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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-27

The new folding boat OF the German
army. especially adapted for mounted
soldiers. is claimed TO be an advance
I'm military engineering. Being needed
only temp1rarily. the steel cavalry
lances serve for a frame nom y 20
t6 being usually used with 3 or
more Tor oars 4 water-ught sail
cloth is taken along for the covering
two being usually carried on a horse
back. and the special oilcloth-covered
onr-bladcs can be folded together TO
slim into the pocket. A few men put
the boat together an three or four min
utes. A load Is about $500 pounds,
hut a number of boats can be Joined
for ferries FOR horses, guns and heavy
materials. and even fer pontoon
bridges. In the boat drills Of the upper
Rhine and neighboring lakes, 10 men
have crossed swift water az a load,
with arms and saddles, the horses
swimming alongside.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-27
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

Tho simple and practical way ~
which q Albert Smith, the lfl,i-l
photographer has added natural co,ois
90 ordinary moving pictures pinn.h.s
q now era. In the new famill lNe-
method. the rcd. green ana plue hl'
sifted out bv three screens ot colei-
ga glass. the negative taken unuet
each containing the details Of pnf-
lion of the Wow ana the complete
picture "a brought out and the colols
Given to lt by placing q screen ocnlno
each plate loo n projecting lantern
and combining the rays from the tni.e
lanterns upnn the screen In one pro-
lection In simplifying the process tWo
lanterns and one screen nave neeN
eliminated. Two scrcens-one gre ~
and ono oranrc-rcd are found % give
correct color effects and the MN la
nrst exposed ln alternate strips I'M
der the screens the colora being roe
stored On reproducing The picture nl
"a rotating disc, so svnchroni1eu lhht
the proper color win always pe OPP
posito the point originally exposed uh-
der Chat color The defects arc coi-
rected hy the eve defect known as per-
sisteuce OF vision.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-27

BY Norwegian process. sap is fore
Cd out OF green tree trunks, and aye
IS Injected in its place. rms Is
rlsiwos to rive c3iored wood Cor fur
nlture and finish that will not warp
and is much more durable than ordin-
airy wood
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-27
DIED

r. f. Evans. Florist. 30 s. Main ST.
Floral designs a speciality. Phone s6l.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-27
FUNERAL NOTICE.

Tho funeral services OF John E Wcs-
ley will be held at the family hom.
22S east sixth South street. at o'clocl,
Thursday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
CARDINAL ENTHUSES
BRIGHTHOODCHURCH
Congregation Elated Over
Words of the Venerable
Catholic Prelate.

The CONGREGATION of the little Catholic
church at Brightwood is greatly eiated
today over the successful confirmation
Of a large class by Cardinal Gibbons,
and the cheering congratulations which
the venerable prelate gave the Rev.
Frank X Bischoff and his people are
being. repeated with enthusiasm.
At the close of the ceremonies of con-
firmation yesterday, the cardinal took
the pledge of the boys to refrain from
the use Of liquor until they are twenty
one years Of age.
THAT does not mean that the minute
you are twenty-One years OF age you
are TO run for the nearest tavern and
make up for lost time, the cardinal
said to the boys, 1T means that IL
YOU abstain from the use Of liquor until
your are grown men, the desire for It
will not be in you, and you will i've
sober and upright lives.
THE Catholic church is not fanatlcaI
on the subject of intemperance. The
people Of this country have many tads
and hobbies. Men sometimes think that
their particular hobby must be accom-
plished or else the country will go TO
ruin The Catholic church takes the
straight and middle course NelJner
does the church say 1t is wrong Tor
a man 70 partake OF IlQuoI III ilici0i
alton.
but, if a man knows that by taking
LIQUOR in moderation, he is acquiring
habit which will lead him into drunken
ness, he is bound by every law OF the
church and conscience to become a totaI
abstainer The church stands for temp
erance " hich means moderation.
The Rev. c. f. Aiken, OF the Catholic
University. assisted in the mass as aid
the Rev. Edward Fitzgerald OF the
Dominican House Of Studies. Mass was
sung by the Rev. J. Z. Mundy. Father
FrOelich vas master OF ceremonies
In his sermon after mass, Cardinal
Gibbons told his hearers that the voice
OF Cod which is the conscience OF man
kind IS presented in the soul OF every
TeIsOn. II is this voice Of God, he SAID,
which makes a mans heart sing with
10Y after he has done an act Of charity
seen bY no one but himself and God
II is this voice which condemns a man
in his own heart when he is wicked.
Father BiSChOft entertained the visit
ing clergymen at dinner IN honor Of
Cardinal Gibbons. The Rev. James e
KTug, of St. Pauls, and Father ROsen-
steel, Of Forest Glen and those who
participated IN the ceremonies were
present at the dinner.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
WILLIAM TELL ACT
HAS FATAL RESULT
Boy Misses Aim at Apple on
Friends Head-Latter
Is Crippled.

OMAHA, Oct. 1S.-Unlike William
Tell, William Hudson shot and missed
the mark. AS a result Adriance Hing
worth, fifteen years old. of Roanoke,
Iowa. is likely TO go through life a
cripple.
Young Illingworth was in Omaha Wis
ting his friend William Hudson. of like
age, who insisted the William Tell feat
took nerve, while Uingworth thought
it a most simple procedure.
You don't dare to let me shoot an
apple of your head" said Hudson. Il
dare replied Illlngworth. Hudson got
a target rife and the boys went to a
vacant lot. Substituting a tin can for
the traditional apple. Hudson fired at
the can.
The bullet went wide Of its mark and
struck the boy in the neck, was defect
cd downward and lodged in the spinal
column. producing paralysis, which will
rob the lad of the use of his right
arm and leg for life.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
ORDER OF ABRAHAM
AT ANNUAL BANQUET
Songs and Addresses Mark Cele-
bration Of Tenth Anniversary
of Local Lodge.

District OF Columbia Lodge, No. 90,
Independent Order of Birth Abraham.
is celebrating the tenth anniversary of
the organization Of the society.
Four hundred members attended the
annual banquet at the old Masonic
Temple last night. L. S. GOttleib acted
as POSTMASTER. and addresses were
made by Ezekiel Leavitt, the Rev. Louis
Egelson, ]. AppelsteIn, A. n. Roberts,
NJ. Garfnkle, and b. HonenbeTg- A
Leihsohn sang a Jewish song. Rabbi g.
Silverstone delivered the invocation
The officers Of the lodge are: District
deputy, A. y. Roberts; president, NJ
Gsrfnkle; vice president, n. s. John
son; recording secretary, L. Robinson
financial secretary, J. Katz; treasurer
J. Kereos; outside guardian, l. Pell-
man; inside guardian, S. Goldberg; con
ductor. NJ Morris: trustees, L. Berlin
sky, Jacob Levy. and S. Lowenthal.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
WILL MAKE GARDEN
OF THE PHILIPPINES
War Department Trys Experiment
of Growing Potatoes and
Onions.

The soil of the Philippines may be
utilized for the extensive growing of
Irish potatoes and onions, If the War
Department is successful in expert
ments undertaken by the Commissary
Department.
Gardens have been started in the
highlands about Lake Lanao in the
province Of Mindanao. according to the
annual report of the COmmissary Gen
eTal made public today. 1t is claimed
that four crops year can be OBJ
tanned.
Colonel Sharpe. in his report. also
comments upon the satisfactory solu-
tiOn Of the problem Of feeding troops
on railway trains. The department has
converted Pullman tourist sleepers into
kitchen cars. enabling them TO feed any
number of men while en- route.
During the year the COmmissary De-
partment Issued nearly 30.00G00 rations.
which, with other articles and expenses,
cost the Government more than $1,000
600
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
RIVAL LINES REACH
TRAFFIC AGREEMENT
New Through Passenger
Line Promised Between Chi
cago and Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1S.-After
opposition on the part OF the Penn
syIvania railroad for a generation,
traffic agreement has been arranged
between the Reading and Vanderbilt
interests that promises to provide a
new through passenger line between
Chicago and Philadelphia early IN the
spring.
An inspection party of prominent
officials has started from here to go
over a portion of the route. which will
utilize the Reading from here to New
berry Junction, the Beech Creek
branch of the New York Central to
Clearfield. Pa, and from there over
the Lake Shore by way OF Franklin,
Pa, to Ashtabula, Ohio, and thence
direct to Chicago, a total distance of
S45 miles, against the Pennsylvania
SIS. and the Reading Valley
Grand Trunk combination of $50
miles.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
CATHOLICS REFUSING
FRENCH TEXT BOOKS
Government University Pro-
poses TO Take Question to
Courts for Decision.

PARIS. Oct. 1s-The pastoral letter
issued on September . by the French
episeopate, warning Catholic parents in
France that the teaching IN the public
schools Jeopardizes the religious belief
Of their children. has resulted in the
refusal OF many pupils in the schools.
under instructions from their parents,
to use histories and other lnterdieted
textbooks.
The council Of the University Of
France holds that a textbook approved
by IL Is compulsory under the educa-
ton law, and intends TO test the cues
ton in the courts
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
IS FILLING
WITH FAIR CROWD
Carolina City Is TO Be Gay Dur
ing Event, Which Opens
TOMORROW.
Tomorrow.

RALEIGH. n. c., Oct. B.-Raleigh
is already filled with visitors for the
great State fair. which opened today
with formal addresses Tuesday at
noon by Governor Kitchen. Ex-
hibitors and special features are far
in advance of any previous years.
Fayetteville street Is converted into a
great white way" with long lines Of
electric lights that win convert the
night into day.
a two weeks exposition for 1910 is
determined upon TO take the place Of
a State fair TO celebrate the flftieth
anniversary Of the State Fair Associa-
ton.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18

Popular Excursion, Sunday, October
oath, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. $1.00
round trip 10 Harpers Ferry and Mar
tinsburg; s1-35 to Berkeley Springs, and
81 90 to Cumberland. Special train leaves
Union Station at 8:15 a. m, returning
same day.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18

Swift & COmpany's sales of fresh beef
in Washington for the week ending Sat
urday. Oct. 16, averaged Cos cts. per ID,
-Advt.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
MAYOR
SHOT ON DOORSTEP

BEAUFORT, n. c.. Oct 1s-Y. S.
Newberry, while entering his house, at
Newport, n. C, was shot in the back
Of the head and killed by some IN
identified person.
Newberry was mayor OF Newport and
a member of the board Of county COM
missiOneTs- He leaves a wife and two
small children. The sherifT and a posse
of citizens left on a special train last
night 10 search for the murderer.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
DOVER CLERGYMAN
INVENTS AN AIRSHIP

DOVER, Del, Oct. 1S.-Dover has a
ministerial inventor in the Rev. W. y.
Lefevre, who has perfected a flying
machine Together with his brother,
Enoch s. Lefevre. of Littlestown, Pa,
the clergyman has secured a patent on
the invention. The aiTship has a vertical
mast fastened to the bottom. The in
ventor declares It viii lift more than
any other In existence.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
CEREMONY POSTPONED.

LOUISVILLE. oct. Is.-Because OF
President Tafts inability to be present
at the dedication of the Lincoln
Memorial Hall, at HodgenvilIe, Ky,
this month. the Lincoln Farm Associa-
ton has announced the postponement
of the ceremony until early next sum-
mer.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
PRESIDENT OF COAL
COMPANY WILL WE'D
George A. Wilson, of Pittsburg,
To Marry Miss Emily
Patterson.

PITTSBURG. Oct. Is.-George A. VIII
son, of Pittsburg. who obtained a mar
riage license to wed Emily Clara Pat
terson in New York, is president of
the Duquesne Coal and Coke Company,
whose home is in Sewickiey. Mr.. Wilson
was formerly married to the widow of
DR.. Oldshue.
Two years ago they were divorced.
Mrs. Oldshue assumed her former hus-
band name
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
MAGAZINE WRITER DIES.

WHITE PLAINS. n. Y. Oct IA
Miss Mary Robinson. seventy years old.
who wrote for magazines and who had
resided alone in a little cottage on
Melbourne avenue for years, commit
ted suicide today by iuhaiing gas.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
TRAMPs FIRE BUILDINGS.

POTTSVILLE. Pa. Oct. 1S.-Tramps
set fire to sheds and barns owned by
the First National Bank OF fremont
and Mrs. Peter Koerper. The flames
spread until they burned the Adams
Hotel and endangered the Evangelical
Lutheran Church. The damage is esti-
mated al $4,000
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
PATIENTS NEAR DEATH.

ALLIANCE, Ohio, Oct. 1s.-Nineteen
patients IN the Alliance City Hospital
narrowly escaped death when the
building was badly damaged BY fire.
which Shot up a clothes chute from the
basement All were rescued with diff
fculty through the smoke.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
REMAINS
HEAD AT PANAMA

NEW YORK, oct. 1s-Col ]. c. s.
Blackburn. OF Kentucky, head OF the
department Of civil administration in
the Panama Canal zone. who arrived
here last night from Cristobal. denies
he contemplated resigning as governor
OF the canal zone. He said he and
Colonel GoethaIs are excellent friends
Colonel and Mrs. Blackburn will go
70 Washington for a week. and then
10 their home in Versailles, Ky.
The Washington times., 1909-10-18
attend Great Frederick Fair.

Excursion tickets good on all trains
October is to p, valid for return until
I'D. $3.50. For special train a. N. DC
tober q, returning same day, $40 round
trip.-AdVt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

"' Help!' he yells. I'm a drownd-
ing!'
Ten dollars and COSTS says I, let
tin him under again. DO you know
who you're drinkin with this tlme'
hey?
Il reckon the astonishment of the
mob was equal to Heegans; anyhow.
I'm told that we was favored with such
quietness that my voice sounded four
blocks, simply achin' with satisfaction.
Then pandemonium tore loose, but l
was so engrossed in sweet converse
never heard it or noticed that the De-
troit had slid through the draw by
hair, and we was bound for the blue
and smilin' lake.
For Gods sake, lemme up!' says
Heegan, splashin' along and lookin'
strangely l hauls him in where he
wouldn't miss any of my ironies, and
says:
i just can't do it, "Oily'-its wash
day. You're plumb nasty with boy
colts and picketin's and compulsory
arbitrations. I'm goin' to clean you
up, and l sozzled him under like
wet shirt.
"I drug him out again and contin-
ues: This is Chinamens work,
oily" but 1 lost my pride in the
Bridewell, thanks to you. It's tough
on st. Louis to laundry you up stream
this way, but maybe the worst of your
heresies IL be purified when they get
that far You know the Chicago river
runs up hill out of Lake Michigan
through the drainage canal and into
the st. Louis water works. Sure it
does-most unnatural stream L ever
see about direction and smells.
Il was gettin' a good deal of enjoy
ment and infections out of him when
old man Badrich ran back enameled
with blood and passe tomato juice, the
red in his white hair maxim his top
look like one of these fancy ice cream
drinks you get at a soda fountain.
Here! here! you'll kill him., says
he, so 1 hauled him aboard, drippin'
and clingy, wringin' him out good and
thoroughly the neck. He made a
fine mop.
"These clippings" continued Bitter
Root" fishing into his pocket, tell In
beautiful figgers how the last seen of
Oily Heegan he was holystoning the
deck of sooty little tugboat under
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

the ACCOMPLISHMENTS and feet of Bit
ter Root Billings of Montana, and
they state how the strikers tried to get
tugs for pursuit and couldn't, and
how, all day long, from the housetops
was visible a tugboat madly cru1sln
about inside the outer cribs, Dustin the
silence with joyful blasts of victory
and they'll further state that about
dark she steamed up the river, tired
and draggled, with bony-lookin' cow
boy inhalin' cigareets on the stern hits
holding a three-foot knotted rope IN
his lap. When a delegation of strikers
met her, inquirin' about one d. 'Hara
Heegan, it says like this" and Billings
read laboriously as follows:
"'Then the bronzed and lanky man
arose with a smile of rare contentment'
threw overheard his cigarette, and, ap-
preaching the boiler room hatch, called
loudly: "Come out of that" and the
president of the Federation of Fresh
Water Firemen dragged himself wear
lily out into the flickering lights. He
was black and drenched and streaked
with sweat; also, he shone with the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

stand out in the open under the ram
of stuff that come from the orloges'
OF course, with no steerin' she COM
menced to swing off.
"I jumps out the far side OF the en-
gine room and yells fit to bust my
throat:
"'Grab that wheel! Grab it quick
we'll hit the bridge, but it was like
deef and dumb talk in a boiler shop,
while a wilder howl went up from the
water front as they seen what they
done and smelled victory. Theres an
awfulness about the voice of a blood
maddened club-swingin' mob; 1t Htts
your scalp like a fright wig, partlcu-
larly if you are the clubee.
We've got one chance thinks l,
but if she strikes were gone. Ihey II
swamp us sure, and all the police in
Cook county won't save enough 1or 10
hold services on Then l throWed
look at the opening ahead, and the
pessimisms froze in me.
81 forgot all about the resillency OF
brickbats and the table manners OF
riots, for there, on top of bunch OF
spiles, cam, masterful and bloated with
perjuries was oily Heegan dictatin
the disposition of his forces, the llght
of victory in his shifty little eyes.
"'Ten dollars and costs! 1 shrieks,
seem G6u. L6IlllIlC NldNA uP NAASAA-
spiles to YOU
"Then inspiration seized me. My soul
riz up and grappled with the crisis, for
right under my init, coiled, suggestive
and pleadin', was one of the tug s
heavin' lines, bout a three-eighths
size. 1 slips a runnin' knot in the end
and divides the coils, cruochin' behind
the deck house till we come abeam of
him, then 1 Strengthened. give it a
swinging heave, and the moose sailed
up and settled over him fine and
daisy.
Il jerked back, and oily Heegan did
a high dive from Rush street that was
a geometrical joy. He hit kind of anna
teurish doin' what we used to call a
'belly-buster' back home, but quite sat
isfyin' for a maiden effort, and l reeled
him in astern.
your Chicago man amt gamy
fish. He came up tame and squirting
sewage like a dissolute porpoise, while
1 played him out where he'd get the
thrash of the propeller.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

grease and oils of the engines, while
the palms of his hands We're covered
with painful blisters from unwonted
intimate contact with shovels and
drawbars. 1t was seen that he WINGED
fearfully as the cowboy twirled the
rope end.
Hes goth the makins of fair
fireman. said the stranger; "'all he
wants is practice.
Then, as the delegation murmured
angrily, he held up his hand, and, in
the ensuing silence, said:
"'"Boys, the strikes over. Mr.
Heegan has arbitrated."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
A Good Epitaph

The death of clyde Fitch cannot be sald
to be a great loss to the drama on It's per
manent side, but it is a matter OF great re-
pret The young playwright was clever to a
degree and he displayed the foibles of man
kind. and especially womankind. in way
that was amusing and not wholly without
substantive merit He created billion
laughs and that is a pretty good epitaph'-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-02
FADS AND FASHIONS.

A novelty of the spring openings is
repped mohair. called ottoman royal.
The one-button glove is the thing, and
made of natural colored channels skin.
The lavender sweet pea is very new
and is seen only on the most expensive
hats.
Gold slippers. which are unmistak a bly,
popular come in gold cloth and gold
leather
Dutch collars of Irish crochet are
among the most attractive of the neck
fiXinsS.
Low-cut, tWo-eyelet oxford ties of gray
suede are among the latest showing in
mems shoes.
The indications for childrens garments
that they will be more and more
simple.
Some of the smartest of the new hat
pins are, small enameed plaques in all
tones of color.
Double effect veis come i'm all sorts
of modish colorings, green over brown
being ii smart combination,
There is fad just now for making the
color of the hatpins contribute to the
trimming of the hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-02
HoNORS FOR RED CROSS.
Silver Shields Gift of Grateful
Roman Women.

ROME. April :.-The committee OF
Roman ladies formed 10 distribute $50
oco OF the American money for the relief
Of the earthquake sufferers in Sicily and
Gala bria. whose president is Donna Bice
Tittoni. wife of the minister of foreign
affairs. last evening presented TO the
American Red Cross Society and Mr..
Griscom. the ambassador. at the PalaZZo
del Draso silver shields beautifully en-
Sraved bearing appropriate inscriptions
in Latin and the autographs of the MEM
bers OF the committee.
Tie shield for the Red Cross was per-
sonally handed TO Mr.. Bickness. who is in
Rome in behalf of the society's inquiry
into the work done by the committees and
by the Italian government
Sisnor Bertolini. minister of public
WORKS. announces that his ministry alone
has already expended D.oUO.otU lire in
relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-02
SIMPLE HEALTH DRINKS
PURIFY THE GOD

Many letters from correspondents on
The subject recall the fact that sui
phur and molasses season has come
again and that those who believe in this
ola blood remedy want to take it,
For this tonic the formula consists Of
a paste Of sulphur and moasses. cream
OF tartar 10 the amount of a pinch be-
ing added 10 each teaspoonful of the
mixture. The dose from time imme-
mortal has been a teaspoonful every
morning for three days. then three DAYS
are omitted and another three doses on
three more consecutive days are taken.
Then comes another hating space for
three days, and final dose the next
three. making nine in all. BY that time
the faithful patient is usually quite
willing to wait until another season be
fore taking more. There will be no
harm in repeating the routine. however.
Spearmint tea is d drink which our
grandmothers believed in as being ex-
cellent for the blood. and they made il
by sleeping two tablespoonful of the
dried grass in three pints of water. They
regarded it as both nourishing ard pu-
| rifying to the blood, and drank il ar
any time through the day.
rms is re-elninently the time when
/ a. CSii green vegetables should be eaten.
even II 1T is necessary to give up some
other article of diet for them The svs-
TEN Graves just the properties they CON
TAIN and the blood and complexion will
| be much better if spinach. green's of any
| other kind. string beans and the like are
! eaten once. and. preferably, twice. Il
/ day. Fresh salads should be considered
daily necessity. Lettuce. with oil and
/ vinegar is wholesome. but not more
tnan other fresh leaves. Apples, both
| baked and raw. will be effective as well
! as tomatoes. the system requiring acid
| to an unusual degree for several months
| now.
| Cream of tartar is drink that is
/ helpful at this season, for. like spear
| inint tea, 1t is supposed TO be purifying
| and also cooling, the latter fact making
| it especially liked in warm weather. TO
prepare 1t one-half of IL teaspoo1ful of
| cream of tartar is used to one-half of Il
+, pint Of water. This beverage must be
| slipped slowly. Sassafras tea is no,her
| drink. though this is credited with be
ing nourishins and taking the place of
food. 1t Is ordered in obesity cures
| sometimes. TO prepare take two table
spoonfuls of the dried herb. steep in
three pints of boiling water for half ia
hour, then strain and sWeeten slightly.
1t must be drunk freely through the
day