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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-10-11
s"ment on the Verdict.

\ nD. .ae non. Charles T. McCarty
h n Iered at Fort Pierce on the
lsGn,os' January last by William c.
A,,""' ne whole State was shock
'e McCarty was one of Flor
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-10-11
BOARD
MET MONDAY
Difficulty Encountered In Secm-
ing Suitable Teachers.
WAGON ROUTE BID LET
Eden School Building and Lot to Be
Purchased, Further Expansion of
City School Considered.

St. Iucic county school board met in
regular session October 7, 1907; Present:
r. K. Gladwin, chairman; b. +. Hard.
esty, with W. }. Ncsbitt, supcrintend-
ent and secretary.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and on motion confirmed.
Committee appointed to award wagon
routes reported that they had let the
route from Harvey Jeakins to Fort
Pierce to j. A. Rogers, his bid being
the lowest, for $751; per month
Application having been made by
Chas Larsen, of White City, for the
county scholarship at the State Uni
versity and he having qualified for such
scholarship as required by the rules of
the board, he was named for the honor,
and the superintendent was instructed
to notify the principal of the Univer-
sity of the action Of the board.
Draft of high school course of study
based on the new course adopted by
the state board was submitted by the
superintendent for the consideration of
the board and on motion was adopted.
Superintendent reported difficulty at
the Olney school, the patrons declining
to receive the teacher appointed by the
board and that this school can not be
opened until another is secured which
will be a difficult matter at this late
date.
Superintendent reported that the
school granted at Sloans was being
established, teacher having been Sc
cured and the school furniture and
books being now enroute to the school.
The possibility Of the further eXpan-
sion of the Fort Pierce school was dis
cussed and the superintendent and
chairman authorized to take what steps
might be found necessary TO provide
for increased attendance.
Deputation representing the Eden
school addressed the board with regard
to the school recently granted there
and requested action in the matter.
The superintendent and chairman
were instructed and authorize to close
the purchase of the land and building
and make payment for same as soon as
the papers were approved by the board
Attorney.
The following warrants were then
authorized and drawn for nccoLnlS:
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-10-11

Mrs. John Miller, of Eden, spent
Monday in town with relatives.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
To GET MATERIAL
FOR RAILROAD TIES
Santa Fe TO Send TO Australia
for Solution of the
Problem.

Il, 0, Faulkner, manager of The tie
and timber department. of the Atchisop,
Topeka Il Santa Fe Railway company.
will leave this country on September /
for Australia, where he will pass con
siderable time, possibly two years, in
studying the growth and habits of the
eucalyptus tree with a view of gather
ing information for its culture in this
country for the purpose of furnishing
lumber for railroad ties.
Mr.. Faulkner is being sent to Aus
tralia by the Santa Fc as preliminary
and necessary step towards the con
summation OF plans which have been
formed by the company whereby it
hopes to be able TO provide itself with
material for ties for all time.
One of the large problems which con.
fronts each and every railroad in the
country is that of getting adequate ties
Tor new lines and FOL. the replacing of
old ones on existing lines saws the To.
peka Journal, Several of the railroads
have been and are now conducting OK
pcriments with steel and concrete TO
try and get n tie which will take the
place of the wooden ones. But so far
these experiments have not developed
much that is satisfactory to railroad Of
ficials All of the manufactured ties
lack that much needed elasticity that
is provided by the wood ties, and il is
likely that the wooden ties will be- i'm
use for years and years to come before
an adequate substitute is found for
them, If one ever IS.
Mr., Faulkner is one of the pioneer
tie and timber railroad men in the
and is an authority on the sub
ject. Under his management the tie
and timber department has assumed an
important position in tho Santa Fe sys.
tenn, The average life of natural
railroad tie is four or five years Ties
given proper treatment with creosote
or some other prescrvative are service
able for twice that length Of time. As !
an important adjunct to the tie and !
timber department Mr.. Faulkner has |
for the Santa re tho
construction Of tie treating plants along |
the Santa Fe lines. The one at Somei, !
vile, Tex, which has been in most sue.
,essful operation for several wears. is
the largest pf its kind in the world, J
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
''UTAH'' IS THE LATEST
OF THE STATE DRAMAS
Play Which POrtrays Evils and
Sorrows of PolygamOus Life
Presented in Portland.

HUtah,' the latest of State dramas
was presented for the first time at the
Star theater in Portland, Ore, the past
week, Raymond Whitaker playing the
role of Daniel Strong, the chief cbarac-
ter in the drama, Special scenery was
painted for the production, and there
are many electrical effects and mechan-
ical devices, Speaking Of ''Utah,' y the
Portland Oregonisn says;
State dramas are always interesting. as
the yshow life peculiar TO a certain 10
est plays on the American stage. 1t was
written by Augustus Thomas. This sue
cess he followed by Arizona another
OF Americas greatest dramas. These have
been followed by other dramatists with
H:set iiss "tptahS pahSS IS IS the the newest The posi-
b!tes Of play mategls IN Htas st5or. state
but until recently the makers OF plays
overlooked this mine OF material. A care
fII student of the State has gone over
the field and collected a story which VIII
be found unusually interesting. While
hte story is intensely dramatic, the COM
edy vein has not been slighted There arc
more smiles than tears In Utah. and
the tears that are callod for come natur-
ally The situations have boon written In
a stronk. striking style; and the plot Is
In its criticism of the play the Ore
gonlau says:
Manager Erickson OF the star has Sc
cured a good bill for tho Star Stock COM
pany this week. In Utah" q story OF
Mormon life. The play deals with the
Latter-day Saints. and the evils and sor-
rows OF the polygamous life are shown
To the audience. The story centers about
Daniel Strong. an honest young man.
who is sent TO prison through the machi-
nations of his swectheart's father. He Is
eventually released, aud returns TO his
nance He is greeted coldly by tho
father and for months his past records
are thrown up TO him. Time, however,
clears his name, and finally he is vInd-
Gated, and the father OF the young woman
ig found guilty Of the crime The young
pair are married and everything comes
out well,
Daniel Strong, and plays the pert re-
marknbly well. His acting is one of the
fsatures Of the performance To Mar
saret Pitt is given the part OF Faith Far
mum. Charles Lemon takes the part Of
the wicked father The part OF Bishop
Carnon the Mormon cvangolst, jstaken
by William Diel. His acting Is good. but
his makeup IL little of color, He ap-
pears In the garb OF the elder. VAaEiuE q
pair OF Th1L1 anaas
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
RESISTS AN OFFICER.
Considerable Excitement for a Time at
Park City.
Special 10 The Tribune

PARK CITY, July l3.-Considerab
excitement was caused in An uptown
saloon yesterday when Officer Farnon
was called TO arrest Tom Craven and
Harry Schad for fighting. Craven re-.
sisted being taken by Mr.. Tarnon and
the latter called on some of the by
standers for help. Instead of helping
the officer, the crowd helped the fight
ers Farnon held his own pretty well,
aud Officer Hunt came to his assist.
snce and found il necessary to use his
club. He finally succeeded in landing
Craven in Jail, together with John Doe
Salinas, Con Sullivan and Grover
Burns. Burns was fined S25. War
rants are out for several others, but as
yet have not been served.
Peter Martin returned this morning
from tho postmasters' convention at
Manti.
Dan B. Shields and Ralph Watson
drove to Echo today TO meet Mrs Mar.
tha Watson and daughters, who are re-
turning from an extended trip through
the East
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
]. P|ERPDNT MORGAN
IN POLICE COURT
King of Finance Says He Does
Not Know Woman Who
Used His Name.

LONDON, July l3,-J, Pierpont Nor
gan appeared in the West London po-
lice court today as witness in the
case Of Mrs. Josephine Leslie, who was
arrested at New Market July 4, charged
with defrauding members Of we'll
known families by false pretenses, and
who represented herself to be u friend
of Mr.. Morgan. The latter repudiated
all knowledge of Mrs Leslie: He said
he did not write to her advising her
to join one of his syndicates, and never
invited Mrs. Leslie, as alleged, to dino
at his son IS house, As matter of fact,
Mr.. Morgan added. he was in New
York at the time Of the alleged invita-
tion.
On cross examination Mr.. Morgan
said he did not remember any invita-
tion being sent to George Easterlick,
the prisoner IS father. for r public din
ner which Mr.. Morgan gave in. New
York.
Mr. Morgan was sure that his frm
had no customer of that name, and he
said il was improbable that any of his
business friends would speak of invest
ments returning 12 per cent, which Mrs.
Leslie said was TO be the interest on
money invested in the alleged Morgan
syndicate.
81 do not know many of that char
acter," said Mr.. Morgan in conclu-
sion.
After tho plaintiff, Miss Annie
BIount, had testified briefly that she
was induced to give Mrs. Leslie $42,500
on the strength of letters purporting to
have been written by Mr.. Morgan
promising huge returns, the case was
adjourned.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
SURGEONS CONFIRM
MRS. BRAOLEY's STORY
Effects of Criminal Operation
Made Necessary Her Removal
to Hospital.
Special to The Tribune.


WASHINGTON, July 13.-Mrs. Anna
M Bradley was operated on at the
George Washington university hospital
at , o clock this afternoon. Dr. C. L. e.
johnson performed the operation, which
required nearly three hours. AT the
conclusion he announced that the op-
Grafton had been successful and the
patient would undoubtedly recover. DR.
Johnson said that Mrs BradIey's CON
dltlop had been serious and that the
operation was performed none too soon
He attributed the woman 3 condition of
health entirely to the results of Grim
lnal operation.
Mrs. Bradley is resting well tonight.
She will be cared for .tenderly at the
hospital and will remain there at least
a month. Little doubt is entertained
that Justice Wright will admit the pris-
ouer to bail, probably in the sum of
$4,000, as asked by her attorneys The
matter viii he decided Monday The
physicians ATE prepared to certify to
the court that if Mrs. Bradley is re-
turned 10 jail after the operation, her
recovery will be retarded, if not dc
feated altogether. Justice Wright init.
mated Thursday that he would be guild
ed by the statements of the physicians
IN the matter of allowing hail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
EFFORTS Being MADE
TO WARD OFF FAMINE
People of Desert Country Want
lee and Will
Have Ii.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
LAS VEGAS, New, July l3.-Dis.
tress from ice famine caused by the
burning Of the Armour plant al Las
Vegas will NOT be as great as at first
supposed. Representative of the com.
pany on the ground state that ship
ments will be made both from Salt
Lake and Los Angeles.
a refrigerator plant here, owned by
Los Angeles firm, has been secured to
preserve the ice from storage shrink
age after It's arrival here. Temporary
icing platforms Will be erected and
fruits and other pcrishablc freight on
the Salt Lake route will be received
as usual, with no drawback further
than slight delay. Rhyolite and Be
atty each have n small plant OF their
own, which will 20 far toward reliev.
ing distress in that section
Armour s plant Just destroyed had a
capacity of fifty tons daily. and though
running to its full capacity, had been
found unable to supply demands made
on 1T by rapid development Of the des-
ert country.
IT is asserted by officials of that
company that new plant will be erect
cd as soon as possible and the output
increased to 100 tons daily.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
Bank Cashier Convicted.

BALTIMORE, July 13.-John ". Fl.
Geiger. late cashier of the Canton Ma.
t1onal bank of this city, was this morn
ing found guilty in the United States
court Of abstracting and fraudulently
nsinC funds of the bank The case has
been on trial for seventeen days. There
were forty'seven counts in the indict-
ment. The case was given TO the jury
Yesterday evening and their delibera.
tlons extended far into the night. Sen.
tence was suspended pending motion
for q nnr trial
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
DEER FLAT RESERVOIR
WORK TO Be PUSHED
ID. Il. Hubbard of the Con-
tracing Firm in Boise;
Other News Items.
Special 10 The Tribune

Special 10 The Tribune
BOISE, Ida. July 13-D r. Hub
bard of the firm of Hubbard & Carlson,
contractors on the Deer Flat reservoir,
the Government reclamation project
near Caldwell, the largest one in the
State, is in the city, He says work on
the project is being pushed rapidly by
The several contractors and that all
would be completed by the first of next
March, as provided by the contract.
When completed it will be called Lake
Lowell, named in honor of j. r. Lowell
of Caldwell, who was ono Of the lead
ing spirits in getting the Government
to take hold of the project.
Professors NJ. f. Reed Of tie univcr.
'sity, Charlie sCarter Of the Albion Nor
NAL and Warner of the Mountain Home
Hgh school, who are TO be instructors
IN the summer normal to open here Mon
day morning, have arrived Other in.
structors and q large number of teach
erS coming 70 attend the normal are
expected tonight and tomorrow.
A meeting oe the Western Retail
Lumber association, composed of lumber
dealers in eastern Oregon and western
ldahot VIII be held at Nampa on the
10Th INST. Several prominent lumber
men from the East Will attend the meet
ing,
The first of three matched games of
baseball between the team of that place
and the Mountain Home team for q
wager of s2500 took place at Weiser
today, and resulted in victory for
Weiser by a score of to ].
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
$4,000 in JEWELS STOLEN
Theft From Private Safe of Now York
Brokers Kept Secret Two Weeks.

NEW YORK, July 13.-Jewels val
ued Mt $4,000, 1T is announced today,
have been stolen from private sale IN
the offices of j. NJ. Ceba]los g. Co, bank
ers and brokers, who failed not long
ago for $4,000 900. Tho jewels are the
personal property of Mr.. Ceballos.
The robbery occurred two weeks ago,
but has been kept secret until now. Tho
police were not notified Instead, the
task of tracing the thieves and gems
was entrusted 10 private detectives.
Thus far tho search has been unsuc-
ccsSful
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
DARING BURGLARY
Postoffice Safe in Goldheld Suburb Dy-
namited-One Robber Caught.

GOLDFIELD, July 1S.-Three bur
glars, one female in disguise, dyna-
mited the safe III the postot6ce at CO.
lumbia this morning at 2:30.
Columbia is n suburb of Goldheld
The explosion was heard by Deputy
Sheriff Owens and Judge Solomon, who
made desperate effort to capture the
trio.
Two of them got away in fusillade
the officers Charles Morton, the third
burglar. fell and drew his gun, but he
was overpowered before he could fire
a shot. He was brought to Goldheld
this morning and placed in the county
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
Teachers Pleasure. Seeking.

Los ANGELES, July l3-With all
official business Of the National Edu.
cation association IS convention trans
acted, the delegates today scattered to
nearby cities and resorts in search OF
recreation, Few of the teachers are
leaving for the East today. nearly all
having planned excursions throughout
California and the Northwest
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
Goldfield Saloon Robbed.

GOLDFIELD, New, July 1S.-Two
masked men, one carrying a shotgun
and the other revolver, held up The
Inn, Columbia street saloon. last
night about midnight, taking $3.50 from
the crap table and $l6S from the cash
register. The seven men in the place
at the time of the hold-up were lined
up, and searched for weapons, but their
valuables were not taken. After the
hold-up tho two robbers backed out si
the door and ascaned
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
Killed In Auto Wreck.

J, Larson, hveryman and garage own
er of this city, was crushed to death in
an automobile accident last night a few
miles south of here. He attempted TO
TURN the machine in a narrow road and
backed over n forty-foot embankment
Glenn Hyatt, capitalist, and D. Z.
Blggs, local physician, who accompa.
med Larson, were not seriously Injured
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
GASOLINE STARTS FIRE
Tank Explodes in South Boston Build.
ing-Flames Are Confined.

BOSTON, Mass, July 13-A tank of
gasoline upon the top floor of the six
story brick building in Congress street,
South Boston, occupied by the Colum,
bia Counter company, exploded this af-
ternoon, setting the place on fire. In
the locality are q number of largo
extensive dry goods store re- house Of # Jor' or
dan Marsh g. Co. Compare lively no
damage was done, however, outside of
the property of the counter company,
the loss to which is estimated at $75,-
600
Franklin Mead, 81 years old, was run
over by FIRE wagon. William Nc
Cllnchey, u years old, in crowd near
the fire, came In contact with live
wire and was rendered unconscious
Both will recover.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
Convict Attacks Guard

BALTIMORE, Md, July l3.-Joseph
Hansbro, colored, an insane prisoner
III the penitcntiary, today attempted TO
shoot q guard, but instead fatally
wounded colored convict, Hansbro
had snatched the revolver from The
guard s holster,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
At Chicago Hotels.
Special to The Tribune

SpeclaI 10 The IrIDune-
CHICAGO, Ill, July l3-Salt Lake
J. A, Greenwald, auditorium annex.
Goldfield, Nev.-E. l.. Remquin and
wife, Auditorium Annex; Miss r. A.
Glenn, Stratford, Cody, Wyo.-Mrs. 4.
c. Newton and daughter, Stratford.
Boise, 1da.-A- A. Utley, Auditorium.
Wallace-James II. Kelly, Briggs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
Mark Twain Starts Home

LONDON, July 13-Mark Twain
(Samncl L.. Clemens) badc farewell to
London this morning and sailed for
home upon the steamer MInnetonka.
y great crowd of admirers at the sta.
tion kept the American humorst busy
shaking hands and gave him rousine
cheer as the train left for Tilbury-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
rurnaca Workers Will Strike.

YOUNGSTOWN, O.. July 13.-Pres-
ident of the Blast Furnace Workers
saws that general strike will be or
dered in the Mehoning and Shenango
valleys within three days, We have
asked for q conference and our re-
Quests have been ignored.N he said.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
Raptd Rise of Musician.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 15,-Ben
Venasak, who five years ago sold news.
papers upon tho streets here, and
played a cornet in tho Journals News.
boy band, has been awarded the grand
prize for cornet playing by tho Ma"
tionol Conservatory of Music at Paris,
France
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
Cleveland Is Recuperating.

PRINCETON. n. J.. July ls-For.
mer President Grover Cleveland is rest.
ing at his home In this city recuperat.
ing from his recent illness, Mr.. Cleve.
land has not yet decided when he will
leave Princeton to Join bis family in
Tanwortb, n. H., for the summer vaca-
tion
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
GaorHla NAV Be VDrv -

ATLANTA. Ga, July l3-The Hard
man Covington bill to prohibit the sale
and manufacture of liquor in Georgia
ate today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14
YOUR VACATION

VIII 70 rr-de r,orr s1-~~ztf. Z.
fhe Tribune follows you. No
extra charq- for mailing. Ao-
dress changed an often as de
sired.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14

n you have not visited The
4,lbune's you have missed
soo,sthIn1. All the latest IItera.
,.rs and the cosIest place In
tevsFt-
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-06-22
ABOUT THE AMERICAN HUI
NAME EDUCATION SOCIETY.

The American Humane Education
Society was incorporated by spec
ial act of the Massachusetts, legs
lature in $780, 1t has power to hold
million of dollars. Its objects are:
Glory to God" Peace on Earth"
Kindness, Justice and Mercy to Ev-
cry Living Creature, both Human and
Dumb" Its President is George T.
Angel of 10 Milk street, Boston; its
Vice-Presidents are Curtis Guild, Jr.,
Governor of Massachusetts,, Ex-Gov-
ernor John d. Long, Most Reverend
John d. Williams, Bishop Mallaliey
and other prominent gentlemen and
ladies widely known. On its Board
of Directors are two Of our Massa-
chusetts Judges, Ex-AttorneyGener-
al Albert Z. Pillsbury and other pro-
minent gentlemen. It's directors are
elected for life; when one dies anoth-
er is elected By special act of the
Massachusetts legislature its proper
ty is held in trust by three trustees,
Messrs. Alfred Bowditch, Laurence
Minot, and George T. Angel.
Messrs. Bowditch and Minot are
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-06-22

fuences such as others have and all
for the want of little money which
their mother has laid out of every
thing for and their father has all but
laid himself away to get, and now
when relief was in sight to have it
all go this way-oh, what shall | do
what shall | do?"
The deacon was touched some
more. Another $40 went to join the
other.
Finding the lead profitable the ped
der went on working it in way
more sympathetic than I can depict,
each rounded point of pathos being
emphasized with a sigh and mosten-
ed with a tear, until the deacon
would go no further The last straw
lad been placed upon the cameps
back.
Look here" he shouted, Sym
pathy is one thing and business anoth-
er. I've done a good sight more for
we than | ever expected, and now |
want we to go before I get in debt
to you on this proceeding. You give
me $40 and get out That's the last
there is about it."
The peddler shelled out a gold
piece of the required denomination
and after the exchange of few soul
full pleasantries hitched up and liked.
AS he rolled away and the echoes of
his chariot's wheels grew faint upon
the ample ears and his person dim
upon the failing eyes so lately parted
from, his thoughts must have run
something like this:
Well, came out pretty well af.
ter all. Nobody else would have es.
capped as easy. | hope my wife-in
heaven-can wait for a dress till
jine her there; the three children can
jack up their husbands for shoes if
they need 'em; the leaky roof over
the best room can wait month or
so after waitin' so many years, and
| guess the horses had a good feed
worth the best part of $40, l done
pretty well, by socksw
ESSAY CATGH