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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
a FINE EXAMPLE.

Quietly, so quietly, in fact, that the
public has been given very little infor-
nation, Kentucky has been setting a
splendid example of court integrity and
unquestioning obedience by her citizen
ship. The last municipal and county
elections in Louisville and Jefferson
county, of which Louisville is the cap
ital, were fiercely contested. In the
field were Democratic and fusion
tickets. When the votes were counted
the totals showed a heavy majority on
the face of the returns for the Demo-
cratic ticket.
The fusionists at once set up cries of
fraud. They asserted that there was in
timidation at the polls, that many
voters cast several ballots and that
there were frauds in the count 1t was
not possible to show that, If the ballots
had been honestly cast and counted,
the fusiOnists would have won But it
was possible to show frauds of such a
character as to invalidate the election.
The case was taken to the court of ap-
peals, the highest legal tribunal in the
state. That body, composed, we be-
lieve, entirely of Democrats-or at least
containing an overwhelming majority
of Democrats, held that the election
was fraudulent and that the officers Sc
lected at it were not entitled to their
seats.
1t then became incumbent upon the
governor to appoint new city and
county officers from one end of the line
to the other. This he has just finished
doing. The new men have taken their
seats and are now performing the du-
ties of their respective positions. There
has been no violence, no wild crying
out against the proceeding, no heaping
of invective upon the courts, no attempt
by the old officers to retain their places.
Everything has been done in a decent
and orderly manner.
The story is altogether to the credit
of the appellate court of Kentucky, of
the people of Louisville and Jefferson
county and of the deposed officers. The
court did it's duty fully and without
fear. The citizenship accepted the YER
dict uncomplainingly. A new election
has been called for next November and
the people will have another chance to
vote for their elective officers. They will
have the privilege of restoring the de-
posed officials TO power if they see fit
At least there is nothing to prevent
them from doing so.
But the peaceable settlement of so
grave a controversy, the accomplish
ment of a political revolution without
bitterness and without disorder of any
kind, is certainly remarkable enough to
be worthy of favorable comment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
A Wonderful Kanaka Runner

kaua, and it locked like a pipe for the
ponies, all of which had made the run
up to the Kilauea crater many time.
The king didn't ask for any handi-
cap allowance for his runner. The man
runner toed the scratch with the horses
and they got off together at the crack
of the gun.
1.-THE horses distanced the runner
from the jump, and he let them dis
lance him. He just took up his steady
iope and let the cayuses get away out
of his sight up the steep trail For ten
miles the cayuses were so far above
him on the trail that he couldn't see
hide nor hair of them, but this Kanaka
knew how to wait.
THE horses began to come back to
the runner long before the Halfway
house was reached, and the Kanaka
was just breezing along at the end of
stride he had started with. He WASH t
even taking short breaths when he
pulled up at the Halfway house.
He stopped down there to a spring
beside the road and took just q couple
of mouthfuls of water. The cayuses
were up ahead a bit, blowing their
heads off, for they had been going at
clip that they'd never been pushed
before.
Inc kanaka Forged ahead Of them
all a mile beyond the Halfway house
and it was only a rOmp for him the re-
mainder of the distance. He took a
position for the remainder of the jour-
ney about two city blocks ahead of the
painting and exhausted cayuses and he
stuck to his long, easy lope like a man
wound up for week or so.
He never let them get any nearer
to him for the remaining three hours
of the trip. When only three miles
yet remained before the Volcano house
was to be reached the Kanaka riders
whipped and spurred their horses, but
ii was no use.
1.-The Kanaka runner let out a link
and disappeared beyond their sight
along the tortuous trail, and when six
of the ponies pulled up at the hotel
veranda about half an hour later the
runner was sitting on the steps, cool
as a cucumber, and enjoying a pot OF
saki Two Of the ponies had dropped
dead in their final effort
That was some running and I'd like
to see two or three of those Kanakas
go in the Marathon race the next time
that thing is pulled off. I'd win q
bet"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
MHY NOT CHEER UP9

Honestly, don't you agree with The
Herald that the newspapers of Salt
Lake might well quit calling each other
names and saying hard things, say until
Sept. Is, anyway? Here is Philadelphia
sweltering and with thousands of heat
pTOstrations; New York, steaming and
painting for breath. the middle west in
the throes of a summer sirOcco, while
Salt Lake is delightfully."- comfortable
if only the newspapers would be cheer
full
The sun is just hot enough here in the
daytime to be summary, the canyon
bTeezes just cool enough at night TO be
restful; up in the mountains the pine
balsam fills the air and the vacation
The water in the lake was never bet
ter, the resorts are all filled with hap
py people-and still the editors yowl at
each other and say dreadful things of
each other. 1t wouldn't be so bad If
they said these things in the privacy of
their sanctums or over the telephone,
but they insist on saying them right out
where people see the language and feel
the bitterness of it and get all stirred
up--if they read the editorials.
The Herald has been pleading with
the belligerents for weeks to let up,
say until Sept. Is, anyway, and in spite
of discoura gements it means TO keep on
pleading in behalf of a tired and some
what disguised community. Goodness
knows there's sorrow and cussednesS
enough in this world without paying a
newspaper to add TO the burden. A
cold, cold winter is coming on with
every prospect of a coal shortage. Why
not forget it for a while at least, and
dwell upon the joys that abound for
Salt Lakers this time of year? When
election time comes on and the cam
paigu begins, say in September. the
hostile forces Will have some excuse, a
small one, but still an excuse, for abus-
ing each other.
Meanwhile they ought to cheer up
and get something out of life. They
like it if they tried it once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
REPORTING AT HEADQUARTERS,
youths Companion.)

f1OuIn COmpanl0n.)
If the cap fits, wear it," runs the old
adage. Sometimes the knowledge that it
might easily fit cannot be concealed by
the conscious illdoer, and he publicly puts
on the cap, and thereby confesses his
guilt. Mr.. Frank WilkesOn, the author of
'RecollectiOHs of a Private Soldier" had
an experience of this nature. He was
scarcely more than a lad, a young private
in the civil war, when the incident oc-
CURED.
On the fourth day of the battle of Cold
Harbor the captain delivered to me an
order TO repair at once to headquarters
and report to Adjutant General Williams.
My heart sank. had been stealing hav-
ersacks, had been impudent to officers;
L had been doing lots of things l ought
not. Now for it! This ends my career. -
L thought.
The captain said, Wash up, get a horse
and accompany the orderly" 1 ignored
the first portion of the order, but obtained
a horse, and rode off, slouch-hatted,
blousel6ss and supremacy dirty. / had
full belief 1 was to be severely punished.
Certain sheep weighed heavily on my con-
science l ransacked my memory and
dragged forth all my military misdeeds.
tailed 1 concluded finally that L should
not escape with less than shooting.
1 asked the orderly If General Williams
was very savage tempered. He replied
that the general was the kindest man in
the army, and l felt little treasured.
At last 1 burst out with:
See here, what do you suppose he
wants of me? I've been disobeying or
ders, stealing haversacks, and been i'm
pudent to some of the incompetent Of
ficers."
The orderly laughed loudly.
When we reached General Williams
tent l was really frightened half out of
my senses. and 1 strobe in, hat on my
head. The handsome general smiled
kindly at me. and asked me to be seated.
How I wished l had washed and brushed
the dirt off He asked me many ques-
lions. / grew confidential, and finally
confessed my fright and my sins. The
general tried to look severe, but he had
to laugh. When L had finished he said,
pleasantly:
''You are not going to be shot; your
crimes hardly deserve that. l have sent
for you to tell you you are appointed sec
ond lieutenant TO the Fourth regiment of
the United States artillery Get your dis
charge and come to me If you need money
to travel with, or for clothes"
He was so gracious to me, dirty pri-
vate, that my eyes filled with tears. 1
could not speak to thank him, and / came
very near crying outright.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
MR.. FOY KNEW 1T
WAS HITCHCOCK

1t was shortly after Raymond Hitch
cock had come to town the first time
with king DodO" and had made a
decided hit Critics were enthusiastic
in his praises and the IS. r. o." sign
stood outside Days nightly.
Eddie Foy, who was playing in town
at the time, CHANGED to be on Broad
way when his attention was attracted
by the elaborate display of the photo
graphs of Hitchcock and the members
of his company which adorned the en-
trance to Days theatre. AS part of
the display there was a billboard COW
cred with quotations from the lauda-
tory criticisms of the dramatic writers.
There were repeated illusions to
greatest hit in years" and most fin
ished work" and Americas most
promising comedian"
After he had modify read to the
bottom of the billboard and had exam
ined each picture in turn, Foy turned
to an unebtrusive young man who had
been watching him out of the corner
of his eye.
Have you seen this show?" said
Foy.
Sure" was the laconic reply.
How is this guy Hitchcock, any
good?" continued the comedian.
ANY good" repeated the young
man, with Just a trace of wondering
scorn and pity IN his voice. ANY
good? Why, he's the best in the BUSH
ness. He's left all the other would
be comedians at the post. This mans
scream. tell you; never laughed so
much in my life at anybody
as this man as good as Foy?" asked
Foy, cautiously.
There was no question about the
scornful amusement of the young man
this time as he made reply.
las good as Foy?" he echoed. why,
you ought to see this man yourself
before you begin to ask such foolish
questions. This Hitchcock has got the
Foy person dashed to the mast. They
are not in the same class at all. This
mans a comedian. A man with feel
ings can't compare them. I'm sorry
you asked me that, friend. 1 feel SO
strongly about it."
Eddie looked sternly at the young
man for a full minute and then said
in the tone of tragedian:
I'm Foy.'
IL know you are. / am Hitchcock, -
said the young man.
II knew it, said Foy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
Washington Post

They've got runners, Kanaka men.
down in the Hawaiian islands, that I'd
be willing to gamble everything own
could make these fellows that compete
in the Marathon race at the Olympian
games look like aluminium milk tick
cts" said a petty officer in the navy,
who knows most of the Pacific islands
pretty we'll Il hit the Hawaiian
islands for the first time when l was
Ia prentice, and l saw one of those
Kanaka hot-footers beat a lot of
mighty timber horses in a thirty-mile
rum
This was in 1888, when Dave Kala-
kaua, as the old-timers around Homo
lulu call him yet, was king of the
islands. At that time there were no
telephones Joining the islands, and
state messengers and mandates were
carried from island to island by the
interisland steamers, and rushed into
the interior by these Kanaka runners.
''These Kanaka runners could, and
some of them can STILL lope all day and
all night long, like the American In
dams on the trail in the fighting days
of the red men, and the kings messen-
gers didn't know what getting tired or
winded meant.
king Kalakaua thought lot of
these state runners of his. He always
stuck to it that they could go faster
and farther than horses over the rough
Hawaiian country.
I'm this he was disputed by a num-
Der of the white attaches of his court
Kalakaua wagered 1000 with these
white courtiers that he could pick out
runner from among his Kanakas
who'd get from Kilauea, distance of
nearly thirty miles, quicker than any
snapped the king up on this proposition
at even money.
ut looked to most every white man
down there as If they had the better
of it in that bet with the king. The
king and a big party from Honolulu
sailed in one of the interisland boats
to Hilo. on the main island Of Hawaii,
to see the race.
"The king picked out a huge, sinewy
Kanaka, a man about thirty, who had
been employed as a state runner at
Lahaina, on the island of Maui, for
a number of years, to essay the task
of beating the horses for him. Eight
Kanakas made the start on horseback
on native ponies bred from American
cayuses-strong, sure-footed, nippy lit
tie devils, thoroughly used to the bad
lava roads and the climbing
1.-The king and his party had gone up
to the Volcano house, AT the top OF
Kilauea, in coaches on the day before
to see the finish of the race and to be
on hand to greet the winner. l was
among a party of man-o'-war's men
from one Of our old wooden packs in
the harbor of Hilo TO make the ride up
to Kilauea soon after the kings ascent
to see the finish.
1.-The road from Hilo up to the crater
of Kilauea has been greatly improved
since that time, but 1t sure was the
bad trail then. 1t was only wide
enough for one wagon and it was a
climb of about IS degrees all the way
1.-THE trees that lined the road used
to get blown across the trail in the
big windstorms and the coach drivers
counted 1t part of their job to jump
from their seats every time they came
TO these Instructions and shoulder
them out of the way. This work had
all been carefully attended to in adj
vance of the race by order of Kala-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
AN ASTUTE ADVERTISER.
The EngIist Merchant Who Believed
in Letting the Public Know.

The tragic death of MIR. Whitley of Lon
don, who was the head of the largest store
in the world, has recalled to old friends
various incidents in his life.
MIR. Whitley advertised his store as a
Universal Provider." He claimed he
could furnish anything that was asked,
from paper of pins or needles to an ele-
plant, for he actually had geological
garden, where were many animals for
sale.
One day. says the Worlds Events Mag
azine, an old friend called at the store.
one whom Mr.. Whitley had not seen for
a long time.
After the usual greetings. the friend.
Shaping Mr. Whitley on the shoulder.
said: You claim. do you not, that your
store is universal provider?'
Yes, sir, L do, and i am positive you
cannot ask for anything that 1 cannot
provide
Il will prove you." said the friend. 81
want wife"
That's all right" was the quick re-
Spouse. You are in earnest?'
Surely / am, said the caller.
Immediately Mr.. Whitley called an err
rand boy and said: You go to the milli-
merry floor" naming the floor "and tell
Miss C. that wish her to report to my
office at once"
Miss c. came and the merchant intro
duced her to his friend, and said to the
young lady: This man has come here for
a wife, and I recommend you. To my
Will you marry him?"
Miss c. was greatly surprised, and after
a little talk asked for a few days TO con-
slider and make more acquaintance with
the gentleman.
The couple were married within a week,
and so lar as the world knows they live
happily in London.
If they are not happy. they keep ii 10
themselves.
Before the store was ready, there was
much speculation as to its success.
Upon the opening day Mr.. Whitley was
on the alert to see who would be his first
customer.
A lady, past middle age, was the first.
She bought some choice goods, taking
them with her, as she wished her mantua-
maker to have them quickly.
She had paid for her goods and was
ready to leave the store when Mr.. Whitley
stepped to her side and said: You are
my first customer. ] would like to have
your name and address, for 1 wish to
send you q present"
She thanked him, told her name and ad-
dress, and asked: Am /, then, the first
buyer in this great undertaking? Let us
pray" She knelt just where she had stood,
as did the astonished clerks that were
nearby and Mr.. Whitley. In few earn
est words she asked Gods blessing upon
them all
Each year, as long as the woman lived,
when Mr.. Whitley celebrated the anniver-
sary of the opening Of his store, he re-
membered his first customer with a suit
able gift
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22

is TO eliminate many of the articles in
common use in every household. Other
things being equal, we would strongly
favor the purchase of independent
goods. If the markets could be taken
away from the trusts the trusts would
very shortly go to pieces. But the
general public and the Texas public
will not deplete their savings accounts,
nor will they go TO Jail in order to
save the Independents. Those are mat
tiers with which the federal govern
ment must deal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
THE TEXAS TRUST LAW.

There recently went into effect in
Texas a law which is intended TO pre-
vent merchants from purchasing goods
made by trusts and combinations, for
sale to their consuming customers in
the state. In other words, Texas pro-
poses a legal boycott of trust-made
products. The independent manufac-
turer is to have Texas for his exclu-
sive field. Now the law seems all right
in theory, but that it will work out
practically it is greatly to be doubted.
There are many difficulties in the
way.
Suppose a merchant chooses to pay
no attention to the law. We viii say
he buys some OF the harmless prod
uets of some great corporation, which
is regarded as a trust. and retails them
10 his customers. The state begins
proceedings against him under the
new law Now it becomes necessary
for the state. before d conviction can
be had, to prove that the selling cor
poration is a trust and that the mer-
chant KNEW II u DC z AIu6L. mat
cuts out some hard work for the state.
This, though, is only the beginning.
If sufficient evidence should be pro-
duced to prove that the corporation is
a trust, the merchant would not go to
Jail. For, it is a certainty that the
supreme court of the United States
would be asked 20 pass upon the con-
stitutionality of the law. 1t would be
asked to decide whether or not a state
has the right to prohibit the purchase
by a merchant of an article, harmless
I'm itself, wherever he can purchase it,
for sale within the state.
Really it is not possible to believe
that the law can be enforced. 1t can
only be classed as crank legislation
that will be crushed under the weight
of it's own foolishness. That there are
combinations of capital in this coun-
try that should be restrained is not
seriously denied by anybody. The peo-
pie of Texas are known as trust bust
ers. but they are just as human as the
people of other states. Their mer-
chants and their consumers will buy
where they can buy to the best adj
vantage.
To eliminate the trust-made product
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
OUR TRADE WITH JAPAN.

Some alleged japanese statesmen are
talking of inaugurating a boycott on
American goods by way of retaliation
for the so-called California outrages
1t is a poor game that holds only one
system of play. The japanese might
find that their revenge was very costly
1t would be the most natural thing in
the world, if Japan should boycott
American goods, for America to boycott
japanese goods. And the figures show
that Japan would lose more than Amer
lea in the boycott process.
During the last fiscal year the United
States sold more goods to Japan than
any other nation sold that country
The total volume of business was, in
round numbers, $1O0, 000, 600. OF this
sum S3S, 0O0, 900 was paid out by Japan
for American goods. We paid Japan
So, 900, 600. Thus the balance of trade
in favor of the brown man was $4,000,
600. If Japan thinks she can afford the
luxury of a boycott she is welcome.
The United States is in a much better
position than Japan to institute a boy
colt. We import from Japan practical
ly nothing that is absolutely necessary
to our happiness or well being, and GER
tainly nothing that could not be pur-
ports during the fiscal year. 20 per cent
to be exact, was made up of silk in the
raw and manufactured state. Some
people may imagine that they can't
possibly live without silk.
To them we may say they can buy
first-class silk of American manufac-
ture, or they can go to China or half
a dozen other countries for it. The
rest of our imports was made up of
porcelain, tea, mating, earthenware
and camphor. India, China or CeyIon
could furnish us with tea in abundance
And we can also buy the other articles
mentioned in various lands. Nor would
they cost US any more than we are
paying Japan for them, perhaps not as
much.
on the other hand, Japan is compelled
to come to US for many things For ex-
ample. cotton, -four, machinery, kero-
sene. These she cannot buy anywhere
in the world to anything like the adj
vantage at which she can purchase
from US. There must be in Japan
statesmen who are well acquainted
with these facts. And in our judgment
the possibility of a boycott is as alb
surdly remote as the possibility of war
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THE COST OF 1T.
Chicago News.)

fNlIIINd5V
They were celebrating their engagement
by dining at a swell cafe.
DO you believe" she queried, as the
conversation Jagged, that man is real
ly made of duStg
''Well," he rejoined. glancing at the
dinner check, The wouldn't be able to
travel far in your country II he wasn't"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
The Most Popular Saratoga Chips.
Spokesman-RevieWl

Spokane Spokesman eview)
The man who invented Saratoga chips
died this week, but chips of the red,
white and blue variety can still be OBJ
tanned at Saratoga.
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Know More About 1t.
Washington Post.N

After a while the courts will gain in
wisdom to such an extent that when they
want information as to the business
methods of trusts they will summon the
sl5 clerks instead of the millionaire
presidents.