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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
AUDITORS REPORT
PROMISED SOON

The long-delayed auditors report nov
four months overdue. is promised for the
latter part of next week c. B. Stevens
chief deputy. has succeeded in striking a
balance and the rest of the preparation of
the report is merely clerical
This is the first year of the new sys-
TEN. established by the $4,000 special au-
CitOTs, and the result appears to be that
four months must elapse before anything
can be learned Of the finances Of the pre-
yiOuS wear
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
DANGERS FROM STREAM.

Residents of Olive street. between
Eighth and Ninth East. have written the
city council calling attention to the in
creasing danger each year from the Wa
tiers Of Emigration creek. The creek. they
say. gets wider each year. and children
are in danger of drowning under present
conditions. They suggest that the creek
be made 20 run down the rear alley off the
street. where it properly flows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
OVERHEATED PAINT TANK
Blaze Destroys Melting Plant of Salt
Lake e. Pittsburg Oil Com
panV-IOss $500

An Overheated tank Of paint boiling over
set fire to the melting plant Of the Salt
Lake & Pittsburg Oil company, causing
500 worth Of damage yesterday after
noon. The plant is located at Fourth
West and Sixth North streets. and on
account Of its great distance from fire
hydrants, the building was almost com
pletely destroyed before the fire depart
ment could get water to it. The plant fs
built some distance from the main works
of the company, and while the building
is a total loss. the machinery is intact
and can be put in running order for 70
small amount.
a large tank Of paint which was being
melted became OVerheated and boiled
over, spreading over the floor Of the build
ing. in some manner it was set on fire
and within few minutes the entire build
ing was burning. Several barrels Of oil
and paint were in the building, and these
too caught fire The loss is estimated at
500 with no insurance
A private safe may be rented fin the
fire and burglar proof vault of the So
a N-a 60. eHr~ q n4n nHa...
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
NEWS MAN CHOSEN.
Daniel coIlett Is Secretary for Man
ufaeturers.

Friends Of Daniel CoHett. who. for tho
past five years. has been connected
with the Deseret News in the editoris.
department, viii be pleased to learn
tn at he has been named as the serr--
tary Of the Manufactures & Me-
chants association. TO succeed Lon .,
HaddOck, who handed i'm his resigna
ton at d meeting Of members Of tho
association Thursday evening
Mr.. Haddock viii take the manage
ment and become secretary Of the Ir-
dependent Electric company, which
was organized this week. and which
will be ready for business after the first
of next month.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
QUICK SALES ARE MADE
IN Y.M.C.A. CONTESTS
All Contestants Show Ability in the
Tests-A. 7. Davis Wins
With Score of 81.

Twenty three men participated in the
craftsmanship contest, which was
bought to a successful close at the Y.
NJ. c. A. last evening. This contest
was conducted three evenings. and con-
sisted Of an exhibition sale before a
board of judges composed of the fol-
lowing representative business men of
Salt Lake. o. H. Hewlett, Oscar Gro
shell, T. J. Woodbury., J. Will Gray and
Fred HOrnung
The requirements Of the contest were
that the order must be closed in eight
minutes and yet bring out the essen
tial steps in making a sale. According
to the chart which the judges used,
these points were taken into considera-
ton: Appearance, approach, getaway,
arrangement Of talk, knowledge of ar
ticle. handling, competition, closing ar
gUments, persistency, enthusiasm and
loyalty to house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
ADJUSTMENTS

The Courage of Shorty" little playlet
by Mrs Annie Adams, mother Of Maude
Adams. adapted from a magazine story,
BY Elizabeth Granger Bemis, was given
a tryout at the OrpheUm yesterday after
noon The plsylet is not as concise as 1t
should be either in lines or business
Some of the characters were not well por-
trayed. while some obviously strong lines
and scenes were Unhappily sighted. The
story tells Of two yeggmen- who are go
ing to rob house. that is, shorty is
compelled by his companion Sandy TO
do the job. Shorty goes to the place Of
the intended robbery. but finds 1t occu-
pied only by a deaf old woman. She Is
very simple and honest and makes such
an impression upon him that his con-
science reawal1ens and he knows he can
not commit the robbery. So when Sandy
comes to compel him TO complete the JOB.
Shorty turns upon the latter with his own
pistol. and Compels him to leave the
house following at the same time. the
part Of Miss Miles. the old lazy, was
PLAYED by Mrs. Adams, while Shorty was
interpreted by Artie Pratt and Sandy by
Mr.. Wesley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
WIVES CLAIM NON-SUPPORT
Three ask for Divorces Yesterday
and Tell the Same Old,
Old StorieS

Margaret E. c. BabcOck charges that
her husband. William Henry, has failed
to provide herself and child with proper
support. and she has been compelled to
seek aid from friends. relatives and
strangers, having been in i'll health and
unable TO work for living. She asks the
custody of the child. William Frederick
BabcOCk, aged 4 years, so a month ali
mOny, So suit money and $50 attorney 5
fees. Babcock, she says, is able to sup
port her and the child if he would work.
but he is a shiftless and iRdolent person,
and refuses to do so They were married
at Salt Lake Aug. 10, 1903.
NOn-suPDort and desertiOn are also the
charges of Lizzie Nelson against her
husband, Philip whom she married April
.. 1903. She asks for the restoration of
her maiden name Of Nelson and that the
court fix temporary alimOny, attorneys
fees and permanent alimOny. No mention
is made of any children.
Bernice B. Warren filed suit yester-
day for q divorce from John A. Warren
and asked for restoration of her maiden
name of Vaughan. She charges that he
has failed TO support her for eighteen
months They were married at Pueblo,
Colo, July 16, 1904. There are no chill
dren-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
DIED.

WTLKINSON-In this city. April g. s
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson, aged 10
years, wife Of the late William NIh.-
son. 4 member Of the g. A. r
Funeral services viii be held from g. '
residence, 168 West Third South stree.
Sunday evening. Time will BE- annol71..
later. Intermeut at Mt OHvet Cemo.0F-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

Following an excellent bill. the Lyric
management announces another bill that
is said to be its equal in every respect.
Chief among the features is the lecturer.
Warren G. Gilbert, who will deliver a lee
ture on MesSina. Mr.. Gilbert was the
first man to enter the stricken city and
did so only after receiving special permit
from the Italian government. The Lyric
has secured the services of this lecturer
for five nights beginning Monday even
ing. The feature of the pictures will be
THE Stolen Inheritance an eXcellcntiy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
Davis is Winner.

All Of the contestants displayed con-
siderable ability as statesmen, and the
result Of the contest in percentage &C
coTding TO the average of the judges is
as follows: A. T. Davis, 81; c. c. Bag
by, S95 Sam Stark, So. II. ". VOr-
beck. So. Russell Mcintyre, S6.4. L. w
WOOdin. S5.5; A. E. Meyers. S2.I. B. D.
Lyon. 81; Sam Brown 1873. E c..
Brown, 1871, A. J. Boedmer, IS. J. l.
West. IS: Charles Hemenway, 1872:
George HOrspoOl, jr.. 75-2; Peter Assem-
berg, 70; c. H. Stewart, 74-5; o. J. Mil
Ter, "A: A. Il. VossmeyeT, 73.4, Fritz
Schneider, 72-2; J. o. BrunsOn, Il. and
Wesley Gift, Sos.
These marks may be altered before
final terms grade is decided, in view Of
the general scholarships and attend
ance Of the statesmen. As far as the
standing awarded by the judges is con-
cerned. they are final. however.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
RIVALRY IS KEEN
FOR PUBLIC WORK
Board of Public Works Opens
Bids for Laying Water
Mains This Year.
PRICES VERY REASONABLE
NEW FIRM IN CITY WORK LOW
EST-THE BIDS.

Bids opened last evening by the city
board Of works for the laying Of water
mains for the coming year showed that
a keen competition for public work had
developed, prices much lower than nad
been anticipated being quoted y new
firm in city work was the lowest rms
Was Doyle Brothers & Swartz- ana IS a
combination of Doyle Brothers OF TINS
city with a Colorado Springs firm Z. j.
Moran was the next lowest. the difference
on the big contract being only SlIl-44.
The contract will be awarded at an
other meeting Of the board this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock. when some other
contracts for which tenders were opened
last evening will also be given out. On
one little piece Of work. known as sewer
extension 227, on the west side Of Third
West between North Temple and First
North, J. D. Hanley got the contract Tor
1O7914 The estimated cost was SIVSs-
Hanley was the only bidder.
For Water Mains.
The bids for water mains to be laid
during the year, estimated at twenty-five
miles, and which it was supposed would
cost $4,000. were as follows:
V. P. Strange ..----------------.--Slll u 565 -6I
Doyle Brothers < Swartz -.--.- 1856. 190. IS
J. d. Hanley --------..-..-..-..-.. Ito 30 ~
James Kennedy -..........--....... l2g, 1900
P J. Moran ............------------ I29'SoS- y
Davis & Heuser -.-.--.....-....-- lt0,yS5 90
DOYLE Brothers & SWartz will get the
contract unless the tabulation by the city
engineer ordered to be ready this after
noon shows that Morans offer is really
the best.
For Sidewalk Work.
Bids were also opened for sidewalk ex-
tension 142 This is on the east side OF
Fifth East between First South and Brig
ham streets, and on both sides of First
South from Second East to Sixth East
But two bids were received. These were:
5 Birch & Sons company, S2,A1, and J.
D. Hanley, $3.50.
This contract went over until this after
noon. as did also that for curb and gut
ter extension No. s. This takes in the
west side of Fifteenth East between First
South and Second South. The two bid
ders were J. D. Haniey, 1921. and the 5.
Birch & Sons company, S964.96.
The city engineer was ordered TO do a
small piece Of work in the connection
OF Fifth South with the inteTcepting
sewer. subject to the approval of the
council The estimate for this work was
$780, but at no time have bids received
been less than 500.
The board recalled all extra work orders
for drain pipes under the sidewalks to
abutting property on sidewalk extension
No. los, the big fifty-tWo miles OF con-
tract in the southeastern part OF the city.
The contract provided for about a mile
of these drain pipes to give all those who
had bitches their drainage, but Il has
been found that nearly every property
owner wanted his drain pipe. and one
man even wanted a 15-inch pipe to carry
water for irrigation The board shut
down on the whole thing until investiga-
ton can be made.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

The Willard Mack players in The
Liars this week at the Colonial have
strengthened their reputation The COM
edy is one Of the brightest ever written.
Next week. returning to the Bungalow,
they will give Carmen"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
LOCAL BRIEFS

ON THURSDAY night the flower beds Of
Mrs B. 3. Quinn. 715 East Third South
street. were visited and denuded of
fancy imported double hyacinths.
S. W. ECCLEs. president Of the Nevada
Northern railroad, is on an inspection
trip over the new line of the Western
Pacific as far as ElkO. The Western
Pacific cuts the Nevada Northern at
right angles.
J. H. MANDERFIELD district freight
agent. left yesterday for a trip over the
Salt Lake Route through southwestern
Utah.
SPECIAL EXAMINER WILLIAMS Of
Denver will be in Salt Lake next Tues
day to take dispositions in the govern
ment case against the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroad. These roads
are charged with violations Of the Sher-
man antitrust law by merging. An
effort is being made by the government
to dissolve the alleged merger.
D. H. CHRISTENSEN. superintendent of
city schools, is in Logan today attend
ing a meeting of the state board Of edu-
cation.
THERE was one new case of smallpox on
the board Of health records yesterday.
that Of Robert Graham, aged IS years.
240 Reed street.
THE UTAH LIGHT & RAILWAY COM
PANY yesterday filed with the city re-
cOrder a bond for 5000 to indemnify
the city for damages which may arise
from construction Of trolley or light
poles
THE SALT LAKE & LOS ANGELES
railway, through its president. Joseph
Nelson. yesterday filed with the CITY
recorder an acceptance of the franchise
passed by the city council April and
approved by Mayor Bransford April g.
THE TRUSTEES Of the Agricultural col
lege did not meet yesterday as planned.
Plans to have been prepared by the ar
chitect for Improvements were not ready
and the meeting will be held on Friday
Of next week.
G. 5. TINGEY. secretary Of state. yes
terday mailed to county clerks and
members Of the legislature in the state
copies Of the session laws. which have
just left the hands Of the binder
a. B. HIRTH, city building inspector
yesterday issued twenty-six permits for
improvements. chiefly small dveIIinps
the total cost being 81 500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

Diamond Coal, sold only by Citizens
Coay company Both phones 4s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

DR.. Hodges. Dentist, removed to EIko
hotel, corner Third South and Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
Zion's savInas sank & Trust cn-

TrsnsaCts a general trust business and
pays 4 per cent interest on savings de-
posits. Joseph +. Smith. president.
Anthon H Lunds vice president; 0. c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
s. D. Evans
Picture Framing.

Undertaken and eubalmer. removed q
new locs ton. IS South State street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
NEW REAL ESTATE
COMPANY ORGANIZED

The National Real Estate & Investment
company of Salt Lake filed articles OF
Incorporation with the county clerk YES
terday- The capital is S100.00G. in shares of
500 each. of which 800 shares remain in
the treasury George H. Wallace is pres
ident; Theodore Tobiason. vice president:
Edward l. Burton, treasurer: Myron E
Crandall. jr-, secretary. and these. with
William T. Akin. are the directors Each
Of these holds twenty shares of the 100
shares of the stock issued.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

McCoy's. livery. carrisg &c and light
livery. Both phones 81
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

salt Lake Photo Supply Co., 14z Main
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

THE SALT LAKE & LOS ANGELES
railway, through its president. Joseph
Nelson. yesterday filed with the CITY
recorder an acceptance of the franchise
passed by the city council April 3 and
approved by Mayor Bransford April 8.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

THE TRUSTEES Of the Agricultural col
lege did not meet yesterday as planned
Plans to have been prepared BY the ar
chitect for Improvements were not ready
and the meeting will be held on Friday
Of next week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
Kodak Finishing.

Salt Lake Photo Supply Co. 142 Main
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c. 5. TINGEY. secretary Of state. yes
terday mailed to county clerks and
members OF the legislature in the state
copies Of the session laws. which have
just left the hands Of the binder
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

THE UTAH LIGHT & RAILWAY COM
PANY yesterday filed with the city re-
cOrder a bond for 5000 to indemnify
the city for damages which may arise
from construction of trolley or light
poles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

THERE was one new case of smallpox on
the board Of health records yesterday.
that of Robert Graham, aged IS years,
240 Reed street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

A private safe may be rented fin the
fire and burglar proof vault of the Salt
Lake Security & Trust Co. 80 up Main
street, $500 per year and upwards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

D. H. CHRISTENSEN. superintendent of
city schools, is in Logan today attend
ing a meeting of the state board Of edu-
cation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

4. B. HIRTH. city building insnecto-
yesterday issued twenty-six permits for
improvements. chiefly small dwellings
the total cost being 81 800
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24

Doyle Brothers < SWdrtZ VIII get lhe
contract unless the tabulation by the city
engineer ordered to be ready this after
noon shows that Morans offer is really
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
For Water Mains.

The bids for water mains TO be laid
during the year. estimated at twenty-five
miles, and which it was supposed would
cost S2n0n On were rs follows.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
SHUT DOWN IS
WELCOME
IN MISSOURI LEAD
DISTRICTS NOT WORRYING
ABOUT STRIKE WHICH BE-
CAME EFFECTIVE YESTERDAY

BONNIE TERRE, Mo. May IA
strike of lead miners at Leadwork
spread To this place today. when un-
derground employees of the big lead
company quit their work.
The big mills of the company here
have been forced TO close and seven
teen hundred men are now idle.
About three thousand other workers
are threatening to join the strikers,
who are asking partial reestablish-
ment of the wage scale which pre-
vailed before the panic of 1908.
Many of the men are already leav-
ing for western points in search of
work, believing the lockout will be
long one. as the companies show
no disposition To meet with the terms
demanded or TO take steps which
might hasten settlement. II is de-
clared from their Offices that the
close down, In view of the price of
lead. is not undesirable at this time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
ACTION
UNDERWAY
NEWS PUBLISH
FRS GIVE BOND FOR APPEAR
ANCE IN JI'NE-WILB RESIST
HEARING IN WASHINGTON.

INDIANAPOLIS. May 1.-Deleyan
Smith and Charles X. Williams.
proprletors of the Indianapolis News,
indicted by the grand jury in the
District of Columbia along with the
proprietors of the New York World
on the charge of having committed
criminal libel in publishing certain
statements bearing on the purchase
of the Panama Canal by the United
States Government. appeared before
Judge Anderson of the United States
district court here late today and
were served with warrants for their
arrest.
Smith and Williams at once gave
bond for their appearance in the
ecourt at a later day, which Will
probably be in the first week of June
for hearing on the question of their
removal TO the District of Columbia
for trial. Messrs Smith and Williams
will resist removal. The formal
manner of procedure followed In
the court was decided upon today
at conference between Judge
Anderson and the attorneys repre-
senting both sides
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02

CHICAGO. May 1.-The storm
which began on Thursday and the
death list from which Is now put ap-
proximately at two hundred persons
in the states of Illinois, Tennessee.
Arkansas. Mississippi. Missouri and
Pennsylvania. took the form of "a mild
blizzard In the upper lake region to-
day.
The area included i'm this storm
belt tonight covers this city and all
surrounding country, where moder-
ate winds are accompanied by SHOWS.
At Superior. Wisconsin, there Is snow,
enough for slcighing. Winnipeg to-
day reported many cattle killed.
while from the southwest stories ARE
coming of blasted orchards and heavy
crop losses.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT
Aldrich Will Submit Tomorrow
Number of Rates Taken Up
Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, May. MANY
important schedules ON which action
has been deferred were taken mp by
the senate committee ON finance.
An agreement was reached during
the afternoon for submitting of the
committee amendments to the senate
ON Monday by Chairman Aldrich.
These will have the same standing as
that of others previously reported.
Articles under the head of LithO-
graphy. ON which American manufac-
turers are asking increased rates,
were up for discussion today.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
San Francisco Speeding
Itself to Make Stay Of
Squadron Officers and
Men Pleasant Affair
CRUISERS ARRIVED YESTERDAY
AND WE'RE MET AND ESCORT
ED TO ANCHORAGE-EFF
SHOW AMERICANS FRIENDLY.

SAN FRANCISCO. May For
the first time i'm many years, San
Francisco Is extending the hospitality
of her harbor to visiting squadron
of japanese warships.
Representatives of the city, State
and National Governments united to-
day i'm memorable greeting to
Admiral Ijichi and the officers and
men of the cruisers Aso and Soyo
which arrived this morning from San
Pedro harbor after an easy cruise of
two days.
Several miles beyond the Golden
Gate harbor entrance. the japanese
training ships were met by the cut
ter McCulloch of the revenue service,
ON board of which were n number OF
federal authorities and u reception
committees from the city as pas
sengers.
The cutter served rs an escort TO
the Japanese warships into the har-
bor, while "A fleet of excursion boats,
many of them gaily decorated with
Japanese and American flags, fol-
lowed the larger vessels to anchor
age Admiral Swinburne and Gen.
eral Webster. who were accompanied
by their staffs, had the honor of
making the first Official call on Ad-
miral Ijichi.
The highly cordial reception ten
dered the japanese transport squad
ron by the people of southern Cali
fornia has had an excellent effect
here The newspapers united declar-
ing that the cordially shown proves
that the best class of Americans are
friendly to the japanese and 1t isin
evidence in decorated streets, build
ings and residences that San Fran
cisco intends doing her full share In
Strengthening this impression with
the visitors. =
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
YERKEs FORTUNE IN PERIL.
Compared in Court to Ship Drifting
on the Rocks.

CHICAGO. May Judge Barnes
in supreme court today heard the
last arguments in the suit brought by
Mrs. Mary A. Yerkes to have a tenn
porary receiver appointed To take
charge of the estate left by her hus-
band, Charles +. Yerkes. The court
then took the matter under advise
ment. Judge Barnes intimated that
he did not see what good receiver
would do.
In his argument Attorney \. c.
Sears. counsel for Mrs. Yerkes. COM
pared the Yerkes estate to a ship
drifting on the rocks. 1T Is drift
ing rapidly and will soon be dashed
to pieces unless something is done, "
said Mr.. Sears.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-02
TO SPEAK ON TURKEY.

BY request of many friends. The
Rev. S. c. Gilman will speak at the
Presbyterian church services. in the
school house, tonight at s O'Clock on
the subject of the recent Christian
massacres in Turkey. Mr.. Gilman
was connected for some time with
missionary work in the provinces
where the disturbances are taking
place, and will speak on the political
conditions in Turkey. the work of
the missionaries and the whole sub
jeet in general. Sunday school meets
at 1890 o'clock in the forenoon.