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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-25

a cotton bath robe in the bunch"
You knows them pictures on Jap
fans? Well, we was gein' by them.
They must have stopped at some
F-zdy- T7Sdr rfuJhiny store on the way
up" says Todd
But there want any sweatshOp tags
on them frock coats or white vests, for
they fitted as well as anything you'll
see on Fifth avenue: and the silk lids
was this seasons. block.
Maybe thi: is only the advance
guard says I, and the Baron is be-
in iugged up by hand, in swing
chair"
NOthin of the kind. though. a cute
little brunette gent. wearin' gold
trimmed eye glasses and Carryin' a cane,
hops out and asks Which is Mr.. Mad
dOx. Havin' got that straight, he points
to round faced. rolypoly duck who
was dressed to the minute, and says,
ALLOW me to present Baron Hoshi-'
Here's where you do your speech Of
welcome" l whispers TO Todd, nudg-
in his elbow. Jump in and turn on
the hot air
Sure enough, Todd was there with
the goods
I say says he to the pinhead. I'd
like to have you pass it on to the
Baron that I'm mighty glad to see
him, foreigner or not. Tell him that
so long as him and his friends stay
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-25

we know how to fix Things up for his
l1ind-three dozen Jap flags, flynn and
draped: paper lanterns and sunskaGes
everywhere they can be put; a "a
course Jap dinner, with the Walters
rugged out to match; and Mrs Mad
doX wearin' a $50 lkimono If all that
don't knock his eye out l don't KNOW
what will
1T ought to remind him of home and
mother" says l.
But for all his bein' so satisfied with
the stage settin', Todd was still ner-
vous. He'd been so busy colIectin' th.s
properties that he'd forgot there was
lines to speak, and when this breaks en-
him he begins to feel chills along the
spine. All the folks he'd ever had home
TO dinner before was the kind he could
slap on the back and lead nut to where
the dry Martins was all built ou- drop
pin in the olive. Then after dinner
the reslar program was for Ill hands
to step across the hall and range them
selves around the green cloth while
| Todd counted out the stacks of red.
white and blue. AS long as he ladies
stayed in il was nOthin' but mild
! little quarter limit game; but Mrs.
Maddox always made the breakaway
about Il, and from then on until ,
a. m. or later if next day was Sun
! day, Americas club rules Went-nO linn
/ it but the roof
Outside of distributin' pasteboards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-25
BY LOUIS TRACY,
Author of 1.-The Wings of the Morn
ing" etc
Copyright. 1861. by Edward J. Clode.

this very topic a couple of months
earlier
But Langdon's ample confessions had
clearly revealed Philips attitude. and
the inscriptions scoundrel was willing
now to dare all in his attempt to gain
a fortune
While he was dining a telegram was
handed to him:
You forgot to send your address,
but Mr. Abingdon gave It to me. So
grieved you are detained. What about
blue atom? EVELYN"
Did ever woman invent more tanta-
LIKING question than that concluding
one? What was a blue atom? No
doubt. creations scheme included blue
atoms, as we'll as black ones and red
ones But why this reference to any
particular form? He tried the words
in every possible variety of meaning
He gave them the dignity Of capitals.
BLUE ATOM. They became more in
applicable.
In one respect they were effective
They spoiled his dinner. He had steeled
himself against every possible form Of
surprise. but he was forced 10 admit
that during the next three days he
must succeed in persuading Evelyn
Atherley that Philip Arson was alive
and engaged in important matters in
Yorktown That was appropriateness
his scheme to be wrecked by a blue
atom?
Moreover. her query must be an
swered. His promise to write was, of
course, mere device 1t would be
manifestly absurd TO send her type
written letter, and, excellently as he
could copy Philips signature. he dared
not put his skill as a forger to the test
of inditing a letter TO her. no matter
how brief. Finally he hit upon a COM
promise. He wired:
Stupid Of me to omit address. Your
concluding sentence mixed up in trans
mission Meaning not quite clear Am
feeling so lonely. PHILIP"
Then he tried 70 resume his dinner
but his appetite was gone.
In postal facilities, owing 10 its posi-
ton on main line York is well served
from London At 3 D. N. two letters.
one a bulky package and registered,
reached him
Continued on Page 8.
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around the place l want him to re-
member that this is Liberty Hall. and
if he don't see what he wants all he
got to do is ask for it. Now you dress
that up in polite Jap conversation, and
I'll make it right with you
Does anybody crack smile or throw
look sideWays2 Nix, Not one of the
bunch so much as bats an eyelid; but
the Baron steps out, takes off his silk
bonnet and gives us a straight Eng
lish comeback that was a little the
smOothest and politest cluster of Ian
guage / ever listened to- English.
mind You, and no pigeon toed stuff
at that! Say, there was words me and
Maddox wouldn't have tried to unload
if we'd been taIkin' to the man that
made the dictionary. Hoshi has got
our wind. first rattle out of the box.
"Why-why," says Maddox, turnin'
strawbr ~ pink clear up behind his ears,
4 was of the idea that you couldn't
er-couldn't talk
Certainly. certainly" says the Bar
on. quite a natural mistake. But.
while my knowledge of your language
is somewhat imperfect, think we shall
hardly require the services of an in
terpreter. Permit me TO present my
travelling companions and members of
my staff
There was a General, and a navy
Captain. and profess. not to mention
two or three who was secretaries of
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ODE King Of Diamonds

caught a train for Leeds, went to the
bank of a different company with diff
ferent London agents, and carried
through the same maneuver.
He returned TO York and secured the
services of the hotel typist.. He wrote
TO Philips bankers:
Il am transacting some very import
ant business in the North of England
and have opened temporary accounts
with the - Bank in York and the
- Bank in Leeds. and 1 shall need a
considerable sum of ready money Pos
sibly l may also open accounts in
Bradford and Sheffield. Today 1 have
drawn two checks for five thousand
pounds each. Kindly let me know by
return the current balance to my cred
it, as / dislike overdrafts and would
prefer to realize some securities.
The next letter ran:
My Dear Abingdon: Excuse & type
writer, but / am horribly busy The
Morlands' affair is purely family and
personal one; it brings into activity cir
cumstances dating far back in my life
and in the lives Of my parents Sir
Philip is not dying. nor even danger
ously ILL Lady Louisa is in Yorkshire.
and I am making arrangements which
viii close a long standing feud.
Write me here II necessary, but
kindly keep back all business or other
COMMUNICATIONS, save those of a very
urgent character. for at least a week or
perhaps ten days.
Sorry for this enforced absence from
town. 1t simply cannot be avoided.
and am sure you viii leave detailed
explanation until we meet. 1 have
signed the inclosed annual report of
the home. Will you kindly forward il
TO the secretary? Yours sincerely.
PHILIP ANSON."
Grenier dictated this epistle from a
carefully composed copy He under
stood the very friendly relations that
existed between Philip and his chief
agent, and he thought that in adopt
ing a semi-apOlogetic, frankly reticent
tone. he was striking the right key.
The concluding reference to the Mary
Arson Home was smart he imagined,
while the main body of the letter dealt
in safe generalities-
Naturally he knew nothing OF the
conversation between the two men ON
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Unsigned, it came from town near
BeItham. Grenier was satisfied He
lit a cigarette with the message.
At a branch postoffice he dispatched
two kilograms.
The first TO Evelyn:
will remain IN the north for a few
DAYS. Too busy 10 write today. Full
letter tomorrow. Love
PHILIP"
The second, to Mr.. Abingdon:
your message through Miss Ather-
ley noted. Please suspend all inquiries.
Affair quite unforeseen Will explain
by letter. Address today, Station Ho-
tel, York. ANSON.
Then he entered bank and asked for
the manager.
MY name may be known to you,
he said 10 the official, at the same time
handing his card
Mr.. Arson. Park Lane-the Mr.. An
SON."
Il suppose I can flatter myself with
the definite article. I am staying here
some DAYS. and wish TO carry out GER
tain transactions requiring large sums
of money. I will be glad to act through
your bank. on special terms. Of course,
for opening short account"
I'VE will be delighted.
thousand pounds. which kindly place
To nv credit as soon as possible. Shall
we sav-the day after tomorrow p
That is quite possible. We will use
all expedition.
Thank you You understand, this is
merely a preliminary I viii need a
much larger sum. but l viii pay in my
next check after hearing from London.
1 am net quite sure about the amount
of nv private balance at the mo-
ment.
The bank manager assured him there
would be no difficulty whatever under
such conditions
Grenier obtained his pass book and
check hook. after writing check OF
London before the other mans eyes.
For a small amount, an Introduction
would have been necessary In the
case of Philip Arson, the millionaire,
a man who handled thousands so read
ilv. il was needless Moreover, his pro-
cedure was unexceptionable-strictly
according to banking business
Grenier rushed off to the station,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03

The presentation to General Sickles
by the War Department, after a long
delay, of a medal for meritorious con-
duct at the battle Of Gettysburg, re-
called an interesting incident. At the
national G.. A. r. encampnent at Buff
falo, General Ruggles of the regular
army and General Sickles were two of
the conspicuous DID generals in attend
ance. Ex-Governor Upham Of Wiscon-
sin, together with e. A. Shores Of the
same State, We're guests at the same
hotel with General Ruggles. On the
third day Of the encampment Mr..
Shores was presented to the general.
The conversation turned upon the sub
ject Of badges, several of which Gen
eral Ruggles was wearing, when he
remarked that 1t was unfortunate that
General Sickles was unable to get a
medal from the War Department.
"Sickles deserves the bade," said he,
"for he commanded his regiment to
the end of the engagement after he had
lost his leg by the explosion of a shell
but unfortunately there is no one 1iv-
ing, 50 far as is known, who was an
eyewitness Of the generals action. and
the testimony of. an eyewitness is alb
solutely necessary before the medal can
be awarded"
When General Ruggles had ceased
talking Mr.. Shores said: General, I
think I can furnish the evidence hat is
desired. 1 was General Birney's order
ly in that battle, and was sent with a
message to General Sickles to say that
General Birney, was ready t. take COM
mand at any time. 1t was her we'll
known among the Federal soldiers that
General Slckles had lost a leg, and it
was supposed he would be taken from
the field. When 1 found General Sick
les he was on a s%tretcher with a clamp
On the stump Of his leg to prevent loss
Of blood, and he was giving orders
while sitting on the stretcher on which
he had been carried to the front. I
delivered General Birney's message,
when with a vigorous adjective Cen
eral Sickles said: You tell General
Birney that when I want him to take
command I will let him know"
The next day at the suggestion of
General Ruggles, Mr.. Shores called
upon General Sickles, and repeated the
statement made the day before, which
evidently reached the War Department
for General Sickles afterward received
the much-desired medal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
FIFTY Year. In Ltehthou.e.

Miss Ida Lewis, the only woman in
charge Of an American lighthouse, and
who has been at Lime Rock Lighthouse, in
Newport Or. ~ harbor, fer over fifty
years, is thinking seriously of taking 3
vacation. When one considers the fact
that in Fifty long years she has never
passed q night away from her isolated
hsms, it will be seen that the vacation
will be quite a s%tupendous undertaking.
Miss Lewis is suffering from ~ervousne
and loss of sleep. Last fall she received
from the American Cross of Honor So
ciety at Washington it's cross of honor
and membership in the order. She is the
FIRST American woman to receive such an
honor.
Since then Miss Lewis has received a
pension from the Carnegie hero fund for
saving eighteen lives. She celebrated her
e5th birthday anniversary very quietly
last month. She is assisted by her
brother, Rudolph Lewis, In caring for the
lighthouse.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
HUNDREDS DROWNED
IN COLLISION At SEA
Steamers Crash Off Japanese Coast
and Majority on the Matsu
Perish.
es7, ALL TOLD. ON BOARD.
Survivors Saved by the Hideyoshi-
Ten Are Lost in Ferry Boat
Accident in Germany.

Two hundred and seventy-fve persons
were drowned in a collision between
two large Japanese coasting steamships,
one of them crowded with passengers.
The collision occurred before dawn in Il
dense fog. The S,OO0-ton Matsu Maru
Of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha line was
the vessel sunk, being struck by the
Hideyoshi Maru, and going down with
in a short time. 1t is definitely known
that the Matsu Maru carried forty
three sailors and 244 passengers, and
nearly all Of these persisted.
The scene of the collision was within
q few miles Of the reef on which the
Dakota, one of the biggest Of the Amer
ican owned Pacific liners, was sunk a
year ago. 1t is in a dangerous and
difficult. part Of the Hokkaido straits,
near the city Of Hakodate, and just
south Of the northernmost of the jap
anese group of islands.
According to advices from Hakodate,
the passengers were all sound asleep
when the crash came, and terrible
scenes of panic enSued. The Matsu
began to settle rapidly, and the boats
were prepared for launching. Owing to
the darkness and the wild panic among
the passengers, however, little could be
done. The Hideyoshi, though herself
badly damaged, stood by and put out
boats to ave what survivors she conld,
but the Matsu sank within ten minutes
after the collision.
The Hideyoshi's boats cruised around
until after dawn, but succeeded in MAX
ing few rescues. Another steamer stood
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
STATES POWER LOST
BY HIGH COURTS ACT
Rate Laws of Minnesota and North
Carolina Knocked Out by
Supreme Tribunal.
FEDERAL CONTROL w1DEN1D.
Justice Harlan, Alone Dissenting,
Predicts Disaster from Sweep
ing Decision.

A smashing blow at States rightA
was delivered by the Supreme Court
Of the United States Monday when the
tribunal knocked out the railway rate
laws of two commonwealth. Dividing
eight to one, the court, in a decision
rendered by Justice Peckham, sustaina
the federal side absolutely in the Min
nesota and the North Carolina cases, in
which the clash between the authority
of the United States and the State
courts formed an issue that was nation
wide in the interest attracted.
Justice Harlan was the dissenting
member Of the court In each case, ex.
pressing the opinion that the decisionl
rendered marked a new era in the rela-
tionship between the States and the
federal government and between the
federal and the State courts, and pre-
dieting that the result would be disas
trous.
The Minnesota freight and passenger
rate laws are declared unconstitutional
on their face by reason Of the excessive
penalties imposed. The opinion in the
Minnesota case was declared to apply
also to the North Carolina case, al.
though the processes by which the two
cases were brought before the Supreme
Court were different.
The right Of railroad corporations o.
stockholders in such corporations to APP
peal to the federal courts to test the
constitutionality of rate laws enacted
BY q State Legislature is clearly SCI
forth. Beyond that the essential tbina
laid down is that when such test a
made the right Of Injunction lies with
the federal court to restrain admipis.
trative State officers from proceeding
TO enforce the provisions Of the law1
through the machinery of the Stats
courts, until the constitutional question
has been finally determined.
In short, the federal courts are given
what really amounts to the power Il
pass upon the reasonableness Of rail.
road rates fixed by a State for inter
state traAic. The decisions greatly min.
tmize the power Of the States to deal
with b regulation Of railroads ever
within their own borders. The Ques.
ten Of the constitutional right ct the
States to lexislate at all on this subject
was not brought directly before the So.
preme Court, but, In view Of the deci9
lon rendered, there is q strong Desa.
bility that once this question IL raised
Il may solve the problem completely
BY denying absolutely the States powsl
10 regulate rates In any degree.
Justice Harlan deemed the cases 81
sufficient Importance to justify . H.
oeO-word dissenting opinion, takinl
strong ground in support Of tho theory
that the proceeding in the MiAne1eta
case was a suit against the State an
therefore not permissible under ~
constitution.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.

The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
| ration of William L.. Day to be United
| States Attorney for the northern district
of Ohio. Mr.. Day is a son of Associate
| Justice Day of the United States SUI
preme Court.
The President announced the selection
| of a referee board of prominent scientists
! of the country, who are to aid the De-
| partment of Agriculture in passing upon
the suits based upon the use of benzoate
Of soda. sulphur and other ~preservatives
in the foods of the country.
4 bill to r~eorganize the consular ser
| vice of the United States passed the Sem
| ate. MIR. Lodge stated that the net re-
| suit of the measure is to close twenty
| eight ~consu,ates and to create seventeen
new ones.
On motion of Senator McEnerney, the
| Senate passed a bill appropriating $135,-
600 to provide a crypt in the chapel of
| the Naval academy as a permanent rest
Ing place for the body of John Paul
Jones.
\ bin to tax the sale and trNasfer of
| stocks. at the rate of so cents per hum
| bred shares, was introduced in the House
! by Representative Hepburn of Iowa.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
NUBBrNs OF ARM NEWS.

Montana stockrnen are preparing fol-
extra heavy shipments of cattle to the
early markets. The excellent condition
in which the cattle went through the
winter is the caa5e.
Register Schmi of the Helena, Mont,
State land Office, has deposited $192,710
as a result of a half months business in
the sale Of State lands. The money Is
placed to the credit of the State educa-
tional institutions.
At Iowa Falls. Iowa. action has been
brought against the Peterson Heat, Light
and Water Company. a Des Moines COM
pany doing business in Iowa Falls, and
Alden, to force tie company to furnish
electric lights to two or three farmers
living along the high tension line between
the two places.
At a durum wheat convention in Grand
Forks, N. D.. composed of delegates from
various commercial clubs of North Da.
kota, resolutions wfre unanimously adopt
ed in which it was set forth that millers
and elevators haTe 5een unjustly discrimi.
mating against dursm wheat in the mat
ter of price. and it was recommended
that durum wheai rover organize by
counties to protea, their own interests.
j. i. Cashel was elected president of the
association to promote the interest Of
drum wheat. ar,i t. II. Atkinson OF
Bismarck was mace secretary.
During the past winter the State of
Minnesota had SEXTON &c. in Itasca Park
cleared of dead aid down timber. The
contractor banked 100000 feet, which
sold for S11 per thousand.
The La Crosse County (Wis.) Agri.
cultural Association. operating the county
fair, voted to donate the fair grounds to
the State for the establishment of an
agricultural school and domestic science
department. John Berg of Holman was
elected president of the association. An
appropriation of $1,000 will be made
by the county supervisors to assure the
establishment of the school.
In the federal court at Sioux Falls,
S. D., w. E.. Briggle is suing the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 because his wife was
killed by one of the c%ompany's trains at
a crossing.
In sending the skin of an albino deer
to a taxidermist to be mounted, Elias
Ahola, q farmer living near Maple Ridge,
Mich, got into trouble. The deer being
placed on exhibition, investigation OF the
records disclosed the fact that Ahola was
not provided with a hunting license at
the time be shot the animal. The farmer
was arrested and fnal and his white
deer was confscated.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-04-03
Christian, and Gentlemen.

In General Morris Schaff's recent
"reminiscences, 'sThe Spirit Of Old West
Point there is an incident that goes
to show that not ever the first bitter
ness Of the struggle between the North
and the South could put Out altogether
the fires Of friendship.
1t was the fate of Stephen d. Ram
seur of North Carolina to fall In the
Confederate service. His last hours
had a close connection with West
Point, where he had been enrolled as
a cadet.
When, in the darkness, after the Bat
tie of Cedar Greek, the Union cavalry
charged the broken and fleeing rem
nants of a division of Early's corps,
Custer. who was in the midst. heard
one of his troopers who had seized the
horses ask the driver whom he had In
his ambulance.
.Do not tell him." commanded a
weak, husky voice.
Whereupon Custer, who recognized
the voice as one he had so often heard
at West Point, exclaimed:
rs that you, Ramseur?"
Custer had him taken to Sheridan's
headquarters, where his old riends.
Merritt. Custer and the gallant Pen
ninyton, gathered round him and show
ed him every tenderness to the last.
He died abort 10 O'Clock the next day.