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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05

 Rag Mom-"Ole rags Gum Boots! Tinware!" Anty Drudge" Goodness! Where'd you get all them washboilers?' Rag Mdn-'1 buya dem from voomans Dey saya no any more You gotta to sell?" Asty Drudge-No, sir. have not used one for ranya year. It didn't take the women of this town lonr to get rid of their washboilers after I came and told them how to wash with Fes-Naptha in cool or luke warm water No boiling clothes for them zee Are you governed by habits?
 Nota bad thing if they are good habits. Not good thing if they are bad habits. Are you in the habit of getting up before daybreak to start washing so that you'll be through before night?
 If you are it's habit to get rid of right away. There's no necessity for 1t. Get rid of the old-fashioned boiling. and scalding clothes, back-breaking washboard-rubbing habit and adopt the easy Fels-Naptha way.
 Strike off the chains that bind you to the washboiler and washboard. Be pro- gressive woman.
 Follow directions on the inside of the red and green ls-Naptha wrapper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05

LdlnoQ a nlQQen IIledIllIg, d SuSg0S~ tion, an insinuation. and I remembered my foolish exploit with the great hammer in his presence. Yet it might be my fears that gave to his words a meaning he did not intend, and I re- piled with an assumption of careless. ness:
 Mature and exercise. But I want you MT. Harrison, to do something for me-
 Anything in reason," he replied, still looking at me curiously.
 Gall off this man, Bucks,'' I said.
 He laughed with apparent ightness.
 ''It seems to me, from what I hear" he replied, "that you are the one who him in your hands as if he had been rag doll instead of 2G0 pounds of bone and muscle"
 Again he looked at my hands. and as he looked. despite all the efforts of my will, I felt the red slowly creeping into my cheeks.
 ''It is not anything of which I am particularly proud" I said. "But I am in earnest about the request that I have just made of you. Bucks has been set upon me by the Grey crowd it is not the sort of thing we like in Kentucky, and I ask you to stop it.
 He opened his cigar case.
 Wont you have one?' he asked. 'sI like your direct manner
 I initiated his coolness and took good cigar, lighting it slowly.
 'Granting that the Grey crowd, as you call it. has set Bucks on you." he said "why do you assume that I am one of the Grey crowd and that can call them off?''
 ''I don't assume that you have had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
EVER THE WAR DEVOURS THE BEST
SCHILLER'S KEYNOTE OF PEACE
President Taft and David Starr Jordan Unite in Declaring That
Universal Peace Is Necessary to Race Progress.

Chicago, May 3.-"Jader Brieg Yer
schlingt INNER die. besten''-"Ever ihe
war devours the best. -.
These words. written by the German
poet Schiller d century ago, formed the
theme of an address at the opening of
the National Peace congress here to-
day by Dgyid Starr Jordan. president
of the Leland Stanford Jr., UniveT-
sly.
1T is through selection that all race
progress comes said DR.. Jordan.
War means always the reversal of Sc
lection.
THE survival Of the fttest in the
struggle for existence is the primal
moving cause of race progress and Of
race changes. In the red stress Of hui
man history this process Of selection
is sometimes reversed. a reversal OF
selection is the beginning of degradu-
ton. 1t is degradation itself.
The only way in which any race us
a whole has improved has been
through the preservation of its best and
the loss Of its worst examples. The
condition that favors this is demOcra-
CIV. equality before the law. the cOndi-
ton which euualizes opportunity and
gives each man the right to stand OF
fall on the powers God has given him
'The only race degeneration ever
known is that produced by those
forces which destroy the best, leaving
for the fathers of the future those who
could not be used in the business of
war or colonization.
The effects Of emigration run paral-
lei with the effects OF war. but with TINS
enormous difference-the strong men
who emigrate are not lost to the world,
The loss of one region is the gain OF
another. But the losses in war can
WELD no corresponding gain.
THE warlike nation Of today IS the
decadent nation of tomorrow Il has
ever been so I'm the nature OF things; 1t
must ever be.
"Our republic shall endure as long
AZ the human harvest is good. as long
as the movement of history. the pro-
eress Of peace and industry leaves fOI
the future not the worst. but the best
of each generation. The republic OF
Rome lasted as long as there were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04

Romans. the republic OF America viii
last as long Is is people In blood and
in spirit rgma in what we have learned
to ea5 americans, -
The Following Is the text Of a letter
written by President Taft to Secrc-
airy Royal L. Meiendy Of the National
Peace congress. which was read at III
opening of. that body today:
My Dear Sir: I greatly regret that
I am unable to attend the coming Ma
tiOnaI Peace congress. at Chicago and
there to express my sympathy with
the object of the assembling Of SO
many dist nguished men In the interest
Of world peace. That progress has
been made i'm the matter of peace
everywhere by International action
and by the moral pressure Of the peo-
pies Of the earth. any one who has eX-
amined the record must admit.
1T is true that ornaments go On in
creasing in cost. but it Is also true that
the burdens presented by this COMPETE
ton in armament are growing heavier
and heavier. and the problems for so
luton consistent with their inCreaSe
become more and more d1ff1cult. The
possibilities of war now arising come
chiefly from irrespons. bilities of gov
eminent, and in those countries where
stability IF internal control is lacking
The United States has contributed
much TO the cause of peace by assist
ing countries weak in respect to their
internal government so as to strength
en- in them the cause of law and order.
Tbs relationship of guardian and
ward as between nations and cOJu-
tries, in my judgment, helps along the
cause of international peace and indi-
Gates progress in civiliZa ton. The pol
icy of the United States in avoiding
war under all circumstances except
those plainly consistent with honor or
its highest welfare has been made SC
clear to the world as hardly to need
statement at my hands. [ can only say
that so far as my legitimate influence
extends while at the head Of this gov
eminent il viii always be exerted in
the full in favor of peace. not only as
between this country and other coun-
tries. but between our sister nations.
Very sincerely yours.
WILLIAM II. TAFT"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
Heavy Fine Imposed.

Los Angeles, May 3.-The Santa F.
Railroad company was fined S330000 on
Nov. =. 1907. for violating the Elklns
law by Judge Olin WellbOrn OF the
United States district court. The rail-
road company was indicted for giving
rebates TO the Grand Canyon Lime n
Cement company Of Arizona on snip
nents of lime from Nelson, Ariz-, 10
this city The alleged rebates occurred
between May. 1905, and July. 1906, and
ranged i'm amounts from 80 cents 70
s1405. The total of the alleged rebates
was less than $500.
The jury in Judge WellbornI : court
found the company guilty on siXty-slX
counts. upon which a fine might have
been imposed of from $1,000 TO SzV,VyO
on each count. The company appealed
District Attorney Lawler. now as
sistant attorney general in the interior
deoartmeut at Washington fought tne
case for the government Thomas j.
Norton now of the Santa FEES Chicago
offices. defended the company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
BORAH REFERS TO ROOSEVELT
AS SAVIOR OF REPUBLICANISM

L only know what he said TO the
American people when he was a can
d.date for president" responded Mr..
Rorah that he favored an income tax
which could be drawn to be made con-
stitutiouaL / am not willing to be-
Iieve that the president believed in
drawing an income tax applicable 10
men toiliuE in professions and then IN
exempting the vast accumulated
wealth Of this nation from taxation
Mr. Borah advocated an income tax
as a means Of wiping out the treasury
deficit as well as of awakening public
interest in national expenditures, say
ing that is no more inquisitorial than
the present system of national taxa
ton.
Referring to MI Carnegie's state
nent that an income tax would en-
courage perjury, Mr.. Borah said.
.sMr, Carnegie did not make the Re
pubIican party. and ] wish l was Just
as sure that the Republican party did
NOT make Mr.. Carnegie
Senator Beverage, in a coiloquy with
Mr. Rorah and Mt. Clay. said that ne
bad been inclined to believe in the
constitutionality OF the income tax
1o,- but when the supreme court de-
cidea AGAINST IT he was not inclined 10
80 nm his opinion against the court
Mr. BexeridGe said a tariff commission
v-ould throw a vast amount OF ilSht OF
all these questions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04

Washington. May During
Spear" "r the income tax in the SEN
-.e today Mr Borah referred To For
"sr President Roosevelt as having
..'1. rra deetinies Of the Republi-
party. and said that without his
t..9 "nis party would have gone
'-f . business"
17 added that without continued
-7Tsu-a 10 these principles the party
- -' on. of power
"" "ru.' NE added, lis politically
GIFTED or politically so blind
man who thinks the steamer
burg carried away the policies
principles. the public interest the
public conscience ana the
r- public concern which this re-
a.5aa.a man bequesthed 70 his couh-
.ru-.-
dds statement was i'm connection
.i0 discussion Of Mr.. Roosevelt
suggest ton fsvoring a graduated IN
tanoo and graduated income tax.
dr. B0rah also quoted Mr. Tart ;
10 which ne spoke IN favor OF
-le income tax.
Does tine senator believe. M.
ll-6".aud asked. that President L a.
Ie.e1 iu the constitutiOnality OF the
'Ha tax LAWN other words, uid.
% believed that the law pronounced
tltutiOual by the supreme coui
'ss iu fact cOnstitutiOnal2'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
DUEL WITH SAFE CRACKERS

San Francisco. May 3.-Over thirty
shots were exchanged early today in d
running battle between three cracks
men and Detectives McPhee and Ora
ham in front of the Seamen's institute.
in Stuart street. Two Of the burglars
were captured. one Of them. William
Carlson, being wounded In the leg. His
companion gives the name of Goulma
Bell. The third member Of the gang
escaped.
Several days ago the police were in
formed that an attempt to rob the Sea
mems institute would be made, and
have been watching the place Last
night McPhee and Graham concealed
themselves in the institute building
and saw the criminals enter and begin
work on the safe which contained
about $1,000. When called OF 20 sur
render they replied with a volley from
their revOlvers and ran into the street
closely pursued by the officers. de
termined fght ensued. and was not
ended until Carlson fell to the side
walk severely wounded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04

Washington. May 3.-Alaking serious
charges against Federal Judges John F.
Phillips and Smith Mcpherson of the
western district of Missouri. Represen-
tative Murphy of that state introduced
a resolution today TO investigate their
conduct in the litigation between the
state and railroad companies over the
maximum freight law and to the Mis-
souri, 2-cent passenger rate law
The preamble of the Murphy rCsclu-
ton claims two judges accompanied
certain railroad attorneys on fishing
trip. on which occasion members Of the
party we're arrested for violating the
game laws of the state
The resolution charges that Judge
Phillips negIects his duty by continued
absence from the bench and that when
he does preside the court is i'm session
for only four hours each day Mr.. Muir
phv desires the general conduct of
Judge Phillips investigated. cOntendins
that he is insulting to the attorneys
who are compelled to practice i'm his
court. and also that he has at various
times instructed the jury to bring i'm
a certain verdict. If the jurors bring
i'm a different verdict, declares the reso-
luton. Judge Phillips becomes insulting
and practically charges that they have
violated their oaths as jurors.
The resolution recites the various
phases of the litigation. including a
statement that the railroad companies
agreed to establish certain rates within
the state of Missouri in violation of the
state antitrust law. 1t is stated that
the two judges rendered certain deeis-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
EDUCATOR HURT
IN COLLISION
ArthuS HOSkin, Professor in
Colorado School of Mines, In
jured on Way to Salt Lake.

:. :. :. :. :. :. = :. :! :. :: = :. :. :. :. :.
- The train bearing Hoskin arrived =
:: here at las o'clock and the injured -
- man was Immediately removed to :"
- st. Marks hospital. II was found :"
= upon examination that HOskin's =
- back was severely injured, al =
= though his injuries are not be- =
= lievcd to be fatal He was resting g"
= as well as could be expected at :"
= 2.30 O'Clock this morning. =
: :. = :: - - - - :: - = y = = = = =
Grand Junction. Colo, May 3.-Ar-
thur H0skin, professor of mineralOSy in
the Colorado School of Mines, was per
haps fatally injured today when three
empty Pullmans being switched about
the local yards crashed into the forward
end of the special train carrying 135
members of the senior class of the
School Of Mines on a trip of inspection
TO the mines of Utah and Montana.
The special consisted Of two tourist
and one Pullman sleeper and was
standing at the depot without an en-
CINE Professor Hoskin was the only
occupant of the forward tourist sleeper
when the accident occurred.
Tie party left Immediately on another
train running under special orders TO get
the injured professor to a salt Lake
City hospital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
SANTA FE GIVEN
ANOTHER TRIAL
Circuit Court of Appeals Re-
verses Judgment in Famous
Relating Case.
ORDER HINGES ON INTENT
ESTIMONY ON THIS POINT is
STRICKEN FROM RECORD.

san Francisco, May 3.-Holding that
the trial court was in error in having
stricken from the record certain testi-
mony tending TO show the intent Of
the railroad company in accepting a
lower rate than that fixed by its
freight tariff on file with the inter
state commerce commission, the Unit
ed States circuit court Of appeals re-
versed today the decision of the dis
trict court at Los Angeles in the case
of the United States against the Santa
Fe Railroad company. wherein the
company was found guilty on sixty-six
roUnt of rebating on shipments o.
line between Nelson. Ariz. and Los
Angeles, Cal, and nued $3.50, 900. The
case was remanded for a new trial.
The appeal was heard by Judges Gil
bert, Ross and Morrow.
Following an anlysis of the argu-
ment Of the appellant as to the Sutfi-
cheney of the indictment under which
trial was had. the opinion handed
down today expresses the decision Of
, the appellate justices that the trial
court properly rejected the demurrer.
although a slight divergence from the
wording Of the statute is noted.
The testimony of T. p. GregsOn.
freight agent of the Santa Fe, who
was put on the stand by the defend
ant. but whose evidence was stricken
out on motion of the prosecution, is
recounted. Gregson testified that ne
had been satisfied by the shippers
that the full a, 900 pounds, constituting
a carload lot under the company's
tariffs. had been placed in the cars
but that the railroad scales at the
point of delivery had shown consid-
cradle loss in transit in each of the
sixty-siX cases noted in the indlct-
ment. On this showing. he said, the
company had agreed to accept pay
ment from the shippers, the Grand
Canyon Lime & Cement com
panv of Arizona for the amount &C
tualIy delivered at the legal carload
rate of $3.50 per 100 pounds.
This evidence was stricken out of the
record. and in his instructions Trial
Judge Wellborn withdrew it from the
attention of the jurors
The appellate court holds that ina s.
much as the freight tariff provides
that a shipper shall pay for all over
80 600 pounds contained in a car. and
that since the full amount necessary to
obtain a carload rate was shipped in
each instance. the trial court erred in
not allowing this testimony TO go be-
fore the jury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
IT WAS FINE FISHIN WEATHER
FOR THE JEDGE TO BE TO HOME

ions which DOB effect u-urped the lesis-
lative powers of jhe general assembly.
Kansas city. Mo. May Judge
Smith Mcpherson was found tonight ON
a Wabash train at StanberTy. Mo. Ina
answer to a request for a statement be-
said.
Your message was the first that I
have known of a resolution i'm congress
today concerning Judge Phillips and
myself Not only was your message
The first 7 have heard of such resolution
but if is the first that 7 have heard of
any man by the name of Murphy from
Missouri. Whatever his reasons may
be and whoever is Murphy they are
both without harm To- either Judge
Phillips of myself
What 7 have done in the Missouri
rate cases was done i'm the broad day
light Of the court room with my cOuclU-
sions at the end of the hearing reduced
to writing. now ON file with the clerk
of tho United States circuit court of
Kansas City. They were widely dis
tTibUted to the press by the Associated
Press on March s.
Your message does not inform r7e
of the nature of the resolutions. there
fore I cannot go into detail Whatever
they may be my sleep viii not be dis
turbed. I viii gladly make any state
ment after I have read the resolutions
introduced by Mr.. Murphy. OF course
you know that anything a congressman
does cannot be called to account If done
in open session and this regardless OF
the ISLANDERS he may utter and the per-
son slandered is utterly without re-
course"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
NOTE IN BOTTLE
TELLS OF ABDUCTION

fo1iou-ino note was fished out Of the
Truckee river by Edscn Mcleod. fisher
man. three miles weS+ Of Laughton
Springs. at . clock
Two men took ne lralh AT
Verdi and have Ina, me o. IN the river
about three days. I am about crazy. Help
me if YOU find this. -..
AGNES HAMILTON
There was no time nor date on the
note The police department turned the
note over to the sheriffs office. and early
in the morning an attempt viii be made
to trace tine sender
Verdi is twelve miles north of Reno. ana
the place where the note was found is
about nine miles 1t is figured that the
bottle containing the note must have been
dropped into the river at noon today. a.
the river runs rapidly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
HOLCOMD MADE INSPECTOR
lsneclaI TO The Heraldl

Wash -ngton. D. c.. May S.-The pres
ident today appointed Ernest p. Hol-
comb of Utah inspector in the Indi@S
service.
Senator Sutherland introduced bill
to nav Frank Blake of st. George
s3.qz5 for supplies furnished Shebit IN
dams from 1879 to 1855.
Senator SmoOt has declined the invi-
tation extended by the president OF
Hawaii TO visit the islands with the
congressional committee which viii 60
over i'm July. On account of business
enza eements Smoot is obliged to de-
cline the invitation.
George d. Pyper and I. .. owen OF
salt Lake City are visiting the capital
en- route TO New York. and were cali
ers today on the Utah delegation.
Postmaster A. L. Thomas, who Is
visiting Washington. has arranged Tor
the establishment, July /. of a new sta
,ioD. at the corner of Seventh South
and state streets. 1t is expected by
Mr.. Thomas he will be given an IN
crease Of carriers at the same time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
MERGER HEARING
IS CONTINUED
Testimony of Competition Be-
tween Railroads Given by
Transportation Men.

Portland May 3.-The hearing by the
government in its efforts to dissolve
the Hartmann merger vas continued
today before Sylvester g. Williams,
special examiner
While the session was dull. technical
and made but little progress. it is I'M
derstoOd the government. which IS rep
resented by. G. "A Severance. special
assistant attorney general. of Wash
ington and Charles \ Pace of New
York. viii endeavO- to bring out an
entirely new line of evidence from
that which was divulged either at the
former hearing here in January. 1907.
or at the more recent hearing at Salt
Lake. where the original suit was
brought
D. g. O'Reilly Of the Diamond o.
steamship line was the first witness.
He testified that ne had been in the
Union Pacific and Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company freight service
both before and during the operation
Of merger" His testimony revealed
the fact that when Hartman Tesur-
rected the various affiliated lines from
bankruptcy and welded them into one
huge system. each of the four lines. the
Union Pacific. Southern Pacific, Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation and the
Oregon Short Line had its separate
agencies. and there was keen competi-
ton for business. He testified. I'm ef-
feet. that since the merger there was
little evidence Of competition for bus
mess between the roads involved.
W. G.. Mcbride, general agent of the
Denver & Rio GranGe, and who has
served in various capacities for the
Union Pacific. the Northwestern and
Denver & Rio Grande at Butte and
Salt Lake. testified that the effort to
obtain business was severe and desul-
tory. by turns
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
CITY ELECTION IN DOUBT
Reform Element in Reno Appears to
Have the Gambling Element
on the Run.

Reno, May All Is excitement today
over the municipal election which will
be held tomorrow. A bitter fight is on
between the saloon men and the gam
blers ON the one hand. and the munich
pal league on the other, the latter fac
tion being more appropriately called
the anti-gambling league. Indications
are that Walter Harris a banker and
candidate Of the municipal league, will
be elected mayor over A. II. Britt, who
represents the gambling interests. The
fight will be divided on account of Ger
tain Independents being candidates. The
independents are apt to draw votes
from both the gambling and anti-gam-
bling candidates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
HOLDS UP FIVE PEOPLE.
Carpenter Uses Desperate Means to
Obtain S25.

Seattle. May 3.-Charles II. HeltsIey.
a carpenter. entered the Office of the
F. Stern Furniture company. in the
heart of the city, at noon today, while
the store was crowded with shoppers.
and, holding up five people in the Of
fee with d large pistol demanded SIS.
which was paid TO him. He then fed.
but was followed to his home and ar
rested. Heltsley compelled Stern. two
clerks and q young woman stenog-
rapher and Mrs. Stern to hold up then
hands He might have collected $1,000
as easily from Mr.. Stern as the SIS.
the money being in the safe from
which the S25 was taken and turned
over to the rObber.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
OF DISCOVERY OF GOLD

= Idaho Springs. Ccl-- May 3.-The y
= fiftieth anniversary of the disCOv- =
= cry of gold in the Rocky mountains. y
y by George A. Jackson in 1853. viii y
y be celebrated here MAY = The place y
y where the discovery was made has y
y been purchased by Lafayette Han =
= chett Of Denver and Salt Lake. and y
y presented to Idaho Springs as a y
y park. A monument has been erect y
= ed on the spot where the first mug y
y get was found. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
THREE ELECTROCUTED.
Attempts to Save Boys Life Cause
Triple Tragedy.

Paris. May "A boy and two men were
eIectrocuted in Paris today before the
ewes Of several thousand persons The
boy was walking along a fence thanking
the tracks Of the belt railroad. when ne
lost his footing and fell upon an exposed
high-tension cable. He was instantly
killed.
\ workman jumped over the fence and
rushed to the boys rescue, but the i'm
slant ne touched his body he also fell
dead. Another workman, ignoring th.
warning cry Of the people. tried to save
his cOmTade. but met similar fate