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Evening star., 1908-01-12

Of bank out front there, Mr. Gordon Shall run
him down the stairs?
hands him the card He takes one peek at it, and
then he laughs But it wa MT real hearty laugh.
It's of the kind that don't get past the front
teeth,-you know like a bulldog laughs when
you try to get bone away from him.
I'll have to see what he wants says Gordon, SO
/ chucks bath robe on him and he steps to the
door.
THAT you, Frisbie?" says he. "Is it about
those securities?"
Frisbie says it is.
What's the ultimatum?" says Pyramid
Before closing time to-day, sir, says Frisbie
To-day" snarls Gordon. Why, the blasted
hyenas they said Never mind. Wait minute.
Frisbie
He shuts the gym, door and puts his back against
it. holdn his chin in hand and workin' up
washboard brow in time at all.
IF this is case where | throw you a life
belt, Mr. Gordon says l. why, just
1T isn't, says he, unless you happen to have
one hundred thousand dollars worth Of negotiable
paper handy.
'Oh, Luiu!" says l. Il pass. Can't you scare
it up from some Of your friends by telephone?"
'Telephone!" he snorts. You've got to have
both knees on your mans chest and choke 1t out
of him these days.
With that he Starts pacn up and down the room,
his fists punched in the bath robe pockets and his
that side of money squeeze? Well, it amt cheer
full to watch There was Pyramid Gordon who'd
been jumpin around frsky for an hour without
leakin' much of any; and now the round drops was
pushin' out on his noble brow like he tryin to
lift a ton dead weight
For four or five minutes he wanders around aim
less He picks up wooden dumb beh and puts it
down He pulls out chest weight and lets it go.
Last he fetches up in front Of little wall cabinet
where Swiftly keeps his hair oil and such knck-
absent minded like All of sudden he grabs some
thing off the top shelf
'Here What are these!'' he sings out
Why" says l, "thems cigarette coupons that
swifty's been savin' up He's plannin on gettin'
either safely razor or a mandolin; but"
Swiftly" he breaks in, will you lend me these
for day so!"
Sure thing" says Swiftly, only"
"Oh you shall have them back, says Pyramid
" Bring me my coat, will you'"
Course Swiftly and l stands around with our
mouths open, to see what comes next but all he
does is stow them giddy lookin' premium promises
into stock envelop, seal her up, scribble teW
a minute he's back and the handball game is goin
on just as if nothin' had happened. All he says to
Evening star., 1908-01-12

GAY next time l see signs of another bank panic
- comm on, I'm goin.' to lease the thirty ninth
- floor of the Singer buidn, move the Physical
Culture Studio down there and prepare to save the
country at hundred per cent advance on usual
rates. Phew! I'm gettin' rested up little now.
but for two three weeks there, while old
friend Pierp was dealin out the soothn syrup
with hand and shakn things down with the
other, l workin' overtime.
How was that? Why, it's like this: The Bicker
nocker Bust Company has directors meetin' that
lasts until three M and after they've got through
accusin each other and laid the whole blame the
janitor and voted that he ought to be sent up for
life there's lot of NICE portly fur lined old gents
that looks if they d been doin duty the poison
squad. Besides dancn the slack wire all night,
they've been stokin' black coffee and Carolina
perfectos and it naturally leaves em in bad shape.
Some goes to their specialists Others tries Russian
steam and the rest of em pixies for Shorty McCabes
And say, they're apt to be peevish lot about
then Why, once had dozen here at time, and
no one of 'em would speak to moren three of the
others. Seems there'd been wholesale roundup
of directors the night before two three presidents
had resigned by request, and there'd been lot of
talk about John Doe proceedins.
You, sir" says one, glarin' at another would
hypothecate your immortal SOUL II you had
chance!"
Perhaps, SIR" says the other; but it would be
my own soul 1 and can name persons son; ,Sa Tho
jury room. Cut all that out and get busy peelin'
off for game of sock bal!'
Ever watch that kind of sport? It's little warm
in up used to practise in trainin quarters.
l gives em each number and throws basket ball
into the middle of the gym. foo: Then when l
calls out No. ~" the gent who answers to that
has to grab the ball and try to soak some one with
it. If he misses, he scrabbles after id and has
other try. The feller he hits is it.
Lively! Say, inside of three minutes l has that
whole grouchy bunch hoppin' and dodgn around,
laughin and puffn gettin' behind each other,
roln the floor, and enjoyin' themselves like
ten-year-olds. "Ugh!' grunts old Fatwad, the
ball takes him in the middle of his safe. Bang!
goes Mr.. Tenpercent, maxim sharp turn and losin'
his balance.
Shake it up there!" says l. Keep the ball
movin'! Slam him, now! Slam him, old Side
whiskers'
Say don't stop to ask who they down
Broad-st or how much call money they put
the market, or whether they've bu' 'sted bank
or a banks busted them. When l sizes em up
here in the studio it's only by the baggy eyes and
the extra weight around the belt line. To me
they're just many specimens of high vin' and
hard worryin', and l puts each through the
of sprouts that think will do him the most
good.
But the toughest proposition had to tackle was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
JUDGE TAFT'S LAST
DAY Of CAMPAIGN.
If Elected viii Give Hin. Pleasure
To Follow Along Paths Of
Theodore Roosevelt.
PHYSICAL CONDITION FINE.
Asks Voters to Consider Carefully
Which Party They Want 10
Control the Government.

Buffalo, N. T.. Nov. 2.--Judge Taft
entered upon the last day of the cam
paign this morning in us fine physical
conditions, save for his hoarseness, as
he was on the first day out. His itin-
erary today, included stops at Dun
kirk, Erie, Ashtabula, Cleveland and
youngstown. where the night meeting
will be held and whence the party will
depart for Cincinnati at 1870 a. III.
Judge Taft early this morning was
joined by Mrs. Taft who accompanied
nsf distinguished husband on the las,
day Of the campaign as she had done
I OH the first
An audience numbering thousands
listened to MI. Taft here this morning.
Standing on she rear platform of his
car with Mrs. Taft by his side, ne
said:
= have been attacked asUnrair to.
tiabor.aI wish could stop and demon
Bstrate to you that Of all of tile pubiir
men you know, there are very few
who have done more in the interest OF
labor than have, and / want ii under
stood that il ! am elected, the fact that
ME- GonllJerS has attempted to deliver
over the labor vote to the Democratic
party, and has attacked me bitterly,
ard with others has. done me injustice.
will not deprive me of the Interest /
z-teel in Dor in, its attempt TO gel tn
hlShef tnlngs, and it VIII give me the
utmost pleasure to follow along In tnt.
path OF Theodore Roosevelt, as have
beer associated with him in the last.
four years, to bring to the attention OF
Congress and by executive measures to
put labor on an equality With every
other class in the community. II l I'M
derstand The position of labor. they
done asa TO be put on an advan-
tage. they ask a square deal. to be put
on a level. The party in the last 10
Years has passed 10 statutes ana the
Democratic party not a single line IN
the interest or labor. Under those cir
.cumstances ask you to consider care
fully the question whether you wish to
put in the Democratic party with lite
record and its promises unfufilled. or
the Republican party with its RECORDS
of things done. y
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
WAS LIVELY At BINGHAM
Day Devoted TO Bcatings and Br,isinss
At Whining Camp in the West
Mountains Last Week.


\ bunch of complaints was issued
from the office of the county ATTORNEY
this morning covering cases OF assault
and battery. which happened in upper
Bingham last Week William Sharp ana
William Myers are Jointly accused in
one complaint with having beaten ana
kicked one Jerome Smith, breaking the
little finger of the right hand OF said
Smith and otherwise bruiSing HIM;
Herbert Canary is charged In another
sworn document with having beaten a.
woman by the name of Mrs Eaie Fer
guson; William Rfunson is charged IN,
still another complaint With having
beaten up John Anderson in the ofiic
or the Boston Con. mining company at
Bingham. all the said offenses having
taken place on the 2srd day of October
Another complaint drawn by the
county attorney this morning charges
L. i. Stevens with having burgarious
tools in his possession. Stevens was
FOUND in the rear of the Murray State
bank at 11:15 on the night of Oct 81
With a kit of burglars tools, consisting
of bits and saws, files, ilmmies and
several dynamite caps with fuse Az
cached He was arrested and wili Rave
his hearing before Justice Holm OF
Murray.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
Mr.. BRYAN Winds
UP CAMPAIGN TOUR.
Spending Last Day in Kansas on
Special Train Making Speeches
Gu Way Home to Vote.
SAYS T0M0RRoM's LABOR DAY
Reviews Main Issues OF Campaign.
Enthusiasm OF Crowd Said to
Have Been Unbounded.

Kansas City, Nov. 2.--William j.
Bryan is spending the last day of the
campaign III northeastern Kansas de-
llilYering speeches on his way home on
Il sEeeia train 10 Lincoln. Neb.. 10 vote
H MI Bryan arrived IN Kansas City,
Mos 1880 this morning from Chicago.
He was met by5a score of prominent
Democrats With 3D5automohlles and es-
5corted across the stale line to Kansas
City Kan. where the first speech OF
The day was made shortly after S
O'clock
The trip over the line was made.
across the inter-clty yiaduct. skirting
the Missouri river. and as the party
reached the center Of that structure a
chorus of whistles from the packing
houses and few small river boats
greeted the candidate
tremendous crowd had gathered
al the speaking place III Huron Place.
and it was With difficulty that Mr..
RfHan was pllotad through to the plat
form. He reviewed the main issues OF
the campaign and noting a large num-
Der OF working men present. declared:
Iolnorfow is labor day and the las
boring man has chance to strike" Is
In touching finances. Mr. Bryan
asked
Why did not President Roosevelt.
ana NJ \ Tatt get together aud p,iztt po,ie
f mar panic III l9oe 50 they could blame
it on TO me ?"
The enthusiasm Of the crowd was
unbounded
At Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Bryan,
boarded q special train and started on
the disappearing trip of his inemora BILE
tour. stops We're scheduled at Leaven-,
worth, Atchisnn. Hiawatha, Seneca and
Aiarysyille. Kan. before Lincoln II
reached. Mir. Bryan will make his final,
appeal tcgvoters mt Lincoln tonight.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
is KATHERINE ELKiNs
A REIN GARNATION b DUCHESS

Chicago. Now rs Miss Katherine
nElkins q ieincarnated dnehess?t 81
WHY do the European nnblemen hun
Ger for American holresses IS
tese Two queries were handed i o I.sc-
tureis Rogers. Of the Theosopi,iead soeiety
yes tefd
Mr.. Rogers oiS.pliei1 that according Ia
The tenets Of theosophy he&chancess are
highly In favor of considering Miss Ell.
ldns 81 reinGarnated ducliesH
Miss Eliins has all the Inherent at
tributes Of Duchess ne said SHE
lacks the title, that's all. She has the
spirit of ROYALTY and ultra-aristocracy
about her which attracted aud held
spelIbound the Duke of Abruz2i No
netic charms which lcr titled finance
;dmircs in several past lives OF incar-
nations In some former life she may
have walked In the imperial courts o.
Rome She may have had the HIGH ana
mighty nj her feet. Thus It Is reason
able 10 suppose that, having .ad ROYAL.
affiliations in Il previous incarnation, II
would only be natural that she would
instinctively seek to Identify herself
again with the nobility.
III n woman happens TO he royaiist
III II past incarnation ana is born again
amid plcbein surroundings in the next
she Will feel intttitively th3t she be-
longs to q higher strata of society than
that In Which Earma has seen fit to.
place her. And 50 when II woman who
was an nristocrat In n past life meets a
person of blue blood she will insiinc-
lively feel that she Is brushing elbows
with one Of her own kind"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
BISHOP sPALDING HOME.

Bishop f, S. spalding OF the Episco-
pal church is home from months ab-
sence in the UiEtah country where he
says colonists are flocking in large
numbers. The town of Roosevelt has
now 300 people who are busy with their
threshing machines. and harvesting Iu-
.cerne and oats in large lots. The Dry
Gulch country seems 10 be advanced
further than any other in that part OF
the state. South of White Rocks. one
man threshed 500 bushels of oats re-
Gently. The bishop noted the return Of
the wandering Utes who went off On
ia wild goose chase to find country
where there were no white men and
where game was plenty. Captain John
son of the u. S. army, brought them,
81 back IL a. manner highly aradi,abie
to him. Prohibition is gaining ground
in Eintah county where the people arc
tired of seeing whisky sold TO Indians
and the inevitable results. Prospectors;
are also numerous over there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
ARREST AND COMPLICATIONS.
Mclodrnmatic Tale of I.andIady When
Taken Into Custody by Deputies.

Deputy Sheriffs Corliss ana E,ddug
ton arrested yesterday morning Mrs.
Marion Whitney, With her G-year- old
daughter Iva, and Il woman giving the
name Of May Brown. Mrs. Whitney
is accused OF maintaining a Disorder
~ house and the Brown woman is
charged With yagr,tncy. The child
viii be held to await the actions OF
tho Juvenile court.
Mrs Whitney has been running a
Sroominghouse and it is alleged by the
officers that her conduct has not been
what it should and that the surround
ings were, not fit for the little girl.
The deputies claim when they made
the arrest that Mrs. Whitney ana the
Grown woman were drinking beer with
four men
Mrs. Whitney declares that her ar
rest is only part of scheme 10 pre-
vent her obtaining possession of her
l3-year old daughter. Marion, who Is
now residing i'll q small New York
town.
Several years ago the unhappy
mother married man named Whit
ney and three children We're born to
them. One OF the children died The
husband WAS kind to his family for
a time but finally deserted them. Mrs.
Whitney secured a divorce and follow
ing the court proceedings an aged
couple in Juab county adopted the child
Marion. Two years ago the couple
died ana left Marion without a pro
teGtor
In q viii left BY the foster parents.
Marion was given a fourth Interest in
Il gold mine thai pays her dividend
amounting to $4,000 annually, a young
Salt Lake school teacher took All In
.terest in the child, and When she mar
ried a New York man she was APP
pointed guardian 10 the girl ana took
her to New York, where she is at the
present time, well cared for and pro-
vaed with everything 10 make her
nappy.
Some time ago Mrs Whitney secured!
q roominghouse on Main street, and
began TO MAKE money Then She
wanted her daughter Marion back. Sha
took little Iva 10 the rnominghouse but
the officers say that the surroundings
there are not fit for the child, Mrs.
Whitney insists that her arrest is part
of a scheme 10 prevent her getting
back tlie child Marion
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
WITH THE POLITICIANS

.s T..
Tonight in Odeon hall there viii be j,
Scandinavian rally arranged by Repub-
leans, III which social features win he
mingled with the speech making. The
addresses will be made by Senator
Reed Smoot, William Spry, j. NJ. Sfo-
dahl and C. NJ Nielsen c. V. Ander.
son viii preside. and musical numbers
will be given under the direction of
Prof. Anton Petersen by the Norwe-
gian male quartet. In dance fol-
lowing the speeches, the Odeon orches-
ira will furnish music.
Elmer johnson commander of the i,
K a. Wedsewood camp of Spanish war
Veterans. has issued II statement deny
Ing that the Spanish war veterans APP
peared in the american flag parade
Saturday. Such action he said would
be contrary TO the rules OF the order.
In using voting machines in Salt Lake
county, the people are making use of
2 law passed by the Legislature in Dos.
introduced by Senator Hollingsworth OF
Weber county. HolingsNortll brought
to the legislature many bills in line
With law rcformations over the coun-
try. The voting machine bill passed
while his Torrens land title system may
come up again at the next elton,
along with a direct primary lazy.
In statement just issued by the
Empire voting machine company, these
machines are shown to be in use in
nine California counties, two Colorado
counties. three Indiana counties. four
Iowa counties, two Michigan counties.
one Minnesota county, one Montana
county, one Nebraska county, one New
Jersey county. 80 New York counties,
one Ohio county, one Utah county. ana
che Wisconsin county The machines
VIII play Il large part in getting m
early count on the national results
after the polls close.
In the Sixteenth war,i amusement
nall tonight a non partisan rally NIL
be held in which there viii he adj
dresses by Nephi l.. Morris and Heber
c. Iverson. The American" party's5
religious crusade will be the subject
discussed.
Tonight the Democrats hold i've raj
lies to close the campaign In Salt Lake
county. They are TO he held ut Etllty
hail. 10th ward hall. Whitney hail
I ~, M. and he sepe,fteentifj
ward hall. The speakers assigned To-
3caIlg are o. W. Powers. w. n. King,
Jos. Il. Gaine, j. w. StringfelloW. L.
S. Fernstrom. S. A. King, +. 3. Ste
.phens and H. g. tLund.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
STEALING IN CITY JAIL

When the police fail to capture
! thieves who ply their trade in various
parts OF the city, not much is said be-
cause not great deal is expected Of
the ninions Of the law, especially at
this time when the blue coats ar,
rustling American" party votes, but
when a theft occurs in the city jail,
when one prisoner steals from another,
it would seem that the limit had been
reached.
In Judge Diehl's court this morning,
r. S. Boyd, bartender, was arr
raisned on the charge of exhibiting a
deadly weapon in the presence of Brig
West, saloon keeper. The man APP
pcared in court coatless and shiveteu
from the cold. He had been marched
from the county Jail to the city court
minus coat and the cold air pene-
trated to his very bones. He pleaded
not guilty TO the charge and tile case
was set for hearing one week from to-
day.
IF your honor please said Boyd, II
should like to call your attention to
jail. another prisoner, who, i presume,
has been released, appropriated the
coat belonging 10 this suit 1t was
the only Goa had and to be deprived
of 1t is not only embarrassing but de-,
cidedly uncomfortable, and i wish you
Moulu hiliulS4 tlHtos Etlle lIldtter.-
The case was taken up with Chief
Pitt and he promised to do what he
could to see that the coat is .srecov-s
cred and returned to the owner,
Gus Cravens, q colored man arrested
several days ago for breaking into
Kuge's barbershop and stealing a
shotgun, will be given a preliminary
hearing Thursday morning on the
charge of burglary in the second de-
gree,
Charles Scott, the negro who drew
gun on Arthur Flynn and Harry
Steelman, Fort Douglas soldiers, Fri
day night and threatened TO shoot
them, will escape prosecution provided
day morning with the understanding
that the negro leaves town, before that
time and he was released on his own
recognzance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
IDAHO.

Boise, idaho. Nov. Both parties
ere claiming the state, but unbiased
opinion seems to be that Taft viii have
a substantial plurality There is much
Interest in the gubernatorlal fight anu
the Capital News CDenl.) claims thu
election Of Moses Alexander by about
5000. Republicans claim James II
Brady will have at least $4,000 plural
ity. Southern Idaho has large pol-
Tortion of Mormon voters, and
heavy Republican vote is looked Tor
In this part of the state. The legsr
lature undoubtedly will be Republican.
insurins the reelection of United
States Senator Hepburn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
MINNESOTA.

st. Paul. Nov. Both parties in
Minnesota are confident.
Chairman Brown of the Republican
committee declined to give out an esti-
mate us to how many votes j T. jacob
son would lead Gov. johnson He said
Republicans We're confident OF securing
six out of nine congressional districts
of the state.
state Chairman Day of the Democra-
tic committee said:
8sI confidently believe that the Re-
publican majority will be reduced more
than half i'll the state. We will elect
two and possibly three Democratic con-
sressmen. Gov. johnson VIII have Il
majority in the neighborhood of $4,000
and Is cure of elect tom
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
BOB GOLDING AS
SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Process Of Deduction He Re-
covers Pocketbook Con-
tanning $1,000.
TWO YOUNG MEN ACCUSED.
-------------
Money cleyerly stolen and Concealed
Within Two Minutes After
Tho Rold Theft.
TWO YOUNG MEN ACCUSED.

iFhis morning Patrolman Bob"
Goidng essayed the role of Sherlock;
tonnes ana by the process of deduc-
ton succeeded hi recovering a pocket
book containing $1,000 which was
stolen at 1870 last night from the
boardnghouse of Nr. and Mrs f. B
Ward, 36S south Seventh West street
s3 Two young men. Harry l.aughlili
aged 10 years, and Harry lIckert, aged.
~ Years, are locked in the city Jail
accused of5the theft Of the pockotboole
Fhes stontly maintained thci,' inno-
yeel,ce but the police believe they viii
be able to make Il ease against them.
The property stolen and recovered
consists OF 500 III cash and $500 in
checks endorsed by the Wards, Th,i
money had been kept by AIRS. Ward,
i'm a drawer in the Kitchen table.
iGckert lived at Wards place and
according to Mrs. Ward knew where.
she kept the money. Yesterday he.
made the remark, 1t u clain,ed, tilatzif
she We're not careful he would "life'
the money. LanghIm had also been
STOPPING at the clearinghouse for,
some tlne#aildi the two were together
a grea deal Of the time. Yesterday
the ltattsse "
" Shortly before Il. 80 last evening @Nips.
Ward saw the money in the drawer.
She Went upstairs for something and
when she returned was shocked to find
the money gone. E,ckert and Laughlin
+ We're IN the house and acted IN a
rather queer manner The woman
notified the police and the TWO Young
young men We're immediately placed
under arrest on slspiciou. They were
taken to police headquarters and close
~ questioned They declared thew
knew nothing al all about the money
ana told conflicting stories. They were
locked up pending further investisa-
ition.
This morning Policeman Goldinc
WAS detailed TO work on the case. He
started out with a conviction that who
ever stole the money did not Ia liz, II
very Jar, Tor The reason that It's loss
WAS discovered within two minutes of
ne u'elt lie was also convinced that
eitilei EciSert or Laughlin or both han
hand in the robbery. Golainr ,r,,
Guided that the pocketbook had bep,,
quickly secreted either in the house or
+ near the place as the thieves did nor
nave time TO so far. He began a care
f III search Of the house but finding m
trace or the pocket book. went to the
rear OF the mouse near the Kitchen ana
began 10 search there His effort;
were rewarded by finding the pocket
BOOK under some boards near ~,
+ Kitchen. The money was retu,ned 4.
the overjoyed Wards and nov ~
police are sweating the prisoners in m,
nope of fastening the crime upon them