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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
MRS. JOHNSON
LOST TEMPER
Witness Refused to Answer Any
More Questions.
PECULIAR CASE ON TRIAL
UNDUE INFLUENCE ALLEGED IN
SECURING LOAN.

The case Of Frances I. Johnson
against Thomas NJ Surbaugh and his
wife, Sadie NJ. Surbaugh, was called
for trial yesterday afternoon before
Judge Morse, a jury being waived The
action was commenced last February
to enforce the immediate payment of
Sl,1O0 and interest on a prOmissOry
note, which, on its face, viii not be
due unit, Jan, 1, 1906.
The complaint charges that the de-
PENDANTS took undue advantage Of Mrs.
Johnson during her bodily and mental
weakness, following the heath of her
husband and during the time Mrs. Sur
baugh was trying to affect cure OF
her ailments through Christian Science
treatment, by inducing her to loan
them 81, 600 on a prOmissOTy note with
out security and with interest after the
nrst year Of the six al per cent an
nually. Shortly before the suit was
commenced the SuTbaughs paid $500 on
the note, leaving a balance due Of
$110O.
The answer and cOunter-Claim Of de-
PENDANTS admits the execution Of the
note for the loan as alleged, except
that il is denied there was any undue
influence used. 1t is further set up by
the SurbaUghs that the agreement be
tween them and Mrs. johnson was that
her 16-yeaT-Old son. p. Theodore, was
to be boarded and clothed, sent to
school and taught the jewelry and
Matchmaking business during the pc
rfCd of his minority. the expense OF
which was to be charged against the
note The SUTbaughS afnrEl that after
the first year Mrs. Johnson repudiated
/ her contract by taking the boy away,
after $40 had been paid on his &C
count. They pray that Mrs. johnson
take nothing by her complaint
On direct examination Mrs Johnson
| testified in support of the allegations
/ in the complaint. During her exam
/ nation she stated that her son had
also signed the note at the direction
/ Of the SUrbaughs. who induced her to
! believe that he should DO so as q wit
| ness and to further bind the contract
upon which the loan was founded.
! When Attorney II. @. Edwards Of
/ counsel for the defense took the plain
I tiff. i'm hand it was not long before she
+ became much ill at ease She told OF
/ the note being brought TO her already
! signed by Mr.. and Mrs. Surbaugh and
/ later said that the note was signed IN
/ her presence. With this opening At
/ torney Edwards proceeded to tang.
/ the witness up. but ne ara not get ldl
/ before Mrs. Johnson pounded the arm
! rest of the witness chair and eX-
/ cIaimed excitedly. III decline to an
! swer any more questions Of yours; you
/ are not my attorney, Mr.. Edwards. anc
/ I never hired YOU TO come into this
/ case
Mrs Johnson seemed wound IN for
more of the same talk when Judge
! Morse adnonished her 70 be quiet and
[ to demean herself as a witness mus
in a court room. Then Attorney n V
ZONES. counsel for Mrs. Johnson, camt
to her rescue by &c ting her excused
from further Nomination unit
/ to 1cy. 4,
Tho Johnson boy was then called t
the witness stand and his cross-eXam
/ nation was not completed when cour
/ adjourned.
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ASSISTANT TO
SECRETARY HAY
H
Herbert Pierce Appointed to
Stat Department.
TAKES PLACE OF CRIDLER
SENATOR GALLINGER OPPOSED
20 TARIFF REVISION.
TAKES PLACE OF CRIDLER

Washington. Nov. 15.-The president
signed today the commission Of Her
bert Pierce of Massachusetts to be
third assistant secretary Of state. Mr..
Pierce is expected TO arrive in wash
ington tomorrow and assume his of.
fee. Mr.. Cridler has terminated his
connection with the state department
as third assistant secretary and has
gone 40 ST. Louis to confer with the
exposition officials respecting his Eu-
ropean mission.
Senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire. who was one of the presidents
callers today, not only opposes a re-
vision of the tariff, but also any tariff
concessions TO other countries through
reciprocity treaties. He is especially
hostile to any treaty looking to the
reduction of duties on Canadian i'll
ports.
1--WE sell three times as much to
Canada as the dominion sells to US
said he today at the White House.
Why should we make concessions
In my opinion there viii be no reel
prOcity treaty with Canada. I Wa.
ia Toronto recently and heard Sir
Wiltrid Laurier, the Canadian pre-
Ti'r say in a speech that Canada was
through with sending delegates t..
Washington looking for trade con-
eessions. He said that if negotiations
We're to be resumed we would have tC
take the initiative"
President RoOSevelts Thanksgiving
proclamation was cabled TO Manila to-
day, TO be published i'm the Philippine
islands. 1t was found that the proc
lamation could not reach the Philip
pines by mail. and consequently il was
held until today, when the new ar
ran6ement reducing cable tolls. about
One-third went into effect
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to be sought on new grounds. The
plaintiff now Mrs. Lars Nicholson,
prayed for the decree to be modified
so that her former husband, who lives
at Park City, would be required to pay
her SO monthly for the support of her
minor child. Risgaard's defense is that
the divorce was obtained through
fraud because no summons was ever
served upon him, although his wife
knew that he was in Wayne county
herding cattle when she filed her suit
for a separation
As preliminary to the dismissal of
the divorce case Of Ada Bolto Wambolt
against Fred Z. WanlbOlt, which was
commenced about three weeks ago,
Judge Hall yesterday granted an or
der dismissing the order to show cause
why defendant should not be required
to pay alimOny. suit money and attor-
ney's fees to his wife, and why also
ne should not be further restrained
from attempting TO dispose of his prop
erty and to draw his money from the
bank.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
FIND COAL AND GOLD
QUARTZ IN ALASKA

Port Townsend, Wash, Nov. 10
The schooner Anaconda arrived today,
thirty-three days from cape Nome.
bringing as passenger Captain
Charles A. F. BrOUard from Point
Hope. Captain Brouard has spent the
past five years in the Arctic region on
. prospecting and exploring expedition,
having sailed from San Francisco five
years ago on the whaler Beanga, and
since that time ne has visited all sec
items from Kotzebue sound to the
sfOres Of the Arctic ocean and has
compiled a chart of the coast from
I<OtZebue sound to Point Hope.
According to Captain BroUard, from
the northern shores Of Kotzebue sound
70 the Arctic ocean. a distance Of 300
miles, is one immense bed of bitumi-
nous coal, and he says there is enough
coal IN sight to supply the world for
many years. It is of but little value
for steaming purposes, out for house
hold use il is all right, and he pre-
diets that in the near future there Will
be a fleet of golfers carrying that
coal to market It can De mined at
little expense.
de also brings a report Of a rich
quartz find at Petmageya, 16O miles
northeast OF Point Hope. The qual II
is reported to assay $50 to the ten,
and Captain BrOUaTd says that next
years stampede viii be for Lha. place,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16

" on love for yourself, and If
you marry, you seal the des-
4 tiny, happy or wretched. of
your own life. Therefore, never marry
for others. Marry for your sake. Let
no human being, however dear to you.
have a right to violate the true IN
stinct of your heart or put con-
straint on your love.
Only be careful; do not imagine that
you are in love before you have tried
all the tests which may convince you
that you really are. You may be only
too liable to mistake q caprice, a fancy,
a romantic day-dream for true love.
First love is seldom true love. A
whole series of light fancies. which
have been mistaken for love, nave
often been followed by the earnest pas
sion of a life.
The credulity of women on the sub
ject of being loved is very great They
often mistake a little admiration for
particular regard. and on this founda-
ton build up a castle in the air ana
iii it with all the treasures of their
skeptical on the subject Of being loved
but if you do make the mistake, take
all the blame to yourself and save
your dignity by secrecy, If you cannot
keep your heart from loving.
If some young man. good hearted
and genial, and fond of your company
were to say to you: "Oh, why do you
call me Mr.. BROWNE" do not answer:
What else can ! call you? Because
maybe you did not quite catch his
name, which is not Brown. and he
simply wanted to set you right.
Men will always be polite, attentive,
complimentary and paying you all
sorts of little batteries, both of words
and actions. Accept them quietly and
calmly, as your right, but never seem
to give them more weight than in
nine cases out of ten they have.
They are only such agreeable atten-
tons as men are expected to pay and
women to receive in police society. A
little experience viii render you able
to distinguish between the incense of
the imagination and the earnest adOra-
ton Of the heart. When this truth
comes to you, accept it frankly or re-
ject it kindly, taking your time in the
first case, and acting promptly, even
Immediately, in the second.
Hurry no cOUrtship into an engage
ment, and never make an engagement
from which you cannot honOrably
withdraw
Never consent to be married to a
man who is not worthy of your love.
or whom you cannot love with an en-
tire devotion. If another even should
try to persuade you, ask her firmly,
though kindly, to allow you to be free.
If she insists impOrtunely, ask her to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
DIVORCE CASES HEARD.
Infelicity in the Lindgren and KS
gard Families.

gard Families.
Judge Hall was occupied for time
Yesterday afternoon hearing the con-
tested motion for payment of attor-
news fees and temporary alimony by
defendant to plaintiff IN the divorce
case of Eva LindSren against her nus
band. Carl J. LindSren- Both parIles
Ia rba suit testified for and against
IA, norton ard from them it was elic-
Ted that Lindgren had realized on d
iudgnant against Elias -. Anderson
for alternating the affections OF Mrs
Tfudgreu from her husband, and there
fore is not without means 10 provide
for the support of his wife, pending
the trial Of the case
TindEren testified that he had con-
tributed to his wife's support since be
had ceased living with her, but this
was reDutted by his boy. Harry, who
swore that all his father had done for
the family support since year or
more ago was TO send quart of milk
and a pound of butter 10 the house,
neither of which articles was TT for
use as food.
The representations that Mrs. Lind
gren and her two children are keeping
themselves from want and that Lind
gren is not thrifty at best induced the
court 20 hold the question Of payine
temporary alimony in aDeyance, but
ordered the defendant to pay Attorney
HCppaugh. counsel for plaintiff. fee
of $50. half on Dec. 1 ana the remainder
d month later
BY the sustaining of defendant de
murrer in the case of Anna &. Risgaaro
AGAINST Jens T. Risgaard. the plain
tifns application for modification Of di-
vorce granted to her In 1896 viii have
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nistric. Court Notes.

An order was made by Judge Hall
yesterday authorizing the county clerk
10 make requisition upon the state
treasurer for the small sum Of money
held by him in trust for the heirs of
Neil DCugherty. residing in Ireland
Doug erty's heirs have established
their right to inherit the fund, but had
it not been claimed for five years it
would have been escheated TO the pub
lie school fund.
In the case Of Sarah Everar1 against
Aionzo Hyde for recovery Of $4,000 on
2 promissorv note. Judge Hall yester-
dav granted plaintiff leave TO file a
supplemental complaint, pending the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
PEOPLE IN TEXASlR
DANGER OF STARVATION

Dallas. Tex, Nov 15.-GOvernOr
Savers TODAY received p letter from F.
w. Seabury member or che legislature
IN whose district Zapat9. county is sit
uated The letter dethls most de-
plorable condition of Suffering in Ia
pate county. caused BY the drouth. Mr..
Seabury declares thai the condition IS
worse than heretofore reported and
says that people ara, starving and that
unless immediate relief reaches them,
nearly the entire population or the
country viii die of starvation.
There is no chance 20 raise any kind
Of food and he appeals for outside aid.
Governor Sayers Immediately on a.
Ceipt Of the letter. sent $500 10 Mr..
Sea curry. Relief supplies viii be sent
into the country At the earliest moment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16

is certainly a most generous offer. AM
the following, taken from DIT. Knapp
daily mali, shows what men think Of hi
generosity
Dear DIR. Knapp-The results C0ul
not have been better. I noticed a warn
feeling. as of returning life. an eNQuisit
experience of renewed power. the frs
day I used your treatment. and ] canno
withhold an expression Of gratitude c
YOU for having thus led me to the wa
Of restoration. strength and VigOr. by
erything looks brighter; life offers NOR
than I ever supposed fl would an
nothing can be of more service TO a weak
ened man than your priceless receipt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16

How any man may quickly cure him
self after years of suffering from sexual
weakness, lost vitality, night losses, var
icOCele, etc, and enlarge small, weak or
your name and addess to DR.. l. W
Knapp, 1910 Hull Bldg, Detroit, Mich,
and he will gladly send the free receipt
with full directions so any man may cas-
lily cure himself at home.
If YOU are not troubled with sexual
weakness don't write. But if you are
weak, have shrunken organs or night
losses write at once, as the remedy VIII
give instant relief You Will feel stronger
and vigorous from the very start. This
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
Wan Case Decided.

Judge Hall decided the case Of Henry
Dinwoodey against the estate of the
late +. H. Auerbach to quiet plaintiffs
claim to the six-inch strip Of land on
which the south wall of the Progress
building stands. finding the issues III
favor OF defendant The validity of
old surveys and the adverse possession
of the land by the Auerbach estate Tor
a long period Of years were favorable
TO defendant Mr. DinWOOdey is pre-
pairing 10 erect q new building on the
land south of the Progress building
and this decision win prevent him
using any "a It Of the wall on the north
Of his prem;
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
MONKEYS IN QUARANTINE
AT PORT TOWNSEND

Port Townsend, Wash, Nov. 15.-As
a protecJiOb against the Introduction
officer here has placed two monkeys
in quarantine, and they VIII be held
for fifteen days
The animals were brought from
Horgkong as pets and as the plague
exists at that port and monkeys carry
the germs Of she plagus the same as
rats, hence their detention.
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RaiIwav Companv Wins.

The trial Of the case of George Ward
and Thomas J. Nipper against the Rio
Grande Western Railway company
came TO a sudden termination yester-
day afternoon by Judge Morse grant
ing the motion Of defendant company
counsel to peremptorily instruct the
jury to bring in a verdict for the rail-
way company. The jury so found
without leaving their seats. Only one
witness was examined for the defense
The suit was for the recovery Of $3.50
for the killing and WOunding Of thiT-
teen head Of cattle on the railroad
track near Elgin Junction a year ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16

An engineer on one Of the roads en-
tering here, in speaking last night Of
fast runs, said: Although my machine
IS not slow, once let a cold get six
hours the start of ne and my machin-
cry is no match for 1t. have for years
kept a bottle of Kemp's Balsam con-
stantly in my cab, and when a cough or
cold gets a start OF this standard rem
edy it is indeed a cold day." Price,
25c and SOC. For sale by Godbe-Pitts
Drug company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
RossEAU WAS MODEST.
He Refused to Expose an Imposter
Posing In His Shoes.
(IndianapOIls Sentinel

Indianapolis Sentinel)
lean Jacques Rousseau was not trOu-
bIed greatly by conscientious scruples,
vet he possessed the rare virtue Of a
broad. human sympathy in an eminent
degree. Perhaps it was the conscious
ness Of his own weaknesses that made
him so sympathetic toward others. An
anecdote is related Of him which places
this virtue of his In a strong light. On
one occasion he had composed an op-
era. which was performed Sefore the
king. Louis XIV, and met the SOyal ap-
proval. The king sent for him, and II
he had nut in an appearance ne would
have obtained a pension. he was
of q retiring disposition, however and
could not bring himself TO face the
court. To his friends he gave as rea-
son his republican opinions, but the
real reason was his shyness. Accord
fnglv he fed from the court and sought
the privacy Of a country inn.
While he was there a man came IN
who began telling the company that
he was the celebrated Rousseau, ana
Droceeded to give an account Of his
opera. which, he said, had been per-
formed before the king with great sue
oese Most men in Rousseau's position
would have felt nothing but contempt
for the impostor, but this extraordinary
man felt only pity and shame. l
+rauobled and blushed so" he tells us IN
his 'sConfessions,' "for fear the man
should be found out. that It might nave
been thought that I was the impostor.
IIa was afraid that somebody might
come in who knew him and expose the
pretender. At last he could bear It no
longer and slipped out unobserVed-
Very few people would treat an hnpoS-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
MRS. SMITHS FUNERAL.
Twentieth Ward Meeting House
Filled With Sorrowing Friends.

twentieth WaEu meeting 6OuSS
Filled With SorrOwing Friends.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. John r.
Smith, who was fatally burned at Co
rhine two weeks after her wedding,
was held from the Twentieth ward
meeting house yesterday afternoon.
The occasion was rendered particular
l. sad by the tragic circumstances Of
her death. and the IN ting house was
filed to overlooking D friends, The
casket. which rested fore the white
drapsd altar, was most buried By
most profuse floral >feriEgs.
The services were conducted by
Bishop George Romney and beautiful
music was furnished by the TWen-
tieth ward choir
Addresses of highest tribute to the
deceased were made by John r. Win
der. John Nichols, James Sharp and
Bishop EOmney.
At the close of the services the re
mains were followed to their last rest
ing place in the City cemetery by 3:
long cortege. The grave was dedicated
by James Sharp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
IN FAVOR OF UNCLE SAM.
Mrs. Field Makes a Conditional Be
quest to Government.
CBaItimore American.l

Baltimore American.)
The will of Susan Virginia Field, widow
of Associate Justice Stephen J. Field,
provides for the transfer TO the United
States government Of the large mansion
and grounds facing the Capitol on First
street southeast. in the block to the
north of the Library of Congress. on con-
dition that the United States shall ac-
uuire the rest of the block as a site for a
building for the United States supreme
court. Mrs. Field also gives to the
United States supreme court the bust OF
Judge Field which is now in the Field
mansion and asks that it be placed IN
the Library Of Congress until the su-
preme court building is erected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16
DISPUTE OVER PIANO .
Mr.. Pathe Sold It and Mrs. Pathe
Claims It.

All Of yesterday was taken up IN JUS
tice Nieisen's court by the trial of the
case OF Mrs. Herman Pathe VS.. W. IT,
-arrer, for the recovery of a piano
valued at SEQ. The justice has taken
tie case unde. advisement.
Mrs. Pathe, whose husband is a mu-
stefan, alleges that he purchased a
j auO FOR her in his name. for the rea-
soy that he could set "a reduced rate
Ga H. but that her money paid for it,
snd that while she was out of town on
q visit NJ Pathe sold The piano to Mr..
FaTrer. Ihs latter has bill of sale
for the inst Ument but the wife claims
that Pathe was rot the owner and
therefore had no right to sell it. The
case involves an intricate question of
law, which VIII probably be decided
today.
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Just So.


(El PaSO Times.)
Mr.. G.. Cleveland, two times a pTesi-
dent, says the world would be happier
if it did more fishing and less chasing
after the dollar. Any one who has Creeled
as much coin as Mr. Cleveland can af-
ford to fish.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16

Stop coughing, as it irritates the
lungs, and gives them no chance 10
bsa7 FoIey's Honey and Tar cures
without causing a strain in throwing
off tbA pbIegm like common cough ex-
pectorants. Johnson-Pratt Drug COM
pany.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16

Up to $3.50 Women's Jackets, Se.75
Sixty-five handsome wraps. q to AZ
inch lengths, sold regularly for $3.50
up to $3.50, today 1915.
AT WALKERS
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determination Of awarding defendant a
judgment for a nOnsuit
Judge Hall yesterday reset the time
FIR hearing the law and motion caleE-
Oar in the equity division of the dis
trict court for Nov. y and Dec. 2
and g.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-16

Up to $3.50 WOmen's Jackets, 1878
Sixty-five handsome wraps, q to AZ
inch lengths, sold regularly for $3.50
up to 1850, today 1915.
At WALKERS.
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No Fear of Such Punv Missiles.
An Engineers Fast Run.

tJUlCdgO IrlDune-)
Admiral Schley didn't duck during II
fire of CTOss-examinatiOn, either.