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The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
TWO KILLED, 8
HURT IN WRECK
Big Four Passenger Train Runs Into
Open Switch--Five of Injured
Will Die.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. April r.
Two persons were killed anu nine
others injured. five OF them talally'
shortly after 8 o'clock this morning
when a Big Four passenger train ran
into an open switch at Sanford, ~
miles west OF here.
The first report was that Il were
dead and all ambulances in Terre
Haute were summoned to the Big -Four
station here. The dead and injured
are being brought To Terre Haute.
The dead are Robert Ely. OF Mat
toon, Ills, engineer of the passenger
train and II. Driscoll, Mattoon, inter
locking switchman
Among the injured these are not
expected to survive:
Harry Gullett, Nation, internal in
juries; Harry Clark. Mattoon. head
crushed and body lacerated about
shoulders: Samuel Moffatt. NATION,
body crushed, internally injured. l..
B.. Donnelly, Nation, body crushed
and cut: +. ID. Griffin, indianapolis
brakeman on passenger train, in
ternal injuries.
All the injured and the dead have
been removed to this city. Four other
trainmen suffering injuries not OF a
serious nature are:
l.. Shipman, Indianapolis. conductor
on the passenger train; Fred Riley
Mattoon. cut and bruised about
shoulders; Charles L. Jones, Nation
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
THREE OVERCOME BY Gas.

Hint, Mon. AprlI Wv ME
WoFKIIg III 4 gas pit in which gas
service was being installed. Barney
Coates. IS years old. was overcome
and dropped unconscious. II is
doubtful ii he will recover. His
brother Carl went to his rescue ard be,
too. fell victim to the fumes. An
her workman. whose name was not
learned. endeavored 10 bring the two
men from their perilous position. but
he succumbed TO the effects OF the
deadly gas and II was with great diff
Hculty that he was revived The acct
dent occurred at the rear Of one OF
the Buick factories late yesterday
afternoon
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
BLOW CAUSED DEATH.

MONROE. Micn. April % Tony
Weier. a local saloonist, will have 10
Stand trial on a charge of causing the
death of Fred Mentel. in a fight sew.
eral DAYS ago. according to the verdict
returned Nv a coroner's jury Thursday
The verdict was that FIRED Mentei
came 10 his death through a fracture
OF the skull resulting from blow
on the head 10y Tony Weier The jur'
Goes NOT attempt 20 decide whether
the fracture was made when the blow
rom Weier's fist was struck. Or when
the deceased fell and struck his head
ON the ccment walk.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
GAYN0R RAPS PLAN.
Refuses Preacher License 10 Convert
laws In New York.

NEW YORK. April EN- reply to
the request OF Rev Thomas NJ. Chain.
ers for a license to preach on the
street for the purpose of converting
Jews. Mayor Gaynor has sent let
ter declaring his belief that such
Irosleyting is carrying evangellzauon
too far.
DO you not think the Jews have
a good religion" he said. Have not
the Christians appropriated the en-
dire Jewish sacred scriptures. Was
not the new testament written en-
tireiy by Jews? Was not Jesus also
born Of the Jewish race? Why should
any one work SO hard to proseiyte
the jew? 90 not think ] should give
YOU this license Would you not do
the Jews more harm than good?'
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

slight internal injuries: Dallas Sprin'
gate. NATION. legs cut and bruised.
The passenger train was No. 20,
westbound and left here at 4:2O
O'Clock. The construction train had
taken a siding to permit the pas
senger train TO pass. II is supposed
that through a blunder. a switch was
left open. and No. &c. running al
about IS smiles an hour. was switched
to the siding, crashing into the rear
end OF the construction outfit. All
the injured were members OF the con
struction crew and most OF them
were in the caboose. The passenger
engine was badly wrecked. Engineer
Ely was pinned between his cab and
tender and scalded and crushed.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

During some months OF the winter
even this method OF crossing the con-
tinent was rendered hazardous TO al
tempt because OF the immense snow
slides and severe winter weather..
Three years ago the Andean tunnel
was conceived and financed by an Eng
lish company and the work OF digging
through the mountains was begun.
American methods and American ma
The Andean tunnel is not so remark
able because Of its length, for IL )
less than five miles long. but with the
exception OF the railway tunnel
through the Andes in Peru. IL is the
highest tunnel in the world.
Ii will reduce South American trans
continental time by several days and
should give great impetus 70 both
freight and passenger traffic between
tho Atlantic and Pacific seaboards.
chinery were used and Americans
bossed the job from start 10 finish.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
SEEK FORMER DETRoITER.
Norman p. Cummings Had $4,000
When He disappeared.

CHICAGO. April 22.--The police to-
day began a search for Norman +.
Cummings, OF Pasadena. Cal, formerly
a wealthy real estate man here. who
disappeared last Wednesday HIS wife
who reported the disappearance, says
Cummings had $4,000 worth OF cur
rency and jewelry with him when he
vanished and she fears ne may nave
been waylaid and murdered.
Cummings and his wife came here
on Monday. They intended 10 stop
only a few days, and then continue
east on tour around the world. Sew
eral squads Of detectives were detailed
on the hunt today and every part OF
the city is being searched.
Before he came 10 Chicago, cum
mings had lived in Cleveland, Detroit
ana New York. and the police depart
mcnts of those cities have been asken
10 join in the hunt
Mistress Ito cook. as debt collector
goes): That is my brother. Jessie
Cook Yes - He was my last mis-
tress brother. also
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

A cable from Valparaiso, Chile. tells
OF the running OF the first passenger
train from Buenos Ayres 10 Nalpar-
also through tunnel that pierced the
very heart Of the Andes mountains.
This makes another trancontinental
railroad linking the Atlantic and Pa
ciHc. and the first in South america.
At one time the Andes were con
sidered insurmountable barriers 10
railway connection between the Ar
gentine Republic and Chile. There
was a railroad winding up the Argen-
tine side of the ragged. snow-covered
mountains to Las CueVas. 1900 feet
acove sea level and one up the Chilean
side 10 Caracoles. Between these
cities loomed up mountain peaks thou
sands OF feet high. From The terminus
of one railroad TO that OF o,her pas
sengers were hauled in light wagons or
on horseback through the dangerous
Tsp llata pass.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
Mrs eoekefelIer Very Feeble.

TARRYTOWN. \. y. April z
Mrs. John ID. Rockefeller Is making
her first visit 10 her home in larry
town. IN over year She arrived yes
tcrday afternoon and was so weak
that she had 20 be assisted to a car
rage by her husband and son. An
attack Of pneumonia which she SUI
ieied last year has seriously impaired
her health.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
Ecorse Pioneer Dead.

Henry Leblanc. a resident OF
ECorse all the 90 years of his life,
died Ina his home iu that village Thurs
dav. following a long illness. Mr. lie.
Blanc is survived by his widow, one
brother and six sisters. Funeral ser
ices will he held Monday morning in
ST Francis Xavier's church with inter
ment in EcOfse cemetery.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

Thurber were the flower vendors. ard
none cared 10 escape from their
wheedling smiles and coaxing ways
without exchanging coins for pretty
boutonnieres and corsage bouquets.
In all probability Detroiters viii
never have another opportunity TO see
the worlds greatest dancer. Adeline
Genee. after next week. Miss Genes
closes her present tour in The Silver
Star" which will be presented In the
Detroit opera house all next week
with matinees on Wednesday and Sat
urday, two weeks after leaving this
city. Her present arrangements are
70 sail on the I.usitania May rs, arrlv-
Jig in London May %, and her mar
riage to Frank Seymour Isitt will take
place June /. in one OF the most fash
ionable churches in the great metrop.
oils Mr. Isitt has been connected with
the duke of Newcastle's estate for
many years. Miss Genee will return
to America for a short tour next Octo-
Der. but will only visit New York,
Chicago. Boston and Philadelphia.
Valerie Bereere has a role in the
new Edward Weitzel dramatic playlet,
The Lion Tanner which Miss Der
gere is TO present in the Temple thea
ter next week, that is entirely differ
ent from anything she has ever PLAYED
before When Miss Bergere won APP
proval of the entire vaudeville world
with her portrayal OF the little Japa
nese girl i'm His Japanese Wife" size
portrayed a yielding and obedient wo
man. In Mr. WeitZels drama, when
is described as sensational picture
of circus life, Miss Bergere plays the
bold and fearless tanner OF wild beats
who braves danger every day. As
Zaida she is the central figure of a
story OF love and revenge Zaida and
the prima donna OF the hippodrome
both love the same man. the lion
tanner, and the prima donna losing 70
Zaida turns into the animal cage Il
strange and fierce beast That leads
up TO the big climax.
The feature act of the program will
be an amazing novelty. Griffith, tho
human adding machine. whose extra.
ordinary powers as a mathematician
puzzled the erudite Harvard profess
sors. Griffith is mental marvel. and
he also has the ability TO keep bis
audience laughing. Others on the bin
will be Andy Rice. the Hebrew come
dian, who Is different from oil others
and uses no makeup Nittorio e. GoOr-
getti, the upsidedown boys. eXtraOr-
binary hand-balancers; the Village
Choir. Byers IL Hermann. in The
Clowns Dream and Samaroff 4
Sonia. Ina their Russian national
dances
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

The United States sends pension
checks regularly 20 5000 veterans
who now live IN foreign lands
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
MAY VETO RAILWAY BILL
GREAT HURRICANE
IN FIJI ISLANDS

Victoria. p. Co. May g. News has
bcon brought by the steamer Kakura
that the hurricane which devastated
Fiji March 90 did great damage also
az Nouga. New Caledonia The French
steamer Wolfe dc Ia Ciotat and tho
French bark Guethary. anchored az
Mega. were badly damaged boy being
bumped sgainst the piers, The Ger
man cruiser Cormorant was caught
in the hurricane In the loyalty group
and her decks flooded and a number OF
boats swept away.
In the Fiji group the hurricane ala
damage OF over $1,000 900 and caused
much loss OF life Suva was wrecked
many houses being blown down or UNI
rooted Scarcely q house was left un-
damaged Plantations suffered % "a
great extent
More than score OF cutters. several
hullJs and o. great number of native
boats were wrecked.
Chief Officer Shepperd and four sea-
men 0f the steamer SuVa who lowered
boat during the hurricane 90 rescue
some drifting natives. were blown 20
sea and reached land after 10 hours
continuous rowing without food or
water
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
RIOTING EMBARRASsES
CHINESE GOVERNMENT

Changsha. China. May 4-The recent
riotng in this province has placed the
Chinese government in an embarrass-
ing position regarding the proposed
Hankow Canton railway loan. EvI-
deuCe accumulated that the disturb
ances were deliberately planned by
persons as a warning 20 the central
authorities not TO NEEDLE In the ar
fairs OF Human province and % make
plain the determined opposition OF tho
Hunanites % foreign participation in
the railway construction.
Millions OF Chinese are imbucd with
the idea that the government is yield
ing weakly 20 foreign influence which
Dis seeking political control in China.
pekin realized the situation and. while
desiring 90 proceed with tho railway
agreement understands that hasty a"-
tion by the government might be fol-
lowed by the most serious consc-
quenccs. a protractod delay seems in
evitable.
Meanwhile the central authorities arc
making efforts 20 placate tho Human
ties and have ordered the new gov
ernor TO deal lcuiently with tho race
rioters and also with the rcvolutionist5
who recently attempted the bomb out
rage against the regent The would-oe
asgassins have not been put Co death
but have been sentenced 90 life impris
onment
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
Youngsters Advised to Keep of
The Streets After Nine
O'Clock Tonight.
ONE HUNDRED SLEUTHS OUT
Five score Deputized Juvenile Court
Officers Win Patrol the Streets
This Evening.

Youngsters had better keep on the
streets tonight The "bogy man" in
tHe form of close 90 "a hundred deru-
tiled juvenile court officers will boz ON
the lookout for them. the juvenile count
judge will be sitting in court 90 receive
them and DO it happens Co Doc the Sec
ond time the bogy man nls caught
them tine game of tag vU bs pretty
near owe.
the juvenile court i- bent on Its
work. aul the curfcw ordinance which
prohibits boys and girls under the age
of Us years from roaming the streets
at night is one OF the laws which the
officials Insist upon enforcing. Iu the
enforcement the officers have ondcay-
orcd Co give thorough warning and
during the past week there have been
several gathering campaigns.
There viii Doe another tonight under
the announcement. but after tonight
there is going Co be mo- further am
nouuCaments and the youngsters who
fail Co heed The warning. gs we'll as
the parents of the deliuqucnts, will be
called boo explanation.
Either tomorrow or Friday thD pro-
prietor7 of moving picture shows and
other amusement resorts viii De- asked
20 aid the juvenile court iu the en-
fnrcomcnt Of the curfcw ordinance. by
refusing admittancc 20 boys or girls
under rs years of age uuaccompauled
by guardians, after q O'Clock 40 nilht
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
MONTANA WILL HAVE
GREAT HEALTH RESORT
Ringing of Circus Fame Purchases
White sulphur Springs North Of
Helena for the Purpose.

Helena, Mont, May Announce
ment was made here today by Lewis
Penwell. upon his return from Chicago.
that deal has been closed up where
by John Ringing. proprietor Of Ring
linR's circus, has purchased the hot
springs and baths az White Sulphur
Springs. IS miles north OF Helena. and
intends 10 convert the place into one OF
the biggest health and tourists resorts
In the country, IL will be the only
watering place ON the coast extension
OF the Milwaukee
Mr. Ringing purchased the place
after having IL examined by European
specialists
Work win be started this month
on the building of a railroad from Dor
sey on the Milwaukee TO White sui
phur. n distance OF 20 miles. The rail-.
road will open tho Smith River valley.
containing several million acres Of fine
land, TO settlement, which heretofore
has only been used for stock raising
because of its iDaCcessibility
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
WOMAN SUFFRAGlSTS
TOURING ILLINOIS

Chicago, May 4-Bands of woman
sufragists touring the state In sutomo-
bues viii descend upon every city.
town, village and hamlet in Illinois
before the legislative primaries next
September In an effort % make the
question OF votes for women" a lead
ing issue In the campaign
At a meeting Of the executive COM
mittcc OF the Illinois Equal Suffrage
association. today the details ~ tha
plan win bee taken up and arrange
ments for organizing the bands o.
workers and securing automobiles will
be made
Every woman who has ever indicated
sympathy with tho movement and VIII 8
is fortunate enough 10 possess an auto
mobile will be called upon to give her
machine 20 the work
Speaking Of the plans OF the associa-
ton Mrs Catherine Waugh McCulloch.
lawyer and justice OF the peace In
Evanston. and n leader in the equal
suffrage movement, said:
1--WE plan now 20 have Ave women
in each party, FIRST. q matrou as chap
cron then college girl, working girl.
"a singer 20 draw the crowd and
woman lawyer. We viii 20 into
town. get "a permit 10 speak from the
mayor and hold meetings In two or
three different places and take our
cause 90 the voters
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
LOSES FOOTING
ON HOTEL BEAM
Eugene ThaygrasOn, RiVeter on
Hotel Utah Structure Falls
Into Basement.
SKULL AND Jaw FRACTURED
Left Leg Broken in Two Places and
Generally Bruised and Mangled
Taken 10 Hospital.

ils skull and Jaw fractued. his let
leg broken u two places. his body
bruised and laceratel and suffering
from Internal injuries. Eugene Thay-
carson. aged 81 years from Globe
ArIz., is lying on cot at the Holy
Cross hospital near deaths door and
bis chances for recovery about one in a
thousand The young man fell from a
beam on the third floor OF the Hotel
Utah building shortly before O'Clock
th,s morning and plunged 10 the base
meut 60 feet below
ThnTgarson came to salt Lake only
60 day or two ago and this morning
secured employment with the struc-
turul iron workers with one Of the
gangs OF rlveters. He had only been
at work a few minutes when tho ac-
cident happened Just how lt occurred
no one seems 90 know. except that one
OF the workmen saw him on a beam
just before the fall Thaygarson uu-
doubleday lost his footing and was un-
able 20 save himself
AS his body shot from the steel beam
he uttered cry as he fell straight
down upon mass OF sreel and rock in
the basement Men rushed 10 him as
soon as possibleand found him a bruised
and mangled unconscious mass His
head and face We're covered with blood
but he was suU breathing. and as
quickly as possible an ambulance was
summoned from the Holy Cross hospi-
tai and ThayFarson was taken there.
| DR. H. " Mayo was called and hurried
| 90 the hospital where he operated upon
! the injured man shortly before noon
| Or Mayo said the man had a frac-
/ cured skull and jaw. his left leg bruk-
] GA in two place and was probably IN
/ iurDd Internally. The physician said
| the man vas In a most precarious CON
/ ditlon but he had a chance for recov-
/ cry.
| But little could be learned about the
| injured man. as the names OF the iron
| workers on the Job are not entered
| upon the rolls but numbers are given
! instead All that could be learned of
| him was that he went 70 work this
| morning with a gang Of riveters and
| slipped while crossing a beam.
| At the hospital. before the operat ton
| was performed he regained conscious
| ness long enough 10 give his name 10
| the attendants. his age and where he
| came from. Beyond that nothing couhl
| be learned concerning the unfortun1
| man Al last accounts he was restii &.
as easily as could b. expected. but p Z
| condition Is most critical
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
HElNZE CASE GROWS
DECIDEDLY INTERESTING

New York. May A-The proving O
book, and records OF various banks an
trust companies by the government I'm
new EFFORT 10 connect p. Augustus Heinz
with the operation OF United Cope
Pools boz 1877 begun late yesterday wa
continued before Judge Hough In IN
circuit court today when the Heinze'
trial which has been draggigng on 70
% week and half. was resumed.
The accounts were those OF otto Heinz
q CO.. the various members OF the fru
including Otto ana Arthur r. Heinz,
Man Sohuiize and various subsi
diary companies
Mr. Wise finally got him 10 say tina
he thought there was a syndicate o.
100000 shares of United Cope
stock iu 1907 Mr. Wise asked hin
about the heavy dividends paid A. T.
Heinze himself and others and wa
told that the books would hav
shown whether they we're member
of the syndicate. The books are miss.
ing
The prosecutor their asked NJ.
SChultze.
You must say that these person
were benchciaries of that 225,0c
shares syndicate when I show YOU tina
"a quarterly dividend on a capt.
OF about 100000 shares OF coppt
stocks amounts to the SUM paid out
Eyes, / must So answer" was tai
reply.
This evidence regarding the eNis
tenCc OF a syndicate In 1907 was tit
first big score made by the govern
mont. TO bring this pool up TO Oc
"a. 1907 and then connect the defer
dant with it Is what the governmei
must do before it can hope 20 prov
the misapplication counts IN the n
diCtmCut
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
LAW INVOKED TO
STOP PRIZE FIGHT
First Step Taken to Put a Crimp
In SaItair Boxing
Contest"
COUNTY ATTORNEY CALLED
Joe lewis Makes Engagement To
swear 20 Complaint Against
Principals and Promoters.

with the state statute against pro-
NOTED fights the statute which elImin-
atcd the possibility of Jcnrics and
Johnson lighting In salt Lake for sue
premacy In the nstic arena. stW iu
force and ready Co be used upon COM
plaint. the hopes of the Sal' Lake ring
side fans have gone glimmering. and
looks as if it win be back 20" Ogden
or Pocatollo fer Cyclone" Thompson
and Pete Sullivan before they meet
County Atty job p Lyon had bare
ly reached Dis office this morning when
one giving his name as Joe Lewis called
over the telephone and made an en-
gagement with the prosecutor 20 meet
az o'clock this afternoon for the
purpose OF swearing 90 "a complaint
which will prohibit the announced
glove contest to be- held az saltlir
May - between Thompson and Sui
Uvau. and which is promoted by r. A.
Grant The prevention through legal
proceedings Of the match between
Thompson and sullivan, OF lu fact a
contest between any other fighters of
note, in salt Llko county has been
anticipated since the talk Of opening
up the Saltair auditorium in opposition
to Ogden began.
Under the statutes the promotion or
a ring fight becomes "a felony and the
promoter and the principals engaging
ln the proposed contest are liable %
sentence of Imprisonment Ion the state
prison for a period not 90 exceed two
years The statute under section 430s
of the compiled laws Of Utah reads.
nn
stigates. encourages or promotes amy
ring or prize night, or any other pre-
mcditated fight OF contention. without
deadly weapons. either as principal,
aid. second. umpire. surgeon or other
wise. is punishable by imprisonment In
the state prison for period not 70 eN-
coed two years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
TRYING TO KEEP UP
VERNAL MAIL SERVICE


Washington, u. c.. May senator
Smoot is working hard 10 prevent the
discontinuance Of the mail route be-
tween Nernal and Dragon, and had a
conference yesterday with the second
assistant postmaster general in regard
To the matter. The department thinks
the contract rate charged by the mail
carrier is high, but this objection IL is
hoped win be overcome The mayor
and city council Of Nernal have peti-
toned that the route be continued
A bill has been introduced i'm the SEN
ate by Senator Smoot granting "a pen-
sion OF So "a month to Louis a Doanc
Of payson. Utah
r. NJ Lyman and wife Of salt Lake.
who have been spending a few DAYS
iu Washington, LEFT FOR New York last
evening
Or Baldwin Of salt Lake Is here at
tending the convention of physicians
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
C0NVlCTS CARRIED
IN MOTHER HUBBARDS

Rome, Ga, May Am the male con
victs OF Floyd county have been CARRIED
In Mother Hubbards by order Of the
county commissioners. This action was
taken yesterday because OF the numer-
GUS escapes recently The convicts
bitterly opposed the change but the
authorities found means TO make them
don the Mother Hubbards and so
clothed. they were put 30 work on the
streets
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
MORE LITIGATION FOR
LUCKY BALDWIN ESTATE

Los Angeles. May ito the mass OF
litigation pding up against the estate Of
the late r. J. Uucky) Baldwin. am
other suit was added yesterday boy a.
n Grass. Chicago artist, who claims
sc2.l5O Tor go OH paintings of the noted
hurseman depicting him iu various
heroic adventures
one OF the paintings illustrates Bald
wins most famous exploit 10 shows
Baldwin astrlde a pUnging buffalo, os.
Gaping death under the hoofs of "a herd
OF angry bison Another picture shows
Baldwin fighting IN a war party of
Indians
Part OF tho bul which was rejected
by the executors OF the estate. is for
painting some racing flNorit"s.