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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
WARD
ENTERTAINMENTS

Eleventh Wurd--Elder John w. De-
I,ry, who leaves shortly for mission
to Holland. will DO rendered u testi-
monial concert In the Eleventh ward
westinghouse on Thursday evening, Oct.
13, 1910. The following will take part
in the program: Ethel and Irene Tuck
ct, Arthur Sherwood, Lucille Paul, Carl
gWeenig. Ivie Crabbc, Mercy Baker.
NYinnifred Smith. Don Carlos Wood,
y Clawson, George Mnrgctts, Lurita
Porcher and Dorothy Hooking. The
ward choir, conducted by John Cam
eron, will render number of hymns.
THE committee In charge consists OF
L Hattie Crnbbe, Kitty Bowrlng, Trina r..
Il Bitner, Albert Toronto and William r..
\ Plumber. So ~
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THE DE1rzEs ARE GAME.

Milwaukee,, Wis, Oct. S,-A spec,,l.
from Winter, Wis, says. 80
Leslie Reitz is dying from rifle bail
wound in the groin and John Detz MI
shot In the neck but not seriouslv
wounded. Deitz is reported TO hars
said that before he is taken dead .,
alive he will kill all the members n
his family. One thousand shots wera
fired between IL and o'clock this after.
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BOY SCOUTS FALL IN.

Ninety-two Boy Scouts were given
their initial drill practise in the base
ment OF the First Congregational
church Friday night under the supel-
vision OF f. Il Carr drillmaster of the
local shrine. and Lieut.. Lee Of Fort
Douglas. TwA1ty new members were
Initiated. The regular army drill book
will be followed new features being In
stituted each week. until June.
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FOREST FIRE DESTROYS
TWO MINNESOTA TOWNS

winhiihhe.g:.. Ma n..- OCT; s The towns OF
Renudettc md Hpooner, g MINI. hnve
been wiped out by fire. Many lives
have been reported lost and mill lonss3of
dollars worth Of property destroyed
by forest fires which came from the
northwest. IN 7 ~ i - i5
z Refugees coming Into Rainy River,
Ont. saysthat corPses are lying, along
the railway track and betwsen the
Many Beaudette residents escaped
across the river to the Canadian side,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
ToIroN FOR SENATOR.
Delegation From Eleventh District
Tenders Nomination TO Beaver Man.

AT a caucus OF the Democrats from
the Eleventh senatorial district, COM
fprislnS Washington, Kane, -lroil,'.thiitl
Beaver counties, z held. ut & the. est'Ite
Democratic headquarters III the Me-
Intyre building this morning, John F..
Tolton of Beaver county was nominate
cd as the Democratic candidate for the
state senate. Among the delegates
present were William Foster, holding
the proxy Of Jaries Andrus OF st.
\ George, John Parry, Alex g. Mnthc-
sen and Mrs Katherine Bell Of Iron
Beaver county. Mr., Tolton, the NOM
inee. is absent in the east, but there
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lis no doubt In the minds of the dele e
gates that he Will accept the nomina-

4 3. y Ill o. . u W. T. -.
lis no doubt In the minds of the dele
gates that he will accept the nominal-
ton.
Judge w, H King Is scheduled for
an address at the TOoele county Dem
ocratic convention. which meets at
Tooele today. Next week judge King -ln!g
VIII do some campaigning In Wasatch
and Summit counties, while S. a. King
VIII tour Emery county in the interest
OF Democracy.
JOSEPH, A. Young, chairman of the
Democratic county committee, has been
confined to his home with illness for the
last three days. He is recovering rap
Idly nndHexpects to be back at head
quarters tn. q day or two.
Franz M. Eldredge has resigned his
positioE IN chief deputy in the office
of the county recorder to take charge
OF the inside work on the canvass for
the county Republican committee. Ed
sGroesbeck will be Mr.. Eldredges as
sistant at. Republican headquarters.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
BUTLER SUES FOR DIVORCE.

Thomas Edward Butler. In an ac-
ton for divorce filed In tho district
court Friday, alleges that Mabel
Blanche Butler deserted him. This Is
tho sequel to a runaway marriage,
which occurred in Ogden on Juno Q.
1908 Mrs. Butler Is the daughter of
former Gov. John G. Cutler. The young
couple returned to Salt Lake after the
marriage. and on June 10. 1908. four
days after the marriage, Mrs. Butler
is alleged to have deserted the plaintiff
In the action
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
.pAapEE WINS rIRsr ROUND.

Judge Il. d. Lewis sustained this
morning the demurrer to the complaint
of James D. Pardee against Salt Lake
county. in which he seeks to recover
$3.50 as attorneys fees for defending
James Riley. recently convicted OF
murder. and granted the plaintiff per-
mission to file an amended complaint
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METHODIST EpIsCoPAL.

T'ir.t Methodist Episcopal church.
Francis Burgcttc Short pastor
Preaching 10:i5 and TEAS. Morning subs
jcct. "Christian Perfection in Prac-
tise." Evening subject, Your Good
Name" a special invitation ~ cxtend-
ed to all Young people to attend the
evening service. There will be an ex-
cellent musical program by tho or
chestra and the large chorus choir.
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JOB PRINTING AND BOOK BIND

We arc tho pioneers in Job Print
Ing md Book Binding in the state.
Our facilities ave the best for hand
ling any class Of work, no matter now
large or how small.
(. THE DESERET NEWS JOB DEPT
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PAUL SMITH BANKRUPT.

Paul Smith. cleaner and dyer, filed
petition OF voluntary bankruptcy in
the United States district court this
morning. His liabilities amount to
$2192.50 and his assets, S2,151, all Of
which is exempted under tho law.
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CHURCH NOTICES

Tho regular monthly meeting of the
high priests quorum of the Ensign
stake will be held on Sunday, the
18th of October, 1910, as the general
conference will occur on the second
Sunday OF this month.
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WE DO JOE PRINTING.

How Is your stock of Letter Heads.
Envelopes. Bill Heads. and other Of.
fee supplies?
Let us figure with you on blank
books. certificates. booklets. or re.
ceipts. in fact anything In tho print.
Ing line.
We guarantee satisfaction.
THE DESER EFT NEWS JOB DEPT.
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John Hawthorne, colored Pick
pocket With Worldwide Rep
utation, Behind the Bars.
AMUSING SCENE AT THE JAIL
Exprcssman Comes With Crooks Bag
gage and Receives n Lortlly Tip
As Per orders.

John Hawthorne, alias John Holcomb.
n negro pickpocket with Worldwide
reputation. stepped jauntily from the
police auto this morning and tripped
into the station. In his hand was q
shining new soft hat He wore q suit
OF clothes that spoke eloquently for
themselves. His shoes and socks
matched. When searched he had plenty
Of money He registered on the desk
sergeants blotter.
Just as the dusky Mr.. Hawthorne
was being led back to jail an express
wagon drove up and deposited q large
trunk on the sidewalk. On Its side
were the initials ~. H." The express
driver asked IL Mr.. Hawthorne lived
within. He was answered in the at
tirmative by the grinning Mr.. Haw-
thorne in person. "Ya'ns, sir. lives
yere in this ye're hotel, but don't
likes Mrs. Salt Lakes cooking SO I
won't stay very long He then d.
rected that a tip be given to the driver.
Chief Barlow says he has had many
dodgers. but the ebony Mr.. Hawthorne
is the first who ever brought his trunk.
ARRESTED AT THE FAIR.
Hawthorne is under arrest charg-
| ed with picking the pocket of Willis
| Cotton, the ice man, at the state fair
grounds several days ago, and obtains
| ing over 5000.
Special Policeman Ed Mitchell knew
| Hawthorne and was detailed to find
| him. He learned that he was In Ogden.
| Taking Cotton along he went there.
Last night at the ringside Of the Nc
Govern Reagen match sat Mr.. Haw-
thorne in one of the best seats. He
seemed at ease and enjoying himself.
Mitchell later arrested him In q
saloon thereafter the fight as he did
not care to interfere with his
| pleasure.
| Cotton was told he must come to
Salt Lake and then asked permission
| to pack his clothes. His trunk was
| then taken along.
Hawthorne, alias. Hnlcomb, is q man
| of many disEuises. He makes old Cap
| Collier. and Nick Carter look like
amateurs. tho police say. One day
he IS a dapper dude. The next he ap-
pears as a tramp. Again he is a lawyer.
| doctor, merchant. gambler anything
at ALL He has many suits of clothes.
\ He will be held for trial.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

First Church of Christ. Scientist, 1856
east Third South street-Sunday serv-
ices II o'clock am. aud o'clock pm.
sunday school 9:f6 am. Tho Wednes-
day evening services arc held at s
O'clock
Second Church Of Christ, Scientist,
Unity hall, las Second East strcet-Sun-
day services, II am; Sunday school,
s:i5 am. Wednesday evening services
s O'clock, All are welcome to these
church services. Subject Sunday SER
mon, Are Sin. Disease and Death
Real?" Free reading rooms in the
Scott building, 16S south Main street,
whore Christian Science literature may
be obtained gSsE fa s,slf No.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08

The Grantsville Shcaring Corral Is
now prepared to dip sheep. For
particulars apply to Harvey Watson.
Grantsvillc. UTAH.
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OtI,er CHURCHES

Liberty Park NJ. L. church Sunday
school 10 n M. public services
il n. M. and 1880 D, nj. Epworth
league $50 y. M. Pastors residence
s5I south Ninth East.
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DIED.

LAYMAN.--In this city. Oct a., !, Joh ~
l.ayman. aged A years, q res ,ha wa a.
Rcxburg, Ida, and member Of me r,a,
ternnl order of Eagles and Wo0o''eA
OF the World. z .,ors
Notice Of funeral later ,l3!
Helen G.. Wiis !, o. 1861 q,
L. Hamlin. ago 90 years, died AT iNs
Fourth East, Oct. Z.
Funeral will be held Saturday cyen,"s
MT S o'clock and the body sent TO Sii'cas'
for final services and burial,
.poDSON.--Oren c.. at 10 am. Oct ;. . ~
Twelfth East street. of paraa,ssl,,
Member of Salt Lake tent NO, :, ~
o. r. NJ. and the BARRIERS union
i1yApDoups-Asa, % years Of nsc Of
4 typhoid fever, at DIR. w. IL. Groves -
d. s, hospital. Oct. s.
r. =. Evans. Florist. SO $. -dnln 81
Floral designs specially. Phones sol.
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Have 1t Photographed. Utah Photo
Materials Co. Phones, 1452. ,..
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-11
TOLD BY THE FAKIR
DIXIE POVERTY COMPELLED HIN
TO BECOME A PROPHET.
Now He laughs at the ouIIIbIlIty Of
the pupes on Whom He Fat.
tened as a Teller Of For.
tunes,

i never guessed that / was a seer
until the spur of poverty drove me
into prophecy. Then | happened Il
light upon the advertisement of a
wholesale dealer In prophesyins ma
chimes at an address In Brooklyn
OF all places!-and he sold me al
outfit for low price. Advice he gave
free.
Look wise," he said. Hand 'em q
line of hot talk full O. big words
They'll fall easy"
The machine has. been seen by mil
lions of Americans and trusted implic
lily by hundreds of thousands. 1t II
to be found at nearly every seaside
and mountain resort In the country
What met the eye of the victim was
a swarthy, hollow, bodyless head OF
papler-mache, mounted on a tall tube
that sprang from a PEDESTAL The
head was wrapped in a turban and the
dreamy eyes peered afar into the fu.
tnre over a scruhby plantation OF
black Oriental beard That head was
my familiar, and / was Abdul Aziz
Khan. Had l, too, been of swathy
and Oriental appearance, that fact
might have been some palliation of
tie folly of the gables. who Hooked
around the cheat. But, far from sug.
costing the mysterious east, am a
0londe, blue-eyed, thin, nervous Amer.
lean, impossible to be mistaken for q
citizen of any land east of Cape Cod.
The stupidity of the dupes was gross
and objectionable
Madam and | collected the nickels
and distributed the blank sheets of
paper among the dupes, asking each
jolterhead whether he or she preferred
an answer in English, French, Ger
man, Spanish or Italian, and giving
each one sheet bearing the prophecy
already written in the language choe.
en-. My loyal partner never permit
ted herself the luxury of q smile at
the gross crednlity all around us.
Each dupe wrote his initials with
lead pencil on a proper blank sheet
of paper handed to him and when so
or 40 sheets had beer collected / put
them In a solid block In the metal
box and numbled a tumble of polysyI.
tables at the crowd while the invisible
words were stewing into visibility.
This done. l tapped the box with
the wand most majestically, opened
1t to the accompaniment of an incan.
tation and distributed the sheets each
to it's rightful victim Shall | ever
forget those scenes. always alike, the
quick gasps of surprise, the CLEAN of
staring eyes, the fastening off to
remote corner, there to read In OBJ.
scruity the oracular ncd1noodge had
cooked for them. Sometimes | could
have sworn that l heard the papier.
mache laughing. Poor old Alb! He
did the work and got none of the
aickels.-Harper's Weekly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-11
Rapid FIIahts.

We are getting motor wild. We are
thinking that going fast is the chief
end of life. Here is a man In New
York who claims he has invented a
vehicle that will go million miles a
minute; that il. when 1t gets In good
running order. At the start. he pur.
poses TO go from New York to Chi.
cago In 90 minutes. And then some
time he will go TO Mars in lao min.
utes.
He purposes to do this In a motor
worked on the principle OF centrifugal
force. There are no wings or propel.
lers to this vehicle. It Is simply g
projectile Such speed will beat the
planets. II will keep up with a comet
and run around 1t. and guy it for being
SO slow. The inventor might get It
ready to accompany Halley's comet,
on its grand cycle around the sun
next year Very interesting such
flight would be- 1t would make the
Wright boys medals worth not 80
cents.
Yes. we are getting very fast; too
fast, even on earth. without poster.
ing the skies Our brainworks are
keyed to our legs and we had better
be careful-Columbus CO.. Journal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-11
The EolIer EolIed.

Recently one young man bet another
that he conId not break an egg placed
On the floor of their room by hitting
It with barrel The second young
man promptly took the bet.
fherenpon the first young man care
FULLY placed an egg in a corner of the
room. just where the walls made
right angle, so that it was impossible
for the other to hit the egg with an
ordinary barrel.
Then the first .-ou..y man proceeded
to gloat
But the other suddenly produced a
revolver and broke the egg by tapping
1t smartly with the barrel of thu
weapon. Then he demanded tht
money
There was quite a dispute, natural
ly Finally the two agreed to submit
the question to the editor of a sport.
ing paper. In due time the answer
came. The sporting authority decided
that the second young man was the
winner of the bet. since the ether had
aot specified In any way what kind of
barrel should be used for the de-
struction o: the egg.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-11
FAME CANNOT BE ANALYzeD.
Possible Only to Take II at Ito Faes
Vaiue-Edsar Allan Poe a Case
in Point.

TO be famous is not necessarily 10
De great, and to be great is not neces.
sartly to be famous. In the yernac.
ular. to be famous is to make a hit.
Fhe next question TO be decided by
the authorities, self-appointed or 9th.
erwise. is whether the fame Is de.
served. That invariably starts an ar.
gument. No fame was ever unanf.
nous.
Fame, therefore, can be taken only
at It's race value. Just as soon as we
attempt to subject 1t to the criticpi
analysis of different viewpoints. we
are embarked on the stormy sea of
otsputation without compass or Quad
rant. without destination or starting
point. doomed forever, like the Wan.
dering Jew. to float on and on to no.
where
buneted thus aimlessly Is the shade
OF roe. In the ordinary acceptation
OF the term, he was and Ia famous.
and the effort of his detractors to
make out otherwise only serves to In
crease his fame. Whether he is Justly
or deservedly famous or not ts quite
both irrelevant and indeterminate. It
Is irrelevant because fame is obtec.
i've rather than subjective. II II ia
to be qualified. 1t takes its quality
from the contemplating public and not
from the man under consideration.
bringing us to social tntrospection
and there we stick until some arbitra.
Tor plentpotentiary leads us out.
Hence the question is also indeter.
inmate, since arbitrators plenipoten.
tiary disappeared with the divine
right" bubble.
In the matter of Poe's going into
the Hall OF Fame depends and should
depend upon those having the Hall OF
Fame In charge. whether they be An.
thony Comstocks, Battery Dams, John
L. SulliVans' or other gentlemen who
may have happened to become famous
In their chosen sphere Others should
keep hands OF.
Whatever the outcome, the Hall OF
Fame merely reflects the opinion of
those who have 1t In charge. No mat.
ter how much public discussion there
may be, no matter how much outsid-
ers may engage I'm controversies in
which they have none but a bellicose
interest, the governors will still use
their own judgment, and we will be
supposed to infer that their selections
were deservedly famous There is no
danger of any ones deliberately start.
Ing Hall of Unjust Fame.
The only other way would be to de-
eide 1t by referendum. If we should
vote him In and his fame was still un.
deserved. then. of course, 1t would
prove that we were bad lot-Lip-
pincott's
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-11
A Famous Statue.

Charles Champoiseau, who has died
at nearly 80 years of age, owed his
fame to the find of a single statue
but one of the two or three most
beautiful in the world 1t was he who
In 1863. discovered the "Victory of
Samothrace." which rivals the Venus
di Milo" as the jewel of the Louvre
sculpture galleries. M. Champoisear
vas French consul in the Levant
when he was sent to excavste in the
Isle OF Samoth~ace The wonderful
winged figure md the galley prov
on which she is poised were found In
100 fragments-not at once. but bit
by bit. The excavations lasted sever
al years and the pieces were brought
IN different lots to France. The re
construction of the fragments was a
long task, which was admirably done.
The head, the arms and a great part
of the wings are mis- ing, and there
q no hope now of recovering them
but the movement of the Incomplete
figure is a marvel, and Champoiseau',
lind ranks with the greatest antiques
.Xtant.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-11
aordId amuanlIna.

Times were when the career OF the
smuggler carried with 1t all the CLAM,
our of romance The pebbly beach.
the moonless night, the signal upon
the headland. muftled oars, the whis.
pered command, Pull away, my hear.
Ties" the silent landing of the wine
casks and the bales of silk and lace,
the click of the horses hoof on the
flint. sudden rush Of the excise men
from their concealment In the rocks,
the cutting loose of the horses, the
flying escape, and Dirck the smuggler
is beyond pursuit. These were the
concomitants of the olA.time drama.
Those days are no more The tax.
dodger is not a picturesque figure.
Smuggling has dropped 70 . dead
level of sordidness. TO may that
is largely = woman's Of
Tense is to advance an easily main.
tanned proposition. Dodging govern.
ment claims is not . matter of sex.
But mental attitudes differ. The
male smuggler 10 the more conscious
offender of the two. He viii more
readily admit the force Of the arRu-
ment that revenue must be raised for
public expenses and II may be to pro-
tect home industries. likewise that lt
is only fair to tax objects of luxury
at a higher rate than necessaries.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-11
ATE THE "DocToRED" MELON.
Cows Glimpse of High Life That
Forever Gave Her Distate for
Ordinary Things.

On the ACKNOWLEDGMENT porch
In the pleasant twilight the farmer
tod to his city boarders stories, more
or less true. OF country life.
That COW Sukey of NINE" he said,
won't touch watermelon unless it's
champagne-soaked, New York style
Think of that now"
The boarders thought of 1t with a
good deal of cynical laughter.
1T came about like this" the farm
er resumed. 81 had broker here
last year who got very sweet on a
young lady boarder, the daughter of a
divine. Hearing the girl say she
loved watermelon, the broker Sc
lected a splendid fruit himself In at
the township, brought it home, in
1eeted a full quart bottle of the best
champagne into 1t, and put 1t in thu
icebox for dinner.
1t seems the cook, when she sliced
open the melon-the injection had left
no scars-smelt the liquor and thought
the thing was spoilt. So, saying moth
Ing, she tossed it into the swillbox in
the garden.
There old Sukey found It. She was
wiser than the cook. She soon finished
1t on, lock, stock and barrel. Then
she staggered to a shady tree, lay
down. and snored like a cheap motor
car for seven or eight hours
The farmer removed a bit of straw
from his wiskers.
She woke up in a wretched tenn.
per. but she won't look at an ordinary
undoctored melon since that day." he
said.-Buffalo Express.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-03-11
ATramp OF Resources.

Much experience of thirsty tramps
had caused the author of An English
Holiday" J. J. Hissey. to foreknow al.
most exactly what they would say to
him. One day. VIXEN sending his mo-
tor-car slowly along shady English
road, he met one of this guild, who
aecosted him with the preliminary
touch OF his cap Mr.. Hissey antici
pated him by exclaiming:
Il he r,orta' th' Have 70
81 o.
bout You? We 20 mile
to dSy. and g %
bite OF food has passed my lips"
The look of astonishnIent tn
tramp gave me was :, light to OF
serve. But this tramp was a man
ready resource, and seeing | was E
hopeless ease, he rose to the occasion
aud promptly exclaimed With wha
dignity he could command and with
a comically serious expression:
IF there were a policeman In sigh,
would give you In charge for beg
ging, that | would!"-Youth's Com.
panion.