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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-07
placed in the stream il an EFFORT o

placed in the stream In an effort TO
save the wagon bridge. In the south
y part of the town in the fields
Where the creek winds on its way to the.
lake, ii has overflown It's banks and is
covering the farming land, grain, potu-i
toes and other crops being covered for
IA mile from the r,lolrtl of the creek or
from where it empties into the lake
Hundreds of acres are covered The
water Is thick with dirt, having TIE.
appearance Of q mass OF rolling mud;
The heat of the last few days has
caused the rapid Use of the Mater. Snn1a.
of the old timers say that is at liz;
highest nov, Syhile others predict that
1T will be a great dea higher in few
days unless we get IL spell of cooler
weather tonight or tomorrow.
3 Alfred Justesen of Spring City IS
visiting his brotlieriti this city for Il
few days.
Samples of dry land grain from some
of the farms in Cedar valley are being
eXhi bited III the window OF the Chip
man Mercantile conpany's store. They
are about two feet shlgh and Just start
Ing to head out Parties that have abeant
,oNel.9tlle farms state that the grain
looks fine and that there viii be good
crops this year There arc a good
many acres planted und the season
has been All exceptionally good one for
dry land farming, so far, and the grain
is far enough along now&tliat the crop;
arc assured for this year.
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HOW MRS. STOWE. CAME
TO WRITE UNCLE TOMS CABIN

New York, June THE Rev. DR.
Charles Edward stowe related to a
large number OF wealthy members of
the Church OF the Ascension last night
how his mother came to write
Uncle Toms Cabin and when he
concluded BY saying that Mrs.
stoves principal object in writing the
book was IN obtain sufiicient money to
found n negro educational institution
in which she had failed the members
of this Fifth avenue church agreed
ito start a fund to carry out her pro-
tject.
MY mother had always been deeply
affected by the stories of negro NO
men slaves being separated from their
babies by the auction sales aud other
wise and one day in church the story
of Uncle TOMS Cabin, came to her,
as "ision., said DIR. Stove
after church she came home and
wrote 5feverisllly for several hours un-
& I'll she had finished that best known
chapter The Death of Uncle Tom.
Others read it and cried and then her
friends insisted that she should finish
the story.
My mother made little money out
Of Uncle Toms Cabin She received
nothing for the foreign rights or for
the dramatiaation. size had hoped to
make enough to start a school for
negroes but the income was not suf-
iiCient."
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FLOOD AT PROVO
GROWS WORSE HOURLY.
olms,cad is Threatened Viii, Cons
plctc Destruction by Tie
Raging Torrent.
tspeeial 10 The .News.,,.l

4 :
Provo, June THE hardest fight
against the high water in the state is
now being waged against the trenen-
dous flood of Provo river, which threat
ems every minute 10 destroy the little
island Of OImstead. part of. the power
plant Of the Telluride power company
In Provo canyon. The buildings and
residences located on the island are.
valued at S25o,0G0. Al any moment the
whole may he swept away. There is
ono large transformer placed here and
men are ready TO connect the current
with another line al any minute in case
the building goes down. There are
20 laborers at work trying to save the
island and 20 student electrical engin-
GERS, striving their mishtiest to divert
the stream and avoid the threatening
damage. Two thousand sand bags have
been used atSOlnistead to reinforce the
banks and the men arc straining every
energy To combat the boiling waters.
A wing dam falaster With rock has
= Feen constructed and put IN the river,
and unless it can be used to an advan-
tage. and the stream diverted. six
large irrigation canals will be de-
stroyed, and the whole of the Provo
fruit section viii be flooded to destruc-
ton. This famed fruit section in the
state located on Provo Bench, lies in
the direct path of the flood
The river is one foot seven inches
higher Thar, any government record
ever taken. II has flooded over the
ael.s of the Rio GraiIsle railroad, and
GO rails have been swept away into
the riHef. The railroad to I1ebers City
is out of commission and may remain:
SO for several days to come.
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AhERlcAN FORK STANDS
IN MIDST OF HIGH WATER

n,,,r american l Fork. June 5.-rhere is
s5rort water. wafer coming out of American
been. S son right now than there has
sof,a ior I, great many years. IN fact
rires o. OF "a, the old settlers say that the
There i /. higher than they ever saw il.
sa ir,e Is 9 large force OF men IN the
,h Tho spi'a az work endeavoring. to save
ait n.osa II is reported here this
Il 5l,hbM s,. out and it is a question
q fbs. WIZ be able to save the road
Z Der i Il ! i ,t's and wagons can pass
n, ~ As one of the teamsters said;
4 inr az ~. wafer, water every where, com
( eyerytb Mi,. N a raging torrent, carrying
Al nm, I'm before it,
stra,.,ss ne mouth of the canyon the
soIn eea Z IS {, divided, part of tho water
soW down. :, q Pleasant Grove and the rest
The hen hris me American Fork creek At
Route Aa y IN town. near the salt Lake
ols e.,s aepof one side OF sN,s:is.,.:f
citzsr,. p =, for the timely work Of the
BIZ pn,ti, y would have gone entirely.
he p n.y. large trees along the Side
the s Jsssf vas diverted away from
sttessts a the bridge across Main
bgidsa. n ,s!at r Grant store the foot
= . gone ana trees nave been
Il .
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MARTIN RESOLUTION
COMING UP TONIGHT
".imcrican'' StaIwarts VIII Probably
Amend 1t 10 Its EARLY and
Complete Demise.

II Councilman Louis ID. Martin has
nor already been siienced by the Amer
lean members Of the city council his
resolution placing banson horse I:ic-i
ing ana book making will be consid-
cred tonightilnsthe meeting of the city
council. From all appearan noes. near
f " every councilman has all amend
.mert to offer, which VIII probabty Kill!
the entire resolution If it comes us1.
Councilman Fernstronl wants The ieso-3
luton to include stud poker, which is,
played nightly in saloons and social
Sunday clubs. Then Councilman Woods
wants to include the West Side stock
gade. and there are u number of other.
evils which 5wili probably be included
TO kill thefmca sure
The meat ordinance was made a
special order of business for. tonight.
p Il has been laid over from time TO time.
Z but President Davis promises to take.
lit up tile first thing and pass it. This
measure will regulate every slaughter
house ii, the city with inspection and
viii Tend 70 Keep the places in q sanl-5
tary condition. IN
The board of health is unable 10
take care the garbage and it is like
lH{thatsDr. NJ. R.iStewart Will he given
seYeralMadditional teams. The offer
nade by Frank Raleigh TO remove tile
garbage on a {contract$ol SsOu a month
fottthree years Will probably be consid-
cred tonight.
The council will also take upths flood
situation tonight. IDS probable that
money will be appropriated to secure
more men to fight the flood. 81
r. j. Moran has just finished the de-
fects in the outlet sewer pipe and he
viii probably notify, the council tonight
that he is ready, TO make q. test His
Hill foi. the work. ana nobody knows
how much 1t will be besides Moran
Will be presented tonight. The work
MAS done under force account.
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elimination OF
POLITICAL FEUD.
Fred Moheie, on Trial for MUIR.
der, KiIledin Corridor Of
Court Building.
VICTIM SHOT HIS SUPERIOR.
NIohcilc Asserts That Gang Had
Threatened 10 Get Him, but lie Re
fused to I,cycal Their, Identity.

ST. Louis June {. Fred Mohcilc. on
trial for murder here, was assassinatcd
lin the corridor Of the four courts By
William Kane, an ex-depnty constable.
today.
M NIoheile killed Constable Sam Young
in North st. Louis several weeks ago
William Kane who shot Nloheile to-
+ day. was "a former deputy under Young.
The shooting occurred as Moheile was
being taken to court to- stand trial for
the death of Young, and is the culmina-
stion or bitter political feud
Nloheile had asserted shortly after the
Young shooting, That the gang had
threatened to get him, but following
the ethics of the s gang lie refused to
reveal the identity Of the men who had
Threatened him, saving that he could
take care of himself.
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Freight Wharf on WhichlcroWd Of
People Had Rushed for Steam
er Suddenly Collapsed.
.slXTY.FIVE5 WENT INTO WATER
Kcscllc Purity Searching for Bodies OF
Those Known 10 be Missing.
4 Who Number Seven.

Mandesillc, In, juno Ely thcsgcol-.
lapse Of q freight wharf here upon
which about Co people had rushed early
yesterday evening to board the excui--
sion steamer Margaret on her return
"trip to New Orleans, 10 persons are.
Known to be dead and q rescue party
is searching for the bodies Of seven en-
OTHER. persons who are missing.
All were residents of New Orleans
The Margaret did not land at the wharf
to which she was accustomed to tie UP.
Instead, she ran into ~ dock bull es-.
pe"iul,y for slSiffsEand small craft. This
small wharf was pulled by the steam
Eer's ropes entirely away from the main
Pier and some 10 people went into the
lake in about eight feet of water. The
cries and shrieks of those precipitated
into the lake were heard all over this
place and many men rushed to the
wharf to Join In the work of rescue.
The officers and crew of the Margaret
rescued many by throwing them life
prescr3ers. 3ss}fa{ "a
I'ilc bodies were all taken to New Or
leans last nightGon the Margaret.
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ADVENTURES Of
THE hER0NAUTS
Two Of the Balloons in the Great
National Race Shot at but
No One Was Hit.

indianapolis, June AL, but one of
the balloons tina started in the Aero
club Of 3Ainericats great national race
Saturday, have been heard from. Two
of the balloons We're shot3at, but no one.
was hit
The ST. Louis III. is supposed to be
sailing toward the Gulf of Mexico. the
New y orlS, with M. IIonard Forbes pi-
lot, came down 4 at 4 sorinth,; Miss. at
$40 a. IN. today.
The Hoosiel,, Cart. S. Baldwin,
pilot, landed a t 6 reenbrier, Tenn. No
Details ing he handing of either
had been received.
The Indiana. Carl Fisher. of Indian
arolis. pil.a., and CA Isumbangh, as
sistant, had come near enough to
might to, get q fresh supply of water.
, TheH3then mounted again to the higher
currents to continue the race. Schackle
| is II miles north of Nashville. iii
The Cleveland, A. *. y NIorga n, of
| Cleveland, pilot and the University
| City. j. S. Berry of S Louis, pilot,
have dropped from tile race. l Il
Dr.Goathe Link, pilot and R il 1r--
Win. assistant, flying the Indian8po-
lis, won both the trophies in the great
handicap race, which started at 3:45
| Saturday afternoon, just preceding the
national race IS
Tho Indianapolis was the cup offered
for the greatest distance by the Indian
apol;s Merchants associations having
Approximately 16 miles better than the
Ohio she also Won the Fisher trophy
for time i'll tho air. having a margin
of almost two hours over the Chs
ca so. 3
The victory of the indianapolis men
and their 100000 cubic feet capacity ball
loon, is considered remarkable mas
much as they are new at bailoonir.g.
five bags of sand. or approximately go
pounds of ballast, and S8were lightly
5provisioned. They made 2S5 miles and
were In the air 10 hours,
A message to the Associated Press;
from them says their highest altitude
was 1900 feet approximately two and
a half miles. They were shot at twice
as they went over Kentucky. but We're
not hit.
p The New York which landed near
5Corlnth, Miss, was also shot at sun
day night while passing over Morgan
county, Alabama.
Describing the shooting. Mr.. Hermon
says:
s..Expecting TO land In the wilds of
Canada, we We're loaded with pro-
visions, ammunition. heavy shoes and
clothing, and canned goods. In an en-
deuyor to find another ali, current TO
carry us higher, we decided to tilrow
away about 800 pounds of this stuff.
Not wishing that ii should be lost, we
descended to within 800 feet of the
earth and began distributing 1t where
1T would be found near houses and VII
lagos.
when directly over very small
village, so miles north of Birmingham
man with a rifle cried: -,
Come DOWN here, ~ YOU, or 4 will
bring you down. ,.s
1--WE continued our course and he fred
three times, one of the bullets singing
through the basket. Officers have been
sent out from Corinth in an endeavor 70
arrest tllelman.i
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.PAYNE.s THREAT
HAD DESIRED EFFECT

Z 4 +. z. Is I 4 = Z 4 . laH
Washington June THE threat OF,
Majority Leader Payne last Thursday
that he would resort TO measures to
compel the attendance of members Of.
the house today unless II quorum was.
present, had the desired effect Sew
teral more than a quorum were5iu their
Porto Rico bill had I. been cxnausted,
unanimous consent was given that it
should continue for two hours longer.
The pendins question WAS an amend
men by Mr.. Borland of Missouri limit
ing the operation of the proposed law 10
one year. 1t instantly met with OPP
position from Mr.. Olmsted Of Pennsyl-
Nslila, but found favor With Mr., Stay
den of Texas. who declared, that while
opposed To the general proposition he
was willing to snpport a measure of
tyranny FOR one year for that was bet
ter than anarchy
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PSYCHOLOGISTS
OFF FOR 0 SAN juan.
Expedition Authorized by Legis-
Iative Enactment TO Explore
Ancient Ruins.
PROF. CUMMINGS AT ITS HEAD.
Explorers Expect to Find Virgin Field
or Relics i'll Northeastern Ari-
zona----Is Barren Country.

p The State Archaeological expedition
left Saturday night for the land of tho
Navajo and the elf dwellers. Prof.
Cummings, dean OF the University or
Utah and president of the local branch
of the Archaeological Institute of Amer
lea, will direct the PARTY as he has
done the last two summers. He is
accompanied BY DIR, Blum. Stuart
Young, Neil Judd and Donald Beaurc-
gard. The party will go by stage from
Thonpsons to Moab and from there To-
Monticello by wagon where they eS-
spect to find saddle horses and pack
mules for the rest of the journey.
MAY FIND NEW RUINS.
AZ Moab DIR. Hewlett director OF
American archaeology. Will join tile
party and remain With them during
f the month Of June. If3it is possible to-
cross the San Juan river. the party
viii strike directly fol, the vicinity
about 50miles south of Oliato. just over
the Utah line in the north OF Arizona
Here they expect to find a virgin field
tcf ruins. Dean Cummings discovered
an ancient cliff dwellef's city here last
YEAR, and lie wishes to explore tho
whole vicinity with the hope OF finding
still more data concerning the peoples
sNsito IullaulteQ ll]eSfs regions some WORK
will possibly be done also around the
+ Navajo mountains south OF the san
Juan in Utah.
1 LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION
The last islature appropriated s2,Oo18
for archaeological research. One thous-
and Of that will be used this summer.
and Colonel Wall has added 5000 to-
defray expenses for the work Ii, 4Ari-
IONA. 5s55
The country to be penetrated Is one
tof the widest and most solitary re-
gions in America, and the small trading
posts are farther from the railroad
than any other civilized habitations on
the western hemisphere.
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VERY STRAIN GE B U T ADMIRAL
SEB Rec FOR BIG NAVY

Portland Or, June Rear Admiral
sTriel Sebree, commander of the Pacific
fleet, who arrived here last night, Is in
favor OF Il large navy.
1--WE want ships. said the admiral
I'VE want more of them. we ought to-
be building three or four Drcadnoughtsl
every year. don't want to say that
we should lay down 10 Dreadnoughts
at once. but we should see that some
are started every year.
q don't think sthatsa greater fleet is
50 particularly necessary. on the Pacific
coast. We are not going to have war
With the Japanese. at least not the kind
You mean. But almost any of the for
eign countries could land an army in
New York. San Francisco or Seattle,
and capture them, too. 9
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RUSHING WORK
ON BIG BATTLESHIPS

Philadelphia. June a--More is being
rushed on the battieships Kansas,
Georgia and Idaho. which are under
orders to leave the League Island navy
yard OH June u. to join the reorgan-
lied Atlantic fleet at Norfolk for the
summer cruise.
The three battleships which haze
been at :l1e yard since shortly aftei*
their return from the round the woritt
cruise. haze been undergoing extern
sive alterations. The most obvious
changes. are the removal of the great
er part OF tho upper works. the AMY
ing of thesnc@ regulation iead-eoteTeGf
paint and, most striking of all. tho
replacing of the familiar type of mill
tary ,nasts with the new FIRE control
nasts. constructed from many small
iron pipes, interviewer like basket
work.
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.CRlMlNoLo GisTs
GATHER IN CHICAGO

Chicago, June t,riminologists
from al sections of the country gath
the auspices of Northwestern univer-
sity law school. Today and tomorrow
will be taken up in the discussion Of
topics of criminal law and crtmino-
5logN. Unnecessary multiplication Of
criminal laws, reform in expert m III
cal testimony, Inc jury system. sins
plifcation OF judicial procedure. re-
Sstriction of the right Of appeal sSl-
5peryis!on of s Black Hand, and such
suspects. irrespo naibility and Insanity.
mixed high schools. technical plead
ings and similar topics have been
selected
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ARRESTED FOR PLAYING
BASEBALL ON SUNDAY

Atlantic City, N. j.. June -
Charged With violating an ordinance
which prohibits all sunday amusc-
ment, Edward Bader, secretary of the
Atlantic City Athletic club, under
whose auspices, the Philadelphia Am
elican League team and the Reading
State Leaglers played baseball
game here yesterday, was summoned
into police court today and lined $500
Yesterdays game was the first sun
day exhibition of the sort here and
was played despite the protests of the
Sabbath Alliance, the Good Citizens
league and the pastors OF different
churches. Bader was summoned into
court on information made by CHIEF
of Police Woodruff.
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INSURANCE EXAMINATION.

. ~ r
The examination OF the affairs OF the
Continental Life and Investment COM
pany was begun this moruing under the:
supervision of the commissioners of In
ss,iIacle Of tile states of orege.l, Idaho,
Montana and Utah. Tile commission
this rnorriing. excenting Oregon. Con,
G, u. Goaslind. pr Idaho
whose home is at Preston, reached tho
city this morning and inlmadia t ely went
to the insurance companies Of
fec, where Com missioner Suuires of
Utah, and Commissioner French of Aiots-
stana,s had already gone. MIR. Keefe, the
ed 5toszreachs the city tofiai1t rom MS
home In Boise. IN addition to these IT.
Gals there Is Paul Woo!s.on. the con-
Tsuiting actuary OF Iaense r. uild ei " hose,
direction the work OF eSas,,ina ion is he.
ing done. The work is peins; done at the
request OF the company and xviii be cry
ed. ii -
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-C,AItsE oF SHOOTING.

LeXington, ky., June 7.--It is reported
here that the Immediate cause for the
shooting of eX Sheriff Edward Callahan
was n dispute over the management OF
a church, he built, and OF which he is
deacon. at Charlottesville.
'#a Capt. w. Ct. Mulliken left here with
his hounds to trace the assassin.
Callahan Was the chief lieutenant of
Hargis, who was shot and
killed by his son, Beech Hargis. the
latter having received n life sentence.
Judge Harsis several years ago ap-
pointed Callahan sheriff of Brcathitt
county, and the enemies of the Harsis
clan claimed that they were being per-
secuted. Six years ago Atty. j. -.
Ntafcum was shot and killed in Jackson,
and Callahan and Hargis were arrested.
Many of thesmembers of the HarEia
clan had removed from Breathtt coun-
gty and twas believed the feud had
ended.
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LEWISTON NATL BANK.
Warrants Issued Charging Ex- Officers
With Embezzleinent.

Lewiston, Idaho, June 7.--Warrants
have been issued by a. United States
commissioner, charging Clarence Rob-
nett, Acknowledgment and j. u. Chap
man, ex-assistant cashiergof tho Lewis
ton National bank with ennbezzlements
zled s91.315 from the bank and Chap
man With having enbezzled s45, 625. the
total. S137 900. being the amount Of the
shortage said TO have been discovered
recently in the banks funds.
Chapman has been placed under arr
rest and released on Il $1,000 bond, sup-
piled by ext Postmaster .. +. Chapman.
his father, and John Dill, a local bust
nessInan.i Robnett, it is said. will arr
rive here from the east tomorrow The
preliminary hearing of both men has
been set for June II.
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HIGH WAT Err AT MURRAY
THREAT EMS POWER HOUSE.

Murray, June 5.The first power
house house owned by the Progress
company of Murray is now in danger
Of being flooded out on account of tho.
high watcrin Little Cottonwood creek.
Tho water did a great deal of damage
Saturday night and at the present time
ali the ma chinery is under water. A
large force OF men were engaged in the
work of banking around the plant
yesterday A bridge which spans Big
Cottonwood creek a short distance east
or Murray has been washed away and
tho work OF rebuilding cannot be com
lmenced until the water in the creek
IS lower. 5s
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a BUTTE HoLD.UP.

Butte, Mont, June 1.-TWO mounted
and masked men blew q safe In sa-
loon IN Scandal hall is the heart Of the
In cash aud galloped away toward the
divide. Although seen BY number OF
citizens the trail was lost and the rob-
skill. probably arc Iii the wilds beyond
pursuit There was nobody in the sa-
loon at the time but the explosion
which was very heavy. attracted Il large
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soc let WOMAN KILLS
HER SON AND HERSELF

Salem, o., June 7..-Mrs. Elizabeth
Sharp.9a promineny society woman. and
ace on the Eht of June s by Patrol
manufacturer. Killed her 12-year-od son,
Harold lastSnight and lien herself with.
a revolver. The tragedy occurred when.
the two had retired after spending the
evening together playing the piano and
singing.
wife of G. w. Sharp. IA politician and
The motive of the tragedy is believ-
ed to be the wGman's sorrow over the
sincurable nature of her sons malady.
He had been mentally deficient from
birth. Mrs. Sharp was IS years of age.
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YOUNG MAN FAILS TO
EXTORT BLAcKMAlL

st, Louis, June T,-Atteippts " ex-
tort $1,000 from Mrs. Virginia d.
Wright. SO Westmoreland PLACE. who
s is prominent in St Louis society and
club life. were revealed today by the
arrest OF Jesse j. Felchiine, ~ years
old. Felclhine is charged With having
written threatening letters To Mrs.
Wright, demanding money The pen-
atty for refusal To comply was to be
the death of "a lifelong loved one.