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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-02

ring in my ears as long as 1 live I sat
frozen with horror for minute or two.
Then I seized the poker and went down
stairs When I entered this room I
found the window wide open. and at
once observed that the bust was gone
from the mantelpiece. Why any burglar
should take such q thing passes my nm
derstanding. for il was only a plaster
cast and of no real value whatever.
You see for yourself that any one
going out through that omen window
could reach the front doorstep by taxi
ing a long stride. This was clearly
what the burglar had done. 50 / went
round and opened the door. Stepping
cut into the dark. I nearly fell over q
dead man, who was lying there 7 ran
ba OK for "A light, and there was the poor
fellow. d great gash in his throat and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-02
Copyright 1908 by A Conan Golfers weekly3

interesting monomaniac to find out
where these busts were situated
Wei, how do you explain it
Il don't attempt to do so. / would
only observe hat there IS certain
method in the gentlsman's eccentric
prOceed ings. For example, in DR.. Bar
GiCCts hall, where d sound might
arouse the family. the bust was taken
outside before being broken, whereas
in the surgery, where there was less
danger of an alarm, ii was smashed
where il stood The affair seems alb
surdly trifiing. and yet dare call moth
ing trivial when I reflect that some Of
my most classic cases have had tho
least promising commencement. You
Will remember, Watson. how the dread
full business Of the Abernetty family
was first brought to my notice by the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-02

far from his red lamp. Well Mr..
Holmes. what are We to do with that
f-ct2''
To remember ito docket il. We
may come on something later which
VIII bear upon it. What steps do you
propose to take now. Lcstrade?~
The most practical way Of getting at
il. III my opinion. is To identify the dea d
man. There should be 10 difficulty
about that When We have foJu.d who
he is and who his associates arc. we
should have "a good start in learning
what he was doing in Pitt street last
night. and who it was who met him
and killed him on the doorstep of Nj.
Horace HaTker. Don't YOU think SD -
No 1Qubt: ard yet 1t Is not quite thc
way III which l should approach the
case"
What would you do them"
'oh. You must not let me Influence
you i'm any way. 1 suggest that YOU
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-02

stroy thsm-in fact. he laughed at the
idea. Their wholesale price was six
shillinSs, but the retailer would get
twelve or more. The cast was taken
i'm two moulds from each side of the
face. and then these two pTofilcs OF
plaster of Paris were Joined together to
make the complete bust. The work was
usually done by Italians. in the room
We were in. When finished, the busts
were put on a table in the passage to
dry. and afterwards stored. That was
all he could tell us
But the production of the photOgra phi
had Il remarkable effect upon the man.
ager. His face flushed with anger and
his brows knOtted over his blue Teu-
tonic eyes.
All the rascal" he cried. Yes
indeed, ] know him very well. This
has always been "A respectable eStab-
Iislment. and the only time that we
have ever had the police in it was over
this very fellow. 1t was more than a
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already there. and We found him pac-
ing up and down III a fever of impa-
tience- His look Of Importance showed
that his days work had not been in
vain.
'Well?" he asked. What luck, Mr..
Holmes ?"
We have had very busy day. and
not entirely a wasted one" my friend
explained. We have seen both retail
erS and also the wholesale manufac-
tuners I can trace each of the busts
now from the beginning
The busts.' cried Lestrade. We'll.
well, YOU have your own meth
DDS. Mr.. Sherlock Holmes, and
it is not for me to say a word against
them, but I think ! have done a better
days work than you I have identified
the dead man..
You don't say SOP
And found a cause for the crime"
,SpleDdisi2 ,yl.-,
we have an inspector who makes d
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go on your line and ] on mine. We
can compare notes afterwards. and
each will supplement the other
Very good" said Lestrade.
IT Won arc going back TO Pits stree,
YOU might see Nj. Horace HarkcT. Tell
him from me that I have quite made
Up my mind, and that il is CeTta IA that
a dangerous homiCidal lunatiC, with
NapoleouiC delUSious. VAS in the house
last night. It viii be useful for his
article"
LeStrada stared.
You don't seriously believe that -
Holmes smiled.
Don't !. We'll, perhaps l don {. But
I am sure that it will interest Mr.. Hor-
ace Harker and the subscribers of the
Central Press; syndicate. Now. Wat
son, l think that we shall find that we
have q long nd rather complex days
work before Is. / should be glad,
LeStrade. if y0lI could make it convcn-
lent to meet US at Baker street at six
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By SIR A. CONAN DOYLE.

Lestrade looked a. him
It was an empty house. and 81 he
knew that he would not be disturbed
in the garden.
Yes. but there is another empty
house farther up the street which he
must have passed before he came TO
this one Why did ne not break r.
there, since il is evident that every
yard that he carried it increa sed ,hc
risk OF someone meetirg him -
Il give it up said Lestrade.
Holmes pointed to the street lamps
above our heads.
He could see what he was doin.;
here, and he could not there. That WAS
his reason
BY jove, that's true" said the de-
tective. Now that I come to think OF
il, DR.. Barnicot's bust was broken not
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19
LAW is NOT CLEAR
Attorney General Settles County
Supervisor Tanqie

The Minnesota law Of 1903. providing
for extending terms of township super
vlsors in office, is so ambiguous in it's
terms that Attorney General z. T.
Young has received as many as five in
inquiries In one day for an explanation
or Its meaning. The usual question
propounded to the attorney general is
whether the member of the board des-
1gnated as Chairman" on the official
ballot serves as chairman for three
years or not. Yesterday the attorney
general wrote letter to a Kasota man
In which he cleared up the matter by
deciding that the chairman would serve
simply for the term to which he was
elected. The letter also points out that
hereafter, except in years when there
is vacancy, no chairman need be
elected. The letter says:
The statute extended the Office of
supervisor from a one-year to a three
year term; and provided that at the
election of 1904 one supervisor should
De elected for one year, one for two
years, and one for three years, and that
thereafter each supervisor should serve
Tor three years. 1t also provided that
one Of those elected should be desig-
mated chairman
''The chairman chosen at the last
election would hold the chairmanship
for the length of time for which he was
elected, which would be one, two or
three years-according to the designa-
tlon of the length of his term on the
ballot. Hereafter the chairman will
serve as such for three years, and no
chairman need be designated on the
ballot except in years when there is a
vacancy TO that office"
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19
WORKMAN ENDS HIS
LIFE WITH KNIFE
Brooding Over Ill Health Jo-
seph SwanIund SIashes
His Throat

Attracted by the sound of a falling
body, Mrs. Joseph Swanlund, living at
900 East Cook street, rushed up stairs
to find her husband lying in a pool of
his own blood, with a penlknife clasped
in his right hand and CHASTITY slash
across his throat.
The man had ended his own life
during a temporary fit of insanity
brought on by continuous brooding
over i'll health. The night before he
had a high fever and tossed about in
his bed, muttering wildly to himself.
Early yesterday morning his wife,
alarmed at Swanlund's condition, sent
for physician, who pronounced the
man to be suffering from indigestion
and melancholia and after leaving a
prescription ordered the man to stay in
the house all day.
Swanlund refused to take notice of
any one. Shortly after o'clock he
went up stairs, saying he was going
to take bath. A few minutes later
his wife heard heavy fall, and think
ing her husband had tainted, rushed
up stairs.
When she entered the bath room it
was to discover Swanlund lying un-
conscious in a pool of blood and ap-
apparently dead. The distracted wom-
an hurried for help and DR.. Earl was
called, but the man was beyond all aid
by the time the physician arrived. :.
From the blood about the upper hall
way it is believed that Swanlund cut
his throat just as he reached the top
of the stairs and then stood over the
bath tub until he tainted. He was
lying on his back at the side of the
tub when discovered
Coroner Miller was called and dis
covered two cuts, one on each side of
the neck and the jugular vein was
completely severed.
Swanlund was forty-one years old
and was born in Sweden. He was a
carpenter and was employed by the St
Paul Building company. He had no
children of his own, but had adopted q
girl, who is now seven years old The
funeral arrangements have not yet
been decided on.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19
WHAT SULPHUR DOES
For the Human Body in Health and
Disease

The mention of sulphur will recall to
many of us the early days when our
mothers and grandmOthers gave US our
daily dose of sulphur and molaSSeS every
spring and fail.
1t was the universal spring and fall
blood purifier, tonic and cure-all, and
mind you this old-faShioned remedy was
not without merit.
The idea was good but the remedy was
crude and unpalatable, and a large guam
tity had to be taken to get any effect
Nowadays we get all the beneficial eff
fectS of sulphur in a palatable cOncen-
trated form. so that single grain is far
more effective than a Tablespoonful of the
crude sulphur.
In recent years research and expert
ment have proven that the best sulphur
for medicinal use is that obtained from
drug stores under the name of Stuart's
Calcium Waters They are small choco-
late coated pellets and contain the active
medicinal principle of sulphur in q highly
concentrated effective form.
Few people are aware of the value OF
this form of sulphur in restoring and
maintaining bodily vigOr and health; sui
phIIr acts directly on the liver, and eX-
cretory organs and purifes and enriches
the blood by the prompt elimination OF
waste material
Our grandmothers knew this when they
dosed US with sulphur and moiasses every
spring and fall, but the crudity and i'm
purity of ordinary flowers of sulphur were
often worse than the disease, and cannot
compare with the modern concentrated
preparations OF sulphur, of which Stuart'S
Calcium Waters is undoubtedly the hest
and most widely used
They are the natural antidote for liver
and kidney troubles. and cure constipa-
tion and purify the blood in way that
often SUI prises patient and physician
alike
DR. R. NJ. wilkins. while experimenting
with sulphur remedies. soon found that
the sulphur from Calcium was superior to
any other form. He says: For liver
kidney and blood troubles, especially when
resulting from constipation or malaria, /
have been surprised at the. results OBJ
tanned from StuaTt's Calcium WATERS In
patients suffering from boils and pimples
and even deep seated carbuncles, 1 have
repeatedly seen them dry up and disap-
pear in four or five days, leaving the skin
clear and smooth Although Stuart's
Calcium Waters is a proprietary article
and sold by druggists. and for that rea-
son tabooed by many physicians, vet I
know of nothing so safe and reliable for
constipation. liver and kidney troubles
and especially In all forms of skin dis
eases as this remedy"
At any rate people who are tired OF
pills. catharticS and So-called blood s.p,lrf
fiers" will find in Stuart's Calcium Waters
a far safer. more palatabie and effective
preparation.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19
OESERTER GIVES UP
Trooper Surrenders After Alb.
SenCe of Five Months

After avoiding the military authorities
Tor over five months Private John Wegen.
Troop Nj. Third cavalry, who deserted
from Fort Assinniboine last July. gave
himself up to the officers at Fort Smelling
Thursday afternoon. According to We
gems story he left Fort Assinniboine on
an absence of leave July with several
hundred dollars IN his possession. The
money proved his downfall. as he became
very much intoxicated, and when he
hnally came to his senses discovered he
had lost every cent and had overstayed
his leave OF absence. Fearing to face a
court martial the man deserted. and this
winter returned to his home. For a long
time the young mans father thought he
had been honorably discharged from the
service, but one day the boy confessed to
having deserted
His fathe- Immediately urged him to
return and stand trial. and after much
persuasion Wegen decided to go. He ar
rived at Fort Smelling Thursday after
noon. and going to headquarters gave him
self up. He is now locked up in the post
guardhouse awaiting trial Wegen'S S
record up to the time of his desertion was
an excellent one, and he stood a good
chance of being a non commissioned Off
Ger. He had eleven months to serve be-
fore the expiration of his term.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19

BY the arrest of a Minneapolis driver
for a st. Paul creamery company for
an alleged violation of the pure food
laws, it is possible that Judge c. L.
Smith, of Minneapolis, may order an
inquiry into the administration Of the
office of state dairy commissioner un-
der w. w P. Mcconnell.
On complaint of Frank Shrewsbury,
an inspector connected with the state
department, a Minneapolis driver for
the Crescent Creamery company, Of
st. Paul, has been arrested, charged
with selling cream thickened by the
use of gelatin.
Mr.. Shrewsbury appeared against
the man before Judge Smith in the
municipal court. The driver pleaded
guilty. Judge Smith refused to pass
sentence until he had determined the
extent of the company's guilt. He
continued the case to Tuesday, but his
questions addressed to the inspector
indicated a suspicion that the late ad-
ministration Of the state dairy and food
commission might be profitably inves-
tigated.
Il shall not sentence this man until
l learn just how guilty his company
is" Judge Smith said. Turning to In
spector Shrewsbury, he asked:
Have you ever before found sam
pies of cream like this thickened by
the use of gelatin?"
Mr.. Shrewsbury said he had taken
eighteen or twenty of the doctored
samples.
Have you kept a record Of them in
the office of the state dairy and food
commissioner" the judge asked.
Shrewsbury declared that the records
were on file.
Have you frequently arrested the
Offenders"" was the courts next ques-
ton, and to this the inspector was
forced by the truth to say that arrests
for this offense had been very infre-
quent.
Judge Smiths next question was
startling.
rs W. w. P. Mcconnell, former
dairy commissioner, in the state?" he
asked of the inspector.
No, sir; he is not" replied Shrews-
bury.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19
BOSTON PICTURES
ARE SNOWBOUND
Second Annual Art Exhibit of
Stale Handicapped by Block
AIDED Trains

Blockaded railroads east of st. Paul
may prevent eminent Boston artists
displaying their work at the second
annual art exhibit of the Minnesota
State Art society.
Somewhere between the Hub of Cul-
ture and the capital city of Minnesota
is a consignment of the work of a
group of celebrated Boston artists, who
had been invited to exhibit their paint
ingS at the Minnesota exhibit. Deep
SHOWS have blockaded trains and yes
terday Robert Koehler, the Minneap-
oils artist who is chairman of the art
commission of the Minnesota society,
bewailed the absence of the Boston
contribution to the show
Despite the failure of the Eastern
artists to have their paintings hung,
the second annual exhibition of the
society promises to eclipse ANYTHING
ever before attempted in the state
Many of the works in oils, water col
ors and pastels are the work of Min
nesota men and women, but there is a
liberal sprinkling of the paintings of
Chicago artists, who received honors
in the competition at the St Louis
fair.
Carl Albert Buehr, of Chicago, shows
three notable paintings in oils One is
The Weaver" another a medal winner
at the fair, entitled "Reverie," and
- Inc I1OlHGT. DOnn,
also of Chicago, displays a beautiful
work in oils in Preparing for the
Fete." Mr.. Koehler shows a strong.
work in "Violets." and Miss Grace Nc
kinstry, of Faribault, a portrait of DR..
John w Dobbin, of the Shattuck
school. William NJ. Chase, a New York
artist of reputation, has realistic still
life picture in the collection, and there
are scores of other paintings that at
tract attention from even the unIet-
tered
The exhibit will be opened to the
| public Monday evening at o'clock
with a reception. Gov. and Mrs John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Van SAINT, the,
| art commission, Mr.. Koehler, Ernest
Kennedy, of Minneapolis, and Miss ].
{. Gauthier, of st. Paul. Miss Marga-
ret Evans. of Northfield, and Mrs. Will
liam E. Thompson. of st. Paul, officers
| OF the society, viii assist at the recep-
ton. The exhibit, which also includes
sculpture, architecture, art craft and
artistic photography. will be taken
later to Winona. The formal opening
there will be March 1S
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19
DR.. OHACF LECTURES
BEFORE DEAF MUTES
With Aid of Interpreter He
Tells About Harriet Island
Baths

Dr. Justus Ohage delivered a lecture
before the deaf mutes of the Twin
cues last evening at Central hall. talk
ing the public baths as his subject
His remarks We're translated bv prof
Wheeler, of the Faribault school for the
deaf, and in many cases he was slight
~ embarrassed because Prof. WheeIer's
uhSerS could not wag as fast as tha
doctors tongue. Almost every time
tnat Dr. Ohage attempted to get off one
OF his jokes he would have to wait for
Iull minute or two before the laugh
would come, which was a little discour-
aging Or again the doctor would wax
eloquent and after reaching his cIimav
would settle back and wait for the
handclapplng that would come as soon
him. "P with
The lecture was delivered for tba
oeheIit OF the deaf building fund, and
was attended by nearly a hundred of the
deaf of the Twin Cities. while y few
VINO are interested in the fund and Dr
images work came up from FaribauIt
Inc lecture was illustrated with lon
tern slides showing Harriet island i'm
all stages of its DEVELOPMENT. from the
tangled marsh thicket to it's prime on
aus. zV' 19O4, just before it was struck
Dy the cyclone, and during the work
or restoration. In his lecture he smoke
OF his struggles to establish the baths
ana the many diScoura gements he had
received, his final victory and the ar
tempt of the Omaha road to snatch the
prize from him, going into the history
of the baths in detail.
lie closed his remarks with the state
hltIit tnat a man who attended the
puonc baths, taking part in the social
ne mat went on around the grounds.
would be practically immune from, oil
attacks of the germs of anarchism and
that as long as the Harriet island in
stltution existed there would be no
assassinations in st. Paul, such as are
tearing up the Russian government at
the present time
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19

"Can his presence be secured 2"
Judge Smith asked.
He was told that the former COM
missioner is holding farmers institutes
in North Dakota and it was not prob
able that he could be induced to re-
turn to Minnesota until the series had
been completed.
We'll, will adhere to my determi-
nation not to fine this man until 1
learn just how guilty these people are"
said Judge Smith, and he continued the
case until Tuesday.
E. K. Slater, the new commissioner,
has begun an active effort, through his
inspectors, to raise the standard of
milk and cream sold in the Twin Cities.
One arrest made last week resulted in
a restaurant man pleading guilty and
paying a fine in the ST. Paul munich
pal court. The inspectors have taken
samples of cream from two of the lead
ing st. Paul hotels, and If the state
laboratory reports indicate the use of
gelatin in the cream, warrants will be
issued for the managers of the hotels.
The inspectors last week collected
thirty-siX samples of cream and milk
sold in st. Paul milk depots and stores
and from milk carts. just one-half
the samples were found to be illegal,
the milk and cream being below stand
ard in butterfat or thickened to imi-
tate pure cream.
Other arrests are promised, and the
commissioner has announced an inten-
ton of enforcing the provisions of the
law relating to pure milk and cream
sold in the Twin Cities. Violent op-
position is expected to be encountered
from the big dairy and creamery in
terests, but Gov. Johnson is said to
have assured Commissioner Slater that
he expects him to do his full duty and
to enforce the law against the big
companies just as stringently as
against the small dealers.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19
YOUNG WILL APPEAL
State to Continue Fight Against
Western Union

Attorney General e. T. Young yes
terday announced that he would appeal
the case of the state against the West
ern Union Telegraph company, decided
by Judge George l.. Bum against the
state last week.
Judge Bum held that the legislature
had failed to provide a means for the
state board of equalization to arrive at
the value of the telegraph companys
franchise for purposes of taxation.
Charles w. Somerby, of Minneapolis,
who represented the state, contended
that While the legislature had not spe-
officially included telegraph companies
an naming corporations covered by the
term of the act, the general provision
was broad enough to include the West
ern Union. The case will go on the
April term calendar of the supreme
cOurt
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19

therefore. as to minimize the criticism as
much as possible. The compensation to
De paid TO the members of the department
should be definitely fixed and ali charges
made against any insurance company for
examinations or other services should be
a matter Of record in the department.
Ihls would not only protect the insurance
companies from unwarrantable exactions.
put would also protect the department
from unfounded suspicious. OF course
nothing will stop the slander originated
by the common liar. who knows what he
would do II he were granted the .oppor-
who has the opportunity does the same
The policy of this department. will al
ways be TO assist in building up rather
than tearing down any company engag-
ed in doing legitimate business in a
legitimate manner.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19
MOTHER FEARS ATTEMPT
TO POISON CHILDREN
Divorced Couple Air Troubles in FIGHT
Over Alimony

In the hearing before Judge Bum.
Catherine Schlader petitioned the court
TO cause to be increased from s13 to
$5o per month the alimony to be paid
her by her former husband, Carl
Schlader, peculiar condition of do
mestic discord was revealed.
In an effort to show the court why
an increased alimony should not be
demanded of him Mr.. Schlader stated
that he had received letter from his
former wife demanding that he should
desist from giving his children candy.
as she was afraid he would poison
them.
Asked by counsel why he never Wis
1ted his children, Mr.. Schlader re-
spondeu, L want to save my skim
The question was taken under ad-
Visement by the court.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-19
GROSS EARNINGS OF
ROAD SHOW ALOSS
Minnesota & international Railway
Company Reports Decrease

The Minnesota & International Rail-
way company. operating a line from
Brainerd to Northome, Mimi. shows
In its annual report loss in it's gross
earnings for 1904
Inc report OF the company, filed yes
terday with the state railway and
warehouse commission, shows gross
earnings for 1904 of $545,35242 on
which it will pay a tax to the state of
SlO,4S4.52. The gross earnings for 1903
We're $675,6S0.52, and its taxes were
yl2,02I.7S. A supplemental report of
the Wisconsin Central for 1908 was ac-
.eompanied by a draft for S4409 a 8
per cent tax on the earnings omitted
for 1903