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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23
Supply Company Organized.

Mr. Waddell then told of the organ
ization of the Great Northern Supply
company to sell not only powder, but
shovels. picks and supplies, and to the
employment of two men named Ram
sey and Backus to go among the min
ers to stir up dissensions between the
miners and the operators association.
These men made speeches at the min
ers' meeting. The fight lasted until
January, 1902. when the Indiana COM
pany went under and sold out to the
pool.
The Southern Powder company was
organized in Birmingham, Ala, and its
business was restricted TO Birmingham
and vicinity
We fixed it so they could not get
out" said Waddell
How did you fix it,
We'll, we got freight rates systema
tized on all the railroads out of Biz
mingham. We fixed these rates so that
powder would never be more than 70
cents key, or less than cost, and then
awaited developments"
How long did you have to wait >"
asked Mr.. Scarlet
1t was perhaps a year before thew
decided" replied the witness.
He said the total sales of powder of
the pool in 1892 was $500, 900 kegs. while
the Independents sold less than 200 900
kegs.
Full Details Given.
The witness then went into detail as
TO plan of the associated manufac-
turers, which provided, he said. that
the entire powder trade throughout the
United States be placed on a contract
basis The project was subsequently
put into execution, the witness testi-
ned, with the result that practically the
entire blasting powder trade of the
country was secured
me witness was then asked to de-
scribe the storage and delivery com
pany organized by the associated COM
panies. A great reduction in the cost
of handling dynamite and powder re-
suited from this establishment The in
dependents had reaped no benefit from
the organization of the company. he
said. for the very good reason that they
were not permitted TO join it,
An adjournment was taken until next
Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23
WOMEN

Come to me if you want to get well.
Be quick 10 take advantage Of this
new treatment by one whose skill
has proven so helpful to many
others.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23
EXTRAORDINARY
SCENE IN TOXIC
Enthusiasm of the Japanese
People for Visiting Sailors
Manifest in Many Ways.
EMPEROR ISSUED ORDERS
RESULT A GREAT SURPRISE TO
THE FOREIGN ELEMENT.

Toxic. Oct 22-The capital Of Japan
witnessed tonight the most extraordinary
evidence OF the spirit Of the new Japan
After his audience with the officers OF
the American battleship fleet on Tuesday
the emperor issued an order directing Inc
people 10 increase in every way possible
the enjoyment comfort and pleasure -
the American visitors who came, ne salu'
"a historic friends Of the japanese hd-
ffon The response 10 this imperial man
date was seen and heard tonight OIlSl-
nally a torchlight procession or law peo-
pie was planned as part OF today pro-
gram but this feature went far beyond
expectations and developed one OF the
greatest popular demonstrations ana out
p0unngs Of an enthusiastic people ever
Witnessed In any country Japan 5 Wal
celebrations after peace with Russia.
I0udons "Mafeking Night" and even
New York's election night revel would
seem almost insignificant compared with
TukiO's celebration tonight. IL would De
IMPOSSIBLE TO estimate the number of peO-
Die who took part In the parade and the
myIiads Of spectators. Mile after mile.
through madly cheering people. the great
procession wound its way. Representa-
lives OF various guilds. universities,
schools Of every class for boys and other
EXAMINATIONS took part In the parade,
each individual carrying lighted lantern
held high on a long pole with American
and Japanese flags intertwined.
Viewed by American officers.
Admiral Sperry and the other chief Of
ficers Of the American fleet viewed the
procession from special stand, standing
with barred heads above the sea of waving
lanterns. the deafening roar OF cheers and
the clash of the music from scores OF
bands which played the America national
HYMN continuously.
So dense became the crowds around the
stand where the American officers stood
that the entire procession was blocked
until Admiral Sperry was forced to leave
In time to keep an engagement at the din
ner given by Minister of Foreign Affairs
Komura
Again at the American embassy the
great procession halted and the climax OF
the enthusiasm was reached, although Am
basSadOr O Brien was not at the embassy
al the time. lie. too. had left to attend
the function at the residence of the for
cign minister. When the head of the pro-
cessiOn arrived at the embassy and halt
ed Mrs. O'Bren and the other ladies of
the embassy appeared upon the veranda
and received a prolonged ovation from
the crowds. every man and boy among
the paraders lifting his hat to the ladies
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23
POWDER TRUST
ALL7POWERFUl
Competitors Put Out of Bust
ness Whenever and Wher- :
ever They Appeared.
RAILROADS HELPED SOME
ONE OF THE MOST RAPACIOUS
COMBINES IN THE WORLD.

New York, Oct. 22.-Methods alleged
to have been employed by the so-called
powder trust to gain control of the
powder trade in the United States were
described by r. s. Waddell, former
general salesagent in the United States
for the big powder company. at today's
session of the hearing in the govern
ment suit against the company for al
legged violation of the Sherman anti
trust law. He had declared that the de-
PENDANT company controls between 95
and 98 per cent of the trade in gun
powder, and 90 per cent of the trade in
blasting powder. Today he told of the
formation of the Southern Powder COM
pany, which was organized in Cincin-
natl with mills in Georgia, and alb
sorbed by the big company a few
months later.
I'VE went right after the Southern as
soon as they entered the market said
Mr.. Waddell. THE fight continued I'M
til the general roundup in July, 1885,
What do you mean by the general
round-up?" was asked.
II mean the complete elimination of
competition by absorbing the COMPETE
tors" replied the witness. a.
Agreement With Foreigners.
Mr.. Waddell said he had been in
formed by the officers of the company
that there was an agreement with for
eign manufacturers on sales of dyna-
mite. This information was given him.
he said, after foreignA mills had been
erected in jamestown, and was known
as the jamestown agreement"
Il was told that one of our officers
had been to Europe and that thereafter
we would have no further trouble" said
he.
This, he said, was when there was
some disturbance in the market over
the cutting of prices in smokeless pow
der. He said a new agreement was
drawn by members of the pool after
practically all the competitors had been
absorbed
Copy of Agreement.
When paper identified by Waddell
as a copy of the agreement was pre-
sented, counsel for the defense objected.
Waddell was rather severely handled
by counsel for the defense on cross-ex-
animation, and was asked why, when
he found that the paper in his posses
sion after he had left the employ of the
company, he did not return Ii 70 the
company
1T never occurred to me-" he an
swered. 81 could have taken trunks
full of records had l wanted them"
Did you find this paper when you
were concerning a scheme to build a
plant and sell il TO the company"
asked the crOss-eXamining attorney.
No, L was concerning no scheme. I
was preparing to defend myself against
the powder trust"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23

while there were continuous shouts for
the American ambassador. The entire
grounds surrounding the embassy were
lighted with a sea of lanterns and the
demonstration at this point lasted for two
hours. the ladies of the embassy viewing
il until they were forced to leave to keep
dinner engagement. Even the parade
was not resumed for more than an hour.
Every band in Toxic turned out for the
parade and their favorite airs were Yam
kee Doodle. Dixie" and John Brown. "
Thousands Of the paraders wore fantastic
costumes characteristic of Japanese cele-
l,r-af
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23
sUFFRAGETTES IN JAIL.

London. Oct 22.-Seventeen OF. the wo-
men suffragists who were arrested oct.
IL during the ''stOrming OF the house of
commons" on charges of disorderly con-
duct were today sentenced in the Bow
police court to terms of Imprisonment
varying from three weeks TO three
months. The women were offered the al
tentative of giving bonds for their good
behavior. but thew elected to go TO iail
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23
S65SG@6S56@@6 CSC 600 69@@@6G565@@

temperature, Is degrees: mean tempera.
ture, 81 degrees, which is 10 degrees below
1ormal. Total deficiency of temperature
since the first of the month. 81 degrees;
accumulated deficiency of temperature
since Jan. 1. 500 degrees: total precipita-
ton, none. Total precipitation since first
of month. 20. inches. which is 1.16 inch
above normal Accumulated excess since
Jan. l. 57 inches. Relative humidity at
p. m, 90 per cent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23

Christensen & Christensen, attorneys
and counselOrs-at-iaw, nave returned
to their former offices in the Romney
block, 212 South Main street.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Citizens Want Change in Government

this example by engaging in noisy con-
troversies. it is logical sequence that
the present form of government
should gradually be somewhat under
mined
Many substantial citizens and large
taxpayers are convinced that one
headed government would work more
smoothly and satisfactorily, This is
no new conviction on their part. 1t
has been emphasized in recent exhi-
billions of division in the present tri-
umvirate, it is true, but the advisable
ity of concentrated authority has ap-
pealed to them for years.
These citizens, however, who hon.
estly believe in the wisdom of a
change for the public good see great
danger in going before congress and
asking for a change at this time. II
by simple act one commissioner or
governor could be substituted for the
triumvirate they would urge it earn
estly and heartily. But they fear the
proposition would mean the opening
up of the whole question of the rela-
tons between the district and federal
government, with possible alteration
of the organic act and perchance the
granting of unrestricted suffrage.
Better suffer the ills we have, they
argue, than invite ills we know not Of,
especially as the ills we now have
though vexatious, impose no heavy
burdens and involve no maladminis-
tratiOn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
JOY of Department Clerks ShortIived

that he intended to complete the Job
by making it a full hour, and keeping
the clerks at work until five o'clock
every day.
So when the clerks went to work
the other day there was great rejoic-
ing in the White House announcement
that 4:30 would still be the limit.
Then came the second half of the
same executive order directing that
no increase should be offered, sug-
gested or proposed in any of the
budgets for anybody. Economy was
given as the cause.
This order affects not only the
Washington employees of the govern
ment, but it's employees throughout the
country, many of whom are figuring
on generous increases.
Secretary Loeb explained that the
no-increase order did not apply to reg
ular promotions under the civil serv,
ice, but that it would forbid the in,
crease of any clerks or officials sal
airy for the same work. 1t is under
stood that a number of department
heads intended to recommend in their
current estimates an increase for
some of their subordinates. The prest-
dents order spells all of this.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

Observation-Disclosures st. An
W thony speedily answers his pray
ers, or some other agency of the lost
and found intervenes to help him. it
may be necessary for Senator McCum-
Der of North Dakota to insert an ad-
vertisement in tie newspapers of his
state for a mysteriously missing over
coat
In the second week of his strenuous
campaign for the presidency Judge
Taft invaded North Dakota. He was
accompanied by a cold wave that met
him at Minneapolis. Great prepare
tions had been made for his enter
tainment at Fargo, where the arrange
ments contemplated visit by the
Republican presidential candidate to
a big barbecue near the edge of the
city. All these plans were outlined to
Mr.. Taft by local committee which
boarded the train at CrOokston, Mimi.
When Mr.. Taft limited that he had no
garment to protect him from the cold,
local committeeman said they would
see to it that he was provided with
proper habiliments.
When the Taft special reached
Grand Forks, Senator McCumber got
Fargo on the long-distance telephone
and said he wanted the chairman of
the county committee to be at the
station with an oyercoat that would
fit Judge Taft A hundred loyal sons
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

r. HE liveliest question in Washing
i ton just now is that Of a change in
the districts form of government.
AS everybody probably well knows
affairs are administered now by COM
mission of three men appointed by
the president, one of whom must be an
army engineer.
There is undoubtedly growing
opinion that a concentration of au
thority in the district government
would simplify the municipal situation
and produce better results. The COM
mission plan has it's good features.
1t has long been held up as a model,
ideally suited to the needs of the Dis
trict of Columbia, where suffrage is
denied But frequent and repeated
contention and pickering among the
members of the board have served to
create more or less general criticism
of the commission plan, and thus give
the propaganda for a change some mo-
mentum. With the commissioners OBJ
viouSly working at cross purposes,
and airing their differences, and sub
ordinate district officials following
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Miaehief Done nv suIls-

That many Of the guils have become
far too numerous during the last is
or 20 years, thanks to coddling and
overmuch protection, has become q
patent fact to those who observe and
understand the habits of these birds.
Here and there measures are being
taken to lessen the plague, and by
some few county councils the protec-
ton once accorded has been with
drawn.
Gulls are responsible for an enor-
nous destruction of fish, as well as
raids on the eggs and young of various
birds. In many parts of Scotland the
Lesser black backed gulls have become
the veriest vsFmip, in this respect
rivaling the hooded crow and common
rock, the latter another recent de-
velopment Of unwise overprsservation.
Country Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
HERE's NEW KIND or BURGLAR.
Leaves typewriter Note OF Expiana-
tlon and Also Appreciation.

France has a fairly representative
selection of burglars and other Grim
inals, but the typewriter burglar Ia a
novelty.
He broke into a fiat of an apart
ment house in Toulouse the other day
and left the following letter neatly
typewriter on q machine in the
room:
Dear Sir and Colleague think by
your untidiness that you are not a
lady, but untidiness means a busy
man. So l congratulate you. can
see that you are professional typist,
like myself, and guessing chat you
were one l looked into your box of pa
pers for your keys and naturally
found them there.
Il have emptied the drawers of your
table, out of which / have taken fr
2.10 al cents). This is a low price
for an evenings work, but have also
carried of some of your work, which
| will study at my leisure.
Some of your translations are quite
good; / do a little of 1t myself in my
spare moments. l am not taking your
machine, for you and know how very
nearly impossible 1t is to sell Sec
ond-hand typewriter.
you will forgive me, my dear col
league, for not signing this letter, and
you need not fear a return visit from
me. There Is nothing worth taking In
your rooms"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
WORTHY OF FLAG SHE CARRIED.
Historic Incident Participated in by
American Warship.

OF the old sloop Of war ST. Marys
now to be consigned in her sixty-fifth
year to the tender mercies of the auc-
ton, 1t is written that she bore NO
conspicuous part In war in all her long
service. This may be true, but the
st. Mary's was once associated with
an event which is worthy of commem-
Grafton. Under the command of the
late Capt. Colvocoresses she was the
means, 40 or more years ago, of post
poning the bombardment of Vaipara So
by the Spanish feet. She was
anchored before the city, and the
Spanish admiral limited that she was
In the line of fire Capt Colvocor
esses remarked that he was perfectly
satisfied with his berth, and that while
the st. Mary's carried but % guns,
she represented navy that had 1900
guns at sea. Valparaiso was event
ually bombarded, but not while Capt
Colvocoresses was present The Pc
culiar name of the ship commemo-
rates an early colonial capital Of
Maryland. 1t was given in the same
spirit Of historical association as was
illustrated by the jamestown and
the, Plymouth, her sister ships.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Police Ban on Dazzling Salome Posters

lice, is law, so far as it concerns the
atrical posters, and so the Washing
ton billboards will be barren of
SalOme.
Thus was Gertrude Hoffman, who
had "a vision of Saleme" to present to
the capital at one of the leading the
aters, banished from the sight OF the
casual passerby, the street urchin and
the student of billboard art,
The offending posters now repose in
the dark recesses of the stage of the
theater, while actors and managers
and attaches gather about and declare
them martyrs to the cause of art.
"Aint it awful, Mabel, that such
swell pictures should be condemned,
jest like some phony canned goods or
something like that" said one indig-
nant chorus girl. Just to show that
the management did not share the
shame of the censor. the posters were
pasted up in the theater lobby,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
FEEDING THE CALF.
Neglect In This Direction the Cause Of
Many Ills.

Many Ills.
Many of the ills of calves arise from
giving them milk In poor condition. At
the creameries the vats are sometimes
allowed to get in very insanitary
state. They are not emptied and scald-
ed out with sufficient frequency, and
sometimes washings from the utensils
are dumped into the vats. In some in
stances the milk is drawn back and
kept for day or two before 1t can all
be fed. 1t has time to become acid
and otherwise deteriorate and when
fed in such condition does not make
a very good food for calves.
The best skimmilk that can be OBJ
tanned for calves Is that which has been
obtained from new milk run through
the separator soon after it has been OBJ
tanned from the cow, says Professor
Thomas Shaw. 1t is then fresh. 1t Is
Of proper temperature or nearly so and
is in its constituents almost as good as
new milk for promoting growth. If
the pals in which it is kept are scald-
ed, then the danger from bacterial con-
tamination Is obviated.
The temperature at which milk is
fed is q matter of much Importance
Cold milk lowers the temperature of
the stomach and through it the temper
AZURE of the body. Though no further
harm should be done, the lowering of
the temperature of the body means
more food, as before any gain can re-
suit the temperature must become nor
NAL, and this means that 1t is made so
at the expense of food. Milk from
what is known as the setting process Is
usually, if not indeed, always, below
the normal temperature. If fed, there
fore, at the normal temperature. it
must be heated.
Sometimes 1t is heated by adding hot
water This dilutes 1t too much.
Again, it is heated over fire. This
changes its properties somewhat and
is troublesome. Heat is added by
pouring in hot Cruel. This is good
as far as it goes, but does not go far
enough usually. Hence, simple as the
problem Of heating milk is, it is not so
simple, after ALL
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Gossip of Washington
What Is Going On at the
National Capital.
Mystery of a Missing Mink Overcoat

of Fargo were willing 10 shiver in the
raw prairie blizzard that the next
president of the United States should
be properly clad. The difficulty was
to find man of the Taft physical pro-
portions who owned an overcoat.
The county chairman was in despair
until he happened. to think of Finn
Leech, a bonanza farmer" whose
ranch is only a few miles from Fargo.
Finn weighs $40 pounds. The county
chairman lost no time in getting in
touch with Finn Leech.
Did Finn have an oyercoat?" Sure
thing, and it was liped with mink and
cost $175.
Would he loan it to Judge Taft for
use that EVENING"" Would he? Would
lifelong Republican miss a chance
to have his finest garment adorn the
shoulders of the leader of MS party?
Ten minutes later the overcoat was
in the hands of the county chairman
and Judge Taft was tucked beneath
its ample folds as soon as his train
reached Fargo He wore the coat to
the barbecue and to the meetings fol-
lowing the feast. And for all that
Finn knows he may be wearing it
now as he follows the elusive golf ball
over the links at Hot Springs.
The $175 mink lined overcoat dis
appeared when Judge Taft left Fargo.
Nobody seems to know where it is. Its
owner has asked Senator McCumber
to make an investigation.
It's colder now in Fargo than it was
when Judge Taft visited that city and
Finn Leech is willing to wager this is
ever known on the prairies of North
naEOto
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
The Unreliable Clock.

Mrs. Blank had been paying char
table visit to poor old Victorine Du-
preux. whom she found crippled with
rheumatism. But If Victorine's limbs
were disabled, her always entertain
ing tongue was not, and the time
passed swiftly.
Mercy" at last cried the lady,
CHANGING at the clock that licked
wheeziiy above the French woman's
stove. Here it is FIVE o'clock and
I should have gone home half an hour
ago."
"qeevs you'self no distress.
madame" FeassEred victorine. Mon
sieur dose clock, she aes tole lie hon
herself for more zan seek yesT She
ees now to pFeciseRess one hour fast
an Is minute slow
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
GAINED ONLY BRIEF RESPITE
JOHN Henry's Cleverness But Put of
the Evil Time Of Carpet
Lifting.

"John Henry" said Mrs. Peddi-
cord to her husband, cas- soon as you
get through your supper | want you
to take up the carpet in the sitting
room, so that l can have it cleaned. y
maria Jane," replied John
Henry, "let me tell you of sad oc-
surrence which happened a few days
ago."
eWell ?"
"a man whose name / have for
gotten, bat wbichscan be ascertained
if necessary, for the newspaper in
which | saw the account printed it
in full, undertook to take up a car
pet. In some way the tack-extractor
slipped, and rusty tack pierced his
thumb. He thought nothing of it at
the time, but in the night his thumb
began to swell. The pain became ex-