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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29

pecially have been severe. The mis-
slonaries have administered relief
FUNDS sent from the United States,
England and Germany. and the regular
work has gone on with but little per
manent interruption. The government
has thrown many obstacles in the way
or missionary travel. Evidently orders
have been sent out into the districts
from COnstantinople TO prevent the
missionaries from travelling in the
country"
Unrest in Arabia.
The troubles of the government in
Arabia, calling out the reserves and
increasing the taxes, have created I'M
rest among all classes. Emigration of
Armenians to the United States is a
direct hindrance to the work, in that
many of the trained teachers and
Christian workers are among the num-
Der.
The conditions of the country have
driven great many of the strong men
to the United States. Several members
Of the church have suffered imprisOn-
ment from the alleged false charges of
the Turkish government.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29

Union Pacific viii Shorten the Time Between Omaha and OGDEN
by Five HOurs-Santa Fs Will Have 10 Go Some
to Get Mail Contract

the Oregon Short Line at Granger, the
San Francisco mail at Ogden to the
Southern Pacific, and the Los Angeles
mail is carried to Salt Lake City, where
it makes connection with the fast Los
Angeles mail. The Union Pacific sched-
ule is the fastest time ever made over
the Rockies. With a climb from Oma-
ha TO Sherman, Wyo., of over 1000 feet
and then drop Of nearly 1000 feet to
Ogden, the Union Pacific train will
maintain an average speed, mountains
and all, of just forty miles to the hour.
1t is asserted, however, that this time
can be shaded without difficulty several
hours yet if it should become necessary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29
PERKINS AGAIN ARRESTED

Portland, Ore. Dec. 28.-Fred H. Per-
kins, who escaped eXtradition to Salt
Lake several weeks ago to answer to
a charge of embezzlement of SIS. 600,
funds of a mining company of Flag
staff, AriZ., of which he was the man
ager, is again in the tolls. He was
arrested today upon advice from C.
Frank Emery, sheriff of Salt Lake
county. who sent word by letter that
a second charge of embezzlement of
$4,000 had been filed against Perkins.
Perkins was released on the former
charge because his father came here
from Pasadena, Cal, and paid the
money due.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29
STORY TOLD BY JOHN FooTE.
Man Who Discovered Body Thought
1t Was Drunken Man.

Il was on my way TO my home at 504
South Third East from the city and
county building, when I almost stum-
bled over the motionless body of man
stretched diagonally across the side
walk in front of Mr.. McAlIster's henae
on Fifth South said John Foote, who
found the body. This was etween $50
and 9 p. m. Thinking the man was in
toxicateG, I Lighted a match to see his
face more clearly, and discovered
pool Of blood under the head. I exam
ined the face closely and knew by the
CLASSY stare ii the mans eyes that he
was dead. Horrified at my discovery,
l retraced my steps to the city and
county building, where I notified the
police. On my way home / eneOun-
tered two young men, both unknown 10
me, who claimed they had found a tuft
of hair on the stake near which tho
mans head lay. I did not return to the
spot, however. but went TO my home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29
MccURDY PREVARIcATED.
One Interesting Fact Brought Out
During the Day.

New York Dec. 2S.-Louis F. Payn,
the former state insurance commits
siOner, testified before the Insurance
investigating committee today that the
charge made by James d. Wells,
former vice president of the Mutual
Reserve Life Insurance. company that
$4,000 had been paid 10 Mr.. Payn by
the Mutual Reserve for allowing the
company to write its own report of an
investigation by the insurance depart
ment, was absolutely false in every
particular. He said it grew out of the
fight between Mr.. Wells ana President
Burnham. Mr. Payn, who was on the
stand when the committee adjourned
yesterday. was the first witness today.
The investigation of the Mutual Re-
serve by the state insurance depart
ment i'm 1899. was then taken up Mr..
Payn said OF the charges made by Off
GERS and employees. that he made up his
mind that nothing President e. A.
Burnham or James d. Wells. former
vice president OF the Mutual Reserve
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29

States Life had been approached by
Andrew Hamilton, who said he wanted
to represent the United States in that
matter so as TO prevent any conflict
of claims OF companies for rebates. Mr..
Mum said his company paid no retain
er to Hamilton.
A statement of the cost to the COM
pany of new business showed that in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29
Especial to The Herald.)

n MAHA, Neb., Dec. 28.-The speed
war for the transcontinental mail
contract is on in earnest. In order
to defeat the Pennsylvania Missouri
Pacific-S Santa Fe combination, the
Union Pacific, commencing Jan. 1, will
reduce the time of it's fast mail from
Omaha to Ogden, an even thousand
miles, from thirty hours to twenty five
hours. The transcontinental mail will
leave Chicago at a. m. instead of 80
o. m, and make the same connections
as now at Ogden and Salt Lake. The
Portland mail cars are turned over TO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29

= ~ "eON u -
by the National Federation [
several OF their including
1t these
conspicuous place at the capitol
reason, would be opportune
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many cases 1t ran over 200 per cent and
in some cases as high as 260 per cent.
Mr.. Mum said ii was due to the sharp
competition of the lar0e companies.
Mr.. Mum will be examined further to-
morrow. as his examination had not
been concluded when adjournment was
taken.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29
Hunter Had Influence.
Surprise to Haven.

Geoge G. Haven, a trustee and mem
Der of the finance committee of the
Mutual Life Insurance company. next
testified. He said he received some Of
the shares Of the Lawyers Mortgage
insurance company which were sup
posed 10 have been sold to the Mutual
Life Insurance company He did not
know that he was a member of the
subcommittee of the finance commit
tee 10 fix salaries until it was brought
out in this investigation A. D. JUL
lard and George F. Baker were the
other members. Mr. Haven said he
thought President McCurdy appointed
the committee to fix salaries and he
mad that power under the bylaws.
The committee fixed the salaries of the
president and all of the officers. and
no report was made to any committee
or to the board itself Witness said
that he and Mr.. Juillard distributed
the shares of the Lawyers Mortgage
company among the members OF
the finance committee of the Mutual
Lie Insurance company, but he did
not know this stock had been offered
TO President McCurdy for the Mutual.
This offer, he said, was never brought
10 the attention of the finance commit
tee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29
Approached by Hamilton.

Mr. Mum said his company had re-
ceiVed $500 in rebates on taxes in 1891
through the court of appeals decision
in the suit of the Provident Savings
Life Assurance society and the United
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29
McCurdy Was Offended.

henry Morgenthau, a director of the
lawyers Mortgage company, related
the manner in which the stock OF that
company was distributed among the
mutual Life Insurance company's
| financial committee He said that A.
II. Julllard had told him that Presi-
! dent McCurdy was offended because
the Mutual Life was not allotted any
or the stock of the Lawyers Title In
surance & Trust company. So when
the stock Of the Lawyers Mortga ge
company was increased later Mr.. Nor
senthau offered Mr.. McCurdy a thou
sand shares, but Mr.. Juillard told the
witness that Mr.. McCurdy would not
take 1t for the Mutual Life Insurance
company, since it did not get any of
the Lawyers Title stock. Mr.. JuilIard
therefore took it himself.
Frederic H Cromwell acting presi-
dent or the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, who said he got 200 of the 900
shares that Mr.. Juillard distributed,
was called. He said he knew nothing
or the stock being offered to Mr.. Ne
Curdy, but that Mr.. Haven brought 1t
TO his attention. Mr.. Cromwell said:
MeCurdy's False Testimony.
I'm very sorry to have to testify
against Mr.. McCurdy, but he never did
bring 1t to the attention of the finance
committee"
Mr. Cromwell was asked if he had
given any consideration to methods of
economy in the Mutual Life Insurance
company, and he replied that he made
un some figures. but he did not want
10 submit them for evidence because
he had not expected to be questioned
on that subject. Many economies. he
said, will be made beginning Jan. /.
He said the cost Of the supply depart
ment, advertising and literary depart
ments will probably be reduced by
$4,000 the salaries will be reduced
about s250,O00 and he thought about
81, 500. 600 could be saved next wear in
the expenses of the company. Mr..
Cromwell said great many men have
been discharged from the company and
about the most unpleasant thing
ever had to do was TO be the headsman
the past few weeks"
The affairs of the United States Life
Insurance company were gone into
when John p. Mum, president of the
company, was called to the stand. Mr..
Mum said the capital of his company
was $4,000, upon which dividends of
z per cent are paid annually.
Approached by Hamilton.
Mr. Mum said his company had re-
ceived $500 in rebates on taxes in 1891
through the court of appeals decision
in the suit of the Provident Savings
Life Assurance society and the United
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ccmReny said. was worthy of consid-
GRAFTON.
Hunters Investigation.
Robert H. Hunter, the deputy super
intendent in charge of the New York
Office of the insurance department, who
next testified, said he made an inquiry
into the charges against the officers of
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
company in 1899. He was unable to
say why they were not reported upon.
He never acted on his own initiative.
he said. He did nothing without
orders
Mr.. Hughes read a letter from the
Equitable Life Assurance society to
DR.. H. R. Powell of Poughkeepsie, n.
Y, dismissing him from its service as
a medical examiner because he was
at war with the insurance depart
ment" Mr.. Hunter said that he had
secured the appointment of DR.. Powell
with the Equitable society.
Hunter Had Influence.
Mr.. Hughes brought out that when
DIR. Powell was dismissed the relations
between Hunter and him were strained
because Of a fractional political fight in
Poughkeepsie in 1903. when DR. Powell
was DESTROYS of being elected mayor
Poughkeepsie is also Mr.. Hunters
home
Mr. Hunter said:
L went to the Equitable Life in my
personal capacity and asked them if
they wanted a man like Powell work
ing for them. and he was dismissed"
Asked how the Equitable Life diff
terentiated his personal from his off,
eial capacity, Mr.. Hunter said he did
not know.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29

Amundsen Used New Instruments
During His Trip Up North.
RESULTS AS YET UNKNOWN
NORTHWEST PASSAGE is VERY
SHALLOW.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 2S.-Captain Will
| liam Mogg, master of the Whaler Bonan-
| "a, who arrived in the city yesterday
| morning on the steamer Jefferson. saws
/ captain Amundsen accomplished all OF
| the matters relative to the location of
the north magnetic pole and sailed his
vessel through the northwest passa ge.
Captain Amundsen was compelled to jet
| uson part OF his cargo in order to ac-
complish his feat of navigating the north
west passage, which shows that the
northwest passage, now that ii has been
defined, is not deep enough for vessels
large enough for commercial tonnage.
Photographed Every Movement.
1T will probably be from twelve to
fifteen months before the value of the
observation taken by Captain Amundsen
at the north magnetic pole is made
known to the scientific world" said Cap
tain MOgg. For two years CAPTAIN
Amundsen photographed every movement
Of the needle, finding that it moved back
and forth practically in a circle. The
observations were taken with self-regis-
ter1ng instruments and no member of the
expedition is able to give the results
This data will be submitted to the ROYAL
Geographical society of London and 10
the SCIENTIFIC and geographical bodies OF
Norway and Sweden, which assisted IN
sending out the expedition.
Only Three Men Can Read Them.
There are only about three men in
the world who are able to read the self
registering instruments used by Captain
Amundsen in taking the observations OF
the movement of the north magnetic
pole 1t is estimated that at least a year
Will be required in compiling the data
Captain Amundsen expects to leave on
the return to the ship Gjoa which is
within a stones throw of the wrecked
schooner Bonanza, and plans to bring tbs
GJoa out by Behring straits to San Fran
cisco, reaching that city early next Sep
tembers
Sent in Sealed Cans.
Captain Amundsen has already sent
out the observations as registered by the
Instruments In his sealed copper cans.
This case has been forwarded to London
and will first be examined by the Royal
Geographical society.
1r the measure ments of water taken
by Amundsen in the passage the depth
or only nine feet six inches was found at
the place where the Gjoa went aground
AS near as could be ascertained by Cap
tain Amundsen there is no great depth
of water at any place in the passage. al
though it is possible that a waterway
may exist where the passage is entirely
blocked with Ice"
Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-08
MEN WHO WILL BE IN COMMAND
SIERRA MAoRE RAILROAD AP CONTINENTS ARE MADE.
Col. chas. Hunt is Appointsd Right of Way Agent and A. s. ories is Advertising Agent-,stage Line From Casas Grandes to Dedriek.

Fl Paso Jan. 6.-Developments i'll the situation regarding the future oi the Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pa cific show that parties now in control intend to push that line to the very front among Fl Paso's railroads
 Several appointments recently made 10 fill newly created offices will coubt' less be of interest
 Col. Chas. Hunt has been appointed right Of way agent for the extensio, Of the Sierra Madre ard also live stock agent of the road
 A. S. Craig, formerly connected with the E. P. & S W, as superin tendent. has been appointed advertis ing agent for the road un6er the ney management.
 Col. Hunt, Judge A. B. Fall, attor ney fer W. c. Greene and the newly ;..os;, acquired s,,;;iiiiTred road. and Attorney D M Jackson left yesterday for Terrazas from which point teey will proceed to the site of the new town of Dedrick It is understood that they will toul the route of the proposed stage line which will be established immediate ly be:ween the terminus of the road and Dedrick.
 The party will return to this city by the 12th of this month to meet w. c Greene. who will arrive here on that date.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-08
% PERSONAL MENTION. 1 .s + r. < + < f < sS l. + < < + + .s !

J. x. Porter. of the First National Bank, left last evening for Douglas, where he will visit today.
 Mrs. (. C. Pennington and iaughtc- Ruth passed SatuT6ay at Lowell.
 Miss Grace Hicks visited friends in Naco yesterday.
 F. M Abrams, of Naco Hotel. return ed from Cananea yesterday.
 J. s. Brown, of Cananea, was in Naco yesterday.
 The new Hughes building adjoining the gymnasium Is rapidly nearing completion. The big structure will present handsome appearance when completed.
 N E. Bailey and wife, of Naco, will leave today for Phoenix, where MT. Bailey will represent this county in the coming session of the legislature which will meet for the first time on Monday, January 1T.
 J. J. Bowen, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, returned last evening from Tombstone, where the Board of Supervisors had been in session during the past week. The Board transacted large volume of business, and will again be in session on Monday next.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-08

On Duck Hunt-About a dozen oi Bisbes's leading huntsmen departed yesterday morning fo- Ysabel. Mexico, to spend three or four 6ays duck shoot ing. The personnel of the party com ,prfsed the following gentlemen: w. H. Rrophy. Mike Cunningham. w. A. Schwartz. Obe Shimp. Will Ralston MT. Moland. George Davidson. A. L. Manshan, Tony Downs, Ed Weaver Dr. Shine, and Alfred Paul. of Doug las
Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-08
When in Benson
Register at the HOTEL BANKS
C. F. MOSS, Manager.
 Everything first class and thoroughly modern. American Of European plan
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John GreF1er. deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the under signed, administfatorsof the Estate of John Greener, deeeasee, to the credi- tors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to extibit them, with thex nAsessary vouchers. within ten months after first psibiica- ton of this notice to the said admins trator, at his offieesiH sshe Bank of Bis bee building, BtsSeey s4xizona, the same being the place for the transaction. of business of said estate. in said County of Cochise. BEE FE,
 ,nsr sBe J. O'REILLYsss,+, Administrator ofTstobE. Greener, De ceased.
 First prblicati9a January :, 1so5-
Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-08

 CITY
 BRIEFS

Finished Moving MiiI-Teamster o. NJ. Allan, who had the contract for moving the mill of the Geld Nugget company from the Angius camp, re turned to the city yesterday. having completed his contract.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-08
MINERAL APpLIeATIoN NO. e47, Mineral SgEyey No. 1871. a

United States Akh Hfce.
 =, FTcson, AriZona, November 7, 1901. !. Notice is hespTz given, that in pur- s,iance Of Chansf sSN,ssof Title Thirty two, of the Revised Statutes of the
 United States,'s FhtaT IS. Douglas and
 Thomas H. Cdhns @hose post office address is Douglas and Bfsbee. Arizo- na, respectively A%ining 1497.7 and 1900 linear feess Respectively of the Fashion and Garfield veins. lodes or mineral depositsusasEing copper and other minerals, with surface ground
Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-08

Mrs Walter Barker an6 children. of Naco. are guests of her sister, Mrs. W. Hughes. a
Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-08

SPECIAL ATTENTION to the Wash ,ng of blankets. comforts and wool
 ems by the Warren Steam Laundry.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-10-28

we have the circulation that brings Results Coll up
BOTH PHONES.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-10-28
The Local Merchant

Is the best Judge of advertising
value of the various weekly papers
in this City. He pnts his money
where it pays best.-The best paper
for him is the best paper for the
General Advertiser as we'll.
TOII1u is the Best Advertising Me-
InUIH dunn for the Local Merchant
Don't forget we have the circulate
BOTH Pl
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-10-28
Advertisers,

generally find people who buy things
in the mot receptive mood in the
surroundings of Home and Family
especially at evening, when there is
leisure and inclination for reading;
experienced advertisers know this
and advertise to reach the people,
TRUTH has the circulation and will
certainly bring you RESULTS.
WuV9 because it has the largest
VIII circulation.
that brings Results. Coll us up,
Smyrna times., 1905-10-04
WANTED.

TO BUY desirable FARM, located near
Smyrna, Del, for which Spot Cash will be
paid. Address,
"PURcHASER,"
Smyrna Times Office.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-04
PRESIDING ELDERS MEET AT DOVER.
Make Several Changes In Conference District
and Considered Work of Evangelism.

Presiding Elders, A. S. Mowbray.
w. G.. Koons, Adam Stengle and S.
M. Morgan of the Wilmington M. E.
Conference met at Dover Wednesday,
at Hotel Richardson, where matters
pertaining to the Conference were dis
cussed. The presiding elders re-
leased Rev. William r. Hirons from
the pastorate of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church at Onancock, with a salary
of 81, 900, that he may matriculate and
and attend Dickinson College. Carlisle
Pa. The cabinet then transferred
Rev. L. 1. McDougle Of Wilmington,
pastor of Trinity NJ. E. Church to the
church at Onancock. Mr.. McDougle
is to remove there at once.
Mr.. Hirons, who is Dover young
man was opposed in his determination
to leave the ministry temporarily to
attend college, by the people of his
pastorate. He is already equipped with
a theological course. He insisted,
however, saying: 81 intend to take
the best college course 1 can get. A
man in the ministry of modern times
feels obliged to bring to the people
committed to his care the best mental
equipment the country can give him. :"
The presiding elders also considered
the work of aggressive evangelism un
dertaken in all four districts of the
conference. The appointment by Pre-
siding Elder Morgan of Rev. John
Sparklin to become pastor at Farming
ton, was reported. The presiding ell
ders in attendance were DIR. Alpheus
S. Mowbray of Wilmington; Rev. W.
G. Koons of Easton, DIR. S. NJ. Nor
gan of Dover, and Rev. A dam Stengle
of Salisbury. Rev. William r. Now
bray, secretary of the Wilmington
Conference also attended.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-04
JOurneyed Around the World for Five Cents.

Sam h. Carson, teacher of Oak Grove
public school house near Dover. has in
his possession letter that has created
quite great deal of interest and study
among his pupils. The letter has cir
cled the globe, and although some
what worn from travel, it bears posi-
tive proof of its journey around the
world. The letter was addressed to
Homer Moore, Hong Kong, China,
and for fear that some one by that
name would receive it, the following
n Ote was placed inside: "Please keep
me on the move. The object of this
letter is to encircle the globe. If any
one should chance to receive it, and
open it, please seal and mail as di-
rected on the outside" signed, Homer
Moore, Route 2, Dover. Del. In the
corner was a notice to pOstmasters to
forward if not called for in two days to
Calcutta and London. The letter bore
a five. cent U. S. stamp bearing the
portrait of Abraham Lin I'm, and was
mailed on the Oak Gro .9aral route
February "a, 1905. TR5sestmarks
show that it arrived at points as fol
lows: Hong Kong, April Sd, at 9 a. m.
Calcutta, India, April 20; London,
England, June 80. 1t was then for.
warded to the United States and went
to the dead letter Office at Washington
having more than accomplished it'
mission. The department forwarded
it to Homer Moore. 1t reached hin
August 4th last after an absence of sil
months.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-04
CORPULENCE AND SANITY.
The Gospel of Fat as Applied TO the
Mentally Afflicted.

The Gospel of Fat as Applied TO the
Mentally Afflicted.
Are The majority Of folk Of weak in
tellecti Is insanity on the increase?
Are we all preparing ourselves for lu-
natic asylums? These startling ques-
tions have occurred to me after read
ing an article In a medical journal on
the gospel of fat as applied to the
treatment of mental disease" 1t seems
that the more you fatten up the men
tally afflicted the saner they become,
but of course the difficulty lies in pro-
viding; the lunatic with adipose tissue.
as there Is nothing like brain disease to
cause too, too solid flesh to melt.
The aim of most of us nowadays is to
keep down what our transatlantic
friends, with their genius for using the
ugliesit word for everything, uncom-
promisingly call "fesh." We battle, we
massage, we diet, we fly to these and
those waters, we try all manner of
cures and put ourselves into various
kinds Of straps and pastes and take
viole,nt exercise with the aim of fining
ourselves down and keeping stoutness
at bay.
Does this decided disposition on the
part Of men and women to avoid cor
pulence and the successful thinning
down. that we notice on all sides por-
tend. increase Of lunacy? If so, dieting
and the taking of waters and massage
ought to be forbidden by act of parlia
ment. BY the way, Hamlet was fa'
and scant of breath, but he was GER
tainly far from London World