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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
Excellent races. saltair, tonight.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

Blanchard" butter. The very best
Dated and sealed at the creamery. Has
no equal.
Eureka brand. Moderate price
creamery butter. Not up to "Blanch-
ard" but equal to any other butter on
the market. Sealed dust-proof pack
ages.
"Hazelnut' butter. Pure and whole
some, sold cheap in sealed packages
We guarantee all of our products. II
they don't suit you. we give your money
back. These three brands of butter
are all pure and wholesome. but there
is difference in the price.
Scld by nearly all grocers.
JENSEN CREAMERY co.
Granite Fruit Co.'S day Wandamere
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
Ogden, Sunday, Aug. 80.
WILL TALK WATERWORKS.
Public Meeting Monday Evening to
Discuss Purchase Plan.

On Monday evening in the council
chamber there will be held a meeting TO
which all taxpayers who are int. ested
in the question of the city buying the
wateIwork system are urged to attend
Addresses will be made by Mayor A L..
Brewer Rev. Father Cushnahan, Presi-
dent l.. w. Shurtiiff. City Attorney De-
vine. President Browning of the city coun-
ell. A. E. Pratt and number of other
prominent citizens.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
GIRL RETURNS THE MONEY.
Says She Found Prize Fighters Wad
Which Disappeared.

Jake Redman. prize fighter who re-
Gently came to this city from Seattle re-
ported to the police Saturday evening that
he had been robbed Of $50. which was
taken from his room in the LaCourt house
on East First South street He told his
story to Lieutenant Shannon. duplicating
a young woman at the house. whom he
strongly suspected of taking the money.
The young woman was sent for and oues-
toned. She promptly dug up the missing
money, saying that she had found it. Red
man was satisfied with the return of his
coin and did not make any charge against
he girl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES.
S. r. Geiger Brings Suit Against the
Southern Pacific.

5. f. Geiger has filed an action in the
district court against the Southern Pa
cific company asking for $4,000 damages
for the loss of a limo. He alleges in his
complaint that on April list OF this year.
while testing the air appliances, several
cars were kicked" into some cars he
was working upon with the result that 2
truck of one of the cars ran over his
right leg and crushed il so that it had
to be amputated. He further alleges that
by the accident his arms were injured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
Tabernacle Program.

At the tabernacle this afternoon at .
O'Clock Elder Arnold Bowman will be the
speaker
The following musical program will be
rendered Dy Mrs. Emily Maddox and
her daughter, Pauline. and Sam F. Whit
aker:
dock.
duet, Inc Peace of Cod Mrs. Mad
dock and Miss Maddox
organ solo (selected), Sam r. Whitaker
SOLO, Glory to My God This Night,
Miss Pauline Maddox.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
Joseph Hopson's Burial.

The funeral services over the body of
Joseph Hopson, who died Friday AFTER
noon at the residence of his daughter on
East Second street, will be held at the
Lynn ward meeting house Monday after
noon at o'clock. Bishop George Smuin
will officiate. The interment will be in
the CITY cemetery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
GEN. HENDERSON HURT.
Former President of Senate Injured
in Automobile Accident.

Omaha. Neb., Aug. 29.-General
Charles Z. Henderson, formerly general
counsel for the Burlington railroad,
was dangerously hurt in an automobile
accident last night. In attempting to
avoid one automobile, he was run into
by another His buggy was overturned
and he was thrown to the pavement.
His extreme age has made the shock
serious.
General Henderson was once presi-
dent of the United States senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
No More Scarlet Fever.

Superintendent II. II. Thomas of the
state industrial school announced yester-
day afternoon that the epidemic Of scar
let fever at the institution is fully Under
control. and that all the boys are slowly
recovering. In few days he thinks that
there will be no sign of the fever. During
the time that the fever was the worst at
the school. Superintendent Thomas says
that a thorough fumigation was kept up
in all the buildings. which prevented
spread of the contagion into the other
DEPARTMENTS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
Chicago. Ill.


Gentlemen: Both the New York and.
Chicago headquarters of the Republi..
can national committee have been
opened and the work of the campaign
is well advanced. The election of Mr.
Taft and Mr.. Sherman is essential to
the welfare of this country, and per-
feet organization is necessary to elect
them. To secure a perfect organization
The national committee must be liber-
ally supplied with funds. Congress re-
Gently enacted statute making IL I'M
lawful TO solicit money for political pur-
poses from corporations. All the funds,
therefore, for the campaign must be
supplied by individuals. You are re-
quested to bring this matter TO the at
tention of your business associates and
ask each to send a check.
Please be as liberal as possible, as il
VIII take large amount of money to
pay the expense of organization, the
postage, printing. speakers bureau and
various details that are absolutely nee
essary to success.
Yours very truly,
tSlgned) FRED w. UPHAM,
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Sues Fairbanks, Morse g. Co.

In the district court this afternoon the
Riverside Milling company instituted an
actlon against Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Ior sl,Zv damages for an alleged fail
ure in the performance of a contract
The Fairbanks company Installed a gas
producing plant for the parties several
months ago, which has failed to give
platnt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
Funeral of Carl ShurtIiff.

Funeral services over the body of Carl
Shurtllfr. the young man who died at the
Ogden general hospital Friday afternoon
as result OF an overdose OF morphine,
Will be held at the funeral chapel of Lar
kin * Son on Monday afternoon at 5
o'clock. The interment will be made at
Morgan, the birthplace of the deceased
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Youngstown. o., Aug. 29.-It is re-
ported here today that there will be
merger of the Republic Iron q Steel
company with the United States Steel
corporation about the first of the year.
While the report has been circulated at
various times in the past. it is said
there is now no doubt OF the proposed
consolidation.
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Mrs. Martha Royle kina

Will open a new studio in the Consti-
tuition block, Sept. Is. Pupils registered
daily from Sept. at 1sS X street. Bell
phone Coz
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sSOLICIT MONEY
FROM TRUSTS
Republicans ignoring Federal
Statute Concerning Cam
paign Contributions.
LETTER OF UPHAM GIVEN
1RESoRT TO CLEVER SCHEME TO
EVADE THE LAW.
LETTER OF UPHAM GIVEN
Especial to The Herald.)

Chicago. H., Aug. 29.-The fact was
developed today that the Republican
national committee is ignoring the fed
eral statute making it unlawful to SO
licit money for political purposes from
corporations. A letter addressed to a
Chicago corporation urgently appealing
for funds was issued Aug. 81 from Re
publican national headquarters on sta
tionery of the Republican national
committee. This letter was signed by
Fred w. Upham, assistant treasurer OF
the Republican committee At the top
Of this stationery was the name OF
Frank II. Hitchcock. the Republican
rational chairman. and the names OF
all of the officers of the committee. of
which he is the directing head. For
fear the appeal for corporation aid
might be overlooked Mr.. Upham en-
closed in his letter a self-addressed
envelope in large print, which directed
that the return of the sinews of war
be made to him at the headquarters
Of the Republican national committee,
234 Michigan avenue, Harvester build
ling Chicago. ILL.,
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Attention, Housekecpers.

We remove garbage from rear of
premises so cheap you can't afford 10
4 have IL placed in front Call Bell 10,
Ind. 1854.
SALT LAKE SCAVENGER Co,
Sc Postoffice Place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

On behalf of the fall carnival. it is
requested that the participants in the
Crystal Slipper" who have not as yet
returned their costumes, do so not later
than Sept. !. Return to Professor Agos-
TIM, at Odeon hall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
TOLSTOI BETTER.

Yasania, Polania, Russia, Aug %
Count Leo Tolstoi is recovering slowly
from his recent illness. The pain i'm his
leg has ceased, but he cannot yet leave
his armchair.
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Upham's Appeal.

While addressing this appeal for
financial aid 20 corporations. Treasurer
Upham was careful to say, you are
~ requested TO bring this matter to the
Attention of your business associates
and ask each 10 send a check In
other words, Mr.. Taft's campaign man
ayers are doing by indirection that
which If done directly. would be vio-
lation of the federal laws of the land.
Here is Mr.. Upham's fat-frying letter:
Aug. D. 1907.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
Crescent Butter.

Excellent races, Saltair, tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Be sure to get some of those fine
peaches at Wandamere, Sept. 8.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
REouIsITIoN REFUSED.

Denver. Colo. Aug. 29.-On the
ground that technically no offense had
been charged, Attorney General Dick
son refused today to honor the extra
dition papers forward by the governor
of Washington for the return of j. ].
Henry. Denver capitalist. Henry
associates in the Big Bend Water Pow
er company of Seattle sought to have
him taken to Washington on a charge
of larceny as bailee. The larceny
charged was in connection with Hen
rvs possession of $50. 900 worth of bonds
in the company.
Saltair bicycle races tonight.
CAFETERIA.
Excellent races, Saltair. tonight
CAFETERIA.
Bicycle races, Saitair. tonight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Churned fresh daily. For sale at al
dealers.
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Fine race card, Saltair. tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
GRAND BALL
at the Odeon. Saturday. Sept. 5.

Try Il.
Crescent Creamery Butter. For sale
AZ all dealers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Excellent races. Saltair, tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30
The above illustration plainly Gauss
will do for anysu fferer.

of Stunned by your friends c. f. Gauss
3l66 Main St. Marshall, Mich. Fill out
coupon below.
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MERGER is REPORTED.

Excellent races, Saltair, tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Fine race card, Saltair, tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Granite Fruit Co.'S day, Wandamere
Sept. 3. Free peaches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

Saltair bicycle races tonight.
CAFETERIA
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
To-nlOrrOvv-The PubIFc Health
II-IndustrfaI Hygiene
AH-eIectric Railroads

From Tie Boston Trzusc-ir-
The more general application OF slea@-
tricity on our railroads is 10 some extent
IN the experimental stage. and doubtless
defects will develop that must De correct
ed II the interests Of both safety ard
economy; but there IS not likely 10 be any
backward step IN the application OF rh!s
force The movement Is entirely forward.
Il heraids the dawn OF a newer day for
transportation Seven years aEo Senator
DsPew. at q gathering OF railroad men,
said that in ten years there would not BE-
a steam locomotive east OF the 0Iissiszlpp5.
outside the scrap heap Doubtless thers
must be a few years OF grace allowed for
the fulflineuJ OF this prophecv. bur there
are signs in plenty that sooner or later It
will be realized, probably west as well g
east OF the Father OF Waters Probably
few people understand that through the
larger portion Of Greater New York The
steam locomotive has been practically
eliminated A Brooklyn authority saws
. that the steam OF the whistle 0f q pas
senger steam locomotive" IS fcrgottea
sound Fl that borough. and steps are be-
ing taken all over Long Island 10 move
freight trains by electricity The same IS
true OF Manhattan. where the last steam
locomotive recently ran IN and Ou- cf rEs
Grand Central Staten Every railroad
with a New York terminal Is preparing
for electTifcaJlon. even where f. has r1r
yet been installed II there are 5sarsrs
{ 70 be guarded against there are also
{ safety devices 70 which the force is being
applied The Interstate Commerce COM
mission is about 70 begin a vigorous cam
{ paig1 20 make travel safer aus 20 tzss
{ end VIII make q series OF thorough tests
] and experiments 10 determine where tEe
[ most practical merit lies II the various
{ designs Il VIII begin with e sasety-Stop
I system. already in use on the CHICAGO.
I Burlington and Quincy. TIE governing
I principle IS electricity. and its purpose is
Z 10 stop both engines when approaching
each other at the same ci-ue Signalling
I both the engine crew and the operators II
! the block signal stations
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
BRYAN AGAINST PUBLICITY.
Obligation Of Secrecy when Fifty
Thousand Dollars ygas Involved

From L--'irS A7-ET.
Rrvan IS for publicity and against ac-
ceutinz more than 5000 for his cam
paiga fund from any individual but
B-van vas not for publicity when be,
with Mrs Bryan's assistance. as lis
typewriter. drew the wlU Cf The late =.
s. Bennett. Incorporating in e a secret
letter uy wrlrl $1,000 Eas given in Jrusc
% Mrs. Bennett 20 be paid 60 Mr.. Bryan
or ais heirs. This secret letter contained
the statement. --T have sent "a duplicate Of
this letter % lIr- Brya1. and q g. my de-
sire that no one excepting y0G and Gr-
Rrvan himself shah know Of this letter
and beCuesr- 7 VIII place This letter IN
a sealed envelope. and direct that lr shall
C1lE D. opened bv you. and read hy YOU
alone This gift of S1l7o by Mr.. Ba-s-
nett % 1Ir Bryan. who was not q rela-
tive. and hardly more than an a-quailt-
an-e. was provided for by a secret letter
which 1Tr. Bryan .suew an about. and
which only came 90 light when Widow
Bennett went % court 10 contest The pay
mcut Of a large part Of he- husbands
estate 90 q comparative stranger Er
Bryan has not always been SO eager fo-
publicity
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
BACK TO THE SOIL.
Men Going Back from the City TO
the Country.

From the Pi,ts51rE Post
About twenty years OF so ago. and fer
a number OF years following. there was
a marked exodus OF young men and boys
from the country % the city. The rural
youth found there were many things he
could turn his hand q In the city that
meant 20 him ready money. So the farm
was deserted fo5 metropolitan aIIurmeuts
The reaction has set l1. and ROW there
IS a generous return 10 bucoIlic life The
man who has spent a score or more Of
years il a city and has amassa1 a ccm-
PeJs1ce finds himself yea-uInE for com
uunion with country scenes When tEIs
exodus from TIE farm began. students Of
uolt'co-econOnic subjects racke5 their
brains for a Logical deduction as 20 the
probable result Time has brought the So
luton The cities were. IN The main.
bu!lded by men who were born fn the
countrywide began life on the farm or
ia the crossroads grocery. These. par
tlcularly, are the men who are now g0-
ing back 20 the farm. Not fer the rur-
pose Of farming themselves. but % have
a country home awa- from the din and
5lr1 Of the city. The electric railway. the
development and extension Of the reIe-
phone service. the rural free delivery.
and other things that have corveuia--e6
living away from the business centers
are respous. .ble. Tie return = the city
man 90 the country has enhanced the
price OF farm property and materially
added 20 the tax duplicate. Back 20 the
soi- It's a good old slogan
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
ORGANIZED LABOR.
The Attitude of GOmpers and the
Candidates.

Candidates.
From the Nez York syn
II seems 10 be a matter Of common
conviction that William H. Taft viii get
every labor vote TO which he is normally
entitled. Even Mr.. Bryan IS now aware
that the fictitious concessions which were
made 10 Gompers at Denver might just
as well have been omitted Better. IN
fact Far better
We snail not be surprised 4 II Is ad-
Taitted presently that the secession OF
Comuers and fIs crew is as great piece
Of luck as could well have befallen the
ReoubIican ticket He IS already a serl-
o,ls embarrassment 90 Bryan HIS pres
ence In che camp has 20 De explained.
and il is extremely awkward II has leo
10 unpleasant definitions Of the attitude
Of labor toward the Democracy Il mas
forced labor to recognize that Il Is being
precipItated into politics for politics SAKE
There IS an inherent CONSCIOUSNESS in
labor t:iat Il ought 10 keep out of politics.
Al conservative workirg1nen have neiu 70
that belief and have always heret0ioIe
maintained their political independence
ONLY q few weeks ago they were all
pledged TO 8Ir- Roosevelt According 10
Gonpe-s- the sun rose and set IN Ny
Roosevelt Now. without any adequate OF
Ineligible explanation. they are all IN
formed that they are for Bryan i makes
sensible w0Tkmsn uneasy and Uncom-
fortabIv curious about the facts-about
the relative merits Of the rival claimants
for their favor. And about che nature or
the consideration
For our part We are more convinced
than ever that Mr.. Taft viii get the
great bulk Of the intelligent labor vote
The natural and human inclination OF
labor is 90 vote f0r an honest man There
IS nothing IN any part of &r- Tart 5
career that does not stamp him as a
man Of the first integrity. Ee has never
committed au act iu his nfe that would
warrant labor IN questioning his sincerity.
unless e be that he recently Joined a
/ labor union That he probably could not
: help II Is only too likely that his better
I Judgment was prevailed against by some
unHaIy inSisteucr % precedent. 'Nobiesse
abTf-e-'- as the 1ohleruau az sea remarked
when he had % look over the rail-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02

IN which the ink has stood the test Of
time. There is not an entry that cannot
be read. Some OF the ink has faded con
siderably. but many Of the entries stand
out as bold and clear as the day they
we're made. The quality Of the ink goes
TO show that in the making Of some
things we have not improved in the
course Of two centuries
IN order properly 70 appreciate the
records found in the book it might be well
to have a brief glimpse at the history Of
the period When the province OF New
Netherlands passed from control Of the
Dutch and into the hands OF the English.
in 1854. the population ot the city Of New
Amsterdam. later rechrtstened New York,
was about 100 souls. In 1855 the D0ngan
charter, which declared that the city
should comprise the Island Of Manhattan,
placed the city government on definite
footing. Under the charter the governor
Of the province retained the power OF
appointing the mayor. treasurer recorder,
sheriff. coroner. high constable. and town
clerk The mayor was one of the three
members OF the governors cabinet
Orderly Government Organized
In 1888 the fort and the government were
seized By Jacob Le!sler. and two OF the
governors cabinet were thrown into
prison But Mayor Stephanus Van Cort-
lardt escaped 70 Albany. The Leisler
domination ended and its head was exc
cuted after the arrival Of Col. Henry
Slaughter. the new governor Of the
province. on January g 1871 Then it
was that an orderly system OF govern
me1t was established and the prosperity
oF rka city br-rr II was r1r long before
the financial affairs of the city were
systematized and records were begun. as
evidenced by she first ledger. dating back
from May 20 that year
This ledger covers the administration OF
Mayors John Lawrence. Abraham De
PeysteT. William Merit Johannes De
Peyster. and David Provost The latter
was promoted from treasurer 10 mayor
while Ebenezer Wilson. who was treas
urer for most of the period. became mayor
I in 1907. and served for three years.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02

Lord Cromer. No wonder that English
consoIs fell heavily and that the decline
extended 10 foreign rentes on all the Con
tinental b0urses. which may be described
as the barometers OF international poll
tics For Lord CrOmer. who has twice
refused the 0fer Of the secretaryship OF
state for foreign affairs and who. hlgh IN
the councils Of the present government
stiu figuring on the foreign otDce hst, eA-
plicitlv stated in the House Of Lords that
be s7cEe with authority. with sources OF
official information at mis- disposal which
were not within the reach OF his Fellow
peers. Nor has the government taken any
steps 20 disavOw this impressive warning
fCopuirht 1915. b TIRE Brentwood Company