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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
REDUCTION IN RATE
FOR CALIFORNIA GROWERS.

san Francisco. Aug. 24-An import
ant action has been taken by the court
officials Of the Southern Pacific 90 al
low the California farmers 10 COM
pete with the eastern trade The
freight rate ON apples 10 Chicago and
main line points west OF that city will
be reduced from 81 per 100 pounds
70 So cents The apple crop all through
the east Is large this year. and the
fruit II selling an such reduced prices
that n the local farmers had 10 pay
the old rates they would have been
unable 10 compete. The reduction al
lows margin 10 figure on and will en-
able them 20 get in the running. The
California crop has been very large
his year and the fruit Is m the best
Of condition Large orders win be
sent 70 the east AZ soon as tho new
rates 20 into effect on Aug Is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
RAILWAY GIANTS
THREATEN WAR
Sir William c. Van Horne Throws
GantIet Down With Fury
To James J. Hill.
LATTER WON'T TALK BACK.
Announce That a. His Policy But says
The Great Northern VIII Build
Line Into Canada

New YORK.. Aus 2i-The Herald to-
day SAYS Representatives Of the two
great railway systems Of the north
west that are az daggers points about
invaslons OF each others territory ar
rived IN this city yesterday They
We're James !. Hnl president OF the
Great Northern Railway. and Sir VII
liam G. Van Horne. chairman OF the
directors Of the Canadian Pacific Rail
way Sir William promptly threw
down the sautlet TO Mr Hill when
asked for bis opinion Of the latters
plan 10 build a Canadian line from the
Pacific ocean 70 Winnipeg Manitoba.
IN retaliation for the Canadian Paci.
hc's encroachmeut on the Great North
ern's preserves
Il don't know what Mr. HiHs plans
are. said Sir William. "Mr hin may
be seriously planning the building Of
some lines into Canadian Pacific ter.
ritory. and. while am little more thau
an individual director in that com.
pany now. I do not hesitate so say that
two miles Of hne IN the interrs. Of the
Canadian Pacific viIl be- built in his
territory 90 every mile he builds boo
that Of the Canadian Pacific
Sir William expressed a belief that
the real motive for MI Hils project
10 build a Canadian line was Inc ar.
tive competition Of tho Canadian pdc.
inc in through business from Chicago
20 Spokane. Washington
MI Hill' he said. ".s foolish TO
attribute his attitude 10 any other
motive IN carrying through business
from Chicago to Spokane his company
adds 10 its through rates. the local
rate from Spokane to the coast and
back. Mr. Hill has built a few spurs
northWard into Canada but I don't see
how he can make profitable a through
line from Vancouver across the noun
tains 10 Winnipeg along the route he
talks about From the Fraser river
valley to the places he would have
heavy grade system. and he would
have 20 parallel a branch line Of the
Canadian Pacific.
n he has discovered easy passes
through the mountains he has accom-
plished something that our engineers
could not discover. Our engineers
have gone over nearly every square
foot Of the territory proceeding along
the crests o. the mountain ranges and
making note OF every available depres-
sion
Mr. I'M. when informed Of Sir VII
Hams observations. intimated that the
Canadian Pacihcs interests evidently
did not have a clear realization OF the
situation
THAT talk about the rates 10 Spo-
kane is nonsens, he said but ! am
not going 20 talk back The Canadian
line Is going 10 be built. but not by
Mr.. Hill. and his friends. am not
building any railroads as an individual.
II is 4 great northern enterprise
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
SAFETY SWITCH
PLANT FOR UTAH.
s 10 Lake Mans Patent Taken
Up BY Local People and Com.
pany Organized.
TO INCORPORATE FORS2OO,O00
salt Lake & Ogden is to Install the In
Nention aud Give IL Il Thor
ough Test.

Within the next few days articles OF
Incorporation win be filed Of the
American safety Railway Switch COM
pany. which proposes to handle an in
vention known as the ''frogless
switch" which has been patented by
oliver Deyore Of 9?S east First South
street this city.
Just as soon as the Lagoon season
closes the Salt Lake d ogden will in
stall one Of these switches and when
this object lesson has been proved a
success the company will erect a plant
in this city for the manufacture OF the
new safety device. General Supt a,
+. Welby Of the Denver & RIO Grande
who witnessed a demonstration Is re-
ported TO have been very fayorahly I'M
pressed with the invention, which Is
destined TO revolutionize modern rail-
reading. and cut down the number OF
accidents which are always happening
where there are defective frogs.
For the benefit OF the uninitsted. a
frog" Is a V-shaped piece Of steel
placed In a switch 10 throw the wheels
Of a car to either side. The wheels
in passing over the junction OF two
tracks are thrown on either side de-
sired. Sometimes when train is
travelling at a high rate OF speed the
wheels DO not take the frog, but hit il
squarely in the center. climb the rails
and then there is wrecking outfit
called out.
There Is no frog In Mr.. Deyoe's
switch. A single rail takes its place
az the junction Of the two tracks The
point rails which guide the wheels to-
ward the switch and this single rail are
governed by lever placed midway be-
tween them. A long rod with bevel
gear attached on each end throw both
simultaneously The single rail az the
meeting OF the N-Shaped rails IL fas-
tened 10 a turn plate. 4 train passing
over the switch cannot climb over the
single rail- as the guard rails on the
sides prevent the trucks from yeering.
The articles Of incorporation Of the
proposed company have been drawn
M BY a local attorney, and are all
ready for fling. Among tho incorpora-
tors are J. c. Jacobs. J. A. Scott, tick
Of agent for the salt Lake Route here,
and Atty Frank b. Scott The CONE
pany II to b, incorporated for $500 0o0.
with shares at the par value Of 81
each.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
WEATHER REPORT

Record al the local office q the wealth
o. bureau FOR the q hours ending al
4 m. today
Temperature ~ a. m. %. maximum
30 minimum s2 mean. %, which is de-
grees below normal
Precipitation Tor the q hours ending a.
u. W. trace
Precipitation since The drst ~ the
month 3N inches which lN inch above
the normal
Excess 10 precipitation since Jan. I. SO
irches
Relative humidity 9 percent.
FORECAST TILL eP. NJ. SATURDAY
Local forecast for salt Lake city ana
vicinity.
perature
r. j. HYATT.
Section Director
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
SPIKE AND RAIL.

Pierson e. Lyon. passenger ticket
AGENT o. the Missouri Pacific az Lea
venworth. Kans., is q visitor here to.
day.
L. p. STYLES, general storekeeper Of
the Salt Lake Route. came ln from
Los Angeles this morning.
Messrs. Vincent Of the Erie ana Full.
ton Of the Illinois Central left for
Mountain Home last night 10 load
wool
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
COURT NOTES

The Utah Flreproodng company was
Yesterday made the defendant In a
suit filed by the Portland Cement COM
rauy Of Utah to collect Sg6330 alleged
he due the latter company On the
fern Of n balance FOR goods purchased.
Iu the matter 81 Charles T.. Pear
son who died sept IS. 1908. selma
Pearson this morning applied 10 the
probate division % tho district court
for letters Of administration
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
\ $4,000 orchid

The highest PIKE ever paid for any
orchid was paid In March Of this year.
an an auction sale 40 London. for a
cavily-marked form - Od0ntoglas-
sum. $685.. and but for a small plant
II has enormous heavy blotchcs Of
chocolate brown on each segment Of
the flowers. occupying approximately
one-half the County Life IN
America
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
WESTERN UNION MEN HERE,
Go Over Lucin Cut-ofl 20 Study the
Wire situation.

Western Union officials arrived from
the west yesterday afternoon. includ-
Ing : y. Roome, superintendent AZ tho
west end. Foreman Of Construction A.
r. Carmichael and T. p. Smith super
intendeut OF construction. They are at
the Lucln Cutoff today, 10 study a
more advantageous method OF string
ing the wires across the lake.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
TABERNACLE CHOIR NOTICE,

fnasmuch as many members are at
present out OF the city, and we spec
iallv desire as full an attendance as
possible next sunday afternoon IN the
tabernacle. 7 especially ask that those
singers who are In the city try their
best 70 be present.
EVAN STEPHENS.
Director.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
AFTERNOON ON EXCHANGE.

The Gales o. this afternoons regular
cal Of The mlning exchange we're
cairsa, 1000 ar esi
Ajax 800 ~ %
Lower Mammoth. 500 10 g. TOO 40
s.
NAY Day, 2.00O nj ls
Nevada His. 100 At ais. 100 a, $40:
Buyer 20. 200 AZ si9is.
Century,. 100 AZ ia
New YORK. S.bvo at As buyer. 60
,.eoo a, szis 800 81 al. seller al
ven At a3is buyer 90.
Ssu'h Columbus, a.ooo a. *.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
WANTS BOYCOTT SUPPRESSED.

Hurkong AUS A-rhe American con-
sul-gentral has sent A dispatch % the
uoeroy ~ Canton requesting him 10 sup
press the boycott association for The
hndrsnce % American commerce. The
association recently held several monster
meetinss
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
BOSTON CLOSE

Today's closing on stocks In Boston,
A. reported over the Pollock wires
specially Tor the Dessert News was as
follows:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
PERSONALS.

Mr. Charles y Por,es and sons
Francis and Joseph. returned today
from Missouri where they have been
visiting with relatives since lasi MAY.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
PASSENGER MEN MEET.
Hartman Line Representatives Dis
cuss the Issuing OF New Publications

Passenger representatives from the
Union Pacific. Southern Pacific, and
Oregon Short Line met this morning
as scheduled and discussed the ad-
vertislng campaign which viii be
waged with the publishing OF the hand
some books shortly 10 be issued BY the
Hartman system,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
FIRST TRAIN IN.
communication on san Pedro Opened
To Los Angeles again.

The first train through from Los An
eeleS since Monday. arrived az $50 this
morning with all well on board. OH
cials of the Salt Lake Route affirm
that the trouble between Elgin and
Moapa caused by washouts Incident to
the recent big storm has now been
cleaned up and that trains will be run
ming as usual from this time on.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY.
DIED.

BARRELI.-ln this city. Aug a. lss. Of
whoopingcough and pneumonia, the In.
fant daughter Of MI and Mrs Samuel
Darrell.
Time Of funeral will be announced later
ARTS. This morning az her late resi-
dcnce, Caliiol avenue and state street,
Eliza Il. Arts wife Of william Arts.
Funeral notice later.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
UTAH SCHOOL TOR
sTAmMERERs
No rnevrsble Gases

cure 81 The worst cases absolutely
guaranteed. send Tor particular. 10
Vim. N Bsssett director 2i7 East
center Street, Provo. Utah
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
"CAsE' DISMISSED.

II the court please, | move that the
case be dismissed and that the defen-
dant be discharged" said Atty. soren
X Christensen.
The prosecution did not resis, the
motion
THE order will be made The case
Is dismissed and the defendant dis
charged said Judge Smith.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
NOT GUILTY.
COURTS VERDICT
Long Drawn Out Case Against
W. R. Jones, IT,, Comes
To End.
DISMISSED UPON MOTION.
staie Rested and Defendant Dis
charged ON Request Of Soren
\. Christensen.

IN the case u W. u. Jones, Jr.. who
was charged with embezzlemen,. etc,
from the county lnhrmary OF which
he was superintendent. came TO On end
this morning IN the court Of Judge
Dana I. Smith the prosecution hav-
Ing failed absolutely TO make even a
shadow OF "a case against Mr. Jones
despite the vindictiye attitude Of one
Jim Sabine whose weak and watery
Efforts and insinuations were directed
sseiust Mr. Jones
NOTHING 70 IT.
when court adjourned on Wednes-
day 70 was with the understanding
that County Atty Christensen would
make additional argument. and pre-
sent authorities. on the proposition o.
introducing an alleged confession be-
fore the corpus deficit had been es-
tahlished. This morning the county
attorney frankly stated that he had
said all he could on that phase OF the
case and would leave the matter with
the court. Judge Smith. as on We'd
nesday. ruled IN favor OF Atty. Soren
Y Christensen. counsel for Mr.. Jones.
The county attorney then stated that
the state rests"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24

The sun proves to be undergoing a
continual change 81 shape. From
measurements al Gotungen during
thirteen years. Or. g. l.. Poor finds
that the ratio between the polar and
equatorial radii has varied consider
ably, and that the variation takes place
in a period closely corresponding TO
that Of the sunspots.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-24
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
DO YOU REMEMBER (,
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

is Of Missouri was named by President CLEVELAND
VINO resigned as secretary of the interior owing to s
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-21
All Around the Globe.

]. Irwin Steele, proprietor OF the Ash
land (Pa.) Evening Telegram, died the
other day. -Four Of his sons Cwn news
papers.
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Brennan, mother of
Chauncey Olcott, the actor, died at Buff
falo, n. Y.
Gales have done much damage to ship
ping at Valparaiso, Chill, and several
lives were lost.
A general strike of workmen at Rio
Janeiro may be the outgrowth of the
strike at San Pablo.
Mrs. Robert Edeson (Ellen Berg), the
actress, died following an operation in
a New York hospital.
United States appraisers have decided
that pamphlets printed in foreign Ian
guages are not dutiable.
Mrs. Enola Morehouse was convicted
of manslaughter at Wooster, Ohio. 1t
was proved to the jury that she had poi
soned Otha Baker, an infant, with a
patent medicine in common use.
c. W. Young of SummerIand, 3. c.,
committed suicide by shooting himself on
the beach at Park Point, MINI. Mr..
Young was for ten years cashier for the
Rat Portage Lumber Company at Ke-
nora, Ont.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers considered the question of estab-
fishing a home for the old and infrm
members of the order and authorized
Grand Chief Stone to name a committee
TO investigate.
4 man believed to be ]. ]. Cakes was
found on the railroad tracks near Ingle-
side. W. Va The head was entirely sew
cred from the body. The inference is that
he was murdered.
A man who is supposed to be John ].
Foster of Jersey City, n. j., committed
suicide in the county jail at Louisville,
XIV, by hanging. He had been arrested
on charges of forgery.
A perpetual Injunction against the Ne
braska Grain Dealers Association was
recommended to the State Supreme Court
by the referee appointed to take testi-
mony. The organization is charged with
operating as a trust, and a temporary
Injunction is now in force.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-21
Government Land.

While land in the congested cities of
the East is selling at fabulous prices
front foot and agricultural land in
close proximity is far beyond the reach
of the immigrant and citizen of small
means, there yet remains in the hands
of the government, open to acquire
ment under the general land laws, an
acreage exceeding the total under pri-
vate ownership by more than 100000
acres, not including the national parks
and reservations. The greater portion
of this immense territory, seven times
the size of Spain, lies west of the Mis-
sissippi river and is divided among
twenty-five States and territories. By
no means has all the desirable land
been appropriated. Three million acres
lie within regions abundantly warered
by natural rainfall and many millions
of acres hitherto arid land will in due
time be brought to a high state of pro-
ductivenesS under government and pri-
vate irrigation projects. There are also
many millions of acres of forest avail
able under the timber laws and great
tracts of grazing land awaiting the
herder. All this is exclusive of Alaska
with it's 3JG000,000 acres open to en-
try which have been overlooked, it be-
ing considered a cold and barren re-
gion. Large tracts there are favorable
to agricultural pursuits as well as the
mining industry, and with the develop
ment Of the transportation facilities
will furnish homes for a large farm
ing population.
The right to homestead on the pub
lie domain is the greatest privilege of
American citizenship. The right to
homestead is co-existent with citizen
ship. Every citizen over twenty-one
years of age; every Immigrant who has
declared his or her intention of becom-
inc a citizen; every head of family,
male or female, even though under
twenty-one. may locate a tract not to
exceed 100 acres, and after five years
residence will receive absolute title
thereto.
There are some restrictions to this
general statement of homestead rights.
A head of a family is anyone who has
dependent on him or her any relative.
ANY one who has previously made a
homestead, or perfected title to one,
land in any State or territory of the
Union is also debarred.-Indianapo
News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-21
Does Her Own Stretchin'.

After being without a girl for a
week, the mistress Of a Harlem apart
ment was showing an applicant over
the fat. She had been liberal in her
promises of privileges in the way of
afternoons and nights off. She had
even gone so far as to extend the hour
of the girls return on these nights and
to agree to her using the sewing ma
chine after her work was done.
The new girl seemed pleased, and
the mistress was beginning to hope.
They walked back into the dining-room
and the girl had actually removed one
pin from her hat. Then her smile
faded and a question mark appeared.
DO you do your own stretching"
she demanded.
do we do our own what?" asked the
puzzled mistress.
"Stretchin'," repeated the new girl.
Il don't understand"
"Stretchin'," repeated the girl for a
second time. do you put all the stuff
on the table at mealtime and stretch
for it, or do l have to shuttle it
around?'
The family are 'stretchin'" In ear
nest now, and will until they get q girl
who is willing to wait on the table as
we'll as cook the meal The matron's
household vocabulary contains a new
word.-New York Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-21
CALL OF THE STREAM.

It's pretty tough to have to work
At driving nails or writing,
To be obliged to stay in town
When little fish are biting.
The man whose nerves are out of whac
Whose brain is in tangle,
Should polish up his fishing rod
And find a place to angle.
Work, though it modest is and light,
Is really quite appalling
! one is glued right down to it
When little fish are calling.
One feels like throwing up his hands
And taking for vocation
A Job Of fishing all the time
On one lifelong vacation.
When figures run around the page
And make lis head grow dizzy
He wants worst way to join the gang
And with the line get busy.
And so he fire. and stews around
And every our keeps wishing
That he could chuck the blasted books
And put HI time in fishing
And so he mopes about the place
An air detected wearing;
Quite savagely he kicks the cat
And does some quiet swearing.
If he is crossed in little things
He growls and feels like fighting,
For who could labor and keep sweet
When little fish are biting?
-Brockton Enterprise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-21

forget to talk when they have company They trump
their partners trick whist They make observations
upon the general workings of the universe forgeul Of
the fact that such congratulations deemed heresies
by orthodox people
Then there the people who constantly
misunderstood by those who have nerves. They
blamed for having nerves. and they regarded
bellious and condioned people who deliberately let
their eyelids twtch and who give way" when 1t isn't
necessary-as if giving way their disease and If
they could help giving way they would not be afflicted
How little into account the physical makeup of
our friends. How blame them for what is bred in
the bone things for which their grandfathers
responsible.
Might better devote ourselves to living down
pet diosyncraces and to helping our children
much may be out of the rut Of evil heredity7
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-21

plOyed-on one occasion as many as
800 in one party-to kill and eat the
refractory inhabitants. That forced la
Dor, amounting practically to slavery
in is most revolving form, prevails
every where. That, in consequence of
the barbarities perpetrated and the in
ability of the natives to both support
themselves and supply the demands
upon them for rubber, the death rate
has increased appallingly and the entire
Kongo country is being rapidly depop-
ulated.
King Leopold signs the recommends
tons for reform made in the report,
but they are not sweeping and are,
therefore, severely criticised by the
London papers. The most notable fea
ture of the report is letter from King
Leopold, in which he says:
"My position in the Free State is, l
admit, defacto and dejure without prec
edent but all the burden, al the re-
sponsibility, has been left with me.
Belgium has certainly shown a desire
W uelD Will LIOHe9 Ill SOlHe HedSuIc,
but the work of constituting the new
state deYOlved upon me alone.
THE constitution of the Kongo Free
State has been and cannot be anything
but my personal achievement. Now,
there cannot be a more legitimate right
than that of the author over his own
work. The powers gave the birth of
the new state their blessing, but none
of them has been asked to share in my
efforts. Therefore none of them pos
sesses in the Kongo Free State any
right of intervention that could be jus
titled.
There is no special international
law concerning the state. My rights on
the Kongo are indivisible They are the
result of my toll and of the expenditure
Of my money. It is essential that I
should proclaim these rights aloud, for
Belgium does not possess any except
those which emanate from me-