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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
BRINGS IT NEARER
TO THE PEOPLE
Charles Crane Discusses Gov.
eminent by Initiative and
Referendum.
MEANS DIRECT LEGISLATION
PRESENT SYSTEM GIVES POWER
TO SELECTED FEW.

The feature of the meeting of the Mems
club OF the First Congregational church
last night was an address on the ''Initia-
tive and Referendum" by Charles
Crane, of Salt Lake.
Following his talk, the members present
asked the speaker dozens of questions
suggested by points of his speech. The
latter covered the inception of the new
movement. what it stands for and its
probable future
Initiative and referendum means. brief
ly, direct legislation by the people and the
right of recall said Mr.. Crane in OPEN
ing his talk. Before the representative
form of government was adopted few
laws We're proposed that the people of the
country did not want. and practically all
laws that were proposed the people did
want. 1t is not this way now" he con-
tinued.
Briefly reviewing the conditions under
which the representative form of govern
ment became popular in this country, ne
went on to say;
THE change was from real democracy
TO an elective aristocracy and the repre-
sentativeS ara the real masters and die
tators of legislation. 1t was an exchange
of government by the people, for the peo-
pie and of the people, for government
OF the people and by few of the people.
] do not mean TO advocate the giving up
of the representative form of government.
but what we have now is a misrepre-
sentative form. l would have the legis-
laIorS subject TO Ine people WILL
Take a city council for instance. If
such body neglected or refused to carry
out any needful public improvement, after
A given period of time. | believe they
should be so under the power of the peo-
pie that they could be compelled to do so
by petitions signed by a certain percent
age of interested taxpayers. The initia-
tive is the proposal of a law by the peo-
pie and the referendum is the submission
OF a law to the people at the polls for
approval or rejection
People may elect a ruler and vet be
under a despotism Politicians call YOU
sOvereigns in their political speeches. but
in reality the men you elect are. under the
present system of municipal government
your masters. City councils can tax you,
give away your property and do a hun
bred and one other things, and you are
helpless at present to prevent them The
adoption of the initiative and referendum
scheme will give the power to the people
Mr.. Crane declared that the Galveston
idea, supported by the adoption of an
initiative and referendum. would be as
near perfect municipal or state govern
ment as il is possible to achieve at pres
emit. He was piled with questions for
some time after his close. A good crowd
heard the talk and appreciated il.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
Ogden News
office, 24s4 Washington Ave.
Ogden, Tuesday, May %.
CRAIG IS MAYOR PRO TEN
Will Serve During Absence of Mayor
Council Protests Against
Water Application.

The city council went on record last
evening in opposition to the application
of the Utah Light & Railway company to
take additional water from Ogden river
in Ogden canyon. The protest against the
proposition will be sent TO State Engi-
neer Caleb Tanner and W. II. Bancroft,
president of the company.
The Oregon Short Line, through it's
agent. W. II. Chevers. sent communi-
cation to the council stating that it was
not necessary to enlarge their culvert over
the Ogden river and that the blockade of
waters was due TO the fact that several
stumps and other refuse lodged at the
entrance to the culvert during the recent
high waters, causing the river to dam up
at that point The absence of Mayor Con-
roy from the city was reported and Will
liam Craig, president of the council, was
named as mayor pro TEN. During the
mayors absence Councilman Thomas will
act as president in place of Mr.. Craig. J.
G.. Kihlstroms bid of s210 for the pavilion
in Lester park was accepted. There were
four other bidders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
BALL PLAYERS TROUBLE.
Michael Donovan Brought in From
Nevada Mentally Unbalanced.

Michael Donovan, who years ago was &
member of the Ogden baseball team. was
brought into Ogden yesterday locked in a
freight car of a Southern Pacific train
and delivered to Sheriff G. A. Sebring.
He will be examined today as to his san
ity. Donovan was picked up yesterday
by the train crew at Hogup, where he
had appealed to the conductor for help,
stating that he was being pursued by per-
sons who wished to do him bodily harm.
He claimed to have run many miles across
the Nevada desert with his enemies chas-
ing him. Fearing that he would get out
on the desert and die. the conductor in
duced him TO enter the car and brought
him TO this city. IL is difficult to tell
whether Donovan is hopelessly insane or
just temporarily deranged as a result Of
excessive drinking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
TELLS RAMBLING STORY.
Vagrant Says He Invented the
chainIess Bicycle.

The case of Thomas Asche. charged with
Vagrancy, was continued in police court
Monday afternoon. pending an investiga-
ton into his mental condition.
Asche was picked up Sunday afternoon
by the police patrol on the north bench.
He was sitting on stone and said he
was waiting there until Monday morning,
when Pat Moran was going to give him a
job.
He told a rambling story to Judge Diehl
Yesterday afternoon. He said he had in
vented the chainless bicycle, but that
somebody had robbed him of the patent.
Il am the greatest inventor in the world -
he said Asche also said that he had
come to Salt Lake from Ogden. where
he had escaped from the soldiers home
F. r. Marion pleaded not guilty to the
charges OF vagrancy and petty larceny,
and the trial was set for Tuesday, June
f. Marion. posing as a deaf mute. last
week solicited aims from houses in the
northwestern part of town. 1t is charged
that at a number Of houses he visited he
stole cash and other property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
CATCH THEIR BREATH In SALT LAKE
AFTER ESCAPING FOUR WRECKS

growth. You know we had a terrible
time with our political affairs until
four years ago, when we had three gov
ernors in one day. Governor Mcdonald
gave us a good administration and put
things to rights. Chancellor Buchtel is
following his policies and is making a
success of il. We of Denver look to
the future with every hope and conf
dence."
What are your impressions of San
Francisco as il is today?"
San Francisco is in a bad way, ac-
cording TO my mind. The strikes are
causing a reign of pandemonium, and
the SchmitZ-Ruef scandal has added
to the city's trials. Under such condi-
tions as these it is natural that capital
should become tiInid. / was told by a
man in San Francisco that the efforts
of honest and well-meaning men to
bring order out of the chaos that re-
suited from the earthquake and fire
were greatly hampered; that is appar-
ent on every hand. They are trying to
do the best they can, but they are
working under difficulties
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28

DR.. and Mrs. y. G.. Burnham are on
their way to their home in Denver,
where DR.. Burnham is a prominent
physician. DIR. and Mrs. Burnham are
returning from the meeting of the
Shriners in Los Angeles. On the trip
they escaped four wrecks, the first in
New Mexico, the second in Arizona.
the third the La Honda horror. and the
fourth at point eighty miles from
Los Angeles.
81 never saw a city improve so man.
ifestly as Salt Lake has" said DIR.
Burnham. Why, five years ago, when
1 was last here, there was not one
quarter the activity in all lines that is
apparent now. To say that ! was
agreeabiy astonished is putting it mild
ly. The people of Salt Lake are on
the right track
How is Denver. DOCTOR"
1T is better than il has ever been.
There is more building going on now
than / have ever seen-many times
over. More people are coming in. Ev-
erybody seems to be prosperous. There
is no boom, but a steady, healthy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
ARTISTIC RECITAL GIVEN.
Miss Gray's Class Assisted by Mrs
Charles Daily.

Miss Mary Olive Gray presented class
of piano pupils last evening in a most ar
tistic recital, given at the First Congrega-
tional church. The selections were ad-
mirably adapted to show the splendid
technique of the pupils and there was
sufficient variety to give a pleasing pro-
gram.
Mrs. Charles Daily was the assisting
artist and sang the Spring Song" by
Oscar Well and the Lehman lullaby. The
pianists were Helen Woodruff, Miriam
Love Henry Love Marguerite Duval
Leda Wallace, Valois Pierce, Lucy Quinn
and Jennie Williamson, the last named
playing a duet with Miss Gray besides her
individual number. The church was filled
with an appreciative audience.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
INSTITUTE PROGRAM OUT.
Teachers of L. D. S. Will Gather
Here June 8,

The official program for the summer
institute of the Latter-day Saints
schools, which will be held here from
June 3 to Z, has teen issued. President
Joseph f. Smith will deliver an ad-
Dress of WELCOME to the teachers at the
opening session of the institute Mon
day morning Guy c. Wilson and Ezra
.. Daily viii respond. Superintendent
Fl. H. Cummings will speak on 1.-THE
Purpose of the Institute" Monday aft
ernoon there will be department work
on theological lines. A reception will
be given the teachers in the Lion
House Monday evening at o'clock.
Three sessions viii be held each day
of the institute until Friday night.
President G.. II. Brimhall Will speak
Tuesday morning and Elder o. F.
Whitney in the evening. President j.
H. Linford and 3. H. Roberts will be
the principal speakers Wednesday.
Friday afternoon a big excursion will
he held to Saltair
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
WILL SHIP ORE FROM
PI0CHE IN SIXTY DAYS
Especial to The Herald

Boston, Mass. May H.-Colonel John
Weir, late president of the Nevada Utah
company, has completed a deal clearing
title 10 all the companys properties and
taking options on the Phoebe, Nevada
claims. He paid out 10000 from the COM
urday, just before he sailed for Europe.
to be gone three months. He SAYS that
the company still has SlS0,O00 cash and
10000 shares of stock I'm its treasury and
within sixty days will begin shipments
over the new road from Phoebe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
Park Commissioners Meet.

The board of park commissioners held
their initial meeting at the Weber club
last evening. Only two of the three men,
bers put in an appearance and the work
of organizing the board was postponed
until this evening. John s. Lewis was
made temporary chairman. The only bus
mess transacted was TO authorize w. T.
StiIwell to purchase 800 worth of flowers
to be distributed among the different
marks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
WEBER ACADEMY EXERCISE
Commencement Program Will Be
Given in Lecture Hall Toniqht.

This will be a busy week in the history
of the Weber Stake academy, faculty and
students. The fifteenth annual com
mencement exercises will be held in the
o clock this evening. In the assembly hall
at the same nour tomorrow evening the
graduating class exercises will be held
The following evening at o clock there
will be given in the lecture hall grand
concert. On Friday evening will be given
the alumni banquet and ball and Satur-
day, June !, Field day will be celebrated
at Lagoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
DANES TO CELEBRATE.
National Holiday to Be Observed al
Wandamere

There was a meeting of Danish people
last night at the Fourteenth ward meet
ing house, to formulate plans for a cele-
bration of Grundlovsdag, the national hOl-
fday of Denmark. June ;.
II was decided at the meeting last
night TO celebrate at Wandamere. II. =.
Nielsen was chairman of the meeting and
the three other members Of the commit
tee were c. Orlob. +. W. Madsen and An
drew Jensen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
Japs Arrested in Japan.

1t is reported here that three japanese
who robbed their countrymen employed
in the beet fields about Brigham City last
fall have been captured in Japan and are
being held by the authorities. 1t is said
that the men who are now under arrest
had I'm their possession at the time of
their ca pture 81 900 of the S1S coo stolen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
Railroad Men Exonerated.

a. Ross. y. Void. Charles Sherman. W.
T. Washburn and II. 3. Zenore. all rail-
road men, were before Judge Murphy in
the police court yesterday morning
charged with maliciOusly destroying a
window pane of Alvord's second-han
store on Grant avenue. The evidence was
such that there was not the slightest
thing produced TO connect the men with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
H0STETTER'S
STOMACH B!TTERS

will soon set things right again For
OVER 80 YEARS it has cured such all
ments as POOR APPETITE. HEART
BURN. SOUR RISINGS. DYSPEPSIA.
INDIGESTION. COSTIVENESS OR MA
LARIAL FEVER. TRY IT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
Ely Ready for Ogdenites.

Word was received yesterday by thu
Weber club from d. ". Ellis. secretary
of the Ely Commercial club. stating that
all arrangements had been completed for
the welcoming Of the boosters from this
city that will visit the camp on a boost
ing trip early next month.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
EXCAVATIONS COMPLETED
Work Progressing we'll on the New
house BUILDINGS

Work is going ahead rapidly at the
NewhOuse building sites on lower Main
street. The .excavating for the base
ment of the Newhouse building viii DC
completed this week. The excavations
for the great concrete piers, which will
support the Boston block, have been
sunk and are now being pumped free
of water.
At the Judge building, half block up
the street. the steel work is in for the
basement and the beams are going up
for the first story.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
WHEN YOUR FOOD

is PROPERLY DIGEsTED your entire
system is benefited and strengthened, but
when the DIGESTIVE ORGANS ARE
DERANGED THE FOOD FERMENTS
and causes untold suffering In such
cases. however you'll find that a few
Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
CASE DISMISS ED.

y Byron, Wyo.. May 27.-The case of =
4 the state against Bishop Jolley, head \
y of the Mormon colony at Lowell, has =
4 been dismissed at the request of \
y County Attorney Earring. Bishop Jol- \
= ley was charged with having po- \
y lygamouS relations with several =
\ wives. Jolley was active in prose- y
= cutting alleged violators of the anti \
y gambling laws. and alleges that the i
y charge brought against him was =
y spite work. !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28

the crime other than that they were in
that part of town when il was done. The
city attorney asked for the mems dismis
sal after hearing the evidence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28

free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. /
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-31

Charlotte, N. c., Aug. 8. 1907.
Dear Sir:
Your favor received and in reply
will answer your three questions
briefly:
l. Drunkenness and crime has
greatly decreased since liquor went
out, as court records show, and all
citizens know. Drunkenness per-
haps so to rs per cent. Crime de-
creased, estimating from court re-
cords, 40 to so per cent.
2. Tax rate has not increased but
property has increased in value 80 to
so per cent.
8. Business is fifty per cent better
than ever in the history of Charlotte.
Several business men who voted for
liquor would now vote against it.
Write the Mayor of Charlotte for
his booklet showing what business
men say of prohibition.
/ hope and pray you may win, it is
better for business as we'll as morals,
to put out liquor.
Yours Sincerely,
H. K. BOYER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-31

asking me to give some facts as to
the effects of prohibition in Ply
mouth, morally and financially.
After canvas of the business men
of the town, l did not find man who
thought that it had injured his busi-
ness, and some stated very emphatic
ally that it had greatly helped their
business. When we take into con-
sideration that the farmers of this
section got only about half a crop
last year. the evidence is greatly in
favor of prohibition.
In reference to the moral condi-
ton there is no comparison. It is
very seldom that we see a drunk man
in the streets, and many who spent
their time and money in the saloons
are now at work and are giving their
families the benefits of their labor.
There is not a decent vrcant house
in town and many could be rented if
they were here. l have been inform
ed that at one time while saloons
were here there were more than a
dozen vacant.
Prohibition has hurt only the whis-
key business and it is only those who
were connected with it and the few
whom they can influence, that want
saloons back here.
Yours turly,
~
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-31
POSTED,

Having leased from the owners the
NICHOLSON TRACT Of land, there
by acquiring exclusive control, |
hereby give notice to ALL PERSONS
NOT TO HUNT, TRAP OR TRES
PASS in any manner or form, under
penalty of the law, on this tract of
land as described below, and known
as the Nicholson Land" The. ex-
treme eastern part Of the original
Clark estate and bounded on the
west and north by Ganus' gut, on
the south by Ciark's canal ord Eoa-
noke river, on the south and east by
Roanoke river, j. Davis Reds and
Mike Hardy's land, containing
eleven hundred acres more OF less.
8-22-tf J. =. FUTREII..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-31
HE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Observations of Passing Events

II seems strange that just at the opening of the cotton season bf
~ mas hardly begun marketed price of cotton
The Price of C0on already fallen three of supply
anu demand, which governs the price of every
eAoraoe as the laws supply and demand COR
~ couo not have caused this sudden the price o co+o
~ 10 know very little about the workings of Wall Street an;.
u 'ee are people who know, Law the blame We
W e' ana common and subantae it. that if the
ana consumer were left
IA" OF supply and demand would matter SLOWLY and
ooes III the case of everything there is no
from SPECTATORS Again. farmers in this matter for
t would not market their abnormav low nric.s tho
might baW but without
" "hen the gamblers commenced savage assault
upon ne price OF the Southern principal money CROP cotton was
Selling @ Is cents There eason-n the real
OF thngs why that better be PREVAILING
no" instead or price two lower valuation set m
by the law of supply cotton crop
the South IS worth about O0 was month aoo
Every eate business calling the South
oud feel concern preventing this section One
great depressing factor doubt cottonhat the
ION " many small farmers must sell to their urgent obligations
seeing nat the farmers organizing and
This cotton the spectators made dash every pound it thew could
POSSIBLY as the farmers organizations vet prepared
all the distressed cotton the most of
thorough organization"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-31
Benefits Of Prohibition.

The following letters from repre-
sentatives citizens of other towns
were used in the Edenton campaign
and are now published for the bene
lit OF those who are inclined to act
for the best interest of our town anc
community:
E. City, N. c.. July 81, 1907
Dear Sir:
have your favor requesting in.
formation as to how prohibition has
effected Elizabeth City from a bust
ness standpoint. Notwithstanding
assertions to the contrary, the facts
and figures demonstrate that the city
has made progress during the last
three and onehalf years during which
time prohibition has been in effect
and that it is still moving forward.
l. The population is larger today
than ever before in its history. las
sert this because there are fewer
residences vacant than ever before
although a large number of new
residences have been erected, and
people moving into the City say that
desirable homes are hard to secure.
When assumed charge of the Eliza
beth City Hosiery Co., there were a
great many vacant houses in that
section, and owners were anxious to
sell cheap because they could not
keep them occupied, but to-day there
is not one vacant.
2. There are more business houses
occupied than ever before. At the
time prohibition went into effect
there were ten saloons in the CITY.
and when they discontinued, there
were ten business places vacated.
These places are now all occupied,
with the possible exception of one,
and since. there have been erected six
handsome stores and one large whole
sale store, all Of which are occupied |
by good and desirable citizens. All
this has been accomplished in 8 IL
years, saying nothing Of the large
number of general merchandise
stores that have started business
since prohibition went into effect.
Not only has there been a large in
'rease in business houses, but large
Increase in business done both whole
ale and retail.
3. There is more money in circu-
alton than ever before. The bank
tatements show deposits in excess
+ $500, 100000 over that Of three and
ne-half years ago, and in a loaned
p condition, which seems to me a
ure index of prosperity.
l sincerely hope that you will sue
eed in your efforts, and you find .
nat your City will become better in ;
very respect.
Yours very truly,
P. H. WILLIAMS.