davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
JOHN PINGREE PRESIDENT
Weber Club Members, After Hearing
Gratifying Report of 0rganiza-
ton. Elect Officers.

The annual meeting of the Weber club
was held at the clubhouse last evening
and was well attended. The annual re-
port of the secretary showed 81, AS on
hand which is the best showing ever
reported at an annual meeting The MEM
bership consists of 232 resident members
and thirty non resident members. an in
crease of twenty-thTee over the year pre-
vious Three members were dropped on
account of nOn-payment of dues. fifteen
resigned and two died. The receipts were
S23. 5S3. IL the disbursements x2l,S2S.I3.
The officers elected were: President
John Piugree: vice president, William
Van Allen: secretary. r. l.. Reynolds;
treasurer r. +. HOag; directors. II. G.
Adams. a. r. Haywood, w. c. Wright.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
BEST Of GIFTS
IS CITIZENSHIP
Noted Divine Pays Tribute to
Highest Endowment of the
American People.
SHOULD BE HELD SACRED
PROBLEM OF MUNICIPAL Gov
EMINENT DISCUSSED.

When | address an audience" said the
Rev J. H. Croker. D. D.. Of Boston.
noted divine Of the Unitarian sect, in the
course OF an address at the University
club last evening, 81 always look about
me for the one who will give me inspira-
ton l hope that one is here tonight I
am reminded of the story of the preacher
who followed this custom. Soon he saw
IN the audience his young son with a
handful of beans with which he was in
duStrlousiy engaged in peCkinS the bald
heads Of those in front of him. Seeing
ms fathers eyes upon him, the lad arose
eXClaiming:
Go ahead, dad; I'll keep them awake
for you. "
DIT Croker needed no device to keep
his audience of last night awake. Tn
happily there were few present owing
10 the number of other attractions that
engaged public attention. for DR.. Croker
Is at once an entertaining lecturer. a mas
ter of philosophical discussion, one whose
diction Is pUreFNyhOSe manner OF address
is charming
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Ogden Briefs.

MISS ROLLY ON TRIAL--The case of
the state against Rose Rolly was called
for trial in the district court yesterday
All of the day was consumed i'm the TAX
ing of testimony for the prosecution.
which had not finished when court ad-
jOurued for the day.
STONCiFER NOT GUTLTY.-H l..
Stoncifer. who was arrested some time
ago on the charge of practicing dentistry
without a license, was tried in the mu-
nicipal court yesterday before Judge J.
ID. Murphy. After listening to the testi-
mOny of a number or witnesses the Jury
brought in a verdict Of not guilty.
TRUSTEE is NAMED-A meeting OF
the creditors of a. NJ. Wander VIies of
Ogden who recently filed a petition in
bankruptcy has been held and Archibald
Mcfarland was selected as trustee Ref
cree Baldwin Of Salt Lake yesterday ap-
pointed T. A. Whalen. A. d. ShurtIiff
and Erick Larson as appraisers of the
bankrupt estate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
MAY MOVE STEEL BRIDGE.
Commissioner Madsen Has Plan to
Beauty Ogden Canyon.

If the commissioners of Davis county
are willing, it is more than likely that
the big steel bridge just within the en-
trance to ogden canyon will be moved
to Uintah and placed across the Weber
river at that point In place of the steel
bridge in the canyon cement structure
of classic design will be erected. provided
the present plans of the commissioners CT
Weber county are carried out
Some time ago the commissioners of the
two counties held joint session and
decided to erect a steel bridge to replace
the wooden structure over the Weber
missioner O. 3. Madsen conceived the
idea that a cement bridge would add
TO the beauties of the canyon more than
the present steel one and advanced his
idea to the board who viii confer with
the board of Davis county on the propo-
sition.
Road matters again came before the
board in pTOfuSiOn yesterday. From
everywhere in the county came petitions
for repairs to the roads which have been
badly damaged by the heavy rains of the
past few months. The commissioners are
10 king the different districts up IN turn
ard doing all they can under existing
Overseer IF Poor Joseph Stanford sent
in a statement showing that he had eN-
pended S32.S during the first three
months of the year In fact there Were
no expenditures during January and Feb
ruary. The information was attached to
the report that the contingent fund was
almost exhausted but the board made TO
prOvisO for replenisning it, The board
reappointed ROYAL Rasmussen at horti-
cultural inspector for Weber county. I'm
der the rev law Rasmussen will receive
81 per day instead of 50 as heretofore. and
$40 for horse hire each month.
The county clerk was authorized to pur
chase land for a road from West Weber
TO the West Weber cemetery at the rate
of S42 an acre and amounting to S511.14
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
LIKE THE COMMON PEOPLE
Officials of Railroads Barred From
the Use of Franks of Ex-
press Companies.

New York, April S.-Tho interstate
commerce commission has held that ex-
press companies cannot give franks TO
railroad officials. In an GDiaion given
10 western railroad president today
interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane
said:
The law does not permit an express
company to give transportation franks
10 the officers or employees of railroad
companies. a railroad president or other
officer of a railroad is as much bound
Dr. the law limiting free Transportation
as any one not connected with a rail-
road
Express companies are under the ju-
nsdction of this commission and are
subject TO -he provisions OF he law and
there IS no provision therein Under which
they have authority to discriminate in
ldVOr Of railroad officials Every time
such express frank is used it is a vio-
latlon Of the law and subjects both user
and carrier to the penalties fixed in the
interstate commerce act"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
FIGHT FREIGHT CONGESTION
Southern Pacific Increases Force OF
Trainmaster by Adding Trav-
cling Conductors.

The Southern Pacific railroad has
adopted another new wrinkle in the hope
IF clearing up the freight congestion that
has hampered the lie so much since last
fall 1t is the appointment of two ttavei-
ing conductors, who will virtually be as
sistants TO the trainmaster of the Salt
Lake division. J. McCarty will have
charge of the territory between Ogden
and Carlin and Joseph Holland will cover
the line between Carlin and Sparks.
1t has developed that wEh the continued
rush Of freight there Is too much work
for the trainm1ster TO handle and secure
the desired results. Since last fall there
has been work enough for more than the
present force. The matter of having tray
CIing conductors l. not new. with the
long divisions of railroad throughout the
western country it is almost impossible
for a trainmaster to keep up the work
of his office and properly take care of
the matters that come up at the various
points along the line
Since his appointment about a year ago
a. W. Wright, the present tTainmaSter
of the Salt Lake division, has spent much
of his time along the road and it is be
levcd that if the office work would have
permitted. he could nave spent all his
time there 10 good advantage. The two
men whose appointment as travelling con-
uuCtorS became effective yesterday are
experienced railroad men and will be un-
Ger the direct supervision of the train
master at ogden
-'he Southern Pacific line west from
here is literally covered with loaded
Teight cars from Ogden to the Sacra-
mcntO division. owing to the high waters
in California the Sierra me ntO division Is
only able TO take about 30 cars A day,
lille the westbOund freight Is arriving at
the rate of more than 900 cars a day.
The opening of the San Pedro line VIII
help matters materially. as much of the
freight now going over the Southern Pa
cific is destined to southern California
points usually reached over that route.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Suggests Corrective Means.

DR.. Croker suggested a means of cor
recting the conditions which beset the
greater number of the nations cities. 81
am convinced said DR.. CROKER. that
the way to reach the root o. this mat
ter is 10 apply a property-holding stand
ard. You will say. doubtless that the
taking away of the franchise the right
of casting his ballot in municiEal affairs
is Tobbing the poor man of a constitu-
tional right that such ha step is con-
trary to the rule of democratic govern
ment ! say that when we are face 70
face with situations such as stare US in
the face in manyN of our cities. when
the rate of taxation amounts practically
to confiscation. where millions are an
nually diverted into channels that lead
away from and not toward the promotion
of the public welfare-then We are con-
frOnted with a condition and not with a
theory.
I have an abiding faith in the Ameri-
can people. in their ability to work out
their own destiny: ] have an unbounded
confidence that the small property owner.
who is in the majority. will If he be
made TO see the responsibility placed upon
him and which he places upon himself,
mark his ballot with the utmost care.
The voice of the rabble. the irresponsible
voter would no longer be the voice in
control -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
BOYS ARE DISCHARGED.
Juvenile Court Begins Action With
Clean Docket.

When he assumed the bench of the ju-
venile court yesterday. Judge Volney
Gunnell announced that he intended to
start the court anew by discharging
twenty-nine boys from the probation lists.
The stand t4ken by Judge Gunnell was
based on the action of the legislature in
creating a commission and otherwise en-
downing the lower court with jurisdiction.
He holds that the old court had no rela-
ton with the new and that it would be
impossible to commence the new court
with relics of its predecessor. 1t was
stated that hereafter delinquent boys and
girls who need close watching Will be
called upon to report every week to the
court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
The Man of the Hour.

The speaker would not apply this prop
erty-Ownership requirement 10 state or
national elections. Mr.. Croker declared
that if the municipality problem became
so complex as to become a public menace
and a peril he was sure that out of the
great American citizenship there would
come forward a man TO meet II ana con-
auer it. a Washington or Lincoln. The
address closed with an especially touch
ing tribute to America and its glorious
Institutions and people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
COTTON BROKER ENJoINED.

Washington. April SIN an opinion by
Justice McKenna, the supreme court Of
the United States today affirmed the de-
cisiOn of the United States circuit court
for the western district of Tennessee in
the case of Clarence p. Hunt. a cotton
broker of Memphis. Tenn, versus the New
York Cotton Exchange The suit was
brought in the circuit court by the OK
change to secure an injunction against
Hunt prohibiting him from receiving or
using its quotations. contrary to the
regulations of the exchange. and the in
junction was granted by the court as
PRAYED for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
CARTER KIDDER.
Nevada Engineer Marries Young
Lady at Reading, Mass.

Reading. Mass April S.-Clarence Ell
mere Garter. a civil engineer of Schurz,
New, and Miss Alice Saunders KiddeT of
llis town. a daughter of William Kid
Ger. were married here today and are
now on their way TO Nevada. The groom
is engaged there in making a re-surVey
~ the Oregon Short Line railroad to
replace plans which were destroyed in
The San Francisco earthquake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Marriaqe Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yester-
daV TO the following: HeZekiah Duffin
and Mrs Mary Ann Cole, both of Wilson
Lane: Frederick Blackmore and Miss
Gertrude Bowman. both of ogden; w. J.
Shuburne of Pocatello and Miss Anna Pc
terson of Minneapolis, Miss; Walter
Barnes of Miller. Ind. and Miss Olive
Wilcox of Warren; John Beeton of Dew
eyVille and Miss Grace McOOlCugh of
Ogden
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Bitten by a Spider.

Through blood poisoning caused by a
spider bite, John Washington of Bos-
queville, Tex. would have lost
his leg, which became a mass of run
ming sores, had he not been persuad-
ed to try Bucklen's Arnica Salve He
writes: 1.-The first application relieved,
and four boxes healed all the sores. -
Heals every sore. 25c. At u. c. NJ. 1.
Drrlo DeDarment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
KELLER OUT OF DANGER.

Trinidad, Colo, April S.-John T. Keb-
Ter. general manager of the fuel depart
ment of the Colorado Fuel & Iron COM
many. who has been sick from ntomaine
poisoning caused by eating ganned sal
mon. is much improved tonight The at
tending physician says that Mr.. Kebler
is our of danger and will be able TO re-
sumo his duties in a few DAYS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Struck by Train.

John Kelly, - years Of age. was struck
by Southern Pacific passenger train No.
s at West Weber yesterday. and seriously
injured about the head. Kelly was found
lying beside the track and was taken to
the hospital for treatment. 1t is expect
ed that he will recover.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09

The Leighton players opened their sec
Ond week at the Grand last evening in
Mrs Pacheos popular play. ''IncoE-
In the audience were many leading society
men and women occupying boxes and
scattered throughout the house. The
theatre was well filled. Every account
that went out from the Grand last week
was filled with praise of the good work
done by every leading member of the
company In this way a reputation has
already been established that is worth
much. The present week promises to add
materially TO this reputation
"IncOg" is as radically different from
Friends" as one play could well be diff
feTent from another. There is not seTi-
Gus word or serious minute In 'IncOg-
Ii is fun from the time the curtain goes
up till the final reconciliation and gen.
eral Strengthening out at the wind-up- 1t
would be impossible to describe the play
intelligently without giving it in all its
details and this is out Of the question.
1t is built around the striking resemb-
lance of three men-a married man, a low
er and wOuld-be lover. of course the
situations are unreasonable but they are
none the less funny. In the second act,
where two of the women have a real
set-to for possession of the man who is
not the man either believes he is. is the
climax of stage fun-making. The audi
ence howled through this act SO that it
was difficult to keep track of the play.
Harry Leighton takes the leading part
and is Just as effective in his work as
he was in Friends" Richard Clarke
acquitted himself well last evening and
won his full measure of applause As
the crochetty. dyspeptic old general he
was altogether good. The part assigned
to Miss DOdd does not fit her so well as
the very pretty role she had in Friends. -
but aside from that no adverse criticism
can be passed upon her Kate ATmitage
Misses Gelbart Scott and Fearnley re
sDond to every demand made upon them.
Miss Fearnley is deserving of much more
important parts than those thus far as
signed her.
The work of the entire company in In
cog emphasizes the statement previous
Nv made that it is a capable, wel-bal-
anced aggregation of players. The play
did not go with the snap and vim that it
demands to be most effective. There were
almost imperceptible bitches and hesita-
/ tions. there were slight stumblings in the
Iines-that mean everything to farce
/ comedy These defects are due 10 lack
/ of rehearsal and will be overcome. 1t
| will run throughout the week with mat
/ inees on Wednesday and Saturday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
EMeLEMs OF MOURNING.

Los Angeles, April S-Every overland
engine on the Southern Pacific leaving
Los Angeles today bore black streamerS
as a token of mourning for Clarence z.
terdav as a result of injuries received
in the wreck of the Sunset express at
Cotton March q Warrington WAS one
of the oldest engineers in the Service OF
the company and was very popular with
his co-workers as well as the officials
of the company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
ARRESTED UPON ARRIVAL

Honolulu. April S.-R. Glib. who trav-
eled under the name of Gibbons was
arrested here today on board the steam
er Ventura shortly after its arrival from
Australia and New Zealand. on a cable
gram from Auckland saying that he was
wanted there to answer charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Pay No Attention to Law.

Notwithstanding that the last Iecjsia-
turC passed a measure 10 prevent blanket
contracts for city work and in face Of
the agitation that has been raised in
Salt Lake over the same proposition. the
municipality Of Ogden is going right
ahead and advertising for bids for the
various kinds of work for the year 1907
in the same old blanket form.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
BIG FIRE AT HARDIN.

Hardin. Manchuria April S.-The mer-
camille suburb of the city. known as Fud-
cadam. in which many large warehouses
were situate has been destroyed by fire
The burned area covers almost a square
mile, The loss is estimated at $2o0e.0eJ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Lee Porter Injured.

Lee Porter. who has charge of the con-
verter at the new Sub-StdtiOn Of the Utah
Light * Railway company was badly in
jured about the head yesterday afternoon
by being thrown against a revolving
wheel. His injuries are not serious.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
DRANK cARsoLIc ACID.

Vancouver. b. 9, April Sd. L. Muir
dock. aged Il committed suicide today by
drinking caTbolic acid He was evidently
Respondent. for letters found in his pock-
OF were written by a sister in Saskatche-
wan with the intention of cheering him
up He had lived recently in Seattle and
Portland
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09

On April 10 we will open a first-class
grill room in connection with the Royal
cafe. and will serve the best steaks and
chops the eastern market affords. Open
from to u p m.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
On Municipal Government.

The problems of municipal government
have become so complex. said DR.. Crook
Ct that they are now the foremost and
most perpleXing questions which confront
the American people. "Our fOrefathers
did not provide for these problems" said
the speaker, because it was impossible
for them to fOresee them. we have to-
day conditions which make Tsmmany
possible. which fills a great city like
Philadelphia with contention and corTup-
ton. which makes Chicago hotbed of
strife and dissensiCn. which have lifted
the lid off in San Francisco to the eX-
tent that we start back in horror when
we approach the caldTOn of rottenness.
Il is plain that our present methods of
dealing with municipalities are made
quate: that they fall short of the remedy
for the evils that surround us: that so
long as we apply these methods. Just so
long will we be inthralled of wickedness
and wUongdonE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09

At both performances given last even
ing at the Lyric the theatre
was crowded to the doors The entire bill
is a good one and the management says
the patronage this week exceeds all pre-
ViOus records
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
American Citizenship His Topic.

Perhaps no man has ever paid a higher
tribute to the privilege of American cit
izenship than did DR. Crooker. 1t was
a vain task to attempt even a fair sum
mary of the doctors address. for it was
an address that must be heard to b.
appreciated.
The speaker began by saying that the
making of the American citizen began
when Moses led the people of Israel out
of bondage; when Socrates trod the
streets of Athens preaching truth and
trust: when Jesus Christ gave the world
the doctrine of love: when Aristotle and
Plato gave TO the world those cOmmen-
taries which will live so long as the earth
endures. From the earliest tunes every
step i'm advancement was step toward
the perfection of the American citizen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Divided Into Three Glasses.

The people of this land" said Dr.
CrOOkcr. may be divided into three
clases-the inhabitant the voter and the
citizen. The first is merely The unit: the
second Is he who lives and thrives BY
political plumber: the third is he who
accepts the responsibility of his own citi-
zenship. who abhors corruption and DO
litical debasement. who lives so that he
and his neiEhbuT may enjoy the COM
forts of life in honorable fashion,
DIT. Crookcr analysed the three elo-
mcnts, sympathizinS with he non-active
bitterly denounciug the voter who is
voter merely. and paying a glowing trib-
ute to the citizen who is 4 citizen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Aliens Should Qualify.

T beIieVe, loo. and It must be mani
comforting upon millions of aliens the
right of American citizenship is wrong
entirely wrong We assemble into our
national family immense numbers of peO-
pie who are not of us. who can never
be of us. who are not in sympathy with
us or our institutions. who have no am
bition to attain the pinnacle wherein are
embaZOued the words American Citizen
ship Surely it would be vastly better
were the immigrants from European
countries TO become aSSimilated before
giving them in wholesale numbers the
previous heritage which only those should
enjoy who are in every way fitted and
qualified
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Franchise a Precious Right.

DIT. Croker touched upon the evil Of
comforting the right of franchise indis-
CTiminate1y. Il believe. and | think the
most of us believe. that the comforting
of the franchise upon million or more
of dusky inhabitants just after the civil
war was one Of the gravest mistakes
that has ever been made. MOI only did
this action bring to an equality with peo-
pie manifestly their political sUperiOrs a
vast horde of illiterate. irresponsible per
sons who had not the remOteSt cOncep-
ton OF the responsibilities that the fran
ChiSe carried with it It is the ad-
mitted belief of nearly every thinking
man and woman that the raising of the
negro suddenly into this exalted state
WAS an evil thing for him as well as for
those who We're formerly his master. 1t
Is now conceded that the right of this
glorious privilege should have been won
by the individual effort of the negro-it
was an estate which overwhelmed him.
and in the enjoyment of which he has
challenged the hostility and enmity Of
hundreds of thousands who would be his
friends if they could