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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-10
POOR PROSPECT
FOR THE summer
Shrinkage of All Kinds of Bust
ness Said to Be Due to Re-
cent Public UtteranCes.
POLITICS AFFECTS TRADE
puLLNEss CERTAIN DURING
THE CAMPAIGN.

New York. Feb. 9.-Speculatiye activ-
ity in the securities market came almost
10 a halt last week i'm the midst of the
uncertainties presented by the accu-
mulating evidence of the shrinkage of
the business and industries of the coun-
try and the symptoms of political activ-
ity In the form of public utterances by
persons conspicuous in political affairs.
The world of the stock market has felt
itself inveighed against by both of the
great political parties. and has con-
ceived that the heat of the coming cam
paign will see a continuance of this pol
icy in the shaping of the oratOry and
public discussion incident to the can
vass of candidates for the presidency.
a diScouraging effect on active opera
tons in the stock market is argued from
this prospect, and a summer of dull
ness and neglect of the market is
looked forward to- which offers little in
ducement 10 present embarkation on
speculative ventures.
Dropping and Dull.
The immediate effect of the neglect
ed condition of the market, has been
TO leave it open to shifting influences
of small or professional operations,
with a dropping tendency from time to
time. accompanied by more than usual
~ reckless circulation of damaging ru-
mOrs without confirmation. Statistics
of the iron and steel trade for January
showed the process of contraction still
in progress. Estimates of 375, 900 freight
cars idle on February 8, left no room
for differences of a revival in freight
traffic. Reports of railroad earnings
coming to hand bore the clear reflection
of the effects of the great decrease in
traffic the country over. The enforce
ment of economies by the railroads was
reflected upon the equipment companies
and a strong impression was showed by
the announcement of the laying off of
10000 by the Baldwin Locomotive
works.
Earning Power Waning.
These evidences of declining earning
power in the industries detracted from
the influence of the continued ease in
money markets TO stimulate the demand
for securities. For the high grade in
Vestment class of securities with a fixed
return well below the margin of assured
earnings there was some continued alb
sorption, both here and abroad. In this
field of investment also there was some
check as the week progressed, partly
attributed to the growth of uncertainty
over the political and business prospect,
but also affected by a tightening of the
London money market
Money on call in New York proved
difficult to lend and this condition was
not affected by some heavy special re-
quirements during the week for pay
ment of accrued subscriptions on stock
issues. Money for mercantile purposes
also was readily secured. Corporations
are still resorting to short time note
for Mi a1
The outcome of this weeks sale of $780,
600, 900 New York City 50-year four and
one-quarter per cent bonds, viii be
watched with much interest for the
light it viii throw on the actual invest
ment situation.
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was accepted and the name of c. r. Do
RUS was presented to fill the vacancy.
The board of directors OF the Bank of
Ephralm organized Monday night by
electing the same officers who served last
year. c. j. Fisher was reelected cashier.
Sanpete and Juab counties are in the
midst of boundary line. dispute which
threatens to cause considerable trouble
and i'll feeling. Officials from both coun-
ties asked the state board of land com
missioners to act as arbitrator, but Sec
rotary Callister referred them TO the state
engineer, who has the authority to estab-
Hsh the correct line by virtue of an act
passed by the last legislature.
A case of diphtheria is reported at the
nome OF 6. a. Larsen. The child was
taken sick two days after coming from
Spanish Fork.
Superintendent Stenger and Mr.. Darrah.
general freight agent of the Denver & Rio
Grande railway, were in town the latter
part of the week and made trip of in
spection over the Sanpete Valley road.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Frederickson of
Salt Lake are in town as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Jensen.
Don c. SorensOn left yesterday morn
ing for California. Mr.. SorensOn will be
away for about ninety days for the bene-
fit of his health.
The number of registered students at
the academy has reached 365.
In the basketball game last Friday be-
tween the Fairview and Academy second
team the score stood Is to IL in favor OF
the academy. The same Fairyiew team
played the first academy team on Satur-
day, the game resulting in a score of a
to in favor of the academy.
Fourteen classics and seven books on
Scripture were received the other day as
a contribution to the library from state
Superintendent A c. Nelson. The gift is
highly appreciated
The academy was favored in the early
part of the week by the presence of Pres
ident Anthem II. Lund and Apostle o. F.
Whitney. A large number of Ephraim
people were present so that the seats were
well taken
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each case for the presidential candidate
from the state This has not been true in
Ohio, and my interference in patronage
matters in Ohio has been limited to nv
insisting, as | should insist anywhere else.
| that opposition to the purposes, policies
and friends to the administration shall not
be considered as a necessary prerequisite
to holding the commission of the presi-
dent.
Stands by His Letter.
In my letter to the civil service com
mission of June u, 1902. which now holds
good and will be enforced, officers are
warned not to use their places to control
political movements nor to coerce their
subordinates. nor to neglect their public
duties for political work. nor to cause
any public scandal by their political ac-
tiVity but outside of the classified SER
litical activity. No officer will be per-
mitted to violate the above Injunction
with my knowledge, no matter for what
candidate he may be working; and I may
add that the only officers as to whom any
question of violation of this injunction has
hitherto arisen have been men who are
not working for Mr.. Taft.
The above is a fun statement of the
facts. Not an appointment has been made
that would not have been made if there
had been no presidential contest impend-
ing and in no case has there been a devia-
ton from the course that | would have
pursued had none of those who actually
are candidates for the nomination been
candidates; nor has a single office holder
been removed or threatened with removal
or cOerced in any way to secure his sup
port for any presidential candidate In
fact the only coercion that I have at
tempted to exercise was to forbid the Of
flee holders from pushing my own renOm-
nation. this being done in the letter sent
to the members of my cabinet on Nov 10,
1897.
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ACTIVITY NEAR MODENA.
Number of Properties Reported to
Be Making Excellent Showing.

I0UtIIdE 70 nc IEEIdIu.I
Modena Feb 9-W. J. DOoley arrived
today, en- route TO State Line. on a tour
of inspection of the WilloWvale and Reu-
ben gold properties, in which he is heay-
lily interested.
Clark Miller. lessee of the Ophr, is
achieving good results. One hundred
sacks of a fine grade of silver ore are
being forwarded by him to Modena for
shipment to the smelter.
II is reliably reported that an excur-
sion of Los Angeles mine operators to the
Gold Springs district will materialize as
soon as the snow disappears. A num-
her of Los Angeles operators have in
vested i'm that section, and these have
been spreading glowing reports concern
ing the various properties there.
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Wants No Money.

Mr. Dixon yesterday received a letter
containing s. bill from man who stated
that he wished to help the Dixon shell
ter, as he believed that Dixon under
stood how to reach the right sort Of
men. When he opened the letter Mr.
Dixon was moro dismayed than pleased.
Il do not want any person to send
me money" he said. In this undertake
ing the only gifts / will accept will be
food for the men who come here. Per-
sons who are interested in this work
will please understand this. If any one
desires to send food, such offerings will
be accepted with thanks.
Il object to contributions of cash, sole
~ because there may hereafter be a ques-
ton of the use to which l put the
money.
Il will however, accept such food as
you will find in this list: Rolled oats,
carrots. turnips, potatoes. meats flour,
rice, barley. beans coffee, sugar, milk,
bread and dOughnuts.
Owing to the accommodations at the
Volunteers ard the Dixon shelters. the
number of applicants for lodging at po-
lice headquarters is rapidly falling off.
On Saturday night there were only thirty
three men who awaited themselves of the
accommodations for the homeless there.
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Alleged cases in ohio.

There remain the allegations as to the
appointment of Taft workers to postof-
fees in Ohio. In Ohio | have made fifty
eight postoffice appointments; twenty
seven of these were reappointments,
thirty-One were new appointments the
last including the cases where the incun-
bent had died. had been removed for cause
or had resigned Generally the appoint
ment was made exactly as in other states,
upon the recommendation of the con-
gressmen from the district. In various
cases, however, as at Maumee, Bluffton,
GreenVile and LeipSic. the nominations
We're upon recommendation of both Sena-
tors Foraker and Dick, or of one or the
other In four cases the nominations were
rejected by the senate. In two of these,
Dennison and Ulhrichville the nomina-
tions were made upon the recommends
ton of the then congressman, Mr.. Smy-
ser. in each case the incumbent had not
been giving very satisfactory service.
II call your attention to the fact that
the senate withdrew its opposition TO one
of these four men and confirmed him, so
that the charge relates to only three out
of the whole number, ,l54 postofflces. that
of these three, two were nominated in the
usual fashion on the recommendation of
the outgoing congressman, and that the
third nomination was made on the report
of the inspector and would have been
made without the slightest regard to
whether there was presidential canvass
on hand or not.
1.-THE statements in the editorial in ques-
liOh are therefore III every pdt-
ticular.'
Boston Paper Lied.
Taking up the quotation from the Bos-
ton Herald the president says:
There is nothing to say except that
it does not contain the slightest particle
Of truth, and that the misstatement is
so gross that it is difficult IL Believe it
other than a deliberate invention. There
is not the slightest foundation for it,
and no successful effort can be made to
show that there is the slightest founda-
ton for it,
IF such assertions as those of these pa
pers are made in good faith, on facts and
with any other purpose than to produce
political effect by false pretense. or by
reckless statement without knowledge, let
those making them produce the specific
cases to which they refer. If in any
such case the accusation is found true, 1t
will have occurred without my knowledge
and ] shall deal with it in the precise
spirit of my Instructions to the civil ser
vice commission hereinafter referred to.
In New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois.
Indiana and Wisconsin so far as / know
an enormous majority of appointees ars IN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-10
New York Appointments.

Discussing the appointment of
George w Wanamaker as appraiser
for the port Of New York, the president
says
Mr. Wanamaker's appointment was
recommended by the three congress
men from New York county and by the
two senators, the appointment being
made precisely as the hundreds of sim
liar appointments of pOstmasrers, APP
praisers, internal revenue collectors
and the like, which are confirmed by
the senate, are made. and in conform
ance with the custom which has Oh
tanned throughout my term of service
and throughout the terms of service
of Mr. Mckinley. Mr.. Cleveland and
my other predecessors. In this par
ticular case, as it happens, NJ. Wanna
maker is pecuriarly fit for the position,
being already an assistant appraiser,
who has rendered good service in that
place, and his appointment is the pro-
motion of a proper man.
1.-THE refusal to appoint good Hughes
man as collector of customs at PlattSburg,
refers TO the case of Walter Witherbee.
and the accusation in this case is par
ticularly comic. because Mr.. Witherbee
was an open and avowed Taft man, the
classmate of Secretary Tafts brother at
Yale, and both Secretary Taft and his
brother requested his reappOintment-the
only New York office holder for whom
they made such request. The congress-
man from his district and the senators
have not agreed about his successor and
he ic still IN office
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-10
. TAET AT ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, Feb. s.-Secretary of War
William H. Taft. arrived in st. Louis
tonight, shortly after s o'clock on his
way to Kansas City, where he will
speak tomorrow. Mr.. Taft was sehed-
liied to arrive over the Pennsylvania at
4:30 O'Clock, but his train was two hours
late. He spent two or three hours here
talking with friends and met members
of the two warning Republican factions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-10
Many Democrats Appointed.

In the south Atlantic and gulf
states. which have conta med neither
senators nor congressman of my own
party, | have been obliged to seek my
advice from various sources In these
states I have appointed Il large num-
Der of Democrats, in certain states the
Democrats appointed Outnumbering
the Republicans. For my advice in
appointing the Republicans | have re-
lied, wherever possible, not uoon Of
ficeholders at all. but upon men of
standing and position who would not
take Office and whose integrity l could
depend upon. In all of these states I
have done my best, when l came to
appointing Republicans. to put the
best men in office, and l have every
reason 10 believe that the average of
my appointees is very high At pres
ent various efforts are being made to
get up boiling delegations from the
southern states, and the meetings at
which these so-calied delegates ar.
chosen are usually announced as non
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-10
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money if il fails
to cure. f. w. GROVES signature IS
on each box. sc.
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Wall Paper.

Have it done this month. We will
make it at money-saving prices.
w. A. DUVALL,
Both phones 10 W. I'd South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-10

The Vienna Bakery, boss bread max.
ers. Ask your grocer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-10
PARSON S|MPKIH
TO IDLE HORkMEN
Speaks Words of Encourage
ment and Paints Optimistic
Picture of the Future.
MANY HAVE BEEN HELPED
ACUTE STAGE BELIEVED TO BE
OVER.

IL was a picturesque scene yesterday
afternoon when the Rev p A Simpkin
OF the Phillips Congregational church
addressed the idle men who were wait
ing for free soup back of the shelter
established by NJ. J. Dixon at ln East
Second South street. In a corner in the
open space back of the building the psr-
son found a spot in which the limbs of
a tree, recently felled. had been piled.
mounting upon the highest of these
with the homeless men grouped about
nm, Mr. Simpkin spoke a few words of
encouragement, which were listened to
with the deepest interest lie painted an
optimistic picture of the future and told
MS hearers that as long as they kent
clean hearts and made a manly struggle
against adversely they need not feel
ashamed of their poverty
Many Feel the Pinch.
When there are 100000 idle men in this
country, he said, there are many good
and worthy men who feel the pinch of
the hard times. J have friends who have
shared their crusts with men, who are
now. like you, seeking opportunity 10
work" he said
He told a story of man to whom he
had offered help. The man had refused
aid saying that he did not want char
ity, but he wanted work. The man was
at last induced to accept assistance be-
cause his children were hungry, but only
when it was understood that what was
given him was in the nature of credit
extended until better times
At the end of the address, the hun
cry men splashed through the muddy lot
to the door of the soup kitchen There
were 200 Of them. All were fed The
Dixon soup kitchen and shelter has been
comfortably fitted up. On Saturday night
ninety-eight men were provided with
places in which to sleep. Twelve slept
upon the floor. as eighty-six filled all of
the hunks.
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McCoy's livery. carriages and light
livery. Both phones 81
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Suggestions Accepted.
Reply of Roosevelt.

There remain the great bulk OF Of
fees, including almost alb Of the post
offices, the colIectorships of customs
the appraiserships, the land offices and
the like, numbering some $50 or
Whereabouts. 1t is, of course, out of
the question for me to examine or have
knowledge of such a multitude of ap-
pointments, and therefore as regards
them 1 normally accept suggestions of
senators and congressman, the elected
representatives of the people in the
localities concerned, always reserving
to myself the right to insist upon the
man coming up to the required stand
ard of character and capacity, and also
reServing the right 10 nominate Who
sOeVer / choose, if for any reason I am
satisfied that l am not receiving from
senators or congressman good advice
or If l happen personally to know some
peculiarly fit man. Where the man
has done well in Office l prefer to re-
appoint him, and 10 so wnen l can ret
the consent of the senators from his
locality; but if they refuse, the reap
pOintment cannot be made Ordinarily.
as matter of convenience. the an
pOintment can best be settlel by cen
sultation beforehand. the advice of the
senator Of congressman, who is elect
ed and has peculiar means Of knowing
the wishes of rs constituents. being
taken. But where 4 senator treats
this not as a matter OF consultation or
mutual agreement. not az a matter of
convenience and expediency. but as a
matter of right on his part to nolui-
nate WhOmeVer he chooses the custom
IS necessarily discontinued.
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ROOSEVELT SAYS
HIS CRITICS LIED

Continued from Page L..
coercion, be the best method of exhibit
ing the facts?
Yours respectfully,
"Sfgned, wNf. DUDLEY FOULKE."
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!
ing the facts?
Yours respectfully,
signed, WM. DUDLEY FOULKE."
Reply of Roosevelt.
In his reply to Mr.. Foulke, President
Roosevelt says.
THE statement that | have used the
offices in the efforts TO nominate any
presidential candidate is both false and
malicious. 1t Is the usual lima ginative
invention which flows from desire to
say something injurious. Remember
that those now making this accusation
were busily engaged two months ago
i'm asserting that l was using the offices
to secure my own denomination.
Since the present congress assem-
bled two months ago | have sent TO the
senate the names of all the officials 1
have appointed for the entire period
since congress- adjourned on the 4th of
March last, that IS, for eleven months.
Excluding army and navy officers,
scientific experts, health officers and
those of the revenue cutter service,
have made during this period about
1852 appointments subject to confirma-
ton by the senate, ], 164 being pOstmas-
ters. The appointments in the diplO-
matte and consular services and in the
Indian service have been made without
regard TO politics. In nominating
judges / have treated politics as q
wholly secondary consideration, and,
instead of relying solely upon the re-
communication of either senators or
congressman, have always conducted
independent inquiries myself, person
ally through members of the bench or
bar whom l happen to know, or
through Attorney General BOnaparte,
Secretary Taft, who was himself q
judge; Secretary Root. because of his
great experience at the bar, or Sen
ator Knox, who was formerly attorney
general, In a number of other offices,
chiefly assistant secretaries 0" heads
of bureaus here at Washington, but
also governors of territories or men
holding peculiar positions-and also in
few other cases, notably those Of
marshals in certain of the western
states, but including various officers
also here and there throughout The
Union, l have either felt that the pO-
sition was of such a character that
the initiative in the choice could only
with propriety come from me or one
of the cabinet officers, or else l nave
happened personally to know, or to
know of. man Of such peculiar quail
fications that l desired to appoint hita
on my own initiative.
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Officeholders' conventions. AS a rule
this means, only, so far rs ii means
anything that they are held under the
lead of persons who wish ID be put ir
office, but whose character and capaci-
" are such that they have not been re-
garded as fit to be appointed Under
this administration. In these cases be
it remembered that the failure To Sc
cure office is not the result of the pO-
liticaI action of the men in question;
OF the contrary, their political action
is due TO their failure 10 secure Of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-07
.ELKS FOREGATHERED
At HALE MAUMAU

Tired, but satisfied, is the general
feeling of the passengers who returned
by the S. S. Mauna Kea yesterday
morning from the Elks excursion to
Hilo and the Volcano.
The party numbering over two hun
bred, left Honolulu on Friday evening
last. The trip to Hilo was very smooth
in comparison to what it is at times,
and there were only possible ten who
condescended to amuse the others by
looking as if they had lost their last
friend. Early Saturday morning a
small gathering, presided over by Col.
C. j. Mccarthy, assembled on the port
deck, and Jack Lucas and Geo. O'Neil
were dragged from their hunks and
were made to do little stunts, much to
the amusement of the crowd.
The boat arrived at Hilo on Satur-
day morning at 10 clock, seventy-six
of the party leaving Immediately by
train for the Volcano The balance of
the crowd visited the Hoolulu Park,
where the horse racing was going on.
After the races the balance of the
party boarded the Volcano train, leav-
ing Hilo before Z O'Clock in the even
ing.
Glenwood, the terminal of the line,
was reached shortly after 9 clock, and
from there the party We're transported
to the Volcano House by stages, and
were greeted by the party which pre-
ceded them in the morning. Demos
thonese Lycurgus then seated them to
an exceptionally fine supper, the room
being heated by large fireplace, much