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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
ANOTHER HOTEL HORROR,

IRON CHICAGO comes a story that
Salt Lake may profit by. Four
teen guests were burned, or rather
smothered. to death in a hotel fire that
lasted but very brief period of time.
They were overcome by smoke before
they could make their way down a
narrow stairway which offered prac-
tieaIly their only possibility of escape.
Had proper fire escapes been provided.
or had the building been constructed
with view to the most ordinary fire
protection, the fatalities could not have
occurred.
This brings US to a discussion of the
Salt Lake situation. There is not the
slightest doubt, in the minds of those
who are familiar with conditions. that
some day there is going to be a ca
tastrophe of appalling proportions in
this city. Some day or some night a
fire win break out in a Salt Lake room
ing house or So called hotel, and the
number of lives that will be lost Will
surely reach double figures.
The Herald has no particular hotel
or rooming house in mind when it
makes this assertion. 1t knows of
several that are as veritable fire traps
as were ever put together. There are
rooming houses in this city that are
almost absolutely without protection
for their occupants in the event of a
serious fire. Their thin partitions. their
frail flooring, their inhammable wood
| throughout viii feed flames as rapidly
as though they had been soaked with
oil.
In twenty minutes or less it would
be possible for a fire to clean out one
| of a half-dozen or more such places
in Salt Lake City from top to bot
] tom. There is a law which provides
that fire escapes must be stationed at
| convenient places in buildings that are
| used as hotels. This law is not obeved
with the strictness that its trainers
| intended it ito be obeyed. Fire es-
capes are often unsightly. They mar
the appearance Of a structure and as
a result they are put in the most in
| conspicuous places.
often they are such rotten make
shifts that they would be ludicrous if
the risk to human life were not so
serious. Salt Lake may learn a les
son from the Chicago horror The
Herald hopes it viii not be necessary
to call attention again to this matter.
Let the proper authorities see to it
/ that the laws are Obeyed to the let
ter. even though the beauty of the
handsomest structures in the city is
| irretrievably ruined.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06

THE ADJUSTMENT of the post
L canteen cost the enlisted men in
the regular army OF the United States
well over half a million dollars during
the single fiscal year ended June 30,
1902 This is the conclusion reached
by Paynaster General Bates in his
annual report to Adjutant General Cor
bin. He says that during the last year
before the canteen was done away
with, his department collected from the
enlisted men in fines ana forfeitures
the sum of $50, esS. Between July /,
1901, and June 80. 1902. he collected
$632. 125 in fines and forfeitures.
General Bates has no hesitaney in
declaring that this enormous increase
is due directly to the absence Of the
canteen. He says that the uncontrolled
liquor traffic in connection with the
various military barracks. which has
become possible since the passage of
the bill making it unlawful to sell in
the morale of the army, increased the
number of desertions and generally
demOralized the service.
1t is possible that General Bates
exaggerates the case somewhat, but
there is no doubt that he is well with
in the facts when he says that the
lack of a post canteen has driven SOL
diers into low dives and caused them
to commit excuses of which they
would not have been guilty if they
had been allowed to purchase light in
toxicants under government supervi-
sion. Then, too, there are other things
besides intoxicants that bring about
courtsmartial. with their attendant
fines. forfeitures and other unpleasant
features.
An enlisted man may be insubordi-
nate without being a drunkard; he
may overstay his leave of absence
without spending the time in saloon;
he may be guilty of larceny or a num-
Der of other offenses against army
regulations and still be very temper
ate in his habits. We hardly believe
that the great increase in the amount
of fines and forfeitures is due entire
~ to the adjustment of the canteen,
but we do believe that the greater part
of it is.
However, the mere money loss to the
soldiers is the smallest part of the
evil. They can better afford to lose
their money than their regulations.
their health. their ability to give a
good account of themselves. The anti
canteen people have had a sufficient
opportunity to test the value of their
theory. In practice it has proven a
failure, according to the men who
ought to know and who are paid for
knowing.
Now let the old conditions be re-
stored and see if matters are not great
ly improved thereby.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
His Hands DiYining Rods.

Henry Zachary, a Texas plowboy, 10
wears old, who has been visiting in
Pueblo for the past-week, says the Den
yer Daily News, is possessed of a magic
power in his hands by which he can
locate minerals, water or oil at a great
DEPTH with a certainty never before
known. While holding the pillow in one
of his fathers fields he felt a peculiar
tingling sensation in his hands, which,
as often as ne returned to that part OF
the lot, was repeated, and at one spot
with such force that he cried out to his
father. The elder Zachary ridiculed the
boy. and told him to 20 on with his
work But so surely was the strange
tingling repeated that we'll diggers were
put at work, and came upon a good
depth of excellent water. Since then
young Zachary has done little blowing.
From every part of Caldwell county,
where the family lived, came constant
calls for the services of the boy from
people who were anxious for a sure
thing in Wen sinking. Not once did he
fail
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
AmuSements.


CAPTAIN links" is a fantastic play;
a comedy teeming with odd characters:
atTnOsphered by costumes quaint and
old fashioned; made pieasurable by the
foamy wit of Clyde Fitch. and leaving
q pleasant and satisfying impression
with the unmistakable Fitch stamp
over all How odd il is TO see the
Madame Trentoni trip down the gang
plank attired in the voluminous garb of
the early seventies, all hustle" and ex-
element! And how quickly we accus-
tom ourselves to the peculiar little
headgear fiat as a pancake, and calling
up instantly, to the older ones, visions
of bygOne days, and to the younger just
pictures of those visions!
And Captain links in his old-tash-
toned trousers with the stripe running
down the side-and then, the crowning
touch of ail-the little girl wore them
They did look odd. but they rounded
out the atmosphere, and the comedy
would not have been complete without
them. Captain Jinks' took well, in
deed, last night, and society, in more
than the usual numbers. was out to
greet him.
Nine. Trentoni, the part that made
Ethel Barrymore famous, was more
than acceptably acted by Elizabeth
Kennedy. who seemed to be the ca
PRECIOUS singer to the life; the popular
faVOrite, not quite spoiled, DuI nlShIlly
proud of her success; sweet, loving,
trusting and ever true TO her Captain
Jinks of the Horse Marines.
And. handsome, dashing Captain
links himself, eX-gOod-for- nothing and
all round good fellow, ready to wager
a thousand on a Irritation. and just as
ready 10 lose it. In this character The
edore Babcoek was as TO the manor
born, making the most desperate and
ardent love, or disposing of Fitch COM
edy, as occasion required i.
1t would be rather hard to find Two
funnier characters than the deaf and
dumb representative of the Anti
French opera" society and her valuable
friend. or a more grotesque collection
than the motley group of ballet girls,
or a better representation of the gig
gles'' than was given by the eoauet-
fish Mrs. Greensbrough. What little
bit of plot there was, was stirred up
by one Charles Lamartine, played by
Francis Vale. who was here last-seasOn
in the title role of Faust. The minor
roles are in good hands.
Captain Jinks' viii be repeated this
afternoon and tonight.
Caught in the Web viii close its
engagement at the Grand tonight, with
a matinee this afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
FATHER HusslE TEsrIFIEs.

WITHOUT DOUBT, the most import
W ant testimony, aside from that Of
President Mitchell, that has yet been
presented before the anthracite arbi-
fration commission was that of the
Rev. James Y. Hussie. a Catholic priest,
who testified on Thursday. Father
Hussie has had. in his long years of
service among the miners. ample OPP
portunity to learn the real conditions.
He has been with the miners in joy and
IN sorrow. in poverty and in prosperity.
Listen to the words of this man who
rannot justly be accused of bias toward
the strikers. He says: THE conditions
in that region are deplorable. The mine
workers are barely able to exist. say
this without any coloring, knowing that
/ am under oath. realize that what I
say is going to the American people,
and ! want to talk cautiously. 1 have
been in their homes.
"They are not homes. but merely
habitations, resting place. They are
frugal, conservative, reasonable and
God-fearing people" Then Father Hus-
sic told about the boys. little more
than children, sent to work in the
mines to help support the rest of the
family; of a man who saved and
pinched for six years to pay debt of
$2G0 occasioned by a funeral. He had
examined the tax lists of Hazleton and,
in g population of which 70 per cent
was mine workers. just eighty-nine
owned their own homes and he could
not say whether or not they were free
from debt.
There was more evidence of this char
acter before the commission on Thurs
day. but we cite the testimony of Fa-
Their Hussie because there is no ques-
ton about his willingness to tell the
truth Indeed, it is easy to believe that
he UNDERSTANDS. rather than Overstates,
the conditions in the anthracite region.
We believe this priest would not tell a
lie under any circumstances, and on his
statement alone the strikers should win
their case.
no wonder the operators, after Pres
ident Mitchell had concluded his pres
entation of the case, made overtures for
settlement. The operators knew what
was coming. and they probably regret
more than anybody else the stubborn
ness which prevented the independent
mine owners from agreeing to a COM
promise. The Herald has no wish to
pre-judge this case, but it is hard not
TO anticipate the verdict of the COM
mission on the showing already made
by the strikers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
His Flintlock For New-fangled Rifle

tHnlldO6lpHld NOIlu
New Castle, Pa.-After searching the
town over in fruitless effort to buy
a piece of flint for his old rife, Reu-
ben kerchof of Slippery Rock town
shin had decided to have the weapon
made over, so that he could use per-
cussion caps, when his grandson in
terfered.
Kerchoff, who is something of a pa
triarch himself, bethought himself the
other day that he would like to go
hunting. He went up into the attic
and got the old rife that had belonged
to his father. He knew it was good
one. for it had been his fathers firm
est friend when he lived in the noun
tains of Berks county in the days when
firearms were of more Importance than
they are now Old Reuben, too, could
remember how he had shot turkeys
and even deer with it when he was a
youth.
As he trudged through the streets of
New Castle, trying to find a store
where they sold flint, the old man at
tracted much attention.
"Ain't We never seen q good rifle be-
force" he would demand ENORMOUSLY of
the gunsmiths when they answered his
request with a stare of blank amaze
ment.
Finally he was compelled to give up
the search. All the stores seemed to be
badly out of date.
ooh. WE'LL he said. make her over,
with one of them new tangled persecu-
ton caps
Ira Oxford. his grandson, heard of
the old mans plight and presented a
brand new gun to him.
1T amt as good as old Betsy" said
Kerchon. examining the modern arm
contemptuously but I guess I'll SWAP
We. Got a barrel like a pistol, ain't
II -,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
SPORT GAVE UP.
Concluded That the Language Was
Too Much For Him.

A prosperous looking individual with a
pink shirt front, green cravat. patent
leather shoes and one of those flat, broad
brimmed hats that have just nit the town,
stopped a friend on the street yesterday
and said he had just made a roll and had
decided TO be a sport. He had seen a
number Of sporting events of different
kinds and now il he could only learn the
language he thought the height of his am
bltion would be reached. He was given a
clipping from an eastern sporting journal
on football and asked to digest that, and
after ne had fully comprehended the
meaning he could consider himself one OF
the talent. He read as follows:
Jones ran the spherOid back twenty
yards. A fake contributed five more, and
tackle Melted ten. Close formations and
massive smashes then proved fuIlie,
Fierce plunging and needle-like piercing
tore off five ten-yard chunks at a clip,
and then the ends were boxed for thir-
ty-yard sprint. Further onsiaughts met a
Chinese wall and the pOrcine skin went
over. The leather was booted forty yards
and puHting duel followed. a revolving
wedge gained some, an6 brazen inter-
terence aided in accruing six. Then came
criss-crOss for two. There were three
more on a double mass, but the whoa
back was stopped"
Il pass, said the sporJive gentleman,
Let me try the. boxing game and he
was given the following:
''Muggsy had smoky lamps a bum bea k
and dismantled grocery store. while the
Kid s diniRg room was shy from furni-
AhAN &A1lCI a EldCt u liuulllis the hlu
unlocked a brace of chops, but got it on
the Stats in return. The Kid grew grOg-
gy, but his ramTOd left put flock OF
swings to left. Suddenly he Unbiased a
WallOp that gave MuggSy's observations
an astronomical tinge and donated a
cauiitloWer ear to the Limerick lad. 1t
went TO waste next time-nOthing doing.
Then left to the blood pump and a stiff
right. Stuffs oil"
Mr.. Would e-a-Sport passed it Up and
tried bowling. He bumped into this:
Bill, the south paw, let go with the
lignum vitae, but got a railroad. he
fell down on the 40 space, but the next
three rolled up a turkey"
Next he tried golf, and tackled this:
Jones had the honor and, stepping VI
to the tee, made a vicious SwiDe. He
sliced badly and the ball found a miser-
able lie in the long grass. Smith followed
with a shot equally bad. but his fault lay
/ in topping. and the ball rolled INTO the
This was fair sample of the two men
play, and during the round they found
nearly ever hazard on the course. com
mitted all the faults of omission and com
mission in the golfers category and cata,
lOgue. They topped, sliced, pulled
sciaffed. fooled, found bunkers and haz-
ards innumerable and put up an un-
pardOnaDle exhibition generally. The only
brilliant feature of the match was
sixteenth green. He pitched prettily Over
Jones ball and into the cup
The wOGld-be sport was then told thai
there were several kinds Of sport III
might be introduced to, but he turned
away remarking that he guessed he would
study Greek mythology and become
| professor in dead languages,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
BEAUTIFUL GIRL D1sFIGURED.
Submits to Operation That Causes a
Terrible Disease.

Paris-AIiss Gladys Deacon, daughter
of Edward Parker Deacon. thought by
many to be the handsomest American
girl in Europe. is paying an awful price
for her attempt TO gain pure Greclan
proule- At the point where the nose
joins the forehead there was a small,
scarcely noticeable depression An ar
list in an unlucky moment told her OF
this and declared that it constituted
the only-faw in an otherwise fauitless
Grecian profile.
She visited a specialist. her nose was
operated on, and s'necrosis' Or death Of
/ the bone is the result She sits day
by day in her pretty room in Biarritz
wondering what the outcome Will be,
wondering whether she shall regain the
profile for which she was once famous
or whether she is doomed to lifetime
of uglineSs through the slow, relentless
progress of the disease.
| Equipped IS few women are. with
beauty as a birthright. Miss Deacon
was yet unsatisfied with the minute
/ depression in her nose
| Miss Deacon, it is said, went to a
physician IN Paris, and had the de
preston at the bridge of her nose Quilt
up. 1t was little more than a pin prick,
/ and she went home delighted.
She watched the progress of the heal
I ing day by day with all the delighted
| interest that only a young girl can
take in improving her appearance But
in short time there came a change
that alarmed her. She send for a ply
stefan. who informed her that she had
necrosis of the nose and what necrosis
meant
| Then the beautiful girl Wept and her
/ friends Wept with her In her deSpera-
ton she sent for the worlds greatest
experts. Up TO the present time they
| have been unable to do anything for
| her.
! Necrosis is a progressive disease, and
| unless promptly checked is usually IA
| tai Miss Deacon is using every en-
deavor to conquer it, and expresses bit
! ter regret that she ever thought an al
| teration in her features necessary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
ociety ~


The third of the series of High
school parties was held in Christen-
sens hall last evening and was a great
success in every way. The merry
crowd of young people enjoyed the
dancing till the last The chaperons
were the same as for the other events.
Mrs. S. V. Shelp gave the last of a
series of parties yesterday. the affair
5sing most delightful luncheon at
which about forty of her friends were
entertained. The home was prettily
decorated and a very pleasant after
noon resulted.
On account OF the illness of Colonel
Crane, the Misses May and Edith Crane
are at home with Mrs. r. S. Tanner
at 32lz East Fifth South street. where
Miss May Crane has opened her stu
do.
Mrs. Nell Clawson Brown gives an
elaborate children's party this after
noon for her two little girls
8 g o
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Neill and
Miss Neil are at home in their new
apartments at SO North State street
and have resumed their Sunday even
inss at home.
Mr.. and Mrs, Elmer B: Jones enter
tanned a few friends informally last
evening
Miss Judge entertained at theatre
party last night
8 o g
/ The Sewing club met yesterday aft
ernOon with Mrs. c. NJ. Benedict on
State street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
TWO SIDES TO BATHING.

TT APPEARS THAT, after all, there
i is another side to this bathing
question, especially bathing in the cold.
,oId winter time. A Chicago physician,
Or. John Dill Robertson, a very en-
lnen. man, too, for he is surgeon in the
Cook county hospital and member Of
the faculty of the American College of
Medicine and Surgery, is the friend of
The anti-bath advocates. DIR. Robert
sons theory win doubtless find imme-
date favor among the small boys Of the
land, outside the swimming season, as
we'll as the travellers who neither toll
nor spin.
''In general the bath is injurious" he
SAYS. Isn't that sufficient to win him a
home in some circles2 And he goes on:
"Whether hot or cold water. or both.
or lukewarm water be used. the final
action caused is always the same. The
hot bath brings large quantities OF
blood to the skin primarily, and the
cold bath causes it = come secondari-
IL. Both processes are harmful be-
rause they overtaX the blood vessels of
the skin and deprive other parts of the
body OF blood in proportion. In
short, the functions of the epidermis
are to act as a protection to the body
and to regulate the heat. The bath
tends to destroy this protection"
But DR.. Robertson's position was i'm
mediately challenged by another Chi
cago physician. equally eminent, DR..
Nathan S. Davis of Northwestern Uni
versity Medical school. DR.. Davis "gets
back in the following lucid style: "He
fDr. Robertson) fails TO mention the
seeretions by the sebaceous glands
though reliable analyses show it to
contain / per cent OF salts. per cent
Dc neutral fats. 81 per cent of epithelial
debris and 81 per cent of water. Nor
does he regard as of any Importance
the exhalation of carbOnic acid gas and
the inhibition of oxygen to the extent
OF from one to two ounces a day.
..That the application of soap and
water does remove any already ex-
foliated epithelium and accumulated
sebaceous products that often obstruei
free exhalatious from the surface is
freely admitted: but that soap and wa
ter. with the addition of ordinary rub
bling or friction, ever dissolves and re-
moves any part Of the true epithelium
we have no proof whatever" DR.. Da-
Wis Is sure ttat bathing strengthens
the skin. prevents colds, influenza
pneumonia and other troubles and
braces the nerves.
Having already paid your money yoJ
are at liberty to take your choice IN
less you happen to be small boy IN
q well regulated family. In that event
Sou wiz pay no money but you vii
take your bath mighty regularly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
TOUGH ON OLD ANANIAs.
Minister Thought He Was Favoring
the Lunatic.
philadelphia Telegraph.)


There is a good story being told at
present about a Berks county pastor
who recently made a trip to this city,
and who included the Philadelphia hos
pital in the list of interesting places
visited while here. When he reached
the insane department of the institu-
ton he began a conversation with one
of the patients. a rather gentlemanly
appearing man of middle age. and. as
it is the custom to coincide with what
ever assertions unfortunates of this
class may make, the good clergyman,
Of course, did not Tuffle him in any
particular during the interval their
talk lasted.
Don't you think IT dreadful" said
the patient. that Senator Quay should
have been so murderously sandbagged
by that insane division worker, just
as he was about to vote on election
day."
Yes replied the clergyman, sit was
indeed regrettable."
And ex-President Cleveland. have
they found the crazy anarchist who
stabbed him at the Chamber OF Com
merce banquet the other night?"
Il believe they have" responded the
now somewhat startled minister.
And Steel King Schwab. has he re-
covered from the injuries he sustained
by being thrown from the top of Mt.
Blanc by that demented guide?"
"At last accounts I believe he was
progressing favorably toward recov-
cry" answered the divine, meekly.
The lunatic stopped at this point and.
looking the molder of religious belief
squarely in the eye, asked: You're a
minister, aren't you, and know the
Bible through and through"
yes" answered the visitor.
Well" said the detained" one,
grinning sardonically as he threw over
his head the fragments of a news
paper he had been engaged in tearing,
''au I've got to say is that you've got
Ananias beaten hundred miles. You're
about the - liar in this country