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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
NEWSPAPER MEN ARE
GUESTS OF BRIG" CLEGG

The newspaper men who report. or try
TO report. some of the things that happen
In the house or do not happen. who for
get many things that are done and not
done and many things that are said AMI
some that, of a right. ought 10 be said.
were the guests of Brig" Clegg at the
Colonial theatre last evening and en-
joyed immensely the performance OF the
play there.
After the Gingerbread Man had been
digested, Mr.. Clegg's guests partook OF
food at the Louvre tat Mr.. Clegg's eN-
pense. of course, that was profuse IN las
abundance. The decorations were pink
and green. with here and there a train If
orange. relieved by trailing vines Of white
seal. etc.
It can be said for Mr.. Clegg that while
every newspaper man in the house. during
working hours. hates him for the numeT-
osity Of him. ne is d host ultra wires. con
ira. supra DID. 2SS Mass. PaC. Tp.. parties
litigant and a real corpus deficit that
is live one. II is the testimony Of those
who attended last evenings pleasant en-
tertainment that Mr. Clegg also has with
MIN his ever trusty res gestae.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
SENATE DECLINES TO
RECONSIDER VOTE

Senator Carl a. Badger of Salt Lake
county, chairman of the committee on
railroads, yesterday moved that the vote
by which the senate accepted the invita-
ton of the Western Pacific to go over
that line to the Wendover salt beds We'd
nesday be reconsidered. The senator
said that he did not question the motives
of the railroad company In extending this
courtesy or of the members of the senate
in accepting the invitation. He did, how
ever question the utility and the need
of such a trip in view of the fact that
there was so much work before the sen
ate.
viva voce vote was called on the mo-
ton and President Gardner announced
that the vote was lost. Senator Badger
called for a roll call The roll call vote
showed that six favored a reconsidera-
ton while eleven opposed it. as follows:
For a reeonsideration-Badg Burton,
HoTsley, Hyde Miller and B. X Smith
IS
Against a reconsideration rinkerhoff,
Builen. Hyde. Kuehler. Marks, Seely,
Sevy, J. Y. Smith, Stookey. Williams VIII
son. President Gardner-1i.
Absent-Huianiski
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
PEOPLE TO VOTE
ON PROHIBITION
Thompson Would Provide for
Submission of Question
at Special Election.
PROGRESS OF SUBSTITUTE
OPPOSITION TO ENACTMENT is
DEVELOPED IN SENATE.

Representative Oryil Thompson is
preparing a measure providing for the
submission of the prohibition question
TO the people at a special election to be
held next June, at the same time that
the proposed election voting on the
question of adding an additional mill tax
for state capitol purposes. Mr.. Thomp-
son says that such measure has the
endorsement of the majority of the sem
ate. and practically all of the members
of the house.
The bill will provide that if a ma
jOrity of the electors of the state shall
vote for prohibition at this election.
then prohibition shall be effective on
Jan. ]. 1910.
BY next Monday or Tuesday the COM
mittee on manufactures and commerce
will report on the substitute for the
Cannon bill, which was introduced by
the committee at the time the Cannon
bill was killed. There will be no vital
amendments to the bill as originally
drawn. One of the most important
amendments will be the graduated rate
of license for brewers, making the mini
mum rate $1,000 and the maximum So
goo.
Another amendment to be added to
the bill viii he at the end of the local
option features This viii prohibit the
distribution of intoxiCants through
clubs to the members of such organ
la tons.
On this bill there will be two reports
Four members of the committee will
report favorably on the bill as amended
i'm committee. Senator Rudolph KuCh-
Ter will recommend the passage of the
bill so amended as to make the munich
paiity the unit of local option as appl{-
cable to cities of the first and second
class The bill as it stands provides for
county local option and strict regula-
finn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
BILLS ON CALENDAR
FOR FINAL PASSAGE

The following bills have been reported
taVoTably and are on the senate calendar
for final passage:
Special Order
March 1-Senate bill No. ts5. by VIII
liams, providing that all fish, poultry and
game must be drawn and cleansed before
marketing
March 2-senate bill No. 81. by Hulan-
iski, providing for the adoption of the
TcrTens system of land title registra ton.
March 4-Senate bill No. So by Wilson,
providing safety appliances on hoists in
mine shafts
Unfinished Bills on Third Reading
House bill No. p. by Thompson. provid-
ing for an engineering experiment station
in connection with the school of mines OF
the state university.
House bill No. -. by Russell. prohibit
ing the carrying of dangerous and con-
cealed weapons.
Senate bill No. %. by Stookey. providing
for archaeological and historical explora-
ton and investigation under the auspices
of the University of Utah
Senate bill No 109. by Hulanfski, provid-
ing penalties for the theft of brssses or
journal bearings from locomotives
Senate bill No 115, by Miller, levying a
state tax of one-half mill for high school
purposes.
Senate bill No 80 by B. y Smith. pro-
viding for appeals from justice courts.
Senate bill No. %, by Kuchler. provid-
ing for the payment of travelling ex-
penses Of district judges.
House bill No. 142 by Ashton, permit
ting cities and counties to contribute to
the entertainment of the visitors to the
q. a. r. encamDment.
House bill No. 50. by committee on min
ing and smelling. providing eminent do
main for smelters.
House bill No. 1928, by Baker. increasing
the salary of the reporter of decisions Of
the supreme court.
Third Reading
! Senate bill No SIS, by Badger. providing
that all hearings in divorce cases shall be
before a court. and not a master and
that the hearings shall be public.
Senate bill No. -. by Il. y. Smith Tegu-
lating assignment of unearned wages.
Senate bills and i03 now on the senate
calendar, will probably be withdrawn to-
day. Senate bill 3 is Identical with house
bill ? passed by the senate yesterday.
Senate bill 103 is Identical with house bill
142, which passed the house and is now
on the calendar in the senate for final
passage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27

Bose. Ida, Feb. 22.-An event of far
reaching importance and marking the
partial contamination Of q plan to
transform 90 agricultural uses the larg-
est body of sagebrush land embraced
i'm one project in the United States &C
CURED here today.
In the presence of "A large number
of settlers and residents of the valley,
representatives of the reclamation SER
vice and state officials. nearly 5000
people in all, the big headgates of the
newly constructed government dam in
the Boise river were opened and the
pent up waters gushed into the broad
canal
For months the settlers on the south
side of the project have been watching
with deep interest the progress of work
on this structure. for upon its compile
ton rested their hopes of an early ana
abundant supply of water. The dam
is located eight miles southeast of Boise
where the river energies from its can
yon. 1t is of cyclopean concrete found
ed on compact gravel The spilwsy, or
dam proper, is PIG feet long, so feet
wide at the base and 81 feet high. Along
the downstream toe of the dam and Sc
cureIy fastened to it is a timber apron.
This apron is 80 feet wide and IL feet
deep on the lower side. II is built up
of l2x12 timbers bolted together, and
the spaces between the timbers filled
with rock and gravel. At the west end
Of the spillway is a logway, four feet
lower than the spiliway crest, and just
west of the Iogway and forming the
west abutment of the dam is the fish
ladder. This is of concrete. as are the
tunnels. which we're built for the pur-
pose of diyerting the river during the
con Instruction of the dam proper. These
tunnels are closed by two 6NS-fOot cast
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27

stor his three bridges. President Gard
ner was the only one who voted against
the appropriations and he said that ii was
because he did not feel like voting so
much money out of the treasury until he
learned what the amount Of the total
necessary appropriations was to he
During the discussion on the bridges
Senator Beuner y. smith asked the SEN
atoT why they didn't use the natural
bridges. Since nature had provided bridges
me said ne saw no reason why the state
should build others. Senator Briukerhoff
had been promised the bridges If he. would
he good IL had been good. he said and
now he wanted his reward. Then he got
IL and was decidedly Happy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
REPORTS ON BILLS

The senate judiciary committee yester-
day killed by adverse reports four meas
ures and recommended two for passage
Three of the bills killed were senate bills
IS, a and IS. introduced by Senator Badg-
er at the request OF a collection attor-
ney- The bills abridged the right of the
exemption Of homesteads and would make
il easier to enforce judgments on per
sons owning hOmesteads. The adverse re-
ports on these bills were adopted unani-
mousiy and without discussion.
House bill No. II, by Russell fixing fees
Of sheTiffS for the service of papers and
the enforcing of judgments was killed.
This bill passed the house and was re-
ported faVOrably by the judiciary COM
mittee before the extent Of the amend
ments provided IN the bill was thorough
" understood. Whom the bill was on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
CONSIDER EXHIBIT
FOR SEATTLE FAIR

The appropriations committee of the
senate and the house met yesterday aft
crnoon at , o'clock with the governor to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of appropriate
ing S25,e0G for the maintenance of an ex-
hibit from Utah at the Alaska-Yukon-
Pacific exposition, to be held this sum
mer at Seattle.
At the meeting in addition to the gov
erUor and the members of the committees
from the senate and the house were u.
G.. Jsckling, c. r. Overfieid and James
r. Nickel the latter commissioner gen.
eral of the exposition. Short talks were
made by the chairmen of the commit
ices and the governor, and Mr. Meikle
spoke of the results hoped for at the big
exposition and urged that Utah be well
represented.
Senator Rudolph Huchler. who was a
commissioner from Utah at the Portland
fair. spoke Of the probable expense of an
exhibit such as Is planned and told of
the arrangements that were necessary.
From the expressions CLEANED from the
members of the committees of both
houses the appropriation asked for win
probably be granted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27

its final passage an amendment not htth-
erto noted was discovered. The bill was
recommitted and after more thorough in
vestigatiOn was killed.
Senate bills No IS. recommended favor
ably. is one Of a series-.9f bills intro
duced nv Senator Badger to amend the
divorce laws. This bill provides that no
hearing in q divorce court may be heid
before a master delegated by the court
All hearings must be public and before
court
Senate bill No. 10. By Benner y. Smith
also reported favOrably, is a measure III
rected at salary loan offices. 1t pro-
vides that no assignment Of, unearneo
wages may be made without the written
Acknowledgement Of the employer ana
the written consent of the husband or
wife. If the person be married such ar-
acknowledgements are to be filed with the
county recorder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27

iron gates. ard viii be used when need
arises Cor siuicing the silt from the res
eTvoir. The main canal. with q capaC-
ity of 1850 second feet. heads at the
extreme west end of the dam. and the
water is taken through eight 5x9-fOot
cast iron controlling gates supported by
concrete piers and abutments.
Emotional Scene.
As the big headgates were opened
and the life-g giving waters gushed into
the canal, the scene was viewed with
varying emotion by the throngs gath
cred there. The engineers gazed with
satisfaction at the beautifully finished
structure; the farmers saw an sbNn-
dance of water in their canals, orchards
laden with fruit. and enormous yiests
of grain and alfalfa.
The big canal extends from the dam
for "a miles to point on Indian creek
above Kuna. The creek carries the wa
ter for eight miles, when another ca
nal IL miles long carries it to the Deer
Flat reservoir. Occasionally along this
route smaller bitches divert water to
supplement the supply from other
sources. but the principal function Of
this canal is to feed the Deer Flat
reservoir.
The Big Reservoir.
The reservoir was formed by bs-N-
ing two long earthen dams in depres-
sions between surrounding hills. The
lower embankment, known as the Hub
bard & Carlson dam. is $3.50 feet long
and IS feet high. 1t Is $50 feet wide on
the bottom and driveway 20 feet wide
extends along the top. The upper en-
bankment is only 43 feet high and 200
feet wide on the bottom, but 1t has a
length of nearly a mile and a half, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
NON-PAYING PROSPECTS
ARE TO BE EXEMPTED

There was a long discussion in the house
yesterday ON house bill No. 101, by Bar
nett which is a bill intended TO revise
the list of assessments placed on all for
eign corporations and exemption from
this taxation of fufnes which are not pay
ing propositions Those who opposed the
measure said. in effect. that the state
needed the money. Those who favored
the bill sad that it would be in the way
Of encouraging pTospectOrs and the small
er companies that are trying to develop
mines. but whose efforts ofttimes are eff
forts only.
1t was said that there are plenty of
laws already TO prevent wildcat PROPOSE
tions. if they were only enforced.
The vote on the bill resulted in its pas
sage. . to H. Pope of Wasatch gave no
ice Of reconsideration today
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
TO COMPLETE RECORDS
OF INDIAN WAR VETERANS

One Of the popular measures before the
legislature is house bill No. rs. by Nor
Tis This DILL creates a board Of Indian
war records, and appropriates $500 for
the purposes Of the commission. The rec
crds Of the pioneers who engaged i'm the
wars against the hOstiles and left their
homes to take part in expeditions against
the Indians are deplorably incomplete.
The design of the bin i to gather Data
to be used In compiling a full list Of the
men who took part in these wars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
SENATE PASSES NEW
MILITARY ACT

The new military act drawn by Adult
ant General +. \. Wedgwood making
the Utah military law conform TO thu
new United States army regulations as
provided i'm the Dick bill was passed by
unanimous vote Of the senate yester-
day.
The bill repeats all Of the statutes with
reference to the organization of the Ma
tional Guard Of Utah and codifies all Of
the guard regulations in one act. The
bill. among other things. gives the gov
ernor Of the state the same power as
commander in chief of the guard that is
given to the president as commander in
chief of the army.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
LEGISLATURE BRIEFS.

The house yesterday passed No lao. by
the committee on manufactures and COM
merce- This bill prohibits the use Of the
name or picture of any public nstitu-
ton or officer without consent A firm
il is charged. has been using the picture
Of the Agricultural college in order to adj
vertise the commodity which it sells.
House bill No. $780, relating to registered
stations, an act designed it was stated,
to improve the breed Of horses in this
state. was passed I'm the house yesterday
by vote of So to I.
The house yesterday. by the adoption
of the adverse committee report. killed
No. 19S. This bill enumerates those who
may work on Sunday
The committee on enrolment and en-
crossing presented house bill No. l22. by
Fuller. levying a tax for the establish
ment and maintenance Of libraries and
gymnasiums in cities of the third class,
for the speakers signature.
The bill Of Ware & Tregsnzs, for $500.
for making plans for a state armOTy, was
re ported favorably by the house commit
tee Yesterday. These designs were drawn
for. The claim passed the house two
years ago. was favOrably reported in the
senate and then forgotten
Inc GonfNlLtee on elstiElsS anu puDlit He
counts Of the house yesterday reported
favorabiy senate bill No. -, by Williams,
approprating 3 800 fer the relief of Nil
liam Forsburg. who was burned by ig
nited films while employed at the state
fair In connection with a picture machine.
For the first day since the commence
ment of the session of the legislature no
new bills were introduced yesterday in
the senate.
President Gardner yesterday appointed
Senators BTinkerhoff. StoOkey and Will
Iiams as a special committee to act with
a like committee from the house to go to
Lehi to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY of the
state continuing longer the operation Of
the state experimental farm near that
city.
The committee on public health had a
long meeting last evening at which sew
eral bills were considered. Senator Stock
eys bills providing for the creation, of
new state board of health will be re-
ported adversely and substitutes intro
duced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27

the volume Of each embaukment is ap-
proximately LOCO G00 cubic yards.
The process of construction was a
marvel of modern engineering. Great
steam Shoyels of the type used lin dig
ging the Panama canal tore gravel
from the hillsides, two bites Of one Of
the giant machines filling a car, while
big steam plows dug up trainioads OF
clay. which were also dumped from
movable tracks laid along the top Of
the embankments.
The plans for the project also con
template the diversion of the waters
of Payette river by gravity canals. as
the utilization Of the Snake river b.
pumping. The canal work is being done
principally BY the farmers, who receive
therefor certificates which the govern
ment takes in payment Of the buiidin%
charge Of the project
The lands under the project have
practically all been filed upon, but
many settlers will be compelled to dis
pose of their excess lands. Is no water
right will be issued for more than 100
acres.
The development of power incident To
the irrigation works viii be Of vast inn
portauce to the Industrial development
Of the state. The dam on the Payette
river. which will be 80 feet high and
well backed by storage in the PayetIs
lakes. viii give practically unlimitgd
power. while the Boise dam, opened
today. will furnish probably power for
municipal works. electric railways and
industries Of various kinds.
The completion of the project means
the expenditure of millions Of dollars
within a few years, the cultivation OF
400. 900 acres of fine land, increased
prices for agricultural products better
roads, schools and churches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
PROVIDES FOR ASSISTANT
TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Senate bill No. - was passed by the
house yesterday. This bill provides for
the creation Of an assistant to the district
attorney in districts having a population
of more than 1900 Ii had been amended
to make the population 90ooo. but the
original figure as appeared in the senate
bill was left The salary Of the assistant
is to be $500 q year.
Tho measure applies in its operation
only to Salt Lake. Summit and Tooele
counties. which constitute the Third ju-
diciaI district. InasTnuCh as 20 per cent
Of the convicts I'm the penitentiary are
"sent up from Salt Lake county. and
the sending M thereof is largely de
pendent upon the activities of the district
attorney. it was deemed necessary that
an assistant be employed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
PRESIDENT SMITH
REACHES HONOLULU

= Honolulu. Feb. 2f--PresJdent Jo- >
: seph T. Smith Of the Church Of Je- =
+ sus Christ of Latter-day Saints ar =
: rived here today on the steamer =
; Alameda. on d tour of the Mormon .
: churches on the islands. He was =
= greeted at the wharf ~ large dele .
y cation of local Mormons and was y
+ given an enthusiastic reception. =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
ENGINEERS MUST
Be MATURED MEN
Bill Intended to Do Away With
Boys Running Motive Pow
eT Machines introduced.

A bill which is designed to 30 away with
the employment of boys in the running OF
engines and HOSTS in mines was intro
duced yesterday by Murdoch of Beaver.
The pertinent clause in the bill. which
provides that . violation shall be deemed
a misdemeaHor. is to the effect that it
shall be unlawful for any person. assO-
citation or corporation to employ any per-
son under the age Of p years to operate
any engine motor or other power device
attached TO any elevator or hoist in any
mine upon which employees or other per-
sons are Permitted to ride.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
BRINKERH0FF WINS
THREE BRIDGE PRIZES

The members Of the senate yesterday
had q little bridge party at which Sena-
toy BTinkerhoff was the happy recipient
Of three prizes one a bridge over the
Green river at Green River, the other
bridge over the Green river in Uintah
county and the third a small bridge in
san Juan county.
The senators enjoyed several laughs at
the expense OF Senator BTinkerhoff, and
so worried him that he thought for a time
they were going to turn the entire mat
ter into a joke and fail to give him his
bridges. After half an hour of fun they
were almost unanimous in giving the SEN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
SENATE PASSES BILL TO
PUNISH FOR FALSEH00O

The senate yesterday passed senate bill
No 20. By BuIlcn, providing that anyone
who makes . malicious missts tement
about the financial standing of hanks. is
guilty Of a misdemeanoT. The bill is one
that was drawn by the legislative COM
mittee of the American Banking congress
and has been introduced in almost every
state in the Union and in most states
made a law. Senators Burton and Ijors-
ley opposed the bill and voted against IT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
EAKER IDENTIFIED.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 26,-Detective
W. A Groneweg of Council Bluffs Ia
arrived today with a requisition for J. @.
Mabrav. the alleged leader of the swim
dlers held here by tho postal authorities
W. T, Ballew Of Princeton, Mo. banker
who alleges he was swindled ont Of $4,000
on a fake horse race, also arrived today
and identified Mabray as one Of the al
legged millionaires betting with him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
Mrs. WinsiOw s Soothing Syrup

has been used for YEARS by MILLIONS
Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT
SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the CHILD
SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS sli
PAIN. CURES WIND collie and is the
best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold nv
Druggists in every part of the world Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
TEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUG
ACT, June 20, 1906. SERIAL. NUMBER
I1qg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
FUNERAL NOTICES.

r7ha s,,n.roI ~ SF-s IS,1a~, TS-,I.,,.,- Iii
be held at the Sixth ward meeting house
at o'clock Sunday afternoon. Friends
will be received at the family residence.
457 West Fourth South, from Il to 1:30
p. IA.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
DIED.

BROW-N-At SOL Emerald avenue Feb. %.
1903. of old age. Emma 5. Brown. in her
z5th year. Native of England.
Notice of funeral later.
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GOLD FOR SOUTH AMERICA.

New York. Feb. 26.-The Auglo-South
American bank today engaged $4,000 in
gold for RuenoS Ayres-