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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-29

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Firm.
Rye-NO. ?. 81.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 74G75 fair to
choice mailing. 1872.
Flax Seed-No. l northwestern, LIB
Timothy Seed-3.90
ClOver-9 50.
Mess POrk-Per Dbl 1S.S712d1S d.
Iard-Per 100 lbs fO.S21a
Short Rjbs-Sdes Coose). 020dl03Q
Short Sides-Clear boxed 10T5d11.G0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-29

Chicago. May 2S-Estimated receipts.
800: market strong Beeves. 5.30d7. %
Texas steers. A7566.30. western steers 4-75
az. So: stOckers and feeders. 36065. %. COWS
and heifers. 260Q650; calves. 5.251r1.5o
Hogs-Estimated receipts, 5000; market
mostly 10 cents lower. Light. 6.0d1.S0
mixed 695d745; heavy. 5.00q1.45: rough,
:. O0d7f5: good to choice heavy. ia As.
pigs. 5S5d6 so. bulk of sales. f.20d135.
sheep-Estimated receipts. 500: mark It
weak Native 4e0Q6 e.: western. asa
SO: vearHngs. 6.2567.30: lambs native. 6 %
dS.60: western. 5.50d9.75.
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Grain Statistics.

Total cIearances of wheat and flour
were equal TO 302,GO0 bushels. Exports for
the week. as shown by BTadstreet's were
equal to 31S3O00 bushels Primary re
ceipts were 2710O0 bushels compared with
$4,000 bushels the corresponding day
year ago. Estimated receipts for tomOr-
row: Corn, 562 cars; oats. 81 cars; hogs
ID nll head
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thrce-Story brick structure within sight
OF the national Capitol Building nt Wash
iugton, ID. c. Marriage and the forming
Of new ties In new environments has re-
suited In Il scattering OF the GomperS
clan, naturally n most united family. or
lutte years tho household Of the foremost
figure of lH6ordom has consisted OF Mrs.
Gompers, nm unmarried daughter the cid
est son and the lattcrS daughter The
son, Mr.. Samuel J, GomperS does not
live nt home. but his dwelling Is not fnr
distant from chat of his father, and dur
Ing the lattcrs frequent absences the
younger man nets ms the man OF the fam
ily The granddaughter, Miss Florence
NJ. Gompors. who Is President Gompers'
especial fnvorite, likewise spcuds much ot
her time at the homestead aud recently
she became proficient I'm steuosmphy and
typcwriting In order that she may bo OF
practical assistance to her grandfather in
the very considerable amount OF work
that he performs ut home.
Mrs Gompers. vile Of tho labor chief
tain. Is n woman Of pleasing personality,
who hns not been deferred 10y her fond
ness for her home. or the responsibilities
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iather has been occupying q niche in
the contemporary hall OF fame With one
member OF the family, however. Miss
Sadie Julln Gompcrs. youngest daughter
Of the labor leader the public has recent
ly bad an opportunity 10 become ac-
qulintcd for Miss Gompers, following
the example OF the daughters OF Senator
La Toilette, Tom l.. Johnson and other
public men. has lately adopted n stnge
career. Miss Gompcrs. who Ia q strik-
ingly beautiful brunette. displayed
marked muslcaI ability In early childhood,
and was educated under the beat mag
ters for the concert stage. but her ulti-
mate ambition Is in the aeId OF light
opera.
AZ Samuel Gompers is unique in his
working methods and In his policy OF
welding workers of ali classes In n close
knit organization, so likewise Is he dis
tlnctlyc as well ns distinguished, in ap-
pcnrdnce. Most perEona who for the 0rst
time attend asscmblngc where he is to
speak are somewhat taken by surprise by
his short stature, but this is quickly for
gotten when the labor chieftoin begins
his address, for he has a penetrating but
we'll modulutcd voice, and his delivery.
from long experience In speaking 10 the
open air, IL excellent. Samuel Sompers,
who Is now In his Gfty-ninth year. is an
Euglisbman by birth. but he has few OF
the choractcrIstlcs usually associated with
that nationality. Probably the dominu nt
distinguishing feature OF his personal np-
pearancc is the massive head, sparscly
covered with iron-gray hair, which IS
usually hidden by a black silk sbullcap.
| Mr. Gompcrs is smooth-shuYen aud wears
glasses, and In the course OF bis travels
has been repeatedly mistaken for n col.
! Iege professor.
Any person who has the sllchtc5t ap.
| probation OF how absorbed President
! Gompcrs is in his work can readily DC
/ llcVc his disclaimer that he hHS any other
/ fnds or hobbies His work. which cn-
braces everything from editorial work TO
! public speaking, has the merit OF variety,
and 1t Is doubtless this circumstance
| which cr ablcs Mr.. Gompcrs to maintniu
/ himself physically at. though taking nj.
most no exercise In the ordinary accept
nncc OF the turn. He snys franlly that
| he has never felt that he could AFFORD the
! luxury of saddle horsc and he is munl-
| fcsty not OF a temperament Tor golf
! Walking is n form OF exercise Tint tho
labor leader thoroughly enjoys s. he can
| hnve the company OF a c0ngenia con-
pnnlon, but walking alone, merely foc the
! sake of cle-buildinS, has no charms
for this mentally active individual In
! sIeakiug OF the matter sometime ago Mr.
! Gompors remarked; II Ike In have Snli
tudc for work but at all other times
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loyc compsnlonship. Yes" commented
Mrs Gompers, who had heard her bus
bands remnrk, "Mr Gompcrs Is so so.
ciabie tha; do not believe that he would
be satisfied TO sit down for cup of
coffee II there be not some person to con
verse with meanwhile"
The grand marshal OF the American
army OF organized labor is mighty un-
conventional in his working methods We
have IL In his own words. above quoted
that he loves solitude for work, md TO
obtain the duictude conducive to tbc Lest
effort he has acquired the habit OF doing
his most Important work at night Yet
In seeming contradiction OF this charac.
tcristic Is the fact that Samuel Gompers
Is one Of tho few men In AmerIcn who
can work On trains and actually accom-
pllSh something This is highly impor.
tant In the case OF President Gompers
for he has averaged 10000 miles OF rail-
road travel every year Tor the past 30
years, total OF 10000 miles. being
equivalent 10 more thnn seven years OF
continuous travelling. When Mr. Com
pers becomes thoroughly immersed In bls
work ho is largely obllvlous to surround,
lngs even when travelling, and there wns
one memorable occasion when the PresI-
dent or the A, Il. Of l. dashed ont at a
wnyside station to dispatch telegram
and turned from the operator. desk Just
Ia time 10 see the train move OF, carry
Ing Important papers which he had
spread out around him In his section OF
the sleeper. and, worse yet. bearing away
his hat coat and vest and gold wntch
When President Gompcrs Is at homo he
spends most OF the daylight hours ut
large Office building where the general
offices OF the American Federation OF
Labor occupy several 0oors. md where
he has private Office aud the assistance
OF young woman who IS widely known
as one OF the most capable private Sec
rctories In America. At night the head
of the labor host lsolates himself on the
top door of bis residence. where he has
fitted up combination OF workroom and
library that he calls his den" II is
nothing unusual for him to be busy here.
reading and writing. until O'Clock In
the morning. Most OF the writing aside
from correspondents II may be explained,
Is for the vnriouS official publications Of
the American Federation President
Goppcrs almost never writes out any OF
the numerous public addresses he deliv-
cEs. The nearest he comes to IL Is to lot
down on small slips Of paper which may
lie held in the palm OF the hand QUOTA
lions or statistics which lie mGy desire
to cmbody In his remarks, and which 1t is
essential shall be characterized 10y abso-
lutte accuracy TO the smallest detail.
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A cause OF forest nrcs are the sparks
from locomotives and sawmills Many OF
the latter are small and poorly protected.
The danger from railroads l5 so great
that Paul C Redlngton proposes that
rIilronds have patrolmen who could fol
low the trains as they traverse the forests
and eXtinguish any small 0rC that might
be started Other causes OF fire are
compers, berry plckers and pleasure seek
crs who are carelcss !n putting out 0rcs
In spite Of the warnings that arc posted.
There are also factors beyond the control
OF mankind. such ~ lightning, which In
one year started go forest 6rcs In the
national forests
In the case OF forest dres prevention IL
the 0rst thing TO be considered, for after
a Ore gains bc1dway II is with the ut
most difficulty cXtlnsuished Ii Is gen
orally conceded that forest patrol IS an
essential, and that 1t ought TO he uni
ycrsally adopted The advocates OF n
national IRE department suggest that
we have q body OF men trained aud
equipped. provided with special trains and
spending their whole dime In guarding
the forests OF America Those who see
The wisdom Of our present state systems
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neut men have, at the outset. gone Into
conference with Gompers, strong IN pre-
conceived prejudice ngalust the ragito-
tor" In nine cases out OF ten, however.
they have been won over 10 q respectful
tolerance OF his opinions The views OF
Gompers. looking at things through the
eyes Of the labor partisan, hnye not al
ways been their views, OF course. but his
opponents IN debate In such councils
have always been forced to recognize the
honesty and sincerity Of the man and his
conscientious desire to do what * best
for tue myriad wage-earners whose moul-
tor he Is
Latterly tho recognition OF tho services
and influence OF Samuel Gompers. which
was at first confined to this country has
extended beyond the Atlantic and he
bids fair to become, ere long. the most
famous labor leader In the world, not
even excepting the well-known leaders
OF the labor party IN Great Britain. The
prestige oy Gompers abroad has been ma
tcrlally enhanced this summer in conSe-
quencc Of lengthy visit he has paid TO
all the Industrial sections OF Europe He
hns made numerous public addresses has
participated In important conferences md
has otherwise voiced the Ideas and ideals
Of American organized labor. Even as
this meets the eyes of readers II Is cN-
pcctcd that Mr.. Gompcrs win be return
Ing from the Continent to Great Britain
10 participate IN the great convention OF
che trades unions at Ipswich, England
President Gompcrs has made u careful
and exhaustive study OF Industrial con
dltions abroad as they affect The workers
and It IS expected that his observations
VIII he rejected in the future policy OF
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top soil is turned to ashes. and II takes
many years to get back permanent ter-
tllity In the same way the river courses
and adjacent farms are liable to disaster
from Hoods and drouth. Directly and In
directly We are all interested in the for
csts and the waters that rise among them.
Hundreds of cotton mills, pulp mills, saw
mills and factories OF various kinds are
dependent upon the regular dow of these
rivers Any one OF these factors ought
To be enough TO prompt preventive meas
urcs.
clifford PiDchot calls attention to the
question that success or fnilure In the So
luton OF the forest Are problem means
"thc continual use OF the loud or the
perpetual burden OF caring for vast bar
ron wastes" and he adds. The ire war
den system has been fairly successful IN
places, but It's fundamental weakness Is
that IL Is not preventive system 10
all our states for months before the I'M
mcnse counog0tloos small urcs burn oy
the hundreds and thousands. III the ma
tlonal forests can he protected so ares
have decreased. tncre is no reason why
forests outside cannot be properly admin
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the great organization OF which be has
go long been the head
For all that Mr.. GompeTs. by reason OF
his official activities, has OF late years
been occupying an increasingly consplcu-
ous place In the public eye, singularly
little has been disclosed regarding the
home, family and private life OF this re-
mOrkubc organizer and labor field mar
sbal. Yet, Mr. Gcmpers Is by instinct nn
essentially homo man, and he Is a home
man In practice to os great IN extent ns
bis public duties VIII permit No man
was ever more enGrossed with bis llfe
work than Is Samuel Gompers, and the
one note of regret in the enthusiasm he
voices Is due TO the fact That. take 1t the
year through, be spends almost oue-third
OF his tlmc on railroad trains aud is ob-
sent from home considerably more than
hnlf OF the time There Is no doubt that
on the basis Of miles Travelled, Samuel
Gompers IS one OF the mosttroveled OF
American public men. In this respect be
Is a worthy rival OF President TAFT and
Wllinm Jcnniags Bryan.
The house which Samuel GompcrS calls
home Is q modest, but comfortable,
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also call for forest patrol and point TO
the experience of IL national forests. In
these n ranger on guard travels over the
district IN which he has charge at rcsu-
lar intervals and keeps careful lookout
for any 0rcs that may have started
slCcc bis Inst patrol. In some places
there are lookout points nom which he
cnn see smoke a long distance away
and roads, trnllS. bridges and telephone
lines help him "a perform his mission.
He follows trains anG puts out nrcs tbat
arise frOm this cause and he rides often
along the route that people truycl 10
soc II they obey the warnings that nrc
posted on trees.
BY this potro' the government forest
service reduced burnt over areas from
3sS.SIZ acres in 1904 TO l@il0 In 1907,
and in tLat same time the ncTcngc OF
forests became three times larger on
the basis OF this expense to the Forest
Service the whole forest area OF the
United States could bc pntroled Tor about
cent an acre. This would mean n
Tremendous saving In timber losses. In
Michigan the forest 0re service Is with
Tie game and forest warden. who has
10 deputies, ana they direct the super
vlsors OF the towns yet practically all
parts OF the upper peninsula aud much
OF tne lower peninsula suffered because
there WAS no complete patrol. II any
further argument were necded 10 impress
the odvisnbillty OK forest patrol II Is
coming from the best Of our lumber
men, who are starting TO do this them
selves Many 'umbcrmeu have their own
mon who are constantly going over the
ground. aud Ia some places the state
authorizes these men to make arrests.
II necessary The dlScourasing feature
OF this patrol Il that one umberman
may DO this and the one next To bin
may do nothing. aud so the argument
arises, why protect my hoidinss n my
nclehho. viii not toke such precautions
with hiey"
II may seem strange TO many that the
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of rearing large family. from taking a
very active and Intelligent interest In her
husbands missionary work. IN behalf OF
organized lnber She and Mr Gompcrs
we're married when they were both very
young aud when the young man was
working at his trade as n clenrmakcr, but
she bad opportunity from the outset to
take a sympathetic interest in her hus-
bands devotion to the cause of labor.
In tribute TO the comradcshlp with his
wife which he has enjoyed all these
years. Mr. Gompcrs said the other day.
Il cannot remember the time when
was not married" He might have re-
marked with equal truth that he could
not recall the time when he was not
active In behalf OF his fcllow-workmcn
for since bis lttcenth year he has been
an advocate of the rights OF labor and
has been connected with the efforts TO
organize the working people
Impcllcd by 10 social ambition beyond
their own circle OF chosen friends the
women Of the Gompcrs household have
been singu.ary olsOlutc In remaining In
the background Gld avoiding Publicity
during the years That the husband and
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AzIA SEF9e

best implements Cor lighting forest ures
are the ax, the mattock, the spade and
in some cases. dynamite. The character
OF the country timber. weather ond
time OF day determine what method
must be pursued In swnmpS the hre
travels slowly. but In dry. open woods
1t moves SO quickly that the hrc-nshter
must go ahead and try to find au open
ground to trench aud bscknre irom
there. once In a while 1rc moves SO
fast that man cannot keep ahead OF
IT. II springs from tree 10 tree and
burns go hotly that animals nec as
soon ns 1t starts. Roaring namcS show
crs OF sparks aud deusc smoke make
forest Gre thing OF terror. Spring nres
damage the trees which arc fun OF sap
aud fnil 1rcs usually run deep
SlSiy-Gye lives q year have been lost on
nu average from forest fires. but this ana
the loss Of timber are not the only dam
age. For Instance. there is great destTuc-
tiou 10 new growth. Usually an nddl-
tonnl growth Of % cubic feet per acre
IS expected The damage TO soil fertility
must also be considered The humus OF
vegetable matter Is destroyed for the
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StoteS Forest Service and most states
have forestry department. II Is 10
them VIC must look for an adequate
solution Of thc problem. but they cannot
net efficiently without the cooperation
OF individuals, settlers and lumbcrmen,
the passing of favorable laws and fncill-
ties in the way Of ample appropriations.
Our forests cover uu 0rcn of about 6J5
10000 ncrcs. In the Northwestern states
once stretched the great white pine for
csts, along the Atlantic md Gulf coast
lie the Southern pine trees, In the Mis-
sissippl Valley are hardwoods, the oak,
hickory. ash md gum and on the Pacific
coast the giant redwood and nrs Some
parts Of these areas nrc set aside for
federal forest reserves aud these are
under the Bureau Of Forestry. This
bureau. composed Of trained officers TO
administer aud Improve the reserved for
csted lnuds Is always ready TO give
advice TO individuals and forest owners
and they hove adopted a drc-1ghting
system within the National Forests
boundaries which has materially re-
duced the annual losses.
As nrst step toward instltutlng
crusade against o recurrence of the hres
of 1908. the national government sent
Paul G, Redington and Raymond w.
Pullman. capable officials of the forest
service. TO probe the situation nud de
wise means for improving conditions 40
the future Mr.. Pullman visited the
Lake districts and sought Mt 1rst hand
for remedial measures. In his review OF
the situation. Forester Redlngton says.
what Ii wanted Is effort on the part
of the government. the states, corpora
tlons and individuals. There should be
adequate nrc laws In every state where
any forests are situated" There are
those who advocate national fre de
partment TO protect all forests. but this
may take years to accomplish II II Ia
ever done. What IS needed Mt once ia
that tho legislatures OF thc ynrlous states
pass better laws for the safeguarding of
forests. that more money should be ap-
proprlatcd for this purpose md that men
who ruthlessly Get nro 10 forests should
be punished
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istercd. Forest fires CON Mt least be
checked, as shown 10 the experience oil
foreign countries. The cooperation OF all
people will do much toward abatinS tue
damage. Settlers alone cnn DO much pre-
yentIve work. In the national forest their
help Is considered nm important agency,
but too often they ore Indifferent
settler moy see smoke In the distance and
think IL is from another settlers camp.
He hesltates about leaving his work &"
Investigate and runs the chance OF Its
bciug barmlcss-a chance In which he
sometimes loses.
Those who have been ogitatlns the CO"
servutlon OF the depleted forests feei
hopeful the problem will he solved IT
settlers md practical lumbermeu SHe
thclr support. Successful forestry De
pends 10 large extent on the solution
OF the forest FIRE problem. Che harvcstiu-
OF mature TINKER. the protection OF young
growth and reforcstatlou. and the most
Important part Of this practical system Is
she prevention or hres.
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Anagyzir-lg MeteOriC Dust.

velops the bright trail of the shooting
star phenomenon.
But when this bright trnil cools OF and
the metal left behind In the air by the
meteor becomes solid. II assumes tue
pscuIar hollow and rounded form These
pellets delft down to the earth's sur
iace gradually through the currents OF
air
This star dust Is constantly coming
down 10 the enrth Almost any handful
OF dust from sheltered spot contains
them. They can be brought together by
a mngnet passed through the ordinary
dirt and can theu be observed under n
microscope.
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~ ACH recurring Labor Day, very
a naturally. serves 10 focus public
tSH attention OH the commaudcr-lu-chi C hicf
49, OF organized labor In America Not
that Samuel Gompers is conspicuous
In the affairs Of the nation sove on the
annual holiday set aside IN recognition of
the power and influence Of the tollers of
the Republic On the contrary, there Is
probably no man except the President OF
The United States whose activities are more
extensive, more continuous or OF wider
scope In behalf OF humanitarian move
meurs OF every description, Indeed, the
best evidence Of the growing realization
Of the importance OF bHvinc the co-operu-
ton Of organized labor In all great public
projects is found In the number Of APP
pesls which have been made to Samuel
Gompers, In lnte years. TO serve as one
n the directors OF national or iuterna-
tlonnl undertakings for the common good.
This recognition, which has become so
marked during the pnst decade, has come
10 Mr.. Gompcrs In part. OF course. by
reason OF bis official position as the presi-
deut Of the American Federation Of La
boz and the executive head Of uu army
Of 100000 organized workmcn To
surprising degree. however, the invita-
TONS extended to Mr.. Gompcrs to slt in
council with other public men OF the ma
ton arc 10 he construed as a personal
tribute TO this remarkable labor leader
The foremost men In oil walks OF life
0ho have come in personal contact with
President Gompcrs have been forced 10
recognize the mental power, the fore
slybte1ncss and tho good judgment OF
toe foremost spokesman of organized Ia
bor. Some capitalists and other promi-
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Mathen7atiCally Marvellous Idiot.

This remarkable idiot can read and
write only fairly, and is unable 10 do any
simple problem IN arithmetic The only
explanation offered by Dr. Witzmann
Is that this ldiot had acce8s In youth to
a calendar table giving ,his spcclu line
OF Information Tor the exact period from
1000 to 20oO Anuo uomini While II Is
Impossible for him TO have mcmorlzed
nll these dates be "a known 20 remember
0ll the casters md must have some un-
known table Imprinted on hlg unbalanced
mind which enables bim to read or all
calendar questions when they are put to
him.