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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-10

. HE Murray fire department s
celebration of its sixth anniver-
sary last Thursday night was
one of the most successful af-
fairs of its kind in the history Of Salt
t.ake's sister city, More than 100 per
sons, including department members,
city officials their wives or escorts,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
St. Peters Day in Rome.

We didn't work very hard at sight
seeing in Rome--things happened
We got in there, on Friday night a1d
we woke on Saturday morning to find
we were in Rome on st. Peters day.
So we did as all the Romans land all
their neighbors) did, we went to St.
Peters Cathedral and kissed St.
Peters big toe. This life sized bronze
Image was dressed in the papel robes
and crown and wore the papal ring
on an appraised finger. We heard a
wonderful service in this, the largest
cathedral in the world, and heard
Carlinal Pompoli say mass. | don't
know what he said but guess that is
what you call it. The present pope
has not been in the cathedral for four
years. Queer to see the gold, the
bronze, the marbles and jewels in
these cathedrals, and blind, crippled
and decrepit beggars at every turn.
You think you won't give to beg
gars, but when woman, old enough
to be your grandmother, holds out a
palsied hand or sickly, starved
looking mother holds out the little
claw OF her haIf-starved baby you be-
gin to dig up. Mrs, Needham has a
system OF buying something to eat
and sticking around to see that the
baby gets filed up. She feeds them
all in the name of one Almon r,
Dewey (some relative Of hers | be-
lieve).
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
SULLY NEWS ITEMS
THE CONGREGATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL HAS A GLORIOUS TIME
AT ANNUAL PiCNIc-Miss GAS.
TORI IS SURPRISED.

Tom Conover, of Oskaloosa, came
up Monday=tos attend to business on
the farm and returned home Wednes.
day.
The thrashing machine whistle can
now be heard. E. s. Haines had eleven
acres of timothy thrashed Monday
and Tuesday. He. had ninety bushels
of the seed thrashea out.
Milton Haines and Mat Trease are
now building house for Orval Carna-
ham in Kilduff.
The Congregational Sabbath school
workers went out to the timber We'd
nesday to hold their yearly picnic.
Some over one hundred were present
at the dinner hour and thoroughly
enjoyed the feast of good things
spread before them. A program was
given in the afternoon, which was
enjoyed by all present. Several came
in the afternoon to listen to the pro-
gram and enjoy the cool breezes of
the timber. About 1876 were present.
Wednesday evening about forty
young folks went in and completely
surprised their friend, Miss Anna Cas-
tori. This was a birthday surprise,
Games were played on the lawn in the
pretty moonlight until about ten. Re-
freshments were served which con-
sisted of ice cream, cake, nabiscos
hn hnN q
fine time.
Miss Lille Lawson "a trained nurse
of Oskaloosa, and Mrs. Jim Lanphier
Of New Sharon, were guests of their
friends, Mrs. John Holdsworth and
family Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. f. ]. Haines returned home
Friday from Oskaloosa, where she
had been visiting relatives for two
weeks and helping care for her uncle,
John Bushong, who is at this time
very low with dropsy and heart trou-
BILE.
Perry Taylor autOed to Newton Fri
day to take Mrs. Rachel Saunders up
for a week or ten days visit at the
home of her son and daughter, Will
Saunders and wife and Mrs Marvin
Stottler and family. This is Mrs.
Saunders first visit in these homes
as she is so crippled up with rheuma-
tism and has never felt able to go
until now. They were accompanied
by Sadie Stottler, who has been visit
ing at her grandparents for some
weeks and by Mrs. Georgia Stevens
and little son. Gerald. H..
Miss Grace Holdsworth visited the
latter part of the week at the Jim
Lanphier home in New Sharon. She
is now visiting at her aunt's, Mr.. and
Mrs George Hafford and with her sis
ter. Miss Ethel Holdsworth in Oska
loosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
IOWA CROP BULLETIN
Official Observations of Conditions
Throughout the State.

For the week ending Aug. 4, 1912.
Des Moines. Iowa.
The past week was cool and dry.
the average daily deficiency of tenn
perature being about degrees, and
anly few light and widely scatter
ed showers occurred. The conditions
were fine for harvesting, stacking and
threshing, but were too cool and dry
for corn, and too dry for pastures and
potatoes. Nearly all of the small
grain has been secured in fine condi-
ton, and rapid progress is being made
in threshing. The yields of wheat,
oats, rye and barley are exceptionally
large, except in the southeastern
counties where the winter wheat j.
very light. Corn is still in good con-
dition, but neeLs rain and warmer
weather. Pastures are drying up in
many localities, and potatoes also
need rain. ri A.
Following is a summary of reports
from crop correspondents On Aug. 1:
Much of the late and replanted corn
is still backward, but all of it Is
strong and vigorous. The average con-
dition Of the crop is placed at SO per
cent or four points better than On
July LIST. The estimated condition of
pastures is 80 per cent and potatoes
"a per cent, showing a loss of three
and four points respectively during
the past month. On August I, 1911,
corn was rated at SO per cent, pota-
toes 81 and pastures SO per cent.
Thrashing has not yet become gen
eral in all parts of the state, but ear.
ly reports indicate an average yield
of twenty-five bushels per acre of
winter wheat; spring wheat, 10; oats.
40; barley. 80; rye. 81. These figures
are subject to change, but If main
tanned by final reports, the yield per
acre Of rye and winter wheat will ex-
coed all previous records and the
yields of spring wheat, oats and
barley have been exceeded only once
during the past % years.
GEORGE NJ. CHAPEL,
Section Director.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
CURRENT LITERATURE
Some Observations of New Books
and Late Magazines.

The August number of Scribner's
Magazine, following its custom for
more than twenty years, is Fiction
Number, containing an attractive va
riety of the best short stories that
are now written.
- - -
An unusual house-moving feat in
which a house was placed on scows
and towed for some distance on Lake
Michigan Is described, with illustra.
tion, in the August Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. The house was moved
by water In order to save expenses.
- - -
Mrs. Shartly was discussing the lat
est fashions with young lady caller
did you say your husband was
fond of those clinging gowns. Mae?
yes; he likes one TO cling to me
for about three years. August Lip
pincott's.
- - -
There Is sketch for older readers
|of ST. Nicholas in the August number
Ia narrative Of the noble HE and splen
Ibid work 81 that English hero 81
whom sir William Butler said eAb
soiutely xithoat p&sSllel u our mod
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
More About Rome.

But getting back to Rome. We an
nexed a couple of good fellows from
North Carolina, Henry Grady, lawyer
and politician, and Mr.. Bethume, a
banker, both of Clinton, N. c. To
gether we visited the Vatican, the
picture galleries, the Catacomb, st.
Paul Without-Gates, Appian Way, all
the famous churches, the Pantheon,
built by Agrippa for the worship OF
the gods. now a Christian church and
the burial place of Raphael, and other
places of equal interest. Together
We went over the ruins of ancient
Rome. Mr.. Grady, being a profound
scholar and having the gift of telling
what he knew. made the day rare
treat. We spent hours at the Colos.
scum, tring to picture a scene there
when Christian martyrs faced shame
and death. On the evening OF the
day spent there we were all sitting
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
A Conner Story.

Here is a gopher story being sent
out from Clear Lake which will GER
tainly make the guinea pig story go
some, and a dog played an important
part in the story. George Foster and
Ed Callahan saw the dog busily en-
gagged in digging and went to ascer-
tain what he was up to. One by one
the gophers came out of the big hole
he dug and when the Anal census was
taken there were twenty dead goph-
ers, two old ones with a family of
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
Reunion of the HarIsns.

Descendants of the Harlan family,
living in Iowa, are urged to attend a
reunion of the Harlans TO be held at
Richmond, Ind, Aug. 81 and %. The
gathering will celebrate the two hun
bred and twenty-fifth anniversary Of
the landing of the name Harlaa Sd
America. An interesting program
has been prepared. Jonathan Harlan,
of Liberty. Ind, is president OF the
association and A. H. Harlan, of New
Burlington, Ohio, is secretary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08

ern life, Charles George Gordon
stands out the foremost man of action
OF our time"
..... - - -. -
What c. ID. Robinson, of Pawnee
City, Nebraska, did with catalpas
was nothing unusual, but it is a good
instance to cite because It shows
what any farmer can do on small
piece of land. This is according to
&c. A. Scott, state forester of Kansas.
Mr. Robinson harvested small crop
of twenty acres not long ago. His
profit was S15217 an acre, or $3,043.-
40 for the entire crop. This was
above interest on his Investment for
sixteen years at Ave per cent.-F'rom
THE enthusiastically Catalpa in
August Technical World
- - =.
The leading fiction offering of Wo-
mans World for August is the first in
Istallment of a new serial of romantic
adventure, "The Dare Devil" by Mrs.
Baillie Reynolds. s. r. Crocketts
Sandy the Perfervid" is concluded
In this issue. Arthur Henry contrib
utes a short story, only Jenkins"
- - -.
The vacation number of Outing con-
tains golf article by Harold H.
Hilton-of International fame, a dis
cussion by Dillon Wallace of the pro
per equipment for canoe cruising. and
an article upon the relative advant-
ages of the yawl, ketch and schooned
rigs for small craft by Herbert l..
Stone.
What a Girl Expects of a Man."is
the subject of lively article in the
August Woman's Home Companion.
Another interesting article in the
same number Is an account of how a
girl can earn her way through college
at least partially. The author of
the article is a girl who did the very
thing she writes about.
- - -
There is, perhaps, in all Europe,
no spectacle to compare with this
chosen haunt of the beau monde"
writes Anna Bowman Dodd In sketch
in "The Color of Life at Trouville'' In
the August Century. "The Roman
Corso during the carnival, or, III 4
larger frame, the world that lounges
under the trees of Hyde Park In the
season, alone can present the same
brilliant scene.
- - -
Mary Inlay Taylor, in her latest
story of italian children, pink Polly
pops" in The Red Book Magazine
for August, brings into play more
humor than she has written in story
in many a day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08

We had all looked forward to Paris,
expecting to spend one of our best
weeks here We were a happy, jolly
party on our way here. planning how
we would put In our stay here TO the
best advantage. All day Powell, the
Raybnrn's little boy. had talked Of his
grandpa, ~Panda," he called him. and
drew pictures az ePanda's' house
and baTa and garden, ~ garden
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
eighteen children. They were of the
large gray species.
Fortune in Onions.

Walter Thomas, a market gardener
near Belle PLANE, Is helping to boom
that fiourishing town. He has gone
in for onions and evidently under
stands his business. He got better than
80 bushels to the acre. and the price
is about 81 per bushel. That sounds
well. And that is a fine lot of money
to get out of an acre of ground.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
Big Barley Crop.

From an even twenty-five acres of
barley Earl Hamstreet, of near Clear
Lake, now has his report The
thrashlng has been done and the grain
sold. There was a total of 1912 bush,
els, or forty.six bushels to the acre,
and he received so cents per bushel
This makes a return of 2760 to the
acre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08
Recruit Deserts.

A circular received by the Marshall
county sheriff from the war depart
ment says that Earl w. Manship who
enlisted In the United States afnS
from that city, deserted from Fos
Dies Moines on July Is. "A reward i
offered by the department for his cap
ture According ia the circular Mar
ship enlisted jim, ~, 1911
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08

Mary Inlay Taylor, in her latest
story of italian children, pink Polly.
pops" in The Red Book Magazine
for August, brings into play more
in many a day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08

Paris, July IS, l912.-Dear Readers:
We were Just leaving Venice when !
last wrote; we have travelled over a
| lot of territory since that day and had
some everto-be.forgotten experience.
From Venice we went direct to Flor
ence, where we spent three thorough
| ly satisfactory days. We made the
acquaintance of a Florentine gentle
man who was determined to convince
us that Florence was the heart and
soul of Italy, so far as intellect and
art were concerned He told us that
in no other place In Italy is the true
| italian tongue spoken. We spent
the greater portion of our time there
in his company. He pointed out the
most celebrated of the old masters
in the Uffizi and Pitt galleries and
introduced us to many of the modern
artists at work in the galleries copy
ing the famous pictures - some of
them were clever copies indeed, and
would require an expert to tell which
+ from the other" After a few days in
/ Florence, Michael Angelo seemed like
an old friend and we really wanted
to see his last resting place, 80 we
visited the church, Santa Croce, and
saw his beautiful tomb: In the same
church we saw the tomb of Calico
and of Dante. The female marble
figures representing SOrrowing Italy
and Weeping Poetry at Dante's tomb
are wonderful, but the bust Of Dante
shows him with a face like a soured
politician. Come to think of 1t, he
was banished on account of his poll
tical views.
A Five Million Chapel.
We went to see the Medician Chap
ell, its walls incrusted with the costli-
est marbles and adorned with Jewels.
1t was never fnished-.but as it stands
1t cost the Medici family over five
million dollars. Our friend told Us
the plan of the Medici family was to
make of this wonderful place a tomb
for the body of the Christ but being
foiled in their designs they made of
lit a family affair. We stood on the
spo t"where Savonarola's soul went
out in fire." and went to San Marco
to see Savonarola's cell and the re-
lies kept therein. Here we saw many
paintings of Fra Angelica, who was a
member OF the same brotherhood. OF
course we visited the DuomO, the Bap.
tistry, on whose bronze doors Ghiber.
ii spent so many years, and the Com
panile. to
| Now, that isn't allfwe saw, nor half
we heard but 1t Is about all | remem
Der of Florence just now, except a
ripping auto ride we had through the
Cascine and up the hills where we
had a perfect panorama of the city.
Whenever I think Of Florence ! see
miles of paintings, miles Of stautary
and a band playing classic music on
every public square Our good friend
introduced us to one Of the best sculp-
tors in Florence. He was just leaving
his carriage to go into the Baptistry
as we were leaving 1t. He told lis
with a proud smile he was there to
attend the christening of his first
grand child. He invited us to visit
his studio, but we didn't find time
to go. really got interested in art
with a capital A in Florence. We
hated to leave but ahead Of us was
Rome.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08

Corn Is showing splendid develop
ment in the last two weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-02
Corrick to Dispense
Moose Cash in State
(From a Staff Correspondent1

LINCOLN, Sept. 1.-(Special.) l.)-In re-
sponse to telegram from Senator Dixon.
manager Of the Roosevelt campaign, State
Manager E. p. Corrick and l. L. Nc
Brien met that gentleman at the Burling-
ton station this morning and accompanied
him as far as Hastings. returning this
afternoon.
Mr.. Corrick says the senator is very we'll
pleased with the situation in Nebraska.
He reports large gains in New York, es-
pecially from the democrats.
The action of Senator Dixon in COM
municating with Mr.. Corrick indicates
that what favors the Eppersonian COM
mittee may expect from the bull moose
national headquarters will have to come
through Mr.. Corrick.
Headquarters for the Roosevelt cam
paign have been opened in fine suite
Of office rooms adjoining Mr.. Corrick's
private office, and indicates that there
will be money in plenty to keep the cause
going in the state. The offices are on
the second floor of the Fraternity build
ing in rooms 2O4 and 2O5.
Congressman Norris has notified Mr.
Corrick that he will not be able to reach
Lincoln in time for the state fair.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-02
Ormsby McHarg
Comes Out Openly
in Favor of Taft

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The republican
national committee has issued a state
ment that Ormsby McHarg who was in
charge Of the Roosevelt contests at the
Chicago convention, will cast his presi-
dental vote for President Taft McHars
says:
II have always been a republican, and
always shall be one. Therefore, in
tend to support my party in the comi as
elections and 1 intend to cast my vote
for the reelection # President Tat.
Il supported Colonel Roosevelt as a
republican, having no notion at that time
that he was anything else. l was Bit
terly disappointed to find later what his
real intentions were. 1 am under no OBJ
legations to him, or anybody else. how
ever, to get out OK the republican party,
and do not intend to do so.
Furthermore, / believe that the pres
ent republican party is the real progress
sive party. 1t Is more progressive, in
my estimation, than the rank and file
of the people have been. I think this
will be appreciated when the majority
of the people get better idea Of what
is really being done by the republicans
all over the country. Certainly the leg
islation now being passed in all parts
of the United States Is quite as ad-
vanced as any reasonable person has
urged.
Il believe there is absolutely no future
for the new third party beyond Colonel
Roosevelt. If the new party expects to
live 1t will have to take out a life In
surance policy on the coloneps life.
Their cry of fighting the bosses is al
ready being dissipated by the winds
of public opinion. do not think that
Penrose is bit more dangerous than
Finn, and some Of the other so"called
republican bosses have quite as good a
standing with the voters as has Mr..
Perkins"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-02
TELLMAN FIRES BR0ADSIDE
AT GOVERNOR OF STATE

SPARTANBURG, 8. c., Sept. LIN an
open letter to Governor Cole L. Blease,
Senator b. r. Tillman, in characteristic
language resents the assertion made
recently in this state that "Bleaseism"
is '"Tillmanism."
The senator asks Blease to meet the
criminal charges that have been brought
against him, denounces his methods and
urges him to try to be a decent gov
ernor.''
''Tillmanism means genuine democracy .
says Senator nllman in his letter, "the
rule of the people-of all the white
people--rsch and poor alike with special
privileges and favor to none, with equal
ity Of opportunity and equality of bur-
den to ALL Bleaseism. on the contrary
means personal ambition and greed for
office--the office to be used, not for the
welfare Of all people and Of the state,
but for Blease and his friends; none
others need apply
The letter accuses Blease Of untruth-
fulness and characterizes Blease as
selfish, low. dirty and revengeful."
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-02
Judge Reese Says
Taft Sentiment is
Growing in Nebraska

Judge Reese came down from Broken
Bow and spent Sunday at the Rome,
visiting portion Of the time with Con-
gresham Kinkaid. The Judge is some
what in touch with Custer county poll
tics and in discussing the situation, said:
Two months ago, before the Chicago
convention, Custer county was pretty
strong for Roosevelt, but since the colo
mel has bolted the party, sentiment has
changed. For a time, after that con-
vention, there were a good many bull
moosers with us, but Now they seem to
be deserting the herd and getting back
into the republican fold.
Taft has gained wonderfully In
during the last couple of weeks
and If his gains continue in the same
proportion until election, there will. not
be many votes cast for Roosevelt, The
people were carried away with. excite
ment, but now they are giving politics
serious consideration, believing the Taft
policies are safe and sound" ...E
Relative to Custer county crops, Judge
Reese says small grain has been excep.
tionally good and that corn is coming
along nicely There are some localities
where corn will not be full crop, but
generally the yield promises to be up to,
II not above the average.
Owing to the good crops, land prices
are advancing and sales are becoming
frequent The people are prosperous and
we are well satisfied with the conditions"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-02
Third State Witness
Gone from New York

NEW YORK. Sept. L-Another itness
for the state In the Rosenthal murder
case has mysteriously disappeared, ac-
cording to information obtained today at
the office Of District Attorney Whitman.
The mans identity was not revealed, but
the value Of his testimony to the prosecu-
ton Is Of such importance that detectives
were dispatched tonight to Philadelphia
on a tip that he had gone there, with in
structions to bring him back If they To-
Gated him.
The man has been missing for several
days and his absence appears to have
caused considerable anxiety at the district
attorneys office, as he Is said to be In a
position to give sensational evidence bear
ing upon the alleged gambling graft oper-
ations Of Lieutenant Charles Becker,
accused of instigating the murder of Her.
man Rosenthal.
In view Of the sudden departure for
Europe of Thomas Coupe, another wit
ness and the mysterious absence of
Frank Walsh. also witness, suspicious
were expressed by the district attorneys s
office tonight that influence was being
exerted to get as many states witnesses
as possible out Of the way before Becker's S
trial, scheduled to begin September 10
or Ii.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-02
Pickpocket Gang
Probably Broken

with the arrest of A. Siskand, Nor
ris Lupson, e. B. Hardett and Frank
Rowland, the police are confident they
have broken up gang of pickpockets'
who have been working in the city dur
ing the last three weeks.
The arrests followed complaint made
by J. b. Crews of 4O6 North Fifteenth
street to the police that Norris Lupson'
living at 14O7 Chicago street, had re-
lieved him of his wallet containing Slo
while standing at Thirteenth and Doug
las streets, Saturday night,
Albert Larson, 24lS Michigan avenue;
Lloyd Thomas. 1878 Chicago street. and
j. J. Girst. 27S9 California street, who
were standing on the street corner at
the time. say they saw Lupson take the
wallet.
A complaint will be filed against Lup-
son, charging him with larceny for the
person The other suspects arrested will
be held for further investigation.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-02
HISTORIC TREE TAKEN FROM
LAWN OF WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON. Sept Ian historic
old cottonwood tree that had adorned
the presidents front yard-the north
lawn of the White House since IT was
planted in 1892 by President Andrew
Jackson and several Of his cabinet off,
GERS, was removed today. having sue
cumbed to unknown causes: 1t was pre-
sented to President Jackson by the
Creek Indian Chief Alpataca, just before
the signing of the treaty, by which the
Creek nation was removed from Florida.
An Indian prophecy connected with the
tree was that as long as 1t should live
its shade would typify the protection and
good will which the mysterious visible
God" Of the Creek Indians would spread
upon the white government.