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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-10
FIRE A NEAR
And Residents Of Pittsburg Are in
Great Fear.

Pittsburg, Feb. ga fire burning
for forty years in the depths of d
coal mine in West Liberty, now in
the new Nineteenth ward will be
fought by the Pittsburg fire depart
ment in an effort to save two houses
which are threatened. Besides fear
ing for the safety of their property,
as the sm%ouldering fire creeps closer,
have asked Director of Public Works
Edward G. Lang for aid. Assistant
Fire Chief James Connolly, after an
investigation yesterday said that
while the danger did not appear to
be immediate, action would be TAX
en- by the department. Three years
ago a man who went to sleep on the
warm earth above the fire was over
come by gas fumes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-10
CHANGE NAME CAPITOL SQUARE
Wants 1t to Be Known as Indepen-
dence Square.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Congress-
man Barthold, of Missouri, proposes
to introduce a bill to change the
name of Lafayette Square, which is
directly in front of the White House
to Independence Square and substi-
tute for the statue of Andrew Jack
son, a fitting statue of George Wash
ington. The dickson statue now
stands in the center Of the square,
and is one of the handsomest in
Washington.
The statue of Won Steuben which
is to adorn one corner o fthe square,
is now ready and the house has been
so notified.
On another corner is the statue of
Lafayette( on another that Of Roch-
ambeau and on the fourth corner
will be Pulaski.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-10
Loeb Gets the OBJ.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Friends of
William Loeb, secretary to the Presi-
dent, made the definite announce
ment that he will become collector
of the port of New York at the be-
Ginning Of the next ADMINISTRATION.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-10
Shot Girl and Self.

New York, Feb. 3.-Harry Pope,
a saloon keeper in Brooklyn, shot
Bessie Schroeder, % years old in the
back this afternoon and then killed
himself in a brooklyn hotel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-10
Shot While Hunting.

Hawkinsville, Ca, Feb. 3.--News
has Just been received here that Dr..
f. C. Brown, a we'll known physician
of this city, had been accidentally
shot through the eye at a dove shoot
several miles above here.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-10
Passed Over Veto Of Governor.

Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 4.-The bill
prohibiting the manufacture CT in
~rvicoting l~inuors in Tennessee WIS
passed by the house over the gov
eronr'S veto.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
CHILDREN GIVEN AWAY
Father and Mother Relinquish All
Claims to Their Off
spring.

One Of the most pathetic incidents in
the history of the Salt Lake juvenile
court came to light yesterday, when
Alma and Ellen Heitsman, man and
wife, signed away every right to their
four children the eldest of whom is
only u years old and asked the court
officers to find homes for the little
ones. Both father and mother are able
bodied.
The spectacle Of a father and mother
releasing all claims upon their chill
dren upon the grounds that neither Is
fit nor able to take care of them
brought out a condition which has not
before been met with by the juvenile
court. In almost every other case the
mother, at least, has refused to part
with her children, preterring to Work
rather than give up her little ones.
The Heitsmans came to salt Lake
several months ago from Lehi. They
brought their four children with them,
but the attention Of the court officers
was called TO the manner in which they
were neglected. The children are.
Leone, aged -; BirtrOn, aged 10; Ro-
setta aged g. and DeLOite. aged g.
This family was among the many
jOtted down by officers Of the court
for investigation, but before anything
was done the father and mother vol
UNFAIRLY called i'm the court room on
the fifth floor of the city and county
building yesterday and signed away
their rights to the children. A home
has already been found for DeLOite
with a good family in Logan, ana ef-
forts will be made to find homes for
the other three.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
ANOTHER BLOW
FOR THE POOR OLD
MOTH-EATEN TRIB

= The poor old Tribune and its even ?
= ing phantom will put up their rusty :
4 ribbed umbrellas again TO-DAY ana =
= come i'm out Of the rama matter OF :
= ten days late. For it was Just ten days =
; ago that The Herald-Repubhcan =
= published the story OF the big realty =
= deal that involved the D0uu drug =
= store corner at Main street and Post =
= office place 1t was nine days ago, =
= too. that the poor old Tribune ana ,
= its evening shadow frothed at the =
= mouth and denied the story, damn =
: ing it as IAN unqualified talseuOOd- ?
: All Of the hackneyed phrases that =
, bristled in the journalism Of forty :
= years ago, such as made out OF =
: whole cloth "a tissue or raise =
= hood" 'a brazen misstatemenU OF =
> fact" were applied to The Herald =
= Republicans story Of that corner :
, deal i'm realty. Taking the attitude =
= that the story could not have Deen =
= true because no one carried it into =
\ the Tribune or Telegram offices ana =
= bounded it into the hands of plOd- =
: ding editors. as was the practice OF =
; forty years ago, maybe, the two =
= papers assailed the enterprise OF The =
= Heraid-RepubliCan for printing the =
= story ten days before the formal an =
= nOunCement was made.
! This afternoon the Telegram will Z
: present a rehash of the announce =
, mant of the Walker deal as 1T ap- =
, pears this morning i'm The Herald =
> Republican, and as it appeared IN =
= The Herald Republican ten days ago. 7
! And the poor old Tribune will recant =
y by admitting that II acted WOlIlsnly =
! nine davs ago when The Herald-Re- =
, publican ''scooped' the town again, =
; after its established custom. =
! The Herald-RepubHcan gave the =
> details of the whole story ten days =
: before any other paper in Salt Lake =
) became aware of the fact This =
} aroused the newspaper Rip Van =
4 Wrinkles known as the Tribune and =
= telegram to such an extent that they ,
! frothed at the mouth in their bitter =
: effort to discredit a contemporary =
! that has been awake during all their =
! long slumber. Not only did they as =
: sail The Herald-Repubican but &C =
: tuaIly attempted to discourage enter =
\ prise in neWsgathering by charging =
; haste IN the publication of news when =
= it is news =
s-%&A%%4-e-G-A- -@S4-A-4@&&S @%E%N
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
NO PLAYGROUND FOUND.
Committee for Local Association Still
Searching for an Avail
able Site.

L. p. Kelsey, who has been appointed
a committee of one by the Playground
association to look into available sites for
children's Fairgrounds, said last night
that he had not found anything worth
while for the purpose yet, put expects 10
be able to come to some definite COuClu-
sion after the next meeting Of the eXecu-
tive board of the association, 10 be held
next Monday. Mr.. Kelsey says that ne
is of the opinion that the city could sell
some of the lands in the City Creek can
Won for the purpose Of raising funOs to
improve the rest of it, which could then
be used as public parks and Fairgrounds
for the children Of the city.
a site on the other side II the river
which the city owns, MIR. Kelsey does not
believe, would meet the approval OF The
Fairgrounds association. it being too far
from the town. Another site, IN the rear
Of the Riverside school, he bell ewes Is
large enough, but whether or not ii can
be obtained for the purpose of q plav-
ground he has not as yet been able to
find out.
Warm Springs has also been suggested
to the association and Mr.. Kelsey as q
possible site for a playground, but the
same objection as that raised against the
site on the other side of the river will
probably deter them from taking any ac-
ton to procure this
Mr. Kelsey said that the association
wants 10 procure a site on the west side
but that up to the present he has been
unable to find anything that looks salts
factory to him
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18

The Brigham Street pharmacy, q ana
south Temple streets, was held up ana
robbed for the second time within TWO
weeks. at $40 O'Clock last night. An
amount Identical to that taken IN tne
robbery of just two weeks ago Iast I.lsIiI
Si0 vas removed from the cash register,
According to the story told by the same
clerks who We're in charge Of the store
when it was last held up, the hsH" ay
man was positively the same one VIM vL-
fected the previous hOldup.
Last night there was slight dlIleI enc enc
in the plot i'm that the bold rObDer Wdlheu
straight into the drug store ana ue-
handed the money with q revolver thrust
into the face of /. II. FOulger, soda Iouu-
tain attendant, instead of feigning stoinl-
achache. There is not an lota on IL u
ference in the description furnished the
police of the highwaymen from that given
when the drug store was roobed lWo J
weeks ago, at practically the same hOul
as the robbery Of last night
TIE WON rf1-t e"Iy handy -rohl oLt-
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
A SALTLAKE BOOSTER

Prominent among the Salt Lake
boosters, young in years but old in
experience, is Edward Z. JenlI ms, pres
ideut of the Ashton-Jenkins company,
one OF the substantial real estate firms
or the city. In addition to being con-
necped with this company, Mr.. jenkins
is vice president OF the Dqynes- Beebe
MuAc company, vice president and d.
rector OF the Nebraska Furniture CONF
panF and a director of the Rio GRANGE
Lumber company.
The Ashton-Jendns company besides
negotiating many large real estate
Icals Tor other people, has not over
looked the fact that salt Lake real
estate IS a good thing to tie up with,
and the company has shown its faith
in the future OF the city by investing
over quarter eff million dollars in
iUcdl property.
Il am a strong believer in Salt Lake, ."
said Dr. jenkins yesterday. Every
thing points to the fact that this city
has = wonderful future. That the
faith Of our firm in the city is
shown by its works is evidenced oy the
tact that we are putting all our sur
plus ia real estate.
The city is growing at a rate never
before equaled. 1t is not only grow
ing in population, but it is extending
Its boundaries rapidly. Lots in subdi-
visions placed on the market find ready
sale. Thousands of people of the great
middle class are buying home sites on
car lines Just beyond the present city
boundaries Our firm has been sue
cessfuI in disposing of number of
hlgn-class subdivisions, as have a num-
Der of other firms in the city.
"Ihe tendency in the extension Of
the city limits at the present time
seems TO be towards the southeast.
During the last eleven months our firm
has placed seventy-three families in
the Thirty-first ward alone.
I'm the east, Salt Lake is coming
in for more than its share Of discus
sion. / have recently returned from a
trip TO New York and Boston and other
eastern cities, and everywhere 1 heard
Salt Lake mentioned, and favOrably
mentioned at that. The barriers of
prejudice, which enemies of the state
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
Same Bad Man Holds Up Same
Pace and Gets Same Amount

his face, he was rather slender Of build
had gray clothes and a dark brown SLOUGH
hat
il had been in the rear of the store at
tending to prescriptions, said r. Neldeu,
prescription clerk, to the police, and
when ! happened to peep around the cor
ner / beheld my soda water man with
arms stretched skyWard and with re-
volver thrust in his face by the same
man as held up the drug store just two
weeks ago tonight.
The story told by FOulger is identical
TO shat Of his cOmrade. Nelden. He says
that while there were no customers in
the store, the same highWayman who
held no the store Just two weeks ago last
night walked briskly toward the soda
water stand and thrust the revolver in his
face, ordering him to throw up his hands.
The highWayman then walked TO the
cash register of the soda fountain, opened
it, removed the change and walked. TO
the prescription register and, taking Its
change, rushed out Of the store and dis
H.7
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
AMUSEMENT HALL OPEN
Social and Dance Is Given by Com
mittee IN Well Appointed
Building.

A social and dance, at which every one
had a good time, was the opening affair
of the Third ward amusement han last
night. The hall has recently been COM
pleted, at a cost of almost $1,000. under
the personal supervision Of Roscoe W.
Eardley and Oliver HodEs0n, and con-
taius several class rooms on the first
floor, which viii be used by the differ
eut organizations of the ward, and on the
upper floor a fine dance hall and q stage.
to be used for dramatic and musical enc
tertdinmeHts
An amusement committee consisting of
Zeke Ball, Ors0n H. Hewlett. Oscar An-
dersOu. Gene Irwin and Adella w FarT-
ley has been appointed by the ward.
which VIII cooperate iu every way with
the several organizations connected with
the ward and organize basketball and ath-
letIc teams.
An excellent program of music fol-
lowed by refreshments. completed the
program last night.
Announcement was made of a dance to
be given today at the new hall Cor the
children.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
He PAID THE FREIGHT
But He Objected When Wife Told
Him That Was His
Business.

The information that his wife had mar
ried him simply so that he might pay her
bills was one of the things that stirred
up Fred Spoersen TO bring suit against his
wife. Agnes SpOersen, is alleged by Spoer-
sen in a suit filed i'm the district court
yesterday. SpOersen says MS wife Has
been cruel since their marriage here on
April g. 1903. She told him more than
once that it was only to get her bills paid
that she married him. She owed har sis
ter 800 for bringing her here from SWe-
and more.
After paying all the debts Of his wife.
he says, he was rewarded by coming
home on July 81, only to find tnat his
wife had decamped, taking money, chick
ems and furniture. She has since refused
to live with him. Now he wants a di-
VOrCe.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
Is TIA Case OF Plagiarism?


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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
MORE APPLICATIONS.
Commercial Club Has Prospects in
Sight for Larger Increase.

Applications for membership to the
Commercial club COntinus to flow iu, al
though the campaign committee has been
discharged. Yesterday the total number
of applications reached ,047 which is 81
over the number which the club started
ut to get
The campaign committee appointed two
weeks ago start d out to Increase the
membership of the club to LOCO, but this
mark was reached several days ago. and
he club is now cOnsid ring whether or
not to limit the number of members to
$50 to 800 It is expected that this ques-
zion viii be settled within the next few
DAYS
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
NEW MAJOR ASSIGNED.
Dwight E. HoIIey Takes Place Va
Gated BY A. S. Rowan.

It was announced yesterday from Wash
ingtOn, d. c.. that Major Dwight r. Hol-
ley of the Fourth United States infantry
has been assigned to duty with the Fiji
teenth United States infantry, now sta
toned at Fort Douglas, The assigning of
Major HOlley to the Fifteenth is to fill
the vacancy caused by the retirement of
Major A. S. Rowan, who left the active
service about one month ago.
Major HOuey was graduated from West
Point in 1886, and was appointed second
lieutenant in the First infantry. In 1898
he was appointed first lieutenant and
served in that capacity until 1899, when
he was commissioned captain The date
of Major Holley's arrival was not an
nOunced.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
FARM HANDS DISAPPEAR
WITH BUNDLE OF COIN

John Ennis. q farmer Of Draper, Utah,
telephOned to Sheriff Joseph C. Sharp
about o'clock last night TO report the
disappearance Of two men who had been
working for him for the last three days
as farm hands, taking with them $40
Of this 500 was in gold and the rest in
paper currency.
Ennis could not give the names of the
two men, but furnished a description
and will procure a warrant for their ar
rest today. He had left his house for
a few hours. and when he returned found
that the two men had decamped, taking
with them the money
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
.CHRISTY IS COMING BACK
Governor of California Decides to
Honor Requisition
From Utah.

Regardless of attempts made i'm San
Francisco to prevent the eXtraditiOn of
E. c. Christy, who was arrested in that
city as the man vino stole a diamond ring
from Lula Jordan, an actress, while ne
was a clerk at St. Cecile hotel I'm Salt
Lake, Governor Gillett has decided to
recognize the requisitiOn papers signed by
Governor William Spry of Utah. Lieu
tenant r. L. Shannon, who was sent to
San Francisco to bring ChTisty back, has
him in charge, and is on his way to Salt
Lake.
Christy is said to have brought forth
the influence of friends in San Francisco,
who appealed to Governor Gillett not to
recognize the requisitiOn papers
A private safe may be rented IN the
fire and burglar proof vault of the salt
Lake SecuEity & Trust Co., 80 up Main
etTeet. $500 per year and upwards.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
Your Christmas Gifts

The custom Of giving money,
stocks and bonds as Christmas re-
membranes to members Of your
family and to your friends is grow
ing in favor each year.
An Aceo & for Sa.ings ir any
sum from S100 upwards, or one
of the MORTGAGE Certificates guar
anteed by the Salt Lake Security
& Trust Company is sure to be
appreciated. A Pass Book cred
tied with a deposit and enclosed
in one Of cur special holiday en-
velopes is a most appropriate gift
for children, relatives and friends.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
ELECTION OF CARMEN.
CanVassing Board Holds Up Results
Until After Meeting.

The AmaIgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of Salt
Lake held their annual election of of
ficars yesterday.
The number of ballots cast was given
out IS l6t. but owing Co the fact that the
committee liz charge did not finish count
ing the vote until a late hour last night.
too late to hold q regular meeting, II
was decided to withhold the names OF
the officers elected until after the meet
ing. which is to be held today in Fed
Grafton of Labor hail.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
HOUSE FOR RENT-FURNlsHTD
OR UNFINISHED.

Six-room brick bungalow with bath
on northeast bench. Two car lines.
Furnace, hot water, cement basement
and laundry with stationary tubs, gas.
electric lights. All modern. Cheap rent
to right parties. Address H 6, Herald
RPDubliCan.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
DANCING School.

Lessons. 25c rvat- lessons by ap-
pOintment. at Conservatory hall IS p
. place every. dav and evening. Pub
lie can secure haH for all occasions. So
oials Monday. Thursday. Saturday.
Professor WoO5v-a~7 i1strUotOr
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
DIED

CLENNELL-In this city. December II,
OF pneumonia, Ellen Dawson Glen
nell, native of England, aged 81
years, 10 days.
Time and place Of funeral will be
announced later. Millennial Star OF
England please copy.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
BRIDEGROOM TO PRISON.
Desire to Dress Wife Fine Ends ir
Year Sentence.

Herman Wilmer, a soldier who had been
at Fort Douglas, was yesterday sentenced
to serve one year in the state prison on
a charge of trying to pass worthless
checks. Wilmer was arrested ia the
c. NJ. J. store on November 9. after he
had disposed Of three similar checks. The
one he was trying to pass was signed Wv.
A Wilson" Wilmer had been married
only the night before his arrest and told
the police he was trying to dress his
wife right and used the only method he
could think of In buying the clothes.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
Removal Sale.

Big reductions in wall paper and
framed pictures before moving to our
elegant new store.
Gro W. ---7T =. 90 - Main -
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
GETS AWAY WITH A GUN.
Smooth Stranger Works Commercial
Street Man for Weapon.

At $50 O'Clock last night a man walked
into the store of ID. Bernstein, 3 CONNER
cial street and asked to be shown a re-
vOlver. Bernstein says that his custom r
was dissatisfied with the first one, and
asked him for another. While Bernstein
was reaching into his show window for
another weapon, the stranger disapp Jared
with the revolver he had first been shown.
1t was a blue Hopkins & Alien IS cali
Der. Bernstein was unable to furnish the
police a thorough 'scription Of the man
who stole the revolver
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
Morrison's Reply.

When Justice Morrison was informed
that the communication accused him Of
having thrown the cases out of court,
he made an emphatic denial of ever
having made such a statement.
Then he made the following reply to
the letter:
There is a movement on foot in
Helper to unseat me. Leaders Of this
movement have even resOrted to black
mailing. But 1 am ready for my enc
mics, and I will fight them to the last
ditch when they attempt to influence
me into permitting the law to assume
unjust channels and take Illegal courses
This accusation is absolutely un-
founded" went on the justice, THE
cases which they say / have wilfully
overlooked are set for January 3, fact
which is known to the people of Helper.
/ was viciously assaulted i'm my court
room by Attorney G. X. Iverson, who
has been employed by those agitating
the anG-liquOr crusade, because I
would not make immediate disposal in
the case and set it for January 8.
This element has attempted to circu-
late a petition, which L regard as being
directed against me, in the attempt of
unseating me. They have found diff
Guilty in getting a full quota of names,
and I have been given to understand
that they have even gone TO the extent
of threatening certain men with loss Of
their employment upon their refusal to
sign the petition"
When asked if the attitude Of Attor-
ney- Iverson in his court room had SEM
blance of contempt, and if he intended
to take drastic measures with the vol
untary prosecution, Justice Morrison
said that he had that question under
serious Amusement.
He attributed the resignation of Town
Attorney Frye purely to the overbear-
ing methods of those who are trying TO
close the saloons without giving the fair
trial that the law allows.
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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
Removal sale.

Big reductions in wall paper and
framed pictures before moving to our
elegant new store.
GEO. W. EBERT & CO.. 81 Main St