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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
WANTS SO, DAMAGES.
Ida larson Sues Oregon Short Line
For Personal Injuries.

Tho case of Ida Larson against the
Oregon Short Line railroad company,
in which plaintiff seeks to recover
damages In the sum of $4,000 for per
sonal injuries alleged to have been
received by her through being run into
and knocked down by a train of defend
ant company on the list day of July
1906. 1T Mindpka, Idaho. was received
shl the Third district court this morn
ing on transfer from the Second dis
trict at Ogden. In her complaint the
plaIntiff claims that on the date named
she was lawfully upon the track of de-
PENDANT company within the depot
limits at Minidoka, when a freight
train. coming into the station ran
against her striking her with great
force and bruising. wounding and in
juring her right side so that she law IN
bed for five days and was compelled
Ia receive medical attention for two
months, and that the injuries have
left her nerves affected by reason Of
which she still suffers great bodily
pain. She claims the company by its
engineer failed to blow the whistle
or ring the bell OF the locomotive which
struck her, and that she had no warn
Ing of the approach of the train, and
on that account was guilty of negli-
gence.
The railroad company in its answer
denies each of the material allegations
of the complaint and further says
that whatever injury was received by
plaintiff was the result OF her own
Negligent acts and conduct
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
MAY LOSE EYESIGHT
AS RESULT OF HAZlNG

san Francisco, Aug. 26-The Bullo-
tin today prints story Of the hazing
at the naval training station at Yorba
Bueua island of Earl Trey, a 2l-year.
old apprentice ON the training shin
Pensacola, which will probably result
IN the loss Of sight by Trey and tho
courtmartlal of o, r. Guy ana j. VAL
deHus, two shlpmates
The hazlng, It rs said occurred Aug
~, and every effort has been made To-
Keep the incident from becoming pub
lie. ''N
According to the story Trey was
caught BIZ Guy and Valderlus az he was
preparing 10 retire for the night. n
moose was fastened tightly around his
neck, the rope passed over a hook and
no was swung clear Of the deck. re-
maning suspended for 1--WE minutes. lie
was found In this position by two mas
tL,,r-at-arms, hls eyes bulglng out and
ms tongue swollen aud black.
For days he fingered between life and
death and the doctors now say that he
mas lost the sight OF one eye and prob,
ably both. Trey viii be sent TO his
home in Oklahoma.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27

hands Detectives, who had the prls-
oner in charge, fought off the infuriat-
ed patrolmen and dragged their charge
to a place of safety Bradley, or Bren-
nan, was captured tonight by city de-
tertives at a ranch about 20 miles erom
the scene of the killing last night and
arrived at city hall here Just as the
night force of policemen were gathering
for duty His captors We're going
through the hall with Bradley when the
report became circulated that Officer
stephens slayer was in the building.
instantly blue coats swarmed into the
corridor aud attacked the man under
arrest He was knocked down with
police clubs ana the enraged brother
officers of stephens seemed bent on ex-
terminating him, when Chief Arm
strong, with a bunch of detectives,
charged the mob, The appearance of
the chief checked the attack long
enough for Bradley's rescuers to drag
him away He was then placed in q
cell and is being closely guarded He
was not seriously hurt. Chief Arm
strong declares that the evidence
against Bradley is strong.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
VISITOR BANQUETED.
n. y. Shacklcton Guest OF Honor at
Dinner Yesterday Afternoon.

An Interested Salt Lake visitor for
several days past is Mr.. r. A Shackle-
ton. of Kamloops, British Columbia,
who is here paying his respects to a
number of relatives i'm these parts
These include the Moyles, Moores,
Badgers. Armstrong;, and Burtons, and
last evening he was guest of honor at
a dinner where covers were laid for
upwards of so persons.
For many years MIR. Shackleton has
been In correspondence with his kins-
people and finally decided to come
and learn more concerning them and
tho folk among whom they reside. lie
said today that tho favorable con
ccption that he had always had OF
Utah and her inhabitants had been con-
tirmed to his entire stisfaction. Arti-
cles from his pen in defense of the
Mormon people have found their way
into British newspapers from time to
time. and now he is more than ever
prepared to continue his efforts in that
direction.
"Of all the cities that have visited.
in this country and abroad | consider
Salt Lake the most beautiful" said
Mr.. Shackleton today.
Your broad and shaded streets cs-
pccially appeal 10 me, and i'm this and
other ways / discern the wisdom Of
the men who laid out this city and its
sisters of the state"
Mr.. Schaclleton is secretary and Il
member of the board of trustees Ut
the public schools of his home city In
his visits he is making inspection OF
heating plants for school buildings. and
is particularly impressed with that
found in the Lafayette school in this
city.
Kamloops is $50 miles east of Van
couver, says Mr. Schaokleton, and Ia
reached by a spur of tho G. r. rail-
road. Cattle raising. fruit production
and mining are principal enterprises
carried on in the district. Although
considerable to the north, such fruits
as peaches arc grown IN immense
quantities and of fine quality. Mr..
Shacklcton expects to leave for his
home tomorrow by way OF Portland.
He is native Of Liverpool, but was
educated in the University of Edn-
burgh He has been In the Dominion
nearly q years
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
WIFE CONFESSES
TERRIBLE CRIME
MaCrena Kavorzoof Induced Man
She Loved to Murder
Her Husband.
DECLARES SHE FEARED HIM.
When Guilty Couple Were Appre'
bend Woman Justified Decd ON
Grounds of Cruelty.

Seattle, wash, Aug ga special to
the Times from Valdez, Alaska, says;
Elemental passions aroused in the
bosom of bride far from the limits
of civilization, ON the little island of
Afognak, eliminated In one of the most
atrocious murders yet recorded. ac-
cording to the confession of Macrena
Kavorzoof who induced the man she
loved TO kill her husband. Both prinCl-
pals are now under arrest at Afognak
from which place they will probably be
brought TO Valdez for trial before the
district court
Peter $. Kavorzoof was woodmau
who recently was married to l9-year-
old girl in the local Greek Catholic
church They went to their home at
Ouzinky, where the bridegroom, who
was much older than his wife, had Il
>mall farm. Not long afterward, George
Pestriakoff, a former admirer of the
young woman. followed, and she begged
him to free her from her husband,
whom she feared,
Pestriakoff agreed to do so, accord
ing to the details. and fclled KavorZouf
with an axe. The only witness TO the
terrible tragedy was the dead mans
l3-year-old son by a former marriage
Macrena intimidated the lad and com
PEELED him TO assist her in disposing OF
the body. Then the slayer and the
woman fed.
Soon afterward Kavorzoof was
missed, and through the boy it was
first learned that he had been killed.
The fleeing couple We're overtaken and
lodged In jail. Two days later the
woman broke down and admitted the
crime. She justified 1t. however, by
making charges of extreme cruelty
against her husband
Pestriakoff has no regret for the part
he played, saying he sought to deliver
the woman whom he loved from the
terror she was living in.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION.

Registration for entrance to the salt
Lake High school win commence next
Monday morning at O'Clock, and viii
continue every day next week. The
registration officer may be found in the
main building from TO ~ a. m. and
from until p. m. Supt. Christensen
urges that all upils who expect to en-
ter high school register during next
week. II is necessary for those expect
ing to enter from outside towns to have
their certificates approved at the office
of the city superintendent before apply
ing for entrance. Pupils promoted from
the grades should carry their certitl-
Gates with them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
SPIKE AND RAIL.

a. II. Lewis, chief rate cler,
V thd or OF tne general passenger agert 'l: .
y. sat Lake Route at Los S Hngn, q
n ~ Il, nait Lake on his way home fror
rate men of the west at Denver ,"'''oad
Burt Beath, dispatcher for tbo c..
re at Needles. California ie Hann
CITY on a vacation trip. He is I'M tne
panied by Mrs. Beath ''eoM'
p. A; Mecubbin. of the ofT,co q,
Sem.rai manager of the Salt 1 me
Route IN Los Angeles, is in town LS !,
Is accompanied by Mrs. McCubbin dc
N. -. Paul manager of the SAN ra
i ~ w. e news department of Los Aneeis.'
Is IN salt Lake for a day or two ,se'eS
Or, On Sept l6, Peach day" at p.,.
nam CITY, the Salt Lake Rom, DIls,
run excursion trains from tbs we VIII
connect meet with the Short Line train 1.' a., 10
of this city for the Boxelder c1m%. out
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
COLLIE ENTERTAINS BURGLAR.
Jack Thomas Values His Dog More
Highly Since An Incident.

Jack Thomas. ticket agent for the
san Pedro has Scotch ellie dog that
he has hitherto considered very vahi-
able and which he now Is of the
opinion has no superior IN the canine
family. The latest estimate OF the an
imals worth came as the result OF an
occurrence of night or two ago,
when tha family residence was spared
from ransackng by burglars by rea-
son OF his watchfulnoss.
The wife of Mr. Thomas is away
from homo at present. and on the
night In question the head Of the house
was awakened by some one trying To
open one of the front doors. Mr.. Thorn
as discovered that the dog was close
Inside tho door ana as the intruders
moved around 10 another door the
come nolslessly followed Finally the
hack door was tried by the providers,
the screen door was opened by means
OF a Jimmy" or some such instrii
menL and then the lock In the kitchen
door was turned and the door was op-
thru Just then me dog made himself
heald ANA so d = one of tho burglars.
There were backs aud wells and "A
srrimmage, and Mr. Thomas reached
IN" scene Just I'm time 10 see one man
running very fast and another moving
more slowly, as no was pulling the dog
along with him II was some time
before the animal could be shaken
. .,n' ana soon the man Jumped tho
when the collie returned his mouth
H," laWs We're covered with blood and
h'' master supposed h. had been slash
'" WIN a hhlte, hut "a good washing
showed That he had not scratch.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
VARIETY OLE RAnrs

Samuelson and Mcfarland ,,oo+
row evening in a 10-mlle motnr w H.oT
race on the Salt Palace saucer, Tbiip a sti
another match between West and " W,i anl
Ter are features of the card. Tbs AZ ~,
French style heats, OF one-half N SGes
quarter and q mile, This is new t noe.
and will furnish plenty of diffeerntn U w
ing for the admirers of the two fs ~,
two-mile lap handicap and o,ar Ui a
mile open and the amateurs for AM an M
tralian pursuit and two-nile onen i,.
race This card has more variety in !,
than tho Tan is usually given -
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
PICTURESQUE HOBO.
Lieut.. Shannon Arrests IN Awful
Specimen OF Genus Nagrant.

The mystery of the man who has
been proving about the residence of
Lieutenant of Police Richard L. Shan
non. No. 81 Johnson avenue, was solv-
ed by the astute officer this morning
when he tracked typical tramp
named Ben Wink, to a point near the
Jordan river on Tenth West and
Eighth South
For many days an unkempt fero-
cious looking creature has been seen
wandering about in the neighborhood
of Mr.. Shannon's home. Not long ago
his place was entered by robbers but
nothing of value taken.
Last night. while Mrs. Shannon and
visitor were out to the lake and
Lieutenant Dick was busy at police
headquarters trying To unravel mys-
teres that would give Sherlock Holmes
brain fever, he received a telephone
message to ne effect that mysterious
lights were seen i'm his house. He lost
no time In dashing to the scene but no
robbers were to be found
This morning he secured a descrlp-
tion of the man and started out to find
him Yesterday afternoon the fellow
was wandering about tho neighborhood
Of Shannons residence and friGhtcn-
ed several women by his actions This
morning the lieutenant learned that
the individual was o. Tenth West and
Eighth South Lieut.. Shannon hur-
RED TO the place IN a buggy and there
found the man sitting In some bushes
cursing with gusto. The patrol wagon
was called and the filthy man was
taken to police headquarters. Patrol
man Carlson was given the task of
searching the fellow and although he
SO. .taal# IA. Il /.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
HUSBAND ON A RAMPAGE.
Wife Is Locked in Shack and Then
Abused Until Police Arrive.

Toephonng frantically for the police
to 20 to Aberdeen street ana Ninth
South street whore man named Burt
Cotton had locked his wife IN a shacl,
and then had started in to abuse her.
neighbors stopped a quarrel this after.
noon. Detective Shulzo aud Patrolman
Carlson responded TO the call and went
10 the Cotton home. They found Mrs
Cotton locked no and neghbors said that
husband. IN the meantime, Cotton had
threatened 10 XIII amy one who should
Interfere In his own affairs. patrolman
90 tho house though, and found Cot.
toms gun concealed IN Dedclothcs. They
Ild not arrest Cotton, but gave Mrs.
propelty aud seek shelter with her moth
en- CotQtn was left nj the place TO con-
da4ct himself "a such manner as no
Their
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
NOT TOO SWIFT BUT TOO SURE.

This morning Patrolman Tom Simp-
son arrested a H-year-old youngstct
giving the name of While Alexander,
ON the charge of petit larceny. Yester-
day morning young Alexander who re-
sides, or says ne does, on west
Firth South street, stole dozen grain
sacks from Heuderson's store The
youth was arrested by simpson but be-
ing fleet of foot and watching his
chance, slipped away from the big min
ION of the law.
But simpson was not the kind To sit
idly by and kept up search for the
youngster, finally landing him this
morning. The boy will be tried before
the juvenile court and most likely sent
to the state industrial school as he
| has boon before the juvenile court be-
/ fore for larceny.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
RoEBL1NG co. FILES ANSWER.
Claims Former superintendent Dlu
Not Live Up To Agreement.

An answer was today filed in the
Third district court in the action Of
Herbert c. Matthews against the Roeb-
ling Construction company, in which
plalntiff seeks to recover from defend
ant company the sum of $1,000 alleged
To be due as commission for the secur-
| ing by the plaintiff of contract on
the Judge building in this city for tho
defendant company.
In its answer the company admits
that an agreement was entered into be-
tween the plaintiff and defendant that
he should receive the money as CONF
mission, but that subsequent agree
ments were made between the parties
by which the plaintiff agreed to torcgo
his claim to that sum, accepting in lieu
thereof the sum of 800 and the consid-
Grafton of continued employment, as
its superintendent of construction, up
on such work as it had to be done in
salt Lake. Plaintiff was employed, ac-
Cording TO the answer OF defendant at
regular monthly salary to act as its
superintendent: and that the company
had fulfilled its part of the contract,
but that plaintiff did not. on Feb, Is,
the answer alleges, the plaintiff had SO
conducted himself that he was no long
cr fit to act as such superintendent.
and on that date he voluntarily offered
his resignation,
The defendant company sets up as
counter claim the statement that plain
tin, while in their employ received tho
sum of $40 as salary which was not
due him by reason of the fact that an
agreement existed between the parties
that he should receive no salary while
the building operations were at a
standstill; that he also received an
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
TONY PAsToR DEAD.

Emhurst l.. L. Aug 26--Antonio
tTony) Pastor, the theatrical manager.
died tonight after an illness of several
weeks.
Tony Pastor was taken III Aug. 10
last and failed rapidly. He rallied
several times, but the doctors did not
hold out any hope for recovery. Dur
ing his Illness letters kilograms and
cards poured into Kerry cottage, his
home here, from all parts of the cotm-
try, and lately messages from Europe
hogan to arrive
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27

and Goodfelow under arrest When
Fitzgerald was arrested he said;
We'll you've got me this time az
right" but when asked where he had
stolen the harness from he replled;'
II refuse to talk" II developed
however. that he had got the property
from Goodfellow Moore telcphoned
for the patrol wagon and Sergeant
Roberts and Patrolman Carlson went
to Mooro's assistance.
Fitzgerald refuses TO talk at all about
the case He said he was stone
mason IS years of age Goodfellow
claims he has lived here for 10 years
and is a railroad man. The police
believe tho fellows have been making
a practise OF stealing harness and sell
ing the same about town. Both we're
locked up on the churge of petit lar
Ccny.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
RECEIVER ASKED FOR.
Equity Investment Company Charged
With Being Insolvcnt.

Elena A. Tying has filed a suit In
tho Third district court against the
Equity Investment company of SAT-
Lake City, and asking for the appoint
ment of a receiver Tor the same inc
complaint alleges that the company Is
insoivent, and that it is owing pam
rentals collected by deffdant for
nIaintiff from parties renting rooms
ana APARTMENTS in the Aztec block.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
HARNESS THIEVES CAUGHT.
Patrol Driver Moore Makes Good
Capture Of Two Men.

Patrol Driver George Moore made am
important capture early this afternoon
when he landed IN ion two alleged hal-
ness thieves,
Word came lo police headquarters
irall sIh9lles lnghWms barn at ggs
west SKIN South street tl the erect
thar few days ago "a imam ,..,,,,,.i
Charles Gooitelow had Sold KIN,
bride which was subsequently, fnurJ
20 nave been stolen. This morning
man giving the name of Albert FItz.
gerald appeared at the barn vim =,
double harness Tor sale The no1icS
Mer Notified and Patrol Driver Noorc
hurried 10 the place, placing Fitzgerald
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
PERSONALS.

Justice OF The Peace Dana r. smith
and Mrs. Smith have returned from
a vacation i'm Island Park Ida. The
Judge rs now telling whoppers about
the big fish he says he caught.
n. J. Longley. inspector In the i'm
migration service, has returned from
New York. Mr.. Longley went from
SAT- Lake to Goldheld some time ago
10 work on a case and then went from
there 10 the metropolis,
Mrs Mark Stanley and Mrs. Clyde
II, stanley with their children have
gone TO Boulder Colo, for two
months vacation. They have relatives
and friends at Boulder.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
TODAY'S.

VIM. jenkins and wife IN lac :,
Jeill<ins, part OF section ~ to,.s u
,,Shlp l south, range . west '"h'
EilAabeth w. Wagstar To- Ijon,..,,.
iirice' part OF lot 4. block IL 'I III,
Niels Erickson and wife a., -.
sell, part of section 3, toUnsi,u,r,
south. range | west
- -, HardinE to II. orseil lot
block 10. 5-acre A ' i"s =
~ NJ. Ashton, ct al TO David y
cs ser,kIn = p,ock 10 Gllmer Place.
cannon, section II. TOWNSHIP;
south, range l west .'p
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
STEALS FROM BLIND MEN.

If the police are suocossful in locat-
Ing the Individual who stole % pair of
trousers and II vest from q room 40 80
east First South street they win can.
ture about the meanost man living Tho
articles were stolen some Time Inst
night from Blind Rll' Henderson am
aged and unfortunate newspaper yaudnr
papers on the corner M First soufh t,,1
Main street The thief entered bIg T1an
| last night and made Off with tno clulH,
ing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
DENVER POLICE NEARLY
MURDER A PRISONER

Denver, Aug. 26--John Bradley. alias
John Brennan "A cowboy who was ar
rested late today on suspicion OF hay
ing murdered Policeman William II.
stephens last night was set upon by
number of police officers al head
quarters tonight and narrowly es-
capped being beaten to death at their
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
FINE TOMATO WEATHER.
Growers Sec the Crop Ripcnng Under
The Continued Fair Skies.

The present clear and pleasant wealth
er is great for the tomato growers,
whose products are ripening In the sun
now fast so that another week before
the changing OF the weather viii mean
3nds of dollars in their pockets.
Low Daromotric pressure extends over
the south plateau. British Columbia and
die Rocky mountain slope and lake re-
ginn the air pressure is nigh. This dis
tubution of barometric pressure has
caused showers or tbunderstorms over
portions OF Colorado. New Mexico. Nc
braSka Missouri Minnesota, British
Northwest Territory ana Atlantic states;
with heavy rainfall at Charleston ;. c.,
Lie inch, and Boston, Mass, liz inch.
The temperature changes are generally
silght except rise of 10 degrees or
more al Boise, kamloops and st. Louis,
and a corresponding fHll at Charleston,
North Platte. Denver and Calgary.
United States department of agricul-
ture, weather bureau meteorological re-
Record at the local office, United
States weather bureau, Tor "a hours
ending at Il. m today;
Temperature at Il. m. a. maximum,
a. minimum. "a; mean, &C, which is de-
grces below normal.
Precipitation since tho FIRST of the
MONTH, 1885 inch which is ~ inch above
the normal Accumulated excess since
Jan, /, PAL inches. Relative humidity
at 9 a. M, a per cent. Fair weather
will cause continued fair weather to-
night aud Friday In this locality
The, record of todays temperatures is
as follows:
. AIM $500 ....''''''.....'.,.,.....,., OF
d'il.'''''. '..s...... ..--...... ......,.... 90
y am. '.'''.., .,.-..,.,... ...."..........65
w ILL., '''.'.'' .'..'''. ....'.,..-,.......l
u a.Il.''.' ...-.,.... ..................i3
= NJ. .'''..'.'..' -'.'.. ...',-,.......iS
/ pm. ........ ...,..,....,.... ..........Sl
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ORDERED DEPoRTED.
Fifteen Members of the mormon"
Church Who Recently Landed.

Boston. Aug. 2G.-lmmigration Of
iicals who have been investigating the
cases of the 81 young women converts
TO the Mormon faith. who reached
Boston on the steamer Republic last
Sunday have decided to deport 10 of
them. There are yet 20 cases to be de-
cided upon.