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The evening world., 1911-12-13
FOREST FIRE HERO
DIES
AFTER SAVING 500
James Root, Who Ran Train
Through Flames to Safety,
Unhonored in Death.

There died in an obscure roornins
house at No. az East Sevent seventh
street yesterday james Root, unknown
In New York. but known throughout the
Northwest rs the hero OF the Minnesota
forest FIRE of 1894. To-day James Roots
body Is being taken back TO the State
where he achieved heroic fame by saw.
ms the population o. a town from the
flames.
james Root was tho engineer of q
limited train on the st. Paul and Du.
fnth Railway. and on Sept. /. 1884,. at
o'clock, he pulled sui from tho station
and Into the forest lands Of Minnesota.
The air was full Of smoke and grew
denser as the fast train roared onward.
FINELY. flames were seen on either side,
and the crew realized they were al
most surrounded 10y fire. They reached
the town of'Hlnckley and saw the town
folk. ~ the number OF over 500, running
from their burning homes.
Root ordered them to board the train.
His fireman had deserted him, but he
determined to take a desperate chance
Straight ahead into the sea OF FIRE
sped the limited. The flames licked In
at the car windows. Every piece Of
metal was burning hot. but Root. as
fireman and engineer. stuck to his post.
For five miles the train ran through
the roaring furnace. The train took
aire. Root was almost exhausted, his
hands we're blistered and the skin was
pesling from his face. u his hand
gripped the throttle in q deathl.ks
grasp.
Out OF the flames rolled the train
and 20 the edge Of Skunk Lake. Root
brought his engine to q stop. saw all
the passengers tumbling out safe and
then collapsed on tho floor Of the cab.
lake Jim Bludsoe Of the Prairie Belle,
immortallzed by John Hay. he stuck
70 his post until his passengers were
safe.
For seven months Root lay IN q hos
Htal suffering from his burns. The
Citizens Committee Of Minneapolis
adopted resolutions OF thanks for TIT
brave deed. the State Legislature re-
membered him with a set OF enyrossed
resolutions and the st. Paul and Duluth
Railway gave him . valuable. engraved
watch for his act.
Three years ago. At the age Of axty.
-four and after ~th!rty-n!ne years ser
vice. Root retired from r~ailroading OF
. pension provided by the road. HI
came to New York with his wife Il
live and the walls Of his room wsr,
adorned with the nan testimonials o
esteem given him for his hsroism dur
Ing the IRE.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
TRUSTED SERVANT ARRESTED
Accused Of Robbing Lawyer Linas-
Icy Two Years Ago.

For two years Van sinderen Lindsley,
a lawyer OF No. 100 broadway. Manhat-
tan, and Garden City. l.. l.. has been
puzzled over the disappearance of S2.ooC
worth OF rings and pins. MIR. Lindsley
and his family Ia implicit trust In their
servants, ali of whom had been ON
ployed there for many years.
Patrick Donohue. one of these trusted
employees. was arraigned to-day before
Justice of the Peace Citizens at Hemp
stead n held for the Grand Jury on a
charge of grand larceny. He was ar
restel yesterday on suspicion after II
was known that he had sold a ring
valued at $500 10 Henry Dorm Of Hemp
stead for SO. When arrested he had
two other rings In his pocket. The
rings weer Identified by Mr.. Lindsey Is
his property.
The evening world., 1911-12-13
WANTS LIQUOR PARL0R IN
NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
Pittsburgher Offers to Pay a Big
Rent, but His Proposal Is
y Turned Down.

Believing that New workers. possess
remarkable power for the consumption
Of ''sles. wines, liquors and cigars a
citizen OF Pittsburgh has made applica-
ton to the Sinking Fund Commission
for the ''bar and cigar stand priv
ileges Of tho new municipal building.
He say the new building will be q
centre OF great business activity. and
will TEEN with city oficials and en-
ployees, and adds that a big rental
might be charged for the privilege.
The members Of the commission who
met to-day and read the letter admitted
that a rathskeller. cafe or other liquid
Tefreshment rendezvous would reap a
n revenue. but a the law prohibits
the sale Of liquor In n city or public
building the proposal OF the Pitts
burgher was turned down.
Many New Workers have, applied for
space fop the sale Of liquid refresh
3 ments In the big building. Ore of
them offered to pa: tioo.ooo . year rent
~ the pdvtisg~
The evening world., 1911-12-13

to be named Esther Makepiece Homer.
after her observation-disclosures. the
first American ancestor OF the Homer
family. who was born at her home at
WATERFOWL. Ia Boston. in 1880. Thu
other little Homers are the Homer
twins, Annie Marie Homer and Rather
Inc Hun Homer. Louise Homer and the
lone Homer boy. Sidney Homer 1r.
Giuiio Gatti-Casazza the general man.
e Of the Metropolitan. sent a con-
gratulatory telegram to tho Homer
The evening world., 1911-12-13

There's another Homer at the Homer
home. The Homer homo Is at No. Is
East sixty-fourth street. where Mime.
Louise Homer lives with her husband.
Sidney Homer. and the four little HON.
ers that preceded the fifth Homer.
The new little Homer arrived yester-
day. It's either a contralto or . So
prano, they are not sure which yet. In
c!dentally It makes the fourth Homer
girl at the Homer home. She's going
The evening world., 1911-12-13

home as soon as he heard the news.
The telegram was In italian. Mr.. Hon.
er is going to take II to Mr.. Casazza
tomorrow and ask him to read II.
Nine. Homer 10 now a close second,
they say. on the Metropolitan Opera
House record. Nine. Schumann-Heink
IL still FIRST. She has either eight or
thirteen.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
SUBSIDIZED THEATRES IN THE
EMPIRE.

In Germany there are 90 subsidized
court theatres and nearly 100 theatres
subsidized by municipalities. In many
cases the theatre is granted to it's
director rent free, in other a subsidy
is also given. In some cases the cost
of the orchestra, the scenery, cos
tunes, and the heating and lighting is
borne by the towns. There is great
variety in method and in degree, but
the result is that throughout Germany
the art of the drama is officially rec
ognized, and the theatre is regarded
as an essential factor in the towns
life, resulting in splendid theatres
giving varied classical and modern
plays throughout the German Empire.
But all German theatres are not
state supported or municipality sup.
ported. There are long-run theatres,
the result of private enterprise, as
there are in America; there are thea
tiers for melodrama and musical com.
edy; and there are privately support.
ed theatres in Dresden, Berlin, Nun
ich, Dusseldorf, and other towns. One
of the most recent of these is thea.
ter of remarkable activities, the Dus-
seldorfer Schauspielhaus (the Dussel-
dorf Playhousel, founded five years
ago by Frau Dumont. Within two
years of its foundation it had acquired
repertory of 40 plays, including
works by Shakespeare, Schiller, Oscar
Wilde, Leasing, Bernard Shaw. Haupt-
mann, Sudermann and Stephen Phil
lips. Today It can point to repertory
representative of the drama of all
European countries. This is achieved
by private enterprise in a city of
about 100000 inhabitants, which al
ready possesses a subsidized municipal
theater. Its founder is woman, and
the only parallel is the Repertory
Theatre at Manchester, also founded
by woman.
II is an additional merit that its
prices are low-from ~ cents to 81
in the evening, with reduced prices
for matinees, and for the Sunday morn
| ing lectures and concerts from to
% cents. For subscribers to series
of evening, afternoon, or morning per
formances, even these prices are re
duced.-Daily Trade Reports
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The Persians have different name
for each day in the month.
There are nearly $500 miles OF
electric wires in one New York office
building.
Cape Colony Will import $4,000 tele.
phones from Sweden to meet an in.
creasing demand.
Much of the "circassion walnut" ap.
pearing in up to date furniture is the
wood of the red gum tree.
The Turkish government has estab.
lished wireless telegraphy on eleven
warships and has installed a land sta.
ton.
That 25,34f,000 soap bubbles can be
produced from a pound of soap has
been figured out by a mathematical
genius.
A dynamo, perfect in every detail
but weighing only quarter OF an
ounce, has been made by a French
electrician.
A cut lemon, dipped in salt, will
remove iron rust from marble, which
should be washed thoroughly after II
is used.
Russia gets about three.fourths OF
its typewriters from the United States
twenty American machines being in
the market there.
Backed by a $4,000 endowment
fund, the University of Leeds, Eng
land, has established a chair OF coal
gas, and fuel industry.
With the construction of but twenty
stations, all of Britaln's possessions
throughout the world would be linked
by wireless telegraphy.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
FATALLY HURT IN
MINE EXPLOSION

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Jan. 25.-An ex-
plosion Of powder or gas, in the
Hughestown No. 10 colliery of the
Pennsylvania Coal company at Pitts
ton, today wrecked section of the
mine and killed or injured a number
of the workmen. Six men were brought
out of the colliery by rescuing parties,
four of them being fatally, and the
other two seriously, burned.
1t is not known definitely how many
men were in the mine, but the Off
Gals say they believe there is only
one man missing. Scores of mine
workers managed to escape by gett-
ing out of emergency openings as
soon as the shock of the explosion was
felt.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
FIGHT FOR FAIR
ON IN EARNEST
Tuesday Date Set For Vote
ON New Orleans or
Coast City

Washington, Jan. 25.--It will be left
to the full membership Of the House
Of Representatives to determine
whether San Francisco or New Or.
leans shall have the right-of.way in
the exposition fight now raging be-
fore congress.
The house committee on rules, az.
ter hearing a sharp tilt between the
rival interests and spending an hour
in executive consideration of the prob
lem, decided to issue the calling OF
the roll for the house members next
Tuesday.
Every member who favors the Pa.
cific coast exposition will answer
San Francisco" while those who
favor the Gulf City will answer New
Orleans"
Whichever city prevails in this
roll call will have the right to call
up it's legislation for immediate con-
sideration.
The committee on foreign affairs
has reported the Kahn resolution, in.
viting the world nations to participate
In the celebration at San Francisco
in 1915, and the committee on indus.
trial arts and expositions yesterday
reported the Estopinal BILL recon.
mending the holding Of the exposition
at New Orleans. Both measures are
pending in the House and the action
Of the rules committee today shifts
to the full membership Of the House
the burden Of deciding which shall
have preference.
Sharp words were passed between
Representative Kahn of California
and Representative Rodenberg of II
linois, when the exposition fight open
ed before the rules committee.
Mr.. Rodenberg, as chairman of the
committee on industrial arts and ex
positions, which has already favorabl,
reported the bill to give the exposi
ton to New Orleans, declared Repre-
sentative Kahn has ignored his com
mittee and had put in a San Francis
co resolution with instructions t,
have it sent to the committee on for
eign affairs.
I'VE never attempted to treat hi
committee discourteously," said MI
Kahn 81 called his attention to tn,
resolution before it was introduced il
the house."
THAT is where we differ" inter
rupted Mr.. Rodenberg. 81 have N,
recollection of your having called /
to my attention, and / don't believ,
you did"
THAT statement is in keeping will
some of the others you have made il
this controversy" rejoined Mr.. Kahn
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.
Four Men Known to be Fatally In
jured In q Mine.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Jan. 25.-An ex-
plosion Of powder, or gas, in the
Hughestown No 10 colliery Of the
Pennsylvania coal company at Pitts.
ton, today wrecked section Of the
mine and killed or injured a number
OF workmen.
Six men were brought out of the
colliery by rescuing parties, four OF
them being fatally, and the other two
seriously burned.
1t is not known definitely how many
men were in the mine, but the Off
Gals say they believe there is only
one man missing. Scores of mine
workers managed to escape by gett
ing out of emergency openings as soor
as the shock of the explosion was
felt.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS.

Are tonic in action, quick in results.
A special medicine for all kidney and
bladder disorders, Mary c. Abbott,
Wolfeboro, N. H., says: 81 was af-
flicted with bad case of rheumatism,
due to uric acid tina tiny kidneys fail.
ed to clear out of my blood. was so
lame in my feet, joints, and back that
1t was agony for me to step. / used
Foley Kidney Pills for three days
when was able to get up and move
about and the pains were all gone.
This great change in condition owe
to Foley Kidney Pills and recommend
them to anyone suffering as | have"
Cooperative Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
GIRL DRIVES A COLORADO STAGE

Grand Junction, Colo, Jan. 25.-A
forty.mile trip over rough, unbroken
country will be made twice week by
a girl, Miss Jennie Mckenzie, who will
carry the mails from this city to the
newly established postoffice at Glade
Park. Miss Mckenzie has just re-
ceived her appointment as rural mail
carrier. In addition to carrying the
mails, the girl will also run a stage,
carrying passengers and freight.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
PROVO CLAIMS
BIC COMBINE
Grand Jury Says Wrong Ne.
thuds Have Been Used In
Business Of Retailers

Provo, Jan. 25.--That Utah county
IS trustridden to point calling fol
stringent action by the courts and the
secretary of state, is the finding Of
the grand jury empanelel January 2,
which made it's report to Judge A. II
Christensen in the Fourth district
court today.
The Utah County LumDermen' as.
sociation and the Provo City Butch
ers and Grocers' association, which
are the chief objects Of the grand
jLrys condemnation, and are said to
be illegal combines which fix, in ar
bitrary manner, the prices Of the com.
nodities they handle.
The case Of the former association
is referred to the secretary of state
for further investigation and indict-
ments are returned against the Off
GERS and members of the food asso.
citation, under which prosecutions will
follow.
Boycott was the principal weapon
used by the trusts in establishing
their Ctrtrol, it is found, and one in
stance ia cited where an Independent
lumber company was unable to pur.
chase lumber at any price or terms
from the wholesale dealers Of Utah,
and would have been forced out OF
business bad 1t not been able to par
chase from an Independent firm CT
Portland, Ore.
Building contractors are complete
ly under the control of the trust, and
prohibited from patronizing an indie
pendent company under penalty OF
having their orders refused by every
member of the combine.
Lumber prices are found to be
from 81 to s12 per thousand feet CHEAP
er in outside towns, where the clutch
of the combine is not felt, but sc
powerful is the trust that the contrac
tor who purchases his supplies from
any other source Is in danger Of be
ing boycotted to such an extent as tC
bring about his financial ruin, accord
ing to the jury's findings.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Is COMING WEST

Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 25.-Theodore
Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt. will visit Arizona, March
18. He will participate in the dedica.
ton of the irrigation dam that bears
his name.
He will spend the night at the dam
and the following day go to Mesa and
visit his son, Archie, who is attending
private school there.
The Colonel and family will leave
Sunday night, March 10, for Los An
geles.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
The Mother.Erlend.

IT'S no good explaining to you
mother, for you wouldn't understand
said little Eirl patiently to her moth,
er, when the latter was asking why
and wherefore. Every mother can
understand II she tries, aad become a
privileged member of the children's
kingdom without losing any of her au.
thority and dignity as a parent. and
the mother-friend is generally adored
by her own as well as other peoples
little ones.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
Foley's Kidney Eemedy--An Appre
citation.

l., Mcconnell. Catherine St., Elmira,
~ " writes: 81 wish to express my
appreciation OF the great good de.
rived from Foley's Kidney Remedy.
which used for bad case of kid.
ney trouble. Five bottles did the work
most effectively and proved to me be.
yond any doubt II is the most reliable
kidney medicine have ever taken. !"
Cooperative Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
A RELIABLE COUGH MEDICINE

Is valuable family friend Foley's
Honey and Tar fulflls this condition
exactly, Mrs. Charles Kline, N. Sth
St., Easton, Pa, etates Several mem.
bers of my family have been cured
of bad coughs and colds by the use
of Foley's Honey and Tar and I am
never without bottle in the house"
Refuse substitutes.
Cooperative Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
INDIAN AND WHITE GIRL,
An Eighteen.Year-old Chicago Girl
Resolved to Marry a Buck.

Sheridan, Wyo., Jan. 25.--Arrested
yesterday while making arrange,
ments to be driven to the Crow In.
dian reservation, twenty miles north
of here, where she declared, she
was going to wed Pretty Hawk, a
young Crow buck, Madeline Sullivan
an 1S-year-old Chicago girl, is being
held here by the police, pending the
arrival of her parents, at whose re
quest the girl was intercepted.
Miss Sullivan and the Indian me-
several months ago, when the CIR
was on trip through the west will
her parents.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28

tax having been declared illegal by
the United States supreme court.
lions Cooperative Mercantile In
stitution of Bountiful, Utah, 1923 and
Logan branch of lions Cooperative
institution OF Logan, 1852.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
BRIBERY CASE IN COURT.

Columbus, o., Jan. ga motion
for leave for writ of mandamus to
compel the commissioners Of Adams
county to make an appropriation for
the Blair investigation was argued in
the supreme court today The court
took the matter under adyisement.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
GOVERNMENT MONEY FOR
UTAH INSTITUTIONS
Senator Smoot Secures Favorable Re.
port on Bill to Refund illegally
Assessed Taxes to Coop.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 25.-Sena.
tor Smoot today secured a favorable
report on the bill to refund two sums
set opposite the following names for
moneys Illegal, assessed and collect.
ed by the collector internal revenue
for Utah in 1879, as a tax on notes
used for circulation and paid out, such
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
Coinage at Various MInta.

Gold is coined in Philadelphia and
San Francisco Not enough OF It
comes into the Mint at New Orleans
TO make the coinage of It there worth
while All three minis make every
denomination of silver pieces. The
minor coins of base metal. cents and
nickels, are all minted In Philadelphia,
where nearly 100,0O00OO pennies are
turned out annually.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
Too Much TO ForoIve

A woman may be thorough Chris
tian In most things, but she never
really forgives the kindness of the
man who brings her husband home
about a. m with his feet sticking out
of the window of q cab.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Electric OIL for such emergencies. It
subdues the pain and heals the hurts.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28

A healthy man is king In his own
right; an unhealthy man is an I'm.
happy slave. Burdock Block Bitters
builds up sound health-keeps you
well.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28

Take Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t gives
quick relief and expels the cold from
your system. 1t contains no opiates.
is safe and sure.
Cooperative Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
VOTE SCANDAL NOW


Danville, ILL.,, Jan. 25.-Vermillion
county grand jury investigation of
the vote scandal today involved the
instisator, Judge e. r. e. Kimbroush.
In addition, half score Of the lead
ing Democratic politicians have been
drawn into the inQuisition.
Today's developments were:
Judge Marlborough summoned to
testify.
Exclusion of elections more than
eighteen months ago under fire.
Courts own election brought into
search.
Mayor and Judge Kimbrough an
nounce they will 60 before inquisitors
and unreservedly tell ayy they know,
Late today subpoenas were issued
and given the sheriff's office for i'm.
indicate service which made the city
gasr.
The political aspect Of the move to-
day, which was intensified when
Foreman Isaac woodward showed sur
prise when asked about the new list,
at once became the chief topic of con-
versation in Danville. Members Of one
faction openly said 1t was "a move to
whitewash the others, now that 1t is
too late to get action" while the 9TH
err denied knowledge Of the motives
back Of the move, and said 1t WAS on.
ly natural step in the much desired
cleaning up of political conditions"
However, outside of his display OF
surprise when shown the list, Fore
man Isaac woodward, who has said
'just wait, we will get to the bottom
Of this thing" had only smile fol
questioners tonight.
Many subpoenas were issued in de
fiance Of the instructions Of Judge
Kimbrough, who told the grand Juror.
they were empowered only to investi
gate alleged vote traffic during tn,
last eighteen months.
Men Now In the Net.
The courts Interpretation OF the
law, which exempted his own election
became a matter Of public interest
The order also excluded from examin
alton the election of State Attorne.
John H. Lewman and Mayor Louis
Plat. Following is the list of men TO
whom subpoenas were issued today
the action following hard upon tn,
appearance before the grand jury o
Charles Knox, unsuccessful candidate
for sheriff at the primary.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-28
Men Now In the Net.

For LaGrippe Coughs and stuffy Colds
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-10
Biqness of B;u Ben.

Big Ben, which marks the hours for
parliament at the top Of the clock tow
or at Westminster. is bigger than it ap.
pears from below. Looking at the dial
Of Big Ben from tue northern foot way
of Great George street or from the
Thames embankment, it appears as If
its diameter might be equal to the
space that a man Of medium size could
cover with outstretched arms. AS a
matter of fact, however. the diameter
CT the dial is twenty-three feet From
the ground the minute marks on the
dial look like ordinary minute marks
and as If they were close together
Really they are a foot apart The nu-
merais are two feet long. The minute
hand, with it's counter balance-the
heavy piece of metal that projects be-
yond the center Of the dial-is fifteen
feet in length This hand is so massive
that during snowstorm the clock is
sometimes retarded by the weight of
the flakes that alight on it.--London
Mail.