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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-25

The directory OF the Authorities ~
the Church. just issued. Free at the
Deseret News Offce, or sent 10 any
address upon receipt OF &c postage.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
RAGING AUTO KILLS YOUTH
OTIS RUN DOWN BY CAR IN
DENSE FOG.
Driver Matson Arrested by Authori-
ties Of Lowell, Mass, Charged
With Manslaughter.

LOWELL, Mass. August 31.-An acci-
dent today that resulted fatally marked
the first day of practice runs in prepara-
ton for the week of automobile racing
which opens here next Monday.
The victim of the accident is Henry
Otis. twenty years old. who was struck
by a powerful racing car driven by Joe
Matson. The accident happened III a
dense fog just as Matson was entering
the track and before he had started his
machine at high speed.
Because of the fog neither Matson nor
Otis could see each other. Otis was
taken to the hospital. where he died
after a few hours.
Matson. who was subsequently arrest
ed. charged with manaaughter. pleaded
not guilty, and was he'd in 5000 bail.
Speeder's Occupation Gone.
NEW YORK. August 31.-One of the
severest DEGREES ever pronounced by a
court in an effort to discourage automo-
bile scorching prohibits Felix l.. Droit,
professional chauffeur and participant
in the Vanderbilt cup race and many
other speed contests, from ever again
driving a car in New York state.
Justice Zeller. in the court of special
sessions, suspended sentence in Droit' $
case today, when he promised to re-
gard these directions. Droit had been
arrested several times for speeding, and
has spent some time in Jail and paid a
number of heavy fines.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
REFORMS IN P. 0. DEPARTMENT
MR.. HITCHCOCK CALLS MEET
ING OF BUREAU HEADS.
Prefers to Let Them Work Out
Changes Rather Than Through
Talking Committees"

Postmaster General Hitchcock is busy
setting in motion a number of reforms
and changes in the methods of the va
rious branches of the Post Office Depart
ment. His idea is to call conferences of
important officers of the different bu-
reaus. outline to them his plans and
then let them work out the details and
put the machinery in operation.
II find this an excellent time of the
year to start number of things going =
said Mr.. Hitchcock this morning. II
can get the officials here and talk to
them, and they can do the rest BY
the time the busy winter season oegins
all the. changes desired will be u effect.
1 am tired of having lot ci commit
tees meet and talk and do nothing.
with wide-awake officials here in
Washington, we can go over matters and
come to our decision in comparatively lit
tie time. The rest is matter Of arrang-
ing the details and carrying out the
work
At present a committee is working out
changes in the registry system, the most
important yet decided upon being the
raise in the rate of the registry fee from
s to 10 cents.
The committee was instructed to care
fully consider the registry system in all
its ramifications and readjust its opera
ton in accordance with the change in the
fee, making such improvements in meth
DDS as will insure greater efficiency in
the service and less expenditure.
The committee is expected TO be in ses-
sion several times, during which the fol-
lowing subjects will be discussed and dis
posed of: The registry fee, transporta-
tion and handling of registered mail in
the railway mail service, handling of reg
listers in post offices and foreign regis
tered mail and statistics Every detail
under these various heads will receive
thorough consideration.
The conference was called To order yes
terday in the office of the third assistant
postmaster general by Acting Chairma n
Henry D. Temple. assistant superintend-
ent. division of registered mails Of the
Post Office Department, Charles IL. Nc
Bride, the permanent chairman of the
committee, being unayoidablY absent
Evening star., 1909-08-31
RE-ELECTED.
PRESIDENTS MATCH BEGUN
CONCLUDING EVENT OF CAMP
PERRY PROGRAM.
Two Competitions Shot Off Today.
District Marksmen Make
Good Scores.

Special .pispaSth to Iae Star.
CAMP PERRY, Ohio. auEust 31.-The
Presidents match. the concluding event
of the present annual tournament of the
National Rifle -Associa ton, was begun
here late today. This is an individual
contest, won last year by Sergt. A. Brest
of the 18th United States Infantry, to
which is attached many prizes, including
an autograph letter from President Taft.
Several ranges are used in this contest,
and it will not be finished until tomor-
row.
The Evans si<irmish match, begun yes
terday, was finished today, and the Ma
rine Corps match was also shot off today.
The match is new event. open to all
comers with any rifle ammunition.
The ranges are twenty shots at 600 and
1000 yards for s1.50O cup presented
by the officers Of the Marine Corps
Shooting conditions were ideal today.
The Marine Corps match was won by
Marine Corps shooter. Capt. ID. 4. Nc
Dougall, who scored 1S7. Corp ]. E.
Peterson, another marine narkSman,
was second, 1856. Capt. &. A. Remeyn
I'd Cavalry. took third money, with 49,,
and third marine private, W.. J.
Grouse, was fourth, with 1So.
OF the District contestants, Caldwell
scored high, with 1S2; Putnam was sec
ond, with $50.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
ROOSEVELT POLICIES SUPREME
Clifford Pinchot Says President Taft
Is Committed to Them.

PORTLAND, Ore, August 31.-..When
President Taft succeeded to the presi-
dency, he assumed not only that obliga-
ton, but other responsibilities, said
Clifford Pinchot, chief forester of the De-
partment of Agriculture, in an address
last night His subject was Conservation
and Plain People"
TT is the desire and the intention of
President Taft to carry out the Roosevelt
policies. | know it, because he has told
me so.
'"The conservation commission said
Mr.. Pinchot. lis not opposed to the de-
velopment OF water power by private cap
ital. We do not think it necessary for
the government to develop this resource,
but private capital must do .'%~
Evening star., 1909-08-31
EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES.
Details Of Plans for Meeting of
Taft and Diaz.

BEVERLY. Mass. August 3l.-Secre-
tary Knox discussed briefly with the
President yesterday the details of his
meeting with President D:aZ of Mexico
at Ell Paso. Tex, October 16. The ar
rangements for the eXtraordinary ex-
change of courtesies are being made
through the State Department by direc-
ton of Secretary Knox. and the completed
program will be presented to the Presi-
dent later on for approval When he re-
ceives President n:az at Ell Paso the
President will he accompanied by four
cabinet officers-Secretary of State Knox
Secretary of War Dickinson. Postmaster
General Hitchcock and Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Nagel.
A detachment of United States troops
also will be drawn UP at attention to
lend dignity to the occasion. After re-
ceiving President Diaz on American ter
ritory President Taft will cross the in
ternational bridge over the Rio Grande
and return the visit at Ciudad. Juarez
Mexico. When the brief formalities of
this call are ended President Taft will
return to the United States for a period
of rest and later in the evening will go
again across the line to Juarez to attend
a banquet rendered by the Mexican gov
ernment
Evening star., 1909-08-31
HEARINGS TO BE CLOSED.
Discussing Proposed Amendment o
Interstate Commerce Act.

NEW YORK, August 31.-Judson G.
Clements, member of the interstate
commerce commission. today went before
the commission appointed by President
Taft to consider means of strengthening
the Sherman antitrust laws. Before he
entered the executive session of the COM
mission he said that all news regarding
the result of these deliberations that the
commission wished to give out would
come from Washington.
Frank Cole, secretary of Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham, who also is member
Of the Taft commission, said today that
the members had conferred last night and
decided that no member should give out
anything regarding the deliberations.
Mr.. cole said that the meetings would
last all this week and perhaps longer.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
BURIED TWENTY-sEvEN YEARS
European Cable Brought Up From
Bottom of the Sea.

NEW YORK, August S1.-The cable
steamer Mexican returned today after
cruise Of thirty-one days 'The Mexi-
can has been repairing two of the Euro
pean cables which were laid by the
cable steamer Faraday in lSS1-S2, said
Capt. Bond.
AT place northeast of Sable Island
one Of these cables was found to have
been buried several feet in the sand,
and when finally brought to the vessels
bow by the graphing gear it was found
to be In perfect state of preservation
This cable had been buried twenty-seyen
years. Ordinarily when a cable has rest
ed upon the oceans bed for a couple of
years il becomes covered with marine
growth and generally the steel wire
armor is rusty and worn away by con-
stant grinding on the bottom. But
twelve miles Of this cable was picked up
for examination. and when it was found
to be as good as the day ii was laid. the
cable was replaced and the ends joined
together.
This cable was picked up. relaid and
spliced in thirty-sx hours, a quick Job
considering that four splices We're made -
Evening star., 1909-08-31
RED CROSS APPEAL
Contributions Asked for Mexi-
can Flood Sufferers.
ABOUT 100000 NEEDED
Consul General Hanna Reports Con-
ditions Worse Than First Thought.
DEAD NUMBER ABOUT 1000
Eight Hundred Bodies Recovered in
Monterey Alone-Reports of
Losses in Country Districts.

The American National Red Cross has
can people for contributions for the re-
lief of the Mexican flood sufferers
In view of official advices from
American diplomatic representatives at
suit OF the recent flood especially at
Monterey, and that assistance from the
United States is badly needed and dc
sired, tho American Red Cross appeals
to the American pubic for contributions
Tor the relief of our near neighbors of
Mexico. Contributions received By the
Red Cross will he promptly forwarded
hy telegraph and accounts and reports
be published from time to time as re-
ceived by the direction of the central
committee. Contributions may be sent
u the National Red Cross, care of the
War Department, Washington, D. c. A
telegram from the American consul gen
eral at Monterey states that thousands
are homeless and that practically the
entire population of 100000 have suffered
from the flood II is believed that from
$.00oo 10 100000 will be needed to meet
the emergency.
The central committee has directed
tilat 5000 be sent to Consul General
Hanna, and that sum will be at once tele-
sraphed TO him. This sum nearly ex-
hausts the fund always kept on hand by
The society for emergency, and additional
funds are urgently needed for Immediate
use
Consul General Hanna, at Monterey,
aleHico, in a telegram dated yesterday,
says that the flood was more terrible than
ai first supposed. Twelve hundred are es-
simated dead and 1900 homeless The
lain continues and terrible suffering must
follow. He says the consuis are doing all
they can. americans contributing, ne
says. should telegraph him their remit
1ances through the banks, as there will be
1io trains and no mails for several days.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
DOUBLE CRIME IN CHICAGO.
Cab Driver Shot to Death After
Fatally Wounding Ex-Convict.

CHICAGO. H.. August 31.-Three
hours after he had fatally wounded John
Lenehan, said to be an ex-convict, John
Hennessey, cab driver. was shot and
killed by an unidentified man at the en-
trance of the saloon where the first
shooting had occurred. When the police
had carried Hennessey to nearby hos
pital they found physicians caring for
the victim of the dying man and learned
for the first time of the earlier shoot
ing. Hennessey died a few minutes after
his arrival at the hospital. After Len
chan had been wounded by Hennessey
the latter had carried him to his cab
and taken him to the hospital, where a
false account OF the affray was given
by both. The murderer of Hennessey.
who escaped, is thought to be a friend
of Lenehan's.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Imperial Council Suppressed.

ST PETERSBURG. August 31-An
imperial ukase published today sup
presses the council of imperial defense
created June u, 1905 This amounts to
a substantial victory for the Stolypin
cabinet. which is working to coordinate
the branches OF the government in the
sense. eliminating grand
ducal interference.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
WASPS ROUT BALL FANS.
Noisy Rooters Put to Flight b.
Swarm of SINGERS.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. August 81
Aroused by hammering of pop bottles
about their nest in the grandstand from
the ball park where the Knoxville and
Chattanooga teams of the South Atlantic
League were playing yesterday, scores
of wasps flew into the grandstand during
the seventh inning and divided interest
with exciting play.
The Wasps took the excitement as an
attack on them, and answered 1T. quickly
clearing section of the overcrowded
grandstand. The game ended with the
angry wasps in possession Of the field.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Prince to Study Agriculture.
iai Dispatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
DETROIT, Mich. August 31.-In pur-
suance of an ancient custom that each
member of the better families of Egypt
must prepare himself to elevate the ma
ton i'm some branch of learning or cul-
ture Prince Osman Abdul Razik of Cairo.
E.cypt. is in Detroit. He will enter the
| University of Michigan for the study of
a agriculture Razik says he is the third
son of the khedive.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Perkins Party Back From Alaska.

SEATTLE, Wash. August 31-The
steam yacht Yucatan returned last mig hit
with the members of the George w. PEI
kins excursion party. who left Seattle
several weeks ago for an Alaskan cruise
The eXcursion!sts discovered several
hitherto unnamed glaciers and visited the
Aleutian Islands The yacht flew the flag
of the New York Yacht Club.
The party will leave Wednesday for
New York
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Honoring Visiting Delegates.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BUDAPEST. August 31.-The city off,
GERS today gave a banquet and reception
in honor of the delegates who are at
tending the international medical con-
gress. Yesterday the Americans visited
the statue of Washington and placed
wreaths on the memorial
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Dies After Auto Accident.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. August 31.-Wil.
liam G.. Pierce. president of the Knox.
vile Furniture Company, died today OF
injuries sustained in an automobile acci.
dent last night.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Raymond Hitchcock's Home Burns.

NEW YORK, August 31.-The summer
home of Raymond Hitchcock, the actor,
at Great Neck. L. L., was totally de-
stroyed by fire today. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
The owner was not in the house at the
time. Two woman servants were se-
verely injured jumping from second
story windows.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Weather.

Increasing cloudinesS. with
showers late tonight or We'd
nesday; cooler Wednesday.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
THE EVENING STAR
WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION.
11sinsss ofics, llth st. and Psnnsylvsnia Aveone
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.

European once: Regent st.. London. England.
New York Once: Tribune Building.
Chicago Once: First National Bank Building.
Evening star., 1909-08-31

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition. is delivered by carriers within the city
at 80 cents per month Orders may be sent by
mail or telephone Main 2440 Collection Is made
by carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1909-08-31

BY mail postage prepaid
Daily sunday included. month. &C cents.
Daily Sunday excepted, one month 30 cents.
Saturday Star. 81 year. Sunday Star, 81. 80 year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04


shipped on Missouri packet in 1929,
nd still plies on the river. From the
earliest western migrations, through
The Montana gold rushes, and the
Sioux wars, he was in the forefront OF
The white advance over the missouri >
wild territory. The services he rem
dered to the United States government
in its various campaigns were notable
End with his other exploits have en-
a bled his biographer to write DOCK
that combines the authority, accuracy,
and fullness of a history of Americas
nost important internal advance with
The adventurous story of brave man s
career on the old-time river packets.
In these days when amateur Amer
lean diplomacy is attracting SO much
attention and business men are being
selected to fill important foreign posts,
considerable Importance attaches to
he publication of an anonymous and
olain-spoken book on American For
ign Policy" which appears this week We,
lnder the imprint of Houghton Mifflin
Co. It is said to be the work of one
of the most brilliant of American dip
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BOOK NOTES.

In my Lady of the South: A Story
CT the Civil War just published by
A. c. McClurg & Co., Randall Parrish,
who has previously handled the ro-
mantle features of western exploration,
the Indian wars, the Civil war, and the
sea. with equal strength and facility,
returns to the Civil war as the basis of
a stirring romance. While his previous
war story, my Lady of the North
dealt with the love story of gray
Jacket" the present story finds a
wearer of the blue in love with a
Southern girl, who is not only loyal
tc her cause, but intensely imbittered
IL ward the North That alone would
be a conventional plot, but the fact
hat in the Southerner's command is
IN old feudist who uses the war and
It's opportunities solely as a means to
wipe out the family of this brave
Southern girl, gives a unique motif to
the book. The volume is bound most
appropriately in Confederate gray, and
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Tuesday

L. o. F-Shawnee Lodge No. (1)
at III West 9Th ave.
X. s. l.. of Security-Shawnee
Council No. at S31 North Kansas
Triple Tie b. A.-Topeka Council
No. 9, at Lincoln Post Hall.
X. & L. of Security-Capital Coun-
ell No. 1 at Security hall
NJ. w. of A.-Sunf1ower Camp No. 53s,
at 123 West 9Th ave.
No. 60. at 122 East 9Th ave-
Owis-Topeka Nest No. 10, at 11O
East 9Th ave.
Fraternal Aid Ass't.-Topeka Coun-
ell No. 2. at Security hall
Topeka Oratorio Soc.-At lot East
Sth ave.
Moulders Union-Local No. 424, al
els Kansas ave. Secretary. G. l.
Whitlock 701 Clay.
Triple Tie Benefit Association, To.
peka Council No. 8, meets every Tues
day night in Lincoln Post Hall.
U. b. of Carpenters-Local No. 1446
at 618 Kansas ave. Secretary S. J,
Crume, 1902 e Sth st.
X. T-Topeka Commandery No.. s,
at Masonic hail.
Scottish Rite-Council of Admins
tration at Masonic hall
o. e. S. Helena Chapel No. 21O
meets first and third Tuesday at Ma
sonic Hall, North Kansas ave-, M. 8.
ogden. Sec.
X. & L. of Honor-Eureka Lodge
No. 2s43, at PIG West 9Th ave.
Ladies' of the Grand Army-Lincoln
Circle No. 1, at 118 East 9Th ave, at
2:30 p. m.
w. r. C. No. "a for Topeka Post al
PIG West 9Th ave.
Colored A. F. & A. M.-Mount Mo-
riah Lodge No. at 404 Kansas ave-
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hat many who have not read the
charming story. will be glad of the
Opportunity to do so. Those who have
read one Will want both together,
while many who have read both will
undoubtedly want the complete VOL
Time in their libraries.
The Princess Troubetzkoy, Amelie
Rives. who. with her husband. the
Prince Troube.zkoy, arrived in this
country from Europe few days ago,
i.as gone to her Virginia home. Castle
Hill. at Gotham, Albemarle county.
The princess is said to be at work
Upon a new manuscript. Her latest
story, f'Trix and Oyer-the-Moon," was
published by the Harpers less than
month ago.
His Majesty's Sloop. Diamond
Rock" a popular story for boys. pub
'ished by Houghton Mifflin Co. five
years ago, has always been supposed
to be the work of H. S. Huntington,
but it appears that this was only 9.
pen-name and that the authors real
name is Herbert II. Snnith
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Century, The reproductions of the
pastels are remarkable achievements
N printing, recalling, as they do, so
much of the grace and charm of the
riginals. Even those who have no
special enthusiasm for this form of
art, can hardly fail to find the por-
traits delightful The great person
4ges of the eighteenth century are still
fascinating to us who live in less
gorgeous If better age, and so closely
was art then connected with the court
that much of the text of the book is a
gossipy narrative of intimate Yer
sailles It all seems very remote from
the life of today. yet the faces of the
sectors look out from the pages of this
volume with singular lifelikeness.
Captain Grant Marsh, who brought
the news of Clusters destruction to the
outer world by the steamer Far
West" which played so important a
part in the Little Big Horn campaign,
g the living hero of The Conquest of
the Missouri" by Joseph Mills Hanson,
which A. C. McClurg & Co. will pub
| .ish in November. Captain Marsh first
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A. o. o. W.-Irwin Lodge No. eco.
at 119 West 9Th ave.
A. o. q. W.-Lindale Lodge No. 2ss.
at (Shorey.)
b. o. Of Beavers-Dam No. 1. at
4l8 Kansas ave.
M. w. of A.-Shawnee Camp No.
$500 at 1913 West 9Th ave.
NJ. w. of A.-North Topeka Camp
NO: 1243 at 1902 North Kansas ave.
1. o. Red Neutrality-suspicious. Tribe
No. SO. at S31 North Kansas ave.
Sons OF Herman-Eintracht Lodge
NO. s. at 322 Kansas ave.
Triple Tie b. A.-Topeka Council
No: 8. at 11s East 9Th ave.
I. j. b. 6 M.-Local No. 8, at 40
Kansas ave. Secy. g. M. Williams. 913
North Tyler.
1. A. of Stone cutters-Local NO.
at 618 Kansas ave. Secy. s. c. Harris.
326. East 18th ave.
A. F. & A. M.-Golden Rule Lodge
No. go, at 900 North Kansas ave.
I. o. o. F.-Shawnee encampment
No. 8. at lit West 9Th ave.
122 East 9Th ave.
c. NJ. b. A.-St. Joseph's Branch
No. 6, at 213 West 3rd.
*. of C.-Topeka Camp No. 534 at
POI East Sth ave.
National Union-Kansas Council
No. 265, at 629 Kansas ave.
S. & ID. of Justfce-Oakland Coun-
Gil No. 33, at 11S East 9Th ave.
Oakland Council No. SO Sons and
Daughters of Justice meets every End
and 4th Thursday evening at Lincoln
Post Hall.
Cigarmakers Local-No. SO. at 61S
Kansas ave. Sec. John Curry, SO4 "a
Kansas ave.
Switchmen's Union-Loca1 No. -
at 122 East 9Th ave.
Colored o. E. S.-Bethany Chapter
No. z. at 404 Kansas ave.
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Friday

1. o. o. Eugene Lodge No. 70.
at 819 North Kansas ave.
I. o. o. F.-Excelsior Lodge No.
$40. at 1T West 9Th ave.
A. o. U. W.-Topeka Lodge No. II.
at 1913 West 9Th ave.
A. O. q. W.-Upchurch Lodge No.
244, at 1872 East 9Th ave.
X. o. T. M.-National Tent No. 10.
at ss1 North Kansas ave.
X. & L. of Security-Columbia
Council No. SO. at Security hall
b. O. of Beavers-Riverside Dam
No 8, at Railroad and Curtis SITS
Royal Neighbors-Topeka Camp
No 14S, at 119 West 9Th ave.
Royal Neighbors Camp
No So, at 1902 North Kansas ave.
Triple Tie b. Alone Council No
A, at 118 East 9Th ave.
Fraternal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Lodge. No. 400 at cor. Wabash and
Thomas.
Mystic Circle-Cheops Ruling No.
1855, at Security hall.
Topeka Industrial Council-at SIS
Kansas ave. Sec. w. H. Keel, SIS
Kansas ave.
G. A. R.-Blue Post No. $50. at ss1
North Kansas ave.
w. r. C.-No. for Blue Post. at
S31 North Kansas ave.
A. A. S. R.-Oriental Lodge of Per-
lection No. 8. at Masonic hall.
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Wednesday

l. o. o. F.-Topeka Lodge No. 40.
at 1T West 9Th ave.
A. o. U. W.-Capital Lodge No. 3.
at 1872 East 9Th ave.
b. p. o. E.-Topeka Lodge at 2o4.
corner 7th and Jackson.
A. o. U. W.-Star Lodge No. 20.
at S31 North Kansas ave.
Degree of Honor-Exce1sior Lodge
No. 81, at K. P. Hall.
X. o. L. M.-Capital City Tent No.
"a, at 119 West 9Th ave.
X, and l.. of Security-Topeka
Council No. 2. at Security hall.
FraternaI Aid-Shawnee Council
No. 1. at 1902 North Kansas ave.