Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

grand jury members concerning the
kind of evidence acceptable. An indict-
mcut must be based on figures taken
from ;he railrond books which indicate
rebates Personal evidence is dscred-
tied and less and less of II Is being
admitted as evidence at all.
Both Judge Wellborn and Judge
Ross arty confirmation of the United
states attorneys right to assume COM
mand over the corporations promises
and carry on a search for evidence by
force. If necessary, has enabled MIR.
Lawler TO threaten extremities II his
requests are ignored or evaded
SPECTACLE OF sPLENDoR.
The annual tournament OF roses held
at Pasadena on New Years day was a
spectacle of regal brilliancy The rose
rcsnud supreme in the stately pageant
ana thousands cheered the chariot
of roses. The parade was uuequaled by
anything In the past of It's kind In
The evening at Hotel Green, the tourna-
ment ban was held. with a cosmopolitan
throng of 500 In attendance, including
social leaders. flower girls, athletes,
"broncho busters" tent peggers." etc.
The queen of the fete, Mrs. Elmer f.
Woodbury., led the grand march, first
proclaimiug welcome from her mock
throne. The large ballroom was dec
festoons of smilax.
CAT SHOW AT SAN DIEGO.
At cat show will be held at San
Diego in the near future. A delega-
ton of eight local women and twenty
one cats VIII be sent from this city by
the Southern California Cat club.
Special Agent James NJ. Abbott of
the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast
division of the government office at
public road inquiries, is In the city to
take active part in the development
Of good roads In southern California.
Mr. Abbott has made a special study OF
the efficiency of petroleum as a road
building factor. I'll Canine Real u.s. III
Mr. Abbotts opinion, destined to be-
come the most famous highway In the
world, and he viii give It special at
tentlon.
DEATH OF A FORTY MINER.
Funeral services for Andrew Wesley
Shlpley, gS2 East Forty-slxth street,
were held last Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock from st, Luke's church. Mr..
Shipley was 81 years old. He was a
fort y-niner, but returned to his ma
tive state, Maryland, in 1855, where he
Vus active In politics until his return
TO this city in 1885 He Is survived by
q widow, daughter, Mrs. Carrie Yo-
KUN. and two sons, William and A. l..
Shipley, all residents of Los Angeles.
Adoph Hermansen, the ladderman
who fell from the flfth story of the
Cohn- Goldwater building last Saturday
night while lighting the flames which
caused large damage. died on Mon
day AFTERNOON at the Orthopedic hos
pltal. Deceased was married only a
short time ago. The money loss Is
estimated at $3.50, 600.
CARS STOP ON NEAR SIDE.
All street cars in this city now stop
only on the near side of all inter-
secting streets and at special places
where signboards are placed. On streets
paved with asphalt cars stop far enough
back not to obstruct the cross walk
and on unpaved streets with front
steps opposite the near cross walk.
ANOTHER COLONY TRACT,
Under the auspices of the Home Ex-
tension association, another big grain
and grazing ranch will soon be settled
with hundreds of families. The special
committee sent out by the Homeseek-
ers' club to report on the Wasco lands,
about twenty-five miles north of Ba-
kersheld, has filed unanimous opin-
ion for the selection of those lands as
the location of the fourth Home Elk
tension colony. The tract consists of
between 5000 and 5000 acres adjacent
to ana including the townsite of Was
CO.
Last Wednesday night special train
left the Arcade station with eight cars
of coonists. The average cost of the
land Is s22 so an acre. Many expert
enced southern California farmers are
with the party.
A NEW WINTER MELON.
Cd. white. local horticulturist, has
produced a new winter melon. which
he claims will eventually revolution
ize the melon industry. The new hy-