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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02

New Years day, however, even this
poor sport is denied the men, and they
have to fall back on their pipes for
amusement. While the superintendent
wife is preparing dinner, which is chief
Iy of canned dainties, the little group Of
exiles earnestly discuss yesterdays
events in the great world beyond the
waters. While isolated from mail, tel
ephone or newspaper, yet the Midways
know all the important news of both
continents ahead of London, Paris or
New York, for the operator reads the
messages from the cable as they flash
to and fro under the sea. The dinner
always is prolonged as much as posi-
BILE and tOasts are drunk in fragrant
punch to the coming year, to dear ones
far away. to each other, and last of all
to 1.-THE Clarion, our enterprising jour
nal. which is unriValed in it's particular
field" The evening ends with a little
music on the piano or pianola, the only
instruments on the Midways except the
great conch shell which is used to call
the men to dinner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02

in all the breweries, including the fore
most companies, went down on Friday
and Saturday to amazingly low rates,
until they could not be sold at any
price.
The shrinkage in the nominal value
of brewing properties is estimated at
about $3.50, 600 900. The stocks in the
leading companies have fallen as much
as so per cent, some more than that, in
two days.
Naturally there is panic among the
brewers, and they and the publcans are
sending up strong cutlery against the
bill. Many among the laboring classes
are supporting them, but the temper
ance societies are highly pleased with
the situation.
Sir Thomas Whitaker. in a state
ment supporting the bill, points out
that the sales of liquor annually in
England and Wales have decreased
S75, 000,000 in a decade. He says:
None can pretend that this trade
has a vested interest in the insobriety
of the nation, and that it is entitled
to complain if the profits, which are
drawn largely from the decentralization
of the people, are withdrawn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
AN ISOLATED NEW YEARS
New York Press.)

Few people ever have had the good
or bad-fortune to spend New Years
day on the Midway islands, those isO-
lated sand dunes in the middle of the
Pacific where the cable lands. The
place is properly a naval station, but
no ships ever touch there except the
supply steamer, which also brings the
mails al irregular intervals of from
three to six months apart The little
colony numbers six souls, including the
superintendent. who is also postmaster;
the superintendent wife (the only wo-
man on the island) and the lieutenant
of marines. The cable operator. his as
Sistant and the storekeeper make up the
rest of the population. Yet nowhere
is the holiday spirit more in evidence
than in this lonely little colony in the
blue bosom of the vast ocean. New
Years is kept with especial regard to
the traditions of the day, for soon after
Jan. / the ship is due, bring provisions,
letters, newspapers from home and
Christmas gifts long overdue but none
the less welcome.
A special number of the GOOney Cla-
rion, the only newspaper on the island,
is sure to be issued on New Years
morning. 1t is a large single sheet of
two pages, illustrated with photOgra phs
and printed" off by hand in small cap
itals, such as children sometimes use
before they learn TO write, for there is
neither type nor presses in the Midways.
Also it is wise TO preserve the incOg-
nitos of the contributors, as PERSONAL
ties are frequent in its paragraphs.
GOoney. it should be explained, is the
name of the small albatrOss which
flocks TO the island to breed in great
numbers. The Clarion is circulated
from hand to hand, beginning with the
superintendent. 1t contains the invita-
ton TO the New Years festivities, which
is usually wOrded in much the same
manner from year to year:
1.-The dining hour of the Pacific club
has been changed from noon to p. m.
today. All members are respectfully re-
quested to wear full dress in honor of
bers who do not possess the goods are
directed to MIR. Shave, the famous out
filter on South street, who keeps full
stock.
by order of the House Committee.
'P. S.-The committee frankly con-
fess they are grating, as Mr.. Shave is
expected to send over a basket of his
choice claret in return for this adj
OF course, no such person as Mr..
Shave exists. Like the Pacific club, he
is a pleasant fiction cherished by the
forlorn little colony to alleviate the
pangs of inconsistencies. There is not a
single animal of any kind on the island,
and the only sport to be had is shooting
gOoneys. This is not very satisfactory,
for goOneys are not good eating. If a
sandstone happens to be raging on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
Mary Emma Thomas.

Mary Emma, the 7-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Thomas. died at 70 81
o'clock yesterday noon at the family resi-
dence, 1885 Twenty-fourth street, from
scarlet fever. The child was taken i'll aft
or attending school on Thursday last and
on Friday scarlet fever developed. The
funeral cCrtege will leave the residence al
o'clock this afternoon for the City Gem
eterv, where interment will be made Rev.
n. s. EIderkin of the First Congregation
al church will conduct a short service at
the grave. Members of the church choir
will furnish music
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
HIS SECOND CHANCE.
New York Sum-

Oscar Hammerstein said of a theatrical
question recently in New York;
Some of our managers get heated over
theatr questions We let personal
things-rage, joy-influence us This is
wrong To succeed in this business one
must be as cool and calm and farseeins
as the young lady Of Oshkosh.
Mr. Hammerstein laughed heartily
This young lady" he resumed, had
thrust upon her one night the disagree
able duty of refusing a young man, q
poor young man. a hopeless young man,
an IS a week clerk in a dry goods store
THE young man took his refusal hard
You spurn me, he cried. bitterly
but you will live to rue this day. | will
90 out into the great marts. | will
strive. 1 will win. My name shall be
known. my millions envied-.
Then come and try me again. the
young lady calmly interposed."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
SUCCESSOR TO FLYGARE.
Considerable Speculation as to Who
Will Be Appointed.

Speculation is rife as to who will be
chosen as successor to the late President
\. c. Flygare of the Weber stake. The
name of Bishop David Mckay has been
mentioned q number of times, but those
will go to him It is strongly rumOred
that John L. Herrick, a prominent real
estate man, will be the man chosen for
the position. Mr.. Herrick has been a
prominent church worker for a number
of years and is well liked. He is yet a
young man and is said to be especially
qualified to fill the position The name
of County Attorney y. j. Harris is also
mentioned for the place
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
TRYING TO LOCATE
DEAD MANS BROTHER

Superintendent w. A. Whitney of the
Union Pacific is endeavOring to locate
in the local yards late Saturday night II
is said that he is employed as a road
master on the Union Pacific line some
where east of Denver.
T. B. McGovern, the dead man. has two
children attending a Catholic school at
Cheyenne, his wife having died some time
ago. He was considered one of the best
employees engaged in section work and
was 10 years of age. The arrangements
for the funeral will not be made until
McGovern's relatives are heard from.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
STRONG POINT AGAINST HIM.
(Chicago RecOrd-Herald.)

You say you have known this de-
PENDANT for many years.
Yes, ever since he was a boy"
DO you consider him to be of sound
mind ?"
well, I don't want to say anything
against him if it isn't necessary"
But you are under oath to speak
the truth. Have you ever observed in
his actions anything that would lead
you 10 believe he was weak mentally
He married the daughter of a poor
man when he might have become the
son-in-law of a wealthy manufacturer
who would have made him general
manager of the business"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
CALLED BY DEATH.
Mrs. Jane r. Marsh.

Mrs. Jane R. Marsh. wife of Attorney
George J. Marsh. a pioneer resident of this
county, died at her home, $40 Twenty
eighth street, yesterday. from pneumonia.
Mrs. Marsh had been i'll but a week. She
is survived by her husband, four daugh-
tiers. two sons and twenty-five grandchil-
dren
Mrs. Marsh came to Utah in 1S4S. cross
ing the plains in one of Captain Snow S
double OX-team companies. During the
springs of 1S4S and 1919 she was located
on Pioneer square, Salt Lake City. She
had been married for fifty-four years,
during which she lived at Willard and in
Ogden.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at
the Second ward meeting house. Friends
will be received at the residence from
to o'clock on Tuesday and from TO
y O'Clock on the day of burial Inter
ment will be IN the Ogden CITY cemetery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
WOOD STRONGER THAN IRON.
Chicago Tribune.)

The strongest wood in the world is yate.
and it grows in western Australia, the
home of many valuable hard woods. The
official tests of yate show ii to have an
average tensile strength of 24.G00 pounds to
the square inch, equaling that of good cast
iron. Many specimens are far stronger
than this. One was tested up to seven
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
Charles Christopher WEIGH.

The first death from the much dreaded
meningitis to occur in this
county for some time was reported from
West Weber yesterday. when Charles
Christopher. the 16-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. George WEIGH. passed away
after five weeks illness The funeral ar
have not been completed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
DROP IN BREWERY STOCKS
Licensing Bill Has Worked Havoc
With One Of Great Brit
aims BulWarks.

London, March seldom has the
promise of legislation worked such
havoc with trade as has the licensing
bill with the brewing interests. Stocks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02

is as to the proper construction of Sec
ton 55 OF the public service commits
sion law. which provides for the is
suing of stocks, bonds, notes and other
evidences of Indebtedness, payable at
periods of more than twelve months,
which provides that a railroad corpo-
ration organized or existing under or
by virtue of the laws of the state of
New York. may issue stocks, bonds
notes or other evidences of Indebtedness
payable at periods of more than twelve
months after the date thereof, when
necessary for ~ the acquisition of
property; (S) the construction, compile
ton, extension or Improvement of it's
facilities, or go for the improvement
or maintenance of its service, or "a
for the discharge of lawful refunding
of its obligations. provided. and not
otherwise, that there shall have been
secured from the proper commission an
order authorizing such issue and the
amount thereof, and stating that, in
the opinion of the commission, the use
of the capital to be secured by the is
sue of such stock, in bonds, notes or
other evidences of Indebtedness, Is rea-
sonably required for the said purpose of
the corporation.
when any one of the conditions of
the statute cannot be complied with
in a given case, the commission has
not authority to issue an order author
izing the desired issue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
Ogden, Monday, March 2.

near its power dam in Ogden canyon The
raising of the highway is said to be neces-
sary on account of the intention of the
power people to raise their dam several
feet so as to conserve additional waters
for power purposes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
Funeral Today.

The funeral of Mrs j. w. Myers will be
held at Richey's funeral chapel at 2
o'clock this afternoon. Burial will be
made in the Mountain View cemetery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
WILL TEDDY CLASSIFY HIM.

Chicago Record Herald)
Il is alleged that the King of England
wears cOrsets. We don't know about that
but we are quite sure that he doesn
carry a muff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
JAKE JUST HAD TO DoIT.
Detroit Free Pres.

Jacob Riis mentioned Theodore RoOse-
welt as the next mayor of New York City,
not because there is any likelihood OF
such thing, ut-because it just makes
talk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
Franchise Accepted.

The Utah Light & Railway company has
accepted the franchise granted by the
county commissioners a short time ago.
providing for the raising of the roadway
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02

teen and one-haIf tons to the square inch.
which is equal to the tensile strength of
wrought iron. The sOwn timber of yate
probably is the strongest in the world.
The tree grows to a maximum height Of
100 feet and sometimes has a diameter of
two and One-haIf or even three feet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
OGDEN SALOONS
CLOSED SUNDAY
Even Those With Cigar Stands
in Front Compelled
to Lock Up.
MAYOR MEANS BUSINESS
LIQUOR DEALERS WILL CALL up
ON HIS HONOR TODAY.

Ogden experienced it's first real closed
Sunday yesterday for long time. Eff
forts were made by some of the saloons
in which were located cigar stores to keep
open that part of their places, but per-
mission was refused. Comment on the
new order of things was pretty evenly di-
vided. the mayors orders being both con-
demned and approved.
1t is reported that the saloonmen will
wait on Mayor Brewer today in order to
ascertain just where they are at" and
their future actions will not be deter
mined upon until after this conference. 1t
is expected that they will protest against
cigar stands and drug stores being al
lowed to remain open on Sunday 1t is
also expected that they will ask for laws
abolishing the social evil In fact they
will insist upon the bluest of the blue laws
being enforced
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
More People on the Streets.

There was noticeable increase in the
number of persons on the street yester-
day. Twenty-fifth street from Washing
ton avenue to the Union depot was lined
with many of those who heretofore have
been using the saloons and gambling halls
for a place to hang out.
Many of the bartenders welcome the
change in conditions for the reason that
where restaurants are not run in connec-
ton with the saloon they are enabled to
have Sundays and the nights after II
o clock to themselves. The enforcement
of the new orders will likely throw few
men out of work. but the number will not
be material.
One of the most ludicrous features of the
closing movement was where bartender
Obeyed the orders of the police to lock the
doors of the establishment at midnight
and then sat in the bar room until morn
ing as if expecting the order to be re-
VOked any minute
Mayor Brewer is firm in the position he
has taken, because he believes it is the
desire of the greater number of citizens.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
No Profit In Scrip Dividend.

by the declaration of a scrip divi-
dend and the issuing of the warrants
evidencing the same. the company Sc
cures nothing which it does not possess
before. A dividend is the dividing of
property among the stockholders; it is
the direct opposite OF the securing of
capital 1t is parting with IL. A prom
Use to divide in the future is simply a
promise to part with that property in
the future. The corporation secures
nothing by the dividend. After declar-
ing the dividend it possesses no capital
which il did not possess before. The
money which it promises to divide at
a future time will remain the money
of the corporation. 1t can be applied
to any lawful purpose of the corpora
ton at the discretion of the directors,
and after the declaration of dividend
payable in the future ii has no more
power or authority over the fund that
it promises TO divide than it had be-
fore the declaration of the dividend.
"Sinee one of the conditions of the
issuing of an evidence of Indebtedness
under section SO is the securing of cap
ftal for the uses of the corporation,
and the commission must certify that
the capital to be so secured is reason
ably required for certain purposes, 1t Is
clear that warrants evidencing q scrip
dividend cannot be issued under that
section, for the plain reason that no
capital is secured thereby"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
SCRIP DIVIDEND
IS NOT ALLOWED
Public Service Commission
Sits Down on Erie Rail-
way Company.
AUTHORITY Is QUESTIONED
CONDITIONS OF STATUTE CAN.
NOT BE COMPLIED WITH.
AUTHORITY is QUESTIONED


Albany, y. Y. March 1.-The public
service commission has decided that
scrip dividends cannot be authorized
under the public service commission
law and has denied the application OF
the Erie Railroad company for author
ity from the commission to issue such
dividends upon it's first and second pre-
ferred stock.
The board of directors of the Erie
Railroad company on Aug. IS, 1907, de-
clared a dividend of per cent upon
its preferred stock, payable Oct. l, 1907,
and a dividend of 4 per cent upon its
second preferred stock, payable Nov.
!, 1907. 1t further determined to issue
interest-bearing warrants, evidencing
the right of the stockholders to the
dividends so declared, subject to the
approval of the public service commits
sion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
Opinion of Commission.

Chairman Stevens, in his opinion,
says:
Assuming that the dividends de-
clared would have been lawful prior to
the LIST day of July 1907, the inquiry
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
Argument Being Made.

The naval argument III support of
the proposed re-establishment of the
grade of vice-admiral is strongly re-
enforced by a comparison made at the
navy department between the British
home fleet engaged in the maneuvers
of last fail and the splendid battle
ship fleet commanded by Rear Admiral
Evans. The British fleet, composed of
twenty-six battleships, fifteen armored
cruisers. nine protected cruisers and
fifty-seven torpedo craft, was COM
manded by one admiral. three vice-ad-
mirals, seven rear-admiraIs and one
commodore.
The American fleet when tbs fully
assembled in San Francisco harbOr will
consist of nineteen battleships, eight
armored cruisers, three protected cruis-
ers and large number of supply ships,
Golfers and repair ships, nine de-
stroyers and five torpedo boats, COM
manded by only four rear-admirals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
CONGRESS MAY
ACT IN MATTER
Plan Under Way to Make
Fighting Bob" a
Vice Admiral.

Washington, March LIN a quiet
way naval officers in Washington are
endeavoring to arrange an agreeable
surprise for Admiral Evans when the
battleship fleet under his command
sails through the Golden Gate, COM
plotting the Pacific cruise. It is pro-
posed to greet the rear admiral with
a commission as vice admiral of the
American navy. OF course the success
of this understanding depends upon
congress, but the president has done
mis- part in making a proper recon-
mendation to that body for the re-es-
tablishment of that naval grade, and il
is not doubted that congress can be in
duced to act upon the recommendation
in season to ensure the issue of Ad-
miral Evans commission, so that he
may bear the title of vice-admiral for
the few months that will intervene be-
tween his arrival at San Francisco and
his retirement from active service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
Druehl & Franken
Bell 100 and 1888; Ind. 100

Quality first, quantity second, price
third-when you deal at Druehl G.
Franken's.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-02
Pillow Cases at Reduced Prices

rva!ed by any western store. and the values are wond
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-10-22

Under past Republican admlnistra-
tons the United States has taken a
leading part in the insane competition
for armament between the countries OF
the world. LloydGeorge, the Brush
Chancellor of the exchequer, in arecent
speech declared that the countries OF
the world are spending annually ", 5oo'-
600, 900 upon this machinery Of destruc-
ton. This country's share OF this
tremendous and mad expenditure forms
a large part of the annual budget OF
81. OOe, 900, 600 which Republican Con-
sress and executives haveimposed upor
the people. 1t means greatly increased
taxation and the burden is chienS
placed upon the poor.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-10-22
SATURDAY. OCTOBER %, 1910.
For Consress-First District
HON. WILLIAM A. JONES.
Election Day, November 8, 1870

Hon. William A. Jones in response 10
an urgent call is in Southwest virginia
delivering speeches in the interest oi
the candidacy of Hon. Henry {. stuart,
who is making a vigorous fight against
Congressman Slemp, the Republican
nominee. and will not return in time 10
visit the Eastern Shore again, as he mao
intended. before the election on the 0th
of November. 1t is due to Mr.. Jones
that the reason for his absence from
his district at this time be given to MS
constituents but nothing more in excuse
for him ia necessary. All Democrats OF
the district will commend him for the
assistance being given by him to Mr.
Stuart in his effort to redeem the MINI"
district and thereby to assure 10 VII
pinia a solid Democratic deleganon III
the next Congress. But we must as
voters not only approve his action IN
the matter-we must see that ne mas
our earnest support and is given a
larger majority at the polls in Novem,
her than ever before. 1t goes withou'
saving. that the Democrats of the
Eastern Shore, if at the polls on cleo
ton day, will cast their votes Tor MN
we must be there. He has been toe
faithful and efficient representative
only to be returned to Congress by US
He is entitled to an enthusiastic en-
dorsement shown by large majority.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-10-22

A large crowd gathered at Yorktown
Wednesday in celebration of the one
hundred and twenty-ninth anniversary
of the ''birth of our republic" sur
render of Lord CORVALLIS and his
British army to General George Wash
ington at Yorktown on October 10, l79l.
Prior to the literary exercises, which
were held in the park surrounding the
beautiful monument there, parade OF
the troops from Fort Monroe and sail
ors and marines from the Portsmouth
NAVY Yard and from the numerous YES
sells in the harbor, along with caval-
cade of upward of 500 men and women
and school children, took place. The
program concluded by 4 O'Clock, anc
ended with flight of thirteen large
balloons, representing the thirteen
original States.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-10-22

Col. Edward Everett Holland, OF
Suffolk, won the Congressional nomina-
ton in the Second district on Wednes-
day after a deadlock of two days and
a half, defeating Harry L. Maynard, OF
Portsmouth, who has served the dis
trict for ten years, William A. Young,
and Joseph T. Deal, of Norfolk. The
end of the deadlock came as a surprise.
At the beginning of the FIVE hundred and
third ballot. Trehy, the Norfolk "boss, y
realizing the inevitable, arose and an
nounced that Young would cast suf-
ficient number of ballots to name Hol
land.