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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Father Asks Letters.
Special to Tho Tribune.

OGDEN. May 25-Edward w. Irwin,
father OF Mark S. Irwin. who was killed
I'm the explosion OF a Southern Pacific
locomotive at Cedar on May 10. today
filed an application for letters of ad-
ministration Of the estate. which is set
out in the petition as being valued at
Sl00. all personal property.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Free-For-All Fight.
MACCABEES GIVE BALL
Pleasant Event by knights and La
dies in Armory Hall.

ball was given last evening at
Armory hall. under the auspiceo OF the
knights and Ladies OF the Maccabees
ior the benefit of the California sufferers
ABOUT 90 people were present and en-
Joyed themselves until late hour. Re
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Co-Defendants Get In.

Hatch further alleges that subsequent TO the
time that he ned his application the code
fcndants In the case nlcd an applca ton for
the same lands. and that some time afterward
the board returned TO him his check with the
statement that the board had received APP
pllcntion from another party for the entire
tract OF land owned by the State In that To-
colity. and comprising 5000 acres, the board
thought 1t TO the best interest OF the State 10
sell the entire tract.
The court is asked to declare the award made
TO the co-defcndants null and void and Hatch
asks that an order be Issued awarding to him
the right to purchase tho lands asked for
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Lutheran.

Lutheran church, corner Twenty-third
street and Jefferson avenue. O. A. ELM
ouist. pastor-Snday: Swedish morning
service at IL o'clock; SUnday-school ri
l2:l5 o'clock; evening service at o'clock
Tuesday Luther league 7'30 p. M Public
cordially invited.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Alimony Nsr

In the case of cor,'ls, ~, :
crt A. PypheT, Juese ~
trIct court has redece.aa. a. = &
from S::j q month 10 sl1 =
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
OGDEN BOARD OF
EDUCATION IN SESSION
Financial Committee Reports
Nearly $4,000 in Treas
ury to Its Credit.

Special 10 Tho Tribune.
OGDEN. May 25.-At the regular
weekly meeting of the Board of Edu
cation, held tonight, the financial COM
mittee reported nearly $4,000 still re-
naming in the treasury.
The Whitmlre bids for the addition
to the Lewis school were approved and
the contract awarded.
1t was announced by the Superin-
tcndent OF Schools that the eXamlna-
tions of city teachers would be held on
June IL. Il and 13. and on August %, 30
and 81.
Will Assist Allison.
on the examining board, +. II. Adams
and Joel j. Harris, principals of the
Madison and Grant schools, respeC-
lively, were appointed to assist Super
intendent William Allison In the eX-
aminations of the grammar school
graduates.
1t was announced that DR., John l.,
Carver would deliver a sermon on Sun
day evening 90 the graduating class of
the high school at the First Presby-
terlan church. The class Will number
about fifty.
Applications for Positions.
Twenty-three applicants for positions
as teachers during the ensuing year
were received and filed
For the graduation of the grammar
grades, at which there VIII be impress
siVe services at Glenwood park. on
juno l, the board made an approprIa-
ton OF $50 to meet the expenses The
musical programme VIII be under the
direction of Prof. Squire Coop
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
PROBABLY EXPECTED TO
GET RUhhING BIRD
Men Quarrel Because One Had
A Bed Bug in His Pudding
Sauce.

bed bug in the pudding sauce was the
cause OF n row that resulted in the
beating up Of a travelling man and the arrest
on q serious charge Of Frank Croy and his
wife, who run a cafe at Bingham Junction.
O. j.. Merritt, K. L. Grams. C. l.. Woodbury.
ard Ed Smith, oil travelling mon making their
headquarters in Salt Lake. were In the juno
ton Friday and met at dinner time 10 take
lunch at the Popular cafe
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Membership Of d

The floor committee g
Standish. A. A Blu1t 4
]. y. Taggart. and the q
ception and refreshns
OF Ladies Dorrah, Dsn
ros. GARDENER, Smith !
gan. Bero. Blacknan
Claukey. Gillespie and |
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Kills Wife, ~

ROCK ISLAND. ", a.
EnsIin mIn today shot aod - - I
had sued for divorce
suicide.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26

freshments were ssrvH
the alcove adjoining tstl
First Regiment orchtH7
rectIon OF Prof EIa6
music.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
EDUCATING FARMERS.
Drive on the Right Side" Proposition
Strikes Junction City.
Special to The TrLhune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, May 25.-Chief of Police
Browning had his force In the business
part of the town and along Twenty
fifth street today, trying to educate the
farmers, and others. to Drive on the
right side" 1t was arduous work
Some of the officers (and all of them
were courteous) had TO explain the re-
quirements Of the city ordinance that is
now being enforced and not only to
request the people with teams to OBJ
serve 1t now, but to get 1t into their
minds so that they would realize the
necessity In future of keeping to the
right
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Complaint of Hatch.

In his COMPLAINT. Hatch alleges that on April
g. 1906. he made application To the Land Beard
for the purchase OF 2SSO acres OF state land in
ian and that he deposited with the board
the o; SiS.l9. the per cent which the law
requires to bc deposited pending the awarding
OF the land. and that nc ready and willing
TO perform his part OF the deal by paying the
balance due at s.. 50 acre, which price
the State lands arc selling.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Will Be Enforced.

So prevalent has been the disregard
OF this salutatory requirement that one
officer when he left his beat at p. m..
was covered with perspiratlon from his
efforts In directing the people TO keep
TO the right The provision Will be
enforced
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Pr sbyterian,

First Presbyterian church, John Edward
Carver pastor.-The services in the
Presbyterian church Will be OF especial
interest Sunday, In the morning at IL
o clock the Congregational Methodist
Eaptist and Lutheran churches Will unite
with the PresbytcrIans In union me-
mortal service. and in the evening az S
o'clock the Baccalnureatc sermon TO the
seniors Of the high school Will be de-
lNcrcd by the Da stor
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
All Members Paid UP.

Don Mcguire reported that there were
row l25 members In the league, all Of
them paid up. He also asked for the
appointment of a committee on pro-
posed Improvements
Mr.. Lewis offered draft OF an or
dinance which Will be submitted to the
City Council, providing that a certain
portion of the public revenues OF Og
den City be set aside into a sinking
fund and that the sum be not used
for any other purpose except liquidat-
ing gradually the bonded Indebtedness
of Ogden Civ
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Committee Likes Plan.

The committee as a whole regarded
this as one of the most efficient meth
DDS of ultimately acquiring the Ogden
waterworks system. as, until the pres
ent bonded debt of the city is wiped
out. no further debts can be incurred.
owing to the slim attendance of di-
rectors no action was taken on the
proposition to adjudicate the litigation
that now exists between the city and
the Ogden Waterworks company, and
the discussion of the question was laid
over for one week
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Decoration Dayl

Place your order noF
rls Floral company lct
ers. 50 East Second So
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE MEETS
Proposition to Provide Sinking Fund
to Liquidate City Indebtedness.
Special to The Tribune.

SpcCIdI 10 INC ITIbuhe.
OGDEN. May 25,-A meeting of the
directors OF the ogden City Civic I'M
provement league was held at the
Weber club tonight Those present
were President Lewis and five OF the
directors, including Father Cushnahan.
Mr.. Brummitt. chairman Of the advcr-
tising committee. made a report and
stated that he wanted more suggestions
from the general committee. He COM
mended the newspapers for the free
dom with which they had urged the
necessities of the committee for the ad-
vanCement of the success of the league.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Prosecutor Is Fined

The Judge of the court was Earl
Gulger. The prosecuting attorney was
Gus Braun. and Mr.. Knudson was for
the defense. So poor a case aid the
prosecutor make that the court as
sessed him one box OF cigars and the
defendant was permitted to go free.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
RED MEN ARE JOLLY.
Hiawatha Tribe No. 3 of Ogden Has
Pleasant Gathering.
Special 20 The Tribune

Special 20 Tho Tribune
OGDEN. May PA meeting of HIa-
watha Tribe No. of the Improved Or
der OF Red Men was held tonight, at
which the chiefs and braves were
treated 10 fire water and roast dog.
and then smoked the pipe of peace. The
feature of the meeting was the charge
brought against Jimmy Hogan for
stealing n coyote
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
WHERE oGDENITEs WORSHIP.
Pastors of Junction City Churches
Announce Programmes.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. May 25.-The following
churches will be open TO Sunday worship
ers on Sunday. and as Will be noted
by the announcements. the services
Will be Of a religious and attractive char
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Got Bug in Pudding.

They state that they were all served with
cottage pudding for desert with the exception
oil Mr.. Merritt he receiving corn starch pud-
alns' lie thought the cottage pudding looked
oettcr and 40 ordered a dish of H. When IL
arrived he found that there WAS good sized
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
Left Desert Unfinished.

Ihls decided the gentlemen 20 leave their
desert unfinished. and when they came TO pay
Iner pils the cashier charged Mr.. Merritt S
cents extra for his pudding. He protested
stntlhe that he did not Intend paying for pud
une served In that style The asher then
proceeded to call her husband and he emerged
from from the kttclcn with the butt end OF q bill
mard cue In hia hand. and proceeded To tell
mr Merritt that he would lay him out II he
did not pay for the pudding
Free-For-All Fight.
Mr. Merritt then stepped outside followed
by the other travelling men and also by the
proprietor and his wife Croy. It is alleged.
attempted to strike Mr Merritt with the bill
lard cue. but Mr.. Grams stepped in TO Inter
,Grc' and Croy attacked him. They state that
hIs oioS came out with butcher knife. and
oelorc thoy could be stopped they had beat
ailu cut Grams go badly that II required the
services OF physician over an hour to dress
tho mans wounds.
Complaint Sworn Out
Mr. Merritt swore out complaint against
roy ana his wife, charging them with
SUIT WIN deadly wcopon and they
arrested and later released on bail.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

was the fact that Schmitz received
as heavy a vote from the mercantile
portion of the community, as from
the lsboring class and the Tender
lOIn."
Schmitz and Ruef now held the city
IN the hollow of their hands They
absolutely owned a political machine
complete IN every detail. The board
of supervisors met in secret session
every Sunday night, and Ruef was
present to direct them how 10 vote
when they appeared in public Fran
chises worth millions were sold for a
song, or given away. though they only
went 10 the highest bidder in the OBJ
seure market of bribery Then came
the earthquake and with IL a tempo
raTy respite, during which Scnmitz
worked as only a man of his vitality
can and announced that he had been
born again" Almost before the
ashes cooled. a newer and wider field
Of graft was opened and exploited like
commercial enterprise. More fran
chises were sold, every saloon that re-
opened aid SO at a price, every con
tractor Eho put up a new building
had 10 see RUef or some friend of an
intimate friend of Ruef" With the
city PROSTATE and moaning the outlook
seemed absolutely hopeless.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Boss Rucf Kissed.

When Rucf appeared. DE- was greeted
with boots and despite The personal
body-guard which had hseu Supplied
him from the police force. he cuuid
scarcely make his way TO she door
way The crowd waited over two
hodrs. and were worked mp To such q
pitch Of excitement that when BE-
came out it was almost ready for "a
lynching. The battalion Of police.
which had brought about some order.
was hardly able - protect him as. with
pailid features. Ee made his way Ia
his automobile IIo WAS jeered and
hlssed men of standing STRUCK az
him from the edge II the thronE. and
he was even spat uuun. When Henay
AND LaHEdon emerged 'hey wtrr
rouudIy eteered. The tr,yyn. or. at
least the better part of it. had changed
IN q dsy.
In dang. OF losing the popularity
on which fe banked So heavily. Ruot
adopted other tactics lie attempted
90 mold aH municipal employees into
"a huge Offensive organization Of o.
80 men, bTt Vas only partially Sic
ce=sfuI. He hired halls and held
mass meetings denouncln- the news
papers and all vino had anything 10
do with q movement that was brand
ed AS politics"
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Graffers Get Uneasy.

Though there was some uneaSi mess
among the -gaugSTerS.' Tor the most
part they laughed. They had an the
Offices, including more than half the
machinery of justice and the opposi-
tion had nothing The existing grand
jury was a body which divided its
time between iudorsiug Ruef and pass
ing resolutions against street soda
water stands. Net Heuev and Burns.
backed by the newspapers. pushed the
entering wedge into the only Office on
which the grasp Of the corruptionists
lay lightly. District Attorney William
G. LanEdon had been elected on the
Ruef ticket but was tho one SUCCESS
fuI candidate who did not show him
sell amenable 10 the Boss" At this
time he was touring the state as
gubernatorial candidate Of Hearst's
Independence League. At the solici-
tation Of his manager Joseph Dwyer.
he practically gave up his campaign
and appointed Heney a deputy in his
office.
Presiding Judge Graham was called
rpon 10 dismiss the grand jurv and
issue a Venire for d body that would
not he considered a joke He did so
and the laugh OF the grafters faded
10 rather wan smile.
Then Ruef planned a return stroke.
paralyzing In Its effrontery. SChuitz
was in Europe spending money Ike
prince. and ne had 10 act for himself
and quickly. He summoned the super-
Visors and Acting Mayor Gallagher I'm
secret session: with blanched faces
they heard him command them 20 suS-
pend lanedon and appoint him. Ruef.
district attorney They knew they had
not the legal power TO do this. but
they sat tight and voted as directed.
Ruef Immediately filed a qualifying
bond. and dispatched a messenger 10
Heney removing him from his deputy
ship.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Resurrection Fern CuriO
on Florida Cedar Trees

IT HE resurrection fern is one
OF the curiosities OF Florida
paralleIed only by one OF two
of those plants which flourish
during the rainy season in southern
California and northern Mexico.
Everybody knows how dry and utter
ly barren the sandy plains OF those
regions are during the long drOuth OF
summer and yet. after the rainy sea
son begins, I'm a marvelousIy short
time the whole earth is covered with
green" Thus says Or. g. c. Woods,
one of the editors Of religious paper
published in ST. Louis
Il have a home in Florida. rather
on an island a mile or two OF the west
coast. CedaTs are numerous on the
island, and during the warm season
the trunks are dry and covered with
brown splotches. looking like withered
fungi From the ground almost to the
top the trunk and branches are over
spread with these brown spots, which
would hardly attract attention from
anyone but a careful observer of
nature.
Now comes a rain and in a day
The entire tree trunk has changed its
color from brown to bright green The
curled, dried. withcrcd ferns. absorb
ing the moisture, revive in few
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Spreckels Enters Crusade.

AS principal sponsor for Heney and
Burns stands Rudolph Spreckels
Spreckels Is son of old Claus
Spreckels. the sugar magnate, and is
a millionaire banker himself When
ne was approached on the matter Of the
impending investigation. he contribut-
ed 100000. and pledged himself 10 fur
nish as nauch more as was required.
He is clean and earnest, and has en-
tered the tight against the grafters
with spirit 1t was suggested by one
of his club members that the in
qusitors probably would find occa sion
10 indict some corporation officials who
might he very close 10 him socially.
Spreckels' face turned serious on the
instant
Il am in this thing for blood " he
replied. If I ind my own father in a
mess Ike this. III send him to the
penitentiary."
Associated VIZ Spreckels are Free
mont Older. former Mayor James ID.
Phelan. now head Of the relief corpora
ton. and a number Of other prom-
nent men All of them. perhaps, are
actuated by personal motives. such as
hatred against those from whom they
have suffered many indignitics. but in
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Boring Through Heavy Shows
in Western Mountain Regions

wolves az high speed blades strike the
snow ana ice. i1useHiuu De- and throw
iuE t Into scoops The wheel prop
'r Is iuolos"G in a metal hood al the
f"p of which is Square opening. or
funnel Iy the revolution of the wheel
th" snow caught Up hy tine scoops is
thrown through this opening with
great force and the funnel is So shan
ei tIa- TIE SNOW b. hurled iu az. aG-
iique direction and caused TO fall az
a. distance of from 5g To- lUH feet from
the side Df the track. according To the
speed a. which the wheel is being
operated Moreover, tire hood is tn
cln.d inward 50 that the falling snow
does not descend upon the top or the
rotary and bury the machine in q
drift Of .ls own making.
The rotary piu, like the oId-fash-
Toned Il pc is prope He'd by . couple ~
powerful locomotives but the power
for operating tine great propeller Is
contained within the pIow itself. This
is supplied iu an ougine somewhat re-
sem bling q marine engine. but capable
OF developing almost as much power
aS a locomotive. The rotary must
Withstand the force Of pushing en-
Ciues behind AS TelI as CauuJeract the
side motion of the great whirrinE
wheel, and consequently the roof and
sides, rs well as the framework. are
uf metal and the machinery is set ns
near the ground as possible i'm order
t' hciu steady this energetic me-
cHauiCsl toiler. The weight OF the
average rotary. complete with tender
for f.eI and water. Is over 20 tons
At the forward part OF the plow is the
pilot house. wherein is stationed the
pilot who directs the operation OF the
rotary and communicates the ueces-
sary instructions 20 the engineers Of
the locomotives In the rear.
4 giant rotary can force its way
through almost any snow barriers at
a speed OF from four TO six miles per
hour. as n minimum. The ponderous
kuife-armed wheel spins around ~ a
speed Of from 150 10 GO revolutions per
ninute. according 10 the weight and
character Of the snow and ice encoun-
tered. After a rotary has made sew
erai trips up and down a snow hem
med highway, the accumulation OF
snow tossed 70 either side Of the rails
by the macha nical shoveler forms an
embankmcnt on either side OF the
track that in many instances towers
above the tops of the railroad cars.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

Langdon secured a temporary lnJ1nC-
ton against Ruef and proceeded WIN
The selection oi the nineteen men
huef was though Of lawyer 10 know
that the restraining order would he
made permanent as IL subsegue Htiy
was, he carried out his paIt and ap
peared ia court as de iure' district
attorney TO make strenuous objection
10 all the veniTemen who were not
known IL be- friendly 10 lim.
" hen the first meeting Tor the Sc
lection OF jurors was held. Ruef at
tempted 10 pack the court room.
which is situated in Hebrew temple
Of worship. with loyal members OF the
push, who would lend him their
moral support. Deputy sherins. for
the appointment Of most al whom he
was responsible threw out all who
came 10 the court room and were not
recognized as subs, TyieHt 10 .Ruef
MeaHwHue- however. "a vast and angry
crowd OF citizens merchants. bankers
lfNl cr~ md tho most representa-
tive men Of San Francisco had gath
cred for Two blocks around the sheriff.
Israel
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

hours; their fronds regain the light
green color they lost when the dry
season came on. Tiny leaflets and
clinging fronds so small as To be in
visible when the plant was dry. stand
out in living green. and in bold re-
lief against the cedar bark which be
comes black when water-soaked. and
il is possible 10 trace the delicate
outlines Of the plant I'm every dlrec-
tion from the central point where its
germ began to grow.
1T is one of a family Of similar
plants. different varieties OF which are
found growing all around the gulf OF
Mexico and Caribbean sea, from
Florida To Texas. and from Texas
10 the mouth Of the Amazon
II is a different plant altogether
from that commonly called the
rose Of Jericho or resurrection
plant That grows in desert places in
Europe and Asia. breaks OF from its
root and curls up into bah which
rolls along the ground before the wind
That is really a desert plant buJ the
resurrection fern of Florida Is a para
site. and the strangest thing about IL
Is the fact that il can dry and become
brown and apparently lifeless, al
though the atmosphere is saturated
with moisture from the sea for mp
trees gre~ IL an elevation of only q
lew feet above sea level
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Sehmitz is Elected.

Between tAe conJending Republican
and Democratic factions. SchmitZ was
elected by small plurality. Al once
ne accepted Euef as his political ad-
visor and attorney, since when they
have remained Interchangeable
Je.yu and Mr.. Hyde. Though the
power OF the two was curbed both by
an antaeouisuc board OF supervisors
and commissions left over from the
preceding administration. ugly stor-
les found their way 20 the public ear.
So that when Sehmitz ran again no
found himself without an open news
paper support. Nevertheless hfs Iahor
following was unimpatred ana ne
made stroEs campaign He was re-
elected by a larger plurality than he
fore.
Though he stiil lacked the spr.. p
yiSors aud a number Of other Office
his position was much more secure
San Francisco's charter makes the
mayor almost absolute dictator and
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

II is an open secret that it was with
the approval Of President Roosevelt,
that Francis J. HsLey and William 9.
Burns We're selected 10 become the
investigators and prosecutors of the
municipal administration. Their inquiry
commenced as far back as last Feb
ruary and was pursued quietly. but
thoroughly; though Information Of II
reached the Boss IN a roundabout
way. he believed himself so securely
protected by the incriminatiOn Of his
tools and dupes that he could afford
TO ignore il. and the earthquake, per
haps. Jared the whole matter out Of
his mind