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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
TO PREVENT COLLISIONS.

+ D ECENT DISASTROUS railway &C
N cidents caused by collisions make
especially interesting at this time the
device just invented by two Germans
for the purpose Of preventing such ac-
cidents. Tests have shown that with
this Invention in use, railway colli-
sions become practically impossible.
The operator may or may not forget
ibis orders, the conductor and the en-
Aineer may misfnterpret II they please,
bur trains cannot collide If the en-
gin'g crew have any wit at ALL
Frank II. Mason, United States con
sui general at Berlin. describes the de
vice in detail in recent report. He
says:
Midway between the rails is laid a
light third rail of the ordinary pat
tern. the joints of which are so con-
nected as TO form A continuous con-
ductor. Midway under the forward
part Of the engine is hung the work
ing instrument. an electric apparatus
enclosed in a square case or jacket oc-
cupying a cubic foot of space. The
Instrument is connected with a contact
shoe. which slides along the third rail.
and by wires with a telephone and
electric alarm bell in the cab of the
engine driver. and red incandescent
lamp. which is lighted by the same
impulse that rouses the alarm bell into
action
a further Improvement of the de-
xire sets the electric brakes on the en-
cine or entire train simultaneously
win the alarm signal which sounds
the bell and lights the lamp. The ap-
raratus is so arranged and adjusted
mat the engineer can. at any moment.
~ touching a lever, ascertain that it
i IN good working condition"
exhaustive tests made on a German
-ofiroad conclusively demonstrated the
.eaaiencv Of the invention In each
,nstance The alarm was sounded in
.u,le time 10 prevent a collision. the
ssvice being so arranged that when
80 trains arrived within certain dis
ta,ce Of each other the unmistakable
,esrning was given. The engineers then
-onversed with each other through the
telenhones in their respective cabs and
49, rear train was enabled to proceed
slou.lv until it came up with the
other.
r. Is stated that the installation OF
- invention is not so expensive as tC
seelude its general adoption.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
ATELIERs OF FICTION.

II c. CHATFIELD-TAYL writing
II. in the Bookman for January,
Celebrates on the suggestion made
some time ago by Professor Triggs OF
the University Of Chicago that schools
should be established for pudding an
thors. As Mr.. Chatfield- Taylor puts
it, the notion has a good deal TO rec
Ommend it. He would have ateliers of
fiction, conducted on the same general
lines as ateliers of art. Commenting
on the possibilities of a studio con-
Quoted by William Dean Howells. -or
instance. Mr.. Chatfield- Taylor writes:
THE master could tell him dhe
student) very readily why one word
gives tone and another color, and if
he were to the writer's manner born
and his stuff had meat he would see
q few interlineations turn his word
jumbles INTO writing. But suppose Mr..
Howells should place a model throne
in the center of the studio and seat
thereon a girl with arching brows.
curving lips and golden flood of hair
What a keen, zestful exercise it would
be for the itching fingers to write d
picture in twenty-five words, or, still
better. in five, of her pose and APP
pearancei Think of Mr.. HoweIls pass
ing among the desks to shake his wise
head at the pulchritudinOus asserya-
lions of her charms"
Mr.. Chatfield-Taylord draws a very
pleasing picture. but there are diff
culties which must be readily appar-
ent to him and to others. The chief
among them is that the fiction atelier
would deprive us of that indefnable
but thoroughly delightful element
which, for want of a better name. we
call style" Mr.. Howells atelier
would be tinged with the Howells
style. saturated with it, in fact Now
Mr.. Howells is a very charming writer,
but we wouldn't want a library COM
posed entirely of his works because, in
the language of the street, there are
others"
So It would be with other ateliers.
The Kipling atelier would reflect the
ideas of Kipling; good ideas, true. but
even good ideas, like prayers, become
mOnotOnous through vain repetition.
( There is no doubt that the general
average of fiction would be raised con-
siderably by the Introduction of the
literary atelier, but, by the same tok-
en-. we would lost much. also. The
young author. if there is anything in
him, will sooner or later work out his
own salvation.
The rough edges viii be worn away
in time and the genius, if any there
be, will shine and sparkle through the
authors work as the diamond grows
TO brilliancy under the wheel of the
lapidary. No. the writer must do his
work unaided, except by such precept
and example as he can gather himself
from the work of others.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
DR.. Temples Brusque Speech.
Indianapolis sentinell

The archbishop of Canterbury. whom
England will long remember as one of
her most useful and earnest prelates.
was a man of rough speech and no
courtier.
A few years ago an English clergy
man friend of mine was offered the
bishopric of st. Adams.
He went to DR.. Temple, who was
then bishop of London. and said to
him: Il have been offered a bishopric.
but 1 am afraid I dare not accept 1t. :"
But you mean to accept it, don't
your" tersely replied the bishop.
But, my lord, I am such bad
preacher
Il know; I have heard you" replied
DR.. Temple without any more eere-
mony.
His hatred of verbosity was also in
tense.
On one occasion clergyman sought
his grace's permission to add second
living to the one he already held.
What is the distance between the
two places2" asked the archbishop.
"Only fourteen miles as the crow
flies. my lord" was the eager reply.
You aren't a crow; you can't fly;
you can't have it," snapped DR.. Tenn
ole.
Another time his chaplain was sur
prised to receive a telegram from the
archbishop consisting of the words:
Third John. 13 and ID"
Mystifed. the chaplain turned up his
Bible and read: Il had many things 10
write, but I Will not with ink and pen
write unto thee
But 1 trust / shall shortly see thee
and we shall speak face to face"
Peace be to thee. Our friends, sa-
lutte thee. Greet thy friends by name -
All Rubbers Greatly Reduced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
"Long One Jackass.
egonian.)

Senator Elkins of West Virginia in
his young days was a railroad station
agent out west. his office being a box
car on siding. He tells the story on
himself that one day i'll checking up a
carload Of immigrants effects he could
not find bureau called for by the way
bill. He was in possession, however.
OF a vigorous young jackass that was
not down in the bill. So he wired TO
the shipping agent:
I am short one bureau and long one
jackass."
The answer came back:
You are o. X. That bureau was a
burro."
For the benefit Of the eastern tender
foot it may be explained that the burro
is a small pack animal Of the jackass
species.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
Firmness.


tNeW YORK EVenlng SUM
The woman was adamant
Il insist" she cried. II insist upon
wearing the what-d' ye-call-ems In this
family"
The man took a last desperate stand.
III be hanged If / keep the sus-
pender buttons sewed or for you" he
howled. in a clear. falsetto voice.
Thus again did sterling manhood as
sert itself under adverse circumstances:
but even so. he shuddered in fear that
she might attempt TO keep them in
place with a belt
After all. the man dearly loved his
wife. and hadn't he once tried to wear
a belt himself?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

It is doubtful if the average Indian
would be able to see anything very
tragic in the fate of the Yukon pros
pectors who were forced to eat dog in
order TO keen from starving to death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Colonel At Bat Hayes of ogden has
been mentioned" for the position of
assistant attorney general. Still. the
colonel will not prepare TO move to
washington just yet. 1t will be remem-
bered that he had an Alaskan judge
ship nailed down once, but it got
AWAY somehow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Well, in the light of yesterdays pre-
cipitation of snow we won't have much
time to listen to the fellow who has a
sure solution for the water problem.
The good Lord has solved it for us, for
this year, at least.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Another of George Washington's
body servants is dead in Virginia. We
don't know how many are left, but
those who have gone before would
make a good-sized city, all right
enough.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Most of US will sympathize with Rep
resentative Brink in his desire to pre-
vent hotelkeepers from practicing ex-
tortion, but his proposed law to this
effect could not be enforced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

s,vestock statistics show that n
.sos me United States contained p
80 ceS nsuies. Judging from the amount
- Kicking that goes on in Salt Lake
sro impeTied TO the belief that big
,.oetfo1 Of fhe visible supply Of
,,,eg can be found right here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Thieves secured vestments worth
$4,000 from an Episcopal church in
New Jersey the other day. It is to be
presumed that they needed them for a
church of their own.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

The J. T. Ms were entertained by
Miss LeOna George Tuesday evening at
her residence, 723 South Second East
street. Progressive games of sixty
three and crokinole were played. The
card prizes were won by Miss Cleo
WoOlley and Mr.. Joseph Horrocks.
while Miss Edna Sands carried off the
crokinole prize, after which most dam
ty refreshments were served.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Miss Ora Kingsbury, youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Kingsbury
was married last evening to w. r.
Evarts at Glenn's Ferry, Ida. The GER
emony was performed by the Rev. H.
A Lego of Chicago, a cousin of the
groom. Mrs. Evarts and her par
ents will leave today for California
where the bride expects to complete
her education. Her husband will join
her the latter part of June
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Mrs. Dinwoodey, Mrs. Morris and
Mrs. Joseph Jennings entertained de-
lightfully at a Kensington Tuesday aft
ernOon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Mrs. Megeath and Miss Lane will en-
terrain at cards next Tuesday after
noon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Miss Dern will entertain at Valen-
tine party Saturday evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Mrs. George K. Fischer and children
will leave on the oath of the month for
California. to spend fortnight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Mrs. Charles Brink will entertain at
cards this afternoon in honor of her
niece. Miss Ireland of New York, who
is her guest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Goldberg. formerly
of this city and now of New York, have
cards out for a reception Feb. %, an
nOuncing the engagement of their
daughter, May, to Mr.. Oscar Lion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

All Rubbers Greatly Reduced.
Sale now on. Walkers Store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Battery A, light artillery, has issued
invitations for military hop to be
given at the armory next Monday even
ing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Mrs. Simon Bamberger entertains at
cards both this afternoon and tomOr-
row.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. McCracken OF
Payette, Ida, will spend Saturday in
the city the guests of Mrs. Emerson, AL
South Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Madame Pfoutz and Mrs. c. B.
Pfoutz entertained very pleasantly
yesterday afternoon at sixty three. At
the close of the afternoons game prizes
were awarded to Mrs. Megeath, Mrs.
Hoyt Sherman and Mrs. Hanauer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Tonight occurs the third of the as
sembly balls. The affair will be pre-
ceded by a number of dinners made up
of those who are to be at the ball.
Among the entertainers will be Mrs. z.
S. Ferry and Mrs. Mabel Miner Nc
Clure
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Judge and Mrs. E. F. Colborn will
leave in about two weeks for New
York. where they will spend a few
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Mrs. Dinwoodey, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Jennings and Mr.. and Mrs. r. p.
Morris entertained most delightfully."- at
cards last evening at the home of Mrs.
Dinwoodey on Brigham street. A large
number of friends spent the evening
enjoying the game.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Kirke La SheIle presents Americas
greatest play
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Orvin Morris will enter
tain at sixty-three Saturday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Sloan of
Grand junction.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-17
LAW COMMITTEE ON LEvEE
PROJECT WILL MAKE REPORT.
Engineer to Inspect Ground
With Army Officers.

The Executive Committee Of the proposed
leree project for the protection Of the
American Bottoms from the flood waters Of
the Mississippi River will meet in W. E
Trautman's office in the Post Office build
inG. East st. Louis. this afternoon
The committee will hear the report Of the
Law Committee and also take steps to EN-
pioy a competent civil engineer who has
had experience in dixie building, and with
whom the United States Army Engineers
will cooperate, to go over the ground and
to determine the nature Of the dixie and
its location.
In an interview yesterday afternoon, one
Of the members of the committee stated
that he believed that the levee project met
With the unanimous approval Of members
Of the committee The question now up
permcst in their minds. he said, was the
feasibility of the project
Several prominent engineers have assured
members OF the committee that the leyee
scheme is practicable. but 1t is the intention
to secure the opinion Of some engineer who
has spent years in levee building, to-
gether with the opinions Of the United
If the levee project Is finally decided on,
the Law Committee will draw up the bill
providing for the formation of the Amep-
can Bottoms into levee district and then
the committee appointed for the purpose
will go to Springfield to induce Governor
Yates to call a special session Of the Legis-
lature.
Doctor ]. A. Eagen. secretary Of the State
Board Of Health. and Doctor II. C. Fair
brother of East St Louis. have completed
an inspection of the flooded parts OF the
city and are taking the necessary steps to
place The city in a perfect sanitary condi-
tion; Doctor Fairbrother is engaged In col
lecting data to be presented to the Legis-
lature showing the absolute necessity OF
constructing a dixie from sanitary stand
point. He takes the position that the pro-
lection of life and health is vastly more
important than the protection of property.
The sanitary engineer of the State Board
Will soon visit East st. Louis and make
his recommendations. The citizens general
ly are heartily in favor of this movement
as 1t is confidently believed that a cooper
alton OF the Committee on Dixie Protection
and the physicians who are interested in
sanitary measures will result in an early
conVenins of the Legislature. when a spe-
ciai bill giving the people in the flooded
district the necessary authority to build the
dixie will be presented
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-17
by Telegraph.
REPUBLIC SPECIALS

Paducah. Ky. July 1s.-The gauge reads xnss
evening So. Weather clear and COOL The Dfck
Fowler to Cairo time. The John s Hopkins
to to. Wssts The 'hsSess Iso; e
morning from tennessee River vim a tow q
nser f The h20f o9 Ses n up one S7e.:s
q the Aver q Lord Tie Company, Is In tho aty.
Fassday ssht ha Bun Bs.ass. Sa ss'A s6d out C. AS
Gai50 m July .s1R,ve+ sasss rad, ,ss,
Weather fair and warm. The Peters Lee depsr.-
Sex 81 fG[ r6se Was a. IN AMI Gu: xsa en- se IN:
l0tte B9eekeisr departed for the levsr r.r1 At s
PSepcko Sss @ arrived y isq the I Lewsr @ M.s,stapp q
down the II @ EVer S' a, % N With II 'sS s'nDties. '
Chester. II July .Gsass I'll and fsslns
Gosh uhsea fssa states Steamer Mas az
p. m. United States snagboat Maccu.b at ESQ
cSs,sI N as Rshsn ass ersaine s7d eae : f. I sl.naa
and barge at ! a. m. Exeortsr and tow at 10 a.
and ;d'eI Ioiis Sim. from Memphis are due.
feet sd G saE N9 Slowly WY Boats and
tow. p m Columbia, 1870 p. M; Cape Glsar-
esnu es 1aI5 q an ana ey Tow Oh sts 2 m povnaunissd
States snasb2at Macorno, 1870 a m. Weather
clear and cooler
Memphis. Tenn. July fs-rae river hers stands
feet SP 'h sauS fs 2f 4 az II s p hast m ,os
hgI.s ap,,as she cyr~ with good trip. Reeeipts BY
river today were bags seed cotton and saa
sacks cottonseed-
Burlington Ia. July 1.-THE river rose =
inches since last report. and is feet S inches
above Iow-water mark. Weather clear and warm
er The Quincy passed down at o'clock this
morning The Eloise and Helen Blair in and out:
The ottumwa Belle up with excursion from FoEs
Madison.
warsaw. Ill. July 1s.-Gause reads rs feet:
Clear and wafrn. J. 5. up with excursion %
Fort Madison Silver Crescent in and out
Grand Tower Ill, July 1s-City Of Memphis
~, late last night. The gauge reads III lees
and rising Weather clear and awrm-
Cincinnati o., July is.-Rlver lo.5 feet: ssa.
tionaSy Clear and warm. Departed: Keystone
State for Pittsburg.
Louisville KY. July l6-River falling; IN ca
nal s.1: on falls s.s; below locks lo.5- Ciouoy
and pleasant.
vicksburg Miss JULY Is-Gauge 2ss. fall
Of foot. Senator Cordiu due up. Delta due
down.
Wheeling. W. Va. July ls.-River feet 10
inches. Clear and pleasant.
Pittsburg Pa, July 1s-River ST. feet; sta
tionary. Clear and pleasant.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-17
YOUTHS ABSENCE CAUSES
ANXIETY TO HIS PARENTS.
Walter 1. Taylor Has Not Been Seen
Since He Left Sweetheart Tues
day Night.

Walter I. Taylor. 10 years old, son OF S.
l. Taylor, prominent farmer living on the
Cahokia CommonfeIds road. bade his
sweetheart and intended wife. Miss Grace
Kelley, good night Tuesday evening and
started for home. but has not since been
seen. He had $50 on his person when he
left the house and 1t is feared that he was
the victim of robbery.
The boys father notified the East St.
Louis police yesterday and Chief Purdy
detailed two detectives on the case.
Young Taylor's possession of the money
was unknown to his father or employers,
tie Hempe Grocery Company. 1t was
known to Miss Kelley viii told the police
that he had been saving it for more than
a year and that Taylor had said when he
added to it they would be married.
Taylor escor,ed Miss Kelley and Miss
Josephine TeDeau to the East Side celepra-
tiou Of the F'ai! of the Bastile and on the
way home he counted out the money il the
presence of the ladies'.
Miss Kelley says that she tried to induce
he assured her that no harm would befall
him
Nothing was thought of the young man 9
failure to come home Tuesday night. as it
was believed that he had spent the night
with friend in East St. LOUIS. When he
did not return or send word Wednesday,
his relatives became worried and yesterday
morning his father went TO East st. Louis
to learn the cause OF his sons absence.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-17

The East St. Louis Red Mems Club will give
picnic at the Fair Ground. IN Bellevlle Sun
day for the benefit OF the East ST. Louis Red
Men and their families who were sufferers from
the recent flood.
Mrs. Alice Freels Is visiting in Plainview, Ill
Mrs. C. Bernard is visiting in Cairo Ill.
The East st. Louis Central Trades Union
elected the following officers last night: Presi.
dent. William Outlines: secretary. J. F. Barr;
treasurer. T. ]. Williams.
Mrs. ]. H. Simcox and daughters have re-
turned from river trip.
-Messrs. Arthur and Frank Kirsch will depart
next week for river trin.
County Treasurer Philip Wolf and family will
depart tonight for the Northern lake resorts.
Mrs. Josephine A Long has filed a suit foy
divorce in the Circuit Court from ]. S. Long.
She alleges deseEtion.
Professor John Z. Stokes will depart this weel
for California.
Frank N Horner departed last night for the
North.
Edward E. Miller. private secretary to Con.
gresslnan W. A. RcdenberT departed last night
for Northern Illinois
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-17
To-Dny's Weather.
f,ren.sninH md Ha-a-
Arrived.
Departed
Departures To-Day.
River RfaIto Brevities.

Pilot John Rollins departed Yesterday after
noon or the Columbia 10 meet the tow boat Ex-
barses OF coal for the LacIede Gas COMPANY
The Harry Brown Is following the Exporter with
another coal tow for TIE same company.
The Columbia arrived and cleared on time
with good freight and passenger lists both ways.
Paul Lamont Will remain the Chester
cne OF her clerks. Frank Perkins having taken
the place OF clerk OF the Alton wharfboat.
The Chester arrived from Cane Girardeau
yesterday and departed on the return IN the aft
e-roon-
Grocery shipments to nearby points on the
lower river have been heavy this season. one 81.
Louis firm having shipped if.0e0 pounds on one
steamer during the month
The Dubuque OF the Diamond 10 line arrived
yesterday from St Paul and Will depart on the
return tomorrow afternoon
Former Chief of Police Campbell vas a Wis
ttor al the Lee Tine offices yesterday to engage
passage tn, Stacker Lee for two members OF
his family.
nessee River yesterday with good trip. and will
depart on the return this afternoon.
The Stacker Les Is due from Memphis to-day
and is scheduled to depart on the return this
afternoon.
Captain ]. Lewis Shsilcross and two divers
have gone 10 the Arkansas River to raise the
steamer Lucille No'ani for the Louisville Tn
derwriters' Association.
The lotus Sims Is due from Memphis this
morning and Is advertised to depart on the re-
turn In the afternoon
Owing to e. scarcity OF grain no ba-ges have
been sent TO New Orleans By the barge line Tor
several weeks
Tho sidney will be in from Burlington to-
morrow morning and will depart on the rstura
to Keokuk IN the afternoon.
The Cape G!-ardeau came IN from Corumsrrs
yesterday with a good trip. She will depart this
afternoon.