The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-05

OLYMPIA, Wash. May 4.-Secretary OF
state Sam II. Nicholas rendered his res
ignation 10 Gov. NJ. Il. HAY this after
noon He will ask that IL be immedi-
ately accepted
DILLON. Mont, May 4.-Disastrous
floods threaten the farms in Beaver Head
valley as the result OF the rapidly melt
ing snow In the mountains. The Beaver
Head river is running bank full.
ALBANY, n. Y, May i,--Governor
Hughes tonight signed a bill aimed at
immoral plays. The new law makes ii Il
misdemcaDor TO advertise or present any
obscene. immoral or impure drama, play,
exhibition, show or entertainment
Los ANGELES. May John Willis
Baer. president of Occidental college, tele-
graphcd 10 the New York college board
Today that he would not accept the offer
made him by the board some days ago
10 become its secretary.
SEATTLE. Wash. May At meet
ing at the Seattle Restaurant Keepers
]. a. Nadeau. director-Gencral Of the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. that
prices would not be raised above the
present standard during the exposition.
WASHINGTON May 1.-Today was
held the first meeting OF the Brownsville
congress, to determine which soldiers
discharged as The result Of the inquiry
into the shooting up Of Brownsville are
qualified for re-enlistnent.
LOS ANGELES, May 4.-Captain of
Detectives Flammer received a dispatch
today saying that John McMulin, dctec-
tive sergeant, is cnroUte from New York
with requisition papers for Benjamin
Addison, alias 'Sheeuy Benncy,' who is
wanted in the eastern metropolis on
charge of murder
WASHINGTON. May, A.-AmeIie D..
Reed of Sparta. WIS adopted daughter
OF the late Joseph w. Babcock. former
sin. was LETT only one dollar of his es-
tate, under his last Will filed for pro.
bate today; 4 niece Is left $4,000. and
q niece Of his wife a similar amount.
CHICAGO. May 4.--More than 100000
Is given 10 charity in the will Of otho
sprague. Warner company Of this city,
who died in Pasadena, Cal. February 20
Under certain condltions ~ ms this S sum Will
the estate, which is valued at ss,soO,o 900
is left TO his children.
PITTsBURG, May A reduction of )
cents barrel was announced today by
the Standard OH company In the price Of
all grades OF crude oil except RaSland
which is IS pnehanged b Tbs ad Is the and G ps
Of the other grades since March o 1907.
since which time the Pennsylvania crude
has been quoted constantly at Sl,IS,
SEATTLE. Wash, May d-Reports
from all the lumber districts OF Wash
Ington show that the curtailment OF pro-
juction agreed upon by manufacturers
because OF stoppagc OF eastern purchas-
prs during the tariff discussion, has been
general, The big mills are running only
aight hours day now. Stocks Of lum-
ber in the cast are low and 1t is expect
4 ed that the demand will be normal by the
middle Of July.
wASHINGTON. May 4.-The entire
4 yellow pine lumber schedule OF rates west
or the Mississippi river is involved In
complaint OF excessive rates filed today
4 with the Interstate Commerce commits
sion The complaint was instituted by
= the Louisiana Central Lumber company
and thirteen other lumber manufacturing
concerns in the southern yellow pine ter
ritory aginst the Burlington railroad and
a thirty -one other interstate carriers. Re-
II tuction of the rates on yellow pine from
n Louisiana Arkansas Missouri and Texas
= to Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and WY
oming, is demanded.
" KANSAS CITY. May 4,-Dr. Frank r.
AZ Hanson who Is wanted in Jaskson. Mimi,
an q charge Of forging a check Tor 3SooV
escaped from Henry Terhaar, sheriff OF
Jackson county MINI, at the Blossom
ionse today by feigning illness. SIS
VI weeks ago Hanson disappeared troH
pf1ysicisn He was arrested last week II
Colorado Springs and Sheriff Terhaa;ai
p went after him. Hanson's apparent NJ
ness when they reached Kansas Clts
caused the sheriff TO take him TO tht
hotel rather than continue ON the journey