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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
MADE ADMIRAL BY ERROR.
No Official Record Was Kept of Cap
tain Feaster's War Service.
New York Press.O

In the obituary column of the daily
press appeared last week notice of the
death I'm Philadelphia of Captain Jo-
seph Feaster, L. s. N, retired. The
officer had held the rank of rear adj
miral for a period, but was reduced TO
lower grade for no fault of his own.
He was probably the only man who
was made a rear admiral by mistake.
Briefly, his remarkable history is as
follows: In 1861 Joseph Feaster Sc
cured employment at the old Philadel.
phia navy yard as shipWrieht. Soon
aftsTWa-d he was sent south with q
number of mechanics and employed in
building tin-clad monitor vessels In
the Mississippi river. They not only
built them, but they manned and
fought them. At the end of the war he
received discharge, although he had
never been enlisted. After the war he
worked as a shipwright in the employ
OF the navy department until 1875. when
he secured an appointment as assistant
naval constructor, and in due course
was promoted until at the age Of re-
tirement, 62 years, he mad reached the
grade OF captain
He then forwarded his discharge pa
pers received in 1865 to Washington
and, in accordance with the terms of
the retirement act, which provides that
OIlcefS naNlng seen service III the civil
war shall be retired in the next rank
above the one they hold, he was retired
as a rear admiral. About a year after
ward he received notice that there was
no official record % his having served
in the war. and that all the fighting he
had done was as a civilian emDloye
who had not been sworn into the serY-
ice. And he was further informed that
In correcting the error he would here
after be ranked as captain on the re-
tired list.
He was forced to refund about $1,000
of excess pay, and. although the de-
partment expressed regret at the hard
ship, there was no remedy for him ex-
cept bill in congress. James Rankin
Young. then the member from the
Fourth district OF Pennsylvania. drew
a bill. but about that time a general
order issued by the secretary OF the
navy forbade the presence of officers in
Washington to urge legislation OF any
kind, and Feaster withdrew the bill
and went TO his grave a captain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
CAMPAIGN FOR A DEAD ONE.

After fighting The Big Cottonwood
proposition ever since it's inception;
after encouraging obstruction. melting
litigation and advising owners of water
rights 10 sandbag the city for big
prices, the Tribune now turns a death
bed fiphOp and declares that Thomp-
son, the american party and 1t are
the real friends Of a greater water
supply for salt Lake.
Perhaps you didn't know it, but. ac-
c0rding 10 the Tribune. the truth is,
that the American party and Mayor
Mr.. Thompson are more alive to the
needs of the city, more earnest in their
desire and purpose to add to the city's
water supply than Morris and his reac-
tIonary hackers. but they do not want
10 pay a million dollars for 30 cents
worth Of alleged improvement"
Funny way the American" Marty
and Thompson have had Of showing
that they are more alive to the needs
of the city than Morris. Tom Homer,
who fought the Big Cottonwood water
plan in the courts, is one of the bright.
particular stars of the American"
party: Sanford. the attorney who APP
peared in court aEainst the oter i'm
provements, is another OF the 'Ameri-
can" galaxy: behind these two have
been other Americans" who had just
as much interest in defeating the un-
dertaking, but were too cowardl} 10
appear publicly as obstruetioni5's.
The truth Is, and everybody knows it..
that no one has criticised or objected
u the administrations plan for a
greater water supply eXCep- the
American" party and its leaders. The
truth is, and this probably accounts for
the Tribune's sudden profession Of in
terest in the water question. that the
people OF Salt Lake, executing the
Americans" are unanimously in favAF
OF the Big Cottonwood enterprise the"
approve Mayor Morris for his part in
10, and they will re-elect him as a sign
Of their approval
Suppose for a moment that -hemF-
son were chosen mayor. Suppose his
first action were TO be on the water
question. Would he divert the bond
money for the purchase of iron pipe
from a favored contractor as he did
when he spent the $3.50. 900 of bonds
voted during his administration?
Would he name John Z. D0olY as
chairman OF the board of public works
rs he did before, and let Dolly direct
how the public improvements should
De made. and by whom? Would he sit
around his uptown Office. as he did be-
Fore. and let his private secretary run
so much OF the city government as
Oooly would permit him 10 run?
More alive to the needs Of the city
han Norris" Bless you, Thompson
vas never alive TO anything in his life
mt q horse race o. a chance TO nail
he fieeting dollar for himself as It fit
ed by. During his four years Of city
,fice he was the deadest man in town
outside the City cemetery or Mt. OHvet
% far as any service to the municipal
~ was concerned.
More alive 10 the needs Of the city"
&c spent 500 coo on water improve
aents without getting an additional
rop Of water ana nobody butsa polit-
,aI corpse could establish taat soTt OF
record. He did no sidewalk improve
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
PHoToeRAPHIc EVIDENCE.

The photographs OF residences being
built which The Herald published yes
terday. showed only a few of the struc-
lures now going up in Salt Lake. but
they are good samples OF the class OF
construction under way-substantial,
in good taste and evidencing a degree
Of prosperity and comfort among all
classes OF citizens. From day TO day
The Herald expects 20 repeat these IL
lustrations OF BODYBUILDING as the
very best possible indication to outsid-
ers and home people of the rapid prog
ress the city is making in its modern
ization.
It is q fair guess that few Salt Lakers
outside the architects and contractors
have any idea OF the tremendous
growth the city is making in every di-
rection. Not only has the northeast
and southeast portions Of the city built
up phenOmenally. but an amazing
growth has begun on the west side fol-
lowing the initiation of work on the
Short Lines new station ana the be-
ginning of work on the Western Pa
cific.
The slowest section Of the city I'm I'M
provements is the business district.
Probably no other city in the country
doing the same amount of business has
as few fine structures on its Main
street yet no city has higher rentals
or pays better returns on investment
in business property. Gradually. these
rentals have risen until they have
about reached q prohibitive figure on
Main street and have compelled the
smaller concerns to spread into the
cross-toWn thOroughfares. Even with
this change values are advancing con-
stantly and today it is impossible TO
find a foot of Main street ground north
of The new postohice that is not held az
from 50 TO 100 Der cent higher than it
could have been bought for three or
four years ago.
The Real Estate association has tax
en- the right motto when it calls Salt
Lake The City Of Opportunities" No
city in the country today. large or
small. has a brighter outlook or a more
substantial basis for enduring pros
perity.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

cusses the question of good. govern
ment. and how 10 get it. Almost neoes-
sarily, in the handling of such a topic.
he takes uD the question of voting.
Among other things, he says;
THE right Of suffrage is a precious
privilege: it marks the difference between
the citizen and the subject Men have
died that we might have the right TO
vote, and We would give w our lives
rather than lose ii. But we do not al
ways exercise the right which We prize
so highly.
Unless all of the people vote. the re-
suit of an election does not show the just
sentiment Of the citizens. The exercise
of the franchise IS the highest duty Of
citizenship, and it would seem TO be only
just that those who do not prize the
privilege enough to exercise il should not
have il. Let him who without good cause
avoids his simple duty Of casting a ballot
be barred by law from all the privileges
that flow from citizenship. A corpora
ton loses a franchise by non-use. Apply
this principle. with proper safeguards, to
the privilege of voting and you will do
much TO remedy the evil Of civic indii-
ference that is the great weakness Of
republican form of government. Men
appreciate something that they are IN
danger of losing.
The future OF our government rests
upon the integrity OF the citizen and upon
his activity in public affairs. Good GOV
eminent must begin at home, in cities
and towns, and proceed from there 10
state and nation"
The governor has covered the situa-
ton in a very few words. The remedy
he suggests is a good one. When a duly
qualified voter fails to exercise the
right of suffrage for, say, two or three
elections, unless he can show a very
good reason therefor. let him be denied
the privilege of voting for a year or
two. AS Governor Folk says, the rem
edy would have to be applied very eau
tiously.
1t would not do to make a political.
partisan matter out Of it. Only men of
the very highest standing should be
named on what might be called dis
reimbursement boards. But it does not
seem possible that they would be called
upon very often TO cut names off Of the
voting lists. once let the voters under
stand that they are likely to lose the
privilege which some Of them seem to
esteem so lightly. and they would rush
TO protect II.
There wouldn't be any trouble about
securing a complete registration or a
full vote; the elections would. indeed,
reflect the desires of the people Po-
IiticaI parties of all sorts should vel
come an innovation of this character
because it would cut down the outlay
for campaign expenses by about one
half or two-thirds. No carriages would
be needed 10 take voters 10 registra-
ton offices or to the polls; there would
be little need for arguing with the
stay-at-hOme vote.
We wish Governor Folk would Secure
the passage Of a law in Missouri along
the lines he lays down. The progress
of the experiment would be watched
with the keenest interest throughout
the United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

bet. Clarence Townsend, Salt Lake
City.
Maud W. Bacon, Salt Lake City.
iS63-Joseph NJ. Sehlegel. Altoona, Pa
May Marble, Nephi
1364-Arthur l.. Cary, Fort Worth, Tex.
Rebecca De G. Duncan, Denver,
Colo.
l365-Hyrum jacobson, Sandy.
Selma S. Erickson, Sandy.
i3e6-JOhn b. Kelly, Salt Lake City.
Juliet CroXall. Salt Lake City.
1367-SeWard j. Stowe, Denver, Colo
Margaret MeHugh, Denver, Colo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
Insulted.
Cleveland Plain ealerl

tCitNHItlIIu IitIH r1ItII
'Bigsby insulted me today by inviting
me 10 attend one of these flimsy musical
farces." said the eminent legislator to his
wife.
Why, | thought you liked musical
faIces john" said the lady.
hi'But this farce" responded the eminent
egislater with some degree OF bitter
ness, was called The CRATER.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

No. dearly beloved. it IS not true
that the hierarch burned down the Sun
nyside coke plant in order to furnish
work Cor church members. But he's
likely to be accused of it before the
campaign is over.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
His lnnina.
(Chieago Tribune


The burglar having filled a sack with
valuables from the. pantry ana china
closet, leisurely made his way 20 the bed
rooms on the second floor.
Desc summer outin's," he said. stow
ing himself away comfortably In the most
luxurious bed IN the deserted mansi0a.
lis great things fur hard-workin' men IKE
me.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
WITH The PARAGRAPHERs
Keep Him on the Watch Tower.
(Milwaukee Sentinel.

Colonel J. Hamilton Lewis temporarily
is obSeSsed by the fear that this country
is going 10 the dogs" but so long as
Colonel Lewis Is able TO sound the note
of warning the danger is not imminent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Those ardent patriots who are bet
ting Thompson viii carry the Third
precinct are likely to wager before they
finish that Ez viii get all the votes in
the tithing yard and few from church
headquarters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Whenever the American" party
management feels really patriotic we
would like 10 remind them of the cav
erai thousand dollars still due credu-
lous creditors from the patriotic war
OF last fall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Anxious Subscriber: No. not this
year. 1t was several years ago that
Ezra solicited and got assistance from
Apostle George A. Smith in his cam
paign for mayor. You have mixed the
dates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Problem; If it cost the chumps $4,000
in one day to back their judgment on
Knox two years ago. how much win it
cost them to bet on THOMPSON four
days before election this yeGr2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
Lets the others Do 1t.
(kansas Clty Star.)

Secretary Taft said in a speech in Ohio
Saturday that W. J. Bryan will be the
Democratic presidential nominee in 1905
He was too modest, though, 70 venture
forecast as to who the Republican nom
inea viii be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
ESCAPED a Terrible Licking.
Detrolt B. Preas.O

With President Roosevelt headed SOUTH
ward, Castro is probably congratulating
himself that he did not undertake that
march on New Orleans just at this time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Mr.. Jerome has promised. if elected,
10 prosecute every criminal who needs
prosecuting fer Encouragement of in
suTance affairs. The insurance COM
panies are convinced it would be very
wrong to contribute to his campaign.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Paul Morton says the people don't
want cheap life insurance If that's
true they ought go be delighted with
the way the companies have been man
aged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
Play No Favorites.
(Atlanta Journall

Those japanese are impartial people and
astute diplomats. Colonel Bryan is car
rying the country by just as handsome
majority as Secretary Taft recently
did.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
And Sticking His Toe in.
Denyer ReDublican. !

No doubt the accounts of the presidents
salt water bath made Judge Parker feel
like going down and breaking the ice that
has begun TO form about the edges OF The
Esopus swimming hole.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
Would Be a Fine Plank.

1t is just possible that the next Repub-
lican platform may omit to point with
pride to President Roosevelts splendld
progress in abaung race suicide.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

A Rummage sale will be held at Phil
lips church, corner Seventh East and
Fifth South on Saturday, Nov 1. Doors
open at 10 o'clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
VIII Have to Dine at Restaurants.
VV9shinetOu Star1

washington Starr
One of the saddest features Of james II.
Hyde's case Will be the manner in which
people viii hereafter wonder whether It
is proper 10 accept his dinner invitations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
Might Try the Tall and Waving Grass
Detroit n

Unless we preserve our forests. what is
TO become of the other leaders OF Mr.
RoOsevelt's party when reform sets in?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
Society.

The executive committee OF the Hos
pital Aid society will hold meeting at
10 o'clock this morning at the Y. NJ. G.
A, and a meeting of the entire asso-
citation will be held tomorrow morning
at the same place and hour. The Wo-
men have secured the aid of the fol-
lowing men to help them push the mat
ter of the charity BAN TO a success:
Kenneth c, Kerr, w. w. Armstrong.
George n. Lawrence, NJ. II. Walker d.
c. Adams and j. II. Woodman.
Mrs. Charles G. Plummer has invited
a few friends in TO spend this evening
with Mrs. SOmers-COcks, who leaves
tomorrow morning for the coast.
Miss Queenie Brockman Will enter
tain number of her girl friends at a
luncheon at the Emery-HOlmes tomor-
row.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Ash Will leave
next week to spend the remainder OF
the year in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul F. Nolan are back
from two weeks stay in California.
Mrs. Elmer Z. Darling entertained a
number OF her friends yesterday after
noon at cards at her home on First
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maddox are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry 8. Wind
sor.
Miss Minnie Kiesel of Ogden is the
guest Of Miss Margaret Park at the
Park home on South Main street.
w, -
back in their own home at 659 East
Third South street, where Mrs. Wood
is recovering her health.
The current events and current liter
ature sections Of the Ladies' Literary
club meet today at the club house.
Mrs. Thomas Weir and Mrs. a. J. Cor
ham win conduct a trip to Alaska, the
section members and their friends be-
ing invited TO join. Mrs. Weir and Mrs.
Gorham spent q part OF last summer
in the Alaskan country.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Gorham enter
tanned about thirty Of the old friends
of Mrs. Percy Somers-Cocks last even
ing at a supper following the concord
at the First Congregational church.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry s. knight will
entertain the Lantern club at their
home, 1880 First street, this evening.
Miss Olive Jennings left last evening
over the Salt Lake Route for Los An
geles, where she will spend the winter
Mrs. Frank Collier of Brighton
Colo, passed through the city yester-
day on her way to California TO spend
the winter. She was a guest during
her stay of Mrs, F. Z. Schoppe. Mrs
Collier is Mrs. Somers-Cocks' sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Snow enter
tanned at a Halloween party at which
some thirty Of their friends were pres
ent. The game played was $780, the
prizes being won by Mrs. Leonard
Raymond and George T. Brice The
house was decorated with pumpkins
and corn stalks and the yellow color
was carried out in every detail.
J. +. Oatnan, an orange grower
from Riverside, Cal, has spent the
Thomas MaTioneaux. He left for his
home yesterday.
John McChrystal is I'm town for q
stay of ten days from his new ranch al
Sunnydale, near San Francisco.
The committee of the Young WO-
mans Christian association will meet
at o'clock this afternoon at the Y. NJ
c. A.
A dance is to be given Nov 9, al
which the following will be hostesses:
Misses Claire Midgley, Josephine
ClaWson, Myrtle Jack, Winifred EV-
ans and Nellie Smith. Two hundred
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Ladies Aid of Tiff church will hold
cake sale at keith-O BTien's store
Saturday, Nov. 4, 1905.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

J. Z. Oatman, an orange grower
from Riverside, Cal, has spent the
past few days with Judge and Mrs
Thomas Marioneaux. He left for his
home yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

The committee of the Young Wo-
mans Christian association will meet
at o'clock this afternoon at the Y. NJ.
G
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

John McChrystal is I'm town for 9
stay of ten days from his new ranch al
Sunnydale, near San Francisco.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

dance is to be given Nov. 9, at
which the following will be hostesses:
Misses Claire Midgley, Josephine
Clawson, Myrtle Jack, Winifred Ev-
ans and Nellie Smith. Two hundred
invitations have been issued.
General and Mrs. J. Wilton Thomp-
son are now at Whitehall.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03
MOULD LAPSE SUFFRAGE.

In a recent magazine article Gov
ernor Joseph w. Folk Of Missouri dis
cusses the question of good. govern
ment, and how 10 get it. Almost neoes-
sarily, in the handling of such a topic.
he takes uD the question of voting.
Among other things. he SAYS:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. George w Snow enter
tanned at a Halloween party at which
some thirty Of their friends were pres
ent. The game played was $780, the
prizes being won by Mrs. Leonard
Raymond and George T. Brice. The
house was decorated with pumpkins
and corn stalks and the yellow color
was carried out in every detail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Mrs. Frank Collier of Brighton,
Colo, passed through the city yester-
day on her way to California to spend
the winter She was a guest during
her stay Of Mrs. F. Z. Schoppe. Mrs.
Collier is Mrs. SOmers-COcks' sister.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Gorham enter
tanned about thirty of the old friends
of Mrs. Percy Cocks last even
ing at a supper following the concert
at the First CONGREGATIONAL church.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-03

Miss Olive Jennings left last evening
over the Salt Lake Route for Los An
geles, where she will spend the winter