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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK,
Washington starr

William H. LangdOn, the lawyer
through whose skill the San Francisco
grafters were convicted, talked. at a
recent dinner at the Hotel Aston, in
New York, about municipal affairs.
Yes" he said, smiling-his conclu-
sion was a humorous One-"tO defeat
municipal corruption we must be very
very astute; the fight is then Greek
against Greek: it is the jockey against
the horse doctor.
perhaps you have heard the story
No? Well then, give ear.
"A gentleman at country fair saw a
Jockey and a horse doctor haggling
dreadfully over the sale of mare. II
interested him to see two such tricky
and shrewd characters opposed. and al
the end of the sale he approached the
jockey and asked him how he had made
out.
81 sold her. said the man. and he
held up a five-dollar note.
but is that all you got for her.?
asked the gentleman.
Its enough was the reply. She's
dead lame
"Chuckling to himself. the gentleman
sought the horse doctor.
See here. friend. said he. do you
know you have given s. for hopeless
ly lame mare?
THE horse doctor wagged his thin,
gary beard.
Lame she is, l grant you.' he said.
But hopelessly lame, no. In fact. she
il as sound as I am. She's badly Shod
that's all that is the matter with her.
/ saw it at a glance.
1.-THE gentleman whistled at this
news He went back to the jockey and
told him what the horse doctor had said.
But the jockey, with wink OF the
eye, exclaimed:
THAT mare is as lame as a one
legged veteran. ] had her shod badly
on purpose to take some sucker in
AT this the gentleman laughed loud
and long Hurrying back to the horse
doctor again. he said:
" My dear sir. with all your cunning.
that Jockey has proved too much for
you. The mare is incurably lame. He
had her shod badly on purpose to take
you in.
ION receipts of this news the old
horse doctor shook his head gravely.
We'll, anyway he said, it Vas a
counterfeit five-dollar note
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
OGDEN ELKS TO GIVE
PERFORMANCE TONIGHT

The Elks' show. which runs for two
nights. commencing tonight, at the Grand
opera house. promises to be a record
breaker. The entire house has been sold
out for tonight, and there is a good sale
OF seats for tomorrow nights perform
2nce. Those who have witnessed the
dress reheaTsals say that the production
eclipses anything ever before attempted
by the local lodge.
The finishing touches were put on Sat
rurday, when the final rehearsal was held,
the entire play having been gone through
without hitch of any kind
"A Night in Bohemia" is said to af-
ford splendid opportunities for bringing
out many strong local hits. The success
Of the show is assured and a crowded
house is promised for each night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
GRAND BALL.

At Odeon hall Tuesday, Feb. 25. by
the Brotherhood of Carpenters, Local
1874. for the purpose of raising funds
to entertain delegates to the convent
ton to be held in Salt Lake in Septem-
Der Seven hundred delegates will be
in attendance from all parts of the
United States, Canada, Cuba and Porto
Rico. The convention will be a big
thing for Salt Lake. The last CONVEX
ton was held at Niagara Falls and 600
delegates spent $4,000. The local
union desires TO make this one .of the
most successfully conventions ever held
in Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
LOVED AN ACTRESS
AND WANTED TO DIE

Philadelphia Feb. 23.-Frederick J.
Brinnier, who says he is d son of Will
liam Brinnier, a former law partner OF
Alton b. Parker of New York, and
lives in Kingston, n. Y, attempted sui
eide in a hotel here today by shooting
himself Brinnier, who is about "a years
old, came here a week ago and regis
tered at hotel largely patronized by
theatrical people. He told the detec-
tives he followed an actress here and
that she left Saturday with her COM
pany. Brinnier is in a critical condi-
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
PARADE OF UNEMPLOYED
OPPOSED BY UNIONS

New York Feb 23.-The representatives
of organized labor, at a meeting of the
Central Federation union today. declared
themselves opposed to the parade of I'M
employed and the mass meeting to follow
in City Hall park on March I. and re-
fused to participate in the demonstra-
ton.
There was an exciting debate on the
subject at a meeting of the union The
Socialists who are behind the parade and
mass meeting sent a committee to the
federation to invite their cooperation,
when Herman Robinson. one of the or
ganizers of the American Federation of
LABOR. made objection.
Organized labor in this city, said Mr..
Robinson. should not be party to dem
onstrations such as took place in Chi
cage and at Philadelphia, when the parad-
ers Were routed and dubbed"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
EDISON UNDERGOES
OPERATION OF THE EAR

New York Feb 23.-Thomas A. Edison
the inventor. is a patient at the Man
haitian eye. ear and throat hospital,
where tonight he underwent an operation
intended to relieve him of trouble in the
left ca.
The operation. which was not cOnsid-
cred especially serious. was performed by
DR.. Arthur d. DeUl. the ear specialist,
who opened an abcess in the middle ear.
The operation was seemingly wholly sue
cessfui and, unless unexpected compli-
cations develop. a prompt recovery IS
anticipated Mr.. Edison. however, will be
at the hospital for probably a week.
Mrs. Ediso1 is at the hospital and will
remain during her husbands stay there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
DISCARDED THE EAR TABS.

Zone wretched. blustery day." said a
Pittsburg iron man. Il had a cap with
ear tabs on when I met Mr.. Carnegie on
the street. He Doked me about my ear
tabs. He said there was an old Scot who
always used 20 curI-you know the game
lin ear tabs. but one bitttr day he APP
peared on the ice minus the tabs, and a
friend said
Hello, whaur's yer auld lug warm
ers9'
oh was the reply I've never worn
them since my accident
Accident What accident?
A man offered me a drink an wi the
dashed flaps l dina hear him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
WILL BE BROUGHT
BACK TO SALT LAKE
Especial TO The Herald.)

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb 23-W. r
Shropshire of Salt Lake was arrested to.
day on the charge of stealing brass from
the Utah Light & Railway company
which he sold for $500. He is being held
as a fugitive from justice until Off
Ger arrives with requisition papers.
Shropshire was employed as storekeep-
err for the company. 1t is asserted thai
lie was stealing brass castings and selling
them to junk dealers. A warrant was
issued. but Shropshire fled to Los An
geleS before he could be arrested Through
a letter his address was located, which
led to his arrest
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Sunday School Meeting.

The regular monthly Sunday school
meeting was held at o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Weber Stake academy
The attendance. while not so large as the
previous meeting, was good. On account
of the Flygare funeral the devotional
thought work and the singing service were
omitted IN the general assembly. The re-
ports received from all parts of the state
showed that the Sunday school work was
progressing. After the general assembly
meeting department work was taken up
and review of the work of the four
succeeding Sundays was gone through.
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Active Church Worker.

be learned from the lives of such good
men as Mr.. Flygare.
For more than thirteen years" said
the speaker. Brother FlygaTe labored in
Sweden. Norway and Denmark, and thou
sands of people had learned to love him
in those countries. His work is by no
means ended, but will go on throughout
the ages to come. No one can estimate
the amount of good he accomplished in
his life toward aiding others to live lives
of goodness. He had implicit faith in God
and love for his fellow man. He was
leader among men and his greatest re-
ward was always when labor had been
well DONE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
WANT FOUR WARsHIPs.

New York. Feb. 23.-A resolution made
public tonight. and which was last night
adopted at a meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Navy league of the United
States. deprecates ANY action of con-
gress changing the program presented by
the navy department and approved by
the. president. particularly with respect to
disturbing the relative proportions of
types and vessels recommen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
HOME WEDDING.
Miss Stella Mae MulhalI of Phoebe
Marries Robert Mitchell.

A quiet home wedding occurred at the
parsonage of Phillips Congregational
church at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
when Miss Stella Mae MulhalI daugh-
ter of Robert Mulhall of Phoebe was
married to Robert Mitchell of Salt Lake
The young couple will be at home to
their friends after April ] at SIS South
Fourth East street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
THE DEATH RECORD.
General Rufus saxton, U. S. A,

Washington, FEB. 22.-Brigadier General
Rufus Saxton. L. s. A. retired dropped
dead here today of heart disease, aged
81 years. He entered the army from Mas
sachusetts in 1855 as a first neu.elant
of the Third artillery and received a con-
gressional medal for bravery in the de-
Tense of Harper's Ferry.
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Noted German Surgeon.

Berlin, Feb. 23.-Dr. johannes Friedrich
August Won Esmarch. professor of sur
gerry at the University of Kiel. died here
Princess Henriette of SchleS wig TIOstein
He was surgeon general during the Fran
co-German war.
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Address of Apostle Lund.

President Anthem II. LunG. counselor
to President Joseph +. Smith, was the
next speaker. He said that they had met
to pay his respects to the mortal re-
mains of a good man: man who could be
relied on; man who could be depended
on to do his duty. and that he believed
that OF all the swedish people who had
accepted the gospel he was best known
and loved. From one end of Zion to the
other his name was respected.
He accepted the principles of Mormon
ism in youth when il was not easy to be-
come a member of the LatteT-Day Saints
church because of the opposition and
persecution. But with all this he was
true to obey the call of the Lord to
Mr.. Lund said that President Flygare
had relieved him president of the
Scandinavian mission and from the be-
ginning the mission was considered safe
in his hands He said that his spirit still
lives; that it is immortal; that he had
gone to associate with the faithful and
true where the righteous are rewarded.
He said Mr.. Flygare was rich in good
works; that he had gathered riches that
he could take with him to the other side.
and to his credit would be many good
deeds.
savior, Comfort Me-" was sung by d
male chorus. after which Elder Andrew
Jensen, church historian, spoke He said
he was hOnOred to say few words upon
the death Of an intimate friend: that he
had been associated with in various ca
pacities for more than thirty years. He
said that Mr.. Flygare was one of the few
who had been called three times TO pre-
side over a Scandinavian mission; that he
had left riches to his family, if not in
worldly goods. a good name and that
which would bring eternal salvation. He
said that the deceased had been willing
to sacrifice all for the gospel and referred
to a time when Mr.. Flygare had been
called into the presence of the king of
Sweden and offered a prominent position
in the army. He said that this proved to
he N n inrrTnlr1nnf NJ q nEfa ha
ferred to come here in the interest of the
gospel.
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RAWLINGS-At 462 Third East street.
yesterday. William Rawlings, aged a
years.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
from the Eighth ward chapel Body NAV
be viewed at the residence tomorrow
between II and l o'clock. Friends are in
Vited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
President Smiths Feeling Talk.

President Joseph F. Smith was the next
speaker. He said:
Il feel hOnOred in attending the serV-
ices of one whom l considered one Of
Gods noblemen; one in whom God and His
children in this world might place the
greatest trust ] have seen in him with
pride the integrity of his soul and his
labors in his presidency in the Weber
stake. In his demise we have lost a no.
BILE character. a faithful husband q low
ing father and a pure-minded citizen
Those who have been associated with
him will see the loss of his advice and in
fluence of his strong character. He has
lost nothing. but has secured all We
have lost in his demise d precious coun-
selor. His character will ever be an ex-
ample i'm the community in which he lived
and was loved. God bless his family and
give them to know he has secured unto
himself riches of eternal life and that
they will be united with him through all
eternity to claim him as husband and IA
Their, sealed together through the new
and everlasting covenants that can only
be broken by sin and transgression. Such
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
DIED.

FARNES-Feb. %. 1905 of scarlet fever
Arid Brown Farnes, son of Mr. and
Mrs. w. II. Farnes of 365 North MAR
street aged l year and months.
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Wall Paper.

Midgley- Bodel Co.. 80 East First South
The Vienna Bakery. boss bread max.
ers. Ask your grocer.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
Work of National League FfeIders
Chicago Lead Clubs. with Giants in Tie for curtin
Place-Seven Teams Evenly Matched

Tinker. of Chicago. led the shortstops. with pah-
len, sold to Boston by New York second Wagner.
Of the Pirates and Lewis. of Brooklyn, we're ueo
for third place and BridweI, Of the Giants, stood
seventh.
Delehanty. Of st. Louis the real isader
the left 7elders, and SlaEle. Of Chicago was
the best centre fielder Seymour, of the Giants De
ing far down TIE list. Schultz, Of Chicago stooo
second among the right helders. but played many
games more than Bayless. Of Cincinnati Nho head
ed the list DorIn third, playing thirty-eight
games more than Schultz
Bliss OF St Louis. played for+y-thrae games
and led the oatchers. Bergen. Of Brooklyn real
" had the best record. though he did not play IN
as many games as Bresnahan, who was four points
behind him in third place
ReuIbach. OF the Cubs was the leading pitcher
winning twenty four games and losing seven
Matthewson won thirty-seven games, and lost
eleven, the percentages being IA and III, respec-
lively. Ma+tv pitched ten more games than Reul-
bach Brown stood third winning twenty nine
games and losing nine.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
sCHwEFER WINS PAsTIME Run.

The cross country men Of the Psstime Athletic
club competed in the first handicap Of the sea
son around White Plains yesterday. and twenty
four hill and dale Chasers toad the mark Three
rovices ged 70 capture the first three places,
the first honors going to 4. Schwefer, who had a
handicap Of five minutes and ran the course IN the
time Of 81 minutes Is seconds. T Q. Martin got
second prize, finishing six seconds back Of Schwefer
and having thirty seconds less handicap II Ed
wards managed to get third place and also the
special novice time prize completing the round Of
six mics in the good time OF g. minutes 56 seconds
H J Smith was the first Of the two scratch men to
finish in The time of 50 minutes seconds beating
Harry Jensen the other scratch man. by Is seconds
All the men that started finished well
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09

The official fielding averages ot the Nahona
League. issued yesterday, show that Chlceso ieu
the league In team fielding with a. percentage OF
osa Pit+sburg was second with .a63. single point
ahead Of the Philadelphia team which IN turn ied
the Giants snd Boston tied for fourth place at 20
by one point; Brooklyn was sixth, at -s"l ana
Cincinnati. In seventh place. had a percentage OF
a5a ten points behind the Chicago leaders 81
Louis in last place In fielding. as well as IN the
pennant struggle. mad poor percentage OF -S+n
Tenney. Of the Giants. and Camel. Of Cincinnati
were the real leaders among the first baseren al
though Gill of the Pirates. and Stein. OF Boston
PLAYING in only few games. lead ths onlcisl ns'
Tenney accepted 1,759 chances with eighteen
errors and had. Hike CAMEL, q percentage ot ~"
while Captain Chance of Chicago Was only one
point behind
Hnabe. OF Philadelphia. and Abbadcchio, of Pltts-
burg led the second beseu1en with percentage or
ass Doyle and Herzog, the New Workers were
far down IN the list. Arthur Devlin, OF The Giants
led the this5 bssemen by the good margin ot
seven points his percentage being e47, while Stein
feldt. Of the Cubs, had .94a
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Plans for L0ke5Cood TOurHey-Foar
Cups To Be Played For.

Jasper Lynch, golf captain Of the country Ciuo
Of lakewood. has sent ont the programme for the
annual fall tournament On Thanksgiving Day ana
the two DAYS following. November 2R y and y
The entire first day viii given 70 an eighteen
hole qualifying round. the maker ~ the lowest
score to win a gold medal The frst sixteen vii
qualify for the Country Club. the second Tor me
Metedeconk. the third for the Carasalio and the
fourth sixteen for the Mar eta CUPS. There viii De
4 CUP for tbs runner-up in each set The first and
second rounds Of match play will he on November
q and the seni-1nal and 1nal rounds on November
H when there will also be an open eighteen hole
handicap for two prizes. The tournament entries
must he in b,- November p but the handicap is an
overnight affair.
4 limited number Of sleeping rooms at the club
house viii BE- reserved for the s-comnodation ~
players attending the tournament. Last fell the
final was between PhIadelphians. and the veteran
H. NJ Brown furnished surprise by beating 4
W Tilltnghast. In the spring Findl1y Douglas Won
the chief cup putting out Fred FIerreshof in the
hn1l. The Lakewood green's ere now iu ideal con
dition. and a short time ago Il N Forrest eStab-
ushed the record for the course Of IS
IN rhe final for the Octoher CUP Yesterday at the
Richmond County Country club Ralph Mckee dm
heat Charles T. Stout ,o' by up. They had 10 play
thfrty-sfx holes. thev finished all square on the
first eighteen.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
TRAIN STOPPING DEVICE TO HAVE TEST

Washington. Nov. S.-Approvs1 has been given
by the block signal and train control board OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission for the purpose %
test nf IN automatic train stopping device 70 Be
established the CoIe5rookdaIe branch Of the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad near Pottstovn.
Penn II IL cab signal and tic train stop.
designed in such fashion that # the engineer. ot
the locomotive should fail for any reason 20 Oh
serve q danger signal on his route the train is
brought Z stop automatically
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
LYMcH WINS sIx.MlLg BUN.

The Mott Haven Athletic Club held its weekly
club and open run from the clubhouse At the
corner of 1Sth street and Third avenue yesterday.
and field of thrty-tvo runners started 7
Lynch, OF Holy Cross Lyceum. won the open
event, which started from scratch going the SIX
miles in the excellent tiTe Of 81 minutes and y
seconds defeating T s Harris. the negro runner
Of the Star Athletic Club By three seconds. 2 ,,
Devli0. the sturdy runner of the club ten
seconds back Of the winner 7 Neuenderter capt
l1red the club handicap run in 81 minutes and 81
seconds
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
A PENNSYLVANIA BANK CLOSED.

New Kensington Penn. Nov S.-The First Va
tional Bank Of this place closed after bus
ness yesterday by order Of the Controller Of the
Currency. The action. It is said, surprise
10 both the depostors and officials. At the time
Of its last statement the hank had 100000 IN de
posits. It organized in 1893 with capital OF
$4,000 and surplus Of $1,000
The directors will hold a conference with Bank
Examiner Cunningham tomorrow and the belief
Is expressed that the bank win reopen next week
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
NORTHWESTERN LAST GAMES.

The athletes Of the Northwestern Athletic Asso-
citation held their last open games Of the season on
their grounds yesterday The programme was made
mp five events, the tug-ot between the North
westerns and the Richard Weber Association being
the feature event, which the latter team won. The
Northwestern athletes managed TO get revenge IN
the three lap relay defeating their rivals in close
finish. z. ". Hills. with a liberal handicap ~
fftv yards. The one-miIe
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
TWO FAILURES IN MAINE.

Portland. Ne. Nov S--Virgil R Counor and Ar
thur II Totnan, of Fairfield giving Jheir aggre-
gate liabilities as nearly 10000 fled petitions in
bankruptcy in the United States District Court
yesterday.
Sir. Ccnn0T is well known lumberuan. oDerat-
ing under the firm name of V r. O'Connor & Co.
He is of TIE Maine Republican Presidential
electors His liabilities amount to $685. and his
asets 10 $685. The liabilities Of Totman who Is q
hardware dealer, total 81 $50 and his assets are
$500
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
CHANGES IN BIG TEAMS.
Brozrr and Ddrtmo oath Games Lead
to Yale and Tiger Shake-ups.

TAeFraphic. stories which appear below. show
trst startling and radical changes are likely to
be made this week in the football teams Of both
Yale and Princeton which meet AZ Princeton on
SATURDAY Princeton was beaten by Dartmouth on
Saturday in this city, and at the same time Yale
showed herself TO be in the middle OF a slump IN
game in which Brown really outplsyed the Blue,
though the score vas tie
At Yale strenuous efforts 70 be made 70 boil
ster I'D the lire. which certainly weak against
Brown IilIey is said will replace Hobbs at left
tackle He played strong game against West
Point in that position, a much better one than
Hobbs showed on Saturday, but injuries have
bothered him since. though he has recovered now
Brown, TOO il seems, failed TO please the coaches
and the report IS that Brides may succeed him al
right tackle. that case GoAbel might step out TO
give Brown another trial al right guard. He was
slow on Saturday
Behind the line MURPHY was Disappointing at
quarterback. and Ford Johnson may win the place
his superior showing against Brown. Daly made
himself unpopular by making the pass that allowed
Browns second touchdown to be scored. and failed
generally live Up 70 the high hopes that had been
based upon his work in practice. Wheaton IS said
be likely TO recover from his injuries in time for
the Princeton game, in which case he and Philbln.
who tha best Of all the Vale backs SatUr-
day. will probably play the halfback position.
At Princeton. after radical change on The very
eve OF the Dartmouth game another move is con
tenplated. It IS intimated that Roper viii move
Booth. one of the verv best on the team. from
right tackle to right end, giving Rsmman, big
and experienced player. Booths position. Roper
has been irving to get big ends. and Booth with
. regular work. the wing. might well be another
Sheylin. But it is eleventh hour change
New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
WATER COMMISSIONERS ON TOUR.

CIiens Falls. \. Y, Nov A-Henry H Persons. OF
East Aurora, and Chai les Davis OF Ssugtrties,
members Of the New York State Water Supply
Commission. were in Glens Falls to-day the way
u the lower Adirondacks- The trip - made To
learn the result of the summers droulh on tins
power and water supply OF the that RENE
dies may be suggested IN the way OF water storage.