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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

China aud the Philippines. making
curious and valuable collection. fol
lowed by d diner, two sleepers and the
special ear COlonia.
The train viii run on Overland Linn
tied time through 10 Chicago via the
Southern Pacific. Union Pacific and
Chicago & Northwestern, being in Chi
cago on Sunday evening. Secretary
Taft viii leave there Immediately via
the Baltimore & Ohio road and arrive
i'm Washington on Monday evening,
thus making a record run from the
Orient TO Washington of fourteen days
and eleven hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

The waiting city fathers
With backs against the pane,
Looked out into the night.
And pronounced the deal q fright
As they shivered in the rain.
Many of those who brayed the storm
last night TO witness the parade of the
butchers and grOcerS viewed with much
interest the spectacle of several gentle
men of portly structure and imposing
mein, who, with hands in pockets and
coat collars turned up crowded against
the windows of the Jennings block and
patiently waited while the procession
moved by. Now and then one of them
moved out from the shadow of the build
ing and shivered in plain view as he
looked earnestly up and down the street.
Returning, he would negatively nod his
head. The others would then sink deep
er into their coats in efforts TO keep
the chilling rain from taking its down.
ward way inside their collars. AT length
the procession broke up and the group
soon dispersed.
council. Yesterday mornings mail
brought 10 each a handsomely engraved
invitation to take part in the parade.
They were requested to meet 1T the
Jennings block. where. il was understood.
d suitable vehicle. or. perhaps, vehicles,
would be in waiting 10 convey them
through the streets as a feature of the
big parade. The council committee meet
ings fixed for last night were abandoned.
and the cOuncilmen, decorated to the ut
termost limits of their WaTdrObes re-
paired to the designated spot at the ap-
pointed tine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

10 a discussion of issues which custom
mas imposed upon the temporary chair
man, OF a convention. Experience teaches
that there Is neither logic nor gratitude
III politics The history OF parties is even
IS the history Of men-a record of much
thaL is good and of "a great deal that is
that the eye of the public be set upon the
future, II not In faith, then at least in
nope, that some desired results may be
achieved
THE time-worn expression eff pointing
with pride TO what has been done should
make way as far as possible for some
guaranteed contract for future fulfill
ment. For myself. ] pin as little faith 10
party promises based upon alleged party
achievements as l do on the honesty Of
The man who Wearies the ears of auditors
with prOtestatiOns of his personal hon
esty. I'm afraid of both. They are like
the woman who proclaims with damning
iteration her virtue. 1t never occurs to
"A Virtuous woman that she must proclaim
herself as such That anyone should
question her morality is unthinkable to
her.
Virtue and Honesty.
AS virtue is to woman so honesty is
= man. Knowing himself TO be honest.
the last thing TO suggest itself to him
Is the need OF pFoclaiming his honesty
old Dr. Johnson. the lexicOgrapher is
responsible for the declaration that
proclamation of patriotism was the last
refuge of scOundrels; and one Oliver
Goldsmith, a contemporary of Johnson.
perpetrated the axiom that some persons
felt they had paid every debt they owed
10 virtue when they praised it,
When Heads Are Twisted.
"Our heads are ever twisted to one
side or the other with the clamorous
calls of rival refOrmers and leaders 10
hearken TO their loyalty to the fiag, 60
their love of our glorious country 10
their patriotism and 'Americanism.'
How II may affect others / know not,
buI II nauseates me 10 the point almost
OF NOmlt and if sensible voters can be
deluded by these wind abbers and
mental inebriates, then all your Veriest
rogue needs do is to proclaim his hon
esty long and loud enough and your
virtue hours enough TO have both accept
ed at their crying value.
Your genuine patriot is such because
he is too busy doing the patriotic thing
TO howl himself hOarse about il; and II
may safely be set down as a rule that
the patriotic and the loyal and the honest
man, and the real American, is too busy
being these several things TO waste time
telling people about them: and the pa
triotism and loyalty and Americanlsm OF
those who are giving citizens generally
the earaChe with their loud protestatiOns
viii. if dissected. be found TO have been
virtues ia their lungs only, and no num-
her of analyses VIII show any or them
either in head or heart.
Parties Made for Men.
"You are met to nominate a ticket to
present % the voters OF this city Tor
their suffrages. The inquiry OF one OF
old as TO whether man was made Tor
the Sabbath or the Sabbath for man
may be paraphrased. not without Wis
dom, and il may be asked. was man
made for parties or parties made lof
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
MAKING RECORD RUN.
Secretary Taft Leaves San Francisco
For WASHINGTON.

San Francisco, Sept 2S.-Secretary Of
War Taft and party left tonight by
special train, consisting of a baggage
car. containing trophies in the way of
curios collected by the party IN the
various countries they visited aud the
gifts presented to the secretary of war
and his party on the ceremonial visits
paid by them and to them in Japan,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
Mir. Hughes Got Angry.

While Mr.. Perkins was on the stand
during the afternoon there was some
what of q clash between the witness
and Mr. Hughes, the first of anything
of this nature that had occurred since
the committee began its sessions. 1t
was when Mr.. Perkins was testifying
TO the moneys in the "Nylic" fund of
which he is trustee. Mr.. Perkins did
not want IT to appcar on the records
that agents put part of their salaries
into the fund under contract. unless
the words and bonuses" appeared. He
said to Mr. Hughes that he (Mr.
Hughes) was trying to get away from
something, and the counsel holly re-
turned that he was not, and that if Mr..
Perkins would answer his questions
much better progress would be made
with the investigation.
The committee Will resume its ses-
SiOnS tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
WARD CONVENTIONS TONIGHT.
Nominees for the Council VIII Be
Placed on the Firing Line.

Next come the Republican ward con-
MENTIONS. They will be held tonight, be
ginning IT o'clock. Considerable new
counciImanic material was brought ont
Yesterday. There is a strong desire on
the part of an important faction of the
and put forward good men for the coun-
ell. Thus far they have not been sue
cessfuI i'm hypnOtizing the right men. The
hest fight of the evening will be in the
First ward, where there is a movement
on foot to throw J. J. Thomas into the
SCRAP pile, and another movement to
perform the same service for +, j. Hew-
lett
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
VANpAL A CRAZY MAN.

Ishpeming, Mich, Sept. pa Hungarian
suspected of having wrecked tombstones
in 3 number of cemeteries in Wisconsin
and northern Michigan was captured to-
day while, in the act of breaking monu-
ment. He said that he committed the
deed sor the good of God. The man
shows evidence of mental arrangement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
STRIKE AT BUFFALO.

Buffalo. Sept. 2S.-TwO hundred union
job compositors struck here today tor
sr7l eight-hour day. All Buffalo news
papers are on the eight hour basis and
the strike does not affect them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
Extravaaant Use Of Money.

A situation of conflict in Buffalo in
1901 between the Equitable. and the
New York Life was brought out. In
order 10 get agents of the Equitable
away from that company liberal adj
Yances and liberal contracts were made
by the New York Life. Mr.. Buckner
testified that these advances to agents
in the Buffalo branch of the New York
Life in 1902 alone exceeded by $4S, 900
the amount really earned by these
agents. Later Mr.. Buckner acknowl-
edged that this was most eXtravagant
and said that in 1903 the amount was
cut down by half and by half the re-
naming amount in 1904.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
Working Balance of $500.

ITO further facilitate your business
with the New York Life Insurance
company it is mutually understood that
you will have d working balance to
your credit of 81 500 for the first year
of your contract Said 81, 800 is avail
able TO you in cash not exceeding $50
a week This $l,500 is simply an adj
vance and is TO be charged to your ac-
count.
1T is further understood and agreed
that this 81 500 is to relate to only one
year of your contract and your bonuses
to extend only I'D to the time men
toned.
And il is further agreed in the con-
tract that this term shall not affect the
terms of your other branch Office con-
tract with the company Yours truly,
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO,
BY THOMAS II. BUCKNER.
Fourth Vice President"
This is the contract under which Mr.
DeSbecker, with a number Of other
agents, entered the employ of the New
York Life in Buffalo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
Copy of Contract.

A copy of a contract and a conf
Dental letter to David II. Desbecker of
Buffalo, one of the agents in question,
showed the inducements held out for
him TO enter the employ of the New
York Life. The confidential letter or
supplementary contract reads as fol-
| lows:
Confidential. New York, Oct II,
1901. David II. Desbecker, Buffalo.
Dear Sir-Referring TO your agreement
with this company of even date here
with. and subject 10 all its terms and
conditions. il is agreed that if the bust
ness closed and paid for by you be-
tween this date and Dec. 81. 1903. term
insurance excepted. equals $500, 600. you
will be entitled TO bonus in cash: if
you write and nay for $780, 600 iii that
time you will be entitled TO an addi-
tional bonus of 81 600 i'm cash.
If the amount equals 100000 you
will be entitled TO and be paid a still
further sum of $1,000 in cash. and if
the amount equals a million dollars you
will be entitled to an additional 81, 600,
making a total in that event of $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
Extreme Liberality.

Nov the New York Life Insurance
company is so sanguine that you will
write this latter amount il agrees that
your bonus shall not be less than s., 500
on the business written by you between
this date and Dec. 81, 1903 irrespective
of the amount and in addition to any
other source of compensation under
your contract. that S.. 500 is to be avail
able as herein prescribed: 81. COO in cash
when you sign the contract and the re-
naming 81 800 will be due you absO-
lutely as a bonus on Dec. 81. 1908. But
this l500 remaining bonus shall be
available to you in the following man
ner: AS a loan to be absolutely liqui-
dated and paid by you on Dec. 81. 1908.
if you are still in the service of the
company; $500 available when the first
$4,000 of business is paid for. $500 when
the second $4,000 of business is paid
for, $500 when the third $780, 900 of bust
ness is paid for.
1T shall also be a matter of contract
between you and the company that
should. in any year. your business eX-
coed $780, 900 all paid-up business (term
insurance excepted) you will be entitled
to a commission of per cent on re-
newal premiums paid on the third and
fourth years insurance in addition TO
the rates specified in section 20 of that
a agreement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
Next City Attorney Speaks.

Mr.. Bramel was spied in the conVen-
ton and was called to the stage. He
told of the importance of the work be-
ing done at the present time and OF the
necessity of its being continued were
this city to have a water supply, bet
ter streets and sidewalks and sewer
system
IF the people say so BY their bal
lots this fail, ] shall be glad to con-
tnue my part in the work; but If the
people say they want no more improve
ments that they would rather have aca-
demic discussion of the problem than the
actual water in the city mains, they
should retire the Democratic administra-
ton.
And I want to say that hear no fore
holdings of defeat Our opponents do
not tell us what they intend to do.
whether they will undo our work or
inaugurate new work. They do not
say and they cannot say that our work
has been badly done. nor can they prom
Use any good thing for the city which
we are not doing. Ask them what they
intend to do if they get into office. !
believe the people will agree with the
old saying: Don't swap horses in the
middle of tho stream
1t was just 4 p. m. when motion
10 adjourn was put and carried.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
Shot for William spry.

IF then Mr.. Spry and his patriotism
bowling and cohorts. by means that arc
as shameless as they are Infamous. mere
tOfOTe employed, shall again seek TO ter
rurize those whose hearts and heads are
with you, to betray themselves, you cam
not help 10 If he succeeds. And you VIII
have deserved success-a virtue that ne
and those with him do not appear capa-
BILE OF approaching politically. If you
shall simply try TO fool the people ana
present unworthy names for their sup
port, you have neither right To, nor a
reason for, success. Get a good platform,
be honest I'm IL and just-name good men
and test the patriotism of the Repub-
lcan party. If, as all Republicans cldlhli
the success of the American party at the
approaching city election would be ca
lamitOus-there is an easy way for them
TO avoid the calamity. Let them support
the square Democratic platform ana lne
square men pledged to that platform 10
do the square thing. IL they VIII not 40
this. and IL then the American party
shall win, the disgrace viii not De ours,
The success of that party may Sdlely nc
charged to Republican leaders, VINO would
suffer any condition TO come upon out
CITY rather than that the offices should
go to their oid-tme, never dglhS anu
always fighting foe-the Democracy;
Secretary Ben ID. Luce read the call Tor
the convention; Chaplain Miiando Pfatl
Invoked divine blessing on the work OF
the convention, after which the IolloW-
ing convention committees were an
nOunced on roll call;
Credentials-First ward, a. +. Sawyer
Second ward Ben ID. Luce: Third ward,
John B. Reid; Fourth ward. MILFORD
Movie: Fifth ward. 4. y. Williams.
observation-disclosures ward. p. J. Nelson;
Second ward, j. Il. Hardman; Third ward,
w II. Pitt; Fourth ward, Joel l.. Priest
Fifth ward, John Arnup;
PIatform-First ward, P. S. Maycoek'
Second ward. NJ r. Brothers; Third ward.
J. IL. Haslam; Fourth ward, {. L. tisoh'
Hi
After the customary jOckeying on an
hour 20 which TO adjourn, the motion OF
Mat Thomas to take recess TIL l o clock
prevailed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
Why Mems Hair Turns Cray.

Senator Simon Bamberger's nominating
speech for NJ +. Cunningham had the
bubbling quality Of wit which is never
lacking i'm his public addresses. He ex-
planned several things in placing his can
didate before the C0nVentiOn-fOr one
thing. why some mems hair turns gray
and how this affected Mr.. Cunningham S
chances.
Before Senator Bamberger began
speaking he volunteered 10 get higher
up IL the audience could not see him.
At once a voice i'm the convention shouted,
Higher Up or hierarch?'
Senator Bamberger stated that his was
a candidate of whom he felt confident
that If he mentioned his name all would
think he was the proper man. To make
certain that all would think his was the
proper man he first devoted his atten-
tion TO the women delegates.
Now, ladies, ] propose first TO win
YOU over. You know there is a story
about men with gray hair. They say that
If a man agrees with his wife his hair
turns gray. If he does not agree with
her he has no hair at all. Now. my cam
didate has gray hair-Im going TO show
him to you later. That ought to win you
ladies.
Next Auditor Named.
HE has been identified with this city
many years. He is a member OF the Press
principal papers of Salt Lake. on one
sheet or another-yellow. black or white
Mike Cunningham has been the friend
of the people and a true Democrat"
Between the words Mike Cunningham
and the end of the last quoted sentence
there was a gap of several minutes in
which there was such noise as only 500
Democrats can make when they know
right place II ''the handwriting on the
wall" ever was visible. il certainly bazed
out clearly when Mr.. Cunningham name
was presented 10 the convention. 1t was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

MANI The moment d party does not re-
spond to my ideals. ii is no longer my
party, no matter how sacred its part or
how ancient its traditions
'Ihat this view is held commonly
enough IN our community, an analysis
OF election returns in this city and state
in past years viii prove with crystal
IKE clearness What does such a con-
dition argue2 Either that the people
are without regard for parties or the
parles no longer give expression 70
their Ideals, Your duty is not so much
TO try to elect d ticket as to deserve the
election of your ticket. we may not
win success, said the ancient, but we
can do better-We can deserve it, IL
you can utter a platform that honestly
calls Tor a cessation in the continual in
crease in taxation which has prevailed IN
recent times, and given an opportunity,
carry out the pledge-yOu have right 10
expect public sympathy on that score. III,
as an additional earnest of good faith,
YOU nominate men of such mental and
moral and financial Caiibrc as will com
mand public faith, you will do your work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

some vote cast for Olsen.
The name of Albert J. Scare was the
first presented to the convention for the
office of city auditor, Cuthbert l. Olsen
making the nominating speech. Mr.. Olsen
pointed TO Mr.. Seare's honorable record
In the party for years. He alluded 10
Mr. Seares term of office as deputy
county clerk, and to his service to the
party last fall He expressed the belief
that in every way Mr.. Scare would COM
petently fiji the office OF auditor and
Justify every hope of the convention.
W. =. Nebeker of the Third ward sec
onded the nomination OF M Seare
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
TWO REPORTS OF
NEW YORK LIFE
Continued from Page I.

vances were made TO agents some
times as inducements to leave other
companies and enter the employ of the
New York Life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29
Gives Lie to Opponents.

Il am glad that l may stand here and
give the lie to the assertion that If de-
feated for public office ] would join
another party as charged in the last
election. Public office has little attFac-
ton for me. but the interests of my
friends and the people of this city are
very dear to me and I believe that they
can best be served by supporting the
Democratic marty"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-29

The First districts vote was sus-
picious for Game. 1t stood: Game. s;
Lynch. s.
Then came the Second with none for
Caine and fourteen for Lynch.
From first TO end it was a Gloss
race.
Lynch maintained a lead until the
Fourth ward returns began TO come in
Every district in this ward gave Game
a majority vote
The total count by districts follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

mo YOU are mistaken. Something altogether
different upset me | can't explain matters to you
here Wait till I've had 'high-ball in my room.
Then III give YOU the lines of it You need have
no fear of a further outbreak I'm all right now.
And you've got strong nerves, eh! .
Il need EN-. my boy, in my business m
peach on nerves In the profession they call me
The ElectrocutiOner, because can st1en
contract in five seconds Per Dios' Nerves..
His gurgling laugh surged in Karls ears as
HOOPER awakened him. Steindal and Constantine
had not vet reached Sixth-ave. from Broadway ere
he two Young men in PARKWAY Oxford were eagerly
discussing the incidents of the preceding hour and
q quarter in New-Nork.
For once the scientific necromancy OF Karl
fights through space failed to enlist all their at
tention Hooper. no less than Grler, was thrilled
bv the thought that his friend had been drawn 10y
some subtle magnetic influence to participate. IN
MANY wavs except actual presence IN conclaVe OF
such grave significance to a girl whose fortunes
already interested them.
And it is. perhaps requisite here and now to pro-
test against the smile OF supercilious incredullty
with which some may read OF the earnestness be
traved by these youthful collegians.
II isa fact Of common knowledge that a telephone
cor7rar-- sufficiently enlightened TO endeaVor
10 -,lease its customers, has arranged for board
Of directors consisting of three men in New DIRK,
two N Baltimore and one in Philadelphia, to sit
IN their respective Offices, holding the combined
r.,,,i,-er and transrlitter to ear and mouth and
conduct a board-rneeting to all intentS and pur-
poses as efficiently Is if they gathered IN the
same room Company directors or Others resident
in London Birmingham and Liverpool could do
exactly the same thing II the British telephone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

the rupee recovered from the heat-Wave which
melted silver Heavensl How we flung those topics
back and forth like two tennis players gathering
ball! And we never bored each other. Each man
was far too thankful have sympathetic listener
to be weary of the others stories.
So in that way l knew a great deal of Karl, and
when-vears having passed, and the aforesaid girl
he rupee having long since steaded itself at thirty
two cents being gone to visit her mother in Devon
shire with our young hopeful decided to indulge
in a long deferred trip to Oxford, it natural
should seek the of my old Indian crony and
ask him to guide my steps along the ancient paths
of the home of lest causes and impossible beliefs.
The odd thing that man in Britain was
more prepared to give Credence to karl's visions"
than myself l had long since read Sir William
Macphersons book and constructed Frank Hoopers
theory of the definite bounds of human invcnveness
out of my own ht-producing laboratory.
Bllh iSt gang 5cSoHdrer Suf!" said old MePhistO
when he whcedled Faust into signing his soul away
with his own blood, and the same peculiar juice
of the Celtic stream ran in Crers veins and my
Moreover Grier otrc had told me of the adventures
of Crer s in the matter of the Hutchinson raid and
strange condolences of life that brought note
from me- ensconced in the Mitre Inn to Karl at his
college on the morning after his excursion to
Steindals office and the Broadway restaurant.
Grier and Hooper came to see me IN the alter
noon Instead OF admiring the glories Of Oxford
had the recital of recent events poured into my
willing ears as we sat together in my private
sitting-room on the first floor. Dear me, How the
wears slipped back as | listened The rounded
te-tors and gracious spires of the English nlver-
sitv town did not differ greatly from the dim
outlines of the palatial city the LETT bank OF the
Hugh. What a mere hand-sPan is a vanished