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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

An assignment was made by M. p.
Johnson. one of the largest hotel owners
of Harrisburg. Pa. II. d. Hemler and r.
8. Care were named as assignees. Mr..
Johnson turned over to them the new
Metropolitan Hotel and four other Har-
rishurg hotels. one in Middletown, Pa.
81" ""untry inn. together with other
properties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

Mrs. r. L. Meeks died at her home in
Rivermont. near Lynchburg, Va. yester-
day. having swallowed a quantity of car
bolic acid. Mrs. Meeks was recently sent
to an asylum at Staunton for treatment
and was home on q furlough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
ROD And e ukh,
S7Z2E1AX ~
THE WEATHER.
Showers tonight Sunday brisk westerly
THE WATER.
THE WEATHER.
THE WATER.

Temperature condition of Great Fahs TEN
90; condition. Daecarlia reservoir
condition at north connection condition at south
Georgetown distributing reservoir temperature 81 a.
nfuen gatehouse condition euent gatehouse, IT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
Ostrich Puts Feline to the Bad.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-William I. Horn
aday, curator Of the Geological Gardens
in the Bronx, learned from John Engle-
hardt, a keeper. yesterday afternoon of
an incident in the ostrich pen that he
hoped would solve the problem of pre-
serving the wild birds and their nestlings
from the attacks of an army Of domestic
cats.
One large tiger" cat that for months
has dehed the keepers and hunted with
insulting openness met its match-and
that, too, a bird. -
Pursuing winged sparrow into
the ostrich Enclosure, the cat aroused the
curiosity of a male ostrich. young, but
nearly yard high at the shoulder. The
cat was crouching for a spring when the
Ostrich's beak touched 1t on the back
from behind. The startled cat leaped
straight up in the air and landed facing
the ostrich.
Seeing it was confronting an animal
with feathers the cat showed fight It
sprapg for the ostrich and sinking its
claws in its neck started shower of
feathers. The ostrich ran few steps.
then began to beat at the cat with its
| wings. The cat leaped of and the COM
hatants, looking for an opening. eyed
| each other for a full minute. Suddenly
| the cat sprang again. It was met in full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
Ship Hove to for a Cat.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July 18.-To
rescue a cat from a watery grave Capt
Grcth of the American ship William H
Macy which arrived from Sydney, hove
his vessel to for several hours.
CAPT. Groth was suddenly startled by
the voice of his wife. "Oh. stop the ship
Muggins has fallen overheard" Capt
Groth has a warm heart. and he shouted
n, ,lers quickly Soon the sails had dropped
and the vessel stood still.
Lower a boat!' cried Capt. Groth. Far
away on the surface of the ocean was
a little black object which rose and fell
with the waves. Directed by the. cat s
sh.ill cries the seamen rowed with a will
and soon Tabby was pulled on board. a
forlorn looking object. but still alive and
scratching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

fight by one kick that ended the battle.
The intruder scared over the fence, lay
still for a moment. stole one look in the
direction of the strange bird and fed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
Prestige

The paper that carries the great
est amount OF paid classified adj
vertising is the paper that Is most
widely read In the town in which 1t
Is printed.
Not every one can afford to use
big display ads. but no one Is SO
poor that he cannot afford to use
the Want columns OF q newspaper
not even the man out Of q Job.
Printers Ink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

j. c.. Scofield, DR.. w. L. Clark and
John ]. Mccarthy were guests Of w. H.
Cooper at the Anglers Association club
hous. last Saturday. Mr.. Scofield had
tn. honor of catching the largest bass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

]. Horton and Mr.. wynkoop caught
six bass. nine rockfish and eighteen cat
fish Sunday at TrammeFs boathouse. Ont
of the catfish weighed. nine pounds.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
SALT LAKE. AFTER
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
--- ---

Albuquerque, N. NJ. Sept. 2s.-Al-
though the national irrigation congress
does not convene until 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning. lively contest has al
ready been started by Pueblo and Spo-
kane for next years congress. Pueblo
is represented by moro than 100 deIe-
gates and az brass band. and the WASH
fngton city by a trainioad, OF delegates
from the northwest state who arrived
tonight.
Salt Lake is also in tho race. and tho
night on special train. iS
The attendance OF Delegates at the
opening session VIII he fully 1900. with
/ the prospect that shat number will haHe
Increased greatl.s- BY Wednesday. This
session Will be notable for the number
of actual workers in the field who are
present to take part in the proceedings.
Is There Is an almost equally noticeable
absence of men prominent in political
life who have been present at former
sessions.
Tomorrow afternoons session will be
devoted to Introductory business, the
opening address BY President Frank
q. Cloudy of Denver; addresses BY J..
Bradford Prince of New Mexico and
William H. smythe OF California, and
Bell, chief of staff, u. S, A., who is
attending the congress as represent
alive of the war department.
i The attendance of foreign delegates
is a notable feature of this congress.
The election of officers of the con-
gress does not take place until Friday.
George IL. Barstow, vice president Of
this congress- Is the only man proml-
nently named for the presidency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
WRIT FOR 5MERC CAMILLE
SECURITIES co. OFFICERS

Chicago, Sept. 29.--Judge Julian
Mack in the Cook county circuit court
yesterday issued a writ of sequestra-
f ton against Birch r., Edward r., and
Thomas Rhodus, officers of the Mer-.
camille Securities company Through
the operation Of the writ four officers
of the court may; seize and hold all
the property of the company and all
the real and personal property of the
respondents against whom the writ is
directed.
sue the writ an appeal was taken by
counsel for the Rhodus brothers.
Judge Mack granted the appeal and
fixed the bonds OF. the Rhodus brothers
at $4,000 each.
The object Of the WRIT is to gain
security for the stockholders and the
receiver
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
+ NFTLBU R WRIGHT MAKES
THREE GREAT FLIGHTS

lie Mans, Sept 2S.--Wilbur Wright,
/ the American aeroplahist, made three
successful flights. this evening. On tile
first fight he was unaccompanied and
/ remained in the air for hour Z min
sutes II As seconds, covering d distance
eof about 80 miles.
On the second flight he was accom-
panied by the aeroplanist Tissandier,
and he succeeded in beating the record
for flight with a passenger BY remain
. ing up&11 H1frilltes 32-5 seconds. His
previous flight with a passenger was
made Of; Fpldag last, when he remaine
height Of SO feet.
Count de Lambert was his passenger
on the. trip today when he covered
abdtit tlfee1 and a Ka4f miles Ill s mir
utes and Is seconds,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29

MANY NY DISTINGUISHED ONES.
Welcomed by secy, cortelyou as prcsi-
dents Observation-Disclosures
stration for DR.. Koch.

Washington, Sept ical scien-
: ISIS retssenttng, every civilized nation
6 united today with their brothers In
America in an effort to solve the prob-
I lem Of how best to cope with tubercn-
4 losis The occasion was the offlc,nl
opening of. the sixth ta,iennial interna-
tloilai congress on tuberculosis, The
great auditorium OF the new national
museum was filed with men who have
consecrated their best talents to tha
study OF tuberculosis, representatives
OF the sovereigns Of foreign countries
ana high officials Of governments.
Wfena Secy. OF the Treasury Cortelyou,
i as the personal representative OF the
president ss OF the United States officially
ueclaFed the congress open, there were
grouped on the platform such distinS
gu1shed men as DR.. Robert Koch, dis
coVerer of the tubercular bacillus Dr.
A. Galmette of Paris; Dr.. n. w. Phillip
OF Edinburgh, founder Of the first tu-
perculostsis 1ispensary; Dr.. simon; Won
onterberger honorary physician to his
majesty 8; COURT Of st. Petersburg. and
the Diplomatic corps present was, WI
Ilng Fang, the Chinese minister.
vlnen Dr.. Koch arose to respond in
: Oetlhift OF the German government there
was remarkable demonstration In his
y honor. men and women waving hats.
and handkerchiefs for nearly five min.
utGS. sSs t,s,e, I!G5s $500. $50
The official welcome on behalf OF the
u United States government was extcnd-.
x ed py Secy. Cortelyou. Then followed
3 the response of the official representa-
lives of 30 foreign countries, When.
MS name was called, DR.. Koch declared
t lli1;t the German takes a particular in
terest IN. all that tends. to the sol,tiot1
q the tuberculosis problem and hat
!. ms ms; government would watch with the
keenest interest the deliberations Of
IN Iflis congress. The tuberculosis sItua-
tlom In Germany, he said, has BECOME
4 dlstinctly favorable during the past
three decades, the mortality from tIb-
erculosis in Prussia having been re-
duced practically one-talf
we are active in trying, not only
~ maintain. but to enhance the diminu-y
ton" said the speaker. For more thor
ough study of tubefcufosissin an its as-
poets, and In order to find new ways
and means for effectrally combating
tuberculosis. the Robert Koch stiftung
mas been created. All nations he add
ed. would be benefited by the worlssofs
administration.
elared that. notwithstanding tubercu-
( losts has a strong hold upon his coun-
Z try, his government was doing little Sfors
the prevention of the disease. He OK
pressed the hope that the next con-,
gfess would be held in China
At the conclusion of the responses to
Secy. Cortelyou's address The congress-
adjourned and VIII not again meet In
general session until Oct. 81. 1Phe after
noon was devoted to the deliberations
OF various sectional meetings. where
mum OF addresses We're made,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
A PAYING INVESTMENT.

Mr.. John White, OF So Highland
Ave, Houlton, Maine, says: Have
been troubled with. q cough every
winter and. spring. Last winter tried
many advertised remedies, but the.
cough continued until bought a soc.
bottle OF DIR. Kings New Discovery;
before that was half gone, the cough
was all gone. This winter the same
once more banished the annual cough.
am now convinced that Dir. Kings
New Discovery is the best Of all cough
and lung remedies" Sold under guar
antee at Y. G. NJ. i. Drug Dept, 112-
ia South Main street. SOC and s1.O0.
Trial bottle free.
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HoW 70 GET STRONG.

n. u. DAILY. 1247 W. Congress ST.,
Chicago, tells Of a way to become,
strong. He says: My mother, who Is
old and was very feeble, Is deriving so
much benefit from Electric Bitters.
that feel it's my duty to tell those
who need tonic. and strengthening
medicine about it. In my mothers case
a marked gain In flesh has resulted.
insomnia has been overcome, and she
is steadily growing stronger" Electric
Bitters quickly remedy stomach, liver
and kidney complaints. Sold under
guarantee at z. G.. NJ. 1. Drug, Dept,
112-114 south Main street. SOC.
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FOR FOREIGN REVIVAL.
Special Committee of Presbyterian
Church Planning Ono.

8 New York, Sept. 2s-Plans for a. REL.
vival in foreign lands will be outlined
at a special meeting of the COMMITTEES
on evangelistic work of the Presbyter-
ian church which will be held tonor-
row The revival is to be conducted
by the Rev. DIR. J. Wilbur Chapman,
evangelist and Charles NJ Alexander,
choir leader, who travels with him.
DR.. Chapman and Mr.. Alexander will
depart for Australia April ii, next and
will conduct a mission extending
through five months in the larger cities
of that country and New Zealand The
ievangelistic workers will return home
by way of the orient and will conduct
q series of conferences with nlissinnar-5
les and native Christian workers in five
large Chinese cites. Among these Will
be Canton, Pekin and Shanghai.
Thence the party wi. cross to Japan,
where in Toxic and Yokohoma, they
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
wosIAN,s TRAGIC SUICIDE.

New. York, sept. $-Tn Gle presence
of q crowd of women shoppers wait
ing fG& an uptown train at the Four
ME railroad, u well dressed woman of
26 years today throw herself in front
of a moving train and was 50 badly in
iured that she died few moments
later. 4
Tho tragic act created almost panic
on the platform. Women ran shricking
toward tho exits leading. to the sta
ton and half dozen of them fell in
q faint.
While the woman's mangled body was
still lying on the track a priest kneit
by 1t and administered the last fftes
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
JAMES Il. SMITH DEAD.

Chicago Sept, 29.--Jalnes r., Smith.
president of the Hecla Mining COM
pany. Wallace, Idaho, and for 80 years
a resident Of Chicago, died Saturday,
aged. 55 after an Illness for three
days from pneumonia. Formerly a
bookkeeper he amasscd Il fortune es-.
tin1ated to be 100000
During the Worlds fair. Mr.. Smith
and Frank Uprnan, Of Chicago were
at the head of the checking depart
ment of the exposition He made
money while the fair was III progress
and went west again and invested In
the Hecla mine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
FoREsT HIRES.
q. s. aIarsl,al Af.e.rr Nan .l5. charged ,Yith
Starting Them,

Starting Them.
Portland Or, Sept. pa deputy
marshal has left for southern Oregon
with q warrant issued by the federal
district court for the arrest OF Lewis
K. Webb, a hunter who has ranch
near bearing, charging him with set
ting fire which devastated the neigh
porhood of 10000 acres of timber land
i N northern California during the past
summer. According to the allegation
Webb made a practise of setting fires
in the timbered area OF the govern
ment reserves for the alleged purpose
of furnishing grazing land for deer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
LIEUT.. w. w. BALLARD, JR.,
Being Court-Nfartialed on Charge OF.
AppropriEting Gennpna,Y Fumes,

New York, sept. Charged w1t1f.
ifraudulently. ufilawfully and felonious-
ly converting to his own use, $7O9.61 OF
the funds of the Fifteenth company Of;
coast artillery, Lieut., w. w. Ballard.
IT. is on trial before Il court martial
In the army building. Other charges
of offenses unbecoming an officer and
a. gentleman, are being heard at the
same time. Lieut.. Ballard was the.
commanding officer of the Fiftietll
/ company. coast artillery, stationed at
Fort NWadsworth and had control of the
funds of the company.
According to statement made by
one of the army officials the young
lieutenant failed some time ago to pass
an examination for promotion and
from that time on he has been neglect
ing his duty. Two butchers and a
grocer testified that they had been
unable to collect bills asgregating $685.
which the company owed them. Lieut..
Ballard entered the service from civil
life in 1900 He comes from Virginia
and is 33 years old.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
AN NJ. D. ON
KIDNEY DISEASE

Writing on kidney disease, the meli-
cal term for which is Nephritis. DIR. j
w Chismond says in the MEDICAL
BRIEF
IN its incirienoy IT Is as durable as
any malady that the system IS heir to-, \
POSSESS NO SPECIFIC FOR IT'S
RAVAGES.,'
where docs that leave the kidney
medicines you have been taking?
And just as we have said over and
over, it doesn't make much difference
What You call Kidney trouble, IL 1t fas-;
tens, physicians and druggists have
had no successful treatment for 1t.
True, it commonly gets well at first,
but if it does not it enters the second
stage that was incurable up to the dis
covery of Fllton's Renal Compound,
which is the first thing known to re-
d,ice Inflammation in kidney tissues
When does the second stage com
mence2 Dr.. Chismond says: s.IT DE-
UELoPS so uNGoNSCroUsLY IT
rs AS "A RULE FAR Ap.Y..ANCEDl
BEFORE IT is DIsCoVEKED.'
In view of these acknowledged facts,
people with kidney trouble should do
seine very. serious thinking before tax
ing futile kidney medicines under
which the kidney deaths have risen to
over 10 per day Even If the infianl-5
nation is in the first stage, a course OF
5Iutlle #Uleulcihs ~ uSie'S .tttatgN eSeioi's
the very condition that DIR. Chisn,ond
says is ..irreparable," and that was ir-
reparable up 10 the date of Fultons
beneheeht discovery. 3i
If YOU have kidney trouble; either
starting or seated. how can there be
any question about your taking the
only known specific for inflammation
of the kidneys, which, incipient or
chronic. is the real difficulty with kid
ney troubled peoples
Literature mailed free.
JOHN ]. FULTON Co.
Oakland, Cal.
II j. Hill Drug Co. are our sole
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
.Hoyy,s THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY Il, CO., Toledo O.
We. the undersigned, have known j.. j.
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to car
lg WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo o.
VI. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Tesu-
monials sent free. Price, u cents per
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
THE NEW PURE FOOD AND DRUG
49, ----- u A

We are plea sed to announce that Fo-
anu lung troubles is not affected by tho
National Pure Food and Drug law as 1t
contains soi, no opiates or other harmful
remedy forlchildren and adults. For sale
by #. j. Hill Drug Co., The Never Sub
stitutors
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29

THEY TAKE THE KINKS OUT,
II have used Dr.. Kings New Life
Pills for many years, with increasing
satisfaction. They take the kinks out
of stomach, liver and bowels, without
fuss or friction" says N. TT. Brown, Of
Pittsfeld VT Guaranteed satisfactory
at n. G. NJ, ]. Drug. Dept, 112.114 south
Main street. 25c.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
FACTS FOR SICK WORaEM

of the church. While hundreds Of per-
/ sons who had poured from the train
stood With barred heads
On the woman's underclothnS WIS
the name Sherwood written in ink.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29

For proof Of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. .Pinkham:
4, \" For eight years / suffered from the
i, most severe form Of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery.1 wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took LydiaE %. PinlShamis
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my Life and made me a well woman
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
II feel, lis my duty to let people
know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound has done for me. I
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. MY husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
p. Pinkhum's Vegetable Compound,
and to-daytI am well and strong.''
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
wornenwho'have been troubled with
:dlsplacements, inflammation, ulcera-,
tIon, hbroil tunors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick.
women to write her for advice.;
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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q skin 81 seanty rs q Joy Forever


will carry on similar work Their
next conferences will be held in Corea
and Manila.
Z DR.. Chapman expects to be- out. Of this
country about eight months and he
plans to reach the United States by
Christmas 1909.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29
''AStyfkGICA..
or { / I:RAT ION

L there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than anotherit
. Is q, surgical operation.
We can state without fear Of a
contradiction that there are hun
dreds, yes, thousands, Of operations
performed upon women in our hos.
pitfalls which are entirely unneces-
sary and many have been avoided by
LYDIA e.. IzsTHs sRHANa'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29

r. j. Hiii Drug Co. are our sole
!ecat agents Ask for BIZ Monthly Bull
sIetin Of late recoveries.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-18
THINKERS ON STRIKE!
Force at Winchester's Goes Out When One of Number Is
 Discharged.
MEN WANTED HELPERS
Refused to Carry Lead Pots to ROof-- What Foreman Herbert
 Says.

Six timers employed at Winohester's laid down their tools yesterday morn ing and refused to do any more work until their demands are granted, The timers at Winchester's are not union men, as they work ten hours a day, eight hours being the union schedule, IL Is claimed, however. that some O. the timers at Winchester's are paid higher than tee average union timer.
 The trouble started over the employ ing of helpers to assist them In their work while on the roof 4 union man always has . helper to assist him m carrying tho lead pot to the roof. as ners at Winchester's think that they should also be allowed helpers, Ac- cording 10 Foremen Herbert the men have been dissatisfied with the condi- tions under which they worked for some time and yesterday morning when they came to work one of their num- Der named Sullivan refused to carry his lead pot to the roor, and as 1t is claimed. he did considerable talking in regard to striking. etc. so was dis charged When the other timers heard lhat Sullivan had been discharged they promptly notified Foreman Herbert that they would not go to work untll the company employed helpers and re- employed Sullivan No action has as yct been taken by the officials of the company and l. is doubtful if they will
 grant tho demands of the strikers.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-18
APPROACHING EXAMINATION
ElIglbIcs for Examiner of Accounts to
 Dc Determined October ! and s.

An approaching examination by the civil service commission In which con siderable interest is being manifested by local devotees Of government posi- tons Is that to he held on october : and in Hartford and Middletown or this state Tho examination is to en- able the commission to secure cligibles for the appointment of examiners In the division of accounts of the inter- state commerce commission and was to have been held on September and l.
 The examination win consist of the following subjects Commercial and railway geography. arithmetic. ab stractinG. general accounting. railway accounting, thesis on a transporta ton topic, general education. training and experience, and accounting and other technical experience along rail- way and common carrier service lines.
 Tho salaries of the positions range from q 500 to 5000 and expenses when away from Washington will be allowed the appontees Applicants for the DO. sition must be over 25 years of age and under 4s. The commission expects to make approximately seventy-five appointments this year and for thls reason. they earnestly request large number of candidates.