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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-11

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
SUN SHINING AT
BUTTE, MONTANA
Worst Over Unless Melting
Snow Causes Another
Rush of Water.

Butte. Mont, June THE Northern Pa
cific. eastbOund from Butte. is again tied
up today by a new washOut of six hun
dred feet of track, near jefferson Island,
a small station in the jefferson River
valley, about sixty miles from Butte. Two
steel trestles on the Great Northern are
reported today as having gone out near
Basin, thirty-five miles north of Butte,
adding to the decentralization of that road
Great Northern railway officials this
evening Will not venture an opinion as 10
when normal conditions will be restored
one official stating that in his belief a
months time would be necessary TO put
the Montana line of the Northern Pa
cific in proper condition. The Great
Northern Geographic service is complete
ly demoralized and the officials fear that
they have as yet been una bic to learn of
the real magnitude of the destruction
wrought by the flood waters.
The barometer is higher this evening
than for several weeks. This would in
dictate warmer weather tomorrow and the
rapid melting of the SHOWS in the noun
tains. As there now Is lying from three
TO four feet of snow in the mountains il
is feared the rush of waters will add to
the damage already done.
The sun shOne brightly today and. with
the exception of a suggestion of rain late
this afternoon. there was no sign of
further downpOuf. The worst is now
thought to be over
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
ENTER
STRONG PROTEST
Opposed to Action of Forest
Service in Letting Contract
to the Industrial School.

The Salt Lake Typographical union. No.
115. yesterday appointed a committee to
investigate and protest against the let
ting of contracts for government printing
for national forest district No. to the
state industrial school at Ogden. In the
omnibus appropriation bill passed by the
last congress. in which the printing for
the forest department was provided for,
it was specified that this printing should
be done within the district, and bids were
called for.
Tenders for a part of the printing were
sent TO Clifford PinchOt, chief forester, at
Washington. and those for 5000 worth
of the printing were awarded to the state
industrial school at ogden. The school
had been given permission TO put in bids
for this work by Governor Cutler and
the board of trustees of the school, and
was able to make the bids much lower
than other printing establishments. For
example the bidsof the Tribune Reporter
Printing company OF this city on one part
of the work was 500 while on the same
job the industrial school bid SIS.
Employing printers, as well as the union
printers in their employ. have been strong
in protesting against what they term
unfair competition. 1t is argued that the
state industrial school is a penal and
charitable institution, supported by the
taxpayers Of the state. The cost of labor
in its printing establishment is nothing.
Dor is one of the largest factors in the
cost of operation. PrOprietors of other
printing esta blshments are taxpayers and
the taxes for the support of the state
institutions, such as the industrial school,
must come out of their profits on work
done by them. In addition, they believe
that they are entitled to a reasonable
interest on their investment. These fac
tors, of course, do not enter into the
bids of the industrial school for this work.
and the bids consequently are a great
deal lower than any of the other bidders.
This, in brief. is the contention of the
union printers and the employing print
ers.
The committee appointed by the union
printers to investigate the letting of the
contracts for the printing for
the forest bureau consists of Austin
Davis W. bennett and +. A. Gregory.
This committee will meet Clifford Pinchot.
who is coming to Salt Lake within the
coming week, and win discuss the mat
ter with him. 1t is the intention to take
up the question both with the Washing
ton authorities and with Governor Cut
Ter and the board of control of the in
dustrial school.
The employing printers will also ap-
point a committee of investigation and
protest which will act in conjunction
with the union printers and prepare to
take action against the competition of
the industrial school,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
TORNADO TEARS
THROUGH TOWN
One Man Killed and Four Chill
dren Missing at Charles
City, Iowa.

Charles City. Ia, June AT o'clock
this afternoon a tornado struck this city
demolishing about 900 residences and
barns. One man, W. R. Beck. is known
to have been killed, and four children are
reported missing.
The path of the tornado was about ten
rods wide. Ii started about three miles
southwest of the city, tearing down farm
houses, barns and killing many head OF
stock
1t struck the city in the southwestern
part blowing a path ten rods wide to
point in the northeastern part of town. 1t
crossed the river at a point a quarter of
a mile east of the bridge on the main
street and lifted the water almost clean
from the river bed. II passed in a north
easterly direction, just missing the
Charles City college buildings, and spent
itself a few miles northeast of the city
Several barns were tipped over while
stock was inside and in some cases the
animals were killed and in others We're
not injured. Big trees were torn from
their roots and in some cases heaved
through buildings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
HIGH WATERS RECED|HG
Big Bridge at Missoula, Mont,
Comes Down With
Crash.

Missoula. Mont. June 1T is thought
that the crest of the great wave which
has had western Montana in its grasp for
the past week has been passed. The
weather is fair and the high waters are
reeeding at a rapid rate. Hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of damage
has been done to bridges, houses, railroads
and to property of all descriptions. The
Northern Pacific road east of this city
is completely blockaded and ii will be
days. and possibly weeks, before it is
opened to traffic. Telephone and tele-
graph wires are down and it is impossible
to communicate from here with Helena
and other points east
Early today one of the great steel spans
of the Higgins avenue bridge, the main
city bridge across the Missoula river, top
pied over with a deafening crash and was
carried a hundred yards down stream
With the span went two of the five-fOOt
columns which had supported it and the
telephone lines, which were the only
means of communication between the
north and south sides Of the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
MANTI DEMOCRACY
WILL SUPPORT BRYAN
(snecial 10 me Herald.l

Manti June Last evening the Democ-
racy of Manti met to select six dele
gates to attend the Democratic state con-
YentiOn to be held in Salt Lake City June
y. The following gentlemen were named
TO represent Manti in that convention:
Joseph Judd, Alexander Tenant, Louis f.
Becker, George W. Lowry. Fred Hammer
mann and Fred c. Keller. AS alternates,
II. r. Clark, Alexander Barton, Nephi
Bessey. Although the delegation will go
uninstructed, there was a strong senti-
ment for w. ]. Bryan for president, and
more than likely the Manti delegation will
vote for national delegates who hold the
same views. 1t was understood generally
that the delegates from here will work for
one of their number as a national dele
gate to go to Denver, and not support l..
P Nelson the Mt Pleasant man who has
canvassed the county,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
HEIGHT OF PARIS SEASON
Gay Capital Crowded With Ameri-
cans and Others With
Money to Spend.

Paris. June THE coming week marks
the height of the Paris season and the
city is crowded to overlooking with
American and other foreign visitors. The
famous flower fete took place yesterday
on the Bots de Boulogne. John A Thayer
and wife of Boston winning the first prize
for the most beautifully decorated vehi-
Gle
The grand steeplechase for a purse of
$4,000 was made a great society event
here today. President Fallieres and the
whole of fashionable Paris witnessed the
race, which was won by Eugene Fischoff's
DandOla.
A tournament. which will include fenc-
ing bouts. tennis and boat races, will be
held throughout the week. The season
Will end next Sunday with the Grand Prix
at Longchamps, in which Signorinetta, the
winner of the English Derby and the
Oaks, Is entered. 1t is announced how
ever. that SignOr Ginistrelli will with
draw his filly. as he prefers not to risk
the journey and desires to give her a
rest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
FLYING VISIT OF SQU|ERS
American Minister to Panama Sum-
moned to Washington by
the President.

New York June 7.-SummOned to
Washington for a conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt on important matters re-
lating to the United States supervision of
the coming election in Panama, Herbert
G. Squiers American minister to Panama,
arrived today on board the steamship AL
lianeia from Colon. Mr.. Squiers declined
to discuss his hurried mission to Wash
ington. He will return to Panama next
Saturday.
Mr. Squiers took occasion to- deny re-
port that he was persona non grata with
the officials of the Panama government
and declared that his relations with them
was most cordial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08

mar garden nearby were quickly on the
scene and carried people from under
the wreckage.
Night Chief of Police Gillespie or
dered every ambulance at the disposal
of the city sent TO the car sheds at De
Baliviere and Delmar avenues, where
the injured were taken temporarily
Physicians from hospitals i'm the inn
mediate vicinity rendered first aid to
the injured.
The car was filled with passengers,
half of them women and children, re-
turning from pienics at the lake. Many
women were taken from the wreckage
unconscious and bleeding. One child's
throat was cut from ear 10 ear, sup
pesedly by flying glass.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
SUBURBAN CAR JUMPS THE TRACK AND
PITCHES OVER TEN-FOOT EMBANKMENT

St Louis, June One man was
killed, three persons so badly injured
they will die. and two score more were
more or less seriously hurt late to-
night. when a suburban street car.
bound for this city from Creve Occur
lake. jumped the track and pitched ten
feet over an embankment The car was
running at a high rate of speed when
il struck a sharp curve. The motor
man. Francis McEndre, has been placed
under arrest.
The dead:
- Henry. Kirkwood Mo.
The accident occurred two blocks
west of the city limits at a curve POO
feet south of Olive street road.
Hundreds If pleasure seekers at Del
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08

New York. June Eighteen deaths
have resulted from the plague in La
guaira, Venezuela, according TO Thorn
as P, Moffat, American consul at La
guaira, who reached here today on the
steamer Seguranca, from Santiago. aft
er an eventful experience in leaving the
plague-stricken city. Laguaira was
kept in absolute quarantine and the
United States government had TO send
the gunbOat Paducah there 10 take Mr.
Moffat away On his arrival here to-
day Mr. MOffat said:
4 am glad to get home and will stop
here a day or two before proc eding to
Washington. Everything at Laguaira
is at a standstill on account OF the
plague, and the city Is In strict quar-
antine Before I left some eighteen
persons had succumbed to the seourgs.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
AERONAUT KILLED.

} Springfield ILL.,. June Luther 4
} Edward Jones. p years old. a ball !
, loOnist, attempted IAN ascension at !
) Mildred park this afternoon. As the !
!, balloon arose the parachute swung !
} Jones through the air. his head strik- :
; ing on a sharp limb of a tree. crush !
, ing his skull and killing him instant \
; ~ He left widow In Hot Springs, !
} Ark, who is an aeronaut.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
FIGHTING FOR LIFE.
Condition of oliver II. p. Belmont Is
Still Critical.

New York. June Physicians attending
Oliver II. p Belmont who is i'll from per
itonitis. following an operation for an
pendcitis, at his country estate in Hemp
stead, stated late tonight that the cOndi-
ton of the patient was somewhat i'm
proved. His condition is still critical
however.
Mr.. Belmont had a bad sinking spell
early this morning and il was feared the
crisis had come. but he rallied we'll and
appeared TO have regained all of his
strength later
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
AVENGED HER WRONGS.

: New York. June AFTER lying in 4
= wait for nearly nine hours Sarah 4
= Konet, a young Russian trained I
= nurse. shot and killed DR. William !
y Auspitz a physician in the vestibule 4
y of an apartment house tonight The 4
y woman surrendered herself to the DO !
= lice. declaring that she had shot the 4
' physician because he haa wrOnged !
4 her 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
MAN HUNT IN OKLAHOMA.

Oklahoma city. Okla. June S-Alf
Hunter. the negro outlaw who murdered
Sheriff Garrison of this city last Friday
Is being pursued by many armed men in
the rough country between Dover and
fisher. The negro is alone. is heavily
armed and will probably be shot if over
taken.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
Story of the Flag.

The story of my fathers flag. Old
Glory. garbled as it was when il was
first published in an eastern newspaper.
was then more in line with the bare facts
than ever afterwaTd when our enterpris-
ing chrOnicleTs worked il over and left US
the mere weft of the original newspaper
account. The true story of the original
Old Glory is simple and brief but pos
sesses enough interest to our country TO
pass IL to pOsterity. that il may cherish
the memory of him who gave this signifi-
cant name TO the flag of his ship. and in
cidentally. TO the flag of our country.
This flag. Old Glory. we so well re
member by sight we'll as by name and
is the same flag in my possession. is the
same one my father, Captain William
Driver carried on his ship. and which. af-
ter leaving the sea in 1887. brought With
him to Nashville, Tenn, and remained i'm
his possession until he gave it to me in
July. 1878.
There We're. to our positive knowledge,
but two flags in our house during the life
time of nv mother. who died in 1873 One
most square in form. and said to have
been made by the ladies of Nashville
specially for the Fillmore and Donelson
presidential campaign. i'm 1886. and after
following election was presented to my
father by his friend. Captain Deshields
But the other flag was of bunting much
longer. had stars in canton and an anchor
in its lower corner. and is the flag my
father always called MS snip Ola Glory.
and the same flag which he displayed on
Fourth of July. St Patricks day (his
own birthday and usually. if weather per-
mitted. on Washington's birthday But
pending the presidential campaign and
election of 1860 Old Glory was floated
until unmistakable hints con-
WINGED my father the old ships locker
was a safer place for Old Glory than that
on the rope suspended from the house to
the locust tree across the street
Flag Is Repaired.
"A short time after this exciting cleo
ton / was sitting in my mothers room
when my father brought in his flag, and
as he tenderly unfOlded It. said: It's
all going to pieces and needs OVeThauling
so that it can weather the breeze and last
longer We. my mother and /, ripped the
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08

A general recognition that this sort
OF thing is deadly wrong was RESPONSE
bic for the creation OF the interstate
commerce commission.
A commission to suppress rebating
in retailing is hardly necessary. The
people are getting wise.
Look TO your sales. you of the secret
price tag.-Buck's Shot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08

Success in advertising writing doesn't
depend so much on how much you
write as how much you tear up.
Don't put your foot in the cogs-
you're apt to upset the machine and
spoil your foot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
PLAGUE RACES AT LAGUAIRA AND AN
OUTBREAK is REPORTED AT CARACAS

WiIlemstad. June THE French
steamer Martinique, which has arrived
here, reports several cases of plague at
Caracas. This news has been confirmed
By officers of the steamer Caracas.
Caracas, June s. via Willemstad. June
Although the decree issued by Pres
ident Castro opening the port of La
guaira to commerce on May % has not
vet been rescinded, Laguaira is still
shut off from communication with the
outer world because of the continuance
of the plague. There have been new
cases almost daily and the situation is
desperate The funds subscribed by
the merchants are exhausted and there
is no money for the destitute or to
fight the plague.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
TRUE ACCOUNT
OF CHRISTENING
OF OLD GLORY
AffeCtiOnate Designation Con-
ferred on Flag by Father
of Salt Lake Man,
EMBLEM IN POSSESSION
OF NEVADA WOMAN
MRS. ROLAND OF ELKo REcITES
GRAPHICALLY STORY OF
PRICELESS HERITAGE.

Henry l. Driver of 225 South Seventh
East street has just received from his
sister, Mrs Mary Jane Roland. of Elko,
New, an affidavit giving the history of
the original "Old Glory" one of the oldest
American ensigns in existence. This flag
was presented to Captain William Driver,
the father of Henry L. Driver. in 1881. and
christened by him -Old Glory" as sym
bOlical of the dauntless and triumphant
national spirit it represented From that
time on "Cld Glory is the term of en-
dearment with which all patriotic Ameri-
cans have fOndly referred to the nations
ensign.
Captain Driver was bluff old sea cap
tain in the days when the master of a
sailing vessel must face the dangers OF
the tempests on the high seas. of pirates
and of savages on distant shores. Over
these dangers Captain Driver was always
triumphant and proudly sailed the seas
with the flag OF his country always at the
masthead. His first voyage before the
mast was when he was IA years old. He
left his home in Salem, Mass, and shipped
aboard the China, and made a round YOy-
age to Leghorn in eighteen months.
1t was at the beginning of his ninth
voyage on foreign seas that the incident
occurred which gave to the country the
name of "Old Glory for its flag. He was
then master of the brig Charles Daggett
His friends who knew of his deep ven
Grafton for the flag Of his country pre-
scented him with a new ensign for the
mast head of the Charles Daggett
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
Names 4 "OId GIory."

The presentation took place on the deck
of the brig. The flag was folded in
triangular shape, and after a short
speech of presentation was hOisted to
the masthead. As the flag flOated out on
the ocean breeze. new meaning in the
tTi-cOlored symbol seemed to come to the
old sea captain. His eyes filled with tears
as he looked at the sight that inspired
him. and ne cried:
I'm call her Old Glory. boys, Old
Glory"
And Old Glory she has been ever since.
The brief acknowledgment of the captain
of the Charles Daggett has given the
country name for its banner that will
last forever.
"Old Glory" floated for six years at the
mastheads of the ships of which Captain
Driver was the master and she was never
lowered in disgrace. After he left the
sea in 1887. Captain Driver made his home
in Nashville. Tenn. There he kept odd
Glory in an old camphOr wood sea
chest. On Washingtons birthday. St
Patrick's day Ghe birthday of the captain
and on the Fourth of July he displayed
this flag from the Driver residence in
Nashville each year up until Just prior
to the opening of the civil war. The his
tory of the flag subsequent to this is best
told by Mrs. Roland. who still has the tat
tered. oldest "Old Glory in her posses
sion. Her story in the form of an affi-
davit follows:
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
Team Totals-Possible 1850.
 Yards
individual Scores-Possibie 22s.
Yards
428 43S 425

On Saturday great numbers of Americans with flags and streamers of red. white and blue cheered the tam on to victory, offering any sort of odds that the United States would win. There were no takers. The weather conditions were vile. the wind blowing a gale, and no stronger proof of this can be offered than that balloon race had to be postpon- ed The shooting of the American team at 800 yards provoked the greatest applause and enthusiasm. With the regularity of clockwork the bulls eve marker came up and when the official scores were announced it was found the team had made within IA of possible. On the 900 yard stage there was no longer any doubt the United States would win Oh the long ranges was where the rifles and the ammunition of the Americans commenced to count The British Axite and 1S0 grain sharp pointed bull, let could not compare with the Amer ican bullet of the same weight and the nitro powder that we were using. The short baTreled Lee Enfield did not seem to work either as smoothly or easily as the model 1903 U. S. rife, and the regularity of the cartridge We were using was a surprise to everybody at Bisley, except the meIh- bers of our team
 Team Charlottesville 27O0
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
MOTHER WANTS BOYS
 IN REFORM SCHOOL
Mexican Woman, Rita Leon, Says Two Sons lncorrigibIe.
 Has Seven Children.

Rita Leon, a middle-aged Mexican woman, was in Justice Burdick's of ice yesterday inquiring what steps she could take to have TWO of her boys sent to the reform school at Benson. The law requires that such cases shall go before the juveniIs court at Tombstone, and as the woman has no money with which to pay the expenses of the trip the prob lem has not been solved. However. Justice Burdick thinks he will find a way out.
 The woman is not abnormal in he" feelings, but has simply grown tired of struggling with proposition which Is more than she has been able to solve. The boys in question are eleven and thirteen years old, and a- two of family Of seven, all of whom are younger than the boys the woman wants sent away.
 She states that she has to work out for a living and that not only is she unable to make the boys stay at nome and take care of the other child ren, but that they run away them selves, and entice the others away. with the result that often when she returns from her work it is a matter of hours to locate them and get them home.
 She believes that in the reform school they will be taught to obey. and that they will receive a better education than she is able to give them.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
Team TotaIs-PossibIe 27Oo
Individual scores-Possible 45o.
 Wards
4S6 4O5 S99 2531

No sooner was the last shot hreo than General Drain and the team members were each the center of a group of foreign officers, anxious to handle the rifles and secure some Of the ammunition the team used. Our peep sight came in for the greatest interest and they were conceded the best at Bisley.
 General Drain says: "The qualities or rifle and ammunition do not show very much at the shorter ranges, but when you get back to the long ranges the rifleman must be absolutely cer- tain that under similar conditions Of atmosphere hold and let of, the am munition and rifles will hold their elevations and windage.
 "The United States has nothing to learn from European rivals in rifle shooting. Of that am certain We won by a good enough margin, but B points is nothing to brag about in total of 2700. We nave been mag niHcently treated"
 The victory was a glorious one. To the American riflemen. then all credit. They deserve it and they will receive it.