Austrian capital ON
their American tour they viii pay their
own expenses. said Felix Kramer yes
terday Mr. Kramer ls here Go make
arrangements Tor the concerts and %
confer with the leaders of various musi-
cal organizations.
The society gave several concerts
about six weeks ago To- London and
sang before King Edward iu Bucklng-
ham palace. on their visit o. New
York next April they win be accom-
panied by several Of the leading solo
ist Of the royal opera house ln Vienna:
by special permission of the emperor.
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OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE.
For Fiscal Year Just Ended. ,ggrc.
gated $3.50 900, 600.

Washington, July IA statement it,.
sued today by the department OF COM
merce and labor says the foreign COM
merce Of the United States I'm the fiscal
year just ended, aggregated $3.50 900. o
000 II the trade with Porto Rico and
Hawaii, which was included On our for
ton were added. the total would ma
terially exceed 5000. 100000. Both im-
ports and exports exceed those OF any
earlier year The total imports were
s. .g26. 600 0l0. and exports S,744,000. 900.
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BOrLDERs BLOCKADE ROAD.

Topeka. Kan, July ls.-Reports re-.
ceived at the office Of the general
manager 81 the Atchison. Topeka &
santa Fe road indicate that the only
annoyance suffered by the railroad
company on account Of the New Mex.
co earthquake l. by the blockades
caused by bouldors being shaken down
from the mountain sides which have
covered the railway tracks IN places
fully 30 carloads 81 lava cover the
tracks south Of san Marcial. Work.
men are busy trying 10 clear the
debris and open the line for traffic.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-19
SECY. ROOTS RECEPTION At
PARA WAS ENTHUSIASTIC.

Washington. July ls-Omcial dis
patches received today by the charge
Of the Brazilian embassy state that
Secy. Root was enthusiastically re.
ceived az Para. Brazil, by The authori.
ties and by the people.
Answering a telegram from Baron
Rio Branco sent 10 Secy Root upon
his touching Brazilian soil, the secre.
tary said
4 thank you for your kind mes.
sage Of greetings received az the mo-
ment Of FIRST setting my foot on the
soil Of Brazil. ] take % as a happy
omen Of the good results which VIII
inevitably flow from more perfect IN.
derstandig and friendship between our
countries. and the hope we may both
live long 90 promote"
The cruiser Charleston. boz which
secy. Root Is travelling. after calling
az Pernamhuco and Bahia. viii arrive
al Rio De Janeiro on the morning Of
the 2S;h inst.
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NATL BUS. LEAGUE.
Commcnds President, Order Covering
The Merit system

Chicago July l9.-The National
Business league has issued a circular
rommendlng President Roosoyelts eN-
ecutIye order covering the merit sys-
tom and other provisions stricken from
tho consular bill by Congress and con-
taining extracts from letters from a
large number OF business men and edu-
Gators favoring additional legislation TO
cover the merit system. and other pro-
visions necessary 10 permanent consul
lar hattorment 4 bin covering the pro-
visions ot the executive order iF 10 be
prepared and introduced at the next
session Of Congress. The aim is stated
Too be thoroughly TO reorganize The
consul service, make Il a more power
fu' factor for the enlargement ~ our
foreign trade, for the better accommo-
dation OF our importing interests and
for The convenience OF American trav-
clnrs abroad
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CHINESE STUDENTS.
ThirtS-Elght Arrive at Cambridge 10
Attend Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass. July ls-Thirty-
eight Chinese students who have come
90 the United states to be educated
al the request of the Chinese govern
mtnt arrived here yesterday and viii
be registered today 40 the Harvard
summer school All The students are
from the northern provinces Of China.
OF the 40 VINO originally started. ono
WAS taken sick az shanghai and an
other was detained at Seattle. sus-
pected OF having "a disease ~ the eyes.
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MIIEAT CROP ESTIMATE.

Chicago. July l9.-The Daily Trade
Bulletin today issued It's annual esti-
mate Of the whcat crop. The crop OF
winter wheat Is placed az 425. o0O. 0Ol
bushels, and that OF spring wheat az
2Si,oo0oo0 bushels. making a total yield
of 1200oO0QO bushels Supplies carried
over 10 second hands are estimated az
100000 bushels and q IS Agured that
100000 bushels are still IN the hands
OF farmers. making a total supply for
the year Of $4,000 90 bushels. The
estimated consumption for the year Is
ij0c0o0oo bushels. leaving available for
export during the year. and supplies on
hand July /. 1907, $4,000 oo0 The ag-
gregato worlds crop Is placed at So
o@oo9 bushels less than last year.
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FOR A PARLIAMENT
FOR SCOTLAND.

London. July le-Irritated by the
lack OF opportunities TO discuss scot
ush questions in the house of COM
mons and somewhat Jealous Of the
promises Of greater control Of local
affairs made 20 Ireland in the kings
speech at the opening OF parliament,
the Scottish members have selected Mr..
perie. Liberal member OF the North DE-
vision of Aberdeen. TO introduce a bill
providing for the establishment of a
parliament Tor scotland.
Outside Of the friends Of Mr.. Perie,
who fayors local self government FOR all
nationallties OF the United Kingdom.
the project Is not taken seriously. There
IS no demand among the people Of
Scotland for a local parliament.
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NEW FLYING MACHINE.
Santos Dumont llas one From Which
Much j. Expected

Paris. July i9.-Santos Dumont today
began experiments with a flying ma
chile which he has Just completed. II
is in the form Of an enormous bird.
900 feet long, weighing $50 pounds. and
driven boy a 9i-horsepoWer motor
NJ. Dumont today made the flights
with the machine suspended from a
balloon. but later. after the Aero club
has Fixed date he viii attempt 10 ny
without the assistance q the balloon.
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w. Hartridge, said today that the pa
ptrs VIII be- surrendered 20 Mr Hart
ridge this afternoon. Mr. Olcott SAID
iEat when he received the notice Of
dismissal he ordered the papers collect
al in preparation FOR surrendering them
but the work OF sorting them had been
delayed by his absence. Continuing, be
said no appearance IA court would b.
necessary.
Thaw's wife. after visiting him IN
the Tombs today. drove 20 the office OF
her husbands personal counsel Clif-
ford W, Hartrllge. for whom she
dictated q long statement giving a
history Of her NE since che has been
iu New York Mrs Thaw gave such a
statement 10 W ST. X Olcott. former
ly Of Thaw's counsel shortly after
ThuW was arrested.
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10 pACES-LAST EDITION.

and the Denver lodge acting as escort
q honor Following this division
marched New York lodge 10 /. the
parent organization Of the order. with
othsr herdr from the empire state
trailing after, according to their semi.
GRITTY. Philadelphia lodge No. 2. with
other Pennsylvania herd. came next
followed by san Francisco No 3 and
California lodges The next position
vas assigned 90 Chicago 80. T. other
Illinois lodges following. The proces.
sion moved promptly az 10 o'clock. on
reaching the reviewing stand the graul
officers dropped out u line and with
the judges Of the various features ior
which prizes are given reviewed the en.
tire procession
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oyster Pay july lg-Pr, 500 b
Roosevelt has postponed until uIet
DIS task with lis coresponoenne t-
day that b. mIght 60 ou o. riCni'
ON the shores - oyster far Ul.l
member % his family No details z
where tne president has gone WOES
Given out ,ni Do took % menl
N the secret service force Win h.n
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PNEUMATIC TIRES.
Agreement Regulating Output and
Prices Expires In September

San Francisco, July l9.-Notice has
been received by the Pacific coast
agents o., several Of the large eastern
rubber tire factories organized as the
Tire association. that the agreement
which existed among the companies
regulating the output and prices of the
pneumatic rubber tubes for three years
throughout the United States will ter
inmate on sept. | next
This notification practically means
that after the date mentioned the man
ufacturers and sellers OF automobile
tires will Ay their individual prices and
that the uniform schedule which has
been IN operation for three years will
be abolished.
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APPEALs ToR AID TO RussIANs

London. July is.--At the closing
session today 81 the socialist and la
Dor intcrpsrllameniary committee u
vas resolved 20 issue national appeals
Tor funds 20 assist the Russian rcyo-
luiionists and the Socialist and Labor
Representatives no uext weeks confer
cnce o. the inieTparllamentary union
were urged 20 take action IN support
o. the Russian parliament I'm IS
light against absolutism-"
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GEN. ST0ESSEL.
Commission Recommends Death sen.
tcncc be- Imposed ON Him.

London. July IA dispatch to a
news agency from ST. Petersburg says
the report Of the commission appointed
10 inquire into the circumstances at
tending the surrender Of Port Arthur
recommends that Lieut. Gen. Stoessel,
the former commander Of the fortress.
be sentenced % death and that Lieut.
Gen. Fock, who commanded the Fourth
East Siberian division az Port Arthur.
be condemned TO % years 90 the gall
leys,
II Is added that the commission con-
siders that Gen. ReuS should he eN-
PEELED from the army and that Admiral
AlexNfi, former vIcercy IN the Tar
east, should BE- reprimauded.
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WILL GR,NTAF FRANCHISE

Son salvador. July l3--The soycr
meni ~ Salvador has notified J. d.
Nesaad. vice president and genof
manager Of ths Pan American rdnrn 1
who has been here for some days a
salvador uil grant him a franchise
the same conditions as those grlr
b. Mexico.
The Fed Cross HOSPITAL. esiab. -
here during ne var. has been son
"a very successfully,
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SOLDIERS on THE MARCH.

Hammond. Ind. July ls-Nine humid
red soldiers Of the regular army today
began the second days march from
Fort Sheridan TO Indianapolis There
are seven companies Of the Twenty
seventh regiment. Fort Sheridan. and
two Of the Fourth. Fort Brady.