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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
.oLDFlELD FAILED TO
EQUAL HIS RECORD

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 2o.-Barney
sOldfield. in Benz, covered mile In
432-1o failing to equal his record Of
yesterday by one-tentll of second
Zengel. in Chadwick, covered a
mile in 40 40. DePalma in Fiat
made it in 4S 6-10.
Fve-mile stripped Chassis. 2S1 to 300
cubic inch piston-displacemen
5(Strange), first; Buick (ChevroleD,
second; Marion (Stntz), third Time,
4:4s. Marion (Monson) also started.
,ren-lnile, stripped Chassis, 3Ol to 45O
cubic inch piston displacement-Na-
#tional CAlerz). first: Buick (Checrolet,
second; Stoddard Dayton Ode Palma),
Atlird-tiHle. g: 16 $40.
standardization (Clements) also
started:
n-mile-national (Aitken). first
EApperson (Lyttle). second; Lozier
(Mulford), third--time, 9:266-1o. Ma
tional 5(Kincaid), was the only start
Eer to finish. National (Oldfield): :.
StodGard- Dayton (ClementsJ, Fiat
S(Hearne), and Stoddard- Dayton ODE
Hymel), also started.
At the end of % miles in the 50-mlle
race, the standardization (Wright),
car was leading; Buick CDeWitt), sec
ond; standardization (Schwitzer),
third, and Buick (RyalD, fourth, time,
29.02 2-10.
Fifty miles. stripped Chassis, 161 to
$50 cubic inch piston displacement
Stoddard Dayton CWrighD. first; Stod-
dard Dayton. (Schwitzer), second. Time
59:231-10. Only two finished.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
Pr OBLEMs GENUINE
SCIENTIST WILL NOT DISCUSS

Lake Geneva, Wis, Aug. 2o..--After
the opening yesterday of the tenth
meeting of the Astronomical and AS
,trophNsical Society of America at
sYerkes observatory, Prof. Pickering and
Prof. b. b. Frost, who has charge Of
the Yerkes obserwato drew up a list
Of the ..problens Z which they say a
genuine scientistwill never bother with.
Here is the list:
Going up in a ball loon with telescopes
to make observa tons. This the true as
stronomer declares ridiculous.
II Question Of the inhabitabilityo of tplan-
cts. This is described as purely bio-.
logical problem The true astronomer
concerns himself merely with matters
Of mass, length and time.
Probability of the destruction, of the
earth by comets This is characterized
as ''pure idiocy.
Talk Of comets plunging into the sun
and thus generating heat sufficient
to burn up the earth. More .idiocy."
Talk of satellites of the moon. Lu-
5dicrous. 81
Rumors of the temperance of the
Biblical. star of Bethlehem. This star,
which Is reported frequently from some
part Of the country, according to Prof.
Frost, is the planet Venus.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
ATTEMPT TO BURN
PRESSED STEEL CAR PLANT

Pittsburg, Aug. 20. Early today an
Z attempt was made by unknown persons
70 start fire inside the plant Of the
Pressed Steel Car company Several
large bundles OF burning excelsior We're
thrown over the mill fence, but We're
extinguished by guards.
Hearing that strike sympathizers had
Threatened to dynamite the ferry steam
or II, H. Pfiel, used to carry employees
I 10 the works, the crews Of the boat
quit today rather than take the risk
OF an explosion.
AS. 14O new men were being taken into
the mill: today a large crowd of men
and women gathered and half a dozen
shots We're fired into the air by strike
ssympathizers before the state constabu-
larry charged into the crowd.
Fifteen hundred strikers and fami-
lies surrounded a restaurant patronized
by deputy sherifTs and clerical force OF
the plant 1T noon. Mud and stones
We're thrown, breaking the windows OF
the restaurant. "A squad of mounted
state police dispersed the mob
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
UTAH MAY EXHIBIT.
Meeting Held in Governors Office 10
Discuss Irrigation Exposition.

With a number of prominent men.
Gov. William Spry discussed this
morning the proposition of sending an
exhibit to the United states Land and
Irrigation exposition which will open
in Chicago, on Nov. 20. 1t was fin
ally left with Gov. spry to decide
and he will meet with the officials of
the Commercial club tomorrow to see
what plans can be made The delega-
ton this morning suggested that Gov.
gSpry appoint members of the com
nercial clubs throughout the state as
committee to see what kind of an
exhibit could be gathered at 50 short
notice. This will probably be done.
F. H. Griswold of the Chicago Tri-
bune, is here in the interest of the ex-
tion. He says that floor space in the
Coliseum where the exhibits are to be,
+ is being taken rapidly.
Those who met with Coy. Spry this
morning were: a. +. Doremus. Thomas
II. Allen, K. C. Kerr. D, S. Spencer,
Lyttleton Price. ]. Edward Taylor LIE
Roy Armstrong of the conservation
commission and representatives from
Brigham City and Provo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
Chicago Street Railway contro-
yersy Reopened and a General
Strike Not Impossible.
CHIEF OF POLICE PREPARING.
Commanding Officers Instructed to
Cancel All Applications of Po- 81
licemen for Burroughs.

Chicago, Aug. 20. Thu. rejection by3ths
North and West side street car mems
union last night Of the proposed wage
schedule offered by President Roach
of the Chicago Railway company, yes
opened the controversy between the
street car companies and their ems
.ployes and again brings within range
Of possibility a strike Of all streetcar
men Of this city.
An amicable settlement Of the dis
pute, however, is still hoped for. based
or, the efforts which viii probably be-
made by President William Mahon of
the international Street Garments
union, who is expected here today to
take charge of the situation.
4 Possibility of a strike prompted Act
ing Chief of Police Schuettler to issue
an order today instructing commanding
officers to- cancel all plications Of
policemen for furloughs and also to
learn the wherea bouts all policemen
now off duty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
FRIDAY AUGUST 20 1909 LAKE CITY
Rockford bay they have split in two
one wall of fire moving northeast, the
other southeast. beyond control,
AYREs TO BE SECRETARY.
Patriots Feel Hurt Because Fiat
Job Goes to Lippman's Nephew.

II. P. Ayres, a nephew of Joe Lipp-
man, prospective mayoralty candidate
has been chosen by the governing body
of the American party to act as sec
rotary of the city committee during the
campaign. Ayres Is employed in the
office of the city engineer, but his du-.
ties there will not interfere with his
drawing an additional salary from the
party. The position has been filed for
two campaigns by Frank r.. Christen-'
sen, secretary of the board of public
works. There is anything but salts
faction among the. younger members of
the patriot party over the choice Of
Ayres. These say that he has been
in the city less than a year. has no real
interest in the affairs of the party and
was really only chosen to further the
interests of Joe Lipplnan, who is by
no means the most popular among the
prospective candidates. There is q
good fat salary attached to the secre-.
taryship, and a number of the younger
members would have been willing to
accept 1t,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
Attorney for Mrs. Sutton Says
That Judge Advocate Was
DereIict in His Duty.
STATEMENT is ALL HIS OWN.
Reviews Findings Mt Lcngtl,-De-
clines to State What Action
Will be Taken.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Sharply crit.
icizing the conclusions of the court of
inquiry, which recently investigated the
death OF Lieut.. james N. Sutton of the.
United States Marine corps, Henry f..
Davis, counsel for Mrs. Sutton, mother
Of the dead officer, in statement to-.
day declares that the, judge advocate
was derelict in his duty in not confirms
| ing the two lesa, propositions submit
ted by Mr. Davis. Had he done so
and the court Needed him, Mr. Davis
says, '.it would have been absolutely.
Obliged to exclude the hypothesis of sui
eide and almost as certainly to exclude
the hypothesis OF a wound self-inflictel
as the explanation OF the cause of Lieut..
sutton's death.
OF the two propositions Mr.. Davis
stated that one. of them related to the
quality and extent of evidence neces-
sary to a verdict OF suicide, and the
other was as to the conditions under
which phenomenal explanation of
ture of Lieut.. suttons wound-could be
accepted =
In view of. the findings and opinion
OF the court of inquiry, especially the
fifth opinion that charges OF Mrs. Suit
ton We're unsupported by even a shadow
of reason Mr. Davis declares he feels
it to be his duty to Lieut. Suttonss
mother, whom, he says, has SO faith
fully sought to relieve her son from the
stigma of suicide, to submit a state
ment for the consideration of the pub
lie. BEL "a
He refers to the language used in
the decision OF the court as "emin-
emily unjudical and unnecessarily
harsh'
II am innpelled to this course In large
part" says Mr.. Davis, ..by the appre-1
hension that those who know only SO
much of the case as the press has
found 1t possible to publish, may be.
led to- think that the determination o I.
a body of officers in the military SER
vice of the country must be righte-
|gous result, and that Mrs Sutton 8 at
titude may have been justly estimated.
by those to whom the honor of The
service. as well as the cause of justice
was for the occasion committed"
Mr.. Davis then reviews extensively
the finding of the court and concludes
own responsibility and Is given out
without conference With any other
pers on.
Mr.. Davis declined to state what
further action he would take although
it was made evident that the case,
would not be dropped. He left the
city today to be gone until October.
and said that upon his return he would
announce his purpose
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
RED AND BLUE ARMIES
RESTING IN CAMP

Hanover. Mass, Aug. 2o.-The
mimic warfare in which an invading
force composed Of militiamen from
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey
and the District of Columbia, assist
ed by the Tenth United States cavalry
(colored), attempted to capture the
city Of Boston against the resistance
of the Massachusetts volunteers
militia. having ended yesterday, the
two armies rested in camp today The
red army of invasion was encamred
here, while General William A. Pew
and his Bay state militiamen were
AT South Boston.
Orders for disbanding the army of
invasion We're given and noon-time
saw the troops from New York and
New Jersey on their homeward way.
The New York infantry and the
troops of New Jersey We're to go to
Fall river to embark. The District
of Columbia trooPs started for Hing
ham camp ground by invitation OF the
First corps of cadets of Boston and
taking ship for New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
They Will Camp on tic Fairgrounds
And VIII be Away Twelve


y = Z.
The Salt Lake High school campus
presented a lively scene from o'clock
this morning until late this afternoon,
when more than 200 cadets assembled
for final preparations for their trip
ito Seattle, which begins tomorrow
morning, and at this time they are
ready to IA man for an outing that
Will surely live in their memories until
the spark OF life fiickers out
With grips and rolls Of bedding they
appeared on the High school grounds
and each piece of their equipment was
thoroughly inspected. Only three were
found lacking In the requirements and
they were, to use the expression of
Capt. Webb, fired out until they
compiled with the regulations Fol-
lowing the assembly the. cadets had
their picture iaken and then individual
tickets We're distributed. Each cadet
received a ticket With his name and
description marked thereon and was
then ordered to roll his blankets.
( r. REVIEW BY GOVERNOR.
BY this time the luncheon hour was
reached ana Inc 2DpS W GLE 4 ui9l
TO assemble again at 4 o'clock this
afternoon in full dress uniform, for In
sspection and to be reviewed by Gov.
William Spi.y and staff. Following the
review speeches were made. The ca
diets were complimented for their neat
appearance and We're: given sound adj adj
vice as to their conduct while away
8fron,@h home. Il 81, FAM s3ts.s,
After the review they We're ordered
to repair, In full marching array, To
the gymnasium where the equipmens
was left until tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock when the young soldiers, headed
by the band will march to Main and
South Temple, down Main to Third
South street and counterniarch to Main
and South Temple streets. From there
they will go to the train and be as as.
signed their cars.
"There will be 300 cadets make the
trip, z, said Capt. Webb today We will
camp on the fair grounds at Seattle
and will be there eight days. The
camp will be a model one In every
respect, the same as the regulars, and
every rule will be rigidly enforced: The
inspection this morning was satisfac-
tory. only three, think. failing to come
up to the requirements and they Ware
given a chance to rectify their mis-
takes. Everything is now practically
in readiness for the trip"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
ORIENTAL RAILROAD MAN.
H. Sling. Chicago Agent for Union Pa
cific. Is In Salt Lake.

The Knutsford hotel is entertaining
today railroad official whose person
atty is unique in that he is a native
born Chinaman, said to be the only
oriental in the official ranks of Amer
lean railroading. His name is II. Sling
with residence in Chicago. where he
represents the Chicago &Northwest-
crn. Union Pacific. Southern Pacific,
and the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
panies as passenger agent. Mr.. Sling
has been in railroading since 1898, and
made quite name for himself as Il
valuable IMAM. lie revisited his coun-
try some years ago, when he married
lady of noble rank and brought her
with him to the United States. All the
railroad men in the west know Mr.
Sling. and have only good words TO
say about him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
\ Nj !
CONGRESS SITS UP.
Ex-Judge Jas. 3. Belford Of Colo,
RADIO Declares That 1t is Dom
mated by Special interests.
SIMPLY VOTES AS HIS TOLD
Hcrtlcd Together Once a Year to
Listen to Essays Prepared for
1nfantile Minds.

Denver, Aug o." Uncle joe ] Cannon
and his political household, the
speaker Of the houss being referred
to as thr medieval monarch and the
political car of Congress, care in for
a scoring before the Transmississippi
congress this morning when former
5JGdso James b. Belford of Colorado
sought to show that the commercial
congress is dominated by special in
terests.'' II
Judge Bedford charged that the deie-.
gates to the congress are being herded
into convention halls once Il Year and
made to listen to essays carefully
prepared for the "infantlle mind. and
then made to vote the action with re-
gard to public measures planned by
the few leaders.
What's the use ofSrnillions OF people
west of the Mississippi being repre-.
scented here If they have TO sit still
and be injected with a few spooIfuls
of prepared rhetorlc?" lls asked. IF
this Is going to continue We may as
We'll quit. Ii we are going to pattern
ltlS congress aLIeft tile fashion Oh OUT
Industrious national house and its politi-5
cal car, let! somebody say SO and lay
down the rules in black and wl,i1e.''
Judge Bedford gained his points for
his motion that the rules pc amended
SO asato give an5hour each day for the
free discussion of, whatever subject may
be uDpermost in the mind of the dele
gate desiring to speak. WAS adopted
II is probable there will be a fight in
THE resolutions committee over q reso-
luton presented this morning by w. G..
Stone of Colorado, commencing til.
work of the national forestry bureau
under Clifford Pinchot. There was 10
discussion of the resolutionf on the
floor but because ofitthe divided opin-
ion with respect to the reclamation and
forestry policies of the present bu-
reaus ! is possible that objection Will
he made to any sentiment coming from
the congress as a whola.
Railway rates We're the subjects OF
new resolutions. The resolutions pre-
scented this morning deal with new
phases of the rate question, such as the.
matter Of published tariffs and It Is
expected will be threshed out in COM
mite and all made TO form a joint
resolution.
ds John w Milliken of Colorado was the
principal speaker of the morning SEES
sion. He dealt with improved condi-.
tons in the northwest with respect to
mining, Irrigation and the reclamato1i
of arid lands.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
LITIGATION OVER
HAMERsLEY ESTATE

New York; Aug 2o.--Litgation has
been renewed over the Hemersley es-
tate, said to amount to 5000, 900. af-
ter a lapse of % years. The present
action is an application by counsel
for William Rasauin. guardian ad Item
for Arthur Hamersley, IA years old,
only son of J.. Hooker Hamersley that
the New York Trust & Life Insurance
company render an account of the es-
tate of Louis Hamersley. who died in
1883.
The application also was made on be-
half OF 10 other relatives who are to
share in the estate. Justice Crane re-
served decision on the motions The
original contest was over the will of
Louis {. Hamersley between the Wild
sow and other heirs. The widow sub
seauently became the Duchess of MARI
borough, and after the death of the
duke, married Lord Beresford. (. i
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
MURDER Or sUIc1pEe

Providence, r. l., Aug. 20.-1'he body
of Albert Gerald a young lawyer, was
found in the front yard of his home in
the fashionable East Side yesterday
with two bullet wounds an inch apart.
near the heart.
Mr.. Gerald's family is away for the
summer and it Is the theory of the
police that he was reading in his IL
brary early yesterday morning when
he heard some one proving about the
house, and on investigation, came
upon a burglar who shot him. Then
the police think, the burglar dropped
the revolver beside the body with the
intention of making it appear a case
of suicide.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
IEPILEPTlC PATIENT CRUELTY
TREATED AT SONYEA COLONY

New York. Aug. 2o.-Tllo state board
of charities, after Investigating u
charge made by August Deitzel OF.
Ycnkers. that his son George was
cruelty treated in the Craig colony for
eplleptics, a state institution at Son
yea, N Y. has corroborated the
charge. Mr., DeItzels son for 10 years
has been an inmate OF the colony.
Recently the father received word that
the son, who is 81 years Of age, was
suffering from pneumonia. He found
his boy was being kept among idiots.
and insane epileptics. Afterwards no
saw his son being carried around by
his wrists and ankles. He also learned
that other patients were mistreatett
and complained to Robert w. Hill.
secretary Of the board OF charities.
who ordered an investigation, and has
now ordered reforms at the instl-i
tuition.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
CAREY ACT SELECTION.
APPLICATION Asks Segregation OF 1890.
Acres iii Emery County.

The fourti, selection or land under the
Carey net has been made BY the state
of Utah. and the application has been
tiled in the United States land office IN
this city. The land consists OF 4. $50 acres
situated north and west of Woods1de,
An Emery county. Tile party for whom
the state is making application is E
Warren Stees, who proposes to take
the waters of Stees' reservoir onto the
land. This reservoir is situated north
and west OF these lands, and will con
tain the imrounded wateLs Of Price
5river which will be taken onto the
1850 acres of bench land by canals and
$laterals. The land is said to be OF good
quality. the only thing being necessary
10 make it very productive being the
water.
The application will now go to Com
missioner Fred bennett after which ~
Will receive the attention of the secre-f
stary of the interior, and be ratified or
rejected.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
COLORADO FLOOD
WATERS sUBsIDING.

Denver. Aug. 2O.--Watched by thou
sands of people who had hurried to
the banks Of the Platte river upon
hearing of the flood coming down from
Lake George, the Platte river last night
again overf1owed its banks in the low
lands in West Denver, flooding scores
Of cottages and causing great appre-
tension OF another disaster Warned
by mounted officers, however, the peo-
PIE living in the bottomsha plenty of
damage was comparatively slight. The
railroad situation south and west of
Denver shows distinct Improvement
today. Flood waters are subsiding
RAPIDLY. rs 81
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
DEEP SEA DIVER TO
HUNT FOR LOST PEARLS

San Pedro, Cal. Aug. 20.--John Chris-
tie, n deep sea diver, has been engaged
by Edwin T. East, the millionaire pub
fisher of Los Angeles to search the bot
tom of the harbor for the $4,000 string
of pearls lost. by Mrs. Earl week go.
Christie started work today B,
4 Mrs Earl missed her jewels while
making the trip from hero to Catalina.
island AT first 1t was believed tfat.the
.pearls were stolen but when Mrs. Earl
found that a rip in a jewel bag in which
she carried. the gems had almost caused
the loss of other Jewels she decided
that they had simply been lost. She ex,
messed the belief that they had dropped
overheard from the steamer near the
wharf and Mr.. Earl has engaged the
diver. to hunt for them
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
.HARRlMAM'SS EARLY RETURN
is TO OBTAIN REST

New York, Aug. 2o.-E H. Harri-
MANS ih,s return from MS Eurepean trip
simplyto admit Of his obtaining in his
own home amid comforts and con-
sveniences impossible to secure in
European hotels, the rest he needs;
after his treatment abroad. according
to Alexander Millar secretary of the.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific rail-
roads, who has been abroad with Mr..
Hartman. Mr.. Millar arrived today on
1.-The Maurctania.
Mr.. Harriman's health is by no
means as bad as is supposed on this
side" said MI. Nrillar. II do not think
4 he will take any prominent part in
business for a few weeks after his ar
!. rival here 49, - $3.50 SCI t5at 81.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-20
FATHERS AS WELL AS
MOTHERS TO HAVE A DAY

Chicago, Aug 2o.-Tather is to come
unto his own. Hcgis to have his day in
connection with his helpmatc, for
mothers day" hereafter will be par
Eents day.
The fathers place was fixed only aft
er animated argument yesterday in a
meeting ofthe executive committee of
the International Sunday. School assoc
citation. When a mothers day came
before the assembly for discussion
someone asked what would be done
with the father. The committee passed
q resolution that a sense Of the meet
ing was with father as well as with
mother. 45
e The day will be celebrated the second
Sunday of May of each year.