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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
Strenuous Treatment for the Throat.

When Mile. Arta, tho dramatic soprano
Of the Manhattan opera-h house. Nrst went
10 Paris 10 study music she could not
speak French. Ono day. being troubled
b. throat affection, she complained to
her teacher who advised her TO see A
specialist, giving her name and address.
The specialist had his office In a large
building where were many other doctors
and dentists. Unable to read The French
signs upon the doors. Mile. Arta sought
simply for the name Of the physician.
whose card she held in her hand. At
last she found 1.-THE name She was
received by a gentleman who bore all
the ear-rarks Of the medical fraternity
and at once she felt reassurcd
Pointing 10 her throat she tried 10 Indi.
cate what the trouble was. with a
knowing nod. the doctor. who seemed
very quick to grasp the situation. escort
ed her to chair and inciIning the chair
to an acute angle he left The room. Pras-
entity he returned, gently urged her mouth
open as II 10 gain "A good view az her
throat and began critical examination
The next thing Mile. Arta realized was
'hat pair OF forceps were being bran
dished dangerously near her mouth
She tried 10 explain, realizing suddenI,,
that she was In the hands OF A dentist
but he held her firmly Ia the manner OF
one believing that the sooner an opera
tipn Us over the better, and that eXpiana-
lions arc tnuch more satisfactory after n
thing ls done with. She struggled up from,
MS grasp as we'll s she could, he irving
10 tell her that he would be very gentle
ana lnat ne would not hurt she endeav-
orlnG To e%postulSte In cultural grlnts
thar II was her throat end not her teeth
which needed attention, Still he did nor
understand and insisted upon extracting
arrival OF an English speaking patIent
That matters were cleared up. the deT,iIst
discovering that the singer wished treat
ment for her throat and not for her teetb
and the singer discovering that bnth
dentist and throat specialist had the
same meme Yet while she gloricd and
trembled 1t her escape, the dentist Tol.
lowed her TO the door, protesting thar
she should at any rate have the tooth
eNtracted.-The Bohemian for April.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
THE SALT TRIBUNE MORNING. APRIL 21 1907.

by the accumulated electricity of the
clouds. That is main point in Or.
Hopkins scheme of doing away wlth
Insulators in the lightning conductors,
1t has not generally been understood
what trouble is brought about through
the collection OF electricity on tho outer
surface of chimneys.
AS showing the Misunderstanding o.
Franklin s principle that have been
common, there was III operation IN
Europe and in this country for many
years tho alleged protection device
known as the repeller. This was nothing
short of r lightning rod with It's most
valuable protective feature, its pointed
termination, eliminated. AT the top or
the rod was affixed piece Of glass like
a thick soda water bottle, inverted. Tho
idea was that this glass would generally
have the effect of repellIr the dis
charge Of electricity from the clouds,
but that if the bolt must strike the
chimney or church spire in question 1T
would then break the glass and run
down the lightninr rod TO bury itself
IN the earth. The real effect, however,
was simply to prevent all possibility OF
silent discharge of electricity and to
render the building much more liable
to be damaged
This city has seen not 2 little ez.
perimenting before now with the ques-
tlOn or nrotcctlon from lightning. In
the early days OF the Washington monu-
ment, which, rising to height Of 300
feet, with no other very tail structures
near, is siNguiarly exposed TO the Sc
we're thunderstorms that frequently
break across the Potomac valley, sew"
cral disastrous strokes Gid damage to
the structure. The simple system of
conductors then in use proved TO be
ineffective. OF late years, however, the
ont "a I'd l,r
four copper rods attached to an alumni
nun cap, which FITS over the apex of the
pyramid These arc connected with the
upright5 supporting the elevator ma
chinery, the various parts Of which
abound in devices for harmlessly tax
ing of any unexpected electrical current
that comes wandering down the shaft
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21

investigator sends cracking across the
air from his electrodes 10 his lightning
rods current which, IN the language OF
the electrician, is said TO be under a
pressure OF 100000 volts, or, as the
ordinary man sees If, sharp enough to
make brm blink and wonder if he is
gong TO escape elcctrocution, Like the
lightning in the clouds. whose voltage
is so great that it can hardly be meas
ured; this IS an alternating current with
which DIR. Hopkins reproduces the eff
fcct Of the terrifying flashes of sum.
mer thunder storms. How swift the al
formations are is featured IN the state
ment that they reach as high as 10000
per second, They can be measured. too.
by use of reflection devices familiar to
physicists and electricians. Indeed, DR..
Hopkins, working in this very labora-
tory, some time ago achieved the feat
of measuring second Of time down to
the nemillionth part
With the electrical discharges zig
tagging across two or threo feet of air
space. taking now one copper point and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21

now another, while dull glow about
the extremities Of the other rods which
the lightning has not taken indicates
that the surface of tho shaft is draining
properly and that, therefore, tho brick
work is safe from disintegration, tho
experimental has solved at least a
few problems OF the lightning conduc
tor to his satisfaction, 60 TINT they may
be applied practically to the profession
OF the government s valuable property.
Their general application will probably
follow closely, for governmental applied
science in these days is thoroughly
practical, This series Of experiments of
Dr. Hopkins IS only ono OF great
number that have been carried on in tho
laboratories OF George Washington Inn
versity and that. because of the closo
connection that is possible between the
university and the governmental depart
ments, can be brought very directly 10
the solution of scientific problems Of
administration. First-band investiga-
tion has become tho rule at Washington,
Hence in the matter of proectlon from
electrical discharges, no lightning rod
agents need apply Mt the Navy Depart
ment. The problem has been settled in
accordance with latest methods and
understanding of science.
1t Merited Settlement.
Statistics of death and accidents from
lightning show that it is important to
bring the lightning rod in an improved
form back into favor. In recent year
there were 367 deaths and 491 injuries
from lightning in the United States
alone, and property of an estimated
value of $500, 600 was destroyed by it.
The reason why lightning rods have
been so generally disused is because
they have so often been uAintelhgently
constructed. Franklin, discoverer of
many scientific truths, had, go the ex.
perts are agreed, the right idea as to
lightning, His notion was not simply
to take care of discharges that actually
strike, but to prevent discharges by
providing for the quiet passage heaven
ward Of electricity induced on the earth
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
MINIATURE THUNDER
STORMS USED I'M SCIEN-
TIFIC LABORATORY

Down the interior Of this toy shaft,
and the case applies TO the big, real
stacks of our industrial centers, no
chance is offered the bolt from overhead
to pursue its way, dealing death and
destruction in the engine and boiler
rooms about the base.
That's a vital consideration, too.
When a chimney is daily pouring heav"
onward a column OF smoke and other
products of combustion, including not a
little water vapor, which always sc-
companies combustion of fuel, there is
every likelihood that during some thun-
der storm swift discharge from above
may send m alternating current Of in
credibly swift vibration down the long
bore of the shaft. Many a valuable
stack, supposed to be protected from
the electrical hazard by system of
exterior rods. has been badly damaged
through the failure Of its builder to ap-
preciaIe that a gaseous conductor
reaches much higher, and is often a
better conductor than the rods, and may
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
NEW SYSTEM PROTFc.
TgON ADOPTED BY II 9
NAVY EPARTMENT

partment, was secured all.
at the George Washinatnna acsf
largely under the direot5oUDn y as
G. f. Munroe, inventnr n q
powder and distinguished " Z
number Of other imno,t,..to1 .o1
achievements. DR.. Honk;naai
electro-chemistry has us rso.,
praise from scientific 'elss NV
abroad, including tho Brit;, pu1
Nature, which comments sn y
viously upon the magnifcsSnVtn NM, /,
which the George Wasb;nun =.
sity must have to enable ~
tors TO carry on Researches ~. ~
a character. Yet, as a m m.s,. =,
the equipment up to this ~.
ways been meager; but ths '1s is,
have been IN the hands of n
able TO make the special aug %s
quired for each piece of'rp
comes up for solution S
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21

copper network will he sent harmlessly
to earth outside the stack.
Miniature Thunder Storm.
Testing this and other schemes Of
protection, DR.. n. Monroe Hopkins, as
sistant professor of chemistry in the
university md electrical engineer of the
United States navy, is able at any time
TO produce miniature thunder storm,
one offering Just such conditions as
those in the midst of which the tall
stacks of Uncle Sam s navy yards IN
many cities need TO be protected from
the assaults OF Jupiter Pluvius. No
downfall of rain or hail, to be sure, ac-
companies the electrical display in the
bare little laboratory. where with
meager and generally homemade appa-
ratus scores Of experiments important
TO human progress have been conducted; p;
but the play of lightning is quito as
real. and, to the visitor, almost ms awe
inspiring, as in nature. BY means of n
tandem Of "step-up transformers, the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
Playing With Lightning

S;ncc this system was adopted. the
monument has never been injured IN any
way by lightning.
Endorsed by Officials.
Prominent officials, like President
Roosevelt and Secretary Of inc treasury
Cortelyou, who have given their entau-
siastIG support to the movement for
the endowment Of the George Washing
ton university as great National IN
stitution. have warrant in such work
as this which DIR. n. Monroe Hopkins
has accomplished, for the ultimate bene.
fit of the National Government, IN the
laboratories of the university, for IL Is
regarded as typical of the advantages
that large university at the capital
with facilities for special research will
bring to the whole Nation. The train
ing Of this investigator, who holds so
cnnsnicuons q nosition in the Navy de-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21
Special TO The Tribune.


WASHINGTON, April 20.-In one Of
the laboratories of the George Wash
inston university in this city stand the
models from which a new system Of
protection from lightning has just been
adapted for all the buildings and CHM
neys in the various yards of tho United
States navy. Perhaps no better place
for playing with lightning. after tho
sober, serious, scientific fashion, exists
anywhere. Typical among the models
is miniature brick chimney about two
feet high and four inches III diameter,
bearing four little metal rods whose
most noticeable popularity IS that they
are not insulated from the chimney by
any of the ordinary glass devices, but
are so constructed as to ALLOW whatever
electricity is induced on the broad sur-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21

face Of the chimney to Grain eff in
stead of remaining there TO dsiategrote
Shc brickwork should a diSrupJive dis
charge occur.
A copper "spider' spread across The
top of the chimney radiating net
work of wires, connected with the yer
;ical rods-is another special feature
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21

therefore serve as the, chief channel
along which the opposing electricities
of sky and earth rush to meet each
other. On the model In the George
Washington university, if the feet Of
the spider are firmly attached to the
ends Of the vertical conductors, the de-
scending discharge when il reaches the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-14
BECKER IS NAMED
Milwaukee Mayor Named as Head
Of Association for CompIet-
ing Sheridan Drive
WOULD USE CONVICT LABOR

Decisive action in regard to the
completion of the Sheridan Drive be-
tween Waukegan and Milwaukee was
taken in Milwaukee Tuesday evening
when a number of prominent men
from Racine and Milwaukee met and
org nized an association which will
have tor its purpose the comp1etio
of the road. Mayor Sherburn Nj.
Becker, who has taken great interest
IN the plan, was elected president of
the association and among the direct
ors chosen were William T. Lewis
and former State Senator Otis w.
Johnson, of Racine. Other directors
will be chosen to represent Kenosha
and other cities later. The associa-
ton proposes to get to work at once
and make an effort to force the com
pletion of the road. The association
has an entirely new plan Of having
the road built by the state and to this
end bill will be presented to the
state Legislature between now and
next Monday morning to make pro-
visions for building the road.
The plan that was outlined at the
meeting proposes that the road be
built with convict labor and that the
states of Illinois and Wisconsin ar
range to furnish the labor needed
from the different penal institutions.
The road is to be of macadam and of
uniform width of sixty feet
~
Of course this is only another effort
that is being made to secure the COM
pletion OF the road, but it is thought
that the effort will be more successful
than former efforts. Il is known that
many of the members of the Legis-
lature are willing to have the road
completed if it can be done without
any expense to the state. The same
is true of the farmers of Kenosha,
Racine and Milwaukee counties, but
II is certain that there will be great
cutlery If any attempt is made to sad
die the cost of the road on these coun-
ties.
The representatives of Kenosha
county in the state Senate and Assem-
bly, will not be among the active sup
porters of the bill for the completion
of the road, as both Senator Bishop
and Assemb1yman Curtiss have
openly declared themselves as being
opposed to building the Sheridan
road with state or county aid.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-14
Hungarian Couple Tell Unusual
Story When Divorce is Sought
in the Circuit Court
LONG LIVED UNLAWFUL LIFE
Felix Leshniac and Mrs. Pau1ina Or1oo
Tell Unusual Story on Witness
Stand in Circuit Court
Wednesday Afternoon

One of the most unusual cases Of
open violation of the laws of the
state ever brought to light in this
county was shown on Wednesday
afternoon when the Circuit Court with
Judge Belden on the bench heard the
stories off Paulina Orloo and Felix
Leshniac, sboth of whom were named
as plaintiffs in divorce actions. In
connection.wit their pleas for separa-
ton from husbs nd and wife long since
left behind in Hungary the two peo-
pie admitted to the court that they
had been livingsas husband and wife
IN kenosha for years and that two
children had been born to them.
The woman in her action for divorce
asked to be released from Mike Orloo,
to-whon she was married in Hungary
nearly twenty years ago but whom
she declares deserted her year after
the marriage. She had waited long
for his return and then had come to
this country believing that the cross
ing of the sea had Cancelled all her
relationsJ with her former husband.
Leshniac wanted to be separated from
his wife, Rosmana, and he also al
legged that his wife deserted him a
short time after the marriage. He
has lived in Kenosha for the past FIVE
years and most of this time he has
been living with Mrs. Orloo. Both
DEGREES were granted by the court
and the couple are now in a position
to begin life over again.
The relations of the man and wo-
man had been considered of the most
proper nature by them as they claimed
that they had been joined by what is
commonly termed common law mar
riage, but short time ago when they
went to the priest to have the chill
dren baptized the priest informed
them that it would be necessary for
both of them to get divorce aud then
be remarked before the children
would be able to receive the sacra-
ment of baptism. Both of the people
are devout Catholics and they at once
sought an attorney and started the
proceedings for divorce.
While the people could be prose-
cuted for violation of the state laws
there is little reason to believe that
such step will be taken, as District
Attorney r. v. Baker appeared as
attorney for both Leshnisc and Mrs.
Orloo in the divorce proceedings.
Under the Wisconsin law the couple
will have to wait year before the
marriage takes place unless the Judge
of the Circuit court shall see fit to
issue dispensation, granting them
the right to marry within year. No
application forSsuch an order has as
yet been made.
1t is claimed that the RELATIONSHIPS
ing between these two people are not
unusual among the foreigners of the
city, as many of them believe that
when they come to this country they
sever all former relations in their
native land. tits declared that these
people have no intention of violating
the law, and for this reason such cases
are seldom made the cause of prose-
cutions IN the Circuit court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-14
WHAT CENTRAL PAID
Fight Between Leather Men Results in
Facts Being Given to the Public

Fight Between Leather Men Results in
Facts Being Given to the Public
The New York Herald says that the
prices paid for the properties acquired
by the Central Leather company after
its formation are disclosed in the affi-
davit made by E. c. Hoyt, the presi-
dent of the company, in the recent suit
to enjoin the merger of the United
States Leather company with the
Central company. Mr.. Hoyt testi-
fies that these were the properties acs
CURED and the prices paid: N. r.
Aliens Sons, $5,461, 474 in cash and
securities; Cover & Drayton, 81, 897-
277 in cash and securities; Wallem
Leather company and Grand Rapids
Leathe rcompany, 1924, 6O7in cash and
securities; Lucius Beebe & Sons, 81,
$40, 3o5 in cash and securities.
All of these concerns, with the ex-
ception Of the Beebe property, have
earned more than enough to carry the
cost of purchase. Concerning these
purchases Mr.. Hoyt testifies as fol-
lows: Since the acquisition was
made considerable expense has been
incurred by the Central Leather COM
pany in recognizing and improving
the business. In spite of the addi-
ton Of expense of such reorganiza-
ton and Improvement the properties
acquired have, according to the re-
ports made, paid to the Central
Leather company during 1906 an aver
age annual profit Of per cent
1t appears that all but per cent of
the stock of the United States Leather
company has Oeen deposited under
the merger plan with the Central
Leather company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-14
STILL SEE DANGER
Many Cases Of Scarlet Fever and
Diphtheria in Western Part
Of tbs County
DIPHTHERIA IN TWO TOWNS

Notwithstanding the fact that it has
been reported that Genoa Junction
and Bassetts Station are all but free
from scarlet fever, it is now reported
that contagious diseases are making
their appearance in Northwestern
Lake county and Southwestern Ke-
uosha county to such an extent that
the people in these portions of the
two counties are badly frightened.
Many school districts have closed
schools on account of the diseases,
and the village of Antioch decided on
Wednesday to close all the schools in
that neighborhood until after the
danger from the diseases is over.
The villages afflicted by the diseases
include Trevor, where there are sew
eraI cases of diphtheria; Silver Lake,
where two cases of scarlet fever are
reported; Glass Lake with six cases
of diphtheria, Powers Lake with
three cases of scarlet fever, and Will
mot with three cases of scarlet fever
While there is no cause for great
alarm over the conditions at any of
the villages, the recent scourge at
Genoa Junction has taught the people
a lesson, and every possible care is
being taken to prevent any spread of
the disease.
DR.. Darby, who is one of the inspec-
tors Of milk appointed by the Wiscon-
sin Board of Health, resides at Will
mot, and it is pretty certain that he
will keep a close watch on the de-
velopment of contagious diseases in
that village. It seems that the NUM-
Der of cases of diphtheria is larger
than cases of scarlet fever.
1t is supposed that most of the cases
of the disease found their origin at
Genoa Junction and they were carried
to the other villages by farmers who
were shipping milk to Chicago and
other points
There is absolutely no reason to
fear any spread of the disease to Ke-
nosha as the villages now affected are
in the extreme western part of the
county and there is no train service
between them and Kenosha DR..
Spalding, the city health officer, is
now in Cuba but should there be any
demand for any action by the depart
ment of health the city health board
would meet and appoint new man
to look after things during the absence
of the city health officer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-14
PLEADS FOR MERCY
Mrs. Emma Gerbovitz Asks Dis.
trict Attorney to NolIe
the Case
HUSBAND ANCRYAND NERVOUS
Wife Ready to Withdraw Suit For Di-
vorce and Make an Effort to Make
Life Easy For the Man Who
Would Have Killed Her

The woman of it" is very much In
evidence in the case of the State VS..
Jacob Gerbovitz, the man who was ar
rested week ago last Saturday or a
charge Of attempting to kill his wife
and then commit suicide. Gerbovitz
was arraigned in court this morning
and the hearing of the case was con-
tinued until tomorrow but it is evident
that it will be hard matter for the
district attorney to secure the convic-
ton of the man on a charge of assault
with intent to smurder as the wife,
Emma Gerbovitz, has forgotten her
wrongs and is now standing firmly on
the side Of her erring husband.
Morose and sullen Gerbovitz was
brought to the court Of Justice Sturges
this morning. He was still suffering
from the self inflicted wound in his
neck but this did not interfere with
his taking keen interest in his own
case. He was informed as to the ma
ture Of the examination proposed in
his case and advised that he had the
right to waive examination if he saw
fit but Gerbovitz at once showed that
he was fighter and he informed the
court that he would insist on a pre-
liminary hearing before being held to
the Circuit Court. He was not repre-
scented by an attorney in court this
morning.
Mrs. Gerbovitz made public the
stand she would take in the matter
last night, when in company with her
mother she went to the office of
District Attorney Baker and pleaded
with the attorney to nolle the charges
against her husband. She made all
sorts of excuses for Gerbovitz, claim
ing that he was nervous and discour-
aged at the time he had attempted to
kill her, and assuring the attorney
that the fault was partially her own,
as she had treated him co1dly.
The mother of the woman Joined in
the plea for 1eniency and stated that
she was convinced that Jacob had
learned his lesson, and that he would
be good if he were discharged from
custody. Mrs. Gerbovitz stated that
she would at once take steps to with
draw the action for divorce and that
she was ready to take her husband
back to her heart and home. The
district attorney declined to make
any promises in regard to the case
and Notwithstanding the attitude of
the wife and mother-in-law of Gerbo-
vitz, it is very probable that he will
be forced to stand trial on charges of
attempted murder.
|, The district attorney promises to
talk with the defendant before the
hearing tomorrow. but he stated to-
day that he did not think that the
action could be no1led.