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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27

demning the cold blooded robbery of
the two McWhirters, said Judge
Thurman. mo one can denounce
more than 1 the people who heeced
strangers within our gates. And I
thank God that the defense is not
hooked up with any such people in
this case. Two In this case have CON
fessed to their parts in this cold
blooded robbery. And here they are
befriended and favored by the state
in an effort TO railroad Chief Sheets
to the penitentlary. Here is Ben, the
pampered protege who has a wonder
full memory that changes every time
he testiflcs And Donaldson. the Beau
Brummel of the case who testified
because his conscience hurt him. But
his conscience didn't trouble him
when he took that $4,000 from the
McWhrtcrs. did III | don't know how
many different stories he has told. be-
cause | don't know how many times
he has been on the stand.
HONESTY CONCEDED.
II believe that the Mcwhirters have
tried TO be honest, but that their bet
ter Judgment Is warped. Their loss
was so great that they felt sorely hurt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL.

The largest afternoon affair OF yester-
day was the tea NJ which Mrs. George Y.
Wallace AMI Mrs f.. G.. Belden We're
hostesses, about hundred being present.
The rooms were decorated in spring
flowers and assisting were Mrs, l.. X.
Ferguson. Mrs. Horny La Motto Mrs
George M Bacon. Mrs. George Jey GID
son. Miss Laura Sherman, Miss Stauart
of Scotland. Miss Gertrude McGrath ana
Miss Louise sullivan.
Another delightful affair OF YESTERDAY
was the bridge ten hiven by Mrs. Edwin
Butcher of Fort Douglas who entertained
for Miss Towles of San francisco. The
rooms were effectively decorated and nve
tables played, the prizes going to Mrs.
II. l.. Charles and Mrs. Shepherd. A num-
Der of the post ladies assisted the hostess.
At the card party given by Mrs. Grant
Hampton YESTERDAY hye tables were pay
Donnen. MrS c. h. Pearsall Mrs. W;
NJ McCrea Mrs. S. W. Morrison and
Mrs. A. j. Gorham Assisting the hostess ,Iis
We're Mrs. Charles Rooklidge and MISS
Margaret Park
j. e. Cosgritf gave a dinner at
the Alta club last night, the table pelns
laid IN the gold room and the decorations
carried out in yellow datfodils, candies
and yellow shodes. Covers were laid Tor 10
guests.
At the card party given yesterday by
Mrs. W. II. Bird for her daughter Mrs
Frederick Sinclaire prizes were won by
Miss Daisy Raybould and Miss Treloar'
The amusement was 500
Mrs. Samuel Newhouse was hostess at
| a luncheon this afternoon followed by
| bridge, the double function being IN nom
or Of Mrs. Richard 7tingley and Mrs
| George Moore The decorations were In
white carnations and ferns and about is
| guests We're present:
Mrs Newhouse win be guest OF honor at
| a tea to be given on Saturda" by Mrs.
Walter G.. Filler
on Tuesday night Mrs. W. s. Snyder
| entertained Informally at 500. the decorn-
! lions being in red and white carnations
| and prizes were won by Mrs. G.. II. Cleve-
land and y, G. Snyder
Mrs Thomas Marloneaux entertained
| delightfully."- at bridge this afternoon In
honor OF Mrs. c. o. Whlttemore, the
rooms being bright with spring flowers
and a number of mutual friends present.
Mrs c. Il. Allen has issued invitations
| for a bridge party TO be given on Sat
urday in honor Of her daughter Helen
Mrs. J.. c. Miller left yesterday for
Mrs. Davies will be here shortly to visit
with her parents Mr. ana MIS- bryon
! Groo.
Next Monday night an entertainment
| will be given ~ the Ladies'. Literary
| club by the Utah Girls Friendly society
to consist 81 an illustrated lecture by Rov.
| George ToWnshend OF Provo, on "OH-
! ford--Pnst and Present" Dramatic re-
! citnl by Miss Welke, and solos by Misses
| Brines aud Gore
At the meeting OF the Daughters OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
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In the past few years Mrs. Cora
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
AUTO ROAD TO LAKE.
Real Estate Assn. Considers Plans for
Construction of $4,000 Speedway.

The Salt Lake Real Estate assccla-
ton, at yesterday afternoons meet
ing considered plans for an automo-
bile road from this city to saltair. The
attention OF the association was called
to this by a letter from Manager j.
e. Langford of the saltair road, who
said the proposed right of way was
controlled entirely by his company, the
roadway would be for automobiles
only, and of the is miles. IL would be
In a straight line, so the speed limit
need not be considered. The estimated
cost OF such a road is $4,000. The
matter was referred for action to the
board of governors. The association
also considered the ACCESSIBILITY OF
contracting with advertising COM
panies for bill board advertising OF
Salt Lake In western and middle west
ern states. Colorado has profited large
ly by this scheme.
An invitation was received from t. j.
Sltaggs, editor and manager of Rocky
Mountain Resources. published at
Colorado Springs. inviting the Real
Estate association to take part In n
convention of real estate men along
the Rio Grande system and contigu-
Gus territory to be held at Colorado
Springs March q and %. A request
was received from Carpenters union
No. 1874 asking the association to APP
point committee to meet similar
committee from the union for the pur
pose of discussing the international
convention of carpenters and joiners
to be held in Salt Lake in September
when. 1t is expected, 700 delegates viii
be in attendance at a meeting that
will extend over a period of 10 days or
two weeks The appointment of the
committee was left with the board.
w. r. Madison of the Enterprise
Realty and Investment company, was
admitted TO membership.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
SHE LOST 1T

Sallow Complexion Went Cllmmerlng
What Is more natural than that a
lady should want beautiful complex
ion?
There Is one sure way to secure and
maintain good skin II nnturc has been
even a little kind ON the start
Proper food, deep breathing, pure air;
and one must absolutely avoid coffee
ana tea, as these beverages ultimately
produce n bilious, sAllow skin. Any
thing that causes dyspepsia or lndiges-
ton, or interiors with tbs liver prevents
The nutrition necessary for making good
blood and a fair complexion
For years writes "A n. J. girl, 81
was a sufferer from nervous dyspepsia
and palpltotlon OF the heart These oc-
cured more especially In the morning
when II was my custom 10 take cup
OF coffee only
"One day ] tried sample OF Postum
Food Coffee prepared By demonstration
IN store. 1 liked It 30 wen that began
Ia use II regularly, That was several
months ago. ana today am entirely
free from the old trouble, besides having
gained considerable IN flesh.
My complexion which WAS sallow and
muddy has cleared beautifully, Tea and
coffee have been banlshcd from our tuble
and Postum IL used in its place three
times a day
by carefully following directions on
the package (boilng It welD we have
a rich and satisfying drink and the en-
tire family enjoy It, knowing that we
can drink as much as We like with
beneficial results
There has been marked Improvement
Ia the health of euch. and Az there has
heen no other change IN our habits, the
credit must be given 10 Postum
"rhero's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich Read The Road TO
Wellyille,' in pkss,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27

dresser; wore light colored check suit
gray overcoat; claims to represent the
Peerless Light company, Chicago, ~.
Woman accompanying is quite small,
blonde hair and blue eyes. They
claimed to be theatrical people, work
ing the vaudeville and picture shows.
"a. e. Leonard-Age about rs years.
feet; 100 pounds; dark hair and eyes
prominent nose, Jewish cast; neatly
dressed in gray suit with overcoat OF
a light shade of brown; light soft hat
carries black alligator bag, size IL
inches. Woman accompanying is said
to be about "a years of age, pronounced
brunette, medium size, good dresser
uses makeup on face and eyebrows;
claim to be theatrical people.
"The pair of swindlers are believed
to be travelling and working together
and are wanted by this department
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27

nation" the province of this commit
tee being TO supply the local press and
the public with general Insurance in
formation, TO receive and answer all
questions and letters pertaining to life
insurance in general
The following committee was then
appointed by the chair: j. d. Spencer.
chairman: John James press agent.
win G. Farrell, NJ. L, Robinson. !.
Meltzer.
The life Insurance men also adopted
resolutions to be sent TO the New York
Legislature, protesting against the Arm
strong insurance law which 1t ie al-
legged, is working an injury to legitim-
ate methods, which WAS prepared by
men not experienced in the insurance
business, aud which the local men
claim demands amendment In many
material points.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27

take to get my money back?' We'll,
there's ten chances to one that YOU
will never get IT, answered the chief
apd upon that showing what was there
for the boys to remain? They had
friends in San Francisco. They knew
no one here and not having penny
how could they have been expected
10 stay over and let $50 worth of
transportation slip away. The defense
and the defendant chewed that morsel
over and over again; the fact that the
boys were asked TO remain and when
they would not stay to help recover
$4,000 for fear of losing $50 their story
was regarded as queer What 81 weak
defensel They were told their money
would be planted and the men take to
cover" so there was little chance OF
getting the money back. So all the
McWhirters had on earth was trans
portation. What would you or ] have
done under similar circumstances?
FELLow-ToURIsT THEoRY.
''The chief tells us he thought Bell
and the elder McWhirter all Scotch
men who had been gembling together
again that they were fellow tour
ssts. But why should he, how could
he have thought any such things when
the first thing McWhirtor said upon
reaching the station with Bell was rs
lists. BAH
Now about whether sheets knew
they had been robbed of $4,000 on not
I ask you 60 put the word 10 George
Sheets against q dismterested atenoB-
rapher and two business men and pro-
minent councilmen on this point
Sheets said he did not see the receipt
until months after the robbery and
did no understand $4,000 had been
stolen-thats what he told us here on
this stand. lie denied ever admitting
that he saw the receipt nnd had heard
the 10000 side of the story But H.
told all abouR this at the council In
vestigation and all the pleading about
II being a confused meeting and IN
ability to remember did moi help him
out of the hole The stenoglapher who
took down the questions aud answers,
swore, while the report was not com
plete II was correct and two council
men quoted swore they asked the
questions attdibuted TO them, and that
George Sheets made the answers In
which he Is quoted
TREATMENT or STRANGERS.
"Gentlemen In the archives OF the
| Almighty - written, Thou shalt not
receive bribe Tor the bride perNerts
the conscience Of the righteous, and
the rule is for the city and the strang-
ers within the gates OF the city. Il re-
| mains for you TO say whether strang-
ers within the gates of our city can pr
robbed and the victim railroaded out OF
the city by the police"
JUDGE THURMAN'S PLEA,
Judge Thurman arose TO his feet In
a few seconds aud advancing 10 tho
| front of the jury box began his talk;
also IN low voice, lie opened with
a fable and closed with most feryid
| climax An attorney who has been as
ISOLATED with Judge Thurman for "A
years declared his yesterday talk one
| Of the best he has made within, at
least, that stretch OF time,
Il agree with MIR, Hanson In con-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
INSURANCE MEN MEET.
Life Underwriters Appoint Press Com.
mitee and Adopt Resolutions.

There was "A meeting yesterday In the
Insurance company of New York. OF
leading members OF the Utah Associa-
ton of Life Underwriters. of which
life insurance conditions In the state
We're discussed. Representatives OF the
press were also invited, the purpose be-
ter to be furnished by a special press
committee. The association win thus
be able to warn the public against fake
companies, fake agents. and fake meth
DDS In life insurance operation.
There We're present for the associa-
ton: w. G. Farrell of the Penn Nut
ual; j. D. Spencer. New York Life; ].
Meltzer Metropolitan of New York; w.
L. Robinson, Home Life of Now York:
John James, Travellers Life; Rudolph
konold. Phoenix Mutual of Hartford
MIR. Farrell presided. He said the pub
lie is anxious for Information on life
insurance and the general conditions
obtaining at present made 1t advisable
10 Keep the public Informed. In fact.
every reputable company is DESTROYS
that the public shall know all about Il
and its methods of operation, 80 the
Utah association, which is composed of
well-known and reputable companies,
had decided to appoint u press COM
mittee TO prepare statements OF facts
for publication. Thus people would he
protected against any gold brick
work on the part of Irresponsible
agents, and kept posted as to who is
who ana what is what in life insur-
anoe, and know what parties they
could safely do business with.
Mr.. Spencer then offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted
That committee Of five be appointed,
a special committee to be known as the
bureau of press and insurance infor-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
SCHEME TO BEAT HOTELS.
Police Receive Warning TO Look out
For Clever Trio Headed West.

The police have been warned to look
out FOR three clever hotel dead beats
named Harris. Pincus and Leonard.
They are accompanied by women who
travel us wives of the men. POST
office Inspector j. T. Johnson has sent
Out the following TO the police;
"Postotllce inspectors have had occa-
sion recently TO investigate the opera
tons of two or more swindlers who
have been working hotels In the SOUTH
ern and middle western states. Their
work first came TO notice I'm North
Carolina, then in West Virginia and
Ohio. Subsequently they made their
appearance IN Chicago. I'LL, and Kansas
city. Mo, and are believed to be work.
ing westward with Los Angeles and
san Francisco aa destinations.
THE scheme is substantially as fol-
lows:
Mail Is addressed, under one OF the
aliases used In care Of hotel. In due
course OF time the man presents HIM
self al tho hotel. registers, and asks
for his mail. Upon receiving the letter
which IS mailed IN an envelope bearing
the imprint OF well known concern
I'm some other state he opens II IN the
presence OF the manager or clerk OF
the hotel and pulls out a check, at the
same time showing him the letter pur-
porting 10 be from the firm mem
TONED on the envelope, ana states that
the enclosed check IL for expenses He
pleads lack OF funds and appears 10
have no difficulty In securing cash on
the check. Before the check Is ro-
turned. protested the man has made
good his escape,
"'rhe aliases used I'm cases already
reported are n. w Harris, Fred PIN
Gus and A. Il. Leonard and each OF the
men IL accompanied by woman
PRED pineus-Ahout % years OF age,
a small man. Weighing about l20
pounds; height, feet inches; dark
complexion, sharp features, smooth
shaven, prominent long nosei good
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27

Pioneers yesterday the president Mrs.
Sush Y. Gates gave n most Interesting
talk upon ancient Jewish temples and
tabernacles dealing with the famous
moving structures used In the wander
ings OF Israel in the wilderness, the
materials used, the ark OF the covenant
and other interesting details. The lee
turo VIII be resumed at a future meet
Ing.
Mrs. b. W. Mendenhall is here from
Ely, New. for a brief visit with her
parents, Mr. ana Mrs. w c. Spence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-27
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

treatment. With corpuence always comes sense
of humor, What would annoy other people only
makes them smile. From their obese pinnacle they
look with joyful contempt the rest OF the scrawny
universe Every fat is fat because he wants
to be He knows how to put off weight if he wants
to- Didn't Taft lose fifty pounds? All you've
got to do exercise lot, and be careful what you
or parsnips. pie, meat or ham, or sugar or
butter. anything YOU are fond of. These thin
fellows couldn't get fat if they tried No matter
what they eat, they stay at the same weight. Yes,
sir fat man is fat because he wants to be!
lust think of the advantages he has! Did YOU
ever in all your life know unhappy fat man!
Did YOU ever hear of fat man having dyspepsia
fat man going crazy? The fiction that corpulence
is undesirable is only envous libel of those
morbid skeletons not yet thin enough to get circus
Jobs 1t is the fat that get all the good things
in life. In restaurant will notice that 1t
fat that has the best table. In theater you
will observe that all the fat men in some way have
managed to get aisle seats. Where thin man gets
it off as joke. Somehow, too, fat men to
get enough of the worlds circulating coinage
they can live comfortably. YOU a fat beg
gar or panhandler and whoever heard of fat man
starving.
When fat man goes into anyones paror. doesn't
he always get the most comfortable chair. When
his hat blows off on a windy day, doesn't
to get up and give his seat to a woman because
he would block the aisle if he did. Even his wife
doesn't expect him to stoop to pick up things when
she drops them Everybody tells him their best
stories because they like to hear him laugh Despite
the plaintive wall of the comedian that Nobody
loves fat man, did you ever fat man that
did not have good looking wife. Possibly it is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
By RENE BACHE

OF lamp, devised by a. G. Vernon Harcourt, which
burns petroleum product called pentane, and IS
officially rated representing ten candles. Still
another standard is employed by Germany-the
Hefner lamp, which is supposed to be equal to eighty
eight hundredths of English Parliamentary y
candle.
In order to make it exact standard posi-
BILE the Hefner lamp (Which burns amylacetate) IS
required to have wick of certain size and COM
position; the wick tube must be of certain size
and height, and the flame Just high and no higher
This last point is determined by squirting at the
top of the flame through little spygass attached
the lamp. In the of the French Carce
lamp there similar requirements. These two
and the English pentane lamp are the three primary
standards in abroad for the measuring of light
They have taken the place of the old fashioned
candles standards of reckoning.
Uncle Sam Finds Unit"
V/HEN the Bureau of Standards at Washington
w organized the United States had not legally
adopted standard of light and, until satisfac-
tory investigation could be made of the standards
used abroad it was decided to adopt and maintain
working unit To this end a comparison was
made of the unit in general among incandescent
lamp manufacturers in this country, and number
of such lamps which had been standardized IN
terms of the German unit obtained from Ger
many AS result. a unit in close approximation
to the average unit already employed by our manu-
faCturerS adopted