Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-17
Big Delegation OF Salt Lake B. P.
o. E. Boards Train for
Junction City.
EVENT OCCURS THURSDAY.
Ben Haywood, rs Marshal of Auto Ia
rade, Takes Disastrous Trial Spin
on His Motorcycle.

A herd OF 100 purple adorned Elks In
elusive of tho baseball team which Is to
do things 10 the Ogden team this after
noon, boarded n special train at |
o'clock today for the Junction city.
They went to Ogden for the sole pur-
pose If wiping up the diamond with
bunch Of alleged bail tossers under tho
direction OF one Judge Horne. Unfor-
1unatcly the result cannot be stated UNI
Ill the coroner Views tho remains and
the smoke of battle has cleared away.
The Salt Lake delegation was met at
the ogden depot by the antlerSd herd
of the Junction City. The aforesaid
herd was headed by brass band. The
visitors we're marched to the Elks' club
house and from there were transported
10 the ball grounds where tho con-
fiict RACES at this writing. The trip.
the ball game and all that goes with
said trip Is for the mutual benefit of
the ElkS purple day at Ogden and Salt
Lake.
WILL TAKE 90 PER CENT.
The Ogdenites, with keen eye TO
business, made the suggestion that tho
gate receipts for the bali game be d.
vided SO and 40 per cent. that IL. 60
10 the winner and 40 to the loser
Whether or not the Ogdenites were
thinking of prize fight when these
terms were suggested does not appear,
but at an enthusiastic meeting held at
NO. S5's clubhouse this morning It was
unanimously decided to take 60 per
cent,
THREE EVENTS IN MIND.
Local Elks have three things in mind.
The ball game today. tho big automo-
bile parade on the 18th. and Purple
la i. 4
dizziness for all who participate in the
latter, II will not be the fault OF James
{. Leary and the committee.
BEN HAYWOOD MARSHAL.
As to the automobile parade on the
18th, the lid VIII be three miles off, and
every 'benzine buggy In the town
viii be in use There will be no re-
Htriotions as to size, gear or capacity
10 the machines, and II Is expected that
every store selling horns will be sold
out. Even motorcycles will be used.
but, in this connection, trouble has
been scented by the committee, and
the trouble is tho fault OF one Ben
Haywood. who was sentenced to be
grand marshal of the parade. He was
Instructed TO ride n motorcycle. Ben
tt once secured machine and named
1t Olympus" and Immediately start
ed out to master the mysteries OF the
Same.
The committee felt that all was well
and congratulations were being ex-
tended right and left until this morn
Ing, when Haywood kicked over the
traces and created a sensation by VOW
ling that he would not ride tty.- ma
rhine. The grand marshaPs fa& was
of color that spoke eoquently OF the
hon-necessity of his wearing the color
purple.
HAYWOOD BALKs.
"Look-ee here!" roared Ben this
morning. III you fellers think rln
agoin' ter ride that dlng-busted- gaso-
line-fed bunch of-scrap-iron. dlgnified
by the title OF motorcycle you're a
way off. I'll ride anything that wears
hair an en- buck, but none o. these
here newfangled contrivances fer me-"
TRY-oUT IN PARK.
1t was reported to the committee
That Marshal Haywood went down to
Liberty park this morning for a spin
nm the motor but the machine had a
contrary streak and after Mr.. Hey
wood had vainly tried TO uproot several
of the largest and finest trees, and had
mutilated several yards of iron
fence, he gave up the job rather than
give up the ghost How he managed
30 get UP town to report to the COM
irittee he did not say. but inc par
AIDE will go on just the same and Hey
wood will be grand marshal OF the
same.
MERCHANTS DECORATING.
In connection with the parade and
purple day at Saltair 1t may be stated
that particularly all of the merchants
are getting busy with their decora-
lions. Scores of pretty designs In
Elks colors were to be seen today and
many more are being prepared. The
local clubhouse will. IN day or two.
be stripped of the magnificent en-
blems OF the order by merchants VINO
will borrow them. There Is a reason
Tor this, The Elks will boost Salt
Lake City In fact they will boost for
The whole state.
During the day OF the parade the
clubhouse will be open 20 all. Capt.
r, III. Reed. chairman. F.. II. Irwin.
Frank l.. Gardner, e. c. Penrose and
D, Bergerman. constituting the hoItse
pommittee. announce that the cour-
tesies OF house will be extended to
those participating in the parade and
ample preparations have been made
10 entertain the visitors
PURPLE DAY THURSDAY.
The goth That's the big day. It's
purple day and the program arranged
Is fine one. There IS entirely roo