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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-23
INSANE WOMAN
Tells HER NAME
Person Seized by HomicidaI
Mania Is Edith lane Car
son of Fairfield.
SECRET BECOMES KNOWN
BROUGHT TO SALT LAKE TO
AVOID DISGRACE.

Insisting that she was not Mrs Edith
Jane Howe. but Miss Edith Jane Carson,
of Fairfield, the demented woman who
early yesterday morning attempted to
strangle Mrs. T. L. Beck at 3O9 East
First South street. had her true name
recorded when she was locked in the
county Jail
The bringing of the unfortunate woman
70 salt Lake from Fairfield under an as
sumed name was due to an effort OF her
relatives to conceal from the world the
misery and sorrow which Miss Carson
had brought TO one of the leading fam
lies of the state. Miss Carson is a
daughter of bishop Carson. of Fairfield /;
a sister of VIII Carson, of Camp Floyd
To Hide the Disgrace.
VIII Carson about five days ago
TO Mrs Beck, in whose charge she was
placed, the woman was known as Mrs.
Edith Jane Howe Mr. Carson, who
reached Salt Lake last night, having
hurried here on learning that his sister
was violent. admitted that he had
brought Miss Carson here and chad in
PRODUCED her under an assumed name
His purpose. he said. was to shield the
reputation of the family, while doing all
he could for mis- unfortunate sister. Be
fore he went away, he left with Mrs
Beck a card upon which he had written
his name and instructions that he should
be notified in case of need.
Mr.. Carson stated that Miss Carson had
suffered from epilepsy from an early
period in her life. For that reason she
remained unmarried.
Up to 1901 she lived with her relatives
in Fairfield. who lavished upon her all
the attentions which her unfortunate con-
dltion called for. One night about seven
years ago, she was dressing to attend a
party. The other women in the house had
left her alone in a room. She had d
hShted candle. and while holding this in
her hand fell into q fit. 1t is supposed
that the candle dropped TO the floor and
that her body fell upon it. In this way
the fire was slow in eating its way
through the light party dress she was
wearing. AT any rate she recovered from
the attack of epilepsy before she was
burned TO death and ran from the room
reached her and the fire in her garments
was stamped out But by that time her
dress was almost completely burned from
her and her body was terribly scorched.
She was brought to st. Marks hospital IN
Salt Lake, where she was patient for
she was admitted to the county infirmary.
An effort will be made to have Miss
Carson admitted to the insane asylum at
Provo.
The woman's sudden attack of honi-
cidal dementia is attributed by Mrs. Beck
10 the medicine which Miss Carson in
sisted upon taking. When she entered
Mrs. Becks hOu sc a bottle containing
reddish liquid, which she declared was
soothing to her. Mrs. Beck noticed that
the WOman's attacks Of the malady from
which she was suffering followed the
taking of this medicine. The LIQUID 8
odorless. The bottle is not labeled and
no one knows where the woman got it.
Miss Carsons condition was much I'M
proved YESTERDAY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-23
IDEAL WEATHER
Marks HOLIDAY
Observance of Washington's
Anniversary Is Quiet, but
Quite Thorough.
SEVERAL LARGE FUNCTIONS
CITY is BATHED IN A FLOOD OF
SUNSHINE.

Observance of Washington's birthday
in Salt Lake yesterday was quiet, yet
earnest, in keeping with the character
of the greatest of Americans, whose
memory was being honored. 1t was not
loud and boisterous celebration. But
it was general, flags floating in the
breeze in every part of the city telling
itude toward the soldier and statesman
who was too great to cherish the ambl-
lions of a Napoleon or a Caesar.
There were Washington's birthday en-
Treatments in all parts of the city
The program usually consisted of mu-
sic, Rotations and addresses.
The beautiful weather throughout the
day filled the streets with promenaders.
making February % in Salt Lake look
like a day in May.
The Daughters of the American Rev
Olution gave a luncheon at the Knuts-
ford at 1 o'clock i'm the afternoon. 1t
was one of the chief social events of
the day, and is treated extensively in
another column.
In the evening, the Dubois banquet
was given at the Cullen.
Another interesting event of the even
ing was the entertainment at All Hal
lows college, The program breathed
the patriotic spirit of the day.
Out at Fort Douglas the anniversary
was observed by the boys in blue,
band concert being given in the after
noon. The alluring sunshine attracted
a number of persons from Salt Lake to
the military reservation. Officers of
the National Guard paid a formal visit
to the post.
a Washington's birthday banquet
was given last evening by the Mems
club of the First Methodist church,
Second South and Second East streets.
Among the speakers were Judge w. II.
King, DR.. William Sturgeon, the Eng
fish evangelist and Judge Goodwin
Nearly d hundred attended.
Weather Is Ideal.
The city was bathed in spring-like
Sunshine. 1t was an ideal day in every
respect, and could easily have been
taken for a Sunday. In fact, the closed
stores and the absence of the usual
hustle in the Streets made many DeO-
pie forget that it was Saturday.
AS the crowd was leaving the Salt
Lake theatre last night, a man was
heard to remark:
Since when has the old playhouse
been opened on Sundays"
He was reminded that Sunday was
still an hour or more distant.
The bright sunshine quickly dried the
paved streets and removed all traces
of the recent SHOWS. In most of the
down-tow streets by nightfall the
sidewalks and pavements were perfect
ly dry. Out in the sections not yet
reached by the march of progress,
however, the sun was unable to cope
as successfully with conditions. and
there was plenty of mud and an occa-
sional patch of slush and snow.
The fine weather caused a resump-
ton of the ever popular pastime of
riding in trolley cars. All the lines of
the Salt Lake system were well pat
rOnized. The Murray cars were jam
med during the day and night. The
mud upon the unimprOVed streets and
roads in the outlying districts deferred
most persons from wandering far
afield.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-23
RIO GRANDE SHOPS REOPEN
Master Mechanic Announces Work
Will Be Resumed Monday
on Full Time.

Definite announcement was made yes
terday by A. II. Cairns. master mechanic
of the Denver & Rio Grande in Salt Like
that the Rio Grande shops in Salt Lake
would reopen tomorrow morning and
would continue to remain open indefinite
ly. Mr.. Cairns said that the shops would
be in operation eight hours a day and for
six days each week He said that no or
der had been received in Salt Lake cut
ting the work down to four hours a day
or three days a week and that until some
such order was received the shops would
operate with their normal strength on the
regular time.
The Rio Grande shops in Salt Lake were
closed on Feb Is by an announcement
from the master mechanic that they
would remain closed until March l. On
account of an increase in business, how
ever, it was found necessary to order that
the shops be reopened on Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-23
GAMBLERS PUZZLE PITT.
Have Policemen Spotted and Refuse
Them Admission,

Gamblers have got Chief of Police Piftl
puzzled They have taken pains to -
come acquainted with the faces of every
policeman on the Salt Lake police force
and for that reason it is hard for the chief
to find cops who can get inside of the
gambling places. Policeman Sonyers. a
new man, succeeded in entering the Ar
gOnaut club. but the next day he became
the best known policeman in Salt Lake
among the knights Of the green table.
They take pains to know the faces Of
all my men, said Chief Pitt yesterday
But | am going to stop gambling If il is
necessary to have q policeman camp at
the door of each place in which gambling
is carried on
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MET GEOLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
flee of the Weather Bureau.

Temperature at pm. A degrees: maxi
mum temperature, A degrees; minimum
temperature p degrees; mean temDera-
ture. 81 degrees. which is degrees above
normal. Total excess Of temperatlIr
since the first of the month Is degrees.
Accumulated excess Of temperature since
Jan ], 81 degrees. Total precipitation.
none Total precipitation since the first
of the month. 1.23 inches which is II
inch above normal. Accumulated def
cheney since Jan. I, 90 inch Relative
humidity at 6 D. m, sc per cent
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday, with
local rain or snow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-23
FlREMEN HOLD REUNION.
Veteran Volunteers and Their
Friends Enjoy Celebration.

Downing their red shirts, the mem
bers of the veteran Volunteer Fire
mems association gathered yesterday in
their Canyon road hall for their annual
reunion. Former Fire Chief George NJ.
Ottinger, who is president of the asso-
citation, and about forty of the veterans
were present. Friends and members of
the families of the volunteers shared in
the iollification.
Most of the members of the assOcia-
ton are men who joined the volunteer
fire department in 1871. Nearly all of
the pioneers who formed the bucket bril-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-23
EXIT BELLE MELLEN.
Girl Who Sleeps With Shoes on Goes
Back to Denver.

Belle Mellen. the girl who sleeps with
her shoes on, left yesterday Afternoon for
Denver. accompanied by Police Sergeant
Roberts, who viii take her back to the
Colorado industrial school
and came TO Salt Lake. where she gave
herself up to the police. While in the city
jail here the girl made it a practice TO
retire for the night without removing her
shoes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-23
8. D. Evans.

Undertaken and embalrner, removed to
new location. IS South State street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-23

The picture above shows one of the
prominent women of the city. who will
shortly celebrate her nineteenth birth
day. BY good rights it should be her
the people who ' govern ais dates been san9 de-
prived of a birthday for the past eight
years, and her friends are planning 10
make it up to her on the coming birth
day-her nineteenth.
Eighty years ago. on Feb. %. 1928, Mrs.
Emmeline B. Wells was born, and al
though she reaches next Saturday he
fourscore mark, she will have celebrated
only the nineteen birthdays at that time
For the threescore and ten and over she
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-23

of view but tdsWashington, with his love
of country a party within our own bor-
ders aiding and encouraging the enemy
was a menace deserving of the most rad
ical treatment
Compared With Lee.
How well ne practiced unselfishness is
shown by the manner in which he re-
jected the suggestion thai ne become SUI
preme ruler. Did he have to hesitate?
Was his mind confused by the prospect
of the temporary elevation it prom!sed2
Not at all. Here was man willing 10
make any personal sacrifice in the inter-
ests of his cause, but unwilling to be a
party to any scheme which had for its
object his personal triumph at the ex-
pense of the liberty of the people 1t IS,
therefore, aptly put that 1t is ques-
ton whether we admire Washington
more for what he did or for what he re-
fused to become.
But not only as a public officer did
Washington exert influence for good. As
a private citizen he labored necessarily
for what he considered right. A man not
highly educated in the technical or mar
row sense NE appreciated the value OF ed
ucation and encouraged 1t with pen as
well as with money. As a private citizen
he represents one of the highest types the
world has produced; the example of a
great man working at all times for justice
and right In this respect he resembles
that other distinguished Sirginian. Robert
E. Lee Washington's guiding star was
the great line of duty as he himself
termed it: and he followed this star with
unflinching perseverance. Such a man
was George Washington: human as 9TH
er men, a fighter for justice. honesty, and
liberty; a man who won victories under
adverse conditions. man of keen judg
ment and practical mind a man who in
war and in peace sought to better the
condition of humanity; a man of honBr
integrity, good husband, an affection
ate son. an upright citizen, a man who
IL IL
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-25

POINTERS
Bunch of Suggestions For The Benefit
of The Entertainment
Committee.
AQUATIC SPORTS ABOVE ALL
Give The Local Athletic Organizations
A Goodly Share of
The Work.
AQUATIC SPORTS ABOVE ALL.

Fred A. Wicket, the local general
agent for the New York Life Insurance
Co., in talking this morning about
| plans for the entertainment of the
fleet, remarked that he thought the
Honolulu committee should endeavor
to get up a day to be devoted entirely
to aquatic sports.
"On every ship in the fleet there is a
boat crew which is considered by the
officers and crew of such ship, to be
the best in the whole fleet and there is
a good deal of good-natured sporting
rivalry existing.
Il think series of boat races for
the championship of the fleet with the
champion crew of each ship entered,
would be one of the most interesting
events that could be gotten up by the
committee.
"All the men of the fleet would do
everything in their power to make the
event exciting for the local people, and
it would be something tnat would help
Honolulu in many ways.
Also a series of sailing races among
the different ships boats would be an
other thing that would be watched with
good deal of interest by every one
here.
swimming races for prizes would
be another feature that would bring
out some of our best swimmers mere,
and they would be very exciting from
start to finish.
Have the merchants in town de-
clare general holiday and end up the
evening with a big dance at the old
Ffshmarket building, having fireworks
also
with the Hawaiian band and the
ships bands to play during the day. the
town would resound with the notes of
martial music and everyone would en-
ter into the spirit of the day.
Also arrange series of baseball
games with the different teams in the
fleet and possibly have a game be-
tween a picked team from all the fleet
and local team.
The boys on board ship love sports
when on shore, and in this sport loving
town we ought to be able to give them
pfenty of good healthy pleasure.
Have the different tennis and golf
clubs arrange tournaments for the off,
GERS in the fleet, and give them a hearty
welcome in every way.
Let every one do their best to make
the fleets stay in Hawaii the most en-
joyable of their visits to all ports"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-25
Manila Opinion
Of Judge Whitley

ApropoS of the news from Washing
ton yesterday that the House judiciary
Committee had reported unanimously
against the impeachment of Judge
Whitley for which former Attorney
General Lorrin Andrews of Hawaii had
petitioned, the following editorial from
the Manila Cablenews-American is in
teresting:
Virtue triumphs even in China.
Wiley, abused in the press, suaN-to
heavy damages in Honolulu, hailed be-
fore a Congressional committee for in
vestigation, ridiculed and charged
with high crimes and misdemeanors, is
exonerated by the Washington author
tiles, and praised by President Roose-
welt as a highminded, fearless jurist,
and a scourge of vice in Shanghai.
Taft when in Shanghai on his way
to Manila last fall made a speech up
holding Whitley. Privately Taft thinks
Wiley bore, but an honest bore, who
is not a CRATER nor communicate
with evil Taft wouldn't want Wiley
about him. He feels toward him as
Lincoln did toward a politician of his
time, whose friends sought a foreign
mission for him.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-25
Pearl HarbOr Bill
Meant Hard Work
HOW SPEAKER CANNON WAS INDUCED SHOW
DELUGE OF FAvoRING SENATORS AND REPRE-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES INITIATIVE WHERE THE NAVY
DEPARTMENT WAS ENTIRELY INERT

on the mainland, and in making the
channel borings, has been of very great
assistance to me, and l wish to thank
them in this public way for that help.
The President mas of course been
uniforh favorable to the project
throughout. Officials in the Navy De-
partment have been very friendly, and
Admiral Dewey and others have given
us much help. The fact remains, how
ever, that for some reason the Navy
Department has not officially transmit
ted to Congress any estimates whatever
for this work, save for the single item
of the dry dock. We have therefore
had to persuade Congress to do what
it has never done at any other time
or place, viz: to create a new naval
base without official estimates from the
department covering the various re-
quirements.
The main credit for this important
legislation belongs properly to Ha-
waits gooC friends in Congress who
alone made success possible. AS Mr..
Tawney pointed out, Congress is prac-
tically undertaking this work on it's
own initiative.
The good work of the Congressman
who visited Hawaii last summer has
been very apparent in the Pearl Har-
Dor campaign. | hope that simhar
invitation may be extended to the
Naval Committee of the House for this
summer Now that a beginning has
been made, it is important that we oD
tain future appropriations as rapidly as
possible.
1t is a noteworthy fact that we are
securing from Congress, in this one
bill, larger sum than was appropriated
for the Puget Sound navy yard during
the first nine years of its construction
The Senate Mail Subsidy bill received
yesterday what it is feared is its death
blow, when the House Committee by a
tie vote failed to report it favorably.
The representative of the shipping
interests told me today that he feared
it would not be possible to break the
deadlock We refrained from pressing
my bill to suspend the subsidy bill, in
order not to antagonize the shipping
people needlessly. If, however, it be-
comes apparent tnat nothing more can
be done with the subsidy measure, we
shall probably be able to get my bill
up, unless the Democratic filibuster
should continue to block all such mea-
sures as it does at present.
Very truly yours,
J. K. KALANIANAULE,
Delegate to Congress.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-25
NEW COMMISSION HOUSE.

The Sperry Flour Co., of Stockton,
California and Tacoma, Washington,
have established a branch Office here
with Robert Innes Lille as manager.
The Sperry mills products have been
leaders on the Pacific coast and in Ha-
wall for the past fifty years. Every
housewife and every cook knows cod
en- Gate and Drifted Snow. The names
are as familiar to the American as the
fables Of Mother Goose. In addition
to those brands half dozen other
good ones are made by this company
and will be sold here by Mr.. Lille.
Feed stuffs, including wheat, bran and
middlings and the celebrated Capitol
Mills cereals will also be supplied to
the trade The Office of the company
is in the Robinson Block, Queen street,
next to the office of the Hustace-Peck
Co.
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Washington. D. c., April 9, 1,

| WaSn1nBJOus ~. W April y, lSOo.
EDITOR STAR: The passage of the
Pearl Harbor bill by the House of
Representatives on Monday was the
beginning of new chapter in Hawaii's
history.
/ :, Its significance will begin to be ap-
parent whelF the Naval base is es-
tablished, with squadrons of warships
coming and going, and with naval YES
sells assigned to that station. But it's
full meaning Will not be apparent un-
til after the Panama canal shall have
begun to send a volume of traffic past
Hawaii that will overflow the capacity
of Honolulu harbor
The apparent ease with which the
bill passed the House gave little indi-
cation of the complicated campaign
that made the result possible. 1t was
not until week ago that favorable
action in the House was assured.
After the Speaker had been ap-
preached a number of times on the
subject, Mr. Bates took in to him
more than a hundred personal letters
| from members and senators responding
! Ifavorably to his letter transmitting a
copy of the bill and report to every
member of Congress. The Speaker
| then agreed that if certain changes
were made in the bill to meet 49,
views of the House leaders, ne wouli
| give it recognition on Monday under
suspension of the rules Mr.. Bates
introduced a new bill embodying these
changes and the Naval Committee, aft
er two hour session, reported it out
! Some of our best 'ends feared the
plan of bringing the bill up under sus-
pension, because a two-thirds vote is
required to pass it under that rule; but
we had carefully canvassed the situa-
ton, and the result proved that our
calculation on the favorable sentiment
was not mistaken.
Much to my regret, Col Hepburn's
Temporary illness prevented his being
present to speak on the measure he has
so greatly aided. Mr. Bates has shown
splendid generalship in handling the
measure from the time it was referred
to his Subcommittee until its passage
by the House, and Hawaii owes him a
debt of appreciation for his good work.
The success of the campaign has
been made possible by the careful ana
persistent focusing of all the favorable
! influences that have been set in motion.
lie work of the Honolulu Chamber
of Commerce in securing endorsement
of the project by commercial bodies
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-25

Justice works in funny ways some
times and it never was much funnier
tnan in the Federal Court this morn
ing when Stephen Smith and Charles
Duesbury were sentenced for larceny
by Judge Dole to one month in Jail
and to pay the costs of the trial. Smith,
who first enlisted in the army as Dick
Turpin, was the ringleader and his
statement to the court will be long
remembered. He and Duesbury were
brought before the court as the result
of taking the schooner Lady, belonging
to Captain F. G. Miller, though the
specific charge was stealing blankets
and other bed clothes from the vessel.
The light sentence was imposed on
account of the fact that the prosecu-
tion believed that the Lady was stolen
simply from a spirit of adventure and
not from the instincts of thief In
like manner, according to one who
was present, had a four masted ship
been stolen and wrecked the men
would have been entitled to a reward.
When Smith was sentenced he made
a statement to the court which caused
those present to roar with laughter.
In speaking of Judge Dole afterward he
said
Sure, the judge is fine old man.
He's just like father" Smith also
seemed to be very favorably Impress
ed with Captain Miller, telling of the
fine cigars, "Potentates," which he
kept on board the yacht and which
they enjoyed greatly. When asked