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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
ASSOCIATION OF LIFE
INSURANCE PRESIDENTS

Washington. Jan. 2O.-The movement
TO prolong human life was topic dis
cussed by the various speakers at the
session of the Association OF Life In
surance Presidents today. The work of
the federal government in the matter
of health conservation and ways in
which this work may be supplemented
was discussed by DR.. Walter Wyman,
surSeon-gcneral of the public health
and marine hospital service
Dr. Rosenau Of Harvard Medical col
lege, told the life insurance presidents
that they could do much in cam
paign of education to teach the people
the value OF preventive medicine. and
that not only as organizations but as
individual citizens they could help tc
foster fruitful and useful legislation OF
a public health character
DR. F. w. Dwight of Boston declares 1
that the vast mine of Information
which has been collected by life nsur-
ance companies during the past 90
years could be used to great advantage
in the fight to promote public health
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
BRIGHAM MEN SECURE
A RATE ON CRUDE OIL
Bumper Crop of Peaches Is Now AS
surcd. us EruitgrOwcrs VIII
Use Smudgc Pots.

That Brigham City. well called the
City of Homes. Is alive to the we'll
fare OF her chief source OF revenue.
fruit growing, was again shown when
Yesterday afternoon she sent down
committee OF three prominent young
business men to confer with railroad
onlcials rel9tive to securing rates
from California and the east on crude
petroleum for use in smudging the
orchards during pending frosts. This
committee sent down by the Boxelder
Commercial club was made up OF r.
l.. Fishburn, Jr, +. w. Dunn and ]. c.
Knudson. and they returned home
last evening pretty we'll satisfied with
the results of their labors, having Sc
cured a rate of As cents hundred
rounds. carload shipments, from the
California oil fields. Including the
original cost of the oil this will enable
the Brigham City pomologists to lay
the oil down in their own town for
about six cents gallon. or course
this Is the crudest of oil, after most
of the values, such as the paraffine,
gasoline, etc, have been extracted.
leaving little but fuel values The
BoXelder people are equipping them
selves with proper receptacles, to be
placed about the orchards on frosty
by Jack Frost's sharp teeth in which
this cheap oil will be burned. and
thereby the destructive effects of the
frosts warded off Tests OF this ma
ture over in Colorado have proven
effective in many instances, 1t having
been proven there that the tempera-
tUre in the orchards may be raised at
least eight degrees.
Mr.. Flshburn Gays many now
orchards. principally peaches. will
come into bearing for the first time
this spring in Brigham City and
vicinity He estimates there Will be not
less than 200 carloads of peaches
alone shipped out OF Brigham this
summer Brigham peaches are con-
signed to all the large towns along
the route between there and Boston
The Elberta is the standard shipper;
in fact, all the commercial orchards
OF that neighborhood are planted to
that variety. A good yield from an
acre of Elbertas is perhaps 400
bushels which last summer brought
81 bushel The largest bearing
orchard there now IS the Snow-Mer-
rlIl tract OF about so acres, located
on the sidehll n little south of
brigham. Owing to their faith in the
effectiveness of the crude oil tenn
perature ralsers, the Brigham fruit
men do not figure on much of loss
from now on from the late winter
frosts. but heretofore the resultant
losses have been regular and oc-
casionally severe. but never a total
Ioss of crop Up to date the prospects
for a bumper fruit crop are most
rcasSurinG
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
Wave of Tariff Reform Sweepinu
Over Majority of the
Constituencies.
TOTAL NET GAIN NOW IS SO
Two Victories In David LLOYD Gcorec.s
Principality-Wcdge Driven Into
Scotch Liberalism.

Lohuon. Jan, Ca wave of tariff
reform swept over majority OF the
constituencies. mostly county Dis
'fic'S' which voted Yesterday for
members OF parliament and the
OhIonlsts on completed returns show
total net gain thus far of rs seats
complete returns from 81 constit-
uehcies In the British general elec-
IONS received up to tonight show the
following results: '"'
Government Coalition r;h,
dS@; Irish Nationalists, So: Laborites
&c. Total, 2lz 49,
opposition: Unionists. 15S; govern
ment majority, "a.
INC total net gain OF 5S' by the
onlohlsts ls or Liberal seats Tho ae-
sresete gains OF the Unionlsts fro,n
800 election districts complete were
o. while the Liberals had 10 AMI
The Lab1riteS gain.
Two gains IN David LLOYD Georges
prlhcipallty The election of W. Orn,snN.
core tor DenbiSh and G. r EcnabIey-
blcWeilyn for RadnorshIre arc es
Pcclaiiy treasured among tho sceInS
taken by the Unionlsts yesterdav.
while Sir NJ. j. Met Stewart anot,o,.
uhionlst' put wedge in Scottish Lii
shire . ~
other tariff reform victories We're
the elections of Arthur II. Lee
formerly military attachc at the
BRUSH embassy in Washington. who
more than tripled his earlier majority
Tor the Fareham district OF Hants.
and Capt II. Spender Clay. who turn
ed Radical majority of I.2S5 for
the southwest division of Kent into
a Cnionist majority of 3,2lO.
Sir Edward Grey. secretary of
1oreign affairs, retained his seat for
the Berwick division OF
Nothumb berland by a substantial ma-
Jority though reduced by nearly 500
from his earlier figures Alexander
Ure, for Llnlithgowshire, the ATTORNEY
general against whom a special on
slaught had been made OF the
Unionists, won hands down with A ma
pority increaded by ga. Herbert |.
Short Liberal. Yorkshire, North Rid
inS-Cidlng division. nearly doubled
his previous majority
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AMERICA AND GERMANY.
In TariT Negotiations German States
Support Imperial Government

bcrilh Jan 20-The imperial minis
Try from time to time has communI-
Gated TO the governments of the
FEDERATED German states the progress
Oh the tariff negotiations with the
Cnlted states. All of the governments
nave indicated their approval of the
imperial position that no concession
can be made concerning the importa-
tloh OF American meats and are in full
accord with the terms and spirit Of
Ns sinanys recent and definite reply
TO the American request
In view OF the fact that American
exports Of meats are declining be-
cause of the high prices prevailing in
the United States 1t is regarded here
2S unreasonable that Washington
should Insist upon concessions which
must be extended TO Germany's
neiGhborS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
James F. Logan on Trial for Muir
dering Mrs. Agnes Janson,
Admits Crime.
BROKE HER NECK, BURNED HER
He Also Killed f. II. Shively. Burning
Remains. and the Real
James Logan.

Spokane. Wash. Jan. 20.-According
to statements made by DR.. L. 3. Har-
vey of Colvllle Wash, and DIR. NJ. f.
Settlers of Spokane. the man known as
James F. Logan, but whose real name
is believed to be Frederick Jahns, and
who has been on trial at Colville the
last 10 days for the murder of Mrs.
Agnes Janson has confessed not only to
that crime but to two other murders.
The doctors were closeted with the ac-
cused man several hours as mental ex-
perts. They state publicly that he
told them he killed Mrs. Janson by
breaking her neck in the heat of anger.
and then burned her body in the fire
He said. report the doctors, that he
murdered e. r. Shivley in Spokane and
shipped the body north in a trunk and
burned it on his farm.
1t is related that he also confessed
that he killed the real James Logan. In
Maple Falls, Whatcom county. and hid
the body under a bridge at Maple Falls.
Also, that he cashed a draft for $50
600 on the Exchange National bank
In New Orleans, after he had returned
from the Boer war in South Africa, and
that the bank records VIII show that
the draft was cashed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
RACC0OM AND MAN
LAY DEAD TOGETHER

Johnstown, Pa, Jan. 20.-Lylng on a
large raccoon, the capture of which
had contributed to the cause of his
death. body of Russell Bowman. aged
%, a we'll known Somerset county
farmer was found by friends that had
instituted a searching party after he
had been missing over night. The body
OF the man and the raccoon were
pinned to the ground by the trunk OF
tree in the mountains. The mans
back had been broken. Beside the body
when found lay Bowman's axe, gun.
hat and coat The tree he had evident
ly cut down in order to catch the rae
coon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
CUTTER SMALL ARMS PRACTISE.

Washington. Jan. 20-Small arms
Practise in the revenue cutter service
last season resulted in the Algonquin
Capt. S. b. Winran. commanding. max
Ing the best score. with the Tuscarora
Capt, *. T. Perry. second and the Win
dom, Capt. c. &. Cochran. third. Tho
best individual record at the smnll
arms target practise were made by
Second Lieut.. James Pine and Second
Lieut. c. II. Jones. attached to the
Tuscarora. The best record by any
other than a commissioned officer was
that OF Master-at-arms A. Melgard of
the Algonquin
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
CASE AGAINST MRS.
LEISHMAN DISMISSED

Paris. Jan. 9-The court today dis
missed the case growing out of the at
tempted seizure of lace curtains fur
nished for the residence in the Avenue
du Bois de Boulogne of Mrs. John c.
A. Lelshman. wife of the United States
ambassador TO Italy
The court decided that II was simply
a question of Il disputed bill and that
tho standing of Mrs. Lelshman should
have protected her against seizure.
Mrs. LclShman was not in the city
when tradesman sought to take from
her home goods which he valued Mt 81 500
and for which he had not been paid
In the absence OF Mrs. Leishman the
correctness OF the bin was questioned
and tho seizure resulted
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
THURSDAY JANUARY 20 1910 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH

WIN. vim the suspended nrm would be sold
under the rule"
ne suspended firm was composed Of
=, r. NeVIns Roberts. Thomas r Criss
Liush f. Criss ond Walker Han and
ts principal office in Cincinnati.
resident Thomas said special conn
rSs rtisSions In connection with the sus
i% pension would call for investigation by
e"y governing committee
III statement issued by Mr. CrIss
,he hrm of Roberts. Hall &. Crise ac-
hIoWiedged liabilities OF $4,000 600 Tho
amount OF the assets is not as vet de-
termined. "' 'e' ue
Much sympathy was expressed for
vi Criss on the exchange. 1t was
eild the brokers who refused to nc
Sept ms purchases yesterday acted in
oao taith and Will probably be required
W reconsider their action
. MT Crisis acted in accordance with
ehe usual practise or the exchange In
giving up the names of his principals
ano III is a matter OF honor for them
70 70 accept the transactions made in
.nelr name until proper notice that
tneN Will no longer do so Is given 10
INC trader on the floor
ne brokers who refused to honor
Mr. Criss's purchases were scored in
many quarters and one prominent
1dnker said the Governors would be
oerenct In their duty II they did not
eoiipe' them to accept the purchases
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
KNEE BREECHES
MAKERS GO ON STRIKE

New York, Jan, 20.-A new strike
os garment workers has started in
New York. Four thusand members of
the Knee-breeches Makers union quit
work in los shops yesterday and
about 900 more followed them today.
According to the strikers their pres
ent wage of from $40 to SIG week
are inadequate.
A general strike OF 5000 trousers
makers for an advance In wages has
also been called to begin next week.
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Quoted today at st. Matthews Roman
Catholic church

Quoted today at St Matthews Roman
Catholic church
Inc body was escorted to the church
py cavalry. artillery and battalion OF
engineers. The honorary pallbearers
were Secy. Knox. the Italian, Austro-
Hungarian and French ambassadors
the Portuguese and Chilean ministers
Senator Root, Senator Cullom. AssocI-
ate Justice Holmes. Representatives
Perkins. Admiral Schley and John Bar
rett
The services at the church were con-
Quoted by Monseigncur Falconio, the
papal delegate. assisted by Monseigneur
Lee of st. Matthew'S church.
President Taft, the members of his
cabinet. nearly all of the diplomatic
body in Washington. members of shc
supreme court of the United States
and number of the senators and rep
resentatives and officials of high de-
gree attended the services
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
POLICE INVESTIGATING
AN OLD MURDER

Seattle. Wash, Jan. 20-The police
are investigating the death of the
woman whose body was found cut In
half. in trunk. on the beach YES
terday. after the trunk had been car
ried down by a landslide from a blufI
above. From appearance of the body
they say. the crime dates back more
than two years, The body had been
clad In cheap underwear and a calico
wrapper. There We're no marks OF
Identification and no clew has ap-
pearcd
The woman was white. slight, slight
ly over feet. brown haired. There
were no signs of violence except the
severing OF the body at the waist
There had been no dissection OF the
body.
Apparently the trunk had been car
rled In row boat as the bluff Is In
accessible from the land side
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
BIG WALL STREET FIRMS
FAILURE ANNOUNCED

New York. Jan 2O.-The suspension
OF Roberts. Hall &c Criss, brokers on
the stock exchange, Is announced.
Mt Crlss, the board member of the
suspended firm. was the specialist who
handled the orders OF the Columbus
Sosl * Coke e Iron stock pool on the
floor.
Criss endeavorcd yesterday to stay
the food tide of selling orders In tho
stock and before the day WAS over al
most collapsed and had to be assisted
from the exchange floor.
In announcing the suspension. Prest-
dent Thomas OF the stock exchange
added that all contracts on Hooking
Coal held by members of the exchange
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
WELLESLEY GIRLS RAISE
ST, 900 FOR STRIKERS

New York, Jan. 20-The striking
shirtwaist girls today received the best
piece of news that has come to them
I'm several days. From Wellesley,
Mass. came the announcement that
Wellesley college girls have raised
$1,000 to help the cause of the strik-
ers and have also given an order for
1000 shirtwaists to be made at the
proposed girls cooperative factory.
This order, it is said. insures immed-
late starting of the proposed factory.
which. according to the announce
ment today is to be built. equipped and
financed by Miss Anne Morgan daugh-
ter of ]. P. Morgan.
MISS Morgan, 1t is announced. Offer
ed to provide the money for the enter
prise as soon as an order for a thou
sand was obtained
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
TO TEACH COLLEGE WOMEN
HOW TO CARE FOR BABIES

Columbia. Mo. Jan. 20.-Declarins
that Il IS as important that college wo-
men should be taught the scientific
care OF infants as that college men
should study agricultural problems, Dr.
Edna a. Day, professor OF home eco
nomics in the University of Missouri
here. has planned for the women stu
dents an elective course in the raisias
OF babies. Forty women In DIR. Days
class have expressed their desire TO he
gin the work at once and Friday morn
Ing the first step will be taken when
the class Will visit the Parker Memorial
hospital here
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
MAN CONSUMED
N GASOLINE FLAMES

Pittsburg, Jan. 20-One man was con-
sumed by the flames and six others are
In hospitals suffering with burns re-
ccived shortly after o'clock this morn
ing when a huge gasoline tank ex-
ploded at the soap plant of the Walker
Brothers on Herrs Island. a few miles
from this city on the Allegheny river.
The tank was 20x10 feet and was almost
full OF the explosive The explosion
was heard and the concussion felt for
miles about the city. Patrol wagons
were called from four precincts. and
ambulances or two hospitals as 1t was
feared that scores of workers had been
killed
The explosion caused a fire that con
sumed the big garbage drying plant
and it was in this blaze that one man
lost his life. The cause of the expio-
sion is not known.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
GATHERING OF
IOWA INSURGENTS

Lincoln. Neb. Jan, 3o.-"Insurgcnts"
from all parts of the state are In the
city today to attend the state meeting
10 be held tonight The followers OF
Congressman C. w. Norris of the Fifth
district are present In large numbers.
Much excitement was caused by the
report that friends OF Senator E, j.
Burkett had organized a crowd to pack
the meeting and present mock resolu-
ton favoring William ]. Bryan for
senator.
Atty Gen. Jackson or Kansas will be
the principal speaker
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
CANADA WILL INVESTIGATE
THE NICKEL TRUST

Ottawa, Ont. Jan. 20.-The parIia-
mentary mineral committee has decid-
ed to Investigate the operations of the
so-called nickel trust. The company
Is controlled by American capital
An expert who is making a report
on nickel TO the British government
says the only two deposits of nickel In
the world, one at New Caledonia is
lands and the other at Sudbury, Cam
ada. are both controlled by the trust,
and that production Is limited to keep
up prices.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
SENATOR BRADLEY RESENTS
ATTACK ON KENTUCKY

Washington, Jan. 20.-ReplyinS from
the floor OF the senate to a recent pub
lIshed newspaper article on night rid
ing in Kentucky. its causes and results,
Senator Bradley OF that state today
uttered a vigorous protest against what
he declared was the injustice and the
falsity of the story. He took excep-
ton to the assertion in the article that
conditions in Kentucky today are as
lamentable as he himself acknowledged
in his speech they were in 1907 and dur
Ing a portion OF 1908. During that
period, he said. he had denounced the
disgraceful conditions and there is no
KentuclSian who loves his state he
added. 'who has condoned them"
The inspiration of the article, he de-
clared, is easily discovered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
OHIO SUES ESTATE OF
WILLIAM S. Nick INN0N

Columbus. o., Jan. 20.-In two suits
filed in the common pleas court today
In which the state of Ohio is plaintiff
and the estate of William S. McKinnon
and his bondsmen during his two terms
of office rs state treasurer are the de
PENDANTS. S141,5oS is asked. The suit
Is the result of an investigation In
stituted by Gov. Harmon some weeks
ago.
One petition is filed to cover the
trcasurer's first term and another pc
tltlon covers the second term.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
ESTRADA'S REPLY ENDS
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS

Managua. Me. Jan. 20-President
Madriz announced today that Gen. Es-
trada's reply had served to end abrupt
ly the peace negotiations and that re-
inforcemcnts had been ordered to the
front with the purpose of striking
decisive blow at the insurgents army
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
A "DE LUXE" BOOK
SWINDlER SENTENCED

Chicago, Jan. 2o.-Samuel T. War
field. convicted on the charge of con-
spiracy to obtain money by false pre-
lenses from Mrs. James A. Patten. wife
of the Chicago grain operator in the
DE Luxe" book swindles, was today
sentenced to an indetermnate term In
the Joliet penitentiary. Warfield was
found guilty in January, 1909 The PEN
atty is from one to five years impris-
onment-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
FREE ANIMAL DIsPENsARY.

New York. Jan. 20.-A number of
wealthy women have organized Il free
dispensary for animals on the East
Side An announcement given out at
the dispensary says:
I'm this winter weather IL is a
most appalling sight to see truck
horses slip and fell on the Icy streets
and we want to see very horse in
New York shod with emergency
shoes. no matter what the cost. Horses
brought to this dispensary will be
shod free of charge with shoes suitable
for winter wear"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
WALLS OF ORIGINAL HAIR
WARD COLLEGE UNCOVERED

Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 20-The
walls of the southwest corner of the
original Harvard college building,
built in 1898. have been uncovered by
workmen excayatlng for the new
boston subway. The location has long
Leen a matter of dispute. Bricks from
the old walls have been removed and
viii be used in the erection OF
permanent monument nearby
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
BANK OF ENGLAND
REDUCED DISCOUNT RATE

london. Jan. aO.-The directors OF the
Rank of Engiand at n meeting today re-
duced the weekly rate Of discount from
4 TO ~ per cent
Cheap discount rates. cessation IN the
demand for gold for the continent dur
ING The last week and the Improved
monetary situation generally caused the
directors 10 make the change.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
TIME OF OPTION EXTENDED.

The state board OF land commissioners
mot this morning and extended the op-
tion of ]. N. Lauritzen and w S. Rust
% days on the Hatchtown reservoir A
telegram was received from Lauritken
by Rust this morning and Rust appeared
before the board asking for the exten-
sion of time as the purchase OF the en-
tire project was almost olcseA
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
MURDOCH FILES BOND.

afternoon of $500 with the judges of the
Third district court and was qualified
10 act as county commissioner to sue
ceed James A. Clinton who resigned on
account of III health. The board OF
commissioners will meet next Monday
and organize. -------
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WESTERN PATENTS.
Especial to The News }

Washington. d. c.. Jan e0.-Pstents
issued: Utah-Henry H. Danielson.
Logan. dehorner: f. E. Lamson. Salt
Lake City. gas and steam power gem
orator.
Idaho-Clarence E. Churchill. Dixie,
fastener for packages: Willis a. Law
rey, Dudley, drag saw; Stephen NJ.
smith, Boise. device for utilizing tide
water as motive power.
Wyoming-Laurltz Miller. Laramie.
spark arrcster.
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U. P.-S. P. MERGER SUITS
WILL NOT BE DROPPED

Washington, Jan 2o.-It was stated
authoritatlvely today that the govern
mcnt suit for the dissolution OF the
merger of the Union Pacific and South
crn Pnclhc railroads would not be
dropped Atty. Gen. Wickersham has
found nothing so far in HIS lnyestI ga
ton to warrant suoh conclusion.
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PETITION FOR PAVING.

w. j. Barrette and others sent a petI-
ton today TO the city council asking
that Second South street from Tenth
East street to Twelfth East street
be paved and Improved with curbs and
cutters this year. It is stated that a
majority OF the property owners have
signed the petition.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
THOUSANDS OF GALLONS
OF WHISKY 0EST0YED

New York, Jan 2O,-Jamaica bay was
one huge high ball today. Many thou
sand gallons of whisky. wines and Ii
ouors were dumped into the tides late
last night following a raid on 20 sum-
mer hotels along the beach.
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To INVESTIGATE MOVING
PICTURE BUSINESS

Boston Jan. 2O.-An order authoriz-
Ing the governor to name committee
OF i've persons Ito investigate the
moving picture business In Massa-
chusetts and study the effect upon It's
natrons" has been introduced In the
Massachusetts legislature.