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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-12
Time Table
N EFFECT
Feb. !, 1908
El51T
s%EiII55
ARRIVE-

AER1NEs
From ogden, Portland. Butte,
san Francisco and Omaha $50 an
From Ogden and intermediate
From Calientes. Miiford, Nephi
Provo and intermediate points. 800 am
Ogden, Cache Valley, chicago
St Louis, Omaha. Denver ana
intermediate points -..----.---.- -L@.04 Pm
From Ogden, Chicago st Louis,
Kansas City, Omaha Denver
ana san Francisco -.----------.- 80 Pm
'From Garfield Beach, Tooele
FT S5I3 i Ti1tia sfsrc1r Ne6hi Wv
Provo and Aianu ..--......- ..-.. 90 Pr
From Ogden, Cache valley,
Butte, Portland. san Fran
CISCO --..-......- $4,000 STU P'4-
DEEAhI-
For Ogden. Omaha. Chicago
Denver, Kansas City and St.
For Ti1tic;.- Mercur. Provo.
Nephi and Manti .....-..-...... 1880 am
y or Garfield Beach, -Tooeie and
For Ogden. Butte Helena Port
land, San Francisco and inter
mediate points .....-...........s. S;4e an
or ogden, Omaha, Chicago,
r ana San I'rareisco. =. - -12-5O pm
or ogden, Cache Valley, Den
yer, kansas City, Omaha, St.
,LO4is ana Chicago ...-.--.--.-.-- $40 pm
For Provo. Nephi- Milford, Cali
ehtes and irtermediate points. 500 pm
OF ogden, Cache Valley. Butte.
1teIeAa, Portland san Fran
cisco and intermediates points. I2:S0 an
7. IA. SCHUMACHERs
Act, Traffic Aa--
D. S. SPENCER.
CITY ticket office. sa Nam n, street Tols
'Dany except Sundays.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-12


Our taxes this year viii be about %
per cent, so you see we are getting there
slowly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-12

McGurfin & CO. have moved to No
134 Main street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
CONDEMNATION SUIT IS
BEGUN BY c., r. I. & P. ROAD

Condemnation proceedings were be-
gun in the county court Yesterday af-
ternoon by Jackson, Hurst & Stafford
in behalf of the Chicago. Rock Island
&, Pacifi. railroad against Mrs. Susan
Scrumm. Mrs. \. Mckinley and Mrs. SUI
san j. Griffin. The two first named
hold 20 acres and the last 12 acres of
land in the district which the road is
endeavoring to secure for the location
of the shops east Of East Moline. The
owners have set a price upon their
land that the company deems unrea-
sonable and hence the court proceed
ings have been begun to secure the
land at fair valuation through pro-
cess of law. In case the removal of
the Pleasant Valley road is not ac-
complished the proceedings will be
dismissed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
FOUND GUILTY OF
ADVERTISING FRAUD
Two. Men Who Put a CriminaIIy
WOrded Notice in the
Papers.

Springfield, Ills, Feb. 1.-The jury
in the United States district court in
the case of Henry Flachskiamm, w. r.
Reeves and Cora ZeigeI. all of st.
Louis, charged with using the mails
for a scheme TO defraud. rendered a
verdict finding Flachskiamm and
Reeves guilty and Miss Zeigel not
guilty. FlachSkiamm and Reeves, I'M
der the title of the National Mercantile
company. inserted glowing advertise
ments in thu papers and magazines
offering a fur cOllarette as a premium
for selling snide jewelry.
The advertisement was so cunning
ly worded that some 5000 people each
sent 81 to the company. expecting to
get leather pocket book. fine hand
kerchief and genuine Canadian seal
collarette." as the advertisement read
for selling the eight trinketS sent
them. When they asked for the col
larette the company would refer to
their advertisement, which read. Our
offer of a fur collarette." and informed
them that the offer was for them to
send $S, and get that much more OF
the snide jewelry and sell it. and they
would then receive the cOllarette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04

- --zaty which describes the bOun-
dary between British and Russian pos
session in North America? These
clauses are as follows:
Commencing from the southern
most point of the island called Prince
of Wales islands, which point lies in
the parallel of "a degrees 40 minutes
north latitude, and between the 131st
and 133rd degree of west longitude
meridian of Greenwich, the said line
shall ascend to the north along the
channel called Portland channel as far
as the point of the continent where it
strikes the 56th degree of north lat:-
tude: from this last mentioned point
Ehe line of demarkatiOn shall follow the
summit of the mountains parallel to
the coast as far as the point of inter
section OF the 141st degree of west
longitude (of the same meridian), and
finally. from the said point or 1ntersec-
ton, the said meridian line of the 141st
degree, in its Prolongation as far as the
Frozen Ocean.
with reference to the line of de-
narration laid down in the preceding
article it is understood-first, that the
island called Prince of Wales island
shall belong wholly TO Russia.
''Second-That whenever the sum-
NIT of the mountains which extend
in a direction parallel to the coast
from the 56th degree of north latitude
to the point of intersection TO the 141st
degree of west longitude shall prove
to be at the distance of more than ten
marine leagues from the ocean, the
limit between the British possessions
and the line of coast which is to be-
long to Russia as above mentioned
shall be formed by a line parallel to
the winding of the coast. and which
shall never exceed the distance of ten
marine leagues therefrom."
During the executive session the fact
became generally known that the
agreement could not be accepted with
out opposition. The northwestern SEN
ators manifest especial opposition, TAX
ing the ground that there is nothing
to arbitrate; that the terms of the
treaty of 1925 are clear, and that If
there should chance to be a decision
against the United States this country
would not accept the result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
WAGES ARE SAFE
When They Are Coming From a
Municipality, Says Judge
in Missouri.
'LoAN SHARKS ARE DUE TO LOSE
When They Buy a City Employees Sal
ary-Reasons for the Rulings
of the Judge.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 4. - Judge
James Ellison. of the court of appeals
here, has handed down a decision to
the effect that city employees have No
right to sell their salaries until they
have received their warrants and the
cash has been paid on them. He re
verses decision of the jackson coun-
ty circuit court. The case in which
the point is decided is that of the
Kansas City Town Guarantee COM
pany against ID. V. Kent, city auditor
of Kansas City. Dock Wilson, who
worked in the stables of the water
works department, sold his salary OF
SS.1o to the guarantee company and
gave the company an order on the city
auditor for his warrant.
Refused to Honor the Order.
Kent refused to honor the order, as
council has passed an ordinance for
bidding the sale of time. The loan
company instituted suit against the
auditor which the lower court upheld.
The court of appeals not only reverses
the case but quashes the suit as well.
In his opinion Judge Ellison says: "A
city with the comprehensive charter
possessed by Kansas City has dual
capacity-one as a public corporation
exercising powers of government with
in the terms of its charter, and the
other more in the nature of capacity
whereby ii makes contracts also with
in the terms of its charter) for its
own bettermont as individuals may.
City Had a Right to Do 1t.
"The ordinance in controversy was
valid exercise Of the city's authority
in the latter capacity. 1t had right to
provide that its employees should not as
sign their claims so as to bring up
the hazard of knowing who the prop
er claimant was. To prevent possi-
BILE fraud, Inconvenience of account,
and the like, as we'll as to put n stop
to this notorious practice-becoming an
evil in municipal employment-of sell
ing claims at ruinous discount. and
others impairing the efficiency of the
service of its employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
EDWARDSVILLE FARMER
PERISHES IN THE MUD

Edwardsville, ILL.,, Feb. ALTERNATE
freezing and thawing, together with
copious rains and heavy SHOWS, have
produced conditions in southern Illi-
nois unprecedented in five years. The
mud has caused one death and almost
suspended the rurSl mail service. The
body of William Drummer. As years old,
was found in his wheat field, where it
had lain since Wednesday night.
Neighbors missed him and instituted
a search. Drummer had started home
from a neighbours and decided to
take short cut across his wheat
field. He became mired and his strug-
giles only caused him to sink deeper.
Finally, becoming exhausted, and
having been unable to summon help,
he fell to the ground and his body
sank into the mud.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
senate and House in RrIef.

Washington. Feb. 4. = The senate
yesterday passed without objection or
discussion the Elkins bill to further
regulate railroad transportation. The
army appropriation bill was passed.
The provision establishing a general
staff was eliminated. but. later an inde
pendent measure identical with the
general staff section, except that it
puts the chief of staff exclusively un-
der the presidents direction, was
passed. More talk against the state
hood bill took up the remainder of the
day.
The house spent practically the whole
day on claims bills coming over from
last week. Payne, the floor leader of
the majority, fought them all, but
succeeded IN defeating only three. Aft
er the claims measures were disposed
of the postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up and members made speeches
on "any old'' subject that was on their
minds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
As to BcTen's Ultima
tum Respecting Ven
ezueIa.
MUCH is AT STAKE
AS to What Their An
SWer Will USe--COn-
ferenCeS.

Washington. Feb. 4.-There are as
yet no advicrs from the allied govern
mentsrespecting the nature of the next
proposal they will submit to Bowen,
VeneZuela's representative, for d set
tlement of their claims. but there is
good authority for the statement that
a note Bowen addressed to the British
ambassador Monday night will result
in an adjustment of the trouble.
Important Conference.
At the British embassy yesterday
the most important conference that the
representatives of the allies have held
among themselves took place. The con-
ference was called to consider the rec
concentrations which the ENJOYS should
make to their governments as TO the
next step to he taken. As result of
this conference the foreign Office I'm
London. Berlin and Rome are in pos
session of suggestions from their rep
reSentativeS here. 1t is said that the
proposition they sent was that the al
lies have the preference for one month
and after that all he treated equally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
RIVAL FARMERS
WHO MAY FIGHT
Two Trusts Organized and They
Both Want to Control
Same Line.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. A possible
war between the rival farmers trusts
is the subject of much speculation
here. Two of them have been organ
lied within the past two months, one
in Indiana, the other in Nebraska The
first is known as the American Socie-
ty of Equity of North America" the
other the Farmers Cooperative
Grain and Live Stock Association OF
Kansas and Nebraska"
The object of each is to control the
output of the farms of the central and
northern west and their methods differ
widely. The Indiana people propose to
arbitrarily fix the minimum price: the
westerners insist that this is econom-
ically impossible and that their
plan of eliminating the middlemen and
saving his profits for the producer is
the only feasible and practical plan of
affording relief to the oppressed farm
er.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
STANDING COMMITTEES
FOR MISSION APPOINTED

The board of directors of the Union
Mission met at the mission on Eighth
street last evening and arranged
plan of work for the coming season.
Bills were audited and the date of fu-
ture meetings was fixed for the first
Tuesday in each month. Mrs. II. ID.
BIakemore, president of the organiza-
tion, anqounced the appointment of
the following standing committees:
Finance-R. Champion, j. T. Shields,
George McMaster, Mesdames W. c.
Bennett. Z. F. Bartholomew.
House-Mesdames y. Mosenfelder,
W. H. Gest, NJ. Metzgar. Misses Ram
ser. Stephens. Mr.. Peterson.
Press-H. ID. BlakemOre, {. w. Foss,
Prof. Williamson.
Kindergarten - Mesdames Rice, NJ.
f. Sweeney, J. X. Scott.
Medical-Drs. Bradford. Comegys.
Legal-H. \. Weld. j. X. Scott.
Rummage sale-Mesdames Charles
Dugard. Kahn. W. w. Taylor, Julia
Schreiner, Miss Phillips.
Auditing-Paul Hamilton, William
Gest.
Visiting-Miss NJ. f. Lockney, chair
man: January and July, Mesdames W.
II. Marshall. T. r. Davis; ]. II. Wilson,
Joseph Worker; February and Aug
ust. Mesdames II. d. Mack. L. Adams.
b. Hart. NJ. VI. Sturgeon; March and
September. Mesdames Hanson, j. At
kinson. Charles Dugard. /. G. Eddy;
April and October. Mesdames Charles
Mixter. Frank Taylor, George McMas-
ter. ]. T. Shields; May and November,
Mesdames William Nc. /. Stewart, \.
Brooks. l.. s. McCabe, Mons Nelson;
June and December. Mesdames In
gram, Kahn. Magill. +. Peterson.
Entertainment - Mesdames McCro-
ry. Blanding. Crandal. First, Leon
ard. McKown. Alice Johnson, Mem
iry. Wadsworth. Horst, L. Kohn.. Dau-
per. Andrew Carlson. Miss Ramser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
IHRO WN UNDER CAR WHEELS
BY AN UNRULY TEAM

indianapolis, Feb. 4.-John ]. Lor-
tus. 24 years old, city fireman, met
death Monday under the wheels of
the Western express of the Big Four's
Z. and L. division. LOTUS was Or
dered to take a supply wagon from
the engine house and go to the rail-
way for n load of baled hay. He
went and as the Western express ap-
preached was in the wagon, then al
most loaded with baled hay.
When the express approached, the
engineer blew the whistle for the
White river bridge The whistle fright
eneG the team attached to the wagon.
and the horses started to run. They
whirled quickly and the load of hay
overturned. throwing LOTUS on the
track directly in front of the engine.
His body was caught under the pilot,
and before the engineer could stop his
train, the wheels had passed over him,
cutting 1t in twain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
CITY HAS SOME PRIVILEGES
Cannot BE Garnisheed for Wages of Its
Employees, for Instance.

''The ordinance is in harmony with
other well recognized rules applicable
to municipalities. Thus a city is not
liable to punishment for wages if its
employees as would be an individual or
other corporation. a city should not
be compelled to stand at the bars OF
all courts in the state and participate
in the judicial controversies carried on
between debtors and creditors. While
these contests would be going on the
public interests would suffer. by abb
Stracting from their corporate duties
the time and attention of the officers
and occupying them in contests about
which the corporation has no interest"
Judge Ellison then quoted Il decision
of the United States supreme court
uphOlding statutes similar to the or
dinance in question. He quoted sew
eral Missouri supreme court decisions.
But conceding salary may be as
signed, these cases certainly fall far
short of saying anything against the
right of a municipality to forbid any
interference with the earnings OF city
employe or official until after he had
obtained his warrant and the money
thereon has been paid to him. On
the contrary, the language of those
cases to which we have called atten-
ton lends support, not only to the right
to forbid it, but the propriety of so do
ing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
Rne,n Placid Eyes.

Poe's neck was rather long and slen-
der and made him appear, when sit
ring, rather taller than he really was.
He also appeared when sitting to have
a gentle and rather graceful taper OF
tie bust and shoulders upward. This
was very peculiar. His eyes were or
neutral violet tint, rather inclininS to
hazel, and shonc not with dazzling
or brilliant sparkle. but rather with
mildly subdued serenity of intellectual
splendor-perhaps on account of the
dark shadow cast upon them by the
overhanging and rather impressive
cloud of his moonlike brow-givinS
them that soft. celestial glow of soul
which characterizes the loftiest enthu-
siasm. Their Iashes were long, dark
and silken. hanging over them like will
lows naping III by the moon-lake-
or cumuIf of chaos over the God suf-
fused waters of the eternal wells.
When the heaven of his brow was free
from clouds-which appeared always
to be the case when his soul was not
racked either by the thoughts OF his
poverty. of the remembrance of the
manifold insults he had received from
anonymous correspondents, who pes
tered him from envy of his genius and
his uncompromising hostility To the
basest ignorhnce-the intellectual pla-
cidity of his mildly becoming eyes was
beautifuL-Poe-Chive Papers in Cen
tury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
EFFECT OF WEATHER OF
MONTH ON VEGETATION

Springfield, Jan. 3I.-The weather
has been remarkably mild and the
temperature. above the seasonable
average, except a brief spell of cold
from the Sth to the 18th. when the
temperatures at zero and below were
recorded in the northern and central
districts. y general snow storm pre-
vailed during the period of lowest
temperature. and this covering added
To snow that already lay on the
ground. afforded ample protection for
exposed vegetation in the northern
section. Precipitation was fairly well
distributed. the greater amount fall
ing in the southern section. y recur-
renee of alternate freezing at night
and thawing during the day wrought
some injury to the wheat crop in the
southern district.
In the northern district the acreage
Sown in wheat is small. but What was
planted i in an excellent condition.
Rye, meadows. and grasses are doing
well. The absence of severe storms
in this section is generally remarked
by correspondents. Some corn re-
iiislilN III NilpNN anu iillCll VI
it has been slightly damaged Cattle
and hogs are in good condition. y
great many hogs have been marketed.
The roads remain good. and hauling
crops to market is in progress.
The average condition of wheat in
the central district is good. The late
Sown crops appear to be better than
the early sown. In many localities a
good covering of snow protected the
crop from the severity of weather
that prevailed the early part of the
month. The early sown crop was
slightly injured by the fly, and does
not present so thrifty an appearance
as the late sown. Much corn remains
in shock. and some is standing in the
fields. The facilities for marketing the
crop are very limited. on account of
scarcity of cars. The season has been
favorable for meadows and grasses.
The rye crop is thriving. The outlook
for fruit at this time is assuring, and
all correspondents agree that the
buds remain uniniured. With the eX-
ception of sporadic eases of cholera.
the general health of hogs is good.
Cattle are wintering well, and feed is
plentiful.
In the southern district, the prin-
cipal wheat growing region, the con-
dition of the wheat crop is very un-
even. Correspondents report the con-
dition varying from excellent to bad.
At the present time it appears that
the crop has suffered in some locali-
ties from the changeable weather be-
tween day and night, alternate thaw-
ing and freezing. The damage sus-
tanned. however. does not seem to be
serious. Slight injury by Hessian
fly is also shown. Meadows and pas
lures remain uninjured. and there are
reported to be in fine condition in
some localities. Stock has wintered
well, and no diseases are reported.
Considerable corn Yet remains in the
fields. All reports agree that no in
Jury has been sustained. so far. by
fruit trees. and the outlook for good
crop of apples is promising.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
AURORA MAN CHOSEN
MINISTER TO COLOMBIA

Washington, Feb. 4.-Charles B.
Hart has resigned as United States
minister to Colombia and \. \. Beau
pre-. secretary of the legation, has
been nominated as his successor. Mr..
Beaupre's home is at AurC a, Ill, and
he was appointed secretary of the le-
CATION at Bogota by President Nc
Kinley on the recommendation of
Hopkins. He has made
a good record at Bogota and on rec
ommendation of Mr.. Hopkins he now
becomes the United States minister
to Colombia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE INDIAN
Court Decision on n Point In Which Agents
Are Interested.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Justice Barn
ard, of the District supreme court, has
granted Il mandamus directing the sec
retary of the interior and the COM
missioner of Indian affairs to pay John
Il. BagbOy, an Indian of the LaPOinte
CWis) agency. certain moneys deposit
ed to his credit in the Northern Ma
tional bank, Of Ashland, Wis.
The court held that an Indian agent
had no right to refuse to countersign
the Indians check for the money, that
act. being a ministerial one, and that
Bigboy has all the civil rights of cit
izenship so far as property lawfully
allotted to MIN is concerned, subject
only to such conditions and trusts as
may have been expressly named in the
allotment, patent or contract of sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
Cigarette Tax Is Valid.

Des Moines, Ia. Feb. 1.-The SUI
preme court has decided that the Iowa
cigarette tax. which imposes a tax of
$500 against all dealers in cigarettes,
is valid. Each of the three defects in
the law alleged against it by the Amer
lean Tobacco company. which brought
a test suit. We're declared by the court
to be not well taken and the original
package theory was referred to as Il
weak subterfuge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-04
TOLD IN REBUTTAL
Miners Unanimous for the system
of Paying for Coal by
Weight.
WHY THE COAL OUTPUT IS SHORT
Diggers Not Supplied with Enough
Cars-Clergyman Says the Un-
ion Taught Peace.

Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-AIuch of the
rebuttal testimony presented yesterday
to the anthracite coal strike commits
sion was furnished by mine workers
from the upper region. In this section
the miners are asking for payment
by weight. The witnesses in every
case Were questioned concerning the
advantage of such 4 change in the
wage scale, and all were unanimous in
the opinion that the method was the
only just one where the veins were
fiat. Commissioner Watkins asked Gal
lagher, q miner employed by the Della
ware and Hudson company, if he did
not think n daily wage rate would be
satisfactory to the men. The witness
thought so. but ventured the opinion
that the miners would not work to
the limit of their ability if that method
obtained.
Says the Union CounseIed Peace.
Other witnesses We're called to teS-
tify concerning the alleged restriction
of the coal production. and consider
able evidence was introduced regard
ing conditions in the coal regions dur
ing the strike. Rev. Z. J. McMahon,
rector of the Roman Catholic church
at MinerSville, said committee of I'M
ion mine workers called upon him
about four weeks after the strike be-
gan, and requested him to counsel his
parishioners against acts which might
bring the strikers and the union into
disrepute. Similar advice. Father Nc
MahOn said, was offered in other
churches, with the result that there
was no disorder in that vicinity dur
ing the progress of the strike.
Miners Not Responsible.
Gallagher was questioned regarding
the alleged restriction of the coal out
put. He knew of no cases wherein
the miners We're responsible for this
condition. but stated that what limita-
tions We're made were the result of the
cOmpany's failure TO furnish enough
cars. Stephen Ludwig. of Edwarsville.
miner employed at the Woodward
colliery of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company, and Benjamin
Thomas, of Scranton. employed by the
same company, We're examined con-
cerning the alleged restriction and said
the company did not supply cars
enough.