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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29

and n word for him as they passed in
or out Occasionally the dgniiied
doorkeeper. apparently sent by the
gentleman within. peered out to see IL
Diamond jim still was there.
Al the regular closing hour Ola
mond Jim" left the office and went to
his hotel. That evening he had Il large
party at dinner, and after dinner there
was another thcater trip He was up
late, but at 10 am. Wednesday he sent
his card in to the president Of tho
Reading, and when he received the
usual reply he again began to admire
the wall paper and the pictures on
the wall.
1t soon became apparent that the
Diamond Jim" affair was beginning
to demoralize the office force of the
Reading railroad. Clerks didn't pay
the usual attention TO their duties, but
walk through the room in which
Diamond Jim" sat and look at
| him. Having looked n: him once they
would have n burning desire to look
at him again Is minutes later. Some
how they couldn't concentrate their
minds on their work
"Diamond Jim" went to luncheon Mt
the usual hour and had a fair COM
pany with him, but he did not remain
late. hurrying back to the office be-
fore 1:15. He renewed his scrutiny of
the pictures and the wall paper and
enjoyed It so much that he was in
excellent humor and had a fine appe-
lite that evening, when he had some
more Reading gentlemen as his
guests.
Thursday it was the same story,
only more so. There was less clerical
work done than ever had been known
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acting queerly In sending representa-
Z tive who looked like the advance agent
3of 4 minstrel show, but the firm had
no reason for regret, rs Diamond jim"
after lie had dnzzled the eyes of the
machinery buyers. managed to get
more orders from them than any sales
man who had been out for several sea-
sons,
That first trip made Diamond Jim
confident that there was virtue in a
pose. He has been posing ever since.
and 1t has aided him greatly in making
II fortune. Today he not only Is vice
president of that first firm he worked
for--the biggest machinery house In the
world-but he is president of II great
car company and director in score or
more corporations.
1t did not take his employers many
seasons to discover they had a remark
able salesman in the nashy looking
young man and 1t did not take "Dia-
mond Jim" long to think UP new lodges
to make people talk about him. When
lis territory was widtned and he got
free rein his expense account was
enough to stagger an auditor. but the
order that accompanied it always was
large enough to warrant the expense.
This was in the day when there was
rot so much scrutiny over bI,i:tss
methods as there is now, and when 1t
was worth while for all energetic and
appronchablc person to be purchasing
agent Various statesmen had tried
various ways to win the hearts OF OBJ
duratc men who gave their business to
other houses but none succeeded better
than .Diamond Jim" He never failed
to get an audience with the man he
desired to see, and he always got 1t
promptly. His visiting card was suil-
cient. 1t was 800 bill He would
cut the bill into two parts put one
half in an envelope and send It In. with
the message that the other half was
outside and wished to see him. =
Remarkable stories are told of the
queer things "Dinmond Jim" has done
to keep his pose. In the days OF the
bicycle he had the most expensive one
in the world. and he used to ride 1t not
only in the country roads. but along
Broadway. It's frame was silver In
laid with gold. Diamond cuff buttons,
diamond collar buttons. diamond rings
and diamond studs would seem to be
enough for any man. no matter how
much inclined to display, but not for
"Damond Jim He is unique In hav-
ing diamond garter buckles. He Is
unique in having diamond suspender
buckles. and he is unique In having
cane with gold handle and gold
yfcrrule. In the end Of the ferrule there
lis lorge diamond. and when he taps
the pavement with that cane he taps
1t with a jewel But Diamond jim
runs most to diamonds when 1t comes
to rings. He wears so many on his left
hand that he hardly cnn close his fin
gers. He has, too. theatrical pass
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before. The clerks got together oc-a
casionally and discussed in whispers
the reports they had about the strange
struggle that was going on. All HANDS
We're hoping Diamond jim" would
win out. Just what he was after they
did not know, but they admired his
tenacity and. then. the man has a sort
of magnetism that wins the good
Will OF people.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock he
walked IN, opened his card case, pick
ed out card, gave 1t to the doorkeep-
cr with the customary message. and
was astonished when the functionary
came back. opened the door wide anu
badc him enter.
But IL Diamond jim" had any ex-
pectatton of friendly greeting II was
removed when he saw MIR. Baer. That
gentleman was frigid. He held "Dia-
mond Jim's' card IN his hand, and In
q tone OF asperty asked him what he
meant by sitting around the office day
after day demoralizing the office force
and ~
"See here, Mr. Baer," said the visitor.
Il didn't come here to listen to Il lee
ture from you. | want you to Listen to
me, and l want you to understand ono
thing. My company had u large order
from you for cars. You have Cancelled
the order. l don't care about the can
collation.. but do care about the rea-
son for 1t and the manner in which
you have treated us. We contracted
TO deliver those cars on Il specified date.
We have had labor troubles and noti-
fled you we could not deliver on con-
tract time. Then you Cancelled. You
didn't give us n day or minute of
leeway. You just cut us off.
you've had labor troubles of your
. own. No one has fought labor unions
harder than you have. You have not
| been able at times to make delivery
OF freight and, | suppose, passengers
on contract time. You have contract
| implied or otherwise in regard to-
freight and passenger delivery just as
well as we had in regard to those cars,
and l want to tell you that your ace
| ton in the matter of my contract Is
not at all creditable. That is all
have TO say. Good morning.
He was near the door and the solemn
visaged attendant was opening the way
for him when Mr.. Baer said: "One mos
ment, sir"
Diamond Jim" halted. turned and
looked at the president.
IAN l to understand" asked Mr.
Bacr. that you have remained these
five days to say what you just said
TO me?"
Eyes, and l would have remained five
weeks or five months, II necessary"
was the reply.
Mr.. Baer looked full into the eyes of
Diamond Jim" and Jim" looked full
into the eyes of Mr.. Baer. It seemed n
long time but it was only a few sec
onds before Bacr's look began to soften
and then he smiled.
well. sir" he said. II think merit
your poor opinion OF me- What you
say is right. Now If YOU have no oh
lection 7 should like to withdraw the
cancellation Of that contract"
RICHARD SPILLANE. *
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gSsSa Es1saszi
tspccIal Corvespondence)

tspccIal Corvespondence.)
~ VERY railroad president in the
United states knows Diamond
Jim" SO does every purchas-
+ - Ing agent. SO do tens Of thou
sands of race-goers SO do thousands
Of actors and actresses. Few men have
spent more money in entertaining. Few
have, a wider reputation for lavishness
and for display. 1t is rare that he is
absent from II first night" on Broad
way. When he walks down the center
aisle or appears in q box any person
who asks who the big man with the
huge diamond is stamps himself us mn
outander, for everybody who Is any
body knows "Diumond JIM" No one Is
better known and less known for only
a small percentage OF the vast number
Of persons who recognize him as one
OF the most picturesque characters in
New York knows his business. From
his style OF dress he might he consid-
crM sport OF rather garish inclina-
tor1s or q prosperous saloon man i'd
yertisng his prosperity. but rs Il mat
ter, of fact he Is the master salesman
Of america, a keen student of human
nature und the associate and contidant
Of many captains of industry.
In some of the colleges today they are
teischIng craftsmanship. Nearly every
principle laid down by the professors
"Damond Jim" violates, and succeeds
by violating. but that does not affect
the soundness of the college course. for
only Diamond Jim" could succeed by
Diamond Jim" methods.
Diamond Jm's" method is not to be
recommended except in u few particu-
lars His business career began when
he was counter jumper in a dry goods
store In a town so small that you hard
~ can find II on the map. Being young
and ambitious. he decided after short
time to try his fortune In New York.
He, was a pretty good dry goods clerk.
Few persons got away from him with
outsbuying, but when he moved to New
YnIk he entered an entirely new field.
becpming q road salesman for the larg-
cst-machinery house In the world.
Originality in trade Is an asset. "Dia-
mond Jim" knew this, and meant to
profit by 1t. He determined that no one
who once met him should forget him.
AMI no one has.
He meant to be unusual, to look and
act so he would be distinctive and be
singled out from the common herd. AS
he,;wls to sell machinery which was
suggestive Of things solid, substantial
and Of accepted form. he could not very
We'll have picked out anything more
striking than lively clothing and fam
ing jewels, He was the first machin-
ery.man who ever startled the country
byesuch a garb and the people "Dla-
mod Jim" called upon that first trip
| stih talk about him. He was the sem
sat;on OF the day. Some of the custo-
! nicrs thought the stad, conservative
firm that sent Diamond Jim out was
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LEFT THE TICKET ON.

=
In the theatrical world there Is n
great Joke being told against an Amer
ical millionaire who sent q set OF furs
to Miss Lily Elsie. London's Dollar
Princess" and forgot to remove the
card with the price on 1t before he
dispatched them to her. 1t would APP
pear the charming actress happened to
say casually that she was gr~at ad-
mirer of Russian sables. Forthwith the
millionaire in question. who has been
paying he. marked attention for a long
time. said she must allow him the priv
lege OF sending to Russia for the very
best obtainnble. 1t seems, however,
that instead of going where the sablcs
grow, ne walked into n shop In Regent
street and bought tho furs. a delight
full set they We're. dark and lustrous,
and in the very latest shape, but they
were quite moderate in price, $2,50o a.
so, and the millionaire was under the
impression that they would do very
nicely" for he Is by no means the Wild
ly eStravasant man that his wealth
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(specinl Correspondence.

Especial Correspondence
" ONDON, Oct .0.-Therc is a ru
4 NOR which give for what it is
worth OF the engagement of
those two beautiful widows, Mrs.
Chaunccy and Lady Nnylor Leyland'
IN each case to men much younger than
themselves. Mrs Chaunceys sutton IS
n peer, who is himself a widower, and
Lady Naylor Lcyland's younger son OIL
a famous house, we'll known on the
stock exchange.
Every one has been aware that IL
Mrs. Chauncey wished she might nave
had a handle to her name years ago.
she ,s the most beautiful American
widow here. and though she is not
nearly as wealthy as others, she mas
mad more chances OF 'i,n na W ,hs ~, '''
adv Naylor l.cyland, too. has had
onnorfunitics galore of changing her
name but says. as they al 40, ina sile
has no desire to rcmarry, all her inter-
ests being bound up in her two boys,
ror whom she Is most AMBITIOUS lh-
doubtedly she is one OF the american
women who seem to have lost entire
IL. thcr interest IN society with u big $.
Durinr the life Of King Edward she
nsea 10 oucn Hyde Park house and give
a little dinner and bridge party pe-
cause he asked her TO. but since MS
death the blinds have never been raised
and shc has spent her time in Wales OF
on the continent. Shc IS taken ior nsh
}hnvs, sister; dresses simply and girl
ish,v and would pass for five and
,"ontv, Sh, SAYS she will hold no great
rmurtinn at HYDE Park house until her
elder son Is 81.
SEEKING PEACE.
Mrs Adair has left for the United
states aud Is going to her world-fnmed
ranch for privacy ana peace nt;!, Tor q iew
weeks, Notwithstanding this, she has
invited q monster house party TO join
nor later. among others her niece, Mrs.
Monte Eliot, and that lady's husband:
TIC Young duke of Leinstcr and his
brother, Lord Kitchener. and several
others Mrs. Adair IS n champion host
css When she invites her friends to
atay with her, whether 1t be at Glen
ph castle or her ranch, it Is her Gus
tom to send each return first class
tickct-.n consideration which In some
Instances Is greatly valued.
Talking Of her ranch, few days be-
fore she left town. she said:
II must be quiet fort little time, and
there Is no place " thc WORTH Wherc.
ono gets such .;plcndid isolation as on Il
rnnrh." She went,son to say that she
wo,,ld like to take some OF tho barrow
minded individuals she meets In Lon
don society away into tho wilds with
tbe hopo of expanding their poor little
outlook. II am sure" she added, they
would sec things from a totally differ
ont point OF view when they came
back
Mrs. Adair is mcditating further en-
be,lishrcnts ut tho ranch. but then
was she ever without some scheme or
demolition and rcconstruction?L Like tho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29

He Is uncommonly keen on collecting
objects of art OF which he Is Il fine
Judge and with this in view will make
pilgrlmages to different places in search
Of treasure. He is also dog fancier.
and | hear that several women who
make incomes out of breeding dogs are
looking forward to meeting him and
getting fancy prices for their wares.
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London Society GOSSIP of
Interest to Americans

late King Edward. she knows no hap
piness unless she has something to
raze and rebuild. Her health is never
OF the best and her sight, though
greatly improved. is Indifferent not
withstanding the fact that It has cost
her something like s250,0O0. Fortunate
~ for herself Mrs. Adair Is before
all things an optimist. In speaking of
her health troubles she often says.
well, you know I might have some
thing much worse"
VERY NEWEST ARRIVAL.
People have n great deal to say about
Louis Swift OF Chicago who has taken
Il lovely place in Wiltshire belonging to
Walter Long. To the majority of Eng
lish society people he Is practically un-
known, but his own compatriots say
that directly he gets known everyone
will vow he Is the jollicst man they
ever met. Needless to say like every
American who takes house in Eng
land he is going to spend pile on the
Rood Ashton abode which would DO
considered perfect as it is by any man
or woman not an American,
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Good results always follow the use
of Foley Kidney Pills They contain
just the Ingredients necessary to tone,
strengthen and regulate the kidneys
and bladder. and TO cure hnckache---t
Schramm- j ohnson Drug Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
WIRELESS SAVES s5 LIVES.
Passengers and Crow Taken from the
 Santa Clara.

Eureka, Cal, April 14.-Ninety-f five persons resuced from the North Pa cific Steamship company's steamship Santa Clara which foundered last night, arrived here today on the tug Ranger. Everybody on the sinking ship was rescued. The Santa Clara sank about four miles down the coast.
 The Santa Clara, which was bound from Portland for San Francisco, had almost cleared the bar yesterday aft ernoon, when her keel plunged in the sand and she sprang a bad leak. Her serious condition was not fully real ized until a point four miles south of Table Rock was reached, when the steamship was put about and an ef- fort made to return to Eureka. Water poured so rapidly into the hold, how eyer, that the fires were swamped.
 Wireless calls for help brought the Ranger. The steamship was settling fast when the tug came up and got a line to her, and the transfer by small boats of the sixta-one passengers was immediately begun. A high sea was running, and the work of rescue was both slow and perilous; but soon after nine o'clock last night the last of the passengers and crew were safely aboard the tug, and the Santa Clara, then low in the water, was left to her fate.
 The Ranger lay outside the bar all night, awaiting daylight before att tempting to return to the harbor-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
CHARGES TAFT WITH ATTEMPT
 TO DICTATE TO CONGRESS.
House Member Speaking on Substitute
 Railroad Bill.

Washington, April 14--Representa- tive Adan1son Of Georgia ranking mil 1loFisy member of the house committee Of interstate commerce, speaking in the house today to the subs titute rail- road bill presented Tuesday by MT. Mann of Illinois, chairman of the com 1Tljttee, declared that the purpose of the majority of the committee in in- troducing the report with quotations from the presidents message advocat- ing the commerce court. was in order to command the solid cooperation of all the regulars, insurgents and near inEurgents'' of the repu btcan party.
 He charged the president with at tempting to dctate co congress an act which he regarded as a serious assault upon the dignity, freedom and fnde- pendence of congress" and 'the most violent and insulting act of rrsurpation ever induhged in by an executive"
 The argument for the commerce court. the speaker said, had no founda- ton in any party authority and was not touched upon in the republican plstform. Mir. Townsend of Michigan, he declared, was the author of that and entitled to whatever credit or ciscredft attaches to it.'
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
RECOGNIZED AS TRUE HEIR. W. C. Russell Says Fresno Claimant Is
 Brother.

Boston, April 14.-A public acknowl- edgment Of the claim of the Fresno, California, fruit picker, that he is Daniel Blake Russell. and entitled to half of the tflree-quarters of a million dollars estate of the late Daniel Rus sell of Meirose, was made today by William C. Russell another son. The statement which was issued by the at torneys for William c. Russell, was as follows:
 T desire to state publicly at this time that am convinced and satis- fled that Daniel Blake Russell. who has recently come to Boston from Fresno, Cal, Is the son of my father, Daniel Russell, late of Melrose, and is my own brother.
 WILLIAM C. RUSSELL"
 The second claimant to half of the Russell estate reached Boston about three weeks before the case of the Dickinson, N. D., ranchman was thrown out of court by Judge Lawson. The new claimants petition to be heard on his claim was filed in the MSddiesex probate court during the last days of the famous trial, which closed on Tuesday. Up to that time William c Russell had refused to rec ognize him. The acknowledgment to- Gay. however, was not unexpected
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
MARK TWAIN" RETURNS
 TO HIS STORMFIELD HOME.
Mir. Clemens Seriously III, But in No
 Immediate Danger.

Bedding. Conn, April 14.-When the Pfttstield express, on which MT. Clem- ens came from New York, reached here he was carried from the car by his sec retary, Albert Bigelow Paine, and his butler, and placed in a carriage and driven to his home, Storraffeld, which is about half a mile from the railroad station. A physician and nurse were also in the uarty. He appeared to be very weak and haggard. but sat up during the half mile drive, as he seem ed to be more comfortable in that po- sition. His attendants said that he stood the ride from New York very well and that the drive inthe air seem- ed to relieve to some extent the difff culty he had in breathing during the trip lAp from Bermuda The attending physician said that while there was no immediate danger, MT. Clemens was seriously i'll. The return to Bedding to- day was the first time that he has been at Stormfield since the death of his daughter, Miss Jean Clemens, he hav- ing gone to Bermuda directly after her funeral.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
Restorino a Lost Empire.

The possible realization of the pro- 1ect for reopenfng the old empire of Nebuchadnezzer to civilization. a pro- 5ec1 which only yesterday was a dream. is foreshadowed by the efforts of the Turkish government to reclaim 12. 500 900 acres of waste land in north ern Mssopotamia through irrigation. Given the success of the experiment, the ancient realm of Assyrian and Babylonian monarchs may be refertil- ized and repeopled with an industri- ous race and the worlds old granary restored after centuries of desolation.
 Mesopetamia's early greatness was due to q system of irrigation canals in connection with the Tigris and Eu= rhrates- It was by their neglect that ft declined and was transformed into a sandy plain. the haunt of nomad races Within recent times the en- Sineer and archeologist have invaded q. the former plotting the route of the Baedad railway which Is to unite st with the western world and the latter delving in the dusty heap which have disclosed in turn the site of Neb- uchadnezzar's palace, the hall in which Belshazzar gave his feast and the very site of Babel To reclaim it to culti- walton will cost s2e0. 900 900. and incl dental to the scheme is the plan for the colonizing the persecuted Russian Jews in the redeemed territory.-New York World.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15

gun. Many unfortunate conditions can be controlled through wise legislation, but it must be seen to that the laws are properly enforced. Architects, women's clubs and business men do not have time to devote to the matter, and someone, a paid individual, should be engaged for the work and to see to 1t at all times.
 Referring to the New York tene- ment law, the speaker said that it dated back to 1901, and from twenty to twenty-five amendments have had to be fought for every session except the present. In every community we should stay by the ship, the speaker said. If we should examine types of construction we might find dark rooms with aIcoves or partitions not in the plans and without proper ventilation and light. The superintendent of buildings would say that there is no money to hire inspectors. This shows the need of an adequate appropria- ton.
 The cleanliness of public railways cannot be enforced without law to compel owners to keep their houses in a sanitary condition The indi- vidual tenant is pretty cleanly, but where there is divided responsibility
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
Still the Duel.

The European duel dies hard. And the American understanding of the duel has never been born. The chief patrons of the code would appear to be just now Italian tenors and Ger man officers. Both of these run to costume. and it sometimes seems as if the dueling spirit might be largely 8 matter of clothes. But the persist ence of the duel may he explained on more serious grounds. This can be done without laying too great stress on the belated medievalism of Euro pean society or even on the code of honor proper to a military cate.
 The bane of the better" sort of Continental is a fussy, touchy amour propre. He has never had a free spell of give and take in the tonic air of democracy. He is actuated first and foremost by class feeling: what he has to do is not to meet the require ments of a general public opinion, but to satisfy the narrow, artificial stand ards of his own particular set.
 What the code-ridden European wants is a larger circle. With the development of the democratic spirit that circle will enlarge. Touchiness and variety will be disciplined. the fantistic excesses of privilege will be curtailed. and the cables may con cern themselves with other matters which will be as picturesque as duels, perhaps, and rather more important. Chicago Record Herald.