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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
THE WAGES OF
SIN IS DEATH
Suicide Of Rev. George q. Simmons,
Pastor of First Baptist Church
at Peoria, Ills.

Peoria, Ills, Feb. 6-The Rev. George
H, Simmons, pastor OF the First Baptist
church, president of the Interstate Saw
ings bank and the Peoples Savings bank.
and recently appointed manager of the
Yates senatorial campaign in Peoria
county. was found dead in bed this morn
ing. He had been the object of investi-
cation at the hands Of the states attor-
ey. by two banks, and his congrega-
ton on grave charges. and it is presumed
to be a case Of suicide.
Letter to Wife.
The body was found by his wife when
she called him to breakfast. Simmons
left a letter, in which he said this was
his last night on earth. It said.
mo blame must attach to Ex-Governor
Yates nor his associates. He simply gave
me an opportunity which his opponents
and my enemies have prevented my
using"
The last line, chat time fails me should
attempt to write personal messages. -
indicates Simmons was dying as he
brought his letter to close.
Physicians who were hastily summoned
are Of the opinion that his death was
caused by cyanide Of potassium
Savings Bank Closed.
The Peoples Savings bank, Of which
Simmons was president, in the Workmen' s
quarter OF the city, did not open its doors
this morning. Cashier Look said it would
remain closed until some future action
was determined on. There was a run
upon the bank yesterday, and by 10
o'clock this morning a large crowd sur
rounded the building, cIamOring for their
money. The InterstatS Savings bank. of
which he was president up to yesterday.
when his resignation was accepted and
E 9. Heidrich elected in his stead. was
also the object of runs yesterday and
today. Early this morning the bank
building was crowded with depositors de-
handing their money. Cashier Anicker
said they would be able to stand the
drain
Came from Indiana.
DR.. Simmons came to the First Raptist
church five years ago from Terre Haute.
Ind, and had been remarkably success
full He secured national publicity two
years ago by advocating a decentralization
Of the life of Christ. He became local
manager Of the senatorial campaien of
former Governor Yates a week ago and
shortly after serious stories affecting his
morals were circulated. States Attorney
Scholes undertook an Investigation yes
terday and secured some sensational con
LESSONS from boys of his CONGREGATION
DR.. Simmons was 40 years old.
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POISONED HERSELF.
Suicide of May Hume, 10 Years Old.
at San Francisco,

San Francisco, Feb 6-May Hume
aged 10 years, died from the effects Of
poison at the Wildwood House early this
morning, in the presence of her mother
Mrs L Hume, who is professional
clairvoyant, and Harry Short to whom
she was engaged.
Whether the poison was self-adnipis-
tered is not known, and is the subject
of police investigation. Last night she
gave a ring to Short, saying she wished
him to wear ii, as she was going away
Until three months ago Mrs. Hume
whose husband is said to be an Oregon
conducted a clairvoyant par
lOr in Seattle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
Came from Indiana.
BODY FOUND IN THIcKET,
Mystery of Pittsburg Bank Cashiers
Disappearance Explained.

Pittsburg, Feb. 6.-The badly decon-
posed body Of man with a bullet hole
through his head, which was found YES
terday in a thicket on the outskirts of
Roanoke, Va, is believed to be that of
Sturley G. Armstrong, the cashier Of the
Washington National bank who rnvsfe-
riously disappeared from this city on
Jan. 2
Mr. Armstrong had held responsible No.
sltOns for twenty years. Notwit hstand-
ing the fact that his accounts were found
10 be entirely correct many of the for
eign depositors Of the bank. becomina.
frightened at his prolonged absence
was restored.
Mrs. Armstrong declared il was her he
lief that her husbands mind had become
deranged from overwork and anxiety.
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Criminal Negligence.

Helena, Mont, Feb. 6.-The three young
children Of ]. B. CIPHER, all girls, aged
l, 3 and 3 years, were burned to death
IN their home six miles south of Big Tim
Der yesterday afternoon, according to a.
special to the Record 1t appears their
te ther and mother were both absent, Ieav-
Ing the little ones alone When the par
ents returned they found the house in
ruins It is supposed the children were
playing with matches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
CONVICT WON THE PRIZE.
Nebraska EmbezzIer Guessed Attend.
ance at st. Louis Fair.

Lincoln, Neb,, Feb. 6.-The winner Of
the $4,000 prize for correctly naming
the attendance at the st. Louis expo
sition In 1904 was Frank Campbell, a
convict in the Nebraska state peni-
Tertiary, who still has one year more
to serve for embezzlenrent. The win
ner, however, viii receive only S12, 500
as, fearing that he might have diff
Guilty in securing the money while i'm
prisoned, he agreed to pay a lawyer
half of the prize In case he was sue
cHSSfu1 In securing Il
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
HOPE HELD OUT FOR
SENATOR HEPBURN
Especial to The Herald.)

Washington. Feb. e-The condition OF
Senator Hepburn is improving He was
reported without pain today and hope is
now held out for his recovery
The secretary Of war today transmitted
To congress a report on the proposed i'm
movement of Clear Water river. Idaho
He recommends that no appropriation be
made. the heavy expense. steep slope Of
the river. small volume of water and lin
tied amount Of commerce making i'm
movement impracticable.
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DEATH BY ACCIDENT.

3 Kansas City, Feb 6.-Mrs. Alice P.
Brfnkman. widow of. the late George
w. Brinkman, prominent miller and
president Of the Manufacturers asso-
citation Of Kansas City, died today, the
result Of inhaling smoke and gases
from a fire in her home. Her daugh-
ter, Christine, was overcome, but may
recover
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
METEOR FALLS NEAR
RHY0LITE, NEVADA

Reno. New. Feb. Sword has been re-
ceived in Reno to the effect that an i'm
mense meteor fell a few miles north of
the town of RhyQlite this week. ". Z.
Turner, well known in this city, together
with others witnessed the descent of the
meteor It fell at an angle of 45 degrees
and left trail Of fire 900 yards long in
its wake. The heavenly visitor was seen
and heard to strike the ground and
though every effort was made to find It's
cess.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
PETTUs SOON RECOVERED.

Washington, Feb. 6.--Senator Pet
tus. of Alabama, had an attack Of III
ness in the Democratic cloak room
early today, but soon recovered and
took his seat in the senate chamber
Ser ator Gallinger, who is a physician,
was called to see him by the senators.
who thought Mr.. Pettus was in a seri-
Gus condition. Senator Pettus is 81
years old.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
Forced by Roosevelt.

''There is only one reason on earth
why you swallow this measure" he
continued, addressing the Republican
side, land that is because your presi-
dent wants it. I have never gone into
Mysteries over President Roosevelt, and
I never will, but 1 believe, however, he
is fairly honest and a fine judge of
human nature, and that is the reason
he is favoring this bill, and you are
afraid when he shows his teeth and you
squirm and cover when he cracks his
whip"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
THREE BOYS killed.

= Sioux City, Ia, Feb 6.-Three boys 3
= of Merfden, Ia, sons of well-to-do :
y families, were killed by an Illinois !
= Central passenger train today. The >
= dead. !
! John Gill, aged 10.
y Edgar CosgroYe, aged IS =
= Raymond Quinn, aged 10.
49, - - = A-e@-S-e-z-4-S- = =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
PIoNEER FOUND dad.

Butte. Mont. Feb. IA Miner dispatch
from Virginia, City, says: John Wall. one
of the pioneers Of Alder Gulch. and ore
Of its most eccentric characters. was
found dead in his cabin today, one mile
east of this city The superstition. is that
he died some time the night before and
that heart failure was the direct cause Of
death
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
BAGGAGEMAN KILLED.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb 36.-Passen-
ger train No. los. northbound, upon
the Missouri Pacific, collided head-on
early today with southbound freight
No. 1874. at Strausville,- Neb. NJ A.
Anderson, baggageman, OF Omaha,
was killed, and several persons were
injured, but none fatally. The wreck
is said TO have resulted from a misun-
Outstanding of orders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
NINE COLORED PERSONS CREMATED IN maryland
One Woman Escaped From Burning Building by Jumping from
WindoW-Three Little Children Burned to Death
Near Big Timber, Montana.

Of the survivor, the fire was caused by
one of the younger children, who got up
TO stir the fire in the chimney place and
accidentally scattered Goals on the floor,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
FEELING GROWS
MORE INTENSE
Chinese Expect to Force the Complete
Abrogation of the Exclusion
Law in United States.
MANIFESTOS BEING ISSUED
STATE DEPARTMENT GETTING
EXERCISED.

Washington, Feb. 6-Reports continue
to pour into the department Of state from
diplomatic and consular agents in China
regarding the rapid increase of feeling
against America, Americans and things
American, as expressed in edicts issued
by local authorities in various parts Of
the empire, For six months the situation
in China has been the subject Of very
genuine concern to the department, and
Mr. Rockhiu, the American minister at
Picking, Is under instructions to keep
Washington thoroughly and frequently
informed of the situation. He is also eX-
erting himself at the Chinese capital in
an effort TO check or allay the anti-for
eign feeling that appears to be growing
While not admitting that the situation IS
one of immediate danger. the officials
here would not be at all surprised at any
developments a month may bring forth.
Manlfestos Issued.
Although at the outset demanding only
a return TO the provisions of the original
exclusion treaty of 1880. which excluded
from this country ChiRse laborers, with
out specifying the clSsses of Cinnamon
which should be admitted in some pro-
vinces manifestos have been issued declar-
ing that if the boycott is rigidly adhered
To America will be forced to fOregO any
exclusion at all. Such expressions have
been Immediately denied by Mr.. Rockhill
at Picking
Although directed primarily against
seems to be growing in various parts of
the empire is interpreted by Orientalists
TO have a far deeper meaning. In a word
IT is declared to be anti-fOreign, and there
ere indications that all foreigners. with
the possible exception Of Japanese, will
soon be as keenly affected as are Amer
leans.
Feeling in Europe.
Informal representations regarding the
Chinese situation already have been ex-
changed between some of the European
powers, but thus far this country has not
called foreign nations into consultation
because there is a very general feeling
among the European powers that the Chi
Eese are unjustly Disseminated against
by the American government. and so long
as the anti-foreign feeling is confined TO
americans the Europeans are expected to
bide their time
The dispatch from Picking published
yesterday regarding the activity Of Russia
in Mongolia has been taken note Of by the
officials here
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

Mr.. Stanley Of Kentucky Makes a
Few Pointed Remarks to Repub-
licans in the House.
IDEA OF DEMOCRATIC BIRTH
PRESIDENTS WHIP FEARED BY
HIS PARTY.

Washington, Feb. 6.-During the de-
bate today Mr.. Stanley of Kentucky as
serted that the men who came to the
defense Of the railroads in the house
were all from the east. He referred, he
said, to the three wise men of the
east''-McCall, Sibley and Littlefield-
and added that all other sections of the
country wanted the legislation. But
these men admitted the roads did not
come with clean hands. ''They admit, -
he continued, that the railroads have
been guilty Of secret rebates, of pri-
vate car abuses and more than one of
them has said that such offenders
should be punished by imprisonment
and the felon's stripes The private
car evil, he said, had its inception
about thirty years ago when "a shrewd
Connecticut Yankee named Swift con-
ceived the idea
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

134-Weather Editor, Herald:
My answer to your puzzIer in The Her
AID is IS degrees below zero. Very res
peCtfUlly, j. II. PERRY,
Mercur, Utah
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

When you find some
thing that pays you we'll,
don't look further
Herald want ads.
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Their Only Defense.

Their only Defense.
The only defense the carriers made
was, he said, 1--WE had to do the stealing
or the other fellow would have gotten
our trade" (Applause.)
why" he continued, "the gentlemen
from Maine, Pennsylvania and Massa.-
chusetts, show an anger and vicious
ness in their assault upon this bill that
is amazing.
They have compared the efforts of
the public servants of the American
people to stop this robbery with the
cr7ucifiXiOn of my God. They have COM
pared it to a secret conspiracy con-
ceived between a cowardly praetor and
murderous Jewish priest"
Addressing the Republican side, Mr..
Stanley said:
No Democratic PLATE.
1.-The figure may have some propriety
there but I thank God there is no Pom
thus Plate here on the Democratic side
washing his hands Of this legislation.
Garry the smile further, pass this
law and enforce 1t vigorously against
the railroads and private car compa-
MES alike. and we will have two more
thieves on the cross"
why" he continued, ''the people
have been robbed, millions have been
fiIched; Armour alone received $72, 000
a day from his private car lines. over
S25, COG, coo a year is being taken alone
In icing charges and rebates"
A Child of the People.
"Oh, they say that it is Bryan's baby.
don't mean to reflect upon its pater-
nifty. but it is what you would call,
gentlemen, a child Of the people. 1t
belongs to the Democratic party, and It
is no baby. If it had not been for the
tender nurturing care of that long
haired anarchist, William J. Bryan, 1t
would not have been what it is today.
81 want to say for Mr.. Bryan that he
is not only the idol of Democracy and
the defender of the poor, but the utter
ance of his name to any unpeniten-
tiaried thief Of Wall street, without re-
gard to his profession or his party,
makes him shuCder. He is the winged
Nemesis of graft and plumber every
where. You may well fear him. These
private car contractors in 1900 gave
$500 coo in their checks TO keep him in
private life. Ard they may well dread
to see the prospect Of a Daniel come to
Judgment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

l35-Weather Editor, Salt Lake Herald:
COnjecturing the point which your com
fumes from the Yampa Smelter which we
have been contending with for the last
ten days, as an actual basis, makes your
weather problem register 1910 degrees be-
low zero. Very truly,
c. NJ WYNE.
Bingham Canyon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

129-To The Herald:
One degree above is half as warm as 2
above. Therefore degree above is twic5
as cold as 2 degr ses above.
MGINNIS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
l3333-Weather Editor Herald:

Io0-N edtn6r- EulLOI H6IdIu-
BY twice as cOlG' L assume is meant
as would be commonly understood. with
out any scientific play on words; same as
we would say twice as big or twice az
long. Hence twice as cold" as degrees
above zero would equal . degrees below
zero, j. e., freezing point IS 81 above zerOi
, degrees above zero would be Sc degrees
of frost; double that or twice that would
be 90 degrees of frost; equal Is degrees be-
low zero. Very truly yours,
MRS. NJ. E. KINGSFORD
Box 13
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

1S6-Weather Editor, Salt Lake Herald:
Taking 81 degrees as a basis to work
from, ? degrees is 80 degrees below freez-
ing end in order to be twice as cold as 80
degrees below freezing il must be 90 de-
grees below freezing or IS, degrees below
zero. Respectfully,
MRS. L. P. JONES,
rs X Street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
Another Bunch of Replies.

Following is another installment Of re-
plies received:
127-The Weather Editor Of Herald:
My answer to your question in tOday's
Herald is as follows: Twice rs cold as
degrees above zero would be 2 degrees
below zero. II. A. TUCKETT,
Rear $50 East First South Street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

Rear End Collision on Oregon Rail
way & Navigation COmpany's
Road in Oregon.
HARTMAN FLYER WRECKED
SAW SIGNAL, BUT COULD NOT
STOP.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 6.-Four persons
were killed and ten persons were more
or less seriously injured this morning in
a collision on the Oregon Railroad "
Navigation road at Bridal Veil, Ore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

If there is one thing
every advertiser should
know it is that the only
way to succeed is to
STICK TO IT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

w R TRAVERS, E. NJ,
Chief Engineers Office o. S. T. r R,
News Building. Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

13S-Weather Editor, Herald:
After reading the various answers to
YOUR Twice as Cold query I fear my
solution will find few followers, hut II I
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

E l. Sinnout Of Portland. Sinnott was
an empIOye of the American Type Found
ers' association and was returning tC
Portland from a trip to Idaho.
A. E Edwards, Portland.
George W. Buchanan, accountant, Port
land.
J. w. Frost. Walla Walla~
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Editor. Herald:
Now to say that 20 degrees above zero
is normal temperature, and as it grows
colder the thermometer sinks q degree az
a time. Now if the thermometer sinks
to degrees above zero and as il grows
colder it would continue to, sink So now,
if the thermometer sinks to ? degrees
above zero and b. continued to sink, it
would be twice as cold when it reached 90
degrees below zero.
EDWARD W. APPELI-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

130-EditOr Herald:
I submit the following in answer to the
temperature problem: Cold is a relative
term, and heat lin terms of which we
must render it, is reckOned from absolute
0. or 1905 below the zero in common use.
(460. 6x2)-462.6 degrees F., temperature
given 462 6x2-9252 degrees f. absolute
scale, 9252-462 6-46A6 degrees ordinary
scale. This, of course, is a 1876 degrees F.
Respectfully submitted
FRED S. CURTIS
70 South Twelfth East
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132-W Gather Editor Salt Lake Herald:
In answer to the puzzle in Sundays
Herald, How cold must it be to be twice
as cold as ? degrees above ZeTO?" Answer;
Sixty (60) degrees below zero.
MRS. A. CUPIT HURLBUT,
Park City Utah.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-21
AWFUL PSORIASIS IS YEARS.
Terrible Scaly Humor In Patches All
Over the Body-Skin Cracked and
Bleeding-Cured by cuticura.

Il was afflicted with psoriasis for
thirty-iye years. 1t was in patches
all over my body. l used three cakes
of Cuticura Soap, six boxes of ONT.
ment and two bottles of Resolyent.
In thirty days l was completely cured,
and | think permanently, as 1t was
about five years ago. The psoriasis
first made its appearance in red spots,
generally forming a circle, leaving in
the center a spot about the size of a
silver dollar of sound flesh. In a short
time the affected circle would form
a heavy dry scale of a white silvery
appearance and would gradually drop
off. To remove the entire scales by
bathing or using oil to soften them
the flesh would be perfectly raw, and
a light discharge of bloody substance
would ooze out. That scaly crust
would form again in t~wenty-four hours.
1t was wors on my arms and limbs,
although it was in spots all over my
body, also on my scalp. If l let the
scales remain too long without remov-
ing by bath or otherwise, the skin
would crack and bleed. | suffered in.
tense itching, worse at nights after
getting warm in bed, or blood warm
by exercise, when it would be almost
unbearable. W. NJ. Chichester, Hutch
inson, Kan, April 20, 1905"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-21

away. Then individual tastes have
a good deal to do with it. A hard
wood finish adds a great deal more to
the cost of a house than the difference
in price between hard and soft woods
because hard wood is slower to work
and it requires better skill and con
sequently better paid carpenters. A
hardwood joint must fit, but soft wood
may be cut a little on the bias and
the pieces driven hard together to
make up the deficiency; then very
often it is necessary to bore for nails,
and there are a great many other lit
tie details that add to the cost when
a man finishes the interior Of a dwell
ing in hard wood. For this and other
reasons some little houses cost more
than some big houses, and 1t often
happens that they are more satisfac-
tory when finished. But, Of course,
the size of a house must be governed
by the size of the family. A big house
costs more to furnish. The cost of a
home is not all tied up in the building
itself. There are the many after con.
siderations and 1t is a good plan to
consider some OF them before starting
to build.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-21

Mr.: William A: Radford will answer
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers of this
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A.. Radford, No,
1874 Fifth Ave-, Chicago, H., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
One of the most pleasant greetings
upon entering the front door is the
sight of a bright fire. A great many
fire places have been built in Railways
for this reason. First impressions
often are lasting. When a stranger
enters the house he remembers the
first things he happens to see because
his attention is fixed on the new sur
r~oundings, His impressions of that
home are influenced by his expert.
ences during the first five minutes of
his stay. If it happens to be a cool
evening and the fire is burning in the
crate he receives a warm, cheerful
welcome that fingers in his memory
and the chances are that the house
will always be associated in his mind
with a very pleasant domestic scene
having a CRATE fire for its center.
1t is much better to put a crate in
the front DON than to put it in the
hall. AS a usual thing halls are too
drafty to sit in. There are exceptions,
of course, some halls are made very
comfortable and are used a great deal,
but 50 times out of 100 the hall is
not used for anything except a pas
sage way. Whether this is right or
wrong it is the custom of the coun.
try. Most attempts to change it have
failed, the few ~ccess are individ-
ual instances where the influence of
certain members of the family happen
to be sufficient to overcome the die
tates of habit. But this plan offers a
substitute for a hall fireplace that is
agreeable to most persons who have
tried it.
There are good sized rooms In this
plan and enough of them to accom-