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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

Harry Ewing. nephew of Charles e.
Herr, who has been in the city in the
interests of the Y. NJ. C. A. of Colorado
college. departed eastward this morn
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Shooting Stars.
STEVENS KNOCKS THE CANAL.
Former Panama Engineer Back
From Isthmus Talks Plainly.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. April 3.-John r.
Stevens the former Panama canal en-
eineer. has returned from another trip
to the isthmus and repeated his state
ment that the canal will financially, if
not i'm other ways, prove failure.
He said: II said last month j did not
believe the canal would be success-that
is. a benefit Commemorative this country
persisted in its present tariff regulations.
commercial policies and general apathy
toward foreign trade.
by our commercial policies I mean our
policy Of making use of ships that sail
under a foreign flag. when We ship by
water. The whole question is allied to
this ship subsidy question that We
hear so much about, but about which
so little is done The Panama canal in
my opinion. will be of the greatest benefit
in the ordinary course Of events to that
country that has the largest merchant
marine"
With regard to the rumors of friction
between himself and Col. Goethals. the
present. engineer in charge at the canal,
mr. Stevens. said that he was on the
best of terms with Goethals. Mr.. Ste
vens made mention of the improved con-
dtions I'm the canal zone. and said the
workmen, engineers and soldiers univer-
sally found the district healthy one
He thought the work done by the
French company before the Americans
were on the spot was the best. az far as II
went. and took exception with some Of
the estimates which have been made on
the ultimate cost of the canal. Some Of
these, he said, have run up as high as
500. 600 900. He did not think the whole
project should cost the government moro
than $3.50, 600, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

April 16. 10 hours 80 minutes. and April
20. hours 80 minutes. eastern standard
time. Our own moon will pass one de-
gree north OF Jupiter April . at q pm.
Possessors OF a small telescope may
find the greenish planet Neptune just
one degree twenty minutes north of the
bright star l.. Fig. |, and one degree If
teen minutes west OF it. The planet Mars
may also be seen in the west. pursuing
it's course across the cohst citation Tau
rus. but ii is now much too far from the
earth to be satisfa orily observed.
But the most interesting planet OF all
is the beautiful evening star. Venus.
Ever since last January this planet has
been mounting up higher in the evening
sky and growing rapidly brighter. until
now it is by far the most conspicuous
object in the heavens. AS may be seen
from Fig. =. Venus is now very rapidly
approaching the earth. 1t will attain its
greatest briliancy May 70. and finally
pass between us and the sun July >.
after which it will be a morning star.
Very unfortunately this most interesting
world which is Of almost exactly the
same size as our earth. and which comes
nearer to us than any other planet. Is
surrounded by so dense an atmosphere
that glimpses of It's surface markings are
only obtained with great difficulty. These
are seen as indistinct patches of whose
nature we can infer but little II is be-
lieved that on one-half of the planet
there is perpetual day. and on the other
perpetual night. Owing to small irregu
larit!es in the orbita. motion an observer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

ERHAPS no time of the year IS
more pleasant for studying the
face of the sky than Il warm
u evening of early spring. The
sun has mounted SO high among
the stars that we already feel thou
sand evidences OF the new year or
warmth and life which he is bringing us.
Standing out under the stars. the OBJ
server may picture himself in the Path
which our sun will follow; how it will
cross Taurus. passing between the
Hyades and the Pleiades. and still mount
ing upward, reach its highest position In
the heavens just as it enters Gemini
During the hot days OF July and August
II will cross Cancer. and then ii will enter
the Sickle and our harvest time will
come.
Spring Stars.
Though in the western sky many OF
the bright stars Of winter still linger. the
fainter spring and summer groups have
already spread over moro than half Of the
heavens These delicate consultations
are no less beautiful than the brighter
stars OF winter. but to see them we'll the
observer should choose night when the
moon is not visible, and select position
away from alt artificial light.
He can now readily trace out the long
Watersnake. which extends almost across
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
RooSEVELTs IN THE SOUTH.
Presidents Sons Are Having the
Time of Their Lives.

NEW ORLEANS, April 3.-The Roose-
welt boys returned from Pass Christian
Yesterday and Mrs. Roosevelt and her
party went on an automobile tour through
the woods and had a picnic lunch in
grove of live oaks. They returned In time
to attend the Tulane Theater. where John
Drew and Billie Burke are playing Ny
Wife Mrs. Roosevelt declined boxes.
preferring to attend the play unostenta-
tiously.
The party will leave here tonight or pos
sibly Saturday. The Mayfiower Will -
from here to Guantanamo. Cuba. The
Roosevelts will go direct TO Washington
via Mobile. Mont gomery. Atlanta and
Charlotte The party has spent nearly
the whole time in the open air since
coming here, the weather has been I'M
usually favorable. and the boys. who have
been much of the time at John NJ. Par
ker's place at Pass Christian, say that
they have had the time of their lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Cooke and the Day Charges.

NEW YORK. April 3.-Rev. George A.
Cooke. OF Brandon, VI. whose charges
against Chancellor Day were thrown out
by Bishop Moore of the Methodist con-
ference. issued a statement yesterday
questioning the ruling. He says:
The bishop says my charges attack
freedom of speech. / am pleased 10 know
he defends such freedom. as | feel im-
PEELED 10 do il myself sometimes in re-
gard TO the conduct OF college presidents
and bishops This applies 10 both Bishop
Moore and DR.. Day.
The public must not infer that the
Methodist Church is hopelessly in the
clutches of Standard Oil. Thank God. this
battle will be fought on other fields.
The Vermont clergyman says the gen.
eral conference in Baltimore next month
will have the matter up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

the sky in the south. bearing on its back
the little groups known as the Crow and
the Cup Above tiese is the giant Virgo.
bearing single stalk of wheat In her LEFT
hand. the position Of which is marked
by the bright star Spica. This special
star OF springtime was known to the
Arabs as the solitary one because there
is no bright star near 1t. 1t has now
been discove cred to be made UP OF two
great suns which are revolving about
each other in a period OF only four days.
TO the LETT OF Virgo are the Balances,
which mark the claws Of the Scorpion:
but this latter most striking summer
group has not yet risen above the ground
The head Of the Serpent is just appe airing
in the east, north Of which the beautiful
little Northern Crown, while nearby the
great Bootes. with upstretched ARM
drives the Bear before him.
Far in the northeast Is the brilliant
blue star Vega. which disappeared from
the evening sky last December. AS
sp,ca Is the most striking spring star. SO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

FIG. 4 Two drawings Of Venus which
skew the faint shadinEs. The phsse Of
Venus IL now M In I.
clusters are the double cluster at F and
the Praesepe at II. The planet Jupiter
is now near this latter cluster, the two
objects forming most intere sting sight
I'M small telescope.
The Planets.
Jupiter is still in excellent position for
observ alton and with the beautiful rose
colored bands which encircle it and its
four bright moons it Is a magnificent OBJ
ject in the telescope. All this year the
planet moved westward over the sky
until March 30. when it became stationary
and then began to move eastward again.
II is now very near the Praesepe and will
just craze the lower edge OF this re-
n1arkablc cluster in its eastward motion
May . April the fourth satellite will
pass behind the planet at hours min
utes pm. and reappear at II hours 81
minutes. Similar disappearance may he
observed April al hours 81 minutes;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

near the boundary between the two
halves would see the sun occasionally
rise a short distance above the ground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

Fig. 5. Showing the comparative siZe
and telescOpic appearance Of Venus on
the three dates Indicated.
and afterward set again al nearly the
So me point. The present is an unusually
favorable opportunity for viewing Venus,
and the planet will be frequently exam
ined with large telescopes.
Shooting Stars.
From April 10 10 - an unusual num-
Der of shooting stars may be seen. The
observer should watch the constellation
Hercules al as late an hour of the night
as possible. when he will see bright blush
stars dart out at short intervals from the
point X Fig I. and move swiftly in every
direction over the sky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

Fig. T. Two drawings Of Jupiter. the
second made forty minutes later than
the Arst to show the planets rapid ro-
tatien-
Vega IL the brightest star of midsummer.
which in the early evenings OF August
will shine out almost exactly in the
zenith.
uouble Stars and Clusters.
All f,the stars in this region. marked
in figure 1 are beautiful double stars
in a small telescope. many of them show
ing an interesting contrast of color. At
c, on the line adjoining the bright stars
r and E, is wonderful star cluster. com
posed of thousands OF stars packed close
~ together Two other most striking
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
OF NEWMAN
President of New York Central to
Step Out of 0fice-Brown May
Cucceed Him

New York, Dec. 22.-W- H. Newman to-
day resigned as president of the New
York Central Railroad company to take
effect on Feb. /, 1909. 1t was accepted by
the directors 1t is expected that he
will continue to be a member of the board
of directors. Mr.. Newman's successor
has not been chosen.
Although Mr.. Newman's retirement has
been discussed during the past two years
his resignation today came as a surprise
1t was placed before the board of direc-
tors in a formal letter. in which Mr. New
man said that he believed the time had
come when he should be relieved of the
strain and burdens incident to his posi-
ton.
Mr.. Newman has been in the railway
service forty years, eight of which he
spent as head of the great New York
Central system The directors today
adopted resolutions which declare that it
was with regret that they consented to
Mr. Newman's retirement from the office
In an official statement the directors
say:
1.-The retirement of Mr. Newman will
be keenly regretted by every one connect
ed with the service, from the board of di-
rectors TO the track men. by whom he is
loved and admired without exception. He
is conceded by competitors to be the
greatest all-round railroad manager of
the present day..
IT was reported that w c. Brown,
senior vice president Of the company,
probably would succeed to the presi-
dencv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
MINOR CHANGES
IN PRESENT LAW
All That Will Be Attempted in
the Way of Currency Re-
form at This Time.

Washington. Dec 22.-Senators Aldrich
and Teller and Representative Vreeland
of New York will meet at the Plaza no.
tel New York. on Dec Is as a sub-com-
mittee of the national monetary commits
sion.- They will consult with financial
authorities who have found it inconveni-
ent to come to Washington during the
regular sessions of the commission. Along
with the men who will appear before the
subcommittee are a number of well
known writer's on currency topics.
The bill which will be introduced in
both houses of congress after the Holt
DAYS to correct defects in the laws gov
erning the administrative features of
banking is being drawn by Lawrence o.
Murray comptroller of the currency. 1t
will follow the lines of his testimony
which was given to the commission in the
presence of the legislative committee of
the American Bankers association and
other prominent national bankers. 1t is
the intention to confine the amendments
to defects which all interested persons
believe should be corrected.
Suggestions of changes in the law which
threaten to arouse differences of opinion
will be considered later Ny the national
m Snetary commission in its general re
port This report cannot be made before
the first regular session of the Sixty-first
congress The changes in the law to be
made at the present session, therefore,
probably will not go further than the SUBJ
ject of bank examination
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
after THE PACKERS AGAIN
Twenty-Five Employees of the Morris
Company Summoned by the
Grand Jurv.

Chicago, Dec. 22-The issuance of loO
subpoenas. twenty-five of which were
served employees in the traff'c de-
partment of Morris & Co., suInmoning
them before the federal grand rirv.
started reports today that the indu:si-
torial body would investigate charges If
Relating among the big packing firms
at the stock yards District Attorney
Sims refused TO admit or deny any OF
the rumors, but M T. Borders, attornev
for Norris & Co, admitted that twenty
five of the writs had been served on
employees of the firm. A flying visit
to Washington by District Attorney
Sims. who just returned yesterday and
Who was in conference there with F. B.
Kellogg. the special government Iattor-
ney. as well as the attorney general.
is supposed to have been in connection
with TIE move.
The subpoenaes were issued from
Judge Lands court late last Monday
afternoon. and nearly the entire force
of the United States marshars office was
detailed to serve them.
Half dozen special agents of the
government have arrived from Washing
ton and have held conferences with Mr..
Sims
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23

Augusta, Ca. Dec. 22-President-elect
W. H. Taft decided today to visit the
state of Texas at some convenient time
after his Inauguration. preferably at the
end of the special session Of congress
which he is to call to revise the tariff.
While his itinerary for the visit has not
been arranged. he will make the city OF
Dallas one of the principal points of the
trip
Thirty cities and towns of the Lone Star
state unite in a request for his presence
at any time he should choose to come
The invitation expressed keen desire on
the part of the commercial bodies of the
places in question TO make the personal
acquaintance of Mr.. Taft, and promised
him a cordial welcome and courteous
treatment. 1t also dwelt upon the ad-
vantage which would result both to the
state and to himself through such visit.
But three southern cities besides Angus
ia will see the president-elect during his
present stay in the southland. He will
visit Atlanta at some time to be fixed
by delegation which will come here
next week. He will embark for Panama
from Charleston. s. c., and has decided
to land at New Orleans on his return
Mr.. Taft said tonight that he had writ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
TAFT PROPOSES TO VISIT LONE STAR
STATE SOME TIME DURING NEXT YEAR

ten Frank H. Hitchcock. national Repub-
lican chairman and future postmaster
general, TO visit him here. Mr.. Hitchcock
is expected within a few days.
Senator Knox, who is also expected
has not yet indicated when he will be
here.
AS the result of a casual remark by
Mr.. Taft at the Country club dinner last
night that he had not been able to find
here a saddle that was big enough to
stick a postage stamp on" Judge Taft
today was presented by Superior Judge
Henry G. Hammond with saddle Of am
pie proportions Mr.. Taft will add riding
to his routine of daily exercise. An au-
tomobile assigned for his use viii be here
tomorrow in charge Of an expert from
the factory.
At dinner Saturday night to be given
to Mr. Taft by Henry c. Maxwell. an
old-time Cincinnati friend, il has been
planned that Judge Taft shall meet a
number of southern federal officeholders.
which will furnish Mr.. Taft further oppor-
tunity to extend his plan for bringing the
south into closer touch with his admins
tration and with a view to impressing
upon this section the necessity of becom-
ing more practical in its politics.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
CHRISTMAS GIFTS STOLEN
Negro Thief Secures a Mail Pouch in
Baggage Room Of Kansas
City Station.

Kansas City, Dec. "a mail pouch con-
tanning sixty pounds of registered Christ
mas packages. consigned to eastern
points, was stolen from the baggage room
of the Twenty-secOnd and Grand avenue
depot of the Belt Line railroad today.
Although the pOstoffice authorities refuse
to make "A statement as to the contents
of the package, it is believed to have con-
tanned much valuable merchandise. There
was no money in it,
The pouch was made up in the Kansas
City postoffice. When the time came for
sending il out il was found that it was
too late to make the O'Clock Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe train at the Union
depot and il was therefore dispatched
to the Grand Avenue station. depot on
the south side of the city. The pouch
was deposited in the baggage room. The
bagga gemaster stepped into another room
to check a trunk. Upon his return the
pouch was missing A negro who was
lettering in the vicinity is thought to have
secured the pouch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
S. BLACK
CHIEF SPEAKER
Dinner of the New England So
ciety of New York at the
Waldorf Astoria.

New York. Dec. 22.-Impulsive Hesitation
was defined and the blessings Of iitellf-
gent moderation in the conduct of pub
lie affairs was dwelt upon by former Gov
ernor Frank s. Black of New York. who
delivered the principal address of the even
ing at the dinner of the New England So
ciety OF New York at the Waldorf-Astoria
Governor Charles E. Hughes. Frank II.
Hitchcock, Major General Leonard Wood
and J. =. Morgan.
Seth Low, president of the society. in
his Introductory remarks, referred to the
fact that the death roll of the organization
during the past year numbered forty-four
included in this list was the late president
OF the United States. Grover Cleveland.
Governor Blacks Address.
Former Governor Black responded to
the toast, 'Forefathers' day" He said:
we hear too much of larger meanings
struction, of the new significance of pub
lie demands. These things should pre-
vail, not because they are popular. but
only because, and never unless they are
right.
Among all the privileges in. this won
drous country the bright particular one
is the privilege of free speech. When
that goes popular government goes with
1t. But great as it is. he should be de-
pr1ved of it who uses it to say only what
others think. instead of what he thinks
himself The rights of the ma ority must
prevail, Ut they are no more sacred than
the rights of the lowly hermit at the door
of his shanty in the mountains"
Haste Condemned.
Mr. Black condemned haste in federal
and state legislation and continued:
For years the country has been abIaze
with fervor to enforce a law which now
in sheer exhaustion and in returning sense
1t confesSes should never have been pa sed
at ALL And the amazing statement is now
made that the best way to deal with one
OF the crimes in the Sherman act is to put
that particular crime on the free list
Tariff revision is the latest clire-alI.
But if it can transform what was crime
against the public yesterday into a public
blessing today, it has virtues which even
its. warmest advocates have never men,
toned. Whatever is actually wrong con-
tinues so, no matter what you call it"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
MAIL CARS BURNED.

+ Cheyenne. Wyo., Dec. Probably =
i hundreds of people will this year be +
s. deprived Of their Christmas presents j.
& through two unfortunate fires on the \
j. Union Pacific west of Cheyenne, i
b which destroyed two baggage cars \
4 and a mail car. One fire occurred at \
+ Hanna and destroyed mail car and \
l. a baggage car. Both were filled with ,
3 mail matter. The second fire oc- +
: Cured at Dale Creek, twenty-five 4
\ miles west of Cheyenne. when bag 4
b gage car filled with mail and Christ i
Z, mas packages was destroyed. The i
+ postal authorities are investigating 4
+ the accidents \
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
FRENCH PEAS WILL
COME IN AS USUAL

Washington, Dec. 22.-Pending the re-
port of the export government commits
sion appointed to consider the protest OF
French exporters against the ruling of
the agricultural department prohibiting
the Importation into America of little
peas and other French alimentary prod
ucts artificially colored by sulphate of
copper and other chemicals. upon the
recommendation of the secretary of agri-
culture. collectors of customs will be au-
thOrized to permit such Importation. The
effect viii be to admit practically the en-
tire crop Of French peas next year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
BISHOP MicHAUD DEAD.

New York. Dec. Fright Rev. John
stephen Michaud, bishop of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Burlington, VT, died
at st. Nincent's hospital here today of
Bright's disease, aged So years. The bish-
Op arrived yesterday on the steamer
Amerika from France. whittier ne had
gone two months ago in a vain attempt to
recover his health.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
THREE JOBS GIVEN OUT.

Especial 10 The HeraId-)
Washington. Dec. 22-H- W. Mifflin Of
Utah has been appointed copyist in the
forestry service at Ogden, and Joseph
Jensen and George c. Sheldon of Salt
Lake City were appointed surveyors of
the general land office for inspection of
mineral deposits
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.

San Francisco. Dec. 22-Two slight
earthquake shocks lasting less than three
according to District Forecaster
McAdie of the United States weather bu-
reau service were felt here and in the
cities about the bay this afternoon. No
damage was done
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
Denial of Attorney

Friends of some of the accused men
charge that the whole probe is a part of
date for mayor yet to be named Attor-
ney John s Herschner. attorney for the
Hebron Street Railway company. whose
ordinance is mentioned in the charges
against counciln1en. tonight denied recefv-
ing a letter from a councilman saying:
''Your ordinance is ready 20 pass. Come
on and bring 5000 with you
Such letter, it is said, is to be offered
against the accused men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-23
SNAPPED IN ACT
OF TAKING CASH
PittSburg Councilman Who
Wanted to See Real Money
Fell Into Trap.

Pittsburg, Dec. pa flashlight photo
graph of a member of the council in the act
of accepting money from a decoy "pro-
moter," it is said. viii be one of the
strongest features of the evidence to be
presented tomorrow when seven members
of the council and two former bank off
Gals are TO be given a preliminary hear
ing on charges of bribery, corrupt solicit
tation and other illegal acts brought by
the Voters league
No additional arrests We're made TODAY
and II is Saidt that none are likely to be
made until after the hearing tomorrow
morning
All whom the detectives think NAV pos
slbly be wanted later are being kept under
surveillance, officers being on guard at all
city and suburban stations
Beside the councilmen, the flashlight
is said to show an agent of the
Hufling Detective agency of Scranton,
Pa, who worked uD the case