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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
Brass Troy Pound Brought to
Country by Albert GalIatin Has
Increased in Weight.
IT IS KEPT IN PHILADELPHIA.
Only Opened Once Year ON Occasion
OF Visit OF Government Assay
Commission.

Washington. March by oompari-
son with the government system Of
weights here. the discovery has been
made that the brass troy pound, the
basis OF Che Standardization of tho
weights used by the mints and assay
offices Of the United States. has I'M
creased by oxydizatiou seven and one
thousandths Of a grain since DO was
brought go this country In 1897. a sug-
gestion that the accretion 10y oNydIza-
ton 20 the pound probably had
amouted To- two coz three grains caus-
ed CONSERVATION among treasury Of
hcials FOR time. for gold coined on
such a basis would De profitable FOR
export as commodity trdio plati-
mum viii be substituted as a standard
for the brass N Congress sanctions this
change. This metal is used In most
other countries and at the bureau of
standards. The brass troy pound was
brought 10 the United States by Al
bert Gallatin. then minister TO England
In 1921 and since that time has been
the standard Of the American mint II
is kept within the inncrmost OF three
separate boxes al Philadelphia and Re
opened only once a year, on the oc-
casion Of the visit of the government
ASSAY commission, appointed by the
president Co test the weight and fine
ness OF the coins Of the United States.
a key 20 each OF the boxes is kept
in different cities thus preventing any
possible temporing with the weight by
Unauthorized persons.
The discovery Of the change i'm the
metal is due 20 Edward Rigg. supcrin-
tendeu OF the machinery Of the royal
mint at London who. az the invitation
Of A. Piatt Andrew. director OF the
United states mint, was present at
the meeting Of the ASSAY commission at
Philadelphia early IN February. When
he was told that the standard weight
shown was the same that has been In
use SO years. he expressed the great
est surprise and asked whether any test
Of its accuracy ever had been made by
modern standards. at the same time
suggesting that in all probability there
was a considerable aCcretion On grains
due 90 the lapse of time Soon after the
brass pound was brought 20 Washing
ton where a comparison with the
metric weights al the bureau Of stand
ards showed the slightest increase that
almost century had developed
As the treasury has accepted and
coined the gold on the same basis of
weights. 10 has not lost any money.
Following the disclosure made by the
comparison Of the brass pound and
the weights at the bureau Of standards.
the calculation was reached that the
difference between the .o on 800. 000.
900 Of gold coinage would amount TO
S1215s. The coinage last year amount
ed to $50 OOO0O
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
END OF WEEK TO
SEE TRACKS OPEN
Railroad Officials Say That TRAIT
fic Conditions viii be Nor
NAL by Sunday.
ANOTHER WASHOUT TODAY.
Reservoir ~ Orchard Wipes out over
sixty Feet Of q. =. l.. Tracks
win Dctour Jntil Wednesday.

Hy Sunday noxt according to tire
promise OF the officials. the Southern
Pacific. between ogden and san Fran
cisco, will Doe repaired and cleared for
through traffic.
Under present antc,pations the de-
touring of trains by way of Portland
foo order Co travel between ogden and
san Francisco. will cease by Thursday
of this week
The bursting of an irrigation re-
servoir at Orchard just west of Noun
tain Home. Ida, last night. blocked the
oregon Short Line for several hours.
delaying the arrival OF the detourod
trains from san Francisco. In the
breaking Of the reservoir "a flood Of
water swept down the hin. washing
out 90 feet of the short Line maine line
track.
In stretch of about 26 mites run
ning through the Pausade canyon m
Nevada. hundreds of men are tolIug
lu fcNrrlsh haste TO- bring into COM
mission the one line that al present
connects salt Lake with san Francisco
and southern California. with the
exception OF the wrecked track in the
canyon the series OF Washouts occur
rims on the $. +. during the past week
through Nevada have been repaired
With tho repair OF the wrecked track
in the canyon the $. =. track Will
again be boz commission Tor through
business, and the word received from
the officials on the ground Is that this
Will DE accomplished by Sunday.
IT, by tomorrow or Wednesday. the
repair of the through line is assured
the detouring of trains by way of
Portland VIII be stopped at both
ogden ana san Francisco. by Thurs
day, as they will reach their dcstina-
ton as quickly by waiting for the
opening OF the road on sunday as hy
the long dctour occupying between
three and four days.
As q result of the breaking Of the
reservoir al orchard a number OF the
belatcd trains coming from san
Francisco by way of Portland are still
belated out Of about 10 trains due
90 have reached salt Lake between
yesterday afternoon and this morning.
only three had arrived up TO noon
today. with the repair Of the latest in
terruption near Mountain Home. how
ever the statement a. made officially
that all trains are moving and that
tonight and tomorrow should see the
arrival OF the longer delayed trains.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
STORY OF A MAN WHO WAS
HYPN0TlZEO AND ROBBED

washington March with story
Of having been hypu1tized and robbed
OF sg5. 600 a man who gave his name
TO the police as u. j. Telfair and said
he was manager OF q dairy company or
Philadelphia. came TO his senses IA the
emergency hospital today.
Telfair told the police ne arrived here
20 close a deal for a 100-acre dairy farm
near Seminary. Va. The price was
$50 900 and Telfair declares he had 49,,
900 In his pockets 10 make the hrst pay
ment on Friday afternoon.
According TO his story he started for
"a bank before Il closed and took walk
ON the mall around the Washinzton
monument There, he says, he met q
man who had hypnotized him often aud
al a glance he fell under the influence
M. avs he remembers turning the $685.
600 over 20 the hypnotist, but as 10
what transpircd after that his mind Is
"a blank
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
JACOB SCHlFF EXPLAINS
HIS NOTE OF WARNING

New york. March THE note Of warn
irg that Jacob n. Schin the banker.
sounded regarding the situation tn the
f.r east ana The possibility Of war
with Japan was discussed in the board
rooms Of MANY banking houses today. Mr..
Sch.n helped f'ance japan M her war
with Russia
Mr. Schin~madD IL clear today that the
worlds peace was threatened by the re-
cent union Of Japan and Russia with
Great Britain On the background. The
banker said
MY remarks were based solely upon
nv own observation OF the situation and
not upon any specific Information. !
spoke OF coming struggle, but not Of
war and I simply desired TO arouse the
people OF the United States TO the neces-
sitv OF promptly meeting the situation
In a spirit OF righteousness.
1T was with this thought In mind that
ended my remarks with the words of
the prophet Not by might and not by
power but On my spirit saith the Lord.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
AMERICA.
Rev. Macarthur Says II Is Becoming
Most I4awless Country Of All.


New York March America Us be-
coming the most lsWless country on
the globe. declared the Rev. Or. Robert
s. Macarthur. pastor of the Calvary
Baptist church here I'm an address on
the Philadelphia strike. before the
Current Event club Of his church. yes
terday.
Every striker IS potentially law
breaker aud even a murderer said
the minister. THE evil consequences
Of strikers acts arc far reaching and
the innocent must suffer with the gull
~ Strikes are war There ought 20
be no strikes Ia this twentieth century
under the American flag Strikes are
a reflection on the common sense or
both capital and labor.
THE police ought To deal promptly
and effectively with mobs. Firing
blank cartridges into a mob only In
creases its frenzy.
Labor Is vastly more tyr7nnical than
capital ever has been. Every man has
a right 20 60 on n strike, provided he
violates no contract. but the man who
throws up a Job and declares no one
else shall take e. becomes a tyrant
He interiors with his fellow work
men and becomes an anarchist pure
and simple"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
SPRINKLED WITH TEARS.
Junl, Dealer Lamcnt~ the Wrccksgc u
\ Cargo of Bottles In state Street

The spectacle afforded by "a bull 600 a
china shop would Doe tame in its pro-
priety compared with the south state
street runaway at I o'clock this after
noon As @ result junk dealer is
sorrowful a blacksmith is doing re-
pair Job and the street department rs
busy with the wreckage.
Al the city Han cash grocery at
Fourth South and state street dyIiv-
cry wagon OF the United Grocery com
pauy was standing while the driver
was Goo the store delivering bin Of
groceries. An automobile happened
along the thoroughfaro with great
suffering at the muller and hou'5Iug
with vigor and gusto. Tho team at
lached Co the wagon was UuluIy
alarmed and took 90 their heels the
meanwhile throwing the weight rope
around "a telephone pole. causing the
heavy hitching weight Co boz projected
into space Tor several hundred Yards.
threatenir all the while danger To-
the populace, but doing mo- harm
once started up the street there was
no stopping Meanwhile "a Junk dealer
meandercd down the street with hts
wagon piled many feet high with bot
ties lie was on the way TO "a bottle
emporium there 20 sell his wares,
which. he said would have Melted him
about $50 The rampant team plungcd
headloug into the junk dealer ana took
the two near wheels from the wagon.
letting the bottles. driver and wagon
down soaring the horses and creating
q chaotic state rlvaled only in tEe
comic supplement Upon taking
count Of the wreckage 10 was found
that all the bottles with the exception
OF two had been reduced 90 fragments
These were scattered from Third South
10 Fourth South and along the way, thu
dust was moistcuci with the tears of
the junk dealer
The maddened horses continued up 90
Third South street whore they were
attracted by the display In the ourio
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
DECISION ON POWERS OF
COMMERCE COMMISSION

Washington March THE Interstate
commerce commission does not have pow
or 20 compel common carriers engaged In
Interstate commerce 70 grant "a physical
connection with branch railroads upon
the complaint of the branch railroad It-
self according Go H decision announced
today by tine supreme court of the United
states
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
THE LITTLE CHURCH
AROUND THE CORNER

New York March THE Church Of
the TRANSPORTATION. affectionately
known as The ittle-C Church Around
tho Corner" is this week celebrating
its sixticth anniversary "For so
years said the Row Dean Robbins In
opening the weeks services. these
doors have been open and for so years
this has been q school ~ freedom. q
school whore men, women and children
have learned that freedom is alone
found in the city of God"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
Negro Who Murdered William
Smith, Colored. Pleads Guilty
And Is Sentenced.
WERE NO WITNESSES TO ACT
Accordingly the Charge Was Reduced
To second Degrcc--hrthur Brown
Case Comes Up Thursday

Thomas Anderson, negro. was som
fenced Co 70 years .n the state prison
this morning bv Judge T b Lewis for
the murder Of William Smith. another
negro. following quarrel iu Candy
BW" Mckenzie's saloon ON Commercial
street on April 9. 1903. Anderson agreed
90 plead guilty 20 murder in the second
degree and the charge was reduced
from the first degree as charged n tine
Information
When tho case was called .n court
this morning. Dist. Atty Fred e.. Loot
borrow stated that there were NO wit
nesses TO the shooting and that it would
bee hard TO prove a case Of murder In
the first degree because there was an
element Of self-defensc loo the case An
derson was called 10 the witness stand
By Judge Lewis. who asked him 10 he
shot and killed Smith He replied that
be did but exhibited coat which he
wore at the time of the shooting
According TO Anderson story. the
men guarreicd I'm the saloon and then
they met i'm Plum alley few minutes
later where the shooting occurred. An
derson alleges that Smith drew a knife
and slashed at him. cutting his coat.
Before smith could strike at him again
with the knife. Anderson says he shot
him. He waived time Of sentence and
as soon as IL was pronounced he was
taken to the state prison to begin his
term.
CHRIsTIANsEN CASE.
James Christiansen, formerly state
treasurer, who Is charged with embez-
element, viii not BE- tried this term.
His case was continued for the term
at the request of his attorney. Sam. A
King. who said that the defense would
not be ready m time. The case was
originally set for next week
BROWN CASE THURSDAY.
The case OF Arthur Brown. charged
with forgery, was continued until
Thursday. the defense not being ready.
The case was to have been tried today
Bert Rance. who assaulted his wife,
Mrs Anna Rance, last Christmas day
with a knife. viii not be tried this
term. His case was continued this
morning and ne was released on his
own recoguzance
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
PENNSYLVANIA SUES TO
RECOVER FROM CONTRACTOR

Harrisburg PA. March ACTIONS
Boo equity FOR the recovery hy the state
Of at least 5000 900 alleged 90 have
been Illegally paid 90 contractors for
the furnishing ot the new state capitol
were entered lu the Dauphin county
court TODAY by the attorney generals
department
The actions are against the Coutr8c-
tors. John Sandersou, deceased. and
the Pennsylvania Construction COM
pauy. the state officials having to do
with the award of the contract ana the
payment OF the bills OF Architect John
T.. Huston and the security of the con-
tractors and state officials.
The suits are the outgroWth of the
capitol investigation conducted ln 1907
and are entirely tpardte from tho
criminal actions brought over two
years ago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
CONVICTION OF PENN CAPITOL
CONSPlRATORS CONFIRMED

philadelphia March THE conviction
of william b snyder and James NJ
schumacher, charged with conspiracy 20
aefraud the state iu connection with the
furnishing Of the state capitol, was ar
drmsd hy tho state supreme court here
today
SNYDER was "a former state treasurer
and Schumacher "a former superintendent
of public buildings ana grounds.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL
SIGNED AS UMPIRE

Peoria. A.. March 7.-Iev George
Schroeder pastor Of the First Congre-
gational church at Elmwood, has been
signed as umpire In the Illinois and
Michigan league When his application
for the position OF umpire was accepted.
he rendered his resignation TO the Con-
grcEational church. feeling that his
duties as umpire would conflict with
those attending his ministry The
resignation was accepted
Rev Mr. Schroeder received his con-
tract while stlll serving his flock, but
kept IL unsigned until action was taken
on his resignation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
BOSTON SPENDS MILLIONS
FOR ADJUSTMENTS

Boston Mass, March Tn invesugat-
ing the high cost Of living, the Twentieth
Century club has discovered that s.. 80
1855 20 was spent by patrons or theatrleal
ana moving picture shows during 30
weeks Of the winter season IN this city,
Ii was found that moving picture and
vaudeville performances mnde up about
81 per cent OF the amusement enterprises
m tbc clty and cost the general fun
loving public the grand total Of N03ds. To
weekly through the height OF the season.
Turning 20 the legitimate theaters and
grand opera. the total expenditure Week
ia was found 90 be only slightly more, or
SIS 646 Is.
THE club claims that Boston has a
greater number OF performances or the
cheaper class in proportion % tue popula-
lion Than any other American city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
CNN,T AWAKEN HIN.

Washington. March An attempts 10
awaken a man who has been asleep
since Friday evening, last. have proved
unavaning The patient who is about
60 years old was found near Fort
Never. lie IS believed 90 be j. Tala-
fair. n card bearing that name having
been found on his person.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
TRINIDAD SCHOOLS DIS
MISSED IN HONOR OF WESTON

Trinidad colo. March leaving RAJ
ton. ~ NJ, at 1905 this morning Edward
Payson Weston crossed tho Colorado
New Mexico lime at "a m. ana reached
Trinidad at 1884 TIE rested hero until lU.m
and then set out again. expecting tu cove
or 50 miles during the day Tho public
gho1Is were dismissed while Che IfUr
pedestrian was here.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
ELDER H. M. SMITH I'LL.
Member Of Quorum Of the Twelve
Brought Home From Brigham City.

While iu Brigham city Sunday Elder
Hyrum NJ Smith OF the council OF the
twelve. was seized with violent pains
which az first wero thought To- be the
symptoms OF appendicitis A telephone
message 10 salt Lake brought Dr
Charles r. Wilcox and members Of the
family 10 the DEPOT 10 meet him and
convey him home Elder Smith today
Is reported 10 be considerably better
and rapidly recovering his normal
health
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07

viii be entered IL arrested. rumor
that the strike leaders might be ar
rested for conspiracy was current last
say about IT,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
HOGS HIGHER THAN
DURING CIVIL WAR

Cincinnati. o. March The civil
war mark Of 5000 for live hogs was
surpassed here today whom best lots
sold for 31o25
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
ALLEN, wYo,, POSTMASTER

Washington, d. c., March Minnie
II. McClurg. has been appointed post
master at Allen. Laramie county,
Wyoming, vice J. b. Katzer, resigned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07

Your Announcement in the News" Il
Brought to the Attention OF People
Who Appreciate Values.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07

This afternoon Mrs Dudahy was In
duuei tD make "a statement Mrs.
Cudahy. in telling of her husbands at
tack upon Mr. IIllis. declared lt wa
the elimination Of e long line Of brutal
treatment This last act, she said.
would result iu the separation OF herr
self and husband
Mrs Cudahy was lying on daven-
port in her room as she made her
statement one or her eyes was badly
swollen
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-29
BURNED FOR KILLING OFFICER.
Negro 10 Hauled by Neck to Pyre--
Two Others Escape.

Bolton. Tex.-Henry Gentry, a me-
gre. eighteen years old, paid the pen
atty of his crime-murder and intend
ed assault-at the stake. Two others,
a brother and companion, charged
with implication, missed like fate
only through the pleadings of Sheriff
Burke and several citizens.
Gentry attempted to force an en-
trance into the home Of Mrs. Lamb,
a widow, but was frightened away
with shot by the woman's daughter.
Several hours later while Gentry was
being hunted by a posse headed by
Constable James Mitchell, Gentry, fir
ing from ambush, killing the leader.
The posse surrounded the fugitive.
Gentry made a dash for liberty and
was shot and crippled. He was
dragged behind an automobile to Bel
ton, where several thousand men and
boys waited.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-29
PAIR, TIED, SEEK DEATH
IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Rich Farmer and Woman Bind Selves
Together and Leap From
Boat at ST. Louis.

ST. Louis. Brice Wommack the
father of five children, resident
of near Troy. Mo-, and reputed to be
one of the wealthiest farmers in Lin
coin county, and Mrs. Mollie Ander-
son, bound themselves together with
two steel chains and Is feet of rope
and weighted with valise filled with
sand, jumped from a rowboat into the
Mississippi river near the Chain OF
Rocks with the avowed intention of
ending their lives together.
Through the bravery of James Ian
ders, city employee at the intake
tower. they were rescued
Wommack is held by the police
charged with the theft of the skiff
from which he and the woman leaped
to what they believed to be death
Mrs. Anderson is in the city hospital
1t Is feared that the nervous shock
has unbalanced her reason.
The near tragedy was the result of
a suicide pact. Every detail Of their
plan to kill themselves and bury their
bodies and all evidences of their
fate at the bottom of the Mississippi
had been carefully gone over before
they left ST. Louis
After sinking twice beneath the
Mississippts wind-swept waters, Mrs.
Anderson hastily reversed her decision
that death with Wommack was better
than life without him. She cried for
help and Landers went to the rescue
of the couple.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-29
BRYAN LOSES TO "WETSv
IN HOME STATE CONTEST
Pleads In Vain for County Option
Plank In Nebraska Democratic
Convention.

Grand Island, Neb.-William j. Bry-
convention Tuesday night for an hour
III an effort to prevent the elimination
of his county option plank from the
state platform.
Mr.. Bryan had labored hard in the
committee IN an effort to have his
ideas written into the platform, and
after being defeated in the committee
he appealed to the convention and in
this appeal made the speech OF his
life to a convention already instructed
against him.
He pleaded to his old friends
less they found him untrue to Demo
cratic principles; he threatened state
wide prohibition if county option was
defeated; he denounced those Demo
Gratis whom he charged with being
subservient to the liquor interests:
and he cajoled the uninstructed dele
gates to vote for him and his plans.
And then standing aside he listened
10 the most bitter words directed at
him that he has ever heard.
No attack made against Bryan by
Republic rs or others, in any of his
campaigns, was ever 30 bitter as were
the attacks made by Bryan's old
friends against their old leader. AS a
member Of the committee on resolu-
tons, Mr.. Bryan returned a minority
report on the county option plank
This minority report, signed only by
Bryan himself, was short and to the
point, saying simply: 1--WE favor coun.
ty option as the best method Of deal
ing with the liquor question"
It was in defense of this report that
Mr.. Bryan made the speech which will
be called the greatest effort OF his
life.
The sentiment towards Bryan WAS
shown when, for more than an hour,
the convention called upon different
leaders to address it, but not single
one was made for Mr.. Bryan. When
the Anal vote was taken, Bryan's
plank was turned down GAS to 1876
and direct anti-county option plank
inserted.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-29
SCORES SAVED BY WIRELESS.
Sister Ship Comes to Relief OF Liner
Mon1us When Burning.

Charleston, s. C.-The snap and
fash of the wireless, sending out
the IS 0. g." the call that has super
seeded the &C. Q. D."-the high sea
cry for help-resulted in the saving
of scores of lives from the burning
coast liner Momus, owned by the
Southern Pacific company, of the
Florida coast. News Of the rescue
was brought by wireless dispatches
received here.
The Comus, ship belonging to the
same line, answered the call, standing
by while the passengers were trans
ferred. The advices sent out while
the vessel was ablaze In twelve faith
oms of water said there was a mini
mum Of confusion among the passen-
gers, and that nearly all. especially
the women, acted with heroism from
the time the flames were discovered
until they were safe aboard the relief
ship.