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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
THOMAS INVESTIGATION
TO BE HELD AT OGDEN

The first session of the investiga-
tion into n. H. Thomas, superintendent
of the state industrial school at Og-
den, whose removal has been demanded
Of The governor, may he held Saturday
morning
This was Governor Spry's statement
Wednesday following his conference
with two members of the board of trus.
tees Of the school, Harry S. Joseph of
this city and j. G, Walsh Of Davis
county.
The investigation was discussed only
in an informal manner, but it was de-
fermned that il will be before COM
mission composed of members Of the
board of trustees and an equal num-
her Of other persons not connected with
the school. For the reason that most
OF the complainants live IN Ogden, the
investigation Will be held there.
Some Of the charges. especially those
dating as far back as 1906, against Mr..
Thomas, are new to the present mem
hers of the board of trustees, 1T was
said Wednesday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
IS P|GS,'' y EVEN
IN TIMES OF FLOOD
Splendid Act of Heroism Is
Performed by Policeman
Emil Johnson.

''Pigs is pigs even in flood times.
Emil Johnson, hero of battery y. now
a member of tho Salt Lake City police
force, found that out Wednesday.
Johnson was somewhat of hero for
second time, when he went with a
rcscuing party of policemen on hurry.
up call to house far beyond the fair
grounds.
From a water bound cottage waved a
signal of distress. II was some gar
mcnt Of feminine wearing apparel, In
the doorway stood nm anxious woman.
shading her eyes with her hand ms she
waited for succor.
"'Cottage. ahoy,' johnson beloved
in approved maritime style, through his
hands.
a faint cry came back across the
waters
''Have courage. Help is at hand, =
shouted Johnson in reply, as he plunged
bcadlong into the boiling food. What
cared he if the water stopped over the
tops of his hip boots? Here wer" lives
to hc saved.
Arriving within speaking distance Of
the cottage. he demanded OF the
woman:
"'Where are they'''
''ln the back yard, floating around, >
was the answer.
''Grcat heavens. woman, Johnson
said - Do YOU mean to tell me that
you are letting the bodies of your chill.
dren hoat around in your back yard
''ChiIdrcu. nothing snortcd Mrs.
NJ. Trinko, for it was she. 'Thev re
Of >em--cUunt en-
three.
So shocked was Policeman Johnson
that he stepped backward into an lr'
rioating canal and sank from sight
while his brave comrades on shore filed
the air with cheers
Johnson found thai besides tho tree
PIGS. half dozen chickens were afoat
in the Trinko back yard, with the
others roosting high, but not out OF
danger Nevertheless, Mrs. Trinko re
fused TO he taken off in boat which
Johnson borrowed to row ashore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
CHILD DROWNED IN
MILL CREEK WATERS
SiX-Year-0ld Matthew Desmond
Falls From Temporary
FOOtbridge.
FATHERS WILD SEARCH
AT LAST is REWARDED
Child's Body Is Found One Block
From Where Accident
Occurred.

Panic stricken by the rush Of waters
in Mill creek, 6.year-od Matthew Des'
mopd, son of Michael Desmond, car,
peuter of 645 Clark street, toppled IN
his fright TO his death in the torrent
Wednesday afternoon. His body was
recovered two hours later by his father,
who. grief stricken, waded the creek
franticaly. unmindful of the peril 10
himself
The Desmond boy drowned while he
WAS going home from school with three
companions. Near Eleventh East and
Seventh South streets they had TO cross
Mill creek. \ narrow plank laid from
bank TO bank afforded the only means
of crossing. 1t had been put there since
the rush Of waters from the hills had
made of the creek a rushing river.
The Desmond hoy was the second one
Of the children to cross. HIlda Gund-
man had led thc way. She WAS stand
ing on the bank when the Desmond lad
started across
Half way he stopped as if fascinated
For II moment he looked down at the
rushing waters. Then his face hlsncbed.
his knees wavered and before the Gund
man girl. her brother, Joseph, and Alex
ander Stevenson. who were with the
Desmond boy. realized the peril of their
playmate. the lad had plunged beneath
the water
Could Do Nothing
Bows and girl ran wildly up and down
The bank seeking for some means TO
rescue the boy. But the swirl of tho
waters sucked him underneath. Over
and over the flood rolled the boy until
hc sank from sight n few hundred feet
from where he plunged from the tcm-
porary foot bridge.
Then the Gundman children and the
Stevenson boy set up shont which
brought the ueighbors on the run. They
pointed out the spot where the Desmond
lad had sunk from sight. Fearful that
the boy would be swept out into fhc
Jordan river which is only few blocks
away. a number Of tho residents of
that section ran down the creek. keep.
ing close watch Tor a waving patch of
hair or . struggling hand above the
flood. Others brought poles and dragged
The crock rs best they could. Then the
police arrived with graphing irons.
patrol wagon full of policemen prodded
and poked for nearly an hour, but with.
out avail.
Shortly after the boy fell from the
foot bridge, Desmond put i'll an appear
ancc In spite Of warnings he plunged
into the creek and began his search.
Up and down the creek, now on this
bunk, then on the othor, he searched.
Emboldened by example q half dozen
other men waded into the waters TO
help But tho father s search was 10 be
rewarded About block from whore
nc boy fell 70 his death Desmond found
tho boy caught in the underbrush. That
was all that saved il from being swept
into the bankfull Jordan and carried
down To Great Salt Lake
The boy was one Of large family
OF children. Funeral arrangements had
not been made Wednesday night.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
DISCHARGED SOLDIER Is
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION

Arrested by c. c. Riley, special police
man as vagrant, the police oelievs
that they have. In a man giving tns
name OF John Fox a daylight burglar who
robbed the home of Mrs. s. W. Morris
son on dnesday afternoon.
Fox answers. in great many respects.
the description OF the man who entered
the Morrison home. 20 Seventh East
street. between > and o'clock. and stole
two rings. worth about $50. As he was
returning from school. Mrs. Morrison's
son met the man coming out OF the
house.
The man was exceedingly bold. not
only in his method of entering the house.
but in leaving il as the Morrison boy
was going in. The man went hriskly up
the steps as If he had an appontment
at the residence, let himself in in some
manner after he had runG the nelis
.'proU'led" the rooms at his leisure, for
Mrs Morrison was away, and then walked
coolly past the Morrison lad.
Fox says that he is discharged soloier
from the Twenty sixth infantry he was
picked UP as a suspicious character py
Special Policeman Riley AT East Soutn
Temple and G. streets.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
OFFICERS TO WATCH
THE !" JOY RIDERS y
Owners of Automobiles and
ChauffeurS Hereafter Must
Comply With the Law.
NEW LICENSE LAW GOES
INTO EFFECT on FRIDAY
Chief Barlow Has Instructed
His Men TO Arrest All
Law NiOIatOrS.

The law requiring owners OF antomo'
biIcs and chaufleurs TO take out
license becomes effective Friday. and
iov riders who have failed TO comply
with lis provisions would better look
a little out. Secretary of State Charles
S. Tingey announced Wednesday. Nio
lators of the new law viii be hailed
into court and prosecuted if caught, and
they are apt to he here. as the chIet
of police has taken notice of the law
and has instructed his men TO arrest
every owner of an auto without
license The offense is misdemeanor
punishable by fine or imprisonment in
the county Jail, or both
The law relating TO owners OF auto
mobiles requires them TO file their name
and address, with brief description
of their machine, with the secretary
of state, dcpositing Herewith fee of
50. The secretary of state shall file
this statement. register the auto and
assign it distinctive number and fur
nish the machine with number.
The law relating 10 chauffeurs re-
qulres every person desiring 70 operate
a motor vehicle TO 6le his name and ad.
dress With the secretary of state, with
n description of the vehicle he proposes
to operate and fee of 81 The chauf-
feur is provided with suitable badge
showing that he has paid The required
fee and is authorized TO drive a car.
Although there are approximately
1900 machines in the state. only about
GOO have been registered with the sec.
retarv Of state Of these. 429 arc from
Salt Lake City. but the city recorder s
books show something like 600 ma
chimes hero Ogden has about | 10 ma.
chimes, but only forty.fye have been
registered so far Only eighty chauf-
feurs have taken ont licenses. most of
them from Salt Lake City, while there
must be 300 or 100 scattered over the
state
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
WILL PREVENT MINORS
BETTING ON RACES
Rev. Elmer ]. Goshen Makes
Complaint to the Officials;
Result of Conference.

Pool selling TO minors will be
stopped. This decision was the result
of conference of Mayor Bransford.
DR.. +. G. Gowans, judge of the Juvenile
court; the Rev. Elmer J. Goshen, of the
FIRST Congregational Church. Sheriff
Sharp and Captain Forsee, Pinherton
detective in charge Of the police force
at the fair grounds race track, on the
one hand, and j. G.. Mcdonald, presi.
dent, and Horace s Ensign. secretary
of the Utah State FAIR association, and
W. w, Finn. i, ". Rice and Judge z.
p. Pomeroy of the Utah Jockey club. on
the other, with Governor Spry Wedncs
day morning.
The conference WAS held ut The in
stance of the Rev. j.. J. Goshen, who
charged that pools were being sold to
minors from the Log Cabin saloon. East
Second South street, and that minors
were being allowed to gamble there and
elsewhere ih the city. Mr.. Goshen
said that he discovered the methods Of
uptown bookics while IN a cigar store
Tuesday afternoon He WAS shocked
he said, to learn through being offered
pool on the ponies that gambling was
going on in the business district. and
when he pursued the investigation far.
ther he found that hand books were
being made in many places and that
betting was open to all comcrs with
out regard to age or sex, nationality or
previous condition of scrvitudc. Bows
showed a shocking familiarity and cx-
pertness i'll discussing odds, bets,
Jockeys and weights.
Mr., Goshen asked for the prohibiting
entirely of gambling at the races. but
WAS informed that there is no statute
under which pool selling to adults may
he successfully proceeded against He
then insisted that pool selling 10 minors
be stopped, and ia this the mayor and
the governor and Shcrlff Sharp gave
their hearty assent. The sheriff and
the chief OF police will instruct their
men TO keep u keen lookout for pool
selling to minors, and the offenders. If
caught. viii not fare well.
The Jockey club officials favor the
stopping OF selling of pools to minors
for the apparent reason hat if the
books flourish uptown the books AT the
race tracks will suffer, They accord
ingly favored the movement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
COURTESY AND CARE,

Courteous attention and
cheerful willingness to render
our patrons any service with
in the bounds of prudent bank
ing are part of our assets not
mentioned in our financial
statement and not frequently
referred to in our advertise
ments. Yet they are good as
sets, 10 be rated along with
our increasing financial
strength and stability.
We invite inspection Of our
banking facilities, including
our splendid banking house.
We didn't build bit foo well
nor Il bit too soon. We are
well satisfied with our location.
and so are our patrons.
Banking, Bonding, Trusts
and Titles.
The safest safety boxes in
the State,
Four per cent on time de
posits.
We will act as guardian of
YOUR estate.
UTAH SAVINGS & TRUST
COMPANY,
No. 30 Main Street.
In the Business Heart,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
McHENRY LOSES A LEG
AND WANTS DAMAGES

James w. McHcnry, proprietor Of
the McHenry livery stable at Murray,
saws Phelix Mcdonald was responsible
for an accident in his stable on July II.
last year, through which ne lost his
right leg below the knee, and demands
100000 damages of Mcdonald
Mcdonald drove INTO the McHenry
stable on the date named, McHcnry
says, and left his team there for him
TO caro- fer. When Mcdonald aightcd.
he handed him a package containing
a loaded revolver This was unknown
TO McHenry. The revolver slipped
from fine package to the ground and
was discharged. The bullet striking Me
Henry midway between the ankle and
the knee Of the right leg. The wound
made II necessary TO amputate the leg.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
CITY FOOD INSPECTOR
IS AFTER DAIR{MEN

Walter j. Frazier, city food inspectors.
announced Wednesday that if tbe milk
dealers do not begin 10 comply more
generally with the provisions OF the
new milk ordinance which went INTO et-
feet June / be will have 10 compel them
TO live up TO the measure by instltutine
proceedings in court against them.
The provision requiring every person
handling milk within the city 10 take
out a permit is not being hved up to'
Mr. Frazier SAYS, neither are the pro-
prietors of all the dairlcs keeping their
places up TO the sanitary standard re-
Quircd under the ordinance. If these
deficiencies are not made right at once
the guilty ones will be hailed into COURT
and compelled to give some mighty gooo,
reason or else take the punishment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
SUIT BROUGHT TO
SET ASIDE TITLES
Utah Lands. 1t Is Alleged,
We're WrOngfuIIy Secured
From State.
PURPOSE TO DEFRAUD
GOVERNMENT ALLEGED
Question As to Whether Lands
Are Mineral Is Point Now
at Issue.

Ihat the president and secretary of
the State Board Of Land Commissioners
in the supposed performance of their du-
ties appointed the applicant. Stanley 4,
Miner. as agent for said board to OK
anime and investigate as TO the char
acter Of the land he wished to purchase
as agricultural land from the state of
Utah, is the information set forth in
bill of equity filed in the United
States circuit court. Wednesday, by j..
II. Gray, the complainant, through his
attorney. Frank p. Scott
Inc bill in equity is brought TO have
title set aside to lands situated III Iron
county. Utah. valued nj 100000, Tho
blll alleges that certain non,mineral
lands were set aside by an act of con
sress to be used by the state of Utah
IN maintaining certain institutions
through disposiug of the lands. The
btIl goes TO 10 state that the state crc-
ated Board of Land Commissioners
which was given control of the lands
and that Stanley =. Miner formed n
plan TO dcfraud the United States out Of
tue aud possession of the mineral lands
IN the following manner:
Allegations Made.
To induce the officers of the state
of Ctah-that is. The Officers of the
State Board of Land Commi ss ioners--to
select the lands as grazing lands and 10
have the lands listed and certified to
as mineral lands and to induce the
State Board Of Land Commissioners 10
sell tho lands TO agents and nominees
of Stanley r. Miner al cheap price
and on longtime payments.
Stanley B. Miner, according TO the
Information set forth in the bill, en-
ployed engineers to make an cXamina-
tion Of the lands in question before he
made application for them and knew
when he made the application that the
lands werc valuable as mineral lands.
The bill also recites that the Board
of Land Commissioners did not in fact
make any Investigations as TO the true
character Of the lands. but accepted the
report of Stanley r. Miner regarding
their non mineral character.
Nelly NJ. Whitney. Eliza beth Me
Garry. Patrick Ryan, John II. Walker.
the state Of Utah aud Truth A. Miner.
eXecutriX Of the estate Of Stanley p.
Miner. arc the defendants.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
PECULIAR ATTACK HAD
BY WELL KNOWN MAN
G.. W. Puryiance Will Probably
Be Examined AS TO His
Sanity.

The peculiar form Of insanity, if in.
sanity it be, & W. Purvisuce. presi-
dent and general manager of the Ophir
Black Marble company one Of the heavy
stockholders in the Jordan River Sand
company and member of n number Of
other companies, probably will be ex-
amined into on Thursday morning BIZ
District Judge Lewis. Mr.. Puryiance
was arrested in his office. 40 West
Second South street, Wednesday aft.
ernoon after Fl. d. Pottongcr. who has
desk room in the place had sworn TO a
complaint and Deputy Sheriffs Carlson
and Emery had rushed TO Purvlance :
place OF busi mess in expectation of hav"
ing a struggle with n raving madman.
The deputy sherffs were disappointed
IN their expectations Of desperate
struggle. Purviance submitted quietly
10 arrest, Notwithstanding the sheriff q
offIce received report that the man
was trying TO brain with hammer
everyone who came near hun. Mr.. Pur.
viance protested against his arrest. He
said that his enemies were irving TO
take his business away from him
Mr.. Purviance is said by his busi.
ness associates TO have fierce temper
He filcs INTO ungovernablc fits Of pas
sion, it is declared. Mr.. Pottenger
H"lu tpdl 'h'Se oHIDuTsIS naH become
so frequent and violent that he decided
TO have Mr., Purviance s sanity tested
Robert Vahey is another man whose
peculiar actions probably will be in
quired into Thursday. He walked in
to the police station carly Thursday
morning saving that six men led by a
devil in red velvet tights were seeking
his life. He asked to be locked up for
protection. When ho was led before
j Icmnpl lrt n oh ,f ~,
the morning. he changed his story Up
on this occasion he said he was pursued
by woman who wanted to cast her
heart at his feet. Eahov said that he
could not reciprocate her passion so he
had hecn running away for months
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
INF PROVEMENT IN
FLOOD CONDITIONS
City Creek Has Fallen at Least
a Foot in the Last
Few Days.
JORDAN RIVER. HOWEVER.
STILL OVER ITS BANKS
Feared That Danger Point Has
Not Been Passed by That
Stream. !,

City creek is lower by at least one foot
than il has been in tho past few DAYS.
and all danger from that source Is at thu
present time past The only serious cone
dillon confronting the officials who have
the situation In charge is that the canal
from Sixth West to the fair grounds ON
North Temple street has been filled al.
most to the top with the sand and gravel
that has been carried down and de.
posted by the water. Wednesday a large
force Of men was employed In attempts
ing TO clean this section of the canal OF
the sand and gravel. but the efforts OF
the men were slow. due TO the fact that
the water washed the sand off of th..
shovels almost rapidly ss IL was
brought 10 the surface.
Other sections Of the city have felt the
improvement in the lowering Of the nigh
water OF the last few days. Nearly all OF
The streams are lover than they have
been, due 10 the cool spell Among the
exceptions Is the Jordan river. which
oVerflowed its banks Wednesday and
caused considerable damage III the vicn-
ty OF Fourteenth South street
Cannon Farm Submerged.
The old Cannon farm in this vicinity
and many of the home were submerged.
The people In this section Of the city are
in the business OK raising hogs and chick
ems and the losS along these lines has
been felt kcenly by the residents. A po-
lice call was sent IN from this section
Of the city about II O'Clock "Wednesday
morning and the patrol wagon went our
there on It's mission OF rescue. Whoever
called Dp the station stated that a few
persons We're drowning and help was
needed. When the pa troll arrived on the
scene. Officer Johnson succeeded In saw
Ing three chickens. and. after becoming
drenched in the attempt, came back 10
the city.
Those who take a pessjmlstic view OF
the flood situation are watching the Jor-
dan river closely and are OF the opinion
that the danger point has not been
reached on this stream. In the event that
the weather should become warmer with
IN the next few DAYS they predict much
trouble from the river, due 10 the tact
that il is high as its banks al the
present time and is not lowering much
on account of the cool weather.
Protest Of Officials,
Mayor Bransford Street Supervisor
Raleigh and Councilman 'Raybould called
upon the county commissioners Wednes-
day morning with a healthy kick against
the county allowing NH creek to OYER
flow lis banks near the Church farm.
between Twelfth and Fourteenth South
on Sixth South street, and damage city
property, and the commissioners promised
10 instruct Willard Snow, road agent,
10 remedy the trouble Immediately.
Commissioner Macksy said Wednesday
night that the stream has been overflow
ing Its banks internationally since the
floods began, but that the county ROAD
agent has been doing his best 10 keep II
within its bounds No aooner did he get
one break banked up than another oc.
Cured, however. Mr. MacEay says
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
SHELTON MAY BE GIVEN
OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE

If the police are convinced that T. j.
shelton came honestly by two women =
watches and ono mans watch the man
probab bly, Will be given an opportunity to
leave town when his case comes up be-
fore Judge Bosnian again Tuesday after
noon He was arrested on South Third
West street Tuesday while he was try
iug 10 sell the timepicces without having
obtained license.
Shelton pleaded cnergetically with the
court to he let go. saying that he had a
ticket TO Ogden and that II wouldn't take
him long 10 get out Of town, but Assistant
CITY Attorney Rogers wanted Shelton 8
assertion that he had bought the watches
on Commercial street verified. aud the
case continued.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
STOLEN TOURING CAR
IS FINALLY LOCATED

Abandoned after some one eVldentiy
had cnjoveL a "joy ride te the fnil'
new rcd and green touring car. belong
Ing to j. H. Brown Of Brown; Terry
Woodruff. was reported To the ponsaa
Wednesday night as having been Ioune
at thirteenth South and Eleventh tast
streets The machine showed evidenees ,;es
OF having been driven hard. Ihe Pol.0s
believe that some one took II out ioi
lark.
The auto disappeared from the h@ro".' @
garage. in fhe rear OF the Brown noihar, Ia, !,
S25 Lincoln avenue. some time luesass
night il was pushed from thc saiSs5f sfe
motor could be started without attree'
ing attention. 60, al
Police and shcliff's forces huntsu r,a
day for the machine. Then report '""''
In that it had been found.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
5000 Acres

OF State land to be sold al auction
at BurIey, Idaho, on June 10Th. Lands
are under government canals, and will
be sold in 40acre tracts 10 the highest
bidder Reduced rates from Utah points
June 10Th. 18th and l4th. From Idaho
points Juno 18th, 18th and 18th. Ask
Oregon Short Line Agents for rates and
further particulars, or address D. L.
sBurIey, General Passenger Agent, Room
2ul Deseret News Building, Salt Lake
City. Utah CITY TICKET OFFICE,
oUl Main Street
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
5000 Acres

OF State land TO be sold at auction
at Burlev. Idaho. on June 18TH Lands
arc under government canals. and will
be sold in 40-acre tracts TO the highest
bidder, Reduced rates from Utah points
June 18th, 18th and 18th. From Idaho
points June 18th, l4th and 10Th. Ask
Oregon Short Line agents for rates and
further particulars. or address ID. l..
Burley, General Passenger Agent. Room
POI Deseret News Building Salt Lake
City. Utah. CITY TICKET OFFICE.
20l Main Street