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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
SUPPOSED SUICIDE
MAY PROVE MURDER.
Statements Made by Grand
Daughter Confirm New Theory
in Binkley Tragedy.

CHICAGO, June 3.-rhc coroner's in
quiry into the death of DR.. John II
Binlsley, ST., of Evansville, Ind. who
was found dead in local hotel last
night, was continued today until June
10, after Coroner s Physician Rcinhardt
had made postmortcm examination Of
the body and discovered what he de.
clared to be evidence in support of the
theory that the aged physician did not
commit suicide.
A startling statement supporting thc-
murder theory was made by Miss Elean-
or Upchurch. DR.. Binkley's IS granddauoh.
ter, at the coroner s hearing today.
MY grandfather was murdered. for
! am sure it was the murderer who
seized me just as | left the room right
after discovering the body said Miss
Upchurch. FWhen | and my mother
found grandfather dead in his chair.
and mamma was falntiDg i'll the hall
| ran toward the elevator to get doc
tor. A man met me and grasped ma
by tire arm where are you goiny7' he
asked / replied 1 was going down
stairs.
- You can u 90 downstairs. he said.
and started 10 drag me toward room.
broke away from him and run down
the stairway, as he was between nc
and the elevator
According to dispatches from Evans-
Vile, the dead physician 2 revolver has
been found in his residence in that
city
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
NEW APART MENT HOUSE
ON EAST FIRST SOUTH
Bolivar Roberts Estate Will Be
Site Of a Handsome
Structure.

The purchase OF tho property known
as inc old Bolivar Roberts estate. on
First South between Second and Third
East, by j. NJ, Wiley. Thursday from
w, j. Horne is the starting point for
the erection of n handsome apartment
house. which viii cost about $50. 900, The
property has frontage OF 70b feet and
extends back l32 feet Tho consideration
was Sl0,ol5. The sale was consummatod
through the office OF Little & Little, real
estate dealers.
The building win be three stories in
height and will contain twenty eight
apartments. Plans for the new building
are not entirely perfected. but 1t is In
Tended to make II especially attractive.
The demand for apartments is said TO
be especially heavy. Difficulty In rent
ing apartments Is had at the present time
and the erection OF new houses Is
not rapid enough TO supply the demand
for accommodations. solution OF the
problem, therefore. is felt to be the erec-
tion of apartment buildings. 1t Is IN
tended to push work on the new struc-
ture as rapidly as possible, and the
building Will be ready by the late fall.
The property is at present occupied by
an old sixtcen-room residence. This
building Will be razed Immediately TO
make room for the new structure.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
DIR. G. w. BARNES OF IDAHO is GIVEN
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT MORMONS

of the Methodist Presbyterian. CongrcGa-
tional and Baptist churches. called on
him TO protest against the scathE VI :"
Mormon apostle tSmooD as senator pc
cause as they stated. he was direct
and personal representative OF polySamy'
he, in "A most fatherly manner doctor
laid his soothing hand on the shoulder
of their leader and addressing thern us
Dear good women" told them they were
mistaken.
This organization is power In inc
state OF Idaho. doctor. where you are IN
charge OF a great work, at the head oi
the Methodist organization. which Is per
agGrandizemcnt Of any church In Ianno i',
You are undertaking quite contract'
doctor, which, while ever so just laud-
able. patriotic and Chrlstianlike, Is
mighty dangerous. II the unforeseen fu-
ture may be Judged by the light OF cT7
pcrience Of others who have traVeled
the weil-beaten path Of the past In ldano
history. This power. doctor. has MADE
and unmadc United States senator's cor
grcssmen and governors, 1t has made
and unmade political parties. even ira
sacred realms OF Jurisprudence. rms
power today doctor, rides rudely and
braZenly over the sacred enabling act oil
our own state constitution. rendering
nugatory a most plain provision of our
state constitution, which the trainers OF
this law said should never be ignored
doctor, lulled to silent rest the voice OF
every member of the last session OF the
Idaho legislature. so that no bill for the
restoration of the previous law against
the practice OF polygamy in Idaho was
even presented to either branch OF thet
body for enactment.
There were several Mcthodists. Pres
byterians and Baptists in that body. TOO
"a few Of whom are active In the work
OF the entirely laudabc Christian En-
deavor. whose great and splendid state
meeting you so ably and so forceiully ad-
monlshed on the subject Of too de-
laycd awakening from this lcthargy
which has overtakcn even the very best
Christian men and women OF this Nor
mon ridden young and growing COM
monwcalth
Doctor, you have job before you. but
In an altogether worthy cause. You
must awaken the tardy conscience OF
your state pastors. You must show those
OF your pastors In the Mormon-ln ted
regions OF Idaho that because they know
they must preach the issue into the
hearts and lives OF all the preachers OF
the state.
You must crush down the towards.
doctor; those who would lull your act'v-
tiles TO sweet repose and bid you, for the
sake OF their ambition. political or COM
mercial, to cease to agitate the issue.
Then you VIII be attacked bitterly,
called "spotter." n "spy," and an in
former" The Mormons will talk about
you in a suspicious manner; limiting at
fy the polygamous lives OF their file lead
crs. You will be accused OF Fighting
a Religion"
II takes courage OF the highest order
TO make this fight doctor. and those In
terestcd in the moral upbuilding or Ida
no will place n chaplet on your brow if
you are forceful and ingenious I'm sus-
ccssfully leading the fight for this. tho
greatest of ali needs In state retorma-
ton c, Il, ARNEY.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
ADDITIONS MADE TO
POSTAL BLACK LIST

Postmaster L. Thomas has received
from the officials at Washing ton the fol-
loving fraud order. setting out the names
of various persons and firms who are on
the postal blacklist
II. j. Dewey and the Exchange Realty
company. Toledo: Balantyne 81 Co. and
all agents Boston: Sha'Tun association
and agents. Cincinnati: Otto Schmidt.
Hamburg, Germany, Charles Meyer. Co
psnhae5u. Denmark; Wilhelm Bueck-
mann, Hamburg; Rochester Supply com
psny and the Patent Bales Promoting
company of Rochester Albert II, Pastel.
Fort Lee. y. j.; the Photogenlc COM
pauy OF New York; y. Nathan and s.
Milsheim, Hamburg: Royal Prusslan
Glass Lottery and Won Qucdnel. Greefs-
wald. Germany; s. Sicscl. Hebermann
Joel. \. Loebensteln and Adoiph
Schmoor Hamburg; owen r. Moses &:
Co.. Chicago: George Roch, Leipzig, Ger
many: Ernst Rdunius. Hamburg, Max
Simpson. lS Ann street. New York: Pa
rlsian Diamond company and l.. Sadel-
meyer. Binghampton and Newary VAL
ley. New York: Western M. o. company
and officers, st. Paul. Continental Com
mercial company. Minneapolis; Prof l..
A. DeLavere, p o. box 796. st. Louis;
Harvey r. Coggin. L. Coggin. Roy G,
Manfel. Roy Msnsillo. W. l.. Edge. Clovis
Edge Doshis Edge. Lynne Edge and Lee
Edge Guntown, Mississippi II. l.. Ma
son. West Forty-fifth street. New
York. Jones Steindeckcr. Hamburg; Paul
IL. Jones, 32i Cooper MIL road, Zanes-
vile. q.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
HOTEL WEDDING END
OF PRETTY ROMANCE
j. +. Hart and Miss l.. NJ. Sher-
wood United at Hotel
knutSfOrd.

The termination OF a pretty romance
was witnessed Thursday evening at s
o clock in the parlors OF the knutsford ho-
tel when i, +, Hart the popular night
clerk of the Knutsford hotel, was married
to Miss L. NJ. Sherwood Of Eureka.
Mr.. Hart first met Miss sherwood IN
January. and after brief courtshlp OF
FIVE months was the successful bidder
among the many admirers for the young
lady's hand. The announcement came as
a decided surprise TO the many friends OF
the young folks. and the wedding was =
quiet one. The ceremony. was performed
by Deputy County Nlcrk ]. L. Eldredge.
Sr. before a small party OF intimate
friends, Norris b. Dudley of Hilltop New;
acting as best man TO the bridegroom anu
Miss Rosa Nolan as bridesmaid,
After the ceremony delightful dinner
was served in the parrors of the i\nuls-
ford hotel and many congratulations
showered upon the contracting parties by
those present. The happy couple VIII re
main In salt Lake City and be. Mt home
10 their friends on Monday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
NEW MbERS ARE
GIVEN A WELCOME
High School Commercial Alumni
Association Takes i'm Recent
Graduates.

The second annual high school CONNER,
cial alumni association meeting was held
Thursday evening in the high school gym
nasiuIn, when over 200 OF the alumni stu
dents welcomed into the association the
present graduating class and elected OF
ticers for the ensuing year. The iore-
part OF the evening was spent IN the gym
nasium assembly, whore IA proeram mme
was rendered and the officers elected. Re-
ports were made from the different com
mittees and all were favorable for the as
socatiou.
The new officers are; Otto Glover, pres
iaent, Russell Sprunt. first vice presl-
dent; Miss Flora Arbuckell, second vice
president, Grover Rcbentisch, treasurer
Stevenson Lloyd, secretary.
Principal Eaton gave a short talk ana
summed up the work OF the association
in the short time that IL has been organ :
lied and wished the new officers the best
OF success The officers who gave up
their positions were: Grover Renen-
tisch. president. Laura Bennett. first vice
president. Otto Glover, secretary. ana
Miss Vera Smith, treasurer. During the
intermission in the gymnasium, the grad,
yates from the different classes met and
selected directors for the general com
mittee. They are: Florence Foreman, ,,0i;
Clara Kelley, '05: Walter Peterson 9e
McCabe. '09. The only class that was NOT
represented was the first class to grad-
uate in 'o3. To all the present members
the new secretary Issued membership
cards
The programme rendered by the alumni
and present graduating students was as
follows;
Selection, -; ;.........;;-;. IA. 5; orcneStrHh
Ring On. Ye Bells ,s..... Girls Glee Gimo
Recitation. .............,-..... Irene Whitn,
Reg@ause Roea solo; from iocciyn Elsie May Anse"
'e'eeuse i'o'" .'....'.. o.e. Wellington Davidson
Reclta Winnifrcd Parry
Selection. ................H II. s. orchestra
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
Combined Efforts TO Stamp Out
SCab Disease on Western Ranges

During the grazing season of 1909
the forest service will again co.oeprate
with the bureau of animal industry and
the state officials in efforts TO stamp
out the disease known as scab which
exists among the sheep in a number of
the western states and territories. This
work has been carried on by the bu
rcau Of animal industry for several
years past The forest service has en-.
deavored to assist the bureau. as we'll
as the state authorities, in enforcing
the law by refusing TO admit any sheep
on national forest, within the pro
scribcd states, that were not accom-
panied by a certificate of inspection,
signed by an inspector of the bureau
of animal industry, to the effect that
they were free from the disease or had
been dipped in accordance with the
regulations Of the bureau.
In nearly all the western shcep-rais
ing states the state boards, charged
with protecting the health Of the live
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
RAPID TRANSIT

It's les little planet that we all arc
To travel round IL doesn't mean you'll
neighbor packs his grip an poes ,
thousand miles or more,
An you've scarcely learned to inIss hin,
when he turns up at the store
A-sayln HoWdy-do. an more'n likely
shakin' hands, "''S
An telin' bout the wondrous things he
saw In foreign lands,
huntin' trip, q
An one is hastenin' through japan Ia
give dull care the slip
An severafs on the lsthmus SEEM how
canal work goes,
An some Is maxim ready to explore the
polar SHOWS. ~
The folks that travel have completely lost
their old-time dread.
You simply buy your ticket an saw "Jet
er go aheadI"
The friends an family used to haunt the
depot an the dock
An say "Cood-by." an mehbe cry cause
paftin was a shock,
But now we simply say. $50 long" with
hearts all free from pain;
You hardly bid farewell before YOU shout
Hello" again!
Washington Star
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
Years Accidents in En- gland

Statistics for 1908, just published nv thc
home office, showing the number of acct
dents resulting In death or personal in
jury known to the police of England and
Wales TO have been caused in streets
roads or by public vehicles. give the To-
tai as 1878. Ii6 Of the cases being fatal
Horse-drawn omnibuses caused 3O4
cases OF injury; other horse drawn vcbi
c!es. 9Oi6. of which AS were fatal: mo
chanically propelled street cars were an
sWeraole for 2S7S accidents. 50 being
fatal, and motor buses caused lI5G "a
OF this number proving fatal Motor cnrs
and motorcycles were the cause of 4IaS
there We're 7l2 fatal and IL. .9o2 mons fotul it,'l
accidents; in Wales, "a fatal. and s95
non fatal ~ 's'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
SAGE BRUSH GRUBBER Is
INVENTED BY IDAH0AN,
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
BOISE, June &C. II. Fox OF New
Plymouth. In Canyon county, Is the In
Ven;or of a new automobile Sagebrush
grubber which solves the troublesome
problem OF clearing sagcbrush land. Once
going over the ground this machine pulls
the sagebrush. tosses 1t into winrows In
shape TO be burned, and plows the
ground.
This novel machine Is propelled by a
22-horsepower traction engine. From
fifteen to eighteen acres OF land can easily
be cleared and plowed In eight hours
with the present swath of the machine.
which Is seven feet. Its inventor.
blacksmith by trade, is planning a new
cut. to be nine feet in length. which
would Increase its eight-hour accomplish-
ments to almost twenty acres.
Mr.. Fox has just gone through a thor
ougl and practical test with his new IN
vention. having completed the clearing
plling and plowing process on 500 acres
OF greaseWood land Sagehrush yields
easier to grubhing than greasewood. The
Invention is a boon 10 the men OF this
rapidly developing state.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
oA . T . IA 4 "a,
a.oih, sThs Kind You flaSa Always B0uga
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AMERICANS MISTREATED
BY INDIAN POLICE

Los ANGELES, Cal, June 3.-Ralph
Rogers. a banker of this city, has just
reached Los Angeles from Palm
Springs. Riverside county, and relates
thrilling story of how he and his
son. Leslie Rogers. were attacked by
two Indian police from the Aqua Cal.
iente reservation, to whom they sur
rendered after being shot at several
times. The Indians then handcuffed
them together and held thcm in the hot
sun on the desert for eight hours with
the temperature at ll5 degrees. The
trouble arose over a question of land
ownership.
Mr. Rogers and his son were finally
released by a deputy United States
marshal. Rogers asserts that the In
dian police were acting under orders
from Miss Clara True, government
agent
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
TROOPS ARE MAINTAINING
GOOD ORDER AT McCL0UD

M'CLOUD. Cal. June 3.-Thc state
militia sent hero last night. numbering
about 300 men. arrived this afternoon
under the command of Adiutant Gen
eral i. b. Laurk The troops were met
at thc station by J, II. Queal, president
of the McCould River Lumber com
pany, who escorted them TO the plant.
There was no demonstration on the
part Of the strikers when the soldiers
arrived Everything is quiet in Me
Cloud. Almost Immediately after the
arrival of the troops the electric light
and powerplant which the strikers
forced down last night resumed opera
tions under guard Of detachment of
militia. The box factory and planning
mill, it is announced, will start up
again tonight
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
STRIKE In QUAKER
CITY NEARING END
Continued From Page One.

Continued From Page One.
men were sworn in this morning Tim
othy . 'Leary, assistant superintendent
of police, who has been in active charge
of tho policing Of the city since the
strike began, said today that if neces-
sary to preserve order 10000 extra men
would be enrolled for police duty.
Mob Violence Continues.
The report that the strike would prob.
ably be settled within twenty four
hours spread quickly, but not before
rioters in the kensington district had
entered on their crrand of destruction.
Early IN the evening mob of nearly
two thousand persons formed on Ken.
sington avenue and started for the main
barn of the company, intending to de-
stroy it. BY the time the barn was
reached. there were nearly four thou
sand in the mob The mob was met by
five hundred policemen at the barn.
This had quoting effect and only a
few stones were thrown.
Demonstrations were made in other
portions of the city almost as serious
as those in the Kensington district last
night. Cars were wrecked and motor
men, conductors and policemen at
tackled. Several persons were injured.
No attempt was made TO burn the cars,
the mob being content with breaking
the windows and splitting the seats
If the men agree to accept coun-
ter.proposition made by the transit Of
ficials, they probably Will return to
work late tomorrow. The employees OF
the eighteen barns throughout the city
will meet tomorrow morning and elect
delegates. who will meet later and vote
on the proposition Of the company. The
decision will be regarded by the men
us final
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
I'm Hotel Corridors

F. V, MARTIN. prominent, mining
Cullen.
F c. HIGHSMITH. mayor Of Mineral
Wells. Tex. arrived In the city Thurs
day. cnroute to the Alaska Iukon-Pa-
cihc exposition and registered at the
Kenyon.
MORRIS p. DUDLEY. prominent In the
mining circles OF Hilltop, New, arrived In
the city Thursday and is registered at
the Knutsford.
]. f. SLATER and wife OF Lead City.
S. D., are registered at the Wilson.
DIR. J. f. MORTON and wife OF Spring
Valley. Wis, are touring the west and
are guests Of the Cullen.
w. w. ATKINSON of Atkinson Bros.
Engineering company OF Colorado Springs.
is registered at the Kenyon, while super
intending the construction OF the new
buildings at Fort Douglas. Mr.. Atkinson
stated that the government Will in all
probability erect more buildings costing
in the neighborhood of 100000 In the
near future.
MRS. NJ GLOSS and her son, DIR. Oscar
Gloss of Copenhagen, Denmark. are guests
OF the knutsford while on their tour of
the world.
j. W. MADRID prominent in the bust
ness circles OF Trinidad. Colo, Is in the
city visiting the wholesale houses and Is
a guest of the Wilson.
w w. WALKER. a prominent business
man OF Denver Colo, is registered at the
Cullen
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
DOCTOR CLEMINS0N TO
FIGHT MURDER CHARGE

CHICAGO. June 3-Police Captain
Kane said today he had practically
abandoned hope of securing any fur
thcr admissions from DR. Haldane Glenn
inson, charged with the murder of his
wife.
DIR. Clemnson has secured an attor-
ney and apparently has made up his
mind to fight every inch of the case
against him, said Captain Kane, ''We
are now investigating several clcws,
among them the doctors alleged rela-
tions with women There are many Of
these, and we have learned that DR..
Cleminson made no secret Of them to
his wife, except that he used no
names.'
Two detectives from the states at.
torney's Office were detailed today to
assist Captain Kane in his investiga-
tion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
COMMENCEMENT HELD

The twenty eighth annual graduating
exercises Of the Salt Lake Collegiate In
sttute were held at the First Presbytc-
ran church Thursday evening. beginning
at 8 O'Clock. An appropriate musical pro-
gramme was rendered following a num-
ber Of orations and essays by the mem
bers OF the graduating class.
The diplomas We're presented hy Mrs.
q. r. Bennett, president OF the Woman's
Board OF Home missions
The graduates. who occupied the pret-
lily decorated platform. received diplomas
at The completion OF the Latin scientific
course. were as follows: Miss Pauline
Brockmeyer. Sandy, Utah; Miss Dora II.
Clark. Alpine. Utah Miss Annie NJ, Lau-
ridson. Montpelier. Idaho; Miss Vigla e.
Smith. Green River. Utah, Emil Nyman.
Salt Like City.
The benedction was pronounced by the
Rev. Mr.. Hayes OF the Third Presbyte-
rim church.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
BOY TURNS ENGINE
LOOSE: CAUSES WRECK

ALPTNA. Mich. June 3.-Discover-
ing n Detroit & Machlinac railroad 10
comotive standing unguarded. with
steam up. Joseph Jeskonski, IL years
old. yesterday climbed into the cab,
pulled the throttle wide open and
jumped to the ground again, as the en-.
CINE went spinning down the tannery
sidetrack here toward standing
freight train. The wild locomotive ana
several freight cars were demolished ~
the resulting crash, The damags
amounted to $4,000, and the boy, who
was slightly injured in jumping from
the cab. was placed under arrest.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04

stock, have been very active in sup
pressing this disease, and between the
bureau of animal industry, the state
authorities and the forest service it
has practically been wiped out of many
of the states and greatly reduced in the
others
Dnrng the season of 1909 the work
will be continued in the states of Colo
RADIO, Utah, Nevada, California and the
territories of New Mexico and Ari
zona. and it is hoped that at the close
of this present year the results will be
so satisfactory that considerable parts
Of this area may also be pronounced
free from the disease and relieved from
quarantine restrictions. Wherever it
has been found necessary to burn the
corrals, counting -chutes and other i'm
provements on a range which were
possibly infested with this disease the
material for new ones has been fur
nished to the stockmen free of charge
by the forest service.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
MUST PROVE IDENTITY
OF INTENDED VICTIMS

OAKLAND, Cal, June 3.-Holding
that il was necessary for the district
attorney 10 show who was to have been
dcfraudcd Judges Brown and Wells,
sitting en- banc in the criminal depart,
mcnt of the superior court. established
TODAY n precedent for California courts
in the handling of wire-tapping cases.
They ordered the discharge from Gus
today Of j. II. Robinson, upon applica
tion of his attorneys for n writ Of
habeas corpus. on the ground that AT
tempt to defraud had not been shown
in that the identity Of prospective vic
Tins had not been established. Robin
son and two other men were accused
of having tapped telephone wires lead
ing into an Ocean View poolroom.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
HAWAIIAN PLANTERS TO
DROP JAPANESE LABOR

VANCOUVER. b. c.. juno 3,-H. L.
Baldwin, head Of the firm Of Alexander
Baldwin and company, the largest sugar
planters in Hawaii, announced here to.
day that, on account of the difficulty
planters had lately experienced with
japanese workmeu. japanese labor in
the islands would be dropped and
Portuguese will be imported TO take
their places.
A. j. Campbell, former territorial sec
rctary for Hawaii, left Vancouver to-
day for London, en- route to Portugal,
empowered to arrange for the emigra.
tion Of 10000 wOrkmen from Portu-
guese towns, and the Azores TO Hawaii,
Seven thousand Japanese are now on
strike in Hawaii. Baldwin says that
every Jap workman will be discharged
ii Portuguese can be obtained.