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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
THE TEMPERANCE
CAUSE.

The greatest hight In the world today
is the American nationwide movement
against the saloon. which science.
trade, commerce. religion, politics and
God have condemned 10 die,
Hammond. Ind. has been storm
center. The Sunday closing law was
enforced and to night II, the saloon
men organized 10 snu: up all retail
places OF business on the Sabbath day.
IL really seems too bad that they
ana not succeed. But the retailers pro-
ceeded 10 hand back the revenge us
ing as their weapon certain Violations
ty the enemy Of the Nicholson law.
This was SO serious that the saloon
men cried quits.
The town OF stafford, Kan, is one OF
tho many victims Of the interstate com
merce law. Liquor drummers invade
,he town, solicit orders, deliver the
goods, and the protection OF the Pro,
hibition law Is nullifed. What shall
We do" asks Temperance worker
while we wait for Congress to give US
relief"
The temperance people rendered des-
perate. appealed TO the mayor ana ne
agreed to stand by them
The next liquor vendor was quIet'S
told TO leave OF course he did not IKE
this. and threatened the women with
a whip. These same women eRged nun
out OF town. Now he sues the Town lot
$40. 900 These women declare that
while the means was unpleasant, they
count nothing too great sacrifice TO
Ma their state OF this curse. For ev.
ery such war thrust on mothers God
has retrlbution In store.
What a delightful place Imperial val
lev OF lower California. one OF natures
gardens. where there are no saloons nor
rambling places, must be- The 10000
Ieople there do not have TO witness
three drunken men 90 by their door
within Is minutes These men on tnelr
way To wife and children. This Is often
seen IN Utah. and sometimes IT'S our
hoys who come Keeling home.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
Religion no Excuse.

a certain theatrical manager NJ Chi
cago tells 81 an Irish policeman im that
city possessing Dogherry-like traits
on one occasion. 40 midnight. the
custodian Of the law overhluled sleep
walker who was promen0d'ug "a princi-
pal thoroughfare clad only On his night
robes When the officer had awake
ened the unfortunate man. pllCed him
under arrest. and was husiliuC him
on 10 the station. the sleep walker
exclaimed with Indignation:
Surely YOU are not going 10 lock me
up
"Surest thing you know airlv re-
sponded the blueCoat
WHY. man, ] can't be held rcspors ST.
bic FOR he predicameut YOU find me in'
] am "a somnambulist'
Sure. 30 makes no difference what
church go belong to- SHARPLY returned
the officer, I've can't parade the streets
of Chicago IN your mighty. -Harpers
Weekly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
CONVENTION OF THE UNMAR.
RIED.

Clinton Merrick, known as che king
OF the bachelors" Of Forest city, Ia,
who Is dissatisfied with the present po-
litcal conditions in that state. has cone
ceiyed tho idea that a convention com
posed Of bachelors and spinsiers Of
Iowa can avert impending political dis
solution.
such a gathering be has called for
July q. 10 be held IN Forest city and
his summons has penetrated 20 the
lar corners Of the state. until there Is
great futter in sWnsierdom and an
agitation 90 the ranks Of the unmar-
ried men
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
Beer l. Rad for Athletes.

In commenting on the failure Of the
German competitors 10 Distinguish
themselves IN the recent Oiympian
games at Athens. saws the Medical Re
cord. German writer's do not hesitate
TO ascribe the incapacity Of their
country's representatives to the use
~ beer. The present instance Is cited
as another proof Of the deioterious e.
fects Of beer drinking on the muscular
CAPACITY.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
Gambling for Licenses.

The keeper Of a menagerie does NOT
begin 10 have the trouble with his
Widest beasts that cities have With sl-
looms. The endeayor Of some munlcl-
pallties 10 regulate the business Win
out interfering with f. TO seem 20 ~
IDS on tight. yet leaving crevlces toi
ingress and egrsss, 20 stand pat Win
an hands and more pat with the henu
Of the llquor tranlc-what a struggle
10 r.. -.
In Chicago the quarrel worms a ~
tie around an ordinance which hmi"
the number ~ saloons to one for every
800 Of population, but also gives every
existing saloon keeper the privilege or
selling his right OF renewal. The chi
oago Chronicle points out that this or
dinance produces corner In licenses
"something like a board Of trade MEM
hership or an AssociatedSP Press fIan-
chlse." and every saloonkeeper mus
selling dictates who shall have IL
cense and where the saloon shall be
located.
II the beasts" fall TO fighting among
themselves because Of this corner on
licenses" the municipal keeper may
get some "lids' 10 1T beiter--f mixed
metaphors may be used.
Water ~ Life Sustainer.
Not satiShed with his former expert
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
bod, first for "a and afterwards for ~

food, first for IL and afterwards for -
days. Dr. II S. Tanner, now i6 years
young, and living In Los Angeles y
challenging any beer drinker on earth
10 an endurance test, the beer drinkrr
to take nothing except beer and BE-
nothing bu, water the test 90 pc core
tlnued, supposedly an one gr th'
other succumbs. Indeed the doughty
doctor offers 20 pit himself against
any six beor drinkers
Where now arc the champions VI
that health giving beverage which
the W e. T. {. is impiorCd. iu an adj
yertisemcnt noticed last week, 20 W.
hold as a Temperance drink" Com
spicuous by thcir absence WIN.
water alone has frequently sustained
life for long periods. never beer
drinker has made any such test .uc-
cessfully. n az an. cr the advertising
pages ~ our dailics would fame with
the wonderful feat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
saloon Responsible for Chnd Labor

saloon Responsible for ChIld Labor
More than half Of the 1000 child
graduates from the Chicago public
schools this summer will al once take
positions which have been held open
for them I'm factories, stores and oi-
fees This newspaper statement
which there IS no reason % challenge,
stands for an array of bitter facts IL
means that I'm this country where
every sober adult desiring honest labor
stands IN a fair way OF hndinE u. lit
tie children must take W the burden.
Of bresd-winning, largely becauS
drink has made slaves and Incapable
out OF their natural protectors IN
city papers state that this year the
rush for the age and school certificates
required under the state factory laws
exceeds anything Of previous years.
To this rush must be added the NUM-
Der Of children whose hard labor Is
not done I'm the shops but IS hard labor
nevertheless, since heavy household
tasks must be done when drunken
fathers compel mothers TO work away
from home for the needed daily ST.
pend. God help the organized mother.
love Of the world to change all this
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
nan

so YOU fell IN the creek. did youe
And with your new suit on. too"
no "a ! slipped tho SUIT on first.
but that moan Georgia Jones threw IL
In after me"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

Meteortes are usually regarded as
stones from space. differing in compost
lion. but all having q similar origin
and belonging 10 one general class.
From % years Of observation. the d.
rector " the geological survey Of Mex
Eco reaches a novel conclusion. Mexico
Is q region OF many meteorIte- which
range iu size from a monster ~ o. tons
downward. and a study OF these stones
gives evidence that there are three
zones iu the country central
and marked by q different
class OF mcteorites for each zone. THIS
opens "a remarkable field for specula-
ton why certain loc,lit.es should at
tract certain metc0riteS. oy Why the me-
teoTltes select certain places 90 fan
upon, is difficult 20 guess and a soIu-
tion NJ the problem may show that
some meteorites have q terrestrial or
local origin
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

The Importation ~ injurious birds and
mammals into the United states has
been carefully guarded against since
the passage Of the Lacey act on May q,
1000 in the five years ending June
So 1905. The authorities issued 1891
permits Tor the entry ~ l006, e6i birds
lchieny canariesl. 1886 mammals, and
q reptiles. and % permits Tor the entry
~ $500 eggs Of game birds. ~ thu
Consignmeuts 400 were Inspected No
Injurious animal Is known 10 have been
admitted. but mongooses. - dying
foxes or fruit-eating bats, kohlmeise
10 hlaumdsen and starlings have been
refused entry. At Honolulu keas
were refused entry
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

The atmosphere contains great
quantity OF solid matter usually i'm
perceptible. though visible when a ray
OF sunlight enters dark room a.
Ditto states that a cubic meter " the
air OF Paris usually contains o to 3 mill
ligramn4es ~ dusi-s0mstmcs 90 mile
gTammes-but away from cities there
is less Nearly a third of the city dust
is organic matter containing living
germs The dust usually carries "a Few
metals-sodium. calcium. magnesium.
aluminium and especially iron. with
nickel and cobalt. the last three being
brought 10 the air On metcorlc dust
from space.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
WONDERS OF THE
SCIENTIFIC WORLD.


The human body varies greatly in its
resistance 20 electric shocks. and
healthy men have been Killed by a lit-
tie more than 100 volts while other men
have survived many thousand volts,
Nervous affections. heart disease. ln.
temperance and other morbid conditions
Increase the danger. At "a late congress-
of Austrian medical men the CoDc,u-
sion Bas reached from the experience OF
recent years that death from e.ectr.ci-
ty results from paralysis % the central
organs OF respiration. and is q special
form Of sufIocation. Though apparently
killed the victim OF electric shock is
at first seldom more than asplyKiatei
IN the Austrian hospitals the treatment
is the same as 100 ordinary suToatior
process % artificial respiratIon-dnd
many lives are undoubtedly saved lu
this way. while many others are as
certainly lost through failure 20 apply
the remedy 70 time
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
LAST DATEs-LAsT DATES
Excursions East

Via Oregon Short Liue-Union Pacific
July 18th. !0th. and 2ist:
Omaha or Kansas city ana re-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

The possible value of aligm 90 the
physician still remains chiefly "a mate
ter of conjecture Two Italians liz
zouI and Pangovp.ni. Rave satisfied
themselves that O. has au Important
influence upon rabies. aud that % may
act either upon the yirgs or directly
upon tine bitten animal. When the
virus IS exposed 10Y 20 30 hours 90 RAJ
dlam rtvs IL Is converted into pow
erfui vaccine. mice ions into rab-
bits eve overcoming me otherwise ia
tai effects of iu1cu.st.ous with dogs
virus VITA a powerful specimen OF
radIum. and dire,, exposures OF sew
eral hours during six GAYS animals In
oculated IS 10 100 hours before treat
ment We're saved while similarly moe
uated animals not treated an died
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

The effect OF ultra violet rays OF light
on some kinds OF glass IS strikingly
shown at high attitudes. AZ a noun
tain station Of the Canadian Pacific
raIlwsy-5,O00 or 5000 feet high-grecn
glass telephone insulators have changed
10 brilliant purple.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

TNTT 18111I8 T11II- = ~ 49, y y
These rates apply from salt Lake
city. Proportiona'ely low rates from
other stations 10 Eastern points.
Limit October 3lst 1905
City Ticket Office. sql Main 50.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

Penny. in-the-slot billiard tables are
the idea % an ingenious German. The
first coin causes the balls 20 drop on
the table from invisible pockets. and az
the end Of fifteen minutes one side ~
the table rises two inches. stopping an
play uutN another payment Is depos-
tied.
The new chemistry Of cold has placed
Iu our workshops q series Of LIQUID
substances that have been known
hitherto only iu gaseous form IN
NestigatuE nitrogen. ". Erdmann
finds that when passed from a sylIndei
through q cooling worm into "a Cvlin-
driCal copper vessel cooled in iiquid
afr. this -ss can be liquieded in large
quantities az any pressure between
o. and 2.5 atmosphere. and then. on
fterng Is a perfectly cOl0rless mobile
iguid NOt o- Ice but absolute al
cohol sinks in this iquid. confirming
the estimate placir~ its density at
0.1sli Having "A lower temperature.
LIQUID nitrogen Is a more efficient C1ol-
ing aReut than LIQUID air II Is good
solvent for liquids Of low boiling point.
and mixes iu all proportions. with hQuid
oxygen or LIQUID ozone. II is inert to-
ward most substances. and even
metals Ike calcium and magnesium
do not readily ron1hi~o with o.. bot
mixture 81 calcium drillings and LIQUID
nitrogen is ignited by themite and cone
tinues "a burn a lonc tine forming
calcium nitride.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
Water ~ a Life sustainer.

Not satisfied with his former expert
nents Of living on water, and without
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

Many observations have convinced
Mabel $ Nelson. a British usy,holo-
,gist, that men hear better than Voc
men. and that bota men and women
ear farther with the right than the
, N ear. Men are clearly superior iu
racognizing blue, anc women are pos
sibly superior in recognizing yellow
The largest grasshoppers are found
I'm South America, where some speCi-
mems reach a length Of FIVE inches.
with a spread Of wings OF 10 inches
The electric lisinfector. recently eX-
hibited in London Is believed 90 be- the
first attempt % use rays OF liCht Tor
killing disease germs I'm bedding and
clothing as they have been used by
Finsen for destroying germs IN the
skin The apparatus. specially design
ed for hotels and hospitals, consists
of a metal chamber seven feet high
By nine feet long and six feet wide.
ftted with the DoWsing system ~
heating by means Of powerful electric
lamps The bedding and other ar.
tlcles 10 BE- diInfected are placed IN
q rotating cage ~ five sections So me
center of the chamber Both light
and heat-the temperature being rails
"a 10 400 degrees or $50 degrees F.
ulay a part m the germ-kiline and
steam and chemicals are entirely die
cardcd I'm another application The
apparatus ie made % free moth-catcn
articles from an living moths and
egg.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

The entire stomach was first success
fuliv removed by Schlater Of Zurich
in 1897. B. NasSsllo. q surgeon ~
Argentina. reports having now per-
formed pylorectomies. and conslders
the gravity II these operations more
apparent than real -Four months after
the Last complete removal Of this or
san. the patient was IN excellent
health. with no Inconvenience except
the necessity n eating often and but
little at a time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

From ihe records Of Is wears. ,. j..
Brodie has found that July is the
mo,th ~ the largest number of thuu-
derstorms over Great Britain as "a
whole. For the whole year the ,arg-
est number over the eastern and
northern narts II England where more
than % occur while there are less than
i've ln the west and south Of Ireland
ana 40 most places In the north OF
Scotland The summer distribution Is
very similar 90 that Tor the ~ear The
winter dlsirih "i'c different.
lcrcr and the largest numbers then
occur aloug Z. Nt.. ~ Ireland
and scotland and the extreme south
west ~ England
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-21

untary contribution Of 5000
from Z. J. Fountain & Co. was
also announced by Prof. Allen,
and received with much spprecia-
tion.
The committee authorized the
preparation ofa general subscrip-
ton lisit to include the amounts
above noted, and adjourned to
meet again at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Ed Hall, c. Z. Jen kins and w.
f. Saunders have been appointed
q committee TO meet the insurance
adjusters and make a settlement
Of the claim. Another committee
composed Of r. s. Webb. 4. J.
jenkins and K. o. Allen has been
appointed to see Manager John B.
Nike with view TO securing the
opera house in which 10 hold
church services and Sunday school
until the church can be rebuilt.
Several parties have already an
nounced the intention Of replacing
a number Of the handsome memo.
rial windows.
The building committee is COM
posed Of the following. who will
have tbs assistance Of members
and friends Of the church: +. J.i
Jenkins, chairman; A. NJ. WAL /
drop, secretary and treasurer; Ed /
Hall, r. 5. Webb, c. G.. Walker. |
DR.. j. f. Belts, J. II. Allen, J. II. /
Webb, Malcolm Carnes.
The committee met again yes
.erday afternoon and went out on
he street with the subscription
let, meeting with strong encour-
Igement in the comparatively short
line they were out. The follow
ng additional sums are available
or the new church fund to date:
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-21

Two members Of the building
committee, Ed Hall and A. NJ.
Waldrop, were not present at the
meeting, being out Of town.
The Allen Academy boys have
the honor Of making a fine sub
scription to the new church. They
made up the handsome contribu.
tion above indicated in spot cash
yesterday morning from their
weekly allowance Of pocket money,
and Prof. J. II. Allen announced
II TO the committee, his statement
being received with expressions Of
high commendation for the young
men Of the school. Another vol
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-21
BEFORE THE RUINS CEASED SMOKING
Will Rebuild on Old Plan with a Few
ChangesBuildng Committee Meet
ing Busy One and the Fund
is Growing.

The gaunt walls and blackenes
ruins Of the beautiful Methods
church appealed strongly to al
passers by yesterday morning, and
the great loss is keenly felt by the
entire community, as was abund'
sntly evidenced by expressions on
every side yesterday.
Investigation OF the ruins indi.
Gates that there will be little sal
wage except the foundation from
the ground down. The brick OF
the walls n more or lees discolored
and injured and could only be
used in case a solid brick structure
Is built, and this matter has OF
course not boen determined.
The church will be rebuilt, and
at once. The demand for this and
the community sentiment is unani-
nous and emphatic. General COM
ment fayors rebuilding the church
along the same lines Of the burned
building with some changes in
the plans, including the enlarging
Of the Sunday school room and
making an outside entrance to this
room; also putting in a movable
partition extending entirely TO The
floor between the auditorium and
the Sunday school room; charging
the pulpit and choir space, and
such other changes as may be
desirable. Some favor a steam
heating plant as cheaper after il Is
installed, safer and more satisfac- /
tory. However, all these things
are details TO be worked out later. I
Pursuant TO call Of the pastor, /
DR.. /. f. Belts, the building CON-
mittee and other members and 4
friends Of the church held a meet.
ing at the office Of the City
Bank yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock. DIR. Belts presided
and opened the meeting with
prayer. In the absense Of Secre.
AIRY A. NJ. Waldrop, Malcolm
carnes acted IS secretary. The
oss of the church and the rebuild
ng proposition were discussed at
ome length, after which a sub
cription list was opened and the
amounts subscribed:
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-21

This list with the one above
shows a grand total Of s47S5, and
there are still many Of the mem
bers Of the Methodist church TO be
seen, as many Others. The gener-
al and cordial response with which
the call is being received is most
gratifying.
The Eagle learns that the first
dollar was contributed to the new
church by Baby Wesley Nagle.
Verify, "a little child shall lead
them"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-16

Ineir meal was brought TO them III tie
guest house. While they sat at it Ma
SCUBA appeared for moment to tell
them that they had leave to ride the
bridge in the moonlight and that their
escort would await them at certain
hour
The brethren asked If their sister Ros-
amund was not coming to dine with
them. ,Masouda answered that as the
queen elect of the Al-je-bal it was not
lawful that she should eat with any
other men, even her brothers. Then as
she passed out. stumbling as though by
accident. she brushed against Goodwin
and muttered:
Remember, tonight and was gone.
TO BE CONTINUED
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-16
CUPID TRlUMPHS
OVER PRISON BARS

New York, Nav Is Ole Of the
strangest weddings ever celebrat ted il
New York was that Of Victor Z.
Freeman and Miss Leila Shaw, who
were married lare yesterday afternoon.
The bridegroom hal been arrested
only few hcuIs before OIL charge of
embezzIement made in Chicago, ami
only the frantic efforts of his attorney
and his friends enabled him to get ont
of the clutches of the law in time for
the weddi"g He declares the charge
assinet him has been trumped up by
his political enemies
The action of this complicated rom
ance became rapid at O'Clock yester.
day afternoon when Inspector Mo
Laughlin, in charge OF the detective
bureau, received message from Su-
perintendent Collins. of the Chicago
police. ask ing hin to arrest Victor E.
Freeman and Rufus A. Evans at No.
II Battery place, on a charge of en-
bezzling $4,000.
Inspector Mclaughlin sent four de-
tectives to get Freeman and Evans
The prisoners seemed rhunuerstruck.
"Oh. that's all right" said the
policemen, YEARLY, just tell all that
to the judge"
But you can't arrest me-" criel
Freeman. why I'm going to be
married up i'll the Little Church
Around the Corner at O'Clock. I've
simply got to be there"
And IN the best man," said Ev-
ans.
The distress of the n ell was so gen
uine that the deteo tives determined to
do everything in their power to help.
Magistrate Wahle, at the Tombs police
court, heard the case without delay.
Both pris ,ners proclaimed their inno-
cence Magistrate Wanle held them
in S., 900 bail each.
By telephoning right and left the
mon mi tHeir lawyers raised So, 900,
and rushed it to the city chamberlain g
o nc 4 on the certificate of thi, de-
post Magistrate Wahle let Freeman
go on bail. with the understanding
tn, he would appear for examination.
PJot Evans waited in vain for a bonds
man, apd when court closed resigned
~ Went to a cell in the TonDs.