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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-04

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-04

100 It. lot on Riverside Ave. 500: go IT.
lot 2nd f. and uth South. 500. Acre lot
near 18th South op State, $500. Groom
house and 100 IT. lot In Murray. $500
Phone II. J. Smith. Murray.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Street Car Ventilation.
OBSERVES ARBoR DAY.
Swedish Minister Assists in Tree
Planting at Congress Heights.

Arbor day was celebrated this morning
at the Congress Heights School in the
presence of distinguished gathering.
About 800 school children assembled on
the lawn in front Of the building, and
sang patriotic songs. Three trees were
planted. About five years ago the first
trees were planted. They are now large.
affording ample shade for the children.
Col. A. e. Randle introduced the Swedish
minister, who told of schools in Sweden.
the Swedish minister planted one tree
and named the same king Sweden"
Nine. Herman de Lasercrantz. wife of
the Swedish minister, and Mrs. Hennen
Jennings planted the second. and named
it president Taft" Mr.. Jennings, after
a brief talk about his experience In Cen
trail Africa, planted the third tree, and
named 1t .'Johannesville after the town
in Africa that. until recently, had no
trees.
Those who witnessed the planting were
Minister and Nine. de Lagercrantz and
their two daughters. Julian James, Mr..
and Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Hunt Slater.
Baroness Lekow, John Siebert, Col. A. E.
Randle, Prof. Johnson of the public
schools and Edward ]. Newcomb. who
assisted in the celebration. After the
ceremonies the party was driven in auto
mobiles to Randle Highlands. Trees were
also planted there.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
TO BE DEFINED By COURT.
Controversy Over What Cold Stor-
age Egg Is.

Los ANGELES, May Ga suit is now
being prepared in this city to determine
the exact legal standing of a cold-storage
egg. 1t is to be a test case and doubtless
will go to the supreme court of the
state.
Dealers in produce say the new pure
food law requires that cold-storage poul
try and eggs must be labeled as such
before being offered for sale. but the law
does not designate what cold-storage
egg is. Inspectors threaten to arrest deal
ers who place fresh ranch eggs In re-
frigerators over night and then offer them
for sale fresh eggs. dealers say the
law makes po distinction between an egg
that has been In storage one day and
one that has been in storage a month.
but declares that the consumer can dis
tinguish the difference in a minute.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

believed twhether they were right OF
wrong l will consider presently that the
duties upon many articles and commod-
tiles were too high; from those who pe-
lieved that they were paying tco mucn
for the things they had to buy, and that
excessive import duties, coupled with
other conditions, were enabling favored
few to reap inordinate profits, and there
fore they wanted, as one of the steps
leading to the remedy which they sought.
a substantial reduction of those duties.
1t is not necessary at this moment TO
inquire how many people so believed. OF
in what part of the country they lived.
There was no question, he said. that
the republican party had promised re-
vision under a demand for lower duties.
Il do not say he added that a SEN
ator has not perfect right to carry
into effect his own views: 1 do not say
pudiate the platform. In a contest be-
tween conscience and a party declara-
ton conscience ought always to win. But
senator who honestly believes that
ought not to delude himself with the
idea that he can answer the calls of
his conscience and his platform at the
same time
Clamor of the Masses.
Il have heard it said over and over
since we began this discussion, not. of
conversation. that there are but few peo-
pie, comparatively, who were interested
in reduction of duties. 1 know that
the voices of those who are clamoring
for an increase of cuStomhouse taxa
ton are more distinctly heard in the
corridors and committee rooms, but there
will come a time presently when the
clamor of the millions who want relief
will sound like the roar of a thousand
Niagaras from one ocean to the other.
1 have heard 1t said many times that
those people who were insisting on tariff
revision were not familiar with the sub
ject. and had no opportunity to know
whether duties were too high or too low.
This distrust or skepticism of the judg-
ment of the common man is a funda-
mental mistake often made and always
atoned for in sackcloth and ashes. The
people. it is true, have not the advantage
of hearing the specific statements of
the army of interested beneficiaries and
witnesses who have filled and overfilled
the Capitol during these months in which
the subject has been under considera-
ton
Evening star., 1909-05-06
RIFLES HALL TOCHANGE HANDS
TO BE REMoDELED FOR AMUSE-
MENT PURPOSES.
Selling Price About $76, ,0Oo-Sale
of Properties in Columbia Heights
and Bloomingdale.

Sale of National Rifles Hall, located
on the south side OF G street between 9th
and 10th streets northwest. has been ar
ranged
The names of the purchasers are not
given. The building is to be remodeled
and used as an amusement place.
The price is said to have been on the
basis Of $40 per square foot, which would
make the aggregate price about $4,000.
The ground has a frontage of 67.jO feet
and depth Of 113 feet, and contains 1874
square feet.
The improvements consist of a two
story structure. covering practically the
entire lot. The first floor contains a
large drill hall and adjoining rooms. The
upper floor is practically taken up with
hall. which has been in use for many
years for lectures and dinners, large
dances and other affairs
1t was owned by company that was
composed of members of the old-time
military company from which the build
which it was erected. OF late years.
owing to removals from the city and
from other causes, the stock came into
the hands OF small group of men.
Mrs. Hendrick Sells Home.
The residence 1873 Harvard street
northwest. at the southeast corner of 14th
street, belonging to Mrs. Pattie w. Hen
drick. has been purchased by j. Ernest
Dolan.
The building is of red pressed brick,
with brown-stone first story and brown
stone trimmings. and has twelve rooms
and bath. and hot-water heating system.
1t is understood that approximately $12.-
600 was paid for the premises, which will
be occupied by the new purchaser as
residence. The sale was made through
the offices of Willige, Gibbs & Daniel. real
estate brokers.
The sale of the two-story brick dwell
ing 1919 Otis place northwest to Mrs.
Alice L. Clark, who will occupy the
premises as her home. is reported by
Shannon & Luchs real estate brokers.
1T is a two-story brick of the colonial
design. containing six rooms and bath.
The consideration in the transaction was
Si,JUO.
Bloomingdale Property.
Houses Nos. 56 and Ga Claiming street
northwest have been sold to Karl w.
Wyatt, also through Shannon & Luchs.
These two-story brick houses each con-
tain six rooms and bath. and has a lot
20x14O feet. They face the Soldiers
Home and Filtration Park
The consideration was $3.50. These
properties will be held by Mr.. Wyatt as
investments.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
MISSISSIPPI PILOTS LAUGH.
Declare Battleship Is in No Danger
Of Grounding.

NEW ORLEANS. May 6.-The battle
ship Mississippi lifted her anchors and en-
tered South Pass at am. today. With
an old Mississippi river pilot on board
the trip through the narrows was made
with safety and without incident. The
big vessel is due at the naval wharf here
at about 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Old Mississippi pilots laugh at the fears
expressed in some quarters that the big
warship will come to some harm on her
trip up the river. They assert that any
one of dozen men who have held the
wheel of river boats can take the bat
tleship up the river much farther than
Natchez and never let her get a scratch.
For some 300 miles from its mouth the
Mississippi river has an average depth of
fifty feet. and the channel Is considered
safe for vessels of deeper draught than
the battleship. The Mississippi draws
twenty-seven feet.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
AUTOMATIC PlOW PIT URGED
REPORT TO RAILWAY COMMIS-
SION BY SECRETARY EDDY.
Improvement in Rolling Stock Noted.
Ventilation Of Street Cars
Considered.

Several matters of Importance relative
to Washington street railway conditions
were taken up by the electric railway
commission at its meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. Chairman West presided.
Secretary Eddy submitted a report on
the complaint relative to employees of
street railways being killed or injured in
the plow pits. The report was to the
effect that these accidents were usually
due to carelessness on the part of the
pitman or the crews of the cars, and can
best be avoided by the universal adop-
ton of a pit such as is in service on the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
Company's line at the north end of the
Highway bridge"
moved automatically as the car passes
over the pit.
No Jurisdiction Over Accident.
A complaint Was received concerning
conditions at LIST and b streets south
east where the cars of the Capital Trac-
ton make a turn. 1t was at this point
that Mrs. Thompson was killed recently
In reply to the communication the COM
mission held that the death of Mrs.
Thompson was not due to any defect in
the equipment of the car concerned. The
case was. therefore. not within the juris-
diction of the commission.
Another report made was to the effect
that the rolling stock of the street rail-
ways is being generally improved as re-
suit of the rigid inspection that is being
conducted by the commission. From pa
irons of the Tenleytown road the commits
sion has received information that the
service has been materially improved by
the use of air brakes. Whicn were INSTALL
ed in pursuance to an order from the
commission.
Street Car Ventilation.
A communication was received from the
Society for the Prevention Of the Spread
of tuberculosis requesting information as
TO the regulations for the ventilation of
street cars. a subject the society is study
ing at present.
set Of the regulations in effect was
forwarded to the society, which was in
formed that a draft Of new regulations
covering this subject had been recently
forwarded to the interstate commerce
commission by the electric railway COM
mission, with the recommendation that
they be put into effect.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

First honors in class of twenty appli-
cants for appointment as cadets in the
revenue cutter service have been captured
by a young Washingtonian, Samuel Pea
cock of 211 A street southeast, this city.
The announcement was made at the
Treasury Department today that Mr.. Pea
cock, after a competitive examination,
came out at the head of the class.
Other Washington boys who passed the
examination are John Jared Talcott.
Chester Arthur Nickerson of 1889 f
street. Edward Mount Webster. Herbert
Morton Terhan and Fayette Andrus Cook.
Standing of Candidates.
The complete list, with the relative
standing of the applicants. as given out
at the department, is as follows:
Samuel Peacock, Washington, D. C..
Fred Birkett, Seattle, Wash.
Clermont Joseph Todd. Boulder. Col.
Johns Berchmans Barrett, Boston. Mass.
John Jared Talcott, Washington, d. C.
William Patrick Kain, Swampscott,
Mass
James Booth Lockwood, Middletown,
Del
Gustavus Urban Stewart, West Rum
ney. N. III.
Carl Herbert Abel, Indianapolis. Ind.
Martin Turrentine killough, Waco, Tex.
Edgar Washington Stanton, New York,
David Patterson Marvin, Newtonville.
Mass.
Chester Arthur Nickerson. Washington.
Fletcher Webster Brown. Brockton,
Mass.
Joseph Francis Farley. Cleveland, Ohio.
Edward Mount Webster Washington.
Floyd Jesse Sexton, Brooklyn, N. Y.
John Mitchell Rose, Philadelphia, Pa.
Edgar Lannieur Jackson, New York,
The following are the successful candi-
dates for appointment as cadet engineers:
Herbert Morton Terhan, Washington,
D. C.
Robert Sinner Oberly, Allentown, Pa.
Fayette Andrus Cook, Washington, DC.
Comes of Fighting Stock.
Samuel Peacock. who has so dis
tinguished himself, is graduate of
Washington Business High School, class
of 1904. He comes from family Of
fighting Americans.
His father, Capt. William Peacock, was
an officer of the 4th United States Volun-
teers in the war with Spain, and served
one year as adjutant of the District of
Columbia Department, United Spanish
War Veterans. His great-grandfather
grandfather was an officer in the civil
war. The late Lieut.. Commander David
Peacock. U.S.N., was an uncle OF the
candidate.
Young peacock was born at Bridgeton,
N. j., January 20. 1887, and received
his education in the public schools of
New Jersey and Washington.
He was a first lieutenant of Company
G, High School Cadets. For several years
he figured in National Guard affairs.
He was first lieutenant in Company Il,
1st Infantry, and was the youngest Off
Ger on the roll. His craftsmanship won
him several medals.
For the last few years he has been en-
ployed by the Department of the Interior
Chester Arthur Nickerson, a Washing
tonian who passed the examination cred
itably, is q clerk in the Navy Depart
ment. to which position he was appointed
January l. 1908. He was born in Wau-
sau, WIS.,, October 4, 1855. and graduated
from the Oshkosh High School in 1904.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Killed in Black Hand Raid.

BLUEFIELD. w. Va. May 6.-Joseph
Verdic, an Italian. was killed and a num-
Der of Italians arrested when police off,
GERS made a raid as the result Of infor-
nation that Black Hand organization
had planned to burn an Italians home.
The officers raided a lodge room at Peer
less near here, and In the fight that en-
sued Verdic was killed and all the men,
bers of the alleged entire band taken into
custody and placed In Jail.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Chicago Pioneer Overcome by Heat.

CHICAGO, May 6.-Fernando Jones,
Chicago's celebrated pioneer. was over
come by the heat yesterday in the down.
town streets and was taken to his resi-
dence in police ambulance. His con-
dition at first was thought to be serious.
but later he was reported resting easy.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
The Demand for Revision.

who insisted upon tariff revision? 1t
was not the manufacturer; 1t was not the
lumberman; 1t was not the coal man;
it was net the iron and steel man; it was
not the glass man; it was not the cotton
or the wooden man: it was not the oil
man. During the whole agitation l never
heard-you never heard-a demand from
these people that the tariff must be re-
yised. The demand came from those who
Evening star., 1909-05-06

his membership. except as provided by
section g. without reelection until the
next annual meeting of the convention
and shall be entitled to attend all ad-
journed and special meetings of the con-
vention and all special conventions unless
otherwise determined by the parish or
separate congregation which he repre-
Sents
Section s. The convention by canon
may make regulations concerning the
membership of the convention. not ihcon-
sistent with the provision Of this consti-
tuition y
The committee was made up of Revs.
Richard p Williams. Thomas j. Pack
ard. G. Calvert Carter, Herbert Scott
Smith. T. A. Johnstone Dissenting from
that portion of the proviso relating to
rectors). and Messrs. w. H. Singleton,
George Truesdell, A. S. Browne. Judge
A. B. Hagner and Melville Church.
After the reading of the report the con-
vention began to discuss the various para
graphs. The discussion was interrupted
at IL o'clock, when Bishop Harding con-
Quoted noontide prayer. The convention
was discussing the report when an ad-
journment was taken for luncheon at j
o'clock.
The convention reassembled at 2 o'clock
and the tellers of the standing committee
election were called on for the result.
1t is expected that the session will come
to a close this afternoon about 5 o'clock.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

NOT Accepted Dy AeVlSlon1Sts.
THE bill now before us. which. it may
be assumed. presents the views of the
finance committee respecting the revision
cf the tariff said Mr.. Cummins, will
not be accepted by those who have favor
ed a revision of the tariff as either a full
fillment of the party pledge or as set
tlement of the controversy If this bill.
or anything substantially like it, becomes
a law. l predict that a campaign for low
er duties will begin the moment the ex-
traordinary session of Congress adjourns.
and will continue with increasing zeal
until the judgment entered in the court
Of the public conscience is also entered
In the journals of Congress. 1t gives me
no pleasure to utter this prophecy, for
have earnestly hoped that the revision
now in progress would end the dispute for
years to come. and that the business of
the country would enjoy the peace and
tranquility which is impossible during the
existence of a movement to materially
change duties upon imports
1T Is idle, worse than idle, to speculate
upon the technical meaning of the words
and phrases employed in the last repub-
lican platform upon this subject. The
declaration there found has a, history,
and that history, is familiar to every
member of the Senate.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Work Of the Missions.

Work among the colored people and
the work in Washington and mission
work generally were the topics of dis
cussion at the session of the convention
last night.
Bishop Harding spoke encouragingly Of
the mission work of the Episcopal Church
in Washington. especially In Georgetown.
South Washington and East Washington.
and urged the establishment of rectories
at Takoma Park and Kensington. He
explained the purpose of the sustenta-
tion fund of the diocese, and said that
many OF the smaller parishes in the SUBJ
urbs were prospering and would soon
be self supporting. He also pleaded
for funds to carry on the work begun
by the late Bishop Satterlee. and sue
ceeded in raising several hundred dollars
to make up the 5000 mission fund and
meet the deficit resulting from the
pledges of the parishes at the afternoon
session. Following the bishop addresses
were made by Rev. DR.. Robert Talbot, on
mission work in general, and Rev. F. V.
Baer, on the mission work in southern
Maryland
After the evening services were con-
c.uded the convention assembled as
board Of foreign missions. Rev. c. f.
Buck read the annual report Of the board.
= T.. Kramer. treasurer, presented his
report and Rev. ]. H. w. Blake spoke
on the condition OF the colored work. The
amount pledged by the different parishes
in the afternoon was 1890 less than the
amount needed. The roll of parishes was
called again in the evening and an ad-
ditional 81 600 was pledged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-11
DEGREES AWARDED
 AT GREENSBORO

Greensboro, June 10.-(Special) )-The so- ciety of Greensboro turned out to the commencement german of the Southern university which was held at the opera house last night. About 20 couples par ticipated They were led through the beautiful figures by MT Alex Waller and Miss Iridell Jones. Duncans band of Selma furnished the music for the occa- sion.
 The following received the degree of bachelor of arts yesterday:
 Alonzo Abrams, Greensboro; Lyman Coy Grammar, Newville; Robert Presley Cochran, Newmarket; Thadeus Henry Crenshaw Forest Home; Martha Cordelia Dominicl, Greensboro; Richard Cox Rush, Mobile; Augustus Henderson Moore, Jr., Greensboro; Victor Marsh Shamburger, Cuba, Rufus Earle Thompson, Emuck- flaw; Oliver Cornelius Weaver, Forest |, Lewis John Weber, Mobile.
 The trustees have elected Prof. B. M Smith, A. NJ, of Vanderbilt university, to the chair of natural science to take the place of Prof. B. P. Richardson who goes abroad for several years of post graduate work in the University of Leip- sic, Germany. The chair of history has been established and Prof Theodore Jack, A. NJ, of the University of Alabama and of Harvard. a Greensboro man, has been elected to fill the same.
 On Tuesday at noon, immediately after the address before the alumni by R. H. Mangum of Selma, the society met in business session in the belle lettres hall. The regular business programme was gone through with. The committee on memoirs reported the deaths during the year of of the class of 1866 of Trenton, Tenn. :; William Walker of Mississippi for years editorial writer on the New Orleans Pica- yuHe, and the Rev. Warner Moore, D. D., of the Memphis, Tenn, conference.
 The report of the treasurer showed a good working balance -i the treasury. The report of Prof. D. P. Chrlstenberry, chairman of the committee on the foun- dation of a chair of history, showed a substantial increase in that fund. The report of the alumni editor showed an increase in publicity as to the work of the Southern university.
 Officers of the Alumni association were elected for the next year as follows: President, R. H. Mangum, Selma; vice president, II. G. Benners, Greensboro; trasurer and secretary, J. J. Christian, Greensboro; alumni editor, the Rev. Frank Seay, Uniontown; orator, w. C. Ham, ilton, Birmingham.
 Immediately after the adjournment of the business meeting tfie society repared to the dining hall of Hamilton hall, where the annual banquet was held. The so- ciety had as their guests the trustees, members of the faculty and their wives. About 100 were seated at the tables. The following toasts were responded to:
 Southern University in Other Days" the Rev. w. P. Hurt; Our Youngsters, the Class of 1909,'' V. M. Shamburger; Local Alumni c. F. Waller; "Our Fair est Flowers-Co- Eds, Mrs. Amy Seay Lawson; "The Faculty" c. P. Atkinson; "The Men Behind the Guns-The Trus- tees" Dr. J. 8. Frazier; "Our Visitors" T. D. Sanford; Southern University and tn eOther Fellow" the Rev. A. V. Bow en; "The Ladies'" H. c. Benners Fare we'll" Professor Richardson; The Walters" MT. Pennington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-11
INDICTMENTS ARE
 NOT NECESSARY
SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA HANDS DOWN IMPORTANT DE- clsioN AFFECTING THE PRoHl- BlTlON LAWS.

Montgomery, June 10.-(Special)-ln holding that it is not necessary to have indictments in prohibition law violations. the supreme court today added another billet of strength to the general liquor control act, and made it easier for those who are trying to bring about the en- forcement of the act to secure convic- tions. At the same time the ruling of Judge J. B. Gaston of the Montgomery county court, binding over S9 defendants to the grand jury is in effect reversed.
 The case came up on petition of Reu- ben Nash, Jr., from Mobile, who sought to prevent trial in that city on a charge of violating the prohibition laws save on indictment It was held that the pro- vision eliminating indictment from this act was in violation of section 45 of the constitution. But the supreme court, Jus tice Anderson writing. takes the other view, declaring the section good and legal.
 As another feature of the fight on the sale of liquors, Gov. B. B. Conner has offered a reward of s250 each for the ar rest and conviction of the parties who beat up two detectives in the streets and stole a suitcase with whisky and other testimony In use at the trial of the men under arrest,