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TO HAVE MORE PAY.
Postal Company Announces Another
Increase, Effective AuriI 1

New York. March 90-WiIliam II. pa
ker, vice president and general lulansgsr.
OF the Postal Telegraph Cable compaT,.,
announces an increase in the wages Of
the companys chief operators and clerk
The increase will be graded according 70
the length of service efficiency and 70
sponsibiiity OF the position. The increase
is to take effect April /. This is i'm addi
ton to the 10 per cent increase given r.
the operators, traffic chiefs. wire rhiefs
assistant chief operators, chief Operator
and managers March l. ~
Onerlinor darcn Saltai,. IL a. !. 90 .
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Calls Him Rational.

| DIR. Hamilton thereupon was excused
and DR.. Jackson r. Campbell, a former
! TOmbs physician called.
DR.. Campbell said lie had been employed
last Wednesday by ThaW's counsel to
examine Thaw and saw him in the Tombs
last Thursday and Friday.
DIR. Campbell was asked by the chair
man to confine his testimony to the time
previous to his employment by Thaw' S
counsel The witness said he still acted
as Tombs physician, when Dr. Mcclure,
the regular physician, is i'll. He had seen
Thaw many times since his incarcerated.
Were his acts rational or irrational?' %
asked Chairman Mcclure.
Rational" replied the witness
DR.. Campbell said he had noticed moth.
ing unusually in Thaw's conduct
He watched him for an hour on one CO.
casion and during that time Thaw swung
his arms in exercise several times.
Replying to a question by Mr.. Hart
ridge, DR.. Campbell said he had not ex-
actly been employed by the defense to
visit Thaw but had been requested to
visit the prisoner after a casual meeting
with Attorney O'Reilly. He also had been
requested 10 get from DF. MCGUIRE any
notes the Tombs physician may have
made as to Thaws conduct while in
prison.
Not in Barroom.
DR.. Campbell was examined closely by
Mr.. Jerome as to the nature of his EN-
ployment by Mr.. OReiily. DIR. Camp
for testifying and visiting the prisoner.
The commission wanted to know where
Mr.. Mcclure was.
1.-THE last we saw of him he was in the
district attorneys office" said O'Reilly
and Hartridge in unison
A messenger was sent for DR. Mcclure.
-, ere did you make this arrange
ment?" asked Mr.. Jerome of DIR. Camp
bell
''In the Colonial hotel. Harlem"
what time was it2'
About 1:S0 o'clock Thursday morn
ing"
WAS it in the barroom?"
NO. All barrooms close at l o'clock -
There was general laughter in the court
room
{ Prison Guards Called.
Following DIR. Campbell the commits
sion called the prison guard, George
Spelman.
Spelman took the stand Spelman had
personal custody of Thaw for the past
six weeks. He accompanied Thaw to and
from the court room curing his trial.
Asked by MIR. Mcclure IL ne has no.
ticed anything unusual in Thaw's con-
duct he replied in the negative.
Are you an expert in paranoia?' asked
Mr. Jerome.
No said the witness. -
Spelman was excused andySohn Jones'
a prison keeper IN the Tembs.-was called
He said he had seen Thsw on an aver
age of four times a day. had often talked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-31
MILLAR TALKS
OF TEXAS SUIT
Says Southern Pacific NevaT
Guaranteed Interest on Bonds
of Texas Railroad.
ONLY MADE UP DEFICIT
SMALLER ROAD NEVER ADDED
TO S. P. DIVIDENDS.

{ New York March 3J.-The Southern Pa
cific Railroad company never guaranteed
nor i'm any way became bound 20 pay in
/ terost on the income bonds Of the Calves
( ton. Harrisburg a. san Antonio Railway
comnanL according 10 a statement ISSUED
( today nv Alexander Mllar. secretary of
( the Southern Pacific, with reference 20
the suit when mas been begun against the
company at Austin. Tex. This suit WAS
brought by The Crocker heirs of Califor-
mia 20 enjoin the payment Of Southern
Pacific dividends until such time as the
company sees fit to pay the interest on
the second mortgage bonds Of the Gal
weston Harrisburg s San Antonio Rail-
way
Change Made in Bonds.
Mr. MilIar says.
THE Galveston. Harrisburg * san An
tonic Railroad company is n Texas cor
poratinu which owns and operates a rail-
read from Houston to I'll PasO- The
Southern Pacific company owns its stock.
but does not possess or operate its rail
road as il does the roads west of FL
Pas0 and ogden The laws of Texas pro-
hibit foreign corporations from operating
railroads i'm that state. but not from own
ing stock These bonds in question are
second mortgage bonds covering that pOr-
and f.I Paso. They were issued in 1881 TO
a construction company, and through the
construction company found their way
into the hands Of the Huntington. Crock
er, Stanford and Hopkins interests. then
in c9ptrol of both companies. The inter
est originally was obligatory. but il was
never eaTneu. and the semi-annual de
faults and the great accumulation Of I'M
paid coupons were interfering with the
marketing of the , per cent bonds upon
the same line which were held by tho
owners of these bonds. so that in 1891 they
deemed it to their interest TO waive the
obligatory feature and the unpaid in
terest and convert them into mere in
come bonds
Losses Made Up.
"Thcre has been absolutely no change
in the methods of accounting since the
owners of these bonds parted with the
control of the road. Much of the terri
tory traveTsed by the line is un2roductive
and has never earned the interest on these
bonds. There has been an annual deficit
which. however. has been lessening. and
the Southern Pacific company. TO protect
its interests in the stock. has advanced
from time to time the money necessary TO
make up the interest on the first mort
gage bonds.
THE road has never contributed dol
lar to the dividends upon the stock of the
Southern Pacific comhany. and the com
pany has never guaranteed nor in any
way become bound to pay interest on
these bonds of the Texas company, and
just what obligation. legal or moral it is
under with respect to them, particularly
in the hands Of those who issued them,
or what connection with Southern Pacific
company dividends has with them, we
are Unable to say
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Get the Habit.

Go 10 Ebert's for wall paper. You
will be surprised, YOU viii be pleased,
you will buy.
Both phones. 81 Main.
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KINGS TO MEET SOON.

Biarritz, March sO.-King Edward viii
leave here April for Toulon, and he
will leave that port the next day on
board the royal yacht for Cartagena
where he will meet King Alfonso
New song. ION the Night of the
Ball" latest New York success
Written Dy Mrs. G.. Rodney Chettle Of
Salt Lake. For sale by all music
dealers.
Be up-tO-date. Go to Saltair April ).
Paper MISUNDERSTANDING.
MIDGLEY-B CO.,
1896 East First South
Tribune Bicycles Arrived.
NJ. & 6. Co. 333 Main street. agents.
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Attacks Private Phases.

For the sake of illustra ton, forget
that l am the defendant and make the
case impersonal. Here is one Abra-
ham RUef, indicted publicly by a grand
jury and charged with a public crime.
Whether innocent or guilty of that
crime, he should be prosecuted by pub
lie officers, confined (bail being re-
fused in a public Jail, and the ex-
penseS incident should be paid out of
the public funds. Is this being done ?
On the contrary, this Ruef is the pris-
Oner of a private citizen raised to pc
cu1iar power without authority or pre-
cedent; surrounded day and night by
armed guards privately Employed: in
carcerated first IN a hotel and latterly
in a private dwelling, each selected in
turn by a private jailer and each ere
ated for the purpose of a private pris-
on; he is being prosecuted not by the
regularly elected and duly authorized
district attorney, but by a private law
yer, spesially appointed a deputy for
the purpose, and a former secret serv-
ice officer, who is not even citizen of
this state. both of whom We're private
ly retained and are being privately
paid out of a private fund raised and
guaranteed by a private citizen, to-
wit: Rudolph Spreckels. Yet Ruef
stands publicly accused of public Of
Tense and the penalty to be visited
upon him, should he be declared guilty,
is one prescribed in the public laws
is this American? or is it not rather
more odious than the lettres de Cachet
that were instruments of infamous op-
preston which the French revolution
swept away?
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LIQUOR BILL PASSES.

. Lincoln. Neb. March 30.-Ine
Z. house by unanimous vote passed J
Q the senate bill to prohibit brewers
2 from owning saloons or saloon ,
g licenses. It's object is to force
% brewers and wholesalers out OF the I
o retail liquor business.
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GOOD SHOWING
MADE BY THAW
Continued from PAGE I.

Thank you very much. but | thought
that was to be kept a secret"
Thaw's attorneys expressed them
selves as entirely satisfied with the final
stages of their clients severe examina-
ton. Altogether he was on the stand
about six hours, counting Thursday S
session of the commission
Mr. JeTGme's CTOss-eXaminatiOn. one
attorney declared. did not shake Thaw
in the least. Mr.. Jerome declined to
discuss the hearings. He seemed much
disappointed at the ruling which shut
out Dr. Hamilton's testimony, the ply
stefan having already gone on record
as saying that Thaw is a paranoiac
with only a slight chance of recovery
During the public session the commits
sion examined four prison guards-One
of them Thaw's personal warden in the
court roonl-and a visiting physician
to the Tombs. All declared that Thaw
had acted nationally ever since his in
generation. One said Thaw had a
haunted look in his eyes when he first
came to the Tombs, but it began to
disappear last September
Lawyers on Stand.
Attorneys Delmas and Hartridge
also took the stand. They declared
Thaw had fully cnmprehended this
phase Of the trial, and had made help
full suggestions from time to time. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome asked Mr. Hart
ridge if Thaw had not repeatedly ex-
pressed a desire to address the court.
Mr.. Hartridge said he could recall no
such instance. Asked if his associate
counsel had not informed him of
Thaw's wishes along this line, Mr..
Hartridge was silenced by an objection
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-31
sRITAN,s sTRpNe BOX.

London, March 3O.-The exehequer re-
turns for the financial year ending to-
night show the total revenue of the
United Kingdom to have been 1915, 49,
290, an increase of S5.7S7, 800 over the
previous year. The surplus balance I'm
the exchequsr is 1921, 535
-. Wall Paper-Paints.
MiDGLEY- BODEL CO.
1886 East First South.
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rrIbune Bicycles Arrived.

N. & c. Co.. s8a Main street, agents.
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Elisor's Wide Power.

Consider; Under the power con-
ferred upon him by this judge Elisor
Buggy can make a private prison wher-
ever and of whatever he may choose
Should he decide to abandon this
dwelling-jail, just as he elected to
abandon the St. Francis hotel, he could
If he wiiled thrust me into the bare
basement of a stable. or carry me to
the chutes and pen me up in an empty
wild animal CT &c. He would not. for
he is a man of decency and consider
alton; but, nevertheless, he could. I
have no complaint to make against
him personally. 1t Is the method bv
which ne was created my keeper that
denQunce.
Hypothetical Case.
Whittier does it tend? If a sheriff
can be disqualified on the plea that he
is friendly to a defendant, can he not
by the same logic be disqualified on
the claim that he unfriendly to a de-
PENDANT and would refuse him those
rights and privileges which the laws
and customs above -Assuredly Their
what could prevent Patrick Calhoun
from hurrying here from New York.
causing the arrest of Rudolph Spreck-
els on a charge of conspiracy, going
before a judge of his own picking and
ndNiiiS an ellSOf appointed TO take the
custody of Mr.. Spreckels on the plea
that the sheriff was unfriendly to the
accused--2nd. selecting by the court 5
eonniFance an elisor, privately in
structed and privately paid enforce
upon Mr.. Spreckels whatever indigni-
ties of confinement and sequestration
his private prosecutors might privately
approve? Absolutely nothing, 1 say.
if the action of Judge Dunno and his
private cOnferees is to stand as a pre-
cedent in law.
And then if it suited the conven-
fence of his political enemies. and it
has suited the convenience of mine, he
could be by the elisor refused the right
to see and confer with his witnesses in
preparation of his defense. And what
recourse would Rudolph Spreckels
have? Just what I have-none.
Il have affidavits. sworn to days be-
fore my arrest at TrOcadero, to prove
that all the acts of my private prose-
cutors are part and portion of a pri-
waite conspiracy. At the proper time I
will produce them in open court"
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Be up-to-date. Go to saltair April ).
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NJ. s G. Co, sss Main street, agents.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
The Charming Woman

is not necessarily one of perfect form
and features. Many plain woman
who could never serve as an artists
model, possesses those rare qualities
that all the world admires: neatness,
clear eyes, clean smooth skin AM that
sprightliness of step and action that
accompany good health. a physically
weak woman is never attractive. not
even TO herself. Electric Bitters re-
store weak women, give strong
nerves. bright eyes, smooth, veivety
skin, beautiful complexion. Guaran-
teed at the Ideal Pharmacy soc.
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Tor their sobriety. Their responsi-
bilities are heavy and they must be
constantly cool and clear headed,
and, as rule. they are the best
element OF their community beloved
and respected by all.
Besides taking vessels in and ous
of port, the pilots cooperate with
national and state quarantine Off
GERS. sisna! stations for the comps
ton OF news for maritime exchang-
es and with the photographic offices,
giving general information of dere-
lictS etc. They are in fact. cog
in the wheels of commerce which
insures smooth running to maritime
machihery and its various interests.
AS TO their income, that depends
upon tho number of ships that pass
their way. All money goes into a
common fund, the current expenses
are taken out ana the remainder
divided evenly, so that their indiyfd-
ual revenues aries from month to
month: but they make fair living,
and, considering that they hav" Ge
voted the best years of their life
to calling replete with hardship
and danger, they we'll earn it
Thomas Wilson in the Wilkes-Barre
(Pa.) News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
HAIR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
When II Ia Free OF Dnndrun, It Grows
LuxurinntIy.

Hair preparations and dandrur cures.
as rule, are sticky or Irritating affairs
that do no earthly good Hair. when not
diseased, grows naturally. luxuriantly.
Dandruff Is the cause of nine-tenths of
all hair trouble, and dandruff is caused
by GERM The only way to cure dand-
ruff is to kill the germ; and, so far, the
only hair preparation that will positively
destroy the germ is Newbro's Herpicido-
absolutely harmless. free from grease,
sediment. dye matter or dangerous drugs.
1t allays itching instantly; makes hahn
glossy and soft as silk. DESTROY the
cause, you remove the effect" Sold by
leading druggists. Sand 1oc. in stamps for
sample to The Ecrpicide Co. Detroit,
Mich.
Two sIZes--50 cents and S1.00.
ALIENS DRUG STORM, HANGER C
GULICK. SPECIAL AGENTS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27
under all conditions of weather da,

under all conditions OF weather da,
ard night.
When tho weather is dirty ana
the steamer is wrapped In man.
tel of fog there is strained ana
nerye-racking vigil TO be maintain.
eel, for. lying in the path or com.
merce, there is always the danger
of being cut down by some rapidly
approaching steamer and in the
dead of the night there is often sen,
to the engineroom rapid series OF
jingleing bells followed by mad
race of the engine TO forge ahead
or astern.
In the meantime the other pilots
had rushed to the after companion
way and shouted at the top OF ms
lungs, "All hands ON deck!" Instant
ly the sleeping men below are
awake. Upon their rudely awakened
senses there falls the violent throb
Ding OF the engine which, with
throttle wide open, labors under
every pound of steam the dull
rapid ehurning of the propeller ana
the stentoran tones OF the chief
engineer yelling to his assistant,
Give her h Bill"
Like automotons, the men crowd
up the narrow steps to the decl,
Just In time to see rushing by at
an oars length towering black
hull. An exchange of compliments
follows; a sigh of relief is given;
someone calculates D close
call, that" and, 10 minutes later,
dozen hardy toliers of the sea,
Injured 10 such experiences, are
again below and lost i'm slumber.
Nor do the pilots hesitate to 90 to
the aid of vessels In distress. They
drag sailing vessels and steamers
from shoals, and scarcely u month
passes but what one of the boats
renders aid and thus saves millions
to owners and marine insurance
companies.
notable and heroic rescue was
THAT OF the entlre crew OF the sugar.
laden ship Bangalore which was
pounding TO pieces on Smiths Is
land Shoals, below Cape Henry, in
northeast gale. In this rescue the
Virginia pilots jeopardizcd both their
lives and vessel, for they had to
80 into shallow water, with heavy,
breaking seas filled with debris.
A few years ago a Maine fishing
smack was discovered at night dur
Ing gale i'll n laundering con-
ditton, and the crew OF 20 were
taken on just as the vessel was
settling. Reward? you ask. No.
Nothing but the gratitude of the
rescued and the consciousness Of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-27

Virginia, during her engagement
/ With the Monitor.
Other pilots engaged in blockade
running, and Charles Nelson gained
fame aud money In the exciting ana
perilous occupation OF steering the
Let Her Rip and Let Her Be when
barrels OF pork and rosin were fed
TO the furnaces and It was case
OF escape the enemy or burst the
boilers.
Not only did the pilots Join the
ranks of the Confederacy, but even
their vessels, and two Of their fleet
the Plume and Hope, were sunk al
Min Creek, about mile above
Drurys Bluff, on the James River
aud formed the foundation for a
bridge that was thrown across at
that place.
At the close OF the war and the
retestablishment of uninterrupted
trade. together with the establish.
Ing OF n better steamship service
there came n chance in the pilot
business. The masters of liners no
longer cared to pick up pilots at
sea when they only wished those
useful gentlemen at the entrance
10 the ports. The pilots, too, began
To see things I'm different light
to renlize that In constant rivalry
there was loss of money and
energy-and they began to gather
themselves into associations.
In the VIrginlan association there
ARE &c men; In New York and New
Jersey, 100; In the Boston about
81; In the Maryland, "a; In the
Philadelphia, about As. and about so
In the other two, thus making a
total of about $50 men IN the six
associations. Together they handle
millions OF dollars of shipping in
terests annually, and yet It Is ex.
ceeiingly rare that pilot loses
n vessel. although, with narrow,
crooked channels, rocks and sand
bars here and there, and navigating
in NIL kinds OF weather. there is
plenty of opportunity.
A few years ago the pilots Of the
ports Of Baltimore, Norfolk. New
York and Philadelphia found that
1t was necessary to have something
better than schooners In which to
ply their vocation. and the Mary
land pilots experimental by having
steam pilot-boat built. The vessel
was specially designed. Speed was
not n factor but seaworthiness was
and she was designed so that she
would ride comparative easy I'm
rough water.
The success of the Pilot, as she
was named. caused .hevirginians
to follow suit, and they built the
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having performed an act of human

"N'ihS pVihoi ptu uu itCt u HuHluu-
ity.
In eases where steamers are haul
ed of the beach there is generally
claim for salvage: but the sum
iy usually so small that IL only buys
new hawser and leaves little over
to be added TO the superannuatcd
fund. for the pilots care for those
of their association who from age
or disablement are unable to con
| time in active service.
How one may become a pilot is
frequently asked. AS the associa.
lions are really stock companies
each man holding a percentage of
the value of the equipment, yacan-
cies come only by death or retire
ment. Then II young man 16 and
lS is given an opportunity He is
usually Il son or relative of one
OF the pilots, and he is first placed
npon one of the tenders, or training
ships, as the sailing craft are called.
There, just as though he had sbipp.
ed ut sea. he begins his apprentices
ship. He is taught all the rudi-
ments of handling sail vessel un-
der all weather conditions, and he
makes the acquaintance of the Lead
line and compass.
The former is used daily and by
the time he has served four years
there is not Il square foot OF the
bottom on his station that he does
not know how much water is over
1t. During his apprenticeship he
receives his board and a dollar or
so week, just enough to keep
him in tobacco and car fare on
his shore day. once month.
Having mastered his course and
the schooner, he is given berth
on the steamer, where he is taught
the secrets and mysteries of the
pilothouse, and then, If he has
passed the ordeal, he Is given a
half-branch and after a few trips
with some of the older men he may
take to port anything drawing less
than 1S feet
OF course, the brightest men are
promoted first, and as soon as he
gets his half" he begins to draw
his salary, and this, IL he is am
bilious he salts down and watches
works and waits until there is pre-
scented to him his certificate as a
full-tiedged pilot.
Then he has or raises the money
to buy an interest in the association.
This interest always has cash
value, and many a pilot withdrawing
has sold out his share and realized
tidy sum with which to begin life
anew in some other field
The pilots have ever been noted