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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
RIDGES WILL SET ASIDE
Court Divides Property Among Widow
And -Four Childrcu--SOn L.
Named Executor.

Tho last win and testament of Alfred
Joseph Ridges was broken this after
noon boz Judge Ritchies division of the
Third district court when am order
issued dividing the property OF tine os-
tate among the widow and four child
rem. Alfred Joseph Ridges. Dr.. is
named boo the order aE administrator OF
the estate.
The deceased died n this city at the
age of 30 wears Ou March l6. 1905 lCaT-
inr real property valued al So 600, con-
sistIug of the family home at 1856 west
Fourth North, and 500 ln cash. The
haQuest to the wife WAS an unmO-
Tested lease during her life OF the fame
Uy home and BE- was wiIied to the two
youngest children. Lawrence Whitney
Ridges and Hazel NoWbcrry Ridges.
possession to pass upon the death OF
their mother Alfred Joseph Ridges.
Jr Mary D. Morull and their mother
were mot otherwise provided for boz the
HIU Ernest D.. Ridges brother and
Josiah lees WDTu named bE lhD testa-
tu. us administrators uf he estate.
Upon THEN petition f0r the probate
of The Will the muthcI and the two
other children entered for che probate
off the NnI. fhe mother and the Two
other children entered the court with
proceedings seeking to have tho win SET
aside. claiming uus0uudnesa Of mind
uu thr pant off thc testatur Tho order
uf tne court this afternoon grants The
prayer uf the contestants. All mem
brrs .f che family We're boo court TO-DAY
and while iHH proceedings were spirit
sd. M uH# uuf s0 Don the Heurn tlH I'd
umUy quarrel WAS taking place. tlr
adjustment appearing FOO have been SAT-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
It Has Taken Twenty-Five Days
To Secure Twelve Men Com
petent to Act as Jurors.
3,O19 NAMES WERE DRAWN.
-Four of Those selected Can Neither
Head Nor Nritc-Trial Begins
Tuesday Morning,

Nashville. Tenn. Feb I#.-Wiihout
further changes. the jury was sworn
this morning u the case against Col.
Duncan D. Cooper Robin j Cooper ana
John u. sharpe charged with the STAY
ing of former Senator r. w Carma'h.
Tho state asked for several days
iD which to gather It's witnesses. The
court suggested that the taking of tes-
umouy begin Tuesday morning Coun-
sell ou both sides agreed and court adj
iouruel until then.
Every one connected with the case
drew long breath of relief today
whom the state announced that IL was
satisfied with the jury selected. For
gI DAVIS the court, attorneys, ana OF
0,srs had been trying 10 get COM
pcteut Jurors 10 was necessary 10
draw five Nenirys of 500 each and one
of -1g or "a total OF 3Ol9 before the
bIrv was secured. AS it is four OF
fbe iurv can neither read nor Write'
and two others speak English ohly lu-
dIdcrenetly. Every man OF the ~ 7"oie
be had not read a newspaper since be
r,r.tba killing and some had not read
mo r,r tO wears BieImau, the only
avcaption. had been out of the state
nom me week before the killing until
The day he was summoned.
Tho jury follows. ,,-.
r. n. Burke. carpenter. a.; Robert
,t1pborson. farmer. 40; q. a. Lane,
farmer. 81 w. A. Odair, farmer 2Si
Casper schuupp farmer, a; j. Vaughn
farmer. AZ. S H. Hyde, farmer. 5o'
Gus Kuipfer. farmer, a.; r. O. Bier
man real estate, a.; J. a. woodruff
farmer. 55. Jacob Frultger farmer 49,
william HoWS. farmer, o'.
Mrs Eastman. who was laihlHk 20
sa,,st,- Carmacll when he was killed,
probabIv vim Doe the first witness next
Tuesday
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
RAILROADS ANNOUNCE RATES
FOR REPUBLICAN CONVENTION


arranged ows
Ind intermediate points Sail p IN Ri Gsed does not
1agoonro adw ms o
FOL 81 boz
hu line n dac vii Ct Of Is kr 81 g b a
pure takes reu 70 tho far oil one M his c rad &c q
b Of -r city do1o AM prras return
hsrssua oil shot will sd
o dearnng s o
for return
o a al City Denver m Ri Grand an al Route nj
% Eos out onehf 10 N vuar flare b rutoor receipt for he u
at ~ "a al c
W.
M
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
A CHICAGO MAN RAISED
QUESTION OF ELIGIBILITY

Chicago. Feb. l2-"It was Chica-
Roan" says the Tribune iu news item
today. "who put over quiet little
Joke the other day on Philauder e..
Knox. william H TAFT and several
other persons supposed Co know good
deal about constitutional law.
"At least this b. the assertion of Dr.
Eurenc Murray Aaron. president of the
American geographic institute. Dr.
Murmy-Aaron has been smiling quiet
y over the hubbub in the house and
the senate and the Hobbies at Washing
ton about senator Knox eligibility lo
the office off secretary of state but
said not O. word. and went right ou
with hIs editorial work Then Do
heard thYt some one Boo Buffalo news
ruuur office had been given credit for
startling the thue. This troubled hlm
and ha began looking Through his core
resuoudouce hles
"rho result was o. carbon copy of
letter written Jan. %. last, and reading
as follows
Dear senator Knox Allow mr fo
ran your attention 90 the second para
Graph of section W. FIRST article of the
United states Constitution. Is NOT This
ID ban t0 the position now offered you
np IuIg. rate ls NOT Bu enabling H.t
called fHr hr7t'
.UsIsu.ll
"EUENE AUTHORIZATIONS
.I have been working lately along
limo. 0f Chat SORT 600 "a volume tuuUh-
me un constitutional matters. nr
hmruE. Aaron explained "aud aa soon
IA. Obj. senator's proposed appointment
..u. uu. q saw tho dimulty My first
Hourm WAS t0 write to Mn Taft Thrn
DO u..mred to me that the appointment
na. unsettled ana inasmuch as . have
.uouu Knox for several NaafE de-
..U.I iu write to hIu"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
MONEY IS SAFE

TH De.rrHI National bauk sert nb
registered mail $1,000 uo Its Denver co-
Respondent the Colorado National h8uk
un Thursday last Do WAS feared Ht tnn
muk this morning that the package WaH
ou tho hIo Crlude train thlt Waa held
uu ana tnf maN NaI robbed Ht MILITARY
Junction HFf oFDniuH Four miles south
.f IrUfr. m NtH however. a.."I i.IHUd
fIIH afternoon. fhHI thf money H.d boon
SOM over ihe Union Pacific Fo chat m
reached Denver safely at D.. ga,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
IT OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY
At the Law Offices of Senator
Badger and u. S. Dist.
Atty. H. E. Booth.
~ q Result mother Substitute Bul
70 BE Labeled Just q, Good
A." T. Being Prepared

Euu.uehod after being routed from
the last stand they had taken boz the
legislature, the s3loonmen and brew
ers of Utah are today junHmt m a
now hope of success
This hope is born or belief that
Senator John y. Smith has ARRANGED IL
for them. SD that the Cannon urohibi-
ton bin win boz substituted hy a John
y. smith measure. Whether this meas
ura win bee signed by 10 sJalWart sena-
tors who attended "a conference last
"Wednesday evening in tho law offices
of State senator Carl Badger or vhcth-
or John y Smith himself WiU introduce
it, is not yet q certainty
ID is a certainty, however. that after
long effort the group OF ofhceholders
who are raising the cry of Beat Pro-
h,bition with Regulation believe they
have succeeded ln drawing together IN
the office OF prominent member of
that group. enough senators 20 further
their ends iu defiance of the win of the
people At al events this group ifs
busy r8Hing up measure that elm
we 'ui.gH DILL ,'t al4o el'lll'i'"le9 lne
" 'g ,. i'' '9 "- ''''
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,.
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Ml.@on was lluuy,l ~ CoIll. -' tl'.
h"as'I i"" "iIis' u'''s' .l eru gi. ''''
aIt'hs'd oS I'', az 5ig 49,
one or "H'IN' l.'yI Any 'S q, ~
J.. a'o.4' is H''.o- ',-i w.. '' ,.'g .l' .i
or h''lu' L'' '''' i'''" D"
OFFICES lI'e caucus N'z i-.'''l
wilson l' " ".'.N .' 'N p''l''D''l,H
pllH.ip, li- ..N ''9. ''' az 10y
he' llhs, OUT I... 'n u'ss u7g u N ie
itl'd aila. l.I''t tu' ,eut Nl
plain l.hsl's' "'0l "' tN"ushl 'L
henl ,-...
ll was aldI'N TOD news l'Iie DE-
taoNc iAat tAg partner. l' tns a7
Hl."t '' n'.' 49,
ranging -"Ine.I!hs just "a" 5000
wore SENATOR A'i Ns' h,ns t' ls
J9Ah y. 0hilN. 'NI''n ana S,""H.l. 'l'
"I Wnom. as WAS .Al.- tso ',l'e, hl'N'-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
Two Masked Robbers Stopped
Atlantic Express Almost in
Limits of Denver.
TOOK ALL REGISTERED MAIL.
ISLAM on the Air and Stop This
Train Was Order to
The Engineer.
He and Fireman Marched to Mail Car
One Bandit Kept Up Fusllade.
Othcr Did the Work.

Denver Feb. 13.-AImost within the
ciU limits OF Denver. at what Is known
as Military Junction, two masked rob
Beers ut $3.50 this morning stopped east
hound Denver & Rio Grsnde passenger
train SO. O. known as the Atlantic
express Amid "a fusiladc OF revolver
shots from one of the robbers the 9TH
ar forced the mail clerk TO- open the
door OF his car
The robber then cody searched every
piece OF registered mail in the car
threw the packages Doe desired into a.
sack ana jumped off, Al the point OF
reyoiyers. the engineer. fireman, mail
and baggage clerks were marched up
the track distance, then told 20 get
back Co their train The robbers then
disappeared with their booty How
much they secured iz not known, but
Dc is believed Co amount Co several
thousand dollars That they were
thoroughly familiar with the railway
postal business seemed evident. as the
rubber 600 the mail car threw aside
package after package after cxamin-
iur Them carefully Armed forces or
deputies squads OF regular soldiers.
from Fort Logan and police are search
iu- the country around Fort Logan.
a... .ra.. f..,fris d., s,,r.t, y, ,t. 49,.
bandits but nu trace of them has been
found s. careful search is also be
iUr uaa. n Denver u- the robbery
t. ..r. ..t. .,u.. .fi.,.... -,
,... r.... -. ''.,'''l ','''l
'. '". Guy. ana '"t robbers
H1-' r.F0 made -1air way there.
Oh. tran which WAS several hours
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'"'''''''N "' " Si'''" UT
N''''f f' mules an hour. When sudden
; lr Engineer Gum heard voice behind
.... r..tf,..- .,..,,..f a., ,..,,.s a..
''' ''U''u ''.
. 'H"Hz.' of an automatic revolver pokei
into a's iase.
/ .'7' ''"'" one WIN
/ "h TWO h'hes OF ms cheek.
ppDEp M, t,N-,,rn-E,t-p
ISLAM on the air and stop this train
I came rho order
| .r
P''NN ""''' it, 'i we % oioN on'
Your brains"
This Gam. FINN, tb. ,ort.,. ott.,,d
| Jug IT'D 'H' engineer. re was heaNy-
81 man with red hair and wearing a
red s,,.,ts.. the .ous. oe ,.bi,b ~,
t""." "' over '"e lower part OF MS
face. and his revolver was damned
.....,gt Is,,-ir.-, .,.,..,... f..
latl'r hesllaled a moment
The train was brought to "a sudden
stop. within "a short distance OF tho
/ little station. which was closed for the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13

IN Getting Ready 20 Buy a Homo
Make n study 81 the views Real
Estate News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-19

=s tie rector steadily. @,Et iss s1t n,ane h., said solemn.y .'lt iss ein hGneert dolis.:. l a.is ,nein 9-au-" He turned -rc.a tna actor and gazed at his uif.; iiisn Ee bent forward and se- Then he looked around Un1 i1eln 1cau l1a1.a $ worth it.''
 The sod pieces a serita ole y"es~ad to tne rector. He settled ell te houaeaosi .4ilts ekisl after all, were Iot :cfy large, o:jsidct. hoI1x- waaa passase for s:1k old Irsr Uozae,.. rescaed. fcrlorn Htt. street ..rch,n .ros -ao .al.d get nim 5a,a N5ts.s: e-.ans- e. sp tc 1igat school. lie eIle. n,sc de.,.s Of caa1ty, for :be parsLioners, t!ol:ga tas, w.-e cue sf th~n.-dd not ..as.,s ile o.ary Funa Jig enough to ha"cr s-. Iris ds1fts.
 rector lao ar:t; zrasc B1aese-K;. He sat s.i. desa aud tae kSnca. ti~. Sst7or. Of o5.11d Eabe1 H1a tends hes; was teushea The ssosie. nuch But, ats: tte Discretionary Fure wa empty.
 With tne hrrs9rcness otuan o4a and privileged domest-c Ibn1al appeared at tie doorway.
 That ts here, she annourced; "the .nan you marrie6 two weeks Gso. lie wjshes to you.''
 Show him in, Harzsh," directed the recscr But his mind was not esJm luis to1s Or neve- to have accepted i..s It much. Hst he had taken it: and worse, 1,o had spent it! Tho rector grew as red ss if he had heaa guilty of an actual theft Great beads Of persrr atio stoo1 out upon his forehead It would be long time be- fore he could refund that dreadful hundred dol- lars. sss@ = Is
 The dcor~ opened aud Isaac Ro-ofsky sauntered IF: There YES jurisant swagge- ir his gait, rec:cr was too nervous to see tris lie was only aware of ysngef.: Sny1ock commanding :he resto- ration of his dCcacs.
 the room He wrurs the rector's oltstretched hand r'gorously. lis thick lips parted in in gratiating smile Matr:mony had robbed him of his suavity
 How iss you Herr Docto-?" he inquired cheer fully. Perhaps you, does not remember me. am Isaac Borofsky. You gifs me the honor to marry
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-19

was forced to note the accuracy of the return fire; when came to think it over, well, anyway, 1t good shooting, for had several close calls . and Lombard was scratched twice There were several dark forms on the ground, when, obeying a sharp command which seemed to come from the carriage itself the bunch scattered. One of the forms proved to be the girl; she had tainted
 Lombard picked her up and carried her to the brougham, and, he about to put her in, he stopped with exclamation of surprise I looked his shoulder and there the seat insideS as calm and collected you now. sat one of the Jap officers on the general stan-one that came on with fresh troops for garrison duty only two three days before.
 |" Well, by thunder.' said Lombard in English, this internal scoundrel sat here and didn't lift finger to help the girl
 "He went on with more in the same strain, for he was very impulsve, Lombard was, neveI think ing that the Jap officer understood English What he said wouldn't look we'll in print, and I'll bet you, or any other man with a drop of good red blood in his veins, would have shot him in his tracks for the half of it. But the Jap sat there mute in the sem-goom until Lombard stopped for breath; then he moved bit on the seat.
 " If you have quite finished he said in excellent English, you place the young lady the seat Then direct the patrol this way, if will be so kind, so that we may get on.
 Lombard was thunderstruck. He stood with his the step. tho girl resting partly his as held her in his After time he spoke.
 |" Understand that retract nothing, you cow ardly cur,' he said, and began huring epithets at him
 There in making a bad matter worse, interrupted him. The patrol, attracted by the shots, coming along, anyway, and thought it time moving! Understand, neither of had what the girl like this time. One of the lap robes of the brougham had been thrown over her head, and though Lom- hard had pulled it aside wEen he picked her up, yet her face in shadow. She gave long sigh just about then and struggled to rise. Lombard spoke to her in English to soothe her, just as he had spoken to the Jap officer at first, not knowing caring whether she understood. So that both of surprised again when she spoke.
 " Let me down. please she said in English, too. and clamly as if she had FeQuested drink of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-19
TFIE GOOD OF THE SERVICl

town. r. was in Of our EcctI1Ea! ra=-ties at met the gi-I-yec, there's girl in this story; she's the story. It at night, Ss say, tha. we met !Ee girl to> the first time
 "1here few vehicles Ieft-;n the town, ana most of t:;css that 1eetl were being hurried toward the front provisIoa carts sASQswheI we heard the rumble of wheels at that tns fof night. and saw a real, though dilapidateo broughs ID, drawn by pair of horses that evidently had beer requistioned from the artillery. harness and all, were somewhat surprised.
 When tho brougham was not more than hun dred feet away there was shot; the off-horse stumbled scd ten. Tien &here scurry Of feet and e numter of dark ferns perhaps ten e. tweiva, toward the carriage. Surprise after surprise. There woma1's scream, suddenly sIihe1, acd, by common impulse, Lombard and drew guns and toward the disturbance. Lombard fred the and downed one man the outskirts of the little crowd. I opened up. and both of enptied six shots into the mass be- fore it broke. Even in the heat of the moment l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-19

quarters" and confidently expected that some thing might turn up.'
 Keep your weather eye peeled, CoIin' he said with his queer grating laugh, GOT you may miss the opportunity of disposing of another big consgn- ment of those very bad rifles of yours"
 This always was his joke Twice he had sud denly appeared on Broadway, had paid cash down for stock rifles to be delivered in certain time always in a hurry-and the last time so he jok- ingly insists. the rifles we sent him did dam age to their owners than to the enemy.
 It soon developed that he had nothing to do for the evening except contain his soul in patience. for quiet visit A chance inquiry about mutual friend brought forth the story of the last of his many queer adventures.
 "Carstairs? Yes. he's still attached to the em- bassy at Tokio. saw him there few months ago. By the way, Colin, you remember Lombard. the correspondent who went with me to Central America when-that time? Undoubtedly you read of his death? Shot down in the streets of Toko in a drunken braw1 the dispatches said and the Foreign Once substantiated this version full investigation"
 There a world of contempt and sarcasm in the last two words. I nodded. remembered the story we'll, for it had created considerable nent in oficial circles here.
 Well, that lie; of many" he went settling himself in his chair 'To give you the inside history of that affair, will back bit; back to Mukden. in fact, just after the Japs oc- cupied the city. The siege 1asted-how many
 
 but it long time. You nagfne the tur- moil and confusion in that haIf-starved city, with every looking out himself, and the devil take the hindmost. l f''
 Undoubtedly it would have gone hard with had there been anyone the field staff who membered That little affair-you remember! As it was, I would have had hard time explain ing why l. an American, bore arms for Russia, had it not been for Lombard He was out there for a New York newspaper, you know; was caught with the forces in the city, and couldn't get out When he learned of my predicament, he gave me the credentials of artist who had roomed with him and who had gone down to the coast before the fuss started about the town. That made me safe enough, provided that I was not recognized. When had been investigated and received passes from Headquarters. had the of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-19

7@HE rector weary and iIe sat at his study table, a1d deep =Iinkle was not his Sunday serlacn wk;ca occa-
 "A. stoned his Worry. Oh, not That vas
 neatly written and safely tucxsj away in pigeonhole O. his desk. 1Ce rsC..rs Lead little pile of parcis. go tel tho t:-:th, they were bills. Yes, bills. Blls fer coal, and bilS fer light, srd bills fer f1ed It aiiazi,.g ho~ they mounted ID. Fo- the rsctor iiyrd v,rE l:ET1y a4 all al'ise, Save fer lis old servant, 11annaA, and the fo-.ocn waIfs of society whom insisted upon set them on thti: feet. But lac rector cid not remember these visitors. and old Hal-ah. who sputtered a11 sr:1mbl3d each one, no. there a. the moment 10 remind h:Ea- So the took to provide man wi-h tie mese necessities For tte cl1y lrxnry the rector allowed EiEse!r was an occasional new peck.
 Then bis lips broIe into little smile. Those dear Earish1o.ers of his! They had called him to be the head of big church in a big city. The city That was tue tEiEs the rector could not forget He bent all his eT.crges toward it's bet1ermeni Ard those dear pariahioners!-they not very rich, but they did their best. They always had subscription paper going the rounds, and they always brought it to the rector head with his signature and approval. And the always did He read the pathetic announcement. listened to the heartrendng tale, and invariably seized his pen to put himself down as the first subscriber That where the trouble lay; the was too generous. But he would have believed you if you had told him that.
 His fingers lowered above the little silver bel1. He would ring for Hannah, and together they would discuss the possibility Of 1essening such ap paIl1ng consumption of butter and sugar and cofee But at that moment Hannah herself appeared the doorway and saved him the trouble
 There's a couple out here who want to be hn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-19
THE BRIDEGROOM GRoPED UPON THE FLOOR"

me-ach. Himnael it is just,two weeks this night Do you rememb mber?
 .Yes I recall answered the unhappy clergy man. Those hateful geld coins seemed to fattle over the floor again. He wished he had never seen them. But, then!-they had sent the old irlsa woman die in peace in the mother-eoan- try; they started little Pete with clean Dill in life; they had done so much! And now this wanted them back
 Do you remember the moneys that 1 gf you: The gold coins? The hundert dollar?" pursued the memorable interrogator.
 ''I remember The thread that suspended tae sword DamocIes about to break.
 ':I tells you Maria was wort it. Aeh l was wrongi I made mistake! l think Maria WAS a good woman. Ach Hi mel! I did not hiiow her: The speaker breathed 8 deep sigh One fat Land sought trorsers' poehet.5 Out came anosaer little black has, | duplicate ecf-the first SoIae-s thing jingled he thrust 1t into the cfe-ssali hand. t'Du 1ieber Gotci nien fraa7-1asf isTa lss one angel Ei1 hundert Goilcri Sic is i-Tc-t. Lssrc Isaac Borofsky is honest. He pays sor yfss Ee gets She is. better thar, l knew. a.l lua.erts doIlar It is much! 1 thought it wts e2ough Himmel It is not It is 600 little. t.Fang you ein other hundert dollar. Take its Maria l5 worth it" *2@&s
 And that was how the rectcr was able to head: :: the subscription for the Blind Babies with gener-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-19

from the table It quite by accident, But the little bag fell to the floor, the string which gath cred the top burst and the coins fell upon the floor. They very bright and yellow and shiny. The rector thought they were new coppers.
 'Mein Gott!" exclaimed the bridegroom, and once more the nuptia1 kiss was deferred as he groped upon the floor. The coins were recovered There were five of them in all. Puffng and pant ing exertions, he to his feet and laid the coins upon the table The rector's eyes grew biz with astonshment They were twenty-dollar gold pieces--and five of them!
 The impatient groom preparing once more for the kiss, but the rector seized him by the 
 My dear sir you must have made mistake Those are twenty-do11ar gold pieces.
 Isaac Borofsky turned with little sigh Of re- gret though his eyes beamed with complacent sat- isfaction.
 Dat ss right he agreed "I know it. .
 The rector cast look of perpexity upon him. The donor of this wealth did not look opulent; his clothes very plain and inconspicuous Tt is too Rnuch.'' he said, gently, and waved his hand with little gesture of refusal ''1 could not ac- cept such from you. It would be too much to take even of these ccins. 1t would not be right
 MT. Borofsky laid both hands upon his wife. one upon each arm. But he turned his head and looked