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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26

Reading, Pa, Feb. 25.-The local
plant of the American Iron & Steel
company resumed today after a two
months idleness. 1t employs nearly
900 hands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26

The committee appointed by the
senior mining engineers to investigate
the possibilities of an extensive tour of
the intermountain country, has finished
its work The trip will take about
three weeks, and the young engineers
will visit the most important mining
centers in the west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26
UNIVERSITY NOTES.

A Boosters club was organized
among the law students of the univer-
sity yesterday afternoon at the city
and county building, with about fifty
members. The purpose of the club is
to hold a meeting every week and dis
cuss matters pertaining to the school
and the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26

The copy for the Utonian for 1908,
which is being published by the junior
class, will be completed this week. The
Utonian will be printed about a month
earlier this year than last.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26
While
Meditating

on what you'll do this summer
make up your mind first to
take out a comfort insurance
policy,
Money back shoes for spring
and summer are here, Davis
Shoe Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26

The caps and gowns-to be used by
the college graduating class at the uni
versity this year were distributed
among the members yesterday. The
Distinguishing feature about the COM
mencement costumes this year is the
hoods. The arts have white hoods and
the engineering graduates have blue
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26

The eligibility committee, consisting
of representatives from the faculty and
the students, met yesterday and started
work on d new set of eligibility rules
for the university.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26

The university debating council is
completing the plans for state high
school debating league. Circular let
tiers have been sent to- all the high
schools, asking them to get team
ready.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26
RAILROAD Sins
LEADING ISSUE
President TrueSdaIe Has Mis-
givingS Regarding Com
ing Campaign.

New York, Feb. 25.-The underlying
cause of the general indiseriminate
abuses of the railways and their man
agement," and of the "paralytic stroke
which they have suffered" was at
tributed by W. H. Truesdale, president
of the Delaware, Lackdwanna & West
ern railroad today to the alleged plans
of the great political parties to make
the sins of the railroads the leading pO-
litical issue of the coming campaign.
This statement was made in Mr.. Trues-
dale's annual report to the stOckhOld-
ers of the road. He began by saying
that the outlook for 1908 as respects
railway earnings is anything but en-
couraging. Opinion as to the cause of
existing conditions differed widely, he
said, but there has "been engendered a
very deep and widespread distrust Of
the management and financial standing
and the soundness of all the railways of
the country"
Alleged Campaign Plans.
Continuing, he said:
1.-The two great political parties of
the country in planning their fOrthcom-
ing presidential campaigns make the
sins of the railroads and their manage
ment and drastic correction of the
same their leading issues, and herein
may be found the real underlying cause
of all the general indiscriminate abuse
of the railways and their management
and of the paralytic stroke which they
and all interests connected with them
have suffered With great foresight
and shrewdness those who have
planned and are responsible for this
political program have alienated from
the railroads the chief political infiu-
ence that they might and should have
every reason to expect would use their
influence to protect them against a
campaign of this kind, their own en-
ployes. This has been accomplished
by the passage of certain laws govern
ing the hours of service, wages. con-
ditions of employment generally, and
others more far-reaching have been
promised and are now pending"
No Authority Over Employees.
After declaring that the sweeping de-
nunciations of the managing authOri-
ties has weakened their authority over
their employees, Mr.. Truesdale added:
1.-The tendency, furthermore, to place
the control of the railways and their
operations down to the minutest detail,
in the hands of public officers, boards
or commissions, all or Wnlch are SUD-
ject TO political influence to a greater
or less degree, is by no means hopeful
or reassuring as respects the future
value or efficiency of the transportation
facilities of the country
Mr.. Truesdale was reelected presi-
dent of the company.
The report of the company for the
year ending Dec. 81. 1907, shows gross
earnings of $37. 264. 473. an increase over
the previous year of $4,301, 593; Operat-
ing expenses of $21, $50, 7S9, an increase
of $3.50, 297, leaving net earnings of
SIS, 724, 7S4, an increase Of $b661,296.
The surplus for the year, after pay
ment of interest renewals, betterments
and dividends amounting to 20 per cent,
was S4,S49,327, an increase of 81, 262, 525.
Wall Paper.
Midgley-Bodel Co., SO East First South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26
FIFTEEN ARE INITIATED.

At an enthusiastic meeting of the
knights of Columbus last evening the
first degree of the order was conferred
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26
MoRE Me- Al WORK.

The Vienna Bakery. boss bread max.
ers. Ask your grocer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-26
Wall Pape

Nidgley- Bodel Co.. SO East First South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
coRRoW IN HoosIERDoM.

Just to be in fashion and have rue
ton of their own, the Hon James A.
Hemenway, senator from Indiana, and
the Hon. James Watson. Republican
candidate for governor, have evinced a
difference of opinion as to the way the
campaign should be conducted. Incl
dentally. the difference endangers the
whole Republican ticket and may call
for liberal application OF Mr.. Hitch
cocks famous soothing syrup.
The senator is an old-timer In poll
never faces an issue squarely If it can
be lodged He Is so expert at strad-
ding that he can walk a snake fence
without a balancing pole and never
miss a step or wobble an inch. Watson
Is OF the younger generation. Like
Hemenway, he would like TO straddle,
but he is in a position where he has TO
get down on one side or the other
Local option ]. an issue. a big issue
in the Hoosier campaign this year
Hanley. the present governor. is tenn
perance advocate. chairman of the
Methodist general committee on tenn
perance legislation. and a pretty good
single-handed fighter. He and his
friends have Incorporated in the state
Republican platform a plank favoring
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
The Figure
How Too Much Fat May Be Safely
Reduced at Home.

"Oh. that this too. too solid flesh would
meit. cry the ladies nowadays as they
try 10 squirm into princess frock. How
much would the too generously proper
tioned dame not give up for four inches
less m the waistline as she compares her
self with the more fortunate one hundred
and twenty-five pound sister. Various de-
vices are suggested to arrest the flesh
producing tendency and keep the figure
trim. including exercising. walking and
dieting as well as numerous patented rem
edies. but there are objections TO all of
these Exercising is hard work and takes
up precious time; dieting is distasteful
and a real punishment. and most of the
patent remedies are dangerous to health
The very best thing for the overfat.
whether male or female, is a simple home
receipt: p OF. Marmola. y OF. Fluid Ex-
tract Cascara Aromatic. 3lz OF. Pepper
mint Water, which can be obtained Of any
druggist at small cost. This should be
taken a teaspoonful at time after meals
and at bedtime. and results will be both
speedy and certain. This is a harmless
mixture that cannot bring on any stom-
ach troubles nor cause the dried-up wrin-
killed. appearance of those who starve or
take patent reducers TO get thin. On
the contrary. although il often takes the
fat off at the rate of pound day. IL
is really beneficial to the system, cleans
ing the blood and causing the complexion
to become fair and beautiful. The cost or
the three ingredients is mere bagatelle,
and one may. if they prefer. get them sep
aratly and mix them togeth n at home
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
IN THE BEGINNING.

In these days of enormous copper
production, when Utah and Nevada are
pushing forward to the places occupied
by the lake region. Montana and Ari-
IONA. with scores of smelters in blast
and more building. one is prone to over
look the fact that this great industry
is of comparatively recent growth. The
Butte Miner, published in the town
which in times past has boosted OF be-
ing the greatest mining camp on
earth" is publishing extracts from it's
files of thirty-two years ago. Butte at
that time was without railroad. and
supplies were either freighted into the
camp from Salt Lake or from Fort
Benton. on the Missouri river. But
copper had been discovered and was
being mined. and it must have been
worth while. as the following item will
show:
Fifty-one thousand pounds of copper
ore We're shipped from Butte this week.
principally from the PARROT and Noun
tain lodes. The ore was purchased by
Mr.. A. NJ. Esler for the First National
bank OF Helena, and goes to Messrs. Pope,
Cole & Co.. Baltimore, Md, for reduc-
ton.
This shipment of ore from the Butte
copper mines would not be a drop in
the bucket nowadays. but it was of
great Importance to the miners who
were opening up the hill which In after
years added so many millions of dol
lars to the wealth of the nation. We
believe IT was Senate w. A. Clark of
Montana who first demonstrated that it
would pay TO ship copper ore from
Butte to Baltimore by loading trains of
wagons and freighting 1t down to Co
rhine. Utah, whence II was shipped to
the Maryland city by rail.
The advent of the Utah Northern
railway. narrow gauge. which was aft
erward standardized and became a part
OF the Oregon Short Line, quickly
placed Butte in the front rank. and the
little shipment OF twenty-five tons of
ore appears insignificant when COM
pared with the mighty output of today.
Another interesting little item from
this paper of thirty-two years ago is
the following:
The owners of the Late Acquisition
Spur mine this week shipped thirty-two
tons OF 500 ore to Salt Lake consigned to
Walker Bros. of that place. Some of this
ore was in sacks. but the greater part was
IN bulk. In the latter shape several for
mer shipments have been successfully
made. thereby saving the expense or
breaking the rock by hand and the addi-
tional cost on sacks at this point.
Walker Bros. acquired mines of their
own in the new camp, and the old shaft
houses and mills are still there. though
the decentralization of silver made their
working no longer profitable
1t will be hard for those now coming
upon the scene of action TO realize the
difference between the condition of the
mining industry third OF a century
ago and at the present time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

local option, and Watson is running on
that platform.
Now Watson proposes to lay stress
on the local option plank and appeal
for support on IT. Hemenway living
down in the Pocket which is full of
Saenger-fests and Turner bunds and
Mannerchoir societies. has heard a loud
rumble that sounds like German votes
marching away from him. and he
wants TO discuss only such burning is
sues as the record of the Republicans
in 1868. or the glories of the river and
harbor BILL No local option in his'n
il he can help it-not while he has
visions OF meerschaum pipes and stems
uplifted in anger at local option.
To make matters worse, Hemenway
and Watson have let their differences
become public property. so that no
matter which way they turn they are
confronted with prohibitionists on one
side and the German vote on the other
calling for public declaration that
will mean what II says. Way off on
one side Fairbanks may be discerned
chuckling to himself as he remembers
how the road-roller smoothed him out
at Chicago, and looks forward to an
other sort of roller that will reduce the
dimensions of one w. II. Taft in No
vember.
Altogether. the HOosiers propose to
have their share of the excitement this
fall.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
IoHN D. OF NOBLE ORIGIN.

John d. Rockefeller is the offspring
OF noble race. The announcement Of
this important fact follows the report
stoned by the family association of the
oil king To trace the family history in
Europe. After much searching of the
records DR.. Lewis asserts that the fam
lily is of noble lineage and that several
members thereof have held the title of
baron in France.
OF course, the good doctor who
searched the French archives may have
stretched point or two in placing the
Rockefellers upon the pinnacle Of fame,
in the minds of the grand army of
snobs, but what's the difference? Rich
Americans go abroad every year and
purchase more or less doubtful titles
for their daughters, and now that we've
got a man with a billion right here at
home with claims upon a title which
may or may not have existed, let's
show our appreciation OF the great
honor which has come TO the main ten
tacIe of the octopus in his old age.
We do not know that it is the inten
ton of the noble tribe of Rockefellers
to make application to the Herald's
College to confirm the right of the al
legged offspring of French baron TO
coat of arms, but we can readily see
the necessity OF such a Distinguishing
mark OF greatness. Doubtless an oil
can rampant should be the chief char
acter emblazoned on the shield while
no better motto could be found than
I'm Rebates There is Riches"
Baron Rockefeller, all hail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
PRICE OF LAMARTiNE's POEM.

The late Joel Chandler Harris" said
an Atlanta clergyman, used to laugh at
the way everybody seemed to want free
advertisement of some sort from the edl-
tor II was the same, he would say. with
the physician-everybo wants free ad-
vice on the health question from him.
II once heard him tell about an editor
who served ten days in Jail for licking the
mayor. The warden treated him very
kindly, and at the ten days end. escort
ing him to the door, and shaking him by
the hand, said:
well. goodbye. and good luck, Ed.
And say. would you mind giving the jail
a nuff?' "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

the secret was known to the Romans, 1;
was lost about 600 years ago.
A combination of a lump of soap of
the size of a hickory nut. pint of boil
ing water and four tablespoonful of
turpentine il the familiar solution used
to transfer newspaper cuts to another
piece of paper or 10 clotn.
a cheap yet durable pavement has
been laid by the city Of Manketo.
Mich. consisting of mixture of
crushed limestone. gravel and tar. top
dressed with cement and sand. 1t costs
but 80 cents linear foot, thirty feet
wide
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE

The average number of hairs on a
human head is 120, 900.
England still has IA miles of street
railways operated by horses.
Four hundred gallons OF milk a year
is the average yield of healthy COW.
Seventy square feet of belt surface
per minute will transmit one horse
power.
Italians use rancid butter, formed
into balls with shells OF hardened
cheese, for lamps.
A patent has been granted for an at
tachment to a rocking chair to operate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
THE YANKEE AND HIS TIP.
(Everybody's Magazine.

NENtINUUuy 1udgdZIIIt.J
Waiter. what Is the largest tip that
you ever received?'
"One thousand francs, monsieur"
EN- bieni But | will give you two
thousand answered the upholder OF
American honor: and then in moment
he added: MAY 1 ask who gave you the
thousand francs?'
1T was yourself, monsieur" said tbs
obsequious waiter
OF quite an opposite mode of thought
was another American visiting London fol
the first time. Goaded to desperation by
the incessant necessity for tips, he final
ly entered the washroom of his hotel
only to be faced with large sign which
read:
please tip the basin after using.
I'm hanged If / will said the Yam
kee, turning on his heel. I'm go dirty
first
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
NO QUESTIONS ALLOWED.
Nlppincott's Magazine.

When a certain member of President
Roosevelts cabinet took up his portfolio
he was much impressed by the business
like rapidity with which his colored mes
senger fed him with a great number of
papers and letters to sign
One day the secretary was going
through the process like a well oiled ma
chine, the messenger shuffling the docu-
ments toward him one by one and care
fuily arranging them on their return trip.
All at once the secretary's attention was
attracted by a few words in a letter.
They held his attention for some time.
He began to harbor some doubt Whats
all this about, any way?' the secretary
murmured to himself
Whereupon the messenger indicated
with his finger certain blank space in
the paper. Il don't know what the ma
ture of the paper is, SIR" he said, in a
decisive tone that brooked no contradic-
ton, but you puts your name right
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

hard in politics as in every other phase
of life; but in this case even straddle
is impossible, because the convention
viii have 10 step down on one side of
the fence or the other. In any event
1t is bound to step into trouble, and
lots of IT,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
NOT ALTOGETHER BAD.
philadelphia Inquirer.

A policeman saw a man acting rather
suspiciously near a jewellers one even
ing, and going over TO him he demanded
to know who the man was and what he
wanted.
I'm thinking of opening a jewellers in
this neighborhood," replied the man, land
I'm watching to see il there Is much
trade"
Whereupon the policeman went on his
way satisfied.
TOT next morning word was received at
the Cation that the shop had been en-
tered and robbed during the night. The
policeman who had accosted the myster-
ious stranger said. reflectively:
He may be a thafe. but he's no liar
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

The widow of Marshall p Field. IT,,
has disposed Of her charms in Eng
land and she didn't get title. An
American ought to be as eligible as an
ordinary Britisher.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
THE GHOST OF GROVER.

And now the Republicans invoke the
shade OF the dead Cleveland, To. what
depths has the once powerful party
descended that 1t has no living cham
pions of its own faith capable OF pick
ing up the gage of battle flung down
by William ]. Bryan. Their appeal is
to dead and gone issues, and their hope
visions of the past. The canker of cor
ruption has evidently eaten the very
vitals of the party which once boosted
of a wealth of statesmen, and in place
of the towering forms which Numbered
at the capitol we have Depew and
Platt OF New York. Aldrich of Rhode
Island. Hopkins Of Illinois. Dupont of
Delaware, Penrose of Pennsylvania
and others equally disreputable as lead
ers In the United States senate, men
who fought Cleveland during his po-
litical life and who despatched him
with filth after he had retired to pri-
vate life.
Yet this sweet-scented set Of rascals,
these practical politicians. these
Statesmen" who ''unequivocally''
promise to reform the tariff this time
sure IL their party is returned TO
power. these Republicans who have
held Office by accepting contributions
from the protected interests and law
defying corporations, have nothing bet
ter TO offer the inquiring voter that an
unfinished article by Grover Cleveland,
written before the great conventions
were held and platforms adopted, com
mending Judge Taft as dependable"
man.
The Republicans dare not. cannot.
face the issues raised In this cam
paign. Instead of argument We have
insinuat ton and prevarication, and in
stead of chosen champions, armed cap
apple. entering the lists against the
Warrior Of the West, we have the ghost
of Grover Cleveland. behind which hide
the covering and cringing carpet
knights waiting for a chance to strike
from behind or strip the dead and
gather the spoil in case victory is won.
Decadent Republican party,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
BOY BLUE UP TO DATE.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press)
Little boy blue come blow your horn.
You think others will. but they won't;
II is you that must play ii, and if l must
say it,
Twill never be blown II you don't.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
THE sADDEST THOUGHT.


(ChlcagO Inter Ocean.J
The bridegroom relaxed for moment
his arms tense pressure.
What would you do" he whispered.
hoarsely. IF. by some terrible accident,
should be drowned
In the mild moonlight he saw his young
wife pale and shudder.
oh don't. Tom" she cried How
can you? You know / don't look well in
hlackr'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

Miss Edith Margaret Evans is now
having a suit with a Los Angeles bank
er over the question OF marriage. Edith
Margaret should nurse her affections in
a more discreet manner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

Besides. IL was most unkind Of that
Ohio national bank to fail just when 1t
is most inopportune for Mr. Taft in his
discussion of the bank deposit guar
antee question.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
A BUDDING PHILOLOGlST.
(The Delineator.)

(rhe Delineator.)
Bobbie. aged five. saw a COW grazing
I'm his mothers flower garden and
shouted. Scat scatT
The COW didn't seem to be much intimi-
dated and calmly ate on. Three-year-old
Mary, dancing with excitement, ex-
claimed:
Tell him TO 'scow,' Wobbie. tell him to
sScow'i''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

A United States judge is to cast aside
his judicial ermine in an attempt to
save the day in West Virginia Truly,
these be troublous times for the federal
officeholders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

More than one Ogden politician Will
be sorry TO see the waterworks taken
out of the field Of politics, where 1t used
to be so profitable. not to say lucrative
For particulars apply to W. Glasmann
ct al.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

The undivided attention of the Amer
lean people will not be given to politics
until some time In October-after the
big league season closes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
UNWISELY CONTINUED.
CHarper's Weekly.

. Judge-Have you been arrested before =!
Prisoner-No, sir.
Judge-Have you been in this court be-
fore?
Prisoner-No. sir.
Judge-Are you certain
Prisoner-I am, sir.
Judge-Your face looks decidedly IA
miliar Where have i seen II before?
Prisoner-I am the bartender In the sa-
loon across the way, sir.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

They closed down the steel works in
the Mahoning valley to secure march,
ers for the Republican parade at
Youngstown. o. It's easier to walk
than to work when you get paid.