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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Worlds records were made at the
Fort Erie track, Buffalo, yesterday,
when The Harvester. driven by Ed
ward Geers, covered a mile in 2:02 over
a track said to be fully a second slow.
The record time was made in the last
heat OF the 2:07 trot, distance being
waived by the other starters. The
half was made in 1:01. The Harvester
was faltering after the turn into the
stretch, but Geers applied the whip,
and the sturdy steed passed under the
wire with a champions record. He
had clipped a quarter of a second from
the record of Cresceus, made nine years
ago.; established a new third-heat rec
ord for stations or geldings and also a
worlds record for a 1~ve-year-old trot-
ter.
Dude Archdale, heretofore unbeaten
M winner of the 10000 M. and NJ.
stake. and several other rich prizes.
was beaten by Hailworthy in the
49, 900 King George V. Stake" for 2:15
trotters. Joan won the first, but Hail
worthy tool the last three.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Warhop has been pitching good ball
right along for the Yankees. but gem
orally getting up against light hitting
by his own side.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Jimmy Slagle was at bat foul times
yesterday and made four hits, one of
them a double. Heinie Batch had two
triples and a single.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Brooklyn has signed Borton. the crack
~first-sacker Of the Ottumwa team. OF
the Central Association. He will not
report until the end Of the Central
season.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Jack Carroll. of the Leafs, against
whom h Tigers made sixteen hits a
few Sundays ago. twirled a great rams
against the Grays yesterday, and al
lowed them but four hits. He drove In
the only run of the game.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18
EASTERN LEAGUE NOTES

Baltimore almost did it yesterday.
Here's hoping they are more successful
today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Waivers have been asked for Kraxzse,
the Philadelphia southpaw. Connie
Mack states that his arm has gone
back on him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Miner covaleald, formerly Of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

The Senators have signed Rafstuns
the Akron (O.) team player.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Baltimore failed to win the game be
of ujicy errors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Harry Lord. former captain of the
Red Sox, who figured in the Boston
Chicago deal. has at last consented to
play with the White Sox, and left Port
land by way Of Boston for Philadelphia,
where he will meet the Chicago team
and play third base for them today
against the Athletics.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-18

Frank Bowerman, tho former Boston
and Giant backstop. will probably be-
out Of the game for the season, an q
result OF an injured hand.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
FINN BOUND OVER
TO DISTRICT COURT
Slayer of sam Ostcrbcrg Must Answer
To tic Charge of Murder i'll
First Degree.

William Nicmi, the Finn who shot
and killed Sam Ostcrbcrs in u saloon
on Commercial street Monday night,
WIS bound over to the district court
today, charged with murder in the first
degree. Atty. .'Jim" Smith has been
appointed by Judge Whitaker to look
after the interests of Niems, and he
appeared for him at the hearing today.
a host of witnesses were examined
today relative to the shooting and told
the story of the death of the man, but
through 1t all Nicmi never moved
muscle of his mobile countenance and
showed not n sign that would lead the
observer to believe he realized the
gravity of the charge against him.
Asst County Atty. Alexander repre-
scented the state and said after the
hearing that he thought Il conviction of
manslaughtcr would be all that the
state could expect, owing to the fact
that alISWitncsses, testified that 1t was
merely drunken brawl in which there
was no malice aforcthought.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
INSANE MAN TRIES
TO DROWN A BOY
John Kribs Throws Little Joe
Sleater Into the Jordan
'@a3 River.
HE WILL BE TAKEN TO PROVO
Before Being Placed in Padded Cell
The Unfortunate Man Becomes
Very Violent.

John kribs, the insane man who at
tempted to drown Joe Sleater. the g.
Sear-old son OF Patrolman II. E. Slea-
ter. yesterday afternoon in the Jordan
river between Sixth and Seventh South
streets. was today given over to tho
sheriff to be taken back to the state
mental hospital at Provo. from which
he had been released this week.
Last night kribs had been confined
! IN the boys ward at the city jail He
became violent this morning there and
tore with his teeth several blankets
that had been given him. Later SerGt.
Spears went out to try and quiet him.
and kribs told him he wanted to be
hanged for his action of yesterday.
Sergt. Spears told krihs that he would
have to be quiet, but instead the In
sane man tore blankets. broke crockery.
and raised such disturbance that IL
was necessary to place him in a pad
ded cell.
Little Joe Sleater was playing along
the banks Of the river yesterday after
noon when Kribs came walking along.
He talked a moment with tho child and
then grabbed him and threw him into
the water. The hoy knew how to swim
and reached tho shore. only to be
pushed back into the water again Dy
the frenzied insane man.
An old gentleman named Schroeder
who lives near heard the screams or
the boy and rushing to the river BANK an <
pulled young Sleater to safety. me
whole ncighborhood had been aroused
by this time and policemen Sleater
and Lieutenant r. L. shannon arrived
on the scene and arrested the insane
man.
It was rumored at first that the hoy
had been drowned. and the auto
patrol was on the way to the scene
10 bring back the body when MT, It was Vas
learned that aside from wettns tne
Sleater boy was not In any danger
Kribs was brought to police head
quarters soaking wet from running IN
the water in his attempt to drown tho
how after he had once swan 10 INC
shore. Krigs lived with his mother s1saot al
Tenth West and Third South streets
while policeman Sleater lives ut $50
Glendale avnue.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
.SANTAFE RAILWAY
SPREADING: OUT
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Ratifies Lease and Pur-
chase Of Roads.
DIRECTORS FOR FOUR YEARS
Railroad Has $4,000 Stockholders. an.
Increase OF 5000 Since
Last Meeting.

Topeka, Kan. Oct 27.-At the annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fc railway
road were reelected for q term of
-four years each. They were Edward
p. Ripley, Chicago, Byron l.. Smith,
Chicago; Charles Stccic, New York city,
and nowell Jones, Topeka, Kan. =
Other business of the meeting was
to elect independent auditors to audit
the books OF the company at the close
of the fiscal year and to approve OF.
confirm and ratify, the lease of the
Arizona < California Railway company
from the Colorado river to Cadi2, CAL,
the lease of the Fullerton & Richfield
Railroad company: the purchase of the
capital stock of the Fullerton & Rich
fed Railway company. the purchase
of the capital stock of the Concho, San
saba ana Llano Valley Railway COM
puny: the purchase OF the capitnI stock
and Indebtedness of tho Gulf & Inter-
State Railway company OF Texas; the.
purchase OF the capital stock and In
debtedness OF the Texas & Gulf Rail-
way company: the purchase Of the
capital stock of the Kings River Rail-
way company, and to ratify all other'
acts OF tho board of directors as set
forth in the annual report for the fiscal
year ended June 80. 1910.
The stock transfer books were closed
AT the close Of business on Thursday.
Sept %, 1910 and were reopcned ut tho
close Of the meeting.
1t developed at the meeting today
that the Santa Fe has $4,000 stockhold-
crs, an increase OF 5000 since the an
nual meeting last year.
President +. p. Ripley presided and
Treasurer e. l.. Copeland acted as Soc
rotary. President Ripley was accom-
panied to Topeka by his staff and
large number of Chicago officials and
directors of tho road.
Tonight ut the Auditorium President
Ripley will address mass meeting OF
the citizens of Topeka in his honor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
DEMANDS INVESTIGATION.
Max Daniels, SAYS Fire in Hotel Build
Ing Does Not Look Good.

Max Daniels. proprietor OF the
Bungalow hotel. called on Chiet
Glore of the fire department. today
and told him that the fire in tho
bungalow hotel in which q curtain
was burned last night did not look
good to him and lie demanded that the
origin OF the fire be investigated. MI.
Daniels said that the same people
who set fire to tho curtain IN me
hotel last night may have set fire 10
tho theater. The fire In the theater IS
said to have originated In the naSe-
ment where there was praeucami' NY
nothing ito burn, according 10 NJ.
Daniels He also intimated that the
story in The Tribune as to tho burn,
ing OF the curtain was a frame up
for the reason, he says. that the cur
tain hal not been burned when the
story was written. Mr.. Daniels says he
wants the thing sifted to the bottom.
as the two fires in the same building
and the circumstances surrounding
them do not look good to him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
VANCE JURY IS
NOW COMPLETED.
- - ---------,-
Excused Until Monday, When Sec.
ond Trial Of the Man
Begins.
- ----------
THIRD vENlRE is EXHAUSTED
THIRD vENlRE is EXHAUSTED.
Only One Man Remained When Las,
Juror Had Been Accepted to &
Sit on Case.

With the securing OF three iuro,s
this morning. the Vance jury is now
complete. The II men. In whose hama.
rests the fate OF Thomas Vance. charr.
cd with tho murder of his wife IN NJ.
vcmbcr, 1907, were admonished h.
Judge T. D. Lewis Mt the conclusl,n
of this forenoon's session OF court ia
refrain from discussing the case viii,
anybody and excused until Mona,,
morning when the second trial props.
will begin.
In advising them as to their duff,
as Jurors. Judge Lewis also romnii'
mented them OH their manly, stri,,aht.
forward answers to all questions, whir,
showed, he said, that they hal no de-.
sire TO escape jury duty. This couJ
not be said OF number OF prospec,Iya
jurors, the judge declared. who hai
demonstrated plainly that they wantsd
to shirk Jury duty. IA number Of fms,
examined We're not really dlsaualIGai
to act" said he. but answers wern ~
framed that It was necessary 10 AZ,
cuse them for cause. They eyidcrtt,
were afraid that their connection Win
the case might hurt their business NM
they were not willing to sacri,;cc thai.
personal feelings for the public good
The complete jury is as follows IN.
last three named having been seect"J
this morning: II. Is, Elder. 223 solii,
Second West street. contractor. Airrsi
S. Derrick, 457 east Firth South s,poo,
laundryman: William II. Ineham "a
Blaine avenue. clerk: Jesse Goodfollo,.
S65 north Third West street, wool MN
w. j. Bennett, 35l Seventh avenue, ga.i
man. James G. Atkinson, Mill cTsk
farmer; Jacob II. Gates. 672 north Flryt
West street, realty man. Charles 4
Herman. 1854 north Fifth West s,re.i
civil engineer; Robert Palmer, Ws,
Jordan, carpenter; Charles A. Connof.
240l Eighth East street. clerk: W. ".
Garrett, 1l1i west Fourth South street
railroad man: John a. Knight, IA Sey-
enth East street, carriage maker.
III securing the last three Jurors, Is
names out Of the third venire were OK
lllusted. one name only. that OF Henry
Soils, . Cottage court, remaining In
the box when the Jury had been filed
Five men in the special vcnire OF ..
could not be located.
Z The state exercised the right Of per.
cmDtory challenge IN six cases and thu
defense IN five cases.
During the morning session FIVE pros.
pcctive jurors were excused for cause.
four for physical disability and two on
account of being exempt from Jury
duty. one Of tho prospective Jurors,
Charles D. Lambert. said that he be-
lieved the law inflctng the death pen
atty for murder in the first degree was
a good law. but that he would rather
some one else took the responsibility
OF bringing in q verdict One prospe:
tivc Juror was excused because he coz /
neither read nor write.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
LOCAL MARKETS.

e. ~ . H# j.. D u.
The tloslr market is In the throes of
conpeEtion. Commission men say
prices are likely to so lower before
raising higher. The only exception TO
prevailing conditions seems to be Ne
braska flour of certain brands, which
bakers use without regard to cost.
breakfast bacon quotations are high III
the air. the sliced article now COM
manding 40 cents per pound, the whole
sale product costing the local jobhers
3. cents from tho packers Twelve
years ago. the best bacon could be
had at 10 cents-4O0 per cent less than
current prices. There secn, to be hogs
enough. but not of the bacon bearing
brand Halibut has dropped to 10 cents,
and salmon to 171s cents. There Is also
a. drop Of three cents ON pork loins, and
one cent on spring lamb, wholesale.
Fine muscat grapes are arriving by
express from new producing districts
on the coast. Idaho potatoes continue
to arrive, supplemented by sweet pota-
toes from Kansas. These last sell hero
ut $3.50 per crate. and five cents retail.
Apples are still coming along. with fine
local lettuce. notwithstanding the cold.
the tomatoes still hold on. Local beets
turnips. carrots. etc. have not failed
as yet. The prevailing quotations are
foIlowa.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
Pioneer Roohngs.
EpHeer hootlIi2S.
Sold. laid and guaranteed by
I LAMBERT PAPER CO.
SAW THE JoKE Ar LAST

He was IL middle-aged man., and he
stood, with umbrella tucked under his
arm. In front of the old South church
In Boston. chuckling away as IL he had
lust thought OF something particularly
humorous.
What nre YOU cachinnating about,
my frlend?" asked ono of Boston's nm
est.
Hey" demanded the man with the
umbrella. blankly.
II inquired the cause OF your un-
seenlly cachinnatlon," repeated tho po-
slicemnn.
"Oh. forgot this was Boston, I
reckon you mean laughing. don't you?
Well, I'm cackling over a lot Of Funny
pieces read years ago In the comic
papers about Boston's crooked streets
had never been in Boston then, ana T
didn't know they We're fuilny--the
pieces, ] mean. didn't realize a.. the
time that i was laying up n stock Of
humor for a rainy day. But was. /
SEQ It now. I struck Boston this mora
ing for the first time, and ms mean
dered, around In the rain trying to find
MY way somewhere those old stories
read years ago all came back to mo-
with tho Joke side uppermost, and
every time strike a place where the
streets seem II little more tangled Up
and twisted around than usual ! havr
to stop and ha-ha. right out in spite OF
myself
"Why. T declare actually can't toll
half of the time which side OF the
street I'm on, just as 1t said In Tho
newspaper yarns | used to read, and
yet | never had any idea that those
stories We're intended TO be funny until
] got here and began to corksciew
around the Hub OIL my own account.
Oh, I'm slow, all right, but Iicau sec
the joke when have II diagram of Il
right In front OF me-" G
And az the policeman moved on, tho
middle-aged stranger with thcumbrclla
was still standing there, chuckllng sof.-
~ to himsclf,-New York Times. I
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
RECONSIDER CLUBHOUSE PLANS

Difference Of opinion between mem
hers OF the board of directors of the
Ladies Literary club in regard to the
pans for their new club building
which is to be erected on east South
Temple, resulted in n special meeting
this morning mt which the matter was
considered for final action.
Through the action of the building
committee in selecting and adopting
tho plans OF Ware and Treganza, Il
situation opened up which aroused
the Utah Architects association to
action when charges of unprofes-
sionalsim were preferred against
George w. Eldrcdge. who with other
architects submitted plans to the
board.
II was charged that the building
committee headed by Mrs. Elmer b.
Jones had practically decided on
Ware & Trosanza's plans. even be-
fore they were submitted and that
the other four plans We're set aside
without proper consideration.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
LAND BOARD RETURNS.
Members Inspect Irrigation Projects
In southern Part of State.

.
Members OF the state land board. in
Guiding W. u. Candland. w. Fl. THAN,
NJ. NJ. Steele. A. G., Glauque and Secre-
tary William j. Lynch. accompanied
by State Engineer Caleb n. Tanner,
have returned from an inspection trip
to the southern part of the state.
While absent they visited several land
and irrigation projects, including the
Pluto reservoir. tho IfatchtoWn project
and the irrigation project In Wash
ngton county being worked up by j..
NJ. I.auritzcn, and which Is tho larg-
est Of it's kind in the southern part of
the state. Already $4,000 acres are
under irrigation under this project IN
TITAN. and $1,000 IN northern Arizona.
Eastern capital is Interested in con-
struCting an immense dam OF the Viz
gin river, where the water supply Is
secured. The dam will be 400 feet high,
built Of solid masonry, and VIII back
M $4,000 aero feet OF water. sufficient
to irrignte ] 10000 acres OF land. In tho
construction work for the project
about 10 miles In tunnels will have to
he built, and tho project when COM
plete will cost in the neighborhood OF
100000.
secy. Lynch said the Pluto project
was found to be IN good shape. u plant
for sluicing now being under construc-
ton Tho Hntchtown project Is COM
plctcd with the exception Of some re-
pnir work necessary to be done. Gov.
Sprv WINS with the party when the
Plute and Hatchtown projects were in
spccted
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
LATE LOCALS

Recital In Afurray-The pupils
and teachers of the Columbia con-
servatory of music. will give free
recital In the Murray First ward
amusement hall tonight at o'clock,
The program will consist OF ! NUM-
bors. both vocal and instrumental and
q short talk on the value of music In
the homo by j. Louis Brown.
NJ I. A. BalI-The NJ l. a. workers
OF the Granite stake will hold their
opening ball In the stake amusement
hall. corner of Fourteenth South and
State, Friday evening. Oct. IS, at
5 p. m.
Library for Murrny--Thcre will be
a public meeting in Murray tonight
at which Professor Howard briggs.
president OF the state library and GYM
nasum association. and Professor j.
dresses in regard to the proposed In
stallation of a public library there.
City officials!s members of the Com
mercial club. and civic societies who
have been boosting the proposition.
Will be present, and the meeting
promises to he a lively affair.
Slicarlnan takes n Bracer-Cashier
w. III. Shearman OF the Merchants
bank returned this morning, from the
south brown as an Indian. and with
digestion and general health greatly
improved. He spent practically all of
his time in the open air. hunting.
fishing and tramping UP hill. down hill
and everywhere else, until "Hichard is
himself again" with mo more. attacks
of impromptu ennni for years to come.
Mr. Sherman firmly believes In out
of door exercise as bracer.
Married ut Noon-Miss Ella Wood
bury. and Mr. Forrest D. Casady
were married mt noon today at their
new home. corner of Eighth South and
Washington avenue. tho ceremony
being performed by Elder Charles H.
Hyde. of the Pioneer stake presidency
Grin \. Woodbury.. Jr., of ST. George.
while tho groom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. Il. Casady of this city.
Wanted Watcru,alns Extended
Joseph L. Jensen and eight other
property owners residents on the
north side of Twelfth South street.
between Seventh South and Ninth
South streets. have petitioned the city
council to have n water main extended
from the main OH Nipth East street MS
far west MS seventh East street.
s. Bransford is in receipt OF n letter
from Mrs. l.. y. Higgins of 637
north. Avenue y. Canton. ILL.,. asking
him to assist her in locating her son.
David Higgins. who was last heard
from in this city. The long silence of
the son has caused the mother to be-
lieve that he Is either the victim of
foul play or railroad accident,
George III. Baker. travelling agent
of the Missouri Pacific at Denver, is
in this city today, on railroad busI-
ness
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-27
GEMS FIRST; THIEVES NEXT.
Detectives VIII Not Ares, Couple Un-
iii stolen Diamonds Arc Recovered.

chief OF Police SAM Barlow and W. l.,
wi,,se OF the Pinkorton's were In close
consultation today over the j. D. piehl
diamond robbery matter. Chief Barlow
says that the authorities arc hot on tho
train of the fusitives. Gladys Whitney
and Walter Perry but he stil denies that
the couple now In huntsville, Texas. are
the pair that are SO badly wanted here.
1t Is said further in the matter that
the Rurngs- Sheridan agency of detectives
OF New York arc also hot on the trail
of the missing couple and have promised
that when they are able to locate the
diamonds they Will arrest the pair with
out ceremony. It Is known. however, that
Perry and tn girl are in T'cxas ana have
been there for some time.
Captain of Detectives Riley NJ. Beck.
stcad stated today III at the diamond
thieves would soon be under arrest again
and when they were the diamonds would
be found He further intmated that at
any time since tho robbery the arrest
misht have been nude had the dntectives
been able to secure the gems.
w j. Burns of thc Burns Sheridan
agency, Is the famous Burns of San
Francisco graft exposure fame. Sherl-
dan, the other momhor of the firm, ID
n famous detective who Is said to have
performed detective feats thut rival the
famous actions of Conan Doyle. He is
said to know personally over $50 crooks
and n wire received here intimates that
The arrest in Texas last Saturday WAS
bona -fide and expresses confidence In
the ultimate recovery of tho gems that
were taken from the lunsuspecting Dem
Yer travelling man at the Metropolet hos
tel following n calpuse that had lasted
for several days In this city. III
Capt OF Detectives Beckstead stated
today that IL vigorous investigation was
/ In progress to disclose the leak on the