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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
Weber Stake Lecture Course.

The Weber Stake academy has an
nOunced its lecture course for the coming
winter in a neat booklet containing ex-
celIent half-tones of the various speakers
and the press comments upon their work
~oug the country. The list con-
tains some of the most famous speakers
in the United States, and the subjects
represent one of the best programs of the
kind ever offered in Ogden.
Following is a list of the speakers, with
the dates of their appearance: Oct. l.
Professor Frederick Z. Hopkins; Dec. :,
Opie Read: Jan. I. Jacob A. Riis: Jan. 81.
male quartet. whitney brothers: Jan Is.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
Small Blaze.

A small fire in the basement of the
secondhand store of Gasberg & Mcbride,
AIS Twenty-third street. called out the fire
department shortly after midnight Fpiday
night. Some kindling wood in a portion
of the basement projecting under the side
walk caught fire and burned briskly for a
ment proper and scorching some furni-
ture. The loss was not more than $40.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
UNH0LZ HITTING PIPE.
BUDDY Thinks He Can Defeat One 3
Nelson.
CSpeciaI to The Herald.D

Ogden, Oct. ~I0-Rudolph Unholz the
Boer pug" came into Ogden this after
noon via the Rio Grande on his way to
San Francisco. The Dutchman is firm in
his belief that he can whip Battling"
Nelson and says that inasmuch as he
holds a decision over him he can force
the to meet him. He is not particu-
lar as to terms and is willing to make it
a finish fight. In regard to his showing
with Cans he claimed that his back was
badly wrenched and hat he was unable
to do himself credit.
Note-No, Unholz does not hold a deci-
sion over Nelson. That is one of Ruddy's
wild dreams.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
FOR FALSE P%RETENSES.
Jeddith Grant Sent to Jail for Utter,
inq Worthless Checks.

Jeddith Grant was yesterday found
guilty in the justice court of Dana r.
Smith of the charge of obtaining money
under false p~retenses, and was sentenced
to serve a thirty-day term in the county
Jail. a little more than a month ago.
Grant. While INDUCING I'm a little high
life" issued bogus checks to some of the
habitues of Commercial street. One of
the women there caused his arrest. after
il was found that the real money was not
ohtainable or forthcoming.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
Miscreant Identified.

Irby's arrest was affected shortly after
the commission of his crime n close
to the scene of the attack. He was cap
tured by mill operatives who had Joined
in the pursuit; was taken before the
young woman, who Immediately identified
His captOrs were about to lynch him
when mounted police arrived, wrested him
from the crowd not, however, before the
negro had been severely beaten. The ne
gro was taken to the Jail and almost i'm
mediately the storming of the Jail began.
Sheriff Nichols swore in a number of
deputies and the militia were ordered out.
Fowler, one of the wounded, was fired at
by those within the Jail just as he was
TO batter dow the gates of the
Institution. The mob also tried to gain
entrance by means of step ladders, but
that, too, was Intellectual.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
Three Years in Prison.

Frank Lopez. who was convicted of the
charge of robbery at the Carbon home,
was arraigned before Judge Howell in
the district court yesterday morning and
was sentenced to three years in the state
prison. He was taken to Salt Lake by
Sheriff Wilson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
Elite Postal Gard Studio.

In place of writing letters. send your
friends a postal card with your picture
on. ; for so cents. 81 dozen. Children
my delight. 346 South State.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
OGDEN NEWS
office 40 Twenty-Fhth Street
Ogden, Sunday, Oct. II.

Sylvester A. Long; Feb. /, Russell A.
Conwell; March u, Montaville Flowers.
During the remainder of March Pro-
fessor S H. Clark appears for four lee
lures. and Professor Maynard Lee Daggy
appears for one, closing the season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
Mehesy's Grand Display at Utah
State Fair

Carried everything before it. First
Grand Prize, Gold Medal and Blue Rib
bon. This speaks for itself. The other
award possible would have been the
gate receipts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
Hats, $500.

Any hat in the store this week $500
Bring in yOu head. McCarty's, 336 So
Main: near p. O.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
NeckWear Sale.

Chicago tie manufacturer fails; we
get the stock; 75c. s1.00 values, choice
35c. See our windows. McCarty's. SIS
So. Main: near P. O..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
DEFEAT Of THE
PARCELS POST
Only important Measure to Be
Contested at the Trans
Mississippi Congress.
i, ON RECORD FOR SUFFRAGE
RESOLUTION FOR REVISION OF
THE TARIFF ADOPTED.

San Francisco, Oct. 1O.-Reafirming
its support Of a score of broad policies
affecting the and develop
ment of the west, and e%ntrusting the
destinies Of their Organization to new
officers, the delegates to the trans
Mississippi commercial congress late
today adjourned sine die the nineteenth
annual session and departed for their
homes. The last day of the congress
was characterized by the only impor-
tant contest Of the five days, precipi-
tated by a difference of opinion over
the proposed national legislation known
as the parcels post measure. The res
olutiOn supporting the attitude of the
postmaster general was defeated by a
vote of 40 to so.
Interests Represented.
Anticipating that the congress would
take action on the question. repre-
sentatives e the Retail Grocers' asso-
citation, the Commercial Travellers Of
America, the pOstOffice department, and
of various commercial bodies accred-
tied to the congress-, not only watched
the progress of the resolution in COM
mittee, where it was defeated, but par
~ticipated also in the spirited dabat on
the floor today. The question as
threshed out involved opposition to
mail order houses, the welfare of the
small merchant, the item of govern
ment expense and the probable effect
upon the commercial travellers of the
country. In more than one instance
n assertion was made that the real
object of the opposition was to prevent
h government affording a lower rate
for transportation than is afforded by
railroad OIL express companies.
The installation of President Thomas
F. Walsh Of Denver and the other ofi-
GERS elected was a feature of the day.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted TODAY de-
clare the sentiments of the congress
upon many subjects. A government
steamship line from the western ports
of the United States to Panama and
other Central American points is IA
vOred; the congress of the United
States is urged to take immediate ac-
ton in support of an increased mer-
chant marine; TO provide two coast
navy yards sufficiently large to care
for an adequate Pacific fleet: to pen
NIT the improvement of nearly all har-
bors and ~navigable rivers in the trans
Mississippi region, and to appropriate
annually the sum of $50, 900, 600 for ad-
vancement of the lakes-to-gulf water
way project.
In addition the approved
legislation providing for protection Of
water and forest rights, the revision
of the tariff and the protection of do
mestic sugar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
Suffrage Endorsed.

A surprise of the closing moments of
the congress was the unanimous adop-
ton of a resolution endorsing suffrage
for women and urging congressional
representatives of the western states
to support such action. The resolution
was presented by Mrs. Scipio Craig of
the California delegation, and was en-
Enthusiastically passed.
A resolution endorsing separate state
hood for New Mexico and Arizona was
unanimously passed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
Crime of the Negro.

While today's crime of the negro ITby
was the chief cause of the mOb's fury, the
presence at the Jail of two other negroes
against whom there have from
time to time been threats of
violence, added to the excite
ment. One of the negroes, Clarence Ag-
new, wrecked a railroad train on the main
line of the Southern railway two weeks
ago near Duncan, S. c.. and the engineer
and fireman were killed in the wreck
The other negro, VIII Foster, was twice
convicted of the revolving murder of John
Young. a white man, last November.
These circumstances made it certain that
entrance of the mob into the jail meant
a triple lynching.
Late tonight the situation again became
alarming. The crowd was augmented by
500 persons from G~reenville, the home of
the engineer killed in the wreck caused
by the negro, Clarence Agnew. There was
some shooting in the streets and the mob
moved into the public square.
The company of state troops from Lau-
rens. S. c.. arrived on a special train
at 9:45 p. m. and went at once to the
county Jail. The number of soldiers now
on guard number 80.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
COLORED F|END
SAVED FROM MOB
Militia and Civil Authorities
Fought With Citizens of
Spartanburg, S. c.
SHERIFF HIT BY A BULLET
THREE MEMBERS OF THE MOB
ALSO RECEIVED WOUNDS.

Spartanburg, S. c.. Oct. 1O.-In the heart
of Spartanburg, with it's 10000 population,
a mob of Infatuated citizens. at times
numbering 1000 or more, fought today and
tonight with the militia and civil authori-
ties for possession of John Irby, a negro,
who attempted to ravish Miss Lille
Dempsey earlier in the day while the
young woman was on her way here from
Saxon Mill village, three miles away.
-Four persons were wounded, one of them
seriously, and John Sparks, a restaurant
keeper. was arrested and held without
bail on the charge of shooting Sheriff
Nichols, who was slightly wounded in
the exchange of shots between the mob
and the authorities who were protecting
the trembling prisoner in the jail.
Sheriff Wounded.
The first shot came from a window of
the Jail. and it was followed by others
from the same quarter. An answering
shot was fired from the crowd. This
broke a window in the Jail and slightly
wounded Sheriff Nichols. Sparks was ac-
cused of the shooting and Immediately
taken into custody. His attorneys Of
fered bail Of $1,000 tonight, but it was re-
fused.
Those wounded by the officers when
they fired on the crowd We're: Grover
Fowler, IA years old, shot in the arm and
hand; Ernest Foster. 20 years old, seri-
ously wOunde in the side and shoulder.
and - Garner, 20 years old. slightly
wounded in the hip. All are mill opera
tives.
Militia Arrives.
Just before nightfall the guard at the
Jail was augmented by the arrival Of
the Morgan Rifles, fifty strong, from
Clifton, a suburban mill town. The com
pany was rushed to the Jail The Hamp-
ton guards. forty strong. the local COM
pany of state troops, had been at the Jail
since l o'clock today. a hundred regula-
ton army rifles protruded from windows,
doors and pOrches of the Jail.
Governor AnSel left his home in Green
vile. forty miles west of here, on a spe-
cial train tonight AS this is a prohibit
ton town. the main source of supplying
the demand for liquor is through the Of
fees of the Southern Express company.
and that establishment, as a measure OF
precautiOn, was closed so far as the deliv-
cry of whisky was concerned.
There were threats of dyn2mfting the
jail. and precautions were taken to have
all known supplies of the explosive guard
ed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
THERE IS STILL TIME TO SEND IN
ENTRIES FOR HERALD YARD CONTEST

the names and addresses Iegibly with
ink.
There are four districts in the city. For
each one of these there are eight cash
prizes and merchandise prize. The dis
tricts are:
No. 1, northeast-East of Main and north
of Second South.
No. ., sOutheast-East of Main and south
of Second South
No. 3, sOuthwest-West of Main and
south of Second South
No. 4, northwest-West of Main and
north of Second South.
tricts:
Front yards
First prize, SIS.
Second prize s..
Third prize, s..
Fourth prize. $50
Back yards
First prize. SO
Second prize. s.
Third prize, 50.
Fourth prize. $3.50.
Best flower plot in each distTict-Hand-
some clock
Let it be borne in mind that entries
close July ]. Now is the time 10 send
in your name. 1t costs nothing. You
will have the satisfaction of having a
more beautiful yard that ever before and
the Zest of rivalry will do you good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21

Whose front yard. of all the thousands
of yards in Salt Lake, is the pretti-
est2
Whose back yard is the neatest?
Since The HeTalds Yard Beautiful COM
petition began these questions have been
asked in many households and many
varying opinions are held. In every sec
ton of the city il is noticeable that
passers gaze with increased interest upon
an attractive yard. OF course. much of
this is due to the yard and to those who
have adorned the yard, for we'll kept
lawns. beautiful flowers and shrubhery
appeal to every eye, but some small part
of the interest in yards has been aWak-
ened by The Herald competition and the
natural curiosity to know which yard is
of the blue ribbon order
Entries in the competition will close
July /. On that day the judges who are
to make the awards will De selected.
No additional names will be entered after
July 1. unless they are in letters mailed
on that day and bearing che pOstmark
Of July I.
The only restriction in The Herald COM
petition is that the yards considered for
the prizes must be connected with ZONES
of not more than six rooms. There may
be less than six rooms. nut not mole.
Persons sending in entries shOui1 wfiLe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
GATHERED TO HIS Fathers
Chin Wee, a Leading Spirit in Salt
Lakes Chinatown, Sueeumbs
to CONSUMPTION.

Chin Wee, one of the richest merchants
of Salt Lakes Chinatown, and an au-
thority Oh matters to do with the welfare
of the Celestials OF the city, died at his
residence. No. 9 Plum alley yesterday,
from consumption. Chin Wee was "a
Years old and had lived i'm Salt Lake for
thirty-eight years, making frequent visits
TO the Celestial kingdom in the lar east.
The Chinese of Salt Lake have not yet
decided whether or not the Chinese met-
chant will be buried in Salt Lake or MS
body sent to China lie has no relatlNes
i'm Salt Lake and those in China nave
been communicated with by cable. No
replv has been received as yet. whether
the body is buried in the Chinese lot IN
the CitV cemetery or sent 10 China, the
Salt Lake Cinnamon are planning eiaD-
crate obsequies. 4 Chinese funeral IS
always an elaborate affair. the idea be
ing that the louder the noise and the
gaudier, the decorations, the more fright
ened the evil spirits are OF the funeral
10 the spirit OF the departed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
NO REDUCTION IN
LUMBER PRICES
Dealers Say Present Figures
Are AS Low As Could Be
Expected.
SITUATION is EXPLAINED
MANUFACTURERS FIGHT IN.
CREASED FREIGHT RATES.

There will be no reduction in the
price of lumber following. the decision
of the interstate commerce commission
in favor of the lumber manufacturers
in the disputed matter of rates. over
which there has been a fight since last
fall. This was the announcement made
at the office of Morrison Merrill x CO.
yesterday 1t was stated that the pres
ent price of lumber is now so low that
an additional reduction would be out
OF the question. In fact, il was said.
some of the lumber mills have been
closed until prices are better.
1t was explained that lumber has
been shipped since last October at the
old freight rate and that the victory of
the lumber manufacturers does not
mean that the cost of handling lumber
will now be reduced. When the rail-
roads attempted TO increase the tariff
upon lumber actions were at once COM
menced by the Lumber Manufacturers
association and the manufacturers Sc
cured a continuance of the old rate,
after furnishing ponds to insure the
payment of the difference between the
old and the new rate should the rail-
roads win in the controversy.
Manufacturers File Bond.
The Pacific Lumber Manufacturers
association was granted an injunction
against the Northern Pacific Railway
company by Judge G.. II. HanfOrd in
the United States circuit court of the
district of Washington. Before the in
junction was granted the lumber man
ufacturers filed a bond in the sum of
S250,O0O
The Oregon & Washington Lumber
Manufacturers association secured an
injunction against the Union Pacific
Railway company from Judge c. Z.
Wolverton in the United States district
court of Oregon. This association also
filed a bond of S250,000.
In both cases the bond was to secure
the payment TO the railroads of the
difference between the old and the new
rates. At the time of the decision of
the interstate commerce commission
the aggregate amount claimed by the
railroads as due on lumber shipments
above the old rate exceeded the
amount of the bond in the case of the
Northern Pacific, and was almost
equal to the bond in the case of the
Union Pacific.
About 500 lumber manufacturers
were interested in the fight against the
increased rate on lumber.
The amount saved by the victory
would average about 81 1000 for each
manufacturer in a period of about
eight months.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
Slain Mans Home
Looted of Furniture

The former residence of James
Storey, shot and killed several weeks
ago by Anthone Foster, who mistook
Storey for a burglar. was broken into
Friday night and several pieces of fur
nituTe stolen. Among the thSgs taken
were a bed, a cot, two mattresses, a
pair of springs. a hat rack, several pic
lures and two picture frames. 1t is
evident from the amount taken that
the thieves came TO the place in a
wagon and hauled off their loot. The
residence is in an isolated part of
Camps lane and has not been occu-
pied since Storey's death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
LAWLESS ON A RAMPAGE
Drives Family Out of House and
Starts in to Smash the Es-
adjustment.

James Lawless of 40 Almond avenue
was arrested at $50 o'clock last evening
by PaUOlmen Pierce, Simpson, GulbTan-
son and Curran, after he had driven his
wife and three children out of the house.
broken up the china and glassware and
started to demOlish the furniture in Sis
home. The police received a telephone
message from the neighbOThOOd in which
it was reported that Lawless was murder
ing his family. The patrol wagon, with
the officers, was hurried to the place
and LaWless was found in the midst of
the havoc he had wrought. He was very
drunk when arrested
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
THREE MAYORS SIDESTEP JOB
OF NAMING BEST FLOAT In PARADE

Where is the committee that IS to
award the prizes for the best decorated
floats?
This committee was to have been COM
posed of the mayors of Salt Lake, Ogden
and Provo.
Mayor Bransford is on his way to Cali
fOrnia. and will be gone ten days. The
mayor Of Ogden, according to the last
reports, was in Ogden, and the mayor of
Provo, according TO the best available
information, is in Provo.
1t is stated that Mayor BransfOrd said,
before he went away, that he wOuldn' [
even try TO determine which was the best
float in the parade. Mayor Brewer of
ogden and Mayor Decker of Provo seem
to be equally unwilling to court the ig-
nOminy which falls to the lot of judges
of contests.
Now the problem that remains to be
solved is: Is there a committee, and, if
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
Discovers Skeleton IN
Digging a rench

In digging a trench at the rear of the
warehouse of the Crane company, at
l41-143 East First South street, Frank
Bates, labOrer, living at $40 South
Ninth West street, discovered a coffin
in which was found a human skeleton.
Bates FASTENED to the police station
and Jailer Earl Ripley investigated
the find. From its appearance the
skeleton was that of a small woman.
The burial undoubtedly took place a
great many years ago, when it was
probable that the place was used as a
private cemetery
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21

so, where is it, what is it going to do,
and If 1t is not going to do anything,
what is going to be done? This settled,
new problem viii arise: Who will dare
TO do it?
An understudy committee has been
talked CT but it does not seem as though
this committee will be a success.
A canvass of possible committeeman
showed that there was hopeless division
of opinion concerning the awarding OF
the first prize. 1t is true that several
We're willing TO give the prize to the lit
tie girls who were on the Crystal Slip
per- float and on the big L. c. T. float
but such a thing was declared out of the
question because both floats were looked
upon as L.. c. r. floats.
The Keith-O' Brien float and the float
of the Greek association of Salt Lake
have been spoken of in connection with
the first prize.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
MURRAY AND VICINITY

The East Jordan District School
Alumni association will give their fifth
alumni ball and banquet at GOffs hall
Tuesday evening. The speech of welcome
will be delivered by Farley r. Glover and
a response by Ollie Shulsen of the '0S
class.
The following young people of Murray
and vicinity have taken out contracts TO
embark upon the matrimonial route the
past two days: Frank W. Richardson
and Hazel Gardener. Ralph NJ. DOTan and
Mary f FeatherstOne. Robbie Z. Smith
and Catherine Park, MILFORD Bergstrom
and Sarah Hardness. Charles Weber
and Sarah A Gardener, Edward NJ.
Guest and Ada Cook
Mrs. Leroy c. Miller entertains Wed
nesday with a ball at the Murray Amuse-
ment hall in honor Of Miss Merl Miller,
who has Just recently returned from Los
Angeles, where she has been spending the
winter
1t is understood that Mayor Charles
Brown will issue an order prohibiting the
use of firecrackers or fireworks in the
city limits of Murray. except on July 4
and q.
Madame Amanda Swenson Of Salt Lake
will give a recital at the Murray First
ward chapel Tuesday evening June %.
She will be assisted by Mary Frances
SanbOrn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
PEAR BLIGHT SPREADING.
Nearly 1000 Trees Killed in South
ern Part of County.

That pear blight is spreading rapidly
has already killed over 1000 trees in the
southern section. was reported at the
meeting of the County Horticultural So
ciety held yesterday. In commenting on
the situation. l.. Hemingway SAID ne mad
lent the blight out of his orchard By
DESTROYING the insects which infest the
near trees and by proper pruning. The
cherry crop will also be slightly affected.
The next meeting will be held on July
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
.ROOhIHG HOUSE IS ROBBED
Sneak Thieves Secure Money and
Jewelry at HRS. Della Clays'
Establishment.

Sneak thieves entered the rooming house
Of RS. Della Clays az SD South West
Temple street yesterday afternoon. and
stole $24 in money and iewelry valued al
800. Mrs. Clays was sCTubbiuE the front
hallway about the time that the thieves
entered the rear door and went through
the mousse The thieves secured SD iu
gold. 50 i'm silver a gold locker with the
initial 'Y'' set i'm diamonds. q gold breast
pin with a neck chain, and two gold
stick pins.