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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-08
Two Gas Tanks Explode at Ham,
burg Resulting in Big Fire
And Loss of Many Lives.
THE HEAT WAS VERY INTENSE
Firemen Compelled to Withdraw
New Gasomctcr Was Largest
In the World.

Hamburg, Germany, Dec. THE ex-
plosion of two gas tanks in the So
called "Kleines Grasbrock" on the
by an extensive fire and the loss of
many lives.
The explosion was due to a leak in
a new gaSometer. Escaping gas en-
tered the retort house. where 1t came
in contact with the fires, causing a ter
rible explosion. A large number of
workmen were engaged in rebuilding
and enlarging the plant Twenty-Five
men were working near the gasometer.
They disappeared in mass of flames
which shot up to a great height. Fire
men appeared quickly, but were unable
to approach In largo force because OF
the isolated position of the establish
ment
Late tonight 10 men are reported dead
and II missing. 1t is almost certain
that all these are dead.
Forty men were dangerously injured,
several perhaps fatally.
The fire spread rapidly and threat
ened the old gasometer, containing 50,-
900 cubic meters. So intense was the
heat and so dangerous their position
that the firemen were compelled to
withdraw a terrific explosion soon oc-
CURED, and the tower became a mass
of flames which leaped hundreds of feat
in the air. sending fragments of glow
ing coke far over the city and harbor.
After strenuous efforts the fire was
gotten under control and rescue work
begun. There is little hope of finding
the bodies of the missing. as they would
undoubtedly have been incinerated.
The new gaSometer which exploded
was the largest in the world, having a
capacity of 100000 cubic meters. The
city appropriated 100000 marks
(S3, 500, ,000) for it's construction.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-08
PRIEST. TAFT REELECTED
PRESIDENT OF RED CROSS

Washington, Dec President Taft
was reelected president of the Amcri-
can Red Cross today and presided for
time over the fifth annual meeting
of the association.
The prdesident made brief address.
In which he expressed the hope that
somo one might present the Red Cross
with an indowment fund Of $4,000. 900.
to place Its beneficont work on more
permanent basis. Mr.. Taft also pre-
sented in person a gold medal voted by
the Red Cross to Lloyd c. Grtscom, for
mer American ambassador to italy, for
his work at the Messina earthquake.
and silver medals to Miss Katherine B.
Davis and Samuel L. Parrish. who as
sisted in the Italian relief work.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-08
Responsibility for Failure to Ex-
terminate Graft Banded
Among Officials.
sPALDING BLANDLY SMILES
womcn OF Country Enlisting in Cause
or Eliminating White Slave
Traffic.
Especial correspondence }


Chicago. Dec. 5.-Spiking of all the
guns aimed at the Infamous First Ward
ball. which puts $4,000 annually into
the political Golfers of "Hinky Dink"
Xcnna and "Bathhouse John" Cough
lin. was accomplished for the matter of
$1,000 rental which owners OF the Coli
scum refused to relinqnish. pleading
that they should /, not be asked "to
judge OF the morals of their fellow
men" After the corporation counsel
and the chief of police had supplied
ammunition for the guns of the re-
formers and the prevention of the
orgy seemed likely, the law and order
element suddenly confronted Charles
Il. Gunther, capitalist, and Stewart
Spaldlng. society man. the president
and manager respectively OF the big
auditorium. When informed that II
Mr. Spaldlng Is reported to have
blandly smiled and remarked: LET
us not judge our fellowmen- Persons
come to us and pay money In good
faith for the use of our property,
and it is not for US to say in ad-
vance that this affair Is not all right.
We have said that we could not stand
for such crowd as they had last year,
but we can't revoke their license now,
or they could sue us for damages"
President Gunther promptly shirbed
responsibility upon Mayor Busse. but
then Mayor Bussc had ducked in favor
of Chief of Police Steward. Protests
have been made for a month to city
officials against permitting this ball.
which has been a harvest time for
pTocurers of girls for the white slave
traffic and an event which has dis
graced Chicago.
ENLISTING IN CAUSE.
Woman's interest in protecting wom-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-08
ORIGIN OF THE RE0RGANIZED
CHURCH AND SUCCESSION

A book of 14o pages showing the lat
ter-day apostasy.
This book Is invaluable and indis-
pensable to missionaries and all other
students OF Church history. It deals
thoroughly with the origin of the Re-
organized church and conclusiyoly
proves 1t to be of apostate sources, al
so that that church has departed from
the doctrines of the Prophet Joseph
Smith and now attacks them vindic-
lively. denying many OF the principles
of tho gospel. Tho book also treat,
the Succession in the Presidency and
shows that PRESIDENT BRIGHAM
YOUNG WAS PROPERLY ORDAIN-
ED TO LEAD THE CHURCH.
BY Elder Joseph F. Smith, Jr.
Just published by tho Deseret News.
Cloth binding per copy so cents, In
paper 80 cents.
SEND ORDERS TO THE DEsERET
NEWS BOOK STORE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-08

anhood against the white slave traffic
proves TO be increasing, judging by
letters received by the Woman's World
committee on legislation in Chicago,
| and now the women of Michigan are
| enlisted in the cause as already they
have been in Ohio and several other
| states. One such letter from q wom-
an in Ann Arbor follows: Last March
| read the article on white slavery and
n few days ago 1 found the booklet.
| Smashing the White Slave Trade.
! which aroused all my ambition to help
| In this fight. 1t is q cause to call forth
| extra sessions of legislatures. It Is
| enough to resurrcct Lincoln, II we have
| no man In this day who will become
| the emancipator of the white slave
shall never be satisfied II 1 do not do
something to help: never in history
was there a greater call for strong
systematic war of determination on
an evil close to the home. l am ready
TO give all my time working In this
cause. will go from door to door. or
from church to church to talk and col
lect money to build homes for the white
slaves after they shall be liberated"
O'LEARY COW DISCUSSION.
The flare-up over the O'Lcary COW and
whether she did, as believed these many
years, 'lsick Chicago over" by starting
the great fire by a kick. has made this
historical idol totter. Old Mrs. O'Leary's
son, no other than big Jim" OLeary
OF gambling fame Mt the stock yards,
declares at this late date that he has
been forced to unseal his lips, arise to
the defense OF his parents, their live
stock, and the honor of the O'Lcarys.
past, present and future in order to
denounce the new version of the fires
cause. OIeary claims spontaneous
combustion of green hay. But Rev. J.
d. Lcck has sprung new one, based,
he says, on the words of Andrew Bird.
an S2-year- inmate of the Methodist
old peoples home and formerly a teach
er IN the Maxwell street Sunday school.
Sam and Christopher ONeill were
boys In my Sunday school class Mr..
Bird has said. "They came to me In
great fear and said they had taken a
bottle of whisky and q lamp into the
O'Leary's barn, and were going to milk
one of the COWS so as TO get milk to
make whisky punch. The COW got
frightened at their rough handling and
kicked over the lamp. 1 never told this
before because l was afraid 1t might
hurt the boys" To all of this Mr..
''the COW yarn" Is the most monumental
fake of the past century. He says;
Nobody was in the barn that night
at all The old man had laid in a
stock of green hay a few days before
and It was spontaneous combustion.
that's all" Between the two disput.
ants stands the Chicago Historical So
ciety which merely raises its eyebrows
with a request to .show me-" while
the Prohibitiopists claim they have
here still another duly qualified blow
against the whisky trust"
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
The increasing heat of controversy
concerning tho postal savings bank |
bill which will be a leading issue dur
ing this session of Congress has de-
veloped a sharp tilt in Chicago be-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-08
FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS

Chicago, Dec. S--"Improvemcnt Of
the highways to keep pace with deep
waterway devlopment," will be the
slogan of tho national good roads con-
vcntion next Tuesday and Wednesday
at Topeka. Kan. The federal and state
governments will be urged to Join In
tho good roads movement
Arthur c. Jackson, president of the
National Good Roads association, ex-
pressed tho hope yesterday that the
Topeka convention would serve as an
impetus to road construction by Con-
gress and by state legislatures. In ac-
cordanco with the declaration OF both
the Republican and Democratic parties
III the last national platforms.
II anticipate that we shall make a
showing OF strength at the Topeka con-
yention which will go a long way to-
ward convincing the states and the na-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-08

tween the Record Herald and cor
respondent who signs himself mere
ly "A City Banker" in which tho
lack of exact knowledge by bankers
of the terms of the Carter bill rs now
amended has been strikingly dis
played mo state of prosperity can
be secured unless the banking insti-
tutions are OH safe basis" the bank
er declared And he raised number
of specific objections and opposed the
postal savings bank in principles Tho
Record Herald. which with most OF
the leading papers OF the country
not under banking influence and some
which are, has been a stalwart cham
pion of postal banks for years, re-
torted: could a postal savings bank
be we'll managed In this country IL
is true, as "A City Banker says. that
foreign governments invest the de-
posits largely In their own bonds,
and that we do not have federal bonds
available for that purpose. But we
have other available investments, and
what is more, certain of our state
governments have already shown that
they can select such investments with
admirable wisdom. Massachusetts leads
the way In this respect by pro-
viding standards to which the savings
banks of the state must conform.
Those standards are known all over
the country and are often referred to
when prime investments are sought.
II the government can help the banks
to safety, could 1t not equally well
use the same safe standards for its
own investments OF postal bank de-
posts? Could IL not manage its own
Investments az well as 1t compels
private or mutual banks to manage
theirs? Surely the answer is yes"
SCOPE OF ERDMAN ACT.
The scope of tho Erdman act, in
voked by the railway managers and
the switchmen prior to the strike or
der of the union, was developed in
Chicago when the street car employees
threatened to tic up the traction lines
year ago. There was no authority
in the United States commissioner
of labor or any other federal Off
cials to do so under the act. which
covers common carriers entering
more than one state. but he offered
his aid. Only one other time since
the act was passed at the request of
labor organizations in June. 1898, has
1T been invoked. that being when the
big strike on the Southern railways
looked formidable and President
Roosevelt acted. The act was endorsed
and urged by the brotherhoods of
railway conductors, engineers. flremen
and telegraphs. The act provides that
upon request the chairman OF the in
terState commerce commission and the
United States commissioner of labor
shall. upon request, offer their service
as mediators in the case of threaten
ed strike and II unsuccessful may seek
to have the matter arbitrated The
act recites: 1.-The award being filed in
the clerks office of a circuit court of
the United States. 1t shall go into
practical operation, and judgment
shall be entered thereon accordingly
at the expiration of ten days from
such filing. ..At the expiration
of ten days from the decision of the
circuit court upon exceptions taken to
said award, as aforesaid. judgment
shall be entered in accordance with
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-08
CANADIAN NAVAL
POLICY TRIUMPHANT 7

Ottawa, Ont. Dec. Sat n census OF
the Liberal members OF parliament yes
terday, the naval policy of the govern
ment was endorsed. This means that
the Laurier government will have the
votes to put through its naval pro-
posals for the construction of a small
number of protected cruisers and tor
pedoboats and the subsidizing of GER
tain ship yards and drydocks plants.
1t means that the agitation started
for money contribution to the i'm
perial defense and for the presentation
of Dreadnoughts to the royal navy has
not swerved the government from its
purpose to build only a small fleet and
to make that absolutely responsible
to the Dominion parliament instead of
the British admiralty.
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ton of tho Importance of our move
ment," said Mr.. Jackson. kansas and
its surrounding states are particularly
interested in the gathering and dele
gates Will be present from all parts Of
the country" u LA, 81
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Don't Use Your Letter Heads. Scratch
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News.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
GIRLS ORGANIZE FIRST
HERALD JUNIOR CLUB
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
A Helen Smith, Ada Bruins and I
IA were going home from school we
IA decided to form a club to write
for The Herald Junior. We then
went to Helen's house to write the in
vitations. The next day we were at
school early to give out the invitations
to the girls. After school Helen
Smith and told the girls all about it.
We afterward decided to meet at the
home of Estelle Reich. 633 South Sichel
street. Saturday afternoon, November
13, 1909, at D. m.
When Saturday came most of us
were present. After the meeting was
called to order we elected our officers.
Estelle Reich, 633 South Siehel street,
was elected president; Emma Miller,
1918 Darwin avenue, vice president;
Helen Smith, sos South Eastlake ave-
nue., secretary; Evelyn Weldon, 652
South Workman street. treasurer, and
critic. L have charge of all the
letters. 1 correct them, and if they
are not satisfactory to me. give them
back to them. have not had to give
any back so far. This experience helps
me great deal with my school work.
When the officers were elected we
talked about the colors. After much
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05

"OW many of the Herald Juniors
III attended the delightful recital
IL given Thursday afternoon at
Simpson auditorium? The program
was one to delight every listener, young
and old, and had been especially sc :
lected to please the school boys and
girls One song in particular had not
only its musical message for the lis
teners, but its oral message as well.
Smiles" is the song, and surely its
very name suggests pleasant things
and makes one almost involuntarty
distribute a few smiles.
Its words, too are helpful, as each
one who heard 1t on Thursday Will
aver AS so many of the readers of
the Herald Junior may think it would
be nice to have a copy of the words
they are published below:
SMILES
IL / knew the box where the smiles were kept,
No matter how large the key d.
Or strong the bolt, 1 would try hard
'Twould open, knew, for me.
over the land and the sea- broadcast
I'd scatter the smiles. to play
That your faces might catch and hold them
For many and many a day.
When Miss Peycke publishes this
song she is going to dedicate it to the
school children of Los Angeles, and so
each of you must feel you have a
little bit of possession IN it.
If all the programs given for the
school children are as delightful as was
the one this week the interest in
musical matters among Los Angeles
young folk may be expected to take
decided growth. Not only was the pro-
gram we'll and intelligently selected,
but the explanations with which Mrs.
Dreyfus prefaced her singing and the
thoroughly artistic Interpretation which
she gave toSeach of the numbers made
it easily understood and appreciated
even by the most indifferent listener.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
Bears Catch Fish

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One Saturday afternoon we took the
car for Eastlake park. When we got
there we went to one of the little
stores that are just across the street
from the park.
We bought some peanuts and one
"all-day sucker" for the monkeys.
When we found their cage we threw
tie sucker down on the ground right
by the cage and one Of the monkeys
pulled It through.
Then he climbed upon his perch and
began to eat 1t in the very same way
boys and girls do.
After a while some men went fishing
in the lake and caught big bucket
of fish and threw them into the pools
of water in the bears cages.
The black bear went right in and
caught two fish, while the cinnamon
bear would only put his paw in. He
did not catch any fish.
Your nephew,
TOM METCALFE,
S42 South Bonnie Brae st.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05

talking and discussion we decided on
blue and gold. IT didn't take long to
decide about the name because they all
wanted to have The Herald Junior
club for our name.
The business meeting then adjourned
and Estelle Reich then served refresh
ments. She served stewed cherries
bread and butter, and all kinds of
fancy cookies. / am sure we all
thought they were fine. When we were
through eating we went out to play
while, and when It was about o'clock
we went home.
The next meeting was held at the
home of Helen Smith. sos South East
lake avenue, Saturday afternoon. No
vember 20, 1909, at 2:30 O'Clock. When
the meeting was called to order the
president made her address to the club.
Then the secretary's report was read,
and made my address. l read rev
stories to the club and afterward told
them about the different contests and
the nice prizes Aunt Laurie gives TO
those who win a prize.
The members don't have any dues
to be paid But we decided for all the
members to put in as much money as
they want to in the treasury to pay
for the stamps and different things. or
c6drse, we had to raise some money
to buy our badges with.
but they do not meet with us. They
are associate members and only write
the stories and give them to me. we
have eleven girl members now as
follows: Helen Smith. sos South East
lake avenue; Ada Bruins 629 Moulton
avenue: Evelyn Weldon, 652 South
Workman: Fay Wilson, 642 South
Workman street; Phyllis Wilson, 642
South Workman street; Estelle Reich,
633 South Sichel street; Eva Boyle,
1874 East Main street; Emma Miller
1918 Darwin avenue; Aline Kage. $40
South Avenue Nineteen; Gladys Little
ton, 2124 Darwin avenue; Luella Redd,
416 South Workman. We hope to nave
more later on. I don't know just how
many boys there are. | think 1t
would be nice for some other boys or
girls to form a club to write for The
Herald Junior. / think it would help
them with their school work. Every
body is welcome to join The Herald
Junior club.
I will be glad to help with sug-
gestions any boys or girls who will
form a club and don't know what to
do.
I have been writing for The Junior
some time, and enjoy it so much that
I wanted my school friends to share
the pleasure with me. The girls all
like to work. and on Saturday when
we went to Aunt Laurie's office in
The Herald and had our pictures
taken, we had fine time.
ALINE KAGE,
500 South Avenue Nineteen, Griffin
avenue school, grade AT.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
Maypole Dance at Park

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Last May day it was bright and
sunny, and many exercises were held
at Echo park, given by different schools
and Fairgrounds. Some were in the
afternoon and others In the evening. l
went to the ones in the afternoon.
The cars We're crowded and one could
not think of getting a seat. One did
we'll even to get on the car.
l went with some friends and We
reached the park little after o'clock.
Great crowds were there, but 1t was
not time for the. performances to begin.
They started>at 2.30 and great
throngs of children were waiting to
do their part. Three little girls dressed
as birds danced and a whole class from
the San Pedro street school did the
same things with wreaths
Both high schools athletic clubs did
their exercises. Many other interesting
things were done, but the chief thing
of the day was the cqowning of the
May queen. She was dressed In white
and two small girls escorted her to
the throne. Children sang to her and
three may poles We're wound up in
her honor. Your niece,
EMMA MILLER.
Grade AT, Griffin avenue school; 1918
Darwin avenue
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
Lake Proves Attractive
,r Aunt Laurie.

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When 1 first went to Echo park it
seemed like a paradise to me. All the
swings, May poles, teeters and other
playthings attracted me very much.
There were high swings for the -older
children and small ones with leather
seats for the little ones. The teeters
were of different sizes. They were
verv NICE
There was one very queer teeter. 1t
was like ladder upon high post.
This was very seldom out of use.
There were many blocks and boxes OF
sand for the little children. Basket
ball. baseball and football We're played.
The two things that interested me
most were the gymnasium and the
lake The gymnasium had nice,
smooth floor and large stage. 1t was
fitted up very nicely for the large
classes that attend. The. lake is very
long and deep and is especially fine
for rowing. They have a number OF
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05

are in more natural arrangement than
in most parks, and the tall trees are
very close together.
A walk through the park with the
birds singing gaily in the trees almost
reminds one of being in the woods
once in a while a little rabbit will
peep out from behind some bush, as
much as to say, Good day" but that
is all, and it quickly disappears.
There is also a pretty mirror lake
in Smiley Heights, together with many
rustic summer houses.
The driveway which we took wound
around the side of the hill and from
it we got an excellent view of Red
lands and the valley off towards San
q Bernardino. Another important fea-
ture of this park was the residence Of
Mr.. Smiley. 1t is a pretty home in the
midst of we'll kept lawns and flowers.
ARTHUR MOBILES,
2Sth Street school, grade BS, age 13.
S24 East Twenty street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
Swans Spill Popcorn

Dear Aunt Laurie:
What l saw in the park this sum-
mer was very funny incident to me
at the time. / was watching the swans
at Eastlake park and there was a lit
tie boy about years old feeding
the swans popcorn out of paper bag.
He was standing close to the edge of
the lake so he could feed the swans
better.
He was intent on watching and feed
ing one particular swan and was not
holding onto the bag very tight, when
another swan from the other direc-
tion came up and grabbed the bag.
OF course the popcorn was all spilled
out. and such a feast as the swans
did have! Even the little eoldflshes
were helping themselves to the pop
corn.
The little boy was so surprised he
started to cry. but his mamma prom
ised to buy him another bag, so he
stopped crying and watched the swans
till the last popcorn was gone.
| thought II was SO cute that I
had to write and tell about 1t.
JESSIE CLAUDINO,
633 West Thlrty-sixth place. Jeffer-
-son Street school, B. 8 years.