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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
ZEAL PUBLICITY.

For the first time in the history of
the country. the campaign contribu-
tons of a political party have
been published in detail. and the dis
tinction for this innovation belongs to
the Democratic party. Not only have
these contributions been published. but
they have been given before the cleo
ton, affording a marked contrast TO
the attitude of the Republicans. who
promise to furnish the names and
amounts given to their fund, but not
until after the election.
II is almost Unnecessary to point ont
the difference in the effect of the two
methods. The Democrats give every
opportunity for scrutiny of their list in
advance of election day: the Repub-
licans are unwilling that the voters
should know who has financed their
campaign until after the result is
known. The Democrats are perfectly
willing TO lay bare the sources of their
funds as well as the amounts; the Re
publicans are unwilling TO have either
the amounts given or the names of the
contributors known until the facts can
have no possible influence on the cleo
ton itself.
In his Ingenious defense of the Re
publican decision. the president, echoed
later by Mr.. Taft. declared it would be
unwise and unfair to give a. list of con-
tributors because the common people.
the voters. might attribute improper
motives TO the donors and do them an
injustice. Obviously he believes either
that the people have not intelligence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

of the High school. The red and black
cOlOrS and the military affairs of the
cadets formed the main decorations OF
the hall.
Mrs. J. J. Boswell entertained yes
terday afternoon at a bridge tea at her
home, when six tables of the game
were played. The hostess was assist
ed by Mrs. A. 3. Gibson and Mrs
Lockington The home was beautiful
with rich autumn decorations, both of
leaves and flowers, the stairway and
halls being fairly massed with the
blazing red of the leaves, while fes-
toons of them decorated the parlors,
too.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Edwin Butcher
entertained a few friends at a dinner
preceding the hop last evening, their
guests being Lieutenant and Mrs
Lowe A. Mcclure, Miss Towle and Mr..
Huddleson.
Mrs. T. d. Hobbs and Miss Edith
Hobbs have returned from a month
spent in Colorado. They viii be at
home for the winter at No u, the An
mex, $50 Brigham street.
X
Mrs. J. F. Grant, jr., will entertain
at a bridge tea this afternoon for Miss
Jean Odell at her home on First
avenue
The P. z. o. society meets this aft
ernoon with Mrs. L. z. Freeland at $50
East Brigham street.
X
Mrs. Allen T. Blake entertains today
at a bridge tea for her mother, Mrs
Toussant.
x X x
Mrs Elizabeth Belden entertains q.
bridge again today at her home on o
street
Dr. and Mrs. c. V Parmalee have
moved and are now at home at 925
Brigham street.
X X X
Mr. and Mrs. William A Wetzell will
shortly be at home at So North State
street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
THE VALUE OF COURTESY.

Judging by the incidents attending
the wreck on the Rio Grande railroad,
in which two engineers lost their lives,
the minor employees in the operating
department of that road need educa-
ton ia the rudiments of common cour-
tesy. to say nothing of their attitude
toward the public which they are sup
posed to serve. Apparently the dis
patchers' Office and the other offices
related TO the general superintendent
jurisdiction have a notion. common
enough in railroads ten years ago. that
disaster and death, the delay of i'm
pOrtant trains and the obscurity which
always alarms the relatives and friends
Of passengers i'm transit, are none of the
public's business. That notion served
its purpose years ago, and bred much
of the unreasoning hostility Of which
the railroads complain today. 1t has
served to embitter the public. feed the
flames Of discomfort and finds its legit-
innate fruit in abuse of everything cor
porate by agitators and blatherskites
Without going into details. il suffices
to say that these Rio Grande men in
suited those who presumed to ask for
information as to the wreck; they re-
fused even the meagre knowledge they
might have given out. and they did it
in a way TO do their company the most
harm possible and lead to the suspicion
that they were trying to suppress facts
that would reflect on the operating de-
partment. As a matter of fact the
reports finally received show that no
one was TO blame but the crew of a
train which disregarded orders, and
the penalty fell upon the engineer of
that train. That was all there was to
il, and yet the affair was treated with
such stupidity and insolsnce by the
eompany's own employees that the worst
possible impression of its management
was left
We commend to the Rio Grande the
method of some oe its competitors, and
notably the system in vogue on the
Burlington system. Years ago the Bur-
hngton established rule by which the
newspaper men were given access to
its official reports of accidents at the
earliest possible moment. and afforded
every facility for the Verification of all
the essential details of the happening.
From that day to this the Burlington
road, particularly in such cities as Chi
cago. has never had occasion to COM
plain of unfairness in reports of news
papers or inaccuracy in details It has
made friends Of its public, and its most
important aid in this work has been
from the newspapers. Possibly the Rio
Grande might learn something from
this example.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
THREE STATES AT STAKE.

AS the presidential battle becomes
more and more strenuous each day,
public interest is naturally attracted
10 the weak spots in the lines of the
opposing partien. At the present mo-
ment all eyes are focused on New
York. Ohio and Indiana. The poll of
the New York World, published in The
Herald Sunday morning, gives the En-
pire state to Chanler for governor by
$4,000, and to Taft for president by
$1,000. OF course it is generally recog-
nized that if Chanler has a plurality
of $4,000 over Hughes, or anything
like it, Mr.. Bryan is sure of the thirty
nine electoral votes of New York.
Mr.. Taft is reported to be exceedingly
anxious to carry his own state, and is
quoted as saying: IF l thought I
could not carry my home state 1 would
withdraw from the race" Yet the in
dications piont to his defeat in Ohio.
In 1886 Mr.. Bryan polled 477.494 votes
in the Buckeye state. and in 1900 his
vote was 474,SS2, so it may safely be
assumed that there are AS, 1000 Bryan
Democrats waiting to march up to the
polls in November. The total vote in
Ohio this year is estimated at 1.O5O, 900.
and the candidate that carries it must
have more than $4,000 votes. Conse-
quently, less than 10000 votes would
turn the scale in Mr.. Bryan's favor.
That they win be forthcoming seems
a very reasonable supposition. The
general movement of the labor element
in the direction of the Nebraskan will
go far toward supplying the number
of votes needed Then there is wide
population. Some of these votes will
doubtless be won back by the Repub-
licans before election day, but many of
them, with the memory of the Browns
VILE affair still fresh in their minds,
will register their protest in the only
manner in which it will be effective
and Mr. Bryan is going to be the bene-
fciary. Finally the friends of Mr.. For
aker must be reckoned with. The fol-
lowers of the senior senator from Ohio
leader means retirement for them.
These men cannot be coaxed, cajoled or
coerced. Neither can they be bought
More votes for Bryan and the Democ-
racy, and the needed 10000 are appar-
entity assured.
In his speech at ogden the other
night, Frank S Monnett said that Ohio
was safer for Bryan than Nevada Mr.
Bryan has no doubts about the latter
state, and is probably confident that
the great state of Ohio will be found
in his column the morning after cleo
ton.
Indiana is claimed by both parties.
At the outset il was all but conceded
by the Republicans that they had no
hope of carrying the Hoosier state, and
the Democrats say the situation has
not changed, except that the trend in
the direction of Bryan is more marked
In the past few days the Republican
national committee has sent vast sums
of money into the state. and the out
come seems to hinge upon whether
enough votes can be purchased TO turn
the scale.
These are the three states in which
the battle will be fercest until the sun
goes down on election day. with the
chances greatly in favor of the gifted
Nebraskan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

upper classmen, followed by program
in commemoration of the day Mrs,
Plummer, with a glee club. furnished
music, one especially interesting Tea
ture being the singing of the school
ode. composed by Mia Powell, and sung
last evening for the first time
X
Major and Mrs. J. NJ. Arrasmith en-
tertained a few friends at dinner We'd
nesday evening in compliment 10 MT
Brewer of San Francisco. The decora-
lions were in the autumn flowers, and
the guests were Lieutenant ana MIS-
Potter. Captain and Mrs. Ullne, Lieu
tenant Adams, Lieutenant Waterman
and Lieutenant Green
=
Mrs. o. J. HOLSTER arrived last even
ing from Ohio and will spend Iort-
night or so with Mrs. SpraSue anu
Miss Sprague at their home on center
street. Later she will go on 10 th-
coast.
Mrs. Joseph Siegel OF Butte VINO mas
been visiting here for few weeks past,
will leave next week for New YORK 10
remain over the winter season
X :: x
Mrs. F. S. BascOm is home from
visit of a few weeks in Berkeley with
lGI SISTER. MIS- Aliti " 4AA-N S-ANA
Mrs. Bascon. attended the wedding OF
her niece, Miss Allen, formerly OF this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer b. Jones ana
Miss Lucy Grant have gone east, 10 De
away some six weeks or two months.
A part of the time they VIII spenu
with friends on the Hudson.
Miss Beth Critchlow entertalns next
Wednesday at a luncheon for Miss
Jean Odeil.
Mrs. Louis r. Brewer Will leave TO-
for her home in San Francisco.
after a visit with her sister, Mrs. PAU
c. Potter, at Fort Douglas
Miss Mary Smedley and MISS May
Kervin are the guests for the week end
of Lieutenant and Mrs. kneeland >
Snow at Fort Douglas. Mr.. and Mrs
Snow entertained at dinner IN tneli
honor last evening. preceding the mop,
the other guests being Lieutenant Iii
lis and Lieutenant Santschi.
= X
The High school cadets ana their
friends to a large number enjoyed a
get acquainted dance last evening IN
the Eaton gym, the affair being cha
peroned by some of the young teachers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Cheers. were given for Bryan, con-
tinuous cheers. while Mr.. Taft was ad-
dressing a Kentucky audience. The
same thing happened when John Tenn
pie Graves mentioned the Nebraskans
name before a Baltimore audience, and
We all know what happened to Bever-
idge in Salt Lake. The tidal wave is
close at hand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Mr.. Hearst, who has done his utmost
to connect Bryan with the Standard
Oil company, must have been surprised
to see that ]. d. Rockefeller and Mr..
Archbold have not contributed to the
Democratic campaign fund. Also, he
must wonder just what names do ap-
pear on the Republican list. as others
wonder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Joe Cannon, after a tour of Kansas,
says all hell can't save that state for
Taft As personal representative of
his satanic majesty, the speaker must
be recognized as a competent authority
on the subject.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Prices for the products of the farm
are fixed abroad; but the prices of the
articles the farmer is compelled to pur-
chase are fixed by the trusts and COM
binations at home. It is time for the
farmer to sit up and take notice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

If Taft had taken that place on the
federal bench the panic" in case of
Bryan's election, would not have
seemed so terrible. "A bird in the
hands worth two in the bush''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Mr.. Roosevelt wouldn't purchase
votes, but if he could offset Mr.. Com
pers' activity by getting the support of
a Federation leader in return for an
appointment to Office, he would be glad
to authorize the appointment. Which
makes all the difference between twee-
dle-dee and tweedle-dum.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Secretary Hayward of the Republi-
mentioned in the dispatches since the
card index system blew up. Back to
the cornfield
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

When Spry took that nomination for
governor ne didn't think Theodore
would be forced to ask for his resigna-
ton; and if he isn't sorry now, he will
be on the evening of Nov g.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Hearst said good many harsh
things about the governor of Oklahoma,
and now he'll have chance to prove
emf he can.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

The reason appears simple enough.
Not content with spending millions OF
dollars in 1896 TO defeat Mr.. Bryan. the
Republicans also stuffed the ballot
boxes. 1t is quite natural that the
dead men who were voted in Pennsyl-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

The war cloud in the east seems to
have passed over without doing any
damage. These harmless war clouds
are getting to be a trihe monotonous.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Anxious Inquirer: No, it is not likely
Senator Smoot will ask to have Sem
ator Burrows appear on the stump in
Utah for the Republican party. Not
this year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
MISSING VOTERS.

According to the New York Times,
there has been hardly any increase of
the popular vote for president since Mr.
Bryan has been a candidate, although
there has been a great increase in pop
ulation. The figures given are as fol-
lows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Mr.. Taft viii be immensely flattered
when he learns the Republicans of
Utah refused TO let the Americans
vote for him because they were afraid
it might hurt their ticket in Salt Lake
county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

One more generation of Republican
rule and men of the Dolliver stripe
would be preaching the trusts as part
of the trinity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

The Democratic books are open for
inspection. The Republicans decline to
tell where they got their money. Who's
unsafe?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Mr.. Sherman says he's afraid of Mr..
Bryan, because the Democratic candi-
date is sincere. An open confession is
good for the soul.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Tom Watson seems to have vanished
into thin air since the state election in
Georgia. Farewell, Brother Watson-n.
ah-h-h.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

James D. Taylor Preston, Ida; Theresa
Nielsen. Preston. Ida.
Wesley W. Farrer. Beaver; Lolita Ross,
Joseph
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

Mr. Taft made his first great hit dur
ing the campaign in Kentucky, when
the chair broke and he dented the floor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

vania and other states in that year
should become ''apathetic" once in
while.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
A Beautiful Picture Book.

There is nothing like IL in Amer
ica.' the Theatre Magazine. Of course.
the Tribune-Reporter prints it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
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Fountain Blue won the all-aged handi-
cap feature at Jamaica track
Tommy Burns writes from Australia
that after his battle with Jack Johnson
he will retire from the ring.
Marvin Hart was awarded the decis-
ion over Jack (Twin) Sullivan on foul
in the fifth round of their bout, sched-
uied for twelve rounds in Boston.
At the annual meeting of tie Central
Baseball Association Oskaloosa was voted
out on account of poor patronage, and
Galesb9rg. ILL.,, and Hannibal, Mo-, made
application for the place.
ICY" Young, the veteran pitcher of the
Boston American League team, has fur
nished a room in the Union hospital at
New Philadelphia. Ohio. This is in addi-
ton to the $1,000 given the hospital as
a result of ball game played on 'Cy
Young day." a short time ago.
Flushed with their 16 to 0 victory over
Indiana. but indignant over what they
consider a deliberate attempt to knock
Quarterback Mol out of the game on ac-
count of his ability to kick field goals
and run the team well, the Wisconsin
university football team has returned
from Bloomington. Ind.
Minor Heir went a sensational first
half at Aurora. H.. in his successful at
tempt to lower the State record OF
. :O6A. pacing the first quarter in :3o15
and the second quarter in the same notch.
From there on be tired and finished the
mile in , :03.
Shattuck defeated her old rival. Carle-
ton. BY the decisive score Of l6 to 4.
These teams have met regularly fo- the
past twenty-five years.
Samuel III. MelIor, Jr.. Of the Mercury
Athletic Club, Yonkers. finished first OF
1871 starters in the Marathon race at
Newark. y. ]. John J. DAILY. the giant
of Irish-American Athletic Club, finished
second.
Polo teams representing British Column
bis. Honolulu. Burlingame. England and
Calgary are expected TO compete with the
American teams for the aIl-American cup
in the tourney to be held on March 20.
1909. at Coronado. Cal.
New York race track managers and BET
tors are jubilant According TO the YER
dict handed down by magistrate Geismar
of Brooklyn seven well-known members
Of the local betting rings are not guilty
Of bookmaking The decision was based
upon the fact that the accused men had
not maintained bookmaking stands. but
had walked about the grounds making
bets with others. thus acting as both lay
ers and backers Of odds Tb1t is held
not bOokmakJng-
Thomas Evans Of the Utaa agricultural
college. right guard of the coIleze football
eleven- whose neck was as.sssScated during
q game with the Cosorad5 school Of mines,
died without regaining consciousness.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
NEW YORK.

Expansion continues in trade and indus
trial lines, shipments over the railways
are increasing, idleness is being dimin-
ished, prices in numerous lines are higk-
er, collections are better, and sentiment
is brighter than IL has been for twelve
months past.
In many sections retailers stocks are
badly broken. owing to conservative pur-
ehases heretofore made, and as a result
requests for immediate shipments are
quite the rule.
Demand for holiday goods is iucreas-
ing. Practically every section, save the
South, and where the supply of water has
been insufficient for industrial operations,
as, for instance, parts of New England.
has shared in the general Improvement.
Business failures in the nited States
for the week ending Nov l. number 26Tr
against 205 last week. 259 in the like
week of 1907, ODD in 1906, 1913 in 1905,
and 100 in 1904 Business failures in
Canada for the week number %. which
compares with 80 last week and 45 in this
week last year.-Bradstreets CONNER
cial Report.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24

Edward L. Devine, editor of Charities,
in the current number of that magazine
again raises the question whether the
main cause for dependence and privation
in America is maladjustment rather than
personal depravity lie says he has no
disposition to idealize the poor or to per-
nit sentimentality to usurp the place of
reason and common sense when he chal-
lenges the traditional attitude of those
who assume personal fault or shortcoming
as an explanation for need, and who sigh
over the improvidence, perversity and ig-
norance of the poor According to this
conscientious expert and leader of or
ganized charity, the truth is that indus
trial accidents, sickness, widowhood, or
phanage insufficient food and unsanitary
dwellings are fundamental causes of de-
pendence He finds it true that many
dependent families would be self-support-
ing in another locarty, and that others
would be except for irregularity of en-
ployment, for which they are not respon-
sible, and that others would be self-sup-
porting if in youth they had had different
education and environment. All of these
illustrations point to maladjustment rath-
er than to personal fault, and hence Dr.
Devine says: 1T behooves charitable agen-
cies to weigh thoughtfully the probability
at least that herein lies the more impor-
tant part of their problem
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
Psychology of woman,s Dress.

Prof. w. /. Thomas of the University
OF Chicago, continuing his series of arii,
cles on woman in the November American
Magazine. takes a somewhat radical stand
OH the subject of dress. He asserts that
the advances which modern life has made
over savagery are represented at some
points by very thin line. Man in the
pursuit Of business has tended to give up
the idea of bodily adornment and carries
on The worlds industries largely to supply
women with those personal accessories
which they used to charm the men. New
rtheless, woman is only a pawn in the
industrial game played by man. and the
etfect of this on the character of woni-
an as altogether bad Prof. Thomas
saws that "the role of half angel and half
bird" is pretty one if you can look at
it that way, but ''it denatures woman,
Lakes her a thing instead of q person.
a fact of the environment and an object
Of mans manipulation instead of an agent
for Transforming the world. 1t leaves So
dciy shorthanded and the struggle for life
harder and ugl;er than ii would be if
woman operated in if as the substantial
and superior creature Wick nature made
her.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
DEADLY PLOT OF DAUGHTER.
Chicago Girl Held for Planning with
Detectives to Kill Mother.

The district attorney and police OF
Chicago have been puzzled by the case
of Miss May Otis, arrested because she
is believed to have offered to pay de-
tective $500 to kill her mother. The
district attorney and representatives Of
the police department have gone over
the details of the plot which the wom-
an is alleged to have formed to have her
mother killed. Friends allege that the
girl is sane and that they have never
known any action that would indicate
mental unbalance.
The signed statement of the woman
in which she tells of giving money to
the detectives, TALES with the stories
told by Detectives Maekey and StoIp-
man. According to Stolpman's story,
Miss Otis came to him some time ago
to find out how much property her
mother had. The woman finally told
him, he said that she wanted to get
the property and wanted her mother to
"mysteriously disappear"
Stolpman laid the case before the
chief of detectives, and was instructed
to go on with the case. lie declares
he got the woman to offer him 81, 500
for the affair. Detective MaclSey was
introduced as Pittsburg thug willing
to undertake the job, and 500 was
paid over and note for the balance
signed. Then the woman was arrested.
She was afterward released on bail,
she is alleged to have plotted to kill.