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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

markets Of the world. Some day Pitts
burg will ship her coal iron and steel
products down am improved Ohio river
Co udewator On tho gulf Kansas beef
viii find easy steamboat transportation
Co world markets and boat lines will
pick up Arkansas cotton from points
now inaccessible.
The relative maximum efficiency OF
railroad tr7uspo rtation has, in the opin-
ion Of carofCI students Of the situation.
been reached. and railroad engineers
now assert that more than $5.o0O,00O.-
600 would De- required TO give the rll-
roads the facilities needed Co handle
In am efficient manner the nations in-
creasins commerce. The sum OF $780,
OO0. 600 spent on waterway improve
ment in tho Mississippi valley would
permanently relieve the congestion IN
forty Of the richest and most prosper
Gus states IN the Union aud an the same
time open new channels Of trade 90 an
extent not dreamed Of now.
"The total cost of the waterway inn
provements according To- the best in
formed authorities. viii be only 6 per
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14
Goodwin

- CESTIONED recently as 20
his health, Goodwin Smith
" cana ,, ~grand old MAN nam
4 letters. replied. There Is nothing the
matter with me but the incurable
disease Of eighty-four years" In Gold
ain Smiths case the signs Of the dis
eases progress are purely physical In
appearance he lacks none Of the clear
y defined evidences Of a well preserved
ind rather vigorous old age. but his
.ondeuui intellect shows not the
a.n-es. indication Of impairment.
For Do s a man who admits that ne
'noe talked with Arlington about Pitt.
Addingion was premier Of England In
SOL lie remembers distinctly the re-
oicings in England over the reform
1l Tie remembers also seeing the
buildings Of a neighbor near his boy
hood home burned by raiders who OPP
loso1 tle introduction OF thrasmng
machines. lie recalls as "a lad seeing
Dc servants light the hre In his iu-
AeIs library with a finder box. when
De- Wls "a boy the stocks were stil in
Hr and the curfew was the custom
40 wonder this aged spectator OF
Wonts can say with a smile half quiz
Seal halt pathetic; "Yes, it is true
hat have witnessed some rather
uo..al changes in the worlds way OF
l4'as. some decidedly unexpected
u.ces have come upon the scene. Some
81 them are mechanical. others are
bora. but the most astounding, think.
u. Official"
A. e recently Goodwin Smith told a
". that bears still further on the
eco OF his longevity. one day he
e'eFed a package from England con-
aiming "a portrait OF an old political
n-r| whom he had almost forgotten
H. rush Of affairs. He wrote inn
Halately 10 thank the sender and 20
Say bow pleased he was 20 be remem-
'erel and how interesting Il was 70
snow that at least two OF the ola cn-
Ie we're left la the course Of time "a
eH.F came 40 hand informing him that
o. Eit had been sent by the son OF
h' end that he--the sender-was
evenly years Of age. and that his ia
.NeI. % he were still IN the flesh would
atr been 1927
in tansplanted oX-OXford don
H'lHl ada many another inciden' Of
"s earlier days-of knowing yelling
'" ana Peel, OF the strenuous days
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

provement on large scale is not a
novelty. IL has been discussed for
many years, and many men of ability
have devoted themselves TO its in
telligcut expansion Interest i'm the
movement has been steadily on the in
crease, and II has reached point at
which il seems probable that some
thing definite will be done. The senu-
ment Of the millions who inhabit the
great inland regions of the country is
favorable 70 immediate action in the
matter. and there Is every prospect that
the scheme Of charging inland trans
portation facilities will be the very
next enterprise of a purely national
character to be carried into effect.
That the idea Of q wholesale deepening
and widening Of American inland wa
terways is popular i'm the widespread
region watered by the two greatest
rivcrs-the garden Of the continents
evidenced by the following opinion Of
a southern delegate to the convention.
eve are just as much interested in
the Improvement Of the Ohio Missouri,
Red. Arkansas. White and Tennessee
rivers as we are in the digging Of the
Chicago ship canal 70 connect the great
lakes and the Mississippi river. our
idea is TO work in the interest Of the
general plan TO obtain internal water
way improvements on the biggest prac-
teal scale once "A deep channel shall
have been obtained between the lakes
and the Mississippi river an impetus
viii be given TO the general plan that
win prove very difficult 10 sidetrack in
case any enmity should develop in con-
eress later on.
"rhe cheapest Of freight transporta-
ton is that carried on by water. our
rivers are public property. The gov
eminent collects neither toll nor tax
for the use OF them. Now We want the
government TO improve these rivers in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

cent of the amount required to make
the now urgently needed railroad im-
proyemcnts. Wo are COINS tU asE tine
government f0r the 6 rcr cent with the
hope of minimizing the demands tine
railroads are making and VIII have tp
mah..
"m either case the public pays. Dr.
we Improve our waterways and frr
government issues o. loan of f30o.U0N.HH0
for tl.i purpose. The public. Through
the WASHINGTON Treasury. win THE. .E
UoI cont ufoIea. annually. uu.". .ne
io sgU1H..UU. Should vU not relieve
Tho situation hy waterway improve
ment- and tho railroads come OBJ fHr
rescue nN spending $1,000 100000 .n.
people Hu pay into the pockets of the
b0ldru'd.r- annual interest of. say
per cent amounting 90 S-500oo 900. or
yearly SUM almost equal to the total
amount needed for waterway improve
menfs. besides other amounts required
for -msna funds and maintenance
Broadly -poaking. this is The big is-
sue involved We are gHing Co Mem
rrIs tr aI. these matters over and
map aa' plan 81 action t0 put the
3no0nHu"H project into practical
shape"
Talk of ship canal from Tho great
lakes to tua Atlantic has been going ON
almost mInteuupiedly FOR many years.
lt bias been discussed cNhau-rv.Iy boz
congress and out The river anI bare
Dor act of juno 3. 1898, directed the
secretary of war Co cause to ha made
accurate examinations and estimates Of
the cost Of construction Of q ship canal
by the most practicable route wholly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

and enjoy laugh uau dlsappoiut-
Wrut
THe Blaine douhe once ihs popel .F
lhe ouuk.rts of HH haIhor Mr iI.
.s taid to he over forty ycafs OH
Do hls been de.lrI hF ono French
government to uu.Iu thu I.urI tower
as % N" of tho awt "r..asf ,elaaHanh
system
Duke of Orleans. VINO lar HI.
ready explored hitherto unknown ierr.-
tors % the eatffWr nnrih M 'ir"a'' Tend
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

completely envelopes the cause of death.
tho disease being unknown Go medical
science. though n ls believed to u-
YolNe SOM. great principle of life Dr.
WclfC Uas president of the Rochester
Academy of Medicine and tue Amau-
can Orthupedip society.
The hlndoOs have on their Nun
March l day uu which thpy pul
puuka similar % those Boo Vogue moro
ou Aprl b. They send persons With
message 90 Fictitious individuals or
90 those sure 90 be away from home
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

The members Of the inland
waterways commission APP
pointed by President Roose-
Welt early in the present year
are as follows;
Theodore &. Burton, congress-
man from the Twenty first
Ohio district, chairman;
Francis G. Newlands, United
States senator from Nevada;
William Warner, United States
senator from Missouri;
John n. Bankhssd, United States
senator from Alabama;
W. j. MCGEE, formerly Of the
chronological bureau
General Alexander Mackenzie,
chief Of the engineer eorpsi
Dr.. r. n. Newell, head Of the
reclamation serVicei
Clifford Pinehot, chief forester;
Herbert Knox Smith, commits
sioner Of corporations.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

HR~2 HE deep waterways convention
which will be held at Mem
n phis, Tenn, oct a. is certain
~ to attract the attention Of the
public 10 the subject of the improve
mont of inland transportation facili-
les. President Roosevelt has planned
90 poe present on the opening day. and
lrsstically all Of the 5000 delegates
elected have signined their intention
Join in the deliberations. The con-
fe1tion is under the auspices Of the
inland waterways commission, and
omo twenty governors Of states inter-
.s-ed in the outcome will assist in the
discussion.
The subject Of inland waterways i'm
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

Thomas Edison. Boston pHl Stefan
and woman of san Francisco named
Floischman. In tho case of Dr WDigeL
since 1904. when his uFht hand and
am but the thumb and singer oi ihc
left hand were removed. there had been
-four operations trying to save his life.
Tho nrsi removed "a pau of the right
shoulder. thon "a part of tho muscles
covering the right breast Mystery
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14
FACTS FOR EVERYBODY.

La". ene' Oliphant the celebrated
-.N. and traveller is said to have
t,.''.l'.a tlc cigarette into England
'he year 1874 They became
' common after the Crlmean war
eU
.'1lN oi Dr Weigel, surgeon
i, '''ior from disease due 90
s.'.N' naf pl The * rays. makes the
"'N Who hgs lost bis lie from this
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14
A Man Of the Present.

II must not be inferred from al this
that Goodwin Smith botrays any mark
ed inclination 10 live only in the past
Quite 10 the contrary. he Is slngularly
alive TO the doings of the present and
Is keen in his appreciation Of matters
up 20 date. In spite OF his advanced
age he continues to furnish weekly
column for Toronto Journal His
paragraphs cover worldwide happen
ings, and they are pungent and alto
gcther satisfactory examples OF the
notable styllst that he Be-. These notes
on current events are copied widely
and commented on freely both Ia Great
Britain and in America. II is ace
knoWledged that there Dos no man Oh
either side OF the Atlantic so qualified
by experience. education and "a kuoWl-
edge Of politics 20 discuss present day
questions OF moment
SO II Is not 100 be- wondered at that
this octogenarian son of old oxford
should stil possess the can of the cul-
turcd public. 10 is remarkable. how
ever that man s0 advanced Boo yeau
should sun retain 900 pronounced au
interest m contemporary events and
movements ana maintain such an In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

spent with Bright and Golden in the
propagation Of the Manchester school
Of free trade. 81 am ho pathetically
adds whenever that subject is mention
ed, zone of the last scar leaves left hut-
tering on that tree, and 1 ann not
ashamed OF the tree on which ] grew"
He might tell Of serving on the ia
nous Gladstone commission on oxford
reform as far back as 1850, or he could
recall, as he once did. his celebrated
pupil IN English history, the present
King Edward.
"a little class was formed for this
scion Of royalty" he relates. Il used
to examine him after the lecture and
l have no doubt that I bored him 20
extinction. But he never let me see
that he was bored. From this / gath
cred that he would successfully dis
charge the most arduous duties Of
royalty. He would never lose his self
command or, like one OF his predeces-
sors. knight a town clerk In mistake
for the lord mayorl"
Even his first years IN Cornell, I'm
1SGS-70, when he assisted Ez-a Cornell
TO lay the foundations Of great uni-
versity TO be, re-emphasize his ripe old
age.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14
Better Than Battleships.

"The value Of a fleet Of steel battle
ships il spent in waterway improve
ments will go farther In cemenung
friendship and closer commercial tiles
than most people imagine. for 10 will
bring Chicago and New orleans into
the closest possible juNraposiri0n and
make other nations more dependent up
on our products
"The great lake steamers, models in
every way, tho tonnage of which is
worth approximately $4,000 900. cam
not now be used during the late fall
winter and early spring because of tho
ice when the Chicago canal rs open
these freightera may bo moved into the
Mississippi river, where AN lhe year
navigation viii then De possible and the
wheat Of the northwest ami the prod
ucts of the north viii be shipped on
them 20 New Orleans. thence 20 the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

win be benefited. because the value Of
their home products win be increased
by the better marketing facilities enc
joyed by the exporters
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01
s7o,e42 For Wheat cro,

PORTLAND, Ore. Oct. 3O.-A PendIa.
~, ,ol .afmer has just received from the
raelhc Elevator company a cbecI for
$'oo4-.7o for his wheat crop tbis sea-
IN S.,'' harvested on 5000 acres of land
ms is believed to be the largest
check on record paid to any one wheat
grower in the northwest for a seasons
crop. eastern Oregon has had a han
lee crop this season, with about Z
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01
SAILORS LOST
AMONG CANNIBALS
Crew Of the Arthur Sewau Believed
to Have mst Awful Fate.
FoUR-MAST DERELICT SIGHTED

: New York, Oct SO.-Tbat the bis
sailing ship Arthur SewaH, laden with
coai Tor the American fleet in the Pa.
: enc mas been wrecked close to Cane
horn and her crew Of 40 eaten nv can.
nioals who infest the islands near
Ierra del Fuego and the Straits of
magellan, is believed at the Maritime
: exchange
since the Sewall sailed away from
Philadelphia on April g. bound for
seattle via stormy Cape Horn. not .
) word has been heard from her untiI
b tuesday when a letter was received
yal tae .i&ritiae exchange which seems
70 lndiea-e that one Of the biggest
square s~ed ships in the merchant
marine has ioJndered.
the letter was from the Straits nm.
oef date OF August 81. It stated that
on August % the sealing steamer
FridtJof arrived and reported that
"AHe cruising near the southeast
neauland OF Noir island, half wav he :
tween Cape Pillar and Cape Horn. she
sighted a derelict which is believed to a
be the Sewan. 3
'@S was a IOur-maSter, u
square-rigged ship. Only the ton t.
masts were above the water and the C.
royals We're set. c,
inc Fridtjof cruised about the Il
Helghoorhood in the hope of gettins Ii
some trace Of the crew, as it was anvil to
oent the wreck was recent. m
On the shore of Noir island tbsv gi
round indications that they had land. up
ed, but though searching parties were be
sent out nothing further was discov. an
BRED NiSeo' ldf
The skipper of the Fridtiof faarad VI
. ~iio" MS men to leave the coast liol
-na search the Interior owing to the VIII
'resence of hostile savages. Inf
In the belief that the wrecl, is that paC
/ the Arthur Sewall, divers have Eli
cen sent to Noir island to make an fro
Examination of the ship. tan
Inc Sewali which has been ont legi
- days was commanded bv Captain Rob
AIRY. She was owned BY Artbur Nor
swaIl q Co., Of Bath, Me-. and Vas Wat
zlI9 tons net register. Eco
several Of the bio Saline vasse1. like
at started oui sfont ~ BUR-
me time thet Inc seq nav vege
d trouble TIE SheDsrao.b ,,.i..1, plan
: Baltimore on March Is. also with doHa
Il fog the feet. started fo, s,,, - Wv" they
ca. Nothing was heard from her Tor Il
months. antfi few davs s1l ~ lie anoti
s reported at Melbourne Anetr.Iiu plant
, ran into contrary winds o,5 " '.n. and
yea TO make. the trip by way of Cane vest
iood Hope instead Of around Cane
n. The Shenandoah also is owned 1o7
5ewall & Co. ''N' ~ W. =.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01

Altoona, Pa, Oct 2S.-The Penn
sylyania Railroad company has issued
an order for the employment OF 500
or more mechanics and laborers in
the Altoona machine shops for the
purpose of increasing the output OF
the shops during the winter The
present force is unable to keep up
with the repair work on hand.
Harrisburg, Oct. 29.-After falling
in an attempt to end her life by jump
ing from a second-story window of
her home, Mrs. II. C. Hamilton. aged
80 years, hanged herself She had been
melancholy since the death of her hus.
bands parents last July.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01
$4,000 suIIdoq KiIIe5 sv-u,,....

Philadelphia, Oct. 8O.-Three angry
hunters are being sought for kiln min .
tne celebrated dog show winner Mor,
Iand, a bulldog belonging to Mise mo-
T. Schaeifer valued at $4,000 and
descended from the Duke of Mar
borough's famous Richmond ~ ~ ~ !.
snoouhg followed an attack on an
'"ey "ers
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01

Pittsburg oct 2S.-Joseph Cenino
is in Jail here accused of causing the
death OF his 16-months old baby
Mary It is alleged the father on
reaching the family home in Port
Perry, a mining town, near here, sew.
eral nights ago few into a passion,
and with a miners pick crushed in the
baby's skull.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01
Cancer Kills 81 = w.ek

PhiladelDhia Oct 22.-In the week
ending Saturday q persons 5io@ 9e -
Sols city from cancer a fact which
"a. aas ehallenged the interest of the an.
tira medical profession 'e Gu
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01
MURDERED AND ROBBED

retired Farmer Killed and Thro,yr
into Thoroughfsre at Atlantic CITY.
Atlantic City Oct. 28-Absaior,
biagee. aged so. a retired farn,a,. 80
Weyihoth this county was murdered
ana IS supposed to have been robbed
Oh about $1,000 in cash which he ac.
Quired from a recent sale. The bodv
was round floating in the thorough. |
rare. back Of the city. That the man
nad been dealt the fatal blow on the
boardwalk, alongside the boat wharf
was shown by the blood stains on the
walk His Skull had been battered in
WIN some blunt instrument Rfagoe
came TO Atlantic City Saturday After {
oaLiug supper he went out for a stroll ]
ana II Is thought strangers found ont /
ne mad a roll of money on his ner.
son There was every evidence NJ a
severe death struggle
The police arrested Jacob Froos s
neDhew Of the dead man on6
holding him as a witness in tba o.sa =
uIeaS IS said to have been in com
bany win the farmer on Saturday. ana I
tne authorities say spent money freely
On sunday. They say that wboevor
committed the crime knew that KTsgoa /
.la9 large snm Of money with him
Ia banks. -' money
breas was put through severs1 d.
,fees and the chief of police s5r,i.u
nat Freas has made a number NJ con
.auio'o'y statements Frsas Is now
,"r On Indictment by the present grand RAJ
ny, ,s Tor assault and battery on his 10
lie HIS AN
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01
FrankIin's Question.

Nhen Benjamin Franklin was maxi
Ing his electrical Investigations. people
USED to laugh at him. One day he pro
duced the proof that lightning and
electricity are identical. Then the peo-
pc again began to sheer and say,
Well even il that is true. what Is the
good Of the discovery r What is the
use OF a ehild?" answered Franklin.
IL may yet become a man. This truth
IS now only in its infancy. You can
ilot toresee how 1t may be applied and
INTO what power it may yet be devel-
oped.' Did not the "child of electrici.
~ grow into amazing strength? Long |
aIter the sage Of Philadelphia was |
buried Galyanl and Volta and Oersted
ana Joseph Henry and Faraday and
DIR Humphrey Davy and Gramme and
Morse and Edison and Cyrus Field GOT
10 work, and with this far reaching
truth discovered by BENJAMIN Franklin
as basis they developed power IN
run our street railways. and power TO
turn me wheels Of factories, and now
er with which to scatter the darkness
Oh the night, and power with which to
send our messages under the seas.
Jould Benjamin Franklin awaken now
rom MS grave truly he would not rec
'sllze the face Of his "child Of electric
" lie planted the seed Of electrical
.evelopment. but others have garnered
he harvests. zone man sowetb. and
mother reapeth."
Many years ago poor Yale student
no had tendency to consumDtion
as living in South Carolina In fine
'me OF the widow of General Nathan.
y Greene. While there he met some
uthern planters who were bemoaning
e fact that the chief profit of the cot. 4
a industry was lost because no ma.
me had yet been invented which
uld separate the cotton seeds from
cotton. Young Eli Whitney. for
u was the Yale students name went
work and labored on month in and
MN out He perfected the cotton
b out before he could get n Datent
IN the invention the barn I'm which
mad his workshop was broken oman
lhe machine was stolen and his
IS were patented by other men. Eli
''N1'' 'I" man VINO has made mil =
s OF dollars for the south. the man
mas dou .el and quadrupled and
litely increased the earning ca =
ty of the southern plantations-poor
whitney himself never got a dollar -
MS cotton gins save the poor nit
e Of $4,000 granted him bv The
lature Of South Carolina Like u
'rt Fulton with his steamboat. like -
e with his telegraph wires. like ~
with his steam engine. like
sc Stephenson with his locomotive q
Z. A. Holden, the agronomist and S/e
lnk, the wizard Of flowers and
"bles, these men have been seed
ars. They have made millions Of ~
. for other men; but like Agassiz ~
ave not had time 10 make money Va
eAsel'es "One man soweth. and
'r reapeth.' One generation IL
the seeds Of the industrial world 90
MOTHER generation reaps the har.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01
John MltaheII Weaker.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct 23-The ron.
oition OF John Mitchell. president Of
tle United Mine Workers Of America
VINO Is in the hospital atLa Sale III
where he recently underwsht an on aa,r
4tlon' Is reported to be serious. The
physicians are hopeful. but MrNNitcb.
en- Is suffering greatly and growing
more nervous and weaker
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-02-16

In the matter of the application Of
q. w. Tracy for an adjustment of
taxes, the application was denied.
In the matter of the application
of Raymond L. Bow for adjustment
OF taxes, the application was de-
MED.
In the matter. of c. futile asking
for an adjustment of taxes, the mat
ter was laid over until the April
meeting of the Board, for further in
vestigation.
In the matter of the application of
e. A. Cater asking for an adjustment
of taxes, the matter was laid over
until the April meeting of the Board,
pending further investigation.
In the matter of the application of
Eugenne Emerson asking for an ad-
justment of taxes, the matter was laid
over until the April meeting of the
Board, pending further investiga-
ton.
In the matter of Mrs. G. A. Ward
we'll, asking for widows exemption,
inasmuch as the application was not
properly filed and sworn to, the same
was laid over until the April meeting
of the Board.
On motion, the Board adjourned
until 10 O'Clock A. NJ. Tuesday, Jan
uary 29th, 1907.
Approved,
Attest: w. H. PLATT,
o. v. BADLEY, Chairman.
Clerk.