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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
ELECTRICITY AS
AN ANAESTHET|C
Demonstrated That it Can be
Used Successfully in Place
Of Ether or ChIoroform.
ARE NO BAD AFTER EFFECTS.
Unconscious Somnclcuce Continues as
Long as Electrodes krys in Place,
Removal Restoring Ctszsssfssssncss.

New York, May 16.-Before a gather
ing of homeopathetlc physicians in
Flower hospital, DIR. william II. King.
dean of the Homeopathic college sub
jected dog to an electric current to
demonstrate that electricity can be
used successfully in place of ether or
chlorofoIm as an anaesthetic. DR., Will
liam Dieffenbach assisted DR.. King.
Dn's. King and Dieffenbach got a
black and tan TERROR in good health.
shaved the hair off the top of his
head and back near the tail above
the lumbar region. An electrode was
placed on the head and the other on
the back and an intermittent current
of a little more than six volts was
turned on. The current was from the
regular street supply, modified in the
specially constructed apparatus used
In 40 seconds the dog was uncon-
scious He could be handled without
the least danger of awakening him.
No operation was performed.
OF course the somnolence continues
only so long as the electrodes are kept
in place. When they were removed the
dog almost instantly regained con-
seriousness, was lively as before the
current was turned on and close ex-
animation could not discover in the
least III effects. DIR. Dieffenbach said:
TT is the intermittancy Of the cur
rent that produces the somnolence,
which makes 1t possible to perform
operations without the least pain TO
the patient or Tie least after effect.
1t is the after effect which makes many
persons hesitate or refuse to take
ether or chloroform. There are no
after effects in the use Of the inter
mittent current.
"A battery could be used in place
of the street current If the latter
wore not available. The use of this
current in surgical operations will
mean a great advance in surgery.
Many of the disagreeable features
now attending 1t will be removed. We
also believe aside from the lack OF
evil after effects. operations will be
more satisfactory in that the patient
would be in a better condition to be
operated on. We are now looking
for man who will be willing to sub
nit to this form Of deadoning the
pain in an operation. We are sure
that 1t is a success"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
Court Asked to Issue a MandamuS
Ordering Mayor BusSe
To Take Action.
IF ISSUED, HE WILL OBEY IT.
Decision Will be Rendered Monday
Both Sides Much in Earnest, Cues
ton Creating Great Interest.

Chicago, May 16.-The appellate
court of this district will decide on
Monday what is known as the Ken
ma case" whereby it Is sought to close
the saloons of Chicago on Sunday.
In this case, so called because the
saloon of Alderman Micahel Kenna
is named as the basis for the petition
the court is asked to issue writ of
mandamus ordering the mayor to close
all saloons in Chicago on Sundays
Were such writ to issue, there would
be nothing for the mayor to do but
obey it. He might refuse, but If he
did. he would promptly find himself
in Jail for contempt of court, and no
mayor would dare to do this. At
least Mayor Busse says he would obey
the court.
In case the appellate court Issues
the writ, the question at once would
be. as not the mayor bound TO close
the saloons "A week from tomorrow
1t would be "a curious situation exact
" the same as when the question
whether the query shall saloons DO
open Sundays" should go on the
little ballot" recently was fought
over. The only difference would be
that the attorneys.in the Kenna case
on each side would have to take dia-
metrlcally different views of the law
from the views they took in the little
ballot one,
The question which would at once
arise would be whether the appeal of
the defeated parties TO the supreme
court would act as a Supersedcas sus-
pending the operation Of the man
damus writ until the case was decided
by the supreme court. In the ballot
case. Judge Walker Issued writ or
dering the election commissioner TO
print the saloon question on the ball
lot The commissioners took an APP
peal, and claimed the appeal super
seeded the writ,
Levy Mayor, chief counsel for tho
other side, argued strongly that II dil
not. but on account OF the shortness
of time, no decision was had on the
point. II is pending now among 9TH
err Issues I'm the case before the SUI
preme court.
In case OF n mandanus writ being
ordered by the appellate court, how
ever the saloon men OF necessity
would he forced TO take the position
that tho appeal acted as a supersodas
and the saloons would have to be
closed the following Sunday, on the
other hand the ant-saloon people
would claim In the Walker decision
that the appeal did act as a super
sedas, would find themselves on the
other side OF the legal proposition,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
BROTHERS USE FISTS
Sequel 10 Trouble Between John and
Arthur Robinson Ia BE Aired
In Police Court.

This morning Asst. city Atty Il. A.
Rogers, Issued complaint against Ar
thur Robinson and w, p, White. charg-
ing them with battery upon the person
OF John Robinson According 10 the
prosecution the trouble was caused by
an alteration between John and Ar
thur Robinson who are in the shoe bus-
mess here. The primary cause OF the
row does not appear, but it seems that
the brothers had some trouble over a
check and that John demanded "a see
the books Of the company. The broth
ers engaged In q wordy war and IT Is
alleged that Arthur attempted 70 strike
John and then tried 10 throw him out
Of the office, In this he was assisted,
so II Is claimed. by White.
The case viii he adjudlcated by Judge
Dlehl on Monday afternoon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16

to insist that I marry her.
Monday afternoon we made an APP
pointment on the school house porch,
to meet up in what is known as Cor
den hollow, on or about o'clock p. m.
/ then went to the store, stayed there
some time, then went home, ate dinner,
got my gun out of the trunk, came out
on the porch; mother called me to drive
some cows out of the lot. | drove them
out Mother told me to fix up the
fence. but l did not do 1t. l went over
to the barn instead and looked at a
setting hen, went back to the house,
stayed there a few minutes, then went
right back of our house and up on
the hill over into Gordon hollow wait
ed there few minutes, then Mary
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
BOY MURDERER'S WRITTEN CONFESSION
Alvin Heaton Gives Signed
ned and Carried Out the Orderve Tragedy of April 2O-Mary
Steaven Threatened Compel Him Marry Her So He Shot

came; we then walked up the hollow
to the place where her body was found.
She again insisted that l marry her.
said that | would not. | said, Won't
you let me on and not make me mar
ry your" She said mo. l can make
you marry me by law" / then pulled
out my gun and killed her After
covering her up with rocks, l went
back down the hollow on a trot and
walk. left the wash Just above the
hume, went along the ditch bank to
the fence, crossed the fence over into
the stack yard, went through Kesiah
Bsplin's barn down through the lot
to the east door of the house. then
asked for Charley, then started home,
down the side walk, ran part of the
way,
l was on my way home, Fred Heaton,
VIM. Heaton, Geo. Burkham, Ferry
Durham; Uncle Fred was outside, the
others We're in the house. Also saw
Joe Steavens on the opposite sidewalk.
! went to the barn. / had the cartridge
shells in my pocket and threw them
out in the west bent of the barn.
then went to the house and put my gun
in the trunk changed my clothes, went
to the barn and cleaned out the stable,
went back to the house, changed
clothes, stayed for a little while and
taxed to ma. Then went to the store.
stayed there until Homer Esplin came
along, went home with him and stayed
the rest of the night.
ALVIN +. HEATON. JR.
Witnesses:
JAMES. a. BROWN,
THOS. CHAMBERLAIN,
HANS SORENSEN.
II. S. CUTLER.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
SCARLET FEVER INCREASES,


The epidemic OF scarlet fever con-
tinues unbabated. The health depart
ment has total Of 80 cases under
quarantine In the city Mt the end Of
the week, IS OF which were reported
during the week. one case Of smallpox
was sent to the isolation hospital, while
three cases Of typhoid fever we're re-
ported
The health report FOR the week end
ing May 10 records 80 births, Of which
is were males ana q females. twenty
eight deaths were reported during the
week: Is males and 10 females, were
shipped here for burial.
There were reported during the week
&c cases of contagious and infectious
diseases consisting OF | case Of small
poX: ~ cases Of scarlet fever; l case
Of dipthherla 3 cases OF meanles, !
case OF chckenpoX; cases Of typhoid
fever: ! case OF pneumonia and ] case
Of whoOpiugcough, one case Of small
poX sent 10 isolation hospital
Two houses on account Of diphtheria
and 80 houses on account Of scarlet
fever remain IN quarantine al the end
Ing Of tho week,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
Special to the "News.o)

Kanab, Kane Co, Utah May 16.-Al-
vim f. Heaton, Jr,. the young schoolboy
who shot 17-year- old Mary Steavens ON
the afternoon of April 90 has made
complete confession OF his crime in
writing The details OF the tragedy
as set forth by him show that the af-
fair was premeditated and that the
boy murderer endeavored to build up
an abb In case the crime were traced
TO him
The tragedy has deeply stirred this
community, located nearly ON the Ari-
iona line, for the parents of both the
boy and the murdered school girl are
prominent in Kane county. Mrs
Heaton is Frustrated with grief over
her hayward son, for prior to the COLI
fession wrung from him by the sheriff
and associates. she stoutly maintained
the innocence of her boy.
The confession in full, written and
signed by the boy, follows:
kanab Kane Co, Utah, May 10, 1908.
With my own free will, without prom
Use or hope of reward. or without fear
or threats on the part OF any person
or persons, l confess with my own free
will and choice that on April 20. A. y.
1908, at about $50 p. M, shot to death
Mary Steavens. l put her in a wash
in the rocks and covered her body with
loose rocks.
The following are the facts that led
up TO the deed: | had had unlawful
relations with her She wanted me to
marry her, and I refused She in
sisted, and we quarreled. l told her
did not want OF marry her, and she said
she could make me. So l made up my
mind to kill her, If she still continued
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16

the secrecy that has characterized the
past few days of the investigation
In the absence OF news from the jury
room, even as slight as that which was
known before the orders anioinlng Sc
crecy Were issued rumors are again
rife that sensational developments may
be expected. From good authority,
however, It Is learned that the sudden
desire for secrecy on the part Of Dist.
Atty II. +. Booth was because Of a re-
quest from certain witnesses that they
did not want their names In the news
papers They were bank vault experts
aud their testimony concerned the locks
on the Utah National vault doors.
Many OF the near wise" IN Salt Lake
are found today who express opinions
that clue has been unearthed leading
to the guilty rarty and that part of
the money has been definitely located.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
RECOGNIZED SOME CROOKS.

Police officer j II, Curran of the
Salt Lake department, has returned
from trip to San Francisco. where he
went to see the big fleet come in. OH
Ger Curran said he had most enjoy
able time. and that the sight of the
big lbattleships was an inspiring one.
He said the police of san Francisco
treated him royalty and extended to
him every courtesy possible. Mr., Cur
ran reported to Chief Pitt this morning
that he recognized quite number OF
negro women pickpockets, who had
operated in Salt Lake, on the streets of
the California metropOlis
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
WILL CHRISTEN STEAMER.

Immediately after the arrival at
Saltair tomorrow morning of tho 10
o'clock train, the new steamer, own
cd by Charles Anderson, will be chris
tened. II will be called Irene" aud
the young lady who will have the
honor of breaking the bottle of wine
over the bow OF the Irene Will be
Miss Irene Rsley quite Il large party
will take the 10 o'clock train to wilt
ness the function.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
NoRWEGIANs CELEBRATE,

Nmety-four years ago tomorrow,
lie people Of Norway were granted
IA constitution by the ruling power of
that country and In honor Of the
event. local Norwegians are having a
celebration at Wandamere this after
noon Hundreds OF persons are at
the beautiful resort In Tho south sub
urbs. and games, contests etc. arc
the order Of the day
The principal address OF the after
noon was delivered by Prof A Widt-
soc, nf tho l.. u s. university, ana Il
was expected that later President AM
thon r. Luud would be IN attendance
and make a speech A dance ms
evening viii conclude the exercises
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
SHOT A sEAGULL,
Complaint Issued Charging Carl Mel.
sen With the Offcnse.

A complaint was issued this morning
by the county attorney against carl
Nielsen, who is charged by Deputy
Game Warden William Bingley with
shooting seagul Nielsen VIII have
a hearing in Justice Dana II, Smiths
court this afternoon,
Another complaint. charging Nail
Vlaisaygevic with fishing without lie
oensc was also issued this morning,
VlaisaVgevic WAS caught catching FISH
I'm the surplus canal but the harucst
thing 10 catch was his name,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
Jay GOULD WINS AMATEUR
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

London, May l6-lay Gould Won the
hrst and second sets IN his match to-
lay with Eustacc Miles, the English
player, for the worlds amateur court
tennis championship, The scores We're
90 and so.
The match was held on the court of
tho queens club which was crowded TO
It's utmost capacity with spectators,
Miles won the third set 6-l Gould
won the fourth set and the champion
ship. Score OIL.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
FIRE AT RESIDENCE.

A defective nue caused a slight blaze
at the residence of Fred Solomon, 243
Fern street, about Q o'clock this morn
ing. A small hole was burned in the
roof of the kitchen, but the blaze was
soon extinguished by the firemen from
No. @ The loss amounts to about So.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC
LINE Is COMPLETED

Winnipeg. Man. May l5.--The last
spike in the Grand Trunk Pacito rail-
WAY between Portake. La Prairie, Man.
and Earl. Saskatchewan, was driven
yesterday This gives completed line
Of SEQ miles long Tho steel VIII be
laid into winnipeg next month from the
west ana into Edmonton next fall
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.

Mrs. Mary L. Foster 1l2S Princeton
avenue, reported to the police today
that some time last night robbers at
tempted to break into her home but
nothing was taken.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
MYSTERY IN JURY ROOM,
Inqui-dtorIal Body spends Morning
With Mitnesscs--Ilint of Clue.

Tho United States grand jury ad-
journed at noon today 10 Monday al u
o'clock, after morning spent with
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16

, r,.r,, Advertising and Correct Prices
h@,,nycrt Merchandise Into Cash---is
Mo Experience of the Successful
Merchant
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03
New Town on the Main Line

ing manure and saved the destruction
of several thousand dollars worth of
buildings.
Building operations are beginning
here in manner as to indicate rush
of work through the summer. At pres
ent w. B. Kelly is building an addition
to his hotel, Joe Vogt is putting up an
Office building on Main street; Furcht
& Furcht have begun the erection Of
an office building on Main street for
the office of their telephone company;
Walter Gooding is getting material on
the ground for six dwelling houses on
Wyoming street; Ferdinand MOeler is
building cottage on Wyoming street;
the Dixon brothers are building barn
for their Soldier stage headquarters,
and Mrs. Bessie Durfee is putting .
story and a half dwelling on her prop
erty on Wyoming street. In addition to
this there are several parties preparing
to put in cement sidewalks.
Gooding, Idaho, April l.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03

Postmaster Egelus has moved int
the living rooms recently built in the
rear of the postoffiee.
T. NJ. Starrh, the Shoshone druggist
last fall purchased building lot il
Gooding and has announced that he ex-
poets soon to put up a good building
and start drug store on Main street in
Gooding.
Mrs. Geo. Thompson has received her
spring stock OF millinery and the fine
trade she has already secured testifies
to the quality of the stock and the rea-
sonable prices. Mrs. Thompson ex-
meets to take stock to Hagerman some
time next week.
This community was shocked Sunday
bv the sudden death of Charles Beckett,
manager of the Gooding Mercantile
company store Mr.. Beckett was taken
sick Wednesday morning with symp-
toms of fever. He took the morning
train for the Shoshone hospital, where
he died Sunday morning. His loss is
keenlv felt in the community as he was
a Young man of rare ability and had a
wide circle of friends.
company of men with teams and
tools passed through Gooding Saturday
fleeing from work on the North Side
ditches. They professed to be hunting
for work for themselves and teams,
stating that they were on their way
IN Boise valley where they had heard
thare was easy work When told that
there was likely to be plenty of work at
Grant 5 camp on the North Side bitches,
they said they had found it and were
making their getaway. as it was ap-
narent they were hunting work to
shun it as plague spot.
Prompt action Wednesday prevented
serious fire on the ranch which Gov
arnor Gooding recently purchased from
his brother Fred. The ranch buildings
a,s located within the townsite limits.
At present they are unoccupied and be-
mo near the railway spark from an
engine set fire to the dry manure IN the
sheen corral west of the barn. A high
wind was blowing the fire toward the
buildings. but fortunately ditch full
- water ran near and was higher than
tb. yard where the fire was located. A
cnt in the ditch bank flooded the burn
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03
Rare Coin to Be Sold.

The sale of the rare Miners bank"
ten-dollar gold piece, struck in Cal
ifornia in 1850. the feature Of the auc-
ton of old coins at Elders. says the
New York Times. Collectors com
peted for this souvenir of the gold
money Of the pioneers. This gold piece
was one of a series struck during the
gold fever days in San Francisco as
a substitute for regular United States
gold coins. Of which in the west at
the time there was great scarcity
Ii is not known how many Of these
coins are still in existence. but the
number is extremely limited
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03
Reindeer IN Nerth Alaska.

It is now nearly twenty years since
Dr.. Sheldon Jackson, Of the United
States Bureau Of Education, obtained
from congress an appropriation 10 i'm
port reindeer from Siberia across the
Bering strait During the first year
sixteen deer were brought over by Dr..
Jackson personally. During successive
years others were imported until near
- d thousand had come altogether.
There are to-day no fewer than 5000
reindeer distributed in herds
along the North ALASKAN coast
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03
SIiqhted.

Il think" said Mrs. Cumrox. COM
pressing her lips. that We will get an
other physician
The bill our doctor just sent in was
very reasonable yentured her hus.
band
That's the point. II was so small
as to indicate not only a low esti-
mate of the value of our health. but
also an utter disregard of our social
and financial Importance.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03

A mother has discovered that the
baby often cries because it is woT-
ried with the bit OF lace about the
neck of its little dress The delicste
skin of the baby was almost tortm ed
prickly lace that made the trouble.
For the baby's home dresses she has
now only briar stitching around the
neck and sees TO it that not a drop
If starch is put in the little garment
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03
Wooden Buildings and Bats.

"N y are there so few rats in New
York; remarked man who knows
all the range of nature from bugs TO
elephants. Simply because there are
so few wooden houses. and especially
because there are so many cellars and
stone walls and concrete floors. II
there were no wooden buildings In tie
city, and none with wood in them.
there would be no rats"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03

Noah Webster. the author Of Web
ster's dictionary and OF the famous
old Webster spelling book was a
precocious boy. He entered Yale col
lege when Is years old He dropped
books for a time 10 answer the sum
mons Of drums. the revolutionary war
then raging
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03

Good authorities give the average
duration of life as about SO years.
0nequarter of the people on the
earth die before the age OF six. one
half before the age of 10. and only
about one person OF each 100 born
lives TO the age Of IS.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03
Got EN- Just the San

The buddy" is the latest political
slang in England He is described as
one who seldom thinks nationally or
imTerially. but almost always pro-
vincially, if not parochially Some
thing resembling this has been seen
over here But the name applied IS
shorter. and begins with the hrst let
ter in the aiphabet.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03

4 man trained a tiny stream Of
water TO fail drop By drop on q rock.
and in five years it had worn hole
seven inches deep in solid stone. He
could have made the same hole in
fifteen minutes with a chisel and ham
mer
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-04-03
Minister'S slinht Seward.

When a minister Of Bridgeton. y.
J.. returned home the other day he
found in az envelope Is cents As a
marriage fec.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-07

Kron, vice president; c. II. Saulpaugh,
treasurer; w. r. Hammett, general
superintendent; w. HI. Gary, secretary;
II. j. Wagon, assistant secretary;
Board of directors-George Atchison,
president; w. r. Hammet, general
superintendent; w. H. Gary, secretary;
c. H. Saulpaugh, gates; Fred Krone,
ladies' department; III. Zimmerman, Jr,
speed department; f. J. Mahowald,
shows; James Grierson, manager speed
department; Sam Fowler, clerk of
course; d. L. Bowen, marshal; Tom
McGovern, superintendent police depart
ment; j. M. McBeth, track steward:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES "a" horses,
Frank Davis, Garden City; Dept. 3D."
cattle, DR.. Wood and Fred Aldrich;
Dept. &c" sheep, A. Juliar, st. Clair;
Dept. 3D. swine, Walter Adams;
Dept. &C." poultry, John w. HOLMAN;
Dept. ''F," farm products, Jud, Cor
nell, Mapleton; Dept. &C." fruit, I.
Peart; Dept 81" culinary, Mrs. Ham
nett; Dept, 81" children's department,
Mrs. w. w. Davis; Dept. OK" farm
implements, VIM. Gary; Dept. 81"
flowers, Mrs. NJ. d. Fritz.
The large premium lists are now
ready for distribution and can be-
secured by applying to the secretary.