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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-23
What the Men Ask For.

1t IS vitally essential in order 10 be ca
pable of rendering good service and TO
pe In possession Of all our faculties that
we have proper hours Of rest and receive
sufficient wages TO provide for our neces-
sary needs in the way OF proper clothing
food. etc, To meet these requirements
and 10 be able TO honorably maintain our
families and our homes and elevate our
social standing and advance the interests
are asking the Utah Light and Railway
company TO allow us 20 cents per hour
FOR the first yea rof service and 30 cents
per hour thereafter
We disapprovc of the so-called grad
uated or sliding scale that provides that
men shall receive q certain increase OF
wages after tlve or more years In the
esrvice. We have no assurance that We
Will be here fVe years from now and II
we are VIC have no knowledge OF what
the wage scale may be 10 meet the re-
qulrements In the future We want paw
for the preeent time commensurate with
the present prevailing conditions and we
u!H meet the wage proposition OF the
future when that TINA comes II we are
still here. We ask for your careful cor
sidereiion OF the facts az we have pre-
sented them TO you, and for your lndul-
EeDce and cooperation to the end that
nothing may occur which will mar the
reputation OF our beautiful city nor de-
our Just rights. We stand willing and
ready al all times 10 meet the representa-
tlVcs or the Utah Light and Railway com
pany In conjunction with those whom we
have selected 10 present our interests
and should this privilege be denied us
and extreme measures become necessary,
We pledge you our word OF honor that Il
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-23

Is cents an hour lees than what the
car men OF Butte are now being paid
In San Francisco the lowest wage rate
is 81 cents per hour, one cent more than
what we ask for our highest rate. Oak
land pays a graded scale ranging from
30 cents 10 30 cents an hour. IT is true
that Los Angeles and Denver have a low
er wage rate, but conditions exist In both
places which subscribe TO the lower wage
rate which prevails there The cost OF
living is decidedly lower than here, and
the general conditions are not to he com
pared with those OF Salt Lake. Salt Lake
Is conceded TO be one Of the most ex-
pensve cities In the United States In
which 10 live, and We can furnish statis-
tics showing the great increased cost OF
living in this city during the past three
years, These statements are made over
the signatures OF representative business
men In this city and are indispuabls
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-23
Conditions of Labor.

Our hours and conditions OF labor are
such that we are compelled 10 be on duty
as long es thirteen and fourteen hours
n day. whilo we receive pay for but from
nine TO nine and half hours time. For
illustration, some Of the day men go to
not complete their days work until Z IN
the evening; night shift men going on
duty at about II o'clock In the forenoon
OF the day do not get through with their
days labor until after 1 o'clock a. m, the
following morning.
report for work at 6:35 I'm the morning
and remain at the car barns until T:35,
when, ii they do not catch a run, they
are excused until 1890 n. m. at which
time they again have 10 report AT the
barn. and II they do NOT get night shift
until evening. when they are expected 10
again report at the barn. In case there
might be an emergency cali for some OF
them 10 go to work, For all this the eN-
ira men receive absolutely no pay, and
should they fail 20 show UP as often as
OF the extra list for three days, whore
there Is little chance OF obtaining any
work whatsoever, unless II possibly be
tripper. for which they are allowed the
munlficent sum OF % cents Again, new
me incoming into the service are com
PEELED 10 serve from twelve to fifteen
or twenty days without any remuneration
for their time. They are expected to pur-
chase a uniform throughout when they
have been In the service OF the company
thirty days. This entails a heavy ex-
pense. and II they keep a neat appearance
II is necessary TO buy two uniform suits
each year, Then the conductors have To
furnish "S5 for unrning money" TO supply
necessary change 10 accommodate their
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-23

The mild and immediate effect of
Swamp Root, the great kidney and blad-
der remedy, is soon realized. 1t stands
the highest because its remarkable cur
ative power has been proven in thou.
sands of the most distressing cases. If
you need medicine, you should have
the best
Wilson, Conn, Feb. 18th, 1906
Dear Sirs;
"A man could not be ip my worse condi.
tion than | was with kidney and bladder
troubles. | doctored with several good doc.
tors and one physician told me I had
Brights Disease and that ] would not live
over six months. Another told me IL was
gall stones. l had sfyere pnins in my kid.
neys all the while, could not sioop over.
would be dizzy. could not lie down without
some one helped me up: my beck was weak
and panied me; urine was as thick ms cream
and u would scsld mo something dreadful
] had 10 se. up many times in the night
to prinote.
I took Swamp Root and today am n
well man and never felt better. All Of my
troubles hare gone and show no signs Of
returning. take my oath that Swamp.
heot put me where J am today and l eau
prove 1t by acqueintonces."
Very truly yours,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-23

Weak and unhealthy kidneys responsible for sickness
suffering than any other disease therefore when through
ct other kidney trouble permitted to continue fatal
results to follow.
Your other need tenionbut kidneys most
because they do and should have attention first
sick feel badly begin taking DR. Kmers Swamp
Root the kidney liver and bladder remedy because
kidneys begin to get better they will help all the other
gans health A trial will convince anyone
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-23
AMERICAN LEAGI|
Win Unhill Ran,.

NEW YORK, April 2s-n.
York Americans won an unsn;
from Boston today. They soroas
out of the box in the sixth H..
won out in the ninth on a bass
10 Keefe. Hoffmen's sncrlfce ~
ers single. a'
New York .....01,0 12znh,
Boston :. ....,2 91see3
Observation-Disclosures, Keefe and =
Winter Harris and Armbrustsr
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-23
Both Sides Hit Had

PHILADELPHIA. April 2,-p
pbia defeated WASHINGTON in,s.
game marked by heavy hittlns
sides.
Philadelphia .. q / 200l0sU
Washington % 1&fA/
Batteries-Frank, Dygert and A.
Smith. Graham, Heydon and va
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-23

EDITORIAL NoTE.-In order to ,
Root you may have sample bottle al
sent absolutely free by msil The boo
thousands of Testimonial letters receiy
Swamp Root to be just the remedy thu
sample bottle. In sending your addrt
N. Y, be sure to say you read this gene
Tribune. The genuineness of this of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27
CHICKEN az W RO.
An Iurar!ag Sisn of the crossing ~ Mason
aupi ubINOn's Linz.

Even # "A man never took his eyes Of
ms snIp plate he ought Ia kDow Of his
location ~ soon as he goes south Of Mason
and Wx"n's line. Any one with a trace
Of sense could tell il Ivy the ohra.
Okra * AZ common in the South AZ il is
rare ia the North. II is slid Ia he synony-
nous with gnmbo, though some authori-
ties Inclarr thar crmbp involves the pres
once nf other i;"ms than merely okra. As
the latter apI ears IN American seed cata-
ln2'.es under al leas' tfty difrcrcnt names.
there N rrunl fur confusion.
II j. s1id that oSra came originally from
Africa. and indeed ii has been proved
that thc Egyptians used it long ago. Tons
of 1t are grown ~ Turkey and north Africa
Africa. and il il q staple article Of q IN
the Wes' indies aud Central America.
In TINS country its primer al use IL IN
making h varions gGmbD souJ u. The
pods not rily ave al agreeable tavor
to the Croc"ctinn. hut a peculiar muCilagi
nous cOHsistanC;. " hich il highly priZol
bv those VIA IKE II.
Sometimes the Young seeds are cooked
a. n vegetable. al, groel cas- age. Some
times they are boiled and served with
French dressing nS salad.
According Ia directions issued by the
negartmenj Of Agriculture. no COP or,
hrnss or iron cooking vessel should bt
l~i'f1 III preparing bkTd. tUt Hl'ldl WEI
Giscolnr the pods and even render them
poisonous. Us" only agate. porcelain or
carthen ware.
The New Orleans Picogune's cook book
gives the following rcciIe for chicken
glinbo:
one chicken.
p'N rio
= Onc-half Tod of red I,epfrr without the
seeds.
Nv" pnts OF okr1, or about afty pods.
Two larg" slices OF ham.
One bav leaf.
Orc Sprjg of THYME or parsley.
Orr Tablespoonful cach Of lard aud butter.
SAT- and cayenn" TO taste.
clean and out up the chicken, Cut the
ham into small squares or dice and chop
the onion. parsley and thyme. Skin the
tomatoes and chop fine, saving the juice.
Nash and stem tho okras and slice into
thin LAYERS of one-half inch each.
Put the lard and butter into the soup
ket.le and WHEN hot add the chicken and
the ham Cover closely and let it simmer
for about ten minutes. Then add the
chopped onions. parsley, thyme and toma-
toes, stirring frequently 10 prevent scorch-
ing in the keith.
Then add the okras. and when well
Drowned add the juice Of the tomatoes,
which lmparts a superior flavor.
The okra il very delicate and is liable
20 scorch if not stirred frequently. For
this reason many Creole cooks fry the
okras separately in a frying pan, seasoning
with the pepper, cayenne and salt. and
then add them to the chicken. Equally
good results may be obtained with less
trouble by simply adding the okra to the
frying chicken and watching constantly
TO prevent scorching. The least taste Of
a scorch spoils the flavor.
When well fried and Drowned, add about
three quarts of boiling water ard set on
the back of the stove TO simmer for about
an hour longer. Serve hot with nicely
boiled rice. Round steak NAV he sub
Htituted for chicken. but H. must he borne
in min that the chicken gumbo il the best
favored
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27
MARINE Divers QUEER jon.
stopped an ammonia Leak That Endangered
Life and PROPERTY.

That necessity is the mother OF inven-
ton" was never more forcibly made true
than yesterday. when a submarine diver,
clad in his under water garb. vas sent into
the store Of Hollis 4 Rich TO put a stop TO the
leak Of overpowering fumes of animonia
which were nlliug the place,
shortly after 3 p. NJ. the cap of the big
tank which Is filed with the ammonia used
in making the freezing mixture connected
with the cold storage plant blew on and the
deadly fumes filed the cold storage pla M
and radually made their way through the
walls 10 the store itself and IN through the
elevator well so that the entire building was
filled with them.
The proprietors of the place were at their
wits end AS to how TO put "A stop to the leak
before their stock WAS damaged. Somebody
in the crowd that gathered suggested IA deep
sea diving outfit ana MIR. Iia..rs Jumped az
the suggestion. and running TO a telephone
got a diving concern to send a man up at once
prepared TO make the most curious diving
feat ever accomplished nv any diver.
Putting on his garb. the man entered the
building where II seemed that no man could
live. His assistant pumped fresh air to him
and The diver worked away without great
discomfort. hitting "A new cap on the tank.
lie was inside the building lcss than half an
hour before he returned and told the people
who waited for him outside that the task
was accomplished and that IN . few moment.
the building would be free OF the fumes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27

cause 10 was entsiled or something Of that
Kind. He thought father wanted to take
a house in the country just because Eng
lish people are SO crazy about living in the
country and he thought of course that
father felt the same way.
II was rather surprised when father
told him We didn't want a house. In iact
he went home in the train instead of going
back in the motor. He did that though
because he had an engagement with
Of his aunts who il a duchess. He had
forgotten about IL when we started
Other friends we're coming to call and
congratulate their old friend on her success
in London
~ did have n lovely time" she told them
-lonly wish you girls couldenjoy yourselves
as much"
Il was then that her mother entered the
room.
III you don't believe she was a belle.
girls" added the proud parent. beaming
through her glasses. just make her show
YOU some of her letters. They're from the
sweetest and the hest looking men in
England"
II did not take much persuasion to in
dnce her 10 bring out the package of letters
and show them To the little group staring
in open mouthed wonder ~ she united the
blue ribbon.
Il wish Won girls could have seen the
man that wrote me that" she said. drawing
one letter ont. HE was a dream. Talk
about the son NJ n hundred Parlsl'
Then she read
Ny DEAE Miss MSRoLR Many thanks fer
vour kind invitation 70 dinner on Tuesday
night. | regret that nm engagement viii
prevent me from accepting. Hoping to have
IN" plca-ureof seeing Won soon, ! remain very
truly yours. ALFRED LTNox.
June ~.
And this one is from the loveliest chap
she went on reading:
Nv DI.p NtGs NIlpnIp. n 4, sorrv 4 was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27

FIRE SALE
Comprises
Brass and
Iron Beds
Bedding
Mattresses
Pillows
Folding
Beds
Hall Mirrors
COuCheS
ParlOr Suits
Davenports
DreSSerS
ChiffOnierSl
Bedroom
Suits
China Closets
Tables .
Bookcases
Desks
Office
Furniture
Carpets Rugs
Draperies
Upholsteries
Linens
Refrigerator
Stoves
Baby Carriages
Clocks
BriC-a-BraC
Cut Glass
Silver,
Lamps
China and
Glassware
Tin, Wooden
and Willow
Ware
Toys
Cameras
Graphophones
Kitchen Utensils
and t e thou
8 a n d and one
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27

Stocks were damaged; Insurance Ad-
juSters nave adjusted; goods must be sold;
prices are down. .
From 500 to 9O% below actual cost
to us; not discounted, mind you, from the
retail price. To illustrate: An article that
cost us $1,000, you can buy from $500
down to $1.OO. An article that cost us
$1.OO you can buy from so cents to 10
cents. Has anything better than this ever
happened to you before in all you shop
ping experience?
This great sale begins tomorrow.
The stock that comes under the ban of
damaged" is enOrmOu in it's scope and
variety.
Some of the stock to all practical
purposes is not damaged at all, because the
fire did not extend to our 36th Street fire.
proof 1O-story building, but those of you
who have had any experience with a fire
know how smoke travels and permeates
everything it comes in contact with; conse-
quently, where the odor of smoke hangs
round any article i'm our store, it goes I'M
der the bargain Ike
We have got to do this because these
articles do not meet the requirements of
the HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY
we exact in all of our departments.
The greater part-yes, 900 of the stock that
will be offered at this tremendous reduction from cost
prices-is so slightly damaged that it is hardly notice
able. and if HOUSEHOLDER, HOTELS and INSTI-
TUTIONS ever had a greater opportunity than this,
the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.
A Sale of the Sort Inaugurated Here Tomorrow,
we believe, is without precedent in the trade annals of
New York - certainly nothing approaching it has
occurred within the fifty years that we have been
running this business.
The People of Greater New York, and those
living hundreds of miles outside of this Imperial City,
are familiar with our methods, and we have reason to
believe that they respect and have faith in any state.
ment we make; so when we say
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
STUDENTS DEBATE.
First of Semi-Final Contests in Ma
tional University.

The first of the semi-final debates of the
National University Law School was held
last night at the National University law
building The question discussed affirmed
that the unwrtten law against a third
term for President of the United States is
an unwise restriction and should be disre-
garded' There was a large audience and
the arguments Of the debate1s were listened
to with interest.
TIE speakers in the affirmative were
Stanley w. Finch of New York Delos E.
Hammer OF North Carolina and James H.
Anderson of Idaho. Those in the negative
were Charles i. Redwood Of Texas, Clinton
r. Colvin of Virginia and Chester A Gwinn
of Missouri. The judges were Gen. George
b. Davis, Judge Judson Clements OF the
interstate commerce commission. and AS
sistant Controller of the Treasury Leander
p Mitchell. William Clabaugh presided
The negative won in a close contest The
first and second honors in the debate went
respectively to Clinton Colvin and Chester
Gwinn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
ENGINE STRIKES MOTOR
SEVERAL HURT IN A VERY Gu
RIoUS ACCIDENT.

SAVANNAH. Ca, April ia sight
seeing automobile containing eight or ten
tourists, while returning from The Her
mitage,' a few miles from Savannah was
struck by an engine hauling three cars. at
the crossing of the Central of Georgia
railroad and Bay street extended today and
the following were injured: Mrs. E. \.
Hitchcock, Burton, Ohio, aged eighty years.
compound, fracture of the jaw foot
mashed and left thigh bruised; Miss An
ME c. Hitchcock her daughter, hurt in
ternally; Mrs. Mary T. Rourke of Brook
Ign, n. Y, left foot crushed, amputation
below the knee necessary. Helen r. Nc
Manany, a sister of Mrs. Rourke was
seated with the driver, who pitched her
upon the tender of the engine, and She
escaped unhurt. Miss Hitchcock and Mrs
Rourke may be fatally injured. Lester
Lukena, the chauffeur, and Charles Ander-
soon, the lecturer of the car; r. +. Wall
lace, engineer of the train; ". +. Jack
son colored, fireman, and George Hubert,
the crossing Waterman, are under arrest,
and are held without bail. The police are
searching for the hagman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
Began at the Age of Ten.

Running away from his home in York.
Pa. at the tender age of ten years to RI Ike
his fortune, his first experience in earning
his own living was as driver of m ale
team drawing tow boats through the old
Pennsylvania canal between Columbia and
Pittsburg. After one season at that strenu-
Gus labor, Boyer returned home, but the
on the tow paths along the Schuylkill river
between Pottsvile and Phila delphia and
along the old Delaware and Hudson canal.
AS Mr.. Boyer describes it himself, he
started railroading on the Port Caf3on
landings his work being to weigh out the
cars sent from the mines and then help push
them down 10 the wharvas and dump The
coal into waiting canal boats. When the
Northern Central railroad was opened
through TO Sunbury in 1851 he went to work
for the company as brakeman. Two Years
la.er came his promotion TO the post %
engineer. and all of his life to the present
day. exc, pit the priiod of his enlistmcr IN
~ va has been spent with he PelnSy1-
vAnla II lroad in its corps of engineers
Although now past the allotted span of
three score years and ten. Mr. Boyer is still
hale ga Hearty. He is now the .ctired
list. h.yinr passed the age OF seve'tv. when
all employees of the Pennsylvania railroad
are retired. At the time of his retirement,
March / 1907. it is stated he was run
ming one OF the fastest trains on the road,
and was making as good time as any Of the
Younger men. lie reached the retiring age
February H. but as a special favor he was
allowed to continue until March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
GOV. HAGERMAN'S CASE.
Charges Against Him Considered by
the President.

President Roosevelt and Secretary Car
field yesterday gave some consideration
to the charges against Herbert J. Hager-
man, governor of New Mexico. regarding
the transfer of territorial lands to
Pennsylvania development company. Gov.
Hagerman, who came to Washington
with Levi Hughes, the treasurer of the
territory, in connection with the charges,
was present most of the time the Prcs-
dent and Mr.. Garfield were together
The governor declared THAI the real
basis of the fight against him is political
in character. Secretary Loeb said, after
the conference that no decision had been
reached by the President in the case, and
that there was no announcement to make
from the White House. The governor also
declined to make any statement concern
ing the conference. He left last night for
New Mexico, and said upon his arrival
there he would at once resume his Off
cial duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
DETECTIVES TO INVESTIGATE
Young Man in Custody in Richmond
Nav Be Brought Here.

Detective Warren has gone to Richmond
to make an investigation in connection with
the arrest in that city of a young man who
gave his name as George Ayre. or George
Ayre rCreekmore. 1t is stated by the police
that he was arrested at the Lexington Ho
tel, and that he had quantity OF jeWelry
in his possession. Posters on his trunk in
Dictated that he had Travelled extensively,
and cards found in his possession made It.
appear that he was an agent of the secret
service division of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Inspector Boardman told by the
Richmond police that the prisoner gives his
occupation as that of waiter, but, they
say, the property found on him is not of
the kind that walters usually have The
local police official says he thinks the prop
erty may be part of the proceeds of the rob-
berry recently committed at the seminary at
Forest Glen, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
UNDUE POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
Commissioner Green to Investigate
Senator Simmons CHARGE.

Commissioner Green of the civil serv-
ice commission will go next week to North
Carolina for the purpose of making
series of Investigations to ascertain the
facts bearing upon charges made by
United States Senator Simmons, as chair
man of the democratic central committee
Of the state, to the effect that many of
the federal officials of the state are
actively engaged in politics. Mr.. Green
will begin his work at Statesville on the
Goth, and will conclude it at Elizabeth
City on May 4, in the meantime visiting
Concord, Greensboro, Winston-S Salem,
Wilkesboro, Raleigh Beaufort and New
bern. Mr.. Simmons alleges that many of
the postmasters, letter carriers, post Of
flee clerks and deputy internal revenue
collectors devoted a great deal of time to
promoting the interests of the republican
party during the campaign of 1906. says
that many of them were candidates for Of
flee, and that others We're very active in
the party conventions. He asked that a
thorough investigation be made and dis
cipline administered if the charges are
found to be true.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
DEATH OF JOHN WALTER.
One of the City's Oldest Citizens
Passes Away,

Confined to his home, 1011 E street, for
the past sixteen months on account of gen.
eral debility, John Walter, one of the old
est citizens of Washington, died last Fri
day. The funeral will occur tomorrow
from his late home, and interment will be
in Prospect Hill cemetery. Services will be
conducted by Rev. Paul Mcneil pastor of
Concordia Lutheran Church.
John Walter was born in Germany in
1920, and came to this country upon attain
ing his majority, settling almost immedi-
ately in this city. lie was a cabinet maker,
and by close application to his trade he
early amassed a competency which, by
judicious investments in real estate during
the period of depression incident to the
civil war, he increased to a comfortable
fortune. Six children, all of them living in
Washington, survive him. They are W.T.
liam, Oscar, Adolph, Hugo and Walter, and
Mrs Sophia Fraueh and Mrs. Pauline Crow.