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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
AMERICAN CANDIDATES.
STORIES AMUSE MANY
Politicians Laugh When Benny Rives
Tries to Escape Criticism
for Dirty Politics.

Benny Rives, American party candt-
date for city recorder, is amusing the
politicians of all parties by his attempts
to escape responsibility for the attempt
at dirty politics in which he and the
American city committee tried to force
City Recorder J. 3. MOretOn to leave
the name of the fusion candidates for
the city council off the official ballots.
Rives has been in favor of the move
from the start, and ne has been most
active in the attempt to have the names
left off the ballots, which finally failed
through the insistence of MOreton for a
square deal. 1t was Rives who sought
out the members Of the city committee
and disclosed to them the alleged cir
regularities, and through Rives the
matter was called to the attention of the
city attorney, whom no one would give
credit for enough intelligence to dis
cover an excuse for such q plan.
J. z. Darmer, who is running the
American party campaign for $500 a
month, knows the weight of his candi-
date for city recorder, and the inner cir
Gle knows that Rives can be depended
upon to stand hitched to the Kearns
cart in any position he is placed. These
qualifications are what placed Benny
Rives in the field as the administration
candidate for city recorder, and the
hankering after another term on the
part of J. B. MoretOn aroused the ire OF
out resOrting to the double-cross.
In the filing Of the names of candi-
dates, J. B. Moreton aroused the ire OF
Rives, his assistant, as we'll as the Ill
will of every member Of the American
city committee WHO insisted that the
city recorder should play politics in
Tammany style, and for his refusal
MOretOn is to be rewarded by scratch
ing in the First precinct that will
amount to a slaughter by the time the
votes are counted next Tuesday.
The plans for colonizing voters in the
First and Second precincts have beer
amended in the last two days, and in
stead of helping Moreton and his weak
running mate for the council in the First
precinct, all Of the fioaters will be sent
TO the Second precinct with transfer
certificates, on the day before election.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
SHOOTS THE HUSBAND
WHO HAD SCORNED HER
Mrs. Abraham Levy of Chicago Uses
a Pistol in a Fit of Des-
peratiOn.

Chicago. Oct. Is Two hours after she
had caused the arrest of her husband,
Abraham Levy tailor, on a charge Of
abandonment, Mrs. Esther Levy visited
the cell room of the Harrison street police
station today and before the startled
lookup keeper had a chance to interfere,
shot through the bars at Levy, infllct-
ing a fatal wound.
in the building at the time were a score
or more of policemen, Mrs. Levy stood
in the corridor OF the cage talking ia a
low voice TO the prisoner, who remained
locked in his cell. Suddenly she drew the
revolver which had been concealed be
meath her jacket, and fired.
A prisoner who occupied the cell with
Levy said that Mrs Levy betrayed no
excitement in conversing with Levy.
Are you coming back to me and the
children?' asked the visitor.
NO" answered Levy, you put me
here and here L will remain. You tell
your stury to the Judge"
Mrs. Levy then shot her husband.
She was taken to the wOmans anaex
of the station, where she became hystsri-
cal.
When Mrs. Levy obtained the warrant
for her husbands arrest she had charged
Levy with negicting his home for other
women and she had to work as a sales
woman to support their four children:
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
LIQUOR DEALER GETS
angry WIEN He GOES
To COLLECT A BILL

:: Wouldn't it make you mad if =
- your partner in business took your =
= funds and started in business for :
e himself in another town :"
: And you sold him a stock of :
= goods without knowing his iden- =
= tity- =
= And later, when you went to col =
= leCt your bill you discovered that =
= the man with whom you had been :
= dealing was the one you believed :
= had embezzled your money? =
- 1t is alleged that this happened =
= to Gus PapanakOlas of Garfield, =
:: who yesterday had Bill Hlopas, his =
= former partner in the liquor busi- =
= ness, arrested at TooeIe on a charge =
= Of embezzling funds amounting to =
= s19005. Hlopas was brought to the =
:: county jail by Deputy Sheriff Joe =
= Barlowe, after being bound over to :
= the district court by Justice ]. A. =
:. Weibel Of Garfield. =
{. :, :. :. =, !, - j. e e - = q = = = y
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
SPOKANE WINS IT'S FIGHT
Fifth Dry Farming Congress Will Be
Held in the Metropolis Of East
ern Washington.

Billings, Mont, Oct. 2s-Spokane won
out in its fight and the fifth dry farm
ing congress goes there. This was decided
at the fourth congress late this after
noon. There wera but three contestants
for the next meeting. Spokane, Colorado
Springs ard Rapid City, n. d.
At tOday's session, which was devoted
to set speeches by members Of the con
gress, the most important matter consid-
cred was the report of the resolutions
committee. In the -epOrt adopted, much
of the sentiment against the policies OF
the interior ana Indian departments with
reference to with lrawals of public land
voiced by Louis ". Hill, is expressed. At
least two of the resolutions call the atten-
ton Of the government TO Withdrawals
of land mentioned by Mr.. Hill in his at
tack on the department Of the interior.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
WILL FIGHT FOR SUFFRAGE

Des Moines Ia. Oct 2S.-The Iowa
Equal Suffrage association today adopted
resolutions favoring the methods adopted
By the suffragettes OF England
past" declared the president, Rev. Flea
nor Gordon Of Des MOines. II am for
adopting more radical methods"
"And t. added Mrs. Julia Clark Hal
lam. would go to jail for the suffrag ette
cause But If were arrested I would re-
sist the officer to the last
The resolution follows:
Resolved, That the women Of the Iowa
EQUAL Suffrage association, wishing to
strengthen the cause, do indOrse 0bsruCt-
i've methods in the legislature ana do fur
Their resolve that arrangements be per-
fected to carry out such methods"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
SALOONKEEPERI IS
DUMB IN PULPIT
Waterproof MuIvey Needs a
BungStarter to Loosen Tap
on His Rhetoric.

An American rally, at which a handful
Of cOlOred voters and others were pres
ent, was held last night at the African
Methodist Episcopal church. 2H East
Sixth South street. The only speech to
arouse the slightest degree of enthusiasm
was that delivered by Archie Bradford,
colored. The other American spelIbinders
were John S. Bransford. J. W Kinney
and Martin Z. Mulvey.
When Waterproof Mulvey, rotund and
timOroUs. arose to say his little piece, he
appeared nervous and i'll at ease. His
condition of mind was not relieved when,
in reaching for the accustomed fOotrafl,
he found ii was not there. His mental
distress was accentuated to a poignant
degree as he vainly tried to find a resting
place on the bar for his dimpied arm.
Again he discovered that something was
missing Gazing around he saw unfamil-
lar signs on the wall Finally. it dawned
on him, not in a flash, however, but
rather in a flush for his mOon-lilIe coun-
tenance became rosy red, that he was in
church and that he was a stranger
there.
What became of his carefully prepared
little speech? That's what the colored
people present would like to know. After
laborlOusly juggling together beautiful
private office in one of his thirst parlors,
which were to be delivered in basso pro-
fundO for the edification of his colored
brethren, he found that in some manner
his thought wires had become crossed.
Some have been unkind enough to say
that his surroundings were not congeniai'
that he was not at home in a pulpit and
that the pews which faced him were as
unfamiliar as the signs on the wall.
Bouquet Is WiIted.
Whatever the reason. his choice bou-
Quets of language, which he had so care
fully culled from the gardens of rhetoric,
became wilted and dead before he had a
chance to scatter them broadcast among
the audience.
His speech, however, was a master
piece. It was SO different to the ordi-
nary political speeches delivered that it
must have proved most refreshing to
those who had come out to hear him in
his new role. He established a reputation
among the cOlOred people as the cham
pion excuse maker of the campaign.
After having been billed all over the
city as one of the two principal speakers
at the meeting, he began his little reci-
tation by saying Il didn't come here
to make a speech; 1 just came here TO
make visit"
Struggling desperately to start the flow
OF rhetoric which he hoped would win
for him colored votes. he finally man
aged TO utter this Outburst of elOquence:
Really, ! wish to be excused from talk
ing on the pOlitical-on the political is
sues"
And then as an excuse for not speak
ing on the political issues, he said: You
zee. ] am a little skeptical about politics
discussed in a church. So If you will ex-
cuse me. I'll give way to the others"
Several of the speakers billed to ap-
near at the meeting failed to show up.
Among these was J. r. Darmer, chairman
of the American CITY committee.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
MURDOCH HELPED
BY KEARNS' ABUSE
Tribune'S Attack of Republican
Candidates Record Is Max
ING Him Friends.

''Mr. Murdoch by his course in the
council the past two years has shown
what he would do as mayor in this
city," says the Kearns organ in assail-
ing the man who has done more than
any other to block the systematic graft
ing on the part Of the present city ad-
ADMINISTRATION. In calling attention to
this statement, a former American party
worker remarked yesterday that the
Tribune had in those few words stated
the reason why he and hundreds OF for
mer members Of the American party
were going 10 vote for James D. Muir
doch this year.
''The attacks on Murdoch's record as
councilman are making votes for him
every day among the progressive bust
ness men Of Salt Lake. who are realiz-
ing more than ever that If Salt Lake
continues to grow and public improve
ments keep pace with the business
growth of the city, the taxes must be
spent in a bUsiness-like manner" said
this man, who was prominent among
the KeaTns workers in the last two
campaigns.
Il don't hesitate to say that am in
favor of what the American party pre-
tends TO stand for, but because I was
one of the most ardent supporters of the
pIOpbslllDn TO Dullu an lnbGICtDllllS
sewer do you suppose I have to be in
favor of paying Pat Moran $4,000 for
patching that wooden stave pipe, which
was to cost only $4,000 in the first
place?
Paying for Patches.
~Then there was the Cottonwood con-
dInt. I was influential in a small way
In stirring up sentiment in favor Of this
addition to the water SUNNY and IA
vored the building of the conduit. When
it came to paying Moran thousands of
dollars extra for patching up the defec-
tive pipe he was trying to fOist on the
city, 1t was another matter. Talk about
MurdOch's voting no. I'll bet a hat Jim
would have voted no on that PROPOSE
ton so you could have heard him up to
Second South street, although he would
have favored the conduit from the start.
"Just because a man is in favor of
public improvements, the present gang
In power seem TO think he must favor
graft methods in doing that work, -
continued the business man.
did you ever hear Of a business man
who systematically punched all his con-
tracts so that only one man could possi-
bly, bid on them. when by dividing them
up a bit he might get competitive bids
from a dozen men on each part?
This is the position the American
party has taken on all public work, and
because Murdoch promises to procure
real competition in public work, he is
dubbed a 'nnossback and reaction
ary' by the gang now in control. II Salt
Lake would put a few more men like
Murdoch at the head Of its departments,
Salt Lake would have twice as many
improvements for the same money"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
BANDITS STANPEDED
BY KENTUCKY MAIDEN
Night Riders Given Warm Recep
ton at the Home of George
KreitZ.

Lexington, KY, Oct. pa slender girl,
armed with a double-barreled shots Jun,
put to flight forty masked night riders
when they crushed down the door Of her
fathers house last night in Mason county.
The mob appeared at the home OF
George Kreitz, evidently with the inten-
ton of whipping him, and when entrance
was refused the door was knocked in
with an ak and crOwbar. KreitZ's daUgh-
ter stood ready with a loaded shotgun
and fired both barrels
Kreitz recognized several riders, and IS
in conference today with the officers at
Maysville Several arrests are expected.
Before appearing at the Kreitz home
the riders went to the farm of a neigh
Dor, Benz GOngnecker and shot through
the windows, several bullets narrowly
missing members of the family.
Longnecker is wealthy He and Kreitz
had sold their tobacco crops to indeben-
dent buyers and had refused TO enter the
pool of the Burley Tobacco society.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
PULL THE Third Lever
Republican Ticket Is Third on the
Voting Machine at the Com
ing Election.

There is only one way to defeat the
American party next Tuesday, and that
viii be for the voters of Salt Lake who
are in favor Of public improvements,
minus graft, to pull the third lever on
the voting machine and then register as
the keys stand.
Nominally there are four tickets in the
field, and the Americans have put theirs
at the top. The Socialists, who may
poll $50 votes in the city, come second,
and then comes the Republican ticket
in third place. with the Democratic
ticket at the bottom.
Complete and careful cauvasses Of the
city show that Murdoch will win for
mayor by anywhere from $500 to 5000
Bransford comes next, and the Demo
Gratis and Socialists viii have to fight for
last place.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
RANKS RAPIDLY THINNING

Washington, Oct 2s.-The death rate
among the general officers of the army,
retired, during the last few weeks far
exceeds that of any other period of equal
length in the history of the country, and
is spoken of as Startling by the elder
officers.
No fewer than seven general officers
have died within as many weeks. These
were Lieutenant General Henry G. Cor
bin. 81 years of age; Major General Ell
well S. OTIS n; Major General Alfred e.
Bates, 81; Major General Q. o. Howard,
70. Major General Robert p. Hughes, 20.
Rrigadier General r. c. Drum, ST. and
Brigadier General Alfred S. Kimball, So.
Within the seven weeks there have been
number of deaths among officers Of
Dodge
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

the affair, and the city chairman wants
to keep the present arrangement of the
offices until after election. A compro-
mise is expected, however, and in any
event there will be a good time in store
for every Republican worker who at
tends.
Many callers at Republican headquar-
ters in the DoOiy block yesterday tried
out the voting machine by turning the
third lever to TIE right. Only four tick
cts are on the machines this year-the
Republican, American, Socialist and
DemOcTatic-and those who stand for a
decent, businesslike administration viii
vote the straight Republican ticket as the
only sure means of doing away with the
n1isrule Of the American party.
Arrangements for the Scandinavian Re
publican rally at Odeon hall were prac-
tically &C mpleted last night. The rally
T II be under the direction of Judge c.
NJ. Nielsen, who will deliver an address.
The other speakers will be Farley Jen-
son, c. V. Anderson, and James D. Muir
doch, Republican candidate for mayor. An
orchestra has been engaged to furnish
music for the dancing after the program
of speeches.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
KING IS ALARMED AT
TEMPEST IN KINGDOM

King Alfonso Of Spain, who is alarmed
at the agitation throughout Europe over
the shooting of Ferrer. the schoolmaster
of Barcelona, as the plotter of the riots
and leader of the Spanish Anarchists,
declares that he had not been informed
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

Not why pay rent?" but why
pay too much rent?" is the real
question for those who are not
ready to buy homes. The ads.
will enlighten-and help-You.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

The man who buys your prop
erty simply because he needs II
for any specific purposes not
the man for you to know. Let
want ad. find the man who
WANTS your property.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
MuRnER AND SUICIDE.

Goldfield New, Oct. 2S-Mrs. Webb H.
Parkinson today shot and killed her hus-
band and then committed suicide. Her
husband was q broker and was supposed
to have been unmarried. Mrs. Parkinson
came from Oakland, Cal. last Monday.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

Marshfield Ore, Oct. pa distinct
earthquake was felt here at 1875 o. m. to-
night. Pictures and other small articles
of furniture were moved slightly, but no
damage was done.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
BROKERS co UNDER.

Liverpool Oct 2S.-Notice was posted on
the cotton exchange today that the brok-
erage firm OF Johnson & Thorburn much
regretted that they were unable to keep
their engagements at today's clearings
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
MAKE THINGS LIVELY
California and Oregon Is Visited by
a Series of Sharp
Tremors.

Redding, Cal, Oct. 2s.-One of the most
severe earthquakes ever felt in Redding
took place at 10:45 o'clock tonight. Houses
trembled and sleepers were awakened.
Observers say that the shock lasted ten
seconds or longer, and that it was per-
haps, felt more violently than was the
San Francisco earthquake of 1905. AT
Baird, on the McCloud river twenty miles
from here, where the United States fish
cry station is located, the shock lasted
so long that people called to their neigh
bors to get up
The quake was felt at Chico, and as far
north as Grants Pass, Ore. Reports from
Ashland, Ore, say it was not felt there.
So far as reported at this hour Q1 p. M
there was no damage.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

when the place of registration was at
The Herald Republican office. The Trib-
ulle kindly charged the two errors oil the
part Of the Republicans to dirty poll
tics" but Of course the 100 or more mis-
takes on the part Of the Americans were
clerical errors, inasTnuch as J. Z. Oar
mer, in charge Of the work at American
headquarters, is a poor office manager at
81 800 Q month.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

If you have employment to Of
fer. a want ad. helps you TO find
the most CAPABLE PERSON
for the work.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

Seattle, Wash, oct. 2s.-The United
Wireless Telegraph company has received
word from its operator at Eureka, Cal,
stating that three distinct earth shocks
were felt there at 10:47 o'clock tonight.
The shocks were of about twenty-five
seconds duration. No mention was made
Of any damage done.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

If where you work and how
much you are paid, are i'm
portant things-then it is i'm
portant, too, that you let the
want ads. help you to determine
these things.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

Speaking of errors in instructlng voters
where to register-the Kearns organ dis
covered that in sending out 1000 notices
from Republican headquarters one of the
clerks gave the wrong address to svvo
voters. Cards sent out by the American
party organization TO more than 100 Vot-
err IN the Fifty-fOurth district Informed
them thai their place of registration was
in the Deseret National Bank building.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

No wonder the Americans call the coun-
Gilman from the First precinct a ''reac-
tiOnary" when James D. Murdoch alone
was responsible for blocking the little
gift of about $4,000 which Mayor J. 5.
Bransford and the city council had
planned to hand Pat Moran for patch
ing the Si8,090 wooden stave sewer. This
sort of reaction" proved detrimental to
the American party campaign fund, as
well as to the finances of some of Mo
rams personal friends.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Under the reorganization Of the city
council which vii. be effected the first
week in January, no councilman will draw
extra money from the city treasury for
his work on the water committee Incl
dentally there will be another innova ion
IN the water committee when bids are
asked for supplies.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

Something in some ad today
is. in reality, a message to YOU
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

Evidence in cases Of illegal registTa-
being gathered by the Republican city
committee ana arrests viii be made to-
day or tomorrow which will expose some
of the Tammany methods adopted by the
Kearns party in the Fffty-fourth ais
trict
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

Sanpete Armstrong; prediction that the
American party would land third in the
race is not accepted by all Of the Kearns
workers. They point to the prophecy of
their city committeeman last year that
they would win the county hands down,
and say that proves that some of San
pete Armstrong; predictions sometimes
20 especially if they are made
after O'Clock in the evening.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

]. J. Greenewald. who has been the
moving spirit in many successful social
affairs in past campaigns, is preparing
to repeat his performances in the smoker
TO be given at Republican headquarters
next Saturday hight. The only friction
at Republican headquarters during the
campaign is likely to develop today. how
ever as Mr.. Greenewald is ready to in
sst that the partitions be taken out for
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

well, 1 guess I'll have to go down
and see what my cOuncilmen are going
to do" said Pat Moran, when his bill
for $4,000 came up the last time. Pat
found out a few minutes later that James
D. Murdoch had won against the whole
array of Americans, including F. s
Fernstrom, and what Pat said then will
live only in the memory of those who
heard him. He didn't say "piffle" either
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

Whenever a citizen Of Salt Lake who
is not on the city payroll or is not work
ing for Tom Kearns attends an Ameri-
can party rally, l notice the party or
said a prominent Republican yesterday.
II notice, though, that a list of that kind
takes UP little space for the amount Of
comfort it gives"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-29

Il heard you had closed up shop" said
a member of the Democratic city COM
mittee who dropped If at Republican
headquarters yesterday. This Democrat
saw a force of 45 clerks who under the
direction Of Chairman F. G. LoofbourOw
and his assistants were working on the
Il st vigorous municipal campaign ever
conducted by the Republican party in
Utah.