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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
KNIGHTS AMBITION.
California Man Will Second Nomina-
ton of Taft.

San Francisco May 2L-George A
knight. delegate-at-large to the Republi-
can national convention, who has been
mentioned here as a candidate for the
craftsmanship of that body said today
that ne Is not an aspirant for the place
and thar he will go TO Chicago with no
other thoughts than to be a delegate
and to make the seconding speech for
the nomination Of Secretary Taft for Inc
presidency 81 have received many Iet-
tiers regarding the matter from prominent
Republican leaders" said Mr.. knight
but l nave replied TO all Of them that
90 not seek the craftsmanship of the con
ventiOn, AMI shall make no effort what
ever to get it."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28

ed today, which showed net gain OF
fifteen votes for Mr. Hearst, had been
the subject OF a complaint before the
grand jury. A Socialist watcher at the
polls alleged that the vote for Hearst
and Mcclellan had been tTSnspOsed. On
the original count Mcclellan had 1853
and Hearst 1853. On tOdays count
Hearst had l67 votes and Mcclellan
$50 I'm this box.
count is being made. said at the close
of tOdays session that from now on
the count would proceed more rapidly
Counsel for Mr.. Hearst said he believed
the recount WOulI be completed within
six weeks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
Came From the West.

The storms seemed to enter the county
from the west. north and northeast 81
simultaneously. Every obstruction was lev
eled
The scene of the devastation presents
sickening appearance today. The McDon-
aid family, living near Ingersoll, sought
safety in a cyclone cellar. This was I'M
rooted and the occupants buried under
debris.
The baby of Mrs. Guy Hutchinson has not
been found. 1t is believed the wind car
ried lit some distance or that il is buried
in the ruins of the home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
LINEMAN MEETS DEATH.

Huntington, ". Va. May 27.-J II.
HickersOn. a lineman for the Ohio Valley
Electric Railway company. was electro
cuted by coming into contact with a live
wire in the heart of the business section
OF the city today. The accident was wit
messed by over a thousand people who
had gathered to see the passage of a
circus parade, and created great excite
ment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
HE FLATTEREO HIMSELF.

St Louis. May H.-Wrongly believing
himself 10 be the man for love of whom
Mrs Grace Jackson, a young widow. at
tempted suicide yesterday by drinking wa
ter in which matches had been soaked. L.
Feager soldier at jefferson barracks,
committed suicide today in his mothers
house with carbOlic acid. Mrs. Jackson
is recovering. She declared that While
she was on friendly terms with Feager,
he was not the man she loved.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
GOLD FOR EUROPE.

gold for export were announced today as
follows: I.azard Freres. 81 .0o000G for
Paris; Goldman. Sachs & Co, s5Oo.000 for
Germany; the National City bank. $500 =
COZ; Heidelbacb. Ickleheimer e. Co. 800.
COO This makes A total OF S35 95. 900 en-
gagged in the present export movement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
KILLED BY FRIGHT.

Springfield. ILL.,, May 25.-NTs. Alfred
Orendorff. one of the most prominent
women in Springfield. died this afternoon
from a hemorrhage caused by fright dur
ing a terrific windstOrm. Her husband IS
leading lawyer and was adjutant gen
erai during Governor Altgeld's admins
tration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
TORNADO IN NEBRASKA.

Fremont. Neb.. May ga tornado
mile from this city today did damage to
he extent OF $4,000. Several farm houses
we're destroyed and five persons are re-
ported injured. none fatally.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
uERpIcI oE SUICIDE.

Appleton, Wis, May 27.-The coroner 5
Jury last night returned a verdict that
Mrs. Carrie Shaw OF HortonVille. Wis.
whose body was found in mill pond a
week ago met her death by suicide.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
Caused by Gas Explosion.

The fire is thought 10 have been
caused by an explosion Of gas on one of
the cars. In the powerful draught Of
the tunnel the flames rapidly envelOped
the first car and then leaped to the sec
Ond. The engineer saw a bewildering
glare behind him in the blackness of
the tunnel. and Immediately increased
the speed of the train. On emerging
from the tunnel he saw flames shooting
up from the two empty cars in the rear
OF the baggage car The train was
stopped and the two burning cars cut
out The passengers were all in the
third car in the rear. They were ig-
norant Of their danger until the train
had cleared the tunnel.
The North German Lloyd special with
$50 passengers. including Theodore p.
Shonts Of New York. on their way 10
Cherbourg to board the KrOn Princess
in Cecilia, followed the Teutonic special
and was delayed a short time on ac-
count of the accident
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
CARS TAKE FIRE
IN LONG Tunnel
Passengers on White Star Line
Special in France Have
Narrow Escape.
QUICK WORK OF TRAINMEN
MUCH EXCITEMENT BUT NO ONE
WAS INJURED.

EvTeuX. France. May 27.-Two empty
first-class passenger cars attached TO
the White Star line special. bound from
Paris 10 Cherbourg, with passengers
for the steamer Teutonic on board, took
fire this afternoon while the train was
passing through a tunnel near Evreux
All the passengers for the steamer
numbering twenty-fOur. were seated in
the third car, which did not take fire
None of the passengers was injured.
The burning cars were detached from
the train as soon as it had emerged
from the tunnel There was consider
able excitement. but the GOODNESS of the
railroad men prevented any serious
outcome.
The burning cars were switched TO a
siding, where they were completely de-
strOyed. The train then proceeded 10
CherbOurg.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28

Remember that work is only a
means and that character is the
end.
That you label your own work.
That no one can hold you down if
you are determined TO succeed.
The Pacemaker.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
Claims to Have the Proof.

Daniel O'Reilly now reiterates that the
annulment proceedings were begun at the
behest, persuasion and solicitation of
Colonel Bartlett and A Russell Peabody,
representing the ThaW family. and so that
the question may not be discussed fur
Their. l have i'm my possession the unde-
niable proof in the handwriting OF a
member OF the family and that there is
SO much proof is known to Colonel Bart
lett and i. Russell Peabody. Mrs Thaw
deprscates newspaper controversy, but
viii resent, as long as she is able To. such
an attack as was contained in the inter
view issued by Colonel Bartlett last
night.
There is a place for the proper adjust
ment OF Mr.. Thaw's family affairs. bur
That place is not in the columns of the
daily press, Notwithstanding that the
counsel who are harassing her have at
the least prOVocatiOn sought to air their
views al her expense through this chan
mel This may be one Of the many meth
DDS 10 influence her husband so that he
may be more pliable to their desires"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
CITY ATTORNEY
ABANOONS PITT
INLIQUOR CASES
FledgeIing Arrayed Against
Four Seasoned Lawyers
Employed by Defense.
DAILY CONSPICUOUS BY
HIS ABSENCE WEDNESDAY
MAY BE ATTEMPT TO DIscREpIT
PITT AND A BID FOR THE
SALOON VOTE.

For some unaccOuntable reason the city
attorneys office practically abandoned
the prosecution Of the liquor cases yes
terday afternoon. Pitted against the Ie-
gal talent of four resOurceful attorneys,
Edgar A. Rogers. the youthful but en-
ergetc city prosecutor, fought an uneven
battle in the cases against the saloon
keepers.
When the cases were begun i'm police
court Tuesday afternoon First Assistant
City Attorney DAILY was i'm court TO as
slst Mr.. Rogers. Yesterday. however. Mr..
DAILY did not appear and the attorneys
Tor the defense were reinforced by the
assistance Of Attorney Walker Il. Cunt
er. Since the most important arguments
OF the cases were heard yesterday and
since future prosecutions for violations
of the Sunday closing ordinance depend
on the decision in these cases, the absence
Of City Attorney Dininny and his first
assistant Mr.. DAILY, was taken 10 mean
that the city attorneys office was not
anxious TO secure convictions Of the men
charged with selling liquor on Sunday
In spite of the handicap and the odds
that were against him. Mr.. Rogers yes
terday made a remarkably clear argu-
the denial of a motion TO dismiss
in a manner that left no doubt as To
his personal sincerity in the matter. IL
was Mr. Rogers maiden effort in the
prosecution Of liquor cases. After the
arguments for and againsl the dismissal
Of the cases were made the matter was
taken under Amusement by Judge Diehl
and il Will be at least two weeks before
the decision is announced. I'm the mean
time all of the other liquor cases were
continued to await the decision of the mo-
ton To dismiss.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28

II you don't like the tone OF this
paper. tell US in a letter containing
a dollar bill, the price of a years
subscription. Otherwise keep still,
as it's none Of your damned BUSH
Spring Hill (Kan) New Era.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
Forced TO Begin Action.

She declared al that time that she had
practically been forced TO begin the ac-
ton by pressure exercised by her hus-
bands relatives and that she withdrew
her suit because she believed her husband
IN his present predicament merted her
loyalty. a little later Mr.. Bartlett act
ing for Mrs William Thaw, made a state
ment in which he denied emphatically that
either he or any Of ThaW's relatives had
anything whatever TO do with the insti-
tuition OF the annulment suit. He said
Mrs. William Thaw desired that Evelyn
ThaW be treated not only fairly but gen
erously, and that at the present time she
was being given an allowance OF 81 900 a
month. Her reply 10 that statement is
as follows:
In answer TO the threatening and in
sulting statement issued by Colonel Bart
lett in the name OF Mrs William c.
Thaw, Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has this
TO say, that the statement is in keeping
with the insinceTe attitude assumed
toward her by Mr.. Thaw's relatives since
the beginning OF his troubles %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
EVELYN READY
TO OFFER PROOF
Young Wife of ThaW Takes
Umbrage at Remarks of
Colonel Bartlett.
CLAIMS TO HAVE A LETTER
MlSSlVE URGED DISCONTINUE
ANcE OF SUIT.

New York, May 27.-That the relations
between Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and her
husbands family are greatly strained was
made apparent today when she issued a
statement vigorously assailing the insin-
cere attitude assumed toward her by Mr..
Thaw's relatives since the beginning of
the trouble. The statement followed an
exchange of formal statements between
counsel for Harry X. Thaws mother,
which were furnished after the discon-
unuance yesterday of the proceedings
which young Mrs. Thaw began for an
annulment of her marriage
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
Politics in It.

Friends Of Chief Pitt declare that the
apparent abandonment of the prosecu-
tiOn by the city attorneys office is a
direct attempt on the part of a certain
element in the American administration
TO discredit the efforts of the chief 90
enforce the liquor ordinances. Others aver
that the action. or rather the lack Of &C
ton. of the city attorneys office is due
to plan engineered hy the inner cOun-
eli of the American party 20 secure
the support of the saloon element ia the
fall campaign. This. il is argued, might
be done by a less than h9if-hearted prose
cutiOn Of the cases now in court. a
significant fact is mat the saloon keep
ers arrested are being defended by some
of the leading attorneys who are mem
bers of the American party.
In commenting on the situation, one or
the leading members OF the bar in Salt
Lake. who has been watching the pro-
gress OF the cases closely. said:
The prosecution Of the liquor eases d
one of the most important II not inc
most important legal matter that could
not understand why. IL the city attorney
is sincere in this prosecution, that he does
not come i'm person and with all Of his
assistants work for the conviction of the
saloon keepers. The inexperienced city
prosecutor is fighting the battle practi-
cally unaided against some OF the shreWd-
est attorneys in the city. They have sub
mitted an array of authorities that should
call for the most careful research 10 com
bat. As it is. if the court seeks to over
rule the motion to dismiss he must take
it upon himself 10 find the authorities To
iUEtifV eueN an action.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-28
Mr.. Days Statement.

When questioned ~ 10 mis- attitude, As
sistant City Attorney =. j. Daily said
last night;
The city attorneys office will DO its
full duty in the liquor cases. ] should
have been in attendance at the argument
of the cases yesterday were II not that
l was enga ged in other important legal
work for the city. My argument on the
motion was made in court THURSDAY
The argument Mr.. DAILY made on Tues
day was in opposition 10 the motion Of
the defense for the dismissal Of Michael
AIbinO on the ground that the proprietor
of a saloon could not be responsible for
the acts of mis- employees unless he Rad
aided or advised in the commission OF
these acts. Yesterday the defense also
moved a dismissal Of the case against p.
s Nelson, the bartender. on the ground
that the city was particeps crimin1s 10
the act. that the spoilers who secured
the evidence against the saloons were
necessarily accOmpiiCes in the sale OF
the liquor. and that no conviction could
be secured on their uncOrrObOrated evil
dence This motion. the crux OF the
whole matter. was opposed only by Nj
Rogers.
Al the reopening of the case against
AlbinO and Nelson yesterday afternoon i'm
police court the attorneys for the defense
made brief arguments in support OF the
motion 10 dismiss AIDinO- Authorities
were submitted tending TO show that Ia
such cases the prosecution had 10 show
that the proprietor OF the saloon knew
of the commission OF the crime Al U9
time il was committed. otherwise he was
not an accessory TO the Offense charged.
Judge Diehl announced that he would
sgive his decision on this motion on Fri
day.
Judge Weber's Plea.
Then A j. Weber. of the counsel for
the prosecution. moved the dismissal OF
Nelson. the bartender a Z the Orpheum sa-
loon The plea of Judge Weber FOR. the
dismissal of the case was spirited. q
peculiar feature of il was that he scored
roundly the efforts Of the chief 10 secure
Continued on Page 7.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-01-16
Books!

Books! Do you believe that everybody has enc novel in himT' T don't know. But judging from the number of books constantly turned out ! should say that everybody b. ueved he had"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-01-16
FINGERS OF VARIOUS VALUES.
Thumb Is Easily the Most Important
 of the Dlgits.

You have only to grasp a pen or a tool of some sort to realize that the different fingers are far from having the same value with reference to their usefulness In performing work. Much the most important is the thumb for without 1t prehension 'would be very imperfect The hand Is no longer pin cers, but merely a claw, when deprived of the thumb. It may be estimated that the thumb represents fully third of the total value of the hand. The total loss of the thumb is esti- mated by competent authorities as l5 to 35 per cent. for the right and 10 to 15 per cent for the left hand, except for workers in art, when 40 to 50 for the right and % to 40 per cent. for the left hand comes nearer the value.
 The total loss of the index finger causes an incapacity estimated at from Is to 25 per cent. for the right hand and 10 Co IS per cent. for the left The middle finger Is less impor- tant than the index. The ring finger is least important. and the little finger may be compared to It's neighbor. ex- cept in the professions in which 1t serves as a point of support for the hand.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-01-16
vlenna's Grown of Green.

The city of Vienna has recently un- dertaken at an estimated expense of SIG, 100000, to surround itself with belt of forests.
 The existing forests near the city are to be preserved and others, to- gether with broad meadows, are to be established in such a way as complete iy to encircle the city.
 Land Is being reserved for the new plantations. which are to be connect ed with the celebrated Prater. which already forms a green border for the Austrian capital on the east-Youth'a Companion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
LOSE TRADE
IN SOUTHERN NEVADA
Most of Business Secured by
Enterprising Los Angeles
Firms

Because of their inactivity. San Fran
cisco merchants have lost valuable
trade territory in southern Nevada
according to W. B. Forster. traf-
fic manager of the Tonopah and
Goldfieid railroad who arrived in
this city yesterday to di.cuss the
situation with businessmen. He Of
fered as a suggestion looking forward
to the regaining of the territory that
local merchants initiaJe campai gn i'm
mediately that will ouedo the efforts Of
the southern California merchants.
Owing to the inactivity o. san Fran
cisco merchants" declared Forster yes
terday. "the southern Nevada trade has
been gobbled up by southern California
merchants, particularly those in Los
Angeles. For some time the Tonopah
and Goldfield railroad has been opera
ting a daily merchandise service from
San Francisco in conjunction with the
Southern Pacific y weekly refrfgeF-
ating' service has also been in operation.
1t requires only three days for the
transportation OF merchandise into
southern Nevada. This service was I'm
augurated at considerable expense for
the purpose of encoura GinG San Fran
cisco merchants to reach the growing
market. Conditions IN southern Nevada
are brighter now than for the 10
months past. Conditions prevailing in
this territory lead me to believe that
San Francisco merchants are losing a
rare opportunity by not making an ef-
fort to secure business that IegitiIn3 teIy
belongs to them =
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
THREE MURDERERS
fLUDE DETECTIVES.
Four Persons Killed in the City
Since Saturday Morning and
Only One Slayer Arrested
Police Admit That Men Held for
Stabbing Italian Did Not
Weld knife

-Four murders have been committed
in This city since Saturday and only
one OF the alleged murderers has been
arrested. The three who are still as
liberty are John Mansini. who shot
ana killed his mother in law. Mrs Gio-
wanna CereghinO. at her home, SSSz
Mission street. late Saturday nigsss
William Perry, elacksm1ths nelpeFS
vho lstruck and killed Michael Donlon.
an aged stableman. in the barns OF
the Warren Improvement company Ia
Dore street Monday evening, ana ths
unidentified italian who fatally stabbed
Antonio TOrtOrolO in front OF the 60
Iombo saloon. $50 Broadway. Wednes-
day night
Ii is admitted by the police tnat
neither Antonio Devencenzi, proprietor
OF the Colombo saloon. nor Louis PIN
sOla who We're arrested in connection
with the murder OF TortOrOlo. mad any
thing TO do with the stabbiug, but they
believe that both OF them know the man
who welded the knife They are Still
detained in the city prison and they
and others win be Questioned this
morning by Captain Kelley in the pres
enee or Victor Demartini. the Italian
interpreter. Devercenzi has employed
Attorney J. A. Spinetti. who said yes.
terday afternoon that he would apply-
10 Judge Carroll Cook for a writ or
habeasf corpus for Devencenzfs release
Policeman Frank EsoIa was detailed
yesterday to assist the detectives on
the case
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
JURY SAYS LYNCH
EMB[zzlfD BONDS
Verdict OF Guilty Is Returned
After Deliberations Lasting
Twenty Minutes
Sentence Is Deferred Unit! Mon=
day and Rankin Will Be
Tried Tuesday

John ID. Lynch. accused of selling
Ocean Shore bonds which lie had re-
ceived from the railroad company as
security for loan of $4,000, was
found guilty yesterday afternoon by a
jufy in Judge Conley's court BY stip-
al;tion of the attorneys for both sides
Judgment Will lie passed on Monday
mei'ning at 10 O'clock
The jury was out only 90 minutes
Lynch was cool, bu. kept his gaze
glued on the clerk of the court during
the reading of the verdict Wrher. the
word guilty" was uttered he dropped
his eyes and turned rosy red under the
huniliating knowledge that he had
been branded as an embezzler.
Yesterday morning the prosecution
closed its case. Attorney Hiram w
Johnson making a remarkable speech
in which he paid his respec5s to both
the defendant and the attorneys on
the opposing side, particularly w. r.
Hume. who in his speech on the pre-
vious afternoon had attacked Johnson
for his participation in the case. John
son caustically referred to Hume's adj
mission that he had defended the
famous bunko man, '.Soapy'' Smith, in
the Yukon district, and declared that
in Lynch the former Alaskan lawyer
had just as bad a crook to defend
The arguments closed shortly after
IL o'clock, and, on account of~a mis-
unders tanding concerning the instruc-
tions to be delivered to the jury, court
was adjourned until the afternoon
and it was after 3 o'clock before the
jury received its instructions and re-
tired to deliberate
After the verdict was announced
Judge Conley excused the II jurors
from further service on the court
thanking Them for their work This
jury was picked from a special venire
the regular yenire having been dis
qualified in the first Lynch trial.
Judge Conley. after consulting coun-
sci for both prosecution and defense
announced yesterday afternoon that
the trial of c. e. Rankin would COM
mence on Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock. and he further made the an
nouncement that 2 special venire Of
100 would be summoned for that pur-
pose.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
GRADER CHARGED
WITH BAD FAITH
Attorney Sims and Contractor
Monroe Disagree Over Work
on Harrison Street Hill

The delay of Contractor Henry Il.
Monroe of the Rincon Hill Improvement
associa ton in cutting down the grade
of Harrison street east of Second was
the cause of renewed pickering at yes
terday's session of the supervisors
street committee between Monroe and
Attorney Williams Sims. The latter
charged Monroe with bad faith" but
said his word was good. Monroe
couldn't see the difference.
Sims. for adjoining property owners,
desired Monroe TO hasten the excava-
tion in the street, which the associa-
tion has to make without payment.
Monroe, it was stated by Sims, was
holding back until property owners of
adjoining lots had entered into con-
tracts for the regarding OF their. prop
critics Sims wanted the committee to
declare 1t would withhold Monroe's pro-
posed spur track permit to. handle the
material unless matters began 70 move
at once, but Chairman Center said the
supervisors could not go into the
threatening business The committee
advised Monroe to make whatever haste
he could.
The sum of 100000 for November
street repairs was recommended to the
finance committee and an additional
appropriation of $4,000 monthly to aid
in cleaning the downtown streets now
that winter is approaching.
The finance committee was also asked
to arrange to raise $150,000 for the
Mission viaduct. $4,000 of which has
been promised by the Ocean Shore rail-
way and $4,000 by the United Rail-
roads.
Thornwell Mutually at recent meet
ing of another committee stated that
the United Railroads agreement to con-
tribute to the viaduct fund had ex-
pired months ago. The United Railroads
plans for the structure were. however,
filed with the city engineer only three
weeks ago. The street committee held
the opinion that the company would
not be found unwilling to contribute
its quota to the work.