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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22
THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

Ohcers and members of the Salt
Lake branch of the United Commercial
Travellers organization have under
taken to raise $4,000 to be expended in
the entertainment of the crowds that
will be here for the annual celebration
next month. II is hardly necessary for
The Herald 10 say that it is in hearty
accord with this movement. No great
difficulty, even if the times are not
should be encountered in getting the
entertainment fund together. Salt
Lakers VIII certainly respond gener-
ously to this appeal.
This will be the first lime for a num-
Der of years that the commercial
evangelists have been entertained
here. Last year the outing was en-
joyed in Provo. The year before Og-
den was selected as the stamping
ground. and for two years prior 10
that Logan captured the honor. In
none OF these cities was any difficulty
experienced I'm securing the necessary
funds. All Of them raised practically
as much as is asked for from Salt
Lake. The metropolis Of the state
cannot afford to lag behind its smaller
sisters.
The advantages the city will derive
from the influx of visitors are many.
Assurances have been received that
thousands of them will he here. They
Of
from Idaho. Montana Wyoming. Colo
RADIO and other states. And they are
looking To Salt Lake for the best en-
tertainment that has even been pro-
Vidad az one Of these outings. Also
they will pay literally for their fun.
for they are people of a generous type.
II is estimated that they will bring
many thousands of dollars with them
and that they will take very little of
il away
The Herald was very proud of Salt
Lakers when they raised upward Of
$4,000 for the purpose Of sending the
Salt Lake High school cadets TO San
Francisco to participate in the recep-
LlOI AHtKE 10 AuiilIdl vans anu Nlit
Atlantic fleet. They gave the money
in order that 300 boys might have
lesson in patriotism to carry with
them throughout the remainder Of
their lives. II was one of the most
unselhsh. generous actions We ever
knew Of city 10 take. SPECIALLY is
this true when we remember that it
was a case of sending money away.
with only a remote prospect OF getting
any of il back.
The case OF the commercial travellers
is altogether different. The money
they are asking for viii, in the first
place, not leave Salt Lake City. Prac-
tically every dollar of it will be ex-
pended here in payment for advertis-
ing expenses. for decorations. for en-
tertainment Of various kinds. And
many times $4,000 will be attracted to
the city thereby. From a purely selfish
standpoint. Salt Lake cannot afford
not 10 give generously 10 this fund, II
we are TO establish a reputation as d
convention city the time 10 begin is
now
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a FLOATING DINNER.

That's the finest dinner | ever
drank said guest at a recent small
banquet i'm Salt Lake, as he carefully
picked his way hOmeward. We wonder
what that guest would have said if he
could have been at a dinner given by
George Vingut of New York, described
as a 'clubman, yachtsman and cross
country rider" Some interesting de-
tails of this dinner were brought to
light during a court trial the other
Gay. There were $50 guests. half of
them women, and Mr.. Vingut was
charged with 1000 quart bottles of
champagne. He refused TO pay the bill.
claiming that he and his guests did not
dispose of that much champagne.
The court held, however, that the
bill was correct, and a judgment for
$4,000 for the champagne was entered
against the host. Now let us consider
for a moment how much champagne
1000 quarts is when distributed among
$50 people. The average, as will be
seen, is only a trife less then six
quarts per person. We are told that
the human stomach is capable of hold
ing only three pints, but that, of
course. is a mistake, as any confirmed
beer drinker will assure you. However,
at the dinner, so it does look a trife
unreasonable to say that the guests
drank six quarts Cf champagne EACH
Again ninety of the guests were wO-
men. We absolutely refuse to believe
that the women drank more than one
quart of champagne each. That is
good deal of wine even i'm ultra fash
ionable New York society. The truth
probably is that the women did not
average a pint each. But if We take
the quart average as a basis we have
ninety men drinking more than ten
quarts of champagne each. That is
certainly a physical impossibility.
They couldn't have swallowed that
much water TO save their lives, nor
half that much champagne.
Stiu. we must refuse to sympathize
very deeply with Mr.. Vingut. By the
way, what an appropriate name that
is, II is barely possible that after his
guests had reached "A certain stage of
exhiIaration they amused themselves
by pouring champagne over each
other. 1t would be easy enough to ac-
count for 900 bottles in this way. And
that sort of thing does happen, ocea-
sionaly, according TO information of a
more or less reliable character that oc-
casionally filters from the higher TO the
Io,var stratum Of society.
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Indebtedness of the city, and upon which
we are this moment paying interest. In
stead of trying to refute my figures in a
decent, calm, impartial manner, it PUSHES
10 the defense OF the council and uphOlds
them in their extravaganza by seeking to
heap opprObrium on me because of an
honest protest honestly expressed.
Let me lay before your many readers
the true facts in detail, and then let a
fair, unprecedented public judge whose
statement is correct.
SALT LAKE CITY'S INDEBTEDNESS.
Bonded debt .........................s ~, lse 0V0
Bonded school debt ................ 6l5.eO0
City and school bonds ........A, Al, 600
High school debt ................... 1000
State bonded debt. our portion
OF which is % per cent?. 20, 900
County bonded Indebtedness is
$4'o'oooi our portion ............... $1,000
Total bonded Indebtedness of
the city is now .................$ 50, co. 600
And on this amount the taxpayers are
now paying interest.
l ask any honest man, who is not blind
ed by religious or political prejudice, II
these are not the facts, and are not a
verification of the statement in my pro-
test?
The Tribune criticism intimates and
says ('bOnded Indebtedness }. L did not
say bonded Indebtedness, but had /
done so. it would have been true The
as much a part of our Indebtedness as
our school debt. and we are annually
taxed TO pay the interest on these debts,
according to the valuation of the city to
the whole debt: therefore il must be a
part of our Indebtedness.
But this is not all. The school board
is now trying 10 sell the $4,000 bonds
voted for last year, which will make our
debt S5,307.000 upon which We shall pay in
terest Now add 10 this the Overdrafts
mentioned in The Herald land which have
never been refuted), and it makes our
debt $500. 00G. Now should the taxpayers
vote another 100000 for this council to
squander. which they will not do. our in
debtedness would be over s6,O0O.0O0. Can
this little city stagger under this crush
ing Indebtedness?
As our debt now stands il means
mortgage of $500 upon every poor man s
home in this city, and yet when a private
citizen protests against this onerous and
unjust burden, great paper seeks to
cover up the delinquency and moral turpi-
tude of those who have. partly at least
placed this tremendous debt upon us, by
covering the protestant with abuse and
cheap wit Yours for a square deal,
CHARLES CRANE.
Salt Lake, May y.
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Total Copies of The Herald Printed
in April. 1908.
ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.

salt Lake-''The Crystal Slipper"
.Orpheum-Matinee and night, vaude
vile.
Grand-"COnfessions of a Wife"
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WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Fair; warmer.
THE METALS

Silver, 53iac per ounce.
Copper (cathodesl, 129sc per pound.
Lead, A.3 per 100 pounds.
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SALT LAKES INDEBTEDNESS

To The Salt Lake Herald:
In a criticism of my protest to the city
council against the repairing OF Main
street the Tribune has chosen to ridicule
nv statements as to the city's indebted
ness. and puts words into my mouth tby
innuendo) ] never uttered. Quoting me.
il saws. the debt of the city (''presUmably
bonded Indebtedness is now over 3d.
OO0 600 and our annual interest over $780,
600 THE only criticism that can be made
of this statement is that 1t is not true
1t then proceeds 10 state the bonded In
debtedness of the city and the annual in
terest paid on this particular portion of
our indebtedness, ignoring all the other
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22

Mrs. Bray and Mrs Williams an
nounce their June sale of hand painted
china at Cohns dry gopds store. Con-
siderable interest is anticipated in this
sale. as it is considered the finest col
lection of china ever painted in the
west. Mrs. Bray and Mrs. Williams
are designers after the works of Pro-
fessor Janeway of New York, who is
recognized as the highest authority in
the world.
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and in the dining room. Mrs David
Keith, and Mrs. Elmer B. Jones poured.
Assisting them were Miss Charlotte
Holmes, Miss Frances Graham, Miss
| Marge Miller and Miss Alice Seckels
Mrs Ewing gives another tea next
Monday evening.
Mrs. Leslie l. Savage entertained
yesterday afternoon at a bridge tea for
Miss ElOise Sadler at which some thir-
~ of her friends were guests. Seven
tables Of bridge were played, and at
the tea following Mrs. Don Carlos Rob-
erts and Mrs. L. L. Terry poured.
x X <
Mrs. James Finlen entertained last
evening at a dinner at the lVers home
TO meet Lieutenant and Mrs. Edwin
Butcher of Fort Douglas. The table
was decorated with pink roses. and
pink roses were painted on the place
cards. Covers were laid for twelve.
=
The informal hop planned for this
evening at Fort. Douglas will be pre-
ceded by a number of small and m
formal dinners, both at the post and in
town. Lieutenant and Mrs kneeland
s. Snow will entertain at dinner, and
Miss jeanette Luman VIII be their
guest for a few days.
Mrs. George Keyser will entertain to-
day at a bridge tea at her home on
East First South street, the affair be
ing in compliment to Miss Leila Sting
ley.
Mrs. Edgar T. Conley will entertain
today at a luncheon in honor of her
mother, Mrs. Geary. who leaves early
in the week for her home
X
Mrs. r. BOnnemort gave a theatre
party last evening, her guests being
Mr.. and Mrs. y. A. Dunyon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Young and Mrs. NJ. Rich
ards of HALEY, Ida. The last-named
is being entertained at Mrs. Bonnie
morris home.
Mrs. .. y. Straup entertained few
friends yesterday afternoon at 500 at
her home on Twelfth East street.
Miss George Weber will entertain
at bridge tea next Tuesday afternoon.
= +
DR.. and Mrs. G. V. Parmalee have
moved and are now at home at 800
Fifth East street
Mr. and Mrs. NJ NJ. Murtaugh expect
to leave shortly for Twin Falls. Ida, to
spend the summer
X x X
The newly appointed committees of
the Ladies' Literary club will meet to-
day at the club house at 2 o'clock, TO
elect chairmen for the next year.
X
Mrs. ]. h. LangfOrd entertained about
thirty young people last evening at a
parcel shower for Miss Hazel Calder,
whose marriage takes place early in
June.
\ K y
Mrs T. w. Whitley will entertain to-
day at cards at her home.
\ x X
The College club meets today at
Gordon academy.
Miss Phoebe Foster entertained a
number of her friends at a birthday
party Wednesday night. Progressive
games were played.
Edward +. Hoffman returned from
Los Angeles yesterday. Mr.. Hoffman
visited many points of interest in
Washington. Oregon and California.
The Aid society of the First Baptist
church will hold a photograph social at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Goss,
IS H street, this evening.
A. ]. Davis. p. p. Christensen and
party at the Orpheum last evening
Their guests were the officers of the
Elks' lodge and their wives The party
occupied all the boxes on the south
side of the house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22

A morning contemporary finds in the
selection of Senator Burrows to be
temporary chairman Of the Republican
national convention evidence that the
party is getting full ready TO throw
OFF the odium which attaches TO the
party by reason of its alliance with
the Mormon church leaders. OF course
the fact that the senator is a Taft
man couldn't possibly have anything
10 do with the matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22

A colOred lady is suing Harvard
professor for breach of promise, and
saws she will in due season offer in evil
dence a package of love letters. Dear
old Boston is all stirred up over the
matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22

Mexico has made another treaty Of
peace with the turbulent Yaquis. The
trouble about those Yaquis is that
every little while they have a lapse of
memory in regard to peace treaties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22

Word comes from Venezuela that
the army is loyal to Castro. Perhaps
he's afraid Castro might have him ar
rested if he wasn't loyal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-22

David :. CowIes comes forward with
the assertion that there is no paper
trust. He might as well try TO make
US believe there is no sun.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
AGED PIONEED BURIED
YESTERDAY BY ODD FELLOWS

Yesterday, from Silver State hall,
occurred the funeral of +. NJ Baum, oe
Happy Creek, pioneer of Nevada,
who passed over the great divids
Wednesday evening, at the advanced
age of SO years.
Deceased was a native of Prussia,
but had resided in Nevada for many
years, having at one time been Ell
gagged in the notel business at Pail
sade, and was also for time a residenG
of Ninnemucea. He is survived by a
wife and one daughter, Mrs. Wm.
FUNK, of Reno.
The funeral was under the auspices
of the local lodge OF Odd Fellows, ami
was conducted according to the ritual
of that order.
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HEAD Of VICTIM
BEATEN TO PULP

Sheriff Lamb returned from CnateJ
Thursday evening, where ne went 70
arrest the negress, lena Cuby, the
eiI-conIessed inurueress OF her par
amour, JoAn Manley.
ACCORDING 10 The woman s story, sns
mad some time ago concluded That Ala.
ley needed kIlilng, and mad determlncu
70 attend to the matter, but oppor-
lunlty had not before presented ltselt
argnt. Wednesday morning, waking
up nrst, she leIt her lover lying sounl
asleep in bed while she slipped out anu
secured an axe. Quietly returning, she
struck him repeatedly with the instru-
ment, literally beating his head to a
pulp.
When the officers entered the room,
it presented sickening sight, every
thing being covered with blood. The
woman was placed under arrest anu
the coroner's inquest held her respon-
sible for the crime.
The couple had been living in Chafes
for the past two months, where they
had conducted a laundry.
The woman was locked up in the
county Jail and will be given preliml-
nary hearing by Judge Robins on
December 16.
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CUsHD1AN INDICTED AND
ARRESTED FOR EMBEZzLEMENT

According to telegram received
10y George Ii. Taylor from District Al
torney r. A. McCarren OF Nye county,
tins morning, Il. Il. Cushman was not
indicted as result of the Bertha
smith transaction with the State
Bank and Trust company, but for an
other matter not at ali connected with
the Bertha Smith affair. Mr. Me
Carren states further that there is NJ
eriminahty IN the Bertha Smith case,
as the following telegram viii show:
Tonopah, New, Dec. /, 1905.
George Taylor, Washoe County
Bank, Reno, Nevada
Articles in the paper aIluding 10
your implication with Cuskman are uu
founded Cashman indicted on en-.
tireiy different case. No criminality in
Bertha Smith ease.
'tP A. MeCARREN.
Ia speaking fthis this Afternoon
Mr.. Taylor sa q:
The Bertha smith matter, in whicl
Bertha Smith wanted the y. O. Mills
bank to collect through the aashoe
county bank, money to her credit ~
the State Bank and Trust company IS
bank at Tonopah, was purely bank
ing transaction and perfectly legal.
was before the Aye county grand jury
simply as "A witness, nothing more. =
On receiving notice from the ID. O..
Mills bank to collect Mrs. Smith Is
money in the State Bank and Trust
company $ bank, the Washoe County
bank sent draft to the State Bank
and Trust company for the amount.
The cashier of the State Bank and
Trust company then credited the
Nashoe County bank with the amount
and squared Mrs. Smith s account, AMI
so notified the Washoe County bank.
In the meantime the State Bank ana
Trust company failed and the Washoe
and Trust company TO change the ae-
counts back as they were before til,
draft was sent to the State Bank ana
Trust company, as the Washoe County
bank had not received the money sup
posed to be collected and did not feel
responsible for the amount. 1t is ap-
parent that the whole matter is a civil
proceeding and that it is in no SENSE
a matter for investigation by a grand
jury.
Mr. Cushman, who was indicted for
embezziement, left last night for Tono-
pah to learn the nature of his indict-
ment and to answer the charge. He
was arrested Wednesday night ana
released on $4,000 bonds, G. t. Bender
and W. Harris of Reno being his
Gazette.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05

determined effort this winter to have
congress make real beginning toward
the purchase or erection of embassies
and legation houses in the principal
capitals of the world. We now own le-
cation property in Turkey, Japan, Siam
and China, they having been acquired
because of the peculiar exterritorisl
conditions existing in those countries,
but elsewhere our diplomatic repre-
sentatives are in rented quarters.
Congress makes an annual allowance
for rent at each post. but only in few
instances is it adequate to meet the
charges our ministers and ambassadors
have to pay. Some of them spend sew
eral times their official salaries for rent
alone, but when they 60 to that length
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
ATTEMPTS DlABOL.
ICAL REVENGE

Last evening miner named Frank
Allison is alleged to have engaged IN a
drunken row in the Organ motel 81
Mill City. he was put out of the
house and, evidently bent ON revenge,
secured stick of giant powder which
he hurled at the building. fortunately
his aim was bad and the deadly mis-
siie tell snort OF the hotel and explod-
ed in the road, the only damage being
20 tear hole in the ground.
Constable Layoy was summoned by
telegraph and went over during the
night, returning with the prisoner this
morning. The dynamiter was locked
up in the county jail, where he is now
sleeping off his jag, and will be given
hearing by Judge Robins during next
week.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
REGULAR MEETING OF TILE
FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL CLU,

The Friday Night club gave its reg
ular fortnightly social last evening /
the Nixon opera house. The first pa
of the evening was passed in playin
whist, % couples, occupying eieve
tables, participating. The contest II
ladies first prize resulted in tie D.
tween Mrs. Charles Muller and Mis-,
Minnie Wolf. In the cut the latte
was the winner of the trophy, whi'
consisted of a silver perfume botti
Frank Krenkel captured the gentle
man Is first prize, which consisted OF 6
silver calendar holder.
A large number of people came in
10 O'Clock for the dance.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
FATHER MEEHAN RETURNS
FROM THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Father Meehan returned on No. 10
Thursday, after an absence of ten days.
AS has been his custom for several years
the Father ate his Thanksgiving dinner
in Sparks. Last Sunday he spent iii
the Capital City, where he attended the
meeting of the Knights of Columbus,
who initiated a class of 80 members.
1t is reported that Father Meehan g
participation in the attendant exercises
was confined to leading the goat
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
20 RUSH OPERATIONS
AL BARBER CANYON

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jackman ar
rived from Chicago on No. 5 this mora
ing and will leave for Chafey and Bar
Der canyon this evening. To repre-
sentative OF the Silver state News, Mr..
Jaekman said:
We now have all required machin-
cry on the ground to develop our quartz
properties in the canyon, and the first
OF the week will start large force of
men at work, if they can be obtained.
The mines have already made COOL
showings, and we expect to be ship
ping ore possibly as soon as the first
OF the year..
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
SOUTHERN BANKS
In Difficulties

TONOPAH, Dee. 1.-The Round Noun
tain Banking Corporation of Round
Mountain, town 90 miles north OK
Tonopah, has closed its DOORS Bal
loans is given as the cause. 1t is an
nounced that the bank will reopen in
this city to pay depositors, but will not
resume business. The bank is capita
lied at $4,000 and has deposits
amounting to about $4,000. The ex
tent of its liabilities is not known.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
CAPLES On ANX.
lOUS SEAT

Upon the opening of court Tuesday
morning, after the Thanksgiving re-
cess, Judge Orr and a jury heard the
case of the State of Nevada VS.. Don
Ritchie. This was an appeal from the
justice court OF Lovelock, where de
fendant was convicted of carrying con
cealed weapons and sentenced TO pay
fine of 800 and spend 150 days III
Jail.
Ritchie, who was defended by l.. g.
Campbell, was acquitted on the second
ballot, the first having stood 10 for
acquittal and two for conviction.
Wednesday the case of Mclaughlin
vs.. Placeritos Mines company engaged
the attention of the court. A jury
awarded plaintiff judgment for $lllo.-
05, being the full amount sued for.
Since Thursday morning Judge Orr
and a jury have been engaged in try
ing the case of the State of Nevada
VS.. Caples, indicted for assault with
intent to kill. The evidence was ali
in and arguments begun at 1880 0 'clocx
this afternoon. 1t is expected that the
case will be given to the jury at about
q 'eioek this evening.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
CASHIER SHEEHAN PAYS
RENO A SHORT VISIT

Last evening Cashier j. Sheehan, of
the First National bank, left for Reno
ON No. 3, to spend a day or two, ON
business and to pay visit to relative'
Today Mr.. Sheehan will attend a NEE,
ing Of several bankers of the state,
called not for the purpose of formiL &
an association, but to talk over certain
matters, with view to obtaining Goa
eerted action on same.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-05
EBBETT s. co. RECEIVE INVOICE
OF FAMOUS COFFEE

Ebbett & Co. have just received an
.nvoice of the world famous Baker-ized
,arrlngton-H Hall steel-cut coffee. This
rand manufactured by the Baker I'm
,orting company, of New York and
Minneapolis, has attained a great pop
ularity, and is said to be the most sat-
,sfactory coffee known to the trade. 1t
comes in full one-pound cans, and will
be sold at 40 cents.