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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26
FRED WALKER
GETS DIVORCE
Judge Armstrong Grants Decree
Upon Recommendation of
Referee King.
GIVEN CUSTODY OF CHILD.
Termination of Tragedy OF Woman's
False Step-Only Two Wiz
ncSscs Examined.

Fred G. walker and Josephine Walk
or were divorced by decree entered
by Judge George G Armstrong this
morning upon the report Of Referee
Howard King The decree entities the
father to the custody of Josephine
Carol Walker aged seven years, the
issue OF their marriage. which took
place iu this city go November. 1898.
The suit for divorce was flied TuesdaF
afternoon. the testimony taken the
same day In W. n. Hutchinson's Of
fees before Referee King.
Having been acquitted az murder
Fred g. Walker is now free. The
mother of his child has been shown to
be an unfit person TO have the rear
ing Of the daughter I'm her charge and
she has been given over TO her father
Dr Earl $. Beers, the cause Of his
own death and the shame of Mrs.
Walker lies I'm his grave and for her
false step Mrs. Walker now stands
alone
ONLY TWO WITNESSES.
The examination of MI Walker and
Mrs Magic who We're the sole Wit
nosscs before Referee King. was con-
Quoted by w r. Hutchinson, who rep
resented Walker when he faced trial In
the Weber county courts for murder
Mr. Hutchinson brought out in his eX-
animation Of Mr. Walker that he was
married in November of 1899 in this
city. aud that Josephine Carol Walker
"a daughter years OF age, was the only
issue OF the union. Mr.. Walker declared
that he did not think Mrs Walker a
suitable person TO have the care and
custody Of their daughter. Mr.. Walker
stated that he had placed Josephine I'm
St Mary's academy and had assumed
every responsibility OF her education
and rearing. In all 20 questions We're
put to Mr.. Walker the answers NUM-
! bering the same.
INFIDELITY PROVED.
Mrs. Maggie testified that she had
| known Mrs. Walker for about two
years. She then detailed the happen-
ings Of Sunday, sept. s, 1907, and of the
succeeding night She said that DIR.
| Beers, Mrs. Walker and she were at
| the Hermitage in ogden canyon. DIT.
/ Beers occupied an adjoining room. Dur
| ing the night Mrs. Magic and Mrs.
| Walker having retired together. Mrs.
! Walker left the room and did not To-
! turn until about Z o'clock the next
/ morning She was attired only I'm a
: lximona Mrs Maggie declared that she
4 heard Beers and Mrs Walker talking
1 together 10 Beers room, knowing their
voices wen enough To be positive In her
/ statement Mrs. Maggie declared that
1 al the time Mrs. Walker came back 20
| their room the Monday morning OF
| which she was speaking she to1 Mrs
! walker that the affair looked disgrace.
| full and that she was going 10 part
| company with them. Mrs. Walker al
the time attempted 10 laugh the entire
affair of. saying that there was moth
/ ing wrong in IT,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26
SUBMARINE ACCIDENTS.
French Submarines 10 be Provided
with Detachable Telephone Bouys.

Paris, Dec. 26.-Following elaborate
experiments to prevent the recurrence
~ accidents to submarine vessels. the
,,,iuister OF the navy has issued orders
that AM submarines be fitted out with
detachable telephone bouys which, I'M
caao OF accident will permit OF COM
rnunicstfon with the surface.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26


And what Of the man without home
end family and Christmas time when
. % people turn 10 their own?
This morning eight sturdlly built La
orers. with eight suits Of canvass and
yeralls dropped their Irvine tied bed
ng rolls on the floor OF a First South
leet employment agency.
We just come in from Idaho" said
De spokesman. We wuz working so
niles from nowhere. and when Christ
las day come we couldn't see il to stay
dear away from everybody. We had
our Jag Now we wants a job again."
care you Greek, Italian. Hungarian
or Ehat?' was the query although
De German countenance of the man
stood out clearly enough.
"Bohcmians" said the convivial lead
O. except two-they're Prussians."
Can you tank English?" II a man
old you TO throw rocks into a hole
ouli YOU know what he meant. DO
on savvy "rip-rapping
sure"
u was asking because the only job
have is one whore you can get on
you don't know how 10 speak Eng
ish. no foreigners 60"
And the cruelty Of fortune which
days havoc with mems money while
hey seek a little comfort OF some kind
other on Christmas day. came rap
. lly TO the fore for the employment
. man told them that there were va
aucies at Gait. on a rip-rappln
. uy because part Of the rip-rappers
ao insisted on drifting down the line
the first town where there was drink
nd music and gay word TO be had
with some other mem Der Of the hu-
man race.
The eight started on their way "a
. hut out eight of those who viii be
back 10 apply for work after rocuper-
ton from the seasons festivities.
LABORING CONDITIONS.
Iaboring conditions Ia salt Lake to.
. day present front which three
months ago would have been thought
. impossible. This morning a News
| crorter who went TO each n tbs
places where laboring men congre.
| sate-~the employment bureaus, the
. salvation Army Motel. and the saloons
. 1i the business sectlon--fOund work
N los ~
~. ~, aI P5',,el,i,1s ,,sd,,ssod h., 49,
.,s-..n ,', tbat ana e,nnio,,,,,---t i,u,es,,,
Ia a. s,,t,-,,tr,, r,,,, r,srlo,.'
Rf. inc saiEs a,i,, army iy p"ltoss o.,
o, '9 a a. $500, ~
h. f'o,,,,,e ~ .,.,-.r,t ~ ~. M, s,,,,
r..t..9 ,E,t ttgs 49,, 4, -. s,+,.,.t.,,.,.
Sor tha mo e SCR go s"derboi,o ~
tbe arrpt SAID ma e,cry nigbt IN,
betel b croWdea ~ canacitv For 4.
eorts Ia eivrs "a man h bNh "a Glen
nair ~ sheats. "a nigbt gown ana fum
Gates hia CLOTHES. Whine ne sIoops.
work is THE ISSUE.
Al Divon,s pmniovment agency. IN,
tragedy of prss.nt condition made n
nj ycrv nppnrent a carpcnter-h
. had worked for gabO per day. un,
ried for work. and taken the only po
luon orcn IA Job ON "a rip-rap mni
1t g2.2b per 10 worfiug hours whIel
| the foremen are beginning 90 lenEtnei
cut into n and I2 hours puckal
rock few days the he was told q
afe team and go out 10 the quar-
ries for "a load. This was too mueI
| J.. nf Isf| j
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26
HOW IN HAPPENEp.

Hoffman Is am Austrian ana conducts
business I'm Murray. he spent yes
terday i'm Bingham Junction and was
returning when the mysterious attack
upon him was made. He was passing
the Denver saloon at . O'Clock this
morning when be heard someone go tho
dark command him To stop. with tho
command came two shots and Hon
man felt a twingc in his arm and an.
other iu his leg. lie saw one man but
believes there were two az least Sub
sequent investigation showed the sa-
loon had been broken into ana un-
doubtedly 10 was frightened robbers
who shot i'm fright at being interruptea
Son their work.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26
SCARY HOLDUPS
SHOOT ]. HOFFMAN
They Fire Twice and Then Dis
appear Without Searching
Their Victim.
FLESH WOUNDS INFLICTED.
Believed They Were Frightened While
At Work Breaking Into Sa-
loon. so Ran Away.

Joe Holman was shot twice bv a
hold-up or holds-ups in Murray this
morning but neither wound viii prove
fatal and neither is necessarily seri-
Gus. The holds-ups got nothing at
tempted TO take nothing from Hoffman,
evidently fearing the noise of the shots
wouli attract other persons 90 the spot.
AS the saloon Goo front OF which the
shooting happened was robbed IL
might be possible that the men had
just finished robbing the place and
upon seeing "a man approach became
frightened Probably thinking Hon
man was q Waterman or officer they
shot TO render him helpless on brighten
him. This theory is held in more favor
than the belief that they were trying
TO hOld-up Hoffman. No suspect has
been run down yet.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26
n SALVATION ARMY HOTEL.
m Sorts and Conditions Of Sons
OF Toll Pack the
Place Today.
80 Interviews Taken at Random
TEL the Story of Existing Condi-
lions All Along the Line.
LABOR OPINION.

Sian Captain soderholm, SAL
rauon army: "The men who
5rft IN here 'on the bum as
they put It, include skilled labor
srs OF every class. They were
Getting over 500 per month this
au and now have neither tho
hone Of work nor funds"
An Applicant for Help; "I
qat let out in Los Angeles. and
bummed my way TO Bakers
aeld then % Fresno then
DO san Francisco. then 20 Salt
Lake. tried every town on the
way and there was nothin' doiu'
never was on the bum before"
H. j. Dixon employment
agent 1--WE haven't got a sim
gle application for men, except
q Gait. where the salt Lake
route is "rlp-rapping" q creek TO
prevent spring washolts. These
men are wanted only TO replace
others who went off on a Christ
mas jag. or accumulated a stake
and went home"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26

.yaers Appreciate the Fact Ihut
Wv. ps.eret News Reaches the peo-
4. an Their Homes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26

Arc You Progfc ShlflVF Gust Keeping
shop" In Other Words: Arc You
Advertising or Not?
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28
The WELCOME NEWS FROM HOME

she was the best dancer in Daw.
sonville," supplemented Crankle. You
could trip the light fantastic yourself,
In them days"
The phone was ringing and Burbank
took down the receiver impatiently.
mol" he shouted. Cant see any
body-well, tell him to wait, then"
"Mebby / better mosey along sug-
gested Bige family.
"Sit still, Bige. sit still," command
ed Burbank. "Its Just like old times.
Say, What ever became OF Hen Sper-
rvs oldest boy?"
Johnny? Oh, he's there on the
old place tryin' to scratch a Twin out
Of that old plain land. Albert, he's
the next. has gone to Bethany to work.
He's quite a smart Teller. That fam
ily's sort a'gone of Huldy's the only
one that's left of that whole family Of
girls. Old Asa Sperry died a short
spell back, sad thing. He was 81.
You've got a nice place here, Tom. l
suppose they charge you as much for
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28
AARaNEJy HAR0ENeAIcNEY-

ess Anne Harden Hickey disappeared
from her little kingdom on East Fifty.
fourth street. Her neighbors spoke OF
her regretfully. The cabbies and the
motormen looked for her In vain.
Their erstwhile queen was In the care
of relatives who had spirited her
away. far from prying eyes and Cos
slping tongues. For almost a year she
lived thus In retirement; where. none
but her family knew. Then came the
public announcement that Baroness
Anne Harden-Hickey had been TO
moved to the Stamford sanitarium.
there to reign over her imaginary sub
jects and to await the call OF her
princely consort from that dark and
uncertain shore whittier he had pre-
ceded her n adventures which she
had always yearned to share with
him.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28
POOR SHADE
OF ROYALTY
Baroness Harden e Hickey
Once Ruled ira Royal
State on the Island of
Trinidad, NouO With Mind
HopeIessiy Gone, Is in
SGuitdrium Nth Decisions
of Former Greatness Her
Only Comfort.

New York.-"Almost n Queen!" Fit
title for a modern melodrama, this
phrase which. in invisible characters,
Is written over the door OF a private
room in a sanitarium ut Stamford,
Conn. Almost Il might be called an
epitaph, for behind that door sits the
mental wreck of a New York woman
who ruled hguratively by her beauty
and charm, and literally by the title
conferred upon her by her own hus-
band. his highness. Jacques l., prince
of Trinidad.
To-day Baroness Ammo Harden.
Hickey has for her subjects only de.
voted attendants and fellow-deluslon.
lists, each of whom in his or her way
rules over n little kingdom which
none other may enter. For the once
beautiful and gifted daughter OF J. IA.
Flagler. cousin of Henry NJ. Flagler.
the Standard Oil magnate, has lost
her reason. The death Of her dare
devil husband, whom she worshiped,
aud drugs. taken to forget her loss
and grief. have done their work. The
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28

these rooms as for a whole farm out
our way? How many help do you
keep"
"Bige. I'm awfully sorry but there's
a railroad president waiting to see
me and"
"He lives right here in town, don't
he? Then let him come in again."
Mr.. Crankle settled more firmly into
his chair.
Il haven't a moment to call my
own" explained Burbank gazing at his
old acquaintance with mingled regret
and impotence.
why don't you take a million or so
of your money and buy a breathin'
spell?" asked Bige. mo use KILN
yourself just to leave a pile for your
inheritors 10 fight overt"
Come back at five O'Clock. Bige."
pleaded Burbank, and We'll dine"
I'm goin' on that two-something,"
stated Bige stubbornly. ELLEN ex
poets me and II be at the station.
We've got a nice little horse-bought
1t OF n George Varney. oh, say, wait
till ! tell you how George did Herb
Farnum on a deal. Oh. | forgot you're
times up. Well. goodbye If l don't
see you agin-"
Hold on, Bige. What's that about
George getting the best OF 'Herb?'"
demanded Burbank. I'm glad IL some
one got the best of that skinfint!
Why-but tell me what happened"
You always hated Herb didn't
your chuckled Blge. accepting a
fresh cigar. And with great leisure
ness he related the m~isadventure OF
Herb Farnum to a rapid fire accom-.
paniment OF phone ringing and timid,
but persistent taps on the door. Bur
bank had relaxed and a smile fitted
over HIS face rs the fine points OF the
horse trade were brought out TO the
discontinue of Herb"
Tell me about little Lon Gibbs.
who used TO so swimming with us"
urged Burbank.
Ties done we'll" admitted Crankle.
Ions first selectman now. Got a
nice girl, Alviry and two boys. She
goes with my Bessie. The Young
Folks Friday Evening club give Bees
sic a surprise party last week. l took
her out drivin' and when we got back
they was all w%aitin'. Well sir, you'd
a died laughin' to see hat young ones
surprise when they all jumped out at
her and said: 'Bool' Bessie almost
dropt. Bessie's a fine. good girl,
bright as a button. II l do say II
You've got two girls. hain't you? {
Jaw their picters once In q DaDar."
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28
A ParlOr Her Throne Room.

She came north, and though her per
sonal fortune had been dissipated
through her loyalty to her husband
and his many schemes she was amply
provided for by her relatives. Society
10 longer charmed her. To ease her
aching heart and find comfort in sleep
she took to choral, and then began
her new life-the life in which she
was, to her own diseased mind at
least. a veritable queen.
The comfortable front room or par
lor Of her small apartment at No. 147
East Fifty-fourth street became her
throne-room. Here she graciously re-
ceived and mingled with her relatives,
who lever ceased to humor her In her
desires and whims. Here, on rare oc-
casions and with due form, she re.
ceived such neighbors as she felt were
worthy of admission. And here she
lived with a single lady-in-waiting,
who neve failed to bring out the royal
robes when they were demanded, who
served meals to her sovereign with all
the ~glittering formality the apart
ment's simple fittings would permit:
and from the humble door of the gray
stone apartment-house Baroness Anne
passed out, when so inclined. TO drive
or walk her triumphant way through
the neighborhood.
Always stately and gentle. gracious
and especially kindly to children, she
never became an object Of pity or
scorn in the humble neighborhood.
She never mumbled to herself. as
those who live in a world of their own
Outlines do. She carried herself like
n princess and never became gro
tesque.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28
BRET HARTE's GRAY HAIR.
Poet Ascribes Il to Fear Of Attack by
Road Agents.

Once. indeed. on my remarking the
grazing of his hair, Harte told me II
was due to the continued influence of
fear while a rider with Yuba Bill.
Several of his predecessors in charge
OF the specie casket having been shot,
he never mounted the stage, as ne de-.
clared, without some apprehension OF
a dark glen. a flash therefrom, a re-
port. and a tumble from the seat;
and. although he nerved himself 10
his new duties as best he could, they
grew more uncongenial with every
repetition. Then II was he had no.
tlced that he was growing gray about
the temples. l reminded him OF his
own military career-of his having en-.
tween the Eel river and Scott river
Indians. To which allusion he re-
piled: Yes, that was after the Hum.
boldt bay massacre. / was escorted
TO the recruiting officer by indignation
and hunger! But although the hard
ships and prlvations endured then left
me a feeble stomach and irritable
nerves. / came TO no other harm. Hay-
ing no blood to spare. | shed my d.
gestion fo~ freedom. You see," he
continued, Il never had any sympathy
with those m%ess-pork heroes. although
their ways, and, above all. their point
OF view. were to me an lnexhaustible
source of amusement and interest. 1
cared little whether they wore their
own scalps on their heads or wore
the scalps OF others TO trim their buck.
skins."-Chicago Daily News.
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I'm goin' right ini" declared Abb
Sab Crankle. glaring at tho Office boy.
who barred his progress. IL don't
ttand for no red tape"
But Mr.. Burbank will see no m
without an appointment" protested
the boy. Ellis orders are very strict
and"
Tom Burbank hain't n king. is he?"
demanded Mr.. Crankle scornfully. IL
knew him when he didn't have nothin'.
I'm an intimate friend and he'd give
you Tallahassee II you try'd to keep
me outl" Mr.. Crankle brushed the
boy aside and entered the private OF.
fee Of Thomas worthington Burbank,
~financier.
Perceiving an intruder. Mr.. Bur
bank arose from his desk with an
angry gesture.
Hello, Toni greeted the caller,
I'm bet you didn't expect to see me
walk in"
"Why-Bige!" exclaimed Burbank
with surprise that was very gratifying
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28

TO his visitor. you certainly are the
last person | expected to see!"
"Bein' in town l thought I'd look
you up" explained Bige grinning
broadly. But some of them monkies
IN the front rooms there-sRy, you
ought to speak to EN-. Never saw
such impldence; itll offend some OF
your friends to be treated that way.
OF course It's all right in my case.
but"
"Sit down, Bige," interrupted Bur
bank with n frown at the clock.
Whats new in Dawsonvllle?"
"Nothin' much" deprecated
Crankle. critically smiling the cigar
hat had been passed him. Every
thing going smooth with you? Got
quite a place here; can see you're
doin' well. We hear Of your doin's
up in Jacksonville, but of course you
have to take what you hear with a
grain OF salt. II a man does fairly
well II gets exaggerated and folks go
wild about IL. But II did surprise
everyone the way you've turned out,
Toni"
Leave 'cm all well?" interrupted
Burbank %nervously consulting an en-.
gagement tablet.
Some of EN-" answered Bige con.
s%ervatively, "A few dropped Off this
last winter. Old man Sperry-"
Pardon me, Bige, | find ! must get
over to a directors meeting right
au.oy. 20 x,,,, c,,,Id ,on,o k,o1r 1oto- ..
I'm goin' on the two-something.
Tom said Bige sadly, twirling his
hat around by the brim. "Oh, say,
Tom, / forgot TO tell ~you-LibbIe Cul.
ver's dead"
Burbank sat down suddenly In his
chair and his steely eyes blurred.
Yes" continued Bige, following up
a vantage. poor Lbs gone!"
Lbs gone" repeated Burbank.
drawing his hand across his eyes and
forehead. why, It doesn't seem
more thar yesterday"
Everyone always wondered" hint
ed Bige, swinging his right foot that
was crossed.
We had a quarrel" explained Bur
bank unconscious that he had thus
cleared UP a broken engagement mys-
terry that had banlcd Jacksonville for
years.
you always was set--so was Lib.
bic" commented Bige. She never
married, though she had plenty o.
chances"
In her day nobody could touch Lib.
bic Culver for STYLE reminlsced the
great
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28

cultivation crops might be raised.
There were fields OF guano and pasture
enough for sheep raising and. best OF
all, tho island was unclaimed by any
power. Some day he would be king OF
this island.
On his return to Europe he met
Anne Flagler. and in less than n year
hid won and married her by a special
dispensation of the pope, who also
created him a baron. This was in
1889. In 1893 he realized his ambi.
ton. Financed largely by his wife
and her relatives. though there were
rumors OF a 500, 900 loan, he landed
his colonists on the forlorn little
island OF Trinidad, and there he SGT
up his court. His overseers were
white, but the land was cultivated by
poems. His palace was a mere hut,
hut II stood apart from the rest, and
his court was held as punctiliously as
that of st. James. To be sure, there
was a grea, shortage in court ladies.
but the beauty and enthusiasm of his
devoted wife. who entered into all his
plans, made his peculiar kingdom n
paradise.
But one fatal mistake had been
made. The foreign powers had been
formally notified that the Island Of
Trinidad had been colonized as an in
dependent state or principally under
Prince Jacques l., and two years later.
in 1895, Great Britain decided that she
needed Just that island for n future
coaling station. Their movements &c.
CELEBRATED by a British %gunboat. the
colonists fed from the island in the
yacht OF their prince and princess.
For years Jacques l.. OF Trinidad
fought for the recognition Of his
rights and almost made Trinidad an
international issue. But after being
mixed up in a fl%ibusterlng scheme
aimed at one OF the Hawaiian islands
not yet annexed to the United States.
the Harden.Hickey star waned. Al
ways accompanied by his devoted
wife, he led n more or less adven-
turous career. and finally wound up in
lei Paso. Tex. where a pistol shot
ended his disappointments, in Feb.
ruary. 1898.
Advcnturer though he was, Harden.
Hickey was. man OF honor and finan.
cial probity-the type of man who
commands the respect of his wife
and Anne. princess OF Trinidad, never
ceased to grievo for him.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28
Sudden Disappearance.

But there came a day when her wan
derings led too far from the graystone
apartment-house. when her lady.in.
waiting could no longer control the
household expenditures and the chart.
ties Of the woman who was almost q
queen drained upon the purses ven OF
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-28
posed on the aueen Of East Fifty.
fourth street.

posed on tbs aueen Of East Fifty.
fourth street.
Map Of Trinidad.
Sometimes. when the choral had
been less d~eadening than usual, Anne
baroness Anne-would catch frag.
ments Of some %neighborly sorrow.
Then indeed did the queenly nature
come TO the surface. With all the
g%raciousness which a Victoria might
show to the family of n hero. to which
Anne added the democratic personal
sympathy which a real queen may not
display. she would 90 TO the stricken
one and minister financially and Eplr.
itually. The children OF the nelghbor-
hood built fairy tales about the mys.
FERROUS woman who sat all day Ions
In her apartment in queenly state.
waiting for the king who had passed
out of her life forever. Or. again. she
came slowly into their midst and wait
ed for an open carriage-a victoria
p~rcferred-ln which she might lean
back and bow graciously from side TO
side as the women and children OF the
neighborhood saluted her. The cab.
bies all knew her and stood at atten-
ton as she entered her vehicle. The
motormen on the Third avenuo and
Lexington avenue ears knew her, too.
and watched for the quaint figure
which stopped not for trolleys nor
trucks nor ambulances. but swept Sc
renely on It's way across crowded
thoroughfares, secure In the belief
that no man would run down n queen.