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The Washington herald., 1906-11-04


when doing it, probably never dreamed
Of making himself a public character. As
a platform orator or after-dinner speak
eT, he IS no better than many whose rep
utations have not Travelled beyond the
borders Of their native bailiwick, and no
worse than some whose renown is world
wide
In public speaking Mr.. Hughes has
curious and not altogether pleasing habit
Of putting his thumbs into the armholes
or pockets Of his waistcoat, and strid-
ing like a Gagged lion from one end Of the
platform to the other, talking the while
rapidly in a heavy and somewhat harsh
and rasping voice. and with sort of
know-aH air He is never at q loss for
word, and rounds of his sentences in that
perfect way which suggests that even
those comprising his extempore speeches
must have been committed to memory and
rehearsed before the looking glass. He Is
earnest. but not spontaneous, and while
perhaps. convincing. he is not alI-inspir-
ing. Mr.. Hughes IS a man of big frame.
gaunt, not to say bony. without a pound
Of surplus flesh. His head must have been
few years ago as feather-dustery as his
chin, but his dark brown hair. growing
low on his forehead, is less profuse than
it was, and having a thin spot just above
the rim of the crown over the forehead
is called. 1ippantly. as CONGRESSMAN
Private John Aliens was. before II all
disappeared, ''moth-eaten." With the ex-
ception of his over-generous hfrsute
edornment, the most noticeable feature
Of Mr.. Hughes personality is his gIeam-
ing white teeth. which, when he is talk
ing. show through his luxuriant mustache
like beacon lights. The lawyer candidate
is always neatly and most correctly at
tired, a fTock coat on all public occa-
sions. and a high sideboard collar, whose
stiffness is never affected by exertion or
the climbing of the thermometer. He has
the appearance Of a man who could not
warm-up. even on an August day in
Washington. He is good, but cold.
A Wsshingtonian. Mr.. Frederick c. Ste
vens. banker. street railroad ''magnate."
and capitalist, whose winter esidence is
on Sixteenth street, is the discoverer of
Mr.. Hughes As chairman Of the legisla-
tive committee to investigate the munich
pal gas question in New York. Senator
Stevens employed Mr.. Hughes as his law
yer, and his subsequent career is a mat
ter Of public knowledge. Whether the ser
vices rendered by the lawyer to his eli
ents in the gas inquiry. and afterwarG in
the prosecution Of the life insurance cases
are such as to entitle him to be regarded
as public benefactor. is a matter Of in
dividual opinion. That ne deserves some
degree Of credit for exposing corporate
corruption is generally admitted, but
whether he earned the reward that the
Republican party of New York seeks 10
give him Is in measure doubtful. That
ne Is what Mr. Hearst has. reckless
y and without due regard for the ameni-
ties of the situation. called him. an "ani-
mated feather duster" is not, OF course,
literally true. d. S. B.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

who has argued the cases Of his clients
to the very best Of his ability. and who,
when doing it, probably never dreamed
Of making himself a public character. As
a platform orator or after-dinner speak
er, he is no better than many whose rep
utations have not Travelled beyond the
borders Of their native bailiwick. and no
worse than some whose renown is world
wide
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
HEARST THE MAN.
Powerful Factor for RadicaIism that Alarms
Democrats and Republicans Alike.

little woman, there is no doubt that she
is proving a helpmate in the best sense
of the term.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

Sometimes the extremes TO which free
handed writer's are allowed to go pass
the bounds of safety. anG the freedom
of the press is grossly abused
But for Arthur Brisbane and his under
studies, Elihu Root would never have
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

When in New York, or Chicago, or San
Francisco, his newspaper Office is apt to
catch a glimpse of him about makeup
time, and his editors at once discover
that the chief" as he is called, knows
what has been going on in the world He
is an invetcrate user Of the telegraph and
the telephone, and is never eatirely him
self unless wire IS within easy reach
His marriage is a happy one. Mrs. Hearst
travels with him, and is his constant
companion. An ambitious, clear-headed
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
Dowie Case in Court.

Chica for John Alex
ander Dowie on Tuesday filed an an
swer in the federal court in the re
ceivershlp proceedings brought against
Dowie some time ago. In the answer
Dowie denied that he was insolvent. i,
all OF his property was restored to him
Judge lands, after hearing argu
ments fer some time, decided to settle
the matter himself and directed the at
torneys to make no further move in
the proceedings at present. Counsel
for Voliva said a conservator would be
asked for later in the day to take
charge Of Zion City until the litigation
is ended,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
Worlds Largest eattIeship.

Washington.-Shal the United
States have a battleship the peer, il
not the superior, of any batleship in
the world, carrying as heavy armor
and as powerful armament as any
known vessel Of it's class, was the
question which presented itself to the
House Wednesday when the further
consideration of the naval bill was re
sumed. The first paragraph under in
creases Of the navy" provides for an
appropriation Of $6.oOo,ooo for battle.
ship that will be superior to the
Dreadnaught. provided for by the
English government exclusive OF ar
mament and armor. 1t was adopted.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
PAPER COMBINE BEATEN.
Knocked Out by Decision Of the su
preme Court.

ST. Paul-The United States gov.
eminent Friday secured an uncondi-
tional surrender in the United States
Circuit Court before Judge Sanborn in
the suit which the attorney general be-
gan December II. 1904, to dissolve a
combinat between the General Pa.
per Company and twenty-three other
defendants on the ground that an agree
ment had been entered into by the de-
PENDANTS in restraint OF interstate com.
merce.
The Paper company appealed to the
Supreme Court, which decided that it,
members must testify, and the defend
ants withdrew their answers. and the
plaintiff asked for judgment and 1t was
rendered.
This means that there will again be
competition among paper mills. The
suit caused a reduction OF over ten per
cent. in the price Of paper.
This is a complete victory for the
government. The price Of paper at the
time this suit was brought was from
1925 to 1886 per hundred weight. The
bringing Of this suit already has had
the effect OF reducing the price OF pa
per to about S1.S5.
The decision will be important to
newspaper publishers throughout the
country. Competition will not be re-
newed by all the mills in the country.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
Redey Goes to Porto Rico.

Albuquerque, n. M.-The nomina
ton OF the President OF Hon. Bernard
Shannon Rodey as United States Judge
Of the district of Porto Rico meets with
universal approval here. and no doubt
all over the territory. Mr.. Rodey rep
resented this territory in Congress as
delegate for two terms, and he Is one
Of the best lawyers at the bar OF the
Second judicial district.
He asked for fifteen days to arrange
his affairs here before leaving for his
new duties, and it was granted by the
President. Mr.. Rodey has lived here
for twenty-five years.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
YOUNG WIFE MURDERED.
Husband Accused of the Fearful
Crime.

Denver-Police officers in all OF the
large cities Of the country are on the
lookout for George Composite, alias
George Comperio. alias George Walse.
alias George Noleso. alias several
other names. Composite is a swarthy-
skinned, surly looking Italian of me-
dium stature. For the last few months
he has called Denver his home.
Composite is believed to be the man,
who with fiendish brutality first by
striking her on the head with a
hatchet and then nearly seyering her
head from her body with the keen edge
of a razor, murdered beautiful Rose
Sario, a little over fourteen years Of
age, who, by courtesy. he called wife.
The murder was done in the little ter
race they called home at 2437 Central
court, North Denver.
The deed evidently was committed
between the hours of s and IL O'Clock
last Sunday evening. The lifeless body
of the poor. little innocent childwife
was discovery Monday. II was lying
stark naked, cold and stiff in death, the
head hanging from the neck by a
thread, in the bed in the house in
which this couple made their home.
The body lay weltering in the life blood
that had been spilled by the heartless
murderer.
The so-called husband of this beauti-
full little Italian girl is missing. Every
indication points to him as the muir
derer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
Standard Oil Denial.

New York.-The Standard Oil Com
pany has issued to its shareholders a
statement in reply to the special mes
sage recently sent to Congress by
President Roosevelt and the report on
the country's oil industry by Commits
sioner Garfield of the bureau Of corpo
rations which accompanied it. The
statement is signed by c. Pratt. secre
tary. and was issued by order Of the
board of directors.
1t denies positively the charge that
the Standard Oil Company benefited by
secret rates for the transportation OF
its products. The statement declares
that the estimate that the company
saved $750,000 year through the op-
Grafton OF certain freight rates could
only have been arrived at BY taeor-
izing.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
Earthquake Broke Water Maine.

San Francisco.-One Of the causes
Of the destruction of the greater por-
ton of the greater portion OF San
Francisco was revealed when Mayor
Schmitz and Engineer Schussler OF the
Spring Valley Water Company, ac-
companied by other officials. made Q
trip down the peninsula to inspect the
huge mains Of the water company.
which furnished the city's water supply
from Crystal Springs ana other lakes.
Several big breaks were found in the
mains and thus was explained why the
city was without sufficient water sup
ply to fight the fares on the days i'm
medately following the earthquake
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
Unions Oppose Trade Schools.

New York.-A criticism Of the atti-
tude Of labor unions toward industrial
schools was embodied in the report
just made Of the committee on indus
trial education to the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers. The report
declared that labor unions have made
efforts to hinder the perpetuation Of
trade schools.
Their efforts" said the report, "are
nothing short Of a crime against all
those young men who desire to learn
a trade, and are the cause, in a con-
siderable measure, for the lack Of
skilled labor In the United States."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-19
BOY Blu RGlERS.
Robberies by Boy Church Janitor and
His Chun.


Denver.-Working as janitor of the
Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church at Fifth avenue and South Wa
ter street, Clair Davis. fifteen year
old boy, led a dual life and at night
played burglar The spoils stolen by
him and his accomplice, Leslie Shan
non, aged fourteen. were hidden by the
BOYS under the floor of the loft of the
church.
Monday Rev. Mr.. Hopkins, the pas.
tor of the church, went into the choir
loft of the editice and while there
dropped his pencil down crack in
The floor Lifting board he discov-
cred hundreds of dollars worth OF
plunder which was identified as that
stolen in the burglaries OF the Spauld-
ing Sporting Goods Store. the Tammen
Curio Company's store and other bur
glaries which have been committed in
the city during the past few weeks.
Policeman Henry Sellers arrested
the janitor of the church and his boy
friend, Leslie Shannon, and the youths
confessed to Captain of Detectives
I.oomis that they bad committed the
burglaries named. The boys are held
for Judge Lindsey of the Juvenile
Court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
ToNIeHT's MCDOWELL CONCERT.

At a concert in the Congregational
church this evening, the musicians of
Salt Lake will devote their art to a
noble purpose, the fund for Edward
Mcdowell, the greatest of American
composers who, in the full maturity of
his powers is doomed to spend the rest
of his days facing a disease of the
brain that has obscured his mind with
out promise of the death which would
be welcome.
Mcdowell is the first of Americans
to approach genius in music, and the
tragedy of his life is all the more SOM
bre that recognition had come to him
in his later years-he has just passed
45-and the future was full of hope for
his career. A student from his child
hood, ne had all the attributes that go
to make the composer. Brilliant in
tellectually, strong physically, of the
poets temperament and yet interested
in all that is vital in the world. he en-
bodied the American type in his art and
gave it distinction among musicians
I0e WOrlQ over.
Now he has broken down mentally
and, with a devoted wife, looks into a
future without hope. Because he de-
voted, himself to his classes and at the
same time undertook the difficult work
of composition, he is wreck-and
without means adequate to his support.
The public which has reaped the re-
ward of his sacrifice owes him a debt
that can never be repaid; and the least
it can do is to see that want and suf-
fering are spared him.
Tonight's program will be of an ex-
ceptionally high order, both in talent
contributed and the class Of music
promised. The Herald bespeaks for the
entertainment a large audience.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
GET THE STREET SIGNS.

If the councilmen are actually inter-
ested in the streets and street names
they might confer a public benefit by
having street signs put up at inter
sections. The proposal to call Main
street South East Temple is purely
academic, because the street will al
ways be called Main street, no matter
what the council may do; but the street
sign business is of real Importance and
ought to be attended to.
Salt Lakes system of street nomen-
clature puzzles every stranger, al
though it is simple enough for the resi-
dent. With the influx of newcomers
the need of street guides is imperative.
When a visitor is told to take a Sew
enth South street car and go to Ninth
East and Tenth South, he is likely to
be in much the same state of mind as
the man with the blue trip-slip and the
pink trip-slip and the red trip-slip. If
he gets within two miles of his proper
destination he can thank some street
car conductor or philanthropic citizen
for his luck.
In between discussions of bonuses for
Pat Moran, the council might manage
now and then to plan some needed i'm
provements and get a little work done
for the benefit of the community, and
this is one of the chances.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
AN INTERocEANIc CANAL.

r. c. Kerens Of St Louis. who is we'll
known here through his connection with
the san Pedro railroad. thinks the pro-
jected railroad through to the southern
end of South America is not only feas-
ible and desirable, but he thinks the
connecting lines could be built in FIVE
years at Il cost of $4,000 900. Ii an in
terview with a New York newspaper
the other day. Mr.. Kerens said:
Until a railroad was built across the
republic of Mexico. connecting With our
own systems in Ell Paso. we made no
Roadway in securing that market. Now
we are sending millions of dollars
worth of machinery and other goods
into Mexico. That market is now close
ly allied with the United States.
1--WE have reached a point where we
must have markets for our surplus.
Happily there has been no stagnation
in the last decade. Over-production and
no market would create a condition as
bad as a panic, therefore what Amer
lea needs now, from the business stand
point, is additional markets for our
goods and wares.
More than a dozen empires, speaking
in the broad sense, lie to the south of
Mexico in the fifteen republics. Lack oe
communication, as Secretary Root ably
explained to the Trans Mississippi con-
gress IS the only obstacle to the ac-
quirement of all the markets to those
countries. Besides this, the South
American republics are the greatest
field it would be possible to imagine for
an outlet for the rising generation Of
young American manhood.
''I declare it to be my deliberate
judgment, having had some experience
In railroad construction, that from three
to five years and s75,OO0.OO0 would be
sufficient to complete a continuous all
rail line through all the republics, OPEN
ing such a field as the dream of man
cannot possibly comprehend. The re-
publics through which it would pass
have stated willingly that they stand
ready to contribute ten to twenty times
the amount necessary
Preliminary Investigations in connec-
ton with the projected road showed
that the difficulties of construction are
Tot insuperable, and the possibilities of
traffic are large, though much would
depend upon the development attend
ing construction Of branch lines and the
exploitation of natural resources in the
territory traversed by the inter-conti-
mental line. As compared with the
trans-Siberian country, for instance,
the South American and Central Amer
lean territory through which the sur
vey runs, is incomparably rich, its soil
fertile and its resources practically I'M
limited.
one factor in the feasibility of the
road is the natural trend of commercial
development. With the wonderful
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
SOCIETY

The large event of today will be the
tea at the University club to be given
daughter, Miss Morrison, and also Mrs.
George d. Keyser.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Keith entertained
a party of twelve at dinner last even
ing In compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Kearns, who are here for the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie L. Savage gave a
small dinner last evening for Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond 5. Mason. who are
guests at the Mcmillan home.
Miss Mabel Corbin will leave this
evening for Galesburg, ILL.,, to spend the
holidays with her mother and sister.
~
Miss Blanche Wenner leaves Friday
for Seattle to join her mother and
brother for the vacation period.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. n. Howser of Kan
sas City, Mo-, will be in the city tomor-
row to visit their daughter, Mrs. T. W.
Butler, at PSI I street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reid will en-
at their home Monday evening, Dec. 81
Miss Beth Critchlow will spend the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Mclaughlin
in Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Mclaughlin
was formerly Miss Louise Walden.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Fenton are now
in Yankton, S. d., where they viii
spend Christmas with Robert Trip,
Mrs. Fenton's brother.
w. V. Hoare, the golf instructor at
the Country club, left yesterday for
Chicago, where he will be married with
in few days to Miss Bertha NJ. Weld
linger. They will return and will make
their home here.
Mrs L. E. FreeIand leaves Friday for
Los Angeles to spend the holidays with
Mr.. Freeland.
Miss Cora Bonnemort will entertain
the third year students of the university
this evening at the home of her aunt
Mrs. Elizabeth Bonnemort.
Mrs. Julian Knight, who has been
spending the past week with her sister
morrow evening for her home in Mon
tana.
x%
Mrs. G. A. Becker has gone to her
home in Ogden after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. George Forester for a few days.
Miss Katherine Creary and her moth
er, Mrs. A. E. Creary, have arrived in
| Washington, and are guests of Mrs
Creary's brother.
James W. Neill left last evening for
Pasadena to spend the holidays with
Mrs. and Miss Neill, who are there.
4 \
Miss Elsa Green will go to Ogden to-
morrow to visit her sister. Mrs. w. j
Shealy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Green have moved
and are now at home at No. 8 Emery
flats.
Charles W. Whitley viii entertain
this evening at a large dinner at the
Alta club.
x<x
Mrs. Ledyard NJ. Bailey will give q
vaudeville party this afternoon al hel
home on Twelfth East street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Bell left last
evening for Dallas, Tex, after a stay
Of some weeks in Salt Lake.
The w. 7. G. club surprised Mis-:
Irene Young with a party at her hous,
ON Tuesday evening.
The marriage of Miss Florence Gay
TO Nicholas G. Smith will take place to.
day, instead of yesterday, as announced
| y
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Meflstrup have lef
for the east to be gone several weeks.
The invitations for the dance of tn,
Alpha Pi Fraternity of the University
Of Utah we're issued yesterday. The
dance will take place on the evening o.
Dec. % in the museum building.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20

growth of American manufactures and
the necessity for an export outlet, the
contiguity of Mexico has attracted the
attention of American capital. Not only
do manufacturers find the field inviting
in the opportunities offered for bust
ness, but Americans are proving shat
the Mexican mines, their cattle ranges
and concessions of various kinds are a
rich field for investment. The Central
American states, which have been re-
tarded by unsettled political conditions,
will naturally come more and more un-
der the commercial domination of the
United States as transportation facili-
ties are increased and civil government
becomes more stable The construction
of the Panama canal will afford a base
of operations that will be advantageous
not only TO the United States, but to all
the Central American states; and rail-
road communication north and south
would complete the link between north
and south greatly to the advantage of
both continents.
The financing of this stupendous
scheme would be, or ought TO be, less
difficult than the financing of the Pa
eific roads When the Central and Union
Pacific were built most conservative
financiers thought the promoters were
crazy and that they could never real
ize a profit on the undertaking, even
with the great land grants and subsi-
dies in aid of the roads. They had little
traffic in their tributary territoy, the
plains and desert were about as un-
promising as any region on earth, the
difficulties of construction were I'M
mense, and yet, as all know now, the
men who initiated and completed the
project profited enormously by their en-
terprise. Reports on the traffic possible
in the countries traversed by the pro-
posed South American line are most en-
couraging; the states interested promise
to contribute literally to its initial cost
and every indication points to big re-
wards for the men who will finance the
road.
The future expansion of the countries
to the south of the Rio Grapde is an IN
evitable sequel of the development or
the United States. The time is not far
distant when the young American look
ing for opportunities will find them In
the southern countries; and it would
inure greatly to the benefit of the Unit
ed States if its citizens were the first
to project and complete the railroad
from north to south which will furnish
the great inter-continental highway OF
the western hemisphere.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

s426-Thomas 3. Shaw. Salt Lake.
Sarah V. Whipple. Salt Lake.
S427-Henry Hylander, Salt Lake.
Mildred Christensen, Draper.
S42S-Walter Cottrell, kaysville.
Amelia Barton, Kaysville.
S429-Joe Left, Pueblo. Colo.
Anna Left. Pueblo, Colo.
S4SG-F. o. McFall, Salt Lake.
Margaret Free Salt Lake.
S431-Peter Frandson, Ogden.
Marelda r. Christensen, Brigham
City.
S432-J. o. Webster, Grant, Ida
Jane Fernandez, Springville.
S433-Earl s. Allen, Draper.
Mabel Ennis, Draper.
S43+Fred Hedberg, Murray.
Ebba E. Kind, Salt Lake.
S435-Daniel z. Bishop, Hinkley.
Maude Langston, Hinkley.
S4s6-vietor E. Frandsen, Goshen, Ida.
Sarah Lewella Teppler, Goshen, Ida.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20

If King Leopold of Belgium is really
maintaining a lobby at Washington he
All he has to do is to get on the right
side OF Senator Aldrich. That would
be the most effectual way of killing off
adverse legislation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20

E. II. Harriman's biographer says
Hartman was unknown ten years ago.
Well, that's not altogether to his dis
credit. President Roosevelt was COM
parativeiy unknown ten years ago.