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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
UTAH LAKE OUTLET.
Gangs Working Hard 20 Have Com
tract Completed Feb. 81

Geo c. Lambert, secretary az the
Utah lake commission, reports that from
observation staken at tho outlet u the
Iako this morning the lake has reached an
elevation OF 100 degrees below oomprom-
ise point, and there ts fully 30 second
feet Of water running out Of the lake now,
The preparatory work OF Installing q
sixth pump Is progressing and from now
workfnen will DO continuously employed.
EVERY hour OF daylight e being taken
advantage OF In pushing the work. The
driving 0f the piles will be completed To-
morrow when The men Will turn IN on the
cement work.
Mr., lambert that the work VIII be com
pieted by tho time specified IN the con
onened ana tn river allowed 20 flow IN 20
ifS fullest extent,
Mr. barnes IL Kaysyllle, ono OF the
commissioners looking after the work. 10.
turned from tho outlet this morning, and
reports tho work progressing splenddly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
BRITISH BIRTH RATE.
Sir William Dunbar Defends Low
One.

London, Feb. l2.-sir William Dunbar.
the register general, IN a report on Brit
ish vital statistics for 1896, defends q
low birth rate, which is generally held
is some ground, he states, for the opin-
ion that moderate birth rates. associated
with low mortality among children, may
be more effective toward keeping up the
population that high rates associated
with high mortality. In too many cases,
high birth rates are associated with az
cessive sickness and mortality during the
first few years OF life.
Only four European countries had lower
birth rate in 1905 than Great Britain. y
fact that stands out prominently In the
report Is that the death rate In England
and In Wales in 1905 was the lowest on
record
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
SUFFRAGE CAUSE.
Rev. Anna Shaw Says IL Makes Small
Progress I'm America.

Chicago. Feb. R.--rhe Rev Anna shaw
president OF the American Woman SUI.
nual convention in Chicago this week
declared yesterday that the suffrage
cause had made less progress IN America
during the. last fow years than IN any
other enlightened county.
Even In Syria" she said Eat the foot
Of Mount Arnrat the people are awals-
ened 70 the importance Of womang suf-
has been one OF the most promising
years. but curiously enough The least
progress has been made here IN Ameri-
The convention will open on Thursday
and remain In session Ave days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
GO-CART MYSTERY.
Two Deserted Perambulators Loaded
With Everything But Babies.

Police officers are now trying TO solve 4
mystery which might be called The Two
Go-Carts" or Where Arc the Babies?"
At o'clock this morning Sergeant Hem
pei and officer Phillips found two GO
carts on Third South and State streets.
Carefully approaching the vehicles for in
fants, the officers we're surprised TO find
them empty, that II. neither contained =
baby. but each was loaded with pillows
wraps, comforters and In one was sew.
eral boxes OF crackers.
The officers waited around for some
time and then began 10 inquire. But no
one seemed to know anything about the
aifair ana nnally the go-carts were wheel
cd 10 police headquarters where they are
awaiting the owners.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
PROF. BURNER FOUND DEAD.

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 12.--Prof. IL.
Russell Burner, NJ. D., founder and pro-
prietor Of sanitarium in this city,
and widely known throughout the east
and on the Pacific coast, was found
dead today at his home In East Fourth
street from chloroform poisoning. He
gained extensive notoriety through his
newspaper advertising all over the
country. The Chicago medical college
was given as his reference
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
SPRING WEATHER
Causes Apprehension rs Trees Are Be-
ginning to Bud Too Early

The continuance Of the Ane weather Is
occasioning considerable remark; and
fears are expressed that II 10 lasts much
longer. vegetation viii start. only to he
nipped and Killed By the heavy frosts that
are sure 30 come later. Tho poplar trees
west OF tho city are already showing signs
OF putting on the usual sprinB dress, Tho
high barometTic pressure now extends
over the country west OF tho 10Th mel-
dian. while the low ereH up north rs 10
day, IN the vicinity VI the great lakes,
aud the low area on the anuthern Califur-
mia coast makes no progress Inland. An
other cold wave has struck the far north,
with i6 degrees below zero ma the maxi
mum There was practically no prcclpita-
lion in the United states yesterday. and
thc maximum th0rmometcrs have been
ranging quite high
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
POLICE AND SAILORS CLASH.

Havana Feb. 12.--sailors from the
Tacoma, Whipple and other American
warships FLASHED with the police OF
santiago, Sunday night, Several of
me sailors were severely dubbed by
the police.
American soldiers quartered at Nor
70 cnstis interviewed In time 10 pre-
vent W sngay becoming serious.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
STILL ANOTHER DEATH.
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis Claims Yet
One More Victim,

Cerebro spinal meningitis claimed an
other victim this morning. making nearly
score Of fatal cases IN this city during
the present month, The last tn fan be-
fore Its raVages was Ernfrey s.. the son
child was born sept 4. 1873. The funeral
services will be held at ? p. NJ Wedues-
day from tho family residence, 2S2 Center
street
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
MOVING TROOPS.

Panama. Feb. 12.---Advicos from
San Salvador say that both Honduras
and Nicaragua are moving troops to
the frontier. Honduras has force Of
igVoV men available, and Nicaragua
10000, Thus far there has been no
lighting.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
OLD PLAY; NEW NAME.
Tabernacle Choir Members Remember
Grand Offering Under Another Title.

The play Lost In New York which
Is now on at the Grand for a half weeks
engagement, once went under the name
OF "Cad tho romboy," Under the last
named ti,le many Salt Laksrs VIA re-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
CUBAN GOVERNORS.
Liberals Say GOV. Magoon wnl Very
Soon Appoint Now Ones.

Havana, Feb. l2,-Prominent IAb-
COON has decided TO appoint now gov
Arnors OF all the Cuban provinces as
hoon as Congress In the United states
adjourns, They declare that the ep-
pointees viii all be Liberals. and that
Magoon Is afraid TO mako tho an
nouneemeAt while Congress 10 In SEES
sion,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
COURT MARTIAL NO, 2,


Frst. lieut. Eugene p Cowley dld NOT
arrive yostardny afternoon, from Fort pu-
chesne, but 10 expected today, ills court
court-msrIIa 4 aui of ne WY. witch VI d
10 late IN the week The exact amount
Of the alleged shortgagcH ~ his accounts
IL not known m yei AZ Fort Doug las, The
where he vuh quite social ngura
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

49,. Who watches overriding ~ Ysr, :
10 .lns" % W. Til. ,n ,s to those 10 who
O. Catch. owf inc want ads. ony ~ --
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
TROAr cApT. MANLY.

New York. Feb. l2.--Capt. McVey
tho Larchmopt communicated with A.,
JOY line officials IN this city By telc-
afternoon. lie said the Larchmont
sank within 10 minutes after the colli-
sion. AFTER cruising about IN small
boat from Al p, m. to a. m. today,
he landed on Block Island. Closa hA-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12

The French shy that "Notiiing IL
footirss stocking without lcg:" and
that is about the only thing you can
not buy or sell through advertising.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
ESTIMATE OF DEAD.

Block Island, Il. l., Feb. 12-Capt
Mitchell, OF the North END lifo saving
station OF which point the Lareh-
mont Is sunk, estimates that between
IS and % bodies have already come
ashore from the steamer Up 10 1873.
O'clock several boats had landed ah.
others were making slow progress fror
tho wreck.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08


Mrs. Elizabeth Terrill, of Colches
ter, ILL.,, is making an extended visit
with her nephew, Thos. Watson, Of
this city.
Mr., and Mrs. b. f. Gordon, of Eddy.
vile, were visitors in the city Sunday
at the r. E Grafton home on First
avenue east.
HIRAM Shilling, of Carthage, III.
arrived In Beacon this morning callet
there on account OF the death Of hi:
sister, Mrs. Sarah NJ Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Howard and son
Russell arrived home last evening from
an extGaded visit with the Howard
families at Los Angeles, Cal
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Bennett returned
this morning to their home at Des
MONIES after Sunday visit with the
gentleman's mother Mrs. E. c. Ben
nett
Miss Mary Petit, of Grinnell new
Domestic Science teacher, was in the
city last week making out the course
of work to be taken up in the schools
here,
Mrs. James Burke and daughter Ha-
eel returned last evening from a few
weeks visit at the parental Nolds
home at Union, Iowa, and with other
relatives.
Miss Bernice Shoemake and Mrs,
Homer Coffin were passengers this
morning for Alamosa. Col, where they
win spend the remainder of the sum-
mer with Mrs. Collins brother, Cliff
B. West.
Richard Hyde and wife, of Peoria,
III. are I'm the city visiting at the pa
rental T. W. Hyde home on South
Market street His run on passen-
gers and 4 is being taken by Ed
McWilliams of this city.
Miss Dora Rothschild returned this
morning via the Rock Island to her
home in Chicago after weeks visit
in this city at the Morris Gould home
She was accompanied by Bonnie and
Katie Gould, who VIII visit with their
sister, Mrs. Kulp.
Prof Reese Solomon and wife, of
Norfolk, Nehr, are in the city visit
ing at the home of the lady's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. |. Jones, east of the
city. They departed Saturday after
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08

weeks visit with the Conklin fam
lilies.
Miss Matte Hively left this morn
ing for Marshalltown for a few days
visit with her friend, Miss Bessie
Quizz. ....
Washington Journal: Miss Mabel
Wagner, of Let's, passed through
the city this morning en- route to Os-
kalooSa.
Mrs. A. II. Cartwright departed this
morning for What Cheer for weeks
visit with her daughter Mrs. Harry
Cleaver.
Newton News: Miss Cassie Brook
returned home thi morning from a
three weeks stay in Oskaloosa AMI
Grinlell.
Miss Ava Blair departed this morn
ing for Des Moines for two weeks
visit with her cousin, Mrs. Airline
Reynolds.
Miss Carolyn Roberts left for Des
Monies this morning for a three
weeks visit with ner brother, DR.. d.
w. Roberts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08

Buxton Gazette: Miss Bertha Her
big, of Oskaloosa, has accepted a po-
sitloa with the c. C. Co., and succeeds
Miss Ethel Child.
Miss Irene Devore, who has been
visiting for the past two months in
Topeka, Kansas, returned to her home
in this city last evening.
Mrs. Ed. Gould and baby Leo return
ed to their home in Chicago Saturday
after an extended visit at the Morris
an Phillip Gould homes.
Mrs. Chas. Hall returned this morn
ing to her home at What Cheer after
few days visit in this city with her
sister, Mrs. Sadie Moore
Mason City Times-Herald: Miss
May Clausen and w. E. Bennett, of st.
Paul, left this morning for visit
with relatives at Oskaloosa
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Lewis have re
turned from sightseeing trip to Col
orado Springs. Mr.. Lewis while there
climbed up to Pixies Peak.
Pres. Rosenberger, of Penn college,
and l. w. Cook were passengers this
morning for Birch Island Lake, Wis
consin, for few days outing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08
Ladies

We have given you particular
attention and secured from the
East a specially attractive assort-
ment that will not only appeal to
your artistic instinct, but watches
that will run and give you accurate
time. In fact we can absolutely
promise on these watches to refund
full purchase price for any one that
is not satisfactory. You need not
hesitate on account Of the price,
as they fit all purses. VIZ:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08

for the home of his birth in West
Virginia and is contemplating locating
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hearne and
son Walter left this morning for Bona
parte for two weeks visit with rel
atives.
Miss May Deck has been appointed
deputy recorder by County Recorder
Deck and filed her bonds yesterday af-
ternoon.
Williams Bros. of Beacon, lave re-
turned from a two weeks visit with
their brother David Williams, of Can
more, Canada.
Misses Fern and Irene Roberts
were passengers this morning for Elk
celsior Springs, Mo-, where they will
spend their vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fortney passed
through the city this morning on their
way home to Lacey from a visit with
relatives in Illinois.
Mrs. Sam Hendryx and children re-
turned last evening from Waterloo
where they have been visiting for a
few days with Mrs. Geo. Yenney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Charles re-
turned this morning to their home at
Omaha, after a ten days visit IN this
city at the parental H. M. Charles
home.
Mrs. Zetta Brady was passenger
this morning for Indianola for ten
days visit at the William X. Sopher
home and to attend the Indianola
Chautauqua.
Mrs. Anna Smith returned this
morning to her home in Mount Pleas
ant after a visit in this city with her
sister, Mrs. Viola Smith, and mother,
Mrs Winder, Of New Sharon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. sandusky and
daughts-, Vida, who have been Wis
iting in the city the past couple of
weeks, returned this morning via the
Rock Island to their home at Texa-
homa, Texas.
G. C. Brown, of Des Moines, who
came Saturday for visit with his
mother, Mrs. S. b. Jones, returned
last evening to his home. He was
accompanied by his wife and children,
who have been spending several
weeks at the parental Jones home.
Rrom Wednesdays DailyJ
Miss leila Bradley left yesterday
for short visit at Indianola, Iowa.
Miss Minnie Carney has returned
from a visit with friends at Mime
apolis.
w. PSnow and family arrived home
last evening from a ten days visit at
St. Paul.
Mrs. Chauncey Moffet of Melrose, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Walling.
Mrs. C. Liebfarth and daughter, Miss
E. Leibfarth, left this morning for a
visit with relatives and friends at
Keokuk and Ottumwa.
Rev. f. Byram, of Sigourney, was a
visitor in the city last evening with
his daughter, Mrs. Henderson.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08
$3.50 TO SIS

each. If you are interested we
will be pleased to have you call
and examine the watches and ex-
plain more fully the plan we have
for selling watches for teachers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08
EASY TERMS

A good timepiece is an absolute
necessity in the school room, but
for the teacher it is sometimes In
convenient to pay all down for a
watch at once, especially if just
beginning to teach. Under our
system you can buy a watch as
cheapIy as though you paid cash,
and have liberal terms offered you
in the way Of payments.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08

A. updegraff left this morning for
What Cheer to attend the Gala Day
celebration and to look after business
affairs.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Call returned
last evening to their home at Abba
after visit at the w. H. Strouse
home in this city.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08

Miss Ruth Schilling departed last
evening for Abba for visit with rel
atives.
Miss Carrie Pidgin, Of Buxton, is in
the city visiting her friend. Miss Elya
jackson.
y. W. Stewart was a passenger
this morning for Mount Sterling, ILL.,,
on business trip.
County Attorney J. C. Williams and
wife returned home today from bus
mess trip to Chicago.
Miss Grace Darland left this morn
mg for Davenport for VISIT with her
uncle. Pete Franzen.
Owen Thomas. Of Guthhe. Okla
homa IS here for a brief visM guest
Al the =. W. Glaze home.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-05

and precious stones contained IN the
Medici collection should never he taken
out of Florence and should become the
property Of Tuscany. But these collec-
tions were among those which Napoleon
looted and when he carried off the
priceless "Venus de Medici'' he said he
wanted to marry her to the 'Apollo
Belvedere. - The collection was returned,
with some exceptions. after Napoleon S
fall. and after Tuscany became part
Of United Italy the collections went TO
the greater nation. The Petit Palace,
only a part of which is occupied by the
collections, is the official home Of the
King when he visits Florence. II was
purchased in l549 by Cosimo de Medlcl
-Cosimo I.-noted for having murdered
his own son in the presence of his
mother.
Germany's national gallery was de-
veloped from nucleus of 200 pictures
hequeathed to William ], By one of his
subjects. It now contains more than
500 paintings and 130 sculptures. all by
modern painters, mostly German. ln
Corinthian Temple in which they are
now installed. and the appropriation
for this gallery was S2S, 900 last year.
The Zwinger, SaXony's Royal Picture
Gallery. at Dresden, is rlvaled only by
the galleries Of Florence and the
Louvre Its treasures have descended
from the princes of the House of
Orange It contains about 300 pictures,
including Raphael's S tSistine Madon-
ma, and many priceless masterpieces
OF the Italian, Flemish and Dutch
schools This gallery has gwen Dres,,
den the name. FLORENCE of Germany.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-05

Belgium has q national gallery, the
Palace of Fine Arts, containing since
1887 the Royal Museum of Ancient
Painting and Sculpture. It's moro than
500 early Flemish and Dutch pictures
were mostly purchased from the city by
the state in 1S45. There are also some
400 modern paintings
The Dutch have two royal galleries.
The Riiks Museum at Amsterdam, erect
ed in lS77-S5, covers about three acres
and contains the finest collection or
Dutch masterpieces to be found IN Eu-
rope. The Royal Picture Gallery at
The Hague contains other masterpieces
from the great collections made by the
Princes Of Orange-among these, SIX
teen Rembrandts. These two Dutch
galleries were stripped by Napoleon,
Who added their priceless canvases to
tbe others, which he collected in the
Louvre. When France disgorged,. In
1915. The Hague gallery still lacked
siyty.eioht. which were never returned.
a conservative estimate of the value
of the pictures and other items given
and promjsed TO our National Gallery
If Art comes close to $1,500.000. The
Harriet Lane Johnston bequcst includes
works of Janssens. Porbus, Correggio;
Constable. REYNOLDS, Lawrence, yLulnf
and Romney. What will assure the
snccess of The national gallery above
oil else will be the realization by art
collectors that their donation, II thus
installed at the capital of the Nation,
will there attract more general notice
than if displayed elsewhere upon the
Western continent.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-05


Square.
Frances National Gallery.
Frances national gallery rs IN the
magnificent Louvre, the ancient castle
of the kings Of France from the thlr'
teenth century until Louis XIV. Its
art collections date back to Francis j,
who, during his Italian wars, acquired
a taste for art. France then had no
great artists, and Francis imported as
many as he could tempt from Italy
among them Leonardo da Vinci. Col"
bert, the minister of Louis WI. also
added enormously 10 the royal collec"
tions. acquiring among other items the
art treasures of Charles /. of England
-63S paintings and over 800 sculptures.
Louis XVI first brought the collection
TO the Louvre in 1851, when the doors
were thrown open to the public, who
feasted ewes upon sixteen Raphaels, slX
Correppios, ten Leonardos. twenty~three
Titians, fourteen Van Dycks, and hun
dreds Of other masterpieces. But II ap'
pears that the spectators on the Louvre
got on the Great Louis s nerves and ne
moved his collection bark to Versailles
The revolutionists after cutting oil the
heads of Louis XVI. and Marie An
toinette, the then royal owners, claimed
the collections and returned them 10
the Louvre. The first republic an
annually Appropriated funds FOR nrylng
more pictures, but Napoleon added TO
the collection in manner when amazed
the French and afterward reverted TO
the disgrace of their nation, After
his wars, ship after ship would enter
the Seine loaded with loot from Italy,
Holland. Austria and Spain. Immense
carts and vans loaded with thousands
of boxes and bales, while the crowds
cheered from the quays, proceeded 10
the Louvre, where were unpackea,
among other priceless treasures, Titan S
descent from the Cross and the
"Venus de Medici." But after Ma
poleon s overthrow the pillaged coun,
tries demanded their art treasures and
France was made to disgorge most or
them. Since then various extra aP-
propriations, above that given yearly
for the Louvre. have been made by tn, the
several governments. In 1900 the hmld-
ing was completely renovated. In Parls
there is 1.-The Society of Friends OF
the Louvre whose purpose is to aid
in the acquisition Of art works OF I'M
portance,
Galleries Of Germany and Italy.
Italy's great national galleries at
Florence-the Ufizi Gallery and the
| Pitt Palace-are perhaps the greatest
| in the world. The Uffizi Gallery was
founded by the bloodthirsty but artistic
Medicis, who made their home IN the
adjacent Pitti Palace, the two being
loined now by bridge. They brought
TO these two buildings most OF the
valuable art treasures OF the FAMOUS
Will Medici at Rome, among these the
famous "venus de Medici. - Later they
added priceless treasures inherited from
the families which married into theirs.
Anna Maria, sister of the last reigning
Medici, made a covenant in l13I that
all statues, paintings, medals, jewels