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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
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Major Chauncey B. Baker. who was
the transport quartermaster who con-
Quoted the recent cruise of the sum
mer to Cuban ports with the Santiago
battlehelds commission. has spent much
time among the western Indians and
has a fine collection of blankets. which
have attracted much attention since he
has been stationed at Washington.
Many of the blankets were secured
from Indians whose names have a place
in the history of the army
"One of the finest saddle blankets in
my collection" said Major Baker to a
Tribune reporter the other day, is a
saddle blanket which once adorned the
war pony of Black Horse, a Navajo
chief who never became very friendly
with the whites. I was out In ArI-
IONA holding a pOw-wOw with a bunch
OF drifters whom the government want
ed cOTralled on a reservation when
met Black Horse. He would not come
within the circle or smoke the pipe Of
peace, but hung around on the out
side. sullen, ultTadignified and unap-
pToachable.
"One afternoon 1 saw his saddle
blanket-One of the most beautiful
had ever seen-and a great desire to
possess it Overcame me. Through our
Interpreter I sent him an offer Of So
raised the offer to $50. but the answer
was only d grunt. Finally he informed
the Interpreter that the white captain
did not have enough money to buy his
blanket.
Knowing something Of the indian
character I thought out a way of get
ting the blanket and at the same time
winning the friendship of the chief
which was important in the official
TO Black Horse that the white CaDtaiu
at last realized his great worth and i'm
pOrtanCe. felt that he was the greatest
Of all great Indians. and that he was
more than worthy OF being my guest
st a feast which I wished to prepare
for him I told him that he might
bring a friend if he knew one who was
worthy enough or that he could come
alone if it suited his dignity better.
asked him when he would accept such
an invitation.
The vanity Of the old chief was
tiCkIed. He said he would come the
next night, which would give him time
TO work UP an appetite that would do
justice to the white captains dinner.
I prepared a feast which I knew
he would like. There vas a stew of
potatoes and beans and onions snd
meat All Indians like a stew better
than anything else, and they deteSt in
divldual dishes I found i'm the stores
several cans Of apples and had them
opened I'D. Then I breWed a punch.
favoring it with the apple juice. This
was poured out in great tin cups hold
ing fully a pint. Before We began !
intimated to Black Horse that at the
white captains table he should sin the
punch no faster than did the white
captain.
The dinner progressed famoUsly- All
the while Black Horse kept his eve ou
me, and never missed an opportunity
slipped a little harder, and presently
to sip from the tin cup when I did. He
his cup was empty. I reached over
and poured into his cup more than half
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
THE JUDICIARY.

A contemporary that is strongly in
clined to hysteria on occasion and on
no occasion, says, in an argument in
favor Of an elective Judiciary; Judges
are, or ought to be, public servants.
Not only should they be freely subject
20 criticism. but what is now impos-
sible should be made easy-the con-
demnation and removal at the polls Of
United States judges who serve corpO-
rate and other private interests instead
OF the common good"
There are many United States judges.
district. circuit and supreme court
They are, in the main. sober, intelligent
upright men, learned in the law and
fearless In uphOIding il. Occasionally
we hear OF United States judge who
seems to be a servant Of corpora lions
rather than a servant Of the people
Such occurrences are extremely rare.
however, and the cases in which judges
Of United States courts are known to
have accepted money from corporations
or others for services performed are
practically unheard Of. II any such
case has ever been proven we have yet
to hear Of it
And yet, If more than one judge had
been found guilty Of accepting brides
Il would not constitute just ground
for attacking the entire system. Pres
idents of the United States are men;
they make mistakes as all men make
mistakes. The wonder is that so very.
very few unworthy men are appointed
Il United States tudgeshlps We be-
Hsve the personnel of the judiciary
would not be improved If the judges
vere elected for stated terms. The err
mine Is far more likely to be soiled if
itx wearer is called upon every few
years to scramble for nomination.
ana later to appeal to the public for
votes.
Judges Of United States courts are
rarely appointed because of their polit-
teal zsa1; nearly always they are Sc
Iected because Of their fitness. though
Democratic presidents appoint men
Imam to be Democrats and Republican
presidents appoint judges Of their own
faith This Is 10 argument against the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
ANOTHER SHAW BREAK.

It is impossible to comment on, or
even to keep uD with, all the breaks
made by the esteemed secretary Of the
treasury Mr.. shaw. Occasionally,
however. Mr.. Shaw makes a more than
ordinarily interesting spectacle Of him
self. He talked to the graduating class
Of the school Of instruction for the
revenue cutter service a few days ago.
one would naturally suppose that on
this occasion Mr.. Shaw would speak
words Of encouragement to the young
men. words that would cheer them on
with their duties.
He did nothing Of the sort. on the
contrary. he is quoted as saying that
the young man who enters the gov
eminent service makes a terrible mis-
take. There is nothing that will take
the native capacity out Of man, "
Nh shaw went on, so quickly as en-
ployment in the army and navy. There
is one branch Of the service-I won't
say which-where if a man has a good
idea they courtmartial him. After he
has suppressed ideas for two OF three
years no more propose themselves and
he becomes a figUTehead.'
Could anything more execrably tact
less be imagined? Here was a class
Of young men graduating from a gov
eminent school and preparing to en-
ter the government service. Here was
the secretary Of the treasury. their
chief. for the secretary is in charge Of
the revenue cutter service, practically
telling them that they were fools for
thinking Of entering the service Of
their country. 1t is difficult TO under
stand how Mr.. shaw could have been
so thoughtess. so absolutely without
2 knowledge of the proper thing to
say.
It may be quite true that the army
and navy offer very few opportuni-
ties for the young men Of the coun-
try. but IT wasn't for Mr.. shaw 70
make the statement at such time.
He should have talked about the glory
to be won in serving under the great
est flag that floats, in devoting the
best years Of ones life to the most
splendid country under heaven. In
stead Of that he undertook to dis
courage the very young men he should
have encouraged.
As secretary Of the treasury Mr..
Shaw has not been conspicuous sue
cess: as a candidate for the presidency
he is a joke; as a public speaker he
never fails to make himself ridiculous.
And. coming back to the army and
navy. it may be said that there are
opportunities in both branches for
Young men Of intelligence. Of ambition
and of energy. They will win their
way to the front in either arm OF the
service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
A DEFIANCE.
New York Timss.)

tNeW OrE IlmeS.D
I am sixty an am healthy, an I've got
a grip like steel:
walk my fGTrer stiddy an you won't git
me to squeaI-
I'm out afieId a-wOrKin' at the very peep
q day,
I take back seat fr no one when it comes
to pltchin' hay
My corn rows are as thrifty as most any
ones vi find.
My aTpetite's tremendous an I'm neither
deaf nor blind;
I'm tough as hicE'ry timber. an I low
there 5 gOin' Z be
A right smart rough and tumble when
they Re OsleTizin' me.
[ swing my ak with YOUNGSTERS. an I
never miss A stroke;
1 got a biceps muscle Ike knctty piece
Of oak; ~
I'm fun of fizz and ginger, an I'm cheer
ful as can be;
tn fields an streams an pictures all
look mighty good 10 me.
I've eaTnt my way by wOrkin' not by
Settin' round asleep.
An what I eaTnt by wOrkin' I have got
right to keep
Te' Lord may call me suddint-Hke, an I
may be surprised.
But YOU set your bottom dollar that
won't be OsleTized.
Tn clover's just as purity as It ever was
before,
Tn roses that are cIimin' all around tn
kitchen door
Are just as sweet to look at, an I've got
right to be
Lookin' happy al creation when it I'll
looks good to me
An sixty years tn limit that tn n1es =
doctors give,
Why. bless your soul, at sixty have just
begun to live,
An t take life sort O easy! Forty years
firm how'll be
Soon enough [ tdlh-th' rascalS-abouT
Oslerizin' me.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
MISSED THE POINT.

a morning contemporary. commenting
on an argument in The Herald in ia
Vor Of constitutional amendment 10
make possible the election Of United
states senators by direct vote saws mo-
su-h amendment is needed. that the
desired result can be attained bv state
enactments requiring candidates for
senator TO submit their claims to party
primaries or party conventions There
are such laws in some states. and they
have worked very well. too. But they
only work we'll in states that contain
an overwhelming pTepOnderance of vot-
ers of a given political faith. Primary
elections are expensive propositions
In addition to the cost Of making
personal canvass. each candidate is re-
quired to pay his proportion Of the
cost of the primary election. TnIs often
runs into thousands Of dollars. an ex-
pense that men who are I'm moderate
circumstances find difficulty I'm meeting
In doubtful states primary elections
would be out Of the question. because
it would he hard to find men willing
to stake large sum Of money on
hare possibility Of reward. It is true
'rat the nomination Of senators by sta,e
=, lventions is an inexpensive way of
o rrcoming this difficulty
state conventions. however are cas-
ily manipulated Nominations made IN
them are often most unsatisfactory.
Many good party men take no inter-
est in the primaries that elect dele
-ates 10 state conventions. The result
is that in close fights an undesirable
cement frequently either holds the ba.-
nee Of power or is in absolute con-
trol. It would be just as well to leave
the matter where it now stands as 10
leave it to a state convention.
Senators, besides, should be elected
by a majority Of the people of their
respective states. not by a majority Of
one party or another. They would feel
more directly responsible to the people
closer TO the people. if the people had
a chance to vote for or against them.
Popular election Of senators has grown
from q sentiment into q demand i'm re
cent years The lower house Of con-
gress the house that is nearest the peo-
pie. has several times passed a reso-
luton for a constitutional amendment.
Those overlords of the public, the sen
ate, must soon yield.
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appointment OF judges, however. for in
a Republican district, under the cleo
tive system, no Democrat, however ca
psble, could ever be elected.
The judiciary is farthest removed
from politics by the appointive system.
We believe that in every state the
judges Of important courts should be
appointed by the chief executive or
some duly constituted authority. They
should be equally divided between the
two great political parties, but merit.
and merit alone should be the deciding
qualification.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
THEIR KEENEST THRILL.
PIaywrights Pick Out Most Exciting
Moments in Dramas.

A curious example Of the way doc
tors disagree was brought out recently
by a symposium.
In this case the doctors we're dra-
matists. The Strand Magazine had
sent them this question; What is the
finest dramatic situation within your
knowledge"
Seventeen Of the leading English
uIaywrights responded. Disagree
Only two pairs of them agreed on the
same thrills. Thirteen others seemed
to be on Independent lines. so far as
their emotions were concerned.
Bernard Shaw. with characteristic
CandOr. declared that 'the most ef-
fective situations on the modern stage
occur in my own play-'The Devils
Disciple
However. Mr.. Shaw gives a tribute
to the scene in Gil1ett's Secret Ser
vice" where the hero. having either to
arrest his own brother as a spy or to
be himself arrested on the same
charge, is saved by the brother
shooting himself.
Hall Game says: Il think the mo-
ment when Hedda Gabler burns the
manuscript Of her former lover is one
of the most thrilling and effective Of
curtains in a modern play, and l think
the situation in Novelli's Italian dra-
husband receives the real love letter
instead of the stage property letter.
il one Of the most vivid dramatic mo-
nents l can at present recall
The same scene in "Hedda GableT"
IS chosen by Alfred SUtro. who
achieved success with The Walls Of
Jericho
R. c. Carton, who perPetrated Mr.,
HOpkinsOn." now playing IN New
York. pins his admiration to the GOOD
Night scene in The Princess and the
Butterfly" by Pinero.
CAPTAIN Robert Marshall. who wrote
The Duke of KilliecTankie," picks out
the scene in "The Second Mrs Tanque-
raw when Paula finds herself face TO
face with her daughters fiance and
recognizes in him one Of her former
lovers. Cosmo Hamilton chooses the
same scene.
sidney Grundv thinks there is only
one situation in comedy, the screen
scene in the "Shool for Scandal or
some variant Of it.
vt-itiisno Archer saws: The most
thrilling situation known to me in any
modern play is that i'm the first act
of Ihsen's Little EyOlf.' eliminating
in The words The crutch is floating
George r. Sims chooses a scene from
RorrchieT'S version of THE Merchant
Of Venice" Austin BreTeton considers
the nlay. scene In Hamlet" the finest.
Con7vns Cars preference is for the
scene IN Macbeth after the feast,
when Banquo's ghost has thrice ap-
peared.
The author Of Leah Kleschna," Q.
NJ 6 Mcclellan. gives the palm to the
onenfnC scene of Bernard Shaw's play.
Arms and the Man" Walter Firth
selects the cross-examination scene
fr Mrs. Danes Defense" Arthur
Law: the curtain in the third act Of
The Gay Lord Quex"; ". S. Gilbert,
the end of the fourth act OF The Tick
et-of-I cave Man" when Hawkstraw,
the detective. reveals himself to the
hero. Cecil Raleigh. the end Of the pro-
l6gus to 1.-THE Silver King"
Henry Arthur Jones evades the ques-
ton and Mr.. Pinero says: Il am so
thoroughly we'll satisfied with the
orinions OF those gentlemen who find
the most mo7ing dramatic situation
in PLAYS of which l am the author that
I will not attempt to carry the discus
sion farther.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
PURE FOOD LAWS.

The greatest objection that has been
urged against the passage of a ma
tiOnal pure food act is that it would
be an unwarranted and unconstitu-
tionaI interference with the rights Of
the states. To this the answer has
been made that congress has no in
tentiOn Of interfering with any state.
A national pure food law could only
apply to the territories and to inter-
state commerce. Congress could pro-
hlbit the selling of impure food in
the territories and it could prevent a
corporation from making impure food
in one state and selling it in another
The question has all been threshed
over so thoroughly that it would hard
ly be worth while to bring it up again
except for a recent statement by DR..
H. w Wiley. the official chemist Of
the department Of agriculture. who
has made the matter a subject Of care
fUl investigation and study. DR.. Wiley
makes the point that a national pure
food bill. properly drawn and enacted
into law. would have the effect Of
making the pure food legislation Of the
various states uniform. The Iegisla-
tors would be quick to seek and adopt
the best features Of any federal legis-
Iatfon that could be made applicable
to state conditions. DR.. Wiley contin-
ues.
1T seems only reasonable to suppose
that the states viii gradually adopt
the definition of authorizations and mis-
branding contained in the national law,
and also the standards by which food
products are judged. Thus the offense
Of adulteratinE or misbranding foods
gill doubtless be the same in all the
states. ultimately. as that prescribed
i'm the national law. In all matters re-
lgtlns to penalties, methods of pro-
cedure. etc, the national law Will not
affect the state laws in any particu-
lar whatever. The national law. how
ever. viii hello the state officials In
the enforcement Of state laws by Sc
curing the punishment of offenders
without the state and thus protecting
the interests OF the innocent grocers
within the state"
That there should be national pure
food legislation is not seriously ques-
toned except by those who are inter
ested in the manufacture of impure
food. though they have been strength
ened in their fight by some gentlemen
of undoubted honesty who are ever
haunted by the fear that something
might happen to the constitution. The
Herald believes strongly in the bill and,
though there is little likelihood Of any
favorable action at the present session.
it hopes the friends of the measure
will. never stop working for IT until
they have accomplished their purpose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
GOT INDIAN BLANKETS
Major Making Bargains.

Of the punch which remained in mine
An Indian can understand your giving
him half Of anything you may have,
but the man who VIII give you more
than half is generous beyOung belief.
AT last the moment came for a final
play for the blanket. I arose and made
a speech. Finally I took off the uni
form blouse. which was about as dis
reputable a looking one as an officer
ever wore. I had worn il three months
I'm the brush. and it certainly showed
It. This blouse, I explained TO him,
was made for the father of the white
captains father many. many years ago
tt was old. and il was near to the
white captains heart. But so was
Black Horse, and the blouse was to be
his.
He took it with more eagerness
than an Indian usually shows about
anything and then ne made his speech.
He spoke principally about himself and
made himself out very great man.
Then he muttered something and left
the tent for a moment. when he re-
which with fine bow ne cast at my
feet"
Another Of Major Bakers fine blank
cts was purchased from Mickey Free.
a curiosity of the plains. who had one
brown eye and one blue one Mickey
always claimed that he was not an In
dian, but had been stolen from his par
ents i'm Mexico by an Indian tribe when
he was a baby. He developed. how
ever. a reputation for cruelty that SUIT
passed that of most Indians. The gov
eminent has always suspected that he
was responsi bic for the slaughter Of all
the Indian babes belonging to a party
Of suuaW prisoners which he was con-
Quoting from a battlefield 10 the near
est post The babes interfered with the
march. and when the post was reached
not one was alive The iuvestigs ton
which followed showed that they had
been murdered. No evidence could be-
secured against Mickey even from the
Indian mothers, and if he was respon-
sible for the slaughter he got off with
out penalty
Major Baker found him one evening
playing poker with q pscke-. soldier
and another Indian at a lonely Arizona
post one of the finest blankets he had
/ ever seen covered the table. He offered
TO purchase It for 81. and finally raised
his bid to s25. Mickey refused abso-
lutely TO sell.
The next morning. when the major
was at breakfast. Mickey called with
the blanket over his arm.
Il want to sell blanket" he said.
How much do you want, Mickey"
I the ma iOT asked
Two dollars" was the surprising an
sver.
But last night you refused So for
/ it."
Last night need him to play poker
. on said Mickey and he walked away
I perfectly satisfied with the 81
Major Baker he's had several similar
I experiences. Indians refused to sell at
/ any price because they wanted the
/ blanket at the moment for one reason
/ or anUther-''t0 sleep in' because him
cold When they got ready 20 sell
/ they invariably came back To the first
offer. disregarding any advances thzt
! had been made
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AIDS TO MEMORY.

"-hiGaGO Tribune
When you were learning shorthand .-
asked tho -EeuiSlJive person. -.iIH-i't or
ave good Ccal Of trouble ~ r,aCiug tina
characters after YOU had written them @
L did at first" said the stenoEraDher.
but after ] had adopted the pis1 Of
transcrib.nE from my Diary. as exercises.
the foolish things : had written ana would
l.e glad to forget J had ttJ further trouble
in drciurcriu- sp- notes
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STILL BETTER.

Catholic Standard and Times)
Did YOU ever see this one?" inquired
the tiresome funny man. You can take
two letters from money and leave only
one See how it's d0ns?'
yes" replied the postal clerk. and
I've known fellows TO take money from
any number of letters and leave abso-
IutelY nothinE."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
A QUERY AND a PROPHECY.

Oh, Paddy, dear. an did you hear,
And viii you please explain,
That wondrOus line of victories
Won by the Battling Dane?
There never was fighter
Who showed such wOndrous gains
Who did not have the Irish blood
A-fiowih in his veins.
So Paddy. drar. an will ye hear.
An will ye tell to me.
How amy wan widOut this blood
4 champion may neG
Oh. Nelson won't 60 very far
Nor win aim many a bout
Before some irish lad stems VI
And. battling. knocks him out.
Houston Post
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
ROBERT M'lNTYRE, D. D.
OF LOS ANGELES.

Dr. Mcintyre is a countryman Of
"Bobbis Burns" the bonnie Scotchman.
He Is a graduate of the University Of
Adversely" A bricklayer by trade in
early life, he is now thu foremost Amer
lean descriptive orator. Hear him de-
scribe "ButtOned up People" tonight at
First Methodist church.
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AMUsEMENTs TODAY.

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