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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
cIeN OE PROSPERITY.

The chief reason why the panic of
1907 is not more severely felt is owing
70 the fact that the balance of trade
in our favor for ten calendar months
Of the present year amounts 10 $502,-
10s.s64. and 710,5O9117 for the twelve
months ending with October. Accord
ing TO the summary of our interna-
tiOnal trade. issued by the department
Of commerce at Washington. the bal
ance for a single month was SSs,s57,s71,
a truly remarkable condition, and one
calculated to inspire confidence in the
financial status of this country, both at
home and abroad
Notwithstanding the fluctuations in
the stock market. and the closing OF
mills and factories. the excess of our
exports over the imports amounted TO
nearly three-quarters of a billion dol
lars. There is a different story TO tell
in connection with our trade in other
years following panics- In the panic
year of 1873 the excess imports were
Sis. s5s, 2sS. while in the year 1874 there
were excess imports of .s1S,S76.69S. In
the panic year OF 1898 the excess I'M
ports were $1S.735.72S. which were
changed into excess exports of S23I.-
145. $50 the following year. The growth
of the country. of course, has consid-
cradle to do with the showing made
during the past twelve months. but
with partial paralysis of the indus
tries. what a world of woe failure of
the crops would have entailed.
After all, the talk of expanding COM
merce in the manufacturing lines ana
the necessity of exercising fostering
care by the government. the farm and
the ranch constitute the foundation of
all our prosperity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
TARIFF ON STEEL AND IRON.

No one for moment believes that
the sacred schedules of the Dingiey bill
affecting the steel trust will be
touched by congress when the tariff is
revised at the extra session to be called
by Mr.. Taft. There are doubtless hun
dreds of thousands of people who think
a reduction should be made. and there
are many small steel AID iron manu-
facturers who know that a great in
justice is being perpetrated
The Matawan Steel & IRON company.
in letter TO the NV York Times,
complains that the steel corporation
controls most of the ore SUPPLY of the
country and has held the market
around $l7 per ton during these dull
times. when only few years ago SIS
was considered big price for pig
iron There is a rate Of 81 per ton on
pig iron, and the smaller concerns are
forced to pay tribute to the great and
good trust which supplies money for
the Carnegie libraries and campaign
funds for the staud-patters.
In recent times many of these little
manufacturers have been forced to the
wall because they could not pay the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

own laws. subject TO the approval OF
the emperor.
In order that the people may be pre-
pared for self-government, a universal
free school system has been adopted
throughout the empire. so that by the
time the period allotted to the reforms
has passed. the people will be fully in
formed as 10 their rights and duties
under the new form OF government. II
is possible the death Of the old dowager
may hasten The day when China viii
fully adopt western civilization. but it
viii take time TO change the customs
and habits of $4,000 1000 people Pre-
cipitate action might cause uprisings
in various parts Of the vast empire and
delay the program indefinitely; so
Prince Chun and his advisers will prob
ably proceed cautiously. BY the time
the little emperor attains his majority,
China should be regenerated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. "
McCutcheon Tells How the Famous
Cartoon Came Into Being.
(Chicago Evening POST

Say, MeCutcheon, tell US where you
liIst met the Mysterious Stranger. yclept
Missouri . -
This was the query PAT up to John 7.
aacOntcheOn, the carIoOu.st, al iuncheon
thursday Johns little story has never
been IN print and viii bear telling
FIRST met the Mysterious Stranger IN
bird Center" responded the cartoonist:
can say that I ever got very wei
acquainted with him. but then, nobody
I'D l learned in general that he was
from TIE south and had known sorrow,
ana never pressed him. Finally moved
away from Bird Ceuter-prObably forever
and forgot ali about him
64ieclion day came arounc 1ouT years
ago ana | put IN q good stifI DAY draW-
Ing cartoon to fit the Roosevelt land
slius- 1ncre were good many teatureS
70 thdt election, you may remember, am
Ir1ed 10 draw something that would en-
brace them all. AT s O'Clock 1 sat back,
uIeG as dog, but satisfied II seemed 10
me / had drawn a peach.
mere was a twinkle in the eyes.
Just then the phone rang and the man
aging editor called to say that Missouri
t nad gone Republican Could l co some
thing with it?
We'll, as 1 said before, I was dead tired
and had this work of art already done
In THIS frame of mind l pulled out a fresh
sheet of Bristol board and made a hasty
sketch or typical southern colonel ieaV-
ing The solid south and ranging himself,
10 the surprise and delight OF everybody,
IN the Republican column.
1 figured they would bury il on back
page sOmeWhere-it couldn't cOnceivably
displace my pride and iOy-and l sent II
over without even taking the trouble 10
write a head or caption.
The next day, TO my surprise, II came
out on the first page labeled-throuSh
stroke of editorial genius-'The Myste-i-
Gus Stranger By the same stroke of ed
itorlal genius my pride and JOY was safe
~ buried among the statistics of election
returns From that day TO this not
soul has ever mentioned it-not even the
editor
But the Mysterious Stranger had sure
ly come into his own. At lunch that day
several Unconditional aequ2intanceS OF
mine took the trouble to tell me how
much they thought of him. Letters came
ln-several dozen of them. some from peo-
pie whom 1 never had known. President
Roosevelt wrote and asked for the orig
mai drawing. When the southern news
papers came in day or so later | found
him
when Senator Warner was elected
United States senator from Missouri he
was introduced all around Washington, 1
am told, as the Mysterious Stranger.
Somebody wanted TO know how Nc
Cuteheon accounted for the wide vogue or
the tall, dropping -mOustaehed MjssouriaH-
Search me- said John. LAS l said
before, my idea of a real gOod cartoon
for the Roosevelt landslide had been so
badly eclipsed that / am obviously dis
qualified as a Judge"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

extra 81 put on by reason of the tariff
while the trust grows stronger and
wakes exceedingly fat.
The MataWan company says that TO
claim the tariff is necessary to protect
our steel and iron industry is prepos-
ferrous to any one acquainted with the
high grade of. our ore and the ease with
which it is taken from the earth. as
compared with the lean ore taken from
greater depths in other countries.
All Of which is probably true, but it
will not cut any figure with the house
ways and means committee, which is
largely made up of men who represent
special interests. such as Fordney of
Michigan, who looks after the lumber
schedules. and Dalzel1 of Pennsylvania,
who halls from Pittsburg. and sees 20
it that the rates ON iron and steel are
kept at the top notch. If nothing but
a reduction OF the tariff will save the
Matawan company it may as well sing
its swan song and join the innumera-
bic caravan of small business concerns
which have had the life crushed out of
them by the big ones, aided and abetted
by the federal government
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
nLp SCANDAL REVIVED.

As a result of the conviction of
Charles W. Morse for high finance. 20
the Dodge Hummel scandal has been
dragged into the light again. A de-
tective who figured in the case has
brought suit fer $4,000. said 30 be due
HIM. and many facts hitherto sup
pressed have been made known.
II appears that Morse and his pres
ent wife entered into an arrangement
for a divorce and Mrs. Morse went to
live In Sioux Falls, s. D., and prepared
TO establish a legal residence. Morse
subsequently learned that the woman
whom he intended &c marry after re-
gaining his freedom would not marry a
divorced man, and he recalled his
wife from the wilds Of Dakota. Morse
had called up Abe Hummel, the firm
Of Howe & Hummel having been res
tanned by him, and complained of the
delay in serving Mrs. Morse with the
summons and complaint in the annul-
ment suit which sent Hummel to prison
and besmirched the regulations of sew
eral members of the New York bar
Morse in keeping himself out of prison
along with HummeI is represented in a
loan Of 100000 made by the National
Bank OF North America, which has
never been paid. Abe Hummel is now
living abroad on pension paid by
Morse, though if the latter is COM
PEELED TO serve the fifteen years TO
which he has been sentenced, Little
Abe" may be compelled TO hustle for
living once more.
1t is estimated that Morse's matri-
monial prank, which didn't pan out.
cost him s2,OOOOOO. which in a measure
explains the disappearance of the con-
tributions of financial friends to his
business propositions. Il is said TO have
cost Charles N. Schwab $1,000. 900 to
know Morse; John Carroll, LOCO, 900,
Isaac Guggenheim. s1,l6O,00O E. Clar-
ence Jones. 100000; and ex-Mayor Rob
ert Van Wyck. of New York, 81 900. 900.
II is not supposed any tears will be
shed by those men if Morse passes the
rest of his life in Sing Sing.
The sympathy which a wife would
naturally feel for a man placed in
such circumstances is blunted in this
case b the knowledge that not so long
ago he intended TO cast her aside for
another woman. About all that can be
said of Morse now is that he went the
route.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
YEARS OF PREPARATION.

Prince Chun, the new regent of China
is the only ruler Of the Flowery King
dom that was ever outside of his ma
tive land. His limited knowledge of
the world was gained by a visit to Ger
many, whittier he was sent TO express
the sorrow OF China for the death of
Baron Kettler, German minister at
Pekin. who was murdered during the
Boxer troubles. He also visited France
and Switzerland and then returned
home Prince Chun is about 80 years
Of age and is classed as a progressive,
and it is generally believed the pro-
gram for a parliamentary government
VIII be carried out according 10 the
edict of the empress dowager last Aug
ust
period Of eisht years will elapse
before China can boast OF a constitu-
ton. Next year viii probably witness
the election Of provincial legislatures
and a constitutional commission. In
1910 the provincial legislatures viii be
organized and local self-government es-
tablished. A census viii be taken and
tax rates fixed. Courts Of law will be
established at treaty ports and Grim
inal codes published. In 1911 local self
government viii be extended and the
publication of expenditures begun. In
each succeeding year the reforms viii
embrace a wider scope until 1916. when
a full constitution viii be promulgated
together with laws for the imperial
clan. The official system viii then be
reorganized and prime minister ap-
pointed. China viii thus become a lin
tied monarchy, with constitution
which closely follows that of Japan. 1t
viii guarantee freedom of speech, of
the press and of the assembly. and
gives the people the right to make their
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

ton of pepper. The practice. however.
is extremely injurious the strong
fumes acting on the mouth and eye
sight
Among the farmers of the west il is
40 uncommon practice for them TO
smoke the leaves of tomato and potato
plants. While these plants both con-
tain narcotic poison, the smoking OF
leaves in moderation is harmless. Elk
cessive use, though, produces a heavy
stupor, from which the smoker awakes
with a terrible headache and feehns
Of utter exhaustion. Insanity ana SUI
eide have often been caused by the i'm
moderate use of these two weeds Rhu-
barb, beet and even garden sage leaves
are all smoked by farmers, but are
perhaps the least harmful of substi-
tutes for tobacco.
Indian hemp is smoked by nearly ali
classes in Jamaica, with terrible re-
suits. 1t is supposed that this weed
was used by the leaders OF the indian
mutiny to unbalIance the minds OF the
Sepoys and to excite them into the ter
rible passions of raging mama whicn
they exhibited during that campaign.
Even in our own country we hear OF
people who, unable TO get the real ar
ticle, procure substitutes of their own
manufacture Rustics in out-of-the-
way places in the British isles largely
use 'coltfoot tobacco" 1t is simply
a powdered form of leaves of the COM
mon coltsfoot, a plant found growing
wild in chalky soil. The smoke causes
no terrible after effects, although some
say that it is injurious TO the eyes. Be
cause this tobacco relieves difficult
breathing it is known as the finest
remedy on the earth for catarrh-"
Among the least harmful of substi-
tutes for tobacco will be found dried
holly leaves, the bark of the willow
tree and leaves of the stays horn SUI
mach, which are all smoked by the
American Indians
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
THE LOGICAL PLACE.
youths CompanionD

1t was closing time at the town library.
old Mr.. Duke, who had filled the post
OF librarian for years, took down his coat
and hat, and with the assistance of his
little daughter, got them safely on To-
gether they started for the door. 1t was
raining hard.
Wait a moment. child" said her
father and went back into the building.
The girl remained obediently
Five minutes passed. Then ten. She
pushed open the door and walked in. Her
father was bent over one of the card cata-
lOgues
what are you looking for. father" she
inquired.
abashed.
I'm getting old. Margaret" he said.
4 couldn't find my umbrella, and l was
searching for L under U in the lists
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
THE BUDDING POLITICIAN.
Philadelphia Ledger

The children. especially Tommy. were
very much interested in the game of pol
tiles. and father was delighted with their
precOcity. The other day there was more
than the usual whooping in the playroom,
and their mother found the two smaller
children assailing Tommy vigorously.
whats the matter2" she asked. Tom
my. what have you been doing?''
-NaWthin. Only playin' politics.
well, but what did you do to the chill
dren2'
Just playin' convention. We adopted
the unit rule and 1 was chairman of the
delegation. Then we introduced a resoIu-
ton to decide whether they should take
my apple or l should take theirs"
''WeIi?"
u cast the vote for the delegation,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
SINCERE.
cleveland Leader.)

Sir" said the young man, respectfully.
Il am a poor man and you are million
aire- 1t seems presumptuous in me. no
doubt, to aspire to the hand of your
daughter. But my love for her is so
great that / cannot be stopped by such
Considerations Love scorns conventions
and conveniences. All, sir, will you give
her to me?'
The old magnate seemed interested
but which of my four daughters do you
want?' he asked. not unkindly.
Eagerly the sutton made answer: ''Oh,
I'll leave that TO you. sir
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
GARDEN REPARTEE.
Chicago News.

My eyes" exclaimed the potato, but
this is poor soil for a garden
That's right" said the onion. Il don't
get along worth a scent, and I'm losing
strength every day"
I'm going to leave, said the cabbage.
IN never be able TO get ahead here"
This spot isn't fit for a berrying
ground" said the strawberry. But here
comes the sun, and We'll all have to dry
NJ,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

The impression is gaining ground that
President-elect Taft would be highly
gratified if the house would elect Con-
gresham Burton of Cleveland speaker,
thus leaving a clear field for Brother
Charles in the senatorial fight. For
this scheme 10 work out both Foraker
and Cannon must be considered, and
both are good scrappers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
SOMEWHAT REsTFuL.

Washington Herald)
L want to caution you about the alti-
tude of Denver"
What about the aititude2"
You'll find II pretty high there
I guess we can afford it," retorted
Paw Neuritch. with some asperity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

Congressman Pollard of Nebraska
says he was carried down by the
Bryan landslide" We heard about
that landslide before the election, but
this is the first evidence that it ac-
tuaIly occurred.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

In order to get rich, all you have TO
do is to buy stocks when they're down
and sell EN- when they're up. Repeat
until the desired amount is obtained.
Simple, isn't it?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
Total Copies of The Herald Printed
in October. 1908.

= y $3.50 = =
? Largest Daily and Sunday .
? Circulation il Salt Lake proved =
? by investigation. =
= y y y y y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

Ida Tarbell evidently knows more
about the Standard Oil company than
John D. Rockefeller. At least, she tells
more about the early DAYS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
SUBSTITUTES FOR TOBACCO.

The Indians along the Alaska coast
have a very curious substitute for to-
bacco, which is composed of wood
shavings saturated with a strong solu-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

Having helped in the election of a
stand-pat congress, the Massachusetts,
people are now kicking for free raw
materials. That isn't part of the plan
when the tariff is revised by it's
friends
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

One of the oldest banks in Kansas
hos succumbed TO this new era of
prosperity. Depositors became sus-
picious and called for their money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
A NATURAL BUYER.

(DelIneatOr.b
Laura was playing on the porch Will
her dolls. but was greatly distressed b,
the song OF a locust in a tree near by
Running 70 the tree she shouted impa
tiently, Ring off. bird,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

Rear Admiral Sperry refused to allow
his men shore leave at Manila on ae-
count of the cholera, and Governor
General Smith is angry. In bout be-
tween Vinegar Bill'' and Hell Roaring
Jake" the odds viii be on the naval
officer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

Tom Taggart won't be among the
starters in the Indiana senatorial race
Probably knew he couldn't go the dis
lance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

The Hearst ''uplift" propaganda did
not appeal TO the Kansans His'n re-
ceived only &c votes in. the entire Sun
flower state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Fair.
THE METALS.

Silver, 497sc per ounce.
Copper (cathodes), "A 3-16c per pound
Lead. $40 per lC) pounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

A river and harbor bill is one of the
good things promised during the COM
ing session of congress. The pork bar
rel will be opened. as it were.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

Prince Chun has concluded to elm
lhate the new dowager empress. Two
rulers in a country is one too many.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

Forty-eight Ohio counties have gone
dry" Are the days of perpetual
drouth approaching?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23

1t wasn't dangerous to bell the cat
in Germany. The cats tame
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
Kodak Finishing.

Salt Lake Photo Supply Co. ls2 Main
The Washington herald., 1908-01-15
FINE-DRAWN DECISION.
Severe Comment on supreme Courts
Action in Williamson Case.

From the Portland Oregonian.
The decision of the United States Su-
prerne Court in the williamson case is one
of those feats Of judicial presudigitation
which make the Cynic smile and the lover
OF his country weep. But smiles and
tears are alike Intellectual TO stay the con-
sequences Of this triumph Of fantastic
logic over common sense, or TO prevent
similar social catastrophes in the future.
The decision illustrates the truth which is
gradually dawning upon the country that
the Supreme Court is an absolute ruler.
above public opinion, above all considera-
tions Of the common welfare. and subject
solely to its own Interpretation Of what the
law is or should be. No ruling body ever
existed IN any other country with a power
so nearly unlimited as that Of our Su-
preme Court. The Williamson decision
naturally eXCites jubilatiOn among those
who have had d hand in the land frauds.
but all other Iawbreakers find encourage
ment and comfort in it, Il strengthens
the feeling which so many other recent
Judicial decisions have fostered that our
courts of last resort may be depended
upon 10 interpose every possible obstacle
to the punishment Of crime and make the
d0ll-illSli dtlth VI juStiLc aS iALiitdtt dilL
expensive as they can.
The Williamson case stands thus: Sup
pose a man is accused of twelve mis-
deeds Eleven of them are crimes under
the law Of the land. One OF them is not
a crime. though il is an Offense against
the moral law. You make good your proof
OF the twelfth act, which is not a crime.
Now. In all reason, ought your proof OF
the twelfth act to annul and destroy your
proof Of the other eleven? The Supreme
Court says It ought The game must be
played exactly so. The magic rites must
be performed precisely according TO the
set formula. II there Is a variation OF
one iota, then the ghosts viii not walk
and the incantation must be begun all
over again. This is the sort Of Justice we
enjoy in America Is # any wonder that
our record of crimes scandaliZed the civil
lized world?