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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-06-08

1t has been proposed-probably not
for the first time-that the forty-fve
governors of the states unite in a ma
tional board to exchange views and
promote unity of legislation. The
plan is not likely to be carried out,
there are physical difficulties in the
way of effective meetings fully at
tended, and there is still disposition
on the part of the different states to
regard state business as local. indie
pendent, self sufficient. But the sug-
gestion appeals to the Imagination
Conference broadens and multiplies
ideas. At the present time there
seems to be no dearth of good ideas;
the trouble lies in the old Fashioned,
everlasting difficulty of making the
simplest good ideas prevail.-Youth's
Companion.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-06-08
THE MEDDLING FINGER.

We notice that California has been
having the usual trouble this winter
with foreign power-namely, the
Southern Pacific Railway The mo-
noroly of fine harbor and some 9th
err points have been in dispute. Press
reports speak daily of what the
Southern Pacific will and will not per-
nit. Measures of a retaliatory ma
turc, in case the State prove too OBJ
duratc here and there, are mentioned
Consolidation of certain towns has
been blocked; city told upon what
terms it can have a new charter.
In this, of course, there is nothing
peculiar to the Pacific coast, although
the condition may be somewhat more
prominent there than in other States.
But you do not often see State
Legislature in session without seeing
one or more large corporations on
hand. prepared benevolently to tell it
what course it may take upon certain
measures. on DO not see many SuCn
gatherings that do not contain some
members who are we'll known TO be
the mere hired men of private inter
ests, there solely to promote the wei
fare of such interests.
The same large corporations are
very much opposed to any govern
mental interference, in behalf of the
people. in their business. They think
the government should never NEEDLE
with private interests. But when it
comes to the private interest meddl-
ing with government, they hold a
Numerically opposite view 1t is
quite injurious and immoral, they
hold, for the people to interfere with
their business; but they seem to over
look no opportunity to interfere with
the peoples business.
If business" had kept its fingers
out of government, it would not now
be finding so many governmental
fingers reaching out to its affairs.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-06-08

1t is rather remarkable that while
Virginia is celebrating its three-hund-
redth birthday at Jamestown, the
states of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island have given no heed at all to a
nine-hundredth anniversary which
they might have marked. 1t may not
be generally wn,-indeed, it may
not be the fact that the first person
of European blood to be born i'll
America, one Master Snorri Thor
finn, by name. was born in the year
1907, near Mount Hope. Mr. Thor
finn senior, SO say the lcelandic re-
cords, was wealthy merchant OF
Iceland--in the fish business, per-
haps. In 1000, partly through love OF
travel and partly, perhaps, with a
view to establishing a branch house
he visited Greenland. There he met
Mrs. Gudrida, the widow of an Ice
andic adventurer, and married her
For wedding trip they just ran over
to America, with three ships and one
hundred and sixty men. The region
about Narragansett Bay pleased them
SO well that they stayed three years
and while there son was born to
them. Supposing the story to be
true, if Snorri were living now he
would be nine hundred years old, and
would very likely make himself disa-
greeable by telling how different
things used to be when he was a boy.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-06-08


build the Panama Canal is the Young
Mems Christian Association, which
with the approval of President Roosc-
welt and the officials concerned, has
sent five secretaries to Panama to
take charge of the government re-
creation buildings for employees.
One OF our cities is cleaner than
it used to be. On the waste barrels
which stand on the streets is painted,
instead of the bald injunction, Throw
rubbish here winning request
Please help us to keep the city
clean" Citizens have been seen to
read that sign and walk back half a
block to pick up banana skin.
The American government has
been keeping house for Cuba while
the mistress of the house was sick.
Now that the temporary caretaker
is preparing to leave, it has been de-
cidcd that Cuba will have to pay the
= expenses of the American occupation.
Since Cuba is poor, however, there
will be no unneighboriy haste in col
lecting the bill, which will amount
to two or three million dollars.
Even if corporations have no souls
they are sometimes curiously involved
with spiritual problems. The work of
the Pennsylvania Railroad in New
York City involved the destruction
of St Michaeis Church. According
to contract, the railroad company has
built on new site a reproduction of
the old church. The memorial win
dows and the facade have been moved
bodily and incorporated in the new
structure.
Hundreds of thousands of range
cattle in the West starve to death
every winter When the snow is
deep the number increases. The ia
talities were unusually large during
the past winter The cattle run wild
and no provision is made by their
owners for feed or shelter in the cold
months. The American Humane AS
ISOLATION is attempting to secure sucl'
a strong protest against the neglect
of the cattle as to force the owners
to change their method of doing
business.
When Prince Fushimi, the cousin
of the Emperor of Japan, visited
English waters with small fleet, the
British naval bands on one occasion
of welcome played selections from
the como opera, "The Mikado.
Upon learning the fact, the Admiral
ty, with equal tactlessness, ISIS ued
orders, and made them public, tina
the bands must not do so any more
But the Japanese. who politely pro
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-06-08

CURRENT TOPICS.

Among the powers which will help
build the Panama Canal is the Young
Mems Christian Association, which
with the approval of President Roose-
welt and the officials concerned, has
sent five secretaries to Panama to
take charge of the government re-
creation buildings for employees.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
NEW PAMPHLET ISSUED
Explains Changes Made in Prepare
tory Course at the State
University.

The State university has issued a new
pamphlet containing the changes made in
the preparatory instruction course for the
coming year. 1t gives the different
studies that will be included in this
course.
To the preparatory instruction OF first
year high school grade, no students will
be admitted except holders of normal
scholarships. Only about thirty-five such
students are excepted to apply for en-
trance. To the instruction of second
year grade only those students will be
admitted who register as normals. After
next year these students also must hold
normal scholarships to be admitted. The
third and fourth years are still open to
students without any qualification except
the statement that all the preparatory
work will shortly be abolished.
Admission to any of the schools or de-
partments of the university requires a full
high school course of four years, during
which candidates must have studied four
years of English, enc year of algebra,
plane geometry complete, and one year
of history, ancient, medieval, general,
English or American.
Besides the descriptive and explanatory
matter the pamphlet contains pictures of
the university buildings, laboratory and
class room equipment and groups of stu
dents representing the athletic, dramatic
and debating activities of the university
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
VACANCIES IN
THE ARMY LIST
Chance for Civilians to Be-
come Officers II They Can
Stand Required Tests.

Washington. Aug. l7.-Young men
throughout the country who have an
ambition to become officers in the reg
ular army will have an opportunity to
attain that ambition if they have po-
Htical pull enough to get themselves
designated for examination for COM
missions. There are ninety-siX va
cancies in the grade of second lieuten-
ant in the army, of which thirteen
probably will be filed from the en-
listed force. That number of enlisted
men nave passed the preliminary ex-
animation for commissions, and will
take their Anal examinations within
the next month.
Should all the enlisted men be sue
cessful in passing this examination,
there will be eighty-three vacancies to
be filled. Under the law they can be
flied from civil life and the president
and secretary of war will have the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
WIRE STRIKE UNCHANGED
Tampering With Lines Is Chief Diff
ficulty Encountered by Tele-
graph Companies.

The situation in the commercial teleg-
raphers' strike in Salt Lake was practi-
cally unchanged. Managers of both tel
egraph companies said that their chief
trouble was in keeping the wires open.
They said they had enough operators to
man the wires, but that the lines were
constantly being interfered with. Mes
sages are still being accepted subject to
delay.
Every effort is being made to keep an
Associated Press wire open. For a short
time yesterday a through wire was opened
to Chicago and much important news was
received. The service Is still, however,
badly handicapped.
The benefit concert for the striking
telegraphers has been set for Friday even
ing next at the First Methodist church,
corner of Second East and Second South.
Among the musicians of the city who
have offered their services are Willard
Weihe, ]. ]. Mcclellan, Hugh Dougall
Horace 5. Ensign, Edna Evans, Halle
Foster, Fred Graham, Ed Kimball, Edith
Burne.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
Too Much for Mike.
tBy Aeroplane.)

New York, Aug. 16.-Mike, the king
of the monkey house at the Zoo here.
nearly died Of congestion of the heart
today. Mike came into prominence
last fail when he was chief witness in
a cause ceiebre. in which a noted Ital-
ian tenor and a female resident of the
East side we're parties. This morn
ing ebout 10 o'clock large swarthy
man carrying a small cane, with mus
taches trained toward the sky, saun-
tered near the monkey house. Mike
fell into a convulsion at once, and not
until the stranger had left would the
monkey converse with his companions.
1t was learned that the stranger is an
Italian barber who bears a striking re-
semblance to the tenor whose ac-
quaintance Mike made last year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
Printed by Mistake.
IN Hollier's Weeklv. }

Indianapolis, Aug 16.-For informa-
ton Of editors: The Fairbanks Heat
ed Atmosphere Bureau announces that
during the coming week the Indiana
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton will keep himself before the pub
lie by the following methods, full par
ticulars of which will be wired each
evening, with pictures # desired.
MOnday-ShOshone Falls. Wyo:
VIII eat supper with former school
mate who is now section hand on the
D. & Q. r. railroad.
Tuesday-Will find pocketboot con-
tanning $4,000 lost by prominent act
ress last year. Name of actress will
be given in dispatch.
Wednesday-Wil address the An
cient and Honorable Order of Hold
Carriers on THE Ethics of Statesman
ship" and will also speak before the
Merchants club of Two Strings, wy,
in the evening on Magazines 1 Do
Not Read"
Thursday-Will eat watermelon in
Touscan, La.
Friday-Will be injured in automo-
bile accident.
Saturday-Biggest sensation of year
reserved for Saturday. Will not be
announced until Saturday at 11:23 p.
m
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
6oni spurns the Dough.
CVia Moulin Rouge.)

Paris, Aug 16.-COunt Boni De Cas-
tellaine today served legal notice upon
his former wife that he rejected any
offers of settlement and would refuse
to receive an allowance from her.
Holy blue" said the count to your
correspondent. Can it be thought
that 1 wish money? 1t is an outrage
TO thus insult a member of the French
nobility. OF course 1 might accept a
few million francs for charity-but, be
given an allOWanCe-bah, 1t is to
fight"
After the interview the count left
by the rear staircase to avoid thirty
nine collectors, and gave a supper to
Mile. Foughieres at the Cafe Chat
Noir. where his credit is still good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
WEARST WIRES Wall WITH WEIRD WRITINGS
GETTING Through the Summer.

New York, Aug 16.-(Rialto specially
Miss Daisy Shapleigh, a beautiful
and attractive society leader from All
Say, Neb., is at her rooms in the Wis
toria hotel suffering from a severe
nervous shock as a result of her ex-
periences yesterday. While taking her
pet spaniel, Dippy Dee, for a walk
this morning Miss Shapleigh was
within two blocks of an explosion of
the subway here. Her marcel wave
was blown out of joint, and the poodle
lost its appetite. On her return to
her rooms, Miss Shapleigh found that
thieves had entered during her alb
sence and had stolen diamond tiara
valued at $3.50, 64S, the gift of the Count
Nofoundi, as well as other jewelry
valued at a fabulous sum. While on
the way to the police station to report
the robbery the young woman's auto
mobile ran into copy of the Yellow
gram which set the gasoline tank on
fire. Miss Shapleigh will open an EN-
gagement at the Grabenstein Roof
Garden next week, singing a new song
entitled, why, Oh, Why Are the
Holes in Doughnuts Round"
AT last accounts her press agent
was able to partake of nourishment,
having borrowed the price from
friend.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
ROBBER IS SURROUNDED
Second of Men Who Killed Cobre
Bartender Is Certain to Be
Captured Soon.
Especial TO The Herald.)

ogden, Aug. 17.-Word reached Og-
den this afternoon from Cobre, New.
TO the effect that the second robber
who murdered Bartender Gillian at
that place Thursday morning had been
surrounded in the Louray canyon, six
miles south of Cobre, by Sheriff
CIark's posse of Piute Indians, headed
by Bull Greek Sam and his son Indian
Joe, who killed the other rObber late
Friday evening.
Owing to the crippled telegraph ser
vice information from Cobre on the
murder and the subsequent death of
one of the robbers and the pursuit of
the other by the Indians can only be
learned by what advices are brought
into the city by the train crews of the
Southern Pacific overland trains. Upon
the body of the rObber killed by In
dian Joe was found a sack containing
$3.50 in silver and a wallet containing
SI75 in gold and currency.
In the report received this afternoon
the statement was made that the lone
Tobber had left his horse and taken
refuge in the rocks, where he was
making his last stand, which would
probably not last long owing to the
fact that the crafty Indians were
gradually closing in upon him, and his
death would be a matter of a few
hours
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
Hetty Is Getting Gay.
CBy Macraronigram.D

New York, Aug. 17.-Mrs. Hetty
Green, the popular hostess and socie-
ty leader, this afternoon gave a lunch
con to S45 members of the four hun
dred at her summer home in Yonkers.
The luncheon was served by belmont
co, and favors consisted of diamond
tiaras for the women and $40 gold
pieces for the men. Jeweled cigarette
cases were presented the chauffeurs of
the visitors 1t is understood the din
ner cost in the neighborhood OF s234
600. Mrs. Green has chartered the
Madison Square Garden in order to
have ample room for her winter social
season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
REUNITED IN OAKLAND.
Father and Daughter Separated in
Utah Years Ago.

A reunion of father and daughter
after years of separation has been
brought to light in Oakland by a suit
brought by Marion otis to regain pos
session of his 13-year-old daughter
who had been adopted by a family
named Kurtz.
According to the San Francisco Elk
aminer, Otis and his wife separated in
Utah twelve years ago. Mrs. Otis TAX
ing their daughter with her. Later
she wrote that the child had died.
The father believed this until shori
time ago, when he was told that his
daughter was alive and had beer
adopted by a family near Oakland
An investigation was started which
proved the truth of the assertion. The
suit to have set aside the adoption pa
pers is merely formal one, the adopt
ed parents of the girl making no oppo-
sition to the claims of the father once
they we're verified.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
Insist on More Gore.
CBy Bicycle.)

Shoestring, Ia. Aug. 17.-At the
convention Of the Messenger Boys Ma
tiOnal union held here today the mem
bers of the union threatened to boy
colt Nick Carriers, Frank MerriweIPs S,
Silver Dicks and all kindred literature
unless their demands were complied
with at once. The messengers insist
that at least six murders occur i'm each
chapter, instead of the usual two. and
that the books be published daily, in
stead of weekly. The demands We're
Forwarded to the headquarters of the
Ready Writers of Red Thrillers," and
a repy'is expected before the conven-
ton adjourns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18

at-Water arrested three boys for play
ing baseball on the street. He attempt
ed to scalp one of his prisoners. but
was prevented by Marshal Hemway.
AT IL o'clock this evening the WahOo
National bank was entered and $4,000
taken from the safe. A general alarm
was sounded and posse of citizens
captured the robbers after a revolver
battle on the main street. Two hours
after the battle was over Marshal
Hemway found his newly-organized
police force sound asleep in the rear
of the Silver Dollar saloon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
In State Of Turmoil.
[By Creel B. Jayman.)

Portland. Ore. Aug. ia special
to the Oregonian from Salt Lake says:
Tonight a number of Greeks, armed
with picks and shovels, have posses
sion of Main street. Thus far there
has been no bloodshed, but there is no
ferecasting of events that may happen
during the night. The Greeks are dig
ging a deep moat, across which SYM
pathizer, a foreman employed by the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
ATTORNEY GENERAL
WILL DECIDE MATTER

Harrisburg. Pa. Aug 17.-Crimlnal and
civil suits against the capitol contractors
and former state officials will be insti-
tuted as soon as the papers are prepared.
Whether all of the eighteen men named
by the investigation commission as in
volved in improper transactions in con-
nection with building and furnishing the
capitol will be prosecuted will be deter
mined by the attorney general
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
Served Him Riuht.
Especial by Vein stubbe Route.

Especial by Vein Stubbe Route.)
Berlin, Aug 16.-Hans Grubbenmeis-
ter, a cobbler of Munsterioggen, was
sentenced TO ninety years at the Mill
tary prison for lese majesty. Although
the trial of the offender was aceornpa-
MED by the greatest secrecy, IT is I'M
derstood the cobbler was charged with
thinking that his majesty the kaiser
was not the author of the book of
Genesis. The sentence of the court
was received with loud plaudits by the
crowd in the court room.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18

The proposed school is 20 be divided
into five classes, namely. English,
French, German, Russian and Japan
csc. while the number Of students for
each class is to be limited to twenty
men, who are between IS and % years
of age, and descendants of respectable
families. The teachers are to he en-
gagged from the five countries named,
through the medium of the Chinese
ministers at London, Paris, Berlin, St
Petersburg and Toxic, respectively.
after imperial sanction has been re-
ceived by the memorialists. The an
nual expenditure for the maintenance
of this school is TO be about $4,000 taels
sef-Government Office.
In view of the good success of the
Tiensin Chih-tze Chu, or self-gov-
eminent Office, in this city, established
by Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai in the win
ter of 1906 for the purpose Of making
toward the introduction
of the promised constitutional govern
ment into China. the Picking govern
ment has issued instructions to the
governor of Shun-tien, advising him
TO lose no time in establishing similar
offices in the various districts under
his jurisdiction, after the methods of
Niceroy Yuan here. Thus Governor
Fei Wei-yen has dispatched an official
to Tien Tsin to make personal inves-
legations in the local elf-government
office and copy its existing rules for
imitation in Picking and beyond.
At a recent conference among a num-
Der of officials, gentry and merchants
in Picking, convened with the object of
measures for the redemp-
ton of the Peking- Hankow railway,
IT was decided to procure a big loan
from certain Belgisns who are acting
as agents of various European capt.
talists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
Yumer Is shiverlng.
(By Heliograph.)

Yumer, Ariz.. Aug. 15.-Great suffer
ing prevails here on account of the
coal shortage. For some weeks the
people have been burning their furni-
ture for fuel. Yesterday the thermom-
eter registered only lis above zero, and
today it is predicted it will go lower.
People are wrapping themselves in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
RIarney Stone Nethersoled.
CBy haunting Carl

Barney Castle, Aug. 1s.-Miss Olga
Nethersole, the celebrated English &C
tress. visited Barney castle today and,
by special permission, was allowed to
kiss the famous rock three times. At
the first smack the rock shuddered, at
the second 1t cracked in several spots,
and upon the third OSCILLATION it was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

Boulder, Colo. Aug 17.-An information
charging murder was filed against John
F. Reeves and Frank Kiser, railroad men
held responsible by the coroner's jury for
the dynamite explosion at the Colorado
& Southern station Sunday, which re-
suited in three deaths
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
UNITED STATES NAVY
GWEN SECOND PLACE

New York, Aug. 1.-THE annual issue
of F. T. James on Fighting Ships in 1907,
one of the recognized authorities on ma
vies. puts the United States second among
naval powers and Great Britain first
The book says: Both in ships with high
powered guns or impervious to vital in
Jury at long range the United States fleet
is superior to any other navy in the
world"
James characterizes the American navy
as an extremely good second.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18

light company, has thrown a portcul-
lis. There are barbados everywhere.
Fortiflcations are being raised of Bel
gian rock paving blocks. and the
Greeks are freely splitting tobacco
juice on the spots where the sidewalks
used to be. They are defiant. When it
becomes too dark for them to see, they
pick their way along.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
H. H. Rogers Loosens Up.
CRY Handcar.l

New York, Aug. 16.-When asked to-
day his opinion concerning the out
come of the international yacht races
to be held in 1909. H. II. Rogers re-
Taxed from his usual uncommunicative
attitude and gave The following inter-
view to your correspondent:
Upon advice of counsel, l refuse TO
answer-that is, I don't remember
mean that it looks like rain"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
FAULT WILL BE LOCATED.

Portland, Ore. Aug. 17.-Investiga-
ton will begin next Tuesday as 70 the
cause of the recent collision between
the steamers, City of Panama and AL
lance, before local Inspectors Edward
ard Fuller.