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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
RAND DRAWING AT OASIS.

r. H. Calllster, secretary of the
state land board is at Oasis, Willard
county, today for the purpose of re-
ceiving applications for the right to
make selections in the Oasis Carey
act land drawing, which occurs at
that place next Monday Each per-
son attending the drawing will have a
chance to make first selection Of land.
the drawing being under the super
vision of the state land board. The
names of all the applicants for land
Will be placed in a barrel. together
With numbers, and the order in
which the names and numbers are
drawn out Will determine who has
first and successive choice for lands.
The land is in the Pahvant valley, and.
Is said to be deep and fertile, and
easy to irrigate.
A special excursion rate for the oc-
casion, good for 0 days. over the
q Salt Lake Route has been made the
Oasis special leaving Salt Lake as
second section to the regular train at
midnight Sunday night. The Oasis
daylight special will leave Salt Lake
at Z O'Clock next Monday morning,
arriving at Oasis at noon. The re-
turn trip will be made after. the
drawing, leaving Oasis at I o'clock
Monday evening"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

from street walkers to protect them IN.
their8nefarious practises. have no sense
d of shame for their position and for me "
position of the city, insAthus permit
ting these women to openly haunt their
profession upon the public streets. =
am told that the denizens of these dis
'5tlicts pay a9certain given price Tor
88 carrying on their business. In VIC
toiia alley, the women pay the regular
Il sum of $40 to the city, as fine, or IL.
( cense money; for their cribs they pay
{ SIS per day, and the owners of the par
ticular building referred to realize
from IS women, the sum of $1,000 per.
month rent. The collector goes around
every day regularly. and collects the
SO from each occupant; and If the
money Is not ready, the unfortunate
creature is thrown out into the street
and the place filled with another.
ut is said these conditions constitute
what is known as the necessary evil
I ! maintain that it is not u necessary
evil, and any clean city and commune
ty should be ashamed to acknowledge
that such Il condition is a necessary
evil
II would like to see our city rid OF
these immoral women. and the YAM.
pires Which live upon, their earnings.
"A great forward movement in this di-
rection may be had by ferreting out
and dealing with the people who are
back of the movement, and the good
name of our fair city be Nindicated and
vice stamped from it's midst
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
DEATH OF CYRUS E. SMELL.
Cashier OF Payson Exchange Savings
Rank Dies at Parents Home.

After brief illness, Cyrus =. Smell,
of Payson, died at the home of his pa
rents. MIR. and Mrs. George D. Smell.
Lincoln avenue, this city, yesterday
afternoon. Accompanied by Mrs. Smell
he went on a vacation to Idaho and
then was spending a week with his
parents in this city when stricken, and
death resulted from pulmonary hem
orrhage. Death came suddenly, as
only in the morning was he planning
with his wife to take a trip to Cali
fornia He was a young man highly
respected in his home town and wher-
ever known, and his death is much re-
GREETED.
Mr.. Smell had been cashier of the
Payson Exchange Savings bank since
its organization, the institution having
been organized by himself and broth
err. He was born at Spanish Fork
Dec. 20, 1880. In November, 1903, he
married Miss Minnie Mcclellan. sister
of Prof. j. J.. Mcclellan, both of whom
We're at his bedside when he passed
away. Aside from his widow, Mr..
Smell leaves no family.
The funeral will be held from the
Thlrty-frst ward Westinghouse OH Sat
urday at 2:30 p. m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

Justice F. NJ. Bishop this morning
bound seven women over in $500 bonds
for hearing on the charge Of resoetins
to houses of III fame, released one
Japanese woman on the same charge
after imposing fine, and held six more
in the sum of $500 charged with vag-
rancy.45
Tho hearing was held at the office OF
Judge Bishop at Eleventh South and
Fifth East streets, Asst. County Atty.
Oscar W. Carlson prosecuting the case
The women had legal representation in
the persons of A. M. Thomas, Sam A..
King and "Bill'' Newton. AS the court
docket is full for nearly a week to
come. the hearing cannot be had much
before that tine, and the date VIII
therefore be set later.
JAP WOMAN RELEASED.
The women charged with resortins to
houses of i'll fame are May Alexander,
Ada BIuhm, Jennie Collins, Atomi Ya-s
ma, Mamie Woodruff, Bessie Lawrence.
Minnie Thomas and Eva Hughes. These
were held in the sum of $500 bail, which
was furnished in the case of Minnie
Thomas and Eva Hughes. All of the
women named With the exception of
the Japanese, pleaded not guilty to the
charge. She of the almond eyes, how.
ever, entered a plea Of guilty and was
released on paying fine.
Those charged with Hagrancy are as
follows. Cora Martin, Cora Parker
Amy Johnson. Ruth Howard Blanchy
Flowers and Edith Raines. They We're
held in the sum of $500 each, which
amount was furnished by Blanche
Flowers, the balance of them going to
Jail to await their hearings.
5Atty.A. NJ. Thomas represented Cora
Parker in this mornings proceedings,
Atty. Sam King represented Minnie
Thomas, Eva Hughes and May Alexan-
der, and '.BilP'sSN Newton appeared for
the rest Of the women.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

On Aug. 26th, 1908, the Zion's
cooperative Home Building and
Real Estate Co. was incorpofat-
ed with an authorized capital OF
s25o.oO0, of which sS0,420 was paid
up. Since then $4,000 of the
stock has been sold at par. so
the company now has $500 as
sets. $4,000 more stock Will be
sold at par, or 81 per share.
Owning lumber yard and hav-
ing expert men in different de-
partments. the object of this
company Is to build good houses
and make the expense as small
as possible to Its purchasers. so
that the person who earns mod
est wages may have home of
beauty and comfort. The Off
GERS who are Salt Lake men, are
George Il. Romney, Pres. Miles
A, Romney. Vice-Pres., Miles
r. Taylor, Secretary, and these
with John G. Cutler. Jr., form
the board of Directors. If you
want good Investment at the
same price the directors paid
for their stock, buy one dollar
shares in this company. Now is Z
the time TO buy stock IL you
want a paying investment. If
you want TO purchase stock, call
on us ar 23I-s Constitution Bldg.
Or write. telephone No. $50, or
call on our agent, John c. CUT
Ter, Jr., Investment Banker, at
No 239-24o Constitution Bldg.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
SUIT ON IDEMNITY BOND.

d. G. Smith was made defendant in
a suit for the recovery of s5i399.45,
alleged to be due upon an Indemnity
bond filed by the Fidelity & Deposit
company of Maryland. Plaintiff
claims to have become surety upon a
re-deliyery bond in the case of James
u Hamilton receiver for the property
of James N. Nevills, who was adj
Judged bankrupt, against D. G. Smith
and others in Silver Bow county,
Mont. Judgment in the Smith case
was entered against Smith. which he
failed to pay, in consequence OF when
Judgment was secured against the
plaintiff company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
STATE COMMITTEE MEETS.
Democratic Leaders in Session Pass
Up the Governorship Problem.

Because the matter Of Uncle Jesse
Knights candidacy is still to be settled.
and they are unwilling to take final &C
ton upon 1T today. the meeting OF tho
4 Democrat state committee this after
noon will probably result In no definite
announcement on that subject.
The meeting was called at o'clock
in the office of State Chairman l.. II.
Martinoau. and MS many of the out-of-
town members We're not present 1t was
decided to leave the matter OF selecting
a new state chairman, with that OF
choosing successor to Uncle Jesse
knight, until a future meeting, About
half OF the members of the state com
mittee We're present this afternoon,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
POLL TAX SUITS.

There are dark and troublesome times
ahead for thu Willy citizens who have
lodged the poll tax collector. There ~
something stirring In town and there VIII
lie much wailing and gnashing Of teeth.
This morning Assistant City Attorney
u. Il. Rogers almost gave Tom Pitt,
chief of police, apoplexy by Dropping on
his desk summons for 80 citizens against
whom suit has been brought to recover
poll tax This means ii great deal OF
sre,l work for certain unfortunate and
tired policemen. But, the administration,
sure needs the money and all tho &C.
cllsud as soon as found. Will be hailed
Into court to show cause why they
should not pay TIP.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE.

The general conference of the Re.
lief society will be held in the Salt
Lake Assembly hall on Friday and
Saturday, Oct. and 8. 1908, meet
ings commencing at 10 q. M and 2
pm, as usual 1t is desired that
there should be a large attendance
of the members. and that each stake
organization should be represented by
its president, Or someone authorized
to represent the stake.
a cordial invitation is extended 10
the first presidency OF the Church,
patriarchs apostles council OF sew
enty, presiding bishoprc. Y. Il. NJ. T..
A., and Primary associations. and all
brethren Interested in the Work Of this
charitable organization.
BATHSHEBA w. SMITH.
President.
ANNIE TAYLOR HYDE
ADA SM0OT aDUSENBERRY.
Counselots.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
ISOLATION HOSPITAL OPENS

The city isolation hospital has
again been opened to receive patients,
and four cases Of smallpox have been
transferred to 1t. as follows:
A. l.. Quist, Graham court; A. j.
Flint, 346 north Third West street;
Philip McDonough, Eighth East
street, between Fourth and Fifth
South streets. and Melvin H. Wallick,
Al Center street.
There are 10 other cases of SMALL
pox in the city. but none of them are
serious, and it has not been consid-
cred advisable to remove them to the
isolation hospital,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
INSPECT ART BUILDING.

The directors OF the State Fair assoc $50;
citation Gov, Cutler and many city art
lists. met at the arts building on the
fair grounds yesterday AFTERNOON to dis
3.cuss the conveniences offered this year
for the picture and art work exhibit.
The artists expressed themselves us
highly pleased with the provisions made
for the Accommodation as the stalls and
the manner of electric lighting We're ar
ranged Just to suit them, and there 10
visor and her assistant, as well as for
the artists. 5,s5r
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The Funeral services over the remains
of Anna Elizabeth Gendt, who died at
South Weber, Sept. g, will he held from
the chapel of S. M. Taylor & CO., un-
dertakers, 253 east First South street.
tomorrow Gsriday5, at p. m. inter-
ment in city cemetery.
4 of jack Price. aged five years, son Of
Lomand and Kate Lester, Will be held
today, Thursday. Mt p. M. FROM the
family residence, so south Tenth East.
Friends are invited to attend. Iriternent
in city cemetery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
ARCHITECT HERE.

ID. j Patterson, architect for the Har-
riilan lines is here from Omaha and yes
terday looked over the terminals here.
3 He was satisfied with progress on con-
z liz OF TIC new ialf-Inill lion dollar
depot. and added his word to others al
ready given that Salt Lake is getting as
tire a depot as can be found anywhere
& on the Hartman system, Mrs Fat terson
west with her husband. The couple Will
return to home and Headquarters this
afternoon. WE FL e 81
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
DIED.

MICK Andrew Nicholson,
aged months, of marasmis, Sept. -.
Funeral services from residence, s6I
C greet, Friday. Sept. 2o ut p m.
HILL.--.At his residence In Mill Crek, on
Sept. %. of asthma and heart trouble,
Edgar f. HILL aged SO years.
Funeral notice later.
NEFF.-Joln p!iwortil. Jrsi son of John
Dilworfh and Lillian Evans Neff. of
dfphtherfa. Sept. g, aged years.
Funeral at 10 a. M THURSDAY; no ser
vices intermetit IN Mill Creek cemetery.
Services at the grave by Patriarch John
Smith.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
End OF RECITAL SEASON.

The tabernacle organ recital seasoli
for 1908 will end with next saturuay
moons recital; not to be resumed una.
after the annual conference or Tug
Church next April.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

Her hand this man could not get.
His health was not as it should be,
He had not used the best as YETI
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
Godbe-Pitts Drug Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

To relieve constipation, clean out the
bowels, tone and strengthen the diges-
tive organs, put them In natural con-
dition with HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea, the most reliable tonic for
thirty years. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
Godbe Pitts Drug Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
E1sTEDDFOD.
SALE OF TICKETS NOW ON

Season tickets for the FIVE sessions at
the nominal price of S1.50, including
reserved seats.
General admission tickets for either
of the five sessions, soc; reserved seats
25c extra.
Diagram of reserved seats at the
Clayton-Daynes Music Co., 100 South
Main.
Secure your. reservations early.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
BUSINESS NOTES.

Bank Clearings-T oday's local bank
clearings amounted to SSl2,S34.41, as
against 1854 ,4l345 for the same day last
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

Piano Tuning.
Clayton Daynes Music Co. Three ex-
perts; regular prices. 109-113 Main st
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

A. T. Lingenfelter has resigned his
position with the F. e. Whitworth
Drug company to accept the man
agement OF the State Street Pharn
acy. in which he has purchased an in
serest from Frank 2. Sherwood.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

Manager Cutler of the UtahIdaho
Sugar company Is back from a several
days inspection of the Idaho plants.
four of which will start up between this
and Oct. 5, those at Nampa and Sugar
city being the first, on the 2sth. Mr..
Cutler went over the beet fields on the
Egin bench and says that the spec
tacle was one of the most wonderful
he ever beheid in the agricultural line
the acreage, the beets from which are
delivered at the Sugar City plant. Will
go beyond the estimates.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

Architects Young e Son have COM
peted plans for a $4,000 residence for
Mrs. George H. Davis at Ogden. a
duplication for Joseph p. Taylor Of his
present building on east First South
street. to cost about $4,000 and an
$4,000 residence at briggs, Ida, for Mr..
Kilpack.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
YESTERDAYS RECDRD.

Highest ........ .......... .................,a
Lowest 1875. ........ ...,.,..,............54
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

Secure reservations early.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-08
A Miso!aeed Joke.

Lecturing nj IiHSlcmere one night
Rev. Mark Guy Pearsc gave n typical
illustration Of his fund Of humor aud
other peoples lack OF II. II once-and
only once, bear In mind. because II II
dangerous thing To do once made
Joke. was nj n meeting nj which
they had one Of those atrocities which
have almo't died out OF civilized so
clcty--l mean votes Of thanks-and
the proposcr Of II compllmentcd me On
my knowledge OF the Cornish dialect.
"'Well, replied, that's easy enough
to understand. because was minor
mysclf until was twenty-one years
OF age
avery pralscworthy,' called out a
gentleman from the audience. and no
body seemed to realize that every nan
was minor until he was twenty-onc.
But the worst part Of It was when the
local newspaper which WIS sent 10 me
at the end ~ the week, stated, In re-
spondirg 20 vote Of thyks the rev.
erend gentleman explained his famil.
IarIty with the Cornish dialect by the
fact that he himself worked In the
mines until he was twcnty-one years
OF age london Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-08
CONDITIONS ON MARS.
Days and Years and Lish, and Hes, o.
the Red Planet.

The days i'm Mars are " about the
same length rs ours-2i hours. 80 min.
utes. ~ seconds. Mars makes hei
orbit around the sun In little moro
than CSC days. therefore the seasons
are almost twice as long MS they are
with us The atmosphere ~ Mars IL
rich In watcry vapors Oceans can I've
seen, and at the poles thick ice, which
melts when summer comes. The va.
riations in temperature are extreme
Mars receives only half IA much solar
heat ms our globe does. The sun ap-
pears half as large. and the nights
receive their light from two moons,
which are smaller than ours-Dcmos
and PhobOs.
The weight is such that one OF our
Kilograms would only weigh $40 grams
there. A man 10 only able to carry his
own weight on his back. Transported
TO Mars. he could carry three times us
much. something like 225 kilos. lie
taking observations Of Mars through
the telescope one can see a distinct red
disk, marked with more or less bril-
liant spots. Some OF the spots which
are green,sh are the oceans. other very
red ones are the continents, greater
IN extent than the oceans. which IS ths
opposite to the way the earth Is dS
posed. The most brilliant spots are
the Ice covered regions of the poles
and the clouds are almost equally
bright. The atmosphere OF Mars 10
more transparent than ours. aud It's
sky is incomparably clear.
/ The waters OF Mars are more divided
ana distributed In inland sens Joined
by long arms. which are sometimes IN
curving. but oftencst almost rrciilnear
and which mark the brilliant surface
with dark lines. Just rs the line Of
lead divides the panes OF glass ~ oul
chu-ch windows. All these dark linel
form n pattern which Is relativel'
symmetrical and which does not sc,..
to have been made 10y chance pla;
90 regular must have been designed
snd for long time the observers oi
Mars have been dspo@rd TO consider
these lines ns canals dug 10y the inhah.
itants OF the planet for the needs oi
their civilization. Charles Torquct -
Metropolitan Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-08
SUIT WILL STAY.
West Reiterates That He viii Not
Withdraw Suit Against
Prairie Oil,


Guthrie. Okla, July 7.--Attorucy
General West tonight made public q
letter. addressed today to Acting Gov
ernor Bcllamy. in which he roiteratcs
his statement Saturday that he VII
not withdraw the Injunction suit
against the Prairie oil md G,s com
pany, following a telegram from Gov.
ernor Haskell at Denver in which Mr.
West was ordered to submit mis- opin-
ion as to the legal status Of the mat
ter to the governor before taking cny
action.
In the letter to tn, acting governor
which covers eight pages of manu-.
script MIR. West goes into detail. He
states that he is well within his own
prcrogative and but obeying his oath
of Office i'm proceeding against the al
legged Standard subsidiary, which was
stopped from constructing pipe line
from Caney, Kansas, to the Shallow
district of Washington county by a
temporary injunction secured by Mr..
West in the Logan county district
court last Friday.
"Nor since the facts are plain.
writes Mr.. West. can l wait on any
body or anything
lie refers TO the rather poremptory
tone Of the governors telegram In thi.
language.
Il trust that If you had written tn,
note yourself 10 would have been put
l'ttla differently MIR. West evident
ly anxious 10 impress his position or
the oil producers, states his willing
ness TO at any time bring suit, under
the new antitrust law, to compel the
Standard to relieve the congestion IL
oil transportation, He accuses the
president OF the Prairie company will
the violent, lawless action of a cor
poration opposing the will of the peo
pie knowingly and wilfully.
No further word in connection will
the suit was received from Goyerno
haskell today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-08

Health, generally, is good here at
present.
Commissioner W. NJ. Bollew is at
Marietta attending the commissions
ers' meeting.
Rev. Dan Curb of Ardmore preach
ed for the Baptlsts of this place
last night
Last Monday Mr.. L. c. McCray and
Miss May Buck went to Ardmore. se-
cured license and We're married while
there They left the same day for
Texas to be gone a week or more.
We have not learned whether or
not they will make this their fu-
ture home.
w. G.. Wallace has several wagons
hauling corn to Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-08

II young fishes are removed for safe
ty TO smaller ponds where they may
exhaust the natural food supply. II
viii be necessary 10 feed them. II
they are put In small nursery ponds
where they are crowded. feeding l. i'm.
pcratye. The principal natural food
Of fishes is fish, which should be per.
fectly fresh For young Ashes Il
must be cut and boned, then rubbed
through fine wire screen Fresh
meat or liver must be prepared In the
same way. For the details respecting
the feeding Of young fishes the reader
is referred 10 the manual OF fish cul.
ture or some other work on the sub
ject. Adult fishes kept In restricted
quarters viii also require feeding. They
may be fed largely on live mlnnows
Among the fish foods used at the New
York aquarium are live minnows, live
shrlInps, chopped fish, beef, liver and
clans II is mistake 10 suppose that
fishes do not require an abundance Of
food. They may live without II, but
cannot grow.-outing Magazine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-08
RARE HALF DOLLARS.
Good Specimens Of Those Dated I75t
and 1897 Are Valuable.

Good Specimens OF Those Dated 17St
and 1897 Are Valuable.
The half dollar is one Of the most
plentiful Of all the series Of United
States coins. having been issued reglt
larly each year with but FIVE eXcen
tions since the coinage Of the demon
ination first began I'm 1891. These
exceptions were tue years 1893, 1899
1900. 1908 and 1916
This Is the reason why SO few OF
them are rare nowadays and that
many specimens Of the early dates nre
TO he had for little more than face
value I'm a condition that would indi.
cate they were only a year or tive
old. instead Of dating back yearly n
hundred years. rs many do.
Altogether there have been issued
235 varieties of the half dollar. aud ali
OF the branch mints have struck coins
In this denomination, except those OF
Dahlouega. Ga. and Charlotte. y. C.,
which were authorized TO strike only
gold coins.
The very rare half dollars are those
dated ltJb ana lioI. OF those OF liJO
Il "a are two varieties. one with ff.
teen stars on The diverse around the
bust OF Liberty. the other with sixteen
stars Each OF these two varieties
has brought over SlC0 when In per
feet condition.
The 1891 half dollar II the next
rnrest. and very fine specimen Of
this coin has brought as much as Sl20
The next rarest is the 1888 half dollar
struck at New orleans. with the mint
letter 80" under the bust. This coin
Is worth from $50 20 s75. Another
rare half dollar was struck at the
San Francisco mint IN 1866 This
coin omits the motto OF "In God We
Trust" which is borne by all the other
varieties of the year. and is valued
| at S24.-Elder Monthly.