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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
SAYS GIRL MADE
NO CONFESSION
-------------------------
Defense in Bruce Case Declares
She Signed Blank Piece
OF Paper.
POISON WAS PUT IN PIE.
Wife and Daughter of Victim Are Now
Facing Trial on Charge
OF Murder.
lsnecinl 10 the oNews. y

Evanston Wyo,. April 9.-The trial
of Miss Annie Bruce, charged jointly
with her mother, Annie Bruce, with the
murder OF James Bruce father and
husband of the two defendants, re-
spectively, is now being tried before a
jury, the choosing Of which was COM
pleted yesterday.
The question that is uppermost in
the minds of the public is whether
or not the young girl is trying to save
her mother at her own jeopardy. The
prosecution has in its possession an al
legged confession made by Miss Annie
Bruce. signed Aug. II, 1907, in which
she stands self-accused of mixing pois-
on in pie which was purposely put in
with other edibles for her fathers
lunch.
The defense contends that the con
fession is not genuine, having been,
the attorneys say, written on paper
signed In blank by the girl, who knew
nothing of what would be attributed
to her.
The first witness for the state was
Lawrence Bruce, a brother of the de-
PENDANT He was present when his
father was taken ill., and was told by
his sire to save the uneaten portion of
the pie for examination. The boys
mother however, on arriving at the
scene, ordered the pastry 10 be thrown
into the creek.
THE CONFESSION.
The alleged confession of Annie
Bruce is as follows:
Aug. II, 1907, Annie Bruce, of
Smoot. uinta county, Wyo., make the
following statement of my own free
VIII and accord, without any promise
of reward from any one, and with
out compulsion or threats or hope of
benefit but simply to relieve my con-
science of the guilt upon my soul
on the goth day of March, A. ID.
1907. / made five pies While / was
IN the act of making the pies feeling
or wish cam cover me to kill some
one, and this feeling | could not re-
sist. so | went to the store and pro-
cured bottle of poison. which / knew
was there. took the bottle of poison
out of the lower box, which was full,
and to do so l removed the upper box.
After i secured the poison ] put the
upper box on the lower box, and went
INTO the kitchen. and while no one was
looking ! emptied the bottle of poison
into the pie. The poison was strych-
nine. / put the poison into the last
pie l made. In the morning ma
and myself We're preparing pas lunch.
and ma said to me, Annie, fetch me a
pie from the cupboard brought the
pie which | had poisoned. knew it
was poisoned, and this pie was after
ward sent by ma to the ranch 1t was
the pie that killed my pa. After pa
died / felc awfully sorry; bawled and
cried a great deal. / yet feel aw-
fully sorry that I put the poison in
the pie that killed pa. l make this
statement in the presence of ID. G.
Thomas county and prosecuting at
torney: Jonathan Jones. sheriff, and
William Dehoney, deputy sheriff.
Signed by ANNIE BRUCE,
I'm the presence of ID. G. Thomas,
Jonathan Jones and w. c. Dehoney."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
E. M. HANDS SNAKES.

L. NJ. Hand. a mining engineer from
the northwest, and much Travelled
man. is registered at the Knutsford.
He has the skin of boa constructor
% feet long. which he shot in the
Celebes islands south of Borneo, where
he was in the employ of the Dutch
government. Mr. Hand shot the huge
reptile through the backbone and with
the assistance of natives, lassoed the
head with bamboo, and strangled it.
On cutting the boa open, the partially
digested carcasses of two pigs were
found in it. Weighing respectively loo
and - pounds. Mr.. Hand also killed
q boa constructor rs feet long, IN
whose stomach was found the recently
swallowed body Of a 12-year-old native
child who was thought to have been
eaten by alligators. The remains of
the little girl were restored to her
grieving parents. Mr.. Hand says after
one of these great serpents has swai-
lowed its prey, it hides for two or three
months to digest it. They destroy u
great many native lives.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
BAD SLAUGHTERH0USE,
Complaint Filed Against Radon Il
Williams and Warrant Is Issued.

This morning the county attorney
filed complaint in Justice Of the
Peace Dana T. Smiths court against
the firm of Radon 81 Williams, charg-
ing them with maintaining slaughter
house in an unsanitary condition. The
place is situated AT Twelfth South and
Sixth West street and it is charged
that the firm has neglected TO keep
1t in n proper sanitary condition.
A warrant of arrest was issued and
placed in the hands of a deputy sheriff
for service.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE.

The contract for connecting the in
tercepting sewer with the gravity sew
or has been signed by the Campbell
Building company and the work is to
be begun as soon as the contract is
approved by the city council. The con-
nection viii be made with 1880 feet
of wood stave pipe, and the price of
the work Is placed al $4,000, The Pipe
VIII run from Eighth West and Eighth
North streets along Eighth North TO
Third West street, where 1t win con-
meet with the gravity sewer The plan
is TO establish a pumping plant at this
point and pump the sewerage into tho
wood stave pipe through which II viii
be conducted 20 the city Sewer farm"
-- 49, -----
For any pain, from top 10 toe. from
any cause, apply DR. Thomas Eclectrio
oil. Pain can't stay whore Il IS used,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES.

The University of Utah will give
banquet TO the Dramatic club and de-
baters intercollegiate and class cham
pions at the Alta club next Tuesday
evening.
The Dramatic association gives its
play you Never Can TELL at the
Salt Lake Theater tonight, Saturday
night and Saturday matinee which
makes one more performance than in
any previous run.
Arbor Day plans at the University
of Utah are in the hands of a commit
tee consisting of Profs. Ebaugh, Benz
Mon and Allen. The plans are much
like those of former years, each class
planting trees in their respective groves
and cleaning up around all of the
groves,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
TANGLED ON PAVING.
Americans Trying TO Figure Out
How Contract Should Read.

The contract for paving First South
street will not be given out until Mayor
Bransford has had time TO thoroughly
consider the same. Mr.. Bransford has
been in consultation with City Atty.
Dininny in regard TO the matter, and
the city attorney Is of the opinion that
some sort of an amendment should be
adopted for the protection of the inter-
ests OF the city before the contract Is
let. According to the provisions OF the
contract, residents along the street may
choose California or Utah asphalt. as
they may desire, to be put down in
front of their promises for any one
block, but il is feared that under its
present form. a single property owner
might be able to block the entire prop
osition by Directing TO the particular
kind of paving selected by his neighbors,
and for this reason an additional clause
in the contract is considered necessary.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
DIDN'T KNOW
That coneo Was Causing Her Trouble.

That Cofiec Was Causing Her Trouble.
So common Is the use OF coffee as a
beverage, many do not know that It Is
the cause OF many obscure ais which
are often attributed to other things.
The easiest way TO find out for one
self Is to quit the coffee for n while,
nj least, and note results Virginia
lady found out IN this way. and also
learned OF n new beverage that rs
wholesome as well as pleasant TO drink.
She writes:
Il am 40 years old and all my life. up
to year and n half ago, / had been a
coffee drnker. About ten years ago. 1
had dyspepsia SO bad that often the
coffee ! drank would sour on my stom-
ach and could not retain IT,
Severe headaches and heart weak
ness made mo feel sometimes as though
! wen" about to die, After drinking a
cup on TWO OF hot coffee. not knowing
IL was harmful my heart would go like
"a clock without a pendulum. AT Other,
times IL would almost stop and was
so nervous ! did not like 10 be alone.
"If took walk for exercise. as soon
as | was out of sight OF the house ia
feel as II / was sinking and this would
brighten me terribly. My limbs would
utterly refuse TO support me, and the
pity of IL all was. did not know that
coffee was causing the trouble.
"Reading In the papers that many
persons were relieved OF such ailmenta
by leaving of coffee and drinking Pos.
tum. | got my husband 10 bring home a.
package. We made il according 20 al
rections and / liked the first cup. It's
rich snnppy favour was delicious
II have been using Postum about
rs months ana 10 my great joy. dlRes-
tlon Is good, my nerves and heart are
all right, in fact, am Well woman
once more, thanks 10 Postum
Postum Co Battle Creek. Mich Read
The Road to Wellyille.' in pkgs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
CoUNCILMEN, HEAR PROTEST.
Telephone Companies and License
Committee Meet.

At a meeting of the license committee
Of the city council held last night, ar
glments We're heard pro and con in the
matter of telephone license payment.
which is opposed by the local telephone
companies, Representing the Bell
company We're d. S. Murray, president,
and G. Y. Wallace, Jr,, attorney while
Il. A Harvey, president. and Waldemar
van Colt, attorney, appeared for the
Independent company.
Inc telephone tax, under which the
Iell company should pay, according tn
Assessor Godman's figures, $i,906,
and the Independent company $500,
provides that so cents year shall be
llah for each telephone renting for less
l9an Wis per year and 81 per year for
phones bringing a yearly rental in eX
cess Of that figure.
Ihe Bell company has been furnish
Ing TO the city forty free telephones
uhler contract long since expired,
ahd the Independent people have done
likewise and this is claimed by the
companies to operate to their credit in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT.

Ex-Gov. Wells says that while in
Chicago recently, and in fact, else
where in the east. he found the Rec
publican sentiment all Taft. It seems
TO be the general opinion that the
doughty Judge viii receive the Repub-
lican nomination at the coming national
convention 10 be held In Chicago this
summer Coy. Wells was told In Chi
cago that local interests We're very 1T
tie affected by the recent panic--yery
much less than In New York, They
We're the last 10 30 into the clearing
house certificate business and the first
TO quit IT,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
YEAGER LANDS KUBICUENY.

About two weeks ago, Policeman
Yeager was chasing an alleged burg
lar ana fell into a cesspool The burg
lar escaped. Last night he arrested
Cos Kubcueny. Greek laborer, aged
26 years. on the charge of burglary
and Yeager declares he is the man no
chased when the accident happened.
He says the Greek broke into a place
at 53i West Second South street anu
stole some watches. When searched Il
watch and several other articles We're
found on the Greek, said by the po-
lice to have been stolen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10

Do you use an atomizer in treating
Nasal Catarhh- If so you will appre-
ciate Ely's Liquid Cream Balm the
quickest and surest remedy for thus
disease. In all curative properties 1t
is identical with the solid Cream Balm,
which is so famous and so successful
In overcoming Catarrh, Hay Fever and
Cold in the head. There is relief IN
the first dash of spray upon the heated
sensitive air-passages. All druggists
75c including spraying tube, or mailed
by Ely Bros, 56 Warren St, New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10

successful social feature of the Y. NJ
c. A during the past season will adj
The members are looking forward to
the final banquet to be given in honor
of the club this evening commencing
at o'clock.
The program win include the follow
ing:
Mr.. Chas. Black, violin solo; Mr.. A.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
ADDS MANY NEW MEMBERS.
Commercial Club Building Fund
Grows With Enlarged Personnel.

BY the election OF so new members
into the Commercial club yesterday
afternoon, the clubs policy of becom-
ing large enough to handle its big
building proposition without outside
help Is getting nearer to compilations
Members have been joining at rapid
rate for the past four months. and
those joining have been offered an OPP
portunity to invest in bonds for the
new building, $4,000 of which now
remain unsold. A sentiment against
letting the bonds go outside of the
city is responsible for the determination
to have them subscribed within the
membership.
The list of new members taken in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
ROYAL ARCANUM AT BANQUET.

Tho Salt Lake Council OF the Royal
Arcanum gave Il banquet last evening,
at the Heron hotel. with 60 guests pres
ent. Rev. Short of the First Methodist
church was toastmaster. Among the
speakers were John Q. Crltchlow, Dean
Brewster Judge w, II. King, and
others. q. D. Long played a cornet
solo, Miss Ethel Nettleton a violin
number. and the Hawaiian Trouba-
dours sang while the company We're
eating.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
SEWERS AND SIDEWALKS.

commend TO the city council Monday
night that n sewer extension be built
on Ninth East street between Bel
mont avenue and Ninth South streets.
to connect with the main sewer being
built on Ninth South, 1t was also de-
cided to recommend that the recorder
advertise notice of intention and the
city engineer TO establish a grade on
North Main street, between First North
and Fourth North streets, where II Is
proposed TO create new sidewalk ex-
tension.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
BISHOP SPALD|NG
On SOCIAL REFORM
noolares That In the Future the
Useful Man Alone viii
Be Respected.
SOCIALISM AS A PANACEA.
q, i,as. He snys, More Than super
aclal philosophy, But suffers
For Lack Of Brains.

r.ot the greatest weakness Of social
49,, &c rs lack of brains is the conclu-
Gn If Bishop L. S. Spaldlng of tho
,sn,scopal church, who spoke last night
-, mis- subject before a large con-
,cnton. The lecture was the con-
s,,d,ne one of series on social reform.
"a in summing up the case for the
.onerative commonwealth Bishop
s.oidinr declared that socialism was a
ling not TO be gcoffed at, to be con-
.Iiersd superficial, or to be laughed out
az existence. 1T is a most profound
s,sstion" he declared, and 1t Is your
g,t,, 10 weigh 1t most carefully, and 1t
~ my province as q moralist to\say.
,r,th the right ideals so that when
NO lime comes you may assist in its
proper solving
MUST ADD BRAINS.
,rro those of YOU who believe in it
I will say that the greatest weakness
II your cause in America is its lack
NJ brains. Socialism Is misrepresented
and often allowed to be allied with
anarchy, though such is most untrue.
IN this country, l say again, there is
moi the brains behind the movement
hat are found in the countries of
Europe ana you must ste tiat '"eS "'e
added
In describing the industrial state. in
which the government owned property
eonobe of development through labor,
and private ownership was done away
With Bishop Spalding referred to the
words of Carl Marx. in which he set
forth that the capitalistic, and labor
lng and the unrestive classes would
some dav combine to form Il co-opert-
five commonwealth. The industrial
state would own the land, the timber,
the mines, and in fact all the natural
resources; il would own the means OF
transportation and would control their
operation. 1t would have monopoly
of the banking, the mortgages, and the
coming OF money, so that all business
would be run for the good that it
might do instead of the profit 1t might
bring. Thus as France throughout
IFS nationalized tobacco traffic made
tsO00O00 last year. the Socialist state
would by that profit be so much the
richer. 1t would result either in less
labor to produce enough. or lower
prices for what was used. There would
Be- no reckless waste of natural re-
sources no competition, and no profits.
On the question of distributing Bishop
Spalding declared there was much still
to be projected
TREE METHODS.
On the question of how to bring the
cooperative commonwealth about
Bishop Spalding declared hat the So
cialists had three methods-by confisca-
ton by purchase by the state, and by
taxing out of existence.
THE useful man." he said i'm conclu-
son. and not the wealthy man is to
be respected. with no inheritance,
each will strive to make himself the
better member of socitay. How the
change will come, / do not know. but
do know 1t will be in a religious
way and like the life of Jesus Christ
as good example of the fatherhood
Of God and the brotherhood of men,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
LAB0RER HAD A GUN.

Patrolman Betz last night arrested a
laborer named a. r. BourlS on the
charge of exhibiting a deadly weapon.
1t is claimed that Bourk had some
trouble with a bartender named Fred
Burton. II Is said that he drew re-
volver and threatened TO kin the bar
tonder. The arrest was made at Third
South and West Temple streets.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10

g. Adamson humorous reading; Mr..
Ernest A. Hoare. The Forensic News"
NJ G.. w. Pennington, piano selection:
Mr.. o. r.. Sterling, short talk. President
Frank a Burlington will be POSTMASTER.
After the program, which will take
place directly after the banquet the
meeting will be turned over to Judge
Gowans who win talk ON juvenile court
work.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
BEFORE JUDGE DIEHL.

T..F Clark and Fred Howat, two
men arrested several days ago on the
charge of burglary in the second de-
gree, We're arraigned this morning be-
fore Judge Diehl and pleaded not gull
ty. They will have a preliminary hear
ing OH the 10th.
Tho case of grand larceny against
woman of the town known as Grace
Gilmore. was dismissed this morning
on motion of the prosecution.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
HALL DISAPPEARS.

Charles r. Hail, the man who cut his
throat with razor In the hope OF
avoiding arrest for peglt larceny, has
disappeared. He was arlalgned before
Judge Diehl Tuesday morning and the
case was set for yesterday. lie failed
10 show up ana a bench warrant was
issued for his arrest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10

at the meeting of the board of gov
ernors yesterday is as follows;
O. ID Banks, William IL. Nutting S.
NJ. Barlow. II. j. O'Brien, John Il. Boes,
Samuel Porter, Samuel b. Clark, Il. f.
Redman, Benjamin l., Rich, A. j. Colt,
w. T. Rowe, Robert Elite, Charles G..
Seyboldt, George f. Felt. f. f.. Whit
worth Walter Green II. w. Kelly.
Frank a. Lowe, Clarence X. McCor-
nick, o. W. McGill. w. ID. NebelIer, Il.
f. Nevins and S. j. Nichols, all of Salt
Lake; Robert b. Quay. of Garfield. W.
r. Dennis of Heber City, William Gross
of Brigham City, Pennington NJ. McCree
of Bingham. Marcus Harris of st.
Louis, w. H. Snedaker OF San Fran
cisco, Fred Wild Jr., of Denver. and
Henry Ives Cobb and NJ. NJ Gottdiner
of New York.
Itching, bleeding, protruding or blind
piles yield to Doan's Ointment Chron-
ic cases soon relieved, finally cured.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10

lieu of license money. Those taking
part in the discussion We're Mr. Muir
ray, Mr.. Wallace, Mr.. Van. Colt and
members of the committee. the COM
pany representatives claiming they had
lost money on their investments right
along
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
oFFERs ARE REJEcTEp.

Mr. Murray offered to furnish the
city so free phones and $1,000 in toli
service in lieu of license, but this was
not accepted.
Councilman Black suggested that the
Bell people pay $1,000 and furnish so
free phones and remit all police tolls.
while he wished the Independent COM
pany TO pay $1,000, with the other con-
ditions.
Nj Stewart was in favor of collect
ing the license money and cutting down
the number of phones TO about 10 for
the city's use.
City Attorney Dininny advised the
postponement of any action until the
supreme court had decided case bear
ing upon the subject. known as the
Christensen case, a decision upon whiDa
is expected In about two weeks. AT his
suggestion the matter was postponed
until after the decision should be rem
dered, and the meeting adjourned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
NEW WALL PAPER.

Just in. lOc. 15c, zoe, 25c per double roll.
Very decorative. Endless varieties in
designs and colorings.
GEO. w. EBERT & Co, 81 Main.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
TREE METHODS.
WHAT CAUSES HEADACHE

From October to May, Colds are the
most frequent cause of headache. LAX-
ATIvE BROMO QtlININE removes
cause L. w. Grove on box 25c,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
WHY USE YOUR

Letterheads for scratch paper when
we can sell you scratch paper so
cheap.
THE DESERET NEWS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-10
JUDGE GoWANs TO SPEAK.

Will Address Y. VI. c. y. Members
Tonight ON Juvenile Court Work.
The Forensic club having been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-24

hrst, the Rock Island company"
which was chartered in New Jersey in
lsoS. On June 80, 1906, it had out
standing, exclusive of treasury hold
!ngs, $l8, 1865 $50 of preferred stock and
Ss9 44S,s02 of common stock. 1t had no
debt
The Chicago, Rock Island Pa
enc enc company. chartered in Iowa in
1soZ as an operating company, is, ac-
cording to the report, a holding com
pany as matter of fact Its entire
outstanding capital stock amounting
to $l45,OO0,0 00," says the report. lis
owned by the Rock Island COMPANY:
the latter corporation having secured
curities."
Explaining how the Frisco was an
ne&ed, the report proceeds:
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
chic Railroad company used the stock
OF the Rock Island company thus OBJ
tanned, in combination with the two
issues of collateral trust bonds. to
purchase SO per cent of the stock OF
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad company, the principal op-
eratlng company of the Rock Island
system, and IS per cent Of the STOCK
OF the st. Louis & San Francisco Rail
road company, or nearly the entire
common stock issue, the stocks OF
these two latter corporations being de.
posted as security for the collatera