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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10

road business and was well known in ths
city. especially By live stock men and
railroad representatives.
Judge A r Haywood of the Weber
club OF Ogden was a visitor in this city
ferring with Colonel /. y. Benton, pasSen-
ger representative Of the d. K r. G. rail-
road and s V DeTrah. assistant general
freight agent for the same road. regard
ing improvements in office accommOdz3
tons contemplated by that road in Ogden
this season.
q. ". Craig agent at Provo for the Salt
Lake Route. IS taking a much needed and
yesterday. a trip which he said was pure
ly for pleasure
Increased business on the Nevada North
ern has demanded considerable new equip
ment. and the first to be ordered. accord
ing to the Railway Age Gazette. just IS
sued. is a new heavy type engine from Tn,
American Locomotive works.
Commercial Agent X. o. Keyes Of the
New York Central is back from trip 10
points in Nevada
j. A Foley. commercial agent here for
the Illinois Central. went to Ogden yes
terday to meet J. T. Harahan. president
of that system. VINO was scheduled to pass
through there in a special car on his way
to San Francisco.
VIII Darke. travelling representative Of
the Burlington route, has returned from a
short trip out of town. He reports bust
ness picking up percepubly at various
Utah points.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
BOGUS BANKERS.

Denver. Colo, March 9.-Officers Of the
American Bankers association have Just
discovered that real live ghosts walked
at the annual convention of the associa-
ton which was held in Denver last No
venber. 1t has been found that the
names Of at least a dozen bankers in
various parts of the country, who have
been dead for several years, were as
sumed by unknown persons. who regis
tered at the convention, answered to
roIlcalls. voted on resolutions. and accept
ed the hospitality Of the bankers of Den
yer. attending all the receptions and ex-
cursions arranged in honor of the visit
ing bankers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
HER LIFE THREATENED.
Ruth Shimmin Charges Husband
With Cruelty and Desertion.

Ruth Ella Shimmin says that her hus-
band. Henry Shimmin. has many times
threatened TO kill her and when she left
him on account of these threats refused
To further provide for her.
She filed suit for divorce yesterday in
the district court charging both cruelty
and desertion. naming as a specific in
stance of the cruelty that on one occasion
he struck her in the face. They were
married. she says, in Salt Lake. Aug. 8,
1903. and tie i'll treatment began a few
months later. Shimmin is a roofer, living
at Ia East Second South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
CHEAPER MEAT.

Atlanta. Ga, March 9.-"Meat will be
cheaper this summer" said J. Ogden
Armour who passed through Atlanta in
his private car en- route from Palm Beach
20 Chicago yesterday.
Meat is high TOO high. at present he
continued. ''but this is because of the
increased cost OF feeding stock Just now.
1t follows that when corn is high. meat
is high. This summer we expect the price
of corn TO go down and meat viii be
cheaper.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.

Gillette. Wye. March edward Smith.
city marshal of Moorcroft. Wyo- last
night shot and instantly killed Herman
Holcomb. bartender. whom he found in
company with Mrs. Smith at the pogtof-
flee. Smith. it is said. has suspected inn
proper relations between his wife and
Holcomb. and came to Gillette to investi-
gate. The shooting has created much ex-
element and Smith. after being arrested.
was hurried TO Sundsnce for fear OF VIC
lence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.

The Utah Copper company yesterday
flied three suits to condemn property Tor
its right of way for railroad to its new
reducing plant in CopDertun over several
mining claims. The suits Were against
y O. Icrrard John IsanCino and Joseph
T-ancino. owners of the Pearl Fraction
lode mining claim; Stephen Hays and
John Butler. owners OF the old Trail lode
mining claim, and against Stephen Hays
and Joseph Lanciuo, owners of the Gun
bingham claim.
Gertrude Van Anda has brought suit
against Charles H. KeCk to quiet title TO
lots 15 rs. l. and IS of block >. W est
Grand View subdivision Of lots -. Is and
u. block I, five-lacre plat \, Big Field
survey.
The jury in Judge George c. Arm
stUong's division. which has been trying
the personal damages suit OF g. Swager
against the Utah Realty company, yester-
day found no cause of action. The suit
was brought for damages for injuries re-
ceived Feb. IS. 1905 on the elevator in The
Herald building The company cOntended
that the accident was the fault of Swa-
ger himself, contention accepted by
the jury.
At the request Of the widow. Judge T.
l. Lewis yesterday appointed Hernia an
Bamberger special administrator of the
estate of Joseph OberndOrfer, fixing his
bond at $500
George SaxtCH brought suit against the
Washington Rock company for reinstate-
lsges were wrOngfully cancelled on the
books or for the payment of 5000. He is
also fighting the voluntary dissolution of
the company.
It's many long day since you ate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
WHEN YOUR BACK ACHES

The simplest and most effective rem
edy for sick kidneys is Doans NidneE
Pills. IL there Is weakness. Doar's
Kidney Pills qnickly relieve it, They
gently stimulate. tone and strengthen
sick kidneys. drive away backache.
rheumatic pain and dizziness. clear up
and regulate the urine. and restore
perfect fltering OF the blood. Best or
all. this relief is permanent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10

Railways esdy Relief curss the worst
pains IN from one 10 twenty minutes For
Headache whether sick o. nerx 5usl. Tco.h-
ache. Neuralgia. Rheumatism tumbago,
pains ard weakness IN The back. sgine or
kidneys. pains around the liver. pisurisy,
swelling of the Joints, and pains Of ali kinds.
the application Of Railways Ready Relief
will afford immediate ease, and its con-
tinuea for few days effect 9 porme-
nent cure. sold 10 druggists
RADNAT 4 CO. New Y Tk
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
COAST CITIES
BOUND TO LOSE
Vice President of the Northern
Pacific. Talks on Spokane
Rate Decision.
FUTURE MATTER OF DOUBT
RULING DECLARED TO BE FAR
REACHING INITS EFFECTS.

Portland. March Sit is my serious
Judgment that the decision of the inter
state commerce commission in the Spo-
kane rate case will be a most serious han
dicap to the shippers and merchants Of
Portland and the other Pacific northwest
coast cities" said Second Vice President
and Traffic Chief J. NJ. Hannaford of the
Northern Pacific today.
L should perhaps condition that state
ment," continued Mr.. HannafOrd, by say
ing that the blow will be very severe to
Portland in case the decision is not modl-
fled by the commission or contested by
the railroads. As to the details of what
viii happen, I do not believe any railroad
man could say at present We 90 not
know where We are at and We do not
know whether we are going TO have q
tight or fFOliC on our hands
Cause of Worry.
Yes. the railroads really have some
thing to Worry about as result of this
far-Tesching ruling. but until we know
Just what it is it will be out of the ques-
tiOn to predict what action the railroads
will take. Ny limited study of It IS that
this city and other coast cities viii De
very hard hit if the decision is obeyed by
the railroads
Asked if the decision in the Spokane
case would require "a general readJustIllehl
of all westbound transCOntinental rates,
Vice President Hannaford replied thaJ ne
was at loss to express himself on that
point lie intimated that the ruling was
80 faT-Teaching in its effects THAT II would
have to be made the subject OF most setl-
Gus and careful analysis by both uafflc
and legal departments of the railroads TO
arrive at any decision as 10 the future
course of the railroads
No Steamer Line.
Mr. Hannaford declared that SO far as
the Northern Pacific railroad was con-
ceTucd. there was no int ltlon whatever
of establishing a line of cOastwise' steam
vrs to handle business between here and
san Francisco. and if any of the other
Hill interests have such d thing IN mind
he is not aware of Il.
AR Hanna ford expressed much interest
In the Associated Press dispatch from 81
Paul this morning relating to the plan
Of the Canadian Pacific 500 line OF run
ming trains into Portland over the Ore
Spokane to this city.
I'VE do not anticipate any serious conf
petition in either freight or passenger
business. if any such arrangement Is 10
be nut into effect commented Mr.. Han
nafOrd-
The Canadian Pacific also has freight
and ticket offices here and has rad ticket
ARRANGEMENTS with the Oregon Railroad
4 Navigation company tUr some Tune. !
take il from this dispatch tnat the "a
madam Pacific intends TO route thTO'sn
sleeper to Portland. perhaps, but / doUot
seriously whether IT Is their intention 81
sending trains here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10

Notification has been received by Com
mercial Agent G. Z. Warren of the local
office OF the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe of the death last SATURDAY in St
Louis of J. l. Conway. general live stock
agent for that road. Mr. Conway had
been for q great many years IN the rail
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10

It's many long day since you ate
a buffalo steak. Try one at College
Inn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10

J. L. Ymdt. commercial agent here for
the wabash. has returned from short
trip out Of the city He received word
yesterday that GeoTgs p. French. recent
" promoted from the office Of contract
ing freight agent for the road in Denver
to travelling freight agent out OF Salt Lake
CITY viii arrive here about ApTff u to
take I'D his new duties.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14

yanced is a selfdriyen electric loco
motive built to supersede the huge
steam monsters now in use on trans
continental railways
The principle Of the engine is the
generation Of electricity on board the
car by means OF two ,O00,horsepowp r
dynamos. each driven by a 1,o00horse
power three-cycls gasoline engine
From the dynamos tho power is trans
mitted to the motors. which are at
fixed to the truck bodies under the
motor car and connected directly with
the driving wheels
All machinery is contained in one
ear, known properly as the motor car.
At each end Of the ear is a tank ca.
pable Of holding 5000 gallons of gasu.
line. Directly in the center OF the car
body are located the two huge dyna.
mos, each capable of generating an
amount aud volume of electricity
equivalent 70 1000 horsepower Each
dynamo has its individual, gasoline
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14

Doubtless few people who ride in The
iundson river tunnels have any idea
OF the many precautions taken to keep
the trains and Tubes themselves abso.
lutely clean
Every morning all stations are thor
oughly washed down with a hose. and
the platforms and walls gone over
with weak disinfectng solution The
track bed and ballasting are treated
To p thorough sprinNing with stron.
ger disinfectants to kin off any bac.
terra.
The steel cars arc similarly treated
once every - hours. and 10 is a stand
ing rule that no car shall be in con
tinuous operation for more than "a
hours without being laid up and thor.
ougRy cltzzES
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14

A snout went up from the youths
as they were ordered out of the sta.
ton, and they took up their triumphal
march and sought ont some other uu-
suspecting cop to dupe. and far down
the street came back their triumphal
yell:
go l-n-m- b-i-a,"
The cop laughed to himself as he
started out again on his beat, and a
friend at his side asked him the cause
of his merriment.
The owner of the sign was mad all
the way through and wanted me to
hold the sign. lie had rented it al!
right, but he said that was the third
time he had been called out Of bed
tonight for the boys had been pulled
IN in three other precincts, but as
long as was a goat for him thought
would let the rah-rah boys have
some more fun with some other cop,
and sent them on their way. 1t is
my day OF tomorrow anyhow. and
didn't want to have " stay around
here"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14

ONE OF CAPITALS BELLIES
Daughter Of Belgium Minister 10 Part.
ly American.

The eldest daughter of the Belgium
minister, Baron Moneheur, Will make
her debut in Washington this winter.
This charming young subject Of King
Leopold is quite as much American
as she is Beige Her mother. Baron
Moncheur's first wife, was a Miss
PadelfOrd Of Baltimore, one Of whose
brothers, Edward, married a Mrs
Woolsley and lives in Washington, a
near neishbor of his titled brother-in-
law, another, the late Arthur Padel-
ford, was the husband Of the famous
Bettina Girard whose father was the
late Gen. Ordway OF Washington
The Padelfords come of a rich Ral-
timore family, and this generation has
spent with lavish hand the fortune
amassed by its founder They nave
not, however dissipated all their patri-
mony, for Arthur Padelford left at his
death a part of the fortune he inherit
ed and it was bestowed by the courts
upon his daughter by Heuna Girari.
whom he had disinherited, and since
his marriage to Mrs Woolsley Edward
Padeltord has led a pious and eXen-
plary life
The PadeIfords are a handsome clan
and little Miss Moncheur is a worthy
daughter of her house; besides being
beautiful she is extremely graceful
and winning. with that indefnablr
charm which the daughters OF the
south are noted for
Since her fathers marriage 10 Miss
Clayton. Miss Moucheur has passed q
greater part of her time with her
maternal grandmother i'm Baltimore
but from now ON will remain with her
father Her aunt Mrs Edward Padel.
ford, takes Jhe greatest interest in
her. and. having no children of her
UWu. is able 10 do much for the pleas.
ure uf her fayorirc niece
That lis 10 say Mrs. Wuo}s'ev has
no daughters but she has one son.
John Woolaley. Familiarity known
Jack.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14

agistrate-Hay you ever been
sentenced to punishment before?
FTisoner-Yes. had to pay SO
once for striking a man
Magistrate-Was there any ether
time?
Prisoner-No-yet stay 1t comes
to my mind now that was once IN
Jail for years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14
BY ELECTRIC POWER
NEW LOCOMOTIVE EXPECTED TO
DO GREAT THINGS.
Inventors Claim II Means Revolution.
izing Of Rail Transportation
Practically Unlimited Speed,
Is One Of Promises Made.

TWO Portland (Ore) men have an
invention which they claim will reyo-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14

engine Of 900 horsepower construct
ed on plan invented by Mr.. Downs
They drive the dynamos by means OF
silent chain, the old belt and direct
driven plan having been done away
with by the inventor as impracticahle
The cars have Y driving wheels.
six feet in diameter, set upon trucks
which support the car body on swing
bearings thus allowing the locomotive
to take the curves of as great an angle
a., the ordinary street car. Two pony
trucks, of four wheels each, are placed
at the extreme ends Of the cars.
Each of the six axles caring tho
driving wheels is direct connect II
by means Of silent cha with a $50.
hore epower double moto~
The speed Of this locomotive is
unlimited" said Mr. Downs. "One
hundred and twenty miles an hour can
be- made with perfect safety on a good
track
There is no more reason why this
locomotive should be taken from thu
train than there is to uncOup,e a pail
man rar ou route. The running gear
is 900 automatically Oiled from the in.
side 'he fuel is samcieG: TO run for
80 hours Thus it. can be easily
-alu that one locomotive can be at.
facHoi 90 he train az New York and
rlu through direct to Chicago without
.. ].
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14
EteentrleItY Of Genius.

rs Alexander Dumas had dlnel
with state minister, somebody
asked him If he had enjoyed himself
lie replied: IF it had not been for
me would have been bored" Dumas
was In the habit Of giving two francs
to a beggar whenever he met him.
once he had only two cents. which he
gave "ob. NJ. Dumasi" exclaimed the
beSgar, reprovingly Give them 10 a
beegar," he replied.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14

lutioniZe rail
I r a n 5 p or I a e
ton They are
George H. Downs
master mechanic
and inventor, and
w. T. Grace, his
associate, and the
machine for which
s Il C h startling
claims are al
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14
His Occunatinn-

What's your occupation. bub?"
asked Washington visitor at the
capital of bright boy whom he met
in the corridor The boy happened to
be a page in the White House I'm
running for con%.?ss. sir he ren!lel
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14
Work Of Had and n,na

The head and the hand constitute
the winning forces in life. Man comes
to his kingdom through the instrumcn.
tally Of their combination.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14
a Needless Warning.

Very often the friend who slaps Won
heartily on the back is getting ready
to make a light Dallas News
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-14
CRUEL.

L,r 'lady Wasn't that good
'licE0u. dr. Jiuks"
JiU.s Or may have been a good
'hi.k.n morally speaking. but phyzi-
s5.y ir was 81 wreck.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07

plotted as Joint enterprises Of japanese
and Chinese subjects on the general
principles which the viceroy OF the
eastern three provinces and the gov
ernor Of Shingking province agreed up
on with the japanese consul general
in 1907"
IL was charged that Minister Cranes
publicity OF r. fact that Secretary
Knox was preparing a protest TO this
resulted in Mr. Cranes recall Undoubt-
edly Mr. Cranes Utterances had much
70 do with the canceling Of his exequa-
tur. Nevertheless. other reasons nave
been hinted at One o. these is that
he mad selected as his counselor and
adviser the former vice consul at Muk-
den. who was persona non grata TO the
department OF state.
II IS the opinion In some quarters
that China is looking u the United
States for assistance. and that this ad-
ministration is inclined to help China
is the opinion in other quarters. and
this opinion s based upon the utter
ances Of President Taft upon Chinese
matter, and that China has already
shown its appreciation OF this fact by
admitting the United States TO equal
participation in its recent railway 'oan-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07

eighty years Of age and not infrequent-
ly one OF two over ninety. and those Of
seventy and upward are regarded as
not even old. Many farm laborers Of
seventy are quite hale and hearty,
working from early morning up TO
and O'clock in the evening. and some
are so vigorous as to earn a mans full
wages. In one village containing about
500 people within the past six months
have died three women more than
ninety years Of age. the oldest Of these
being no less than ninety-six. In an
other Norfolk village with inhabitants
to the number Of 400 there live a man
Of ninety-fve. a woman of ninety, a
woman Of eighty-nine. q woman OF
eighty-seven and several Of both sexes
over eighty. In yet another village
are a blacksmith aged ninety-six and
the widow of a country medical prac-
titioner whose years mount up to
ninety-twO.
The longevity Of the Norfolk peasant
has a very interesting pathological side
to IT, That 20 eat sparingly of plain.
wholesome food, TO be much in the
open air and to work sufficiently 10 oc-
cupy the mind and to exercise the body
will enable z man 10 defy more or less
the evils Of environment would seem
10 be shown by the toughness Of the
Norfolk laborer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
Canada City Made to Order.

Prince Rupert. like Gary. is a city
made TO order. OF will be some day. 1t
mas been chosen as the western termi-
nus Of the Canadian Grand Trunk rail-
way, which will here touch a capaciOus
harbor. $50 miles north Of Vancouver,
500 miles nearer Yokohama than that
city is and 500 nearer than San Fran
cisco. The government and the rail-
road are working in harmony for the
development OF Prince Rupert along the
best theoretical lines. and II the plans
Of the architects do not go awry IL viii
become one Of the wonder places Of the
world with it's wide boulevard its
main business arteries nearly a hun
dred feet wide, its curving streets in
the residential section. its parks and
squares. its financial section and what
not On paper the scheme looks all
very fine. and yet there is a certain sat
isfaction in living in an old New Eng
land town whose growth has not been
too much anticipated and guided
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07

vestigation as a preparatory measure
70 determine what should be the atti-
tude Of this government in several
diplomatic questions that will become
the subject Of official adjustment in
the next few months The United
States prepared quickly to protest ear
nestly against anything that threatened
gravelY what in diplomacy is termed
"the principe of equal opportunity"
Reduced 10 a commonplace term, this
meant protecting "thC open door" pol
icy OF this government
one Of the questions IN the situation
arises out of the efforts Of a syndicate
Of American and British capitalists 70
build a railroad IN western Manchuria
Ii'om Chinchowtu 10 Tsitsihar An
other question is TO determine whether
certain exclusive mining concessions
recently obtained from China by Japan
are in violation Of this oountry's open
door" policy Before Mr. Taft became
president It was known that he was
greatly interested in oriental policies
He realized that China was on the eve
or important commercial Developments
He knew that within the next ten years
the old empire would build many miles
OF railroad. The president and his
secretary Of state were in accord on
the question of oriental expansion
Secretary Knox mas been anxious
that American merchants and capital
should have q fair share in the indus
trial and commercial awakening in
China The eaTnestness Of Secretary
Knox was shown IN the manner n
which he insisted that the United
Stats should 1ave an original share IN
the Harkow- Szechuen railway loan
that was negotiated not long ago for
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07

terminals viii be in Manchuria, but a
considerable portion OF the line will run
through Mongolia, the province TO the
west Of Manchuria The importance OF
the proposed line lies in the fact that
II will connect al Tsitsihar with the
Transe'berian railway IL was inti-
mated that Japan feared that the road
would divert traffic coming from Eu-
rope over the Transsiberian railway
from the South Manchurian railway.
which road Is owned by Japan SO
much for the feature in the railroad
situation.
China and JaPsn's Manohuria Mines
IN the treaty between China and
japan regarding the development Of
mines in Ianchuria Secretary Knox is
or has been much more interested.
Copies o. the agreement between China
and Japan on this matter have been
studied by the American secretary OF
state The article in the agreement
which II is believed the secretary has
been chiefly interested in is as follows;
"All mines along the Antung Muk
den railway and the main line OF the
South Manchuria line. excepting those
at Fushan and Yuentai, shall be ex-