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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
ATTEMPTED TO KILL PRIESTS
Murderous Maniac Gains Entrance to
Catholic Rectory at Los
Angeles.

Los Angeles. Oct ia murderouS
maniac forced his way into the rectory of
ST. Joseph's Catholic church late yester-
day afternoon and attempted to take the
lives of the priests. there. He was sub
dued after a desperate struggle The
crazed man entered the sanctuary unno-
ticed and. meeting Father Raphael in the
hallway, ViciOusly assaulted him with his
fist, eXclaiming that he had been sent
to Kill the priests. Father Raphael sue
ceeded in releasing himself from the ma
Mac and escaping to an upstair room
Here the desperate man overlook him and
a struggle ensued. By clinging to the
banisters Father Raphael prevented his
being thrown from the portico to the
ground below. Four other priests. at
tracted by cries for help, came to Father
Raphaers assistance and the man was
finally overpowered and securely bound.
Today the lunatic gave the name of H
GreWe a farmer of Anaheim.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
NO TRACE OF ROBBERS.
Several Posses Beating the Bushes
Near Kildare, Colo.

Leadville, Colo. Oct. FIT is the opin-
iOl of the local authorities that the at
tempted robbery of train No. on the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad near Kill
Dare last night was the work of expert
train robbers and that the men who held
up the engineer and firemen were the
same who cracked the safe about week
ago at Hot Sulphur Springs. 1t is also
established that the two men had con-
federates near the scene of the hold-up.
hut that in the darkness the latter were
missed.
All day long several posses of armed
deputies have been securing the hills in
the vicinity of the hold-up but thus far
have found no trace of the bandits.
Last Monday train No. on the Colorado
Midland. which parallels the Rio Grande,
carried $3.50, 900 in specie, but it was
CT arded by heavily armed force of ten
men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
SECRETARY TAFT AND
PARTY REACH HOME

Washington. Oct 17.-Secretary and Mrs
Taft, Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
and Mrs. Bacon. General Funston and
others, composing Secretary Taft's party
arrived in Washington tonight from Cuba.
Secretary Taft said there was but little
to say regarding the situation in Cuba
that already had not been told. He said
he was pleased with the conditions as he
left them and felt confident that Cover
ror Magoon would bring about satisfac-
tory results, although he remarked il
would be with some difficulty that things
could be Strengthened cut after revOlu-
tor sucn as occurred. 1t will take tim
he added but just how long he could NOT
say, to readjust matters in Cuba. Arrv-
ing in Washington the members of the
party drove to their respective homes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18

Alexander McWhirter, the complain
ing witness ir the case against Chief
of Police George A Sheets for COM
rounding a felony, occupied the stand
all day in the preliminary hearing be-
gun before Judge Armstrong at 10
o'clock yesterday morning.
McWhirter told his story in
straightforward manner. A rigid cross
examination in which every. minute
detail of his story was questioned by
Judge Varian. failed to shake his story
in a single particular.
When court opened this morning the
McWhirter brothers were present,
neatly groomed. Former Senator Ar
thur Brown was enlisted as special
counsel for the state and he conducted
direct examination. assisted by Assist
artant County Attorney Willard Han
son. Judge G. S. Varian and Attorney
Soren Y. Christensen represented
Sheets. who sat behind his attorneys
and consulted with them frequently
concerning the testimony Of Alexander
McWhirter
When the case was called the at
torneys on both sides expressed their
willingness to proceed at once with
the taking of testimony. Judge Arm
strong ordered that al witnesses be
excluded from the court room as soon
as they were sworn in. The witnesses
sworn for the defense were Assistant
City Attorney P ]. DAILY, Police Ser
geant John HemPel. Captain ]. 3.
Burbidge. Detective George r. Raleigh
and E. A. Phillips, police reporter for
the Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
GETTING DOWN
TO BUSINESS
Mining Congress Urges Crea-
ton of Department of
Mines and Mining.
DRAINAGE BILL DISCUSSED
PROPOSED LAW TO PUNISH
FRAUD.

Denver. Oct 17.-Discussion of bill TO
be introduced in the legislature of all
mining states, which provides for the Gre
ating of mine drainage districts. occupied
the opening session of the american min
ing congress in this city today.
Before the congress was called To order
the committee on resolutions met and
received a number of resolutions. The ONLY
one reported to the congress was pre-
sented by Governor Pardee of California
anc provides for the establishment by the
general government of a new department
To be known as the department of mines
and mining, the head of which shall be 4
member of the cabinet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
HAD A GOOD TIME AND
WILLING TO SUFFER
Is ~ecial to The Herald.)

Price, Utah, Oct. IL-GeOrge y. ChiIds
was today held in $500 to the district
court for robbing John Amison an Eng
llsh miner from Sunnysde of $500 in gold
and two English sovereigns, at the Rio
GTande Western depot at Price Monday
night. He had pleaded guilty and will be
sentenced by Judge Erickson tomorrow
morning Judge Erickson came in tonight
from Castledale and will remain over
night for this case alone. The county is
thus saved the expense Of maintaining
Childs for three months. Childs spent a
considerable portion of the $500 for wine
and at the gaming table yesterday. Half
the money was recovered
Henry Parmley. superintendent of the
Utah Fuel company mines at Sunnyside.
and candidate for the lower house of the
legislature on the Democratic ticket de-
ciines to make the race and William
Featherstone of Castle Gate was today
substituted on the ticket
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18

Sheets IL q bad light. Telephone No.
IS. which McWhirter. says he thinks
was the one asked for by Bell at the
Sun drug store. at West Temple street
and Postoffice place, is the telephone
call of Chief Sheets
Attorney Arthur Brown concluded his
direct examination shortly before noon
yesterday and Judge N-~rian began his
cross-eXaminatiOn at once. ard il was
continued all through the afternoon
session and was uncompleted at the
close of court. Alexander McWhirter
will still be OH the stand when court
opens this morning. His brother. Will
liam, will, in all probability be the
next witness called to corroborate his
brothers evidence.
On direct examination McWhirter
said in part:
My brother and reached New York
from Scotland on Aug. 81. and after
stopping several days at different
place: en- route, we arrived I'm Salt
Lake on Sept. Is.
That afternoon my brother and I,
while standing on the corner of the
streets which 1 now know to be Sec
ond South and Main. were accosted by
a young man whom 1 have since
learned was Larry O'Brien. out who
told us his name was Morris. Hs
asked US the way to the Warm Springs,
as he said he was a stranger in the
city
I'VE replied that we were also
strangers and that we did not know
where the springs We're. He told US
that he had arrived the day before
from Wisconsin and had but one ac-
quaintance in the city. This was Colo
mel Rice an OLD friend of his father
He walked about town with us and
pointed out the places of interest which
he said the colonel had showed him
the day before. We were with hfm
about two hours and when he left us
ne SAID that ne would be glad to have
us accompany him and the colonel in
the latter's automobile to Saltair the
following day
Says He Was Suspicious.
After he left us l became suspicious
and decided not TO meet him the follow-
ing day. We wrote him a note ard left
Continued on Page Z.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
Drainage Bill Endorsed.
MONTANA COAL LANDS
WITHDRAWN FROM ENTRY

Helena. Oct. 1.-THE register and re-
ceiver of the United States land office
here received today telegram from Act
ing Commissioner of the United States
General Land Office George Pollock or
dering withdrawal from entry of large
areas of coal land in Montana, in pur-
silance of the recently announced policy
of the president.
The land withdrawn is embraced in a
zone extending from southern Madison
county. ir the southern part of the state
to the Rlackfoot Indian reservation. in
the northern part of Montana, amounting
to about fifty townships.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
AGED MAN KILLED ON
SHORT LINE BRIDGE

Boise. Ida Oct. T.-John Flanagan. 50
years old. YVES struck by q train on the
Short Line railway bridge mile west Of
town this afternoon. he was crossing on
the bridge and had just got out of the
way of train coming from the fair
ground Starting across the second section
of the bridge he was caught by a regu-
lar train and knocked into the water He
had both legs broken and nearly drowned
before he could be rescued. The injured
man died soon afterward.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
Feature of Testimony.

The principal feature of the testi-
mony of NcWhirter brought out yes
terday in addition to his regular story
Of the robbery, were the fact that Bell.
the pseudo policeman, called up No i5
on the telephone, or a number very
similar to that. prior II going to the
police station with Alexander McWhIr-
ter, and the statement McWhirter ac-
credits To Chief of Police Sheets that
the McWhirter brothers should say
nothing to any reporters about the re-
covery of the money, as that would put
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
CRAZED BY LIQUOR.

Manila. Oct lit has been learned
that Sergeant Taylor was crazed by liquor
when he shot and killed Lieutenant Rob-
ert B. Calvert of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry Lieutenant Calvert was Taylor's
commanding officer. Lieutenant Calvert
died instantly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
SUPREME LODGE OF WORLD.

New Orleans. Oct. 1.-THE supreme
lodge Knights of Pythias held long ses-
SION today in which amendments to the
cussed were not made public The su-
preme tribune was also at work Its most
interesting case is its investigation into
charges against one member of the Py-
tEians, declaring he is member OF the
negro race. The rank and file of the
Pythians paraded several thousand strong
through crowded streets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
BOOKS BALANCED.

Havana Oct 17-Major Ladd reported
TO Governor Magoon today that he had
finished counting the funds in the Cuban
treasury and found that they totaled a
little more than Sl2,ooo,0O0 mostly in
American gold. The books balanced ex-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
Plous SHARK ARRESTED.

Nashville Tenn, Oct. 17-Rev A. E.
Kelly. promoter of the Beulah religious
land settlement in Dickson county, Ter
nessee, was arrested today charged with
using the mails to defraud.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
WIFE SERVED FOR
Dinner OF KING
Revolving Story Comes From
AMMAN, French Pos
sion in Indo- China.

Marseilles. France, Oct 1.-THE mail
advices which reached here today from
Indo-China brought another and more re-
voting story of the doing of King Thanh
Thai of AMMAN. showing that he went
to the extent of cannibaIism. After kill
ing one of his wives he caused the body
to be cooked and served for dinner fore
ing his encourage TO eat it under pain
of death. Some of the kings wives were
bound and burned with oil and subjected
to other cruelty, while naked women were
thrown into the cages with the beasts,
where they were devoured before the eyes
of the king. Finally the French autfo-
tiles stepped in and made a prisoner of
Thanh-Thai who has been adjudged in
sane by DR.. Dumas of the French CO.
lonial staff.
Inmates of Palace Rescued.
'"The royal guard has been disbanded
the palace has been placed under the
protection of 80 native soldiers and the
terror stricken inmates of the palace have
been rescued from further suffering. The
Majority of the latter were women, who
bore the marks OF revolving tortures
Some of them were terribly mutilated,
their faces being slashed and their
tongues cut out, while others had been
suspended by pincers attached to the
agonies.
Paris. Oct. 1.-THE minister of the
colonies this afternoon admitted that
Ham ThanhTha1 had been imprisoned in
the palace
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18

Mommer, Lulu and Leandez 20
down to buy Leander a new fall
suit.
Ye Gods!w says Leander.
Next Sundays funny section.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18

It's as much of a job to get
some business men to advertise
as it is to get the average small
boy to take bath, but they are
equally benefieial.-Jim's Junk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-18
Says He Was Suspicious.


After he left us l became suspicious
and decided not TO meet him the follow =
ing day We wrote him note ard left
Continued on Page 7.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
picked up instead of her handkerchief

Faith an it's sorry | am" said
Bridget as she c.osed the door and
went Gathering downstairs
Each one Of the young mothers pre-
scribed a different remedy to relieve
the sufferer, and POOR Wilhelmina had
| her best feet in an imaginary hot
| mustard bath. her head tied up in red
| flannel and a desc of castor oil from
the empty cologne bottle forced into
her mouth.
Just as the excitement was at it's
height quick steps were heard on the
stairs and the door was opened
hurriedy.
Where is she?" he asked
Mothers out, DR.. Bruce" said
Eleanor politely stepping forward.
I'm sorry"
who has convulsions?" asked the
doctor, looking scarchingly at each OF
the little girls. You are a healthy
looking lot
"Conyulsions?" repeated Eleanor.
why, we're none of us sick"
'shure," interrupted Bridget "Yez
said won av the little girls had 'em
and to send for the doctor quick"
The little girls exchanged glances of
amusement. and then they laughed,
and they laughed SO hard that they
could not explain to the doctor.
"Its-lt's Wilhemina,' sasped
Eleanor at last as she pointed to
poor Wilhelmina still with her feet in
the bathtub.
Then the doctor understood and in
stead Of being cross he looked care
fully at Wilhelmina, felt her pulse,
asking her to stick her tongue out. and
then said the very best thing was mo-
lasses candy.
By this time Bridget saw through
the joke, and she disappeared down.
stairs TO tell the cook about her mis-
take in not knowing that Wilhelmina
was dolls name
And If one or all of you want to
come over to the house to get the
medicine" continued the doctor. Pm
quite sure Mrs. Bruce made a big sup
ply last night"
And a small procession followed the
doctor home, and returned later with
a big saucer of Mrs. Bruce's moasses
candy-for the invalid-Washingto
Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
How Words Change.

I Words undergo all sorts OF
changes. Not SO much in form as in
meaning. Their forms remain trace
, able, but the way in which many OF
them shift their meanings is very in
teresting. and remarkable Take our
common word resentment" 1t now
means manifestation of anger or dis
pleasure. In it's origin it meant al
most precisely the opposite. 1t sig
nified civil attention or recognition
of friendly act. To equivocate was
at first merely to call two things by
the same name, not to utter a false
hood. Hypocrite meant originally
nothing but player or actor and
had no sinister meaning. Tinsel at
first was made of the precious metals
and the word was in good repute till
detection Of repeated frauds caused
its degradation. The word 'admira-
ton" once meant wonder merely.
Now it also means approval and de-
light. There are thousands of words
in English that thus have changed
their significance, some for the bet
ter, some for the worse But their
forms have changed little, in many
cases not at all.-Portland Orego-
Eian.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
SUCCESS.

Success? What is this thing success,
Is 90 stand forth in the glare of day
AS one who wins great battles III the
Without regard to human souls and
hearts?
Is it to strive in blindness of the right
Toward and to achieve some goal OF
Wherefrom vast riches pour, huge stores
Into the Golfers of the keen and bold?
Is it To- win through trickery OF phrase
And nice word pollshments the Poet
bays,
Not by endeavor, but by stylists chance?
Is it to trample by sheer force of Will
Ger plodders for the right. Ger halt
To snatch some high position in the
To principle and honor runasate?
Is it to climb from lowly place TO hlsh
Regardless of the runSs OF misery:
Or Is it his who lives his mortal span
In all things striving to become man:
To live as God has willed. to use his
To help another to some Joyous dawn?
To use his strength. his valor ana ms
wit
So that, though riches small may come
His fellows, when his sands of life are
Shall say of his achievement small
"Well done.
Here falls a man we never knew 10
shirk;
The world is brighter for his modest
work."
All, give to me not that Success that
comes
Mixed in with others tears, with sound
ing drums, ,.
But better far the laurel that depends
Upon the love and honor of my friends;
Those bays the more securely e'er Will
rest
That come from those who understand
us best;
The only ones are they that really bless
And form the measure OF the true sue
cess.
John Kendrick Bangs in the New York
Sun.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
Motto l'Or a Cemetery.

Grand Recorder Fearing, of the
Massachusetts A. 0. U. w, tells this
story as showing the position of fra
ternal insurance:
A merchant who had amassed a
/ large fortune retired from business
and returned to his native town, in
the western part of the State, to
spend his remaining days. He made
many valuable gifts to the town,
finally presentingto it tract of land,
surrounded by handsome wall and
having a splendid arched entrance,
to be used as a cemetery. In this he
took great pride and often walked
out to view it.
One morning, while thus engaged,
he met at the entrance Pat Clancy,
the village wit. After some desui-
tory talk he said: Pat, there is only
one thing lacking to make this ceme-
terry complete; that is motto to be
inscribed on this gateway What
would you suggest as a suitable in
scription?"
Pat scratched his head for a mo-
ment and then said: "How would this
do = We have come to stay?' -
Boston Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
Life Of a Bank Note.

During the hearing of a case at
the Old Street Police Court yester-
day, Mr.. Ernest Codrington, an in
spector of bank notes at the Bank of
England, was questioned as to the
life of bank notes.
He said that the average life of a
SIS note was siSty-two days, of a $40
fifty-eight days, $40 to 91OO note
thirty days, 5000 to $500 note
eleven days, and $1,000 note fifty
five days. He said that they could
never tell when a note would come
back. It might be many years. They
had in their possession a e5 note that
was out for III years. Misers and
old ladies were very fond of boarding
up bank notes. Hundreds and thou
sands of notes never came back at
all, and that was all profit to the
Bank of England. - London Daily
Graphic.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22

| stump had not Jimmy caught his arm
At the same moment a charred ant
| burned-out timber dropped from the
roof and struck the boy on the head
carrying him down like a shot anC
plnninS him to the edge of the tank.
| Once more Charlie gained contro
| OF himself. Kirk found him duckins
Jimmy's head in the sump tank
He's just about gone" said Charlie
| He caught timber that would hav,
| killed me. Say, but he's a brave boy
| wish l had his pluck"
The two men tottered through thu
wreck, carrying Jimmy between
them. He was limp and unconscious
Blood flowed from his head and face
Kirk jerked the bell wire, and the
cage shot up into the open air-the
cool night air that soaked through
their parched lungs like nectar.
They laid Jimmy on a cot and
called the camp physician. An houl
later the boy regained consciousness
Charlie and Kirk were STOPPING over
the bunk when the boy first opened
his eyes,
Jimmy" said Charlie, Il wish J
had your pluck. Let's be partners
Anyway, won't you forgive my bad
talk down at the Gray Goose? ]
didn't mean it,
You were drunk" said Jimmy,
with feeling of pity.
Il know it, my boy, I know it,"
the tall man replied, tears dripping
from his eyes. If l will promise to
quit drinking will you forgive me?'
"Of course l will, Charlie" said
Jimmy, like real man, extending
his hand, which the miner grasped
eagerly.
Its agreed, Jimmy, my boy. No
more drinking for me. We're part.
ners from this time on, you and L.
Religious Telescope.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
RADlO-ACTIVITY AND LIFE.
European Scientist Specuates on
Some Interesting AnaIoqies,

}. j. Laudin Chabot makes, in the
Physikalische Zeitschrift, some strik-
ing speculations on certain analogies
shown by the phenomena of radio-ac-
tlvlty with ebullition on the one hand,
and with the decomposition as accom-
panying, say, the life of albumen, on
the other.
The atoms of radioactive substan-
ceS are In state of unstable equili-
brlum. Some of them every now and
then pass abruptly into the next state.
The passage amounts to an explosion,
although it differs from ordinary ex-
ploslons IN not necessarily tending to
the simultaneous explosion of all 9TH
er atoms around. somewhat SINH
lar phenomenon is presented by
boiling liquid.
Some striking analogies to the be-
haviOr of the emanations and the rare
gases such as argon and helium are
offered by nitrogen, which is a con-
stituent of nearly every explosive SUBJ
stance. Among the compounds of
nitrogen, cyanogen carbon plus nit
Ao6SA( uSoCAS opCCldA COuSlu6IdLlOO
on account of its Importance in the
decomposition of albumen. All the
heterogeneous compounds resulting from
the decomposition of albumen contain
syanogen. This has high internal
energy, and it is therefore extremely
unstable. Pfueger believes it to be
constituent of all living matter, and
calls cyanic acid ''semi-living" mole
Guile.
The presence Of oxygen compounds
increase the instability of the cyano-
gen compounds, SO that, as in the case
OF the emanations, the least impulse
suffices to make the living molecule
explode and produce helium. The
transformation Of albumen takes place
according to the same mathematical
law as does the decay of radioactive
ity. Like the radioactive substances,
albumen has a limited and predeter-
mined life.
The phenomenon of life would thus
become in principle identical with
those of radio-activity, by an equally
necessary result of known causes, but
of a much wider scope in nature.