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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-19
ENQUIRER UNABLE
TO GIVE REASON
ABLE ANSWER
ToPEOpLE

Utah cdmty lhas lost the power
% enforce the collection Of d,lin-
,Uuert taxes by public sale of the
property as prescribed by the stat
mtes. Utah county has also been
deprived Of the power to collect the
peualty, and the cost of advertising
the delinquent list this year. 1.-THE
shove is tlie opinion Of four Of the
leading attorneys of Provo. This
is the point made by the DEMOCRAT
in last Tuesdays issue The
DEMOCRAT does not assert or claim
that the taxes which are delinquent
gre invalid, these taxes are due and
should be paid, but il would not be
advisable for the county to collect
the costs and penalties by summary
protess. Neither would it be adj
visible for the the taxpayers t.
evade the payment Of taxes because
the comfy has made mistake Of
having the tax list published in tn,
Enquirer which has proved its in
competency to publish the tax list
10 a legally efficient manner.
ENQUIRIES REPLY.
In an editorial of abuse, the
editor Of the Enquirer or sumo one
hired by him, endeavors to set forth
that the DEMOCRAT has done the
people Of the county an injustice
because it clsims that the laws u
the state in regard to delinquent
taxes have been. abused. The ed
itnrial is more abusive than logical
and it would be we'll ii the writer
OF the same would remember that
abuse does not answer a point in
law,
The Enquirer quotes the follow
Ing as an exoneration for the delay
10 the publishing of the tax list'
"Sec. 2677, Chapter 9.--lniorm-
atty or delay does not invalidate
tex. No assessment or act relating
to assefsmept or collection Of taxes
Is illegal on account OF iniorm"lity
or because the same was not com-
pleted within the time required by
laws
The DEMOCRAT does not argue
thar the assessment or taxes are H.
validated. The taxes are due ana
should be paid. The point the
DEMOCRAT makes: Through the
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-19

Gillette Safety RaEors. Smoo,
Drug Co.. AGENTS.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-19

here again"
"I'll be your sister, Bill"
The clock in the hall struck eleven, and all was quiet
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-19

,adley went to his seat In the Pullman.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
A STRANGE FESTIVITY
1t is just a plain steal.

SOCIAL junction held under martial is feature
~ peculiar to Chicago The annual first ball in thar
city held Monday night appears have up whole
social structure by the Dynamite hurled at the
scene IN the OF law and order All of Injunction
invoked the festivities power on earth
can halt Chicago running for alderman Government bv
injunction does not the first ward and the played on
High explosives and the of the press
The ball held under the auspices Alderman Coughln
Alderman henna and the police with night sticks great
success and recherche affair may be the
tact that $4,000 netted help he alderman from the
hst ward There chunks of old red in the
subsequent proceedings and the Law and Order league eaned
from throwing dynamite Indeed bombs were exploded
at the Coliseum appear have been regarded between
solemn warning and form Of advertisement law and order
hand hand approaching the place where patience
be
The instituted crusade with dscouragng results The
Tribune printed this days before the ball
The Tribune desires print of names Of
the respectable who the ball
Every effort will be made make the among those
plete possible. -
All the OF inverted in Maybe it
few too high o.ht the first ward The Law league
held meeting dplore the fact that judge found who
would issue injunction against the ball When hitherto
universal remedy failed the league had using
it. OF form OF argument a means to kill The
moral OF high explosives like baleshps They make for
peace. Surely twas famous crusade
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
NO MORE JUDGES NEEDED

JOINT the planned by
~ delegations from San Francisco, Alameda Angeles
based the additional
Judges needed the plea wholly
without and according allowing for
the tedious and highly technical practice California courts
there work enough keep occupied
OF the Judges work hard Others diatorv
the practice take unconconab long length
OF these intervals OF elegant leisure appears wholly in the
discretion OF the Court vacations should be strictly
limited by law
What the counties need is not more Judges
by the Commonwealth club process
spending scheme OF politician sees
remedy for congestion the but more
Judges and Offices 1t fatal remedy designed aggravae
the disease OF the laws delay The Judges
will simply greater OF pay
Instead OF dispacng business they will the time
under that frivolous practice if summary turned down
would be used by the appeal reverse udp
ments The weakness OF the
mind public scandal They let them
matter how obviously datory and irrelevant the practice
They afraid do their plain duty appeal
the Judgment a cowardv frame of mind and
has done endless mischief.
In the OF results the joint high courts and low
courts they have reduced the administration absurdtv
and have legal relief of the reach OF all very rich
IT proposed by of greedy politicians this CON
dion by creating Judges shall be new
facilities Tor delay Ii the superior judges would
summary all that obviously frivolous datorv rree-
want the might safely be passed up appeal courts
10 bear the responsibility way the other.
PLAIN that this Job with the small
politicians in the San Francisco delegation may presumed
that the thing has been done Angeles and Alameda
The Gall desires to draw the attention of country to the
fact that the pays half the superior court Judges
and the outside counties have in defeating the
proposition
1t just plain steal
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

shed at Fresno thought he was han
ding an innocent box of eggs, but
when he tackled the box to unload 1t
from the car one of these saurians
made grab for his hand and got about
half an inch of his thumb.
T. L. Brosnahan, agent of the South
ern Pacific, was in a quandary for
While TO know what rate of freight
he was to charge for the alligators
They are not scheduled in the tariff
As this shipment left shipping point
as eggs and reached destination as
alligators you can imagine his predica-
ment. He wired the freight office in
San Francisco for particulars, and the
answer came:
Discard egg rate on shipment in
question Apply a square root plus
double first class covering rate on
horned toads from Arizona and rate
on dynamite when shipped from Pitts
burg; multiply it by two and deduct
20 per cent from sum total
Terry Brosnahan was at sea more
than ever when he received this infor-
nation. However Frank Shuck had to
pay pro rata rate charged for
racehorses, or s4.99 each to land the
Florida lizards"
III. M. Adams, general freight and
passenger agent of the Spokane, Port
land and Seattle road, is in the city at
tending the meeting OF the inspection
committee. The name by which his line
is best known is North Bank, and it is
expected that by next spring Hill will
have built that road into Spokane
This line will prove a formidable COM
petitor to the Hartman lines in the
northwest, as it will do away with the
haul over the mountains into Portland
of grain and other produce by provid-
ing a water grade route. 1t will enter
also territory which has been reached
cation company.
w. B. Jerome. general agent of the
New York Central lines with headquar-
ters in Chicago, has returned from a
business trip through the northwest
and will leave shortly for home.
William McMurray. general passen-
ger agent of the Hartman lines in Ore
gon, is in the city on business.
TIL excursion to Mexico city left yes
terday with II. r. judah, assistant gem
eral passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific, and Fred Shoup, travelling pas
senger agent, in charge. There were
LIB people in the party.
Zera Snow. a well known attorney of
Portland and one OF the counsel of the
Northern Pacific terminal company. is
In the city to take the testimony Of
Z. =. Calvin, vice president and general
manager of the Southern Pacific, in
suit involving terminal property in
Portland.
The tracks or the western Pacific are
now within eight miles of Elkp.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

Look here said the conductor with
a grievance to his division superin-
tendent. this report OF my taking 81
from a Chinese and not turning it in
isn't true"
Il am afraid it is answered the
superintendent. The report is pretty
straight"
Bless my SOUL, cried the conductor
in a rage, "ain't my word better than
that of a squint eyed heathen"
1T was the Chinese who turned in
the report" calmly replied the super
intendent.
"A Chinaman?" gasped the conductor.
Yes, Chinaman."
Now this isn't fair" continued the
conductor, Ito put Chinese on US! You
ought TO give us a fair shake. This
Chinese business is bad business, and
he stalked out Of the door, feeling he
had done a brave act in reproying the
company for eliminating all chance in
its desire to get in fares.
1t is reported that the Northern Pa
cifc has a corps of surveyors in the
field between Grangeviile and Weiser,
Idaho. and will begin work in an ex-
tension south from Grangeville in the
spring to connect with the Pacific and
Idaho Northern, which runs rs miles
north from Weiser. Weiser is to be
made the division point for the Hunt
ington-Lewiston railroad. now being
built down the Snake river from
Huntington to Lewiston.
The Northern Pacific. when it con-
meets with the Pacific and Idaho North
ern. which is said to be Hill road,
will be extended from Weiser TO Cali
fornia, the route following survey
made some years ago. This activity
of Hill is said to be the precursor of a.
railroad into California ard ii is said
that T. A. Clarke. now with Hill made
survey for a road which was TO run
through southern Oregon. going
through the Harney lake country and
Lakeview. From the latter point a
line was surveyed to Red Bluff As
Hartman contempIates building into
southern Oregon it would seem that
HilPs threatening attitude prompted
Hartman to take care of the territory
Charles A. Chambers of Fresno
solemnly asserts that the following
story is true. as 1t came under his
personal observation.
He SAYS 1t is a fact, because he saw
the alligators. knows Frank Shuck and
is on terms of great intimacy with T.
F. Brosnahan.
Some one living in Pensacola, Fla, -
says Chambers. made a shipment of
alligator eggs TO Fresno, consigned to
Frank Shuck, proprietor of a chop
house. The eggs were packed in sea-
side sand and properly boxed. There
were Is eggs in the box when they left
their destination by freight. After
some three weeks on the road they
reached Fresno, but instead of a box
of eggs the parcel contained IA live
alligators, and they were active, you
can bet
One man working in the freight
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Smart SET Loses
Interest i'm Rink

i its
ih'eieS' !" kim the organization i thing of
the past it announced owing the nonarra of Mrs Ynez
the club the beginning the
whispered made "a barrel OF out OF
year meetings rink Sut and Steiner
fashionable
admitted One
which half dozen
brilliant ribbons Four
times the big kated and in the last round more than hall
tmblng wildly direction another and several painfully
among Mrs Bogue who OF the
Finally by Mrs Fred MeNea and
her
During the second the club little less fashionable because
White let the bars rife and OF those whom the smart
perhaps wanted One
the dress meeting which the Coye
little girls realistically attred IN ao
flowing They chng
but there their
well attended and
evidence Those who did complained OF being
decided
the skating and,
The the club meetings
considered
wedge began lose faith
efficacy ordinary nights The result that the club has
not proved paying Mrs Shorb who managed for her
declined undertake second series during Mrs Bucks absence
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

needs Foraker worth Roosevel powder
shot The senator's gun is dangerous himself and his
friends than his enemies.
Foraker OF the survivors of period in the
when OF his rather for the
than OF their Adrch
who represents Standard oil and not Rhode Island the
the type flower of this system OF
take brbes That raw work they took outside employ
from corporations and then lent avong
suggestions legsaion coming from such John
Archbold.
The strange thing that Foraker appears think that this
OF politics all right He justified such practices
issued after the publication of the Archbod
hears from Washington likewise that he contempaes making
other defense doubt of similar character The fact
Foraker OF date He has
the moral OF the country. After March
extinct volcano but the meantime he will supply public
entertainment by his ridiculous erupons and his
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Personal Mention

DR.. B. w. Hains cf New York IS
the Granada.
Samuel Doran of Los Angeles is at
the Baltimore.
A. ]. Hartman of ST Paul is a guest
at the Union Square.
Harry Durkin and ID. f. Durkin of
Modesto are at the Dorchester.
P. C. Thede, a lumberman of MADEIRA
is staying at the Fairmont.
J. A. Murray capitalist of Monterey.
is guest at the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo ID. Keil have
apartments at the st. Francis.
Q. =. Smith of New York and A.
Illyner OF Russia are at the Savoy
NJ L. Leland, mining operator of
Los Angeles, is a guest at the Stewart
DIR. and Mrs. Albert E. Hodgkins of
Stockton are registered at the St
Francis.
DR.. J. Wallace de witt of Antioch is
at the Stewart accompanied by Mrs
de Witt.
Grove L. Johnson of Sacramento is
at the Fairmont. accompanied by Mrs
Johnson.
". E. Powers, a contractor of Balti-
more, has taken permanent apartments
at the Mann
+. W. Ball and wife of Sacrament
and e =. Dox of ClevelarG, O.. are at
the Holland.
c.. r. Downs, associated with the SUIT
ter Creek power and electric company.
Is staying at the Stewart
Captain Charles w. Munroe of the
revenue cutter service is at the ST
Francis. accompanied by Mrs. Munroe
Mr.. and Mrs. A. t. Redding have
returned from an extended trip east
and have taken apartments at the Fair
mont.
Charles A. Malarkey, a capitalist of
Pcrt rtland. Ore. and his wife are at the
savoy on their way to southern Cali
fornia-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

Miss Dolly MacGavin. the daughter
or Mr. and Mrs Walter MacGaviu. will
entertain at an Informal tea to be
given Sunday afternoon at her home i'm
California street. The guest list will
oe composed OF the younger friends Of
the hostess.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Answers to Queries

WINDoWS-A. s., City. Can a property
owner in putting up a building place a window
on the property line? What is the right TO
light spaces with adjacent owners? And what
can the adjacent owner do If the other owner
puts in window the property line?
A property owner may put in as
many windows on the property line as
he wishes, but the adjacent owner has
the right to put up blind wall and
shut out the light Light wells are a
matter of agreement between adjacent
owners. When an adjacent owner does
not want a light well the builder on
the other lot can build one on the lines
of his own property.
DREADNoUGHT TYPE-Subscriber City
Are vessels for the United States navy being
built of the Dreadnought type?
There are some, as for instance the
North Dakota. launched November 10
Brassey that sit is claimed on behalf
of the Dreadnought and her successors
that the type outclasses all earlier
battIeship designs. All the big gun
armament for the battleships now
building for the United States and Ger
many is of the Dreadnought type"
BIGELow-L. F. F.. Sacramento. Cal. In
what magazine or paper can / find an article
by Poultney Bigelow on the Armenian question
III 1urkey
The index of periodical literature
does not show any such article by
Bigelow. If it was printed in news
paper 1t can not well be traced Possi-
bly, some reader of this department
can direct the correspondent to the
publication.
THE SEXToN-Subscriber. City. In whose
works is to be found:
He told the sexton. and the sexton tolled the
belI.'
In Hoods. The language as follows
is in "Faithless Sally Brown"
His death which happened in his berth,
At 40 odd befell.
They went and told the sexton, and
The sexton tolled the bell.
PRIVATE ADDRESSES-H b. A.. Palo Alto.
Cal Please print the location In San Francisco
Of eye and infrmaries, also the prices
such charge
While this department is willing to
oblige correspondents it will not ad-
vertise private institutions
L0NGWORTH-V.. Vallejo Cal. Is Alice
Longworth. the daughter of the president the
mother of any children:
She is not.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
COMPULSORY EpUcAf1nN

The Civic league has called a meet
ing for Thursday evening. December
i" at sherman G Clay hall to dis
euss the question of compulsory edu-
cation Many speakers have been in
vlted 10 address the gathering and a
extended to the San Francfsco 1eesis-
iatlve delegation. Among those Who
nave been requested to address the
InselIns are: Governor Gillett Chief
justice Beatty. State Superfntendanf
OF SCHOOLS Edward Hyatt, Mayor Tav-
Ior. school superintendent RoncovieTi
drresidenI Boyle Of the school board.
senator Eddie Wolfe and Deputy Labor
Comm1ssioner Il. c. Jones 49,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
The Smart Set

Brewer, Miss Floride Hmt. Miss Mar
fan Marvin. Miss Laura Smith, Lieu
tenant Robinson, U. S. A. Allen Taylor.
William Shea and William Nolkman'
Admiral Richardson Glover. Mrs.
Glover. Miss Dora Clover and Mis-, Bea-
trice Glover. who returned recently
to Washington, d. c.. after passing the
summer at their country home in the
Napa valley, will sail January Z for
Egypt. Later they will visit Persia
and the Holy Land. going in the spring
to Paris and London. where they intend
to remain next summer. Part of the
they are taking their automobile with
them.
The San Francisco Musical Art So
ciety will hold the initial concert OF
the series to be given at the ST. Francis
hotel this evening and the Colonial
ballroom will be crowded with society
people and music lovers. A number of
dinner parties will precede the con
cert and among those who will enter
tain at box parties during the concert
will be:
Mrs Phebe Hearst Mrs Charles S Wheeler
Mrs Eleanor Martin Mrs. Truxtun BeaIe
Mrs J; Athearn Foleer Mrs. Joseph DonOhoe
MIS- H. NJ A. Miller Mrs Charles Buffers
MIS- -NOIHidH FllQSOQJ mas returned
after a delightful out of town trip and
is quite enthusiastic over motoring
Mrs. Rideout is an expeBt chaffeuse and
devotes a great deal of time to her
new diversion. She is accepting very
few invitations to play bridge. but is
devoting much of her time to the out
door pastime.
Miss Dolly MacGaVin, the daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs Walter MacGaviu. will
entertain at an informal tea to be
given Sunday afternoon at her home i'm
California street. The guest list will
De composed OF the younger friends Of
the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene de SabIa Jr
Miss Vera de Saba and Miss Leontine
de Saba, who left recently for the
east en- route to Europe. are guests
at the St Regis hotel in New York
and write Of the round Of entertaining
tneaters and concerts that they are
enjoying
Miss Christine Judah. accompanied by
her father, H. r. Judah. left yesterday
Tor Mexico, where they will remain for
a month or more
Mrs. Edward Barron gave a dinner
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin
Hood at the Fairmont last evening and
those present were: Miss Jeanne C,slIois
Mr. Thiriott, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
WeIcn. Miss Kruttsehnitt and Gale An
derson.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

FRS. WILLIAM TEVlS entertained
IN N over a score OF guests at a de
tV lightful luncheon given yester-
day at the Fairmont. The affair
was the second in a series which Mrs
Tevis has been giving this winter
Mrs. Charles Henry Huffman has sent
out cards for the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Mercedes. and Lieuten-
ant George Edgar Nelson. U. S. A.
which will take place Wednesday. De-
cember 80, at o'clock at the residence
of the bride in Broadway. The an
lnouncement Of the engagement of Miss
Huffman and the popular army officer
was the incentive for number OF de-
lightful affairs in compliment to the
couple, and Miss Huffman has been one
of the brides elect who have received
a great deal OF social attention in an
informal way. The wedding will be
attended only by the closer friends
of the family.
Mrs. Henry Dutton entertained at a
tea given at the Fairmont for the fol-
lowing guests:
Mrs Henry CIareneeMr Mortimer Smith
Breeder Miss Cecilia 0'Connor
Miss Jennie Blair Miss Gertrude Jollire
Mrs. Joseph Chansler
Mrs William Ford Nichols and Miss
Claire Nichols entertained yesterday
afternoon at an elaborate tea given at
their home in Webster street. over a
hundred guests called during the aft
ernoon and Mrs. Nichols was assisted
in receiving by:
Mrs Richard Ham Miss Louisiana Foster
mond Miss Martha Calhoun
Mrs. Harry Stetson Miss julia Langhorne
Miss Jessie Wright Miss Margaret Calhoun
Miss Amy Brewer Miss Nora Brewer
Mrs. A. Fl. Loufborough was hostess
Monday at an informal tea given at
the Fairmont for less than a dozen
guests and among those who enjoyed
the affair were Mrs. NJ. A. Tobin, Mrs.
j. NJ. Goeway, Mrs. H. r. williar, Mrs
John. McMullin. Mrs. Joseph II. Norris,
Mrs. James Weller and Miss Zane.
ThornwelI Mutually was host at a re-
cent dinner given at the Fairmont, and
among the guests were Edward Green
way. Miss Florence C1uff, Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Eastland.
Miss Helen Jones, the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Clinton Jones. will enter
tain next Friday evening at an in
formal dinner to be given at her home
in Buchanan street. The young hostess
and her guests will attend the Green
way ball later in the evening.
Mrs. Carter Pomeroy has sent out
cards for an informal dance to be given
Wednesday evening. December go. at
her home in Clay street in compliment
to her young daughter. Miss Harriet,
who will be debutante of a few sea-
SONS hence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parrott and their
family, who have been in Switzerland
for the past year, have gone to Rome
for the holidays.
Miss Doris Wiltshire entertained last
evening at an informal musicale
lat her home in Baker street The
music was followed by a supper and
among the guests were Miss Elena
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
lmpertinent Question No. 81
What's Christmas?

For the most original ~tiest answer to this quesiontbe
brefer the better-The Call will pay FIVE DOLL AIRS
For the next FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAX EACH. Pnze winning answers will be printed next
"Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once NIL
your short and SEND 1T ON A POST4T
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE. GALL
Winning Answers to "what's California;,
IS Arthur Wards treetB Berkeley
I've forgotten hvers all right again
sreetci
Too much grating the cities enough in the country
81 Underwood oaks street. city
She asleep; she's wide awake now
to Mrs NJ. Anceto VALLEY
o - - -"7 '>"'oH
o W l. % Third street petums
Nothing that see; is blind vou know
81 E. sferopO Oakland
Chronic wealth; growing worse; no cure
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
FORAKER'S DYING KICK

ME need grudge Senator Foraker diving kick
The country will consider the cares to exhibit
his Intellectual spleen against the president privilege
and he has few opportunities left The Washington reporters
always attached tradition and addicted speak of his
rare courage in making attack Roosevelt But really
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
The InSider
Tells Why the Monday Night Skating Club Was Discon-
tinued and Recalls Incidents in Its History Under
Fashionable Patronage

THE Monday Night skating club ended
its career with the meeting this week
and the organization is now thing OF
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

FRS. WILLIAM TEvIS entertained
IN "A over a score of guests at a de
V lightful luncheon given yester-
dsy at the Fairmont The affair