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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
CONDUCTOR A HERO.
Fatally Injured in Wreck He Flags
Train and Falls Unconscious.

O'Fallon, Mo.-The boiler of a
freight engine drawing caboose
and running at high rate of speed
exploded near here Saturday, wreck
ing the engine and caboose and kill
ing Engineer Paul Lynch, Fireman
Frank Appleby and Brakeman George
Brown, all of Moberly, Mo-, and in
juring Conductor Dessert and an un
known brakeman.
Notwithstanding his injuries, Con.
ductor Dessert ran a quarter of a mile
west of the scene and tagged a swift.
ly approaching passenger train from
Kansas City, then fell unconscious,
His warning saved the passenger train
from plunging into the wreckage
ahead. 1t is believed he will die.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
WITTE Is LIBERAL.
Former Premier Does Not Hesitate to
Criticise Council of Empire.

st. Petersburg.-Count Witte, the
former premier, in a characteristic
speech in the council of Empire,
dealt with the question of the stat.
utes in regard to experts assisting com.
mittees in the Douma. He took an ad.
vanced stand, to a certain extent bid.
ding for Liberal support, criticised
the paralysis of the council of En-.
pire and said it was unworthy of be-
ing called the upper house.
What sort of an institution is
ours?' asked Count Witte. Drifting
aimlessly, avoiding its work, afraid to
assert its will or proclaim its exist.
ence. Let us follow the Douma's ex-
ample and take part in the country's
business; otherwise we will be swept
away as useless piece of state mech.
anism." Count Whites action is hail.
with approval by the Liberal press
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
DAGGER FOR THE
HEIR TO THRONE
Anarchist, Heavily Armed, is
Found Lying in Wait for
Prince Albert.
Three Other Men Found In the VI.
clnity And Placed Under Arrest,
Having Admitted That They
Were French Anarchists.

Brussels.--An anarchist, armed with
a dagger, a loaded revolver and other
weapons, was arrested on Thursday
In church where Prince Albert of Bel
GUM, nephew of King Leopold and heir
presumptiye to the throne. was about
to visit. One of the attendants of the
church accidentally discovered the
man hidden in confessional box.
locked the door and called the police
Later three other anarchists, similarly
armed, were arrested in the rear OF
the church The three admitted they
were French anarchists. The authori.
ties are convinced that the prisoners
intended to assassinate the prince.
Prince Albert Is the son of the late
Count of Flanders, brother of King
Leopold. On October last, Prince
Albert was officially declared the sue.
cessor of King Leopold as sovereign
of the Congo Independent state, and
on November 13 of the same year he
was sworn in as member of the Bel.
gian senate.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
FOUL ATTACK ON HERDERs.
Men Bound Hand and Foot and Left
on Prairie.

Montrose, Colo.-While on their
way to the sheep range in this coun.
ty with large herd from Frisco,
Utah, three herders, Grover Cornett,
Peter Swanson and AL Swanson, were
set upon by seven masked men Wed.
nesday night at White Water, Colo
fifty-fve miles west of here. Peter
Swanson was shot and mortally
wounded and his companions bound
hand and foot and left helpless on the
prairie. News of the shooting has
stirred the cattlemen and sheep own
ers of this section to high pitch of
indignation and diligent search for
the perpetrators of the outrage is be-
Ing prosecuted
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
HAUNTED FOR A YEAR.
Terror Drove Slayer Of Denver Auc.
tioneer to Confess.


Butte, Mont-Haunted nights by the
thoughts Of the man whom he had
murdered until his mind could not
stand the strain. and by the fear he
was going insane, John Shire has con.
fessed TO the murder of Morris Chap
lin, a wealthy auctioneer of Denver, In
1906. Shire says he saw Chaplin ex.
hibit n large roll of bills during
game of cards, and he followed him
with the avowed purpose of killing
and robbing him.
Making his way into the Chaplin
home, Shire says he was discovered
by Chaplin's little daughter, who
alarmed her father, and as Chaplin
advanced with stool in his hand to
hit him, he fired, killing the auction.
eer almost instaly. Shire several days
ago presented himself at the county
jail, asking to be locked up, saying he
was laboring under the delusion that
mob of union men was following
him. Shire declares the thud of the
falling body of Chaplin still sounds In
his ears.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
Newspaper Men Are Barred.

MISUNDERSTANDING Loeb has
announced that hereafter newspaper
men will not be allowed to congre
gate in the White House grounds
after nightfall, or to go to the door OF
the White House in search of infor
nation.
Secretary Loeb later explained that
while newspaper men would be per.
mitted to go to the White House door
and ask questions at night, they will
not be permitted to loiter around to
seek interviews with the visitors in.
side The object of the rule is to dis,
courage interference with the Whit.
House visitors at night.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
False to His Vows.

Oil City. Pa.-That Miss Belle
Stroupe, the Bradford, Pa, dress.
maker, who shot and killed Thaddeus
S. Ross, contemplated the deed, was
shown by papers found on her person.
On of these is will bequeathing all
her property to her sisters, the other
a written statement that Ross had
promised to marry her next June, and
that the first indication she had
that he did not intend to do so was
newspaper notice of the issuance of a
marriage license to Ross and Miss
SamDsell. OF OIL City.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
Nobody to Sit on the Lid in Washlno
ton,

Washington.-For the first time in
many years the president and his en-.
tire official family were, on Friday
absent from the national capital. A
number of the cabinet members ac.
companied the president to tie James.
town exposition; Secretary Wilson
has gone to Pittsburg, Secretary Root
to Clinton, N. Y; Secretary Taft r.
New York and Boston, and ATTORNEY
General Bonaparte to Boston.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
Insurance Man in Trouble.

New York.-William A. Brewer,
former president of the Washington
Life Insurance company, who is under
Indictment on charges of perjury and
making of false official statements
concerning his company's affairs, ten.
tatively offered to plead guilty to the
latter charge. 1t was understood the
plea was offered with the idea that
only fine would be imposed. Assist
ant District Attorney Mott said he
would oppose fine as the penalty
because a prison sentence was de.
served and should be imposed.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
Tornado In Texas

Fort Worth, Texas.-one town 10
ueS'royed' extensive damage done 70
properly prop, and crops at other points and
eign' lives are known to have beon
lost as a result of storm which waa .,
general over this state Saturday nigb,
pnp popt,ana az some on points assumed the nro.
PT,riUhs Handu OF tornado. The village ''F ~
and AIMING gma was practically wiped M. ~
muno nan1o, W W., Alexander a young GsaI cbIs IN,
tie girl '"o meg and 3 lit.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
Slot Machines Dootored.

Butte, Mont-Hurled from the third
story of the county court house, after
being condemned TO incineration by
Judge Bourquln. what remained of
twenty-five slot machines, after they
hit the ground, were publicly burned
In the yard Monday morning by Sher
in Henderson. The aggregate value
of the gambling devices was more
than $4,000. Without exception, when
seized, 1t was found that the machines
had been plugged so that the higher
premiums would not pay.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
Judge and District Attorney at Outs.

San Francisco-Superior Judge
Hebbard of this city. who was de.
nounced by Assistant District Attor
ney Francis j. Heney in an address
to the students at Stanford univer
sity' appeared before Police Judge
Weller Friday morning and swore tc
a complaint asking for Heney's arrest
on the ground of criminal libel. Hene,
Is quoted as saying that Hebbard had
been repeatedly characterized as +,
disgrace to the legal profession.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
Killed by His Wife.

Providence, r. Her mind unbal.
anced, it is believed. by nervous trou-
BILE, Mrs. Louisa Holden, 40 years of
age shot and killed her husband, Lee
Holden, then turned the revolver on
her son, Louis Williams, is years OF
age. inficting fatal wound, She
then killed herself The tragedy oc.
Cured at the home of the Holdens.
81 Tabor avenue. The husband was
a dealer in oils and paints, and the
family is well known. The couple
had been married for about Eve years.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE.
Alabama Murderer Very Much
Averse to Being Hanged.

Guitersville, Ala.-Bob Watts, o
young white man, was hanged in the
jail yard here under tragic circum-
stances. He had become possessed OF
knife and resisted to the end. 1t
was necessary to throw ammonia into
his cell before he could be overcome.
He was dragged to the scaffold by
force, coughing violently and moan
Ing piteously, Watts murdered Perd
Wrinkles, an old confederate soldier,
for $50 pension money.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
DOCTORS BAFFLEp.
Mysterious Disease Spreading Death
Through Mexican Minino Canine

vi Paso, Texas,-A mysterious di.
Se"Se winch baftles medical skill is
reported to be spreading among the
inhaoitants of some of the mining
camps in Durango, Mexico. # 10 sot5
tnal large number of cases havo
proved iatal' Word has been received
San', since OF the death of Antonio Alyadez
uaIeia rSI'l and Alfonso Brassari botb
prominent mine operators of Torreon
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
eINeER HERMANN NOT GUILTY.
Is Acquitted of Charge of DESTROYING
Records.

Washington.-Binger Hermann, for.
mer congressman from Oregon. and
former commissioner of the general
land ofhce, was acquitted of the charge
OF destroying public records. bv a
verdict of the jury at 12:4O o'clock
saturday The trial had progressed
lor Twelve weeks and the jury delhi.
GRATED twenty-one hours. Mr.. Her.
mann expressed thanks to each iurv.
man, as did his counsel
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
JAIL AND $1,000 FINE.
Chauffeur Who Ran Down and Killed
Man is Sentenced.

Kenosha, Wis.-Edward Collier, an
automobile chauffeur, charged with
killing William Dreyer by running him
down while driving in an automobile
on the night OF July % last, has been
sentenced to pay fine of $1,000 and
costs and undergo six months impris-
onment in the county Jail. Collier
recently was found guilty of man.
slaughter in the second degree.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
SHOWS ALL THE CHANGES.
Therrroprone Detects ard Transmits
Variations CT Temperature.

We are told that perhaps the most
ingenious invention which has result
Fl from the cold storage business is
that Of the ths-mophOne. an instru-
ment which measures ~ any desired
point and transmits II by sound 70
The ear. The thernoyhole takes adj
vantage Of the physical fact that there
Is q change Of resistance in the elee-
trfcal conductor with z change in tenn
perature- Stations in al parts are
connected With the main Office. The
central instrument has a series Of
switches and a dial showing the de
gree Of temperature. just as on a the--
mOmeter 4 receiving telephone is
connected with the switchboard. The
operator connects the telephone with
any desired station IN the plant and
places the telephone % his ear. He
hears a slight buZZng noise and
the nePfle OF the dial moves Finally
there c~nes complete silence. and al
that moment the needle indicates the
exact temperature-St Louis Post
Dispatch
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
Famous Var Correspondent and
Song Writer Closes Notable
Career.

Peacefully and as gently as the
noiseless ripples which splashed
and sparkled beside the hulls OF
the vessels over which ne was
master. Col. viii :. Hays. ballad
writer. author, composer and
steamboatman. sank into his last
sleep at Louisville, july p.
Around the bed of the composery
whom the famous Dixie" mas eu-
deared 10 the hearts OF all south
erners. were gathered his wife and
TWO children.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
4 StorY from Missouri.

Missouri Luhes have a worldwide
reputation FOR certain Characteristics.
not AL II them Deserted. says ole O.
tha, states representatives n COZ
gTess
A f-st-ciaSs Missouri mule" TIE
member said. IS a mGh faster am.
nal than TIE best Kentucky horse
This vas doubted By Kentucky
horse owner who happened 70 BE- in
our Town uOt long agD. 50 ye arranged
FOR a race We knsg, Of course. that
our mule had his horse teaiEn before
he race vas eVer started, 50 VI DE-
cided 10 have q little fun With him
Well they got Of tcsethsr. but IN
100 yards TIE Missouri entry was
leading BY ffty Then. al Of q SUD.
den the KeLt1c,;y hh-E !erked hack
and came TO stop. His driver
whipped him ~ only 20 haf'e the per.
fosuance repeated every 2n0 yards OF
the mile. You see. Ee han told the
fellow driving our mule 70 ven
Whoa every Oncz m awhile. and be.
OF course. was moving 90 fast that
the sound was ler behind and the
Kentucky horse ran into il and. be-
ing well trained, OF course, he
stopped"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
OLD NAN NEATLY TRIcKEo.
i- L5c~rz After His Wire Re czvs
Burglars Their Chance.

A. ca bachelor in Paris. formerly =
wine merchant who from long hat. :
--l kept a capital cellar discovered
--a- some Of his best bottles ci Wi-=
were stolen every night he hZ1
fresh locks PIT On the doors. and toe 4
r--=- measures OF precauticn one
morning be received the following
--.r--cls letter:
S-r.-FOr some tine rsst you have
been robbed In detail. bur now a
wholesale robbery is in col-eD-la-
r1- tomorrow riEht pour cellar
VIII l= entirely cleared % i-s con-
tents. unless you take some STEPS 20
prevent it,
Tie Old gentleman vas sorely re--
picked what 10 10. After due DELHI
Grafton. BE- made ~ his mind 70
mount guard over his wines himself
He bought couple OF pistols and.
thus eCuiU-e1. elsco-cei himself BE-
hind large c4sk. where lie sat wait
Ing and watching the whole night
through. until The first gray s-Teaks
RI The morning plainly showed hin
that he hal been h1aLed. Longing for
q cup uf lot coffee. he hurried ~
stairs to his apartments. Here he
FIRST became aware how greatly he
had been rTtcked. All the locks had
been picked. drawers and cuDboa-1s
cleared oI-. his money. jewe,ry. linen
and clothes all gone.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
AS THE SERGEANT CHOSE
Knew Men -. wsnte5 with Hin, I.
Tight rinch.

Not IN q thousand years VIII blood
forget blocd. even IN this Erez; o2tic.
of ours
The column had been winding Il
morning th-ouEh open ccun-ry- Now
il vas arr-ozching close woodland
AID Eigh grass The captain Of the
company. acting - advance guard.
knew Ihat trouble vas probably lying
ahead Ee called 20 hin his pet ser
-=a-1--Le man he had been saving
rlru-Eh s-. The day for TIE tine when
z hest us1 vas needed
-Se-E- OEarz,~ n sad. = va5t
Won -o pick on from the company any
SIX men sou choose AID 90 ahead as
point Tc1 can have anybody you
7a1---olly choose The bes5 son Know.
! ,hi-k we viii b fired o- f--1 = :
lev hills
ss-Et O'Ha-a-s eyes searched The
c--- any.
-S-It~zu,~ r. called. mccarthy,
OLo-re-, Ncriari-y, NcGi-niss, .
re Eez5-z.eI His glance WANDERED
--=zsl'T ur and down The lie Bz
honest Sw=--s. buriy TeHtcrs. la-ky
Yz-s=es. rLs-s we're in plenty. -:
whereof. Tes. there on the left e
--= 5-e-ttst brlghteyed- T1s-nCss G.
-=--=- I--lz 5sgEZ-. ncl1.rg and
i--Il-u-r attention 18th lis tvis-e5-
-r face TIE se-Zsact's brow cleared
-t--L," BIZ called. with e s.-h Il
relief his IS Thin. sorr.~ h. aided,
turning % The czr-ain.-Outi-E
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
Ready fer Last Call.

ltaly's trsgedian, TOmmaso Salvini.
has got ready for himself a magnif-
cent walnutwOoi coffin Salyini has
Just been into Florence 10 assist in
vanishing his coffin, which. after his
death. will be sealed inside an enor-
nous solid block OF marble in the fam
lily mausoleum az the Porte Sante
cemetery. in Florence. with the sim
pie epitaph: 'Tommaso Salyini, nine
tenth century actor"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
WAS AN OLD CUSTOMER
Darby Had Reason to Know Amount
He Ought TO Pay.

The appearance Of the aged negro
before the county clerk in a southern
city recently occasioned no little mer-
riment when il was learned that be
was after his third marriage license
in as many years He stood i(;ly by.
a happy smile on his fa1s until the
clerk said: One fifty. please then
sObered instantly.
NO. sah-no sah,- he cried, indig-
nsntly. You're over-chawgin'-hit
Amt but donah."
Where did you ever get marriage
license for donar?~ asked the
CLERK
Right we're in dis orfce.- was the
emphatic reply. rs done been spliced
two times fore dis. an didn't pay
bat - dollah airy time
Bai onehfty is the regular price"
No. sah-hit's an outrage-hits De
LIMIT, an / quits right yere,r AID
he shu7ed slowly toward the door
Say. what's the matter with you?"
asked the clerk Isn't the lady worth
- price7-
No. sch. no. sah-e--er-yas'r !
reckon she an. but hit amt justice
hit amt iustice,-
The old mans companion. who was
there for the same purpose got his
license and paid the fee without a
murmu-. then tur1ed his powers OF
-ersussiun Oh his friend Finally the
cid darby walked slowly up 10 the
desk ard laid down the required
amount but he did It with bad grace.
protesting with every breath that he
vas being done"
nj pay hit al right-Tn pay hit"
he said. as he received the paper;
but amt gittin' 10 squah deal"
We charged you what we charge
every one else said the clerk.
NO. sab. You didn't, an y0u knows
hit Is bought EN- right we're 70 er
doilsh mshself-Tight yere in dis o.
fce-s1ght ye-e. sab. An De mex
time Is goin' SON eres else You
don't git 20 more O ny trade"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
Judge BIain Deals Severely With
Gamblers.

Judge Blsin. of. the Louisville
Police Court. placed his stamp of
disapproval upon gambling in a
very emphatic manner when fifteen
negroes were presented in court.
The ganlesters were each fined
SIS and placed under 500 bonds
for two months. while Thomas
Pryor. who conducts the place.
was held over to.the grand iurNin
the sum Of 500 in each OF the two
cases OF the charge of permitting
gambling on MS premises. George
May. who IS charged with sitting
Up and running a game of chance.
was held 10 answer IN the sum o.
$500 bond.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Study.

The Board OF Agriculture. For
estry and Immigration Of the State
Of Kentucky. have signed an agree
ment with the [. :. Forest ser
vice providing for a cooperative
study of the States wooded areas
to determine the present extent
and condition Of the forests and to
formulate a plan for their preser-
walton. improvement and extern
sion.
kentucky's forests were origi-
nally among the finest in America.
But It's wooded regions have met
the fate of the forests Of 50 many
other States. They were at first
an encumbrance and later they
suffered from negligence. There
Is still much timber in the State
but it has been exploited with no
thought Of the future. Yet.
though badly depleted by bad use.
what is left Is worth saving. and
the Forest Service has been asked
to find the way.
The State pays half the expenses
Of the cooperative study and the
Government half. The total
amount now available for the study
is $1,000. This will not suffice to
cover the forests Of the entire
State but it will carry the work
far enough TO enable the legisla-
ture 10 judge. on the strength OF
the results obtained. whether it
is worth while to make the study
comp lete.
A thorough study of the forest
regions will furnish the basis for
map showing among other things.
the extent and distribution of the
forests. the prevailing species
found in each locality. with esti-
mates of the amount of each. the
drainage basins which need forest
protection TO conserve the water
flow. the burned areas and their
present condition and the farm
lands in and about the forests.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
Chained His n.irS.

When the Old farmer entered the
bucket shop he Vas angry al over.
81 don't think ia invest = cent with
you he calculated. i tSlst heard, by
hen. that you handle w-s&-r@d stocks. -
The fake broker was nonpl1ssed for
the moment. Q--S4ly recovering bis
compGsure. however. ne shpp<d the
old farmer on the tacs and sad in lis
most lubF1cated tones:
MY dear sir, OF corrse our stocks
are vatered- We water them through
precautiGn."
"Precaution?-
Yes; in these DAYS If fierce germs
and fe7ociUJls microbes We can't be
too particular. That is why Wa put
all Of our stock through a l-ut-Water
process before putting II on the mar.
ket"
And the old farmer vas so tickLed
he put up another $1,000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-31
Nr. Roosevelt and the judiciary.

The New York World prints a
review of President Roosevelt
Judicial appointments which strik-
ingly illustrate the possibilities of
executive influence upon the judi
ciary. Mr.. Roosevelt has already
appointed three associate justices
Of The supreme Court. one-third
OF It's membership: twelve Of the
twenty-nine judges of the Circnit
Court. and fcrty-two OF the eighty
district Judges. By the end OF hi>
present term. March 4. 1892. il
viii have been possible FOR him 70
have appointed seven Of the nine
justices Of the supreme Court.
seventeen Of the twenty-nine cir
cult Judges and forty-seven Of the
eighty district judges. II none of
the present Judges die. but If allof
them who under the law ase enti-
lied 20 retire do so before the end
of Mr.. Roosevelt, administration.
an overwhelming mai9rlty = the
Federal Judiciary VIII have been Of
his creation.
Mr.. Roosevelt's policies more
than the policies of any other sin
gle President. perhaps. involve
constitutional questions. and uiti-
mately these questions viii be de-
termined largely by judges Of his
'own appointment. 1t has been
charged frequently that the Presi-
dent Is endeavoring to pack tie
Federal courts with Judges III SYM
pathy win his views. Il Is nat
ural and indeed proper FOR the
President 10 take into con>idera-
ton the attitude Of men toward,
the problems Of the day when
naming Federal Judges. He would
be recreant to his trust and false
to his own ideals if he should de-
IiberaJely put upon the bench men
whom he knew would obstruct the
great reforms to which hi efforts
have been directed.
The authority TO appoint Judges
Is conferred upon the President by
the constitution. and it wa, IN
douJtedly the purpose OF the foun-
ders Of the Government and still Is
the desire Of all good citizens to
eliminate partisan politics from the
judiciary a far a. possible: but in
periods Of great change such as the
present. the courts are necessarily
called upon TO determine economic
and political questions. and it j.
within the discretion and within
the duty OF a President when con-
sidering a man for the bench 70
consider also what i likely TO be
that mans attitude with respect TO
the inevitable political phase OF his
duties. Thus far there i less
grounds for criticism of Mr..
Roosevelt's judicial appointments
than his appointments in any other
branch Of the public service.
COUrier-Journal.