Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24
TAYLOR is MAYOR,

In deciding Il. r. Taylor entitled to
the office of mayor the supreme court
says: 1.-THE government of city
must come to stand still IL claims
cannot be paid, and many important
matters must be left uncared for I'M
less some person is recognized as pro-
perly entitled to exercise the import
ant functions pertaining to the office
Of mayor" This was welcome Ian
guage not only to the majority of I'M
prejudiced citizens but also to small
army OF devoted people whose lawful
advance on the treasury was blocked
by the auditor who would not recog-
nize a claim unless the magic names
OF Taylor and Schmita were upon 1t.
Schmitz like Barkis was "willin" TO
sign alone or in good company but
Taylor who Is more discriminating in
sisted on going It alone.
BELIEVE IN HOME RULE.
Tho supreme court did not escape
entirely scot free with their decision.
The honorable board OF police COM
missioners sat in bank on 1t and de-
cided that II was not such a learned
bit of simon pure law after all. They
are great believers in home rule and
do not see any necessity for a state
tribunal interfering with municipal Of
fcers. Police Chief Oman concurs
in this and still believes that Schmitz
is mayor.
AWFUL RUMOR.
There was an awful rumor on the
streets this week that Abe Ruef was TO
go free after he had served the ends
of the prosecution by telling all that
he knew. Some of the political leaders
who haunt the Fillmore street cigar
stands hoped that the good news was
true and that the hateful shackles fast
ened on the little boss by Elisor Biggy
might be stricken off In time fore Abe
TO take part In the coming election.
The predatory political hordes who have
fattened In the past and who have
starved OF late frightened at the pros
poet Of once more marching to victory
and the trough. The truth OF the mat
ter Is that the Republican and Demo-
cratic conventions may adopt plat
formes insisting that Ruef be given the
limit which is somewhere in the neigh
borhood OF 275 years.
JACK" LONDON TALKS.
Jack" London. author, seaman and
Socialist. has many admirers in this
city, and on his return from his "Trip
around the world q big reception will
be given him by said admirers. A few
days ago In far off Honolulu London
gave an address on Revolution" In the
course OF which he said that the man
who threw a brick at strike breaker
was actuated by as good motives and
was doing as noble a thing as the colo
nists. who from behind fences and stone
walls shot at the rotreating British red
coats at Lexington. And the next day
London set sail for Manila before the
authorities had chance to cite him be-
fore the commissioners for a mental
examination.
EXPERIENCE WITH MEDIUM.
A gentleman named Otto VerdIeck,
aged 30, and old enough TO know better
had an interesting experience with
medium the other day which led to his
parting with over $4,000, He has also
lost somewhat OF his faith In spiritual
ism. He WAS told that he could talk
with his deceased wife. but as an Inn
pOrtant preliminary he must deposit
s2,2s0 with the medium. He did as re-
quested and In darkened room, where
he was told his wife lowered. he had
the satisfaction OF doing all the talking
but he could not talk to the medium,
for he had disappeared.
TREASURER WON'T AccEDH.
City Treasurer Bantel Is a small man
physically, but when he has the oour-
age OF his convictions he In ready TO
do and 10 dare as much as a six-foot-
er. When Auditor Horton. who ID a