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The Washington times., 1910-01-25
Southern Railway Fast Trains.

Birmingham SpeciaI-Memphis Special.
Birmingham Special, Lv. Washington
4-15 P m Ar Atlanta 10-3O a m. Ar.
Birmingham 400 D. m. following day.
Pullman Drawing-rOOn Sleeping Cars.
Memphis Special, I5v. Washington 4-I0
g. m Sleeping Car ready for OCCUPANCY
1000 D NJ. Ar Memphis 40 a m fol-
lowing day Pullman SIeeping-Drawing-
Room and Observation Cars
southern Railway Dining Cars on both
trainS.-Advt
The Washington times., 1910-01-25
MT. VERNON FEES
MAY BE ABOLISHED

Delegates elected By he Mt Vernon
Anu-Fee Association win appear before
q committee Of the Virginia house Of
delegates TO protest against the charge
OF q fee for visiting the tomb Of George
Washington
a letter from Speaker Richard e
Byrd states that the committee will be
given a hearing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
DEMOCRATS AT SANTAQUIN;
JUDGE KING APPLAUDED
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
SANTAQUIN. Oct. 25.-A Democratic
rally was held here last night In the big
Hudson hall, and the building was crowd
ed to its capacity. Judge King was the
main speaker and pleased the audience
very much. He received great deal of
applause by his versatile satires on the
stand -patters here. The bunch came In
for all the blame, but people wondered
why our venerable president. Joseph +.
Smith. suffered such men to live In Utah.
Judge William II. King did one very good
thing. In speaking of the trusts and
combines fostered here in Utah by the
church Republicans and particularly ad-
dressing himself to the young people. he
told them of a case In the salt business
where an honest man and competitor
In the manufacture OF that useful arti-
Gle was crushed and driven out OF the
salt traffic by the great salt trust and
salt combine OF Utah He advised the
young men TO study the workings OF the
combines, and worked them up to a high
pitch of Indignation toward the trusts.
For moment IL seemed as though some
daring young fellow would ask who was
the president OF such O combine,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
SMALL CITIES GROWING
FASTER THAN LARGE

WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-The cen.
sus reorganization bulletin issued today
gives tho names of states and cities for
which the census returns have been
published UP to October 90. The states
are Rhode Island. Michigan, Missouri,
New Mexico. Delaware, Vermont and
Massachusetts The aggregate popula-
tion for these seven states was l0.S9S,-
072. an increase of Ia per cent as
against an increase of lS.4 per cent
during the decade of 1890 to 1900.
Torfy.three cities of more than l00,-
600 population and 159 cities of between
%, 900 and 100000 are given. Comment
ing upon the facts presented, the bulle.
tin says:
with the data for both groups of
cities approaching completeness 1t is
notable that the smaller cities as Il
group seemed to have maintained dur
ing the decade of 1900 to 1910 ii rate
of growth considerably above that main
tanned by the larger cities. the rate for
the aggregate population of the smaller
cities being 1913 per cent and that for
the larger SOL.
''The returns for all of the cities
which in 1900 were in the 100000 class
have been received except from Los
Angeles and San Francisco and Min
neapolis and Memphis Seattle, Wash,
which will 20 into the 100000 class, had
not reached that figure ten years ago,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
PREFERS HANGING TO
LONG TERM IN PRISON

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Oct 25.-Chief
OF Police Purdy tonight announced that
Leigh Rhodius. confessed slayer of DR..
w. +. Mlchaelis OF Englewood, near Chi
cago. will not be turned over to the
Chicago authorities.
Fle made his refusal positive, and gave
as a reason the eight robbery cases
pending against the candy bandit"
here.
The cases against Rhodlus here arc
four for robbing drug stores. one for
holding up a grocery and three for hold
ing up saloons. In addition. there are
a half dozen similar cases pending in
St Louis.
Rhodlus was disappointed tonight when
informed that he would not be taken to
Chicago to answer charges in connec-
ton with the death OF DR. MiCbaeljs. He
reiterated his statement that he would
prefer hanging to indefinite periods in
penitentiaries. Mrs. Rhodius. apparent
IS. has deserted her husband, She re-
fused 10 call on him at the jail today.
Rhodius related with some amusement
how he made a Chicago druggist kneel
and open his safe. 81 robbed him lust
because II looked so easy" said Rho
dius, "And that was what kept me from
quitting the robbery game, 1t was so
much easier than anything else I
could do"
Rhodiuss guards say he does not
smoke cigarettes or use any drug and
that he shows no signs OF craving for
drink. They are inclined to accept his
statement that he chose n life OF crime
through mere moral Indifference and be-
cause II was "the easiest way"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
STORMS In FAR NORTH
DOING GREAT DAMAGE

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Oct, 25.-Destruc.
tive storms are sweeping the north coast
of British Columbia and Alaska, accord
ing TO advices from Prince Rupert.
Strong winds and heavy rains are caTs-
Ing havoc bridges have been swept away,
and telegraph and telephone lines torn
down by gales and landslides. So far
no loss of life has been reported
The Kyax bridge. one OF the largest on
the Grand Trunk Pacific railway near
Prince Rupert, was wrecked and the
racks washed out for TWO miles. The
government telegraph line along the
Skeena river suffered greatly.
The highest lide OF the year occurred
last wednesday, the water rising to with
in few feet OF the Prince Rupert wharf.
The Prince Rupert water front was
devastated for miles. boats and boat
houses being carried away and wrecked.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
GLEDHILL IS CONVICTED
OF ATR0CI0US 0FFENSE
Special 20 The Tribune


PROVO. Oct. 25.-In the district court
here todny the Jury in the case OF the
state against Hcbcr GledhIll was out
about an hour and returned with yor-
dict OF guilty as charged in the COM
plaint with n recommendation to mercy.
The crime for which Glcdhill was con-
vIcted occurred AT American Fork, JULY.
1e 1909 with Eff,e Pierce. II yoars OF
age On September IT this same Gled
Hill was released from the state prison.
where he served forty days for assaulting
the l3syear-old daughter OF Mrs. A. G.
Sorensen of this city. Sentence In the
case Just tried will be pronounced We'd
neaday morning at 10 o'clock.
Leonard Bourne. young American
Fork man. appeared before Judge Booth
in the district court last evening and
entered plea OF guilty 10 q charge OF
burglary In the third degree. and was at
once sentenced to the state prison for
six months. Bourne Is alleged to have
burglariZcd the Boey Mercantile COM
panys store at American Fork last
June.
After the Gledhill case was disposed
Of today a jury WAS called In the dis
American Fork City against John r..
Little Little was charged with being
drunk upon the streets OF American Fork
City and WIS convicted and fined In the
Justices court. and from the conviction
and sentence he appealed to the district
court. He IL the man who told, on the
witness stand in the Justices court, that
he did moi tell the truth to the officers
when they promised to let him out of
jail II he would tell where he bought the
liquor which inc had In q bottle.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
NEW WAY OF SELLING
CAREY ACT LANDS

BLACKFOOT, Oct 25.-A new de-
parture in the method of selling Carey
act lands will be inaugurated at Spring
field, Idaho, Thursday. October 27, Ten
thousand acres of Carey act land with
appurtenant water rights will be sold
at auction to the highest bidder. The
land is of frst-class quality and ear
ries with it q water right in the Amer"
icau Falls canal. State Engineer Mar
tin recently pronounced this canal one
of the best ever constructed under the
Carey act. The system is now com
plete and has abundance of water. as
is evidenced by the fact that the canal
has been running full of water all this
season, in spite of the exceptionally
low water in the Snake river,
Much of the land to be sold has never
been opened for entry, and is now Or
the market for the first time.
Extensive arrangements are being
made for the sale. a large barbecue
will be given with free dinner to every.
body attending the sale. Excursion
rates will be given by the Oregon
Short Line throughout Idaho. and 4
special train will be run from Poca-
tello via Blackfoot. leaving Pocatcllo
at a. M. and returning from Spring
field at 6 p. III, The Idaho Irrigated
Lands company of Blackfoot arc sales
agents. Local interest is at white
heat over the event.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
WRECK VICTIM SUES
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Employee of Salt Lake Firm De.
mands Compensation for
His Injuries.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, Oct. 25-Injuries received
IN Union Pacific freight wreck near
Hillside, Wyo., August % of this year
are the basis of an action begun by
Simeon Cragun today in which he asks
for $4,000 damages, Cragun was on
the train as caretaker for a car Of
bananas being shipped from Ogden to
Pullman, Col, by his employers, Han
cock Bros, of Salt Lake City. 1t was
necessary, he AYERS, for some one to
accompany the perishable fruit ship.
ment to see that the car was properly
ventilated
While the train of sixty cars was me-
gotiating a steep incline a coupling
parted, breaking the train in two. Cra-
gun was caught between the cars and
received severe injuries to his back,
hips, legs and abdomen. His injuries
were of such a severe nature that he
was compelled to remain in the Rock
Springs hospital for ten days under the
care of physicians, and has since been
incapacitated, he says, from perform
ing his duties as a caretaker at which
he earned over 5000 a month.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
D. c. MACWATTERS
ON THE GEM STATE
IdahOan Discusses Big lrriga-
tion and Power Concerns
Under Way.

D. c. MacWatters of Milner, Idaho,
vice president of the Twin Falls North
Side Land and Water company, and the
various projects put in by W. S. and
J. S. Kuhn, which includes the reclama-
tion of 100000 acres of desert land in
the Snake river valley, Idaho, was in
the city Tuesday, on business, and dur
ing his stay here was guest of the
Semloh
"Of the 100000 acres included in the
project, 100000 acres are now under
ditch and being cultivated on the north
side tracts" said Mr.. MacWatters.
1--WE are now completing and will have
ready for water delivery next spring
10000 acres on the Salmon river tract.
pleted the Oakley tract of $4,000 acres.
These tracts are ali covered by gravity
system. Later on we will cover by
the pumping system 100000 acres.
"We are also making extensive power
developments from the Snake river ag-
gregatine 100000 horsepower, We have
completed and have in operation two
of the most modern power plants at
Shoshone falls and Lower Salmon falls,
the Snake river valley towns, including
the Twin Falls country.
"We have four reservoirs now under
construction, probably the largest work
of its kind in the west. The Jerome
and Wilson lake reservoirs are located
on the North Side tract and will have
combined storage capacity Of It's, 900
acre feet. and will be completed De.
cember this year.
'tOn the construction of this work
we have employed 1000 teams and wag-
on5 and as many men, together with
the necessary mechanical equipment
''These reservoirs on the North Side
tract will give the irrigators the best
water rights. and irrigation system in
the country
Speaking of the success attending the
work of the farmers on their new pos
sessions this year Mr.. Mac Waters said
"The farmers on the North Side tract
have had a prosperous year. The alfalfa
crop averaged six tons per acre, nearly
all of which has been sold to sheepmen
for from 81 to $S per ton lin the stack.
{" In the co tructon of these vast
projects we necessarily require an i'm
mense amount of machinery. q great
portion of which we get here in Salt
Lake. In fact, we purchase tons of
supplies here so Idaho's prosperity is
Salt Lake s, gain. l leave for Miner
Wednesday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
WILL LEAD To HE'LL.
SAYS JESSE KNIGHT
That's What He Thinks the Fed
eral Bunch Would Do Rath-
er Than Lose.
Slscial To The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
PROVO. Oct, 25.-Thc biggest rally Of
the season was held here tonight by the
Democrats, and the federal bunch was
handled without gloves. Uncle Jesse
knight Of Provo and w. II. King and
w. W. Ray OF Salt Lake were the chief
speakers.
Uncle Jesse Knight was introduced first
county. Among other good things. he
said: II wish TO say TO you that Sena-
tor Joseph l.. Rewlins is a statesman.
and there has not been one in congress
from Utah since Rawlins was there"
He added: Il would like to ask Presi-
dent Brmhall what right he had in
saying that the Democratic party could
not do anything? He might have said
that the Republican party would not do
bunch. including smoot and President
Brlmhall OF the B. Y. university, he
said: They would drag the church
and the great church schools into the
slums OF hell rather than be defeated" "
After singing by the Shubert quartette,
Mr. King was introduced. He raked the
federal bunch TO q finish and also paid
Keeler OF Utah stake. These men were
Prohibitionsts last year, and lie asked
them when they changed coats. He asked
who gave Sutherland the right to say
that there were no insurgents in Utah.
WAS it Smoot or was 1t the federal
bunch?" He referred to Smoots and
Sutherland's careers in the senate and
told that when Aldrich said thumbs
up" up went the thumbs OF Smoot and
Sutherland, and when Aldrich said
thumbs down." down went their
thumbs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
BOULDER STUDENT BODY
GOES OUT ON STRIKE

BOULDER, Colo. Oct 25,-Bscause
seventeen students were suspended by
the faculty OF the state university here
for hazing. the entire student. body.
numbering over 500. last night went on
d strike, and today the classrooms are
deserted and student guards are posted
at all the entrances to the campus TO
prevent faint hearted brethren from en-
tering.
The suspension Of the students which
brought on the strike resulted iron, the
initiation OF freshmen into n dormitory
organization known as the Dorm Rats,
For years past IL has been the custom
OF the Rats 10 hold their Initiation dur
ing the first snowstorm OF the year.
when candidates were compelled to do
"A marathon around the dormitory with
no more clothing than characterized their
first appearance on earth.
State university students are required
10 give 4 written promise not to indulge
In hazing. but the students assert that
initiation into a college society does not
constitute haZing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
EVEN THE RAILROAD
ATTORNEYS ARE PUZZLED

NEW YORK, Oct, 25.-A conference of
railroad attorneys held here today was
called 1t was stated tonight. TO find
out what the Mann EllSlns amendment
10 the interstate commerce commission
law really means when interpreted In
all Its legal phases. There seemed TO be
no objection against the newly estab-
lished court OF commerce, but there was
strong opposition to the extension OF the
powers OF the interstate commerce COM
mission as provided by the act
A previous conference at Portsmouth
did not reach any decision, though much
OF the preliminary work was done there
and the ground for future deliberations
was considerably narrowed. Today q
session completed all the remaining prep
arations and the discussion will now
reach to vital questions suggested by the
committee appointed for this purpose at
the first meeting,
arising under the Mann Elkins act that
will be discussed at The meetinSC which
now Will be held daily until Friday. fol-
lows
visions of the amended interstate COM
merce act constltutionalP
a-That portion Of section Ii which
confers power upon the commission to
suspend 4 rate for q possible period OF
ten months.
b-That portion OF section Is which re-
serves to the shipper the right to route
freight when taken, in connection with
the Carmack amendment 10 section 20
c-Long and short haul and aggregate
Of intermediate rate clauses as contained
in section 4.
d-The water provision OF section 10
with respect TO the establishment OF
through rates and joint classihcations
and Joint rates by the commission
f-The provision OF section Is impos-
ing the burden of proof upon the car
rier as to the reasonabeness or Justice
OF increased rates
Question 2. Is 1t wise TO institute pro-
ceedlngs at an early date to test the con-
stitutIonali,y OF any or all OF these pro-
visions, and II so. what is the most de-
slra BILE form of procedure2
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
|ORMER SOLICITOR FOR
MOOSE LODGE ACQUITTED
'peclel to The Tribune.

~peciel 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN, Oct. 25.-The failure of Coun-
"a Attorney David Jenson and the Of
1cers OF the Loyal Order OF Moose to
rove case Of embezzlement against
r. Walker. former solicitor I'm the
npley OF the order, resulted In his ac.
laittal by jury in the city court this
The complaint charged Walker with
<pproprietlng si5 initiation fees. f,
tohlen5erg. national organizer. and l..
z foote: deputy organizer, were the
'flncipal witnesses called by the state.
walker conducted his own defense. He
|eftlned that at the time Mr.. Foote
.pok charge OF the organization work at
4sden he received twenty-five applica =
Hons which Walker had obtained All
q the applicants had agreed TO pay
.nelr initiation fees later, according 10
ne testimony. The money which Walker
*Rs Charged with clnbezzllnG was more
nan Offset by what the order owed
H!m for the applications which ne had
led
walker Was arrested two months ago
+pd has been In the county Jail since
<nat time owing to his inability to OH
attn bail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
BREAKS RECORD
FOR ALTITUDE
Continued from Page Ten.


like II UP seventy-two hundred feet?"
~ am going up that far before l get
through with it," answered Mr.. Ryan.
I'm coming down here tomorrow to take
my first lesson
Tomorrow the first elimination heats In
the trials for the Gordon Bennett inter
national trophy Will begin.
The Summaries.
First, hourly altitude-Flrst, De Les
seps tBlerioD. 6391 feet; Hoxses
(WrighO. second, 5796 feet, Johnstone
forgot his barograph and was unplaced,
Second. hourly altitude-First, john
stone (WrighD. 1903 feet, a new Ameri
can record: HoXsey tWrighD, second,
1852 feet; Latham tAntoinette), third
SIZE feet
First, hourly distance-Farst. Latham
(Antoinette), 10 laps, penalized one lap
for fouling a pylon. Time. 1896 SO.
Grahame- White (Farman), second, two
laps Time, 6:3T %. No third
Second hourly d!stance-First Cra-
hame- White (Farman biplane and Bleriot
monoplane). Il laps. Time. % 16 80.
Mars (Curiiss), second, l3 laps. penaliZed
two laps for fouling pylons. Time
2S:2G 1-5. McCurdy tCurtiss), third, II
laps. Time, 21.iS 1-5.
(Wrisht5 and Johnstone (WrtghD, tied
for first place with two hours; Latham
(Antoinette) third. two hours.
Cross s-country-Won by Radley (Ble-
rioD. elapsed time. 19:4S 2-5; second.
Moissant (BlerioD elapsed time, 5S26.
Drexel and McCurdy did not finish,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
Qews of the Intermountain Region
HANGERS-ON In GAMBLING
HOUSES ARE ARRESTED
Special to The Tribune.

OGDEN, Oct. PA squad OF detec-
tives, headed by Chief OF Detectives
James Penaer. entered the White Ele-
phant. the Turf and the Elephant gam
bling houses at midnight tonight and
arrested thirteen haneers-on. boosters
and cappcrs,
The chief says that he intends to rid
the city of this class. and the campaign
will be continued. Most Of the mon ar
rested have come here from Nevada re-
Gently.
Kid Smith. one of the proprietors Of
the White Elephant, was also arrested.
ance. The officers got by the lookout
men before they had time TO notify those
inside, but there was no actual gambling
going on when they entered. Only 25
cents was found on the entire lot Of
thirteen men.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
JOHNSON EASY
FOR 0LDFIELD
Continued from Page Ten.

Continued from Page Ten.
fighter. Only two heats were needed to
settle the question of superiority. In
the first heat Old6eld ran away from
johnson. He was quicker to get away
and johnson s car never showed ahead
AT the finish Oldfeld led by about a
quarter of mile. His time for the
five miles was 4 A The time of the
second heat, 5:14 As, or 80 As seconds
slower than the first, tells the story of
the heat
Both men were slow in starting, and
Oldheld, aftetr gaining d lead several
chance. He always held the rail, how
ever, and in rounding the paddock turn
took lead Of fifty yards which he held
to the finish.
Between the first and second heats of
the match race Oldfeld drove his "Blit-
zen Benz a 200 horse power car, one
mile from flying start, in A 3-5 Sec
onds This beat the Brighton Beach
circular track record by 5 1-5 seconds,
but after a flying run from the chute
to the starting point today. Old6eld
the Brighton Beach course has four
turns. Old6eld issued the following
statement:
~ raced Jack Johnson for neither
money nor glory, but to eliminate from
my profession an invader who would
have had to be reckoned with sooner or
later, If Jelfries had fought johnson
five years ago the white man would have
won and after Jeffries retired he would
never have had to fight him again.
of / had ignored Johnson for a
year or so. he would probably have
gained much experience on the track
and bought HIGH poWer cars while / am
not getting any better from day to day.
| am glad if my victory over Johnson
today will have any effect on the white
mans hone, sItna atinn -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
BEING SENATOR'S son
DOES NOT SAVE CADET

WASHINGTON. Oct, %. - Cadet
Frank r. CLAW, first class, United States
military academy, son of Senator
Clay Of Georgia. has been courtmar-
tialed and sentenced to dis-lissal from
the academy without pay and allow
ances until August 2S. 1911, and then
TO ion the then first class.
The sentence was eommuted by Pres
ident Taft. so as to require Clay to be
confined to barracks until Nav 81. 1911,
and during that period TO undergo dis
ciplinary tours every Wednesday and
Saturday,
Young CLAW was found guilty of alb
seDce from his tent between tattoo and
rcveille and going beyond cadet limits.