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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
IN THE SQUARED CIRCLE

Bob F1tzsimmons went to the Orpheum at
San Francisco last night and the ovation that
was accorded him when he entered the thea
ter will not soon leave his memory John
L. Sullivan in the heyday Of his fighting ca
reer was never more cordially received than
was the lanky Australian last night.
AS soon as the big fellow entered the house
q rousing cheer was set up, and not until
long after he took his seat was quiet re-
stored Bob was called upon to make a.
speech He kept his seat, although the noise
was kept up for, several minutes. He bowed
to the crowd, but would not make a speech.
Bob feels that this demonstration effectuaa1v
answers the charge that he threw the fight
with Jefres.
A contest to a finish In private has been
arranged for next Saturday night in New
York. The principals will be Joe Handler
OF Newark and Gus Ziegler. The mill is for
$500 side and a percentage of the gate
receipts. The weight is 1873 pounds at 3
o'clock.
The contract for tho oroo&i,~ 30
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

10000 people. Tiers Of boxes will encircle
the ring, and behind these and enoircling
them will be twenty tiers Of seats. All ar
rangements for the exhibition are going on,
despite the assertion that the fight will be
StOpped. 4 fS
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

Two challenges have been issued by fighters
anxious to meet the winner of the Carter
Ryan fight, which takes place at Fort Erie
next month. The defs are from Marvin Hart
of Louisville and Joe Walcott. Walcott says
that he is ready to give weight away il
necessary. Hart Is ready to make a number
Of concessions. and will post a forfeit In a
weeks time with Al Smith to show that bus
mess only is meant.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

2:So trot, purse 81 200:
Rhythmic, br h. by Oakland Baron,
dam Duchess (Hudson). ..:......".1 l !
Directum spier, b (Kenney). 3 2
Roam Wilkes, br g (Grear). .............3
Johnny, b Jonnson) .................4 Or
John Patterson, b g (Geers). .....:..... dis
Time, 2:0sA, 2:10A, 2:131a.
2:OS pace, purse $4,000
Dan R, so g, by Tasco. Jr.. dam Colo
New Richmond, gr h (BenedicD .......4 9
Tho Bishop b g (Wilson) ;;:c.:...;.....5 3 2
Fred S. Wedgewood, ro h (Geers) .....2 5
Captain Sphinx, g (McLaughlin) .....5 4
Chestnut, ch 6 (Brown) ................3 B dis
Time, 2:O7, 2:04A, 2:05A.
2:12 trot, purse $1,000
Dan T, b 6, by Crawford, dam by
Hull (Manville) .......-.................l
Border, br Iydiardl ..................2 8
Belle Kuser. b m (Rites) ...............3 2
Lady Thisbe, blk m (Kenney .........6 4
Rcd Princess, b m (Snow) ...............6 8 6 6
Hamward, br h (McDonaldo ............4 8 7
Lady Geraldine, m (Noble) .........;s 10 5
Hawthorne, TO m (Hudson) ...........10 5 8
Leola, b N (saunders) ......,......... 10
Tessie S. m (starr) ................. Q
| Iva Dee, b m CSpear) .............. dis
Time, 2:11h, 2:09A, 2:11A.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

test the Salt Lake lodge Of Elks, acting for
the grand lodge, and Mayor Thompson Of
Salt Lake. got together yesterday on the
knotty fight problem. The mayor had given
1t out that the permit for the contest was
issued and would stand unless the grand
lodge could get the fight promoters to make
concessions. The governor had been appealed
to, but declined to take any hand in the
controversy. Hynds, who is an Elk himself
finally made the proposition to fix the date
for Monday, Aug. Is. The Elks' committee
at once accepted the proposition. as did the
fighters, and it is now settled that the fight
will take place on that date. at the big Sau-
Ger track annex to the Salt palace.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17
THE ARMY CANTEFN.

To The Salt Lake Herald:
With the reputation for fairness which
The Herald possesses, 1 take the priv
Hege OF asking you 10 publish a short
article on the subject of the army can
teen. | have been asked to do this by the
Prohibition Alliance of Ogden The arti
Gle recently published in The Herald,
and, in fact, nearly all articles appear
ing recently in the daily papers favor the
re-establishing of the canteen.
While / cOncede the sincerity of the
opinions therein set forth, I do not con-
cede the truthfulness of the basis for
such opinions.
the canteen should be again established:
That there IS mere drunkenness and
carOusing since the abolition of the can
teen, reasoning that soldiers would drink
more because the sale of liquor had been
prohibited on any premises used for mill
tary purposes. when. as a matter of fact.
1t could have been had just off the mil
itary reservation. either before or after
the passage Of the law. Again they say,
There are more deSertionS from the
army since closing the canteen," as
though soldiers would desert the army
because beer and whisky could not be
had within a stones throw of the bar
racks, when the same report claims that
the soldiers go to the dives to get their
drink because they Gan get it without the
espionage OF the officer. and can carOuse
to their hearts content Under such
conditions they would not desert 1t is
claimed that there is more insanity
among the soldiers, assuming that beer
and whisky are an antidOte for insanity.
1t is also stated that il is more diff
cult to enlist new recruits since the can
teen has been abolished. as though the
rank and file of our army was composed
of young men, who, at the age of IS to %
years, had become so addicted to the use
of ardent spirits that they would enlist
in Uncle Sans service in order to crafty
their desires. Shame on such argument
Establish an amusement room and give
the soldiers recreation, good reading an
opportunity TO purchase many specialties
in fare, a good cup of coffee, chocolate,
ETC., but don't debauch them with whisky
General Nelson A Miles saws in his
report. after the first six months of the
anti-canteen law had been in existence,
that there was at that time a smaller
percentage of desertions than at any other
time within the last twenty-five years.
Here are the figures from his official re-
port. the date, strength of the army and
percentage of desertions:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17
TOBACCO a MIND HELP.

Is TOBACCO a mental stimulant?
L Devotees at the shrine of My Lady
Nicotine have always contended that
the question should be answered. affirm
ativeiy. 1t has remained for a French
man, Henri de Parville. writing in the
Journal des Debats. to bring forward
what he considers absolute proof of the
correctness of the tobacco users theory.
Nj. de Parville has been watching some
experiments. the result of which he
gives to the world
These experiments were conducted by
other Frenchmen, NM. Claparede and
Isailovitch. They consisted of group
ing, with a word displayed on a card.
another word conveying a similar
meaning, or a synonym. The subject
was told to accomplish this as promptly
as possible and he was timed with un-
failing accuracy. There were sittings
at the same hour every day for seven
teen days. Each sitting lasted a half
hour. during which $50 words were pre-
scented to associate.
Every other day the subject was per-
mitted to smoke. 1t was found that his
mind worked much more rapidly on the
days when he smoked. For instance,
on non-smoking days from fifty to sew
enty-hundnedths of a second were re-
quired for each association. On the
days when smoking was permitted, the
duration Of the association was much
smaller, being only from five to ten
hundredths of a second. This is taken
by the demonstrators to be proof of
their belief that tobacco stimulates in
tellectual work.
Some of us may consider the sO~called
proof rather hay. 1t will not do to form
a conclusion based on the. result of an
experiment on one individual. Some
mental effort is required for word asso-
citation, and it is possible that the sub
ject in this case possessed an excep-
tionally bright mind. Perhaps he would
have made a better showing, without
smoking, than another who smoked all
the time. Again some man brighter
than this subject who never smoked
at all might far surpass MIN under any
conditions.
The real facts probably are that after
one has used tobacco for some time his
mind will not work well without it. The
same thing is true of many drugs that
might be named. There certainly is no
reason for believing. in spite of the tes-
timony here presented, that, the average
man who uses. tobacco can do better
work than the average man who does
not use it and who never did.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17
THE CASE OF mEIeHAE.

THERE is A STRIKING lesson for
L the young. for those in every walk
Of life. indeed. In the case Of Charles
Meighan. former postmaster of Og-
den. Convicted last week in the fed
eral court of embezzling money from
the public funds that came into his
hands, Mr. Meighan was sentenced
yesterday to serve a year and day
in the penitentiary. A prison term is
staring his in the face. and yet in pass
ing sentence Judge Marshall practic-
ally exonerated Meighan Of all intent
10 commit a crime.
Il do not believe you had any Grim
inal intent said the court, in effect,
but you were guilty Of grave careless
ness IN the discharge Of your duties. A
jury has pronounced you guilty of en-
bezziement and the law requires me to
sentence you" Then the defendant
was informed that he would. be let off
with the Iightest possible penalty,
which is as stated.
For the crime of carelessness--and
carelessness is a crime-Charles Meg
han win wear stripes unless he secures
another trial and is acquitted. or unless
he is pardoned by the president Of the
United States. The moral in this story
is obvious. The thing that is worth
doing at all is worth doing well. runs
the old saw. And an older one runs:
Whatsoever thy hand find to do, do
it with thy might"
If Charles Meighan had followed
these trite proverbs to the letter he
would today be a capable official, an
esteemed and respected citizen, instead
Of broken man with dark shadow
in his path. Meighan never lacked the
ability to do his work we'll He never
lacked, and he does not now lack.
friends to help him when help was
needed. What he did lack was the
power of so controlling his inclinations
as to be able to concentrate his ma
turally bright mind on the work be-
fore him.
There are mer, young and old, in
every business and in every profession,
who are as guilty as Charles BIeighan,
and yet they walk among their fellows
without fear and without reproach.
The difference is that they are not dis
covered in their carelessness. But
some day some of them viii be, unless
they take this lesson to heart and their
fan will be harder than Meighan's.
In this day and generation workers
cannot afford to be careless. The care
less man is the man who falls behind
in the race of life; he cannot hope to
keep up with his fellows And it is
fault that IS so easy to mend. Just a
little more diligence. just a little more
caution, just a little less amusement,
~ slittle less dreaming, and the thing is
done.
The Herald takes this occasion to ex-
press its sympathy for Meighan and
his family. We do not believe for one
moment that he stole a solitary cent
from the government, nor do we be-
lieve he would be guilty of any dishon-
orable act whatever. In our opinion
the anxiety and humiliation to which
he and his loved ones have been sub
jee-ed has been punishment enough
for his careiessness. A lesson has been
scared into his brain that stripes, can
not add to nor time wear away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17
True Blue.
(Cincinnati Enaulrerl


Bishop Vincent OF the Methodist church
and one of the founders of the Chautau-
qua circle. tells of an incident that helped
70 make interesting the summer he spent
in the mountains of Tennessee Strolling
thoughtfuliy along one day, he suddenly
found himself in the midst of a very
active camp meeting of negroes Two or
three ministers present recognized him.
introduced him to others. and soon the
bishop found himself SO popular that he
was fairly dragged to the speakers plat
form and asked TO say something to the
assemblage. He consented, and one CT
the blacks stepped forward to introduce
the unexpected visitor. This master of
ceremonies went right to the point. He
babe the gathering know that they were
all of one purpose and spirit. notwith-
standing the difference in complexion.
and wound up as follows:
NOW. brethren and sisters Brother
Vincent as vo cen see for 70 selves. Is
white of face: but at heart, let me tell
yo'-at heart, l say.-he is as black as
any Of US
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17
ocieN ~

The Commercial club will give a
pie street this evening. Following is
the programme:
''Berceuse,'' from --Jocelyn'' GODDARD
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward
What Ny Lover Said. ---..----.--..--.
..;,,.-------.---------Mr Mrs William Igleheart
Miss Olive Gray. " = '-'''----'
Aria. from 'Herodiade' .Massenet
Mrs Rosemary Whitney
George E. SHELTON. '9''''' 7''
(a) Iremble, Ye Tyrants," from II
TFovatOre'' ..---.--.----.--.--. Verdi
(b) L Love Thee 1900. Dudley Buck
Alfred Best.
When MeIindy Sings" ........-.....-...
Mrs Lizzie Thomas Edward.
Charles Kent.
(a) "Cavatina" ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Raft
CD ''Serenade'' .---.-------..-.-.--. Pierne
George E. SHELTON.
In the SprinGtime' --.---..---.-. Francis
Mrs. Rosemary Glosz- Whitney.
g g g
Mrs. II. w. Doscher was the hostess
yesterday at a pleasant luncheon The
home was decorated most artistically
IN red and green. and the place cards
were dainty souvenirs of the Christ
mastide done in sprays of holly. Covers
ing Mrs Ezra Thompson. Mrs. Joseph
Young. Mrs. N. A Ransoboff Mrs. Ed
die. Mrs j. A Hunt, Mrs w. w. Riv-
ers, Mrs Abrer I.uman, Mrs. ]. d.
Wood. Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Joseph Luce,
Mrs. j. g Thompson. Mrs. Keogh, Mrs
Walter r. Gunter, Mrs. Joseph Obern-
dorfer and Miss Luce.
Colonel and Mrs. Holmes entertained
at very pleasant dinner last evening
at which nine of their friends were the
guests. The table decorations were
American Beauties. and the lights and
other accessories We're all in harmony.
@ @ @
Mr.. William Roy Ridge of Tonopan
is now in New York. He viii visit
Philadelphia, Washington and Boston,
and viii spend the Christmas holidays
in Kansas City, returning to the mines
at Tonopah by the LIST of january.
g q @
Major and Mrs. George T. Downey
will arrive from Denver Sunday. ac-
companied by the children. and will
spend the Christmas holidays with
Major and Mrs. Downey at their home.
Judge James A. Miner and daughter.
Mrs. Mabel Miner Mcclure, reached
home yesterday after a lengthy stay in
California. Judge Miner is greatly inn
proved in health.
g g g
Mr.. and Mrs. George Raymond Walk
er will be at home this afternoon from
lengthy stay on the coast. Mr.. Walk
er returns much improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baker of Everett,
Wash, who have spent the past week
at the KnutsfOrd with Mr.. and Mrs. L.
S. Ferry, leave today for their home.
g q @
Mr. and Mrs. Windsor v. Rice and
Mrs. SOuthwen left last evening for
Montreal. where they will spend the
holidays with Mr.. Rice's father.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer B. Jones will
leave Monday for Chicago and New
York on a short business trip. They
viii be gone about month.
q @ g
Mrs. Leon Bachman and Mrs. Edith
Beck Martin of Provo spent yesterday
in the city shopping and visiting
friends.
Mrs. Joseph II. Young was the hostess
again yesterday at the second in a Sc
ries of afternoon card parties.
Mrs. I. C. Glosz entertains at lunch
con today in honor Of her daughter,
Mrs. William F. Beer will entertain
at card party Friday afternoon
@ 9 9
Miss Faun Twelves of Provo is visit
ing friends in the city.
@ g g
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry S. Heath left last
evening for the east.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17
THE FEDERAL BUILDING.

A VERY GRAVE MISTAKE viii be
a made by Supervising Architect
Taylor unless he permits such an
amendment of the plans Of Salt Lakes
new federal building as viii afford
plenty of room for all who are entitled
TO space in that structure: Mr.. Tay-
lors attention has been called to the
fact that as at present contemplated
the building win come far from supply
ing sufficiently commodious quarters.
Tt is specially desirable that the post
Office be given an abundance Of room.
Yet Postmaster Thomas, in looking
over the plans. was greatly surprised
and alarmed to find that unless al
terations are made the quarters allot-
ted to his branch of the public service
VIII be altogether Inadequate TO his
present needs. The postmaster is the
best judge Of his own necessities.
Yet the supervising architect UNDER
takes. though he has never looked into
the situation. to say that the contem-
plated postofiee quarters are sufIi-
GENTLY large for a city the size of Salt
Lake. As a matter of fact, Postmaster
Thomas should be given not less than
twice as much space as he really needs
just now. In the erection Of this build
ing the architect should plan for years
IN advance, not for the present alone.
It win surely be twenty-five years.
and it may be twice that long, before
- Lake can hope for another federal
-. In the meantime the popu-
-. the business viii have
ne officials viii be with
which 20 transact it
GENTLY unless great
To amend the plans
purchase of more
LII will also cause
erbaps. in the
ing.
Important when
are consid-
I'd to wait a
ssary, in Or
may have a
aspect. The
RESERVATIONS
Taylor as
e his mind.
most inter-
hey, not Mr..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17
TURNED DOWN FOUR JACKS.
Sensational Play That Put the Gam
bier Out of the Business.

We'll, about the best play at poker
I ever saw I made myself said Uncle
Mumford, smiling complacently. IN
Gle Munford never boosted, whereix,
the reason for the smile and our inter-
est IN the remark.
Several of the crowd had related
personal experiences, and at the finish,
when there seemed nothing more to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

canteen law.
General Miles produces the figures and
declares that the recruiting stations have
been thronged with men seeking enlist
ment for the service.
General Shafter wrote from Santiago
during the anti-canteen law agitation:
Il have always been strongly opposed to
the canteen system or the sale of in
toXicating drinks of any kind on military
reservations. [ regard IL as de-
mOraIiziHg to the men, besides impairing
seriously their efficiency.
! have presumed upon your leniency in
granting me space more than l had ex-
pected TO do Thanking you in advance
Tor your kind reception and publication
Of these statements, ] remain yours sin
cerely. C E. SMITH.
Ogden, Dec II
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

After much deliberation The Herald
has reached the conclusion that the
Utah Light & Power company is in
league with the oculists of Salt Lake.
Surely a lot of eyes have been ruined
by the alleged lights the company has
been furnishing lately
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

The New York City council is about
to pass an ordinance requiring the sur
face ear companies to heat their cars.
OF course, the Salt Lake City council
is not expected to follow so salubrious
an example.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

Apparently the council and the mayor
between them are trying 10 get a
liquor law that will please everybody.
First thing they know they win meet
the usual fate of reformers and fail to
please anybody.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

Seattle's city council proposes to pay
$500 each for the dead bodies of high
waymen and burglars. singly or in bulk.
That should encourage all citizens to
practice with firearms. By the way.
Salt Lake might take similar step
because it wouldn't be likely to cost
the city ANYTHING
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

The Philadelphia North American
viii exhaust every means of securing
the punishment of a correspondent who
sent that paper a malicious fake"
about a reputable Indian. The Herald
hopes its contemporary viii attain a
full measure of success
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

Taylor, are best qualified to tell what
they want.
The Herald would be sorry to see the
completion Of this most desirable ad-
dition to the city's substantial struc-
lures delayed. but we must insist that
it is better to wait yet little while
than 10 have an unsatisfactory struc-
ture
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

An Indiana man who had been
thought dead for years dropped in to
see his mother the other day, and the
joy almost killed her. Which moves US
TO remark that a man who neglects his
mother that way doesn't deserve a
mother or a welcome home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

If the case of assault alleged against
S. T. Hudson can be made out as stated
in the news reports, no punishment
can be too severe for him. 1t is as
serted that he beat a woman and a
child without provocation, and in a
most inhuman manner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

In answer to a correspondent we will
say that the Smoot ratification conven-
ton, sometimes known as the Utah
legislature. will assemble on the second
Monday in January.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

Boston's latest fad is eating sand.
We always did think those fasteners
needed sand We've got plenty OF it 'in
our craws" out here IN the western
country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

Apparently Texas has no desire to en-
courage the bank robbing industry.
Three bandits who attempted to loot
bank in a small town in that state are
now out of commission One is dead.
one is dying and the third is in Jail. 1t
is to be hoped that the example viii be
followed in all the other states.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

Eight thousand employees of the Pull
man Palace Car company are protest.
ing because they have to work on Sun
day. They ought to serve an appren-
ticeship on a morning newspaper.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

Robbed in a Dining Car" says a
headline We didn't know cases of
that kind were so unusual as to be
worth newspaper space.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

The brokers who are short long lines
Of Martha washington stock are not
entering very strongly into the Christ
mas spirit as yet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

Martha Washington stock went up
like a rocket and came. down like
stick, but lot of gentlemen were bad
ly stuck thereby.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17

They are trying the ST. Louis
boodIefs in punches now One at
time they lasted entirely too long.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-20

But gay bob-'veyors of the triplest
kind,
To swell the northeast breeze
On second thoughts, however, never
mind,
Please
Ring off.
1t isn't necessary, for the youth
OF this broad. grand
And prosperous and free and happy
land
Might flee and scoff.
They know already Feb. the 22d
Is the glad date upon
The which occurred the birth of
Washington
And when school doesn't keep.