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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Ottawa, Ont.-Elimination of level
crossings in Canada is policy to which
the railway commission committed it
self. All highways throughout the Do
minion must pass either above or below
railways in future.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Chicago.-Members of the switchmen's
union representing the western roads
agreed with the General Managers as
ISOLATION to submit their demands for
advance in wages and changes in hours
to arbitration under the Erdman law.
The switchmen asked for arbitration.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Evansville, Ind.-Deputy sheriffs who
went to the home of Marshall McMur-
ran, aged so, hermit. near here, to re-
move him to the state insane hospital,
found that the man had $4,000 on his
person. McMurran was almost starved.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Dublin, Ireland-The Irish National
list convention, which opened Wednes-
day with John Redmond presiding,
unanimously endorsed a resolution
adopted by the party committee the
day before, pledging support of the Lib
erals in the coming general election.
Timothy Healy and his handful of dis
senting disciples were not present.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Chicago.-Hjalmer Leonard, robbed of
his surname by an oversight, has ap-
pealed to the courts to regain it. HAL
mer inherited the name of Bordach from
his forefathers and never intended to
give it up when he came to America
from Sweden, but when he took out his
naturalization papers the clerk, through
an oversight, omitted the surname and
Hjalmer Leonard Bordach became just
Hjalmer Leonard. Mr.. Leonard never
thought about the mistake until he
learned there was an Inheritance at
stake. Now he has filed a petition in
the circuit court to recover his lost pat
ronymic.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Splinter and hurdler, comes first. He
finished fourth on the list with a total
of III points. Jim Rosenberger, whose
form this season earned him the title of
the greatest quarter-miler in the coun-
try, was second among the track men,
with 100 points to his credit. Jim
Crowley was third with 120.
Melvin Sheppard, who finished second
to Sheridan last year. finished eight
zenith. His total for the season was 81.
This is Sc behind his last years total
Although only running in it's colors
for few months, Emilio Lunghi, the
Italian flyer, tailed so points. Abel
Kiviat, the Staten Island schoolboy,
also made an excellent showing. He
finished seventh on the list with total
of So.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

lphia.-Laden with rapid-fir-
ing field pieces, 10000 rounds of ammu-
milton and clothing and provisions
enough to last the men two months, the
auxiliary cruiser Prairie prepared to
make a second attempt to convey two
battalionS of marines to Colon, Panama
The vessel weighed anchor at $3.50
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

San Francisco.-The seimograph at
the observatory Of the University OF
California at Berkeley recorded an
earthquake at approximately the same
time as the disturbance recorded by the
weather bureau at Washington. The ex-
tent and duration of the shock has not
yet been computed by the authorities.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Newburgh, y. Y.-Mrs. Edward ID:
Hartman has offered TO the state OF
New York for park purposes 10000 OF
the 10000 acres included in the famous
IJa rrirnan estate in Orange county. one
of the cherished intentions Of the late
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Albany, n. Y.-The seismograph at
the state museum recorded an earth
quake. The oscillations began at sos
o'clock and continued more than two
hours. the maximum waves occurring
at 6:19. Officials at the museum say the
disturbance may have. occurred some
where in Mexico.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Cuxhaven. Germany.-News of fatal
tiles resulting from the storm con-
tinue to reach here. The fishing
steamer Berlin has picked up the life
boat OF the small steamer Vegesack at
the mouth of the Elbe. The Vegesack,
it is believed, has foundered, probably
with the loss of all on board. Four
men, a young woman and child, who
were in the lifeboat, were frozen to
death.
The torpedo boat G SO, while at
tempting to run into Husum harbor.
went ashore, but her position is not
thought dangerous
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Fresno. Cal.-For the first time in six
taen years snow fell here early today
Fruit trees are bending under It's
weight.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Washington.-The United States SUI
preme court granted the petition for
writ of certiorari in the contempt cases
of Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison
and John Mitchell, officers of the
American Federation of Labor The
effect of the decision will be to bring
the entire record in the Buck Stove &
Range company case against these
three men to the supreme court for re-
view.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

New York-Martin j. Sheridan. the
worlds greatest all around athlete, has
retained his title of the greatest point
gatherer. During the past twelve
months the giant weight thrower of the
Irish-American Athletic club rolled up
the unprecedented score of 347 points.
Never before in the history of sport has
such a record been made by an amateur
athlete. Last year he headed the list
with a record number of ISL.
The annual report of the Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic club shows that the mem
bers of that organization tailed 1881
points during 1909 which is more than
they gathered the preceding year. They
won % championships, captured II
point trophies and broke 26 records.
Among the track men, Jack Eller, the
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

St. Louis.-The seismograph of the
st. Louis university recorded an earth
quake which began at 5:06::42 o'clock
New Years morning. The shock contin-
ued thirty minutes and thirty seconds,
the greatest oscillation occurring at $40.
The principal motion was from the east
to the west
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

London.-The historic mansion of
Lebanon house. Twickenham, has been
completely Quilted by fire The house was
of considerable interest historically.
Cromwell stopped there for a night dur
ing his journey to Windsor. 1t was at
one time the residence of the celebrated
Misses Ring. 1t had been the head
quarters of the Wing party in the time
of Lord Stafford.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Pittsburg.-William Gibson, aged IS
years, a resident of Munhall, a suburb,
tonight shot and killed his wife. seri-
ously wounded son, fred three shots at
his fleeing daughter, and then killed
himself.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

London.-A woman believed to be a
suffragette attempted New Years day
to destroy a quantity of campaign lit
erature at the political headquarters of
John Burns at Battersea with acid.
The clerk in charge was seriously
burned about the face and hands. The
woman gained an entrance to the head
quarters on the pretense of addressing
enVelOpeS
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

ST. Louis-All of the $50 workmen
who were imperiled when the false work
of the Mckinley bridge across the Mis-
sissippi collapsed have been accounted
for. The false work was torn away by
ice foes. The workmen today We're
none the worse for their experience.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

New Orleans, La.-Dr. Telmaco Lopez,
Zelaya's governor on the Atlantic coast
of Nicaragua, who was held prisoner
for two months by Genreal Estrada,
declared the next battle in Nicaragua
would be fought near Managua. He
said Madriz, the new president, will
fight to the last ditch, but he believes
Estrada will win.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

GEORGETOWN, Ky.-Because he coulu
not remember part of the address winch
he was to deliver at banquet, Judge
John C. vows, SO years old, shot ana
killed himself. Judge vows, VINO was a
member of the Kentucky bar ana Wen
known as an after-dinner speaker was
to speak at a New Years seleoratloL.
TErtn, he arose TO address the audience
bic memory failed him, and after sew
aral attempts to continue he abruptly
loft the room. Later the janitor of the
b,,ilding in which Judge vows cham
hers were located stumbled over the
l>o5x- of fhe iuriSt.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-08

Il. II. Hartman was to give this prop
erty to the state to be used forever as
great public park, free to all people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The elections held throughout Porto
for the Cnionist party over the Re
publcans. The Unionists have elect
ed every member of the House of Dele
gates.
Definite information from t. S. Con-
sui ID. r. Birch at Alexandria, Egypt,
indicates that the Egyptian cotton
crop will approximate 7o0,000,0 900
pounds. Previous reports stated that
The crop was estimated at $4,000 900
pounds. The yield last year was 800.
100000 pounds.
CofpSeS Of two men who died from
alcoholism We're placed on exhibition
in the Windows Of the undertaking eS-
adjustment OF the deputy coroner at
Auburn, 20 miles south 0: Seattle.
WASH, in an effort to win votes for
the "drys" in the local option election
held Tuesday, but without apparent
effect. for the town voted wet"
Governor Had!ey of Missouri and
Coy. Deneen of Illinois. dedicated the
Illinois Traction systems new bridge
over the Mississippi river at ST. Louis
Thursday. in the presence of 5000 in
vited guests. Archbishop j. j. Glennon
of st. ouis blessed the new structure
which is known as the Mckinley
bridge and Dean c. *. Davis of the
Episcopal church delivered the invoca-
ton.
Telegraph trouble men looking for
wire trouble near Montezuma. Ga.
Wednes day came upon the cause in an
unexpected and greWsome way when
they found the body. of Il Negro
dangling from a pole and tangled up
in the telegraph wires. This was the
Negro lynched by mob the morning
before charged With the murder Of
Marshall Bush of Montezma The
trouble was removed
Rev DR.. Charles S. iiurch. arch dea-
con of Richmond, s. l.. was elected
DlShoD Suifragan of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of New York Thurs
day 1T the diocesan conference at New
York. The action Of the conferences
IN electing sufragan bishop was
taken on the recommendation of Bish-
OPP David H. Greer of the New York
diocese.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The East Maine Conference Seminary
football team, which has won six out Of
tn" seven games played thiS season. de-
feated the Maine Central institute. Pitts
field, eleven at Bucksport Wednesday at
ternoon by Il score of II to in a fast
and interesting contest.
The Wednesday evening session of the
East Maine Methodist institute was at
tended by an audience which filled Grace
church at Bangor and the delegates ami
others who were present felt we'll repaid
for venturing out to the meeting. f. L..
Brann presided and Rev. j. w. Hatch.
the district superintendent, led the devo-
tiOnal exercises. The speaker OF the
evenin" was Rev. Edgar Blake. d. d..
who had given such Il profitable talk in
the afternoon on the subject Building
Bigger Schools" His subject for the
evening was Winning the Boys and Il
more interesting and practical discourse
is seldom heard in Bangor churches. the
speaker has had much experience with
boys at first hand and s" the IDEAS ne
advances are hE no means simply theory,
Coming from Chicago, he tells of many
plans practicable for large city nut
difficult of working out in small towns,
but very much OF what he has to olei'
on this great question is nroftahle TOT
oven rural districts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
AN INSPIRED ARTICLE
Comments en- Mayor Nathan of Rome
and His Recent Letter.

Rome, NOV. lo.-The osseryatore Ro-
can. comments on Il letter written by
Mayor Nathan in protest against the re-
cent Introduction in the Montreal COM
mon council of resolution censuring his,
speech Of Sept. 70 in which he attacked
the PapatN as an enemy of Italian pro-
SreSS. The OSserVatnle Romano remarks
that while Mayor Nathan accuses the
council of Montreal Of overstepping the,
limits OF theif civic prerogatiVes in CEN
surfing an official having no connection
with them, did not he himself overstep
all limits of his civic authority when he
condemned the Pope, with whom he has
no connection?
Nathan spoke as mayor" says the pa
per. ".Is such, his insults against the
Pope We're detcstable and arbitrary and
far beyond those of which lie complains.
He passed Judgment on papers and doe
llments of which he was ignorant. for he
is entirely without religious culture and
is blinded by hatred of the church-a ha
tired which holds sway in the lodges and
sy nagosues from which he comes
The paper ends by iustfyns the reso-
olics of Montreal. on the ground that the
Pope is universal and belongs to all cOun-
tries
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
kOHlER is SILENT.
Does Not Admit Being, Man Who Got
$4,000 from Mrs. Coffin.

New York. NOV. l0-Thc man ar
rested last night as William Kohler a
paimiSt. charged with being a fugitive
from justice in Boston, where he is al
iegeh I" nave defrauded Mrs. Dora II.
Coffin of this city out of $4,000. when
arralgned today would not admit his
identity as kohler. 1t was charged
that the alleged larceny took place at
the paimiSts office maintained nv
kohler under the name of Eugene
conrad at S. Boylst0n street. Boston
On advice of counsel. he stated. the
prisoner refused to answer. the oues-
llon as I" whether or not he was
kohler. Mrs. Coffin, the complainant
was examined and testified that She
knew the prisoner to be kohler. Her
testimony satisfied Magistrate Herbert
VINO, however. granted request to mt
the case over until Saturday. Tho
prisoner was committed to the Tom,s
a Representatives Of the Boston nolirn
was mere prepared to take the prisoo,,r
[" the Massachusetts CAPITAL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
WOMEN IN TEARS
During Recital of Mrs. AveriIPs Story
of Husbands Death.

st. Adams, VT. Nov. lo.-"We were
out in the field and While he was
showing me how t" shoot the gun. he
stumbled and the gun went Off"
This was the explanation OF the fatal
shooting of Frank G. Averill given by
his vii" to 4 daughter of Mrs. Frank
+. Wells. according to Mrs Wells tes-
timonE today in the Trial OF Mrs Az
erill charged With the murder Of her
husband. 1t was to tn" homo of Mrs.
ellis, adjoining his own that Averill
dragged himself after being shot. While
on tn" stand. Mrs. Wells tainted:
Another witness, Mrs. John Bird
BURST into tears as she told Of being
at the Averill home when Ayorjll's
BODY was brought from the hospital.
Thereupon Mr.. Averil also broke
down and wcpt.
1t was understood that the state
would rest its case tomorrow and that
the defence will open. Counsel for the
defence said today that the ease will
reach its climax with Mrs. Averin on
the witness stand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11

his nerves by giving him Instructions t.
he followed as they drove
Hold onto this oil can all the time, "
said Sharp. Don't let it get out of youl
hands. When | call for oil, let her have
it,"
In the pool of blood that marked the
spot where Fuchs skull was crushed was
found an oil can.
Sharp is well known as manufactures
and driver. His home is at East Strouds-
burg. Pa. His accident eliminates him
and his car from the Grand Prize race,
in which he had drawn first place for
tie start
The meet will open tomorrow at 10
o clock with seven entrants in the Sa-
Vannah challenge cup race.
The competitors will start at 3o-second
intervals. to be followed an hour later
by the eight starters in the Tiedman tro-
ply race. 1t is estimated the race will
be ni-hed by > o'clock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
THE FIRST FATALITY
one KILLED and One injured In Auto
Wreck at, Savannah, Ga.

savannah. Ga, Nov. lG-Spccd mania
TOOK It's first toll of life on the Grand
ffiIr automobile course today A1bar,
Fuchs. a young mechanician, met in
slant death. and W. II. Sharp. driver and
OWNER OIL the car bearing his name, was
seriously injured when the powerful ma
cline sWerved from the road and dashed
INTO barbed wire fence. Sharp had hi /.
car on the course for practice He had
made several laps at high speed when the
accident occurred
The cause of the disaster is a mystery.
For ." feet along one side of the road
the car ploWed its way, when it leaped a
ditch and. tansling barbed wire and posts
i'll its mechanism and about its wheels.
turned a somersault. Driver and auto.
mobile fell as it was thrown Fuchs
head struck a log. Sharp fell clear. but
apparently sustained injuries to his abdo-
men by striking against the steering
wheel. a fiagman on the course and two
convictS who were working on the road
found Fuchs dead and Sharp helpless.
Weird was telephoned to the grandstand
several miles away. and two racers
brought the body of Fuchs and the iniur-
ed Sharp there.
Fuchs aged a. lived at Trenton, \. ].
Men at the Sharp training camp say h.
had a premonition that the course held
danger for him today. He sought to be
relieved from duty, but no substitute
was at hand. Those about the car as he
started with Sharp made light of his
fears. and his driver sought TO steady
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
TWO BAD ACCIDENTS.
A Man Killed at Observation-Disclosures
Loses One Leg.

Waterville Me. Nov. 1o.-Malachl
Norton. aged 40, an cmploye of the
Maine Central. was killed by Il gravei
train in the yard today. He was
clineing to the side of one of the cars
and was thrown under the Wheeis
when the train started, his neck ana
chest being crushed SO badly that ne
died in few moments. He Is sup
posed to have come from Boston ana
his body is awaiting instructions OF
relatives.
Ray Wendall, aged so, of North New
Portland brakeman on gravel tram,
was badly injured today Distance be-
tw cen the engine and a string of cars
was misjudged and Wendall. who was
standing on the running board Of the
engine. thrown under the wheels. one
leg was so badly crushed 1t had to be
amputated and other serious injuries
sustained He was taken to the nos
pital at Augusta on a special train and
is expected to recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11

CADETS LOSE HOLIDAY
Seniors at West Point Punished for
'Silence' to Captain.

W llNesbarre, Pa. Nov. 1O-Fricnds
81 the members of the Senior class of
West Point received letters here
Wednesday stating that as punish
ment for the recent silence" declared
upon Captain Langan. one of the in
StruCt0rs at West Point, tho usual
Christmas leave of the members of
tn" Senior class has been annuIlcd. and
non" of the class will get to his home
for the holiday period
Their" arc s. men in the class. and
as it will 10 their last wear at the
academy, most OF then. were particu
lafly anxious to sea their families dur
ing the holiday period. for they will
nav no other opportunity before grad
uatlnn in November.
Christmas leave is eight DAYS re-
"Nced by any dement's which the mon
may nae. The letter states that while
lhe Seniors are disappointed they are
not showing il. and they realize for
Whiit the punishment is imposed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
Good Shooting
From Aeroplanes.

Baltimore. Md, Nov. 1O.-The aviation
enthusiasts who tiocked today to the field
where the Baltimore aviation meet is be.
ing held was the largest of the meet thus
lar. The day was a good one for flying
| though the sky was overcast. Today
program included bomb throwing and
target shooting from speeding airship
! aerial gymnastics and trims aloft bv
prominent government officials.
Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock,
after IA flight with Count Jacques DE
Iesseps, was so pleased that he asked
Archibald HoNsey for higher flight in
the Wright biplane. But Hoxsey had
found the upper air too gusty to make
passenger carrying altogether safe, ami
he asked the postmaster general to wait
until tomorrow. Mr.. Hitchcock express
ed himself as delighted with his expert
ence.
After Mr.. Hitchcock had landed Gen.
James Allen. chief of the Signal Corps,
l.. $. A., entered Count De Lesseps' 10O-
horsepower Bleriot and had IL flight In
the part from Washington with him aud
the postmaster general were Secretary of
War Jacob NJ. Dickinson, Gen. VIM
Wetherspoon. president of the War Col
le.c of the army. Count Zeppelin, min
lister of the Netherlands Louden, Thomas
Nelson Page and several others, together
with number of ladies.
Count DE LeSseps in his 1oo-horsepower
Rleriot took aloft for rifle practice Capt.
John i. Douw OF the State Ordnance
Corps. After Il trip around the course
to give the marksman his hearings, Capt
DOW fired twice at Il &c" target. L. s.
A small arms practice. but the best of
the shots missed the mark by four feet
Latham then tried with revolver. or
four shots, two were hits, one scoring
two and the other three points. Count De
Lesseps then took up as a passenger
Lieut.. Dupuy of the Signal Corps of the
state Of New York.
Just before :; o'clock j. Armstrong
Drexe began a try for altitude. the wind
at the time blowing at the rate of nine
miles an hour In about 10 minutes he
had foated ont of sight in the direction
of the city. He returned after trip of
about Il quarter of an hour, reporting the
wind aloft too fluky for high flight. His
barograph recorded $50 feet only.
Latham began the bomb throwing con-
test and made score of - points with
six bombs. One of these would have
dropped into the funnel of a battleship
and it therefore counted as bullseye.
Under the rules governing the Barry tro-
ply contest. bombs must be thrown from
a height of not less than 100 feet. Some
of Latham's fell from more than double
that altitude and against rising wind.
DreXel followed Latham in the bomb
contest. From his BlerOt he dropped six
of the missiles upon the outline repre-
sentins the deck Of q battleshp. but as
none of them struck vital spot his
score was only six.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-11
SALARIES INADEQUATE. -,
Pres. Faunce Of Brown Realizes the
High Cost Of Living.

Providence. r. l.. Nov, lo-That tllH
high cost OF. living is felt by the 'acu'-
ty at Brown University is shown ny
the report Of President w. IL. +.
Fau..ce ut the annual meeting OF the
cornoration of the university this after
noon. President Faunce urges the M
madiutc launching of movement 10
nroviac a larger endowment fund say
inc that the present salaries OF the pro-
fe.sors and instructors wer" ihaoS-
quate. >,
President Faunce in his report mace
brief reference to the proposed chahse
in the charter, making the university
uuderominational Instead OF baptis.'
saving that time was required 10 fe'.Cu
a proper solution of the problem ne
susge sted however, that the UNIV 81 :
sitv should secure pension fund Tor
It's teachers before making the charter
change. in order to obviate all misui'-
derstanding Some of the opposition 10