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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
TRAIN GOES 100
MILES AN HOUR
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WARSAW, Ind, Aug. 22.-All speed
records of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
& Chicago division of the Pennsylvania
railroad were broken yesterday.
A special train carrying Prof. F. T.
Turneaure, dean of the engineering de-
partment of the University of Wiscon-
sin; Prof. C. e. Crandall of the railway
engineering department of Cornell uni
versity, and F. M. Graham, the Penn
sylvania chemist of Altoona, made a
test run from Pierceton to Warsaw
The speed was in excess of 100 miles ar
hour
The object was to determine the i'm
pact of trains with the rails while run
ming at different speeds. The train
making the record run was composed
of locomotive, coach and a caboose
The train In another test ran ninety
two miles an hour and stopped within
700 feet from where the engineer shut
off steam.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
ENGINEER STRUCK ON
HEAD BY MAIL HOOK

MERGED. Aug. 22.-James e. Clark,
engineer of the Santa Fe overland
train No. was struck on the head by
a mail hook as the train was passing
Whitton, few miles east of MERGED,
this afternoon and probably fatally in
jured.
Tho train was run inso MERGED by
the fireman, Charles Sutton, and the
injured man was taken to the hos
his case practically hopeless.
His skull is badly fractured and he
has remained unconscious since the ac-
cident. The overland was an hour late
and was running at high speed to make
up lost time.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
BRANDS STRIKE
CONSPIRACY TO
DISRUPT UNION
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MONTREAL, Aug. PA formal
statement issued today by Bell Hardy.
chairman of the Federated Trades of
the Canadian Pacific railway system
charges that the strike of the past
three weeks In which 5000 workmen
have been engaged is due to a con-
spiracy on the part of some of the Of
ficials of the company to disrupt the
unions and drive the union men from
the companys employ.
This conspiracy" Hardy alleges.
chad its inception in conferences held
by the railway superintendent and
master mechanics early in the present
wear. following which notice was served
on the employees April that one month
later all schedule agreements between
the unions and the company would De
terminated and the company would
treat with the men as individuals only
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
MAIDEN IS LOST
HIGH IN CLOUDS

BY Associated Press.
DAYTON, o., Aug. 22.-Clinging des-
perately at trapeze bar, Miss May
Ostumer of Springfield, O., was lost IN
the clouds for three hours today.
The girl made balloon ascension,
her first aerial experience at picnic
given near here, and was to nave mace
a parachute drop.
The girl lost her nerve when the
balloon had reached the proper altitude
for the descent and was carried for
several miles east of this city, where
she landed exhausted in field.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
SAN JOSE MAN DYING; is
STRICKEN PLAYING GOLF

SAN JOSE, Aug 22.-Edward W.
Clayton, president of the pioneer realty
firm Of James w. Clayton 8 Co., Is
lying at the point Of death at his
home on North First street as result
of an attack of kidney trouble. wnlcn
came on last Sunday while he was
playing golf on the Linda Vista links.
DR.. s. e. Moffatt of San Francisco. q
well known specialist, has been called
into consultation.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
ONE DEAD IN PISTOL
DUEL; OTHER DYING
nx Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND. Tenn, Aug. a.
George Britton and Frank Davis,
prominent men Of this vicinity. en-
gagged in a pistol duel at the railway
station at Shawnee, two miles east OF
here, today.
Britton was shot five times, the fifth
bullet penetrating his heart and kill
ing him instantly.
Davis received wounds IN the abdo-
men, breast and shoulders and Is not
expected to live. The shooting was
the result of an old feud
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
BUYS THE FIRST CAR
HE EVER RODE UPON
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO. Aug. IA dispatch to
the Tribune from Milwaukee says:
President Fred d. Underwood of the
Erie railroad has purchased an old
fashioned street car. the first in which
he ever rode, and shipped it to Wauwa-
tosa, where it will be set up as an out
door reading room on the grounds OF
his ancestral home.
The street car opened his eyes to
the possibilities of traffic On rails when
he was a boy and turned his attention
to railroading.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
BARBECUE ENDS IN
NUMEROUS ARRESTS


By Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 22.-An
immense picnic and barbecue given at
Fulton Springs, near Birmingham, this
afternoon resolved itself into general
meeting for the extension of sympathy
to the striking miners of the district.
Over 1000 persons were present, and a
number of the speakers we're arrested
for incendiary utterances.
AS fast as one speaker was arrested
the chairman would cali upon another.
and the speaking would continue as
though nothing had occurred.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
BANDITS HOLD UP
FARMER, WHO ROBS
THEM OF CLOTHES
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Raymond D
Tuttle farmer of Lincoln Park, N. j.
was held up by two highwaymen and
in consequence one of them is poorer
by a gold watch and $25, which Tuttls
will hold as the spoils. He was re-
turning from Paterson when the two
men leaped into his wagon and COM
manded him to disgorge the contents OF
his pockets.
Instead the farmer struck one of the
men, knocking him over the dashboard
and the horses trampled on him. AS
the animals continued to speed along
futile continued to fight the other one.
Within 100 yards of his home he tore
most of the highwayman's clothes off
and hurled him into the road.
Later futile searched the clothes and
in a. waistcoat pocket found the money
and watch. The watch is worth 500.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
STAYS FARMER WHO
LOOKED LIKE COYOTE

BY Associated Press.
@ SANTA CRUZ, Aug. SD. Metz of 4
8 San Francisco, who Is spendfn. his I
8 vacation near here, accidentally shot Z
8 and killed William Henryess q well Z
s known farmer, today.
8 Metz was out walking and carfyine
q a rifle. and seeing what he fhouRhs Z
8 was q coyotes head IN the bruah he (
q raised the gun and Dred. He heard Z
q Henryes' shout and was at his side 1
8 trying to aid him when be died.
3 Metz was 80 shocked By tho occur 4
8 renee that he Is said TO be in cIltl= Z
q cal condition.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
WIFE USES ARSENIC
FOR BAKING POWDER

By Associated Press
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 22.-
The mistake of Mrs. Walter
Starkey of Grovesport in using
arsenic instead of baking powder
in preparing potpie cost the
lives Of her two young children
last night.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Starkey also
are in a serious condition, but
may recover.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
ONE KILLED; 2
HURT in WRECK

BY Associated Press
BUFFALO N. ", Aug. 22.-One man
was killed and two injured, one PROB
ably fatally, tonight when speeding
automobile dashed over an embank-
ment in Delaware park and into an
abandoned stone quarry. James Way
land. a chauffeur, was killed; James
Wakefield was probably fatally injured,
and James Morrison was seriously hurt.
The automobile was reduced 10
sn1interS
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
JUPITER PLUvlUS BREAKS
UP DOODLE DEES' PICNIC

PROVIDENCE. r. L, Aug. GA deluge OF
rain. which continued the greater part Of the
day interfered somewhat with the outing Of
the Independence party at a river resort hero
today necessitating the omission OF all out
door features.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
NIGHT RIDERS BAND
RAID TOBACCO FARM

BY Associated Press
@ BROOKVILLE. KY, Aug 22. (
8 Twenty masked night riders met 4
@ with warm reception on the farm of
q Walter Galloway, five miles east Of
8 Falmouth.
8 After they destroyed 5000 pounds of \
@ tobacco by fire Galloway fired from a Z
@ window into group OF the riders. (
8 The fire was returned, the raiders gall 4
q Looping hurriedIy away.
q Galloway wounded one OF the men. {
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
Ambassador Recalled

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 22.-The
Turkish ambassadors at Berlin and
Vienna and the minister of Belgrade
have been recalled.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Sunday; light west wind. Maximum
temperature yesterday, 81 degrees;
minimum, go degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
COAST

Stockton man is ground to death under
wheels of fast freight.
Lodi man avoids quarantine, which results
IN fatal sickness of family.
san Jose man dying; stricken while playing
golf -.
San Francisco man shot dead by San Jose
farmer, who mistook victim for coyote.
Fifteen thousand volts go through body or
san Trancisco man without killing him.
Pacific fleet to start Monday on long cruise
10 Honolulu and Samoa
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
LOCAL

Clerks pecnic at Long Beach attended by
fcrty thousand.
Catholics rally to number of about 1900 at
outbound Redopdo car jumps track and is
wrecked badly.
Wages of street employees may be reduced
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

Columbus, Ohio girl lost in clouds for three
hours while making her first parachute ascen-
sion. ., ,.
william j. Bryan and Democratic leaders
nIan 10 capture New York state; former ad-
ir esses huge gathering in Chicago
Cleveland police fire on striking rioters, IN
juring several badly. -
Indiana train travels over lOo miles an hour
ON test.
New Jersey bandits hold up farmer, who
=. 49, tr,y,s theno Of clothes and jewelry.
Springfield grand jury returns twenty more
Indictments: stores again open.
New York crooks trailed by deteetipes TOT
several weeks and caught while robbing store
cloudbursts do great damage in Colorado;
wiping out many bridges.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
FOREIGN

Sultan OF Persia captured by usurping
brother. and Tabriz besieged' alarm VIDE
spread
Montreal labor leaders declare railroad
strikes In Canada are part Of conspiracy 70
break up unions
Situation in Venezuela and Holland hangs
ere pending letters from expelled minister
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
lESS TO THE NON-MORMON VOTERS OF UTAH

in the power of the Mormon hierarchy,
and The hand Of twenty-six who control
ali official acts Of the church, TO prove
beyond any reasonable doubt tne
criminal guilt Of Taylor, Cowley, ran
ner and every new RolgganssE "a sgo sge
cnn take place in the state without the
preservation by church records OF the
Fact of the marriage. Honest Mormons
have confessed this, and l believe
neither the Desefet News nor Smoot
dare deny it.
The church leaders have Officially con,
fessed guilty knowledge OF the crlminal
acts Of Cowley, Taylor and Tanner Waen k:n
they deposed them from enurch oitiee
for new polvgamy.
Besides the constitutional inhibition
of polygamous or plural marriages, the
statutes of Utah enacted by Mormon
legislatures on behalf Of the pledge OF
the Mormon people have continuously
declared polygamous marriages TO be
crime punishable as are other crimes
Havo you heard of the criminal pros
ecution of one Of those who have en-
tered into polygamous. marriages SINCE
statehood was granted to utahl Mr..
Smoot knows ali about Taylor, Cowley
and Tanner, and most probably OF many
others. Has he tried TO uphold the law
OF the stato7 Only by protestatlons IN
Washington, not by prosecutions IN
Utah. -.
the Mormon temples wherein are con-
ccaled the evidence of tho polygamous
marriages confessed by the church lead.
ers, but those leaders not only can fur
nish the proof of these crimes commit"
ted by their followers, but if they wish
to keep the faith of their people
pledged to President Cleveland, who ac-
o,no4isnffan nf ITfah for TnG
nation, as the paramount law of the
state, they can absolutely bring praise
to Utah as far as polygamy is CON
cerned by decreelng accommodation
from the Mormon church, not only of
the principals, but also Of the official
who performs a polygamous or plural
marriage, and then enforcing such or
dinance.
Will they do it until forced 20 do
so by the ultimately inevitable success
of Americanism in Utah!
OF course they will not. They do
not intend TO honor their pledges to
the nation, and I win tell you how /
know il.
had some time ago an extraordinary
talk with a Mormon of high standing
in Salt Lake City. He was as frank
and open in discussing the real issues
in Utah civic affairs as though he was
not sectarian. He told me that the
deposition from the apostleship of Tay-
lor and Cowley was a piece of rank
hypocrisy to enable Smoot TO boast in
Washington that be was sincerely op.
posing polygamy.
At the same time Smith. Smoot ct
al were continually advancing in
church offices men who were Just as
well known in church circles to have
taken new polygamous cousorts within
the past five or six years.
He told me. in particular. that tho
president Of a church stake adjoining
Salt Lake City and at least one Of his
counseors were we'll known TO the first
presidency of the church. to the apoS.
Ties. including Smoot, and to many of
their neighbors, TO have taken by sol
emu ceremony of the Mormon church
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01

| mon people contained in the state con-
! stitution7
Remember this: the Mormon church
acts through its officers. In the Nor
mon church nothing Of church action
can originate or be initiated from the
ordinary membership. Any church pol
icy. action or instruction must come
down. from the first presidency of the
apostles; it cannot come in from the
masses of the Mormon people, How.
ever absurd this NAV seem 10 YOU, it
is So Ask any leading Mormon and he
VIII tell you II is the fact, and so the
leaders of the Mormon church are an
swersble to no one beneath them in
church office for any act, but their
acts as religionists are the acts of their
church.
Therefore, when the leaders Of the
Mormon church, using their churchly
power, attempt to dominate the state
in civic and political affairs, they are
deliberately on behalf of their church
their church, and betraying the faith
imposed in them by our great nation
when Utah was admitted as a state un-
der the solemn pledges Of the Mormon
people contained in our state constiu-
tion.
Will any non.Mormon OIL Utah vote
to uphold such dishonori
course3
The civic dishonor of the Mormon
leaders is plain beyond reasonable con-
tToversy.
1t has covered nearly every election
since 1896, when Utah became a state,
and it is now so bold that every hon
est man, be he Mormon or non-Mor-
mon, should copcede it., and face the is.
sue thus presented with an honest de.
sire 10 vote as American citizenship de.
mands.
l believe if he does so, he can vote
only the American party ticket next
Tuesday.
First: At the October conference Of
the Mormon church. not one month ago,
Joseph F, Smith. president OF the
church, injected into a general religious
assembly Of all the Mormon church
members words which show beyond
cavil that he "counselled' the Nor.
mons as religionists TO unite TO vote
for Mormons, and not for Gentiles, and
for those who would return
Reed Smoot TO the United States senate
and to vote for Joseph Howell for the
lower house OF Congress.
His words were as follows:
81 thank God that this state Of Utah /
is and has been, represented in the /,
nails OF congress by honest meu-men
after God s own heart; men who love 7
heir own people, and who are Just. and /
and true to all the citizens .
)f our state.
81 thank God that we are blest with ,
he privilege OF representing ourselves, /
'ather than being misrepresented by our .
enemies, in the halls Of Congress; and .
n the name of common sense, I deplore .
he thought that any Lstter-day Saint .
hould regret that good men and true
lave been chosen, not by the .
hurch, bot by their followers and by
heir own political parties, TO represent
he state of Utah in the halls of Con.
,Tess.
THANK God for il. That's my senti.
nent. And I hope that / shall not
ee the day soon when we will have the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01

"Just now there is tendency among
some Of the thoughtless young men 10
Join in or sympathize with the fight
against church authorities waged by the
assassins of virtue, the supporters OF
vice and riot, and wine and lcwd wom-
en-, gambling, robbery and general cor
ruption. 1t is n senseless tendency,
and they who follow it will do so their
own destruction.
At the present time we are about
to make a choice of some political
leaders. 1t is scarcely necessary TO say
that man who has the interest OF him.
self and his people at heart will choose
his friends. Who are our frieuds2 Men
who have kept informed of the trend
of affairs in the nation for the past two
years or more may easily surmise. To
vote any other way would be ungra.
cious, against our own best interests,
and would show a spirit of uugrateful
ness such as this people do not pos
sess.
Now this so plainly "counseledn - the
instructible Mormons TO vote the Re-
publican ticket that in Salt Lake coun-
ty the normal Democratic vote was de-
creased almost 80 per cont. and in every
voting district in the county where
Momons preponderate the Democratic
vote was moro than cut in two and
the Republican vote was proportionate-
y
this was an instruction TO vote the Re
publican ticket was made by l., j. Had.
dock at political meeting, at which
Reed Smoot was chief orator (O, held
in Salt Lake City, October 2S. | chal.
lenge Smoot TO deny that Smith 5 in
struction was TO vote the Republican
ticket. ] challenge President Smith TO
do so. and / challenge the Dcseret News
to make such denial.
Do you, Mr.. Non Mormon Voter,
sanction or Join with Mr.. Smith in this
kind of politics in Utah2 Again ] ask
you, Do you not know the only political
party in Utah which protests against
the dominance of the Mormon church
leaders in the politics of the state is tho
American party?
Do you. Mr., Non. Mormon Voter. or
any self-respecting Mormon, Join with
Mr. Smith in calling more than 10000
Gentiles, gathered from every state of
our Union, who voted tho American
ticket, "assassins of virtue, supporters
of vico aud riot, and wine and lewd
women, gambling. robbery and general
corruption?'
If YOU vote with him and his Gin
structed = followers, are you not APP
proving his course'
Do YOU not know that 90 per cent of
the non-M MormonS Of Salt Lake City
voted the American party ticket in
l9Oi| Are YOU or the non American 10
per cent so filled with civic virtue that
you arc sure that you can couch with
Joseph T. Smith, Reed Smoot and most
of the leading officials OF the Mormon
church in the same political bed with
out blackcnjng your civic conscienccsl
".
II was proven at Washington before
the senate committee investigating
Reed Smoot S legal competency TO sit
in the senate. and cannot be denied.
that the Mormon church leaders. prior
to 1904 had officially organized Nor.
mon religion classes which were using
the public school buildings in many
parts Of the state. by instruction of the
first presidency of the church, and that
the Mormon leaders imposed on the pub.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
Street, American Party Candidate for GOVERNOR

misfortune again Of being either mis-
represented or of failing TO be properly
represented in the halls Of Congress. -
When YOU give the weight TO these
words which the average Mormon gives
to them, can you doubt that the presi-
dent of the church officially was ask.
ing hls people 10 break the pledges they
| made when they adopted the state con
sritution and TO make the Mormon
church tho dominant factor in affairs
OF state in Utah' He is the supreme
prophet, seer and revelator of his
church, and his words are the supreme
counsel which can be given TO the
Mormon people!
What did he mean when he thanked
tho Infinite One (who, in o spiritual
sense, is the power for good in every
man, be he Gentle or Mormon, Sec.
tartan or evolutionist, white or black,
or Yellow, that Utah "is represented
in the halls of Congress" by |men af-
ter God S own heart; men who love
Gcntile like Senator Sutherland Alas,
Senator Sutherland is mere figure
head in the eyes of the Mormon chief
a mere subservient nonentity.
Let us 90 further into this remarkable
confession Of dishonor made by Presi
don't Smith
81 thank God that we G. e., the Nor.
with the privilege OF representing our
selves q. e, Mormon Sectarinns) rather
than being misrepresented by our enc.
mics Il. Q. Gentiles who insist that the
constitution OF Utah shall bo upheldl.
Need [ 90 furtherl 1t is all too plain
for contention, and some Mormons who
are fair minded havo told me that my
Interpretation is correct
Besides, the Deseret News, the off.
cial daily organ of the Mormon church.
edltorially interpreted Mr., Smith Is
words as follows: ''The closing words
OF President Joseph f. Smith were
fervid and eloquent tribute to the in.
tegrity and ability of the men who
have represented and are now repre-
OF congress. He expressed his gratitude
70 God for this blessing and the hope of
It's continuance. just think Of thank
ing God for Smoot and Smootism
Second: Recently at the close OF a
short speech I made on behalf of tho
American party, a young Mormon pri-
vately challenged tho truth of a state.
ment | made that Joseph +. Smith. as
president of the Mormon church, during
the election of 1906 in "The Improve
nent Era, an official church magazine,
"counScled - the Mormon voters 10
vote the Republican ticket. Later
quote the words of the president Of the
CnuIch ana ask each Genttle and all
falr.mindcd Mormons whether il was not
a direct interference in the affairs Of
state by tho one man from whom all
devout Mormon religionists take "coun.
sci, -
This counsel appears in the issue
Of the Improvement Era for November.
1906, Volume X, No. l, and is part OF
an article signed by "'Joseph T.
Smith, entitled "By Their Fruits Ye
Shall Know Them. " 7 quote from
pages 65 and Go. 'At no time have the
leaders OF this people counseled evil
and it is true that where individuals
have needed the counsels Of tho elders
IF the church such persous have in the
md succeeded best and have recognized
he wisdom and Justice of their coun.
,els.