The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-05

of Winchester. arc on fire and the flames
famed by high winds are sweeping over
large areas OF valuable timber land. Lack
of rain has made the forests dry and
ready prey for the flames.
URBANA H., Nov. lit was an
nounccd today that the council OF admin
iStratIun OF the University of Illinois had
expelled from the university +. y.
wheeler. n sophomore clvil engineer, for
alleged participation in hazing. Two 9th
or sophomoTcs were dismissed for the
remainder Of the academic year.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Nov. IA report
has been received here that the Path
is being cmptied TO make repairs on tho
dam and I'LL up the swale that was
threatened with disaster last spring, Es
Inmates place the cost OF repairs at
$3.50, 900.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Nov i.-The
question OF breaking tho Will OF Mrs,
Vannic f. Allen of Maiden and the re-
apportionment of the property valued at
$50 O0O, among several relativcs. tnclud-
Ing Madame Lillian Nordlca. the opera
singer WAS taken under Amusement today
by Judge DuGg OF the supreme court.
OTTAWA. Ont. Nov. Cyril ST. Ar
mand OF ThuTso, ten years old, was today
sentenced To six years for horse stealing
When eight years old he was convicted
of an attempt To wreck a Canadian Pa
c!nc railway train HIS youth enabled him
to escape sentence for this and a num-
ber Of burglarIes which followed
NEW YORK. Nov. New York is to
have another hundred million dollar
| bank" 10 he known rs the Mechanics and
consolidation OF the Mechanics National
| bank and tho National Copper bank. The
merger will represent combined assets OF
about 100000. 600, Gates w. McGar-
rah will be president
! COLUMBIA. $. c., Nov. 1.-The Ma
| tional Association for the Study and Pre-
veDton OF Pelagra was organized here
tonight at the conclusion of two days
! conference on pclIaGrA. attended by near
! ly 200 physicians. DIR. J. W. Babcock,
superintendent of the South Carolina
| state hospital for the insane at Columbia,
was elected president
TUCSON. Ariz.. Nov. 1.-Ben Heney.
! q brother of Francis j. Hency. was re-
| moved from office as MAYOR tonight by
records. IIeney admitted that lie had
| removed the resignation Of the street SUI
periniendent after 1t had been filed
| Heneys only recourse lies in an appeal 10
the district court p. y. Jacobus a prom
inent business man. WAS appointed 20
succeed Hcney as mayor.
| CHICAGO. NOV. 4.-Fraternity rules ol
|
sity ard the expensive drain ON students
to keep IN the social llmcleht. VIII h,
curbcd through Joint action OF the uni
versity faculty and the fraternity alumni
board Of the institution commissioner:
tonight The faculty has been receiving
complaints that the expense OF belonging
to fraternities is too high for the aver.
age student and that unless pledged tC
one organization OF the kind the student
is left out of the social life of the col,
lege.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.--Thc name o.
Oscar I. Crosby OF Washington and War.
rento!i, Va. has been added To thos,
mentioned likely to be appointed
United States minister TO China. TIL,
report was current tonight on what i.
said TO be good authority that Secretar,
Knox had selected Nr. Crosby and tha
President Taft had his name under con
sdcratjou. 1t was said that shortly aitc
Mr.. Tafts return, Mr.. Crosbys sclcc
ton will he announced. Mr.. Crosby ha
attained note as an explorer and writer
. TIc IS graduate OF West Point. bu
gave - his army commission.