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Show OLDFIELD PAILS fhl TO LOIR MARK f I Mile in Seventy-Four ; I Seconds, :: 1 1 Match Race Between Fuller j j I and Oldfield Does Not ;(':, H Take Place. ' 1 "Man-Killer" Blows Out a Cylinder ! JJ'' ' Just Before tho Event Will r Meet Today. ; jl-j Wk Barnoy Oldfield did not lower any world'3 records at Agricultural park yos- terday afternoon, but for all that his ij Green Dragon ripped off several miles at' a highly crcdltablo clip. Tho fastest ono 1 was negotiated In 74 seconds, within ono and three-fifths seconds of tho world's I ' record for tho dlstanco on a half-mllo track. Oldfield went thrco miles In thrco' l! IH minutes and 4S seconds, which, conaldor- !" IH Ing that the track was not in tho most' . ' I,, 1 favorable condition for speedy going, is I' not bad time. ! ! Surman Breaks Record. ; ii Charles Burman of New York city,' jH driving a 21-horsc-power touring car, : IH stripped, broko tho world's record for a 1 1 , IH mile In that kind of a machine, covering I I the dlstanco in 1:24 2-5. Burman only sue- ceeded in breaking tho record after thrco !). IH trials. ..',) Tho match race bctweon Barney Old- .iju field and Bert Fuller did not take place. !rr owing to the fact that the "099" blew out !', IH a cylinder Just beforo coming onto tho ; IH track. Tho crowd was disappointed, be- (. causo many of them bad como to tho I1' track for tho purposo of Hcelng tho local A, lad perform. However, none wero moro disappointed than Fuller himself. For two weeks past tho big chauffeur has J. I , IH boon laboring with tho "Man-Killer," and -ii IH making overy effort to wrest tho cham- l.i plonshlp from Oldfield. When, at tho last ! IH minute, tho unavoidable accident occurred ' that placed tho machine "hors do combat," Fuller was deeply chagrined. ;' "Man-Killer" BIowb Up. !',, "I havo worked hard with tho car," i'1 , said ho last evening, "and I had hoped . lil to dofcat Oldfield tills afternoon, or at i, J least mako a creditable showing. When. i'lc at the eleventh hour, tho cylinder blew ,; out. I was keenly disappointed, for I rc- !, allzed that many of my friends had como .(,-' to the track for the purpose of witnessing I , my efforts. I havo replaced tho broken parts, and. barring another accident, I ' ll will meet Barney this afternoon." Barney Does Fast Mile. When It bcamo known that Fuller could not compete, Oldfield promptly camo !! v forward and volunteered to drive against j tho world's record for a mile to satisfy ' '; tho crowd. He made a creditable effort. i ! and although ho failed to cut tho mark, I ' was cheered by the spectators. 1 ll In addition to the trials by Oldfield ' there were two races between local tour- ll Ing cars. The first one was captured bv Earl Stalcy In a St Louis car, and tho second by Lorenzo Snow, Jr., In a Win- ton. Both Snow and Stalcy displayed con-. !,,; Bldcrable cleverness In handling their ma- IH chines, particularly on the turns, and their I :i "Jockeying" made a hit with tho spec- I ,' tators. although tho time mado was slow. Oldfield and Fuller aro scheduled ti ' j meet at Calder's park this afternoon. ; Smallest Tandem in the World. j jj The Pope Manufacturing company ; has Just completed the smallest tandem , ' . bicycle In the world, that Is perfect In ii : VM every respect. It Is a miniature Colum- i IH bia and all the parts had to be made by hand. The machine cost $75, and ; 1 was made for W. A. Lofton, the com- J i pany's agent at Miami, Fla. Mr. Lof-ton Lof-ton had a rough tandem hastily con-structcd con-structcd for his two children, and when l! he found they could ride It, he ordered J;;' a miniature Columbia. One of the boys Is 22 months old and ,"' f the other Is 4 years. The rear saddle ) will be eighteen Inches from the ground. j. Special saddles are now being made at . the company's factory at Chicago. If !,'" Mr. Lofton stands In the road his chil- l( , dren can easily ride between his legs j j IH on this machine. The bicycle weighs i fM sixteen pounds, It was a thirty-three- t , Inch base wheel base, and a double loop -jf, frame. It has ball bearings throughout ;,! i and hand forglngs. The cranks, pedal centers and all tho small parts, are ;;, tM hand forged. Tho chainB are adjustable fj IH and made the samo as those on the big: .1 i machines. (! 1 The tires nnd wooden rims had to be r;t ; made especially for the tandem. The, '! tires are 12x1 Inches. The finish is jk Columbia enamel and stripping is In j i blue and gold. The chains were made ; IB In the company's Indianapolis factory. i There is an eleven-Inch reach for the i' I' j IH forward wheel and thirteen Inches for 1 the rear one. The crank Is 2 lnchs, n while the average size crank is seven ; HB inches. Iliv IkU nil out tho certificate and tho party that Ijijii 1 solemnize is Riven ono and 1 sign the lu f other and send It to the County court. BPv By Senator Hopkins-There Is a reg stry Is 'It kept at the County court of each count rrfA In the. Stato of nil marriages? A.-I think W so; yea, ulr. No Record Is Kept. II' V By Senator Ovcnnan-Do you have a . book out of which you marry them-anj I'l.l form? A. No, sir. , nt lijtj Senator Overman You have no form at aheAi5hafrinan-HavlnB performed tho I ceremony yourself, can you not tell us I a what tho ceremony Is? I J A. Well, air, 1 nra sure I would not uho I ' tho same ceremony twice- I slmpij Jo I , the work and the preliminary would take I ' care of ltsolf. , Q. You do tho work. ou pronounce Ihem husband and wlfo? A. Yea. air. Q, And tho preliminaries you attend to t; as the occasion arlBea? A. That would i be. perhaps, studied for tho occasion, i By Senator Hoar You would require j (; sonic promise from each party? 1 ji' A. Oh, yes. , . I ' Q. To be a faithful husband or wife, fill aa the caae may bo? A. Yes, sir. Hi Q. In flomo form of words? A. Yes, ni sir; I conalder that as a part of tho If IK obligation and a part of tho work that 1 I ,f , should see that they do. If ! By Senator Hopkins-Does not your church have some formula that Is used ' ( In marriage ceremonies? (j A. I have looked for It. but I have never ii been able to tlnd It: and If they have, I f; do not know whero It Is. f Q. Then each member of the Mormon church who Id authorised to perform the (. marriage ceremony uses his own formula .J In pronouncing tho couple husband and wife? Is that it? A. Now, I could an-(1llf an-(1llf swer that only no far as I am concerned.! ti That is the way I have done It, becauso Sft' I wns unable to And a written ceremony, if By Senator Overman Is the public gen-,l gen-,l orally Invited to Xhesc marriages? Hj Ceremonies Not Public, lil A. No. sir. Invited guests, however, ?i have been present on both occasions, but t not the public. W Q. The public Is not invited, not ally al-ly lowed to attend? A. Well, they would J, not think of attending unless they had 4V an Invitation on that special occasion. ?1 By Senator Dillingham Do you know pf 'VA any part of tho country where they would if be? ,1 A. No. sir; I do not know of any. Tho Chalrmon Is there anything fur-j fur-j ther of this witness? M Mr. Tayler I am through. lt Mr. Worthlngton Wo have no qucs-tlons. qucs-tlons. Ml The Chairman. After tho adjournment. (fil1 Mr. Merrill, will you stop at the clerk'o ilf desk a moment? A Yes. sir. J, Q. If there is nothing furthor of this , IS witness, gentlemen, ho will be discharged. I in Mr. Van Cott. There is one question I j we forgot: What Is your age, Mr. Mer-?! Mer-?! rill? A. I will bo 43 years old the clcv- I' j. enth day of this coming June. Will Merrill Bo Challenged P Brlgham H. Roberts was stopped at I the bar of the House of Representatives Representa-tives and refused admission a.3 a mem- . I ber because lie had violated the laws tj of his State, The question now is. will " , Clesson S. Kinney, Harry S. Joseph or I William M. McCrea stop Bishop Mer- U rill at the bar o the Utah House of nj Representatives and deny him admis- H' 5ion to the same on the ground that ! jjj' he has violated section 4209 of the Re- j : I vised Statutes of Utah, which reado as j ' follows: (II 'Matt-Unlawful Cohabitation. If any )' male person hereafter cohabits with moro I ihan ono woman ho shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof II shalFbe punished by a fine of not more than , three hundred dollars or by Imprisonment 'f in the county Jail for not more than 8lx 'rj i months, or by both said punishments, In (j the discretion of tho court." ; Bishop Merrill before he can become f a member of the House of Representa- ' j tlves will have to take an oath that he r will obey the constitution and laws of the State of Utah. He took that oath i j when ho was a member of the Leglsla- j ture two years ago. Did he consclen- tlously take tho oath then and can he conscientiously take It again with sec- i, tlon 4209 staring him in the face? If j he be violating that law, how can ho sit ae a Legislator and take part in ' J , the passage of laws which other men are expected to obey and respect and 'l ; for a violation of which offenders will h have to suffer imprisonment? On the i r same ground that Brlghcim H. Roberts V; was denied admission to the Congress ' of the United States Bishop Merrill by ' , parity of reasoning should be denied ad- t mission to the Utah House of Repre- ) ' ' senlatlves. WILL, HE BE? |