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AMERICAS CHRISTMAS
THE BEST OF ALL

occasional Jersey commuter, familiar with the
gous section of Barclay street. is commonly the only
OF American in New York who knows presepo by
sight the presepio is the sign of the Latin Christ
mas the fir is of the northern The manger of
the Barclay windows shows only the inside Of the
stable, with the figures the cattle in Italian
Gotta. But the real presepio in its native land may
show the whole countryside we'll and the pilgrims
vending their to the good Siclian
ants, bearing good Sicilan wine and cheese their
donkeys, they only the more interesting.
st. Francis, born in the quaint little of Assist
the brown Umbrian hills, 1852, invented the
presepio make the Christmas story plain the simple
literate people During the 500 since it
has remained favorite devotion in Latin Europe The
italian and Spanish call it the presepo the tho
French the creche the cradle: and the Hungarans and
Belgians. Betleim, Bethlehem.
Only few since not carpenter could be hired
in Rome Naples for weeks before Christmas. They
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E R0$eASTazSSzl{Sz4N J6zNS S2&yz z1eezE a ds"-

:s go" ''s:: ::' nd. ss s'5. It
lis that a
Washington Christ
mas day idea has
been made to serve
the ends of science.
It has been said
that in years past a
great many of the
senators and repre-
sentatives in congress
went home to spend
the holidays, but that
now the practice
largely has passed.
An exception should
be made for the past.
and the present, as
we'll. in the cases of
those senators and
members who have in
charge | e gisla t ion
which has been pro-
posed in bill form at
the opening of the
session of congress.
When bills are intro
duced they are at
once referred to COM
mittees and if the
measures are of i'm
portance the chair
men of the commit
tees to which they
have been sent, make
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purely religious festival, as mucn SO
as any other feast of the church. 1t
has no particularly domestic or So
cial quality. Italian children neveE
get presents on Christmas day. TIL
is done on All Souls day. in October.
when they believe-if they are very
small-that the spirits of their de-
parted relatives have come back In
the night and left presents for them:
undoubtedly a very ancient relic OF
ancestor worship. 1t is the great
Teuton family Of nations that give
presents to children on Christmas
day. And the Christmas tree came
out of the vast forests where dwelt
the heather German and Scandina-
Wan tribes. 1t is, in fact, a pagan
relic. passed down from primitive
forest dwellers and worshippers.
Where Celt, Slav or Latin use 1t.
they have borrowed 1t.
France, half Latin and half Celt,
dashed with Gaul and Viking. Is
family by herself in this. as in every.
thing. She builds the manger In the
churches, but at home, though she
seldom dresses Christmas tree. lit
tie Babette and Pierre set their
shoes by the fireplace instead Of
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the festivities of
the day were ov-
er and the chill
dren had a chance
to take account
of their presents,
and then he left
for the log cabin
In Virginia where
he could sit in
front Of a huge
open fire with a
g e n u in g old
Christmas" back
log. On these
Christmas out
ings MIR. Roose-
welt did a little
rabbit shooting
and tried to do
9 o m e turkey
shooting. but the
major part of the
The new era., 1909-12-23
A6Hr 1903 eY WA. PATTERSON

not only has United States
Christmas celebration but 1t has the fes.
tivities that mark the Christmas season In
all the civilized nations OF the world. At
the Russian embassy there Is a Christmas
fete after the manner of the people in the
land of the czar; there are French doings
at the great European republics Official
residence. and there Is the genuine old
English Christmas at the home of the Brit
ish ambassador. and SO one may go on
through the entire list OF foreign repre-
sentatives, not even barring the embassies
of China and Japan. where In honor Of
the day, as Christian nations view it. the
oriental otficials have holiday dinners
The new era., 1909-12-23

The South American people make much OF Christmas
great feast day in all LatnAmerican countries
and attaches and their families do
not forget Of their native lands simply be-
for few they have been transplanted to
The house" the order of the day in
nearly every official residence In Washington after the
family has had its intimate celebration Of the holi
day Large families the rule rather than the
ton among the ambassadors and ministers from the
southern European the Central South
countries The children have gala time of it at
home and then the visiting begins The presents that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
ITEM OF $3O,OOO,OO In SUNDRY CIVIL
BILL FOR PANAMA CANAL STRICKEN OUT

The authorization for an additional is
sue Of $4,000 900 Of Panama bonds was
stricken out on protest of Senator Clary.
who criticised the excessive cost of the
canal.
Senator Hale said in this connection:
We went into this thing in a blind
way and we have stumbled along in it
ever since The majority of the senate
favored q sea level canal, but we were
drawn into an approval of the lock sys-
tenn. Only one thing IS omnipreseut in
this matter. and that is the constant de-
msud for more money"
An amendment by Senator Carter was
adopted. placing the control of the
United states military prison at Fort
LeavenwoTth under the board of COM
missioners of United States soldiers
homes, with instructions to submit an
nual reports Oh the financial affairs Of
the prison to the secretary of war.
The bill carries appropriations Of
about s13e. 900. 0O0
Tomorrow the general deficiency bill,
the last of the great supply measures.
will be reported to the senate, and It fs
hoped it will be passed during the day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
IDAHO DEMOCRATS TRYING TO GET
ALLEGED GRAFTERS In LIMELIGHT

treasurer; State Examiner Goasland, to
learn why he did not report to the legis-
lature that deposits had been made by
state officials in banks without security,
contrary to law; Secretary of State
Lansdon, the state insurance commits
siOner and Game Warden Stevens, with
their books. and bankers controlling the
banks in which certain state funds have
been deposited, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether or not state officials de-
rive pecuniaTy advantage from their il
legal actions.
The motion was referred to the Joint
investigating committee, but not before
one of the most exciting and iiveiiest
debates of the session was INDUCED in,
during which Senator Hart attempted
to block its Introduction, declaring at
the same time that the charges made
by McBeth heretofore have been proven
false in part and that the reputation of
the state had been seriously injured
through the investigations.
Kerns came back with counter
charge that not only had the state land
board violated the law i'm depositing
$4,000 of state school land money in
banks without security, but the inspec-
tons had revealed the fact that the
board has SO deposited over two mil
lion dollars. The resolution was sent
TO the state affairs committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
GAINED BY
THE INSURGENTS
Further Effort Will Be Made to
End Autocratic Rule
in the House.

Washington, March las a conces-
sion to its insurgents the house today
adopted a resolution amending the rules
so as to provide for a call of committees
on Wednesday of each week, affording
members an opportunity to get bills
passed which otherwise might not have
been possible.
The vote resulted: Yeas, 16S, nays.
1852; present and paired, ,. Mr.. Clark
of Missouri requested a recapitUlation,
which Speaker Cannon refused, saying
it was a matter left TO the discretion of
the chair.
Isn't it the usage?' Mr.. Hepburn
asked.
TT is not the usage" the speaker re-
piled.
I never, in twenty-five years, heard
it denied" holly asserted Mr.. Hepburn,
amid Democratic applause.
There are" -aid the speIker. with
warmth, many things that the gentle
man from Iowa has not heard either af-
frmed OF denied
The speaker said, however, that in or
der not to have shadow cast upon the
use of discretion he would direct recap
iulation, which was done. The rcCapitu-
lation disclosed no change.
The insurgents" then decided to car
~ on their fight for further reforms on
the opening day of the new congress.
When a member of the rules committee.
as customary, offers a motion that the
rules Of the last congress be adopted.
and moves the previous question. the
insurgents" propose TO make a stand
for the changes they desire.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
RESIGNATION OF DR.. CRUM
Colored Collector of the Port of
Charleston, S. c., Saves Mr..
Taft From Embarrassment

Charleston, S. c., March DIR. William
c. Crum today resigned as collector Ct
customs at this port, to take effect March
!. thus remedying a situation which has
threatened to cause President-elect Taft
much embarrassment.
No appointment made by President
Roosevelt has given rise to more discus
sion than that of Dr. Crum, who i a
negro. a hard fight against his confir-
nation was made by Senator Tillman ana
others when he was first named i'm 1892,
and within the last few weeks following
his reappointment Senator Tillman con-
Quoted q successful filibuster against con-
firmatiOn.
Dr. Crum says no pressure has been
brought to bear upon him now to cause
him to resign, but that he does so IN
part because he wishes 10 save Mr.. Taft
for whom he entsrtains great respect
from any possible embarrassment as to
his reappointment and chiefly because he
feels that he has been especially ideuti-
fled with President Roosevelt's admins
tration, and he wishes TO retire with his
chief
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02

Washington, March 1.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill was passed by
the senate just before adjournment to-
day. with an amendment securing $40
900 for remodeling the White house Of
fee building to give additional room for
the president, and providing $4,000 for
his travelling expenses.
Mr.. Hale explained the latter pro-
vision by saying that should the pTesi-
dents salary be raised. the provision for
travelling expenses would be stricken
from the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Foraker, an amend
ment sppropristing $4,000 10 pay the
Roman Catholic church in Porto Rico
for property in Porto Rico was adopted.
Senator Hale opposed the adoption of
an amendment offered by Mr.. Frye, ap-
propriating 100000 for participant ton by
the United States in the International
exposition at Brussels. The amendment
was rejected OH a point of order.
An amendment by Senator Carter for
an appropriation for the United States
to participate in the exposition in Aus
tria-Hungary was also rejected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
Especial to The Herald.)

Boise, Ida. March 1.-The feature OF
tASays session of the legislature Was
the passage by the senate of the house
direct primary bill without amendment-
The bill had close shave. The Repub-
ucans undertook to kill it in caucus,
but two-Senators Shawhan of Canyon
and Rowton of Idaho-stOod out against
all propositions to compromise or amend
1t, realizing that any alterations would
operate to defeat the measure in the
closing DAYS of the session. Behind
these two Republicans stood ten Demo-
cratic votes. It only required twelve
votes to pass the bill, so the Republican
enemies of the bill were forced to sur
render. Senator Shoup of Lenhi county
vgas the only member TO vote against
~ bill. He explained that his people
dih not want it.
A mine was sprung IN the senate
when Senator McBetl, with the support
of the minority, introduced a resolution
demanding that the senate instruct the
chairman of the state affairs committee
to summon before his committee State
Bank Examiner Cheney, for the purpose
of obtaining from that official inforns-
ton concerning a shortage reported to
have existed in the accounts of the state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
PATRICK HEARD IN COURT
Lawyer Serving Life Sentence Al
lowed to Argue His Own Case
Then Taken Back to Prison.

New York, March 1.-Albert T. Patrick,
serving life sentence for the murder of
William Marsh Rice, the aged millionaire,
left Sing Sing prison today to appear be-
fore the appellate division of the supreme
court of Brooklyn on a writ of habeas
corpus. Patrick hoped to argue his own
case. coutending that he either deserves
death in the electric chair or freedom
because his communication TO life imprison-
ment was Illegal.
Assistant District Attorney Taylor
argued that no grounds were shown for
the issuance of the writ okhabeas corpus.
Patrick arose and in "A clear voice de-
sired to know if counsel contended that
the facts in the petition were untrue.
Justice jerks at this point gave Mr.. Pat
rick an opportunity to read the district
attorneys reply to the writ of habeas
corpus, following which argument was
commenced. in which Patrick took lead
ing part Mr.. Patrick told the court that
he accepted the return of the writ and
asked for an adjournment until next week
before concluding the final argument. The
hearing adjourned to Friday and Patrick
was taken back to Sing Sing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
ONE FARMER ON JURY.
Twelve Men Selected to Sit in Judg-
ment on Standard Oil.

Chicago, March Only one farmer is
on the Standard Oil retrial jury. which
was completed in Judge Anderson's court
today. He Is Roy Cunningham. of Bel
videre, I'll. The prepOnderance of agricul-
turistS on the first panel of veuiremen
caused its dismissal at the request of At
Miller remembered that Il was a farmers
jury which made possible Judge Lands
fine of SO 10000. The jury also includes
five grocers, a well driver. retired
jeweler. an advertising agent. tailor, a
mechanic and a livestock dealer.
The lawyers viii make their opening
statements tomorrow. AS the witnesses
and evidence viii be about the same as
in the original hearing. and the points
have been sharply defined, it is hoped TO
conclude the case in two weeks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
SOLD WITNESS
TO THE DEFENSE
Remarkable Action of Prose-
Cution in the Cooper
Murder Case.

Nashville, March 1.-The spectacle of
counsel not only selling a witness to the
opposition, but haggling over the terms,
was an incident today in the Cooper
trial
The subject of the transaction was DR..
McPheeters Glasgow, who had been en-
ployed by the prosecution to perform an
autopsy on Senator Carmack's body. He
did so and reported his findings to the
prosecution. He was subpoenaed by the
state, but was not used. The defense
learned of the autopsy and summoned
the doctor. DR.. GlGsgow told counsel
for the defense that his services as an
expert had been retained by the state,
and that he would not discuss the case
except with the attorney general.
Then Attorney General McCarn pro-
posed that if the defense would pay the
state the costs of the autopsy, including
DIT. G1asgow's fee, the state would waive
its rights.
Judge Hart said the defense wanted
Ito see the goods before it bought and
offered to confer with DR.. Glasgow.
To this the prosecutors entered an en-
phatic veto.
PAY whether you use him or not"
they said.
There was another hurried conference
and the defense bought the goods I'm the
bag and DIR. Glasgow became their wit
ness, The significance OF his testimony
was that any one of the three wounds
was necessarily and instantly fatal, and
that if the senator did not fire the first
shots he could not have fired at all.
The other chief witness was S. ]. Bin
nings, who claimed to have seen Senator
CaTmack lingering his revolver and
testing it's cylinder a few moments be-
fore the shooting began.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
PRICE OF COPPER HIGHER
Leading Producers Report Better De-
mand-Large Foreign Orders
Are Being Negotiated.

New York. March f.-Reports were cir
culated In Wall street today Of advances
in the price OF copper. but the advance
was not officially announced. Represent
atives of the leading copper producing in
terests reported a better demand for the
metal, with large foreign orders in proc
ess of negotiation. Il was said that large
sales were under way, chiefly to German,
French and Belgian consumers. The price
was given as u cents, which is half a
cent above last weeks low quotation on
the metal exchange The domestic de-
mand was also slightly better
Phelps. Dodge & Co. and the United
Metals Selling agency. which handles the
output of che Amalganated Copper conf
pany, declined to give actual figures.
\ large part of the copper metal offered
is from Montana and Arizona mines. The
price quoted is for April delivery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
RIcKEY SET FREE.

Carson New. March lin the Hickey
habeas corpus proceedings before the su-
preme court of this state Chief Justice
Norcross has decided that T. b Hickey,
president Of the State Bank & Trust COM
pany, should be discharged He was
charged with receiving a deposit knowing
the bank to be insolvent.
The statute makes it a crime to receive
a deposit under such circumstances. The
deposit in this case was received by a
receiving teller and not by the defendant
Hickey. Hickey cOntended that this char
actsr of reception was not within the
law, that the teller was not his agent,
but the agent of the corporation. The
court sustained Rickey's contention and
DISCHARGED him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
INCREASE IN RATES.

San Francisco. March The Southern
Pacific has announced an advance of d
per cent in freight rates on live stock from
forty-two stations on the Shasta Route
to San Francisco. South san Francisco
Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento and R6-
dec. 1t is stated b. traffic men here
that the advance is a part of the COM
pany's policy Of raising rates from points
of origin to points of concentra ton for
reshipment to the east by water It is
believed that many similar advances are
to follow
have been lodged with the state railroad
commission by nine large packing con-
Germs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
SPECIAL AGENT COMING.
Especial to The HeraldD

= Especial to The HeraldD i
= Washington. n. c.. March 1.-Sen- =
etor Smoot has been informed by .
4 Secretary Garfield that an agent of :
= the land department will be sent to !
4 Utah al once to confer with the +
y Utah land board concerning lands !
y to be classified and placed at the .
4 disposal Of settlers under the new \
3 enlarged homestead act. II is pro- !
= posed to select st this time but 3
y 1.00G.090 acres of the 100000 to be =
= selected. reserving the second mil !
y lion until the first is taken up
&+<$%<<%%%%%%%
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
COOKS SPEECH STANDS.

Washington, March 1.-The special COM
mittee of which Mr.. Mann of Illinois
was chairman and which was appointed
to examine the recent speech of Mr.. Cook
of Colorado, attacking President Roose-
welt, today reported to the house that Mr.
Cooks remarks treated as q whole do
not contain language in violation of the
privileges of debate and do not call for
further action by the house"
The report was approved and the special
committee discharged
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
DEADLOCK UNBRoKEN.

Washington, March because the SEN
ste insists on its amendment to the leg
iSlative, executive and judicial apprOpri-
alton bill increasing the salaries OF the
United States judges, a deadlock has re-
suited, The measure was returned 10 the
house late today and that body emphati-
callY recorded itself against all the
amendments
\ long wrangle ensued oxer the ques-
ton of even asking a further conference
with the senate, but it was finally
drcpDed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
GUILTY AS CHARGED.

Pittsburg, March AFTER celebrating
over sixty hours. the jury in the case of
Councilmen Klein, WATSON and Brand re-
turned a verdict at $3.50 p. m. today, find
ing them guilty as indicted and recon-
mending them to the mercy Of the court.
w w. Ramsey. the banker, was found
not guilty on instructions from the court
The three councilmen were charged
with conspiracy in connection with the
graft scandal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
LOEB WILL FALL
INTO FAT PLACE.
ssooSevelt'S Private Secretary
to Be Collector of the
Port of New York.
TAFT'S "BUNCoMBE" CLUB
YALE GLASS OF rs TO BE ENTER
TANNED AT WHITE HOUSE.

Washington, March President
elect Taft said today that the first an
nouncement of the makeup of his cab
met would be made March 3, when he
sends the names of the men he has Sc
lected to the senate for confirmation.
The cabinet, however, has been made
known as each of its members has been
selected.
Changes in the diplomatic corps. Mr..
Taft says, viii not be considered for
some time to come. 1t is possible that
several important places in the federal
service may be filled and the nominal
lions go TO the senate with the cab
met 1t has been predicted that Will
liam Loeb jr., secretary to President
Roosevelt. TO be collector of the port
of New York, will be one of the first
appointments of Mr.. Taft
Senator Hopkins Called.
Senator Hopkins of Illinois called on
Mr.. Taft during the day. Senator Gam
bic of South Dakota and Representa-
tive BrOwnlow of Tennessee also called.
Asked what his program for the day
was, Mr.. Taft laughingly replied that
If the demand upon his time by callers
was not too heavy he would take a
long walk and then added that he
should like very much to go straight up
to the capitol-that he lust had an
Itching" in that directions He ex-
planned that he should enjoy a visit on
the floor of the senate and house be-
cause there we're many men there he
wanted to see and have chats with
That he had no intention of doing so
was made clear by the statement that,
while he was not president, he was be
ginning to realize several of the linn
itations of that Office
The New Club.
The passing of the so-called Ananias
club established by President Roose-
Welt is one OF the vehicles of pleasantly
between the outgoing and incoming
president According to the story which
is going the rounds, MIR. Roosevelt has
accused Mr.. Taft of already starting
an Opposition" club-the "BuncomDe
club In several of his recent speeches
n Shich criticism of the Panama canal
Us been dealt with unsparingIy, Mr..
Taft has declared that ''Buncombe con-
gressmen" have been largely RESPONSE
bic. Therefore, the president, it is said,
has joked with his successor on his
'Buncombe" organization.
Arrangements are being made by Mr..
Taft for a tea to be held at the White
house March 5, in honor Of the eighty
members of the Yale class OF 1873, who
are to attend the Inauguration. Mr..
Taft was ii member of this class. The
members of the class viii be given q
dinner during their stay in the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
BANK TELLER MISSING.

Saskatoon. Sask.. March Frank Lee,
teller of the Northern Crown bank, is
missing. His accounts are short about
5000. Lee got leave ten days ago TO visit
his mother in the east. who was reported
dying. Inspector Yule of Winnipeg and
R R Morgan, local manager of the bank,
said that they looked TO the bonding COM
pany to make good the shortage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-02
BOOTH GIVES BAIL.

Chicago, March w Vernon Booth
president of the 4. Booth & Co.. and +.
r Robbins. former assistant treasurer of
the company. indicted last Saturday on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the Con-
tinent2I National bank out of SJ0,Oe,
gave bonds OF $4,000 and $l5,oe0, respec-
lively. today.