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Ejpg l)c Jgadi flak gErtfam. 111 I IT VOL. LXXXII, NO. 80. established apbil 15, i87i. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MONDAY MORNING-, JANUARY 2, 1911. weather today Fair. ' U PAGES FIVE CENTS. H! mmm?' Deaths of Aviators Not to Pre- vent the Scheduled Avia- HL lion Meet. M , FLIGHT TO BATTLESHIP jft DECK ONE OF FEATURES 9Rtf Military and Naval Officers Dcl- H9 egated to Watch Feats jffp?' of the Flyers. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3. The tragic BK) JH death yesterday of two of tho leading BIT J$i and nl0St dnrins aviators In. the country, Km "iat of jilsnnL near Xcw orleanR and SwA 1 Hoxsey at Los Angeles, Is drawing at- KW&lf ( tendon to the aviation meet to bo held KHHCif In San Francisco commencing the end BPW V of l)1,s week and continuing for eight f 4 d Th Curliss trio. Wright team. James mWwfl lladley with a Blorlot monoplane anu WMwj Herbert Latham with his Antlonette, are Kft signed to fly. Besides those, there will N be the usuul number of noviccB and ama- BferA. tcurs, brought out in this Instance by W'-tffi'lft prtees offered for that particular class. Wrn'mkM Probablv no large meet held for some KiiZfii. time lias received so much"attentlon from WaKSkyl the government as promises the San MMBi&'J Francisco meet. It might also be termed Hkfe. 1 a "military meet" so far as concerns the MfltV features to be Introduced and cxpcrl- Biff-v meats to he tried of special Interest to Jj-" the military authorities. iMflHi a FlrsL Lloutenant Paul W. Beck, sig HpW pal con's, U. S. A., is virtually In charge mW-Wt of the meet as secretary of the aviation HjV committee. Lieutenant Benjamin Foulois. BvVi wlio flies the Wright biplane purchased HHl' hi' the government, has been detailed as Ri observer, and Lieutenant John G. Walker H of the Eighth United States infantry at K Monterev has been detailed by Brigadier HHJn'L. Gencrall Bliss to assist In the military miE-&i experiments. Mmm V7 A featuro never tried before will be a KK - ? fllgln from land and landing on the deck k of a cruiser at anchor in the bay. This tcj is to be attempted by Eugene Ely. who Hlfc "v raa,lc a night from the cruiser Blrmang- mJBkV '"tJi'c cruiser Pennsylvania has been se- HVHf' Iccted for this purpose. Lieutenant Beck WimmWh aiid Chairman E. E. Scotford held a If tLHk conference todav with Read Admiral Bar- ijflBB.r ry of the Pacific fleet, now In port, at Ifj&jw which arrangements were discussed. Ad- Ba? m,raI Rarr.v suggested that if the flight r from land to ship was successful that a HjV second one be attempted, in which" a HBl naval officer be carried as passenger. The VKi matter was taken under consideration. JHy ROOSEVELT LAUDS HOXSEY -JJ'' Fonner President Praises Young Avia- Wzt&-- tor With Whom He Ascended. - Ik. JiW YORK. Jan. 1. The American rep will publish tomorrow Theodore Rooso velfs comment on the death of Arch 'ill 't Hoxsey. It follows: iflifli T "J am more grlrvcd than I can say jIiVv j over tho tragedy that cumo to Hoxsey. lfir H was courageous and a splendid type '" JLV of fL'll0W- S'K "J wanted to moke the trip in the air LiTf'jOi with Hoxsey because ho was an Amorl- Mi i can aviator and had an American mn- K ' chine. I admired Hoxsey for the skill he 'MM huj displayed in handling his aeroplane. "$mm 1 ft.lt it was entirely safe to trust him .Jm ! I ventured into tho air with him. 5wi "llossey was a man unafraid, lie had Hie quality thai all must appreciate. No Pat biaver heart -vcr beat udoii the battle Add than lloxscy's. Such men as he arc im the ones who accomplish things in the flu sjilipre of science and of all activity. jj "It is hard to think of the death of ' I this .splendid man of daring. But tho i i 1 tragedy of the Jloxsoys as of others who 1,1 ii havr met death from exploits In the air. I ' i wll not bo in vain. f i, "It Is Important that aviation be car Ik lii ned on. Tho Wright brothers have per .V formed an Incalculable service to this n country in the realm of aviation. muff "Arch Hoxsey did his narL and did It mFJ well. He achieved notable triumphs and l.lsAJ vnal 1,0 d,(1 reflected credit upon all rJKSxX i. Americans. ffiBftt 1 "Apart from the deplorable end that JH.?, - camie to Hoxsey there should be no let- 9Hrw ,UP ' ucrial cxncrlnujnts. Hoxsey gave nB: "Is llfy as a noblo sacriilce." H FLYING MEET ENDS TODAY mm P Aviators Who Ascended Yesterday Ml. Made Short and Tamo Flights. OK' n1;05 ANGELES, Jan 1 .There wcro MOWTi v'.lnB, eycnts at Aviation field today. j out they ivere wholly devoid of spirit mmM' daring. The memory of Arch IIox- BWMt&l ;-cy death yesterday hung like a pali K' o;er aviators and spectators. Tho fly- fHL cm were alow and spiritless, and l.lnsv mWmWP worked as iiutiously as did the early IMn C,0P;crs, 5,1 tl,clr aclaI experiments BHIn "ch brought man flight within the U re'ni of an accomplished science. Ijt rAn the aviators ascendod. but they WMWUtk J'tw apparently only because their con- mMW, Jcts called for daily nights, and bo- W "U5? tliero were people In the grand - mKrWrJt v Ifie,r hearts were not In the work, fir i n, ot lllcm remained In the air more BB Jv. a few minutes, and long before the MfcXSftv Kramrnc had been completed, tho Bh5K4N o'nmltteo dismissed the spectators with Kf "LG announcement that the meet, which BKZjJ ?.tno,1 10 liavo olosed until Tuesday, mm- ( "uid be terminated tomorrow. KMeil or Hoxsey 1S lh dn" Cl fr 'he r,meral BMR' ,v.0n ,ho"Pl' tli' aviators tried to be l Ffcy nn,i !",1H todav s nights were dangerous. mJl T HI ri1," .r lv'"Ic5 fl "ring the afternoon M ;V r,Vd, shouIb rose from tho nervous MMM k I S?t,J,i,!?n,y wroiiKht speclatorH and field UmW' tu rh dan,c aB at"e aviator made a HKS f 1 vAr,pi 5,csciii. or their frail machines K $ P ? or danced for a second or two "''-ontfndJng currents of air, WLJTmm. II jc ii wlnrt wac aB treacherous almost W vavw?s Waterday when It caught Hox- WWm f. rm Mnd lORod him down to death. At RiBPM1'- Kt,.. IV' however, did It display the l&s J U,wmlcl,IK his last ilight. MlWmK tK Ucr .Urooklns. who coached Hoxsey IfKi I PUPH In the art of flying, was pnlo WSmmmtf. r.ltL nen'0Uf! wh(y le brought his bl- mmm1) onJ ? the today, and durls.fr tho mmmMy th,. two s,10rL .'llpnts he mad durlnt? UWWmi tu .i ?.r,noon' he never once attempted BW' nnit ilr""nK "I'11 dlvea which he orlgl- Wmmmi Pn''nti vhlcn Hoxsey wa emulating uSnti fa"" fifll WaS caUBht and ,lufI,;d 1,110 11,0 WbKt&'i mimff lcf' J110 on'y other surviving MSvPf S or th0 bright team of four'that klli cIoho i,i ?? a f,-'w weeks ago. also kept MmWM s C ml 2c 4 1 fih,B h' Euccne Ely and mWM fcothn Wlll,ir'1 of the CurtlBK team and WMm-j; n J" Ithe Antoinette and Radlov mmmmW but tu, B,e.r,.ot' nothing was attempted K LaViiM ',ulck start fld Hi1 landing". MMmm hln ri .1!. wa? tht' onl" nvlntor to kuep Ht:' an hnlc,,l,ie ,n tllc 'llr more than half Hni attf.mT f ' ?dIey for a tlnie refused to mmmJ U Jo L hl f,-t It was only when H - nd llllltid a Htt'o that ho consented h Concluded cn Pago Two. PRIEST D10UIES ADVICE OF EDUCflTOH Father Ryan Scores Dr. Cook of the Northern Illinois Nor mal School. HAD EULOGIZED INFIDELS Pastor Takes Exceptions to This Utterance and Gives His View in Sermon. During the session of tho Utah Stato Teachers' association in this city last week, Dr. Cool: of the Northern Stato normal school of Illinois at Do Kalb cited Eousscau and Voltaire as exam plea for the World. to admire. This utter ance of this educator incensed the Catholic clergy of this community and in St. Clary's cathedral on Sunday Father W. K. 3?ytin, who preached at the 11 o'clock mass, took occasion to denounce the advice of Dr. Cook as dangerous for both teacher and chil dren, Dr. Cook, in his address, declared that; Iious'-aii and Voltaire wero "Ilor ulds of a new dav." Father EyauJs theme was "Tho Duties of Parents to Children and the Absolute Necessity of religious Education From Eurlv Child hood." Father Ryan said in-part: Laxity in Raising Children. "AL no time in tho history of the nations has there been such a lax ten dency as to the raising of children as in tho present age. Parents will make every sacrifice to give them a fine secular education, will slave to endow them with worldly goods, money and accomplishments, but when it comes to the private moral religious education of tho children, they appear to bo in different. " Then he addressed himself to the fathers, asking ''how do 3'ou expect your sons to attend church, to care for religious traininng, to not blaspheme, to remain sober, when you yourselves darken, church doors only when there is a funeral, when the atmosphere of the home reeks with profanity, drink and its attendant evils'; Mothers Likewise Questioned. "You mothers of u family to whom the little ones look for example and advice, how can you expect them to have the love and fear of God iu their hearts when the night and morning prayers are neglected, when the Sun day church is not atteuded by tho tnothors, when on Sunday the little, ones arc allowed to remain at home because it is loo early to get them up to Sunday school, forgetting that six days of the week arc just as early? When you do not frequent tho sacfa juenl, how do you expect, your young boys and girls to love the precepts of their religion? Do you forget that in their young minds, so fast developing, often "motile the thought why do not father and mother go to tho sacrament? Scores an Educator. "Then, again my brethren, T wish to reiterato my statement that the ten dcacj' of the age is a Godless and w'orld ly one. Only last week here in our beautiful and growing city, at what 1 consider a so-called educatioual meet ing of tho teachers of this state, a distinguished gentleman selected to ad dress the .bodv boldly and impudently assorted that Eousscau and Voltaire, tho notorious French infidels, were exam ples for the teachers and the people to admire. This man also staled that in his opinion this nation is rapidly be coming like Franco and other infidel couirlncs, and dims leaving the impres sion upon tho minds of his audience and of those who road the statement, that these men were examples worthy of emulation. " As to Public Schools. Then the spcuker, in an impassioned manner and voice, said: "Hrcthren, 1 in nv In vnn fearluKslv from the pulpit, that if this be tho attitude of the futuro public schools, they are uot fil for the education of Catholic chil dren, because Catholic parents should know their duty towards the souls of their children. "Before receiving the sacrament of matrimony, their duties arc explained, promises "aro demanded from tho con tracting parties that the children of buch union are to bo regarded as a sacred trust from the hands of I ho God who died for us. Tho souls of the chil dren must be saved, even at tho loss of worldly gain." and concluded by quot ing the words of Christ, "What doth it profit a ma u if he doth gain tho whole world and lose his ow:i soul." LIFE ON PLANET VENUS? PROF. SEE IS SURE OF IT Director of Naval Observatory Say3 Numerous Scientists Are Ac cepting His Theory. VALI.KJO. Cal., .Ian. 1. That thcic Is life on I ho jiancl Voiuik Is being genor allv accepted by tho scientific world, at cofdiiur to Profi'.HHor T. J. J. See, director of the Unlti-d Statca naval obboivatory at Mare Island. In an Interview tonight Professor b'ee Huld that ho received scores of letters and telegrams from uelenllHls all over the world crediting hla theory as announced recently. "Venus la rotating moro rapidly than I he earth," he said- "It has a day of about t.wenty-lhreo hours. Tho HunsoiiH are similar to those of tho earth Venua has a densn atmospheru atid all the gases of the earth and is thoroforo lmhllahlc " Professor Sea says that he has pVoved that life is general throughout the uni verse and Is not confined to the earth. SURGEON TRAVELS BAD TRAIL TO AID" INJURED GLISNWOOD SPRINGS Colo,, Jan, 1, Bert Abrnms and William Rlchnrde, pros pectors, were oerlously Injured by a pre mature explosion of giant powder at their claim In the Defiance Mining district to day. Tho claim Is located fifteen miles from Gienwood Springs and la reached by an almost Impassable trail. Joseph Pease, a partner nf the Injured men, made his way to Glonwood Springs to day and Dr. C. M. Stewart agreed to ac company him to tho claim. They oj.-pect to teach the injured men tonight. BIGGEST TRUSTS FIGHTFOR LIS Standard Oil and Tobacco Com pany Cases to Be Heard at Once. LITIGATION INVOLVES RIGHT OF EXISTENCE If Supreme Tribunal Affirms Lower Courts, the Combines Must Dissolve. , m WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. Prosecutions by the government, designed to accom plish the dissolution of Standard OH and of the American Tobacco organizations embodying the greatest "anti-trust" fight of the generation, will be taken up for the second time by the supreme court of tho United States at tho be ginning of Its work for tho New Year. Continuing Its consideration of affairs of government, the court will immediate ly afterwards give Its attentloti to the constitutionality of the corporation tax provisions of the Payne-Aldrlch tariff act. All three cases attracted worldwide at tention when first iiresentcd to the court about a year ago. With the object of procuring consideration by a full bench, they were set for reargument on Jan uary 3. Intervening caseB will cause a delay until probablv January 5, whon It Is believed the arguments In the tobacco case will begin. The Standard Oil and the corporation tax arguments will follow. About three days will be required for each. The Standard OH and the tobacco cases put the Sherman anti-trust law to the most crucial test to which It has been subjected during the twenty years of lis existence. The corporation tax cases place on trial .the power of the federal government over corporations. May Define TJncle Sam's Power. The contention has been made that if tho Standard Oil and the tobacco or ganizations are dissolved the govern ment will be forced to license corpora tions in order to allow legitimate busi ness to be carried on. The corporation tax decision may de fine the power of the federal govern ment over corporations so as to guide this proposed subsequent legislation. In cidentally, about ?'-'5.000.000 anually In taxes depend upon the decision. Although the tobacco case is to be ar gued first, the Standard OH suit, has attracted more attention. Attorney Gen eral Wlckersham has referred to tho Standard Oil case as probably the most Important that ever came before the court. Tho Standard- Oil suit was instituted In 1000 in the circuit court, of the United States for tho eastern division of the eastern Judicial district of Missouri. The federal government was tho com plaining party. It claimed that tho Stan dard Oil company of New Jorecy. as- a holding company, acquired since 1S99 and held by direct stock ownership, sixty-five companies. These sixty-five, It was al leged, owned the stock of forty-nine other companies, making a total of 114 companies. The government asked that this organization be dissolved under the Sherman anti-trust law. A year was taken by tho four Judges In the circuit court to pnss on tho case. By unanimous agreement a decree was entered by the court dissolving the or ganization, both because It was In "re straint of Interstate commerce" and be cause it was "attempting to monopo lize." Before the decree became effect ive an appeal carried the case to tho supreme court. Tobacco Trust Case. The tobacco case was instituted In 1907 In the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of New York. The government here, too, was the com plaining party. Allies In tho various branches of the tobacco business, with combined assets of more than $100,000,000. constituted tho organization which the government sought to have tho court dis solve.. The four judges each rendered separate opinions in the tobacco case, but three Concluded on Pago Eleven. CONSERVATION PLANS DISCUSSED BY PRESIDENT Executive Learns What Legislation May Be Expocted of Congress at This Session. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 President Tuft learned tonight what legislation mnv bo expected of congress at ta present ses sion on the conservation of natural re sources. Senator Rallinger. Senator Nelson, chairman of tho senate committee on public lands: Senators Smoot and Flint, also of the committee: Representative Mondcll of Wyoming, chairman of the lioiiso committee on puhllc lands, and Representative Parsons of New York conferred with him on phases relating to the coal lands In Aluska. the oil sit uation In California and I lie subjept of appeals from the derisions of the de partment of tho interior. Tim president urged the necessity for prompt legislation on the most pressing needs of the country, particularly the Alaskan coal lands. A tentative draft of a bill by Secre tary Balllnger. looking townrd the open ing of coal deposits in Alaska bv the leasing system, was discussed. The pres ident, it Is understood, emphasized the Importance of an early oparilng of coal lati'lH so as to afford the Inhabitants a more reasonable prlco for coal. The oil situation In California, as af fected by the recent yard decision, was touched on at the conference, the presi dent being Informed as to tho probable action of the congressional committee on t lie whole proposition of oil legislation. WIDOW'S ONLY SON KILLED BY PARTY OF .TOY RIDERS OAKLAND. Cn).. Jan. I An Frank Lothrop, aged 22. alighted from a street car within half u block of his homo In Berkeley early today, ho was struck by an automobile, hurled over the ca and was Instantly killed by the fall. Tho car contained a party of Joy riders and was traveling at a high rata of spned. Two companions of young Lothrop, who witnessed the accident from the back platform of the stroet car, yell"d to the motorists to stop, but a derisive laugh that floated baek from the speeding quartette was tho only re ply. Tho automobllo passed rapidly from sight and none of Its occupantH wero identified. The victim was the only support, of hlo recently widowed mother. I . IF ONLY THEY WOULD! MU&f T R--- BRfftti. Some Neio Year's Resolutions That Were Not Written by the Foliticat Prominents FIND MI'S FROZEN BDDYJWGRAVEL PIT Authorities Ave Divided Between Theories of fSuieide and Exposure to Cold. AUTOPSY MAY BE NEEDED : I Whisky Bottle, Thought to Con-J tain Poison, Found by the Side of Corpse, i Crouched in a sitting posture, with hack against the wall of earth and stone, the body of Alexander MacGregor. a piano salesman, was found frozen stiff In the gravel pit at Thirteenth avenue and II street at -1 o'clock Sundav after noon. Whether death was due to suicide or to exposure to the bitter cold. Is a mys tery, to solve which an autopsy will probably bo required. When tho discovery of the body was mnde. by the side of the dead man was a half-pint bottle of whisky upon which tho seal had not been broken and an other half-pint bottle, nearly half full of a mixture believed to bo whisky and laudanum, but this Is a point that a chemist's analysis will later determine. The victim had destroyed or left be hind him all personal lottors, the only piece of paper found being a hackman's receipt. This gave the first clue to his Identity. Was Not Out of Money. That MacGregor had not' sought death because of pressing financial straits is shown by the fact that upon his bodv. when it was found, was a check hook Indicating a balance of $fin In Walker Brothers' bank and $18.70 in cash. The. man was well and comfortably dressed, clean shaved and there wore no sljjns of any struggle to Indicate thnt death had been painful or long In coming. Of tho two theories advanced to ac count for MacGregor" s tragic ileal ii, both are In some docreo supported by tho apparent facts. The suicide theory Concluded on Page Fourteen, News Summary DEPARTMENTS. Editorial 6 Mining 9 j SportiDg 10 FOREIGN. Amoriean nearly executed as spy, 1 King George knights catorcr 2 DOMESTIC. Aviation meets continue despito deaths 1 Biggest antitrust fight bogins. 1 Howling blizzard oust of .Rock ies j President Taft recognizes iS'icara- 3 Postal banks open tomorrow 2 Many stale legislatures convene this week 2 Pinchol, asks president to cancel Alaska coal entries 3 LOCAL. Police believe I hoy have man who shot young Edward Barnes.... 1 Workmen find Alex MacGregor s frozen body in gravel pit 1 Priest denounces educator's ad vice 1 Business- men loll young folks of Liberty stake how to. alart new year 3 Brown assails penal system 8 Legislature to convono next Mon day U Polii'.o trail chicken thioves through snow and capture three men 14 , New officers to take reins today. 11 EUcb give banquet to nowspapcr men .....14 STOPS EXECUTION OF Jill AS A SPY German Storekeeper Is Just in Time to Prevent Lynching by Mexican Rebels. INSURREOTOS NOW BANDITS Laek of Some Dusky Napoleon Is Preventing the Malcontents From Succeeding. CHIHUAHUA. Jan. 1. A condition of anarchy Is reported existing among the Insurrcctos by a well known mining man j who returned here today from the Mlnaca district. Foreigners express the fear that once the Insurgents find themselves hard pressed, they will kill a few Amer icans In the hope of bringing about an American Intervention. W. Burling Tucker, a Callforlnnn, who is prominent In this country, went through a hair-raising ordeal at MInnca recently. A squad of half-drunken rev olutionists, accused him of being a spy and ho was saved from being executed only by tho devotion of a German store keeper named Junk. Four times Tucker was stood up to be shot and as many times Junk, by the most vehement pro testations secured delays and finally saved his friend's life. Junk was asked If he would stake his own life In guaranteeing tho neutrality of Tucker. "If we over catch him doing anything that looks like assisting the government we will Hue you up with him and shoot you both." said Insurrcctos. "Do you agree, Junk?" was asked. "I guarantee him with my life." replied the Gorman, and the shooting party was postponed Indefinitely. "At Guerrero two days ago tho former mayor under the government regime was executed at the orders of tho now revo lutionary mayor. The latter Is alleged to havo thus satisfied an old grudge. Insurgents Turn Bandits. "The man bringing tho news adds that thero were three bands of revolutionists, numbering about 00 or 1'50 each, operat ing under the three principal leaders, and that there aro a number of small bands owning to" no central Icadorship. gal loping about the country In Independent semi-bandit fashion. In fact, the throe principal bands aro but loosely bound to gether, he says. "He brought word that native bunds had deserted the mines and lumber camps In large numbers and that many Amer icans and other foreigners, noting the disorder around thorn, and In ignorance of the progress being made by govern ment troops, are making their way on horseback to the Rio Grande. "In one big lumber camp, owned by Americans, every one. including Amer icans, aro said to have deserted 'in fear of (heir lives, leaving $50,000 worth" of supplies unguarded. "Throo cars of wounded, which arrived here from Pedernalcs last night, aro tho first to come In for three weeks. Tho train started with forly-ono wounded, In cluding two officers. One died on tho way In. Willi few exceptions, these re ceived their Injuries weeks aso, and had bc.'n in Nnvarro's Hold hospital since, thu railroad being lorn up through Mai Paso, Immediately east of Navarro's camp at l'cdernalos. Tho freshly wounded In recent skirm ishing were discredited as a handful. Leave Wounded in Field. In '-very essential particular tho guard which brought iu tho train confirms the official reports. The movement of the reinforcements now trying to form a junction with Navarro began last Sunday and whs ac complished the following Tuesday. At no time did the fodurals sight the enemy in force. Kvory day they fired at long distance at some small dctatchmeut, but usually without results. On Wednesday, when tho work of clearing Mai Paso was be gun In earnest, u small body of lnur reclos contested the way for a few hours, killing and wounding about twen ty of tho federals. Their own lot's In killed and wounded was estimated nt less than tills, but Ihn government esti mates the Insurrcctos' loss In killed and wounded In tho neighborhood of forty. In nny event. General Uinne occupied tho pass, as officially reported and rc- Concluded on Pago Two. HOWLiG BLIZZARDS ACROSS THE ROCKIES Outdoor Inauguration Exercises at Cheyenne Abandoned Be cause of Gold Weather. COLD WAVE HITS DENVER Missouri Valley, Too, Visited by Heavy Snow, Accompanied by Keen, Biting "Winds. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 1. Owing to the sudden drop in temperature here, plans have been abandoned for the out door exercises tomorrow in connection with the inauguration of Joseph M. Carey as governor. -Tho inaugural ex ercises will ho held in the capitol. SIOUX CITY, la., .Ian. I. The first blizzard of the winter is sweeping over Sioux City, S. D., touight. piling the enow iu liigh drifts aud delaying all railway traffic. Six trains aro re ported stalled on the Illinois Central between here and Fort. Dodge. Several trains to South Dakota points havo been abandoned, and those arriv ing are from six to eight hours late. The galo began about G o'clock this morning, and by night had reached a forly-inile clip, driving Iho suow iu all directions. Tho thermomotcr registered 6 below zero at G o'clock this ovening, with indications of further downward move ment. Street car traffic iu the city has been almost cut off. KANSAS CITY, Jan. I. -The first real blizzard of the year over western Missouri and Kansas is sweeping those states tonight, and promises to send tho mercury far below the zero mark before morning. Tonight throughout western Missouri and practically all of Kansas, the mercury is near zero. At 110011 today the thermometer reg istered -IS degrees above zero in Kansas City, aud at 8 o'clock tonight it marked ouly 2 degrees above, a drop of -iG de grees in eight hours. The bureau here predicts a tempera lure of ;"5 below buforo daylight for this inimodiato section, auVl still lower for central and western Kansas. Throughout central and western Kan sas there was a drop of, from 30 to 10 degrees iu temperature siuco noon, and at Saliua the thermometer registered 5 below at sunset. OMAHA, .Ian. 1. A heavy snow, ac companied b.v a strong wind which piled it in drifts, ushored iu the now year in eastern and southeastern Ne braska and western lowu. The storm .began .shortly before day break this inorniug, and as (ho day ad vanced grew more severe, and continues tonight. With tho approach of night I he temperature began to drop, and at 7 p. 111. the tliormomotor registered " below zero, with prospedts for lower toniperaturc during Iho nighi. At Lirokon Dow it was 10 bolow. Railway ami street car traffic is much delayed, one overland railroad lino re porting all passenger trains behind time, aud in the freight, service only perish able freight and stock trains aro being slowly moved. DALLAS. Te.- Jan. 1. North Tovas is tonight shivering under a cold wave. Amnrlllo. In the Pan Handle, reports half an Inch of snow and llgh winds, with a temperature of l'J above zero. Warm weather prevailed In Dallas and vicinity until 5 ' o'clock this afternoon, when a cold wind came from the north and In four hours thero was a drop of about 15 dcgrccH. Indications are that Concluded on Pago Two, BDY'SSLAYERIN 1 JIJIPOUCE I Accuse J. H. Odekirk of Firing 1 1 Shot That Killed Edward Barnes. PRISONER ADMITS HE " p; WAS FIRING REVOLVER M Oflicers Say Fatal Bullet Came Mm. from Weapon Similar fo II Odekirk's. " i J. H. Odekirk. aged 28 years, owner UH-jf and driver of Sludebakcr car 1216, is Btf4 under arrest at the c.ltv Jail and will RfiH be charged with having , fired the shot Blf '( that, early Sunday morning, ended tha ' EHR1 life of Edward Barnes, 18 years old, Htjf who fell fatally wounded In front of tho cBflfjj Wilson hotel while celebrating the ad- S.U vent of the New Year. fBnS3- Odekirk waa located by Patrolmen jraffifj? Betz and Egbert In a room In the Rex flBfu hotel on South State street. This was Kffjj, shortly after 1 o'clock, three and one- Mf& half hours after the shooting. Tho SSfelf patrolmen notified Sergeant Roberts, nhI!' who took the case In charge and con- jSjfi't? ducted Odekirk to Jail. 0lf' Questioned by the officers, the ar- Bfj' rested man admitted enough in connec- nws' lion with the other evidence secured to ffl'Iii' convince them that It was a bullet fired H f 2 by Odekirk thai ended the life of youns KTt Barnes. IK Mr Odekirk admitted, say the officers, that HgH' he alono was firing at the time tho jy?; J? young man fell, and that his gun waa ftSf jj a .32-callber Browning automatic. BjVjj' In connection with this is the circum- Kf ''hi stantlal evidence that the wound front jEuf rjjj which Barnes died was caused by a Htf 'M steel-nosed .32-callbcr bullet, and within Mai flj a few feet of where Odekirk was stand- Mr ifo Ing was picked up, shortly after tha Drill1 shooting, an empty , 32-callbcr shell, be- HhbI longing to an automatic gun. Hfr J1 . Soon Secures Attorney. M&W Sunday afternoon Odekirk retained At- ME w toniey 15. A. Wedgwood, who advised Hjn him to make no personal statements re- Hilt gardlng the tragedy and to sec no news- Hliw paper men. Speaking for his client, At- Wwa! torney Wedgwood said: HlffiC "No one can more decplv regret thla !Su'& tragic occurrence than docs Mr. Odo- HR kirk, but It is not certain that he fired fOTl'fl the shoi. Others wero shooting thcra Ewra at the same time. Home wild bullet took HfRft' tho boy's Jlfc., Wo. do not Jinow. from ffijat whose gun It came." MHaqj Odekirk came to Salt I-ake from V'or- BlBj!' ual, Utah, about four months ago. In BHtri his homo town he is engaged in the bale- B-eJ ery business and owns some real es- jMjflffi tntc. Coming to Salt Lake for the win- MrSfifrj tor, li" purchased the auto and for llui Mf Ii past two months has been driving It Shbm' for hire, his stand bMng In front of the Wilson hotel, along with numerous IfffijT other drivers of taxlcabs. vvo! Has Young Wife Here. Vtw Odekirk is married and resides at 651 Third avenue. His attorney explained tho jHF M auto driver's going to the hotel after tho nf$$ jh shooting by saying that It was too lata WL f ) for him to get a street car homo after toK putting up his auto In the Studebakor gfjl I garage, where It was usually kept when jfflt's not In use. Tho officers are not malt- In gi log public so far the results of their In- 0 ' vestigations as to Odekirk's movements 4 from the time the shot was Tired until fR ; be secured a room In the Rex hotel. mm There Is no cvldcnco to Indicate, nor flH f ; anv Idea entertained by any one lnvcstl- fln gating the case, that the shooting was BPfiS In any sense wilful or malicious. Neither W&F& does it apepar that Odekirk was Intoxl- JcV cated at tho time of the shooting. He ?W I; Is known as a man of good habits and W (pilot disposition. As did many othors. Kit he choso a form of celebrating tho Now Hitl'l Year that, even his attorney admits, MHi amounts to criminal carlessness. 'fflH' Tho Deadly Automatic. As near as the officers are able to ffiKjij learn, the tragedy was partly duo to the fffill uncertain action or the deadly auto- ,173821 matlo gun. It is believed that Odekirk iffil? raised his weapon to fire into tho air 'BSlt just us Barnes ducked from the side- wRi- walk Into the street to secure a handful jfilf; of snow. The pfun Is thought to hava wRi- exploded a fraction of a second sooner ''321b than waa Intended and as the youth rM81 stood directly in lino of range. Odekirk mil himself refuses to state Just under what jEH conditions he fired. 3r Lieutenant Hempcl will take ud with ia the count j attorney's office today the -iJIS. 3 question of the charge to be placed M J against Odekirk. which will probably bo '3!j! , Involuntary manslaughter. SIB; ' The body of Barnes still remains at JMS 'I the undertaking rooms of S. M. Taylor Wks & Co. Arrangements for the funeral fifilj' have not been made. wjt jjij QUEEN FALLS ON STAIRS: KB BEWAILS HER HARD LUCK King Assures Her Slio Is Beginning thg New Year Fortunately Because fflj,i Sho Was Not Much Hurt. if ROME. .Jan. l.Durlng the reception i' n of tho senators and deputies by King r Victor Emanuel and Queen Helena at the 1 JJ Quirlnal today. It was noticed that tho i 'queen appeared lo be suffering consld- h m orable pain, tier majesty cxpluined that j :J she had had an accident. i 'ii .lust before midnight, not wishing the i new vcar to begin without kissing the ll q children, slio was making her way to their vj j room when she stumbled on the staircase SB 5 and fell, Injuring her left urm. uUs Tint king rushed to the assistance of MRi tho diieeu, who assured lilm that It was nothing serious, but added: tlSjK "I am sorry that New Year's begins IMV To' this Hie king replied: iffi't "Just I bo contrary; th" old year Hn- mr-l Ishos badly with your fall; tho new year wft'l begins well, because you arc not hurl," M(f A physician was called In and placed aEs) the arm In splints. flip PORTUGUESE "REPUBLIC" $Ef ON UNSTABLE FOUNDATION LONDON. Jan. 1. Tho spcchil corre- if-JHB spondont of the Chronicle at Lisbon fwlffl savs that be hears from u trustworthy fiWrH source that the life of the provisional iwfjfl government hangs by a thread. KH Move Capital on Special. Pm', H OKLAHOMA CITY. Oklu.. Jan. 1. it H When day breaks Monday morning all SI tho statu records will be In Oklahoma 1ft City. A special train is bringing all the Wm office furniture, fixtures, records, etc., al from Guthrie to Oklahoma City tonight. f. Thu train left Guthrie shortly after mid- 11 night and it Is scheduled to arrive hera m at 5 a, ni. Moiidsj'. S 11 fl