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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
DIVORCE CASE NEARS END,
Last Testimony in Dickerson Contro.
VerSy Taken.

The last testimony in the divorce
suit brought by Anna l.. Dickerson
was before Judge Armstrong yester-
day, and had Mrs. Dickerson been
present she would have secured her
divorce. She will appear Monday, it
is understood, when the matter will be
closed up. The case has been in the
courts for sine time, the first COM
plant having been filed last Novem-
Der. Because she had not lived here
quite the required year, Judge Morse
after hearing her testimony, declared
that he could not assume jurisdiction
Another complaint was filed on Feb
II, and a week ago Mrs. Dickerson re-
peated her story to Judge Armstrong
because she did not have q corrobor-
ating witness present, the decree was
held up, and yesterday H. E. Deardof
appeared and said that he knew that
Dickerson had deserted his wife at
Seattle in October, 1906. They were
married at Occur d'Alene, Ida, Jan.
"a 1905.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
UNJUST TO PRESS CLUB.
Members Accused of Offences Though
Crime Hasn't Been Committed Vet.

Members Of the Ogden Press club are
having an awful time of il these DAYS
Not crime is committed in the city but
that the members of the east for the biz
snow on May are placed under suspi-
ciOn. The latest thing that has come
TO light is the placing of xeveral sticks
of dynamite uIsser the police patrol Wag-
on wheels at the place where the vehi-
Gle is housed. The explosive was discov-
cred by Walter Williams liveryman, on
Friday, and the matter was called to
the attention of the police. Immediately
there were all sorts Of stories set afIoat
about the Black Hand and other societies
that have terrOriZed the country.
Finally the question was settled, at least
to the minds Of some, when some of the
detectives from Denver and New York
who are in the city, and who have been
here since the Press club show rehearsaI Is
commenced, advanced the idea that The
work was that of the anarchist who
wreaks vengeance upon the newspaper
plant of 0. Colt Shellels in the Press club
show. The man who plays this part has
already taken steps to prove his inno-
cence, but his appearance has been
against him up to this time and IL is
likely that an investigation will result
ne says he doesn't mind going to iaiI
but he wants to postpone it until after he
has had an opportunity of proving his
ability on the stage on May 3
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
LICENSE IS PROH|BITIVE
0sterloh Closes Penny Arcade Rather
Than Pay $40 on Each
Machine.

Rather than pay the city license of SO
a year upon each of his slot machines,
C. E Osterloh yesterday closed his penny
arcade in Second South street, near State
street.
When OsterlOh opened his place he Sc
cured a license for which he paid S75
Later it was decided by the tax collector
that he would have to pay license upon
each of the machines in his place This
would have maant an additional $3.50.
which OsterlOb Would have had to nav
into the city treasury. Osterloh objected
to paying out so much money and was
arrested and charged with violating the
license ordinance The case against him
is still pending in the police court
The penny arcade of the Majestic cleo
trio theatre has also been. closed. Par
ley B. Jensen stated yesterday that this
was not because the managers of the
place objected to paying the $40 license
upon each slot machine. He said that the
space used for the penny arcade will be
used in charging the theatre
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
TURKS ARE HELD.
Some Who Engaged in "Riot" VIII
Answer Monday.

Six Turks, who We're arrested for attack
ing Chris Potsi and George Venetis, in
First South street, between Fourth and
Fifth West streets. on Friday morning,
were arraigneG in the police court yester-
day morning and held under 800 bail each
for examination on Monday. They were
Mike Motto, Orrin Mirce, Paul Thame,
Jim Allea. Fats AIlea and Cherim Zquir.
Potsi. who has charge of the Bamberger
ranch near Pennington, said that he and
Venetis had furnished the Turks with
handcarts for peddling fruit. The Turks
had refused to pay for them. The street
fight was caused by an attempt made by
POtsi and Venetis to induce the Turks TO
settle for the carts.
Potsi said that Venetis was unable to
appear in court, as he had been badly in
jured by a stone. thrown by one of the
Turks In the fracas. He said that Vene-
It's chest had been crushed by the stone,
and that he was splitting blood.
Following the disturbance created by
the Turks the police discovered that a
number of them are peddling fruit with
out licenses. -Four were arrested yester-
day.
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duced him to go back OF the Alamo
saloon. There he was stopped BY
Brush, who. it is alleged, exhibited a
star and declared that he was a DO
hceman. Brush accused Byrd of the
inert of a watch, and then took the
Janitor's timepiece and $16 1t is al
legged that Brush then went away.
saying that he would look for another
policeman. Then the other two mes
senger boys departed, leaving Byrd
alone.
Forrest Wilson and Charles Kelley
two other messenger boys, were also
taken before Justice Smith. along with
Joe Porter. Lewis Grinstein and Hal
Crigler. Each of the five faced two
charges of burglary
They were accused of robbing the
room of Fred Andrews at 80 Edison
street. on April %, and of robbing the
room of Ross jenkins and Joe Wilkin-
son at the Hercules rooming house, on
Third South street, between Main and
West Temple streets, on April q.
The cases against the five were set
for May 5. AS none of the accused
men was able to furnish bail they
were placed in the custody of the
sheriff.
1t was learned last night that the Eos
ter boy was a former inmate of the state
industrial school. AS he is out on parole
he will probably be sent back to that in
StitutiOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
ASKS PERMISSION TO KILL
Golored Man Applies to Police for
Right to Shoot Another
Negro.

T. B. Alexander, a negro, appeared at
the police station yesterday morning and
asked permission of the department to
go out and kill a man. According to his
story. Alexander's life is in momentary
danger because of the ennity of a waiter
named Paxton. who. ike himself, is in
the employ of the Southern Pacific COM
pany. Alexander claimed that Paxton
tried TO stab him in a lower Twenty
fifth street saloon yesterday morning.
Paxton attacked Alexander with a
knife. cut three gashes in the latter's hat
and then reappeared with a large gun to
complete the job The police wanted to
arrest raxtOn, but this was not salts
factory to Alexander. who wanted per-
mission to carry a gun so that he might
kill the niger" if he attacked him
again.
Alexander refused to accompany the Of
ficers to identify Paxton and is still en-
gagged in trying to obtain a permit to
carry a gun.
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Steps are being taken by Chief OF
street messenger offices. The chief in
tends to ask the city council for power
to close such places.
Much of the crime in Salt Lake, -
said Chief Pitt last night. lis trace
able to depraved young men who hang
about Commercial street and claim to
be messenger boys. Many of these
young men are nothing more than pro-
feSsiOnal criminals, constantly on the
lookout for some person they can rob.
They prey upon drunken men. and
when sent out to deliver messages
watch for opportunities to commit
robberies.
THE men who pose as messengers
are in many cases not only dangerous
characters, but exert an evil influence
upon boys who commence work as
messengers with the honest purpose
of earning their bread.
Commercial street is no place for
young messengers, good or bad"
There are now in the city jail four
sO-called messenger boys. Two of
them are charged with robbery, and
the other two are facing charges of
burglary.
during the past SIX IlOillIS liltSStll-
ger boys have been arrested for opium
smoking, vagrancy, petty larceny. as
sault with deadly weapon, battery
and other serious charges, including
highway robbery and burglary.
Schools of Crime.
The police look upon the CoiEmer-
cial street messenger offices as schools
of crime.
Young boys who go there to work
see every phase of human depravity,
and while idling around waiting to be
sent out on errands become acquainted
with all sorts of criminals.
COnVicts who are released from the
state penitentiary and crooks who
drift here from other cities head
straight for Commercial street, and,
according to the police, such men are
responsible for the criminal acts of
the messenger boys.
A, policeman who has spent much of
his time on the Commercial street
beat for years, said yesterday that
messenger boys, corrupted by the at
mosphere of Commercial street. natur-
ally drift into crime after they be-
come too old to continue the work
of running errands.
Many of these messenger boys are
full-grown men," he said. When
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26


Work on the four-story apartment
building, being erected by the Mutual
Realty company on the southeast cor
ner of Second East and Brunswick
avenue, just two blocks from the CEN
ter Of the business and shopping dis
trict of the city, is progressing very
satisfactorily.
The concrete foundation, which was
laid last fall and allowed to stand dur
ing the winter months TO harden and
settle, is in the very best of condition
For the last three weeks a large force
of men has been at work with the re-
suit that the building is now practical
ly completed to the square of the first
story, and gives one an idea of the
handsome appearance it will make
when the building is finished.l The first
story is of red hand-cut stone, and the
upper three stories will be of light buff
pressed brick with stone trimmings.
There will be two entrances; one
from Second East street and the other
off Brunswick avenue, both to be fin
ished with marble wainscoting and tile
floors.
All apartments will have outside win
dows, giving good light and ventila-
ton.
Reservations can be made any time
at the home office of the company, 524
Security & Trust building, or at the
Salt Lake Security & Trust company,
81 Main street Opposite u. c. M. l.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
SIXTY DAYS FOR GRAVES.
Man Who Struck Rudolph kuchier
Goes to Jail.

Charged with assault and battery. l. A.
Graves, the man who made the cowardly
attack on Rudolph Kuchler at the Ogden
Canyon sanitarium on Friday by striking
him over the head with some sort of a
blunt instrument when Kuchler was at
the telephone, received u sixty days Jail
sentence in police court yesterday morn
ing. Graves pleaded that he was on the
way to the bedside of his sick wife.
Graves said in his own behalf that he
had stopped off in Ogden and after hav-
ing a few drinks started to the sanita-
rum to take a bath. He said he was not
used to liquor and became intoxicated
and was too drunk TO know what hap
pened after he landed at the sanitarium.
1t is probable that another complaint
may be filed against Graves for having
struck Tom Jenkins before he assaulted
Kuckler.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
BANbERGER WINS
RAILROAD FIGHT
Court Gives Salt Lake & Ogden
Permission to Cross Union
Pacific Tracks.

Judge Howell yesterday handed down
his decision in the case of the Salt Lake
& ogden railway against the Union Pa
cific, in which the plaintiffs sued for the
right to temporarily cross the double
track line of the Union Pacific with q
single track at grade. The decision is
favorable to the Bamberger line and
means the opening of the line into Og-
den on Decoration day as planned. The
time Of occupancy is limited to one year,
during which time the overhead crossing
must be constructed, and during which
the court assumes Jurisdiction over the
point at issue.
The court in its decision throws about
the crossing what appears to be ample
safeguards to prevent accidents from COLI
hsiOns between the trains of the two
companies. in the first place, the court
holds that the Bamberger people must
place gates at the crossing, to be opened
to permit the passing of the trains of
that line only when the track is clear, and
the Union Pacific trains are given the
right of way in all cases where there is
a conflict. such as trains on each road
arriving at the same time.
The Salt Lake K Ogden line must also
place semaphore signals for the direc-
ton of those operating its trains. The
greatest burden placed on the Union Pa
cific is the order that its trains must all
a
crossing.
During the hearing of the action the
defendant company claimed that owing to
the congestion of the Ogden yards i'm
prOVementS and extensions of the yards
We're planned and that the crossing would
interfere with this work. In this connec-
ton the court holds that, inasmuch as the
plans introduced in evidence were made
in 1904, and no steps have as yet been
taken to carry them into effect. they win
not be greatly interfered with by its per-
hitting temporarily a grade crossing at
that point
According to the courts decision when
the new overhead crossing is construct
ed il must span the entire right of way
Of the Union Pacific and not Just across
its immediate tracks. During the time
the temporary grade crossing is used the
Hamburger line viii, according to the
watchmcn there to operate the gates and
signals
The right Of the Salt Lake & Ogden
people 10 cross the Union Pacific was bit
terly- contested. Fearing that the Bam-
berger people might steal a march the
Union Pacific people caused to be con-
StTUcted two additional tracks at the
point in question, and these were built
on grade several feet lower than the
main line grade. a Waterman. housed in
tent. was on guard at the crossing day
and night. Later several bodies of cars
were taken to the scene and placed on
the newly constructed track. These were
loaded with steel and iron to prevent their
being moved without considerable work
and effort However, the Salt Lake &
Ogden company deemed it-best to carry
We're victorious in the decision rendered
yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26

the collision. extends along the whole
southeast coast of England, and is de-
scribed as the worst since the biz
card of 1881. All the landmarks were
hidden by the driving snow as the st.
Paul proceeded on her outward course.
and 1t was exceedingly difficult to To-
cate any sounds of warning that came
through the storm.
Several Of the men who were rescued
from the Gladiator declare that il was
marvellous that the ship was not lost
with all hands.
All the men speak in tones of highest
praise of Captain Lumsden, who living
up to naval traditions, refused to leave
the ship until the last.
The Gladiator was a twin-screw pro-
tected cruiser of the second-cIass. She
was of $3.50 tons. and was 800 feet in
length. She was built at Portsmouth
in 1896
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
BIG FLAT BUILDING PROJECT
Mutual Realty Company Will Put Up
Immense Structure at Second
East and Brunswick Ave.

One of the largest and handsomest of
the new apartment houses is that which
is to be erected on the corner os Sec
ond East street and Brunswick avenue
which is to cost $4,000. This building is
being erected by the Mutual Realty COM
pany and will be completed this year.
The first story of this apartment house
will be of hand-cut stone and the upper
three stories of pressed brick, with stone
trimmings. The building will contain fif-
ty-two apartments, twenty-five of which
will consist of one and two rooms for
bachelors, the rest being family apart
mentS Of three and four rooms
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
A Few Fine Bargains in Proportion

Some locations, corners and inside,
sold by the old company before the
NeWhOuse purchase. They are choice
and cheap, AMI will double in value
with the proposed Newhouse improve
ments. This is a chance TO get in on
the ground floor; if you don't. Let
dare not, wait upon l would, like the
poor cat in the adage." Go up Sun
day and look around. | viii be there
E. F. COLBORN, 10 W. I'd South.
Both DhOneS $50
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
MESSENGER BOTS
ON ROHD TO RUIN
Nv COMMERCIAL ST.
Chief Pitt viii Endeayor to Clean Up School of Vice as Re
suit of Shocking Dis closures Following the
Four Recent Arrests.

There five conVcts the pnentiay
There victims the
while
messengers city jail charged with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
Steamer Not Badly Damaged.

The fact that the st. Paul sustained
no worse damages than q badly buc-
Killed. bow and a comparatively small
hole on her port side, is the most re-
markable feature of the whole occur
renee. Her injuries were temporarily
repaired before putting back to South
amptOn. on the other hand, the Gladi-
ator was a protected cruiser especially
designed for ramming. Unfortunately
for her, she received the full force of
the st. Paurs momentum amidships,
and she was cut almost in half.
The storm which was responsible for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
OGDEN AND RETURN $1.OO
Via D. & &. G. Sunday. April 26.

First canyon excursion of the sea-
son. Leave Salt Lake 1925 a. m, p.
M, $3.50 p. m. Returning, leave Ogden
5:45 D. 10. Street cars from Ogden
union depot to mouth of canyon.
Stages to the Hermitage and the
Cakes Everybody invited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26

they began carrying messages they
We're probably as smart as average
boys, but they learned nothing. Car
rying messages is not a job for a man.
but when these young fellows reached
the age when most men think of mar
rying and raising families, they dis
covered that there were no positions
open to them. For that reason they
have kept on as messenger boys
Boys Acquire Vices.
Their failure to learn trades is not
the only cause of their inability to find
better positions now that they are
men. In hanging about Commercial
street they have acquired all sorts of
vices, which unfit them for employ
ment in business establishments. And
even if this were not the case. their
long association with the creatures. of
the Sums would cause a business. man
TO think long time before placing
them In positions of any sort of trust.
Il have seen many bright bows go
INTO commercial street to work as
messengers. Every time l see a new
race feel sorry for the young chap
VINO is doomed to the fate that awaits
him in the under world.
rev OF the messenger boys turn
out well. After they have been hang
ing around Commercial street for a
Few months they become the consorts
or vicious characters, and then they
begin to commit offenses. There are
now five former messenger boys in the
state penitentiary
There are in salt Lake at least
twenty hop fiends' who learned the
vice while working as messenger
boys in Commercial street
compelled to move away from that
district. 1t is bad enough to send a
boy down there on errands, but to
have him spend all of his idle moments
there means that he will in time be
come corrupted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
Job White .

Is home from Montana. Phone, Ind.
326. Address, go w. % South Huber
account registers and duplicating
forms.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26

Professor Kennedy's dance, Saltair.
May /. Last train leaves 8 p. m. Larg-
est and best orchestra in the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26
Alleged Offenders Arraiqned.

Ed Brush and Joe Henry, the two
messenger boys who are accused of
having held UP c. NJ. Byrd. janitor.
back of the Alamo saloon. a CONNER
cial street resort. on April 81 were ar
ralgned before Justice of the Peace
Dana I. Smith yesterday. Their ex-
animation was set for May s. As
neither of them could furnish $500
bail, they were sent to the county Jail.
Byrd, who is janitOr of a building
at Main and Second South streets, al
leges that Henry and another boy in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26

All kodak finishing done by profess
SIGNALS. Full line of everything in
photography. c. +. SAVAGE co,
II and IA Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26

Moons Book Store is now located
Just south of Walkers store.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
EVANS WILL RULE
GREATEST ARMADA
Rear Admiral to Command the
Fleet of Dayton Also While
on the Coast
Forty-five Warships to Be Used
by Him in the Joint
Maneuvers
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


WASHINGTON. March 5.-Even If
congress fails to create the grade OF
vice admiral in the navy for the bene-
ft OF Rear Admiral Bob Evans in
recognition of his services. dating back
to the civil war, including the Cuban
campaign in the Spanish-American war
and the successful navigation Of the
waters around South America with the
Atlantic fleet he will at least have the
honor. before his retirement August
IS. of having under his command a
greater and more formidable naval ar
mada than has ever fallen TO the lot
of any other one man except British
officers in the English channel and the
Mediterranean.
in command of the Atlantic feet Ad-
miral Dayton will be directly under
him In the two fleets there will be
between 43 to As warships- Joint
maneuvers will take place between
the two fleets. 1t is hoped by the navy
department that Admiral Evans may be
given the increased rank, more httlng
the commander of the two big fleets
1t now is stated that the Atlantic
feet will not reach San Francisco be-
fore the second week in May. Target
practice cannot well be concluded be-
fore April 15 or 90. and three weeks
or more. il was said. would be con-
sumed making the journey up the
coast on account of the visits to be
made to San Diego, San Pedro, Santa
Barbara and Monterey.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06

OF the nomination will be definitely
settled within the next 80 days.
SENTIMENT FOR TAFT
Ny own state is solid for Taft. and,
in my judgment. there is scarcely a
man who has attained mention as a
candidate for delegate who is not for
Taft. What is true of Minnesota is
true of many states which l have Wis
tied in the last few months. Within
the last few weeks the sentiment Of
the people has been given expression
by tie tidal wave Of Taft Endorsements
coming from state, congressional and
county committees in states from coast
10 coast and from the Canadian to the
Mexican borders 1t is the voice of the
people. The nation wide cry for Taft
viii swell into a mighty chorus which
will sweep everything before II ana 81
lence all other cries long before the
national convention is assembled at
Chicago. l am, OF course. delighted TO
find in California such unanimous and
enthusiastic support of the presidents s
policies and TO be assured that Cali
fOrnia viii send a Taft delegation to
the Chicago convention
That the republicans of California
are for Taft and that their delegates
will be in the Taft ranks is not sur
prising. but 1 am amazed az the splen-
did courage and vitality of the people
Of San Francisco and at the way they
are building up this city.