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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
GEORGE MEREDITH, GREAT
ENGLISH NOVELIST, DEAD

London, May 1S.--Gcorse Meredith.
the English novelist, died at 3:35 this
morning.
The immediate cause Of death was
heart failure, following grave syrnp-
toms that developed early in the even
ing. Mr.. alercdith's illness began on
May II. and he had steadily declined
since tina. time. So serious was his
condition last night that the attending
physician remained constantly at his
bedside.
George Meredith was born in Hamp-
shire, FEB. IL. 1928. On the occasion
of his eightieth birthday he was show
cred with congratulations from all parts
of the world and was visited by 4
cieputation headed by Anthony Hope
and presented with an address signed
by AIgernon Charles Swinburne, Thomas
Hardy. John Morley, and more than 3
hundred leaders i'll art. letters and
scholarship,
Mr.. Merediths first Poems. ap-
peared in 1851 and were followed in.
rapid succession by various novels and
additional poems and ballads.
tDiana OF the Crossways was pub
lished in 1885 and zone OF Our Con-
querors,' in 1850. Lord ormept and
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TRAIN SCHEDULES
FOR RIO GRANDE
Thirty Trains Arrive and Depart
Daily from the Local
Depot.

Thirty trains will daily. arrive and
depart from the Salt Lake station of
the Denver & Rio Grandc railroad, COM
nlencing May %. Two new trains have.
been put on, to be known as No. !,
westbound, and No. S. eastbound. These
trains are Virtually second sections of
trains No. : and 8. The tram numbers
have been largely changed throughout.
and changes are made as follows: No.
6 remains the same and arrives i'll Salt
Lake from Ogden, San francisco and
Portland ats q. M: No. 10. from Ogden
and intermediate points. arrives here at
10 a. m: No. 409 from Provo, Tintie
and intermediate points, arrives at 1920
a. m; No. s03, from Bingham and Bling
han, Junction. arrives at 1880 a. M:
No. 1, from Denver and the east, ar.
Irives at leo p M; No. II, from Ogden
and Intermediate points, at 2:G5 p. m;
No. s, from Denver. Chicago and the
east, at 2:15 p. M; No. I, from Grand
Junction and intermediate points, at
2:30 p. M; No. 2, from Ogden and San
Francisco, at 4:55 p. M; No.110l, from
Park City, at . p. M; No. 205, from
Bingham and Bingham Junction, at 5:45
p. m; No. 51l. from Provo. Mant!,
GAIarysvale and Heber, sos p. M; No. 4,
from Ogden. San Francisco and Port
lana, III 4 p. ILL., NO. ., from EbeHNefs
Chicago and east. at 1870 p. M; No. s,
from C.den. San Francisco and Port
land, AT 7:1o p. III.
Leaving Salt Lake City, the schedule
Z is as follows: No 512, for Provo. Man
ii and Marysvale. 1850 a. M; No. e04
for Bingham and Bingham Junction,
8 Il. m; No. 6, for Denver, Chicago
and east. S:10sa. M; No. 102. for Park
City, 80 a. M; NO. ., for Ogden and
intermediate points, 1925 a. MT No. l.
FOL. Ogden and San francisco, ~: 80 D.
m; No. 5. for Ogden, San Francisco
and Portland, 2:30 p. M: No. I. for
Ogden, san Francisco and Portland;
2:45 d. M: NO. 206, for Bingham and
Bingham junction. $50 p. M: No. 2,
for Denver and east, sos p. m: No.
40, for Provo. Tintie and intermsdiate
points, 500 .. M; No. II. for Ogden
and intermediate points, 6:10 p. M:
No. 4, for Denver, Chicago and east,
s7:1O D. M; No. S, for Grand Junction
and intermediate points 100 p. M:
No. 3. for Ogden. San Francisco and
Portland. 1856 y. m.
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RESPONSIBILITY
FORH||.G||.H| / PRICES J |
Senator Cores Resolution c alIina
For Investigation Discussed
in the Senate.
WOULD PROBE E ExToRTIoN n
49,
WOULD PROBE ExT III N
Mr.. Gallingcr Said What Country is
Demanding is Prompt Action on
The Tariff Bill.

Washington, May Ex-senator Cores
resolution directing the committee on
finance to conduct an investigation into
wholesale and retail prices of COM
modities was discussed before the SEN
ate today at some length. Seeking 70
have the resolution adopted Mr.. Gcre
said he wished to have statements con-
corning the extortionate prices of retail
dealers fully probed so that the cnun-
try might know just where the respon-.
sibility for high prices rests.
Senator Aldlich said 1t was evident
such an investigation as that contarn-
plated by the resolution could not be
conducted before the pending tariff bill
was disposed of, but he had no objec-
ton to such an investigation being un-
dertaken. Senator Carter pointed out
that in doing this work the finance
committee would necessarily cover the
same ground which the proposed tariff
commission would cover.
That the cotton manufacturers sell
their products with an agreement as to
the price at which they are to be sold
at retail was the substance Of a charge
made by Mr.. owen.
d Demanding proof of this assertion,
Mr.. Gal!nger said that what the coun-
try is demanding is prompt action on
the tariff bill. He added that it had
been asserted TINT the business inter
sests of this country We're losing $l0.000.-
io0D. day by the holding up of the tariff
bill.
+ Referring to the pledge or the Re-
publican party, to make the tariff rates
equal to the difference in cost of plo-
duction here and abroad, Mr.. Owen said
it was the duty of The majority to in
form the senate as to what that differ
eiice was.
Mr.. Aldricli replied that the commit
tee had done much to furnish such
facts. but the Oklahoma senator cons
tended that there was no available III
formation of the kind he wanted
Mr.. Carter made an impassioned ap-
peal for a business-like proceeding.
Every morning." he said, some
senator arises in his place here to de-
fend the country merchant from
charge that has never been made
No charge of extortion. he said. had
ever been lodged against the retailer.
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LIEUT.. PETROS|N|'s
FRIEND MURDERED
.Piggio Piccio Assassinated as He
Was About to Enter His
Apartments.
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HIS ASSASSIN ESCAPED.
HIS ASSASSIN ESCAPED.
Dead Man Had Eccn Active in Ar
ranging for Demonstration in
Policenan's Honor.

New York, May 1S.--Afarkcd for
death, the police believe, because he
had been close friend OF Lieutenant
Joseph Pctrosini. or the New York
police department, who was assistants
ed III Palermo, Sicily, Piggio Piccio.
a cigar maker. was himself assissin-
ated early today as he was trying to
enter his apartments III east Seventy
fifth street. FIe dropped dead on tho
threshold as a bullet fired over the
balustrade on the floor above crash
ed into his body. By the time the pos
lice arrived the. assassin had escaped,
presumably to the roof and down
through an adjoining house. The
police say the man who shot the
cigar maker had been lying in wait
for him, apparently for several
hours
Before going to Palermo Petrosini
frequently visited Piccio's home.
When the body of the detective was
brought TO New York for burial,
Piccio took an active part in the arr
rangements for the demonstration In
honor OF PetrosinL for the funeral
and the benefit for the widow. He
helped to form some Of the Italian
societies which paraded in the
Petrosin funeral procession and he
marched at the head OF the Carle-
one lodge OF F'oresters, Of which he
was an officer. Piccio also was u
leading spirit in arranging the benefit
tor Mrs. Petrosini which was held In
the academy or Music. While he was
engaged in this work he received
several letters threatening him Will,
death unless de discontinued activity
but he ignored them and declared no
did NOT fear the cowards.'
Several detectives from the staff
formerly commanded by Lieut.. Pero-
SIM have been assigned to- search for
thc murderer
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nasEBALb FREE AGENTS.

Cincinnati. May 1s.-In announcing two
decisions on cases of free agents" the
National Baseball commission warns tho
clubs under the national agreement that
they should protect their interests by
making all players sign contracts, Ter
sey City senr Arthur De Croft to Wilkes
barre Jersey City wanted the player
back, but De Croft claimed he was a.
free agent. The player has proved his
case but the commission SAYS clubs In
the future should pitt no player on tho
payroll without making him sign O. CON
tract De Croft had none with elther
club.
W. B. Kay. who was turned adrift by
the Washington club some time ago also
The commission. however, refused to all
low his claim, Kay is ordered TO report
TO tho washington club at once.
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LITERATURE Of
SAFE CRACKING.
3fsr9 uyfYH sis.l uHvITvVkvkEHIl
New York Police Find Handbook.
0fInstructions in Gentle Art
Of Blowing a Safe.
IS HUMoRoUsLY ORIGINAL.
Reads Like a Sheet from a Core
spondoncc School Course III
Higher CriminalitS.

New York. May 1s.--Ot all the liter
world unearthed from time to
time by the New York police,
a naive code of instructions in the gen
tie art of safe cracking. holds at least
a near record for brazcn, vet humorous
originality. The last contribution OF
Yeggrnan Bells letters reads like q
sheet from a correspondence school on
How to Blow a. Safe" 1t was found
last night IN the rooms OF an energetic
individual in the Bronx, recorded In the
rogues' gallery, as No. 5000. He was
detained in the hope that lie may eS-
plain q recent robbery. His treasured
documents say among other things:
.The knight of the road should know;
bis book in order to keep abreast OF
the times. can give you a general
knowledge OF all the different kinds of
safes, their plating's, paddings, ETC.. SO
that once you have a practical idea OF
how to blow one, YOU are through all
right. The burglar proof safe is the.
simplest thing in the world to get to.
They are generally made With an oval
&tu,tlbler, but the bolt Is so constructed
that YOU can't do 1t on the quiet.
N Here follows a line of instruction, on.
"how to insert the dope, and how to
get into n safe 1t advises against
going through the back, as 1t Is likely
to be of solid material without packing
and the contents of the safe may DC.
blowed up with the explosion.
The foregoing Is but a sample. Be-.
fore concluding, the writer gives MI
mute details as. to the popularity OF.
safes, the amount Of explosives to use
and other valuable hints that no up
8to-date burglars library shuold DC
without.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
GARDEN CITY NOTES.

Mr. G. H. Ward. OF the board OF
county commissioners. has received a.
letter from the Upited States depart
sment Of agriculture. stating that the
department will send an expert road.
builder to supervise the building of the
Proro-O lmstead boulevard as soon as
the county Is ready to begin work.
Justice of the Peace Noon has re-
turned from Philadelphia where he
went to the bedside of his son Frank.
who was suffering from appendicitis
Frank is very much better and is be-
lie.ed to be out of danger
s The Commercial club committees
meet nearly every night now to ar
range for Strawberry day which will
be sometime in June.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
GREAT CAvE.|N IN
TENNESSEE Tunnel
Fortunately Was Clear When Ac-
cident Occurred and There
Were No Casualties.
500 FEET OF GROUND SLID,
Extended to Height of Eighteen Feet
From Bottom--Will Delay
Traffic Some Days.

Denver, May 1S.--Thc Tennessee tun-
nell over Tennessee Pass on the line
of the Denver & Rio Grandc railroad,
located about five miles from Lead.ille
and constructed at height OF about
10, 200 feet above sea level, was caved in
for a distance of nearly 500 feet this
morning by a sllde Of melting snow
and loose earth. The tunnel was clear.
when the accident occurred and there
We're no casualties.
The care-in occurred 1000 feet from
the, portal of the tunnel and extended
to height of IS feet from the bottom.
The discovery of the caVe-in was made
by a track walker.
Believing that tho vast mass OF dirt
and snow had buried a train lie .lur-
rled back to4the first station and gave
the warning. a train bearing engineers
and officials Of the road was rushed To
the scene but in the meantime the wires
lad been at work and it was found that
there had been 10 loss of life nor any
one hurt.
Arrangements have been made
whereby traffic will be taken care OF by
the Colorado Midland railway.
At the offices OF the chief engineer
of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
1t was stated this morning that the
cave in at the Tennessee Pass tunnel
was probably less serious than first re-
ports had indicated. The cave-ln. IT
was stated, occurred at one of the
three ventilating shafts. 1t is confident
ly expected that traffic through the
tunnel will be restored within 4S hours.
The Tennessee Pass tunnel was COM
pleted in 1890 and was part Of the work
Of reconstruction OF the Denver & Rio
Grande railway. when that road was
| changed from a narrow gage to 4
standard gage line. The tunnel IS
known to tourists all over the world.
| 1t is heavily tirnbered throughout and
always carefully watched. but precau-
tons have been redoubled OF late on
account OF unprecedented snowfalls
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
DAVIS GETS THE LIMIT.
Man Who Conducted Blind Pig" Must
Spend $50 Days iii Jail.

George Davis was sentenced to servo
$50 days In the city jail by Judge Bow
man this afternoon In police court. He
was found guilty by jury in polics5
court yesterday of selling, liquor on
Sunday in room In Commercial street.
which was raided by the police. The case
bogus federal liquor license has been
dropped as far as the city is concerned.
but 1t is understood that the federal
authorities will present this case to tia
grand jury upon Davis release from tho
4 city iail,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
CAPT. HAMS STARTS
FOR SING SING PRISON

New York, May 1s-capt. Peter c.
Hams, Jr.. who was sentenced yesterday
on conviction OF manslaughter OF Kill
county jail today for Sing Sing prison
to begin serving his term from eight to
Is years.
Hams attorneys said no application
would be made for a certificate of rea-
sonable doubt butsthat an3appeal in the,
higher courts in the regular way.
. Capt Hains left the Jail in custody. Of
+ a keeper. Ills bearing was not material
ly changed from his first appearance IN
keeper in daZed manner and showed
no evidence OF emotion. On the way to
the Grand Central station he neither rec
ognized nor spoke to any one. None or
his relatives was at the jail when he de-
parted. ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
BIG ENGINES EN- ROUTE.
Hill Climbers for Trucllce Division
Pass Through Ogden.
(snccial to The News. J

Especial to The News
Ogden. May 1S.-Southern Pacific en-
gincs Nos. 1000 and 4O0i. two of the
largest locomotives in the world. passed
through Ogden yesterday en- route TO
SPARKS. Nevada, where they will be
used as i,ill-climbers on the Trucks:e
division OF the road. While in the To-
cal freight yards the steel monsters
were viewed by more than 1000 people.
The weight of each engine complete
with tender is $4,000 pounds; engine
alone is 100000 pounds; the cylinders
are 26xsO and 4oxS0. They ara Of the
Mallet articulated type. are compound
ard are equipped for oil burning. They
are the largest ever turned out OF the
Baldwin factory al Philadelphia.
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ing and breathing heavily through the
early hours. but they hadn't paid much
attention to him. So far as could
find out he hadn't sud a word to any
of the men in the room with him b.
fore he went to sleep or took the
Slaudanum
The body is being held at o'Donnell's
9mortuary pending the completion OF
funeral arrangements.
b George Sheets. Chief of detectives.
says that lasttnight Goddard borrowed
80 cents from him, but gave no sign
whatever of his intention to Kill him.
self. 1t is presumed that he used this
money in procuring the poison with
which he ended his life.
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VISITORS TO STATE PRISON.

AS soon as the quarantine against Wis
ltors at the state prison has been rails
ed. relatives of prisoners of the first
grade will be permitted to visit them on
the first Thursday of every month; end
of prisoners of the second grade. the
third Thursday OF avery other month, All
other persons DESTROYS of Visiting the
prison can only do so upon a pass from
members of the state board OF correction
or the warden. which will be given only
upon good and sufficient reasons. 1t Is
not certain at present when tho quar-!
ahtine will be raised, owing to the con-
tinued presence of smallpox In tile city.
But when the disease abates the quar-
antine will be raised. II has been in
force now since the middle of December.
last.
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SPOKANE RATE CASE.
Decision Effective After July New
Rates on the Cards.

- -t : !
The decision in the Spokane rate case
will not 80 into effect until July /, ac-
cording to a. Washington dispatch. A
further hearing on the case will be
held June 8. The railroads involved, the
Northern Pacific Great Northern, Union
Pacific, Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company. Oregon Short Line and Ghica :.
go e Northwestern. have been; notified
of the decision and of the assignment
of the case for hearing on June 8.
Is The railroads will. on July l. put into.
effect, In accordance with the decision
OF the commission what are nown as
class" rates from Pacific coast points
to Spokane. which are 1923 per cent
lower than the present rates They
also VIII put into effect at that time
the commodity rates from the east to
Spokane. which are much lower than
the present rates. but not as low In
proportion as those ordered by the COM
mission.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
KErcnEL.,IcGANN MATCH.

Pittsburg, Pa May 1s.-Sporting. men
of PittsburS and vicinity are greatly In
tonight between Stanley Ketchel of
Grand Rapids, Mich the middleweiGht
champion, and Hugh Mccain of Kansas
CITY. who are scheduled to fight SIX
rounds before the National Athletic club
at the Duschene gardens
Accommodations for 1000 spectators
have been arranged. 5hetchel and McGann
are said to be In top-notch shape. Most
of the confidence is placed in Kctchel.
who will meet johnson next October for
the heavyweight championship.
Preliminary TO the main event tonight
young aic4iuiiffe and Johnny Coulon Will
appear.
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COLORADO ENo.As1psI1sNT.

Trinidad. Colo, May 1s,-More than
1000 visitors are in the city attending
the opening OF the ttirtieth annual
.encampent G. A. n. department OF
colorado. Among those attending are
Wyoming veterans. members of auxil-
larry organizations and. their friends.
Among the candidates for department
president are John Wingate. Durango:5
T. H. Burt, Colorado Springs: John:
Baldwin. Boulder. and Dexter, r. Sapp.
Mrs. Stella Kyle OF Cripple Creek. has
no opposition for department president
OF the w. r. @. Boulder and Grand
Junction are after the next encamp-
lllerlt. = !e.la55-.5.se
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MISS 1IUNTs,lAN's FUNERAL.

PROVO, May 1s.-Fhneral services
we're held in college hall Sunday over
the remains of Miss. Edna Huntsman,
who WAS injured at the depot Friday
night. and Who died Saturday evening
from hel. injuries. The speakers were
ELDERS L. s. Hinckley, A. c. Lund and
George III Brimhall. vocal selections
were rendered by the college choir.
Miss Huntsman was the soloist in the
college choir and it was remarked that.
she had rendered solos for funerals for,
the last five previous Sundays. After
The services her body was taken to
Fillmore for burial. II;
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WALLIS IS APPOINTED.

Especial 10 the "News.")
Boise. Idaho. May 1S.--James Fl. Wsl-
lis of Fremont county, has been APP
pointed pure food commissioner by tho
state board of health. He was clerk OF.
the house last session. and has held
other legislative positions.
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JUSTICES COURT BUSINESS.

PROVO, May 1s. Charles Dixon. a
young transient. was sentenced to 80
days in the county Jail BY Justice Noon.
yesterday, on plea of guilty. to steal
ing a set of harness from Martin VIII
Hanson of Lake View
George cassock and Otto Leicht were
sentenced to seven days each in the
city Jail by Justice Noon for stealing
a ride on the u. & r. G..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
1NrER-s1ouSrA1N. BASEBALL.

Helena, May tS.-'rhe Inter- Mountain
league baseball season opened In this
city today under most favorable cir
cumstances with the exception Of the
weather. The new grand
stand and hleachers were taxed to
their spacitS, The game was praced-s
ed by a. parade Of the Helena and Butte
teams. Lieut.. Gov. w. R. Allen pitched
the first ball, while Mayor r. J. Ed
wards essayed the role Of catcher.
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.cIvIn SERVICE coNI,I1ss1oNERs.

Washington. May 1S.-Presdent Taft
today announced the nomination Of Will
liam S. Washbuim as civil service COM
missioner. vice James T, Williams re-
commission employee here and served as
civil service commissioner In the Phil
inpines under MI. Taft. TodaN's nomi-
nation is based on his Philippine record.
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His Aminta appeared in the summer
of 1894 and was followed in 1895 by THE
Amazing Marriage, which is supposed
to introduce as the hero the late Robert
Louis Stevenson,
In 1892 appeared "Tte Empty Purse
a volume of poems, md in the autumn
of that year Mr.. Meredith was elected
president ofgthe Incorporated Society
of Authors, IN succession to Lord Ten
.liysOn. ~ a5.sa.
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JAPANESE, WARSHIP
TO BE SENT TO BERING SEA

e st. Petersburg, May 1s.-A local news
paper today publishes a dispatch from
Toxic saying Japan has decided to
send warship to the Behping sea on
account Of the repeated seizures there
of japanese vessels by American and
Russian ships. g.{
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Joseph A. Choate formerly ambassador
to Great Britain, who also was a speak
err. declared that both Mr.. Rockefeller
and, Mr.. Stewart possessed more courage
than he did to address III women in that
Z ..To tell ia women to- hold their
tongues, and not fight" said MIR.
Choate, "'ls something ! never dared to
say to one woman and I know II did,
I'd get as good as / gave
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afUsKoGEE TOWN LOT CASES.
Tulsa, Okla. May Muskogee town
lot frauds will again be taken up with
renewed yigor by a new federal grand
jury that mel here today upon ordar
of Judge John A. Marshall OF Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
\. GOV. sPRY GOES d no 4 PROVO.
s..LTsIAKE MAN IN TROUBLE.

PROVO, May 1s.--4A salt Lake paint
Ell who gives the name OF w. w.
aHade, has been arrested in Spanish
Fork for selling a buggy, which was
given him to paint The vehicle was,
disposed OF for s26. Just what-,the
charge will be, embezzlement or lar
ceny, is not yet known, IA
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-18
GOES TO HAWAII.

PROVO, May 1s.-aIrss John 7. Giles.
has left for Hawaii, where she goes to
accompany her husband on his home
bound trip. Elder Giles has been
missionary in Hawaii for three and d
half years This Is his second mis-
sion in the Sandwich Islands.
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HEN CEFORTH HIsGEN
WILL ACT With DEMOCRATS

Springfield, Mass,. MAY IS.-Thomas Il.
Hisgen, who rs the candidate Of She In
depcndencc party for president last No
a statement here announcing that here.
after he will act with the Democratic
party.