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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
How Venice Looks to
Utah Physician In December

ally consisted II few islands formed
IN the midst of broad lagoon. where
six rivers from the Alps and the Iyro
empty into the Adriatic The city IL
about two or three miles from the
main land. and the railroad crosses
over the Intervening shallow strait on
n large bridge. These alluVial Islands
offered a surrounding OF shoals that
baffeled hostile fleets. and soldiers
from the land could not easily cross
over, so the people were left to work
out their life problems unmolosted
during the troublous times when VAN
dal and Roman FLASHED in arms and
laid waste the beautiful plnins of
sunny Italy. At very early date. a
people called the Nenet, descended
from their native Euganean hills, and
began the conquest of this miniature
archipelago. They wore fleeing from
hostile enemies on the shore. and
here amidst these little Islands, they
settled down in peace, and laid the
foundation OF an empire that was des-
tined In after years to stand among
the foremost nations OF the world.
Their first government was under
tribunes, but In the year 697 they
elected their first president. designated
by the rather uneuphonious name Of
doge. These doges We're in the begin
ming almost absolute monarchs, but
drawn about them, until the govern
ment became almost democracy,
The population increased. and n
systematic plan was adopted to drain
the marshes, and establish the high
ways through the city. 1t was n war
fare with the waves of the ocean.
Millions OF feet of piles We're driven.
and fine bridges were built across the
canals, and instead of the huts. mar
BILE palaces arose to adorn the fair
city of the Adriatic.
HELPED BY CRUsADEs.
At the time of the crusades Venice
was located in the direct line of march
toward the orient, and her shipping
came into great demand. Much of her
prosperity dates from that time. She
acquired adjacent territory, and car
ried her victorious arms to Byzantium
and Asia Minor. Many of the cities OF
northern Italy were conquered and
added to the dominion of this sturdy
commonwealth. and she became one
OF the leading powers of the world.
Here on the summit. of the clock
tower OF the church DIST Mark. CALI
leo In the year 1909 demonstrated the
powers of the telescope which he had
recently invented, by showing that
Jupiter IS attended by forr moons
Here Ignatius Loyola while lying In
the hospital with q broken leg con-
ceived the idea of the Jesuit society,
which with the sanction of Pope Paul
III, he organized, and proceeded to
disseminate its influence to every
household in Christendom. to combat
the dissatisfaction to the church that
had grown out of the new physical
discoveries. Here were born Titan
and Tontoretto who added great lus-
ter to the name of Italy by the legacy
of pictures they produced. Marco
Polo was born here, and Tasso the
great poet of the Renaissance. In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

money from the Modisetts. Ruleou
said he told Miss Stewart, the district
clerk, that he did not understand the
papers he was signing, but she paid no
atlention to this.
Frank r. Mcintyre. chief clerk at the
Pine Ridge agency, told of making n
fling at the request OF II. C. Dale. One
OF the Modisetts was present. Dale, he
said. promised him that expenses would
be pnid and all improvements made by
the Modisetts for the use OF the land
for grazing purposes. He made no
lease, he said, and denied giving his
address as Rushvile, as appeared In the
papers. He made no improvements on
the land other witnesses gave SIM
liar testimony.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
COLLISION ON SANTA FEE.

Albuquerque. n. NJ. Jan. 4.-Santa
Fe passenger train No. 1 westbound
colli6ed head-on with an eastbound
fast freight train at Gonzales station,
100 miles west of here. at o'clock
this morning. The passenger was
running at full speed when it struck
the freight which had failed to take
siding. Three men We're fatally and
five seriously hurt. All are Mexi-
cans who We're riding in the
smoking car. The engnemen saved
themselves by jumping.
Many passengers We're bruised but
none were seriously injured outside
of those in the smoking car which
was telescoped
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
LECTURE BY PEARY.
With Map Shows Course win Take in
Next Venture.

New York. Jan. 5.--Lecturing last
night before the Brooklyn institute on
bis last Arctic expedition, Commander
r. f. Peary exhibited on a map, new
course. which, he said. he would take
on his next venture into the far north,
and which, he believed would take him
to the Pole. On his last voyage, he
explained, he had, through lack OF
knowledge of the virgin Ice In the far
Arctic made mistake in not making
certain allowances for currents.
Trying again, he would leave his ship
in its last winter berth, travel over
land to the west. and then allow the
current to bear him on the moving Ice,
northeast and east. assisting him to-
ward the Pole, Returning, he would
again drift eastward, calculating to
land on the northeastern coast of
Greenland. Commander PeaTy said
that he had devoted his life to the
work
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
TO CHECK SUNDAY ACTIVITIES.

Boston. Jan. 4.-According to deci-
sions rendered by the municipal court
today. the Sunday activities of Boston
people will be effectually checked by a
strict application of the Massachusetts
blue laws" Twelve hundred persons
have been summoned into court in con .
nection with the alleged violation of
Sunday statutes.
Among the Sunday industries declared
unlawful by the court is collection of
garbage from hotels, playing of or
chestras in hotels and delivery of ice
cream by caterers.
The legislative committee on Sunday
laws will, 1t Is expected. recommend a
change in the state law, thus relieving
the Boston situation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

dola as II Is for us to walk. we thousn'
we had met every form OF graft posst
BILE as we journeyed through ltaiy, pu'
1t remained for Venice to teach us =
now trick. At every landing there are
men waiting with hooks, ana as 500"
as your gondola nears the curb, one o,
these birds OF prey comes out and hoohs
q ring on the prov to pull you close 10
the steps, and then. holds out his hahu
for money The gondolier could carry
hook himself, but he seems TO re-
gard the tourist as common spoil Tor tne
denizens of his city The Italians pc
lieve pre-eminently In the Republican
doctrine OF making the foreigner pay
AMERICA FIRST AND FOREMOST.
The surroundings of Venice are pic
turesque. The many neighoorlhs
islands arc adorned with houses
ana the smoke of factories rals..
es high in the air. To the north anu
west, the Italian Alps project their snow
covered peaks on the blue sky beyond,
and mirror their rugged slopes IN the
placid water OF the lagoon. Truly tne
land of Italy Is beautiful to behold. Its
history is written In imperishable stone.
which reflects the splendor of day OF
glory long past away. With the pur-
den of supporting priest and soldier, IL
is hard to see how conditions can ever
be better for the lHboring man. Their
souls are stutlfed with mendicancy
and theft. aud every other vice of the
catalogue. There are no middle classes.
and the poor are reduced to the pass of
the dog that watches for crumbs from
the patrlcian table. The wealthy peo-
pie no doubt live In refinement as the
better classes do in all countries, bus
they are few IN this country. compared
with the hordes of paupers. We turn
away with full appreciation of what
II means to live In our own land of lib
ertv. and to partake of the spirit that
recognizes no man as superior. but re-
CARDS all men as being Of equal birth,
and worthy of all the advantages that
great government can bestow with Il
lavish hand equally among its patriot
ic sons
GEORGE w. MIDDLETON. NJ. ID.
f, Auerhach & Bros cut price clear
ance sale starts Monday morning. Read
page 32, magazine section
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
Members of Board Protest Against Its
Diversion 10 Service of Nrilitarism.

Boston, Jan. A lengthy protest by
the members of the jamestown Expo
sltion board. against the diversion of
the exposition to the service of militar-
ISM. was issued tonight The protest
is made by Carroll d. Wright, president
of Clark college; Edwin d. Mead and
Rev. DIR. Edward Everett Hale, of Bos-
ton; Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore.
John Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers of America; Miss Jane
Addams, of Chicago; Miss NJ. Carey
Thomas. president OF Bryn Mawr col
iege; William Copper, the New York
sculptor; Prof. James Fl. billiard of New
Orleans; Prof. C. M. Woodward, of ST
Louis Prof Charles Zueblin, of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
AETNA BANK RECEIVER.

Butte, Mont. Jan. 4.-Theodore b.
Risley, assinstant receiver Of the Aetna
Banking and Trust company was this
afternoon named a receiver Of the
Aetna Savings and Trust company, by
Judge Bourquin. Postmaster George
w. Irvine having declined to act in
that capacity. The court fixed Mr..
kisley's bond at $4,000.
The Aetna Savings and Trust COM
pany is subsidiary concern of the
defunct Aetna bank.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

Venice the first printed books were
produced. and the first newspaper was
issued and sold for a piece of money
called n gazette. hence the name COM
mon to many periodicals. AT Venice
also was organized the first bank OF
deposit and discount and the first bills
of exchange were issued here, The
glass manufactures OF Venice have
been world renowned from early ages
and the miracles that are done In the
production OF vases. and the various
appertlnances OF the household by the
glass blowers are almost beyond be-
lief,
THE BEST OF ITALY.
The modern venetians are a people
very superior to the citizens OF the
main land OF Italy. Their border To-
cation. and the advent of American and
English travellers has given them some
thing OF the spirit of the Anglosaxon,
and they have methods of business 4 hat
savors of the new world. Venice Is
seven miles In circumference. II is
built on three large islands and abous
four hundred small ones 1t has lf6
canals. spanned by innumerable bridg-
es. The traffic is altogether by gondo-
las and steam launches. You see gon-
doliers propelllng their loads of fish,
and vegetables and wood, and coal and
groceries. and everything that goes TO
FIJI the demands OF Il large city, while
others are conveying away the refuse
10 the deeper water of lagoons on the
Grand canal we passed the spacious
mansion where Robert Browning the
English poet. died. and on the opposite
side we saw the house where Wagner,
the great composer, ended his career.
Browning would have been buried in
Florence beside the remains OF his tai
ented wife, had not the people of Eng
land demanded sepulture in Westmn-
ster abbey for their favorite bard. 1t
seems pity that two souls so bound
together by the perfection of human
afInities should not have been permits
ted to lay side by side in the long last
slumber. but the dust counts for little
when the immortal spirit has flown.
THROUGH THE RIALTo.
Our gondolier took US through the Ri
alto, and under the bridge where Shy-
lock OF Shakespeare's great drama is
supposed to have had his shop. 1t is
a beautiful masonry bridge over the
Grand canal. We went over the far
FAMED Bridge of Signs and into the dun
geons beneath. Here have languished
III darkness the prisoners of that cruel
day when slight offences against no.
bles were punished by death, and here
on this bridge the convict was permit
ted to take one farewell look at the
busy mart and the blue sea before pass
ing on for his final doom. What sto-
ries these stones could tell IL they had
tongues to speak! In one of these dark
cells Lord Byron learned the story OF
the convict, by remaining for twenty
-FOUR hours voluntarily committed with
out light and with the prison food.
Thomas Hood also has immortalized
this place with his beautiful poem
THE TIP MENACE.
can imagine that it would seem
quite monotonous for us who have been
used to street traffic in the ordinary
way II we had to live where we would
have to hire a gondola for every move
ment. But the people who have been
raised mere know nothing else; and 1t
is as natural for them to take the gon-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

In alleged bogus mining opera,,.
was arrested here today. 'Vns
Flower. who the detectives o..
the most colossal mine swindler ~ *
age, was captured in biz - on sns
building. where he has been Ioe V'u'l
for some time Under the na,' Na'ei
Prof. oxford, he was seeking NH, q
ing to the officers, to secure ND
from investors by representing tha, Ny
had n powerful chemical nro Y
whereby he could make diamonds ~.
other precious stones. and n paiss,
brick. '"Fh'
The arrest of Flower ends cha.
through Mexioo, Central Ameri.'
South America, and Canada. besiSs
many points in the United Sto.s'
Following his operations in New W.
through which. It is alleged. many ~
ciety women lost money, Fowler inns, ,V
ed $4,000 bail after indictment in Map,''
1908. 10y
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
R. C. FLOWER ARRESTED.

Has Been a Fugitive From Justice for
Some Years.
Philadelphia, Jan. Ar. C. Flower.
alias c. G. Dalney, who has been a flu
gitive from New York since 1903,
where he is wanted to answer charges
of grand larceny and swindling credu-
lous investors out of about 81 900 900
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

f. Auerbach & Bros cut price cls,.
ance sale starts Monday morning. Rssa
page 30, magazine section.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

T. Auerbach & Bros cut price clear
ance sale starts Monday morning. Read
page 32, magazine section.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
Plain Naiinsooks.

200 pieces 36-inch wide English
Nainsook, IL yards to the piece.
Regular $3.50 grade for -.
Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 piece.
200 pieces 36-inch wide English
Nainsook, I2 yards to the piece.
Regular $500 grade for.
........ $3.50 piece.
100 pieces 36-inch wide English
Nainsook. Regular 35c grade for
.............. csc yard.
100 pieces 36-inch wide English
Nainsook. Regular 45c grade for
2Vc vard
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
THE TIP MENACE.

/ can imagine that it would seem
quite monotonous for us who have been
used to street traffic in the ordinary
way II we had to live where we would
have to hire gondola for every move
ment. But the people who have bee,,
raised mere know nothing else: and II
is as natural for them to take the gon-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
Greater than any previous
Persian Lawns.
.32 inches wide.

81 inches wide.
CSC grade for 10 2-3c yard
35c grade for .......... 25c yard.
45c grade for. ....... 35c yard.
SOC grade for. 81 lac yard
45 inches wide
4oc grade for. .a5c yard.
soc grade for. 81 Lee yard
75c grade for. 80. !. .6oc yard.
$I.oo grade for. .75c yard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17
INTEREsTINa WILL CASE.
Contest In Milton, Fla, over Johnson
 Eafafe

Contest In Milton, Fla, over Johneon
 Milton, Fla, Nov. 16.--(SpeciaI.)- )-- Testimony in an interesting case which today by Miss Bessie Ellis, as com missioner, to he tried in chancery be- fore Judge J. Emmett Wolfe.
 It is the effort of Albert Johnson to break the will of his mother, the late Mrs. Emily Johnson, who died here about five years ago. upon the ground of unsoundness of mind at the time the will was made.
 Many witnesses we're called on each side of the case.
 Just prior to Mrs. Johnson's death, she had four children living. Mrs Alice Shear. Albert Johnson, Miss Nan nie Johnson and Miss Emma Johnson. All of them had left home except Miss Emma Johnson, the youngest. After leaving all her property to Miss Emma Johnson.
 The property consisted of the family residence in Milton, @ store building on Oak street, and a small tenement ad- joining the store, also a farm of 16o acres, four miles from Milton.
 About three years ago Miss Emma Johnson married F. l.. Murphy and since then they have been living on the farm. which, under Mir. Murphy's management, has been very productive and increased in value. The store on Oak street has been sold tor. F. West, and by him to Mrs. l.. F. Monroe, the present owner.
 Judge WoIfe,s decision in this case is awaited with interest, as the family is widely known.
 Albert Johnson is now living at At more. Ala. and Mrs. Shear and Miss Nannie Johnson are in Pensacola.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

The first group is made up of the Louisville and Nashville In the orig fnai classification bill the Alabama Syraat southern was in the first class. foo. but the Governor showed his .frfendliness for the Great Southern end the Southern by dropping 1t and the Southern, formerly in the second eiass' rhe rh NashvilIe' st. Louis and chatta- nooaa. which is reported to have Lou- isviiIe and Nashville affiliations. was raised to the second class, aithough it is but recently out of grave nhah- cial difficulties.
 Senator spragins tried to get in an amendment to have this road dropped to the third class but the Senate re- fused to hear of it. -
 The passage of the bills yesterusy made assurance doubl ysure that the T,erislature would pass any bill which inc Governor wanted passed. The at torneys for the various railroads unite n savina that no State will have such drastic anti-raiiroad legislation as Ala bama. ...A... :. said an attorney yesterday Aiapama has the most stringent anftrahroaa laws that were adopted in anyNstate of the Union. I doubt 1T any EoysIh- E ,n any way such great property inter- asts The new laws will be just as "a - reaching. just as drastic, as It Is possible to make them.
 The opening prayer was offered ny Rev. Bob Jones, the evangelist. The roll call showed that several of the Senators had gone home to spend the weeks end.
 Senator Reese. who announced Fri- day that he would be compelled to go home Saturday was among those Lor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17
NelD Books ReceiUsd
 at Carnegie Libr0ry

Following is . list of books on sOci- ology recently received by the Carne- gie Library:
 Abbott, Lyman, "Christianity and so- cial ProbIems" "Industrial Problems." Adams. c. C.. Commercial Geogra- phy." lems."
 Addams. Jane. Newer Ideals of Peace"
 Barnett. s. A.. and Barnett, Mrs. Hem rietta. practicable Socialism" Blow, s. E.. Letters to a Mother Vn Che Philosophy of Froebel"
 Bosanquet, Mrs. H. D., standard of Life and Other Studies" Burrage. Severance, and Rally. "School Sanitation and Decoration"
 Cheney, E. F., "Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of Eng- land"
 Colby. J. Rose. 'LItereture in Life in Schoo Commons, J. R.. Social Reform and
 Cushing. F. H.. '.zuni Foik-Talsa."
 Dopp, K. B., Place of Industries in Elementary Education"
 Dyer, T. F. T., Folk Lore of Plants."
 Dyer, T. F. T., Folk Lore of Women"
 Fairholt. F. w., Costume in Eng
 FairIie. ]. A.. Social Government in Countries, Towns and Villages"
 George. Henry. Protection or Free Trade"
 Haii. F. F., ''Immigration and Its Eff feet on the United States" Heroes of ChivaIry." Lives of Bayard and the Cid"
 Kappa. paeud, Let Youth But Know"
 Lodge, H. C.. "Federalist."
 Mallory. Sir Thomaa. 'IA Morte D'Arthur."
 oberholtzer. E. P. "Referendum in America"
 oppenheim, Nathan. Mental Growth and Control"
 "P. o." How to Buy Life Insurance. philanthropy and Social Progress"
 Richards, E. H. (Swallow). Cost of Shelter" Ryan, J. A., "A Living Wage"
 Scott, W. A., Money and Banking"
 Steiner, F. A.. "On the Trail of the Immigrant."
 Swift, Lindsay, Brook Farm"
 Willard, J. F., 'Tramping With Tramps."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

Corporations and no citisen/was sub 'eSssa, Mr r,usk, speakihg for the adminis- tratson admitted that the legislation was extraordinary" He declared. however. that conditions in Alabama e--.~. extraordinary and demanded the sarna class of Iegislation He said he b.A m more use for the "ambulance rba ~ers than did Senator Reese He .ar,itted that sort of limitation ought fo he placed on the filing of suits, but he thought thirty days was too little.
 He suggested that the amendment make the limit q year. Senator Reese stuck out for his thirty day provision. 5e thought that time enough. But Senator Miller prepared an amendment placing the limit at year ana the Senate adopted t. !.
 This was the only amendment of any conseuuence that the administration Senators permitted to be put on any of the series of bills. As the bills came from the Governor, they were good enough for the administration majority and no impious minority could lay hands upon them.
 TneIude Connscatf0u Bills.
 The bills passed yesterday included seven of the eight group wills offered by Senator Reynolds. The first of tn ese bills was passed Friday after ] noon. The series. it will be recalled. groups the railroads of Alabama and classifies the various commodities, fix ing rate for each group.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17
MOBILE FEE CASE
COUNTY 0rFICERs SEEK ss,szs.74
 FROM STATE AUDITOR.
Arguments on Demurrer to Petition of Judge Price Williams and Other
 0flcinls of Gulf County
 Heard by Judge Sayre.

Petition of mandamus to compel State Auditor ". w. Brandon to pay to Probate Judge Price Williams and other officers of Mobile County fees of the amount of $3.343.74 on the sale of certain lands sold by the officers upon their reversion to the State by reason of delinquent taxes. was heard yesterday by Judge A. D. Sayre, of the City Court of Montgomery.
 Demurrers to the petition were ar gued by Hon. Alex NJ. Garber, Attor- ney General of Alabama. and Hon. Thomas W Martin. Assistant Attorney General who were counsel for the State. and by Hon. ". A. Gunter and Hon Gaston Gunter, counsel for the petitioners The arguments were com- menced at II o'clock yesterday morn in the afternoon.
 The oetition prays that the Auditor of the State shall be compelled to pay to the supp1iants a residue of fees al- legged to be due to the officers of Mo- bile County from the sale of real es- tate reverted to the State upon 2.5en assessments The petition sets forth that the Auditor has paid $2.500 and that $S.S4s74 additional should he paid to Judge Price Williams and his feI- lows Tn the petition.
 The lands upon which the assess ments were made and which became the property of the State by reversion were sold for ss,306. but the counsel for the State claims that it realized only $5.000 from the sale. as s3,306 was returned to owners of lands when they redeemed the assessments.
 The State holds that 1t has not au- thority to pay out for fees more than 1t realized on the actual prices of the lands. while the petitioners contend that there is authority for the payment lations.
 Judge sayre has the case under ad- visement.