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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
CHAMPION LONGEST
VERMIFORM APPENDIX

New York, Feb. 23.-The recent con-
test for the honor of having the long
est vermiform appendix proves to have
been so much wasted time. The real
record is held in New York City, and
was set several months ago.
From an authoritative source, the
announcement came today that May s,
1909, DR.. Harold Meeker of this city,
removed from a woman patient an ap-
pendix measuring nine inches, which
he now has in his possession.
This appears to set aside the cham
pionship claims OF Edward Ross of
Sharon. Pa. seven inches; Edward
Gould of winthrop, Mass. IA inches.
and George Goss. the former Yale foot
ball star. six inches. The average ap-
pendix is from two to three inches
lonC
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
CHICAGO BUILDING
TRADE WORKERS STRIKE

chicago. Feb. 23.-The strike OF
iullding trades workers is expected TO
.pread TO practically every large build
'rz under construction in Chicago and
probably will include moro than 1000
men. steamfltters, sheet metal workers.
structural iron workers, carpenters,
- arble workers and helpers
The strike is an outgrowth of an
agreement Martin B. skinny" Mad
den made nearly year ago to furnish
the Otis Elevator company machin-
lists to take the places of striking cle-
yator constructors. Building trades
council leaders declare they will call q
strike on every building where the
Otis company is doing work with Mad
denis strike breaking machinists
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
GOV. HASKELL REFUSED
TO EXTRADlTE GEO. SMITH

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 23.-Gov. Has-
kell yesterday refused consent to the
cxtradition to Texas of George Smith OF
Fort Gibson, Okla, who was alleged
to have stolen a bale of cotton In 1870
Officers of Rusk county, Texas, asked
for Smiths return.
Since the crime Is said to have been
committed, Smith has como TO this
state and became n prosperous farmer
Tho governor held that, inasmuch as
he seemd to be leading an honest lie,
he would not grant tho request.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
McK1M MEMORIAL FUND.

New York, Feb. 2S.-A movement
started a few weeks ago by personal
friends of the late Charles +. Mckim.
the architect to raise memorial fund
of S100.0 900 In his honor, has been sue
cessful, 1t was announced today, and
the entire sum is now in the hands OF
the committee. The money VIII be ap-
piled toward the s1,0O0,o0O endowment
fund which the American academy In
Rome is trying TO raise. MI Mekim
was formerly president OF the academy
Friends of Augustus Saint GauuenS
now propose a similar memorial to him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
BEEF TRUST INQUIRY.
Patrick y. Valentine SubpocDacd TO
Appear Before Grand Jury.

Chicago. Feb. 2S.-Patrick A. Valcn-
tine. who married the widow OF r. u.
Armour, Jr.. and was formerly dl-
rector of Armour K Co. has been
subpoenaed 10 appear before the federal
grand jury In It's investigation into the
methods OF the sO-called beef trust"
The Jury continued its Investigation
today after an adjournment since last
Friday.
George Edwards. head of the New
York sales department OF Swift & Co.
was the first witness. He was followed
BY John Pnvitt. o representative OF
Morris x Co. Mt Baltimore
Two officials OF Libby, Mcneil &
Libby have been svbpoenaed,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
A. c. NELSON RECOVERING.
State Superintendent Sends Good
News From Chicago Hospital.

A. C. Nelson, state superintendent
of public instruction, who was operat-
ed upon in Chicago last Saturday at
the Presbyterian General hospital, is
recovering rapidly. according to tele-
gram from d. II. Christensen, super
intcndent of city schools. which was
received Tuesday A complete recov-
cry from his affliction is expected and
he will probably be able to attend the
annual meeting of the department OF
superintendcnce of the National Edu-
cational association, which will con-
vcne next month,
ycntion OF supcrintendcnts and besides
will visit the high schools In the vari-
GUS cities In the east to obtain new
IDEAS for conducting the new high
school which is to be added to the
present school system.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
GOVERNMENT MAY BUY
EDWARD MORAN PICTURES

Washington, Feb. 23.-The purchase
of 13 historical paintings, depicting in
cidents of American naval history, was
considered by the library COMMITTEES of
the house of representatives yesterday.
Senator Depcw of New York, intro
duced bill which authorizes a price
of not less than $780, 900 being paid for
the pictures. They are the work of the
late Edward Moran. Theodore Sutro,
a New York lawyer. appeared before
the committee on behalf of the Moran
estate to advocate the purchase.
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TO e. H. HARTMAN.

Middletown. n. Y, Feb. pa me
mortal to e. III. Hartman. In rccogni-
tion of his services In the interest nf
good roads and the breeding OF hign
class horses win be erected at Arden
this summer by the Orange County
Road Improvement association OF
which Mr.. Hartman was president
The money for the memorial is being
raised by private subscription
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its lines running to the center OF the
city. The service ls uncertain and the
public is not~Datronizlng the cars 10
any extent.
The company declares 1t has more
than 600 cars in operation and that 1t
has men enough to man 400 cars. As
usual the statements are disputed by
the strikers, who declare the company
IS operating to the limit OF its resources
and that the number OF cars or the
streets arc fewer even than yesterday.
Advertisements have been inserted
In newspapers by the transit company
calling for 5000 men. This is taken
as indicating that the company and
tho city arc about to make n deter
mined effort to increase the service.
If the police cannot handle the ex-
pcctcd disorder an appeal to the gov
ernor likely will be made. The COM
munication to the governor has AL
ready been drawn up and signed by
Mayor Reyburn and Sheriff Jos. GIL
fillan. and it Is suspected 1t Is now in
Harrisburg
The state police may be drawn into
the strike situation at any moment
Exclusive of their 2s officers. they
number 200 men divided into four
companies. These companies are sta
toned at Pottsvillc. Wilkesbarrc
PunXsutawney and Greensburg, and
at once IL called upon.
NO EFFORT AT SETTLEMENT.
No effort has been made to bring
about a peaceful settlement of the
strike
The company today declared that 1t
does not seek settlement through out
side persons, and that It is determined
TO settle with the union in its own
way.
There was little talk today of a gen
eral labor strike and such a radical
move is not looked for at present
The noon hour passed with little dis
order
There were disturbances at Third
street and Seventh street caused by rhs
stoning of cars, but the throng was
Kept moving by mounted men
Kenslngton furnished Its usual mix
up between the non-union trolley.ncn
and the workers. From three different
mills working girls amused themselves
by peltlng cars with anything they
could throw from bobbins to Iron bolts
one heavy missile penetrated a car
roof but no one was hurt.
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE.
There was serious disturbance dur
Ing the noon hour at the Baldwin Lo-
coiuOtlNe w OrKSr Where 1UsUUU work.
men are employed AS these men were
returning from the noon day meal,
they congregated at Fifteenth and
Spring Garden streets. a hundred
yards from the United States mint,
and hooted the passengers and crew
OF every car that passed
The intersection became blocked
and riot call was sent In.
Mounted policemen came gallopng
up and drove the great crowd into
Broad Street. the city's main thorough
fare. While this was going on, there
came from the windows of the shops
hailstorm OF rivets, bolts, and iron
bars.
With this flank movement in their
support, the rloting crowd became
bolder. Out came the revolvers of tho
mounted men and tine half hundred
foot policemen and there was a fusil-
lade of shots. the weapons being
pointed upward. The shooting scared
only few OF tho men. and there was
no general break for cover. II seemed
to be more of a jeerins crowd than Z
mob of vengeance and it slowly dis
| persed
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
a SEMI SANE FOURTH.

Orange. \. j., Feb. pa semi-sane
Fourth of July. In the words of one
of the aldermen, is to be tried In
Orange this year. An ordinance has
becn passed permitting the uac of Are
arms and noisc-makcrs only between
the hours OF 8 am. and pm. Tho
police are instructed TO make prompt
arrests OF all who attempt noisy
celebration before or after these
hours.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
SOCIALISTS WILL
CELEBRATE W0MAN'S DAY

New York, Feb. 23.-womans day
,yill be celebrated by the Socialist par
tv throughout the United States on
SIonday next. and meetings to boom
ne suffrage movement will be held in
rinny cities. The principal New York
d monstratIon VIII take place In Car
rnslc hall
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
GRABBED FOR HIS HAT,
AND LOST HIS LIFE

syracuse. n. Y. Feb 23.-Luca Greg
orls, an Austrian. 80 years Of age. on
hls way from Los Angeles. Cal. TO
Trieste. Austria, was standing on the
platform OF New York Central ex-
nrsss train near Weedsport, last night,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23

when a tickle breeze blew or his hat
Gregoris reached for his hat. fell over
the guardrail and was fatally injured
He died at st. Joseph's hospital.
The train was speeding at the rate
of so miles AN hour.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
METzLER. WYo., POSTMASTER.

Especial 10 Tho Ncws)
Washington. d. c.. Feb. 2s-Gcorge
w. Metzler has been appointed post,
master at Metzlcr. Fremont county
Wyo.. vice NJ. Z. Metzler. resigned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23

Kansas City. Feb 23-Five degrees
below zero, the coolest weather here
of the winter, was recorded in Kansas
City this morning
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
CH1oAGo.s CoLpEsT Day.

Chicago. Feb. 23.-ChicaGo expert
enced its coolest weather of the year
today when the thermometer regis
tered six below zero for two hours.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
THE CRYPToGRAMs.

THE CRYPTOGRAMS.
These cryptograms, 1t Is said. num-
Der 46 In all and have reference 20
many phases of the graft prosecution.
from the dynamiting of the house OK
ex-Supervisor James J. Gallagher, chief
witness for the prosecution to the sui
eide of S. P. Flynn, historian of the
prosecution. From the conviction of
jury in Calhoun's first trial there is
said to be hardly an important legal
action which the cipher messages do
not cover. Threats against the life OF
Calhoun are mingled with cipher COM
munications which appear to relate to
the death OF Chief of Police Biggy-
Jurors in the Calhoun case are freely
mentioned.
The key to the cryptograms lies in
reading the first letter of each word
in the numerous personals. The dis
trict attorney is said to have In his
possession all the messages and their
translntions, He is asked to lay them
before the grand jury.
GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE.
Dist Atty. c. NJ Fickert announced
that the matter would be brought to
the attention of the grand jury which
will be cmpaneled today.
IT consider the cryptograms OF such
serious import" he said, that I will
call the attention OF the grand jury TO
them. The grand jury dismissed last
week was informed Of their existence.
but had no time to consider the matter.
The translations of the cryptic mes
sages made by William C. Stone were
brought to the attention of former
District Atty. Langdon and former
Special Agent Burns before the expira-
ton of their terms but they did not
take any action. The time of publica-
ton OF the various messages agrees so
perfectly with the occurrence of Ger
tain important events connected with
the bribery cases that I am convinced
that they had some connection With
them. This is particularly true of the
reference to special venires summoned
for the Calhoun trial"
I'iclgert said that ii was evident that
there was some serious plan behind
the cryptograns as their publication
entaled such expense that 1t was
hardly likely that an insane person or
a practical joker was responsible for
their appearance.
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Patrick Calhoun Brings Them to
The Attention of District
Attorney FickeI.
ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT.
VIII Immediately be Laid Before the
Grand Jury Which Meets
Today.

San Francisco, Cal. Feb. 2S.-Patrick
Calhoun. president OF the United Rail-
roads company whose second trial for
the alleged briblng OF city supervisor
Is pending in court here is said to have
brought to the attention of Dist Atty.
Ficket, series OF cipher messages al
legged to relate to the graft prosecution
and which appeared in the personal
column of local newspaper during
portions OF 1905 and 1909.
Calhoun makes the request that the
district attorney investigate the rela-
ton of these cryptic messages to the
graft cases.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23

AUTOMOBILE SHOW.
AUDIToEIUM-FEB. 1929
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-03
JEWISH NEW YEAR
OCCURS TOMORROW

New York, Oct. 3.-When the sun
goes down tonight the people of Is
rael throughout the world will begin
the celebration of Rosh Hashano. the
first day of the year 5671, which COM
mences the JEWS autumn festival
season. The year $3.50, which closed
today, was an embolistic imperfect
year of SS3 days, but the year 5671
will be an ordinary common year of
S54 days.
Rosh Hashano, literally translated,
means the head of the year" and is
also sometimes designated Yom Haz-
zikaron, or Day OF the Memorial. as
the annual memorial of the creation
of the world, from which the Jewish
calendar dates. 1t has still another
name, Yom Hadin, or Day of Judge
ment. from an ancient belief of the
Jews that on this day all men stand
in judgment before Jehovah to answer
for their sins and transgressions dur
ing the last year. and that their fate
for the ensuing year is recorded on
Rosh Hashano, and this Judgment is
sealed on Yom Kippur, or the Day Of
Atonement The observance COM
menced tonight will be continued two
days by the orthodox Jews, but only
one day by the Reformed Jews.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-03
'UNGRATEFUL REMARK
NEARLY MEANS DEATH

New York. Oct. 3.-After having
been saved from drowning by sailor
of the battleship Kansas, Eugene Au-
bit, by name, who later was drowned
himself, a woman belittled his hero
ism and band of sailors nearby near
ly threw her back into the stream.
With another sailor Audit leaped in
to the river hauled her to a float
but he himself sank. While efforts
were being made to rescue him, the
woman complained about the loss of
a $3.50 diamond ring. Cant you see
the man is drowning?" asked a pa
trolman. What do / care about a
common sailor?" she replied.
want my ring. It's worth a damned
sight more than a common sailor"
A score of seamen around the float
cried throw her back" and started to
do SO but the police beat them back.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-03
Mechanics Exposition.

Boston, Oct. 3.-When the doors of
the vast Mechanics buildings were
thrown open this morning. the great
est Mechanics Exposition ever held
in New England, or perhaps in the
country, was inaugurated. All of the
NOSE recent inventions of Thomas A.
Edison are shown. A shoe factory 10
in full operation, and numerous other
factory processes are illustrated. An
automobile show Of 1911 models oc-
cupies the entire lower floor.
One of the most interesting exhibits
is that of Edison's new storage bat
teries. which he declares will soon
take the place of horses on the farm
as we'll as in the city. The New Jer-
sey wizard recently declared that
horses must soon be banished from
city streets, in the interest of public
health and cleanliness, and he offers
the storage battery as a solution OF
the problem.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-03
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
OF HERM|sT0N BANK
ARE THAT
ONE MAN MADE ATTEMPT
Cut Way Through Roof of Hermis-
ton Bank and Trust Company but
Fails to Locate Vault-Leaves Tools
and Gloves Behind Him.
Especial Correspondence }

Hermiston, Ore, Oct. 3.-An un-
successful attempt at bank robbery
occurred in this town last night. The
would-be-robber was apparently an
amateur for his efforts were bungle-
some in the extreme. In departing he
left all his tools behind him. includ-
ing his gloves.
Judging by the tracks about the
Hermiston Bank & Trust company's
building, where the attempt at rob-
berry was made, one man had UNDER
taken the task single handed. BY
means of an old ladder which he had
found in the town, he mounted to the
top of the building. Then with brace
and bit and a saw, he made a hole In
the roof. Letting himself down
through this hole he worked his way
along between the roof and the cell.
ing to point over where he thought
the vault was
Then by punching holes through
the ceiling he attempted to locate the
vault, but in this he was not success
full. Apparently he thought the vault
extended to the ceiling but such is not
the case.
Finally the man must have been
frightened away for in departing he
left his saw, brace and bit, cold CHS
el, jimmy and gloves.
There is some talk of sending for
bloodhounds to run the man down.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-03
DRY FARMING CONGRESS
OPENS IN SPOKANE TONIGHT

Spokane. Oct. S.-Tonight the 5tf,
international convention of the Dry
Farming congress will be opened by
President Taft who at the White
House will press a golden telegraph
key and his message will be flashed
directly to the convention hall at
Spokane. Delegates from all parts
of the world are assembled here to-
day. During the four days, dry farm
ing in all its phases will be discuss
ed by the most eminent authorities in
the world. Ranch men from all parts
of the northwest are here to attend
the convention,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-03

With thousands of good natured
people throwing and eating confetti
and jamming the big pavilion almost
to suffocation, the fifth annual exhi-
bltion Of the Umatilla-Morrow county
district fair association was brought
to close Saturday night. 1t was an
hilarious occasion, marking the end
ing of another successful fair and the
enthusiastic crowd made merry until
late hour. Indeed hundreds seemed
loath to go home at all and had to be
fairly driven from the show grounds.
Secretary Fitz Gerald announced
this morning that he had not had
time to figure up the attendance for
the week. but that he knew from the
bank account that the attendance
would compare faverably win previous
fairs The first three days were not
so we'll attended but the last three
days were more than successful from.
an attendance standpoint.
Baby Show Winners. '"--~'
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Roundup drew many visitors from the
fair Saturday afternoon, it failed to
dim the glory of the baby show.
PROUD mothers were there with their
babies, each one confidentt that hers
was the prettiest, sweetest and best
regardless of the decisions of Judge
Addison Bennett. The number of en-
tries was apparently as large as though
there had been no Roundup and the
spectators cheered just as Justly for
their favorites.
The seven-month-oldc child of Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Burke Of Athena. was
given the first prize, while the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Leonard car
ried off second honors and the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Fletcher
was given third place.
Bennett escaped with his life on the
first train.
One of the most pleasing features Of
the fair was the fact that a Pendleton
orchard, that of R. l.. Oliver & Son.
was given first prize for the best gen.
eral exhibit of apples grown by the
exhibitor. When it Is realized that
Pendleton is not considered a fruit
section and that the far-famed Mil
ton fruit country was a competitor.
it will be seen that much importance
is to be attached to this award
The Oliver exhibit is certainly a
beauty and is now on display in the
window of the Peoples Warehouse,
where 1t has been the object Of much
attention and the subject of favorable
comment.
The big pavilion, which was liter
ally thing of artistic beauty through
out the week is being dispoiled of its
trimmings and exhibits today and all
within the canvas covered building is
confusion. A few hours more and all
that will be left to mark the fifth an
nual exhibit will be the frame work
of the building itself.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-03
-FOUR BODIES TAKEN
FR0x TIMES RUINS
CITIZENS APPOINTED TO
INVESTIGATE FTENDISH DEED
Bones and Ashes of Victims of Dyna-
miting Recovered from Debris-Big
Reward Is Offered for Arrest of
Guilty Parties-Three Hundred Men
Working in Ruins.

Los Angeles, Oct. 3.-With five
wicker baskets, each containing a lit
tie heap OF bones and ashes in the
city morgue. scores of laborers today
are endeavoring TO raise the twisted
steel beams to recover the bodies of
at least seven men from the debris
of the Times building blown up Sat
urday morning. Four bodies were
found at day break today. While it
Is not actually known how many are
dead, the Times gives out 81 are miss
ing. Three hundred men are working
in the debris.
Two bodies recovered are believed
to be those of Carl Salad, linotyper,
and Howard Courdaway machin-
lists assistant. The third is probably
Harry Crane, assistant telegraph ed
itor and fourth possibly a telegraph
operator. Dynamite, found under
the Zeelhandlaar home, bore the
stamp of a giant powder firm of San
Francisco and the date purchased.
The men who purchased it said they
wanted it to blow out stumps on a
ranch at Auburn.
The committee of citizens appoint
ed by the mayor to administer $4,000
voted by the council to probe into the
dynamiting, is already in possession
of clews, and Attorney Earle Rogers
with two detectives is en- route from
San Francisco to investigate the clews.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
association called a mass meeting to-
day for the purpose of planning a
campaign to hunt the dynamiters and
to increase the reward offered. SIS
500 has now been offered
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-03
SIKAIn HA DEFEATED
BY HUGH MILAN

According to information from Sa-
lem, County Assessor c. P. Strain OF
this city has been defeated in the race
for the democratic nomination for
railroad commissioner Returns from
23 counties, all save Clackamas,
Crook, Curry Harney, Lake, Lane,
Linn, Malheur, Multnomah, Wheeler
and Yamhill, give Hugh McLain of
Coos county 2937 votes and Charles P.
Strain of Umatilla county 1927 for
the nomination for railroad commits
sioner in the democratic primaries.
McLain's majority is 1910. Strain
carried only Umatilla Tillamook,
Sherman and Morrow counties. Nc
Lain carried the remainder that are
here reported. These figures are un-
official. but fairly accurate. Nc
Lain is undoubtedly nominated.
John Manning of Portland has been
nominated for congress over DR.. Har-
ry Lane and will make the race
against R. w. Lafferty, the republican
nominee.