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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
LANDS DESIGNATED
FOR SETTLEMENT

Washington. May lt-Additoual
large tracts OF land in Oregon. Wash
ingtou. Montana. Wyoming, aggreEat-
ing 170025 acres have been designated
by Secy. OF the Interior Ballinger for
settlement under the enlarged home
stead act. The area involved is not
susceptible Of successful irrigation az
a reasonable cost from any known
source Of water supply.
The following are the additional desig-
nations I'm the states mentioned for en-
larged settlement and the total desgua-
lions 20 date:
oregon. 1920 acres. making total
dcsiEna lions To date 7.19l 200 acres.
Washington. 1856 $40 acres. total 3.3s2. GIG
acres; Montana, 2l.OS0 acres. total. o.
6i4125 acres: Wyoming, 14,O66 acres,
total 10. 6l9146 acres.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
Star Gazing Thousands
Seek the Comet at Noon

st the street corners on Main street
This morning cmning their uocks and
pushing their optics almost out of posi-
ton, looking "a Halicys comet
We're great througs 10 was evidently
"a case ~ What ought to Doe. is:" the
comet ought 90 be where they were
looking they reasoned. therefore Hal
leys ncbulous messenger was at that
particular spot. Quo Frat Dcmonstran-
dunn
So the crowds Increased until not
only the sidewalk. but the roadways
We're blocked Windows ON the north
side of the east and west streets. and
ou the cast side of the northaud south
streets were filled with tho curious
AN star gazing all declaring with more
cor Jess feivor that they did really see
The comet they know they ala. Peo-
ule deserted soduWatur stands. left pies
ur sandwiches behind 40 the bake
shops nr hale consumed steWs i'm the
restaurants To- rush into the streets To-
roc what was going ON Nut "a few ate
their lunches ir the ruadWHNs as they
muu.h Died and stared. and stared aud
munChcd all looking for the comet
The sight was beautiful and instruct
I've Ca students of human nature and
awakened speculation ass Co the limit
less operation OF curiosity u the mon-
tal makeup. Even the dogs along the
street became Infected with the general
craze. and squatted on the curbs won
dcring what all this furore was about
shortly raid was made on tho
pawnhrokers stores along the street
for field glasses to which many au
eye was glued in expectation pf seeing
the comet Everybody declared they
saw the long tain sweeping away boo
this. that or some other direction
But 10 was pleasant. noon hour di-
version. The clerks who take half ana
hour to tramp up and down the streets
after their frugal luucheons. enjoyed
an experience that varied the mono
tony OF the usual noontde. Perhaps
tho only persons who did not take
kindly to the phenomenon were the
restaurant, soda fountain and bakery
people. whose sales were largely cur
tailed by public Interest being occupied
in celestial rubbcrnccking In preference
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
LATE LOCALS

Checking up Ccnsus-The census
supervisor began today making short
trips about the city To check up on
work Of the cnumerators and see that
no one has been missed. outside dis
tricts must be enumerated by the 25th
inst Deputy Il. NJ Pope has been de-
tailed to inspect the work in southern
counties while Major Myton takes the
northern sections Of the state.
Eagles Honor Their Chief-Eagles'
han was crowded Tuesday evening on
the occasion of the reception given TO
Grand worthy President Frank Il.
Herring, who made an interesting adj
dress on the development Of the
order An interesting feature Of the
evening was the exhibition drill by
the degree team that Is to visit ST.
Louis in August 10 compete for the
prize at tho annual meeting there of
the grand lodge. At this time about
$4,000 win be given away In prizes.
Mr Herring was much pleased with
the courtosies extended to him while In
this city and departed on the midnight
train for Butte.
Prosperous Carbon County-Gwylym
Jones, az Price. county clerk Of Car
bon county Is at the New Windsor
today, having come up on official busi-
ness. MI Jones is enthusiastic over
the prospects Of Carbon county, which
he STYLES "the greatest county In the
whole state. There we have "a county
Of only 1000 people with an assessed
valuation of $4,000. 900. That tells
story OF wealth and prosperity In IT.
self"
Here From Ncyada-w. G. Orem
managing director of the Nevada
Douglas copper company, and a di-
rector in the Nevada Copper Belt Rail
road company, is In the city In his
private ear Ranger" Il Is reported
that the Copper Rolt has ordered 2,40O
tons Of rails from the Colorado Fuel
& Iron COMPANY
NJ. l. \. Conference Rates-Speclal
rates over the southern Pacific rail-
road from Arizona points have been
announced for the annual conference
Of the Y. NJ. NJ. T. A. and the Y L. ~
!. A.. which viii be held here June
To The limit Is go days. Purchasers
of tickets may return via the salt Lake
Route after July
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
PRESIDENT TAFT
FACES MORE TROUBLE
IL l. said Ultra Protcctionist Rcpub-
licans win Oppose Appropriation
For the New Tariff Board.

Washington, May ll.-Presidcnt Tart
is facing a new party complication. In
his EFFORT To- obtain an appropriation OF
S2Jo,O0O 20 enable the now tarn board
Go ascertain the difference in the cost
of production here and abroad and
thus lay the foundation for another
tariff revision based on accurate and
scientific Information IL was said today
that the president would have the on
position OF Representative Payne. Dali
zell. Fordncy and other high protcc-
tionists of the house.
The insurgents are backing the pres
ident up In his demand for the APP
preparation and Republicans generally
are looking To- this appropriation and
the promise of another revision which
it carries as one Of the brightest elc.
mcuts of hope IN the coming congress
sional campaign.
The Insurgents are wondering today
Dc boz the event of opposition from
Mcssrs Payne. Dalzcll and the others.
their rcpublicanism will bee called into
question by the powers that be-
The plan of the ultru-p rotcctionist-,
10 Is said, is 90 rest their opposition ON
point OF order when the provision
Tor the S25O0O appropriation is reached
Ia the sundry civil bill
Representative Payne will open the
debate on this bill tomorrow with
two-hours' defense OF the Payne
Aldrich law. The entire debate is eN-
peCtcd To- De taken up with the tariff
question. Speaker Cannon will not
pass on the point Of order, as it will
come up I'm committee Of the whole
with some one else in the chair
Chairman Tawney of the appropria-
tions committee declared today that
he did not believe a point of order
would lic against the appropriation
but if IL should an EFFORT would be
made TO get the Appropriation In some
other way.
Messrs. Payne and Dalzeu and Mr..
Tawney. with Senators Crane and AID
rich. We're at tho White House today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
WITNESS ABSENT
At BOB MORICH TRIAL
jury l. Accordingly Released and In
structcd to Report June o.
Brother Arrested.

Haploss and helpless. with his wife
and brother through their actions sig
nifying their lack Of sympathy in his
trial Bob" Morich. an Austrian. must
wait until June before he can offer
his Justification for shooting Nick
smith. another Greek and an inmate Of
the Morich home.
The Morich case arising In the town
of Bingham, is out OF the ordinary
run of tho assault with intent to
murder cases. According to the infor-
nation and complaint filed Morich en-
tered his home one night and shot "a
bullet into Nick Smith a roomer and
boarder in the Morich home. The IL
licit relationship OF Smith and Mrs.
Morich was given as the plea after
the Arrest Smith recovered from the
wound but at the preliminary hearing
on the charge OF assault with intent to
murder. Mrs Mary Morich. the wife Of
the defendant refused 10 testify. claim
ing the immunity as the defendants
wife MOriCh was bound over and yes
terday his trial was begun I'm the dis
trict court. After securing the Jury IL
was found that two important wit
nesses were absent. one the wife and
the other the brother. Steve MoriCh
Bench warrants were ordered issued and
today steve MoriCh was brought into
court In custody Of Deputy Sheriff
Coates from Bingham and confined in
the county Jail until o'clock this
afternoon. when he was taken before
Judge Lewis to answer 90 a charge Of
contempt OF court The delicate CON
ditlon of the wife precluded her being
brought To- salt Lake, and for that
reason the case was continued until
June q
The jury impaneled i'm the case was
released this forenoon with Instructors
to report June 9. and with the caution
that the case must not be discussed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11

90 eating and imbbing 10 was only
when the whistles blew for ] o'clock
that the crowds thinncd out and the
hosts of clerks and Office people gem
orally driftod back 90 their daily tasks.
The crowds are out looking for the
planet Venus. which cam often be- seen
Zoo the daN time, at its brightest phase,
remarked Prof. Talmagc this noon. as
Dc noted the presence of "a dozen great
punches of starg zing people. He OK
plains that they ala not see the comet
decidedly not The comet at noon
Was fully 90 degrees west Of the SUM- or
about is degrees above the horizon.
Venus. however, was only about 10
degrees west Of the sun and was. as is
often the case. seen plainly. II APP
pearcd as somewhat hazy white
spot not very luminous Venus is now
the morning star and many persons
even mistake this planet for the comet
when gazing To- the eastward AZ early
morning-the mistake being a natural
one ON account of the brightness OF
the planet.
The weather office explains that the
comet viii rise and set with the sun
on the 18th inst After that IL will
De seen in the early evening. 10 pass
ed IT'S pcriheliOu on April 20 The
comet rose above tho eastern noun
tain crerts at about a. m. TODAY tail
first ~ is estimated that the tail Is
100 GOO, 600 miles long. while the nebu-
luus head may not Doe over
$1,000 miles I'm diameter The size OF
the solid core can only be guessed at.
The weather office says there Is abb
soluteiy mo- danger whatever from
contact of the earth with the comets
tail even though the composition Of
that appendage is composed largely Of
hydrocyanide OF soda. for the atmos-
Uhere acts as "a cushion from which
tho vaporous cometary tail Will re-
bound. and 10 an extent assume a
curved form in thus being deviated
from n straight line. Were IL not for
the carth's atmosphere. this planet
would be continually bombarded with
mctoorites. a process Co which the
moon BIS constantly subjected. as 70 has
no atmosphere Government officials
believe that should nc amy time the
head Of a big comet strike this earth,
the heat thereby engcudcrcd would
exhaust an the oxygen I'm the atmos-
phere with results destructive TO the
planets perimetor and human life.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
POLICE SAVED MEAT
DEALERS FROM crown

Detroit Mich, May u.-ogr, 81.
presence of lieutenant of rai, ua
the mead OF "a squad OF patroir,., az
io meat dealers from violencs i..t .,.1tel
when then attempted To- eypia,,. i-sht
meeting of 500 consumer ns ai a
meat the reason for high pri..s N''uef
tolloWlng the meat riot I'm IKE.
shetlo sunday. the patrons off H. tl.ts
hef markets hired han laet , nl'-
ana lnvlpd the butchers 10 atfs,' 'i's ~
B'eellns. AS each dealer atterr,., Slr
ueieI's'. however boots and "a ms, T, a
,l'o ios'i ,n by housewives greeted I[
tops of their voicves. ver. rs rs 'l ihs
with difficulty 10y tho police. me '.'n'i
night ""ul Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids
viii be received by the undersigned up
20 pm, July ust. 1910 for tho material
and labor required for the erection Of a
site salt Lake city. for the University
u Utah, and I'm accordance 20 plans.
specifications and drawings, which are
open for inspection OF the bidders at the
office Of Dallas a Hedges. architects I'm
The Deserot National Bank Building at
the corner. or Main and First South
streets, salt Lake city Utah, aud all
bids and proposals az the above time viii
be publicly opened and read In the Re
gents office Ia the Deserct National
Bank Building. salt Lake city. Utah
All bids must be addressed TO Univer-
sity Of Utah. salt Lake city UTAH
and marked in th clover left hand cor
ner BID or such bids can be deliv-
cred to the Board Of Regents at the said
Bids must not contain conditions.
qualifications proposals OF any other
thing than those mentioned In the plans
specifications. drawings, contracts or
bonds. and bidder must use the form
OF bids, without change which will be
found at the office Of said architects. and
10 other form Of bid will be received
a certified or cashiers check on some
bank in Salt Lake City. Utah. for az least
five per cent Of the amount Of each bid
must bee enclosed. Each check is TO be
made payable 10 the undersigned and Is
20 he forfeited In the case tho bid Is
accepted and the contractor does not en-
ter into contract and bond within three
days after its acceptance. for tho faith-
ml execution OF the contract and bond
hereinafter mentioned
The proposed contract and bond ARE
also al the office Of said archltecIs and
can there be examined
bond must be furnished for ume-
half of the bid. with good and sufhcl, nj
suretics an satisfactory and acceptable
TO the undersigned
Tho undersigned reserves the right to
reject any and am bids
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
MANUFACTURERS AS HOSTS.
Associations New Quarters In Yer
mont Building Open Thursday.

Judge o. w Powers viii he the prin-
cipal speaker tomorrow night at the
houseWarmiug TO be given In the now
quarters OF the Manufacturers assoc
rIation In the new Vermont building
As an additional feature the tabernacle
choir viii attend and Will furnish
musical numbers during the evening.
other musical numbers viii be given
by the Hawaiian Troubadours Secy. y
T. Couett will also address the gath
erne on the subject Of the future plans
of the nssociation Light refreshments
win be served during the evening. A
large number OF Invitations has been
sent out By the association and the
event gives promise ~ being we'll at
tended and the program Of furnishing
"a very pleasant evening for the guests.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
JURY MAY HAVE HEINZE
CASE TOMORROW MIGHT

New York. May 1.-THE Heinz ...
may go To the jury by tomorr9,g r....
John g.. Tomlinson OF counsel ,.-.-
Montana Copper magnato ana f'-..
president Of the MercantIr Ngt.
bank, said before the trial was ..-....
today ln the United States cir.ui+ -' 'l
that the defense expected Co finish ,,...
MS witnesses by Thursday nom
Nided the prosecution did not tat.
too much time iu cross-exauIiu.f... ~
Heinze Is charged with m.slrrf'..
ton az the funds OF the McrcHntIi. ~
tional bank and ovcrcertifcatIor 10 ,t
checks Of Otto Heinzc a. Comrarv t
brothers firm. The government &c.
been trying 10 show that HeIuzo ,7-
Interested ln stock operations by on,
Heinze & Company
Albert Frank former Hc.nza ar
ploye, was cross-eXam mined 4t I.re,f.
by Dist. Atty. Wise. who tried ir a,s,.
possible way To- break down DIS test.
mOuv.
Mr. Wise was prompted boy minipy
expert and his questions came s., r'
that the witness grew confused ana .-.
TareutIN welcomed as "a rcsp.ta vb..
counsel for the defense iufarrrtt.t
with objections. Frank said Doe lraria5
90 correct some OF the Testimony ta
gave yesterday saying that ore he TO-.
titled as having sold for 20 cents bsa
never sold for more than n cents AZ
fraction This reduced cousderab.
the estimate he had given OF the vaIns
Of certain ore bearing lands
Chester Glass. "a director OF fba
United Copper company m 1907. ami
row president of the New York
Pittsburg Coal company was another
witness for the defense.
After other witnesses had testified
90 various property holding of DE
Heinzcs both sides rested Court ma.
adjourned unilt tomorrow. whom AVN.
mCnts will be made.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
QUESTION or RATES.
suit over Railroad Agent Shaving the
Freight Tariff Schedules.

The question of a railroad agent
making "a lesser rate than that given
i'm the tarim sheet of the company is
brought into court again i'm suit
filed today by the Southern Pacific
railroad company against the Gallagher
Machine company.
The complaint recitcs that In March,
1907. that the plaintiff company the
Southern Pacific with its connecting
lines. delivered 90 the defendant COM
pany at Wabuska New, $500 pounds
of freight. shipped from Tarrytown.
n Is alleged that the total freight.
charges amounted to S642.54,
hut that only S57S.S6 had
been paid The plaintih asks tor
Judgment awarding the difference be-
tween the rate and the amount paid,
S63.6S, and interest from April l..
1907
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
TWO SEEK DIVORCE.
Both Wives Tire of Burdens of
Matrimouy


Matrimony.
Two cards for admission To the di-
vorce colony were pasted ON the board
lu the county clerks office this morn
ing. Joseph q. Rcdman, according TO
the complaint OF Evelyn NJ Redman,
although au able-bodied man and We'll
fitted % support his wife and 4-ycar-
old daughter. failed 20 do so. The COu-
pie were married IN Omaha, Ncb.. July
l3. 1894. and shortly after that removed
to salt Lake For the past year or
more. Mrs Rodman alleges, the hus-
band has failed 10 contribute 20 the
support Of herself and daughter.
Married on June 4, 1909 Alfred TIL,
20 is alleged Don complaint filed by
Lydia * TILL soon forgot the obllga-
ton to love. cherish ana care for I'm
health and sickness the woman whom
be- took for his wife. In fact, accord
ing 20 the plaintiff the defendant hus-
band failed To provide for her main
tenance. The oversight or neglect Is
so great that the plaintiff wants to b.
relieved from the burden of wifehood
and 20 return TO her maiden name Of
Lydia klenk.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
Judge W. X. Dickson for Silver
King Coalition Cross-Exam-
ines Engineer Severely
ON CHAS. P. BROOKS SURVEY
Wines Declines to Ndmit That Il
Was an Unusually Accurate job
Md Points out Error.

ln CROSS .sNamiuauou, Frank Andor-
sor. Surveyor iar the silver King Com
.HHiHt.I NuuE company. WIS care-
FULLY IDa back tus morning at the
h0lrnl of tbu cise hy Judge w. 49,
Dickson. chief counsel for Tom ksaru- 81
crowd. over the criticism Doe bad hcapcd
upon tne survey of the Parsons stopo
m5ie by Charles p Brooks surveyor
ana engineer for tho Silver King Co1li-
tou Mines company. iu au effort To-
smooth ont some of the wrinkles. ATT
,r Judge Dickson had gone over AN the
diserDrfuUl which Anderson had
called attention t1 lu hi- direct exc
animation. Judge Dickson said. Now,
nuuidui Sou UBII Nr Brooks survey of
vey9"
ESQ. wouldn't" Anderson replied.
'l 1911 Say that 10 ls u fair survey with
compass but NOT accurate
"lf D bad made Chat survey with "a
compass would have gone over it
again and where } found that there
was discrepancy OFF several foat in CO.
station Iuu from two lines of survey
starting from different points. J. would
have checked up on it'
WHAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE.
Cd.
i.h'IlF up I'i''h- h'',0 ana I'D, Hl'p
w." ,I..H p.'l'e' nom 1neIl''
ton. I'M Inc arst place be referred To-
.t'''gn J.. lN ana station T. 49, when
I'''H uiF'. showed N'll''tiiy over
.t.n "in'i- ne man pi'ii'd 10y an
d'i7un rHnN'i thdl iueN were not Hia-
uln J.. l' p'inE ''n7idrraply t' lhe east
aii"f in' variations hap b'th seated
Judge Dickson asked Anderson WhIt
hn would haNs dome t he was DO
Brooks. shoes.
why ON th" map / would have
closed uu the discrepancy by calculdt-
ing the variations which appear in the
result of the survey Anderson re-
piled
Th, next instance was station p. 40
where Brooks notes showed two posi-
tiuus f1r tho same place His notes
showed discrepancy of 4 feet bee
tween the survey 10 station T.. 80 from
two lines co. survey starting from dit-
fcrcut points Anderson was asked
what he would have done Boo such a.
case ana 81 Dec would have closed up the
discrepaucv iu plating the map
yes. [ would. but 4 would certainly
figure out tho variations" was the
vltueas's replv Judge Dickson did not
ike tho uuaIihcd answers however.
audi ..-nf b4rx over the same ground
"a number off times Co. get the witness
to- answer eyes" and nothing more
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
REALISTIC MOVING PICTURES

Ann Arbor. Mich. May ll.-So real
istic were the pictures Of birds flying.
at one Of the moving picture shows here
yesterday, that a small lad. with an
air rife got excited, took aim and fired
The youugster "pinked" the birds
breast just as it was seemingly flying
across the stage but IL kept on fly
ing. the bullet passing through the
screen
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
sur on HuENCH on CoNTRAcr

oscar Berger and 3D. o. Martin ~
the Grm of Eergcr a. Martin, of Seattle.
Wash have filed suit loo the United
states district court boz this city against
the Jumbo Plaster company OF Rich-
field fHr g6i 10r alleged Co bee due 20
compliments FOR certain orders which IL
is alleged the defendant company
failed tn fU according Co agreement.
The orders were taken by the COM
rIamiuL parties while acting ass the
agents FOR the defendant company in
Washington and oregon, according 90
Oh. ..muInLmL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
CHlCAG0'S GREATEST
BLOCK FOR CHILDREN

Chicago. May 1t-Uevcn hundred
and twenty-five children live i'm one
Chicago block. according to the school
census completed yesterday. The
block. which is bounded by BlackhaWk,
Hold. Division and Dickson streets,
contains the largest number Of school
children i'm one block ever recorded In
the history Of Chicago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
ILLUSTRATED CATALoG OF
PLAYS.

We have just issued a new Illus
trated and descriptive catalog OF plays
and farces. We carry a large stock
and the variety Is sufficiently great
to supply any demand from a Sun
day school entertainment to per-
Torrance on the professional stage.
Free on application.
DESERET NEWS BOOK STORE.
Main st.