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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
FATAL COLLISION
ON SHORT LINE
Roadmaster Donovan Caught Be-
tween Cars as Trains Come
Together Near Nampa.
LOCOMOTIVE is DEMOLISHED
Freight Train Runs by Signals and
Daslics Into Cnboosc of Train
Standing Ahead.

A freight collision at 1905 p. M.
Friday at owyhee near N.,mFa on the
o. S. l.. resulted in fatally lniurlng
Roadmaster T. Donovan of Nampa,
and partially dcmolisllrg an engine,
four cars of merchandise and one car
of coal. The Injured man died in the
hospital ut Boise Friday night.
Extra freight 757 wcstbound. in
charge Of Conductor Halone and En-
gineer Snyder, and hauled by engine
No. l043, was standing on the main
tlucii between switches Friday after
noon. with n ilagman out a quarter
of mile east of the caboose. to nag
approaching No %, Il time freight
train also west bound engine lOi3, IN
charge of Conductor McNinnel and
Engineer Ball The latter answered
the flag, but ran by the distant signal
at caution, also home signal ut stop,
and crashed into the cabUose of extra
757.
Roadmastcr Donovan was. standing
in the doorway of the ca5oose. on
point of leaving. as the collision , oe-
cured When the wrcckage wa!
cleared away, Donovan was found
under the badly demolished freight
engine barely alive and badly manSled.
He was hurried TO the hospital at
Boise with all possible speed but he
was so badly hurt that recovery was
impossible. and he died at midnight:
The track was not badly torn up. ana
was repaired last evening early, so
trains could pass.
Engineer Ball Of No. SIS is from the
Utah division where he was promoted
from position of fireman, and has been
working on the Idaho division since
Nov. last, but only az an engineer for
the last week. In the last 10 days, two
men were discharged for failure to flag
properly at that place. Ball claimed
he could not hold the train, while his
said the air went into emcI-
gency at the distant signal The rail-
road officials are investigating to as
certain why the engineer on No. 90 got
by the block signals, and whether Ma
lone really had n ilagman out.
The funeral of the dead roadmaster
will be held at Boise at pm.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
NEWS FROM MEXICO.
VERY CONFLICTING
Official Denial Is Made of Any
Trouble Elsewhere in Republic
Than.in Chihuahua.
REBELS REPORTED STARVING
Said to be BLOCKING Back TO Plania-
tions-Fcdcral Troops APP
pnrcntly Defeated.

FL Paso. Tex, Dec. 17-Althou.h
official denials are made OF any trouble
in that country other tnan in Chi
huahua Mexican papers received here
today from the national capital give
long list of names of revo!utionist
prisoners brought there from Silao.
Guanajuato. ana near Zacatecas. 1t Is
stated in one of the papers that the
rebels took II small town, Juichipala.
near Zacatccas, but the town was re-
taken and most of the rebels made
prisoners. a special correspondent Of
the FL Paso Herald wires from
Mapimi. Durango. that the rebels in
the mountains near there arc starving,
and nocking back to the plantations.
That there has been further tight
ing since the battle of Ccrro Prieta III
the state of Chihuahua is certain. Pas
sengers for the past two mornings
reaching FL Paso report no communi-
cation between Chihuahua and the
disturbed region either by rail or wire.
Fighting occurred last night at
Haciendita, Just across the Texas line
south of Maria. eight miles from
Oigana. Troops from Ojigana were
attacked, according to telephone
message to Maria. Several soldiers
were killed and 80 horses of the troop
ers stampeded across the river into
Texas. Indicating that the regular
troops were defeated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
LEYDEN MINE DISASTER

Denver. Colo. Dec. 1G.-Bad air
and the great quantity OF debris from
fallen roofs and walls in the Lcydcn
mine. where ten men are ontombed
as u result of the fire which broke out
"Wednesday night. checked the progress
of rescucrs today,and the party COW
cred little more than 400 feet of the
two and n half miles of distance from
the bottom of shaft No. !. to the spot
where the Imprisoned men are sup
roscd to be. 1t is believed to be
physically impossible for the rcscucrs
to reach the men before tomorrow.
If then. and there Is practically no
hope entertained that the men Will be
found alive.
Today the rescue part". headed by
Professor u. c. Roberts. in charge of
tic government rescue car encounter
ed number of dead mules, and it was
necessary to remove the curcasses and
dispose of the slckening stencil before
further progress could lie made. Later
great masses of debris. almost filling
tho seventh level. had to be attacked.
and the removal of enough "f this
wreckage to permit of n passage re-
Guircd hours of time.
The entrance of the shaft through
which the rescue party is working Is
ropcd off mt the surface, ana Only
those engaged in the actual work OF
rescue are permitted inside the en-
closure. Relatives of the imprisoned
men remain constantly ut the scene.
Labor Commissioner =. V. Brake.
the duties of whose Office call for
investigation of all mine disasters. to-
day gave out an interview in which
no asserts that there was little or no
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
Blind University Student
Admired by College Mates

Tho state university has q kind OF
Helen Itellar case in the person of
Murray Baynham Allen. Il young man
who is totally blind. and who is not
only carrying Il full years college work.
but who is doing that work remarkably
we'll. Young Allen was prepared for
college at the school for the deaf aud
blind at Ogden He entered the uni
versity last September. presenting en-
trance credits in excess of the num-
bcr of hours required for classification
In the freshman clasa.
He Is registered for 81 hours of col
legc work. this being four hours more
shan the number actually required
each year for graduation at the end of
the four years. His work includes
courses in English, composition and
literature. French. ethics Of citizen
ship. clocution, hygiene and physical
education. Not only does he keep well
abreast OF his classes, but in some of
his courses notably in his English COM
position, he produces work that sur
passes that of the average student in
marked degree.
His study is done largely from Brailc
books which belong to him. the work
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

rather disappointed strangers in the
Canadian capital tonight. The reply OF
the government, made by Premier Sir
Wiifrid Laurier, did not come up to
the expectation OF the delegation.
The farmers asked for the inn
mediate revision of the tariff down.
ward: for free trade on agricultural
implements. cement. lumber. fish and
natural products of Canada and the
tnitcG States. for large measure of
preference to Great Britain and Il
program that would lead to free trade
with England in 10 years, and finally
to direct taxation.
They asked for government owner
ship and control of terminal elevators;
for n government built and operated
railroad to Hudson Bay; for the es-
Enlistment by the government OF Il
chilled meat industry in western
Canada: for amendments to the rail.
way law which would tend to lower
rates and compel companies to pay
for stock killed OH tracks under any
circumstances: for bill to facilitate
the formation of cooperative So
cicties: and that bank charters should
not bc.rcncwed for more than one
year.
Each demand was presented in the
form of a resolution adopted by the
Canadian council of agriculture.
The members of the Canadian gov
ernmcnt were present in a body and
the reply was made by Sir Wilfrid
Laurier. He referred only to the tariff.
the Hudson Bay railroad and the
elevator proposals. The petitioners
were told to wait
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY or GROW
ING FLOWERS.
What n Visit to the Salt Lake Floral
Company's Greenhouses Reveals.

How would you like even now 10
see 10000 carnations in bloom
Would II not be refreshing TO behou
ut this season of the year hundreds oil
different varitics Of roses. orchids. car
nations. and other cut flowers, growing
side by side. sending out their fragrance
"a reminder of the flower fields of Cal
iforna? Then take the Murray car
and alight between 1lth and I'm
South. where the massive green
houses of the Salt Lake Floral com.
pany are located. Here are fouhd
thousands of plants protected by over
100000 fet Of glass. Almost every
conceivable variety of blooming plant
is represented here. Every flower
growing country on the globe has con-
tibutcd to the Salt Lake Floral com
pany's supply. France. Holland, BEL,
GUM, and oven Japan have Welded
their most precious bulbs to TINS 10.
cal concern. Connoisseurs OF plants
recognize this as one of the most beau
tiful floral displays in the intermoun.
tain West. Think of the vast nmout
of heat reuircd to keep these perlsh'
able plants at the right Temperature.
Even since the cold spell has set In over
six car loads OF coal have been con-
sumed for this purpose. The manage.
mcnt appreciates the fact that oa''
Lalicrs are not generally aware that inc
this season of the year they may secure
Utah grown carnations and roses il
the Salt Lake dealer falls to have
supply, the Salt Lake Floral compah!
can always meet the demnd. In oeills
shown through this veritablc wilder
ness Of beauty and fragrance one y
deeply impressed With the magntuu'
of this thriving industry and It's mean
ing to the lovers Of flowers IN 'his
city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
MERIT SYSTEM IN
+. PUBLIC SERVICE
Civil Service Reform Association
Adopts Resolutions
Favoring It.
LEGISLATION is NEEDED
LEGISLATION is NEEDED
DR.. G. w. Eliot Reelected President
All Vice Presidents Chosen Again
ana Also DR.. wilson.

baltimore Dec. 1G.-Resolutions IL
voring a sweeping extension of the mer-
it system In public employment "efe
adopted today at the civil service re-
form conference. which closed It's an
nual session with banquet tonight.
DR.. Charles W. Eliot was reelected
president. All vice presidents were re-
elected. with the addition of Gov.-elect
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey.
Other vice presidents are: President
Edwin A. Alderman of the University
of Virginia, Joseph II. Choate of New
York, President Hadlcy OF Yale univer-
sity. President II. a. Garfield OIL WI.
lians college. Seth Low of New YORK,
Secy. of the Treasury MacVcngh. Arch
bishop Ryan of Philadelphia. ThomaS
N. strong of Portland. oregon anu
Herbert Welsh of Philadelphia.
Tho report of the committee vi ieao-
lutions recommends:
Tho extension by executive order
of the competitive classification OIL
fourth-class postmasters.
2-Thc extension of the merit system
to the municipal service of the District
of Columbia.
3-Legislation giving the appoint
ment of the first, second and third
class postmasters to the presioe a,
alone. or to the postmaster general,
without confirmation by the senate. as
n necessary preliminary to classifica-
ton under the civil service law.
4-Legislation that shall bring within
the merit system the appointment ana
promotion OF all federal employees, eN-
cepting only officers responsible for the
policy of the administration and their
personal assistants and deputies.
1.-THE extension of the merit system
to employees of legislative assemblies.
6-The effective repatriation of the
political activity of all non-political Of
iicers and employees.
THE enactment of n comprehensive
civil service law for Porto Rico.
S-Renewcd efforts to introduce and
extend the merit system In the civil
service of states, counties and munich
palitcs
THE people strongly favor merit sys-
TEN extension" the resolutions con
tinuc This has been shown whenever
the question has been submitted to
them. The league calls special atten-
ton to the statewide vote in typical
American commonwealth last month.
cat that time the people of Illinois
by vote of 4ll,676 to l2l.132-a major
ity of 29O.544-advscd their general as
scmbly to enact comprehensive civil
service legislation"
THAT the Brandeis idea of efficiency
in railroading can be applied to munic-
ipal business by means of efficiency
experts working under city civil serv-
ice commissions was the proposition adj
vnnced by Robert Catherwood, presi-
dent of the Civil Service Reform asso-
citation of Chicago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
ArHAIGSHD on INDICTMENTS.
Three Criminal Cases Called Ecforc
Judge Marshall.

Three men We're arra!gned before
Judge John a. Marshall in the United
States district court this morning OH
criminal indictments and entered pleas
OF guilty Two were given county jail
sentences, and the third an old Offend
or, was sent to the United States prison
at Lenvcnworth. Kan.
II. II. Henderson of Provo entered
plea of guilty to using the United
States mails to defraud. After listen
ing to Il plea of lcni-ncy from his at
torney, W. f. Rydalch, and u statement
made by the young man himself. Judge
Marshall imposed Il sentence of three
months in the county Jail, Young
9Iendiclison organized the Bishman
Produce company and sent out notices
through the mails the price he would
pay for eggs and butter When the
produce was shipped to Salt Lake he
disposed of it but failed to pay for it.
According to his own statement he
operated the scheme for four months
and obtained sll2 Since | have been
out on bonds I have worked and patio
back most of the money" he said II
am now working and hope to pay the
balance back in the course of a month
or 50. / realize that have committed
a crime and l am attempting to do my
best 10 make 1t right"
In passing sentence Judge Mnrshal
said: This kind of an offensc cannot
be passed over too lightly, This young
man was working scheme whereby no
was drfraudlng innocent persons ana
some punishment must be Indicted"
Edward Wilbur. charged With coun-
tcrrciting. refused 20 give his right
name When he was arralgncd He
served u sentence IN Mcneil island for
| COMMUNICATING and was only released
| on September Is 1910 He was arrested
| on Oct. s. In l'ri2c for passing bogus
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
DEL|NQQuENTs RUSH
TO PAY UP TAXES
Long Line Awaited Treasurer This
Morning When Office Was Oncncd
TO Stop Sale ut Auction.

A long line of belated taxpayers
awaited the opening OF the office of
County Treasurer Groosbeclt this morn
ms today being the last day on which
taxes may be paid After today de-
LaQuents win be confronted With tho
necessity OF buying their own property
at the county auction Payments wcre
received today with the cost of advcr
Using added to the amounts of taxes.
Tho treasurer was close pressed all
forenoon ana the length of the line
promised that it would be late this
afternoon before MI were served. No
estimate could be made, the treasurer
said. Of the amount of taxes stili I'M
paid, nor of the amount paid in this
morning, nor of the amount which
would probably he paid in before the
close of business today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
Banking 8 Trust Business
A Large and FIourishing Concern
Holds Its Own During Year,
Increase In Commercial Bunl,ip,-
Some of It's SpcciaItics.

=
During the year now coming 10
close the banking business in 81.
Lake City, and especially thar oxcaI
lent institution known as the lit,,
Savings d Trust Company, has mr.
sued the even tenor of its way. On
lurging its field of usefulness r. ~
community in some directions a ,ns
accommodating its customers IN nv
fullest extent. More and more .ani e
year this institution is entering M
the field of general banking, it orjgn
ally having been entirely IL save.
institution, nut With the lapse of tin7s
and tho excellent facilities provtdaS
III its banking house at No. 235 Mnjn
Street--where 1t has been donIciI.a
for the past three years-commrrc;,
banking now forms very large prn.
portion of It's business. 1t nccant,
deposits subject to check; issues drarts
on other cities of the United star,
and of foreign countries: sells rravo,l
ers' checks and letters OF credit and
makes speciality OF cscrows In ali
sorts OF transactions In which ira
parties interested desire faithful ny.
ccution ut II minimum of cost In
the meantime its savings department
is in no wise impaired either In nj.
tcIItlOI " NllSloHltIS VI III tnt
per cent paid on deposits both large
and small, the interest being four ncr
cent per annum compounded Semi.
annually. 1t maintains the lead n,
all competitors in the execution of
trusts of every description at a mini.
mum OF cost and never at any tina
taking advantage of It's customers ia
charge eXtortionate fees. The surety
bonds which 1t furnishes for all stain.
tory requirements and contractors and
builders have the advantage of east,
ern surety companies in that the
bonds are furnished immediately in.
stead OF having to await the delay
incident to communication with thu
parent concern. Its abstracts are SUP.
piled from It's own records and have
won the distinction of being tho most
complete and most accurate and the
best dressed abstracts of any that are
made in this state. 1t guarantees
titles to real estate and its policies
are backed by the entire capital stock
of the institution which Is $25O.O0O.
1t has the best and most modern
equipment OF safe deposit boxes that
money can purchase and this depart
nent Is otlicered by men of large cx-
pericnce whose aim Is to be obliging,
accurate and trustworthy.
ANY business entrusted to this in
stitu.ion will be carefully and con-
scentiously safe-guarded. 1t is gen.
orally conceded that It's quarters arc
the handsomest and most commodous
of any bank and trust company in the
state Its officers and directors fol-
low: William S. Mccormick, president
and director; John J. DAILY, vice prcs-
dent and director: Enos a. Wall. d.
rector, William j. Halloran, director;
Fred c. Jensen. director; j. Frank
Judge. director: w. Mont Ferry. d.
rector; Heber NJ. Wells, manager
Thomas W. Sloan. assistant manager;
Nels c. Hail. assistant manager; John
w. Ensign, manager title department
It's location as every one knows Is
at 235 Main street in the business
heart OF Salt Lake City.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
SPECIAL OCEAN SERVICE.

Asst. Freight and Passenger Agent
j. II. Alandertield of the salt Lake
Route is in receipt of official inte!l!-
gcncc of the installation of the service
between East san Pedro and San
Francisco via the Pacific Navigation
company's steamers Yale and liar
ward. These fine vessels are triple
screw, turbine. steel steamships the
like OF which has not before been seen
on the Pacific coast. The first steam
er leaves East san Pedro harbor Dec.
20, being due there now from New
York via the straits of Magellan.
Steamers will be operated Sunday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday leav-
ing at nm. In connection with spe-
cial steamer trains from Los Angeles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
MODERN ARTS BENEFIT
KLICKITAT INDIANS
Especial Correspondents.

Portland. Or, Dec. 15.-The arts Of
civilization are bonefting, to some OK
tent at least the northwest Indians.
as witness tho recent discovery of the
klicktat tribe that the palcfacc's
method of burning stumps in clearing
land warns the ground for long time
and makes good place to pitch tee
pee.
Tho Klickltats inhabt mountain
Gus region along tho Columbia river.
Much land clearing preliminary to
planting apple orchards Is now going
on and the charpit process, where earth
is piled over the stump and the fire
shoulders underground, is used.
Sally Frank. n sGuaw. lately pitched
her tcopee over n stump where a char
fire has been started. "Heap big stump,
burn all time. Him no go out. Keep
Sally and pnpoose warm when big snow
come" said the squaw in explanation
of her strange camping spot.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

from library books he gets by the aid
Of kindly fellow students who, thor
oushly Interested in the remarkable
case and in admiration Of the uncon-
qucrabc spirit which Allen displays,
read the books aloud to him and his
quick ears and retentive memory do
the rest His writing he does on II
typewriter.
TO see this blind student about the
campus and the buildings one would
never guess him blind. There are
many at the university who have seen
him day after day and yet do not know
that such a student Is among them, He
walks about without anyone to guide
him and without even tho help of II
cane. He passes uncrringly along the
halls from one room to another and
across the campus from one building
to another. He mingles freely with
the students Of his classes and attends
the college athletic contests. where he
seems to gain in intensity of feeling
what he lacks in sight. Altogether
his case is SO striklngy unusual that
the many friends that he is fast gain.
Ing ut the university are watching his
progress with keen interest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

Grant G. Raglcy has an article on
Utah lake in the D. & X. q. lied BOOK
for December.
Douglas White. publicity agent of
the Salt Lake Route, Is in the city for
n few days. en- route to Los Angeles
from an eastern business trip.
Farley Il. Williams returned Friday
night. from his trip to New YORK,
where he went for conference at the Of
fees there Of the Hartman lines
General Manager Bancroft and AS
sistnnt Fred Knickerbocltcr of the O. 5,
T.. leave today for Huntington, Or. to
meet Mr.. Krutschnitt They return
Tuesday.
The Southern Pacific has Just issued
time card No. 70, to take effect Dec. is.
The only change Is that No. 3, west
bound, that has beon leaving Ogden at
$50 am, will leave at 7:lO am, or 40
minutes later.
The new intcrurban cars of the Utah
Light & Hallway, now in transit from
st Louis, are numbered 600 to Gil, in
elusive Each will seat 81 passengers,
all provided with high speed motors to
run between this city, Murray, Sandy
and Mldvalc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
IONA MUTUALS PLAN
NEW AMUSEMENT HALL
tspecInl c.orrcspondenee.l

Iona, Dec. li.--1'hc Mutual Improve
mcnt associations of tho ward are en-
gagged in a movement to erect an
amusement hail. which 1t is expected,
will be built of brick or concrete blocks
and when completed will be the best
equipped hall in tho county. The gen.
eral sentiment Of the people is That It
should be ready for next seasons
amusements.
Steps are being taken to install a bap-
tlsmal font in the basement Of the
Westinghouse. The pipe to supply the
font Is now laid and connects with the
we'll and tank of Bishop lockwood,
The motive power will be supplied from
tho bishops electric motor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
HALT IN IMPROVEMENTS.

Christie Pappas and Gust IIostouros
have been granted Il temporary injunc-
ton in Judge Morscs division of the
Third district court on their petition
for the same against G. T.. Taylor. As
the result. the improvements in front
OF the Shubert theater building will be
for the present discontinued. The i'm
provements being made. declared the
plaintiffs, obstructcd the entrance to
their place of business, Il tobacco stanG
and shine parlor adjoining the thcater
entrance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
PERSONALS.

Fl. f. Mulnix, state treasurer of Colo
RADIO. and wife. are registered at the
New Grand hotel.
Dewitt Knox. son of President Frank
Knox of the National Bank Of the Re-
public. returned Friday evening. from
Yale, where he is a member of the
senior class in the Smithticld Scientific
school, to spend tho holidays.
S. y. Evans has returned from 10
days absence in California. accom-
panied by his daughter, Frances. who
has been attending school ut Berkeley.