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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
MEYERS HELPS
CROOK ESCAPE.
No Attempt to Convict Pick
pocket on Easily SuS-
tanned Charge.
WITNESSES NOT CALLED
NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL ALLOWED
TO PAY LIGHT FINE.

The practical dismissal in police court
of Joe Howard and Charles Reynolds, two
pickpOckets who are known throughout
the west as leaders among the light
fingered workers, has caused no END OF
comment and surprise among the sher
if 5 and police forces. In both cases, at
the suggestion of Assistant County Attor-
ney Aaron Myers, Judge J. NJ. Bowman
Of the police court fined each man $50
Tor attempted petit larceny" and each
paid his fine.
The case against Joe Howard was Of
the strongest possible against a pick
pocket, and it was believed that con
viction in his case was certain. Howard
was arrested July p for stealing a wal
let from Dr.. l. W. Snow, 60 First ave
nue. The wallet contained s. in cur
rency, so in negotiable checks and SO
IN checks which had not been endorsed
by the physician DR.. Snow was riding
down town on street car when he felt
a strange hand in his pocket. He turned
Just IN time 10 see Howard with his wal
let. The plchpOcket jumped from the car,
with the physician in hot pursuit. The
chase was spirited one and lasted until
the physician ran Howard into the arms
OF PatrOlman CrOwther at the corner of
West Temple and South Temple streets.
Several passengers on the car, whose
names are held by the police and who
still remain in Salt Lake. saw Howard
steal the wallet and declared they would
be ready to give their evidence against
llle pickpOCkeJ- howard was placed in
the county Jail charged with grand lar
ceny. The case was not taken up and no
effort was made to bring it to trial
tuesday, in police court, Assistant
County Attorney Myers had the cases
brought up and explained to the court
that the complaining witness was q q.
A. r. visitor who had left the city and
there was no evidence on which to hold
Howard longer He said he thought a
conviction of the charge of attempted
petit larceny would be enough, and a
fine OF $50 was attached. This Howard
gladly paid and left Salt Lake.
DR.. L. w. Snow was asked if he had
received any word in regard to the mat
ter.
NO, 1 know nothing about the matter"
word from the county attorneys office
was notified that I would be informed
when the case would be brought Tor trial
II seemed to me that there was a good
case against Howard and the county at
tOrneys office told ME this too I can
not understand why the grand larceny
charge was dropped. 7 have not been out
Of town, and they could have found me
any time they wanted me-"
Aaron Myers said yesterday he under
stood little about the case, as il had been
handled by others in the county attor-
ney's office. AS he handles the criminal
cases, as a rule, he attended to the case
before Judge Bowman and was led to be
hev9 that the victims of the pickpOckets
were out of the city.
There was not such a good case against
Charles Reynolds He was arrested on
August IS for rCbbing a 9. 4. R Wis
ltOr, who has since left. He too paid
his $50 willingly and departed.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
COMING FROM IDAHO TO
CONTEST DIVORCE CASE

Mrs. Sadie Sercomb does not intend
TO sit idly by and allow her husband,
William Cullin Sercomb, to obtain his
divorce from her. This was shown yes
terday when the wife filed an answer in
the district court TO the charges made
by her husband. Mrs. Sercomb is now
in Boone, Ia, but viii probably come
TO Salt Lake to fight the case. She de-
mics the charges of her husband that
she is a trouble-maker, that her father
threatened TO make William climb a
tree" if he was not good to her, or that
she deserted him. In a crOss-cOmplaint
she charges her husband with nOn-sup-
port, and asks the court for separate
maintenance. She charges her husband
with failing to provide for her and their
son when he was % months old.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
CHOIR ENJOYS
FRUITFUL TOUR
Tabernacle Singers Declare
That Success 0utWeighed
Objectionable Features.

The Tabernacle choir brought back in
the neighborhood of $500 receipts after
paying heavy advertising bills and other
large accounts incident TO the trip.
All along the route the choir was &C
corded splendid receptions. At Nampa,
lie Grande, Portland, Tacoma and Seattle
it was the same, The choir appeared be
fore large audiences everywhere ii went.
At Portland il was announced that 1900
people had been turned away from the
doors of the large auditorium and at Sc
attic several thousand were turned away
from the singing stadium in the fair
grounds.
The consensus of opinion of the choir
members and leaders is that the trip was
a great success and that the disagreeable
incidents can afford to be ignored in the
face of the general success
Seattle people went out of their way
to welcome the choir and to commend 1t
on the stand taken in regard to the els
teddfOd affair Some were first inclined
10 mix the A. Y. P. exposition directors
IN the misunderstanding. but the eXpOSi-
ton officials were in no wise responsible.
They gave the choir members every pos
slble courtesy and before they left the
proposition to remain and appear as the
musical feature for the week was made
to them.
Throughout the northwest press COM
ment has been decidedly in favor of the
stand taken by the Mormon singers and
everywhere the management of the els
teddtOd has been criticised.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
BURSTING OF WATER MAIN
FLOODS BUSINESS DISTRICT

Owing to a defective connection on
the east of the Colonial theatre, a six
inch Waterman burst at about
o'clock Wednesday morning, flooding
that part of the city, especially in the
basement Of the Colonial theatre in
Third South street. A number of the
stores in State street, below Third
South, were also flooded, and the open
space in the block was inches deep in
water before the leak was stopped. This
is private main, to serve patrons in
that vicinity.
The pressure in the city mains
dropped from 120 to eighty pounds,
while thousands Of gallons of water ran
10 waste It was several hours before
the break was noticed and repaired.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
VALUABLE SITE
CHANGES HANDS
Local Capitalists Secure Plot
of Land Near the New
Depot.

a. H. VoEeIer of the Vogeler Seed &
Produce company. r. L. Miller, secretary
and manager of the IntermOuntain MILL
ing company, and W. G. Burton, a local
capitalist yesterday added to their all
ready large real estate interests by pur-
chasing from the Strevell-Patters0n
Hardware company, through A II. Par
sons, manager Of the Capital Real Estate
q Investm snt company, a valuable piece
of land at Third South and Third West
streets. While the exact purchase price
is not reported, il is said that it IS in
the neighbOrhOOd of $4,000
The property is 165x1d feet fronting
south and east and is only 165 feet east of
the new Denver & Rio Grande passenger
station. 1t is considered one Of the very
best corners on Third South street, west
of West Temple street. Besides having
a large frontage for business purposes on
Third South street, the rear is valuable
for Oregon Short Line trackage.
The rsvell-PatteTsOn Hardware COM
pany purchased the ground originally for
a warehouse site. but on realizing that -t
was entirely too valuable 10 utilize for
that purpose, disposed of it to the three
local capitalists.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
MOST DISAGREEABLE TRIP.
Deputy Marshal smyth Back From
Journey Through Reservation.

Lucien H. Smyth, chief deputy United
States marshal returned to Salt Lake
yesterday after a trip Of eight days
through the Uintah Indian reservation
that reminded him of his army days of
nearly 50 years ago. Southern rains were
never more soaking or more disagreeable
than the downpOUrs encountered on the
Indian reservation. Beds of southern
swamps were not less comfortable than
the damp resting places Of the officer in
the Uintah mountains.
Marshal Smyth went to the reservation
to serve papers in a Teplevin suit against
William P. Hanna, to whom Judge Henry
Hodge, an Indian, had sold a government
wagon. To serve the papers the officer
went to the source of the upper Duchesne
river high in the Uintah mountains
about six miles above StOckmOre and 20
miles from Heber. To reach this place he
had to cross swollen streams and trav-
erse muddy and almost impossible tor
rents.
For six nights he slept on the damp
ground and a severe attack of lumbago re-
suited Settlers and Indians living on the
east slope Of the Uintah mountains say
that the weather and the floods for this
time of year in that vicinity are unpre-
Cedented.
Highest price paid for strictly fresh
eggs. THE ROYAL CAFE.
SaItair closes Monday. Go today
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
YOUNG WOMAN ALLEGES
UNDUE INFLUENCE

Helena, Mont. Sept. ALLEGING that her
aunt, Mrs. Agnes Auchard. who died at
Great Falls on August ,, had been unduly
influenced by a brother. James Sadler, in
the making of her will, Miss Nellie
Walker today filed with the clerk Of the
district court here a protest against its
probation. The protest alleges that Mrs.
Auchard. whose estate is valued at S250.O00.
was of UnsOund mind and adds that, save
for the brothers influence, Mrs. Auchard
would have remembered Miss Walker
with other than q pittaIce in the making
of the will SadleT is the chief beneficiary
under the will
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
ORPHANS ARE BkNQUETED.
Little Ones at ST. AIMS orphanage
Enjoy Repast on Lawn.

The children at St. AIMS Orphana &c
were royalty entertained yesterday aft
ernoon at the orphanage by Miss Crete
COsgriff, who rendered the little ones. a
banquet The children, clad in their
best clothes, romped and played on the
lawn and were given an excellent re
past furnished by Miss COsgriff.
Tables were set under the trees, and
those who assisted in entertaining the
little ones saw that none was neglect
ed Bishop Laurence Seaman, the
Rev. Father D. Kelly and DR.. and Mrs.
P. S. Keogh were active in assisting to
entertain the children.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
CALIFORNIA BANKERS ON
WAY TO CONVENTION

One hundred bankers from Los Angeles
and other California points will pass
through Utah over the Southern Pacific
and the Oregon Short Line next Monday
in spec-zl train en- route to the ma
tional convention of the American Bank
ers' association to be held in Chicago
on Sept. 10 to Is. The party will come
into Utah over the Lucin cutoff and will
go north to the Yellowstone park over
the Short Line in which they will travel
cago. The train in which they will travel
will consist of a dynamo baggage car,
several standard Pullmans, a diner and
an observation club car
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
MANY POUNDS IMPURE
FOOD STUFFS DESTROYED

According to the monthly report of the
city food inspector filed yesterday. Isl
pounds of meat was condemned during
the month of August as unfit for cor
sumption. Besides this, fOTty-five pounds
of other food was destroyed.
Five prosecutions were started during
the month for violations of ordinances
and state laws. Inspections of twenty
one slaughter houses were made and lJl
meat markets. all showing good results.
1t is said by the inspector that a much
better record is shown this month than
the month previous. and from the att
tude of the prOprietors it appears that
the conditions viii steadily improve.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
EXCURSION.

The Wylie company offers special
late summer excursion rate through Vel
iowstone park. Freedom from midsea-
son crowds Bright, clear days and
beautiful autumnal colorings make this
an ideal time to visit Wonderland"
The complete cost, including rail and
stage transportation, meals and lodg-
ings. will be S3S25 for five days tour,
and s4S.25 for six days tour. Special
rate good only to persons leaving Salt
Lake City on 0. s. L. Yellowstone spe-
eial evening of Sept. Is. Call or phone
for information and illustrated litera-
ture. H. H. Hays, City Pass. Agt., 219
6 Main St Bell 955, Ind. 1877.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
HEAVY SENTENCE FOR
BORROWING" AN AUTO

Detroit Sept. -Four young men, oliver
NJ. Lau, Harvey HntOOn, Frank Miller
and Ernest Clements, all members of well
known families, were sentenced today TO
pay 500 fine and serve ninety days in
the house of correction for borrowing
an automobile to take two women Joy
riding" The party ended in a smash-up
in the village of Algonac, forty miles
above Detroit The automobile, which was
taken from in front of the Hotel POnt-
chartrain, crashed into telegraph pole
and was wrecked.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
INTERPRETATIONS.

Articles Of Incorporation of the Clover
Leaf Dairy were filed with the county
clerk yesterday with a capital of $4,000
The Glover Leaf dairy business and plant
at At South Mai mis- taken over for half
of the capitalization. Ten thousand
shares, at 81 EACH are held as treasury
stock. Officers are: Charles S. SiegrisL
president; H Ward, vice president; Nil-
liam ". Reesink secretary and treasurer.
These, with Z. L. Ward and Hiram Sic
grist. ir.. are the additional directors.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
STREET CAR JUMPS THE
TRACK ON MURRAY LINE

While bowling along at a rapid rate of
speed yesterday morning near Sixteenth
South street. car 4O7 on the Murray line,
Jumped the track and plowed through mud
and ties for a distance of about 100 feet
before coming to a stop. A low joint was
the cause of the accident The passengers
who were on their way to Salt Lake es-
capped with d severe shaking Traffic was
DELAYED for an hour or more.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
HILLS BRING SUIT TO
COLLECT SUM ON NOTE

Martha NJ Hill and Jane S. Hill brought
suit in the Third district court yesterday
against C c. Goodwin to collect $3.50 and
per cent interest since March, 1902, on
a promissOry note executed to Sam II.
Hill. who died Feb. 10, 1903. The note
came to them as heirs from William c.
Stainers, administrator of the estate of
sam H. Hill, and they are now bringing
suit on the note. 1t was originally for
SEQ due in six months.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT

> The Republican city committee has 3
Z called d meeting to take place at s =
= O'Clock Friday night in room No. 90 >
? Commercial National bank building =
= Plans viii be made for the coming ,
, campaign when a strong Republican =
y ticket viii be placed in the field. y
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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
LITTLE ACTIVITY AT
MINIS DURING MONTH

Washington, Sept. 1.-The month of
August was a decidedly inactive one for
the minis of the United States the
monthly coinage statement, issued today
by the mint bureau Of the treasury de-
partment. showing that only S294,790 was
coined during the month. Of this amount
S112. COO was in silver half dollars and
$50. 100 in the new Lincoln pennies. The
United States government also coined
CAS-. 600 pesos pieces for the Philippine
islands.
McCoy's, livery carriage and light
livery Roth phones 81
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
PROHIBITI0NISTS TO
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY

Chicago. Sent. This is the fortiath
birthdav of the organization Of the Pro
hibition party and a celebration Of che
event to be held Sept. "a in this city was
announced here today by National hair
man Jones.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02

AIidshipmen Scott Lynn and Robert c..
Lee, Salt Lake boys who are in train
ing at the Annapolis naval academy, ar
fUrlough. after which they will return
for their last years work at the naval
academy. Midshipman Lynn is the son
of Mrs. W. ,. Lynn of 736 East First
South street, and Midshipman Lee the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. A Lee Of 1894
Brigham street
The two boys have been lifelong
chums They were students together in
the High school and were graduated in
the class of 1906. Immediately after their
graduation they were appointed to An
napolis and have just completed their
third year of work. During the summer
they have been on what they term a
crab cruise, a practice trip along the
New England coast. They were both on
L. S. S Chicago, a boat manned and
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE HUBBARD INVESTMENT COM
PANY reports the sale Of four lots IL
Nye addition, two in Paramount springs
addition and three in Oakley Park ad-
ditiOn.
THE PEOPLE of Liberty stake viii en-
JOY their annual outing today at wan
dame.e. A fine program has been pre-
pared for the occasion and an enjoyable
outing is promised
RUBBISH BURNING in the furnace in
the basement of the National Tea &
Coffee company at No. 2l9 South Main
street gave the fire department a short
run Wednesday morning. No damage
was done.
DETECTIVE EARL RIPLEY left We'd
nesday morning for Reno. New, to bring
back Fred A Baldwin, wanted in Salt
Lake for embeZZlement. He is charged
with having embezzled $1,000 from the
United Wireless company
THE REVOLUTIONARY FAITH of
Mark Twain" Americas greatest hu-
mOrist with readings from his writings.
by William ThurstOn Brown, will be the
program at Unitarian hall, lbs South
Second East, tonight at o'clock. Tie
public is welcome. After the reading
brief business meeting of the Socialist
local will be held.
AFTER A TRIP of two weeks through
fractions visited eing the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacific exposition at Seattle, Harry
F. Evans, deputy county clerk, returned
yesterday. His wife and daughter, who
accompanied Mr.. Evans, will not return
for several days.
ANOTHER CASE of smallpox was re-
ported to the city board of health yes
terday in that Of Frank Holden, -
years Old, of III H street.
TWENTY ONE APPLICANTS presented
themselves at the office of Superinteud-
ent D. H. Christensen yesterday morn
ing for examinations for entrance to the
High school
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT was entered
yesterday in the district court by Judge
c. ". Morse in favor of A. Fred Wey
against Sarah r. Angles and A. 3.
Lewis for SSS9.50 and interest at ! per
cent per month since Nov. p, 1904.
THE FIRST MEETING Of the year for
the teachers of the Salt Lake public
schools will be held Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock in the lafayette school.
when Governor William Spry will be the
chief speaker.
JOHN c. MACKEY left Yesterday for
Wyoming to look after his big sheep
interests in the vicinity of Granger.
MINNIE SMITH was recommitted to the
State Mental hospital at Provo yester-
day by a commission sitting before
Judge c. w. Morse of the district court.
She was first sent to the hospital on
July Z 1905 and released April Is, 1909.
THE REGULAR MEETING Of the Jew
ish Relief society will be held in the
B. B. lodge rooms today at 1880 a. m.
THE LADIES AID SOCIETY of the
Central Christian church will hold an
all-day meeting today, at which some
important business will be transacted.
THE UTAH STATE POULTRY ASsO-
CITATION will meet this evening at the
Commercial club. The public is cor
daily invited 10 attend.
Saltair closes Monday. Go today.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
sHIRLEY-MAC9TILLAN co.

The only stationery and office
suppiy store in Salt Lake oper-
atfng their own printing office.
I z. ard So. Both phones.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02

APPLICANTS presented
themselves at the office of Superintend-
ent D. H. Christensen yesterday morn
High school.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
Influence on Legislation.

The women of the state through the
official action of the council, succeeded in
having passed the divorce bill by which di-
VOrCed persons are prevented by law from
marrying within a year, were largely re
spOnslble for the recent pure food laws
passed by the last legislature, and also
the additional humane ordinances. The
new juvenile court law providing for the
establishment of a detention school for
girls, is also due 10 the activities Of the
council.
The report also showed that at the last
election 70 per cent Of the women voters
Of the state cast a ballot The women
OF the local council cite this in refutation
of the claim of those against suffrage
that women as a rule do not exercise their
right to vote when it is given them. At
the last school election the women cast
65 per cent OF the total vote, according 10
statistics gathered by the council.
This report will be forwarded to the
National Suffrage association at New
i Ork and will be used as material for
coming courses of suffrage lectures
throughout the country.
Mrs +. s Richards reports on her visit
TO the Quinquennial convention of the In
ternatiOnal Council of Women at Toronto
as delegate from Utah, and the Buffalo
convention of the International Charities
and Corrections association. were inter
esting. Mrs. Richards took an active
part At both. conventions.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
TRIAL MARRIAGE
CAUSES CUTTING
r. F. Simmons Decides to Go
His Own Way and
Suffers.
WOMAN USES A BIG KNIFE
."QUIET" SEPARATION PROVED
ANYTHING BUT PEACEFUL.

Flourishing a ten-inch bowie knife and
threatening to kill her common law hus-
band if he tried to leave her Helen Sim
mons created a panic near her home, III
l. street, at noon yesterday, and came
near finishing the career Of r. F. Sim
mons, with whom she has been living
for two years.
1t was only the hasty flight of Simmons
that saved his life, for the woman was
fighting with desperation when she saw
she could hold him no longer. The man
bears a wound on his right arm near
the wrist.
he appeared in the county attorney s
office late yesterday afternoon and told
his story to Assistant County Attorney
John NJ. Bowman, asking that a COM
plant Be issued charging the woman with
assault with a deadly weapon. 1t is prob
able the complaint will De issued today.
The woman was placed under arrest Iate
in the afternoon.
According to Simmons, he did not sus-
pect there would be any trouble on the
part Of the woman. He admits he is an
atheist, and does not have much sympa-
thy with civil law marriages. He told the
assistant county attorney that he and Mrs
Simmons mad entered a contract two years
ago to live as man and wife, but had
not gone through the formality of being
married legally.
The two lived together without much
trouble, Simmons said, but he grew tired
Of his bargain few weeks ago and in
timated several times that he was going
to leave. Under this system, the divorce
court does not have to be appealed to for
the purpose of untying marital knots that
have been CALLING, but all that is needed
is quiet separation.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
S. D. Evans

Undertaken and embaIuer. removed 70
now ro-9tfnn fr South @--r7 street
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JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT was entered
yesterday in the district court by Judge
c. ". Morse in favor of A. Fred Wey
against Sarah r. Angles and A. B.
Lewis for SSS9.50 and interest at l per
cent per month since Nov %, 1904.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02

ANOTHER CASE Of smallpox was re-
ported to the city board of health yes
terday in that of Frank Holden, -
years old, of III H street.