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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01
EDISON ON AERONAUT
May Give Attention to
Navigation of Air
FARMAN ON RIGHT TRACK
Has Little Faith in Aeroplane and
Dirigible Balloon---Wright's
Depends on Equation.

Spokane, Wash, Sept. %. Navi.
cation of the air will surely come; it is
simply question of applying mechan-
ical construction in a new way, and l
believe Henri Farman, who recently
visited this country, has started in the
right direction"
Thomas A. Edison, who, with Mrs.
Edison and daughter, is touring the
Pacific northwest, made the foregoing
statement in the course of an interview,
adding:
"The airship of the future will be
lifted by q mechanism something like a
spiral. 1t will have the ability to rise
without first giving it momentum and
will initiate closely the fight of bird.
with the helical lifting appliance,
improved propellors and device for
maintaining its equilibrium in the air,
the future airship will fly into the teeth
of the wind and it will rise to heights
where favorable currents may be found
or skim the surface of the earth.
81 have little faith in the aeroplane
or the dirigible balloon as a means OF
aerial navigation. The aeroplane of
the Wright brothers depends too much
on the personal equation. Place some
other man in that aeroplane and it will
not work. Flight depends upon the
skillful handling of the machine by the
inventor.
'It is also unlikely that the efforts
of inventors who have pinned their
faith to the dirigible balloon will meet
with success. When you have some
thing that is lighter than air, it must
be apparent even to the layman that it
is the toy of the winds. 1t is waited
about like thistledown when strong
wind is blowing. The aeroplane and
the dirigible balloon will be improved,
no doubt, but I look to see appliance
of principle different from either in
the successful airship.
"It is likely shall give some atten.
tion in the future to the navigation of
the dir. have done so in the past, but
/ had not time to make serious effort.
1 am firmly convinced that the time is
near at hand when it will be possible
to sail through the air as easily and as
safely as we now go by land or by wa
ter"
Mr.. Edison declared that the availa-
BILE water-power in the state of Wash
ington, estimated at 5000, ,00O-horse-
power, of which only a small percent
age is used, and that in adjoining states
and British Columbia, will be fully
utilized within twenty years by the
trans-continental railroads in moving
their passenger and freight trains from
the Rocky mountains to the Pacific
coast and Puget sound, "and, he add
ed, "when the waterfalls are harnessed
the trains will be operated faster and
much cheaper than at present.
81 may say, too, that within few
years the electrically propelled motor
car will be the automobile most in use.
1t will not supplant other forms of au-
tomObiles until provision is made for
renewing the storage batteries in con-
venient places, but in Spokane and
other cities where electrical energy
may be had cheaply and easily electric
cars will do the work of truck horses
and in general furnish transportation
for the people,"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01
EDITORIAL SPACE TO
ACADEMIC POLITICS

Our friend Carmack, of the Nashville
Tennessean is devoting much OF his
editorial space to an academic discus.
sion OF questions that we're settled by
the gubernatorial priamary and the
state convention. He refuses to support
the platform, but processes TO feel all
right toward Gov. Patterson as the
nominee, while charging the latter
with breaking faith with the people
and overthrowing the will Of the major
ity in the matter Of making the plat
form.
AS we understand Mr.. CArmack's
present position, he contends that a
county should have tesn permitted to
name set of delegates who would vote
for a platform on the liquor question
out of harmony with the position of the
candidate for governor who carried the
county in the primary. he asserts that
Gov. Patterson agreed and declared in
the course of his campaign speeches to
stand on state-w wide platform il the
state convention adopted one declaring
for that policy, and that these pledges
and assertions gave the governor coun'
ties that he wonld not otherwise have
carried, They voted for Patterson, ac'
cording to Carmack, with the under
standing that they would have chance
to put prohibition plank in the plat
form when the convention met. When
the state committee changed the plan
of selecting delegates it robbed the
Carmack committees in Patterson Coun
ties of the pleasure Of putting the gov
ernor on a statewide platform. Hence
democrat has the right to bolt thu
platform That, ss we understand him
is Mr.. Csrmack's position.
How does Mr.. Oarmack know tha
any county went for Gov, Patterson
under any such an un erstanding2 |
strikes us that before he can be sur
that county was carried by Patterson
under any such program, he must hav
the gift of mind reading.
In all of this controversy the voter
of the state should keep in mind fey
leading points and facts. The campaig
betw cen Mr.. Carmack and Gov. Patter
son had for its paramount issue tn
LIQUOR question. Mr., CsrmaCk asserte
on every stump that vote for Pattel
son was vote for the saloon. Houe1
er, according to Mr.. Carmack' q pesitio
now the people did not believe wor
he said aud went ahead and voted fo
his opponent believing him to beR pre-
hibitionist. In other words, Mr.. Cal
mack has worked himself into the pos
ton Of arguing, in fact, that the peopl
believed Gov. Patterson and did nc
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01
HASKELL RESIGNED.
Democratic Treasurer
Quits Office After
AN OFFICIAL CONFERENCE.
Resignation Doe to Desire Not to
Embarrass Party by Retain
ing the Treasurship.

Chicago, Sept. 25.-Gov. Charles N.
Haskell at midnight tonight resigned
as treasurer of the democratic national
committee. His resignation was an
nounced by himself three hours after
his arrival in Chicago from Guthrie,
Okla, and after he had conferred with
officials Of the democratic national
headquarters. In giving ont his de-
cision, Mr.. Haskell, in response to a
question, declared he did not desire to
be responsible for any embarrassment
which might result to the democratic
party by his retaining the Office of
treasurer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01
E. B. WADE ACCEPTS
NEW YORK POSITION

E. B. Wade, formerly of the Virginia
Tennessee Audit Co., of this city, later
in the employ of the Carolina, Clinch-
field & Ohio railroad, and we'll known
expert accountant Of this city, has &C.
cepted a position with Lybrand Ross
Bros. & Montgomery, public account
ants Of New York and Philadelphia,
and will have headquarters in the City
Investment building, New York. Mr..
Wade will make his home in that city.
Bristol Herald Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01
FRANKLIN co. FIRST PRIZE.
At the State Fair---Knox County
is Ninth in List of Exhibit
Winners Last Week.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 25. Franklin
county won first prize in the county
exhibits at the state fair. The judges
fastened the ribbons on the display in
the agricultural building today at noon
in the following order: Franklin, first;
Williamson, second; Montgomery,
third; Rutherford, fourth; Giles, fifth;
Shelby, sixth; Obion, seventh; Maury,
eighth; Knox, ninth; Smith, tenth.
Among the three counties tothe fore
only few points difference was noted
in the scoring, Franklin being separat.
ed from Williamson by eleven points,
while Rutherford and Montgomery
were separated by only fortytwo points,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01
Fountain Pen Free.

AS a special campaigning offer to
anyone who will secure 20 new ten
weeks trial subscriptions to the Week
ly Commercial Appeal, (remitting So. 90
for same) will be sent diamond point
fountain pen, guaranteed finest grade,
14-kt. solid gold pen. Act quick, as
this special offer will be withdrawn in
short time. Address, Weekly Com
mercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01


believe him, on this matter of liquor
However that may be, the average voter,
we are pretty sure, knew what he was
doing. He knew, for example, that
vote for Carmack was vote for prohi-
bition and that support of Patterson
was vote for local option. Carmack
stood for whisky under license sale;
Patterson was for allowing the people
to regulate the sale of liquor to suit
themselves. A majority of the people
Of the state took the Patterson side of
the argument, nominated Patterson for
governor and voted confidence in his
attitude on the issue.
OF course in such . campaign, in
which there was much exciteme ent, a
great deal of Speechmaking, more or
less OF sidestepping all around, Car
mack will be able to rake something
out OF the remains upon which to rest
his claims for regularity in his bolt Of
the platform; but under all of it the
people are apt to see a sore toe. They
will charge Mr.. Carmsck with sore toe
ism anyhow. and he is going to find it
difficult to successfully meet and dis
pule the charge. 1t is Carmack in an
entirely new role asking democrats Of
the state to repudiate platform Of
their party. He never did that before
chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01

it out of politics and restore 1t to the
states from which it was Withdrawn by
the usurpation of congress at the behest
of unwise humanitarians. Then the
whole subject resolves itself into one of
local self-government. Each state can
organize q sufficient force of MALTA to
control its own people and enforce the
laws within its own borders. Any 9th
or course must result in failure for an
army made up of soldiers not OF the
state where they are sent to operate can
never give peace to the citizens. It
will be Brownsville over again, and the
Forakers and Crumpackers will see to
it that there shall be no peace that does
not put them in command. 1t must be
this or a separation of the two races.
Which do you prefer? Choose you this
day which you will have before the RI
oting of the races hurries the nation on
from anarchy to despotism. We can
not change the nature Of men. White
and black can never live together in
peace as equals. Nj. T, P,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01
HORSE BALLET WITH
RINGING BROS. SHOW

A horse ballet is one of the new acts
in the huge program of the Ringing
Brothers Worlds Greatest Shows this
season. Three sqnadrons of high-step-
ping horses are gracefully put through
intricate figures Of dance with the ryth-
mic action of human experts. No stage
favorite could convey q keener regard
for time and picture effect than these
equine dancers, with their human
mounts bedecked in gorgeous tinery,
The animals are beautiful specimens Of
ariscratic breeding, amazingly educated
and go through picturesque movements
with daiutiness and precision of step
that is thrillingly enjoyable. This fea.
ture in it's varying entirety is one of
the most fascinating ring acts ever in
vented. Will exhibit in johnson City
on October 8.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-10-01

Tourist-Looks like pretty good soil
around here, What crops do farmers
grow in this section?
Native-That all depends, stranger.
Tourist-Depends on what?
Native-On what sort NV seed they
puts in an the weather. Chicago News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
Archie Burns Must Answer for
The Killing of Jas. F.
Jensen.
WILL PLEAD SELF Defense,
Evidence of Witnesses Show That Kill
ing Was Matter of Who
Could shoot First.

Special Correspondence.
Mt Peasant, April THE prclm-
mary hearing of Archie Burns for the
killing Of James r Jensen in the
Jim Fisk saloon in this city March
FL commenced at o'clock yesterday
in Justice ole Clemenson's court and
Has concluded This morning, At its con-
clusion the defendant was remand
ed without bail to the custody Of the
sheriff to await trial in the district
court. for murder in the first degree.
Judge William Il, King and j. w.
Cherry We're the attorneys FOR the de-
PENDANT the state being represented
10y County Attorney Lewis Larsen and
District Attorney Woods.
Tho prosecution put in considerable
evidence relating TO the homicide and
tho circumstances leading TO it,,
Seven witnesses for the state and
one for the defense We're heard, their
evidence going TO show that Burns
had passed Jensen several times in
the saloon before ,he shooting, and
that he had made grimaces as he
passed The last time he passed
Jensen looked intently at Burns, and
the latter told him 30 take good
look, governor" and then passed to
another room Jensen took offense
a; Burns erimaces and remarks. and
followed him to the rear room. There
h. accusted Burns with the remark
that he couldn't stand his insults
Burns told him TO leave him alone, as
he wanted no trouble with him. Tho
witness for the defense testified that
at this point Jensen dropped his right
hand TO his hip pocket According
to the evidence Burns then started
toward Jensen and followed him into
the bar room, grabbing him first by
the right hand. He shot twice while
Jensen stood. ana after he fell to
the floor walked around behind him
and fired twice more. all shots taking
effect, each one having been capable
OF causing death, Jensen shot once
after falling to the floor, and Burns
shot again before he left the room.
The attorneys moved for a dismissal
on the ground that Burns shot in self
defense and could not b. held for MUIR
der. The evidence introduced to
some extent justified the defendants
contention that he acted in self-de-
Tense; that il was only n matter Of
who could shoot first The justice,
however, thought a jury should de-
eide the matter, ana held the prisoner
as stated.
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7 oday $ Ogden News

! signors ask that the runawuys If caught
| pc severely punished and denied any
! nperty whatever In the school IN the
| future.
Later IN the day one of the boys
who escaped returned to the institution
voluntarily from salt Lake city to
which place he had gone when he ran
away Friday night. The returned lads
name Is Hanson, and lac said that his
conscience hurt him ana that he had
talked the matter over with his mother
ana II was decided that he should re-
turn. II was because that they Thought
that they would be denied the privilege
OF attending athletic meets In the fu-
ture that the boys took the action they
did in regard To the petition
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Earl, the infant son of MI and Mrs.
Earl Johnson. died at the family resi-
dence at Five Points yesterday after
noon. The funeral viii be held from
the family residence this afternoon
The preliminary work In the build
ing Of the Twenty-fourth street VIA
duct was commenced yesterday by the
removal by the Western Union COM
pany OF its wires and poles from the
site Of the viaduct.
Pau Morton, president of the Equt-
able Life Insurance society OF New
York arrived in Ogden yesterday after
noon accompanied by Samuel New
mouse, with whom he has been visiting
in salt Lake for several days. The
gentlemen were taken about the city
in touring car and later served with
lucheon at the Weber club. Mr. Nor
ton continued on east on the limited,
G. II. Day, Il personal representative
of Coy. Johnson Of Minnesota as can
didate for president on the Democratic
ticket was In ogden Monday and Tues
10 oil .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
rdward S. Luty Laid to Rest
Heartfelt EulogIes on
Noble Life.
carAT ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
committing Dcprcdations Along Line
az 5. P.-IIigh school Students
Observation-Disclosures Briefs.

OGDEN. April S.--Most Impressive
.r, ,be funeral services held yester-
so, afternoon over the body Of the
,o,e Edward $. Luty, former train
r,os,er of the Southern Pacific at Og-
den Long before the hour for the
commencement of the services the tab
o,nacle had begun to fill up, and by
,,o time the services began there was
40, vacant seat to be had. Friends
NJ me deceased from many points in
I1ah and Nevada We're present.
Al l,S0 o'clock the funeral cortege
IN tba family residence at 2665 Grant
'rsr,,e and was more than a mile in
iangtb The cortege was led by the
Auditorium band with the following
lriArs i'm line: Woodmen of the
Word. B. 2. o. Elks, order of Rail-
nav conductors. Brotherhood of Loo
omotlyc engineers. odd Fellows, Re-
lgccahs. Ladies' auxiliary of the Rail-
rad conductors, ana members from
Tho various offices of the Southern
pacific and railway employees on other
lnes. From many towns along the
line of the railroad IN Nevada were
representative citizens as Wei as from
ogden and Salt Lake.
The services at the taDernacie COM
menced at o'clock. The speakers
we're Prest. c. Il. Middleton, Patriarch
George W. Larkin, Rev. p. A. Simp-
kin OF Salt Lake City and Joseph
parry. an of whom paid many elo-
cnent and feeling tributes to the viz
tues of the deceased, who was one of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
EVANSTON, WYO.
HEAVY CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Judge Craig Opens Important Session
OF District Court.

vi District Court.
Evanston. Wyo.. ApriI 7-Iudee ma
vid H. Craig of Rnwlins onened ~.
Third distict court here today win tbo
largest criminal docket ON record nine
persons being charged with murder
on Wednesday, april S, hearing will
begin on the case of Mrs Annie R,1,ne
and daughter, who arc charged with
the murder of James Bruce OF Smoot.
Wyo., husband and father of defend,
ants. Bruce died in terrible agony AZ
ter eating pie put i'm his lunch on tho
morning of March 20. 1907. Suspicion
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
SPRING CITY.
pEsrRucTIVE FIRE
residence of lIemming Hansen and
adjoining Property Burned.

'Pt'hA ~ ihAtltNs
Special Corresno,do,oo
Spring CIV SaHrsto "a Ant,
FIRE which started olo,,t t,oo ~ =, u o. -
day burned TO The eroi,n5 ti,o 49,
roon,rd f,.9,,,,s 80, s,o"i'u 'lS severn
Hansen mo nov. hS,.n -. H'l1 =
and outbuiltinps ~ r|b,} .i'e''S
and the harm b,, ,,5 l4''' I'I -. " '
ward Hansen cn,,sinc y To- va -, ~,
$500, with mo- ins,,r..., iS' vi '''u'
The fire started in Tho l,i,,,,o,, ,.,,e
nj Tra,,,,,,;,,,r - 80 ~ h''VHeh Tuol
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trouble. II is stated that he has
passed some checks that have been
returned marked no funds. telegram
from the insurance company's offices
Informs local officers of the law that
he Is not their representative.
TWENTY FIVE DAYS FOR AS
SAULT.
Twenty-Five days was the sentence
imposed upon tramp by the name OF
Halverson for committing an assault
upon William Nicholson brakeman
on the Rio Grande system Halverson
was put off the train at Scoheld by
Nicholson who then bought a ticket
for Cotton, upon arriving at Cotton he
commenced his vicious attacks. He
boarded the first train out Of Cotton
and when it arrived at Provo Deputy
Sheriff Hales arrested him.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
The Rio Grande Western Railway
company has been made defendant in
II suit brought by Herman Snow of
Spanish Fork, to recover damages
done to his land caused by the COM
pany riprapping the river bed and
turning the stream current against u
dam which the plaintiff had erected
for the protection Of his property, caus-
ing the same to be washed away.
RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE.
The quarterly conference of the Utah
Stake Relief society Will be held at
the First ward Westinghouse. Friday,
at 10 o'clock q. m. 1t Is expected
that number of the general board
Will be in attendance An excellent
program has been arranged.
WEDDING PERMITS.
Marriage licenses were issued to the
following couples by the county clerk:
Abram Coates of Lehi and Alta a.
Hart of Nampa, Idaho.
William Palfryman and Matte Thorn
both of SpringVille.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
UTAH COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Bicycle Leaguc-Bogus Insurance Man
In Tolls OF the Law.

Special Correspondence
Prove, April S.--The Utah county
commissioners met yesterday in regular
session, and heard reports of county
officers, and allowed the usual monthly
accounts for the month of March. Fees
collected by the different officers for
the month of March were given as
follows: Treasurer, Sl3,75; recorder,
$895,O5; sheriff, S4S.2O; clerk, $6O47O. The
county attorneys contingent account
was reported showing oyerdrawn $780,
$50 was appropriated.
wHDELMEN's LEAGUE.
The Provo Wheelmens league was
perfected last night with the follow
ing officers: ID. r. Beebe. president;
Dr. f. w. Taylor. vice president: Walt
or Adams, secretary and treasurer
These with Councilman c. II. Miller
and Rev. S. H. goodwin constitute the
executive committee. The object of the
league is to assist in the enforcement
OF the new bicycle ordinance recently
passed 10y the city council and for the
bettelment of bicycle conditions.
BOGUS INSURANCE AGENT.
]. $. Castelbury. claiming to be an
insurance agent, is in the tolls of the
law for accepting money upon policies
which he never wrote, He was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Hales, and
is being held for the sheriff Of Carbon
county who will take him to Price TO
answer to the oifcnse, This is the man
who posed as a representative OF the
National Life Insurance company IN
Utah county and with whom c. NJ.
Twelyes Of Spanish Fork had some
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08
KING EDWARDS POCKETS.

Like every man who values the looh
Of his clothes, King Edward VII car
ries very little IN his pockets besides &
handkerchief Ia his waistcoat pockeI
he carries o gold pencil case, a olgal
cutter, a Little pass key a gold watch
carefully regulated by Greenwich time
and half a dozen gold coins In his
coat pocket he carries tiny notebook
and iu The winter he puts his gloves IN
the pocket of his t1pcoat The king
never carries cigar ease. except o
gold case which holds ono cigar.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-08

We make 500 kinds of candies.
Why 80 many? Why. they are all 80
good we can't find jumping on
plncc." Then we invent new candy
at least every wcck---that's how We
please everybody.
"Swcctly Thine
STNRTUP CANDY Co, Provo.
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MAYFIELD.
PUBLIC GATHERINGS.
Discontinued Through Appearance of
DlphthCria-Onc Fatal Case.

Special Correspondence.
Mayfeld, Sannete Co, vNpril G.
Diphtheria has made its appearance
IN the family of Louis Anderson. A
girl of FIVE years succumhed to the
dread disease on April 8. All of Mr.
Andersons children. except the baby.
are afflicted with The disease
The disease appeared in very mild
form, and it was supposed TO be an
aggravated form OF sore throat, so
many OF the neighbors ana friends have
been exposed. The schools and all
public gatherings have been discuntin-
ued to await further development
Mrs. Linda Rosenlund, the president
of the Y. J.. NJ. l. \. of AIayneld. is
going TO Nevada TO make her home.
On Saturday the members of the as
ISOLATION ana other friends gave her a
farewell surprise.
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DEsEREr EVENING NEWS WEDNESDAY April. 1908

To give the biggest pos
sible cake Of the best pos
sible soap for the least
possible money.
That is and always
has been the policy of
the manufacturers of
Ivory Soap.
That it is the right
policy is proven by the
fact that the sales of
Ivory Soap grow great
er, year by year.
Ivory Soap
80 4tr0O. Per Gent. Pure.