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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-06
CONGRESS GETS
REPORT DIRECT
Operations of the Treasury De-
partment as Summed up by
Secretary CorteIyou.
SOME REFERENCE TO PANIC
FURTHER PARTICULARS WILL
BE GIVEN.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The concluding
portion of the report of Secretary Cor
telyou to congress is as follows:
When the present secretary assumed
charge of the treasury department,
March 5, 1907, there was an available
cash balance of s251, 2S1, 4261O, of which
S14OO13,0S7.S consisted of deposits in
national bank depositaries. These de-
posits included the sum of $50, 900 600,
approximately, which had been lodged
with the banks in September, 1906, with
the understanding that they were to be
returned to the treasury during the
winter and spring, beginning February
l, 1917. Owing to unfavOrable conditions
Which appeared after these deposits had
been made, my predecessor refrained
from calling on the banks for their re-
turn, and as on March there appeared
to be no immediate need Of the return
of the money to the treasury, the banks
were permitted for further time to re-
tain the deposits
The 4 per cent funded loan of 1907. by
its terms, was redeemable at the pleas
ure of the United States after July l,
1907. The amount outstanding March 1,
1907, was s111. 500, 300, and small amounts
of the bonds were being presented from
day TO day for sale at par, with inter
est to April 1. As it was advisable, Ow-
ing to the demand for money in all sec
tons of the country, to increase the
disbursements from the treasury, the
owners of the 4 per cent bonds We're in
vited by a circular published March "A
to surrender their bonds for redemption
with interest to July l to an amount
not exceeding S25 1000, 900. Under this
circular there were redeemed, between
the date of its issue and June "A, reg
istered and coupon bonds 10 the amount
Of SIS, 0SS, $50. Meanwhile. the disposal
of the remainder of the loan was con-
sideTed.
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LIKELY TO LAND
THE CONVENTION
Kansas City HuStIerS Button
hOIing Members of Repub-
iican National Committee.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The forInidab BILE
character of Kansas City's boom for
the Republican national convention has
stirred the friends of Chicago to re-
newed endeavor, and some Of them are
very hopeful tonight that the latter
city will yet secure the meeting. y
large percentage of the committee feel
that the convention. should not go west
of the Mississippi river, and they
seem to have centered upon Chicago as
the most available point cast of that
stream. A number of those who take
that view held a conference tins after
noon and reached The conclusion that a
majority of the committee are really in
favor of Chicago, and that the city
could secure the convention if il would
definitely pledge a sufficient sum to pay
expenses.
Expenses Offered.
The only indication which Chicago
has SO far given that she would like to
have the convention is letter sent 10
Committeeman LOWden of Illinois and
Chairman New, in which assurances
are given that expenses will be met.
This is not considered sufficiently de-
finite, however, and at the meeting to-
day the friends of Chicago put them
SClNCS III communications WIN repre-
sentative business men and politicians
in hat city with a view to enthusing
them to the point Of procuring a sub
scription which viii guarantee a sum
of not less than $50 600, or more than
$55,090 They were told in reply that
the matter would be taken up where it
had been lett off with a view to meet
ing the demands of the committeeman
favorable to Chicago. Among those
who attended the conference were SEN
ators Dick, Crane, Carter and Hemen-
way, Representative BrownlOw and
Committeeman Lowden. Yerkes and
BROKER.
During the evening assurances were re-
ceived from Chicago that if the cOnven-
ton should come to that city the Coli
scum, with a seating capacity of 140O0
would be provided with proper facilities
for holding the convention, rent free
Also that the city would give as large an
amount for convention expenses as it has
ever done in the past With these as
surances those who advocate the selec-
ton of Chicago twill go before the Re
publican national committee tomorrow
more than ever confident of success.
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Thompson and Wife Arrested.

Immediately afterWard Antonio
Thompson and his wife were arrested
at the courthouse on the charge of hav-
ing sold their daughter into slavery
The charge was based on the declara-
ton of Peter Adams, a gypsy, who as
serted he had paid Thompson $500 in
gold for his daughter.
In default of $500 bonds Thompson
and his wife are held in custody.
The gypsies declare the statement
that Marie was stolen from her home
in Los Angeles is not true and assert
she was sold by her father TO Gypsy
Peter Adams to become his wife. The
girl says no marriage has taken place.
Thompson could not be induced to make
n direct denial of the charge, beyond
Struggling his shoulders and observing:
Does a man sell his own daughter"
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NOW ACCUSED OF
SELLING GIRL
Antonio Thompson and Wife of
Los Angeles Arrested on
Complaint of GypSieS.

St Louis, Dec. 5.-Marie Thompson.
the 16-year-old girl who was taken
from gypsy camp yesterday on q
writ of habeas corpus, secured at the
Clayton circuit court by her parents.
Antonio Thompson and wife of Los An
geles, Cal, was today given into the
custody of her parents by Judge Nc
chimney at the hearing of the case.
The court dismissed the case without
having heard arguments and awarded
the girl to her parents after the de
PENDANT members of the gypsy camp
had made a return in which they stated
they were not seeking to retain the girl
in their camp.
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ABSURD AT THIS TIME.

5Fi delegates the convention of the
Bhodt Missouri called on Speaker Cannon today
national aid
reeomme harbos
said bond this
timew ould absurd"
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FIVE BANDITS
TOOK THE TOWN
Carney, Okla, the Scene of
Robbery in Which Great
Nerve Was Exhibited.

Carney, Okla, Dec. Five men. at
an early hour this morning, succeeded.
after firing five nitroglycerine shots. in
breaking into the coin safe of the Car
ney bank and secured $4,000.
The burglary was the most desper-
ate on record in the new state. While
two men, time after time charged the
safe cracks with nitroglycerine. and ex-
plosion after explosion, shattered and
broke up bank furniture, the other rob-
bers stood guard on the outside of the
building and kept up d steady rife fire
in every direction, shooting at any cit
izen of the town who made an appear
ance.
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Bells Rang, Citizens Rushed Out.

SCi4S EfCfSF SiNlECHS TNuSi1GO OUI.
Thoroughly aroused. a general alarm
was sounded. Church bells were rang
and the citizens arming themselves
were prepared to make a charge when
the robbers calmly walked down the
main street of the town and vanished in
the darkness.
An effort to trail the men has failed
The men are known to have calmly
walked into the town, robbed the bank
and without rush or hurry, firing coolly
at those who showed themselves, and
walking out.
A large posse with bloodhounds is
securing the district for some clue but
have Utterly failed. 1t is thought the
gang is the same that robbed the bank
of Marshal two weeks ago and as a
result of these rObberies, bankers in
the smaller towns are placing guards in
bank buildings.
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Refundins of the Loan.


The department had the option o.
three methods: First, its redemption
second, fits continuance at a lower rat,
of interest at the pleasure of the Unit
ed States; third, the refunding unde
authority of the act of March IA. 1900
into 3 per cent consols of 1880 of all o.
any part of it.
The redemption of the loan woul,
take from the treasury about $50. 900. 900
a loss which seemed to be inadvisa bl,
in view of the uncertainty then exist
ing as to future financial conditions
Its continuance at a lower rate OF in
terest, while possessing some advan.
tages, was on the whole uncertain a.
to its operation and effect So it wa.
decided to refund part of the loan
leaving outstanding an amount which
could easily be redeemed in July with
out disturbing financial conditions.
Accordingly on April ., 1907. Their,
was published q circular inviting tho
surrender of $40, 000, 900 of the bonds fol-
refunding into per cent consols Of
1880. The premium to be charged fol
the new bonds was fixed at 3 per cent
and the old bonds were to be received
upon the terms prescribed by the act
of March IA, 1900, namely, a price equiv.
alenJ 10 tnelr present worth TO yield ar
annual income of Ia per cent to the
investor. The circular inviting the sur
render of the bonds also included a cal
for the redemption of the residue which
might be outstanding after the refund.
ing was discontinued. Under this cir.
cular the department received for re.
funding, between April 2 and May 81
S50, 307 800 and there remained out
standing, subject to redemption under
the call above mentioned. bonds to the
amount of S36. 121, $50. which maturet
and ceased to bear interest July 2, 1907
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Success depends upon liberal
patronage of printing Offices
John Jacob Astor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-06

Many a man thinks he us
buying pleasure when he is
really sellinghimself a slave to
it.-Benjamin Franklin.
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Deposits withdrawn.

As the time approached for the re-
demption OF the 4 per cent bonds it
was decided to withdraw from the
banks the deposits lodged with them in
September last, in order that the ac-
tual cash in the treasury might not be
materially reduced by the redemption
of the maturing bonds and that the de-
partlnent might be in position later in
the year to afford relief to the money
market during the crOp-moving period
The call for the return of the deposits
was made on the 18th of June, the date
of return TO be July 10 or earlier. at
the convenience of the depositary
banks. The money was promptly lodged
in the treasury on or before the day
mentioned and without any disturbance
10 the monetary situation.
In pursuance of the authority con-
tanned in the act of congress approved
March T. 1907, all collectors of customs
except those in sub-treaSury cities.
have been instructed to deposit their
entire collections with a national bank
depositary if there be one located in the
same town. There have also been trans
ferred to banks from time to time Of
the receipts of customs IN treasury
cities an aggregate amount of So. 724. .
4042 20. The total sum transferred to ma
tionaI bank depositaries in all cities re-
ceiving customs revenues up to Novem-
Der l is approximately s11S.515.397
The advisability of depositing Gus
toms receipts in this manner at sub
treasury cities has been under consid-
Grafton for some time, but no satisfac-
tory conclusion has yet been reached.
During the summer the gradual in
Continued on Page 2.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19
Advertising Hint.

Inventors would get gobs Of free
advertising If they would give to their
inventions names rhyning with some
one or other of our rhymeless Words"
said the fantastic girl
"Take the word silver 1t has no
rhyme. 1t is stumbling block to ev-
cry poet. The poet uses it at lines
end, and then has to destroy the line
because there is no rhyme for it. Sup
pose, as he sought frantically, an in
vention called the oliver appeared.
Then, in order not to lose his line. the
poet would drag in the new invention,
thus giving it an 'ad' worth So or $40,
an 'ad like this:
The Moonlit sea, sea of silver,
AS perfect as perfect oliver.
"Do you catch the idea? Let our in
ventors exercise their best talent, call
ing a new aeroplane wolf to rhyme
with 'coif,' new soundless typewriter
a 'gorange,' to rhyme with orange a
home ice-making machine a kulf,' to
rhyme with gulf and so on
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Kansas City Star. 1t was while Kan
sas was a territory and while the mis-.
sionaries were laboring among the In
dlans In Wyandotte and Johnson Coun-
ties. The first lodge was known as
Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, and is still in
existence. Leavenworth and Smithton
lodges, instituted few days after the
Wyandotte lodge, were known as No.
l and No. 2.
In 1854 little band of Masons in
old WyandOtte decided they must have
charter and organize lodge. White
settlers were 1ocking into the border
towns and the territory was beginning
to take on civilized ways. One Of the
little band Of Masous was sent on
horseback to Bonneville Mo-, to get
the dispensation issued for the new
lodge by the Grand Lodge of Missouri
When the man on horseback crossed
the line into Kansas on his return with
the charter for the first lodge the first
standard of Masonry was planted in
that State.
The first communication of Mason.
ic lodge in the old village of Wyan-
dotte was held in the home of Mat.
thew r. Walker, brother of William
Il. Walker, territorial governor of
Kansas. The lodgeroom was Mr.. Wal
ker's house, which occupied the site Of
the George Fowler mansion in Fowler
park, which has been converted into the
Kansas City Baptist Theological Semi
nary. The first meeting was held Aug
II, 1854, and officers were Installed
then. At the first meeting there were
not enough Masons present to iii the
offices lodge is required to have or fill
the chairs 1t became necessary to
call in woman to act as tyler and Mrs
Matthew R. Walker was given the
place.
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40 alaad I'M b nzya


"That friend Of yours, Skillven, is
certainly one of the most charitable
men 1 ever met" remarked the passen,
ger with the fur-lined overcoat
II haven't noticed him giving away
anything" said the passenger with the
leatherine suitcase, folding his news
paper and pocketing 1t. what hap
pened to touch his hearth"
IL don't mean that exactly" said the
passenger In the fur-lined overcoat. 81
don't know whether he's easy or tight,
but l know he takes charitable views"
That's easy" commented the man
with the leatherlne suitcase. "His
ideas may be liberal, but he lsn't-not
to speak of. Borrowed his wheelbar-
row last spring and l happened to
break one of the handles. At least,
didn't break 1t; it was broken already,
or splintered. Well, offered to pay to
have it repaired, of course, and darned
If he didn't take me up on itp'
THAT was pretty SMALL" agreed the
man with the fur-lined overcoat. II
don't wonder you're sore on him."
Il don't know that I'm sore, particu-
larly. 1t was only 25 cents, but it
didn't seem to me very neighborly.
Kind of cranky disposition, too"
"Well, of course, l don't know any
thing about that, but / was talking
with him about old Brackenbury. Talk
about crank, Brackenburk is one for
your whiskers. He's got crouch
against humanity. Hanged If l ever
knew such mean old rooster. l was
telling this Skilliven about the way he
acted up all the time In his office.
guess there isn't one of his clerks who
wouldn't poison him If he got good
chance. Skilliven, 1t seems, knew him.
believe all that is greatly exag-
gerated,' he says. .Of course, he's a
little irritable at times, but he's suf-
fered with Dyspepsia good deal to
my certain knowledge. We must make
allowances. He's pretty nice old man,
when you know him.
az know him pretty we'll by repu-
tation,' said. He's got the reputation
of being the meanest old skinfint that
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Uncle Sam provides for his postmen.
In every case the fortunes were made
through shrewd investments in real es
tate.
London now has six underground
electric railways (tubes) In operation.
and five more are under construction
or projected The railways of London,
underground and surface, carry more
than 6OO.OO0,000 persons each year, Of
which underground lines accommodate
25S,OO0,OOO. There are nearly 600 rail-
way stations in Greater London, and
into the trunk line stations alone there
pour annually more than 100000 pas
sengers.
A dlp into an official return showed
that there are 1904 London cabnen
between the ages Of go and 20, 249 be-
tween the ages of 70 and 80. while 7
return their age between 80 and 80.
one almost suspects these seven old
patriarchs of having carried sedan
chairs In the pregrowler days. At all
events, they are a living advertisement
OF London as health resort, with beef
steak, overcoat and muffier.-London
Chronicle.
The name Polly applied to the
parrot, Is said to have been brought
to the North in an early day by fat
boatmen, who took grain and provis-
Ions down the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers to New Orleans. Parrots were
in cages at the doors of many French
shops and the Westerners heard the
French say to the bird, "Parlez, par
lez," pronounced parley, and meaning
speak speak," This word, as they
brought 1t back, came to be polly
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(Ftj{5jfIj| fj|[1lgG

A process for making rubber from
wheat has been invented.
There were 1,234,27S Odd Fellows in
the United States January 1.
The total number of immigrants to
! the United States 1906, was 1,100,735.
Earl Gray, Governor General of Can
ada, receives a salary of $4,000 a
year.
| The lower peninsula of Michigan is
said to be entirely underlaid with rock
salt.
The churches are the Portuguese
polling places and votes In Portugal
are cast nowhere else
There are 1863 stock and 234 mutual
fire insurance companies in the United
States January l, 1907.
Workmen in one of the streets of
Madrid dug up an old walnut-wood
chest containing 300 gold doubloons.
Medals of honor for distinguished
gallantry in war in which the United
States was engaged are held by 458
Americans.
The result of the first six months
working of the Simplon tunnel have
been tabulated, and show that an aver
age of 5000 passengers were carried
day.
If not absolutely the oldest, the Stora
Kopparberget In Sweden is the oldest
copper mine of which there are any of
ficial figures. 1t has been worked con-
tinuously for nearly 800 years.
The dreaded nun butterfly is appear
ing everywhere in Bohemia, threaten
ing the devastation Of the forests. The
neighboring woods Of Saxony and ST.
lesia are also threatened. The Minis
try Of Agriculture has named a COM
mission to investigate.
Andrew Carnegies hero fund" was
established in 1904 with $5,000,000 at
its disposal. The commission had
awarded sixty-three medals up to Jan.
/, 1907, and disbursed about $4,000,
aside from about $65,0O0 given San
Francisco and other sufferers from dis
asters
Perhaps for concentrated lnaccuracy
of statement nothing can surpass the
following sentence, which occurred in
an account of burglary given a short
time back In paper: after a fruit
less search all the money was recov-
cred, except one pair of boots."-Tit-
Bits.
One of the princesses of the Bur
mese court, a young woman not yet 20,
is said to be the possessor of the costli-
est dress in the world. 1t Is a court
costume and worn only on rare occa-
slons. 1t is studded with Jewels re-
puted to be worth in the aggregate not
less than one million four hundred
thousand dollars.-Leslie's Weekly.
Several New York postmen, accord
Ing to the World, have made fortunes
Of more than 100000. These men, al
though independently wealthy, through
extra effort during leisure hours, still
trudge from house to house daily with
mailbag and whistle. content to ac-
cept . salary Of $1,000 year which
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-04-19
YARNS ABOUT SANDY HOOK.
British Traveller Told 1t Is Iron and
Used to Tow In Steamers.

British Traveller Told 1t Is Iron and
Used to Tow In Steamers.
Some of the kindred spirits who gath
cred daily in the smoking rooms of the
steamship Amerka on her voyage
which ended yesterday had fun with
an English captain Of infantry who
served with distinction in the war In
South Africa. The Briton had never
before visited this country, but he had
evidently heard much of the wonders
to be found here and IL the stories told
by the arriving passengers are true
they found greater wonders for him
than even the usual newcomer hears.
When the vessel was nearing Sandy
Hook the Englishman was moved to In
qulre what sort of place Sandy Hook
was and who lived there.
"Why, Sandy Hook isn't land" he
was told. Its merely the place where
the big hook comes out to meet incom-
ing steamers"
This led the captain to ask other
questions. He was told that the latest
Yankee invention was hook for tow
ing big vessels into New York harbor.
1t was explained to him that big
hook was sent out on powerful tug
to grasp vessels and bring them into
port. For this reason the place where
the hook met steamers was called
Sandy Hook,
Remarkable !" said he.
The captains friends further de
clared with their hands on their hearts
that late on Saturday Night, when the
Amerlka was nearing the hook, the
captain went on deck and remained
there until nearly o'clock In the morn
ing. explaining that he did not wish to
miss the sight of the hook coming out
to meet the Amerlka.
The captain had vanished before re-
porters could tell him what the other
fellows were saying about him, but the
other fellows said that was his mod
esty.-New York Times.
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DUCKS 1900 MILES AT SEA.
Birds Circle Around Steamship, TAXI
Ing 1t for an Island.

Birds Circle Around Steamship, Tak~
Ing 1t for an Island.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Marlposa, Captain Lawless, ar
rived from Tahiti with twenty-three
passengers and cargo of tropical
products. Among the passengers was
w. f. Doty, former American consul
at Papeete and recently promoted to
represent Uncle Sam in Persia as Units
ed States consul.
The interests of America In Persia
have been represented hitherto by the
secretary of the British legation at Te-
heran, who acted as United States vice
consul whenever necessity arose. This
government, however, recently appoint
ed three consuls for Persia, among
them Mr.. Doty. whose post will be at
Fabric. This is in the same latitude as
San Francisco and Is one of the most
inaccessible consular posts In the world.
In Journeying to his new station Con-
sui Doty will have to travel camel
back for 1900 miles.
On the afternoon of Nov. Captain
Lawless was surprised to see twelve
black and white ducks flying overhead.
They came from the eastward. After
circling around the Mariposa num-
Der of times as IL they were wondering
what kind Of an island the liner was
the ducks wheeled into line and re-
sumed their flight, heading due west.
The ducks were 1900 miles from San
Francisco and 1.200 miles from Ha-
wall. the nearest land.-San Francisco
Call.