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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
.EXAL TED RULER
HOLLAND ARRIVES
--------
Belated Train Of Head Of the
EIks Arrived in Los Angeles
This Morning.
TEN THOUSAND REGISTERED.
Political Pot Inside Grand Lodge Has
Begun 10 Boil and Candidates
Arc Working Hard.

Los Angeles, July 10.--Grand ENait-
cd Ruler Rush l.. Holland of the
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks reached this city on his belated
special train at . o'clock today.
The White Squadron of the Los
Angeles lodge and many of the not
ables of the order gathered here to
attend the grand lodge met Holland
at the depot and he was placed In a
large touring car. smothercd in purple
ana white. and escorted, to the music
OF band, to the Alexandria hotel
whore his headquarters will be main
tanned throughout the meeting.
During the morning hours many
other 1Ilks' special trains which had
been delayed enroute or had stopped
at the Grand canyon i'll Arizona ar
rived in the city The special trains
coming in this morning were from
Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, the cotton
states, Arkansas. the Carolinas. WASH
ipgton state, Oregon, Northern Cali
fornia and Arizona.
During the morning the number of
at AGis' lA'7S7H'
the 10000 mark All the guests were
met in turn by delegations from the
local lodge in uniform and escorted
to their various hotels. BY noon, the
gorEeously decorated down town
streets of the city were alive with the
wearers OF the antlers and the puppies
and around the official headquarters
was a seething mss of them.
Tho political pot inside the grand
lodge reached the boiling stage today
and the headquarters opened by ]. u.
Sammis and August Hermann We're
jammed throughout the day with the
adherents of each of these prominent
candidates for Office Of grand exalted
ruler.
Tomorrow the first events of tho
official program will take place, one
thousand automobiles having been
placed at the disposal Of the visitors
from . O'clock III the morning until
6 O'clock at night; for Sightseeing
trips about the city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
SAVING A SLEEP
WALKER FROM DEATH

New York. July lot required ef-
forts of the fire department and a pol
ice detachment 10 save Miss Gathers
inc Souiier Il seepwalker. from death
at her home In Youkers. Miss Souier
who had been afflicted with sonlnom-
bulism for several days rose from
her bed and with her eyes closed.
walked out OF IA window on to mar.
row ledge three stories above we'll
lighted street. Passersby saw her and
called the police, An officer ran up
stairs and climbed out Of the window,
Miss Souller had reached the end of
the ledge when the policeman grabbed
her arm.
she awakened suddenly and when
she looked down into the street, she
became so terrorized that she tainted.
In falling,her body went over the ledge
but the officer held on 10 her arm
Other policemen came to his assistance.
but they could not lift her back. and
the fire department was called out An
extension ladder was put up to the
ledge and two ircmen carried the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
REFRESHMENTS TO Be
FURNISHED VETERANS
Coffee and Sandwiches to be Served
From Booths Along Line of
March.

Coffee and sandwiches will be served
by young ladies' of the refreshment
committee, to the veterans of the c.
A, r. who participate in the great
parade during the. forty-third encamf-
ment. The parade will include a tramp
Of two miles down main street and
back, and as some of tho veterans are
70 years old and over it is thought the
stimulus of the food and drink will
materially assist them in making the
trying march, Booths for the dispens-
ing of the refreshments will be placed
along the line of march on State street
and South Temple. There will be AZ
booths, with young ladies in attend
ance. so that every veteran in the pa
rade will receive prompt attention and
will be served Immediately before the
procession starts.
The matter of providing the refresh-
ments for this purpose has been a prob
of bread, coffee, sugar, etc, nave been
requested by the committee. and much
has been donated by the merchants and
people of Salt Lake for the purpose
Ogden has agreed to provide 900
loayes of. bread and Il dispatch from
Provo states that Provo will contribute
a quantity of coffee.
A meeting of the refreshment COM
mittee was held at . o'clock this after.
noon. when further arrangements were
discussed for entertaining the veterans.
w. NJ Bostaph OF Ogden, who is
candidate for the position of national
senior vice commander-in-chef Of the
Ct. A. r., was in Salt Lake n few hours
yesterday. He attended some of the
Ogden.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
TWO LITTLE BOYS TO TAKE
1900 MILE HORSEBACK RIDE

Guthrie, Okla, July 1O.-Anxious to
emulate the strenuous life and to carry
out their fathers instructions to
tougher up, Temple and Louis Van
Alternately, aged five and eight, resnec-
lively, sons of United States Marshal
John Abernathy, expect to leave late
today for a 1900 mile horseback trip
They will travel alone through Okla
homa, Texas and New Mexico to Ros-
WALL ~ NJ.
Sam the now famous COW pony
mount for Roosevelt during his Okla
homa wolf hunting trip, Will carry
Louis Temple will ride Geronimo.
Both ponies are trained in catching
wolves alive, expeditions. The boys
have been limited by their father to
IS miles a day.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
PSYCHOLOGICAL YEAR FOR
GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL

Chicago, July 1o.--The great Ameri-
can novel is due. Prof. James w.
Linn himself an author said yester-
day, speaking at the University of Chi
cago on Have all the good novels
been written?"
This is the psychological year" he
said.
Exactly one century from the ap-
pearance Of that flood of great novels
from Scott, Eliot and others.
THE great American navel will come
from some obscure author. 1t will be
either romantic or on some great NOR
al problem
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
ASQUITH ACCEPTS
SUFFRAGETTE PETITION

London. July. .9,--ltour Surfragettes,
who, under the leadership of Mrs. Des-
parG, waited patiently for the last few
days in the vicinity OF parliament,
waylaid Premier Asquith In Downing
street this afternoon and tried to
push through the police Gordon that
vas drawn around the preiniers resi-
dence. The women shouted petition
petition; will you grant us hearing?'H
Tho premier turned on the steps of
his home, saying. Il will take the
petition
He descended and having accepted
the petition entered his house with.
out listening to any explanations. The
deputation later were arrested, charg-.
aA with disorderly conduct.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
RULING PASSION
STRONG IN DEATH

New York. July lO--Aftcr.he had been
revived in n hospital, Samuel I.owey. a
diamond merchant who fell from a
New York Central train. when. it was
going through the Harlem station at
so miles an hour. felt OF his pockets
Historically and asked if his diamonds
had been found Doctors drew from
his pockets several agesscontainins
$4,000 worth of diamonds, but Lowry
said there were more, that he had two
large stones in a small pocket of his
coat. While he was describing them.
the police arrived at the hospital with
the missing gems. a passenger had
found the;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10

performances each season, and will be
billed strictly. as a guest, so that he
does not tie himself up and will be
free to accept any engagements in the
main cities Of Europe and America
Mr. Best has signed up for three years
on asliding scale and receives a very
handsome salary for the second aud
third years. ii5!;
Mr. Best says that Miss Emma Lucy
Gates continues to win her way in the
favor of Berlin audiences, and that she
sang seven times during April and May.
Ore OF her pronounced successes was
the page in '.Thc Hugenots.' in which
she comes upon the stage on horseback,
entering on a gallon and dismounting in
"A, truly western style that quite amazed
the audience and stage people alike.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
MESSAGE FROM
PEDESTRIAN WESTON

san Francisco. July 1O.-Edward Pay
son Weston. the veteran pedestrian, now
nearing the end of his transcontncntal
walk, sent the following dispatch to the
Associated Press today:
"Colfax, Cal, July l0.-Leaying Cisco
al $3.50 Friday morning, started walk
Of IA tedious miles through The snow
sheds but only walked two miles when,
continued on this until I reached Rlue
canyon. After an hour and II half rest,
making q total OF IS miles for Friday
and grand total of BIOL miles. I will
leave ColfaS shortly after O'clock this
morning. and Will stop at some quiet place
about 10 miles tis side of the Sacra-
mcnto over Sunday.
"EWDARD PAYSON WESTON"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
CANADIAN PACIFIC
TRAIN IS WRECKED

Vancouver, s. c., July 10-A Cana
dian Pacific train of eight empty pas
scnger coaches and the locomotive were
wrecked yesterday afternoon at Bear
Creek near Glacier, and Engineer 4.
Dewar and Fireman w. NJ Beatticl
We're killed. The train. which was run
ming as the second section of the Seat
tie-St Paul train which left Seattle
Wednesday,, struck rock on the tract,
and went over an embankment
The cars had carried Epworth
League delegates to Seattle and were
being hauled empty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
THREE men MISSING;
THOUGHT TO Be DEAD
Special Carrying Twin City Elk Crashes Into Eastbound
Freight Near Cisco-Engineer, Fireman and Bagga
man Under Wrcckage

4 out that the three men buried under the
wreckage are still living, but strenu-
GUS efforts are being made to reach
them, and to save them If they are
still alive
DOCTOR AMONG PASSENGERS.
Five douDle-deck stock cars contain
| ing sheep We're badly wrecked, ana
both engines and the baggage car Of
| the passenger train are wrecked. a
! doctor who was among the passengers
| hurried to the assistance of the in
| jured men, and dispatches were sent
to Green River and Thompson's station
for additional medical assistance. Two
physicians from Thompson's and one
from Green River We're soon on the
scene. Two relief trains We're immcdi-
ately started for the scene from Helper
and Grand Junction, bearing supplies
and everything needful for the RELIEF
of the victims of the wreck. a large
wrecking crew accompanied one of the
trains and the work of clearing away
the wreckage was begun at once.
OFFICIALS ON THE SCENE.
e. ~ i Z : f . q. 8. y & E H-
General Supt. j. G.. DALEY. who was
at Helper when the accident occurred.
boarded Il special for the scene. and
Supt. Ogg Of the Green River division
is also present. They are directing the
work of removing the debris from the
bodies of the three men under the en-
gnes. a "shoo-Gy" will he constructed
around the wreck. and il is thought
trains will be moving regularly by
o'clock this evening
The exact cause of the accident has
not as yet been determined. but ap-
pears to have been misunderstanding
of the crews as to their orders ana
tagging signals. Conductor Dodson
was in charge of the special west
bound passenger and Conductor Billing
had charge of the castbound stock
train
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
Stream That Separates East and
West Sides of Place Suddenly
Overlooked its Banks.
RAILWAY TRACKS WASHED OUT
Floods Due to Heavy Rains-Thc
Missouri, Kansas and Their
Tributaries Up Again.

/ Sioux City, July 10-One Thousand
persons We're driven from their homes
and many thousands of dollars damage
| was done by a flood in Perry creek. IL
small stream that separates the east
and west SIDES carly today.
1t was the worst flood in the city 5
history. A cluoudburst north OF Sioux
! City Is believed to have been the cause.
Leo Bethschaidcr. aged u, was
| drowned.
The flood apparently reached its crest
during tho day and the worst was be-
lievcd to be over.
Five hundred homes in the dcnselv
populated district along the creek We're
surrounded by water. The plant OF
the City Traction company was flooded
and street car traffic was tied UP.
In the wholesale district near the
Missouri river front, water from the
creek ran along the streets and food
ed the cellars causing heavy loss. The
gas mains to the east side were broken
by the flood and thousands were forced
to eat cold breakfasts. Farmers from
Perry Creek telephoned the flood news
to this city. Immediately whistles wero
blown and the residents in the threat
and tircmen, but the flood came so rap
idly that many had close calls.
Perry creek. small streem that sep
arates the east side from the west side
Of Sioux City. suddenly overfiowed it's
banks early To-Day. Many homes today
were surrounded with six feet of water
and much damage resulted.
East of town the Great Northern and
Illinois Central tracks were washed
out in long stretches.
The Floyd river in the eastern part
of the city also rose rapidly today and
the people along its banks We're warned.
The oyertiows are due to heavy rains.
Merril, IL miles east of here, reports al
most n cloudburst with heavy damage
to property and crops.
MISSOURI UP AGAIN.
Kansas City July 1O.-Renewed heavy
rains in northwestern Missouri and in
Kansas last night again sent up the
Missouri and Kansas rivers and their
tributaries, but no serious result viii
follow, according to the local weather
observer.
An effort was made today to raise the
submerged cars of the Santa Fe train
wrecked Wednesday near Pomona, Kan,
The body Of a farm hand named Hill
has been found in the river. He is be-
.lieved to have lived in the vicinity. Ell
of the passengers of the wrecked train
appear to have been accounted for de-
spite rumors that additional bodies will
be found when the flood recedes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
ALL READY BUT THE CREAM.

The refreshments committee Of the
womens citizens committee of the
G. A. Il. cncampment has received the
cheering intelligence from Logan that
the Cache valley metropolis will furnish
all the butter needed upon the occa-
sion Of the great parade. when refresh
ments will be served to the veterans en-
route. Park City has agreed to furnish
sugar, Provo will send the coffee, Og-
den has promised the bread. and Salt
Lake City will be asked to donate the
ham for sandwiches. A last request
will bcmade to the creaneries to supply
the cream for the coffee. when the re-
freshment committee will feel that the
luncheon will be complete.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
MANY VISITORS AT BUREAU.

Owing to the flood of visitors in con-
neotion with the Elks tourists. the First
Presidency and the bureau of informa-
tor is making special efforts to extend
courtesies. The tabernacle was kept
! open until 10 o'clock last night, to ac-
commodate the belated travellers. who
We're not able to reach Salt Lake until
evening, and there was a special organ
recital at O'clock at which +. 2, kim
bail oiilciatcd, for the benefit OF the
iowa Elks. There was another special
organ recital at 10 a. m. today, at which
E Prof. Mcclellan OBLIGATED.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
KILLED HIS WIFE
WITH WOODEN LEG

Grand Rapids. Mich, July lo--AftSt
completing an autopsy today on ths
bodies OF Warren G. Rowland and MS
wife. Vashti Perry Rowland, which
were found yesterday in vacant
house, the surgeons and coroner de-
cided that Rowland had stunned his
wife with a blow from his wooden, leg. y
had wrecked the gas fixtures in the
room, permitting the gas to pour oiifH
and then cut his own throat. IS fz
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
FRONTIER, WYo., POSTMASTER

Especial Correspondence.)
washington. d. c.. July 1o.-Robert
S. Lewis has been appointed postmaster
at Frontier, Uintah county, Wveripg,
vice ". s. Avery, resigned
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING.
Jessie Knight Comes Out Strong
For Suppression of Liquor
Traffic.
Says it is Detrimental to Business
Legal Opinions Submittcd-Dclc-
gates Favor Prohibition.
(snecial to the nNews...l

PROVO, July 10.-rhere was a la1 ~
attendance OF officials. mayors city
councillors. and county officers OF Utah
county, at the convention held this
morning at the Commercial club rooms
which was called for the purpose Of
devising uniform, prohibition lcglsla-
ton throughout Utah county. The
gathering was an enthusiastic one
Mayor James Gardner of American
Fork was selected as temporary chair
man and j. NJ. Jensen temporary Sec
rotary. In his opening speech, Chair
man Gardner stated that he was
strongly in favor of prohibition, and
his delegation was authorized to vote
for prohibition straight.
SOME LEGAL OPINIONS.
County Attorney Evans by request
gave 1t has his opinion, citing statutes
to prove his contention, that city and
4 town governments have the right to en-
act prohibition ordinances, but that the
county government has not. h
City Attorney Thomas of Provo Ven
tured the opinion that the supreme
court would not compel the county
boards 60 issue licenses in case man
damus proceedings were brought to
compel them to do so.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
The convention then selected COM
4mttees on permanent Organization, Or
der of business and resolutions, respec-
lively, and a recess was taken till 1880
p. m. The sentiment OF delegates
throughout seems strong for prohibit
ton.
JESSE KNIGHT ON PROHIBITION.
PROVO, July 10.--Jesse knight was
asked his opinion on the prohibition
question. and at once said: Why YOU
can know that am in favor of pro
Inhibition and have always been, even
when / took Il drink. 1 consider the
use. Of liquor as d beverage one 4oE
the greatest evils of the age, andiaL
believe we will get prohibition. / am
in favor OF national prohibition, md
i believe we will get that; and not
before the states ask forsI And *
am in favor of sta te-Wides prohibition,
but we will probably not get. that be-
fore the counties ask for 1t. But T.
am in favor of getting what we can.
city and county prohibition. / am
trying to get the county officials to
give us prohibition in the country
around the smeltcr. 1t was only the
other day that a man was killed out
there through drinking and hcard play
ing. The two always go together.
can't understand why business men
say the liquor traffic is good for bust
ness. have never seen 1t produce
any money. Employees loose thousands
of dollars through it. Men can't work
after they come off a spree, but their
time goes on lust the same. And this
talk about wanting to license saloons
in order to reduce taxes All that
means is that they want some poor
drunkard's wife TO pay the taxes they
ought to pay. Yes. you can say am
in favor of prohibition. | would take
the stump for that. II 1t would do any
good, and it is the only thing T would
take the stump for. and I think the
meeting today is a good thing, a sterss
in the right direction and Will be pro-
ductivc of good results.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
SOME LEGAL OPINIONS.
COMMITTEES NAMED.

The convention then selected COM
mttees on permanent organization, or;
der OF business and resolutions. respec-
lively, and a recess was taken till 1880
p. m. The sentiment OF tle4delegates
throughout seems strong for prohibit
ton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
LEWIS "sINeLE BINDER"

A handmade cigar fresh from the
table, wrapped in foil, thus keeping
fresh until smoked. A fresh cigar
made of good tobacco is the ideal
smoke. The old, well cured tobaccos
used are so rich in quality that many
who formerly smoked 10c cigars now
smoke Lewis Single Binder Straight
sc. Lewis Single Binder costs the
dealer some more than other &c cigars,
but the higher price enables this fac
tory to use extra quality tobacco.
There are many limitations; don't be
fooled. There is no substitute! Tell
the dealer you want a Lewis Single
Binder"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05

trees that furnish food and protection.
Besides the youngsters are taught
how unwise is the idea of shooting
wild fowl when breeding in spring
and shown the wrong done by gun
1ers, toward determination and extir-
patton. Furthermore it is depicted
to the children how man or the man
behind the gun" is chiefly responsible
;or the diminution of bird life and the
most destructive to birds.
Other chief causes that tend toward
bird diminution are the "so-called
sportsmen," Italians and other for
eigners. cutting of timber and shrub
5ery, market hunters, bird shooters
and trappers. egg collectors. boys with
guns and others, milliners' hunters,
draining marshes and meadows, gun
clubs and hunting contests.
Appropriate stereopticon views are
given in connection with every lee
tuTe to the children at the public mu-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
SCHOOLS ARE AIDING
in PROTECTING GAME
Children Are Taught Birds Are Useful insect
Destroyers Encouraged to Build Homes
for Them BY George A Faeth

While some fathers in Milwaukee
are being upbraided for their desire
to shoot ducks in spring when propa-
eating, their sons and daughters are
receiving instructions apropos birds,
their life, breeding, food, and enc
mics in the public schools and at the
public museum. Their children are
taught to realize and understand that
the birds are the property of the state
end need protection from moral and
human standpoints; taught that birds
are useful to man as destroyers of in
furious insects, noxious mammals and
worthless weeds; taught that our
feathered friends are useful to agri-
culture and forestry, that they need
better protection and should be en-
couraged about our homes by build
ing birdhouses, planting shrubs and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
Making Himself Solid.

"Step this way, ladies and gentle
men," exclaimed the lecturer in the
dime museum, land gaze upon one of
the greatest wonders known to modern
science-the ossized man, a human be-
ing, perfectly normal in every other re-
spect, but who has truned to stone"
How did he get that way?" came a
voice from the awe-stricken throng.
Love-" replied the lecturer, low.
ering his voice. confidentially; love
did it. He fell in love with a beau
tiful maiden, tried to make himself
solid, and overdid it. We will now
pass on to the"