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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-06
FOURTEEN ARE
CLOSE IN RACE
Cyclists in Annual Six-Day
Grind Are Hitting Up Rec
ord-Breaking Clip.
ONE TEAM DROPS OUT
AFTER LOSING TEN LAPS
Dizzy WhirIygig Is Too Rapid
for Gcrmain and Yerlindcn of
France and Belgium.
Observation-Disclosures:
Still Even.

= Still Even.
:. NEW YORK. Dee. 6.-The four
= teen teams continued even Jt :
:. o'clock this morning, the twenty .
+ sixth hour. after having travelled :
= 55S miles Z laps. The former rec .
: ord was 5aS miles. 3 laps, nude by .
:. Root and FoglcT last year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
WANT AMERICAN ART.
Londoners Would Like to See Display
of American Pictures.

The patrons of the hundred and one
arr galleries which line Bond street, Lon
don, are wondering why they have never
seen an exhibition of contemporary
American art. In Bond street there are
constantly being held zone man shows
by French, German, Hungarian, Italian,
Russian, Spanish, Dutch and even Aus
tralian artists; but the American artist
is unknown. Most of these shows are
extremely profitable for both artist and
gallery proprietor, to whom every mem
Der of the picture-buying public is per-
sonally known. Enterprising American
artists might do worse than try the ex-
pertinent of an exhibition of their work
in London In the case of men like Glib
son and Maxwell Parrish, very few ex-
amples of their work would fail to find
purchasers, and as far as the lesser
known men are concerned it is almost
certain that their freshness of outlook
and their dashing technique would com
mand ready sale. That these exhibit
lions are profitable is evidenced in the
case of James Elgood, who exhibited at
the Fine Art Society's galleries seventy
water color paintings of gardens. and
sold half that total on the day of the
private view. and every remaining pic
ture before the close of the exhibition,
which remained open just three weeks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
The Rockefeller Foundation.

The first impression regarding the pro
posed Rockefeller Foundation was de-
rived from the stupendous possibilities
of the creation in the direction of benevo-
lence Turning the matter over, how
ever. some of those who were cordially
disposed toward the project at first blush
are now inclined to hesitate about il
on account of the immensely of the trust
which it will create, and in view of the
general opposition to the locking up OF
capital in trusts for long periods OF
time. Moreover, it has been suggested
from quarters openly inimical to Mr..
Rockefeller that his main desire in seek
ing the legislation asked for was to
throw his property into form in which
it would enjoy exceptional immunity
from taxation.
Whatever the reasons most influential
in each particular case, there is no ap-
pearance at the present time, it is said,
of getting a majority of the senator's to
vote for it. This, so gossip at the cap
ital affirms, may lead to the withdrawal
of the pending bill, but not to the aban-
donment of the proposed trust for it is
understood that authority for the Rookie
Teller Foundation will be forthcoming at
the hands of one of the sovereign states.
1t is really curious if the uproar about
Rockefeller has so affected the grave
and reverend Senate as to make its mem
bers fearful to rely on their own ludg-
ment where an enterprise in which he is
interested is concerned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
The Menace of Celluloid.

Celluloid and other infammable and
explosive artificial substances much in
use at the present time constitute an ele-
ment in the fire danger the extensive
menace of which is not generally under
stood.
At Pittsburg yesterday painter took
a salt-cellar from the table of a club
restaurant where he was working and
slipped it into his pocket The pocket
contained loose matches, one of which
became ignited by friction as he moved
about, and this instantly set fire to the
celluloid top of the salt-cellar. which eX-
plOded. The man was seriously burned.
Celluloid is made into countless articles
of varied character. 1t is very popular
for toilet novelties and is found in toys
and in ornaments for the mantel. There
are men who wear celluloid collars and
women who wear ceiluloid combs. A
casual spark might ignite any OF these
things, causing an explosion and herce
combustion.
The films used for moving pictures of
ten ignite with disastrous effect Such
accidents are not confined to the times
while the films are in use. Two fires
lately have been attributed to spontane-
Gus combustion of these films when
stored in vaults among papers and other
non-freproof surroundings.
The dissemination of warning informa-
ton will lead the public to take precau-
tons which should never be omitted, but
the necessity for which frequently might
be disregarded if the perils of careless
ness were not kept in mind.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
The Highest Dam in America.

The highest dam in America, accord
ing to the calculations of the reclamation
engineers, will be the barrier now under
construction in the state of Wyoming in
connection with the Shoshone project.
The shoshone gorge, in which the work
is being erected, is very narrow in pro-
portion to it's depth. the walls being of
hard granite especially favorable for wa
ter storage. The dam will rise no less
than 80 feet above its foundation; and
so narrow is the canyon that the mason
nv will measure only IT'S feet along its
crest Here, as in the Roosevelt dam, it
was necessary to cut road many miles
in length out of the solid rock in order to
gain access to the site. The dam will
provide a reservoir with a storage ca
pacity OF $4,000 acre feet. and by 1911
enough water will be available on over
100000 acres of land. The dam will reg
uIate the flow of the water, and thirty
miles below the dam the stream will be
turned into a tunnel three and a quarter
miles in length, which will conduct it by
a large canal into the district to be If
rigated. This wall will be thirteen feet
higher than the famous Croton dam
which forms the Croton reservoir.-Cas-
sier's Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
The Women at the Gould Wedding.

One of the New York Worlds readers
writes to that paper as follows: "A
railroad man. jumps to conclusion. That
crowd of fool women at the Drexel-
Gould wedding are just the very ones
the suffragists are complaining, about
they don't want the ballot and they keep
such as me from getting it. Their very
presence at the function at that hour
would indicate that they belong to the
home type Of women, who as usual,
seem badly off for mental stimulus; but
he forgets the thousands that were not
there. A safer assumption would be
that those that crowded there were most
" milliners and modistes, who went for
professional reasons to see the styles.
Government by hysteria' and govern
ment by graft are equally, Objectionable 1i
What we really want and are supposed
to have is representative government.
Does A Railroad Man or any other
man represent that crowd of fool WON
en-? This is not a government by the
wise, the sarcastic, the good or the rich;
II is representative"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

| ing balcony built from the second story
! of a house, if properly planned is no dis
hgurement, and think of the benenI tC be
derived from it. There would be fewer
anaemic constitutions and less tubercu-
! lOSlS and more men and women with
clearer brains if they would lvc more N
Gods out-of-doors.-Health Ci" :. e.
-OI.O-
Ready for the Road.
| When contemplating trip from home,
whether it is to be long or short one,
| it is wise to count the cost ascertain
| the best routes, and make as close a
schedule of the time to be spent on the
! journey as you can.
Approximately you may estimate the
expense of any given trip, but, having
! done so, your comfort and peace of mind
will be greatly enhanced if you add
something for margin. In going any
where Beyond yc,:c ordinary ha!iHr!ck 1t
is proper to provide for illness or other
contingency which may delay you and
largely increase your outlay.
| 10 have Just enough, with nothing IN
the background to draw upon, may do
for youth and inexperience in the hap
py-gO-lucky season of life, but few of us.
when past youth, dare to take the risks
that boys and girls survey so lightly.
Better take cheaper trip, or forego a
costly one, than to be stranded without
means in city of strangers. BY means
of maps, railway guides, and the various
trips outlined by tourists one may obtain
an accurate notion of where, how, and
when to go to any point on the globe,
| A gentleman Vino recently with his
wife went round the world, visiting
many foreign mission stations and trav-
cling by every sort of conveyance, ac-
cOrding to the ways of the country III
which he happened to be, made the trip
in fourteen months, arriving at his
home in New York only twelve hours
ing. Judicious planning will enable one
to travel without fuss or fretting on the
way.
Set out on journey expecting to have
| good time. People who forhode dlsaS-
ter are on the ragged edge OF anxiety
every moment. To anticipate is to look
for something beautiful around the next
corner, to watch eagerly for something
new, curious, or charming, whenever one
enters an unfamiliar region.
The responsibility of conveying a trav-
eler safely rests with those who have
sold him ticket. Captains, conductors
engineers and the many men who man,
age trains, or sail ships, are charged
with the duty of landing passengers i'll
good shape at the objective point on
their tickets.
A great deal of confidence may be re-
posed in the average man. Accidents dc
happen, but the percentage of accidents
as compared with the immense aggre-
gate of successful travel is extremely
small. I take it for granted that those
who read this commit themselves daily
to the care of the father in heaven, who
neither slumbers nor sleeps, and who
has given his angels charge concerning
his children, that no evil befall them
On the road or at home Gods child may
say, II laid me down and slept; for the
Lord sustained me-
The pleasure of any journey is marred
if not ruined, by the presence of feal
in the heart. Sanctifed common sense
must be part of every travellers outfit
Margaret E. Sangster in Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19

how could one be married 1t minutes
notice?
spent horrible night, and came
down in the morning feeling miserable,
and, what was much worse, ugly.
About 10 O'Clock iii walked Cyril, calm
and collected as though 1t was most
ordinary proceeding.
"Well, little girl" he said. ARE you
coming? I've got special license from
doctors commons, and we've just time
to get married, have a bite of lunch at
The Berkeley, and catch the afternoon
Continental express"
went.-Alan Sethbridge in NJ A. P.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
For Scandalmonoers.

been enriched with a curious relic of the
past. which some workmen in making
excavations in the city came across. 1t
is a stone representing a gr1nning figure,
showing the teeth, the countenance be-
ing repellant enough. In this way the
locuacious woman, the scandalmonger,
was brought to her senses. The stone,
suspended by a chain, was placed round
her neck. and so accoutered she was
compelled to walk around the town in
which she lived. The stone is supposed
to date about the Sixteenth century.
Our French friends are fond of calcula-
tons, so if one stone were sufhcient for
a town three centuries ago, the problem
suggests itself, how many such instru-
ments of torture would be necessary to-
day to deal with the unruly member of
the fair sex?-London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
The Adventurous Rejane.

Nine. Reiane has given a fresh in
stance of her adventurous spirit by slip
ping away for three days from Paris
where she is actively rehearsing her new
play-to Venice, in order to attend the
Tarnovska trial. She captivated an Ital-
ian journalist at the trial, and he, gal
lantly providing the actress with an i'm
portant looking portfolio, was able to
smuggle her through the extremely strict
control at the doors of the courtroom as
a lady reporter.
Nine. Reiane does not find the fatal
countess" at all beautiful, but expresses
admiration for her elegant figure. Of
the four prisoners, she declares Prilukoff
to be much the most interesting. His
face, she says, reflects the horrible
events in which he has played a part.
The fashionable ladies of Venice, who
have had to disguise themselves as coun-
try women in order to be present in
court, are very wroth at the favoritism
shown a stranger.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Insurance Against Jury Duty.

A man summoned for jury duty last
week in London was fined $50 for failing
to attend, his excuse that he could not
possibly leave the rubber market for a
and the possibility of men having to
serve for $50 days on jury, as in the
famous Tichborne case, have induced an
insurance company to introduce system
of insurance compensation against the
inconvenience caused by doing a citizens
duty. A man who pays premium of %
cents year will receive $3.50 a day
compensation while serving on a jury
and for premium of 80 cents So day
will be paid
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
LAUDS HOUSEKEEPERS.
Cardinal Gibbons Commends Women
Who Are Industrious.

II have ten times more respect for
the woman who goes out and earns her
living, tolls for herself and family and
becomes a good housekeeper, than for the
idle, gossiping. society woman who
passes away her precious moments in
doing nothing" Cardinal Gibbons spoke
thus in the sermon at the confirmation
exercises at st. Joseph's Catholic
church, Baltimore. The confirmation
class was the largest in the his
tory of the church, 26O children
and adults being confirmed. "Above all,
my boys and girls, be Industrious" con-
tinued the cardinal. ''It is an honorable
thing to work, and honorable and indus
trious work is what has made this great
nation. Never be ashamed of work, and
always be ever ready to do your share
when the time comes. Men alone should
not be Industrious. Women also mast
be Industrious, and the working woman
always commands and should demand
much more respect than the idle woman"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Short-weights in Packages.

Colonel William G. Haskell, super
intendent of weights and measures of the
District of Columbia, has given tes-
timony before a House committee which
is of interest to the public generally.
Colonel Haskell said that his office
was satisfied after many investigations
that practically every package sold in
grocery stores is from one to four ounces
short of the weight which the purchaser
believes he is paying for. The only ex-
ception to this short weight which had
ever come to his attention is in the
case of one brand of sugar, every pack
age of which, he said, is slightly in ex-
cess of the supposed weight. Colonel
Haskell explained that there is no dis
trict law compelling the labelling of pack
ages OF food for the purpose of show
ing their weight, and that he regarded
this as principally responsible for a con-
dition which permitted the wholesaler
and retailer to sell a consumer much
less quantity than the consumer usually
supposes he is getting for his money.
The same thing applies to liquid meas
ures and to weight. ''Pint bottles" rare
ly contain pint, and quarts" seldom
hold more than pint and half. Some
times package and its contents pulls
down the scale to the extent expected
by the consumer, but in that case the
weight of the contents falls short to the
amount of the weight of the package
There are advantages in the system of
getting everything in packages. Edibles
look more attractive thus protected, and
no one who pays attention to the talk of
psychologists will be likely to ignore the
preferability of well wrapped goods on
the score of healthfulness.
But the system does add enormously
to the cost of living-there is no doubt
about that-and it would not be bad
thing if packages were always made to
contain legible statement of the weight
of their contents. The weight is stamped
on tobacco bag-why not on things to
eat as well as on things to smoke?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Genesis of the Tramp.

The tramp is an interesting creature
when viewed from his several points.
Who is he. and what is he; where did
he come from, and where is he going to-?
That he is we all know. bur as to why
he is we are not able to say. But if
there be musical freaks, mathematical
wonders, contortionists, snake charmers,
and sword swallowers, why not tramps,
beggars and thieves? Are not these all
freaks in a general sense, and in parti-
cular? How much do you lack of being
little more. a yery little of the el Wander
lust in your makeup might have sent
you adrift, a little less of the honest
impulses and you might have gathered
where you had not sown; while a slight
ly different mixture of tastes could have
caused your ambition to lead to freak
dom. AS are your tastes and desires so
are you, and as you cultivate them so
will YOU be.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Maine Relics.

Stephen Purinton of Harpswell, who
is 96 years old, is the oldest citizen in his
town. On his place is the oldest build
and wrought nails. The original shingles
are still in use and still good. Each
single measures about 512x1S inches.
The part exposed shows that nearly
half the original thickness has been
wasted away, but some of the shingles
are still perfectly sound. The nails, too,
are well preserved. and each nail shows
the roughness and irregularity that are
common to the old hand made relics
Kennebec Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
DIVORCE COLONY BALKS.
And Census Takers at Reno, New, Are
Puzzled

Unless there is a change Of heart very
soon, the police courts of Reno, New,
may be called in to assist in taking the
census of the divorce colony. The fed
eral enumeratOrs have reported to George
Russell, supervisor of the census for Ne
vada, that it is impossible for them to
obtain any information whatsoever from
the women who have not yet resided in
the state long enough to file suit. They
absolutely decline to give their names
or to reveal whence they came. Many
of them have informed their landlords
that the least information about them,
from him or his representatives will mean
a vanishing tenant. Mr.. RUSSELL who is
now in Reno, has notified his men to go
with policemen and if any woman re-
fuses to comply with the law, to have
her arrested. That is not the only trou-
BILE Mr.. Russell is experimenting with
reference to the colony. The quandary
is what to do with the information after
it is procured. All of the women are
married and have husbands at some point
of the compass. These husbands I'M
doubtedly tell all to the enumerators, and
they will be compelled to mention the
wife. AS she is resident of Nevada,
she may be compelled to TELL and there
will be many duplicates. Mr.. Russell
has asked e. Dana Durand. director of
the census, at Washington, for a ruling
on the cases.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
A Card Sharp's Trick.

A Moscow card sharp has confessed
that he has been winning money at the
chief clubs of the city for thirty years
past by the following. trick:
he invariably wore dark spectacles al
night. His favorite game was one
called ''bank," in which the Fights and
mines are the most important cards. In
his waist coat pocket he kept prepare
ton of phosphorus and by touching the
backs of cards which. he wished to marx
he made them slightly luminous. His
dark spectacles enabled him to see the
small phosphorus marks, which were in
visible to the other players. After. 9
few deals with a pack he could play will
absolute certainty.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
To Play Ball for Charity.

Official and resident society are taking
much interest in a game of baseball to
be played May between the Metropol-
itan and the Chevy Chase, the two most
exclusive and fashionable clubs of
Washington. The game will be played
at the National Baseball park and the
Marine band will play during the after
noon. A handsome silver cup for the
winning team has been offered by the
Providence hospital, to which the pro
ceeds will be given.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
WHY the Girls Object.

Vassar college girls object seriously to
having brand of chocolates named aft
er their institution, especially with the
insistent advertising underneath al
ways fresh" Yes, undoubtedly that is
an unfortunate and improper choice of
words. Always sweet. or always deli
cious. it should be.-Philadelphia Even
ing Times
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
A Paradox.
A Woman'S WAY.

A prominent banker in this city was
talking the other day of the foibles of
some of his feminine depositors.
Women are queer creatures when it
comes to business" he said "FOr one
thing, no woman can understand why we
won't send her unlimited amounts of
money if she asks for it over the tele-
phone.
"But the funniest incident I've known
happened the other day. We sent word
to one of our women depositors that her
account was overdrawn. We expected
her to be angry. They usually are. But
she wasn't.
''No. indeed. She sat down and wrote
us a gracious and lovely letter on crest
ed paper, thanking us for letting her
known that her account was overdrawn.
Il am so glad to oblige you by rem
edying the defect at once she wrote:
''And she inclosed check for $3.50
drawn on our own bank. "-Philadelphia
Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-19
Frenzied Finance.

Here is an incident that a Chanute
man tells as having occurred in certain
Kansas town. He was in the ticket of
fee and watched the proceedings.
A man came up to the window and
asked for a ticket to Kansas City, inquir-
ing the price.
"Two twenty-five" said the agent.
The man dug down into well-worn
pocket book and fished out a bill. 1t was
bank note for 81. 1t was also all the
money he had.
How soon does this train go?" he in
quired.
I'm fifteen minutes" replied the
agent.
The man hurried away. Soon he was
back with three silver dollars, with which
he bought a ticket.
Pardon my curiosity" said the ticket
seller, ''but how did you get that money
1t isn't loan, for I see you have dis
posed of the So bill.''
THAT'S all right" said the man. "No.
didn't borrow. I went to a pawn shop
and soaked the bill for $3.50. Then as I
started back here met an old acuuaint.
ance, to whom I sold the pawnticket for
$1.5O. I then had So and he has the
pawn ticket for which the So bill stands
as security. kansas City journal.