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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
ST. GEORGE MAYOR
FLAYS DR.. CLARK
SAYS the State Board OF Health
Inspector Did Not Tell
The Truth.
WATER SUPPLY UNP0LLUTED.
Utahs Dixie las Lowest Death Rate
In the United states Declares
lie Executive.

TIE people OF St. George are much
wrought up over statements. or mis-
statements as they claim. of DR. Clark.
Inspector OF the state board OF health,
I'm a report 70 that body relative to tho
water supply Of Utahs Dixie. The
document filed by Dr. Clark was quite
an exhaustive one, and The News"
published a short epitomc OF the same
The matter was taken up ny the city
council OF St George, and the members
thereof, with the mayor, prepared a
statement. which over the signature
OF the executive has been forwarded TO
the News" with the request that it be
given place, IN justice to the people
OF 81. George, Following is the COM
municaiion IN full:
IN your issue Of May ], / notice an
article written upon the ST. George
water supply, from Information pur-
porting TO be- given by a Dr. Clark. en-
ployed by the state board Of health as
Inspector This article Is given con-
spicuous place in your paper. IN fact
is on the front page; where 1t viii like
Gus subscribers as well as many others
II states that the water supply Of this
city comes from springs some twu Or
thrc miles distant, running through
beds OF alkal ana corrsls without
number. an then Is delivered 10 the in
habitants Tor domestic and culinary
purposes, also states that project for
piping pure water into the city was
turned down three years since by the
municipal authorities, for the reason
that the system would cost some $50 600.
These above statements are incor-
rect. and in fact. to use "a broader
term, are absolutely false. The water
supply of our city comes from two
groups Of springs, one flowing from tho
West and the other from the east: they
run over no ulkali beds, nor do the5.
flow through any COW corrals. and while
the water is not ms pure as that from Il
mountain spring II compares fayora-
bly, with that OF the water from the
majority 81 springs IN Southern Utah.
There rs also q large volume Of water
tully as much or more than that coming
from tn aforesaid springs combined.
from The Cottonwood springs some Il
miles distant. this is pure mountain
water and is not polluted by alkmi or
NTH from c0rralS. We have no typhoid
or Other contagious diseases. and while
Ecnraitina was raging, we suffered less
than any other city in Southern Utah OF
the same population.
'Dr. Clark was hero two days. no
may have known IL all perhaps before
ne came, No certainly gained no such
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
SNELTERMEN
Reject RAISE
Not Satisfied With the Fifteen to
Twenty-Five Cent Increase
Offered.
WANT LATTER ALL ROUND.
Meanwhile a Quiet Anxiety Pre-
walls and Deputy Sherlffs
Remain Ready.
Many Men Are Reported as Going Into
O,ber Fields Where Wages Are
Higher Than Here.
WANT LATTER ALL ROUND.
PROPOSED INCREASE.

AT noon information was sent to
all strikers, through notice post
ed by the company, offering raise
of 10. 10, 20 and "a cents per hour
GRADED according to the class OF
labor. The men were requested
10 come to work at 8 o'clock this
afternoon if the raise was salts
factory, but up to press time none
had reported. 1t is understood
they are waiting for raise of 20
cents fiat to all men employed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
win Take All Time Allowed by
Court to Secure the Hun
dred Men.
GOOD FEELING PREVAILS.
One Of Managers of Federation is
Convinced viii be no Secret
Hearing or Rairoading.
Members Are Conspicuous by Absence
Edward Boycc. EX-Prest. of Min
ers, VIII be a Witness for State.

Boise, Idaho, May l0.--Sherin "Shad'
Hodgin started out today to summon a
special venta of 100 men ordered yes
terday by Judge Wood, of the district
court, when the regular term panel
was exhausted in the effort 10 secure a
jury TO try William y. Haywood the
first of the officers of the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners called TO the bar TO
answer The charge the state has placed
against them Of conspiracy and com
plicity in the murder of former Gov.
Frank Steunenberg, The trial was adj
journed late yesterday AFTERNOON until
. o'clock next Monday. when il is eX-
pected the new panel win be In at
tendance. Counsel on both sides of the
case were confident today that jury
viii be secured by Thursday or Friday
of next week al the latest and they be-
lieve that the taking of testimony may
be begun before the week ends. The
task of summoning 100 men in this big
county Is by no means an easy one and
the sheriff expects TO be busy until the
last minute allowed by court An ef-
fort has been made to conhne the per-
sonnet of the new panel 10 radius of
10 miles from Boise, thus making the
work outlined for sheriff 'Shad.'" as
he is known here, tribe less ardu-
Gus.
LAWS REQUIREMENT
The laws of Idaho require that there
shall be II taiesmen in the jury box at
All times during the selection of trial
panel and ii was this provision of the
statutes which caused the halt yester
day afternoon after three men had
been passed without challenge for
cause from either side, although there
were eight others la the box, awaiting
ross-eXamination by the attorneys for
the defense. Seat No. was vacant
ana until q juror qualities for that posi-
ton the examination of the others
cannot proceed. Un0cr the system OF
Jury examination in vogue here it is
impossible TO tell at any time just
what real progress has been made. The
~ chairs, big, revolving affairs. with
high backs placed in rows of six d.
rectIy in front of and below the judges
bench. win first be filed with meu who
have passed the searching examination
of the prosecution ana defense without
a challenge for cause. such as bias eX-
pressed or implied. Then each side
has the right to exercise 10 peremptory
challenges.
All of those connected with tho case
were somewhat surprised yesterday Al
the absence of any eagcrness on tho
part OF the Vcnlremen to avoid jury
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
FRUIT TREES BLIGHTED,


A complaint was Issued by the county
attorney today aud sworn 20 by County
horticultural Inspector j. + Sorensen,
charging George MAYOR. who reslden az
Ninth East and Tenth South streets
with violating the horticultural law hf
refusing 10 remove trees from ms prem
ises which have the pear blighi ana are
dead The complaint was filed r Judge
Diehls court and warrant issued foF
MAYORS arrest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
THE WITNESS LIST.

Tho federation officials Wal- Interest,"
ed today 90 discover the names Of scy-
eral former officials and members Of
their organization included in the list
Of The states respective witnesses. one
OF these is Edward Boyce, formerly
president of the Western Federation.
Boyce IL now a mine owner and lives ion
Colorado. The witness list includes n
largo number Of persons from caldwell
who arrived on the scene Immediately
following he tragedy. They ana the
coroner ana other county officials are
cyuectcd to be- the first to. take the
stand other than these witnesses and
thc detectives employed ia gather evil
donce, the announced witnesses Include
Harry Orchard, who is alleged 10 have
made a confession admitting mat he
placed the bomb which destroyed GOV.
Stcuncnberg; persons who say they
saw Orchard near the SteuucubcrE
home tho night OF the murder; Angus
sutherland formerly sheriff "r Sho-
shnno county, who served the warrant
ON stove Adams, accused ~ the murder
Of Fred Tyler, several former stGe oili-
cinls ~ Colorado, including former Gov.
Peabody and others who testified az me
preliminary hearing given Orchard
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10

service But a small percentage Of the
y men examined had expressed or
formed an opinion sufficient to disupal-
~ them and tho others declared they
believed they could render an abso-
lutely fair and impartial verdi. from
the evidence adduced and allowed by
the court. The proceedings Went for
ward with an the calm and dispatch or
the ordinary murder trial I'm any mod
cru community
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
HOW FEDERAT1oNIsTs FEEL.

1t was said by a man active in the
management Of the aftairs of the feder-
alton today. that the rank and file of
the federation were az last convinced
that there was to be no secret hearing.
on railroadiug' Of Haywood, Meyer
and Pettibone to the scaGfold, and there
was now disposition to let the mat
ter be thonlghly threshed out in the
courts, everything possible being done
legitimately to aid the imprisoned men
In their fight for freedom. The prison.
ers seem to have every confidence as TO
their future aud believe their counsel
Will be able 10 clear them. II is the
often expressed desire of the prisoners
and their attorneys that there shall be
no outside Interference, either from
their own ranks or any other source.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
FEDERATION MEMBENs.

Members OF the Federation of Miners
are conspicuous by their absence, only
those having business here being In evil
dence Meyer continues as president
and Haywood as secretary and treasur-
er of the organization which claims
to have $4,000 men in good Standing to-
day and 1t is necessary for the agents
who are acting for them TO come here
and discuss the affairs of the organiza-
ton from time TO time. A staggering
array Of witnesses is promised by both
sides IN the Haywood case and II all
whose names are announced are called
10 the stand the duration OF the trial
cannot even he Appropriated. Appear
ing in the Indictment of Haywood
Meyer and Pcttibone as witnesses for
the state are II names. States counsel
yesterday filed a supplemental list Of i51
witnesses. making 1876 I'M all The de-
Tense. II is announced, VIII call perhaps
80 witnesses in all, making 2l5 to be
heard according TO present plans 1t
Is considered as doubtful however, thar
any such number viii be placed upon
the stand
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
Saturday News

i0moyro,t 5gHi present a groHb
Of The latest aic'os Of me fam
0H statesman and members
Of his i1miiy 1clh an inter
caiug article BY a aceH knof2n
ig7ier
FRANK o. CARPENTER Seads
d specially o47id article from
me heart Of africa.
Ihc Saturday "Ne5gs' 5aH
be tro5oded Spith other inter
tsiiag ftaiwes. among Them
being a vrrbGfim report Of me
recent address, Of Elder Jos
ebh r, Smith, Jr, on "The
Succession IN The PyeHidcHcy."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
GroUer Cleveland
And His Family
at Home.

The recent celebration ot
the Sc9tnticM anniversary Of
the only huiHg e.r-brcNidcut
OF The Gmfrd States aVdS mate
d momtutonS affair at his
home il, Princeton, Nc5y Jcr-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
BOISE QUIET.

Boise continues as quiet and placid
as ever. The people are continuing
about their business and social ar
fairs with nothing whatever to indi-
cate that this is the center Of interest
ia Il history making trial.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10

The days advertising decides the days
incidents, It's quota of good cheer, for
the merchant.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-16
We Believe This

We believe without question OF
doubt that the issues OF the Fairmont
west virginian on MONDAYS AND
THURSDAYS affords tie advertisers
Of Fairmont better medium than any
other paper published in Marion
county, and as good as can be found
anywhere.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-16

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-16
Correspond en !
Wanted

In view Of making the change 81 the
weekly edition Of this paper and send
ing the daily, semi-weekly tor q
same subscription price OF ONE sDoL-
LAR PER YEAR ana In order;to III
prove the value Of the paper u 10
readers throughout the county We o.
sire to have regular correspondents
at each postofice OF any size, espe
cially at ali such places q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-16
Talks About
Certi!dlIcate

STATE Superintendent Of Schools
Thomas Q. Miner has issued q circu'
lar d information number seyeil
which deals II an interesting manner
with several questions Of an educa'
tionai nature which are Of much i'm.
portance 10 the people Of West Viz
ginia The circular follows:
Some controversy has arisen az
70 the yalue Of the State professional
certiiictae, some claiming that the
sixyear certificate, known as the
seccnd year certificate, should be
rsekoned as a second grade only,
This Is not correct. Both the SIX
year ana the twelye.year certificate
issued BY the State board rank as
number one certificates and should
be 30 recognized everywhere. In fact,
such certificates are Of greater value
than those issued under uniform sys.
tenn and / have frequently urged that
i large number Of teachers should Sc
enc thls professional certificate. For
further information relative to the
same address Prof R. A. Armstrong
Morgantown.
IN some counties Of the State
there has been a good deal Of indif'
ference on the part Of teachers as
Is institute attendance and there has
been5also entirely too much laxity on
part Of school oaicers in this respect.
4 The law specifically requires such at
tendance at the county institutes, and
unless excused for lawful reason
no teacher can legally draw his sal
ary. Il urge most careful attention to
this matter this year as shall insist
that no excuses be granted by the
county board Of examiners except
those recognized in the law. More
over as the institute is a most help
f1l means of impro yement, It would
seem that all progressive teachers
Swolld want to get in touch with bet
ter methods and with the interesting
presentations that are made in instl-
tutes from to time. The per diem of
$3.50 for full weeks attendance is
scarcely suficIent to meet ones ex.
penses, but this Is some recognition
Of the value Of the teachers time
which for many years was denied. OF
course, 1t is understood that the per
3 diem is paid but once and then at the
close Of the term when the final re.
port Is presented.
The next examination under the uni.
form system will be held on Thurs
day and Friday, July 18th and 10Th.
Each county superintendent fixes the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-16
Narrow Escape
lAUToMoslLE sLIPPEp OVER q
EooT EMsAslsMENT INTO
cAEl.I nv R.

h y
AloRGANToWrl, JuIy While
driving along the Cheat river in his
fast AutocaF late Sunday afternoon,
Harry A Bridges. managerEot the I'm
ion stopper glass plant and the other
i've occupants Of the car, had narrow
escape from death by drowning in the
waters OF the treachero1s Cheat. The
party was composed Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bridges, their little niece, Barlotta,
Mrs. Bridges brother. George 9. White,
Of Unlontown; Mrs. White and their
small SON, Winifred.
The party started from unlontown,
reaching Cheat Haven Just in time to
get under shelter before heavy show
er came up. As soon as the rain ceas.
ed, they started for Morgantown. Not
thinking that the roads were slippery
enough to cause them any trouble,
Mr.. Bridges did not put the chains on
the tires.
All went well until they started to
ascend a slight incline about half a
mile from Cheat Haven and near the
o. K. Frey camp. The machine TOOK
the hill slowly and had almost reached
the top when suddenly the rear
wheels began to swerye, carrying the
car over the edge of the 20 foot EN-.
bankment. The heavy machine plung-
ed down the steep bank and on into
the river, quite deep at this point. Be
fore any OF the occupants Of the car
could move the machine was almost
entirely submerged. The passengers
managed to scramble out, the car sink
ing further in until one one of the
side steps showed.
Help was secured at the Frey camp.
Two teams Of horses we're secured
from a nearby farmhouse and all Of
the male residents OF that esction turn
ed out to give helping hand. After
road OF logs had been constructed
from the rivers edge to the top Of
the bank, the horses were hltched to
the machine, which was slowly
drawn from It's dangerous position and
was finally placed on the road.
Upon examination 1t was shown that
the car was not damaged in the slight.
est, so, after the water had been spong;
ed out, the machine was started and
the trip to Morgantown was resumed.
The party arrived here late but thank.
full.
The car seems to be in as perfect
condition as when It started on It's ad-
venturesome trip, and the passengers
are none the worse for the narrow es.
cape.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-16
STATE SUPERINTENDENT miller
ISSUES CIRCULAR Ag G!

place where the examination shan BE-
aeid. while the state superintendent
feels that he has no authority 70 ex..
clude any from the examination eS.
cept those who now hold number one
certificates, stu he feels that the de-
pa1tlnent Is being unnecessarily bur.
dened by a large number Of applicants
Iwho ejust Try to see what they can
make" at the May examinations
there we're almost 1920 persons who
took the examination and of this mum:
Der thIry.two per cent failed. An
investigation shows that a large per.
centage Of those who failed were
young people, boys and girls barely
seventeen years Of age, who entered
the examination as a matter Of test
and experience, many Of them not
expecting certificates. In fact, several
county superintendents SO stated in
their recommendations. In several
instances throughout the State en-,
tire schools of thirty or forty pupils
went to the examination in a body,
many Of them never expecting to be
coma teachers.
Now while, as above stated, 1t may
he that the law would not authorize
this department to exclude such
persons from the examination, ney.
ertteless, | think in the interest Of the
system that this matter should be
very carefully considered. Unless an
applicant thinks he possesses the
requisite amount Of knowledge to get
a certificate and to teach a school sue
cessfully, / think 1t best that he should
not enter the examination. The grad
ing Of the papers is a burdensome
work and expensive as well, and the
amount of such work should be made
as reasonable as the interests Of the
schools will justify. There is no de
sire to curtail the ambition Of any
young man or young woman and
the State needs competent teachers
but / feel that the uniform system
should not be burdened with un-
necessary labor, The old idea that
anyone can teaca school is passing
away and much higher standard 10
being required. This standard has
been raised gradually and teachers
have had fair notice to prepare
themselves. Many helpful suggestions
have been made through the reading
circls course and in the institute an
nual, and hundreds have taken advan.
tage Of these suggestions, but others
seem to follow in the old beaten chan
nels. Applicants should not forget,
neither should the people lose sight
Of the fact, that there are two sides
to this question, one that of the indl.
vldual applicant, the other the States
interest in the protection OF its youth
from incompetent Instructors. Physi-
clans, pharmacists, and even minis
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-16

|tecs, afe required 70 undergo CERTAIN
test before they can perform protes
snal duties and shan not The n
trast6Is ii oaf yohth WHO, Tor tlss
fine being stand the place Of tlls
sreats De d tie highest character
and possess al least 3 fair know edge
Of the elementary branches ! fee
that the administration Of this trusi
imposed npon this ofice Is almost q "a
cred duty, and ] have striyen to per
form it faithfully and onscientlously.
OF course, mistakes have been made
but i am led TO believe that with en-
cient aid have had in the perform
ance Of this work, that nothing mas
ever wrought more for the education
al upbuilding Of West Virginia.
With reference to this subject d
examination and competent teachers
/ quote as follows from an Intelli
gent county superintendent: "Fol
several years we have had shortage
Of teachers in our county and have
been obliged to fill vacancies with
teachers from other counties Of the
State. Most Of these teachers have
come from and counties
Some Of them hold certificates d
No. / grade and some hold grade No
2. Some Of them have done very
credltable work; but most Of them
while possessing a certain amodut i
book larnin'' that seems to have beer
acquired by a sort Of examining pro
cess, do not nave that broad general
culture that it seems to me, one must
possess TO make a creditable'gra un
der the uniform system of examine
ton. / have talked with these teach
ers a great deal and / find that in Their
home counties they seem to live and
study with no higher motive than tc
pass the uniform To that end they
literally commit to memory those lit
tie books of questions and answers Of
past examinations and cram them
selves with such books as 1901 ques
tions on 1901 subjects"
These remarks are much to the
point and | trust will become eau
ton to other teachers who seem to
have mistaken idea as to the mean
ing Of certificate. The above is SC
pertinent that give it, not in any splr
it of rejoicing, but in the hope that it
may lead teachers and instructors in
our schools to do better work, and that
the "cramming' process referred to
shall be done away with altogether.
Every now and then cases Of
grave irregularity in connection with
the uniform examination system are
coming to light, A number Of Ger
tificates have been revoked recently
and other cases will go to tho grand
jury. Persons employed by the State
in the sacred duty Of teaching NOR
ais to the youth Of the commonwealth
should, themselves, be of high moral
character and above all suspicion Of
wrong doing. However, the world IS
not yet perfect, and the teaching pro.
fession seems 10 have its proportion
of Importers. These things are very
annoying and even humiliattng, con
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-16

nected as they are With orr eduea-
tlonai work. but the law must be obey
ed ana this department VIII not h y!
tate 10 enforce rs penalties in eyesg
ease 81 violation that IS fuliy estab-
Iished prosecating attorneys have
been requested To- aid ia roofing out
this wrong doing and 1 think We shat
soon have less oft.