The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-01
RUSSIA IN RACE
FOR AIR FLEET
Details Have Not Been Made
Public, but Work Is Being
Pushed.
BY GEORGE FRASER.
q bic TO The Tribune.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 3o.-Russia
does not propose to be left behind in the
race for the supremacy OF the mir. The
national defense committee has presented
to the duma proposals which have been
acted on favorably, which will provide Tor
Il comprehensive fleet of air warShps. the
training OF a corps for aeronaulic service.
and for the providing of means for de-
fense against hostile air craft. The de-
tails OF the plans are. of course. kept
secret. but / am informed that they will
he carried forward with the greatest pos
Siblc ra pidity, and that In 4 short time
Russia will have an air fleet and II corps
Of expert aeronauts second to none In the
world.
Little Encouragement for Jews.
Premier Stolypin gives very little en-
courasement TO the Jews that they will
receive better treatment in Russia TO
recent influential delegation of Hebrews
NJ. Stolypin stated: THE Jews have
greatly damaged their reputation and
left sad MEMORIES OF their revolutionary
activities. The buDd and other Jewish
organizations have dealt severe blows at
the government. Moreover, the young
Jews have abandoned their religion and
have acquired no new ideals. II is i'm
possible for such state OF affairs TO
continue. II you educate your children
in the spirit OF the law of Moses and
teach them loyalty 10 the throne the bad
past will be forgotten and we may find
ourselves In position to consider the
problem from different point OF Wow
| cannot make any promises. / have
never made any before. and / am not pre-
pared to deviate from this course in 'the
future
Case of Port Arthur Cows
The serio-comic case of the Port Ar
thur affair has been finally disposed of
in the st. Petersburg district court
When the siege OF the fortress began,
the wife OF a certain Captain RutZl5y
owned yIh
she left Port Arthur the animals re-
mained in tho possession of her husband.
On The latter dying, they, were taken
commissariat department. who eventually
delivered them TO Madame Stossel. wife
OF the commanding general One OF the
COWS died. and Madame Stossel, accord
ing TO her own account, sold the other
for $50. The action was brought against
Madame Stossel by Madame Rutzky, who
claimed the sum OF $500 tho alleged value
of the COWS and their yield OF milk The
court awarded her $50. but ruled that she
must pay the costs OF the trial amount
ing TO sos. Sho will accordingly re-
ceive So.
Old Men Fight Duel
rather serious duel has taken place
and Bayne. the former OF whom is 81 and
the latter %. The two had been friends
for many years, but jealousy crept In and
embittered their hearts. The cause was
employ, already past her fiftieth year.
NJ. Bayne paid frequent visits TO his
friends house. and after n while NJ. |
became suspicious that thcv
were not all prompted by regard for him |
self, voicinG his suspicious in Il mannor !
which led 10 the stormiest Of scenes aud |
10 challenge, The two first proposed
10 fight a duel with swords. but found |
they had not sufficient strength OF arm. |
SO repaired 10 the NicolsR OussuurIISlS |
wood. with their pistols. NJ. Soubotom
got In the first shot. which disabled his
adversary's right hand, but tho latter |
quickly changed his pistol to the left |
hand. and fred with aim true that he |
wounded his man severely, and put an
end TO the duel.
Suicides i'll st. Petersburg.
Statistics published regarding suicides |
in ST. Petersburg I'm 1909 show that 1892 |
persons took their own lives. and OF these |
952 were males and 500 females They
included 5S boys and II girls OF ages |
varying from II 10 II years.