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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
1861 PUPILS REGISTERED
Attendance at High School Beats
Last Years Record by
81 Students.
In TIC Grade Schools, However, a
Failing on is Noticed Owing
To Bad Weather.

Amid lowering clouds and falling
rain, nearly 1000 pupils with reluctant
steps presented themselves at the doors
of the various district schools In this
city at Q o'clock this morning to enter
again upon the dreary round of daily
study. All too soon the months Of va
cation have passed for the little ones.
and the heeting summer days have
brought in their wake the autumn,
when the leaves begin to fall and the
ever open schoolroom door beckons the
boy from the swimming hole and the
apple orchard
The opening OF the schools was
marked by less attendance than the
opening OF last year. This was doubt
drizzling rain, which began falling
about 10 o'clock last night, continued to
moisten the atmosphere with it's wet
ness. Last years registration footed up
1857 on the first days opening ses-
sion, while the figures this morning,
exclusive of the high school, which is
excepted in both cases, showed a total
of II .542, or SIS fewer than the registra-
ton of last year. Counting the high
school registration last year, the total
number of pupils beginning with the
year was 1885, At late hour this
afternoon the registration at the high
school was given as 1869. making a to-
tai of 1851 pupils registered in the
schools named
Following are the figures of the reg
istration of pupils this morning, with
a comparative statement of the regis
tratiOn of last wear:
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His Remarks Are Being Scrutln-
lied by Experts on Cam
paign's Future Plan.
APPEARS AT SOLDIERS HOME.
III Reminiscent Mood He Compares
Tlcir Record to That OF French
Soldiers Under Napoleon.

Sandusky, Ohio. Sept. S.--William II.
Taft, as the ready campaigner, is to
be given his second "try-out" today.
He is to speak from here to Cincinnati.
Most OF his speeches will be made from
the rear platform of his train, and VIII
present all shades ofsconditions in ora
storical work.
His first political speech Will be liz,
a theater here, although he Will get his
voice warmed UP by an address to tn.
old soldiers of the Erie county soldiers
home.
Every, phase of Mr. Taft's perform
sance today will be scrutinized most
closely by the politicians whose duty II
is to pass finally on his future assign
#ments in the campaign and in this fact
S is said to lie the real Importance OF
the days work Mr.. Taft has prepared
none of the speeches he viii deliverto-
Z day, his plan being to talk cXtemporA
ancollsiy OF the issues.
Besides the speeches his itinerary
calls for addresses at Tiffany Carey,
Wharton. Forest, Bellfonttatiin, urbana'
Springfield, Dayton and at such other
stops on his line of travel on the Bib
-Four road from here 10 his home city
as may be warranted by the crowds
presenting themselves.
AT SOLDIERS, HOME.
In reminiscent and historic mood
MIR Taft spoke for 10 minutes this
morning to many of the 1854 inmates
OF the Soldiers Home here. While poll
tics was mentioned by the candidate he
took occasion to give credit to Senator
Fora ker, under whose administration as
governor, the home was erected.
The notable feature, of Mr.. Taft's
speech was his comparison of the sac
rifice of the veterans of this country's
wars for the principle of freedom with
the veterans of France. quartered at
the Hotel Des Invalides in Paris, who.
he said. had been the Instruments of
the ambition OF one man and had not.
fought for a living principle.
Mr.. Taft was received by the sol
diers after he had been introduced by
Commandment ]. r. w. Cline. He spoke
from the front steps of the home, sur
rounded by his audience, which stood
Mrs, Taft retained her scat III the
automobile which took the party to the
home Gen. keifer and Gen. Corbin
both spoke to the soldiers, following
Mr.. Taft.
MIR. Taft today received a telegram
from Frank II. Hitchcock, stating that
Wright had Withdrawn his guberna-
torial candidacy in Tennessee. which
had cleared UP the Republican situation
in that state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
BRITISH PAPERS ARE FOR
A "WHlTE AUSTRALIA"

London, Sept, S-The London news
papers continue to discuss the question
of q white. Australia. ~ The Times in
an editorial this morning regards inn
migration and emigration present..
ing between them the crucial
problems confronting British states
men in the Twentieth century
as far as concerns Australia.
The Times argues that there are no III
dustries in north Australia which ctAl
be conducted profitably by white men
alone without support FROM the state
and that as it is a political necessity
that this and similar territories be
followed. it would be advisable for
Australia to set aside national Jealous
les which only serve to check the need
ed stream of immigration.
The Times contends that the time.
has not yet arrived when the colonies
can dispense with the protection Of
the British navy; therefore Australia.
must recognize her responsibility and
frame her policy with every possible
consideration of the difficulties it Gre
sates elsewhere for the mother coun-
try 5a557sil2l 5s5
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CLERK HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Car Pulled Onto Siding Where 1t
Burned to tfround--Mail and
Baggage Lost.
lSnecial 10 the "News.,,l

Brigham City. Sept, s.-shortly
after o'clock this morning a COM
bination mail and baggage car on the
Maiad branch OF the O. S. l.. was
burned at Fielding. An oil lamp in
the mail department Of the coach
exploded. and in an instant, the in
terror Of the car was q mass of
flames.
The mail clerk made his way
through binding smoke to the bell
cord and brought the train to a stand
still 1t was at once seen that the
fire was beyond all CONTROL and the
car was hastily switched onto a side
track In a short time nothing that
would burn remained. All the mail
and baggage were completely de-
stroyed
The hair of the clerk was badly
singed, and he lost his cap and Nalise.
No one was hurt
Fielding is about 20 miles north Of
Brigham City.
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WOMEN LEAP TO DEATH.
.Dcspondcnt Over sunerings They
Jump from Windows of
Their Homes.

New York, Sept, S,-Two women, one
grieving over the death of her favorite
son, the other Respondent because OF
illness. leaped to death today from
windows in their homes. Mrs. Mary
Ann Reisch jumped from the dining
room window of the second floor of her
home IN Seventh street and suffered
internal injuries from which she died
shortly afterward. Her son, Joseph,
aged 25 was drowned while on his va
cation about two weeks ago. and since
that the mother had been inconsolable
over her loss. Although she was con-
stantiy watched, she finally eluded the
vigilance Of her family and ended her
life
The other suicide was Miss Lillian
Reynolds, aged so, for many years
assistant matron at the Messiah Home
in West Chester.
She hurled herself from q fourth
story window of an apartment in East
Seventeenth street and was instantly
killed. For years Miss Reynolds had
suffered from nervous troubles
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
NEGROES BUYING GUNS
Race Riots Arc Feared BY the Police
III Kansas
City.

Kansas City, Sept, S.-Since the
killing of a white man by q negro here
last Saturday there has been a grow
ing alarm of a race war among the
colored population and the police have
learned that many of them are pur-
chasing firearms. a pawn broker on
East Eighteenth street reported that
the negroes had purchased all the
shotguns. rifles and revolvers in his
store. besides a large amount of am
munition.
Robert Thomas, negro, was arrest"
ed at a circus yesterday for carving
n revolver ito protect his colo Robert
ally wounded himself while cleaning a
revolver which it is believed he intend
ed to carry for his own protection.
Excited groups of colored men have
been dispersed by poltc,sbut no violence
has occurred.
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WANTED ROOM FOR FAMILY.
TO Get 1t Hollantlcr Brought His 10
Children TO America to Grow Up.

TO Get 1t Hollantlcr Brought His Is
Children to America to Grow Up.
New York, Sept. S.-President Roose-
Welt would have been delighted" had
he been on the Holland-American line
pier when the steamship Rotterdam
locked and welcomed William NJ.
Branderhorst. his laughing wife and 10
happy robust children. BranderhoEst
who is only IS, left his native town OF.
Noord brabant, Holland, he said to come
to America, where he would have room
enough to raise a really big family and
where there would be opportunity for
The 10, he asserted, are only begin
ming.
..Holiand is fine country he said,
land love IT. but for a man VINO
wants 10 raise a big family il Is too
cramped. am a firm believer in the
anti-race suicide doctrine advanced by
President Roosevelt and hearing that
there was plenty Of farm land here, 1
talked il over with my wife and We
came. The country offers opportunity
TO my children they could no get in
Holland We are both young and hope
the family will increase in the future
as il has in the past
The Holland farmer brought his fam
lily over as cabin passengers, having
during his 20 years of married life
amassed something beside a record
breaking family. He will go as far
west as Belle Iowa. where he will eth
er take up farming or enter some
other business. OF the 10 children, nine
are girls and the rest boys. The Oldest
is 10, the youngest three months.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
THIEVES MAKE BIG HAUL
Package Containing $4,000 Is Sc
cured While in Route from
Salem to Portland.

.
PORTLAND, Or. Sept. S.-A nackapo on
Ipr.usted to the care of the Wells- Eargo
a,, company at Salem Or nv 7
A. A. Aipert, president of the Capital Ma.
~ nsI ia pank of that city, and addressed
r. s ,,'S Meyers, at the Portland hotel
TaI ,,.is city, containing notes and other
No' 'aple papers representing over $40
'ra 0 = strangely missing. That the
In NJ reached Portland from salem
Ihs,ss w soutfarn Pacific train arriving
AM, a. a, ii:50 o'clock on the night Of
Idonh, T. mas been established beyond
|honr ,, oal what became of it after that
|eynrosND Vulu DC welcome news to the
IBantSs eoihPany 10 Joseph Meyers and
gMAcf Albert of Salem. -,
|to tbs oaiI as the robbery was reported
nut II Apless company detectives were
Eur..,r,, Mofk and that their efforts TO
the - ciue TO the perpetrators OF
snSs 'ooefy have not been eptire,,, ~
stsss ssstul is Indicated by tho following
Por,l.sht of Supt. Beclkwith OF the
brss uslla office of the Wells Fargo IN
A afg company: ,',s : = 3 i1A y
scasa nave detectives at work on tho
Scstcb e ~ VIII never let up until We
MAJ man ne thief, no matter how |ong n
NM, sNuire We have some clues h,it
|Ha a public" az my isady TO
|almos. me theft was ACCOMPLISHED 10
|p.ess 80. as great mystery to the cx-
III of i, lpany officials as is the identi-
Itsksb ~ ,ne thieves. The package was
fbelievai to!n the Union depot office thev
Aug i some time between n:so =. M.
|lns tbss,o a nd 100 a, M, Aug. %. Dur,
|oiice arc ', n,, me men in the express
Nssibia :, rushed with work. and it Is
|left nne that the door of the office vas &
Tie thu a d2r y few moments and that
age w NJ. slipped in and took the PACK
|,6e yal mti en- Banker Albert entrusted
v spee gsoles ., to the express company
,,liat rea sa, an AZ ~ as Its value and for
I'll tho , son me package was not placed
From 1,5s e,9,mpfang's strong box iss'u
Is undarstnd nsst information at hand il
.tainsdi ia.,. that the package con- !.
Other ns sn nas promissory notes and
pApefs valued at over 1000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
HARTMAN BUYS BOATS
FOR PANAMA SERVICE

San Francisco, Sept. s.--Following a
visit made yesterday by John D..
Spreckels to the offices of L. H. Har-
the Oceanic Steamship company, rep
resented by Mr.. Spreckles, has arrang-
ed to sell to the Pacific Mail Steam
ship company, connected with the Har-
riman enterprises, the steamers Ven
tura, Sierra and Sonoma, which We're
taken off the run to Honolulu and Aus
tralia several months ago and which
have since been idle 1t is said to be
the intention of MI. Hartman to in
stitute with these vessels an express
service to Ancon, and it is pointed out
that this arrangement will enable coast
bidders to compete in the matter Of
supplies for the Panama canal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
AUTOS FOR FALL CARNIVAL.

The executive committee of the Salt
Lake fall carnival announces that in
vitations to participate in the parade
have been sent to the following: salt
Lake Automobile club, Utah State Au-
tomobile club. Salt Lake Drivers club
and many private owners OF autonlo-
biles and vehicles. The stiDulations for
entering the parade are that vehicles
must be decorated With flowers, natural
or artificial, and that no painted sign
or advertisement of any character be
used All signs and advertisements
must be done in flowers. The mer-
chants through which streets the par
ade will pass will be requested TO dec
crate the front of their stores with
flowers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
PANIC IN THEATER.
II Starts When steam Pours Across
Enoiiighls as Stake Effect.

New York, Sept. S-An audience OF
Labor Day theater goers. the majority
of whom were women. trembled on the
verge of a panic at the Lyric theater
yesterday when steam used as a staSa
effect. poured across the footlights. Civ
ing every one an impression that q fire
had started behind the scenes
All persons in the densely packed bal.
cony ieapeti to their feet, a few women.
IN the front rows started for the doors,
Frightening the people in the orchestra,
The house was dark and some of the
more timia women in the orchestra
rushed for the aisle. a man with good
sense shouted from the back rows that
the supposed smoke was only steam
and Steruly commanded the women to.
be seated. 4 few made their way out
of the theater, but after that the audi
sence settled down and the play proceed
ed without further scareS>
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
HE HAD A COLD.
Tried to Cure it by Drinking Whisky
And Smashing Furniture.

Suffering from a cold. j. w. Wilson.
a salesman. aged % years. started in
last evening to cure the affection by
drinking a large quantity of whisky in
his room at the Orpheum roominghouse
on State street. He was assisted in his
efforts by a companion named r. w
Wright an engineer aged "a years
Whether the man succeeded or not caii-
not be determined but after drinking
the whisky he concluded that the next
ing up the furniture, and was making
great Roadway in carrying out his befud
died IDEAS when the police were called
to the house and placed both young mon
under arrest. They were locked MP for
drunkenness and destroying property
and were release this morning on So
hail each a-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
coUGHL1N,s ERRAND,

MinAola. L. l., Sept s.--Coughlin was
examined by Dr. Frederick A. Wright
OF Glencove, and DR., Fl. G. Wahlig of
Seacliff. who were appointed for that
purpose by the overseer of the presi-
dent. Coughlin was disinclined to talk
today but yesterday when arrested DE-
clared he was trying to see the presf-
DENT to deliver a message about the
criminals who We're shot in the battle
With the Boston police force at Forest
Hill cemetery some time ago. Coughlin.
said he was So years old. He wears a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
.LONGWORTH BARN is
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Cincinnati O.. Sept s-congressman
Nicholas Longworth's two-story brick
stable at hts Grardin Road home, was
completely destroyed by fire early today
causing n loss estimated at sSo.OJ0. With
the stable were burned i've carriages.
hut the horses and servants who slept
in the stable got out safely.
MIR and Mrs Longworth had lust re-
turned from a party when the fire was
discovered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
. wEIDENFELD TALKS OF SHOT
couGHL1N FROM BOSTON.
Insane Detective Who Called on Presi
dent Is Known to Police.

Boston. Sept. s.-The police of this
city believe that John Coughlin, who
was arrested by secret service agents
AT oyster Bay yesterday while attempt
ing to secure an Interview with Presi-
dent Roosevelt. is John Coughlin of
Walpole, Mass, who has been missing
from his home in that town for about
10 days. His home here is near the
Walpole- Fox borough line and not far
from the Fox borough home of inebrt-
ates. The man arrested at Oyster Bay
said that he had been an inmate of an
insane asylum in Walpoie but there Is
no such institution in the town. Of.
ficials of the Fox borough hospital said
today that no person named John
lCoughlin had ever been an inmate of.
" heir. institution. .l...-. q. ~.
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INcENp1ARY ORIGIN.

In the opinion Of OFFICIALS OF tho
fire department, the hotel was set atlre.
and rigid investigation Is being.
made Within the last week. half
a dozen fires, believed to have been
of incendiary origin. have occurred at
rooming houses in this city.
The damage to the building is es-
tima,ed at $4,000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
RoosEvELTs COMPANION.

Mai Wadsworth, a cousin of the
speaker Of the New York assembly, was
riding with the president Saturday
when the shooting was heard. The ma
jor said today that the president and
he were returning from a brisk ride
to Cold Springs Harbor and were about
to turn from the cove road into the
road leading through the w. Emlen
Roosevelt estate to Sycamore Hill when
they heard a shot, 1t seemed to come,
from point nearby and the president
remarked that someone must be at tar
get practise. Maj. Wadsworth said
nothing more was thought of the shoot
ing until the president and he went in
bathing in Cold Spring Harbor, when
both the president and he again heard
shots. The major added that it was his
impression that someone was shooting
at n target. He expressed the opinion
that the president started an inVestiga-
ton, for the major learned that Jack.
Roosevelt son of w. Emlen Roose-
Welt, had been shooting at a target back
of the house.
Maj. Wadsworth said they did not
connect the arrest of John Coughlin
with the shooting. He does not believe
an attempt was made to shoot the pres
ident
Z wEIDENFELD TALKS OF SHOT,
New York, Sept. S.-Camille Weiden-
field, the Wall street broker, said to-
day that he heard the shot which was
alleged to have been intended for the
president.
II paid no attention to it, however"
he added '.The president and his
friend. both on horseback, passed III.
and doubtless We're a hundred yards
away when we heard the shot. Had
we feared it was meant for him, We
would have turned back, but we did
not. 1t is incorrect to state that Mis-
Weidenfeld made a remark to the effect
that it was an attempt to kill the presi-
dent"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
IOWA DEADLOCK.
1t Develops in Legislature Over the
Scnators!ip Fight.

Des MONIES, Ia, Sept. S.--A deadlock
in the Iowa legislature over the United
States senatorship WAS made certain
when the house voted at noon. Cum
minis received "A votes Ihirty-one
Democrats voted for Porter Twenty
eight stand patters scattered their
votes. The senate this afternoon will
do the same. This stand-patters each
announced as the reason for their &C
ton that they thought the selection
should be delayed until after the peo-
election.
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.vandykc beard and makes a rather dis
tinguished appearance.
yr,,,r ,pE,p INsANE,

Mineola. L. l.. Sept. S,-John Cough
lin. the armed man who was arrested
while attempting to reach the presi-
dent at Sycamore Hill yesterday, was
examined by two physicians today and
pronounced insane. He will be sent to
an asylum at Kings Park, Long Island.
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FIREMANrs HELP.

Patrick TreadweI, a fireman of
Cripple Creek. Colo, who was sleep
ing in the hotel when the fire started
is credited with having saved at least
10 lives by inducing entrapped guests
to jump from the upper story Win
dows across five foot alley to the
roof of an adjoining building and
catching them in his arms. More
than a score Of persons jumped from
windows before the fire department
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-08
ONE HUNDRED GUESTS.
JUMPED TO SIDEWALK.

Moore jumped from third story
window and his brains We're dashed
out when he struck the pavement.
He came to Denver for his health
about six months ago from Philadel-.
phia where he had been engaged in
the real estate business
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Detectives Are at Work at Oyster
Bay Probing Incident Of
Saturday Last.
GUN FIRED IN BRUSH CLUMP
II Was Heard BY President and by
New York Banker WHO Was
Driving Nearby.

Oyster Bay, Sept. Sensational
reports that an attempt had been
made to shoot President Roosevelt
apparently have their origin in the
fact that the hunting season has
opened on Long Island and there is
considerable shooting daily in the
outlying districts, Close investigation
fails to show that there has been any
overt act directed against the presi-
dent. 1t is his custom to ride out
every day, covering various routes in
the countryside, and it is not unusual
for him to encounter parties of hunt
crs. Also. there Is shooting club
which engages in target practise not
far from Sycamore hill.
Mr.. Loeb, secretary TO the president.
said today it was not believed for a
moment that anyone had tried to do
harm to Mr.. Roosevelt. No attention
whatever was being paid to the matter
officially, he said.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. S.-A search
ing investigation is being made today
to determine the circumstances giving
rise to the report that a shot was fired
from ambush upon President Roosevelt
last Saturday. Every foot of ground in
the vicinity where the attempt is al
legged to have been made is being gone
over and the closest quest Is prosecuted
to ascertain whether or not any person
to whom suspicion attaches was seen
in the vicinity of Oyster Bay about the
time the shot is said to have been fired.
According to the story in circulation
here a. shot was fired from a clump OF
bushes near the roadside while the
i president and a friend were returning
from horseback ride last Saturday.
The report OF the shot came from close
at hand, ii is said. and after the first
shock of surprise which caused the
president to urge hsthorse forward, Mr..
Roosevelt turned abruptly about and
prepared to disnount and rush on foot
into the thicket. He was dissuaded.by
his friend. however. and they galloped
away to Sycamore Hill.
BANKER A. WITNESS.
No information at all regarding the
incident came from the presidents
home or the executive offices here, but
il appears in the story as later told that
Camille Weidenfed, a New York bank
er. was driving with Mrs. Weidenfeld in
the vicinity and was aSwitness to the
occurrence. The Weidenfelds We're in
a private carriage and they are also
said to have heard the report of the.
shot and to have witnessed the excited
actions OF the president and his conf
panion which Immediately followed. No
one has been found yet, however, who
saw the man who Is said to have fired
the shot. The general opinion seems to
be that If a shot was fired 1t was by
some hunter who was totally unaware
OF the presence of the epresident in the
vicinity. Even If the man. later learned
of the CONSERVATION which his actions
caused. it is maintained. there Is little.
| likelihood that he would come forward
| with his version of the story at this
of the nntnripfv which
| would follow the disclosure Of his iden-
| tity