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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
BRYAN MAKES AN
EARLY HOUR TALK

New York, Oct 27.-For the first tins
In. their history at such an hour. the
rrav walls of the old city hall were
lighted up by red fire at 3 o'clock this
morning when William j. Bryan, bare
headed and smiling, was introduces
from the steps lof the building to big
crowd of night workers gathered sthe.s
to greet him and hear nm SPEAK on
the issues of the campaign. BeLore liie
cheers had ceased, the red iife aiea on 'Is
and Mr.. Bryan made ms ADDRESS IN lt,e
dark, the few street lamps IN tne paih
giving hardly enough light for the rs
teners to distinguish the form OIL the
SPEAKER against the dark walls or inc
old building and the muffled forms SO, OF
those who accompanied HIM. me
crowd was composed principaliN OF
employees of the big newspaper officesi
IN park ow, the telegraph offices ana
the general postoffice across the park
while here and there yellow custer
marked a listener from one of the DE
markets where work does not cease
With darkness. A brass band entertain
al the crowd with badly played patri-
.otjoE airs until the arrival of Mr. Bryan
am, his party and a number OF lesser
tights In the political field spoke briefly,
Int neither the Interruptions, nor the
arrival or speech of Mr.. Bryan MIN.
sslf disturbed the regular patrons or
tbe mark benches, scores of whom Slept
on, undisturbed by the unusual ACTIVITY
in thei, out of-doors sleeping place.
MI. Bryan was accompanied by Ma,
t;anal chairman Norman q. Mack. and
nv Mrs Bryan and Mrs. Mack.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
LANGFoRD's BODY HERE.

The remains Of Frank NJ, Langfolo,
whose Death was announced in yester-
days News arrived here at 1910
O'clock today, and are now at the un-
dertaklng establishment of S. NJ. TaS-
Tor & Co. No arrangements for the
funeral have been made.
So far as known. Mr.. Langford died
last Wednesday, though his body was
not found until Saturday noon. On the
first named date he did considerable
trading at a store 10 or IL miles from
his ranch in Idaho, and was later seen
driving homeward. When seen again,
three days later he was lying dead
near his kitchen door. Death had evil
IDENTIFY come suddenly and without
as his hat was still upon his
head BY his side was box that,
it is thought. he was carrying when
stricken. Part of the goods purchased
had been carried into the house, and
part remained in the wagon. The team
had been taken care of before the work
of unloading began.
Mr.. Langford was preparing for
threshing, and the provisions We're In
tended for additional help on the ranch.
The remains We're brought home by
j. L. Iangford. a brother of deceased.
who left Salt Lake for Idaho immedi-
ately upon hearing Of his brothers
death.
Mrs. Langford, the widow, is a
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. Groot of Og-
den, and she is Il granddaughter of.
'Uncle Hop Fender Of this city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
WRANGLE OVER SICK MAN.
City and County Decline TO attend to
Wants of Chus. Thomas.

d His aged frame shaking as VIII
palsy, suffering in every muscle and
nerve of his body; poorly clad: cold
and hungry, Charley Thomas, aged II
years, staggered out Of police head.
quarters this morning and entered Matt
Rumph's saloon, 40 cast First South
street and begged for assistance.
The unfortunate man is without
home. without friends and Is In ini-
mediate need of food. medicine ant&
shelter. MIR. Rumph assisted him a
ne could and then called UP the Poliss
department and demanded that some
thing be done for the sick man. lie
was Informed that the city. could not be
burdened with the case. and that the
matter was one for the county officials
to attend TO. Application to county
authorities brought forth the reniy that
it was a city case and while the two
branches of the government quarrelsn
and wrangled, the old man was suffer-
ing and Is IN a condition that indicates
the quick approach of death.
Thomas came here from Virginia 90
wears ago. Then lie was strong and
well and being a first class carpenter
had no trouble IL getting work. He
was prosperous and happy and made
good living until misfortune oyertook
him few years ago and MS BODY
became rayaged by disease.
Last night he again found himself
without n place to sleep. He made his
way to police headquarters and asked
for a nights lodging. He was given
q bed and something to eat. This
morning, however. he was turned out
of fail and denied the meager. comforts
that place affords.
II do not know what is the matter
with me except that am awfully sick,
walled the old man this morning.
slept in the jail last night but they
turned me out this morning. ! can
not last much longer IL l do not ger
proper treatment"
When Chief Pitt arrived ct the office
he was appealed to and said that he
would see that the aged man was
cared for Thomas was taken from the
saloon to the emergency hospital al
the county physician summoned TO at
tend him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
MRS. BRYAN MAKES HER
FIRST CAMPAIGN SPEECH

New York, Oct 21.-Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan made her first speech
of the campaign at Il reception rendered
i,eI. yesterday by the Women's Demo-
cratic club. When called on to speak,
Mrs. Bryan rose and without hesitation
said:
Il might have felt confused but for
the rule that exists in our family that
during campaign time AIR. Bryan is To
do all the talking. While / can make
no extended remarks, there are two
things which ! may touch on with
spropiicty. / may first bring you the
greetings of Democrats from the other
parts OF the country. And, although a
woman. usually conceals her age. /
shall take you into my confidence and
tell you that % years ago concluded
there is no room in ones household
for two ambitions like mine and MI
Bryan Sc have therefore. merged my
own in his and out of this has grown
a very close associa tion.t
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
WENT ON 70 ROCKS.
Steamer Iroquois Missed It's Way in
Georgian Bay.

Chicago, Oct. GA despatch to tina
Tribune from Detroit, Mich, SAYS:
Missing It's way in smoke pail over
Georgian bay on Saturday, the steam
eI lroduois with II passengers and u
crew of i've smashed on West rock.
Twenty minutes later it caught fire
from an overturned cook stove. The
people owe their lives to the prompt
response OF a rafting tug to the sig-
nal3 of distress.
When the Iroquois crashed into the
rock, oareening far over, panic ensued.
There were women on board, There
Was a sea running which made the
lowering of life boats impossible,
Back of the vessel IN lhe smoke was
the rafting tug. The Iroquois whistled
for aid and the tug dropped its log
boom. came steanling through tbs
sp>oke
When the tug pulled alongside thera
vas a scramble for safety. j. IL,
%otcher Of Detroit. was hero Of the
wrecf. He caught babies at they We're
tossed over the rail OF the steamer
e. the tag below and assisted frishten-
90 wonen and lent hand everywhere
tIltsl all We're aboard the tug.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
CONSPIRACY COUNT
AGAINST MAN DISMISSED

New York, Oct 27.-The conspiracy
count in the indictment upon which
Charles ". Morse and Alfred Curtis
are being tried in the Y. S. court was
dismissed by Judge Hough today after
exhaustive arguments by counsel for
the defense and by Dist. Atty Slim
son. This leaves Morse and Curti'
to face only the charges nj violation
Of the National banking law.
Judge Hough also dismissed the
counts relating to charges of misap-
preparation in connection with the $780,,
OGO note given by President Thomas
Sturgis. of the Continental Finance"
Company, in Feb. 1907, as part pay
ment for American Ice Company stock
bought from Mr.. Morse. Judge Hough
said he saw no criminality in this ar-
ton, and also said that the transac
ton did not in any way concern tho
defendant, Curtis.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
STUNNING BLOW TO
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC

Chicago. Oct. PA stunning blow
was delivered 10 the white slave.
traffic In Chicago yesterday by the
federal government when Judge Bethes
imposed fine of 81, 500 on Joseph Ochs.
ncr and sentenced him to serve two
years IN the government penitentiarr
at Fort Leavenworth. Ochsner was
found guilty on a charge of harborins
Marie Chulkraft, an alien woman, for
immoral purposes, in violation OF the
laws. 1t was also charged
that he brought the woman from SUIT 4
CART, Germany, after deserving his
wife and children.
Dist.-Atty Harry A. Parkin, urged
the court to intiict the extreme penalty
upon Ochsner, which Is five years I'M
pfisonniant and a fine OF 5000, but the
court declined on the ground that he
was doubtful about the constitutional.
ity of the law under which ...;.o white
slave" prosecutions have been prose-
ci1ted.
II won't inflict the extreme penalty
said Judge Bethea. Before such ali
action is taken, the supreme court
should have an opportunity to pass
upon the constitutionaiity of the law.
1T viii be called upon to do SO, I have
no doubt. =
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
TO ENTERTAIN TEACHERS.

CITY Superintendent of Schools d. n.
Christensen has named two committees
TO take charge of The entertainment Of
the Utah teachers who will come TO
Salt Lake during the holidays to attend
the convention of the Utah State
Teachers association. The committees
named were as follows:
Entertainment-Cha George a..
Eaton. principal of theS High school;
associate members: It. y. Poulson,
president Principals association; a. u.
Kesler. president Teachers association:
Howard briggs of the Training school
and Supervisor William A. Wetzell. slg
Music--William A. Wetzell, chair
man: Principals Nv. s. Mccoy, F.. Z.
Fl. Scott, william Bradford, F. d. keee,--
iei.