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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15
THREE MEN INJURED
ON CLUB BUILDING.
Two Hurt by a Derrick and
One by a Hosting
Engine.

Parker Hamilton aud Bob Livingston
two iron workers. were slightly injured
at IL o'clock Monday morning while AZ
work on the new Commercial cIub
building. The men were employed in
rigging derrick when the rope mold
ing the mast of the derrick parted
While jumping out of the way Of the
falling mast, Hamilton had his hip hurt
and was bruised about the stomach
Livingston sustained sprained wrist
Hamilton was driven to his home while
Livingston remained at his work,
Lawrence White, another of the iron
workers. employed on the building, sus
tained a painful injury Monday after.
noon. With crowd of men. no was
employed in moving hosting engine.
when his left foot became caught under
one of the rollers upon which the en-
gine was resting, The nail of one toe
was pincbed off and the foot badly
bruised. White was taken to his home
and after having the foot dressed, said
that he expected to be back on the job
in day or so.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15
OUTING PREPARATIONS
BY REAL ESTATE MEN
Affair Promises to Be Most Sue
cessfuI Ever Held by AS
sOciatiOn.

At the request Of the Commercial
club, the regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Salt Lake Real Estate associa-
tion, which was TO have been held on
Wednesday, has been postponed to
Thursday afternoon at l2:l5 1t is
hoped that the committees which have
been soliciting prizes for real estate
day will be ready TO report and that
their lists may be ready to deliver TO
the secretary at the coming meeting so
that they may be copied for the printer.
Railroad tickets are now ready for dis
tribution TO the members and may be
had on application.
Members of the association call at
tentioD to the unusually prosperous con
ditions which hold this year. Already
1900 tickets have been sold this year
as compared with only ten for the cor
responding period before the event last
year. 1t is hoped that the coming af-
fair may be well attended as the as
sociation has undertaken number of
important business affairs this season,
including the maintenance Of the dis
play in the Chamber of Commerce, un.
assisted by the Manufacturers associa-
tion as has been the case in the past.
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INSANE MAN IS LOST,
BUT POLICE FIND HIM
Cousin, Who Had Him in Charge
Nearly Frantic for Time,
Himself.

Crazed and lost In n strange town
william X. Dennis of Denver wandered
ABOUT town for some time Monday night
before the police picked him up and re-
stored him to his cousin. who was In
charge of him.
Dennis wandered away from his cousin,
VINO was taking him TO Los Angeles,
shortly after the arrival of the two men
at the Rio Grandc depot.
Frantic lest the insane man ne ,un
down by street cars or wander away 90
MS death In the country James Batten,
his cousin, who had Dennis in charge.
rushed into the police station shortly
after dinner and irnpored the police "a
make search. Then he rushed as
wildly ont 10 begin hunt on his own
account
Policeman Tinges picked Dennis up
within an hour after his cous in missed
him, He took him TO police headquar-
tcrs. where the man was held until the
cousin, worn out by his search. returned
Ia find him safe.
Batten said that he would not again
let Dennis out OF his sight until they
left the train at Los Angeles Dennis
has been insane only about a month.
Family troubles are the cause.
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G. A. r. MAN COMPLAINS OF RATES

Route would make an equally low rate
with the Denver & Rio Grandc from
Denver, which is but SITS. and only
forty miles less than from Los Angeles.
and that the Salt Lake Route had the
power to do this under the interstate
commerce law by fling the rate made
within thirty days OF the sale OF tickets:
but | am informed today that the depart
mcnt. instead OF going to Stubbs, went
again to the Salt Lake Route and was
TO make less rate than $50 TO the vet
eran fife and drum corps. and this very
attractive feature OF this department.
consisting OF seventeen veterans OF the
civil war, Will be left behind when the
commander and his adjutant- general
take their departure for the encampment.
Had / been department commander
here, | would have al least made the
effort at the fountain head. and II held
up there, would have publicly placed the
Salt Lake and Southern Pacific combina-
ton on record before the people of the
country that we made possible OF exist
ence. The great HarrJma railroad octo-
pus intends TO throttle the very life out
OF freedom. but the Grand Army OF the
Republic should be the very last TO sur
render the rights and liberties they
fought to perpetuate. and. personally. l
would rather be called an anarchist than
TO meekly wear the collar OF modern
commercialism.
Nearly two months yet remain, and |
do not hope for any results being at
tained at this end of the line, but you
might reach Stubbs with effect.
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The following letter received Mon
day from John Q. A. Walker, a prom
inent G. A, r. man of Los Angeles,
under date of January Is. by Col.
Frank M. Sterrett, executive director
Of the fortw-third national encampment
Of the G.. A. r., indicates something
of the feeling Of Grand Army veterans
in that locality in regard TO the trans
portation rates which have been ac-
corded the veterans from there TO the
great cncampmeut next August The
letter says:
1T would have given me great satisfac-
success OF this. probably the last nation
al encampment west OF the Mississippi
river. by bringing large contingent from
southern California to swell the attend
ance, but the eXtortion practiced by the
Salt Lake Route Is, p, l.. A. 6 S. L..
railway. demanding $50. has so deadencd
all interest among the several thousand
veterans here that you cannot depend
on any representation worth mention
ing.
Your last letter TO me stating that the
effort would have to come from the de-
Dartment OF California and Nevada.
have turned over to w s. Daubenspeck
and urged him to communicate with j.
B. Stubbs. vice president and traffic man
ager OF the Southern Pacific lines. whose
office is at Chicago. and stated 10 Dau-
benBpeck that / had reliable information
that II he gave the word the Salt Lake
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15
PASSENGER TRAINS
NOW IN OPERATION
First New Coach Is Run Over
ToOele Valley Railroad
Monday.

The first regular passenger train to be
operated over the new Tooele Valley
railroad, the line running from the main
line of the Salt Lake Route to the new
city of TooeIe. was run Monday. The
Tooelc Valley railroad is now completed
to the Site OF the new smelter. The first
passenger train to be operated over the
road was run by the Salt Lake Route on
March 10 last, for the townsite auction
sale. At that time the Salt Lake Route
excursion train was switched on the
Tooele Valley line. Since that time until
yesterday only the flat freight cars had
been operated.
From now on, passenger trains will be
operated for the benefit OF those who
wish TO settle in the new town. The road
Will also be kept busy hauling the ma
terial for the new smclter,
The Toocle Valley railroad while ownd :
by private corporation, forms q branch
line OF the Salt Lake Route. and il is
not improbable that within the near fu-
turc the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
will build branch line to the new smell
ter from Bingham, which. according TO
the officials of the company installing ii,
will be completed By the first OF the year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15

Jacob Young, Mrs. Young's husband
told of remarks Mrs. Renshaw made to
his wife on Decoration day "and sew
eral other days -
"I've heered them so often that
don t pay much attention TO EN- any
more he said.
Assistant City Attorney Rogers got
Young to admit that be had done moth
ing to make Mrs. Renshaw quit saying
those things.
Mrs. Mamie Mclaughlin, next door
! neighbor of Mrs. Young, curled her lip
scornfully when II. S. Harper, the de
fendant s attorney asked what Mrs.
Renshaw S reputation was for peace
and quiet in the ncighborhood. Mrs.
Mclaughlin was quite certain that she
heard Mrs, Renshaw cry out, 'That s
dirty, rotten le,'' but she couldn t
hear word that Mrs. Young said.
81 was combin my little girls
hair was the way she parried every
effort Of Attorney Rogers to get infor-
nation. When he asked her if she was
looking out of the window, or was lis
tening for the next explosion, or was
watching Mrs. Reushaw or Mrs. Young,
the invariablc answer was.
~ was combin' my little girls
hair
Mrs. O. II. Report, who used TO oc-
cupy part Of Mrs Renshaw IS house.
was called by Harper TO describe Mrs.
Renshaw s, reputation as n peaceable
person, but she did not get n chance
to answer, principally because she could
not understand the question.
Then Mrs. Rcnshaw took the stand
again She was still too shrinking to
tell what Mrs. Young had said to her
on that memorable June 8. She did
consent to say that she called Mrs.
Young a few names, but she qualified
it by saying that Mrs. Young used them
first and that she replied:
"Well, if anyone looks like them
things, you do. y
After Mrs. Renshaw had testified,
Judge Bowman put a judicial embargo
upon any more harsh language in the
Renshaw Young neighborhood,
al am entirely satisfied he said,
"that Mrs, Young had no justification
and that Mrs. Renshaw has said and
done things that she ought to refrain
from. This is a disgraceful Deighbor
hood quarrel. / want more womanly
and more manly feelings manifested. /
will continue this case until July /. In
the meantime if any of you come be-
fore me it will 90 hard with You. T
will make a personal investigation Of
this affair before that time. Perhaps
can find out who the offending
party is. -
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POLICE HAVE A SPECTACULAR SCRAP
WITH TEAMSTER WHO is ON RAMPAGE

Nothing daunted by an infuratcd man.
who threatened TO Kill. Sergeant r. M,
Beckstead and Policeman Charles Pitts
went boldly into the home OF T. West.
husky tcamster. 634 West Third North
street. Monday night, wrested a pistol
from the mans hand and placed him un-
der arrest on charge of assault with
intent TO kill.
The arrest was not made without a
battle. though. in which the man threat.
ened TO kill the policemen, members OF
his family, neighbors and everybody in
sight West was not subdued until he
had been dragged bodily to the patrol
wagon. Then he decided TO make the
best of things and queted down.
Sergeant Beckstead and Policeman
Pitts went on the dead run in the patrol
wagon to Vests home in answer to an
agoniZcd call over the telephone from
about 1S years. She told Desk Sergeant
Spreas that West was threatening to kill
the entire family. Patrol Wagon Driver
utmost effort 10 reach the place before
West did any deadly deed,
Arrived at the West home, BecFstead
and Pitts were met by the angry man
who dared them to come on I'll kill
anyone who steps on my premises" he
shouted.
Without more ado. the policemen rushed
into the yard Their courage cowed
West until they had reached his side.
Then he began uttering his threats again
Look out; he's got gun, the step
daughter whispered to Sergeant Beck
stead,
Beckstead demanded the revolver. but
West declared that IL was in trunk, He
offered to go and get 1t; But Police
man Pitts had been keeping an eye on
n suspicious bulge over the mans hip
pocket.
AS West turned away his hand flew to
his hip. Pitts hand went for the same
place. Pitts hand won BeckS tead. also
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15
RAILROAD NOTES

W, II. Bancroft, vice president and gem
eral manager OF the Oregon Short Line
j. NJ: Davis, general superintendent, and
Chief Engineer William Ashton returned
to the city Monday morning from n trip
over the Idaho division of the road.
F. a. Wadleigh. assistant general pas
sengcr agent of the Denver & Rio Grande
arrived in the city Monday. Mr. Wad-
leigh is simply here on one of his regular
business trips, and Will return to Denver
today.
Announcement was made Monday
afternoon that the Heber branch OF the
Denver a. Rio Grande railroad had prac-
tically been repaired, and would be opened
UP for traffic again Wednesday. A large
part of the track was washed away by
the floods and prevented the special eX-
Curslon from being run TO Provo canyon
Sunday. 1t is now the intention of the
officials Of the road TO run il next Sun
day.
y. L. Burley, general passenger agent
of the Oregon Short Line. returned Mon
day morning from Seattle. where he at
tended the opening OF the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition. Mr.. Burley will leave
this morning on an extended business trip
TO Chicago.
An artistic folder in the form Of fold
ing postal card Is being distributed by the
general passenger department Of the Salt
Lake Route, in advertisement of me
EIks' reunion. to be held in Los Angeles
the coming month. The folder contains
a number Of cuts OF the places Of inter
est. both in this city and the City of the
Angels. In addition TO the time tables Of
the road and other such information.
Tribune Want Ads.
Bell Main 5000. Ind. 800.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15
MORMON SUNDAY SCHOOLS
PLANNING BIG OUTING


One OF the largest Sunday school out
ings planned thus far for the present
Friday. June is, The Sunday schools
of the First ward, the Tenth ward the
Thirty-third ward and the Thirty-first
ward will hold forth on that day. big
programme OF sports has been arranged
for the children during the afternoon. a
peanut scramble for the children OF the
kindergarten departments and candy
scramble for the children of the primary
department will be held In the afternoon
at $50
A ball game at o'clock promises TO
he one OF the interesting features. In
the twilight Of the evening a musical
programme will be rendered. The sing
ers, orchestra and string quartettes that
Will perform will be stationed at the
east end Of the lake, about twenty five
feet from the shore. Every child In tho
four Sunday schools above named las
been given "A free ticket which may be
used on one of the concessions At the
resort. Nearly a thousand Of these tick
cts have been issued,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15
WOMEN MUST NOT SAY MEAN THINGS
ABOUT EACH OTHER UNTIL JULY /

Mrs. Flora Young, 473 West Sixth
South street, and Mrs. Lille Renshaw
her neighbor, must not say anything
mean to each other until July J. Other
wise Judge J. NJ. Bowman of the Grim
inal division of the city court will come
down with a heavy hand on tho of
fender.
"By that time the Judge said Mon.
day afternoon, after he had placed be.
fore him all the angles of neighbor-
hood quarrel. "the real offending party
will manifest herself by her actions. -
Judge Bowman made this decision
after Mrs. Young and her host of wit.
nesscs had told what Mrs. Renshaw
had said to Mrs. Young on Tuesday
last The remarks of tho women brought
them into court on Friday, Mrs. Young
to defend a charge Of disturbing the
peace, and Mrs. Rcnshaw as complain
ing witness.
Mrs Young, who had her inning
Monday. intimated that her proud
Kentucky spirit could not abide Mrs.
Renshaw and Mrs. Renshaw s manner
of speech For that reason, Mrs. Young
admitted. she and Mrs. Renshaw, to
whom, with a scornful toss of her head,
she referred as "that lady there, -
were not on speaking terms.
THAT lady there Mrs. Young
testified. "was a-settin' right outside
my kitchen door. when / hcered her tell
Mrs. Burdick. who was washin' out
some duds, that | called Mrs. Burdick IS
little girl nasty name.
"Now that lady there and me ain t
on speakin' terms. We hahn IT been
for nigh onto six months. So | Just
hollered out that T don t talk that way.
Then she said | was crazy. Then that
lady there called me names and said
as how my brother-in law was a-hangin'
after me when he ain It nothin' but a
to our house.
''With that I told her to get out %
my kitchen yard and to quit usin' such
language there or Ia blow her head
off -
And Mrs Young's eyes snapped in
way that Intimatcd that the old Ken
,ucky feud blood was rising again.
Like Mrs. Renshaw, who was too
modest on Friday to repeat the things
hat Mrs. Young said about her "be
'ore all these gentlemen" Mrs. Young
vas backward about telling what Mrs.
2enshaw said about her, but Il. a.
Rogers, assistant city attorney, man
Igcd to get her to repeat a few of them
IN cross-eXamination. If Mrs, Renshaw
said them, the neighborhood of All
Vest Sixth South street is no place for
theological student to live.
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on the lookout, grabbed West by the left
wrist.
Then began a struggle for possession
OF the gun. Both Pitts and West had
hold OF It, West with his finger almost
on the trigger. With a sudden twist
Pitts wrenched away from West the re-
volver. which was an automatic Colts,
containing four cartridges.
Though disarmcd. West did not quit the
fight, He grappled with the policemen.
and attempted to bite and kick them. but
the policemen had too strong a hold on
him.
Next. the task OF putting the man into
the patrol wagon had 10 be accomplished.
Struggling every foot Of the way, West
yard. Then he lay down. The police
men were In II dilemma, for TO let loose
of him to pick him up to carry him might
ggiyre him al, an adyantage in the fight.
With his right hand he reached around
himself and thrust pin almost to the
head into Vests thigh. With a yell of
pain West sprang from the ground and
was hustled into the patrol wagon in a
twinkling.
well. I've fought YOU past all OBJ
stacles." he said as he placed a foot on
the step of the wagon, II guess | might
as well give up
The ride to the police station was as
peaceful as carrying plain drunk
thither.
The trouble which sent the police to
battle with West was caused by West
beating a dog. His stepson nterfered
This aroused Vests anger to white heat
He vented his passion on the whole fam
ily. 1t Is said, finally turning upon his
wife. The stepson intertcred again
West, il is then alleged threatened to
kin the boy and went after his gun, The
boy fled
Infuriated by the boys escape. West
charged around his house shouting threats
against everyone in sight, members OF
his family say, until the police arrived
and dragged him away under arrest
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INVESTIGATION OF
THOMAS NOW ON
Continued from Page One.

Mrs Halstead told of the confinement
of Hattie Malan, one of the girl IN,
mates, in cell SxS feet on a bread
and water diet for seven days in con,
nection with the loss of a diamond
ring which mysteriously disappeared
from the home Of Captain W. T.. kneass,
assistant superintendent This cell, as
described by Mrs. Halstcad, was un-
sanitary and filthy, Water was stand
ing on the floor Of the cell, and on en-
tering it was necessary to walk across
heavy plank which had been laid on
the floor for that purpose.
This was afterward corroborated by
Mrs. Maud Malan, the mother of the
girl who said she saw her child nm
prlsoned in the cell. Mrs. Halstead.
under fhe cross-fire of questions of the
committee, devoted much time to de-
scription of the bedding, food and gem
eral appearance of the rooms of the
girls cottage when she was there,
In the individual bedrooms provided
for the girls. she declared that the
"bugs were something fierce. Since
she voluntarily left the school, Mrs.
Halstead said she had been there on oc
casions to sec the matron, and under
stood that conditions had not material
ly changed.
Mrs. Tracy Called.
Mrs. r, D. Tracy was the last wit.
ness called. She was, until a few
months ago, employed at the school
as matron In her official capacity she
said that she was acquainted with the
class of food served to the girls. She
said it was totally unfit for consump-
tion at times and was always. when she
was there, insuficiently nutritious.
Mrs. Tracy began her duties as ma
from in 1ODS and cpryo5 nptI1 rocoDf1,-
She declared that she was forbidden
to discipline any of the girls without
instructions from Superintendent Thorn.
as. She declared that one evening she
knew the band had been ordered to
play while several boys were being
whipped to drown their cries, as it was
feared they might have reached the ears
of the wife Of Captain Kneass, who was
sick.
An adjournment was taken until next
Thursday morning at Q o'clock Gov
ernor Sprv entered the room during the
examination of Mrs. Crosby.
When the Investigating committee
convened this morning all were present
except John Walsh and Dr. T.. G.
Gowans of Salt Lake. Both arrived in
the afternoon and were present during
the testimony Of the witness The mem
bers of the committee are Harry Jo-
seph, cndlrnlaHi state superintendent
of Public instruction A. c. Nelson; Dr.
Charles j. Freund, Harold Peery, John
Walsh, DR.. f, G., Gowans, District At
torney Nathan J. Harris. All took a
part in questioning the witnesses, al
though District Attorney Harris was
chosen as the examining COMMITTEES
man Rev. Noble Strong Elderkin,
Mrs. Kate S. Hilliard and Mrs. j. NJ.
Bishop, the committee from the Wom-
an IS club of the city presented the evi
dence. Mrs. Bishop acted as the Off
cial examiner Of the witnesses.
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bRIOWELL TO CALL
FOURTEEN WITNESSES
Investigation of Superintendent
of Buildings to Be Re-
Sumed Tonight.

George NJ. Bridwell, superintendent OF
buildings and grounds for the board OF
education, VIII call fourteen witnesses IN
irregularities In his department. begin
nlns this evening. The witnesses he has
asked i. =. Judd, clerk of the board, 10
lows: 'N
~ ~. Christensen superintendent OF
me cltys public schools: z. IL. Evans
ber OF the board. who acted as intnrrn-
gator OF Mr. Brldwell; II. W. Nichols;
{; ;; Martin, member of the board j.
Mldg!eS foreman FOR the Bamberger
Coal company; r. Lompc, George smith
and Thomas Jones, janiIors of schools;
Moan Boothe, a former janitor: w j.
Sewman' board member: Oscar w
Moyie. board member: L. p. Judd. cIarL
or the board, and Thomas j. Bridwell
ms brother. whom he employed for sew
eral months AT a generous WAC
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SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS
TO MEET NEXT FRIDAY

The next regular meeting Of The Utah
Society OF Engineers will be held in the
rooms OF the general office OF the Salt
commencing Sis D. m, Friday evening.
June 49,
Leonard Wilson will give a talk dealing
"lth the protection of transmission cir
cults against lightning discharges
There also will he general presenta-
ton OF the subject Of electric railway
operation by several prominent engineers
The salIcnt features OF each System OF
electric railway operation will be clear
ly and thoroughly described
large attendance is hoped for. as
this is the last regular meeting before
summer recess.
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RefreShes the Scalp

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15

Colds that hang on weaken the con-
stitution and develop into consumption
Foley's Honey and Tar cures persistent
coughs that refuse to yield to other
treatment Do not experiment with un-
tried remedies, as delay may result in
your cold settling on your lungs. F. ].
Hill Drug Co., 50 West Second South.