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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-18
AS TO AUTO SCORCHERS

To The Salt Lake Herald:
Permit few lines regarding the sub
Ject of fast auto and other driving Not
because the topic was discussed by YOU
yesterday morning. but because it presses
Tor public attention is this written. There
are about 400 autos in this city. | doubt
II more than twenty-five are driven by
persons so utterly regardless of the rights
of the $1,000 Inhabitants of Salt Lake as
10 create feeling of wrath against all
owners of autos. a list of accidents that
nave been caused by the auto criminals
who deliberately risk the lives of pedes-
trians would go far toward inflaming the
public mind TO an extent that might prove
serious TO those so disregardful of pub-
lie safety that they take all manner of
chances. Invariably when an accident Oc-
ours the driver was going at a slow rate
of speed. The marvel is that at the slow
rate of speed one WOnGers why il never
occurs to the autOist to stop his machine
The conclusion is inevitable. How many
persons believe that John Evans was
killed by a street car? He was killed
by an automobile. The fact that the po-
lice station was called up some time after
the accident happened and the question
asked as to the condition of the person
injured by the auto would have been sig
nificant to any one but the dOughhead
who answered the phone query. That
question was from some one in the auto
that killed Evans. If the twenty or TWEEN
ty-fiVe drivers who are so Indifferent to
other citizens We're jailed. it would be d
blessing, not only to the public. but TO
the balance who use autos and manifest
a decent respect for the rights of other
citizens.
But the autoists are not alone. Kids
driving delivery wagons, men driving
brewery vehicles. messenger bOys-all
sorts of persons on any sort of a thing
drive across the crowded streets and
make pedestrians scatter like a lot of
chickens. There is an ordinance against
crossing any sidewalk at a higher speed
than four miles an hOur-but when a po-
hceman can be seen on the business thor
oughfares land that is rare enough eX-
cept when he is going on or off beaD
he knows nothing about the ordinance and
cares less
Chief Pitt wants citizens to complain.
The police department is paid To do this
class of work and 10 arrest offenders
against city ordinances. Who wants to be
a public pest and be annoyed by swear
ing TO complaints about ordinance viola
ton and lose his time when he is taxed
a city official. nor a policeman, crosses
any street in the business center any hour
of the business day without seeing a Vio-
latiOn of the speed ordinance. but he
dOesn care. Neither butcher nor grocery
nor brewery wagon nor horseman nor
buggy rider nor automObilist runs into a
policeman, so why in h should he care
about the ordinances? Chief Pitt sees il
done every time he goes down Main street
during business hours. but no one runs
over him and he makes no complaint
Despite the broad streets of our town.
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FrOm The New York Herald

FfOm the New York Herald)
Louis Abrahams. president of the great
diamond syndicate which controls IS per
cent of the diamond output of the world.
says there is TO be no shrinkage in the
price OF diamonds. despite the fact that
mere IS now marked decrease in the
demand for the precious stones.
1t is true" said Mr. Abrahams, that
since the beginning of the recent period
OF financial stringency in America the de-
mand Tor diamonds has been materially
reduced. Within the last two or three
years, more especially in 1865 and 1906
the demand for diamonds increased be
yond all precedent These. as everybody
knows, were years of great and almost
unDounded prosperity in America, and
IN this country during 1906 fully 60 or 20
per cent of the worlds total diamond
output found its market. IL was an easy
market, too, for the Americans were buy
ing diamonds freely.
The De Beers Diamond Mining COM
pany, the Premier Diamond Mining COM
pany of the TransVaal and the Jagers-
1onteln Diamond Mining company, which
three corporations Jointly supply about 9S
per cent OF the whole output. were all
Kept working TO their full capa city. The
demand, without a doubt greatly eX-
ceeded the supply at that time We found
no difficulty in selling at market rates
every carat that could be mnA and
produced.
But the recent American crisis in fl
nance mas now altered things materially.
From having been the largest of Gus
toners you Americans are now buying
practically no diamonds at all. The finan-
clai strlngency has been of kind that
has affected chiefly the resources of per
sons VINO in ordinary normal conditions
can afford TO indulge in such mXuries as
precious stones. In consequence of these
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DIAMONDS ARE A DRUG, BUT TRUST
PROPOSES TO MAINTAIN PRICES

conditions the De Beers mines within the
last two or three months have been de-
creaslng the output more than One-half-
Owing to this marked falling off in the
demand there has been some nervousness
in the diamond buying world lest there
would follow a cheapening of prices. No
doubt many diamond buyers and dia-
mond owners have been misled into the
belief that under present conditions prices
are bound to come down. This is an err
ronecus idea. In reply 10 numerous in
quiries, the De Beers company, the Pre-
mler company and the syndicate itself
have all issued official statements an
nOuncing unequivOcally their purpose to
maintain prices at their normal levels
AS the concerns named substantially con-
troll the world output it seems to me
this assurance ought TO be accepted as
conclusive and il should allay all neT-
VOusness on the subject. Despite the re-
cent depression / am convinced that
there would be some business here now
were it not for the more or less wide
spread feeling OF mistrust in regard TO
the authenticity of these assurances.
There is no doubt of the ability of the
syndicate to control the situation. The
syndicates contracts with the Premier
that company will hereafter market its
own products, bat il has given every pos
sible assurance that it will cooperate in
the maintenance of prices. q 1t would be
contrary to their own interests to do any
thing else, and l am perfectly satisfied
with their attitude.
In my opinion. il will not long be nee
essary 10 restrict the normal output of
the mines. | believe the period of finan-
cial depression is not destined to be of
and that within a comparatively brief
time business will resume its natural equi-
librium and America will move on in its
destined career of prosperity
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few cities have two more dangerous
crossings than those at First and Second
South on Main Practically every street
car in the city covers these two cross
lngs. Wagons, messenger boys rushing
like fiends in the public view on bi
cycles, autos, horseback riders, ride pell-
well and drive pedestrians to fly to
safety as though they were so many dogs.
Every policeman sees il daily but nothing
Is done. There are narrower streets,
where traffic is infinitely more congested.
but IN such cities even street cars and
the owners of autos, and butcher boys in
delivery wagons with the right of emil
nent domain and control over life and
death in their empty pates, are compelled
TO stop at times and let the pitiful pedes-
TRAN walk calmly sn front of them. Not
so IN Salt Lake. The biped on foot must
run or suffer. OF course his heirs can
sue.
This utter disregard of the rights of
pedestrians is also shown in the attitude
of street car mOtOTmen. Stopping at the
near side of each crossing on the public
thOrOughfare, they will start their cars
ON the conductors bell, and send the car
INTO pedestrians who have waited till
wearied for it to pass and then started
TO go in front of il. If the gong is sound
ed 1t Is a concession the public has no
right to, but out of the goodness of their
hearts some of them start the ear and
then sound the gong as TO brighten
away the little sense left in the already
worried and befuddled pedestrians They
at fifteen miles an hour, and along the
residence streets and across intersecting
streets at twenty To twenty-five or thirty
miles an hour, and the marvel is fNt that
accidents happen, but that they are so
few. l do not mean few in number. but
few for the desperate chances taken.
1t would seem that the only way man
in this city might protect his life against
the criminal autOiStS. messenger boys
brewery and delivery wagons and other
drivers, is by carrying a loaded pistol and
as accidentally killing a few of the riding
fools as they kill and injure the walking
public and each other. But this sort of
protection would be criminal. of course
God forbid that the policemen should do
anything but walk their beats and draw
their salaries. OF course the public can
swear out warrants, lose time in giving
testimony invite enmities by doing so il
they want protection. and pay taxes to
keep the policeman and his family-but
no one should expect the police to arrest
any person not a drunk on the business
streets, unless it should be some fool
hardy pedestrian who would undertake TO
preserve his life or limb by pointing a
loaded gun at the Willful drivers of
autos. wagons and street ears, who take
no thought what hurt may follow their
criminal neglect
And then. when an injured citizen goes
to the police station to make a complaint,
he is told to return two days later and
do il. Dear. dear, how we do want to get
evidence and aid in arresting Offendersi
A SUFFERER.
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pany, or to sell the company's property
TO a new corporation 10 be organized IN
der the name of the Swansea Consolidated
Mining company.
2 To consider any other business that
may come before the meeting.
Transfer books TO close on the 2Sth day
of May 1903. and remain closed until after
, said meeting.
BY order of the board Of directors
w. H. FARNSWORTH.
Secretary.
Salt Lake CITY. Utah. MAY l. 1908
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Special Stockholders Meeting.

SOUTH SWANSEA MINING COM
pany Notice is hereby given that a spe-
cial stockholders meeting of the stock
holders of the South Swansea Mining
company, a Utah corporation Will be held
in room 4Sl Atlas block, Salt Lake city
Utah. on the 1st day of June. 1905 at 10
a. M. for the following purposes:
l. To consider the advisability Of con-
sOidating and to consolidate the South
Swansea Mining company. a Utah c0rpor-
alton, with the Swansea Mining company,
another Utah corporation. under the name
Of the Swansea Consolidated Mining COM
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SUM MER SCHOOL.

Commencing June I and continuing
for ten weeks, the l. d. S. Business
College viii give courses in Bookkeep-
ing, Business Arithmetic, Shorthand
TypeWTiting, English and kindred sub
jects. Special drill will be offered in
those subjects required for examina-
lions in Civil Service. Tuition. $1,000
for the term. Send for catalogue.
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STORAGE NOTICE.

Parties having goods stored with us.
who are in arrears for storage, will
take notice that unless same is paid on
or before June l, 1908, their goods will
be sold for charges.
REDMAN VAN & STORAGE co.
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One steinway piano for Sale Cheap.

For right buyer, great bargain
ebony case. Address 776 Fourth ave
nue., city. Bell phone 3623-X.
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WALL PAPER SALE.
Biggest Bargains Ever Offered

We are OveTstocked on high-grade
papers and are going to make a price
that will move them. All Toe, $l00 and
up 10 Sl.50 values to be sold at a fiat
price of soc per roll. All soc to 75c
values to be sold at a fiat price of Soc
per roll.
GEO. w. EBERT & CO, 81 Main ST.
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EXCURSIONS EAST,

June list. sth. Sth. 18th. 18th and 18th,
via Oregon Short Line and OVER
LAND ROUTE. Greatly reduced rates
to Omaha, Kansas City. Chicago st.
Louis and other eastern points. Tick
cts limited to Oct. LIST.
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In the Eyes of the Wife

Vienna Bakery Bread is always the
best. Ask your grocer.
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Is done by the Century. Salt Lakes
printers. 165-l67 South West Temple.
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DEMOCRATS TO
MEET THIS WEEK
Conventions in Half a Dozen
States TO Elect Delegates
to Denver.
CONGRESS WILL ADJOURN
BRYAN, TAFT AND JOHNSON ARE
SCHEDULED FOR SPEECHES.

Conventions and conferences, political
industrial and religious. will have a con-
siderable share in the news report of the
week. Democratic state conventions will
be held in half dozen states TO elect
delegates to the Denver convention.
Californians will meet in Fresno on
Monday. and on the same day the Wash
lngton state convention will be held in
spokane Democratic primaries through
out Alabama will also be held on Mon
day. The Pennsylvania Democratic state
convention will meet in Harrisburg on
Tuesday, and on that day Democratic
primaries will be held 10 select national
delegates and pre- sidential electors in
Florida. The New Jersey Prohibition state
convention is also scheduled for Tuesday
at Trenton. Missouri Democrats will
meet at jefferson City, and Michigan
Democrats at Lansing on Wednesday. On
Thursday the Democrats of the District
of Columbia will hold a district cOnVen-
ton at Washington, and on Saturday the
Arizona Democratic convention will meet
in Phoenix.
Last Week of Congress.
Both houses of congress will begin bus
mess Monday with the idea that this will
be the last week of the present session,
but opinions as 10 the exact date of ad-
jOurnment vary all the way from We'd
nesday TO Saturday 1t does not seem
probable that the conclusion will he
ANdtAcu bNluIt the ldlltt udA- Dul liutu
will depend on the progress of the con-
ference on the currency bill.
The appropriation bills have reached
Sch state of completeness that there
Is little doubt that if necessary the work
on them could be finished within two or
three days. Several of those measures
are still in conference. but all are near
agreement. Only the general deficiency
bill remains 10 be acted upon by the house
and IL probably Will be passed before
adjournment tomorrow. That bill and the
military academy bill only remain for or
iginal consideration by the senate. and
neither will require extended time there
Fear of Pocket Veto.
If nothing else in the way of legisla-
ton was desired there would be no diff
Guilty about getting away by the middle
of the week. but there Is too much anx-
iety To obtain "A currency enactment to
permit quitting without a more prolonged
effort There is some apprehension of
a pocket veto of the omnibus public bill
and there will be no resolution OF ad-
journment so long as there is any unceT-
Atainty as 10 what the president may do
with that measure in case of adjournment
before il is signed. II may therefore be
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The Vienna Bakery. toss bread MAX
ers. Ask your grocer.
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FIT. Douglas band tonight. Wanda
mere.
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Fit Douglas band tonight. Wanda
mere.
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set down that congress VIII adjourn as
soon as il is known whether there will or
VIII not be currency legislation and when
IL IS known that the buildings bill will re-
celVe the presidential sanction.
Senator Buckley will make an effort
Monday to revive consideration of the
Brownsville question in the senate, but
the Indications are that very little more
attention will be given to the subject than
TO listen to his speech. For the rest, at
tentiOn will be given by the senate TO the
two remaining appropriation bills, TO con
ference reports and miscellaneous bills
on the calendar.
Reports Due in the House.
The house will continue to consider bills
under suspension of the rules and will
give much attention 10 conference reports.
II is expected that reports will be made
by the paper and submarine boat investi-
eating committees during the week, and
that both will receive considerable atten-
ton. If there is an agreement on cur
rency bill by the conference, the measure
Will be extensively debated in both houses.
Secretary Taft. on his way back to
Washington from Panama. will stop
Thursday at Nashville where he will ad-
dress the Tennessee Bar association. Will
liam J. Bryan will speak at Baltimore on
Tuesday and in Hagerstown, Md, on
Wednesday, if his present plans are car
ried out, and on Thursday Governor john
son of Minnesota is expected to deliver
an address at Richmond, Va.
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I. c. T. Crystal Slipper" Salt Lake
Theatre. May u. ~ and %
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Our carpet cleaning Is guaranteed.
NATIONAL HOUSE CLEANING co.
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You like the best. come to Saltail
Tuesday, 18th.
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EXCURSIONS TO PACIFIC COAST,
The Best Printing

Via o. S L. Daily June 1 to Sept. 10
Ask agents for particulars.
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Reports Due in the House.
Meetina Of MANUFACTURED.

The National Association of Manufac-
turers, having a membership of 5000. rep
resenting a combined capital of $4,000, coo, =
600. will meet in New York on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, in annual con-
ventiOn. Considerable Importance at
taches to the proceedings, as the conven-
ton. according to its president, James W.
Van Cleave of St. Louis, will consider its
political attitude with reference to the
coming presidential campaign.
The Lake MOhOnk conference on inter-
national arbitration will hold its four
teenth annual meeting ct Lake MOhonk,
y. Y. on Wednesday and Thursday.
The 10th general assembly of the Pres
byterian church of the United States will
convene al Kansas City on Thursday and
continue until June I.
The Atlantic battleship fleet will leave
San Francisco on Monday for Puget
Sound. where it is due to arrive on Thurs
day. Four of the ships Will proceed to
Port Angels eight will go TO Bellingham
bay and one viii be locked at Bremerton.
With the exception of the one in dry dock
all the ships will rendezvous on Saturday
off Port Townsend and proceed TO an an
chOrage in the vicinity of Seattle.
The French parliament. which adjourned
for the Easter holidays, will reassemble in
Paris on Tuesday.
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Ft. Douglas band tonight. Wanda
moro
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Come and dance. saltair. Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
Methodists Have Put Extensive
improvements Into Building,
to Be Opened Sunday
SEVERAL PASTORS TO ASSIST
Rev. J. II. Hayward Of Montour, Will
Preach Both Morning and Evening
ssrmons-Ruldins Looks Like Now
'Edif'es, So Thorough Has Been Re.
modelling.

Thoroughly remodeled, and redecor-
ated, with fresh paint and paper, and
with new seats in the audience room,
the Methodist church of Laurel will
be rededicated Sunday, August %, in
services that the church people and
others OF the town are looking forward
to with much interest So complete
has been the change that the church
has every appearance of new build
ing.
Former pastors and other ministers
Of the county will be present to as
sist Rev. Leroy Gallagher in the serv-
ices. Rev. j. N. Hayward, of Mon
tour, former pastor, will preach both
morning and evening sermons. at 1880
and 1880 o'clock. 1t was also hoped
that Rev. ]. B. Trimble, of Dixie, an
other former pastor, might be present,
'but owing to revival services in pro-
gress in his Gown church he will not
be able to be present.
Rev. j. r. Warren, of the Rhodes
Methodist church. and his wife, will
be present and assist in the services.
Rev. M. H. Smith, of Gilman, Isl ex-
pected to be present at the evening
service.
The Laurel people in general regard
less of church utilization have extended
an invitation that is general to all
their friends living at a distance to
come and enjoy the day with them,
and participate in the services land
will entertain all the visitors during
the day
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
Decd Land for Street

Deeds, transferring to the city strip
of land, the width of a street extend
ing from Main to Marion streets, thru
Melrose Park addition, and a part of
the land of Brittian and Co., were flied
with the county recorder Tuesday. This
is the land that the city used in open
ing up Tenth avenue from Main
street just north of the fair grounds
to Marion street, northeast of the
packing plant The deeds were made
by A. l.. Utz, of Chicago, and Brit
tian and Co
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
GILBERT WINS HANDICAP.
Iowa Man High Gun in Great West
err Trap Event.

Des Moines, Aug. BIB f. Gilbert,
of Des Moines, is the western l1andi-
cap shooting champion. In a sensa-
tional contest yesterday afternoon,
which took forty extra birds to de-
eide, the nervy Des Moines man ac-
complished what scores of the great
est shots in the United States were
trying to do--prove himself the best
Of all handicap shots. 1t took iron
nerve to win the event yesterday.
Four were tied at 80 when. the hundred
birds had been shot at. I'm the twenty
target shoot off, two were skilled
enough to break nineteen. When it
came down to test of man against
man, shot against shot, Elbert faltered
not and proved his superiority over
Fred Shattuck of Columbus. O., clear
ly, by again breaking nineteen OF the
targets, while the latter secured but
fifteen A Des Moines man won the
first great western handicap shoot held
in Des Moines.
The scores made by the shooters in
both the regular event Of the morn
ing and the western handicap OF the
f.1lJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
MINNESOTA AFTER sHERcLIFFE.
If Colorado Case Fails He Will Doubt
less BE Taken to Minneapolis.

Officials of the Northern Pacific
railroad are making every effort to
have Frank Shercliffe. who is in pris-
on In Leadvile, Col, returned to Min
neapolis. Shercliife is wanted there for
the robbery of passengers on North
ern Pacific train in the outskirts OF
Minneapolis early last spring. He was
implicated by the confession Of Owen
Ball. of this city.
There Is possibility, owing to the
time that elapsed since the Leadville
shooting, for which Shercliffe is being
held in Colorado. and the difficulty in
securing witnesses, that the state will
not be able to establish case against
him. The Minnesota officials will be
at Leadville when the case comes up
on Sept to arrest him and take him
to Minneapolis if he is released.