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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
STRUCK 4 MASS OF WIRES
Young Aeronaut Has Remarkable
Experience and Narrow Es-
cane From Death.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept John E.
DreXler an aerOnaut less than % years
old, made a balloon ascension from the
chutes today. When in mid-air he .;ut
loose his parachute and descended near
the Stanyan street entrance to Golden
Gate park. The parachute dropped into
network of electric wires and fell to the
sidewalk, leaving Drexler suspended in a
perilous position. In some manner he es-
capped electrOcutiOn, but his weight shOr--
circuited two Of the wires, blowing out
all OF the fuses in the neighborhood
DreXler, after recovering his balance
leaped out from the wires, turned two
somersaults and landed thirty feet below
without sustaining serious injury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
SPANKING OF BOY
RESULTS IN DISASTER

\ Sheboygan, Wis, Sept. Mrs. 4
\ Fred williams. living at Bear Point =
= on Crooked Lake, near this city, was \
= severely injured and her seven-year- 4
/ old son was fatally hurt when dy- !
! Mantle cap in the boys hip pocket =
b exploded while the mother was =
/ spanking him. The boy had been 4
i watching his father using dynamite \
! in blowing stumps and had slipped \
4 one of the caps in his pocket. Mrs. =
! williams used shingle. The first !
l. blow exploded the cap and tore a =
! large hole in the boys side. The
4 mother lost two fingers and sus- :
: tanned other wounds. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
CHANGES ARE FEW.
French Wines VIII Be Taxed in
Canada.

Paris, Sept. Nv. Fielding. Canadian
minister of finance, will leave tomorrow
for London to lay the new treaty be
tween France and Canada before the Bar
dissertation. He told the Associated Press
TODAY that II would be impossible at pres
ent to announce the terms of the treaty.
as II must be submitted to the Bar asso-
citation and to the Canadian and french
narIiaments. Moreover. he said, the doc
ument had not been signed. The Asso-
ciated Press learns that the treaty is
most elaborate. Responding to the coun-
try's prohibitive sentiment, Canada is un-
able to give France a more favorable duty
on champagne than was allowed in 1893.
but grants special tariff on silks and in
return gets a minimum tariff on corn
and forest products. The question on
Canadian wheat duty, on which the COM
missioners were divided. was finally set
tied by compromise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
NO HUNGER FOR OFFICE.
Alton B. Parker Says He viii Re.
main Plain Citizen.

Portland. Ne, Sept. LIN an interview
given tonight Judge Alton B. Parker de-
clared he has no desire ever again to
hold public office and in this respect
his views have not changed since his
defeat for the presidency
81 do not desire ever again to hold
public office. / stated my position on
that situation before the last election in
1904, and I have not changed my mind
/ shall however. always be interested in
any question affecting the public welfare
and | purpose to express my views when
it seems desirable. And ii will be IN
derstood that 1 shall not be deferred from
fbing so by Misrepresentation"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
NEBRASKA WILL TRY
THE PRIMARY METHOD

Lincoln, Neb., Sept NEBRASKA, on
Tuesday, will have it's first trial OF the
direct primary method of nominating
state and county officers. The law en-
acted by the last legislature does away
with all nominating conventions for city
county and state, and the statewide prT-
mary is to have it's initial test. Nebraska
this fall elects an associate justice of the
supreme court. q railroad commissioner
and two regents of the state university
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
ACCIDENT Is FATAL.
One Loses Life and Four Others Are
Injured.

Elmira, N Y, Sept. IA powerful tour
ing car plunged over a 15-foot embank-
ment at Pine City today. killing H. B.
Smith Of Tioga, Pa, and injuring four
others. One of the injured men is expect
ed to die The others are not severely
hurt. The chauffeur and James Bar
rett, a guide, were seated in front At
the point where the accident occurred the
road turned abruptly. Through a mis-
understanding between the chauffeur and
guide the car continued straight ahead
and plunged off the embankment, turn
ing completely over, pinning the occu-
Dants under Ii.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
SAWMILL PEOPLE WIN
GREAT LEGAL VICTORY

Macon, Ga, Sept. Judge Emory
Speer has rendered a decision touching
the famous lumber rate case of the
Georgia sawmills against the Southern
and the other lines of the Southeastern
Tariff association. Judge Speer holds
that Iumbermen who have suffered from
the extra cents a hundred pounds on
Ohio river points and the west are en-
titled to a return of the money. The de-
c:sion lets in all the lumbermen who were
instrumental in securing an adjustment
of claims. More than 81 600 is involved
and time will be required for a full hear
ing of all claims.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
COAL COUNTRY TAPPED.

WOrland, Wyo., Sept. 1.-The c., B. &
O. railways new line which penetrates
the eastern part of the Big Horn basin
has peer extended twenty miles from
Worland to Kirby. on the west bank OF
the Big Horn river, where there are i'm
mense coal deposits at Thermopolis, a
few miles south.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
ONE Man KILLED.,
TWO BADLY HURT
Runaway Freight Cars Crash
Into Incoming Train With
Great Velocity at Evanston.
special to The HeraldN

Evanston, WyO., Sept. lone man was
killed and two others were badly injured
one of whom will probably die. as re-
suit OF an accident on the Union Pacific
here this evening. Five freight cars
breaking loose in the local yards ran
down grade for nearly a mile and then
crashed into an incoming freight train
Both trains were derailed, nearly all of
the cars being destroyed. The road was
blocked for several hours after the ac-
cident.
The man killed was a brakeman named
Gray. who was on the runaway cars. Both
the engineer and fireman of the other
train stuck to their posts and were bad
ly crushed. The fireman jumped just
before the crash and broke both legs
The injured men were rushed to the hos
pital where it was said that both might
die.
Died at Post of Duty.
The accident was caused by five cars
loaded with steel rails breaking away in
the yard and starting down grade. Gray
the brakeman. was on the train at the
time and knowing that another freight
was a short distance back on the track
tried to stop the cars with the brakes.
He was unsuccessful, but stuck to his
task until the last and lost his life in
the collision just as he was about to
jump.
The track out of the yard is down
grade for about three miles and before the
runaway cars neared the OncOming freight
they had gained great speed. The engi-
neer of the freight made an effort to re-
verse his train, but was unable TO do so
in time.
The car nearest the oncoming freight
was loaded the heaviest and it crashed in
to the engine both falling down the en-
bankment alongside the track. All five
of the runaway cars were piled up in the
track bed and were destroyed by the fire
that was started after the collision A
wrecking crew started from the yard
shortly after the accident and returned
with the dead brakeman and the injured
men
The wreck tied up the train service into
Evanston for several hours, but was
finally cleared away by the wrecking
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
DIVIDEND POSTPONED.
Especial to The Herald.)

tSpeclaI 20 Inc HeraId-J
Cfoldfield. New, Sept. 1.-The directors
meeting of the Consolidated called for
yesterday to post the initial dividend. has
been indefinitely postponed because of the
strike at the Mohawk and Combination
mines. The company has S3.O0O.000 in the
treasury, but considers II inadvisable to
order a distribution under present condi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
TIED UP BY WAsHoUTs.

FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 1.-'Traffic on tire
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio
railroad (Southern Pacific is tied up to-
night by washouts on the El Paso divi-
sion. Two freight trains and a wrecking
train are in the ditch. The derailment Of
the wrecking train caused the injury of
four men. one being fatally hurt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
NEW CHAIR FILLED.

= Champaign. H., Sept. I.-Presi- 4
= dent Edmund ]. James of the Uni !
= versity of Illinois yesterday an :
\ nounced the appointment or Pro- !
= fessOr A. w. Desneaux as professor !
y of railroad administration and man. !
4 agement at the University of Illinois, 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
MiscREANT USES DYNAMITE.

Chicago. ILL.,, Sept. IA bomb was ex-
ploded in the yards surrounding the home
of former Sheriff James Pease late to-
night The explosion shattered all the
windows in the house and the shock was
felt a mile away. Mr.. Pease and his fam
ily were asleep at the time. No one was
injured The police think the bomb was
thrown into the yard by the driver of a
wagon that stopped in front of the house
a short time before the explosion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
DRAWING CARD AT CHURCH.
Vice President Fairbanks Greets the
Brethren at Stockton, Cal.

Stockton, Cal, Sept. 1-Vice President
Fairbanks was the guest of Stockton to-
day. This morning he attended divine
services at the Central Methodist church
and this afternoon was present at union
services held in the same church by all
the local Protestant churches. Mr. Fair
banks delivered a short address. This
evening he and his party departed for
Sacramento escorted by a delegation of
the Republican League club of that city
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
THE DEATH RECORD.
Rev. DR.. John Mathews.

St. Louis, Mo, Sept. 1.-The Rev. DIR.
John Mathews, the oldest minister in
point of service in the Methodist Epis-
Copsl church, died today, aged 81.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
MATAD0R CAUGHT AND
HORRIBLY MANGLED

\ FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 1.-Moronto :
4 Chico, matador, was caught on the !
y horns of bull in the Juarez Plaza ;
y del Toros this afternoon and hor- !
y ribly nangled in the presence of ,
4 thousands of spectators. 1t is be- !
y lieved his injury viii prove fatal. i
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
ROYAL BETHRoTHAL.

Paris. Sept. IA solemn TIE Deum was
sung in the Greek church today in cele-
bration of the betrothal of Prince George
of Greece to Princess Mary BOnaDarte.
King George Of Greece. Prince Roland
BonaDaTte and other notabes were pres
on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
ONE YEAR I'M PRISON,

San Francisco, Sept. Limited States
District Judge DeHaven has sentenced
John A Benson and z. B. Perrin. recent
" convicted OF fraud. to one years i'm
prisonment in the Alameda county Jail
and to pay a fine of $1,000 each.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
SAILED FOR MOROCCO

Oran, Algeria Sept 1.-The transport
Nive sailed last night for CasablaHea with
battalion of the foreign legion. The
Shamrock left today with a battalion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
Samuel Marshall.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. Samuel Mar
shall, the ol1est banker in Milwaukee
died today, aged 81 years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
BREAKS NECK IN DIVING.

Savannah. Ga, Sept 1.-Joseph L. Bris-
key broke his neck this afternoon by div,
ing into shallow water.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
PREMIER KILLED.

+ Teheran, Sept. Mira Ali Asghan \
\ Khan, the premier, was shot and =
= killed as he was leaving the National y
y council last night.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
BIG DELEGATION
FROM THIS STATE
Irrigation Congress Opens To-
day at SaCramentO-0g-
den Choir a Feature.
VICE PRESIDENT ON HAND
SALUTE OF NINETEEN GUNS up
ON ARRIVAL.
VICE PRESIDENT ON HAND

Sacramento, Cal. Sept. This city to-
day extended hearty welcome to Vice
President Of the United States Charles
w. Fairbanks, Governor Albert E. Mead
of Washington. Governor ]. c. Cutler OF
Utah and hundreds of delegates to the
fifteenth National Irrigation congress.
Elaborate preparations were made to re-
ceive the distinguished visitors and pro-
vide for their comfort during their stay
here. Interest centered principally in the
arrival or Vice President Fairbanks, who
came from Stockton, reaching here at z
O'Clock this evening. He was accompanied
by Governor ]. n. Gillett and a commit
tee that went 20 Stockton to meet him. A
salute of nineteen guns was fired when
his train arrived.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
Gala Day at Sacramento.

Tomorrow will be a gala occasion in this
city, as it will be marked by the Labor
cay celebration and the opening OF the
irrigation congress. the interstate expoSl-
tion of irrigated land and forest products
and the state fair
Clifford Pinchot chief forester. was
among the arrivals today. He will de-
liver the message Of President Roosevelt
to the congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02
oqden Choir on Hand.

Utah is represented by about 200 dele
gates. The Ogden tabernacle choir. which
rived at o'clock in the afternoon, and
this evening rehearSed the irrigation
Ode" which will mark the opening of the
convention tomorrow. Many Of The sing
erS are delegates.
Governor Mead arrived early this morn
ing, accompanied by the Washington del
egation from Olympia and other cities.
Early tomorrow morning Governor Cham
beriain of Oregon, president of the irri-
cation congress, will arrive. and later
Governor Kibbey of Arizona will be here.
Governor Sparks of Nevada sert word
that he will arrive from Palo Alto within
a day or so. Including Governor Gilett
there will be six state chief executives on
hand
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02

One today is worth two tomor-
rows.-Poor Richard.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
SKETCH OF A RUINED MAN.

owe Lived All Sorts of Life" Said
the Tramp, and Lived Ii Twice"
David Grayson, author Of "Adven-
lures in Contentment," tells the story
of tramp in the American Magazine.
l. is really character sketch of a
ruined man. Mr.. Grayson reports his
efforts to get the tramp to live regu-
| lar life as follows
"'Friend,' l said, stop here. We
have good country. You have tray-
eled far enough. | know from expert
ence what corn field will do for u
man.
II have lived all sorts OF life, he
continued. and l have lived in ali
twice. and | am afraid
Face it, l said, gripping his arm,
longing for some power to blow grip
into him.
Face It, he exclaimed, don't you
suppose | have tried-a few times with
out thinking would be enough
| might be all right. l should be all
right
He brought his fist down on the
table and there was a note of resolu-
ton in his voice. | moved my chair
nearer to him, feeling as though | were
saving an immortal soul from destruc-
ton. | told him of our life, how the
quiet and the work of 1t would solve
his problems. | sketched with enthus-
assn my own experience and l planned
swiftly how we could live, absorbed in
simple work-and in books.
"'Try it, l said, eagerly.
az WILL he said, rising from the
table and grasping my hand, III stay
here
Il had peculiar thrill of exultation
and triumph. l know how the priest
must feel having won a soul from tor
ment!
"He was trembling with excitement
and pale with emotion and WEAKNESS
One must begin the quiet life with rest
SO l got him off to bed, first pouring
him a bathtub Of warm water. l laid
out clean clothes by his bedside and
took away his old ones, talking to him
cheerly all the time about common
things.
Owing to the excitement of the
evening l spent a restless night Be
fore daylight, while l was dreaming a
strange dream of two men running, the
one who pursued being the counter
part Of the one who fed, heard my
name called aloud.
"I sprang out Of bed.
""The tramp has gone called Har-
riet, my sister.
"He had not even slept In his bed.
He had raised the window, dropped out
on the ground and vanished"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
CARAVANS OF THE DESERT.
Gold Hunters and Consumptives
Found Travelling Side by Side.

Gold Hunters and COnsumptives
Found Travelling Side by Side.
Ever journeying across the desert
sands and climbing the arid peaks AMI
foothills Of the far Southwest are two
caravans-one seemingly rugged and
healthy, though afflicted with a disease
called gOldomania, the other emaciated
by the great white plague.
One is scarcely more optimistic than
the other; one procession seeks a gilt
tering yellow dust that means riches,
the other more precious thing
| health. Though the trail may be long
and the water holes infrequent; though
the desert sun may be blistering and
| the tongue swollen with thirst though
the mountains may be steep and the
patti strewn with cacti, there Is the
! gIitteriDg substance in the sand a lit
! tie farther on for the argonaut; a lease
of life at the horizon, when the red
desert sun announces the dawn of an
other day, for the white plaques vic
tim.
To many seeking their wonted ylgor
the hope that ever carries them on.
ward Is sometimes as futile as the race
after the will-o'the- wisp that lures the
argonaut.
But the procession moves on and on
the pilgrims cannot leave the sands I'M
til tine mountain air and sunshine have
healed the scars made by deaths chief
ally
The main trail of the wcak-lunged
leads from PecOs to Yuma. For more
thaD 1000 miles prospector and plague
ridden traverse its tortuous course. In
the caravan seeking gold nearly all are
poor. In the caravan eXiled and fight,
ing for health there are rich and poor,
high and low, democratic and fraternal
IN their Ills and expectancy.
To some this hope is as uncertain
Of realization as the prospector's pot
Of gold ut the end of the rainbow But
many who have early Joined the pill
grims, after years Of travel by day
under the scorchlng sun and sleep BY
uiEDt in the pure air of the mountain
top. end their allotted exile and return
to the old home 1000 or more miles
distant.
But the ranks are soon recruited
And some there are who must travel
along the great highway until the end.
OftentImes the bones Of prospector
and piague-ridden are found bleaching
in the canyon. The skeleton hand of
one is outstretched up the hillside,
where others reach the goal-and gold
the bony fingers OF the other point
honlc.-St. Louis Republic.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
Stars on Coins and Flag.

The stars on the great seal and the
seal of the president of the United
States are five pointed, while on the
seal of the house OF representatives
they are six pointed. The thirteen stars
on the diverse OF the present half
and quarter dollar are five pointed.
The reverse of the present half and
quarter dollar Is copy Of the great
seal, except that the clouds are omit
ted. 1t Is evident that ,heraldry has
not taken a very strong hold in these
matters in the United States, there
fore 1t Is not in the power OF anyone
to say without a doubt why the diff
ference in the stars on the flag and
the coins. So far as is known, with
the exception of the reverse Of the
present half and quarter dollar, the
stars on American coins are copied
from the colonial coins, which were.
no doubt, made after the manner of
English heraldry, while the flag was
made up after the design of Washing
toms coat OF arms, containing three
fve-p0I~ted starG
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

and that's the reason you are some
times cross and unwilling to do moth
er's wishes. If you do not watch these
pesky little creatures, they will soon
nibble all the good away. To keep the
mice out you must set trap for them
the trap of watchfulness-and have
Tor bait good resolutions and firmness.
When the pantry is free from mice,
then begin TO store it with good things.
Il sat silent for while, and then /
said; What kind of good things, grand
pap
And he answered: High principles,
good thoughts and kind feelings"
Laura was silent, too. for n moment,
and then said: I'm going to try to re-
member my great-grandfather's teach
ings, because l see how MUCH good they
have done you. You are the 'bestest'
mother any girl ever had. Good night,
mother, darling" and with bound she
was off to bod
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

p. c. Smith, a pioneer farmer living
between Colfax and Albion died at
CofaX Saturday.
Kettle Falls, Wash.-At 2:15 o'clock
Saturday afternoon the report of three
heavy dynamite shots proclaimed to
the people Of Kettle Falls and vicinity
that the Kettle Falls branch of the
Fruitland Irrigation companys canal
was completed and the water running
to the corporate limits of this place.
The attorney general has advised
the secretary of state that the pro
vision of the general insurance law
relative to the per cent annual
premium tax and the licensing of
agents are applicable to and must be
followed by all surety companies do
ing business in this state.
Samuel Patterson of Spokane, who
has been working with a threshing
gang at Spangle for the past week
was thrown from the rear of a farm
wagon near that town and instantly
killed
c. e. Mallory, who was shot in the
elbow recently by William Sloar
near Tenino, has been arrested OF
complaint of Sloan, charged with fel
onious assault upon Sloan's 15-yea
old daughter.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

He Is also called the harvest, spider.
But he isn't true spider-nor an
Insect
He belongs to the family known as
Phalanglidae.
Eight long legs help him to get along
In the world.
He has four long legs and four about
half length.
All his legs spring from body which
is grotesquely small.
They are benefit to us, as they
subsist on plant lice and other insects.
During the day he is usually quiet,
save on cloudy days, which he mistakes
for twilight.
He passes the winter in the egg state,
Matching in the spring and becoming
full-grown In summer.
In the North their bodies are rather
small and their legs comparatively
short. The legs of a Mississippi speci-
men measured nearly four inches
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
Animals na Mechanics

1t is only within recent years that
men have learned how to make houses
and other structures Of cement. This
art Is probably yet In crude stage, and
by and by mankind may learn to use
the material in vastly more skillful and
efficient ways.
But many of the lower animals have
for ages been making their houses of
mud or of similar plastic and harden
Ing substances. The cliff swallows
skillfully built home Is indeed won
derful structure, especially when we
take into consideration the simple way
III which the bird does the work. I'm
agine a boy or girl trying to make
such a structure Of mud and handling
the material only by the aid of pointed
pliers. Yet the bird does 1t and does 1t
well with her pointed bill. In some ce-
ment structures, especially in railroad
embellishments, you have probably no
uced that the workmen first put in sew
eral iron rods to increase the strength
Of the wall. This Is, practically, what
the phoebe, the ro9in and other birds
do when they mix liberal supply of
grasses and other plant tbers, and even
strings, through their concretions of
mud.-St. Nicholas