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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19

I've SottneSS.
"The water-hly," said Professor Eaton, OF
Yale, "s divided into eight general and thir-
ty-fve or forty different species. Of the
true >water-lily there are two species which
are exclusively Asiatic. The leaves of these
range from four to ten inches in diameter,
are round, and are so repellent of water that
drops do not rest upon their surface at all,
being prevented by globules of air.
"Our common water-lily has flower four
inches in width, incased by four green leaves,
and containing from twenty to thirty petals.
The best time to see it is in early morning
"Our water-lily has two other varieties:
one is small and pindsh, found in New Jer-
sew; then there is the great rose-colored lily,
found near Sandwich, on Cape Cod. The
flower of this lily is beautiful, and is five
inches broad. Then there is in Texas the
purple lily, and in Florida the yellow lily.
Audubon, in his books on natural history,
associated with Illustrations of birds the
trees or surroundings in which they were
found With the swan he connected yellow
lilies. This was thought to be but fancy
Of the great naturalist, until in 1877 lady
visiting in Florida discovered lagoon bear
ING acres and acres of yellow lilies. The dis
coyery was hailed with delight by eminent
botanists all over the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
ooprright. by James Elverson.

COpyrtgnt, Dy JhheS nSiNeiSoh'
T0N our modern speed of railroad travel
IWl \ and the consequent facilities IN the
ksAA ~ transmission of mail matter all
kG&K211 over the civilized world, it is well
S.sgs.s enough to look back to the time
when letter-writing was luxury
INDUCED in only by few, and communlea-
ton between friends at distance weh-plgh
an impossibility. In its first application, the
word "post" meant a courier, or carrier Oh
messages. ..,
The use Of posts probably originated with
the Assyrians Their kings, in order to nave
intelligence of what was passing through al, =
the provinces of their vast dominlons, placed
sentinels on eminences at convenient uis-
tances, where towers were built.
These sentinels gave notice OF pubic oc-
currences, from one to another, with very
loud and shrll voice, by which news was
transmitted from one extremity of the king
dom to another, with considerable expedi-
ton.
CYRUS, the first king of Persia, $50 b. O.,
improved on this method by having posts
placed at stations a days journey from each
other, with horses saddled and couriers ready
at moments notice to forward the DEGREES
of the monarch, or to carry to him the tidings
from the distant parts of his empire.
These messengers travelled night and day,
we're stopped by no inclemency of weather,
and they are represented to have moved with
astonishing speed
Xerxes, in his famous expedition against
Greece, planted posts from the Aegean Sea
to Susa, his capital, to send notice thither of
what might happen to his army.
He also placed messengers from station to
station, to convey his packets, at such dis
tances from each other as horse might easily
travel in three hours.
The regularity and swiftness of the Roman
posts were likewise admirable. Gibbon OBJ
serves in his decline and Fall"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
Two Kinds of Fear

=HATS enough, boys; I'm going
Gone more game, Ned"
INTSXNN ''No, sir; it's seven o'clock, and
Es<=essy I. promised to be home at quar-
ter past"
Promised your mother?"
Eyes"
'And you're afraid to stay out?"
With a hghtning-like movement Ned Brew
ster seized Tom Powers by the collar and
shook him until his teeth fairly Chartered
''Now, Tom," he said, coolly, as Tom leaned
ND against the wall and tried to collect his
senses, chats little lesson for you, and, .
looking significantly at the group of boys,
eothers. | understand your taunt about be-
ing afraid / am afraid to disappoint my
mother, not because she would punish me,
but because / know it would hurt her. And
then. because / am afraid of her, you were
foolish enough to think l was afraid of you.
I hope have convinced you that there are
two kinds Of fear-the fear of doing wrong
and the fear of being whipped"
"Pm convinced" said Tom, smiling rather
ruefully.
81 was reading the other day about Chi
nese Gordon" chimed in VIII Somers. "He
was SO kind and gentle that he wouldn't hurt
the feelings of beggar, but all the same he
made the greatest ride on record, and met
his death like the hero he was"
never done anything heroic" said Ned; "but
when l get afraid to obey my mother I'll be
a coward, indeedl But Pm not now"
II should say not, said Tom, heartily this
time. Goodnight, Ned"
Goodnight boys"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
Copyright by James Elverson.

LILY is perhaps the most graceful
flower that grows. The very word
has come to express something ten
der, delicate, gentle and graceful,
and we handle a lily with instinct
i've softness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
WILL GUST THE
PACIFIC mail
United States Proposes to AC-
qulre Title to Three Small
Pacific Islands.

Washington, March 23.-Richard r.
Rogers, general consul for the isthmian
canal commission. who started today
for Panama with Secretary Taft and
lis party, will investigate the titles to
the three small rocky islands in Pan
anna hdTbor and recommend what steps
shall be taken for their acquisition by
the United States. The Pacific Mail
Steamship company is using one of the
islands, having stOrebOuses and shops
there, and claims title to the property.
The Panama railroad has also been
making use of some of the property.
These islands were included in the
transfer of property to the United
States by the Panama republic. and
are held to be part of the canal zone
and the title of the steamship company
is questioned by the commission. The
title is said to date back more than
fifty years, but there is some doubt as
TO the original transfer by Spain.
The canal commission is anxious to
gain control of the islands and settle
all dispute as to their ownership, be-
cause Of their strategic position and
the desirability of one of them as a
location for Il quarantine station.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
REALLY OWNED
BY THE PEOPLE
Thomas F. Ryan Says the Rail-
roads Should Be Taken
Out of Wall Street.

Washington. March 23.-ThOmas F.
Ryan of New York was in Washington to-
day en- route to his country home in Vir-
ginia. Speaking of the railroad prob
lens, Mr.. Ryan said:
1.-THE railroads are really owned by the
people and not by Wall street brokers.
They should be- taken out of Wall street
and the stock quotation tickeTs should
be taken out of the railroad offices. The
practical railroad men who are charged
with the responsibility of operating the
railroads should be in absolute control.
They should welcome every opportunity
to confer with the president, assisting
him in his efforts to reach a solution
that will be fair and just to the country
and to the corporations and insure strict
obedience to the law.
lone of the bad features of the present
financial situation is that every money
center in the world is finding use for its
capital in the promotion of home indus
tries and is making every effort to pre-
vent this money from going into specula-
ton While | think we have money
enough to take care of legitimate bust
ness. | do not believe, unless we can
draw very largely from European money
centeTs that there is enough to carry on
an active stock speculation in Wall street
/ think il is the duty of the money lend
ers to frown upon any undue speculative
movement in any direction"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
MAGISTRATE MAKES A RAID
Charles S. Whitman Seizes New
York Police Station and Causes
Arrest of Saloon Men.

New York. March ga sensational
series of raids upon alleged violators
of the excise law was made today un-
der the direction of Charles S. Whit
man, president of the board of city ma
gistrates. The magistrate forcibly
seized the West Forty-seventh street
station in the upper tenderloin, deposed
the sergeant in command, directed the
arrest of several violators of the excise
law and then held an impromptu ses-
sion of court in the police station. Two
men who were found In charge of the
saloons where it is alleged liquor was
being served after hours We're held In
80 500 for further hearing, and the ma
gistrate declared that he would appear
personally to press the charges against
the men when they are arraigned. IN
the course of the police station court
session Magistrate Whitman declared
that the two men arrested told him
that they were permitted to keep their
places open after hours because 1.-THE
caDtafn fixed it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
LITTLE MARVIN
BOY IN ENGLAND
KidnaperS Said to Have Ar
rived from America on Steam
er Minneapolis, March 19.
DETECTIVES ON THE WATCH
LETTER FROM ROOSEVELT TO
AFFLICTED FATHER.
DETECTIVES ON THE WATCH

Portsmouth. England, March Gill
ouiries made here today confirm the
statement tcIegraphed from Washing
ton last night that the consular agent
tore John Main. and the local police
we're I'm receipt Of information which
,rov hope may lead to the recovery of
tho KIDNAPPED 4-year-oId son Of DR.. HOr-
roo Marvin of Kits Hammock, Del.
A boy answering exactly Marvin's
description in every detail was seen
here March 20. He has disappeared,
but tho police are hopeful of finding
him. This boy was. seen at the harbor
station iu company with two men by
Mr.. Phillips. a chemist, who was wait
ing for boat to take him to Ryde,
Isle of Wight. His attention was at
rracted to the little fellow by the fact
that he continually asked his compan-
ions. when are you going to take me
TO my father?
Mr.. Phillips. the following day. saw a
newspaper announcement of the kid
naming of Horace Marvin, jr., and rec
ognzed in the description the child he
had seen. American Consul Swain at
southampton learned that a boy was
landed there March 70 from the steam
er Minneapolis, which left New York
March Is. The boy did not go to Lon
don with the other passengers, but pro-
tecded to the dock station, whence it is
thought he was taken by train to
Portsmouth,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24

houses i'm the vicinity OF salt LAKE.
where the conditions are so rCpulsive
that IL is difficult to find words in ths
English ldlguag" To express them.
have actually seen hogs with their
noses and ears rottinc off from dis
ease in the pens awaiting slaughter
This Is ,hC plain. uuvarnished truth.
Animals afflicted with tuberculosis
and IumDy jaw are being slaughtered
daily in every section Of the state. Tho
farmers are partly to blame for this
condition. as as soon as a farmer secs
that one Of his animals has disease o.
any sort he Immediately drives 1t t.
the slaughter house. where he sells ~
for perhaps s. under the regular price,
prefeTriuS to dispose OF il that way
rather than have it die on his hands
1T reminds me of the old story of n
teacher back east who was boarding
around. one day one of his pupils toll
him that his father was about to Kill
q hog and would give the teacher some.
OF the meat. \ long time elapsed and
! the meat was not forthcoming. when
finally the teacher reminded the little
I boy of it. Well. you see" responded
! the yOUuester. papa lid not kill be-
cause the hog got Well ~
/ Senator Walton says chat he has
seen so much diseased meat that he is
afraid to eat any which he does not
prepare on his own farm u raise
) nearly everything ] eat" he declared.
4 and I really am afraid to eat the meat
served in the hotels and restaurants
/ \ great deal may be expected when
: the federal government gets its inspec-
: ton service in the proper shape. At
present the system has only been per
fected in the large eastern Centers and
little attention has been paid to cOndi-
tions in the west This will come IN
Er=- 81 fera
ments that ship meat out Of the state
to clean up or quit business. This will
only embrace few OF the larger in
situations. but It viii directly affect
Salt Lake. as much of the meat used
here is secured from them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
WILL HAS BEEN STOLEN
Legal Heirs of Charles Rubens Will
Get His Estate.

New York. March 23.-Unless the reg
istered mail stolen from pouch on the
La Savoie is recovered it may mean the
loss of a part of an estate valued at 81
c0O.OG0 to the beneficiaries of a will sent
to France foExRrooate. Under the pro
part. is said to have been left to other
than the legal heirs. The will was drawn
M bv the late Charles Rubens. a French
man by birth. but who came to America
where ne amassed a fortune. He died in
Paris last summer and his will. which
was in the custody of the law firm of
Coudert Brothers. was forwarded to
France in the registered mail upon the
Ia Savoie It is said there are numer-
Gus claimants for the estate and that un-
less there is a certified copy of the will
In existence the estate will be distributed
as il the testator had died intestate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
DISPUTE ABOUT
TO BE SETTLED
Ambassador Tower Has Begun
to Negotiate a Treaty
With Germany.

Berlin, March 22.-Ambassador Tow
er has opened negotiations for a sup
Elementary treaty regarding the recog-
milton of naturalized Americans in the
Reichsland, formerly the provinces of
Alsace and LoIraine. The treaty made
in 1868 with the North German con-
federation guaranteed that citizens of
the North German confederation who
became naturalized citizens of the
United States, and who shall have re-
sided in the United States five years
uninterruptedly, shall be held to be
American citizens and treated as
such"
This treaty has been recognized
throughout Germany except in the ter
ritOry of Alsace-Lorraine. This was
annexed to Germany after the treaty
was made Consequently a native of
AIsace or Lorraine naturaliZed in the
United States is not recognized as an
American if he returns to his former
home, AMI is held liable for military
service. or is punished for evading such
service. The United States has always
resisted the contention of the German
government, and there has been a. dip
lomatic conflict over it for thirty five
years Hundreds of cases have been
acted upon by the embassy, each gov
eminent insisting on its Interpretation
of the treaty, and each case being ulti-
mately settled by compromise. Ger
many is now willing TO consider a
treaty designed to dispose of the con-
trovepsy, and Mr. Tower has begun to
negotiate il
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
KILLED FOR CAUSE.
Woman's Testimony in Meredith
Murder Case in Missouri.

Carthage, Mo, March 23.-Insthe trial
now proceeding here of Arthur Sander
son for the killing of DR.. Meredith, the
Sanderson family physician, on Jan. 9
last, Mrs. Sanderson, testifying for the
defense, said:
DIR. Meredith began his advances to-
ward me by putting his hand upon my
shoulder one day when he was called
to the house to attend one of the chill
dren.
Later he stroked my head. and one
day at his office he took hold of my
hand. l pulled away from him; then
he grasped me with both hands.
II was standing by a chair i'm his
office and he took me around the waist
and said. I love you I protested and
asked him to think of his wife and NV
husband and said it would be some
thing awful if anybody found out what
he had done.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
"UNKNOWN ARMY" SMALL
Fact Developed by the Mecumber
Service Pension Law.

Washington. March 23.-"The unknown
army has been the subject of much con-
frOversv i'm discussing the forces engaged
in the civil war. said Commissioner Of
Pensions Warner today. in speaking of
the pension roll. but never until the Nc
C,umber service pension bill became a law
was there a means for determining any
thing about its extent.
~ think everybody will be surprised at
tbe limited number there are of them.
60 far there have been about 100000 ap~
DIications under the new law. but of
these only q little over one per cent are
annlications of the hitherto unknown
n6ssihle pension claimants. Certainly the
entire number will not exceed 5000. The
other $4,000 are all for increases and
were made by men whose names nave
been upon the rolls in the past.
.sThe number has now fallen to about
400 a day and is rapidly diminishing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
WILL SIMPLIFY MATTERS
Changes to Be Made in Interior De-
partment by Garfield.
Especial to The Herald.

Washington. March 23.-FoIlOwing the
recommendation of the Keep commission.
Secretary Garfield has decided to abolish
the divisions Of lands and railroads, In
dian affairs and miscellaneous affairs.
which heretofore have formed part OF
the machinery of the interior department.
Il was reported by the Keep commission
that these divisions have mainly pro-
NOTED cirCumlOcutiOn and delay in deal
ing with business before the interior de
partment without being of practical ben
eft and have hindered rather than aided
expedition in the transaction Of business
Hereafter the commissioner of Indian at
fairs and commissioner of the general
land office will report directly to the sec
rotary of the interior. and their recon-
mendations will not have to go through
intervening divisions. as heretofore. be
fore they can be acted upon by the head
of the department. When formal dis
continuance of these divisions is made
James l. Parker, chief Of the lands and
railroad division it is expected. will act
as private secretary to Secretary Car
field and the chiefs of other divisions
discontinued will be given places in the
interior department service
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
Wind, Rain and Snow.
TUNNELS GAZING IN.
Situation Could Not Be Worse in
Northern California.

Reddine, Cal, March 23.-The heavi-
est storm of the season ragged until
midnight; this morning cleared for an
hour and then broke again. A terrific
wind and rain now is on. 1t is showing
heavily all through the Siskiyou and
Sacramento canyons. The snowplows
are hard at work. A third slide oc-
CURED at Cantara last night. The
wreclsr from Dursmuir was hurried
TO the scene. Tunnel No. is cavfng
in. Dunsmuir has an Unverified report
that the SiskiyOus are caving. Condi-
tons could not be much worse along
the upper route. The indications are
for another heavy storm tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
GOVERNMENT WILL HELP.
Letter from President Roosevelt to
Or. II. NJ. Marvin.

Washington. March 22.-President
Roosevelt today addressed the follow
ing letter to II. y. Marvin of Dover,
Del, who asked the president if gov
srnment aid could not be extended to-
ward the recovery of his missing child:
My Dear Mr.. Marvin; / am in re-
teipt of your telegram of the 22d inst.
Anything that the government can do
10 help you viii be done. for save only
the crime of assault upon women, there
is nothing so dreadful as that which
has brought art-breaking sorrow to
your household l have at once commu-
ncated with the postOffice department
asking that all aid we have in our pow
or TO give along the lines you men,
tion, or in any other way that may
prove practicable, be given you. Sin
cerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
In his telegram to the president Mr..
Marvin said that many threatening let
ters are sent him every day saying his
boy may be killed by a supposed cap
Tor and suggested that they be looked
TITO. He also sent out pictures and no.
tees regarding his boy. and was told
hat the pOstmasters were not allowed
70 display them in the public buildings
The father said he believed a word
nom the president to the federal au-
thorities might be the greatest aid of
ALL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
MORE PEACEFUL OUTLOOK
Trend Is Toward Constitutionalism
in Both Houses of Russian
Parliament.

St. Petersburg. March PA provocative
attempt was made BY the reactionarie5
during tOday'S ssiOn of the council Of
empire to create embarrassment for the
ministry and disrupt the cOncOrdat in the
hope that this would react on the lower
house and stem the current toward con-
stitutionalism.
An Interpolation was introduced by
General DurnovO. NJ. Stinchsky and 9th
ers demanding explanations from the
minister of education. Won Hoffman, con-
corning the many cases of seditious activ-
ity in the universities This brought out
an imprisoned debate in the course Of
which the rev0lutiOnaries inveighed
against the autonomy of the seats OF
learning as nurseries of the revolution.
In reply the minister of education an
nOunced that changes are contemplated,
but that the time for them is not ripe.
The council adopted by - votes to 70 an
order tabling the Interpolation as mop
perfume.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
HASH NEARLY KILLED THEM
Panic at National Soldiers Home at
Leavenworth-0ver 1000
Vets Poisoned.

LedVenW orth. Kan, March 23.-MOre
than 1000 veterans at the National Sol
diers Home here are suffering from
pt0maine poisoning, the result Of eat
ing meat hash at breakfast this morn
ING. No deaths were reported up TO
late today The first symptoms of
trouble was manifested shortly after
breakfast. Soon the home hospital was
crowded with sick veterans. and am
balances were rushing in from the bar
racks with loads of them. There was
an apparent effort on the part of the
officers to suppress the real condition
OF affairs, which did not become known
until after noon.
Nine hundred of the veterans in the
National Soldiers Home here. poisoned
oy ptomaine infected hash. are being
treated in the hospitals tonight. While
TO deaths have yet resulted, there are
several hundred in a critical condition.
The government physicians and
nurses at the home have been taxed to
me utmost since noon without ceasing,
enc have probably succeeded in rescu-
ing score who were in a dying cOndi-
tlon when found.
Tie infection worked slowly. nearly
-Sar hours elapsing between the poi
sghed meal and the development of
ue symptoms Then the men began
70 crop off by the hundred. Ambulances
eno stretchers were in so great demand
set many lay for hours without atten-
SA In the case of aged patients this
aF will be additionally harmful.
kansas City. March 23.-In a teie-
p5sae conversation with the AssOciat-
Press this afternoon an officer in
,udrge of the Old Soldiers home at
Lavenworth stated that none of the
's'efans was seriously i'll: that most
~ them had been discharged after a
,lsht treatment, and that there was no
nnA-hhood of any deaths occurring from
iiv poisoning Most of those afflicted,
~ says, suffered only a slight vomiting