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The Washington bee., 1907-07-13

many as possible of these sigma
lures.
Vernon is in the autograph busi-
ness. He makes his living by putting
his name on paper. He caters to
clientele that is Unsuitable. His sig
natures are all alike, but vary in
price from 81 to $4,000, according
to the paper on which they are writ
ten. Still, no one ever tries to beat
him down, for the $4,000 kind is ten
thousand fold more desirable than
the 81 kind.
Who is this man Vernon and what
is the secret of the great value of his
autograph? Those who have a gold
or a silver certificate or a national
bank note issued by Uncle Sam sub
sequent to June, 1906, may answer
this question by looking at the neat,
businesslike signature on the lower
left-hand corner, just over the words
Register of the Treasury" This is
Vernon, William T. Vernon, the man
without whose name Uncle Sans pa
per anu bOA4u0 NOhA0 1OA
pass muster in the worlds financial
hopper.
It mustn't be supposed that Vernon
puts his fist to every bank or treas
ury note that is issued. If he were
million times multiplied he would
have a hard time. doing that. His
name is engraved upon a plate from
one of several samples which he fur
nished, and this signature is stamped
upon the notes by the wonderful
presses at the bureau of engraving and
printing, which are grinding out
money day and night in a vain at
tempt to keep pace with the abound
ing prosperity of the country.
But there is work for the register
to do. nevertheless. He must sign
by hand every registered bond of the
United States, and millions and mil
lions of dollars worth of these have
been issued since he took the oath
of office in June, 1906. These range
in value between 500 and $4,000,
the usual denomination being $1,000.
Vernon has signed hundreds Of the
$4,000 bonds with the same easy non
chalance that he would write his
name to be engraved for a 81 bill.
He was born sc years ago in a log
cabin on a plantation near Lebanon,
Mo, of parents who had been slaves.
He went to work in the fields drag
ging hay at the age of eight. When
Is years Of age he began his educa-
ton at a school for negroes in Mis-
souri,, finishing his course of study at
lis. He taught school in Missouri for
six years, and then took charge Of
Western university, a school for ne
groes at Quindaro, Kan.
Mr.. Vernon was then the only teach
er, and his pupils numbered six. When
he left the institution last June he
had Il teachers and $50 pupils. The
college property consists Of 130 acres
Of land, with buildings valued at
$4,000.
He is affiliated with leading negro
organizations. has bad the degree Of
master OF arts and doctor of laws con
ferred upon him. and as an educa-
/ tor. an orator, a writer and a leader
/ Of the people U~ -r rhe light Of high
| eT plane Or zS-E "-rL the
| famous t5a
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13
Well Dressing Festival.

The annual custom Of decorating
the wells of the village of Tissington,
in the heart of the peak of Derbyshire.
which for centuries has taken place
on Ascension day, was duly observed
Yesterday, when many visitors joined
with the villagers in the thanksgiving
service held in the church.
There a procession was formed, and
each of the five decorated wells was
visited, psalms and Ascensiontide
hymns being sung. Upon the stone
frontage of the wells a wooden struc-
ture. covered with a layer Of clay, had
been placed, and flowers had been
wrought into exquisite mOsaics, with
Scriptural passages interviewer
The origin Of the celebration is in
yoiyed in ObsCuTity, but the uninter-
rupted continuity of the observance
in recent years may be due to the cir
cumstance that during a terrible
drought in Derbyshire the Tissington
wells did not fail.-London Standard
There are many large tales con-
.,-;+b fab
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13
Long a Hermit in london Hotel.

London.-It seems a curious thing
that a man should choose one of Lon
don't largest and busiest hotels for a
hermitage Yet for years a man lived
in one of those famous hOsteIries abb
solutely secluded from the world
without and within. He occupied the
same rooms for 20 years, and the
only time that he ever left them was
at each midnight, when he went out
for air and recreation, which he took
in the open square near by. He
never spoke to anyone in the hotel,
except TO one of the proprietors and
his waiter, who served him faithfully
for the score of years he spent IN
der the same roof with them. None
of the hotel patrons ever saw him.
He never received visitors and no let
ter or communication was delivered to
him during his sojouTn there. De-
spite all the mystery surrounding him
and his remarkable silence, the man
went through life in an otherwise
sane way. He had plenty of money,
apparently. as his bills were paid
promptly. but no one knew where the
money came from
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13
New Bullet for Swiss Army.

GeneYa.-The musketry experts Of
the Swiss army are experimenting at
WiIlenstadt with new rife bullet for
which several noteworthy properties
are claimed. The caliber is the same
as that Of the bullet now in use, but
it weighs several grains less. 1t has
a point of extreme fineness and Of
great penetratiye power, as is proved
by the effects it produces on forged
steel plates. The trajectory is so very
low that up to 500 yards no elevation
is necessary, while a new powder is
being used that gives a higher initial
velocity than any other bullet pos
sesses.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13

Viscounte" an opera by Frederick
Grant Gleason, a Chicago composer,
who died four years ago.
The building possesses "a exits and
the deadly emergency exit is not in
cluded in the number. In order that
persons in the audience may reach
these exits as speedily as possible,
the aisle space is increased towards
the doors Another feature is the abb
sence of balconies and galleries. In
place of these, 28 boxes. II of them
upper and 10 lower, have been fur
nished, with a total seating capacity
of $50. The principal seating ac-
commodatious are on the main floor.
which has room for 1,O75 persons.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13
DEVILS TOWER" = RESERVE.
Chimney-LIke Mountain Set Aside as
National Monument.

Sundance, Wyo.-President RoOse-
Velt has set aside as a national mon
ument and federal reserve the great
Devils Tower" the most peculiar
formation in the west. Two thousand
acres surrounding the tower have been
withdrawn from settlement and
small national park has been created.
with the tower in the center.
DEVILS tower is a chimney-like
mountain of rock rising 500 feet
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13
PORTABLE CHURCH FoR PANAMA
Will Be Made in New York, Shipped
to Colon, and Set Up.

New York-The first church made
in New York and set up in d distant
land will be one at Colon, Panama To
accommodate the increasing number of
white residents in that section who
wish to attend service on Sundays,
and who now hold religious services
in the hotel parlOrs. plans are under
way for the setting up of portable
church, similar to those of the United
States. The building will be made
in New York in sections, and shipped
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13

born in Alburgh, Vt, in 1857. and was
educated at Barre Academy and the
University of Vermont, being gradu-
ated honor man" in 1881, winning
election to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1882
he went to Colorado, and two years
later he was a delegate to the national
Republican convention. Among his
insurance associates he is known as
a conservative, and his Watchwords
are safety and economy.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13
Biggest Cranberry Bog.

The largest cranberry bog in the
world is being established in this
state. When completed it will cover
500 acres, OF which 300 will be under
cultivation by July l. The work OF
laying out and eultiyating the bog
was begun mere than two years ago
and since then a force Of more than
100 men has been at work.
The bog is located on what is for
tt most part natural swamp border
ing on pond from which water is
distributed over the swamp by q
pumping station.-Boston Herald.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13
THEATER RUN BY PRIESTS.
Twenty-Four Exits One of the FeS
lures of d New Chicago Playhouse.

Chicago's newest Play
house, the College theater, was dedi.
Gated the other night This theater
has been built at ST. Vincent college
at Webster and Sheffield avenues and
will be managed by the priests of that
institution. The building cost $780,
900.
The theater was opened to the pub
lie with the performance Of "Otho
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13
Dark Future for Babv.

How much do you ask for a bath
tub .gr a child?"
From Sl60 to $40"
N-n-e-w. Wen have to go on
washing baby in the coal scuttle till
,Ae prices come down. Chicago
Journal.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-13

There are many large tales con-
nected with small fish
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16
THAT DEPORTATION CASE.

Just another little wretched tragedy
that the Mormon Church can take
proud credit for just another squalid
story. the ending of which is coming
swiftly, is disclosed IN the simple little
statement that on sunday next, Immi-
grafton Inspector Thomas j. Longley
win start from Ogden for Boston with
Lars Fristrup, Maren Fristrup and
Christana Fristrup."
But for the damage the above state
ment might do to the stranger and the
uniformed, it would be permitted TO
go uncontadictod, or course, II win
be understood that II Is from the coll
umns of the organ OF defamation and
degeneracy that has for so long been
engaged In mollgnlng and mlsrepresent-
Ing the state OF Utah, and the mem
bers OF its dominant church. In the face
OF denlals ana explanations already
clearly and conylnelngly made II reas-
sorts. unblushingly, and with all the
noise of Chinese funeral dIrge, ana
with about the same display OF mean-
choly and regret. that three helpless,
hapless converts were lured TO the now
world by falsely inspired religious hopes
and aspirations implanted by designing
Mormon Elders Now. there Is not
one seintilla or truth In that statement.
The Tribune knows It, too. Its only
Information on the subject comes
from one of it's CORRESPONDENTS whose
unrellnbility may be equalled, where
lying is made u speciality. but never
surpassed. The paper that publishes
the Islander would only he too glad 10
discover oase that was genuine. Does
anyone doubt that It's mercenary and
revengeful management would hesitate
70 pay the expenses OF dozen Euro
pean deportation AFFAIRS OF this kind II
Il could faslea them on the Mormon"
Church,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16
MARS AND IT'S CANALS.

A volume recently issued by the Mac
milan Publishing company on MARS
and its Canals" Is one which we be-
lieve many of our readers would find
OF special interest. The author is Pro-
fessor PerCival Lowell. director of the
astronomical observatory at flagstaff
| Arizona, and he treats AT length on the
subject Indicated by the title. In the
first part of the volume all that is Ger.
tainly known about the planet IS lu-
cldly described, and numerous illustra-
tons aid the reader TO form a correct
judgment on the questions discussed
In the second part the canals" or
peculiar markings on the surface of
Mars, are brought to view.
The facts set forth may be given IN
substance as follows The planet Mars
Is In many respects very much like the
| earth It's day is but 40 minutes long
err than ours. Its seasons are almost
the counterpart OF ours. although Its
| year Is equal 10 nearly two OF ours. II
has snow caps az the poles, and these
increase IN the winter time ana de-
crease In the summer. Mars has va
por and an atmosphere, ana the proba-
bllty Is that It has vegetation. Much
OF It's surface has red-ochrc color.
suggesting that there are wide str,tch-
es of desert. There are no oceans. or
large bodies OF water and the tempera-
ture is probably very cold. even In the
tropics. though white spots SUPPOSED
To be either snow or frost prove that
most of the surface has temperature
above the freezing point These facts
are all taken to prove that Mars ls a
habltablo planet like the earth. But.
is Il inhabited2
This question would be easy to de-
eide, If IL could be demonstrated thai
the canals are the work of intelu-
gent beings, and Prof Lowell seems tv
think that there Is no doubt as to thai.
These lines, he says, run straight for
miles and miles They look as IL they
had been laid down BY rules aud com.
/ pass. There * nothing analogous 10
: them on any other nanat as fpr 49, Oh.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16
THE GALVESTON PLAN.

The Galveston" idea of city govern
ment. which IS the subject Of SO much
discussion at present, represents to-
tally different construction OF munlcl-
pal regulation, from that which has
obtained hitherto. Wherever it Is
adopted it eliminates precinct lines
and does away with representation Of
localities. II has the same effect as to
representhtion IN municipal affairs as
the elimination of the boundaries of
Congressional districts would have as
to the national legislature, The advo-
Gates OF this idea maintain that we
ought to elect a man not to represent
locality. but to work for certain prlnci-
pies.
Galveston elects five men to do five
specific things, such as to have charge
of the finance, the police, the public
works, etc. The chief of these is the
mayor. but he has no veto power. Each
| commissioner has charge of one great
department which he manages In co.
ordination with his associates who
work together like n board of New Eng
land selectmen. Some friends OF the
plan object TO the term commissioners
They prefer that they be called select
men and not commissioners, since the
new plan, they think, Is an adapta-
ton of the New England town govern
ment theory TO the modern city. The
word commissioner to them has an UNI
attractive sound.
Without taking sides in the discus
sion OF the merits, or dement's, of the
Galveston plan, we may say that the
fault OF rnisgovernment OF many cities
is not In the manner in which the gov
| erning body is selected. but In the ma
| terial OF which It sometimes consists.
| When interruptions men inspired by
selfish motives, succeed In obtaining
power and authority. they are sure to
cause mischief whether they are called
Councilmen, commissioners, or select
men. There is no remedy for this except
the awakening of the citizsns to real
ization OF the fact that when grafters
feather their nests they steal money
from the pockets OF every taxpayer. As
1t Ia many voters are Indifferent be-
cause they do not fully realize what
mismanagement Of the city's affairs
means to them personally. They do not
fully realize what they are paying
through rents and the costs OF running
the corner grocery. and 40 on, and they
accordingly are Indifferent 10 lavish
and even wasteful municipal expendi
lures. In this state of the public mind
neither the election of officers on the
partisan and geographic basis, nor their
selection to do things" would be far
reaching In its effect, What is needed
is an awakening of the citizens to
realization Of the situation, and then
united effort TO place tried, honest and
capable men in charge of affairs
Whether this is done on the old plan
or the new. is Of no material conse-
quence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16
WHAT DO THE FIGURES sAYs


Is the world growing better moral
~. as each year passes or Is II slowly
| degeneratingY What would be your
conclusion from the criminal STATISTICS
| published by the Chicago Tribune
According 70 those figures the honf-
cides during the last year amounted
! to 1850 an increase Of l3S over the
| previous year. The Chicago paper
mentioned remarks that THE start
| ling feature OF the record is the In
crease Of murders committed by hlgh-
waymen. burglars. hold-up men, ana
that class of criminals This feature
Is even more apparent In 1906. for
the number Of murders to be credited
to them liz sos. as compared with 5S2
in 1905, AGA In 1908, 400 In 1903. 1888
In 1902. and 1913 IN 1901, These fig-
ures show the steady increase ~ TINS
class of crimes, Another ana even
more startling feature OF the record
Is the number of those who have COM
mitted murder and followed 1t by sui
eide, and of those who have been
guilty of two or more murders. The
records shows that 100 men and ii
women. after killing some person,
have committed suicide, and that los
of these double tragedies have follow
ed love arrangements or connubial
infelicities of various kinds. The Num-
Der OF doubt murders is even larger,
amounting to ESQ, and 10 of the
murderers were women"
There were 90 lynchings, an in
crease of three over the record of
the previous year. Suicides reached
the enormous number of 1919, of
whom 7,242 were men and 2.SSS wo-
men. Bmbezzlements. forgery, de-
faulting and bankwrecking increased
enormously, the amount thus diverted
reaching total of s14,734,S6S in
1906. as against ss,s13,172 in 1905.
The criminal record of this country,
and other countries. do not indicate
that the human race generally is be-
ing lifted up by the power of clviliza-
ton. Increase OF knowledge does not
seem to have the tendency of lessen
ing crime. or the power of imparting
strength to withstand tempta tons.
Education alone does not seem to be
a safeguard against moral degrada-
ton. There is, therefore. plenty of
room in the world for all who have
a message Of salvation to their fell
low-men The intolerance and big
otry that characterize so many sectar-
ians in their dealings with others, are
ri In, .,ta NF 10
full power of sin In the world, by
which SO many precious souls are
brought to destruction.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16
BUSY RICHFIELD.

Busy. busting, up-to-date Riohheid Is
today the host of the states lawmakers.
Included In the list of guests are also
many other officials of the common
wealth. and a considerable number or
prominent citizens from the capital.
The visitors have been invited down to
the metropolis of Southern Utah to see
and to learn. The glad hand of well
come Is out for them, and everything
within the city's gates Is theirs for the
time being. The hospitality extended
viii be of the ig-hearted, whole-souled
kind. The legislative representatives
from that section have, for weeks. been
sounding the praises Of the district
from which they came. Eloquent and
persuasive members from other parts OF
Utah, did the same with regards to
their respective localities. and could
picture great good as coming from an
excursion to their home towns such as
that which went down into Sewer coun-
" today, but the southern statesmen
won, and are entitled TO whatever Gre
dit there may be for their achieve
ment.
May the lawmakers and their friends
have an enjoyable time, as we are sure
they will. and then come home and gel
down to business in real earnest, for
the official days are rapidly fleeing and
they have much to do. From now on
to the end OF the session, Junkets should
be no part Of the Legislative program,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16

pany who have manifested their Will
ingness to meet any reasonable de-
mands made upon them.
While II has been contended by GER
tain parties that II was the purpose of
the farmers to drive the smelters out
Of the valley, the falsity of this state
ment Is apparent from the action taken
by the committee and the farmers In
making this settlement and the truth
ulness OF their assertion that they
were only seeking to protect themselves
and their homes is established.
In spite of the repeated opinion to
the contrary, so often expressed by the
daily falslher, II Is, and always has
been, the policy OF the News to en-
courage the establishment and opera
ton of Industrial enterprises In THIS
valley. But we have viewed with alarm
the increasing danger OF rendering the
valley barren and unfit for agricultural
purposes as well ms for homes. we
have felt that there should be n way by
which all interests could be taken carr
of, This. We hope, has been found
and the result Is the retention of one of
these important Industries under condi-
lions which render It impossible for
It to conduct it's operations in any
manner that can possibly result In in
jury to anyone.
In spite OF the various restrictions
which have been imposed and the APP
parent limitations which have been
placed upon its operations, IT is never
theless to be assumed that the settle
nent must have been satisfactory, or It
would not have been agreed TO by both
parties
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16
THE SHELTER AGREEMENT.

In arother part OF the News" win be
ouhd an announcement OF AN agree
nent between the farmers OF this val.
ey and the American Smelling and Re-
ming company one Of the four com.
'anles affected by the recent Injunction
'ult' As the agreement seems 10 be
satisfactory to both Sides OF the contro-
'ersy It ~ to be hoped that It will
marx the happy and satisfactory solu.
ION OF a difficult problem, Assuming
ms 70 he the ease we extend eongratu-
lhooh TO The committee that has had
hAfse OF the case tor the farmers as
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

What to Eat" for February opens
with an article on Americas Future
and Her Food Supplies" by Prof.
Simon NJ. Patten. There are other ar
ticles that should be read with inter-
est. Among these are: Nation Kinder
to Hogs than to Human Being"
Bread Sign of Civilizations" THE
Philosophy OF Food" "Lincoln's Birth
day Celebration" "a Valentine Lunch
con-" and many others. The number
has several suggestions as to menus, IL
Illustrations on cooking. etc.-Pierce
Pub. Co, 154-15s Washington ST., Chlca-
go. III.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1s 1907

trups appear TO be in sore Distress put
Az already shown in the columns Oh
the Deserct News. they came to utan'
not on but against the advice OF NOR
mon" Elders, and entirely Of their own
volition. and no amount OF Justification
on the part Of the Tribune can ohehse
the facts