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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
How Witnesses Err.
Chicago News.)

Professor Cesare LOmbTOso, the ia
nous expert on crime and criminals,
has this to say on the errors that are
ant 10 be found in the testimony Of wit
ness in court: Apart from the fire.
qUency of the pathological lie (the lie
told by those who are inclined to false
hood with reason) IL is necessary to re-
member that many have been led into
error through inaccurate observation
IT is a well-known fact j at square
divided horizontally appears greater IN
breadth than in height, but when divid-
ed vertically it appears greater in
height than I'm breadth. Similarly. a
man dressed in black seems smaller
and thinner than when clad in white.
We know, TOO, that when objects sud
denly loom upon US OH dark night we
see them magnified extraordinarily. The
causes of psychological error are nu-
meFous. Fear and SORROW intercept SEN
sations and falsify them. An ordinari-
ly courageous man. unncrved in q rail-
way smash declared that he had seen
a hundred bodies wedged between the
carriages. As a matter OF fact, there
was only one. On the same occasion
another man fed away. imagining thai
he could hear the derailed engine be-
hind him for three-quarters of an hour.
A criminal named Gusio threw himself
upon his waFder and the Warder took
To his heels in the belief that be saw q
knife in the prisoners hand; IN reality
il WAS a FISH.
THE image of moving object is the
sum total OF q series of images of par
tiRl movement. Some of these images
are perceived only by one set of per
sons: others hy another set CRASH
records IN his Criminal Psychology
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21

how assisting ar an execution where
the hangman wore gloves. he asked
four others present OF what color the
gloves were. One said they were white.
another deposed they were black, IL
third was sure they were gray, while
the fourth swoTe that the hangman
Wore no gloves at all. In q game Of
dominOes the player does not count the
spots one by one. but. having before
his eyes focused image, decides that
they are seven or nine, as the case NAV
be. But. supposing these images did
not conform TO a type, the player
would be obliged to ascertain carefully
each time before making his total, and
he would still be liable 10 make mis-
takes. Something like this happens lu
all our perceptions.
Professor Lutz. VIII? mas applied 20
Jurisprudence so many Of the cOnclU-
sions reached by criminal anthropology.
one day had Il homicide with dagger
thrustS enacted Unexpectedly in school
by TWO students. Immediately after
ward he assembled all his pupils who
had Witnessed this sham tragedy and
made them give evidence As If in court.
OF sixty eye-Witnesses Of the same age.
and all of them we'll educated, scarcely
ten gave really accurate evidence. All
the rest fell into more or less important
errors of detail, More recently Weber
has related his experience with the
members of the Society Of Legal Psy-
ohOlogy at Goettingen. Weber request
ed from each of them a written state
ment Of a sham crime perpetrated un-
der their very eyes. over half their
number gave ineXact information, while
many Of them gave imaginary details
and agreed about the affair only on
general lines"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
GREATLY BENEFITS COTTON
Salt Lake Route Increasing Property
Values in Thriving California
City, SAYS Visitor.

William Anderson, a hotel man Of
Cotton, Cal, who stopped at the VIII
son yesterday en- route to Salmon, Ida,
is enthusiastic over the. prospects of
his home city. In an interview at the
Wilson yesterday Mr.. Anderson said;
The real estate opportunities which
Cotton presents just now are remark
able. Good business and residence
property which is bound soon to ad-
vance can be had on reasonable terms.
Only last January ] paid $1,000 for a
piece of business realty. Today 1 can
get $4,000.
The salt Lake Route has done much
for Cotton. 1t has brought hundreds
4 Salt Lakers and tourists through,
and not few Of them have been much
attracted by the city. Located in San
Bernardino county, fifty miles east Of
Los Angeles, Cotton is one OF tie COM
ing cities Of southern California"
Cotton is noted principally for its
large cement works and marble out
Dut. in addition 10 being the center IF
4 great orange growing district. hiv-
cry day 102 trains and forty -four nails
pass through the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
LOCAL BRIEFS

LOCAL. BANK CLEARINGS.-The local
$50 33l.99 as against S5l,6i''e for the
same day last year
EXCHANGE COUNTRIES.-Ha Pc
ter Hemmingson and Louis c. Hemming-
son, formerly Of Denmark, but now OF
South Jordan, were yesterday admitted
TO citizenship.
SPENDING FEW WEEKS HERE
James Jeff. J. ". James and William
LaveIl were brought to the county jail
Yesterday to serve twenty days each Tor
vagrancy. They were convicted in jus
tice Williams court at Bingham juno
ton.
BOYS MEET TONIGHT,-A meeting.o OF
the Bows club OF the First Presbyterian
church viii be held at 1880 O'Clock to-
night The speakers will be Judge Wits
Brown, DR.. ". N. Paden and Thomas
Weir
ROY MAN 4 BANhRC PT-Daniei }.
Hammond Of Roy, Utah, filed petition
Of voluntary bankruptcy yesterday in the
federal court. The schedule showed that
his liabilities amounted TO a,S59 and his
assets S255.
SALE OF FURNITURE INVOLVED
J. w, Sanders was arrested last night
nv DcputV SieFiffs Cluud y. Russell and
Andrew Smith On = charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Sanders, II
Is claimed, purchased several articles OF
Furniture from q local furniture COM
pany and sold them before making the
full payments.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
CAN CARE FOR CROWD
City Teachers Report Salt Lake Can
House National Educational
Association Visitors.

Teachers of the city schools who
have been investigating the city's capa-
city to care for delegates to the annual
convention of the National Educa-
tional association report having learned
that the city is we'll prepared to handle
the crowd. A sufficient number Of vis-
itors can be cared for in private homes,
along with those who viii find accom-
modatiOns in the hotels.
President Nathan Schaeffer and his
party will be in Salt Lake next Friday
TO look over the situation here with y
view to determining whether the con
vention viii meet here next year. The
Commercial club working in cOniunc-
ton with City Superintendent Christ
ensen, State Superintendent Nelson and
other local educators. IS preparing 10
make a strong showing for Salt Lake
when the members Of the executive
committee arrive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
STOLE FOR HER LOVER.
New York Girl Robbed Her Employer
for Several Years.

New York. Oct 20.-To supply money
TO a man with whom she was in love,
May L. Golding of Buffalo. cashier of the
New York branch of the Larkin COM
pany of Buffalo, stated in a written con-
fession in court today that she had been
stealing from her employers for about
two years. Her confession admitted
thefts TO the amount Of at least $1,000,
bat her manager, Z. NJ. May, testified
that lie believed the amount stolen was
about $500.
When arrested recently Miss GOlding
made an oral confession, in which she
said she took the money 10 help her
parents and a sick sister in Buffalo. In
the new confession today, which IS
sworn to, the girl says that she met
man on q street car crossing the Brook
lyn bridge in 1853. and that she later fell
In love with him. She says that several
times a week since then she has given
the man money in various sums, all
stolen from her employers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
JOHN C0EN Is J0BBE0.
But Unlucky Victim of Someone's
Guile Goes to Jail for Theft,
Nevertheless.

Somebody put up a job on John
Coen, according to a frenzied declara-
ton by John in the sheriff's office yes
terday. Deputy Sheriff Davis arrested
Coen at Alta and brought him to the
city on q charge Of petit larceny the
specific allegation being that Coen pur-
Joined two raZors. Coen not only de-
clared his innocence, but avowed that
he had not even seen the razors. Sher-
if Emery began to trifie with bundle
Coen bore and at length found the
razors in the pack. This discovery was
what led Coen to exclaim that he had
been "jobbed." He said somebody
must have put them in the pack with
out his knowledge. He was taken TO
i4iI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
CARPENTERS TONIGHT.
Local Union No. 1874 Will Give Enter.
tainment and Card Social.

Local union No. Isl, United Brother
hood of Carpenters anu Joiners o.
America, viii give an entertainment
and card social in hall No /. Fedora
ton OF Labor building. at O'Clock thi
evening Musical and literary mum
bers viii be followed by cards, and e
freshments will be served.
committee of which Thomas Wat
lSins is chairman. has been attending
10 arrangements and promises an en-
jOyable evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21

and home did their work as well as the
average public school does its work, We
Would be Ear ahead OF what we are to-
day. Let rs remember that the great
men and women OF today are from the
public school system. a system which
has produced such men OF Garfield, Nc
kinley, Lincoln and Roosevelt cant be
very bad system. But the homes OF
today do not give the vigorous moral
training which they did in the past. The
good old days were faulty enough, but
they dld raise up granite, rock-ribbed
character. We need not expect the
schools to be permanently higher III
moral tone than are the homes. If the
federation does nothing more than this
II should teach that every child should
know the strength of the old Anglo
saxon word must. II a man is ever to-
stand before a great moral question and
say that word TO himself. he must learn
II IN his everyday life. Do not delegate
10 some unwise girl or 10 some teacher
90 not want the public schools 10 teach
a prescribed set of morals, but we co
demand that they breathe a moral atmos-
phere derived from the life and person.
aHty or the teacher, In no place does
a cheap man or a cheap woman do more
hafn than as the teacher. How many
parents are there who teach the great
ana beautiful lesson of sex and unfold
ing life 10 their boys and girls2 Oh no,
they leave this for children to learn
through the inuendO Of the street and the
playground.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21

sion OF the state federation was the
election. but that no slate had been set
tied upon was plain TO all before the
election had begun. Many of the most
Important Offices of the organization
seemed for a time 10 go begging, ds one
woman after another declined 10 serve
on the plea either Of lack of leisure or or
having already served.
When the order of election of officers
was reached Mrs. William G. Jennings or
Inc Ladies Literary club of Salt Lake
obtained the slOUT and named Mrs. &. D.
Moore OF the Reviewers club. Quickly
as the nomination was made, and il was
received with the Warmrst approval. Mrs.
Moore arose and stating that she had no
thought Of taxing up the work this year,
she Immediately nominated Mrs kinney
10 succeed herself When this received
a second Mrs. Moore moved thar the
rules be suspended and the secretary in
structed 10 cast the ballot of the conven-
lion for Mrs Kinney. This prevailed.
Mrs. Kinney made a brief talk, thank
ing the federation and pledging the or
gauiZatiOu her hearuest support and best
efforts in return for its confidence.
Mrs Mary NJ. +. Allen was elected vice
president, Mrs. ". B. Searie Of the Nine
teeuth Century club of Provo. recording
secretary, and Miss Margaret COnneil
ot the Monday Night club, corresponding
secretary Mis-. Matte Nogel of the His
tOriCai club of ogden was made the treas
urer, Mrs. William Kouold OF SprIugyille,
auditor, and Mrs. &. H. Blanchard Of the
Reviewers club of Salt Lake. state or
ganiZeT.
List of New Directors.
The newly elected directors some OF
whom have served before, are Mrs Susie
Ritter Wells of the Cleofau of Sait Lake,
Mrs. Gould Is. Blakely OF the II. T. ..
society of Salt Lake Mrs. Thaddeus w
NaylOr OF the College WOmau's club OF
Logan. Mrs. Daniel Hamer of the Child
Culture club of Ogden. Mrs Mary Nelson
OF the Mount Pleasant WOmau's club,
Mrs Norman Ivie of the AElaia of Og-
Den, Mrs Robert Irvine of the Utah So
rOsis Of Provo, Mrs. a, H. BOXrUd of the
Ladies' Literary club of Salt Lake, Mrs.
Harriet Dougau of the Womau's club
OF SpriHgViHe and Mrs. Halbert 5. Kerr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21

Especial by Staff Correspondent
Springville. Oct. 20.-The an-absorbing
topic of the morning at the Friday ses-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
MRS. C. S. KINNEY
Is CHOSEN AGAIN
Salt Lake Woman Reelected Presi-
dent Of State Federation.
OFFICERS OF WOMEN CLUBS
INTERESTING PROGRAMME SEC.
oND DAY OF FEDERATION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TFEFEt++<%*++E&+@%+&+++++%
Mrs. ClessOn $. Kinney, for the =
= past two years president of the y
= Utah State Federation. was re-elect- =
= ed 10 that office and Mrs. Mary +
= NJ. l.. Allen of Park city vas made y
= vice president Mrs Kinney repre- =
= scented the federation at the recent =
= biennial meeting OF the general fed y
= Grafton. and mas for years been =
= prominently Identified with club y
= work i
4+%4%+++++4%+%+4+4++++++%$
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
Convention Is Ended.

The convention adjourned last night
with burst of enthusiasm. Led by Hugh
DougaH the entire audience joined in
singing America" and the gathering
was declared adjourned.
OF the entire programme the best came
at the last. The feature OF the evening
meeting was the address of Rev. Elmer
l. Goshen OF the First CONGREGATIONAL
church. Salt Lake. Mr Goshen had been
assigned the subject Moral Training in
the Public schools" but he began by
stating that he would have chosen rather
that Of the home lie said. Let us not
Dc too free ia condemning the public
schools, Tor We must agree that IL church
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
Open Parliament Held,

For the past two years the most help
fui topics on the federation programme
have been found TO be those arranged for
the open parliament II has been con-
sidered that more Of the women express
themselves freely in these semi-informal
discussions than could be heard ia any
other way. The open parliament was LETT
in the hands OF Mrs. Mary 81 r. Allen
Of Park City, VINO conducted it with sucn
success last year, and the session held
Friday morning was a greater credit TO
her than the other.
Seven questions submitted By the Vari-
Gus clubs were arranged for discussion,
the first being HAS Utah a Place for
the Federation - The discussion was to
have been led by Mrs. Eldrcdge of Park
CITY. who sent "a brief note on the sub
lecJ. Mrs. Kinney spoke a few words on
the field taken by W0men's clubs in other
states and the place which might be
filled by the organization in this state.
1t was decided by a hearty vote that the
question answered itself in the affirma-
tive.
Mrs. T. W. Whitley led IN the discus
sion of the question How Can We Work
Most Effectively to Build Up the DOmes-
tic Science Work in the SchOOls?' The
question was discussed by Mrs. Maria
Frances, Who made an able talk on the
true idea Of education. concluding with
the statement that man is best educated
who can serve best the interest Of the
society in which he lives. Miss ROsalie
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21

The First NJ e. church win hold a
cake sale at Auerbach's store, begin
ming this morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21

OF the Woman's club of Manti. The Sec
rotary OF the general federation. an Of
flee now held by Mrs. c. II. Mcmahon,
wi. be elected by the board OF directors
at the first regular meeting
The delegates elected to represent the
federation az the coming biennial in ST
Paui are Mrs, William &. Jennings, Mrs.
Charles ID. Moore, Mrs {. H. McMa-
non and Mrs. George IL. Champ of Lo-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
Tailor Made Suits
Extraordinary Suit Sale.

During our extraordinary Ready-tO-W Wear Hat sale
We have made sweeping reduction Suits. AS we
have determined make these the three best value
giving days have thrown aside all formality of
proiit-getting. READ THE SUIT ITEMS and be con-
Vlnced.
An all-woo Blouse Jacket Suit, nicely trimmed
6 a6iFt faii and pea'ed' for 1886
An a-wOOl suit in the 50-inCh length, satin lined,
full pieated skirt, brown, blue black during our
traOrdinary Ready-to-Wear Hat Sale, q sA 1E
. . q.
Misses Suits in all-wOol fancy mixtures &C nE
for only. DU.JJ
An all-wool Misses Suit, loose box. @E fiE
black, brown blue only. RVsUU
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21

Ponocll made strong plea also for the
need of domestic science and stated that
the period is ripe for il and the whole
scheme practicable. the only need being
money to place the proper course in the
schools Mrs. Donovan of Provo ana
Mrs .\iuney also took part in this dis
cussion,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-21
Industrial Farm Proposed.

Following Judge Browns address, a mo-
ton was made and carried that a COM
mittee be appointed 10 make plans and
receive suggestions for the establish
ment Of an industrial farm for boys.
The music was furnished by Hugh
DOugaU who sang 'TOreador $
Song and, fer an encore "Aut
WederSOhn" Nose Gudmudson played "a
long aud heavy concerto for the violin.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-19


tlons OF the country are summarized in the weekly
bulletin of the Weather Bureau follows:
over nearly the whole Of the country the week
ending April II was abnormaIly cold and unfavor-
able for termination and growth. In Western
North Dakota the temperature fell nearly o zero
on the 10th. and on this ana the following date ex
occurred throughout the country east of the Rocky
Mountains. freezing temperatures occurring as far
Georgia and Central South Carolina. with light to
heavy frosts in the central portion Of the East
az tb cfose of The week are not fily coyere5 n
tres the 18th and used in the preparation OF this
bulletin. Heavy rains were unfavorabIe IN the
South Atlantic and Central Gulf States while the
need Of rain is beginning TO be felt portions OF
North Pacific coast The temperature conditions
on the Pacific coast were unfavoraole.
While planting has continued IN Kansas
Missouri =. and Southern Illinois none has been
iey and Middle States. Preparations for planting
have been active in the central valleys, where
@ @engratgre sndtions are Rfav9Tabie SG3n IN ths
South Atlantic ana East Gulf States planting is
about finished ana early Is being cultivate ed.
generally throughout the country hut is besn
ming to need rain in portions OF Kansas and Michi-
Very slow progress was made with spring wheat
seeding over the northern portion of the spring
wheat region. this work could be prosecuted
only in the afternoons on account OF low tenn
peratures. The early sown spring wheat does not
except IN Nebraska. where some fields were slight
Oal seeding was also delayed IN the DakOtaS,
Minnesota. lake region and portions Of the Middle
Atlantic States; While growth Of the early Gown
has been checked and some injury sustained in
Nebraska, the general situation respecting this
crop continues promising.
Cotton planting is much delayed in Mississippi
and Louisiana. and is later than usual in Texas
and the Carollnas. Better progress with this work
has been made in Alabama and Georgia and in
the southern portions Of these States IS nearing
completion. Fair 10 good stands OF the early
PLANTED are reported from Alabama Georgia and
Florida In Texas the early planted is reported as
promising.
Tobacco plants are generally plentiful. and trans
planting has begun in South Carolina and Florida.
While fruit mast necessarily have sustained in
jury from the severe cold during the latter part
Of the week in the central and southern districts.
II is probable that in the more northerly sections
10 the eastward Of the Mississippi River the dam
age has been less serious. In New-England and
the northern portion of the lake region II is prob
able that no serious injury has been done.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-19
FILES AN AMENDED CHARTER.
Provides Method for Conversion Of Northern
Securities Shares.

Trenton X. j.. April IS lspeciaD.-The Northern
Securities Company filed with The Secretary OF
State to-day the amended charter under which Il
was proposed fn accordance with the decree Of
The Unitod States Supreme Court 10 distribute its
holdings Of stock of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern Railway companies. until restrained from
SO Going by the injunction secured by Edward Il.
Hartman, Ninslow $. Pierce and The Oregon Short
Line which injunction was recently set aside by
The immediate effect OF The amended charter IS 10
reduce the authorized capital stock Of the Northern
Securities Company from slO291oO00 10 S3g5iOoO.
reduction OF SO per cent the stock actually
standing ana 10 provide method for the redemp-
ton or conversion OF shares.
Prior 10 fling the amended certificate. Colonel ".
p CIough general counsel Cor the Northern Sc
curities Company. submitted 10 Judge LannRg. In
tie United States Circuit Court the mandate OF the
United States Supreme Court. and secured from
him an order finally dsmissng from the court the
Hartman suit.
Among the stockholders ~ record OF the Northern
Securities Company. with the number Of shares
held by each the following:
James Hu 32coo5 shares: John s Kennedy. 2e2 7oI:
Lord StrEhg1a l4s500. Moore Schley. 1S7IO: Lord
1ouut stephen - 38a aohu " Sterling. s4.St3. John
3l.3f2 smith 5U6f5. Charles
Baker. s7.cc5; George Baker, Jr., l.0J0 samuel
IhoTne. 3oe2. E4Nard Tuck 57.soos the Duke OF Con
ought. 57ll- Lieutenant General LORD trenfeu. 170
sph H. Ch5ate 5"ooi Earl ot iieeel1 l12i. Countess
of L4cled. G@. iaIi 20 IeNen end Melville 96sli Earl
Selb1rue, 1900 Marquis % Lausi S320,
g l1osslyn isao. Baron Eathaeiila ana Hugh coin
New-York tribune., 1905-04-19
Bankers posted rates were:

DOMESTIC ENCHANGE.-New- Orleans - Com
mercal. 75c discount; bank 81 premium San Fran
cisco-Sght 2lac; telegraph. &c. Boston-1O, and
12l2c discount. ChicagO-l0c premium Charleston
Buying. par selling I-lOc premium. St Iouis--9O,
premium. Minneapolis-S5c premium Cincinnati
20c premium Savannah-Buying. soc discount; SELL
ing 75c premium.
BANK CLEARINGS. New-York-Exchanges
Sis9 46l 56s; balances S4 is.36t Boston-ExchanEes
Si ~ s62; balances s. 245962S Philadelphia 49, Ex-
changes S2s 22s 259 balances, 81 423 Baltimore
Exchanges AS21.717: balances. sS56s2S. Chicago
Exchanges. SO. .763.9 .904; balances. 81. .465.21O
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver 57Isc Mexican
silver dollars. Alsc Bar silver in London closed
az 26ssd
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid S212; Lisbon Z
MEXICAN ENCHANG E.-Mexican exchange on
New-York is quoted at a2i2.
GOVERNMENT RFCEIPTS--Cu Customs receipts
reported from Washington S9lSs55; internal revenue
receipts $3.50 500 miscellaneous receipts SasSOs Re-
CENTS for the day SSlts}S; expenditures sl6o0O0O
Receipts for the month date. S2tSIS47t; expendi-
lures SIS $50 OO0 excess of expenditures S 4Ol 62S
Receipts for fiscal year to date $a6s14 al: ex
penditures &isf694lO5 excess OF expenditures S27-
s79G64
sIrB-TREASURY-T Sub-Treasury was debtor
to the Clearing House Sl4e7.Gh