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Smyrna times., 1909-02-24

A highly sensational murder and
suicide took place in a taxicab at
Reading, Pa. After firing a bullet
drought the head of Miss Estelle
Rocktashel. twenty years old, George
E. Knaut, aged tYenty-four. ordered
the chauffeur to drive to the Reading
hospital. Just as the cab turned into
the hospital grounds Knaut put bull
let through his own heart.
According to the mother ofthe girl.
her daughter was engaged to marry
Knaut, and the wedding was to have
taken place at Easter From this the
police and some of the girls relatives
are inclined to believe that the couple
had determined for some unknown
reason to die together.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-24

Only a little cold in the head may
be the beginning of an obstinate case
Of Nasal Catarrh. Drive out the in
vader with Ely's Cream Balm applied
straight to the infamed stuffed up air
passages. Price SOC. If you prefer
to use an atomizer ask for Liquid
Cream Balm. 1t has all the good
qualities of the solid form of this
remedy and will rid you of catarrh or
hay fever. No cocaine to breed dread
full habit. No mercHy to dry out the
ecretion. Price 75c., with spraying
tube. All druggists, or mailed by
ElI Bros, Sc Warren Street, New
York.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-24
BURGLARS Wreck Bank BUILDING.

Pennington. N. j., Feb. %. - The
First National bank building at Cliff
ton, N. j., near this place. was wrecked
and the entire town aroused by an ex-
plosion of nitro glycerine set off by
burglars. The eforce of the explosion
was so great that it smashed every
piece of furniture on the floor and
broke all the glass in the building
The inner door did not give way ant
the burglars got nothing for theil
pains.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-24
Poisoned SAUSAGE Kills Three.

Three persons are dead and five 9th
ers are seriously ill at Memphis
Tenn, as a result of eating sausage
that is supposed to have been poison
ed. The dead are: Mrs. Mary Prora
Mrs. Mary Cassini and Miss Mamie
Cassini.
Several days ago Mrs. Cassini gave
some sausage to the Prora family and
the family of another relative named
Novereisi, and practically all were
taken i'll. The sausage is being exam
ined by chemists.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-24

The house committee on appropria
lions is to include in the sundry civil
bill an item looking toward the raising
of the battleship Maine. the wreck o.
which still remains in Havana harbor
The subcommittee which is preparing
the bill has decided to insert a CLAUSE
which provides for a commission, thai
will be directed to investigate the con
dition of the wreck and determine the
feasibility and cost of raising IT,
Smyrna times., 1909-02-24
W. H. TAFT is
NOW A MASON
Leading Members Of Seventeen
States Were Present.
CEREMONY TOOK So MINUTES

President Elect Received Many Greet
ings as He Was Escorted From the
Hall by the Committee Having His
Initiation In Charge.
William H. Taft, president elect OF
the United States, is now a Master
Mason. The impressive ceremony
which brought him that distinction
was performed at Cincinnati, o., and
was conducted by Charles S. Hoskin-
son, the most worshipful grand master
of the grand lodge of the most ancient
and honorable fraternity of Free and
Accepted Masons of the state of Ohio"
The highest Masonic authorities OF
seventeen states witnessed Mr.. Taft's
admission into the order, as did a
body of men representing distinguish
ed citizens of Cincinnati and the mem
bers of Kilwinning lodge, of which AL
fonso Taft, father of the president
elect, was a member, and in which
Charles P. Taft was indicted under
the auspices of mis- father.
Scottish Rite Cathedral, an ancient
edifice devoted to the higher degrees
of Masonry, was the scene of the GER
emonies. Its main floor and gallery
were well filled when the distinguished
candidate arrived. The procedure
which eliminated in the declaration
that Mr.. Taft was a Mason, occupied
thirty-five minutes.
AS a Mason. Mr.. Taft's appreciation
was of his fathers character as such
and of his own regret that the della!
had been so long in his own case. ant
a rejoicing that his brother, Charles
p, who was present. had been made I
Mason under the tutelage of Alfons'
Taft Mr. Taft received many greet
fngs on a new plane of fellowship a
he was escorted from the hail by tn
committee having in charge his initia
ton.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-24
b,i,.:..sr Crack In Liberty Bell

fNitN -.tST ~ GSN III Liberty Dell.
The discovery having been made
that the crack in the Liberty Bell in
independence Hall in Philadelphia
has extended seventeen inches beyond
it's original length may cause the
starting OF another movement to pre-.
vent the proposed trip OF the-old relic
10 the Pacific coast. The second crack
which is very fine and scarcely per
ceptible until closely examined. now
extends almost to the top of the bell.
and any sudden jolt may cause the
bell to split in half. According to those
who have charge of the bell, which
rests in state in independence Hall,
every trip taken by the venerable relic
has caused a slight increase in the
original crack.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-24

thousands Killed IN persian quake.
News has just been received at Te-
heran, Persia. that the earthquake re-
corded Jan. 23 at almost every scien-
tific observatory in the world where
seismographs are installed, had it's To-
cation in the province of Luristan in
western Pensia.
Sixty villages in this district were
wholly or partly destroyed. and the re-
sultant loss of life is placed between
5000 and 5000.
The destitute survivors are flocking
into the town of Burujurd. whence ap
peals for assistance are now reaching
the government. The peasantry lost
practically all their herds, and it is
estimated that from 10000 to $4,000
head of cattle persisted.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-24
ReyoIls a Cod Sec.

Your only hope," said three doc
tors TO rs. M. E; Fisher, D etroit,
Mich, suffering fro sveer rectal trou-
BILE, lies in an operation. {" then / used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, she writes,
It'll wholly cured. They prevent
Appendicitis, cure Constipation,
y adache. 25c. at Benton N. Weldon s
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30

duction Of rates is contemplated.
think there Is no question This matter
has been ln the hands Of the heads of
the traffic department ln Chicago for
some months ~ is the outgroWth OF
the decision Of the courts in the gpo-
kane rate case in which the railroads
were ordered 20 enforce a reduction in
freight rates from the Missouri river
TO Spokane and surrounding territory
rs 2-3 per cent The rates have already
been adjusted I'm regard TO some few
commodities. but not on an. IL take.
time % so arrange freight rate sched-
ules that they viii ht the situation in
an sections of the field covered A rate
may De fixed for "a certain section ana
when applied to another portion of the
country may be entirely Inadequate to
meet the situation existing there II Is
q matter which takes time TO adjust
and the railroads have been working
on the matter Of reductions for long
time without saying anything about IL
to the shippers, on TO anybody else.
A BIG PROPOSITION.
THE interstate commerce commits
sion following the decision IN the Spo-
kane case asked the railroads to sub
init counter propositions on the same
basis as the one upon which the COM
mission made its order for reduction
OF rates. The commission understood
that IL was too big a proposition to or
der sweeping reduction made on an
commodities without first figuring out
the entire schedules, with the under
standing that the order would be app
piled 90 those schedules upon their ap-
prevail by the commission Many ten-
tatiVe drafts Of reductions have been
Il Fss. IA. - 90
arrived at conclusion as 10 the whole
they VIII submit the result of their la
bors To the commission for considera-
ton.
"Mr Reeves IS now in Chicago I'm
relation To the matter. having been
recalled by the traffic department 20
assist in the Encouragement OF rates.
lie spent "a month in Chicago the first
time he went cast. and / was in ate
tendance at the meeting for two
weeks AS soon as they get the new
rates arranged the schedule will go
o. the commission, and the reductions.
IL approved. will go into effect"
The reason we have not made these
focts known TO the shippers prior 20
this time is that before the rates are
finally adjusted IL would only keep this
office busy answering questions which
could give no satisfaction. owing 20
the fact that nothing definite could
Zoe given out ] have odvOcated mo
policy of making known the fact that
reduction was being considered by the
roads, and On response 20 "A telegraphfc
request TO Mr. Reeves 1 was author
lied to announce 10 the shippers that
the rates would De reduced The
work is nov in process of completion
by the OFFICIALS az Chicago. and I may
say that 90 will Dee finished as rapidly
as possible and will not Doe accelcrat-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30

7 had what most people would eau Q
Z beautiful head Of golden hrir. J pnAcu
70 most highly as J cuualor'u Dc my
chief attraction. suddenly Do heenn %
come out. very rapidly. and 90 times
had intense Itching of the scalp my
cIsians and hair specialists eaio mN case
was ono uf dandrum germs. u W mi-
crobcs &c. but nothing That trey gave
me did tho slightest good. ON ~.
contrary my hair seemed to come On
oven faster and vas now feanci
lest ] should become entirely bald
Do my despair friend told mo of au
Ecuador herb which Doc said would ppsI-
tvoiy grow hair ou amy head whore tho
hair roots were not entirely gone. and
Dec said the natives of the country
whcro 20 crcw were famous for thoIv
beautiful long hair Upon medical ad-
vice J combined this herb with Bay
Rum and Mrnthol crystals ana im-
mcdiatcly began its use. In three ape
plications it entirely stopped the in-
tense Itching of my scalp and lu very
short time 10 not only stopped my flll-
ing hair but 7 noticed AN abundance
OF new huir coming Bon. ln less than
one month nay hair was longer. thick
cr and more beautiful than ever All
due tp this marvellous hair growing
herb. A lady 90 whom J gave the
formula used IL on her daughter. and
she says 10 made her hair grow five
inches iu les. than month Doctors
90 whom ] have shown 10 say 10 is tho
only thing which will actually grow
now hair therefore I think the public
ought Co have &C. At first L thought
/ would keep 90 secret aud sell the
secret but when ] think how I suffered
and how badly I needed 1t and how
hundreds of others must need it the
same as ] ala ] feel / ought to give
lt 10 the world.
Therefore. I authorize this paper To-
publish the formula. which U.s. as fol-
lows.- Bay Rum 6 o. Luvona de
Compose ~. Mcnthol Crystals I dr.
To-Kelon Perfume one 10 two teaspoon
fuls.
Ask your druggist Tor an o.. bottle
containing o. of Bay Rum. then put
n the Mcuthol Crystals and the Per
fume. Next add one-hulf of the bottle
OF LaVona de Compose let Il stand six
To- eight hours and add the remainder
of the L3vona de Compose Always
buy The l.avoua de Compose IN two
o.. sealed bottle, as this preparation
contains the juice Of the Ecuador herb
mentioned above. and il loses its
strength II unsealed
Apply the preparation night and
morning ana rub wen into the scalp.
II properly used 10 win soon produce
most astonishing results. BE careful
not Co get IL on The face or any part ~
the body where you do not want 10 pro-
duCe hair
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30
White Lawn waists
$I.35

Another assortment that be-
lies the price, IS different
styles anddH worth consider
able more than what we
ask, Lace trimmed fronts
and long sIeeDes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30
ADVERTISING SALT LAKE.


The Denver q Rio Grando company is
distributing $1,000 folders among She
Grand Army people throughout The
United States. O. large portion of which
arc being mailed direct 90 the come
mandcrs of the C.. 8. n posts.
Th. special features embodied in this
folder. which will make Do n handbook
Of information for those attending tho
C.. A. r. convention in salt lake are
as follows.
First-Thc portraits OF The various
commanders ln-chiCi from tha nrat. -
4. stephenson. Co the present COM
manG0r Henry ". Noyius
secnnd-Tha description of salt Lake
City und tho resources 90 Utah. csc
pccially written for This publication hy
Edw j.. Colhuu all Illustrated with
new SALE Lake heir tones
Third-A new map OF Salt Lake city
which we had made especially for this
folder. and on which St win Doe noted
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30
White LauUn waists
,SI.z5

A splendid assortment of
$2.05 Ualues, Made of
sheerest lawn s0ith exquisite
lace trimmings, Long lace
trimmed SLeeOcS and collars.
And they're only SI.Z5
each.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30

The principal points of interest are
located ana named This map was pres
r1rol from Che latest data obtlinoblc.
and was corrected and brought up to
date bv The Utnh 1.irht a Railway come
plny. The buds-cyo view of salt lake
De- from o. recent picture. an of the d.
lustrutiouH have hoen made from the
latest photographs in f1ct everything
about tha folder is entirely now ano
prepared especially t1 stimulate inside
interest Zoo ,hc coming meeting OF The
g.. a r.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30
HAeARrY FOR CHEF CLERK.

The new thier clerk 40 che Kenyon
hotel is to Doe George q. hagariy re-
GENTLY with the Adams hotel at ncn-
ven fhO Acacia hotel nc Colorado sprius3
and other prominent western hostclfits.
Mr. Hisnriv will boz here sunday next.
Dob begin his duties iiis predecessor. IT.
D.. Fletcher goes Co th0 Norturia hoiti
ut Portland as manager The nirht
clerk Will no Ralph Luughhufuugl in-
0UnUV with Che Beaumont hotel Nt
Ourur. Colo. and other western hotels
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30

ga or retarded hV unv agitation 90 Che
question nuururHted with the Idea of
innucncinr The matter one way or The
other"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30
LOWER FREIGHTS
BEING PROMISED
Hartman cNolals Say Reduc-
tons WA be General-Are
Now Being Drafted.
CONFERENCE ON IN CHICAGO.


For several months post 3D. d. Gray
district freight and passenger ascnt ot
the oregon short Line iu company
with am associate official has been tell
ing tho local shippers that "a sweeping
reduction in freight rates in and out
OF this section was being made by the
lines of road represented by him. and
that they might expect The rates as rec
duccd 90 ego into effect iu the near fu-
tuuo According COB Mr. Grly's state
mont traffic officials Boo chicago. head
ed by j g.. Stubhs. head of the twflc
department of the Hartman system
were busy working ont the now schcd-
uie. and that the shippers OF salt Lake
and surrounding territory would soon
De favored With material reductions boo
charges Tor shipplng commodities over
the roads ccntcring in this city
That Che recent hearing OF the all
legged merger Of Hartman lines con-
Quoted in this city at which consider
able evidence as to freight charges on
commodities n and out of this section
was adducod. had amy bearing or in-
flucnCc in tine announcement OF the
sweeping reductions is denied. 20 is
understood. and while the announce
meut of these reductions was given as
bona 6de temporary secrecy upon the
shippers was reported Co have been enc
Joined. owing To- the commotion which
such an announcement would maxi
prior Go the actual reducing of the fig
urcs.
PLAlSTED'S STATEMENT.
1t was shown at the merger hearing.
among other things. thee 10 has been
cheaper 20 ship wool 90 Los Angeles
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30
WYOMING WOOL
CLIP FOR 1909

Cheyenne. Wyo.. April 2S--lt is csti-
mated that the wool crop of This state
for 1909. VIII amount To about $4,000
GOO pounds. with % value OF approx
lmatcly Ssa50O0O basing the price for
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30
DON'T BE BALD

One Of Our Readers Tells How
She Obtained a Marvellous
Growth OF New Hair BY the
Use OF a Simple Home
Remedy After Hair Spe-
ciaIiSts and Tonnes
Had All Failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23
GIRL STUDENTS INDIGNANT.
Deny Charge of Reckless Horseback
Riding at Kensington.

There was ripple of indignation among
the young women students at Forest
Glen Seminary when it was learned that
three of their number had been held UP
by Maryland constable and taken be-
fore the mayor of Kensiington about noon
yesterday, charged with reckless riding.
IL appears that the trio of fair students,
accompaniea,Sby groom, had been en-
joying horseback ride in the fpvigorat-
ing atmosphere over the picturesque roads
in the vicinity OF Kensington. Suddenly a
railroad locomotive gave out several pierre
ing ''toots'' and the animals began to
rear and plunge. One of the horses ran
upon the sidewalk of Kensington when
the constable appeared.
The groom had diSmounted To recover
some article one of the young women
had dropped while her steed was plung-
Ing. The constable placed him under ar
rest and escorted him with the three
other riders before Mayor Cannon. After
both sides had stated their versions OF
the affair and the groom and students
had declared there was nothing that
approached recklessnesS in the affair the
mayor dismissed the case. He did not
deliver n lecture to the girls, as reported,
but said he would take up the matter
est Glen Seminary.
: As a result of the kensington episode
a meeting of the instructors and students
of the seminary was held last night. 1t
was decided that hereafter the young
women of the institution will refrain from
visiting or passing through kensington
either on horseback or afOot-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23

nicipal orchestra of his native city. In
1885 he accepted the post Of concert mas
ter of the Philharmonic Orchestra of
Stockholm. He was afterward, in turn,
conductor of the Choral Society at Sunds-
WALL Sweden. and of the Philharmonic
Orchestra and Choral Society of Oerebro.
To improve his knowledge of French
music he then studied two years at Paris.
In 1892 he removed to Amsterdam. where
he achieved success as conductor OF three
male choral societies. of another society
at Harlem, of the French Choral Society
at The Hague, of the famous "Euterpe''
mixed chors and leader of the Amster-
dam String Quartet.
His reputation thus became firmly es-
tablisl1ed, and as a result he was made the
director of the municipal orchestra at
BOchum WeStphalia. from 1897 to 1900.
He went thence to Lausanne, where he
remained until 1904 as conductor of the
Lausanne Symphony Orchestra. which he
soon made famous i'll Switzerland.
Prof. Hammer also conducted other
Swiss orchestras. choral societies, the
Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin and. as
sort of climax to his career the great
Berlioz centenary festival at Geneva in
1903
Now recognized by the public and
critics of Europe as a leader of first
rank. Prof. Hammer was selected to or
ganiZe and conduct the new Philharmonic
and Municipal Orchestra of GOeteburg.
Sweden, a splendid organization, made
possible, like the Boston Symphony Or
chestra, by the munificence and public
spirit of one man. Prof. Hammer held
this position until he finally decided to
come to America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23
CHARGE ABUSE OF DISCRETION
CLUBS OBTAIN INJUNCTION
AGAINST EXCISE BOARD.
Say Refusal to Renew License IL
Unreasonable-Cou Sets Hear
ing for Thursday.

The order of the excise board to Maj
Sylvester to close the CIamberlin Club
and the Bartenders' Union Club. to which
renewal of licenses had been refused, was
suspended late yesterday afternoon by
Justice Wright OF the District Supreme
Court
On petition of Attorney Wilton j. Lam
bert, representing the clubs. Justice
Wright directed the excise board to show
cause next Thursday why II should not
be enjoined from carrying into effect the
order attempting to terminate the licenses
to the clubs to sell liquor.
The club officers complain that the IL
cense is property right; that their busi-
ness has bees properly conducted and
they have never been called on to an
swr a complaint respecting the conduct
of the clubs. They declare that the ex-
else board has acted arbitrarily and that
the refusal to renew the license is "un-
reasonable and an abuse OF discretion"
A similar suit was filed by James Ste
vens, whose barroom at 40 Stll street
northwest was also ordered closed at
midnight last night. Through Attorney
Albert Sillers he secured from Justice
Gould a restraining order against Maj.
Sylvester and the excise board. Hearing
in this case is also set for Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23

therefore hold themselves responsible for
any such delay. The democrats insist
that they be given free opportunity to
offer amendment to any paragraph III
the bill during All unlimited consideration
Of the measure under the five minute RUE
Alleged cocker" in Coffee Schedule.
After The Stars report of the proceed
ings in the House closed yesterday Mr.
Payne continued his explanation of the
new tariff bill. and made a statement as
to coffee. Mr.. Payne said he wanted to
deny the charge of the democrats that
there was u joker in the coffee schedule.
The broviso he declared which author
ICES the imposition of tax equal In
amount to any export tax imposed by
South American countries was not a
joker, and is not a new thing In tariff
bill. Brazil. he continued. is now levying
all export duty of 47-lOO. or about half
a cent, upon every pound of coffee eX-
ported to the United States. Some other
South American countries are putting on
an even larger export tax. Mr.. Clark
said that under this arrangement the
American consumer of coffee viii be pay
ing both taxes.
Mr.. Payne explained that such result
could not happen. as other South Ameri-
can countries, which are rivals of Brazil
for the coffee trade of the United States,
do not impose an export tax on coffee
coming to the United States. The coffee
from these countries. he said, will be able
to undersell Brazilian coffee in American
markets. and the result will be that the
Brazilian government Will be compelled
to abandon its export tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23
new WASHINGTON ORCHESTRA
REORGANIZATION UNDER HEN.
RICH HAMMER.
Director of Choral Society Chosen
to Conduct New Venture.
Raising Of Funds.

The Washington Orchestra is to be re-
Heinrich Hammer, director of the Choral
Society.
1t has been estimated that n fund of
500. 900 is necessary to guarantee the Or
ganization for three years Ten thou
sand dollars has already been subscribed.
When $4,000 more is subscribed $4,000
will be added from a source not yet an
nounced. Subscriptions are received from
81 upward, each calling for their value
in concert tickets.
The new organization is to be an or
chestra of eighty pieces capable of play
ing the highest class of music and rank
ing in every respect with famous orches-
tras of tho country.
Prof. Hammer, selected as the director
of the proposed organization. has an in
ternational reputation as a vocal and in
strumental director. Through his efforts
the Choral Society of Washington has
reached a high standard. This accom-
piishment with dis reputation for talent
and directing ability. is deemed a strong
guarantee of what is to be expected of the
new orchestra.
Prof. Hammer was born at E.rfurt. Ger
hnany October ~ 1862. After finishing
his musical studies in composition with
A. c. Ritter of Magdeburg and violin
with Jean Bott. favOrite pupil OF Spohr.
he began his career as conductor at the
age of twenty at Oldenburg. Two years
later he became conductor of the mu-