Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
ROCKEFELLER'S PASTOR.
Rev. Charles F. Aked.

heirs Tho woman in the case is Anna
II. Bessett, who Is named as the de-
fendant. She was for many years the
houSekecper In the Biggerstaff home,
according to the allegations OF the COM
plalnt, and OF late years was the OLD
mans sole companion.
ii Is alleged that during this time she
gained and exercised an influence over
her aged employer, by which she fraud
ulently induced him to sign a deed. con-
veying the property in question to her
at time when he was not in control
of his natural faculties to the extent
that he did not realize his relation TO
society or TO his family. MIR. Bigger
staff died last October at the age of
20 years.
PLEADS FOR FLENINdINGS LIFE.
A vigorous plea for the life of John
Fiemming was made before the su-
preme court on Tuesday by Atty. James
H, Hawley. Asst Atty. Gen. ]. H
Peterson and Frank r. Disney of Sho-
shone represented the state, Flem-
ming Is now in the state penitentiary
under sentence of death for the murder
OF Frank Langford. near Rupert. on
July S. 1908. The force of Atty. Haw-
leys argument was directed to the in,
sanity plea made by the defendants
counsel In the lower court and the cir
cumstanccS surrounding the arrest of
Mrs. Flemming and her commitment to
tho insane asylum during the progress
of the trial. The states attorneys con-
tended that the woman was dangerous
ly insane and that 1t was decidedly un-
safe to allow her freedom. and that the
crime OF Flemmlng was cold and delib-
crate murder.
Flemming is the man who's a short timo
ago, about Thanksgiving time. became
impatient with the way hit case was
being considered and demanded imme-
diate action. Says he: Il certainly
am getting tired of this fddling around.
Why don't they get down to business?
If they are going to string me up, the
sooner the betteri"
TO CORRECT STATE MAPS.
A determined effort is being made by
the cooperation of state and federal Of
ficlals to successfully launch a state
geographical society Gov. Brady
practically began the movement by
sending out letters to different interest
ed parties throughout the state in
which the proposition was presented. A
meeting is now called for the 18th of
December. to be held In the hall OF
representatives, this city. The purpose
of the organization Will be to correct
the maps of Idaho. which are now so
erroneous as to many dividing and
boundary lines, physical features, etc.
and TO correct names of streams, noun
tains, etc, which are now in SO many
instances misleading to the stranger.
Often a single name is repeated two or
three times in one county.
Tho program for the meeting which
was called by Gov. Brady Is as follows:
Morning session, commencing at 10
o'clock:
Purpose OF the State Geographical
Society,"" Gov. James II. Brady.
Election OF temporary officers and
appointment of committees.
THE Map of Idaho" u. S. Surveyor
| General ID. A. Utter.
''The New Rand McNally Geography
| of idaho" Miss Gertrude Earhart Of
| Boise public schools.
Afternoon session. at 2 o'clock:
"The Scenic Beauties of Idaho State
| Engineer James Stephenson.
state History and Geography" Miss
! S. Belle Chamberlain. superintendent OF
| public instruction of state.
| Address by Rt. Rev. James 3. Fun
sten, Episcopal bishop of Idaho.
"The Study OF Idaho Climate" Ed
| Wells of U. S. weather bureau.
| General discussion,
| Address in evening by State Immigra-
| tion Commissioner Joseph P. Fallon.
| Election OF officers.