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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
BANK LIKELY TO RESUME
Failed Kansas City Institution Not
in Such Bad Shape, Accord
ing to the President.

Kansas City. Ms, Dec. DIR. w. 5.
Woods, president of the National Bank
of Commerce, which c:esed its doors
Wednesday owing its depositors close
to $4,000 0 asserts that the bank may
resume business within a short time.
DIR. Woods early today, after a meet
ing of directors of the bank that lasted
late into the night, said:
1T is the sentiment of the board of
directors that the bank resume bust
ness and, indeed, I don't see much that
is in the way of resumption. We can
meet all the federal requirements
without any trouble. We will be able
to show that our capital is unimpaired
and that we can easily meet all Obliga-
tions.
I'VE closed with practically 80 cents
on the dollar cash and exchange on
hand, ; cents more on the dollar than
the national banking laws require We
are paying out nothing now, and the
receiver Will collect very fast. 1t is
reasonable to conclude that it won't
be a great wlile before he has collected
20 per cent more, giving us so cents
on the dollar. That would be good
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
WORK OF RESCUE VERY SLOW
Three Miners Still Imprisoned in the
Alpha Shaft of the Giroux,
at Ely, New.
Especial to The Herald.)

Ely, New, Dec. THE progress of
the rescue parties working to save. the
lives of the three miners imprisoned on
the 1,00O-feot level of the Alpha shaft
of the Giroux Consolidated Copper COM
pany. is slow, because of the dangerous
character of the ground.
The rescue parties are unable to gain
more than one foot per hour. The
ground continues to cave and break.
filling the shaft almost as rapidly as
the men are able to remove the earth.
The miners say that their two fellow
workers, both Greeks. who were killed
on the 1.100-foot level, we're crushed
by falling timbers and rock
When the first crash occurred the
Americans, Mcdonald and Brown. re-
manned at the bottom of the stump,
while the two Greeks ran to the shaft
and were killed by falling boulders
and timbeTs.
The Americans could not make the
Greeks understand their danger and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
WATER MAINS GREAT VALVE

When. on Monday, the water is
turned into the new water supply main
running from Pariey's canyon reser-
vOir down Fifth South street, there will
be little need of fire engines, as the
pressure i'm the business district will
be 50 great that it alone will throw a
stream of water over the highest build
ing in town.
1t is estimated by the city engineer
that the average pressure along Main
street will be eighty pounds, which will
throw a stream 124 feet. This can
easily be increased to 200 pounds if ne
cessary, and tables prepared by en-
gineers to show the distance a given
pressure will throw a stream do not
record any pressure over 100 pounds
In Salt Lake the average pressure at
Fifth South and Main street will be 115
pounds.
That the new main will reduce the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
COMING WIND AND WATER.
How s2,235,ooo Was Transmitted
Into S4O,7oo,ooO.
Chicago Journal.

Chicago Journal.)
Common people have habit of
being puzzled over such questions as
these:
How is ii possible for one man. en-
dOwa1 with two hands and one head,
10 accumulate a personal fortune of
IS. 000. 0G0 or $40 G00, 900. or $50 900. 000 or
such mammoth stacks of gold as those
possessed by the Rocekefellers. Nor
gans, Ryans, Belmohts and the other
princess of incomprehensible for
tunes?"
Where is the business or trade or
profession that would net such gigan-
tic profits? Can such business be
hone st2'
Once in a while the common people
get a peep under the curtain of high
finance as it is played in Wall street.
and thereby obtain definite and con-
elusive answers to the Duzzling ques-
lions.
Now York has just had an amazing
glimpse under the curtain in the
astounding investigation into the ma
nipulation of public street car fran
chises by a coterie of fortune princes.
Tn ere should be nothing puzzling
now about how Thomas F. Ryan, p.
A. Widener and Thomas Dolan have
accumulate their powerful king
dOms There is nothing strange about
the facr that William c. Whitney and
William L. Elkins died leaving to their
heirs towering monuments of gold.
These five men, out of thin air and
the public streets of the metropolis.
added SAC, 000, 900 in five transactions to
their personal fortunes.
With their associates, political and
financial, they plundered the metrOpo-
lis, and then they worked the double
cross or the investing public. 1t was
the same old high finance game. but
on a purely Captain Kidd scale. In
plain language, this Is what happened
Two men purchased two horse car
lines or Twenty-eighth and Twenty
ninth streets for $4,000 and turned
them over to the Metropolitan for
bonds and stock which had a market
value of s5.550,O0O.
They purchased the Fulton street
lire also horse car. for $3.50. 900. and
took sf.S5O.000 worth of Metropolitan
securities therefor
They bought the Thirty-fourth street
trolley line for $4,000 and turned il
into the Metropolitan for $3,7OO. OOO
worth of securities
They sold the Lexington avenue and
Pavoris line. which cost S1.50O. 900 to
build, for S1S.500. 600 in securities.
The Columbus and Ninth avenue
line, constructed at a cost of less than
100000. brought $11, I00,00 securities.
In other words, trading on the fran
chises given by the public. these astute
money manipulators traded s.. 235. 900
worth of actual property for $40. zoo, OOO
worth of Metropolitan securities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
POOR HOUSE INMATE
HEIR TO A FORTUNE

New York. Dec. flames Nolan.
who for many years has been an in
mate of a poor house near Dublin. Ire
land, will receive a Christmas present
of $4,000 which is his share of the es-
tate of Patrick White, an aged recluse
who died in Brooklyn a year and a half
ago. Patrick Nolan, who also lives in
Ireland, Annie r. Cleary of Brisbane.
Australia, and Catherine German of
Detroit. Mich. also viii receive like
amounts. Charles Neil, Sarah III.
White and Johanna White also are en-
titled to like amounts. but they can
not be found, Their share of the es-
tate VIII remain in the hands of the
public administrator until they can be
located. Patrick White came to Amer
lea from Ireland in 1910, and at once
became identified with shipping inter-
ests i'm Baltimore. in which city he
lived for thirty years. then moving to
Brooklyn, where ne resided until his
death
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
RAFFLED MILLIoNAIREs.
philadelphia Item.D

P. A B. Widener tells this story ON
himself. 1t is the custom of one of the
railway board of directors, of which he
is a member, TO pay each director who
attends a board meeting $40, and the
money due the absentees is divided
among those present.
On one bliZzardly day when the hoard
was scheduled TO meet Mr.. ,Widener. fig
ured that the snow and cold would keen
the other members away from the meet
ing, and he determined to attend and
thus secure the fees of all the absentees
as well as his own fee. Not that Mr.
Widener needed the money. but he
chuckled as he thought of the Joke he
would have on all his fellow directors.
So he put up with the Inconvenience
and dangers of the storm and made his
way to the boards meeting place. His
amaZement was complete when he Ell
tered the room and found that every
other member had preceded him. The
intended joke was too good, and he
frankly told of his purpose in turning
out on such a Wretched and death-in-
viting day.
The other board members laughed
heartily. and before many minutes had
elapsed all had confessed that they
were present as a result of the same
mental figuring. Each had thought as
Mr.. Widener habitat he would cap-
ture his own and all his fellow MEM
bers' fees. But each had TO ge salts
fed with the usual $40.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
BICYCLISTS IN CONTEST.
six-Day Event Begins at O'clock
Monday Morning.

New York, Dec. Madison Square gar
den was crowded 10 its utmost capacity
tonight with the followers of bicycling.
Several international events were on the
card, which served as an Introductory
to the annual six-day contest, which will
begin at l O'Clock Monday morning.
The first race was a duel between Frank
Kramer. American champion sprinter and
Edward Jacquelin, the French champion
They met first at a half-mile. which kra-
mer won by a wheels length. An hour
later they tried conclusions at one mile
and Kramer won again with ease.
A ten-mile race, open for profession
ais in which there were forty-three start
ers. was won by Walter Rutt of Ger
many.
In ten-mile mOtOr-paced race between
Louis paragon OF france winner OF the
lO0-kilometer worlds paced champion
ship in 1906 and 1907. and Bobby Walthour
of Atlanta. Ca, the Frenchman won by
nearly two laps
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
MOTHER OF TAFT
CALLED BY DEATH
End Had Been Expected Hourly
for a Week-SeCretary
on the Ocean.

Millbury. Mass, Dec, S-Death,
which had been expected almost hour
ly for q week past, was announced this
morning at 1920 O'Clock from the bed
side of Mrs Louisa Maria Taft, moth
er of Secretary of War William H.
Taft. Mrs. Taft was the widow of AL
phonso Taft secretary of war and at
torney general of the United States I'M
der President Grant, and later minis
ter to Austria and Russia.
Mrs. Taft was attacked last July
with acute Indigestion, and gradual
breakdown Of her vigorous constitution
soon followed. Secretary Taft, her son,
had visited her on Independence DAY,
and left her apparently in normal
health to go to his summer home in
Canada, from which place he was
summoned on Aug. 10 because of alarm
at his mothers condition. He spent a
day at her bedside and found her in a
less dangerous condition than he had
supposed. The imperative duties of mis-
office called him to Washington, where
plans for a tour of the world had been
so definitely arranged that they could
not be changed, and as his mother
was reported as ralying her strength,
he proceeded to carry out his program.
MIS- IdlJ I6SIUSO III tuc olu HOlIlt-
stead where she had lived as a girl,
and which is now the home of her sis
ter. Miss Della Torrey
Mrs Taft was born in Boston Sept.
II. 1927, the daughted of Samuel Da-
venpOrt TOrrey.
Mrs. Taft is survived by four chill
dren. Of whom Secretary Taft is the
eldest The other sons are Henry w
Taft. of the New York firm of Strong
& Cadwallader, and Horace d. Taft,
founder and head of the Taft school
for boys at WATERFOWL, Conn.
The daughter. Fanny l.. is the wifi ;
of DR.. William A. Edwards of Los An
geles Besides Miss Torrey. the only
near relative is her stepson, former
Congressman Charles P. Taft, editor of
the Cincinnati Times-Star.
CuxhaVen. Dec. THE steamer
President Grant, with Secretary Taft
and the members of his party on
board, left here at noon today for New
York via BOulogne and Plymouth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
BRYAN GUEST OF
HONOR At OMAHA
Dollar Dinner by Democratic
Club Which Was Marked by
Great Enthusiasm.

Omaha, Dec. William j. Bryan
was the chief guest at dollar dinner
given at the Auditorium tonight by the
Dahlman Democratic club, at which
about 1,2OO persons were present. Fol-
lowing the banquet the galleries were
thrown open to the public and about
5000 persons availed themselves of the
opportunity to hear the speeches of the
evening.
The enthusiasm with which Mr.. Bry-
an was received exceeded any demon
stration ever given by people of his own
state. 1t was the first time he had ad-
dressed a Nebraska audience since he
announced his willingness to accept the
Democratic nomination. and wheu he
arose To speak it took several minutes
of demonstration 20 satisfy the gather
inS. The band played ''Star-Spangled
Banner" but The crowd continued to
cheer until Mr.. Bryan waved for 81
lence
Touched by the Greeting.
The enthusiastic reception was evil
DENLY noted with considera BILE feeling
by the Democratic leader. and he ac-
knowiedsed the hearty greeting in
feeling Introductory to his speech
Mr. Bryan followed the line of argu-
ment pursued in his speech at Washing
ton. adding to the things which he stat
ed III that speech were borrowed from
the Democratic platform, one new sug-
gestiOn contained in the message of
President Roosevelt sent to congress
last Tuesday. This additional sugges-
ton refers 10 the recommendation of
the president for a license system for
the trusts. Mr.. Bryan also Endorsed
f1r,uaf
appropriating money for campaign
funds. saying that While it was an
original suggestion for which the presi-
dent should have credit, it was Demo-
cratic in spirit and purpose.
Hope for Next Year.
He spoke Of the spirit of hope that
pervaded the party. and said that the
Democratic party would enter into the
next campaign with an army of volun-
teers. and that these volunteers were
fighting because their hearts were in
The work and that they would be more
than match for any troops that might
he "marshaled for the defense of the
mOnopolies and special privileges"
Many references had been made dur
ing the evening to Mr.. Bryan's candi-
dacy for the Democraticl nomination.
and To these suggestion the speaker
gave little encOura cement except 10
state that his ,sition remained the
same as indicated in the pronuncia-
mento given out by him some time ago.
He reiterated that his position was UNI
changed, and that his acceptance of the
nomination would be forthcoming if he
were satisfied The rank and file of the
party wished him again TO lead their
forces.
The banquet was representative of
-
Leavenworth, Kan, acted as tOastmas-
ter Among the other speakers were
Mayor James 9. Dahlman of Omaha
and Colonel Roy G. Hoffman of Okla
homa. The latter responded to the
toast. THE Oklahoma Democracy"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

| insurance rates in the business dis
trict seems assured. Some say the re-
duction will be as high as 25 per cent.
The advantage of having such a great
pressure is obvious, as hose can be
attached directly to a hydrant if neces-
sary and the stream which will be
forced from the nozzle will be nearly
as great under ordinary circumstances
as that which a fire engine furnishes.
The cut above shows the pressure
regulators at Tenth East and Fifth
South streets, the installation of which
were completed yesterday There are
two of these regulators, and they are
at the intersection of the thirty-s six
inch-plpe from Parley's reservoir and
the thfrty-inch-pipe leading into the
heart of the city. They are arranged
In duplicate, as shown, so that if one
gets out of order the city can be sup
piled through the other. The normal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

pressure at the terminus of the thirty
six-inch-pipe is 139 pounds. The reg
ulatOrs bring it down to sixty-five
pounds in the thirty-inch pipe. Then
il increases gradually until lis pounds
is reached at Fifth South and Main
streets.
Each regulator has two valves. one OF
each side of it, which are manipulated
by hand and which are used to 'regu-
late" the pressure desired.
The total cost of the regulators.
valves and installation will be $4,000.
and. according to the city engineer, the
installation is the finest in the cOun-
try. p. ]. Moran is the contractor and
for the new supply main he will be paid
in all about 1915, 600
The main will be tested from end TO
end Monday by the engineer and con-
tractor and if found perfect the water
will be turned on for keeps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS.
George r. Maxwell Post Names New
Men to Serve During Year.

George r. Maxwell post, Grand Army
of the Republic, held its annual cleo
tion last evening. These were chosen:
Commander of the post, J. NJ. Sven;
senior vice commander. James L. Jus
tice: junior vice commander, George H.
Austin; chaplain, George b. Squires;
officer of the guard. Chester Phelps;
officer of the day, John s. Stevens;
quartermaster. Alfred Kent; surgeon,
Dr.. Joseph Milliron: trustees, Henry F.
Burns and H. c. Rowe. The following
were chosen delegates to the depart
ment encampment: George H. Austin,
John Beatty, William E. Brown, J. c.
Code. Abel Grovenor, J. Johnson, S.
Johnson, J. II. Kidd. II. p. Miller. Jo-
seph L. Justice, II. H Klnsman; alter
nates. DR.. Joseph MilG~on, II. Oakson,
James B. Lindsay. Chester Phelps, w.
F. Wilson, Lewis Sidel, W. II. Skilhorn
and John s. Stevens. The officers will
be installed on the first Saturday in
January. when the Women's Relief
Corps installation will also take place
Two new members were admitted last
night
AT a meeting of p. Edward COnnor
camp, Spanish War Veterans, these Of
ficers were elected: Captain, p E
Common; first lieutenant, H. z. Dewey:
second lieutenant, Robert S. Sleater:
N H Glenn. S. W. Patterson and FL
mer NJ. Qualtrough, camp council
Good Printing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
WORKING ON THE BIG SEWER

the soil is so wet that the trenches are
continually filled with water. which has
to be pumped out. Despite this, how
ever. James Kennedy the contractor
expects to have the work finished by
Jan. l at the latest. He is now work
ing on West Ninth South street. NJ.
O'Connor has direct charge of the
work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

Above is a photograph of the steel
form around which the intercepting
sewer is built. This form is forty
inches in diameter. As soon as one
section of the sewer is completed
around it, the form is pulled out and
replaced at tile end of the completed
section. Then it is covered with con-
crete, which is allowed to harden, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

were therefore unable to prevent them
running to their death.
Alfred Carr of New York, a heavy
owner in the GirOux, has arrived khere
on a tour of inspection, and went out
to the mine yesterday, going down the
shaft to the point where the rescue
crews are at work. He will remain here
until the men are reached
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

the process is repeated. The most that
has been laid in one day is ninety feet
One of the labOrers can be seen sit
ting inside the form.
The intercepting sewer, as is gener-
ally known, will drain the entire west
ern section of the city, and will cost
about 5000, 900. The work has pro-
crossed under the greatest difficulty, as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

cash reserve, plenty strcng enough to
open with
DR.. Woods. insists that the 81, $50, 1874 81
surplus and undivided profits of the
bank will pay several times over what
bad paper the institution may have.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

Old Sol is getting busy. You
had better prepare with proper
footwear It's cheaper than doc
tors bills, and the pleasure you
get out Of "Money-Back" Shoes
is worth the price you pay and
more. Rubbers for the entire
family in all sizes. Money
Back" Shoes are in a class of
their own, and prices are al
ways in keeping with Money
Back" dealings.
DAVIS SHOE co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
hIscHEcks NO GOOD.
Especial to The Herald.)

Ely. New, Dec. THE grand jury
returned an indictment last night
against Tom J. Costello, charging him
with issuing worthless checks,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

Uncalled-for suits and overcoats, $40
and up. Daniels, 81 ". ID South.
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Good PRINTING.

Tribune-Reporter Pig. Co. Sc W. I'd So
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

Cuxhaven. Dec. THE steamer
President Grant, with Secretary Taft
and the members of his party on
board, left here at noon today for New
York via BOulOgne and Plymouth.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-05-17
Florida Makes Her Hard Roads OF
"Marsh Grass"

In a recent issue of Printers
Ink. in an article About Florida.
which is signed by one George p.
Rowell. the writer attempts 10 give
some idea of Florida and it's leading
newspapers. hut the composition is 50
weak that it is absolutely disgusting.
Take this for sample:
ut may tend TO enable one TO real
iZe how flat Florida is. to he told that
should an engineer select the sum-
NIT of the highest hill for a site for
a duplicate of the Washington m0nu-
ment and determine TO sink its foun.
dation TO the level of the sea, and
count the height from that line. the
shaft would still stick out of the
ground more than a hundred and fiji.
~ feet. The soil is Sand--sand--
sand There are no stones. One
might search the whole state for a
piece OF rock big enough to make a
doorstep for a cOttage-Or even big
enough to throw at a dog. For road
making material they resort to COW
ering the sand with marsh grass or
forest leaves and this again with
shells from the seashOre, the cOmbi-
nation making a path that glitters
white in the sunshine, but not par
ticularly dusty"
OF course George p. ROwell may be
a ten-year-Old schOolbOy who has oh.
tanned his knowledge from some old
fashioned geography; certainly he has
never been in the state. If the news
papers of Florida fail to properly
roast" this Juvenile composition, it
will be a wonder. The criticism can
not be too severe.