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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-09-21
SPORTING GOSSIP.

George Knight, electromagnetic
fighter, has issued a challenge to box
any man of his class in the state. Kid
Bell preferred, for money, marbles
or chalk.
A Salt Lake fisherman claims to
have caught seven pound trout in
the Big Cottonwood, besides a five
FOUNDER and two four Founders, which
we presume were thrown in for good
measurement. We are from Missouri,
and always did doubt that Jonah
story!
Tn. first round OF the golf toufna-
ment at the Country club for the
presidents cup brought out all the
best players, and the games in a ma
jority of instances were all close.
The second round of match plays are
scheduled for next Saturday, and the
winners of Mondays match plays will
be Eaired to continue the play.
Frank Kramer and liver Lawson
have received a proposition from Pat
Powers of New York to ride in
thr"e-cornered match race at Madison
SGiare Garden preceding the six-day
bicycle race in November. The third
man in the race is to be Major lay
Tor, who has just arrived in New York
from Europe after a successful cam
paign, where at the last three meets
he defeated all the best men,
Auto owners and chauffers of Salt
Lake are complaining of the fact that
transfers and bicycle riders use the
wrong side OF the street. That's
nothing. It's regular failing OF the
average Salt Laker to turn to the left
wher he should turn to the right.
But the Automobiles have little
the best of the argument, for the 9th
er tellow has to get out of the way or
become "a subject for the hospital.
Frank Kramer, who has had all the
bicycle riders in this town beat city
block ever since he made his frs. ap-
peaFance here, left for his New Jer-
sey home, Wednesday night. Era-
nrer is undoubtedly the most popular
rider that ever appeared in Salt Lake,
EeinS regarded as one of the cleanest
and iairest riders that the cycle fans
OF Salt Lake have ever come in con-
TACT With' Kramer says he has not
made up his mind what he will do
next season. He may go to Europe
or come back to Salt Lake, and he
might quit the game for oood
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-09-21
TRUTH
HORSE RACING FOR THE FAIR

in the racing events during Fair week,
is enthusiastic over the prospects for
scven-days run of real sport. The
list of entries received to date was
given out by Mr. Freed for the harness
events. The full program is not yet
fille,l and some of the events may be
changed to meet the class OF horses
which the owners may wish to entc,
Mr.. Freed said that he had line on
two carloads of racers from Boise
and two more from Grand Junction,
Colorado, and communication with
the owners is being had with the idea
of inducing them to ship to Utah for
the Fair races.
There is a great deal of talk about
extending the Fair for a second week,
and If this is done another week of
racing will also be added. This will
give twelve days of races, as the
present program includes track events
for each of the six days of the Fair
as now scheduled. in addition to the
program as now outlined, six special
race, have been arranged for special
purses. Other races now in progress
have been declared off by the manage
ment, as some of them have not been
filled while others are not satisfactory
to the racing committee. There will
be at least two trotting and two run
ming events on each days program,
while the special events will in all
probability be numerous and inter-
esting.
The entries for the classes which
are filed are closed and are as fol-
lows:
2:4o class, Utah bred, trot or pace
Bay Demon, owned by ]. W. Evans
Brownie, a. G. Liglesby; Dandy, J.
BowPard, Jr.; Baron de Rodach, JOS
eph p. Hansen; Jimmie Britt, George
Mower; Adix, John Mccoy; Tintic,
Joseph Northern; Billy Bryan, John
Jacob; RiloX, Charles Zeiner; Bell
D., George Dunbar
2:25 class, trot or pace-Romulus
owned by DR.. F. H. Shanks; Noon
day, J. c. Read; Admonto, c. B. John
son; Willetts, J. B. Keysor; Bessie,
NJ, James P Hansen; Uno, Fl. /.
Hiatt
2:I7 class, trot or pace-Romulus,
owned by F, H. Shanks; Kangaroo
w. H. Woodring Rondo, C. B. John
son; Cold Storage, C. I. futile; On
ward F., Charles Zeines; Polly Carr
E. NJ. Conroy
800 class, trot-Rivet, owned bv 7
G. Reed; Alberta, Tom Mccoy; Dan
dy, J. Bougard, Jr.; Brownie. A. G.
Ligesby; Togo, Spers Bros; Rilox.
Charles Zeiner; Martha Dean. NJ
Thatcher, Jr.
2;3o class, trot or pacc-Willetts
owned by J. B. Keysor; Chester s,
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27
PANAMA CANAL CONFERENCE
MEETS TODAY IN NEW ORLEANS

cations become known. the work Of or
ganizing the exposition will commence
on an extensive scale. Business men
of New OrleaAs expect to raise the
sum of s6.000.OoO and it is considered
that this win lie augmented by con
tributions and appropriations from
various sources to at least $i5,0OOOOO.
According to present plans. the expo
sftion win be held in 1915 or 1916 on
the Shores Of Lake Pontchatrain, i'm
n1ediat&y In the rear of the city and
affording q beautiful and desirable
site for q great fair.
The Panama exposition will be not
able as the first ever held to celebrate
a big event, all others having been for
the purpose of commemorating his
torical anniversary
The delegates to the present confer
ence will me entertained in an elabor-
ate manner during their stay in New
Orleans, the pf2graln including re-
ception for thel ladies' tomorrow after
noon and a special entertainment at
the White Cityat night.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27

South Norwalk, Conn.,, June 81 ~
When informed this morning that he
fad fallen heir to an estate Of $4,000
ink G. Randle, aged 50 years, Of
city, gazed blankly at his inform
amt, and then without word hastened
from his home. A short time later
his dead body was taken from the Nor
walk mill pond. 1t is believed that
joy over his good fortune drove him
mad and to suicide.
When Randle left his home after
learning of his inheritance, he entered
the little store where his father had
labored for more than half a century
to accumulate a fortune. Seating
himself, Randle remained in deep
thought for nearly half an hour. Then
saying that he was going for a drive,
he drove to the mill pond, where he
removed his clothes and plunged into
the water.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27

Raleigh, N. c., June 27-The holy
people and those who talk with
tongues are causing a lot Of trouble
among both whites and negroes in GER
tain sections of this State, A negro,
aged 70 years, living in this city, be-
came practically insane over the idea
that he was holy and that he could
walk on the water. He gave an exhi-
bition Of this in the presence Of sew
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27
OLD NEGRO TRIED TO FLY;
ALSO WALK ON THE WATER

eral hundred n his crowd and went
over his head rhd hand to be pulled
out. He was ot dismayed and the
next day attem fed to fly from an up
per window of large barn in the sub
urbs. but fell I'd the ground and broke
some bones. H sect simply said that
he was not ho and that If he had
been he could ave done both these
things.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27
HE GAVE HIS OWN LIFE IN YAM
TRYING 70 SAvf BROTHER

athletes and goM swimmers and their
cries for help ere laughed at bl a
companion in {. kiff, who thought the
shouts We're IN fun. A frenzied at
tempt at rescue was made by several
men in boats. but the strong undertow
carried the men down
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27

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airy $1,000. Clerks and carriers at
first-class offices shah be promoted
successiyelg to the fifth grade, and
clerks and carriers at seco9d-class
offices shall be promoted successfully
alto the fourth grade
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27

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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27

W&ntedf The people of Hattiesburg
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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27

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Some OF the ros
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directs. 1t is
the commission
railroads doing
Mississippi, &c
1907, shall
regular agency
spective lines
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-27

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24
ACCEPTS GLEN IRIS.
Assembly at Albany Decides to Have
 State Park on Genesee River.

Assembly at Albany Decides to Have
 State Park on Genesee River.
 ALBANY, N. T., Jan. 24.-After debate of more than two hours the sen ate by vote of 40 yeas to 4 nays de cided to accept the gift of William Pryor Letchworth of his estate, Glen Iris, consisting of thousand acres and situated in Livingston and Genesee counties.
 The bill was passed as 1t came from the assembly and will be signed by Governor Hughes. Mir. Letchworth has succeeded in preventing his property from ever falling Into the hands of power company. Senators Armstrong and Hinman, Republicans. and Grady and Mullaney. Democrats. were the only sefators to vote against the bill.
 It was apparent that the exposure by Senator Page of the drastic powers of the Genesee River company. which seeks to some day develop the re sources of the river for electrical pow CT. had had its effect.
 Senator Hooker read telegram from the donor. saying that the bbl must be passed as originally intro duced and that MT. Letchworth intend ed to set aside funds for the American Scenic and Historic Preservation soci- ety to complete the improvements he had begun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24

fin every question put to the talesmer and was constantly nodding her head as If to give assent to some mental conclusion she had reached. Hardly once during the day did Harry Thaw take his eyes from the front and look at his relatives. His brother, Edward Thaw, and brother-in-law. George Car negie, sat almost ct his elbow.
 Aside from the members of the fam fly there were only four women in the courtroom. and these were newspaper writers. The attendance was confined to newspaper people and jury tales men.
 The jurors who remained In the box when the day was done and who were turned over to a baIliff who will have them in charge until the end of the trial were Deming B. Smith. a retired manufacturer of umbrellas. and Charles H. Fecke. .an employing teamster. Both men are married and have fami- lies. Smith is about fifty-five years of age and Fecke forty-five.
 Frank P. Hill after being accepted and sworn was excused from service for private reasons.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24

and the press an. pauiic are adopting q substantially similar view. But on the question whether or not Governor Swettenham was justified in asking Rear Admiral Davis to withdraw his armed forces from the island British opinion inclines to hold that Governor Swettenham acted clearly within his rights, although many persons contend that the abnormal conditions should have induced the governor to waive the usual requirements if, as is supposed here. Rear Admiral Davis landed ma rines at Kingston without a specific request from the governor.
 As m outcome Jamaica may be made a strong naval station attached to an effective and we'll equipped naval base on the Canadian coast.
 The archbishop of Jamaica stated to an interviewer that he believed great mistake had been made when Governor Swettcnham rejected the offers of American aid. The archbishop has sent a cablegram to President Roose- welt thanking him warmly for the as- sistance of the American navy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24
BROKE STRONG MAN's MIND.
What to Do with Present Too Much
 for Puzzle Inventor.

Marshal P. Wilder related at din- ner striking personal experience:
 When I was a boy in Geneva" he said. T was once taken through a hos pltal for the insane that was not far from the town.
 Many strange, many terrible things I saw in this hospital, but what af- fected me most deeply was the sight of a young man of intelligent and re- fined appearance who sat with his head in his hands mumbling over and over and over from morning till night:
 CT can't strapi 1t around my waist and 1t won't go in my pocket. It isn't an automobile horn. because 1t won't blow. It isn't lamp. for 1t won't light. I can't put 1t on my feet and 1t will not go over my head. It is neither a fountain pen. | pipe nor balloonist's barometer. It looks like a golf glove. but it is not . tennis racquet l can't-
 Turning away, I asked the keeper the young mans history.
 "'Ah. sir. . sad case. the keeper said. One year ago that there young man was prosperous and renowned the finest puzzle inventor and de cipherer in the whole durn country. But on Christmas . young woman gave him . present made with her own hands and in tryin' to determine its name and It's use the poor fellow became what you see.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24
'THAW MURDER TRIAL
Young Pittsburger Shows No
 Signs of Insanity.
MOTHER, WIFE AND SISTER IN COURT
Out of Nineteen Talesmen Two Were Chosen For Jury TEat Will Hold Fate of Stanford Whites
 Slayer In Their Hands.

?
 NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The curtain was rung up in the criminal court here for another act in the tragedy of real life known as the Thaw-White case. The setting was not the gay all night restaurants of the Tenderloin, where the principal actors in the tragedy once were familiar figures. It was not the roof garden crowded with the sum- mer revelers who on the night of the tragedy clinked their glasses in rhythm to the dance music of the or chestra and listened laughingly to the songs of the soubrette and then were hushed into silence of horror as three pistol shots cracked and famous and wealthy architect lay dead at the lit tie round table where he had been chatting with friends.
 The story of the play was brought down to the grim courtroom scene where twelve men are to sit and render . judgment which may mean either the taking of another life, this time by the state, or determination that Harry K. Thaw was justified in the claim that he shot the man who had ''ruined his wife" There may be third decision, that Thaw was insane at the time he committed the crime emotional insanity" 1t is called-but there will be no opportunity to say that Thaw Is now lunatic.
 Two jurors were chosen out of nine teen talesmen examined to well and truly weigh the evidence that will be presented to them and render yer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24
ROOSEVELT ENDS 1T
President Declares Swetten.
 ham Incident Closed.
BRITISH CONDEMN GOVERNORS NOTE
Foreign once Has Report From Ja- maica's Ruler, but Is silent For the Present-More Shocks at Kings
 ton Destroy Houses.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-The presi dent has finally dismissed the incident connected with the refusal by Govern or Swettenham of Jamaica of aid from Admiral Davis. as is shown in the fol. lowing letter, made public at the state department. addressed by Acting Sec. retary Bacon to the English charge d'affaires:
 "I have the honor to acknowledge your note in which you communicate the substance of the instructions re ceIved by you from Sir Edward Grey in reference to the Jamaica incident.
 ''I hasten to assure you on behalf of the president that this government will pay no heed whatever to the matter and very much appreciates the frank and ready courtesy and consideration shown in this dispatch by Sir Edward Grey.
 ''I can only repest 10 you in this more formal way what I said to you personally, assuring you of the presi- dents sincere appreciation of the cor dial spirit shown V your government"
 The foreign office at London has heard from Governor Swettenham of Jamaica concerning the incident in- volving the withdrawal of the Ameri- can warships from Kingston. Abso- lute secrecy Is maintained at the colo niaI office.
 It Is not the present intention of the colonial office to make the feIegrams public.
 Discussion of the incident disciosss the fact that the British view makes . clear differentiation between Govern or swettenhsm's opposition to the presence of a foreign force on Ja- maican soil and his manner of ex- pressing this opposition What the British government and people now condemn is the tone of the letter to Rear Admiral Davis. the foreign o0cs having declared that there was no excuse for such Isnguage from an of- fIcial to the oGScee of . friendly nAr tioa Qgased in . work of hunanfSy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24


 dict with even handed justice. A third, juror had been accepted and sworn, but he was excused for reasons of . private nature.
 MT. Jerome asked each talesman in turn if he would be influenced by any 50 called higher or unwritten law to the exclusion of the actual laws of the state as they would be laid down by Justice Fitzgerald. There was none to say he would not accept the courts rul- ing as to all questions of law, whether they agreed with the law or not.
 On the question of insanity as an ex- cuse for crime Mir. Jerome explained to each talesman that the law excused only those persons who were laboring under such defective reason as not to know the nature or the quality of the act committed or even to know that the act was wrong.
 Thaw sat during the day at the table set apart for his counsel. At times he seemed to take lively interest in the examination of the men summoned to decide his fate. leaning well forward and holding his hand to his ear to catch every word that might fall from the lips of the talesmen. Again he would seem listless. and his eyes, deep set and having something of a stare. roved about the courtroom. His face was pallld, doubtless due to his seven kss Tn hn Tppa he, Thaw is fully six feet in height and is quite thin. He wore a dark blue sack suit and had always with him plaid ulster coat.
 Just behind the prisoner sat the sev- eral members of his family gathered here for the trial. They greeted him with a smile With his eyes resolutely on the front Thaw did not see his mother or his wife until he was almost upon them. Then his sober face broke into a quick smile, and he bowed gra- ciously.
 Mrs. William Thaw, the prisoners mother, was the first of the family to arrive. She was dressed plainly in black and wore a heavy black veil.
 The Countess of Yarmouth. who was Miss Alice Thaw. followed her mother Her gown was of brown. cut with coat effect The brown hat was of fur. and . heavy brown veil covered her face. But the countess, too. after she had become more accustomed to her sur soundings pushed aside the veil which Sad hidden her features. There was a decided murmur in the courtroom as sne spectators noted the striking re- semblance between the countess and she prisoner.
 Hrs George Lauder Carnegie. an- ether sister of the defendant. came in -ifh the countess. and there was a lively craning of necks to catch the first glimpse of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thsv. around whom the storm of the great trial will rage She quickly ap- peared with May Mckenzie. the ac- tress. who has been her sole companion since the night of the tragedy when iAe artists model wife of Stanford Whites slayer fed to Miss NcKrnzir'= apartment The younger Mrs. Thav was dressed in dark blue and wore a plain dark hat. which was almost en- tineIy covered by a white tuIle veil put her features were plainly disee-nibie. and there was about them much of the beauty which causei her to be % wild ly sought as a n.del by noted artists H.r cark mass of hair made . pretty eetriax for the ivop of her e1eeks CL> seemed fn rske fI.> ts~1>4r i1ferest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24
ARE NOW ARrEsIAN WELLS.
One Curious Result Of the Earthquake
 at San Franeisee.

It has just been discovered that the upheavai of April IS did funny things to the wells in the courtyard at the rear of the San Francisco mint, says the Chronicle of that city. For years prior to April IS these had been ordt nary. well behaved wells. yielding water plentifnIly when . steam pump vas employed. But now they are spouting artesian wells. from which . steady stream of water flows when no pumping is done. This vas discov- cred when the pump vas taken out for repairs. the courtyard being flooded within . short time
 The wells were bored uany years 60. and are about 1sE feet in depth nere vas apparently . subfsrraneas euonec11so bstueen tbeu- fw ne
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24
ar.ek .nd Reman Ar.IIIery.

Greek ordinance was adopH
 cd by the Romans without any ma.
 terial alteration-was. almost without exceptions, dependent on the hand.' bow principle. says the Technical| World Magazine. On trying to shoot a larger bullet to greater distances.l the elastic arms of the bow were nec.] essarily made so strong a to be noI longer susceptible of tightening by( hand. A tension shaft had therefore| to be fitted to the bow. which shafe] was frightened with levers or handt wheels. Finally. as the power o1| bows altogether failed to insure the| efficiency desired. their bending elss3 ticity was replaced by the tensional( elasticity of nsura. that is. ropes madeI from animal sinews. voman's hair. ors| In an emergency. horsehair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24
Cirl Pvts Her,ele Tu Pews.

DEs MONIES. Ia, Jan 24.-The fol. lowing was signed here: T. Dottie Morgan. of my own free will and with out coercion of any kind. do hereby sell to Nose Levich my body after death for . consideration Of s10. The said Nose Levich shall not take posses sion of my body until after am dead, and if at any time during my life I wish to cause this bill of sale to be- come null and void and shall pay to Nose Levich or his assignees $10 in good. lawful money of the United States his interest in my body shall cease" Miss Morgan wanted to raise s25 with which to bring q girl friend here who is dying with consumption
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-24

pumping Of water from one lowered
 the water in the other. Normally. the
 water was within 30 feet of tho sur
 face, and that was the condition whep( the pump was taken out last March, Recently, for the first time since' March. the pumps were again rel moved, when 1t was discovered thael the water flowed freely.