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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
SOCIETY

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph e. Game enter
tanned about eighty of the friends of
Miss Beth Dunbar last evening at
musicale at their home in compliment
to her. The musical numbers were CIV
en- by Arthur Shepherd, Nj. ]. Brines
Fred Smith. Miss Dunbar, Miss Flor
ence Kimball and Miss Judith Evans,
who also acted as accompanist.
Fred Straus entertained a party of
friends at the Orpheum Thursday even
ing, the company occupying a box. His
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. z. Bam-
berger, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Oberndor-
fer and Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Siegel.
X X
Mrs. Joseph S. Perry and Mrs. w.
W. Armstrong go to ogden today to at
tend the tea to be given this afternoon
at the Weber club by Mrs. R. E. Hoag.
x X
Mrs. Hooper Dunbar who has spent
the past few weeks with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Theron Geddes, will leave
today for her home in Los Angeles.
X X x
The eighth grade B class of the
Oquirrh school banqueted the gradual
ing class last evening. Supper was
served in the lower corridor and there
was dancing in the upper corridor.
The Wa-wan center will hold a meet
ing this evening at the studio of Ar
thur Shepherd.
Mrs. w. A Nelden is home after a
delightful visit of a few weeks with
friends in Redlands Cal
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Marshall will give
a dinner this evening for Miss Kath-
crime Goebel to be followed by a theatre
party later by Ralph Zwicky.
The Browning section of the Ladies'
Literary club will meet this afternoon
with Miss Florence Hall. at 80 Fifth
East street.
Mrs. Ledyard NJ. Bailey is home after
a visit of more than a month with her
mother Mrs Austin, and her brother,
Dorr Austin, in San Francisco.
Mrs. Rachel S. Miller, who has been
ill. is so far recovered that she will
leave the hospital within few days for
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Dale will have
the Sagebrush bridge club at their
home this evening.
Mrs. Edward ]. Roberts gave an in
formal bridge affair for a few friends
yesterday afternoon to say goodbye to
Mrs. Hooper Dunbar.
.GiOVani LaVagninO, formerly of Salt
Lake, but now of Pasadena, is in town
for a few days, looking after his local
mining interests.
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HOW A HORSE LOST A BET.
illustrated Bits. J


Thomas Nelson Page, while riding
down a country road in one of the
southern states of America, met an old
negro leading a horse and laughing up
roariously.
SAM" said Mr.. Page, what's the
joker"
oh Mawnin', marster. 1 jes' won a
bet often dis hyeah fool boss"
why, Sam" said Mr.. Page, how
did you do that?"
We'll, you see, boss, / was aleadin'
dis hyeah boss back yonder. and L seen
a piece of paper ahead of US, an l
says:
Black, I bet yer a quarter yer
gwine ter be afeard of it
But Blacky shook his head-he
wouldn't. Then I said:
4" 'Blacky, l bet you a quarter you
wili-will you take my bet?
And he nodded his haid. Well, sab,
when we git up dar de wind fiutter dat
paper about, an Lord bless my soul!
you oughter seen dat boss. He shy
clean outen de field. Ha. Ha. Ha. An
dats what tickles me-dat I'm quar-
ter ahead"
Why, Sam, you are crazy; you can
collect the quarter from a horse"
''Yassah, dat can! My marster he'll
give me a dollar tonight to git oats and
hay fer dat boss. but I'll give him rs
cents with and keep my quarter. Ha,
H6I"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
cABsIEs' WIT.

(Tit-BitS.)
The cabman is a fellow of infinite
jest. A gentleman hired a cab the
other day. and. having been driven
just within the limit, handed the cabby
his proper legal fare, one shilling.
Are you quite sure you can spare this,
guv'nof?" asked the cabby. Dye
think you'll be able to rub along on
the other nineteen till next Friday
It's gOin' the pace, you know"
Another man, who had handed the
driver the proper legal fare, was salut-
ed with, There must be something
wrong with your heyes, guv'nor. You
should go and see a hoculist. 1t was
q red or a green or a yellow bus you
wanted, but not cab at ALL"
On another occasion: THANK you,
guv'nor," said cabby, pretending 10
hand back the shilling; but couldn't
do it. Your handsome offer would
make me rich for life: but ! couldn't
part with my poor old horse"
Still another: Il am sorry you
forced this shilling on me. guv'nor The
hincome tax people will be down on
me now"
And yet again, when a gentleman
had been driven to his own house and
paid the exact legal fare, BEST go
in quietly, sir. in case the old woman
wakens up and ears me drivin' away.
She might stop the rest of your pocket
money for this electromagnetic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
HAD ENOUGH WILD SHEEP.

tNeW 1OIk w OIlu.l
Bill" Snyder, fioorwalker in the ele-
plant store at Central park, and Pat
keenan, and Jim" Grove. two of his
able assistants. have Cancelled all social
gagements for the next two weeks
and maybe longer.
All three took leading parts in the
roundup" which had a realistic presen-
tation in the park Friday afternoon
where it was found necessary to re-
move members of the outdoor menag.
erie to temporary quarters while city
workmen laid pipes for a new water
system in the animal enclosures.
''They all behaved except the aou-
dads" said BILL last night.
Whats an aoudad?" asked the re-
porter.
What do you think of that, 'Pat7?'
queried Bill" as he looked in the direc-
ton where keenan, was taking a lini-
ment plunge. This Teller never seer
an aoudad. If you heard what l called
them this afternoon it would sound IA
miliar enough, probably. Why, al
aoudad is a wild sheep. They calls
them aoudads, and l guess that's wha
makes 'em wild. You'd get wild il
anybody called it to you, wouldn't
your"
There's nine of them" continued
Snyder, and they're all heavy hitters
You can't make friends with them
Their horns are sharp and as strong as
pig iron If they get the proper focus
on you you're goin' III the air, no mat
ter how sot you may be in your ideas.
Did one of them elevate you today?'
asked the reporter.
"One of them!" shrieked Snyder
Listen to this. Pat! Why, from the
time 1 entered their pen | didn't touch
the ground. / was sent right along the
line. Talk about man taking a couple
of horns. Every one of the bunch had
a crack at me and each one registered
| feel like the lattice work on cram
berry pie.
They're great judges of distance,
said keenan,, refiectively.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
EXPERT TESTIMONY.

The announcement that Justice Dow
ling is going to limit the expert testi-
mony in the Thaw case to three on
each side serves to call attention
again to the expert witness fraud. The
ruling by Judge Bowling means sim
ply that six eminent alienists will take
the stand. Three of them will swear,
in answer to a hypothetical question,
that Harry Taw. at the time he fired
the shot that killed Stanford White,
was undoubtedly insane. The other
three will swear positively, also in an
swer to a hypothetical question, that
Thaw was sane when he killed White.
The jurors must, in the very nature
of the case, if they reach a verdict at
all, decide that the experts for the
state or for the defense were, to put
the situation as mildly as possible, en-
tirely mistaken. 1t is perhaps going
too far to say that at least three of
the experts will be guilty of deliber-
ate perjury. 1t is fair to say that
three of them, at least, will be hon
estly mistaken, if the jury takes a po-
sition opposite TO theirs. But, in the
light of other expert testimony. is it
not true that the experts who are TO
testify for the state would have tesu-
fed for the defense just as readily, just
as positively, if the defense had re-
tanned them first? And is not this also
true of the experts for the defense?
There are experts who will refuse to
testify when they cannot conscien-
tiously do so. That is, when their
honest opinions, if given. would be un-
favorable to their employers. But it
must be confessed that experts of this
class are comparatively rare. The
average expert sees the case as his
employer wishes him to see it. For
example, take an apex suit in mining.
Two wealthy corporations are in
volved The plaintiff claims that the
vein apexes in his ground.
Experts are told that the theory of
the complainant will be that the vein
has its apex at certain point They
are invited to examine the workings
with a view to establishing this claim.
Do they establish it? Well, rather.
They make a thorough examination
and they swear, with much scientific
and technicaIs detail. that the vein
apexes thus and so. Meanwhile the
defense has not been idle. It., too, has
secured experts They have been
through the workings on the other side
and they go into court and swear with
Just as much solemnity, just as much
technical detail as the other fellows,
that the apex is not thus and so. but
so and so. The poor jury simply
jumps at a conclusion.
The expert witness really ought TO
be abolished, in so far as ne is en-
ployed by the parties to a civil or
criminal procedure. The only need for
the expert is as a friend of the court,
the witness to be paid a reasonable fee
for his valuable time and the cost TO
be assessed, in civil cases, against the
losing party. In criminal cases the
burden should fall upon the state. In
this way, and in this way only, could
entirely disinterested expert testimony
be secured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25

department from eensure, DIR. Stewart
makes a serious charge against the
physicians of the city. He says the
medical profession lis largely to
blame" for the public's lack of conf
denCe in the teachings of the health
department regarding quarantine reg
uIations and protection from disease.
Physicians are prone to treat quar-
antine too lightly" he continues, land
say to their friends. Yes. I think the
flag can be removed safely now Con-
sequently the father or friends apply
to the health office for its removal. and
are quite indignant when refused"
We venture to suggest that if DR..
Stewart knows the names OF physi-
clans who are guilty of violating quar-
antine regulations or advising the
friends and families of patients to do
so. it is his duty to prosecute them.
The law is on his side. and he can
make things very interesting for the
doctors, if there are any. who refuse
to obey the law.
The health of the Salt Lake public
is a matter in which all people are, or
should be, interested. And nothing is
to be gained by suppressing or con-
cealing the actual conditions. Reports
that evade the issue are worse than no
reports at all. for they are calculated
to do great harm by lulling the public
into a feeling of security that is I'M
warranted.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
THE cITY's HEALTH.

Health Officer Stewards statement
in his annual report that our good
city has been singularly fortunate dur
ing the year in the way of epidemics
of the most serious diseases. such as.
smallpox, diphtheria and scarlet
fever" sounds. in view of the figures
in the same report. like an in-timed
attempt at Righteousness We cannot
regard his assertion in any other light,
for DR.. Stewart certainly knows, if he
has examined the statistics put out
over his own signature, that the city
has not been "singularly fortunate" in
the matter of epidemics of contagious
diseases.
On the contrary, the city has been
singuiarly unfortunate, as compared
with the record of 1906. And we can
not understand what prompted DR..
Stewart. with the figures before him,
10 make the statement we have
quoted. Surely a record of 135 cases of.
diphtheria in 1906, with twenty-five
deaths. compared with 3l9 cases and
thirty-nine deaths in 1907, does not
constitute justification for DR.. Stew
arts assertions. There were ffty-fve
cases of scarlet fever in 1906 and 2O4
cases in 1907. The typhoid record
stands 1S4 for 1906 and 2O3 for 1907. The
worst showing of all is in measles, of
which there were twenty one cases in
1906 and $50 in 1907.
great diminution is noted in
smallpox, the totaf dropping from 251
cases i'm 1906 to thirty-six in 1907 DR.
Stewart classes smallpox as one of the
most serious diseases" We are not
inclined to quarrel with him on that
score, but il we may judge by the
mortality rate, measles is just as seri-
Gus as smallpox, for there were four
deaths out of the $50 cases of measles
cases of smallpox in 1906. 1t must be
confessed. though. that smallpox is
very much more severe than measles
as a general proposition. and in fair
ness to DR.. Stewart this statement is
made
There was a decrease in chickenpox,
IO2 cases in 1906 and sixty-two cases
in 1907. There was also a falling of
in whooping cough, forty-twO cases IN
1906 and thirty-hve cases in 1907, but
there were more deaths from the dis
ease in 1907 than in 1906 None of the
ehickenpox patients died in either
year. And the figures given in this
paragraph, coupled with the smallpox
statistics. afford absolutely the only
1usufication the health officer has for
his intimation thai the city in 1907 was
comparatively free from disease cpl
denies. We wonder if he thought his
report would not be analyzed.
The grand total of all contagious
diseases in 1906 was 100. In 1907 it was
1876. The deaths from contagious and
infectious diseases in 1906 aggregated
sixty-seven. In 1907 the total was nine
ty-five. In 1906 it was not necessary
10 close the public schools on account
of q scarlet fever epidemic. In 1908
the Christmas vacation of 1907 was ex-
tended for a week beyond the time set
for the reassembling OF the pupils,
solely because of the alarming preva-
Ience of scarlet fever during the clos
ing days of 1907.
Perhaps with view to shielding his
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DANGEROUS ENOUGH.
(Washington Heraldl

Rear Admiral Mason, chief of the
governments bureau of ordnance,
talked of martial inventions at a re-
cent dinner in Washington.
y Many of these inventors" he said,
with their automatic torpedoes, their
new explosives, and what-not, fail to
take into account the danger TO the
users of their invention. They are like
the farmer and the bull.
"A farmer was driving bull along
a fairly busy country road.
That's a dangerous looking bull
you have there, friend" milkman
said.
&" oh, no. said the farmer. he's just
as civil as a sheep. He wouldn't hurt
anybody, unless. maybe, women and
children and such like
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AIMED TO PLEASE THE LORD
Rochester Herald.

When Lord Elphiston was in Ameri-
ca a couple of years ago he was enter
tanned at dinner by a family, the head
OF which was to accompany his lord
ship on his hunting trip through the
wiids of the northwest
One of the assets of the family was a
child of about 5 years, named Ethel,
and during the dinner the child was
big eyed and big cared with wonder
ment-in fact, completely oyerawed by
the presence of the distinguished for
eigner.
Ethel heard her mother and father
now and then say. MY lord this, and
my lord that" or ''Will you have some
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
THE SALT LAKE HERALD: SATURDAY. JANUARY 25 1908

OF this. my lord, or some of that?" the
dinner being a purely informal one
Finally. when Ethel's mother was
interested in the conversation of an
other guest, Ethel noticed that Milford
was gazing interestly at a dish of rel
ish quite out of his reach. Ethel, child
though she was, thought she saw "a
chance TO please Lord Elphiston, and
in firm, clear voice exclaimed:
Mamma, God wants some pickles
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
Mrs. wInsIow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for YEARS by MILLIONS
Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
SUCCESS. II sOOTHES the CHILD
SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS ali
best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by
Druggists In every part of the world. Be
sure and ask for, Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
twenty-five cents a bottle. GUARAN-
TEED UNDER THE FOOD AND
DRUG ACT. JUNE so 1906. SERIAL
NUMBER l098.
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There's plenty of money, millions
more than Wall street needs. in New
York. but the full dinner pail has de-
parted from the land of unbounded
prosperity"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25

Bread riots in the big cities and the
clubbing of poor devils who sought to
excite sympathy for their unfortunate
condition are adjuncts of the Roosevelt
regime and fair sample of Repubh-
canism unrestrained.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25

Eagleson had a good job, but he lost
il. It is a matter of some surprise that
the official head of the Idaho United
States attorney still adorns his shout
ders
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25

Gold. silver. coal and gas have been
discovered fifty feet below the surface
on a Nebraska farm. according to an
Omaha paper. The gas will probably be
used in floating the stock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25

The senate is beginning to arrive at
the conclusion that Roosevelt has vio-
lated the law more than many Of the
big corporations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED.

Philadelphia Ledger.)
But why do you wish so many clos
ets?' asked the puzzled architect.
Il want you to understand" replied the
lady. with dignity. that if our family
isn't very old, 1t has more skeletons than
any other in the social bunch"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

J. Powers, Salt Lake.
Mary Mckinney. Salt Lake
w. Campbell Salt Lake
Mary A Pearson, Salt Lake
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The METALS.

Silver, 555sc per ounce
Copper (casting), 1880 per pound.
copper (cathoGes), Is 11-l6c per pound.
Lead, $40 per 100 pounds.
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Total Copies of The Herald
Printed in December, 1907.
ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.

Orpheum-Matinee and night, vaude-
Vile
-Grand-Matinee and night. Uncle Toms
Cabin"
Lyric-Matinee and night, MY Friend
From Arkansas
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WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Rain or snow
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Death of Col. Crooks.

Col. William Crooks, one of the pio-
neer railroad builders Of Minnesota, died
recently at Portland, Ore, at the age
of 76. At that time he was assistant
to the president of the Oregon Railway
& Navigation Co. The body will be
brought to St Paul, his early home, for
burial. Col. Crooks was engaged in
railroad building in Minnesota when
the war began, and became Colonel of
the 9Th Mimi, which played so promi-
nent a part in the Indian wars under
Gen. Sibley. He made as good SOL
dier as he was a civil engineer, and
stood high in the esteem Of the people
He served several terms in the Mime
sofa Legislature, was a member of the
ST. Paul Board of Public Works, and
held other responsible positions He is
survived by a widow and eight children.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Pensions.

Francis E. Williams, 14th Ill. Cav,
Houghton, Mich, says that the Nc
Cumber bill is unjust to the younger
veterans, since age cuts no figure in
disabilities. Those under sc are dying
off just as quickly as the older ones,
and few will live to see TO- He is eking
out living on little sS month, with
his disabilities such that he cannot la
Dor. He served over three years, and
was only 1S when~~he enlisted. He
thinks that s12 is little enough for a
soldiers widow, but there ought to be
a discrimination in favor of those who
gave their husbands up to the cause of
the Union. Imagine their agony and
suspense at the news from the front
and after every battle.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Suggestions
Made.

P. ]. p, Bowman, 8. ca widow
or mother who has title to pension can
apply for the same after remarriage.
OF course, if granted, payment would
cease at date Of remarriage.
H. p, Quincy, Ill.-The act of Dec.
21, 1893, states that a pension is vest
ed right in the grantee to the extent
that payment therefor shall not be
withheld or suspended until after 80
days notice to the pensioner, and that
such notice must contain a full and
true statement of any charges upon
which such decision is based.
Peter, Portland, Me.-We understand
that it is now held by the War Depart
ment that where a soldier was dishon-
orably discharged by order of the COM
officer, without a. general
court-martial, to have been without
authority, and as rule an
honorable discharge is now granted.
A. L. B., Hartford, Conn.-President
Lincoln issued two proclamations in re-
gard to deserters and President Grant
one. The first was dated March 10,
1863. 1t promised all who returned
before April l, 1868, remission of pun
ishment, excepting pay and allowance
during the time of their absence. The
second was dated March II. 1865. This
promised all who would return within
60 days pardon, provided the remain
der of their term of service was honor
able. The third was issued Oct. 10.
1873. This warned all deserters that
If they would surrender themselves at
any military station before Jan. 1, 1874,
a full pardon, only forfeiting pay and
allowance due at the time of desertion.
They were to be restored to duty with
out punishment, on condition of faith
full service thru their term of enlist
ment.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Death Of Veteran and Wife Within Three
Days Of Each Other.

A. H. Conklin, gath Conn.,. sends us
an account of the death of DR.. Lew
Jewett and wife, who left their home
at Cobalt to spend Christmas with their
son in Brooklyn, N. Y. DR.. Jewett re-
turned home, was taken sick and died
Jan. 8. His wife also fell ill and died
Jan. 8. DIR. Jewett was 73 and his wife
70. He was Assistant Surgeon of the
14th Conn. during his whole service,
and was severely wounded in the battle
at Ream's Station. He was an active
member Of Mansfield Post at Middle
town, Conn.,, served as Commander one
year, and was for several years Medical
Director. He was also a member Of the
Army and Navy Club of Connecticut and
other veteran organizations, while his
wife belonged to the Woman's Relief
Corps. The funeral was Q double one
and largely attended.