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j v 1 A PAGES I VOL. XXXVII. / PIHf'IV' "lO PI^YT*-* lIV CARniEB XU.MIJKK 204 / M. IVll^-TJ . O\J Kjllj±y 1 PER MONTH FEVER FOLLOWED DR. HYDE'S CANDY GIFT, SAYS NURSE Physician Accused of Murder of Colonel Swopc Surprised / by Testimony SPECTATORS HEAR GROANS Witness Gives Imitation of How Two Persons Died and Causes Scare [Associated Press) T7-ANSAB CITY, April 22.—Soven 14 days after Dr. B. C. Hyde Seven days after Dr. B. C. Hyde gave -!■*• Miss Stella bwope a box of candy the young woman developed typhoid (ever, test lied Miss Anna Houlihan, a nurse In the Swope family, during the murder trial this afternoon. for the liist time in nil the broad Investigation of tho Hwopo tragedies mi tin- quftatlon of candy brought into the ruin 'llie mention of tho OMldjl came surprise to Dr. Hyde and his counsel. Dr. Hyde, who was sittitiK tilted back in his chair, Bmllingly listening 1" the testimony of the nurse, quickly moved over i" his attorneys and entered into ii conference with them. Mrs. Hyde s i joined tv" ntti<' group. Vox sev eral minutes they talked earnestly. "It is a significant feature, bul i oan noi say h»«1 "hat will develop from an Investigation of it," said Bpeclal Pros* outor lames A. Reed later. Attorneys for Dr. Hyde .said they did not.. re«ard tha teetl ny seriously. The de;.th of Ohrlsman Bwope and the Illness or Margaret Bwope were reviewed on the witness stand to,lay by Miss Houlihan. She caused the, threatened walkout, of the nurses at tlie Bwope home and demanded an In • tion of in-. Hyde, December 18. Miss Houlihan was on Ihe stand practically mi day. Hi r sioiy was long and Interesting, it "as filled with HtrlkltiK Utterances anil vivid descrip tions that held the attention of the spectators. TK.nTIMONY IS (IRIKHOMK At times tin- testimony was almost gruesome, in telling of Dr. Hyde's ac timis after Chrlsman Swope bad died, lying crosswise on a lied, she said: ' "Dr. Hyde grasped the dead man by tha feel and turned him around In bed." "How dlil he do it?" itsked Attorney Reed. ... ! "Roughly," sho replied. In attempting to Imitate tho moa:is of chrlsman and of Margaret Bwope, the Wltm ■ >"tvr utterance to a weird cry of anguish liko that of a suffering animal. ■pet tators, unaware of her intention to make the sound, lose quickly from their sents, thinking: some ill had be falien her. Cross-ex-amlnation of Miss Keller, COI. Swope's nurse, was concluded soon after court convened this morning. albert M. t)tt, an attorney and banker of Independence, suet 'led Miss Keller on the Htand. His testi mony corroborated Mlsh Keller's story of the bleeding of James Moss Hunton by Dr. Hyde. Miss Anna Houlihan, who nursed the typhoid patients in the Swope home, was next called. Over the protest of ]>r. Hyde's counsel the witness began nn account of the death of Chrlsman Swope. 'I'll.- court advised the Jury in e.'tse testimony about this death did not tend to prove motlvo on the pirt or I >r. Hyde In the alleged murder of Col. Bwope, the evidence would be ordered excluded. During the afternoon session Miss Houlihan went at great length into the circumstances surrounding the death of Chrlsman Bwope. Bhe told of every .symptom and of tiie Instructions to her by Dr, Hy.ie. describing the actions of the patient from tho time lie iwallQWed a capsule supplied by Dr. Hyde, until his death shortly afterward. Bhe said Chrlsman Bwope was conscious when sin went t.i her dinner, leaving 1 'r. Hyde in the sick room, but was un conscloui and in a convulsion when she returned. CHINESE PRINCE, TIRING OF BANQUET, WALKS OUT SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.—Prlncb Tsai Tao, uncle of the emperor of Chi na ami brother of the regent, who ar rived In San Francisco today on the Chlyo Maru, was the guest of honor at a reception at the Palace hotel tonight, given by the Chinese Six Companies, and representatives of various San Francisco civic and military organisa tions. . ,' '■■'• "• The prince was presented with a val uable vase by the Down Town asso ciation of San Francisco, • and was to have been given a silver punch bowl by the Six Companies, but left sud denly before the presentation. His hasty departure occasioned much sur prise ,as he rose abruptly and left the reception hall, just as the formal pre sentation speech was to be made. Sev eral of his hosts followed him to the elevator, and he Informed them he was tired of the formalities, and would re ceive the punch bowl in his room, if they would bring it there. The gift later was taken to his room. On account of the visit of the prince being the resu.lt of a desire to study the military institutions of the United States, military dignitaries Joined in the reception, among them being Gen. Barry and .staff, and Hear Admiral Milton; commandant of the naval train ing station at Buenas Among the, dis tinguished Chinese present were Lord Li Chang Mai, son of LI Hung Chang, and Chang Yin Tang, Chinese minister at Washington. Prince Tsal Tao will leave San Fran cisco at 12 o'clock tomorrow night for the east. " - Chinatown • was gaily decorated to i.ight In honor of the visit of the prince, and cafes and pleasure resorts were crowded with Chinese devoting the evenine to merrymaking. , LOS ANGELES HERALD INDEX OF HERALD'S NEWS TODAY |-r>KKC.A«T I T,m Angeles nml vicinityFnlr Saturday; nut M warm; light north winds, changing to HOtitli. Maximum temperature yestorday l)f> il('k><<'n: minimum (II >-«■.--«. LOS ANGELES Thermometer registers 98 7-10 degrees; closa to reconl for April. PAGE 14 Chief Galloway starts an Investigation of disappearance of Benjamin Webber, prls" oner in city Jail. PAGE 8 i. ii 11 -i men are Hearing end of work In Ixib Angeles. PAOK '.i Krnest Wlrth kill* wife by stamping her to dMth whin she refuses to llvo with him again. . PAGE 9 Woman's marriage to bigamist If annuled. PAGE 7 Street railways eager to take city's advice. I'ACK 7 City engineer reports protest against Im provement of South park Insufficient. PAGE 7 White In race for railroad commlsHloner iblp. PAOE 9 City council will attempt thin morning to dispose of problem caused by protests against garbage transfer station. PAOE 7 ' Assessment for" widening Hill street Is pro i. T.i by I.in Angeles Interuiiiiin Hall way company. PAOE 9 Meterman asphyxiated while repairing" a. meter beneath house. PAOE 9 J. H. Holmes, formerly of Hntcl Oreen, will mini,lK' 1 big U. B. Orant hotel In Ban Diego. PAOE 3 Benefit for actors' fund Is under way. PAGE 9 City urged to act as trap rock broker. PAGE 7 City Is shown how to save $3,500,000. PAGE 7 I Editorial. ' PAOE < city brevities. PAGE 6 Rome men: some women. PAOE 6 In hotel corridors. PAGE 6 News of the court!. PAGE 7 Municipal affairs. PAOB 7 Sports. PAGE 10 Markets nnd financial. PAGE 12 Mines and oil fluids. PAGE 13 Classified advertising. PAGES 14-15 Churches. PAGE 8 Building permits. PAGE 8 Munlo and clubs. PAGE 14 j News of waterfront PAGE 11 Citrus fruit report. PAGE 11 SOUTH CALIFORNIA State board of education begins annual meeting in Riverside. PAOE 14 Long Ileach life guard rescues man from drowning. PAGE 14 Pasadena educators will conduct campaign to favor school bond election. PAGE 14 COAST Trace train bandits by clothing clews. PAGE 2 Han Diego detective Is accused of at tempt to murder. PAGE 1 Millionaire cattleman In will advises heirs to stay away from Europe. PAOB 1 Prince Tsal Tun of China surprises guests at banquet In his honor iii San Pram sea by leaving suddenly. PAGE 1 Highwaymen pot JatiO lp saloon holdup at Park City, Ut-li. PAGE I EASTERN Gloom enshrouds market outlook and de pression caunos demand to rover. PAGE 12 Villager! and farmer! who knew Mark Twain will lay their last tribute to the dead today; body to be taken to Kirn Ira, N. Y. PAGE 1 Judge Goodwin, veteran Salt Lake editor, sayi Mark Twain was nearly 80 yearn of age. PAGE 1 Attorney Brandols, representing Plnchot, Intlmatci broadly President Taft'i ex oneration of Uallinger was given out be fore nummary of Ulavis case was pre pared. PAGE 2 KxploMlon in coal mine at Amsterdam. ¥> costs lives of eighteen men. PAGE) 1 1) A. It. completes election of officers at Washington. PAGE 1 Milwaukee Socialist mayor favors moral and physical cleanup of city. I'AGE 1 Nurse tells how member of Swope family developed typhoid fever after receiving candy from Dr. B. C. Hyde. PAOE 1 FOREIGN ~~ Missionaries in Hunan province. China, flee for their lives; situation said to be critical. ■ PAGE 3 Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt are entertained at dinner by President FaJlieres of France. PAOE 1 Fredorick Masson makes attack on Roose velt In French paper; calls him dema gogue and Caesar of United States. •" , PAOE 1 MINING AND OIL Associated Oil companies given decision by court and acouire holdings of three large companies. PAGE 13 Million dollar oil company to drill In Elk hHls. - >„ PAOH 13 Local capitalists have ample money to work oil fields near Tan. !».,;!' British syndicate buys Keith and Mack holdings. rA(3E^I3 SOCIALIST MAYOR FAVORS CLEANUP General Purification of Milwau kee, Morally and Physically, Is Plan of Seidel (Special to The Herald.) MILWAUKEE, Wls., April 22.—This was a busy day for "Socialists. Mayor Seidel came out strongly for abolition of slums, and declared that he would support any movement for carrying out plans of the central coimcil of philan thropies for tearing down tuberculosis Infested tenemer*' and houses, and general purification of the city, morally and physlca'l'% Mayor Seidel declared that he would not issue permits for Saturday niglu dances in places where dance halls are connected with saloons and that he would try to arrange for free public Saturday dances with municipality provided music In school houses. Seidel announced that tomorrow he would pay a visit to Chicago and con fer with Dr. Evans, health commission er of that city, to secure advice on en gaglng a good man for health commit* Bioner and a commissioner of public works, qualified to fill the new $6000 position as chief of the board wiien the one man power goes Into effect. The mayor said he is looking around for other experts. SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 3010. FRENCH WRITER SAYS ROOSEVELT IS CAESAR OF U.S. Frederick Masson Calls Former President Demagogue Using Barnum Methods HE MAKES DIRE PREDICTIONS Anarchy, Bloodshed, Pillage and Arson Among the Terrible Things in Prospect [Associated Tress] PARIS, April 22.— only discord ant note heard from the Paris press In its comment upon Mr. Roosevelt's visit comes from the ultra clerical papers, like Gil Bias, which openly derides the American guest as "a charlatan." Frederick Masson, who Is now one or Mr. Roosevelt's colleagues In the French institute, and noted for his ul tra Catholic and royalist tendencies, writing under the head "Hall, Caesar!' published a remarkable attack In which ho paints Mr. Uoosevelt as a dema gogue, who, with all the skill of a Bar num, is arranging for his reappearance on the American stage. After describing American democracy as marching between plutocracy and demagogy, the writer asks if It is pos sible that the former president intends to plunge again Into the tight which has already provoked a .t.i; or credit bankruptcy in the United States and in which anarchy, under cover of dem agogy, may precipitate bloodshed, pil lage and arson in industrial centers. Masson adds: "American democracy needs a con ciliator. Whatever his title may be, whether it is president, protector or even emperor, it is only by an extra constitutional concentration of legisla tive and executive powers that such a conciliator can fulfill his mark. • "The American people, without ex actly knowing what the trouble'is or what the remedy la to be, will acclaim the man who will plunge a red hot iron into the wounds. It will follow such a man. American imperialism will end sooner or later, In Caesarism. The United States of America haw found their Caesar. He may not please us Latins; It is enough that ho pleases his people." ROOSEVELT DINED BY PRESIDENT OF FRANCE Earlier in Day Former Chief Ex ecutive of U. S. Pays Visit to Tomb of Napoleon PARIS, April 22.—President and Ma dam. Fallleres tonight gave a dinner of 104 covers at the Elysee palace in honor of Theodore Roosevelt. The en tire palace was illuminated and repub lic guards lined the stairways. President Fallieres escorted Mrs. Roosevelt, who looked charming in a blue brocade gown, embroidered with C'lil and crystal ornaments, while Col. Roosevelt escorted Madame Fallleres. Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who wore a gown of pink satin, was escorted by M. Jus serand, the French ambusador to the ,1 States. There wire many dis tinguished guests. A reception followed the dinner to which many other notables of the French literary and scientific world .'mil a number of prominent persons of the American colony, including William X Vanderbilt, were invited to meet Col. Roosevelt. At midnight a buffet sup per was Berved. Mr. Roosevelt began today with a visit to the tomb of Napoleon. When the rotunda was reached, from which he looked down upon the ted marble tomb of tho conqueror, surrounded with flags of Austerlitz and other reminders of the great vlstories of Austerlitz, Frledland, the pyramids, Jena, Maren go and Moscow, the former president grew strangely silent. A few rnomets later the party descended to the crypt through which tli, - entered the tomb, over the door of which Mr. Roosevelt read the words of Napoleon, written at St. Helena, in which the great general expressed the desire that his ashes rest on the banks of the Seine among the people he loved. Here in a niche, was shown Napoleon's celebrated b, rd and black hat, con tained in a glass case, and the un marked same slabs which the English general placed over the grave at St. Helena, but upon which he refused to permit Napoleon's name to be chiseled. DISCOVER NO TRACE OF MISSING PASADENA MAN Chicago police Unable to Locate Norman P. Cummings (Bpcclal to Tho Herald.) CHICAGO, April 22 —Hospitals, ho tels and former rendezvouses of Nor man P. Cummings, the wealthy real es tate broker of Pasadena, who myster iously disappeared last Wednesday, were visited today In hope of finding the missing man. Ho was last seen In tho hat store In the Wellington hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Cummings were slum ping in the loop district Wednesday afternoon, having completed a world tour, and when he left her he prom ised to return home at 5 o'clock and go out with her that evening. When he did not arrive Mrs. Cummings be came alarmed, because he wore dia monds' valued at $37,0000 and carried $3600 in currency. Mrs. Cummings said today that there had been no quarrel and that she did not think her hus band had deserted her. She feared he might have had an attack of apo plexy, which physicians warned him of gome time age- Headquarters and Prominent Officers of Daughters of the American Revolution S - «f*i ,^B pit, ** " . inid^il EXPLOSION COSTS LIVES OF 18 MEN Shatters Every Window in Cars of Passing Train—Causes Earthquake Scare (Associated Press] STEUBKNVILLK, 0., April 22.—The lives of eighteen miners were snuffed out in a tremendous explosion in tho Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal company's mine at Amsterdam last night BeVen men, bruised and burned, wen; rescued from the mine, and their escape from death is regarded v almost miraculous. The Intel ior of the mine was wrecked und all ventilation shut off. The cause has not yet been determined. The mine had been inspected but two days be fore the explosion by Deputy Inspector Thomas Morrison, When the explosion occurred people thought there l)ad been an earthquake. A train was passing the mine and every window in every car was shattered. The trainmen lied, as a car of dynamite was attached to the traJn. After working all night the rescuing crews located six bodies. During the afternoon jovernment experts from the geological laboratory at Pittsburg ar rlved with oxygen outfits. They failed to find more bodies. B. O. Jones, the night superintendent, was blown over several cars, and gas and flames paMi <1 over him. Jones was badly burned and bruised. All the other men rescued were badly buine.l. Two men, brothers', were found locked in each others arms. This leads to the belief the men were suffocated, and not killed instantly. DON'T GO TO EUROPE IS ADVICE TO HEIRS Will of J. J. James Tells Beneficia ries to Spend Money in United States SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.—"Live and enjoy yourself among the people you know, but don't go to Europe," is the last admonition of Jefferson J. James, the late millionaire cattleman, to his heirs. His will was filed with the county clerk today. In a little homily on thrift and the proper way to conduct the meat business, Mr. James pointed out that his warning was not ilut 1 to any especial aversion to Europe, but to his discovery of the fact that it is better to kill the fatted calf yourself, and get the money for it, than to come home "broke" and have somebody else kill it. "Don't be mean,' 1 he adds, "but don't pas my employes any more than is being .paid now. Spend your money in this country- Buy and build nice residences and enjoy yourself among the people you know. The dividends to the small stockhilders will assist in the support of their families. "Buy and keep the ranch stocked to its full capacity; turn everything into meat, bnf, veal or pork, nnd put it into money through the market." James left an estate valued at $200, --000. Ho at one time owned a fortune of $10,000,000, but most of his property wiis distributed among his heirs before his death. SLAYER OF BOTH WHEELER DOOMED 'Albert Wolter Sentenced to Death for Murder of Young New York Girl [Associated Press} NEW YpRK, April 22.—Albert Wol ter, degenerate youth of 19 years, who gloated over lewd pictures, and was "crazy" about women, must die In the electric chair for the murder of Kuth Wheeler, a pretty 15 year old stenogra pher. Alter one hour and fifty minutes of deliberation, a jury in the court of spe cial sessions found him guilty of tirst decree murder at 10:30 tonight, bring ing- to a cloM a. trial marked by its swift movement and its testimony of horror. The boy's counsel said with eloquence that Wolter was too tender hearted to harm a cat, but twelve men decided to night be had itranfled Kuth Wheeler and ■thrust tier, while yet alive, in his fireplace, where, noaked with oil, her crumpled body writhed and burned. With the same wax faced indifference he had shown throughout the trial, Wolter listened to the verdict. With almost inhuman complacency he hail been found asleep in his cell, while the jury was deli berating. He will be sen tem ed Wednesday. The Juror* themselves showed emo tion, while the boy who must die show ed none. When asked if he had found a verdict, William V. Kulp, the fore man, answered in a shaking voice: "We have," and announced they had found Wolter guilty of murder in the first degree. All eyes immediately shifted toward the prisoner. He was stolid as a piece of stone. He refused to talk. "I don't want to talk tonight—l'm tired and I want to get a little good sleep first." The last chapter in the fight to save Wolter from the electric chair began when Wallace D. Scott, his lawyer, began summing up for the defense. Wolter himself was the chief witness, and remained on the stand three hours. As Mr. Scott began Wolter's parents appeared in the court room for the first time. The mother burst into convul sive sobbing as she saw her boy led into the room. "Circumstantial evidence is very dan erous evidence upon which to convict," said Attorney Scott. "Instances have occurred where men have been mis takenly convicted. This boy has not nerve enough to kill a cat, let alone a human being.' "He is not a great criminal," said Assistant District Attorney Moss, "he is a dangerous criminal—a perverted character and a scourge to the com munity." COMMERCE COMMISSION CONCLUDES RATE TESTIMONY CHICAGO. April 22.—The testimony regarding freight rate on lemons, be gun at Los Angeles March 23, was con cluded by Commissioner C. A. Prouty of the interstate commerce commission today. Arguments will be heard in Washington May 11. California growers are seeking a re duction from all the railroads. CTVr^T T? fTYPrTTQ* DAILY So. ox trains Be. Oll> ijrJjli/ VjUI JliO. Hl'MlAk'Sc. ON TRAINS lOr. D.A.R. DELEGATES FINISH ELECTIONS Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney Chosen as Honorary Vice President of National Society WASHINGTON, April 22.—1n the second election made necessary to complete the list of officers of the Na tional Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution at their nine teenth continental congresa here, Mrs. Snail T. Kinney of Connecticut was chosen honorary vice president, de feating Mrs. Charles M. Deore of Illi nois by fifty votes. The tenth vice president general elected was Mrs. Anna C. Benning of Georgia, who was given a plurality over Mrs. Charles Russell Davis of Minnesota of 87 votes. This completes the list of officers. It was because the election of two days previous had failed in the selec tion of an honorary vice president general and one of the ten vice presi dents general that the delegates began voting early today for the four nom inees for vice presidents general who had failed to get a majority vote. ACCUSES DETECTIVE OF ATTEMPT TO MURDER San Diego Sleuth Is Arrested. Political Upheaval Ex pected to Develop (Special to The Herald.) SA NDIKGO. April 22.—Detective Marshall Smith of the local police de partment, who was recently acquitted on a bribery charge through his con nection with the tenderloin district and against whom charges were pre ferred today by former Policeman E. M. Stanley, was arrested late this afternoon on a charge of assault, car dying with it a peace bond action brought by Stanley. The latter asserts that tho detective assaulted him without provocation, and It Is his opinion that Smith in tended to kill him to prevent the hear ing of the charges which allege graft, and statutory offense. Smith was released on bond for ap pearance Monday. Hearing of the charge brought by Stanley will be had tomorrow morning in secret ses sion of the city council It is predicted by those in touch with the political situation here that a civic overthrow and possible recall election may result from an expose which is threatened by Stanley. CONGRESS MAY PROBE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Endowment Fund of $200,000 Said to Be Dissipated WASHINGTON, April 22.—As a re sult of sensational testimony before the house committee on the district of Columbia regarding the conduct of the affairs of the George Washington university of this city, there may Do a congressional investigation. Dr. Phillpps, former dean of the medical school of the university, to day charged that the Corcoran endow ment fund of $200,000, only the inter est from which was to be used, had been dissipated in the payment of the' annual deficit, until but $16,000 re mained of the original foequest. This remaining $16,000, he said, was represented only by a promissory note on some Washington property owned by President Needham of the univer sity, which he valued at $8000. *£ CENTS VILLAGERS WILL PAY LAST TRIBUTE TO TWAIN TODAY Business to Be Suspended in Red ding. Conn., Until Body Is Placed on Train NOTABLES SEND CONDOLENCE Taft and Roosevelt Among Those Who Express Sympathy to Humorist's Daughter Associated Press! REDDING, Conn., April 22.— The little vllago of Redding was In mourning today for its benefactor and friend, Mark Twain, who had en deared himself by his kindly good na ture and generosity. Tomorrow morning, when the body la taken to the train for New York, where funeral services will be held in the old brick church, all business will be sus pended and the villagers and farmers of the surrounding hills will pay their last tributes to the dead. All day the villagers passed the house and parties in motor cars from neigh boring cities drove up the river road and stopped to look over the lowlands to Stormfleld, on the hill. There has not been such a gathering in the vil lage since Mr. Clemens gave his benefit for the library to which he recently gave money for a new building. Late today the body was prepared for burial, and dressed in the white flannel he so constantly wore in the later years of hia life, will be placed in a plain, mahogany casket, which will arrive here tomorrow morning. Many messages of comfort were re ceived today by Mrs. Ossip Gabrilo wltsch, Mr. Clemens' only living daugh ter. Among them were telegrams from President Taft and former President Roosevelt. lIAXXIBAI/8 BEQUEST DENIED A message was also received from the authorities of Hannibal, Mo., ask ing that Mr. Clemens' body be brought there for burial. Mrs. Gabrllowltsch in reply .said that as the family burial grounds were in Elmira, N. V., It was thought best that the body be taken there. The body will be taken to the station at 10 a. m. tomorrow and placed on board the PlttHlleld express. It will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Gabrilo wltsch, Albert Bigelow Paine and ser vants who had been in Mr. Clemens' service for many years. Upon arrival of the body in New York it will be taken to the old brick Presbyterian church, where services will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, assisted by Rev. Joseph H. Twitchell of Hartford, the latter a lifelong friend of Mr. Clemens. At the conclusion of the New York services, the body will be taken to El mlra, in tho Lake Forest, the private car of E. R. Ix>omis, vice president of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad. Mr. Clemens did so much of his work in bed that in death he still seemed today a part of the surroundings of his active life. Ranged about him were his books. Beside him was his tabouret set with a tobacco Jar, a col lection of pipes, a stand of cigars and matches in abundance. Above his head was a reading lamp. FAULTS OF CHAMBKJOLAIDS In old days one of his worries had been the chambermaids. "They always put the pillow on the opposite end of your bed from the gas ourner," he wrote, "so that while you read and smoke before sleeping, as Is the ancient and honorable custom of bachelors, you have to hold your book aloft in uncomfortable positions to keep the light from dazzling your eyes. "They always put your books Into inaccessible places. They always put the match -box In some other place. They hunt up a new place for It every day and put a bottle or other perish able glass things where the box stood before. This is to cause you to break that glass thing. They always save up all the old scraps of printed rub bish you have thrown on the floor and stand them up carefully on the table and start the fire with your valuable manuscripts." In later years, when successive sor rows descended heavily upon him. Mark Twain had been spared all such .small discomforts. He lay today among all the luxuries of disorder that he loved. Death, that stamps some faces with Indignity, has left nothing but nobility on his. There were no lines of pain, no hint of sadness—nothing but a iarge and serene benignity. TWAIN NEARLY EIGHTY SAYS JUDGE GOODWIN Veteran Salt Lake Editor Tells Some Incidents of His Days with Humorist SALT LAKE CITY, Aprid 22.—"Mark Twain lacked but six months and nine days of four score years of age," said Judge J. C. Goodwin, the veteran edi tor, in commenting last night on the death of the humorist. "I know he claimed that he was only 75," continued the judge, "tut when we were in Virginia City, Nev., Mark was older than I was and I am 78. Here Is the record for it," and he opened a book of blographs by Amelia J. Carver, pub lished in ISB9. There It was: "Samuel L. Clemens, born Nov. 30, 1830." "I did not go on the Enterprise until Clemens left it," said Judge Goodwin, "but 1 never ceased to hear of him. He wrote a burlesque fourth of July ora tion which was published in an Aurora., Nevada, paper. As I remember It, it began: " 'I was sired by the great American eagle and borne by a continental dam.' "This pleased Joseph T. Goodman of (Continued on rage Three)