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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-04
Morton to Head Board.
Other Interests Involved.


The Morton Trust company. formerly
the banking house Of Bliss. Morton & Co.
was organized In 1899, Thomas + Ryan
Is vice president Its deposits aggregate
moro than SI5,0O0,0 900 Like the Guaran-
" Trust company. its capital and sur
plus arc s.. o0O. 900 each
The Fifth Avenue Trust company,
founded ten years ago is ono OF the bet
ter known uptown financial Institutions.
With a capital and surplus OF S1.oop.0oo
each il has paid large dividends, The
capital stock Of the new company PROB
ably viii be fixed AT s5,0o0,ooo with per
lIapS 4 like amount for surplus. II is be-
iieYcd that the merger will involve the
large stock and cash dividends TO the
shareholders Of the three companies.
Tho present offices OF the Fifth Ave-
nuc Trust company vii be retained Is
. branch of the combined compa nies
while the larger offices VIII have the
combined companies In The financial dis
tTict
II was runored that the Morgan inter
csis had acquired the holdings Of Thomas
f. RYAN i'm the Morton Trust company.
but no statement on this point was OBJ
tsinablc,
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MORGAN, RYAN AND.
MORTON COMBINE
Merger of Three Great Finan-
cIal Powers. Uniting Resources
of $150,000,000.
JOIN UNDER TITLE OF
GUARANTY TRUST co.
One of the Largest Deals of Its
Kind Ever Made in the
United States.
Special to The Tribune


NEW YORK. Jan. 3.--.L F. Morgan.
inomas Ryan and Levi p. Morton. linked
hands In New York today In trust
company merger which unltes resources
OF $50, ,000. 900 -
. II is a. triple combination, bringing the
guaranty Trust company, the Morton
trust company and the Fifth Avenue
lrlst company. all OF this city under
one head with the title OF the Guaranty
Trust company. The merger is per-
maps the largest OF its kind in the United
states, Directors OF all three companies
lnct today, and informally approved the
terms OF The merger. which Will he put
In more definite form Weduesd when
another directors meeting will be held
and the plan ratified ny stockholders. A
formal vote VIII not be taken until later.
Morton to Head Board.
Levi p. Morton. president OF the Nor
Ton Trust company and Of the Fifth Ave
nue. Trust company-both known as Nor
ton- Ryan CoDceyns-has consented TO act
as chairman of tho board OF the merger
companies. No president has been selcc-
led. The namc OF Alexander j. Hemp
MT Nico-prcsident and acting president
oi the Guaranty Trust company, has
been mentioned for the position.
The new move in finance follows the
recent absorption Of tie Guaranty Trust
company by the so-calcd Morgan inter
csts. but upon what terms the merger
was made is not disclosed. The Guaranty
Trust company was organized in 1891
and has total deposits Of more than
SIS, 600 600.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-04
sui More EicIrr

Easd au" presidents objected to the
.! snisenndlnent giving shippers the
goat s through route for
and giving the Interstate
'aunued on Page Two.
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Conference Prolon pcd.
vigorous Objections.

tsIy a2u presidents objected most
: Wa, ',,p. TO the proposed rcstrlc-
sfori .le Issuance OF stocks. bonds
fscor, or,crin notes. President Taft
\ h ,rs,cnd that no such securities
csssl eo IN the future without tho
-thrlon inc Interstate commerce
- arc T. pased npon a finding that the
tor 'oT purposes authorized by inv
n ana price not less than par for
.t,l yah, n"t loss than the reasonable
'csly q, claim lhIa restriction Will
-,t IT, 'efiere with their borrowing
PAT ays amendments are designed 10
ha c,,,,s.ilssues of stocks and bonds
'tti 4, ,,e'onl known as watering" IL
"a On, W said, tho amendment also
"ratyca an end ia what Is known as
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-04
Must Protect Minority.

4 hs; as President Taft Will suggest
,,EeYins mat where a. railroad owns
k' seol or more oi the stock of an
4 may acquire IN" remainder.
y Saln. would afford measure
fg~ction to minority stockholders.
~ railroad owning the ma lority
rnou'n no prohibited from acquiring
sls, the minority would lose their
= - purchaser. Where railroad
III than the majority of stock in
4 /, nne. however. i, win be provided
can acquire no moro.
,,--,SsIk IN the interstate commerce
o" g"en,e VIII he so drawn as 20 legal =
nololng ot stock in q competing
~. The holding of the stock re-
/. ~ NloiS ton Of tLc apif- fr,et l.,s
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Presidents Attitude.

ne president. il is declared, will not
fzpt to force the Wickcrsham or any
" bill upou congress. ljc Will say
|ik message that such bill has been
Md and is At The disposal OF con
y. The railroad presidents admitted
!, ihcir objections Ia the proposed
Esdmonts 10 the Interstate commerce
1 we general iu their application to
',ihc amendments. The president.
rrer had made his position clear to
D Morgan in y brief interview last
rty morning Nr Morgan, in turn,
rigtd for todav's conference and ad-
Ed,he railroad men 10 cOnfinc them
|s 10 Suggestions IF changes in
c,lmcnis rather than to an attempt
'l-fucnce the president as 10 his gem
fOIrao
The Washington herald., 1910-12-25

Part OF the Maharajahs palace may be
filled with English au1 American guests
Tho sound Of music and feast.ng may
rise Oriental players and mag.cians and
dancers may entertain But the women
Of the harem see nothing Of this. They
live "a life apart.
The palace I'M which 7 found myself
was surrounded by exquisite grounds.
but the women of the harem We're not
permitted Co set foot IN the gardens
save between the hours OF and a. M.
when guests were not abroad Even
then the women stepped forth from their
chambers clad as for travelling OF shop
ping. even their mouths yelled
Every day was like unto It's predeceS-
SoT Tea was served 10 ms at I'm the
morning, when life i'm the harem seemed
10 stir slightly. Early rising is not due
10 energy, but 90 the intense heat later
on, which drives the Orientals back TO
shelter. Breakfast comes a little later
and an told six meals are served daily.
The event of the morning is the bath
II occupies about am hour and a half and
is a ceremony. a rite. The care of her
body-that is the one pleasure fully APP
preciated by the woman Of the harcm
And she appreciates 10, not because bv
find favor in the eyes OF her lord and
master but simply because the bath
IS a never-failing thrill. the rubbing and
perfuming and painting Of her flesh az
ford her physical satisfaction
The Washington herald., 1910-12-25

First let me explain i'm detail the forma-
ton OF a harem Those who have never
given the matter thought picture a harem
as collection OF lovely women quarrel
ing over the favor of their lord and
master. This is the popular but unrelia-
bic belief Tn reality a harem numbers
so many Old and ugly women that the
collection would cause the manager of "a
Broadway musical show 10 think ne had
nightmare. And as for Huarreling, scores
of the women never exchange a word
with their master. Nor does this fact
keep them awake nights
The harem is literally the Maharajah's
family. A polygamist he may be but
often this is a matter OF inheritance
rather than choice. A harem is willed to
him by his father precisely as his title
his estates, and his Jewels are And
saddest Of all, the new-made prince can
not weed out the undesirable women Of
this inheritance. No, he must take them
''as is and support them in idleness and
Eztravagance along with the pretty ones
Tie may acquire new women il he will
but he can't shake the old ones.
You viii notice that I have not spoken
OF them as wives This is because female
relatives are provided for within the
walls of the harem. A mans mother
grandmother. aunt any woman depend
ent upon him. is punched in with his
wives served by the same cungChs
forced 10 live under the same stern rules
shown the same respect.
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CAFES THE LIVING PLACE OF PEACEFUL BUT nBBINC TEUTONS

is "a little, dreamy-eyed. vet viNacious
Hungarian from Budapest He Is a Won
derfui little animal and knows "a lot of
tricks He never sits down. but stands
in the center of the room before the or
chestra- Here he glides back and forth.
standing on his toes all the while. playing
bis violin. and bringing forth lovely be-
Witching sounds.
To add 10 the excitement OF the place,
or perhaps il Is his artistic temperament
If he sees a lady he admires, he goes over
and plays 20 her. The women are inva-
riably pleased and iattered AT such per-
Torrance, bat invariably the escorts are
angry.
Coon Songs az Munich.
Then in Munich there is the Simphcis-
sinus and Seridissimus. two cafes where
the excitement begins ut 1870 No use
going before that time. as the place would
DE deserted, and better not go AT an if
you understand the Bayarian dialect too
Well Here at 1880 the vaudeville stunts
begin.
One evening at the Seridissimus a very
attractive German girl sang a number OF
American coon songs in Bavdrian dialect
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TWO WEEKS LIFE IN THE HAREM AN EAST INDIAN MAHARAJA

Before us ran a herald 10 warn the
sh0pkeeper that ladies from the harem ~
the Maharajah approached. Instantly the
shop was cleared Of mere plebeian shop
pers. our carts We're stopped at rear
doors and We entered. 10 md the choicest
wares Of the merchant spread before us.
No poking around for bargains. however
No delights OF wandering from shop 20
shop. Just obsequious shopkeepers, bring
ing out what it was we'll for the ladies OF
the haTem 10 ste.
on special occasions musicians masi-
clans. or dancers gave performances IN
the garden OF the palace. Then We were
permitted To stand behind a maryelOusiy
constructed lattice and watch the pro-
ceedings. 1t was in this fashion that I
saw the cobra dance which / describe in
nav hook
/ endured the life OF these women for
four days. Then revolt arose strong
within me. I had made a vow 90 live a
fortnight in a harem. ] intended 20
keep il. So I continued 10 sleep twhaC
little I could with the heavy perfume
OF the women fairly choking me-
battle, eat and SHOP with nay boresome
companions, but at dinner time I fed
10 the salon OF the Maharajah and
dined with his other guests. That
much respite ] had to secure from sur
roundings that in much less than the
prescribed two weeks would certainly
have driven me mad. And yet these
women do not so mad, They live and
dream and quarrel
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but of the dead, OF such a spectral visi-
tor the author tells this story:
One of the best friends / ever had
was X who was a fellow-student with
me when ! was reading in Dublin. X.
who came OF very distinguished milf
tary family. and was the nephew of the
Baroness B., used often 10 chat with me
about the possibilities Of the future life
Look here. he said TO me one night
III make YOU promise If anything
happens to me within the next few years
I'll appear to you
Il laughingly told him I should be
very pleased to see his ghost. and that
would do all that 1 could to make II feel
thoroughly at home. Some months later
X went to South Africa. where he
eventually joined one OF the mounted
police forces. one evening, when l was
sitting alone in my room in D. / suddenly
felt very cold and on glancing toward
the window saw a figure standing IN the
recess.
Though the figure was misty lumi-
nous, and net at all clearly defined.
had no difficulty in recognizing il as
the phantasm of r. who had certainly
not been in my thoughts for a long time.
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Three hundred women constituted the
harcm in which / studied Oriental life.
There were grandmotheTS, mothers, and
young girls. There were hideously ugly
women and radianuy beautiful ones.
They simply formed part of the posses
sionS which gave this particular prince
prestige. To scores of them he had
never youchsafed a word OF a glance
His lavorte wife, To whom he was de-
voted. was a Circassian girl of rare
beauty. Her skin was the most wonder
ful white I have ever seen. Her lips
were the scarlet which cosmetics can
mover give. Her eyes were black and
smoldering. Her hair was a perfect
Titan shade. But she was neither hated
nor Jnvied by the other women. They
seemed devoid Of emotions OF this sort
To understand their viewpoint. you
must know that most of them are little
more than slaves. In the Old days when
the princes Of India fought among them
selves. women represented spOils Of war.
A leader of a victorious force brought
from the pillaged principally the most
beautiful woman his footing army could
find. These he offered as trophies of
victory 10 his ruler and generally they
were accepted by the maharajah pre-
cisely as if they were So many Jewels.
so much gold, so much treasure OF any
sort The gold was sent % the treasury,
the jewels 10 the vault of the palace
the women 10 the harem.
To-day, with the English rule establish
cd i'm India. there is no warfare between
The Washington herald., 1910-12-25

When tourists go 10 Munich they all
rush 10 the Hofbrau House. and they
think they have seen the most unique
sight In the world,
Now the Mathasaurbrag IS a beer hall
the tourist seldom visits and IL is far
more Interesting than the Hofbrau. II
is said to Dee the largest beer hall in the
world. and has countless rooms filled
mp with people filling up and hlled up
with beer You wonder that there is so
much beer in the world as you see at
this place. The Hofbrau House Is aris-
tocratgc compared with the Mathasaur-
brau. 1t is the favorite resort Of the
lower class Of Mucheners and the Ty-
rolian peasants. Most Of the guests
bring their meals with them and they
are surely a CAV giddy rollicking lot
Their souls were fun of ecstacy and
beer
Down a little side street in Munich
near the Rathaus. is a little Hungarian
cafe called the Corso. Here you can hear
beautiful music wild and aluring The
restaurant is a long. narrow room. with
the orchestra in the middle. The leader
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the different principalites. but women for
the haTem were acquired in an equally
unromantic fashion. I'm numbers they
simply represent the Importance Of their
master Individually they are pitiable
slaves, kept in luxury perhaps. bat with
no hope. no future before them
They have no education or social lie
They are devoid OF ambition. They never
travel save as the Maharajah moves his
harem from one place to another
The Maharajah led two distiD = lives
Neither " these brought him il 3ntact
with the women of his harem. AS a ma
tive prince, be- lived in a luxurious suite
with his fayorite wife Ia attendance. AS
the yassal of King Edward. Emperor or
India. he maintained what might be term
cd a small court. Ia which he entertained
visitors of all sorts. men and women OF
title, English and foreign army officers.
diplomats. travellers OF note. and many
Americans interested in developing indus
trial. transportation. or banking facilities
ina his country.
AS the native prince. he was the dream
or, the sybariJe. the student OF OrieBtal
lore and traditions. As the representative
OF his British ruler, DE was the polished
man Of the world the diplomat the stu
dent or politics and craftsmanship. And
always everywhere. he was The sauve
couTtier. the latent lover. The East In
dams are the most accomplished love
makers in the world They make e il an
arr IN which English. French. and Ameri-
can men might well take lessons.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-25

train. AS the weather was very cold and
wet there were few travellers. and the
platform, gloomy and streaming with
water, presented singularly foriorn and
forbidding appearance Having been
confined indoors all day / was glad 20
snatch any opportunity for stretching
my limbs. and was pacing up and down
in the rain when / narrowly avoided col
lision with a very elegantly though IN
seasonably- dressed lady Apart from
being pretty. she had a decidedly intel
iectual face, and ] was so struck with
her that I admit I wheeled round with
the intention of passing her again, when.
10 my establishment, there was no one
To be seen, and on my inquring both OF
the stauonmaster and solitary porter
who the lady was. II was positively as
serted that no such person had entered
the station.
Some months later, when taking tea
at club in Knightsbridge. / was intro
duced 10 Lady - whom I Immediately
recognized as the lady I had seen on
New Years Eve. ] mentioned the incl
dent 10 her and she laughingly told me
she mad never been In such a place"
,.HUsts that haunt houses and elsewhere
are generally phantasms not OF the living
The Washington herald., 1910-12-25

The bath proper is a huge pool Of tepid
water, with a fountain playing IN the
center. In and out of the water the
women slip laziIy. lovingly. 10 would take
another Bulwer Lytton 90 describe these
baths and the emotions which they seem
10 excite In the women of the harem-
Personally, IL often appealed 70 me as
the solid comfort Of "a beautiful, sleek
cat licking its cleaning coat.
An Exquisite Luxury.
From the bath to the hands of a mas
seuse In the Occident We do not know
the meaning of the word massage An
oriental masseuse inherits her gift-and
improves IL by every trick she can de-
wise. Massage in the orient is not pain
ful-it is an exquisite luxury. touch not
OF iron. but of velvet, an experience 70
dream of-When you can no longer en-
JOY it, The rubbing is done with oils,
perfHmed with sandalWO0d. altar Of
roses. jasmine, and other heavy. Lam
gIor0us odors The hair is literally
drenchtd n such perfumes. Just as The
Occidental woman makes up her face be-
fore appearing on the stage. at the the
alter. or any evening function where ar
tincial light VIII prove trying 10 the COM
piexion. sd does the Oriental woman
make up her entire body. Every vein.
for instance. IS packed out with blue pig
ment and the bosom is beautifully tinted
Finally. over all this ara draped her
robes Of exquisite yelling and transparent
The Washington herald., 1910-12-25

The cafe in Germany is an institution
IT does not mean merely a place 10 eat
and drink. but the favorite cafe of a Ger
man is almost his home. This is especially
SO OF Southern Germany. Here ne eats
his meals, reads his books and papers
does his letter writing. and has social
chats and games with his friends,
You can sit a whole evening in a Ger
man cafe. only ordering a very small
amount. perhaps an ice or a cup Of coffee,
price 6 cents. The obligtng waitress brings
YOU magazines, an ash tray, games, a
glass of water-oh, rare article in Ger
maryland for all this YOU tip her 2A
cents. But more wonderful still she
thanks you gTaciOusly and is pleased.
Just imagine what the result would be il
you offered an American 2la cents, after
monopoliZing his table all evening
Generally the music at these places is
very good, and they play not only popular
airs, but classical selections as we'll
Most of the Germans have their especial
seats at their especial tables in their IA
vOrite cafe, and here little crowds of old
cronies gather each evening and chat.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-25

important part in the church celebration
Of Christmas. The ministers and priests
who upheld the custom secured "a waXen
figured To represent the Virgin Mary and
another TO take the part of the infant
Christ These two figures were dressed
by the good wives Of the church. and on
Christmas Day were stood in the Vesti-
bule of the church with arms out
stretched, and a goodly sized bowl in
front OF them Beside them stood a
young girl, selected for the sacred Office
because OF her good deeds during the
year. 10 act as the voice Of the Nir-
gin She told, in beautiful verse, the
story of the Nativity 10 all who gathered
before the opening service. To each who
dropped "a gift into the bowl she gave a
pure white. rose. blessed 10y the church
and supposed TO signify the pleasure of
Mary. the Virgin.
In Charge of Five MaidenS-
A little later the custom was modified
somewhat The waxen igures-really
dolls-were dressed in the same manner
bun 10 the Virgins left arm was attached
The Washington herald., 1910-12-25
WASSA BOWL COMBINES YULETIDE AND SECULAR INTEREST

The almost forgotten wassaiI bowl. OF.
as our early forefathers Of Chaucer's time
called it, the vessel bowl" is with us
again this year. after having disappeared
for a century or more Indeed, il never
really appeared in its true guise in Amer
lea, the Southern punch bowl coming
nearest TO it, Rev. DIT. Andrews. pastor
OF a little Reformed Baptist church near
Roanoke, Va, is renewing interest in the
oid-time wassail bowl Mir. Andrews is a
CHEEKY, hberal-minded clergyman. and he
approves most heartily Of sociability and
merriment among old and young. He
commenced 10 plan for 1905 Christmas
festivities, and he promised 10 bring
some novel idea for the celebration of
Christmas home with him when ne re-
turned from his summer trip abroad. The
wassail bowl is the idea. and in its mod
ern use, as Mr. Andrews has planned it,.
10 combines both "a religious and a secu-
lar celebration.
Long ago as early as 1000 and some
thing. the vessel bowl" played a very
The Washington herald., 1910-12-25

Does the trne-honored custom Of tell
iug ghost stories survive? Do specters
grim of fearful mien haunt stin this
ulua-modern earth or have their lumin-
Gus spirits been quenched with blazing
publicity Of arc lights and skepticism?
According 10 Mr. Elliott ODonnen,
ghosts are stuI in season. He has seen
them by one-by two-by three" as the
old asseveration goes. And in his Ghost
IS Phenomena" he gives some personal
experiences of hlmy visitants from the
Shades.
Come then. The curtains are drawn
about the windows. the huge fire piled
high with glowing logs throws its fan
tastc light over the room where a semi
circle Of expectant listeners are gathered
10 hear strange spectral matters.
PhantRsms of the Living.
1t seems that beside our ordinary ma
teria being We have an ever-accompany-
ing "phantasm," or super-physical body.
This immaterial body it is possible to
project, when il manifests itself, eth
er usually or auditoriany, or both. at
any distance from its earth-bound part
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as toasts were drunk from candle light 10
cock crow Wassail finally came 10 sig
Nifty FOSTERING festivities, and tho phrase
"a wassal time" became the popular ex-
preston when one wished TO describe a
festivity where the wine had flowed free
IL. To-day we find wassail defined TN our
dictionaries ia about those terms. and II
is used 20 describe a liquor composed Of
wine or ale, sugar, nutmeg toast and
roasted apples. Wassail In this form we
knew in America when beaus wore wigs
and buckles When the Wassail bowl be-
came the symbol of gayety il was consid-
cred very bad form % bring il forth in
the presence Of the women. 1t was never
brought into a company by a woman at
tendaut nor was IL spoken of in good
society at mixed gathering Even here
in our land the old feeling clung 10 the
wassail bowl. for wassail was always a
mans drink and never served 10 the
women like other wines and punches
Dolls Represent the Virgin.
With the disappearance of wigs and
powder and patches, the favor Of the
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ner. The separation Of the two bodies, a"
we read, may be done consciously or
unconseiously. more often the latter. and
not infrequently. too. during sleep. IN
deed, many cases Of nocturnal hauntings
have been found TO be due 10 the phan-
tasms of living people. who have dreamed
they were visiting certain localities. and
whose super-physical bodies frequently
have in very truth visited the places N
question and thereby oecasioned the
hauntings,"
The following story is given by Mr.
C'Donnell as an example:
"A Mrs. Gilmore, on the occasion of her
first visit TO Scotland, told me that the
people with whom she was staying took
her 10 see a picturesque house near
MOntTose. The caretaker. on opening the
door TO them, turned deathly pale and
screamed cut, God help u.s. II it ism
the ghost come 10 visit US in broad day
light"
when the woman had recovered a lit
tie from her fright she explained TO
them that for some months past the
house ha been haunted by an apparition
the exact image of Mrs. ElmOre; IL had
exactly the same face and figure, but
was wearing different clothes which