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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
EXPLORERS FINDS IN CHINA
TraVersing the Great Wall and Ex-
periences Among the Pigmies.
CNew York Post)


Back from an extended trip of ex-
pioration in China and Tibet, in the
course Of which he made interesting
discoveries along the Chinese great
wall, DR.. William Edgar Cell of
DoylestOwn. Pa, arrived in New York
on the steamship Minnehaha.
DR.. Doyle traced the great wall
through its entire distance from the
coast 10 the northern border of Tibet.
discovering about 200 miles of the
structure that had not yet been
mapped He said he had found evil
dences of the existence of at least ten
great walls. apart from the famous
one. and confirmed reports Of the ex-
istence Of a wild race Of Chinese pyg-
mics in the northern mountains. where
they had dwelt for twenty centuries.
This was the first time a white man
had Travelled the entire length of the
wall. DR.. Cell explained. and he be-
lieved it was the first time any one
had done so,
I'VE had an expedition of about
twenty-five men," he said, and did
most of our travelling with pack mules
starting in May 1908. from Shan Hia
Kuan. where the great wall has one of
its ends. dipping into the Yellow sea.
The other end OF the wall is at Khan
Yu Kuan, north Of the Nan Shan
mountain range. which we reached in
September We discovered about zoe
miles Of great wall that had not been
charted.
THE distance between the two ends
of the great wall is about 1.250 miles.
but our whole trip was about 1906
miles Our journey took us into Tibet.
where I fell in and had to be carried
along by my men for several days"
Speaking of the strange race Of pyS
mics he said that Chinese legends re-
sarded them as descendants of a race
which was engaged ir the labOriOUs
work of building the wall centuries
ago.
THE legend says that a certain PEG
pIe were unable 10 stand tho abuses Of
the masters in the building of the
wall" added Dr. Cell. "and fed into
the country south OF the wall. and that
the labo-ers- when they would fall ex-
hauStcd from their epdesvors- would
be thrown into the wall structure and
be buried there
Members of the exped tion had no Sc
rious fights with natives but extreme
care was necessary at many times to
prevent trouble. They met Chinese
WHO said they had never seen white
men. Along the wall six or seven main
varieties OF the Chinese language were
spoken. and there were variations of
these varieties but the Chinese inter
prefers w tn the party were able q
talk with any Of the natives encouD-
forod
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
JAP IS INSTANTLY KILLED
K. Honda, Labor Contractor, Crushed
to Death Under Boulder in
Young's Quarry.

X. Honda. japanese labor contractor,
was crushed beneath a large boulder in
Young's quarry in Emigration canyon and
instantly killed yesterday afternoon. HIS
body was brought 70 the city ana Is now
al the undertaking DariOFs of s M ray
lOT.
Honda had been in the canyon the
greater part Of the day, but was not
familiar with the workings IN the quar-
He was caught under a large boulder
which was started down tie mountain
side from a blast Workmen went quickly
10 his assistance, but found him beyond
medical aid. The man was about 81 years
old and had been i'm this country for sew
eraI wears. He was not well known IN
this city. having come here only a rev
weeks ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
coMmUTER QUITS COMPLAINING

For several years ] have been a com
muter on the Erie. said the sunburned
man. and | have joined in the general
raiilery at the expense of that unique
system. But never again. L have just
come from Florida where they have rail-
roads compared with which the Erie is
the disqualification Of rapid transit. If
YOU get off the main line of travel in
Florida YOU are up against it good and
plenty.
Il wanted To get from Tampa over to
the east coast and part of the itinerarg
took in a branch road from Orange City
Junction TO New Smyrna. The distance
is tWenty-seven miles. You leave Orange
City Junction al ( % p m. and if the train
is on time it gets you to New Smyrna
at ia. Only two hours and forty min
utss to come twenty-seven miles, That 5
all. Two trains 2 day are operated over
this rOad-cOmbination passenger and
freight trains
There used to be an engineer named
Bill Rogers who raj this afternoon train.
He's dead nov. I understand the strenu-
Gus life was too much for him. Bill used
70 be greatly annoyed by the razOrback
hogs that roam at large through the coun-
try. branded just like the cattle. There
was one hog in particular that gave Bill
a lot of trouble. Every evening he could
be found lying comfortably between the
"a lis at a point about two miles outside
Of New smyrna, and Bill would have to
climb down from his cab and pry the hog
off the track with a CrOwbar. You can
Mi HNsiu uohh III llldl Country ana
nothing is thought OF it, but YOU muslin {
kill hog If You do. you are liable to SO
TO jail.
Well. Bill had a Crouch on one day.
and when he saw that hog stretched out
in the usual wsllow he determined to defy
the law. So. instead OF stopping to prv
the hog off the track. he opened I'D his
throttle and started FOR the obstruction
at fun speed. just as the engine was al
most upon him the hog seemed TO realize
that something was wrong. Not waiting
for the usual q ssistsnce, he got up. shook
himself and started down the track ahead
OF the, engine. And I have the assurance
Of al least. dozen responsible witnesses
that the hog beat the train into Smyrna
station by a fraction of over three min
. utes -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
SHEEPMAN TO BUILD
HOME IN LAURELHURST

Chandler & Soules. who are handrrg
the Laurelhurst property. report ths7
work is progressing ON the railroad eT.
tension to their tract. Acres 8 and In
their addition have been sold to- W. a.
snow Of Manti a sheep man He iuta-f-
10 move 10 Salt Lake and improve his
newly purchased property by the erection
of a fine residence and the parking a-
the grounds. Mr. Snow purchased his
first acre in L.aurelhurst early fr hin.
week and bought the other acre vpstr--
dav. His site Is a choice purchase E-fae
located at Twenty-third East and Twelfth
South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
FIVE PERSONS DROWNED.

Hackensack, y. Y. MAY 14.-Five per
sons, four girls and a young man. menu
bers Of a party Of eight were drowned
tonight when a boat in which they were
attempting 20 cross the Hackensack river
during a storm. capsised. The remaining
three swan TO the shore Those drowned
were Catherine Hoffman. Mary SashS.
Lizzie Sinaneck. Mary AiOranzi and Peter
HOll0winski.
The girls became frightened and stood
up thus adding TO she unsta blity OF the
boat. which turned over HOlOWinskl
was drowned TN trying TO save some Of
the of ifars
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
TAFT MAY HELP HER.

Chicago. May 14-Presideut Taft Will re
view the case OF Marion Gray. the Young
matrimonial agent whose method of coil
Jrrtine her business led Teca?tlv to her
being Sentenced TO one year in the house
of correction. according to an announce
ment made TODAY by the Young woman s
attorney. The latter stated Ilat 2 soy os
execution of the sentence had been ordered
nv Attornev General Wickersham-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
SIMILARITY.


oh James" cried Mrs. Van SAINT in
despair. that dreadful Napoleon has re-
turned and has driven the dog and the
parrot out of the porch
HIM" grunted Mr.. Van SAINT Who
in thunderstion is Napoleon
why. surely you remember Napoleon.
Don't you know the hOTrid tOmcat YOU
gave a Colored man a dollar to maroon on
an island a mile from the shore2"
oh. yes. so ! do. But blamed &c /
don't change that cats name from Ma
poleOn to Castro"
Gracious, Why
"Because. no matter where he goes he IS
sure to come back. and soon as DE comes
back he wants to fight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
KILLED HIMSELF AFTER
SLAUGHTER OF FAMILY

Boyersville. ILL., May 1L-Henry Viii
hanson. weIl-tO-do farmer living two
miles east of here. killed his wife and two
little children and then committed suicide
today. After shooting them ne beat his
wife's body with poker. He then poured
kerosene on the floor and set it afires
Then he shot himself.
4 neighbours girl was sleeping in the
same room. She was not molesJed She
saws that when Williamson shot his wife
IL awakened her. and when she saw him
,,ointing the gun at her little playmates
she covered her head and believes she was
unuOticed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
UNCLE JoE's REACTION.
Detroit News.

Joseph q. Cannon. speaker OF the house.
who Is classed as 'reactionary in the
Republican party. takes a reactIonary cold
bath every morning. and by that means
manages to keep youns~
The speaker is % years old but he has
step as firm and agile as that Of a
young man. and il was suggested that
he must do il by walking a great deal
No. said Uncle joe, I can walk
twenty miles but / dO.rt do much of il.
I take q cold bath every morning and [
exercise with dJmbbelis.
Isn't cold bath a great shock to the
system ne was asked.
on. no. Its great when YOU get the
reaction Il keeps me young.
Try the New Bristol cafe for lunch
and dinner. go South Main
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
HIS MIND UNCHANGED.

Union City Tenn May I4-Mansfield
Harodson, a prominent farmer living
north of this place. committed suicide
last night He was one Of the jurors
who tried the eight night riders last Jan
uaTy. six Of whom were sentenced to
death. and it is said the worry over that
trial unbalanced his mind
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
VOLUNTEERS PLANNING
SPIRITUAL CAMPAIGN

Canfain Nacksv. wife OF Thomas
Naclsav. the evangelist and Lieutenant
KoeDpe of the Volunteers Of Amsrics are
in salt Lake preparing for series OF
meetings. The Volunteers have done good
work in Salt Lake in the past in what
they call the social department and il IS
now proposed 20 start a campaign OF
spiritual work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
NO ROOM FOB THIRp.

II is narrated that Secretary Taft. whose
aNoirdupois has been mentioned occa-
sionally. was at one time in consultation
with Senator PenTOse. the tallest and
heaviest man in the senate
While they were in earnest converse ton
an aggressive politician endeavored to en-
ter the room, but an alert secretary i-s
terfered
What are they doing in there?" asked
the politician
Nettled by the seeming impertinence of
the question. the secretary terseIy re-
piled. Holding a mass meeting. I pre-
sumo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
THIEF READY TO HELP JUDGE
NIausas City starr

IINansas tITF oIdI-F
R s Latshaw. judge Of the criminal
court. was troubled in spirit He called d
deputy marshal 10 his bench.
rs that harness thief out Of JailF he
asked
You mean 'Blaclzie whose name is
Stevens2- the deputy asked.
Yes. the man who has q speciality OF
stealing harness
Hes still in jail What's up9'
MY riding bride was stolen the other
day I thought I might bet a clue II
'BlaCkie' is out.
The deputy marshal returned, later. az
ter having talked with the prisoner.
Judge" he said. "Blackie wants to
know what kind Of bride you lost. he
says he didn't take it. but he can get you
another when he IS free
The Judge vas dumfounded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
MuTINEERs ARRESTED.

Erzeroum Asiatic Turkey Thursday.
Nav l3-Forty-five leaders Of the mutiny
here have been arrested on orders issued
by Field Marshal Ibraham Pasha, com
mander of the Fourth army corps
There is great uneasiness In this city
over the threatening attitude of the gar
rison, which has refused 10 accept fifty
two officers belonging to the Young
INKS narfN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
BODY CUT IN TWO.

Butte Mont May 1.-THE maugied
body Of James Moore. waiter OF this
city, was found lying beside the tracks
of the Oregon Short Line this morning.
several miles south Of Silver Bow Moore
is supposed to have fallen from the
southbound passenger train. His body
was cut completely in twain, arms sew
cred and an ear slashed off.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
GIVES RISE TO SUSPICION.

Houston. Texas MAY 1t-An inquest
Was held TODAY TO determine the cause
of the death Of John Kennedy, a lawyer.
two months ago. A physician signed
death certificate giving heart taliure a.
tbe .ausa lint refused to sign another
r-he,, tbe widow went TO collect $500 lie
insurance. Kennedy was several tunes
"A member of the Texas legislature
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.

St Joseph. Mo-. MAY 1f-Heury Goodale
was fatally burned and his son Thomas
badly injured by an explosion of gas
caused By lightning during the worst cleo
tricai storm Of the year. In South and
East St Joseph large areas are under
water, Train service was crippled on ac-
count of the flood.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
GERMAN RAILWAY HORROR.

Strasburg May 14-Four trainmen and
one passenger were killed ana twelve pas
seuEers injured last night in a collision
between a passenger and a freight train
at Herlisheim. near Coimar. The freight
had been derailed by the explosion of the
locomotive boiler and the passenger train
ran into the Wreckage which Immediately
took fire The passenger train was de
-Hra
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
STRIKE AT MILWAUKEE,.

Milwaukee May IA general strike.
involving ali union workmen I'm the Mil
waUkee Federation of Labor relating to
the building trades and the breweries.
was inaugurated today. The strike is
10 force an agreement 10y the brewers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
EGG THIEF KILLED.

Philadelphia Nav H--Caught ID the
act OF stealing eggs from a car in the
Adams Express warehouse IN this cll4
80, Frederick zimmerman. a Pennsyl-
-aria brakeman. was shot and killed by
detectives as he was trying to escape
The detectives assert that they did nos
try to injure the man, but shot huA Ds
accident The detectives were arrested
A private safe may be rented IN the
fire and burglar proof vault Of the salt
Lake Security & Trust Co.. 32 UP Main
street. $500 per year and upwards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
REAL DAUGHTER DEAD.

y Sioux City Ia, MAY H.-Mrs Emu
= lily 5. NettletOn. real daughter" =
y of the Revolution, died here today =
y at the age Of 81
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
STRUCK BY TRAIN.

Especial TO The HeraidD
Provo. May Miss Edna Huntsman
of Fillmore, a student of the Brigham
Young university. had her right thigh
broken She was at the depot and was
struck by incoming train
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
Els LIPS SEALED.

Rawhide. New May H.-Percy Stanley.
formerI-- Colorado mine owner and Ihe
owner Of valuable mining property mere
died Yesterday i'm the Miners Union nos
pital Little is known of his relatives.
II is said his father is wealthy and lives
i'm Australia. He refused TO give any ~
formation on the subject when dylng. al
though urged by brother Elks and Masons
to DO SO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
lagoon "PrettIer Than Ever"

Date book nov open. See J. r. Bean
or c. II. Pstten for reservations. Fare
. cents Office ISL Main ST. Phone 2o00.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15

A private safe may be rented in the
FIRE and burglar proof vault of the Salt
Lake Security & Trust Co. % up Main
street $500 per year and UPWARDS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15

A private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglar proof vault of the Salt
Lake Security * Trust Co. 50 up Main
street. $500 per year and upwards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
TEXAS BANK ROBBED.

Palestine. Texas May 1.-THE State
bank at Transform. this county. was
dyuamited and robbed early today OF
s. COZ.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15

A private safe may be rented in the
FIRE and burglar proof vault Of the sal
Lake Security & Trust Co, % up Main
street s.. 90 per yea and upwards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15

Try the New Bristol cafe for lunch
and dinner. S27 South Main.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-18
BIRDS.

and if the Americans and British want
more Of this sort all they need do is
to write operas of Il grade that will be
acceptable and produce the singers to
render them. In the past very many
Of the great composers have been Ger
mans and Of the great singers Italians.
We have had some American compo-
sers Of sort and not few American
singers. Perhaps when we as people
come to the full appreciation of grand
opera we shall also gain the power to
create and interpret it. but we are
hardly at that stage yet. Therefore
we have no right to complain if it is
not done in our language. Besides,
who cares for the language of an op-
era? It has been said Of the theater,
"The plays the thing" and just as
truly can it be said Of the opera. 1.-The
music's the thing" If we want to
read the actual words, which often are
commonplace and trite enough. we can
follow them in the printed TRANSACTIONS.
Love and harmony form the burden of
grand opera, and love and harmony are
the same in all tongues. They belong
to the universal language of the heart
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-18
Stamp For tuberculosis Crusade.


The Red Cross Christmas stamp
crusade against tuberculosis promises
this year to be broader in extent than
ever before While last year fewer than
20,O00,OO0 stamps were sold. the pres
ent indications point to sale of near
~ 5O,OOO,O00 for this year. The Red
Cross stamps are issued by the Amer.
lean National Red Cross and are sold
for cent each. They are designed to
be placed upon letters and mail mat.
ter during the holiday season. The
money derived from the sale of these
stamps will be devoted to tuberculosis
work in the localities In which the
stamps are sold. In this manner it is
expected that about 100000 will be
realized for the campaign against tn.
berculosis in all parts of the United
States.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-18
Most Brilliant Season Pre-.
diCted = What Is Being
Done to Make Classic
Music Popular.
BY JAMES A. EDGERTON.

YEAR by year the general Amer
" lean reading public is becoming
more and more interested in
grand opera. This is not only
true in the larger cities where classic
music is now heard. but in all sections
and among all classes While some
who speak no tongue but English re-
fuse to grow wildly enthusiastic over
songs sung in Italian, French or Ger
man, others recognize that music has
universal language that transcends
any mere differences in words. No
one who loves a concourse of sweet
sounds could fail to be moved by the
mystic significance Of Wagner's par
S1fal" or Gounod's Faust or to re-
spond to the magnificent sextet in
Lucia" the duet in the Marriage Of
Figaro" or half hundred other splen-
did passages, even though these were
rendered in Choctaw or Chinese.
The year now opening promises to
be the most brilliant in the history Of
grand opera in America The center,
OF course, is New York, where both
the Manhattan and Metropolitan have
put on several Of the new successes of
Europe and have gathered the leading
singers from all the world. The Man
haitian singers will also appear at Mr..
Hammerstein's branch house in Phil
adelphia, while the Metropolitan is
keeping up a chain Of opera houses
one in Baltimore, one in Boston and
one in Brooklyn. In addition, it will
give two operas each week in the New
theater of New York, the famous house
that was built by j. P. Morgan. the
Vanderbilts and other New York mil
liona1res and at it's opening was pro-
nounced by the regular theatrical
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-18

If your farm is for sale, list it with
Robt. 81. King and he will find you .
buyer. 6-tf
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-18
OUTLOOK FOR GRAND OPERA
Worlds Leading Singers En-
gagged. Several New Song
Birds---To Extend Chain
Of Opera Houses.

ready mentioned as appearing in the
opening, are the old Manhattan favor
ties, like Mary Garden, Tetrazzini and
Nine. d'Alvarez, who sang in the pre-
liminary season last fall and made
such favorable impression that she
was retained as one Of the leaders for
the regular season. In this she was
promise who were tried out in the
preliminary affair, such as Carasa, who
was widely heralded as a newly risen
star, but proved disappointment.
How Hammerstein Makes Money.
On the last night Of his preliminary
season Hammerstein made his inevita-
BILE speech, in which he congratulated
himself that 100000 people had attend
ed this popular priced opera, and he
therefore considered that he had edu-
Gated 10000 people into a higher ap-
probation of classic music. Financial
~ he had succeeded also. He had ex-
pected to lose $4,000, but had lost only
$4,000; therefore he had made $25, OOO
Too high tribute cannot be paid
to Oscar Hammerstein. When he
started the Manhattan Opera House
few years ago it was generally pre-
dicted that 1t could not last a year.
Today it is one of the most famous
houses Of its kind in the world. 1t
was and is Hammerstein's ambition to
popular1ze grand opera with the
masses. If he does that America
should rise up and call him blessed.
He has already made great strides to-
ward the goal. In the general artistic
movement now going on throughout
the nation the best music will play an
ever increasing part. Mr.. Hammer
stein is not alone in the work Of popu-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-18
A Bevy of Song Birds.

The Metropolitan program for the
year is equally notable with that at
the Manhattan, and it's singers. espe-
c1ally it's men singers, are even more
famous. Among the new talent are
several Americans. In the list are
names already we'll known. although
they appear this year for the first time
in grand opera. Jane Noria, Alice
Nielsen, Anna Case and Vera Courte-
nay are Americans who have won
fame. They are now being put on by
the Metropolitan. OF foreign new tai
ent are Nine. Delna, the foremost
French contralto. and Edouard Gle
ment, the famous tenor of the Opera
Comique of Paris. Among the old
favorites who return are names famil-
lar to all music lovers. Enrico Caruso,
A1essandro Bonci, Antonio Scott, Ger
aldine Farrar, Olive Fremstad, Jo-
hanna Gadski and Nine. Nordica are
on the list
Among the new singers there is one
at the Manhattan who should not be
| overlooked. he is young Irishman,
John Mccormack, only twenty five
years Of age, but with several London
successes behind him. The story Of
his rise is romantic. Born Of poor par
ents, he was one day singing for sick
person when he was overheard by a
woman of means. Struck by his voice,
she sent him to a famous music mas
ter Of Italy, with whom he remained
two years. He scored signal triumph
on his initial performance in London,
and on his first appearance in New
York with Nine. Tetrazzini in LA
Traviata' this London triumph was
more than repeated.
Many Of the new operas to be given
by the Metropolitan company will be
put on at the New theater. Perhaps
the chief Of those rendered at the Net.
ropolitan itself will be 'Germania," an
| Italian composition, IN which Caruso