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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
Religious Fanatic Declares He
Believed He Was Doing Right
In Acting as He Did.
HIS DolNGs COST FIVE LIVES
When The Bullets Began TO Hit Him
lie Says That He Had II
Revelations.

Kansas City. Dec. 11.-"rhe Lord
| either WAS not With us or WAS on a
vacation. Now I know my faithNwas
wrong, that 1 was mistaken" That
Is the statement f James Sharp. bet
ter known as adam Gbd," who was
captured in Kansas late yesterday. It
vas Sharp who late last Tuesday led
mis- followers into II battle With the
police that already has resulted in five
''caths A.. j. Selzor, ~ years old.
an innocent bSstander, wounded by a
stray bullet. died at the hospital at
midnight last night, / is /; pcntent
and humble prophet that sits in his
cell in the police station here with the
responsibility Of five deaths upon his
shoulders, but he insists he was mis-
guided and acted in good faith.
Honestly captain" he said to Ofil.
Ger Wlitsett II believed that we We're
doing right and that it was Gods will.
Whom the bullets commenced to hit me
then had a revelation. | am glad to
be wack and want to stand for any
thing that God wills. 1t is terrible,
terrible
had a nice farm in Oklahoma and
was doing well when I believed + was
called he continued. Now / have
no money. my children have left me
and have murdered innocent men
I'm up stump, brother. But it
was all the fault of the faith, / saw
it all as soon as that bullet hit me-.
expect to be killed. added sharp
IN answer to question. II don't care
how quickly it comes. I only want
time to write letter to my followers
and tell them that the faith WAS
wrong
Sharp professed to have received 4 a
revelation from God to preach and le57
had said that he believed the Lord
would protect him and his flock from
harm at the hands of their enemies. in
which manner he spoke Of the police,
The band had gone armed ever since
they fought with the Canadian police a
year or so ago,
Sharp told the police he tried to kill
himself Immediately after the fight but
could not get the cartridge into the
chamber of his revolver
you wanted to die all you had to
do was to walk out into the street -
said Capt. Whitsett
es, but when l found the gun
wouldn't work 1t strengthened my faith
a little and thought the Lord wanted
me to escape was the prophets" an
swer
Sharp was wounded III both hands
and a third bullet passed through his
hat brim and another through his coat
lapel.
When her husband was captured and
she was told that he had been wound /
ed Mrs. Sharp who also is in Jail
said: Then there's little left for me to
pin my faith to-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
HOW TAXICAB DRIVERS
ROB THEIR PATRONS

Chicago, Dec. 11.-City Sealer John
Kiellander, started to do two things
yesterday: to detect taximeter cabs in
the act OF cheating and to detect the
methods by which said cheating may
be practised. In. the former course he
failed: in the latter course Sc sue
ceeded.
1t all came about when. after con-
ference with other city officials, 1t was
decided that an ordinance ought to be
drawn empowering the city to stop at
any time in any place any taNicab and
to open the registering box deter
mining whether the dial is accurate in
its distance measuring method.
Can you fellows cheatsif you want
to-" Mr.. HIGHLANDER asked the sec
rotary or one big concern
20, yes" was the reply.
How 2"
well one way would be to attach
the registering box to the rear instead
of the front wheels by means of the
sprocket. Then, by running the car
down a smooth wet pavement, the
driver could make the rear wheels
revolve as rapidly as he pleased and
as much as the wheels revolved the
fare would Increase"
ANY other way?'
20, yes The driver can start the flag.
at the second point and then single
passenger is paying what is would cost
to carry two or more passengers. Even
then the driver could throw in a few
extra miles for good measure
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
.GRAFTER.S Arr:
REFUSED NEW TRIAL
-. a,
Four Defendants in Pennsylvania
Capitol Conspiracy Case
Sought One.
THREE Ex-sTATE OFFICIALS
Filed Hundred and Twelve Reasons
Why Petition Should be Granted
To be Sentenced Next friday

Harrisburg Pa. Dec. u.--.A new trial
in the capitol conspiracy case today
by Judge George Kunkel in the Dau-l
phin county court, before which the
men had been tried. The defendants
are John II. Sanderson, contractor for
the furnishings and decorations in the
$1,000 600 capitol; James S Sheumakcr-
JohnstoWn, who was superintendent Of
the board of5pubiic grounds and build
sinSs; William F. Snyder, former au-
oltor-sencral of the state, and William
l., Mathues former state treasurer.
These men with Joseph NJ. Huston.
OF Philadelphia. the architect of the
great building, We're charged with con-
sptracy to cheat and defraud the state
In connection with furnishing and dec
Grating the capitol, but Huston secured
a reverence and his trial has not Vet.
come UP. The four defendants We're
tried last spring and We're convicted.
They appealed for n new trial but
argument was not heard until after
the court had disposed OF II second con-,
spiracS trial, in which the defendants;
in the first case We're also among the
accused and We're acquitted. Several
other defendants, of whom there were
II in all, remain to be tried. One de-
fendart was removed to a sanitarium.
having broken down mentally during
the trial.
The capitol scandal is one OF the
outcomes of the political revelations
in 1905, following which a Democratic
state treasurer was elected He dis
covered and made public alleged ir-
Irregularities ard the prosecutions fol-.
lowed In all H. reasons for new
trial We're filed far Satndersor and
of the reasons charged errors by tho
court. The defendants Will appear for
sentence next Friday when appeals to
the state supreme court Will be taken
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
RUNS AMUCk
WITH BROKEN FLANGE
Extra Sou;hbound Goes Into the
Ditch Near Swan Lake,
Idaho.

4 freight train on the Oregon Short
Line went into the ditch near Swan
Lake, Idaho. yesterday afternoon, when
eight ears went off the track and four
cars with their contents We're demol-
ished. No one was hurt, however, the
crew escaping without injury.
The train was Extra No. 1044, and
was coming south approaching Swan
Lake at reduced speed, with the idea
Of picking up a car at that point Sud
denly the second car from the engine
left the track precipitating seven 9TH
ers down 20-foot hill. Two cars of
lumber and two cars of coal We're brok-
en- and scattered, and four other cars
We're considerably damaged. the esti-
mated loss amounting to s1,7o0.
After the train was brought to a.
standstill, investigation showed a brok-
en- rail under the train. but until the
debris is cleared away it will be i'm
possible to locate the cause of the ac-
cident.
A wreclsing train was sent out to
the scene from Pocatello, and passen-
ger traffic, which had been DELAYED ia
hours by the wreck, was resumed at
10 this morning.
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KILLED THREE NEGRoE rs.
y Memphis Man Admits Killing as it
An Every Day Occurrence.

~ tiSNS y ICY
Memphis, Tam, Dec. HI shot EN-
and that's all there's TO it,
Beyond this, mumbled as he was be-
ing led to a cell at police headquarters
William Latura, n white man of this
city, preferred no explanation of the
killing of thresenegroes aud the wound7
ing of four others at a saloon here
early today.
According to the statement of by
ISLANDERS, when Latura entered the
saloon, a group Of negroes We're about
q pool table in d rear room, enga getl
in a game. AS he walked into the room
it is declared, littura. after surveying
the crowd. leisurely unbuttoned long
euyercoat he wore and drew all auto
matte pistol II any words We're pass
I'd those who escaped the rain bull
let's which followed by lodging behind
the furniture. declare they heard none.
AS Iatura shot one after another of
the negroes fell. When the police ar
rived, three were dead and fouI. others
We're lying about the floor wounded,
one of the latter a woman. His wea-
heap and walked to a neighboring
saloon. where he quietly submitted to
arrest
Laura. who is regarded. as 81 fearless
nan, evidently had been drinking. Sen
crul Years ago he shot and Killed a.,
white man, but was released on the
ground of seif-defense. Several years
ago Il negro met death at his hands
and in this instance he was again ac-
quilted on plea of self-Ge fense Re-
Gently he forced several men, at the
point of a pistol. it is declared. to re-
turn money Won IN a game of chance.
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RIVERS AND HARBORs.
Convention Passes Resolution for APP
nronrintinn Of $500. n0n. 900.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE rivers and
harbors congress adjourned finally to-
day after the adoption of II series OF
resolutions, the most important Of
which was one providing for the issu-
ance of S50O,000,00O of bonds by Con-
gress fol- financing of waterway in-
provements. and the election OF officers.
Joseph f. Ransdei of Louisiana,
president, and j. II. Ellison, of Cinein-
natl, secretary and treasurer, We're re-
elected.
The resolutions urge Congress to
authorize the completion of waterways;
projects heretofore entered upon; the
adoption OF new projects of a compre-
hensive character; doubling the size
of the engineer corps of the army, ana
the creation of u commission to study
Waterways here and abroad with a view
TO suggesting to Congress II Compre-
hensive plan and policy of water course
improvements.
Vice presidents. one each from the
various states, and a board of directors
We're appointed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK
ASSOCIATION CALL

Denver, Colorado, Dec. 11.-F'rom the
office of Secy. L. w. Tomilson, of the
American National Livestock associa-
ton. has just been issued the call for
the Twelfth annual convention of the
association. to be held in Los Angeles,
January 26. to %, 1909.
Among the questions to be discussed
are federal control of the grazing on
unappropriated public lands in the
semi-arid states and territories the
administration Of forest reserves by the
federal government; further consiaera-
ton of service given by railroads to
shipments of stock, especially the furn-.
ishing of cars and the speed minimum;
correction of unreasonable railroad
rates and the tariff. Concerning the
latter. the call says:
Some revision of the tariff will I'M
'doubtedlY be attempted by the next
Congress and already certain manu-
featuring interests are clamoring for
reduction in the duties on hides. wool
and livestock In all previous tariff
legislation, the manufacturing inter
ests, by reason OF intelligent organiza-
ton and persistent effort, have been
able 10 secure many favors to which
they were not justly entitled. and, as
u consequence. our meat food products
are barred from many European conn
tries. In past years this association
has fovored such reciprocal trade
agreements MS would permit the adnis-
sion of our meat products to those
countries, and now is the time while
the tariff is under consideration to Sc
cure such favorable legislation. The
special committee, representing the de-
partmentsi of agriculture, commerce ana
labor and the treasury, which Went to
Europe for the purpose of ascertain
ing commercial conditions abroad re-
lative to an increased sale OF our farm
and livestock products, has returned.
and their very elaborate report will be
presented for consideration at our
meeting.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11

Good Roads Roberts, because OF his
constant devotion to that matter as -
hobby, sketched a history of roads
through all nations. declaring thai
many ancient civilizations had left
roads as their most enduring monu-
inents, and declaring that locally roads
We're Il pressing need.
Legislation to effect /, reorganizlng of
road making methods. he said, was nee.
essary, declaring that present methods
we're worse than the pioneers adopted
and that county road supervisors We're
underpaid officials selected to be the
recipients of a political sop. After,
sSetching eight bills to be submitted To
the Legislature to coNcr the field Of
road making, road administration, and
road maintenance, he launched into
an attack on the last legislature for
ignoring his bills then introduced
Upon his conclusion at 1880 o'clock .,
recess was declared until the afternoon.
at = n. III
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
TAFT FAv0Rs FREE TRADE
WITH THE PHILIPPINES

. /. q
Washington, Dec. 11.-Free trade with
the Philippines was one Of the most
important matters agreed upon by
President Elect Taft and the Repub-
lican members Of the ways and means
committee at the conference on tariff
revision.
While Mr.. Taft favors free trade
with the insuIar possessions without
any restrictions. it Is understood that
IN order that there shall be no tllssen-
sions, he has greed that the amount of
sugar and tobacco which should be all
lowed free entry should be restricted.
With the end in View, it is under
stood that the sugar interests have
agreed to a compromise by which 300
tons of sugar will be admitted from the
Philippines annually free of duty and
that all sugar over that amount will
pay the present rate Of duty, which is
% per cent less than the duty imposed
by the Dingley tariff on sugar from
other countries.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
BAND OF RUFFIANs
OUTRAGE A FAMILY

CartersVilie. Ga. Dec. l1-7,hat a
band of ruffians entered the home OF
J. A. Gibson, three miles from Car
tersville, Saturday night. and perpe-
trated a series of dastardly outages up
on the members OF that family, includ
ing the shooting of Mrs. Gibson ana
criminal assault upon Lizzie Hardy
q l6-year-old girl who lived with tho.
family, is the substance OF charges,
contained in warrants just issued for
Bud Lanham. Steve Heath and Tom
Collier, well known young white men
of this county
IIanham and Collier have been placed
in Jail and efforts are being made to
capture Heath.
Following threats received by the
Gibson family. who are in extremely
meager financial circumstances, Judge,
Fife took steps to protect them. rndig-
nation Is high against the alleged per-
petrators of these outrases.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
Missed Hole In Western Pacific
Bore Mortally Wounds
Pat Ford.
THREE MEN ARE INJURED
Relief Train Brings Victims TO Focal
Responsibilities Arc
Serious.

AS the result of Il terrific explosion,
caused by the striking Of missed
blast by drill while working in the
east end Of the Flower Pass tunnel on
the Western Pacific railroad, near
Snafter yesterday morning, Pat Ford.
one Of the3men working in the vicinity,
lies dead, while three other men We're
nghtfully injured and are being oper-
ated upon ut st. Marks hospital.
The injured men were placed upon a
special train and started for Salt Lake
Immediately after the explosion took
place. The train arrived here early
this morning. Pat Ford who was ter
ribly injured by the explosion. died be-
fore reaching this city. The unfortun-
ate mans leg and arm We're nearly
blown off, his head terribly burned his
eycsight destroyed and generally used
mp by the force of the blast. DR..
Olmestead Of Wells. was aboard the
train and did everything possible for
the unfortunate man, but he was be-
You'd human help and passed away be-
fore the train pulled into Salt Lake.
THREE MEN INJURED.
The other men injured are: j G..
Shea, face lacerated and right eye
tueSlTOyeu JttIiit:soa VI. llhNiuSoii, istGe
badly cut, and will probably lose sight
of both eyes; Frank klemper, left arm
injured, left eye destroyed, face badly
cut and other injuries suffered.
The men upon arriving at Salt Lake
were taken at once to ST. Marks hos
5pitul. and DR.. Critchlow was called
to attend the men. 1t was found nee
essary to perform operations upon all
Of the men. and until the outcome of
these operations is ascei.tained it will
be impossible to state whether the in
juries of the three men Will prove fatal.
Hopes are held out, however, that they
may survive.
The dead man is thought to have
gone to Nevada from the east, as far
as can be learned. and the other three
men are said to be Nevada residents.
As Salt Lake was the nearest point con-
tanning hospital convenience the men
We're placed on a special train and
all haste was made In starting them
out fol. this point A request was sent
to IIllio, shortly after the explosion oc-5
CURED. for physicians, and DR.. Ohm
stead was secured from Wells. 81
The accident occurred yesterday
morning about o'clock. The Injured
men were working cleaning up some
Jagged points in the east end or the
tunnel. They We're working in a rock
cut and one Of them drove his shovel
into a missed charge which exploded
with terrific violence. A call for doctors
from Elko resulted in three being Sc
cured, but the physician from Wells
was on the ground and the train start
ed out and the doctors from Elko were
sent back.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
FEARS PRESIDENT WILL
CALL HIM NATURE FAKER

Chicago, Dec. 11.-Friends OF. Cy Dew
reg. head animal keeper of Lincoln
park fear that he VIII incur the dis
pleasure of President Roosevelt as a
result of some statements he made
about animals last night. "Cy" Dewey
spoke before the mems club of the
avenue, on ''In the Jungle
During his talk. as he recounted the
almost human traits OF Miss Dooley,'
the celebrated ourang outang who died
some years ago, he betrayed emotion.
The animal keeper said that Miss
Dooley" was more human in her ac-
tions than many q person he knows.
But it was when he told about snake
eating snake and COW elk eating the
antlers of male elk While the latter
slept that his auditors, nearly all OF
them personal friends, sat up and APP
peared incredulous.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
SOME REMARKABLE
WORK OF THE BLIND

New York. Dec. 1.-THE industrial
exhibition under the auspices of the
New York Association for the Blind
which is in progress here shows some
sightless. Rugs and varied textile work.
watches made by the blind and other
examples of other fine Workmanship
are on view. Blind young women oper-
.ating typewriters and telephone switch
boards also may be seen. Only recent
~ it was demonstrated that the blind
could successfully manipulate a switch
board but since the demonstration of
this. several afflicted girls have obtain.
ed positions in this city and elsewhere.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
DANGER OF SOCIALISM.
E,x-sccy. Shaw Appeals to College
Mon to Saye Country from II.

E,N-Sccy. Shaw Appeals to College
Men to Save Country from 1t.
New York, Dec 11.-Spealsing be-
fore a gathering Of alumni OF Dickin-
son college last night Leslie NJ. Shaw,
former secretary of the treasury, APP,
pealed to the college men to save the
country from Socialism. He said: 81
am alarmed at the trend toward So
cialism In this country today. If
there Is any power in this country
to stem 1t. it ought 10 be the trained
minds Of college men. But four out
of Ave commencement day orations
are purely socialistic. have met many
of the teachers of Sociology in our
schools and universities. With few
exceptions these teachers are socta-#
lists as you can find by 81 few moments
conversation With them. and few eN-
ceptions are anarchists.
Il want to say to you preachers
assembled here that unfortunately
there is a good deal of Socialism being
taught these days from the pulpit.
The Chauatauqua is also full it; IT.
you can mention one Chautauuua
popular speaker who is not talking
and teaching Socialism. Will be OBJ
liged for his name
The public libr@pies are fnilzot
THE trend OF newspapers
onward Socialtsi repeat
trend is dangerr this c9uStr
Whenever We OUT To teach
that men must succeed equally re-
gardless of aptitude. we are point
sinS towards the rocks OF a nation
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
INTERNATIONAL lNDEPEN DENT
TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION

Chicago, Dec He Fl. Moulton,
eral counsel of the international indie
pendent Telephone association. told the
council committee on gas, oil and cleo.
trio light yesterday about the efforts
of the independent telephone companies
to enter Chicago.
Eighteen months ago several of the
larger Independent telephone companies
agreed with the Illinois Tunnel COM
pany to connect with Chicago provided
the company would install a system
of 10000 telephones In the loop dis.
trict and establish toll station out
side Chicago" said Mr. Mouiton That
agreement was to go into effect last
July, but the negotiations fell through.
Z now stand ready to connect the Trt-8
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
NETHERLAND,s -couRsE
CHICAGO MAN MORE
POLITE THAN CHESTERFIELD

Chicago, Dec. u.5-Bowing courteously.
and nurmuring Excuse me-. a patron
of Wishack,s drug store. Halstead and
out of the way of his own reflection in
81 mirror and stepped into another, send
ing n shower of glass over the place
A policeman was about to arrest he
7,,niucky patron when.stne proprietor of
the store interfered. 2:
"Ha is one of my best customers .,
Mr.. Wishack said. and I do not want
him TO get into trouble over an acct
dent
The patron said thar ne was looking
toward the floor in explanation of his
Inability to recognize his own reflection.
The mirror was valued at Sa00.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
BOB FULLERTON suRRENpERs

New York. Dec. n--Robert w. Fuller
ton. son OF s. III, s'ulle4ton. Il wealth st.
Louis lumber man who WAS indicted in
April last, charged with the abduction
of Gladys Hobar Of Hawiey Terrace.
Yonkers. surrendered himself to Dist.
Atty Jerome today. and was later held
In 5000 bail for trial on u plea of MOI,
guilty.
Miss Iohar to go with him TO South
American under pretense of marriage.
and then to have deserted her An in
against Fullerton and he was located in
Seattle. New York detectives arrested
him in Seattle, but they were unable 10
obtain eTtradition papers for his return
to New York.
3 Fullerton became acquainted with Miss
Hobar while both were students ct
Cornell ~ \ -.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
MICHIGAN BANK CLOSED.

Springport. Mich, Dec. 1.-THE
Sprinsport State Savings bank with
deposits Of about 100000 was closed to-
day by tho state banking. commissioner.
1t Is said that last Monday an official OF
the bank confessed to the president
that the banks funds had been over
loaned The official left the city then
it is said, ostensibly to try to arrange
an adjustment. and his present where
nbOllts are unknown.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
GEN. woRrH1NGToN BETTER,

Washington, Dec. 11.-Cien. Henry G.; c.
Worthington. former member Of Con-
gress from Nevada and the only sur
iriving pail bearer at the funeral of
President Lincoln. who was stricken.
with aPoplexy on the floor of the sem
ate yesterday. was improved today, all:
though his condition remains critical.