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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
DOUBLE TRACK
LINE TO MURRAY
Street Car Company Asks for
Amended Franchise From
Commissioners.

With the announced intention of double
tracking its branch to Murray, the Utah
Light and Railway company is asking
the county commissioners for an amended
franchise. The company was granted a
new franchise this year for forty-rfve
years, but this was only for a single
track. The ruling powers of the com
pany have since come to the. conclusion
that within five years it will be neces-
sary to lay another track to the thriv-
ing city, and their attorney, Farley L.
Williams, has been taking the matter up
with the commissioners. The latter are
disposed to grant the franchise as asked.
but are insisting on an agreement whereby
the company Will maCadamiZe and MAIN
tain the road for fourteen feet on either
side of the outside rails. The company
objected to this at first. saying that it
would cost $4,000, but will now probably
consent since it has been pointed out
that it will not cost anything like that
sum.
The first franchise was granted permit
ting the operation Of the track as it lies
at present Tt was supposed at that time
that the track was almost fairly in the
center Of the road. Since the granting
of the franchise Joseph 3. Swenson,
county surveyor, has made a survey and
il has been found to zigZag all over the
road. Commissioner John c. NIackay at
once took this matter up with the rail
road company and insisted that the rail-
way company should occupy eighteen feet
in the center of the road This will be
agreed to and the franchise VIII prOba-
bly, be granted at the meeting of the COM
missiOners on Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
BRICKLAYER HIT
BY STREET CAR
J. J. Jacobson Expected to Die
From Injuries Received in
State Street.

Failing to clear the track in time for
an approaching car, James J. Jacobson,
a bricklayer, of Murray. was struck by
Murray car No. 406 on State, between
Ninth and Tenth South streets, early
last evening, receiving injuries that
rendered him unconscious and may
cause death. Besides numerous cuts
and bruises. he received a broken nose.
u conclusion of the brain and possible
L. u. 5. hospital late last night that the
internal injuries. It was said at the
patient had little chance to recover.
Jacobson was walking south to his
home. State street in that neighbOr-
hood is badly in need of repair, and ia
cObsOn walked in the center Of the car
track for convenience. When within
few PAGES of the Heath rink he appa-
rently saw the approaching car and
must have heard the warning gong. ia
cObsOn stepped out Of the track, but
not far enough. for he was struck by
the right corner of the front vestibule
and was thrown TO the side Of the track.
The crew was composed of Rodney
Proctor. conductor, and Joseph Winkler,
mOtOrman. Both assert that the proper
precautions were taken, but that the
fault lay entirely with the victim in
failing to step far enough out of the
path of the car. The crew ordered the
ambulance to remove him to the hos
pital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
WEEKS BIRTHS LEAD DEATHS
Record Shows Increase of Population
by Forty-five-Twenty Cases
of Contagion.

Births showed up we'll on the records
Of the city board OF health for the past
week, fOrty-five being reported. of
whom twenty-nine were boys and six
teen were girls. There were only TWEEN
ty-siX recorded for the previous week.
There ware twenty-six deaths. one less
than the week before. OF these eighteen
were males and eight females. Seven
bodies were shipped here for interment
There were only twenty cases of con-
tagious and infectious diseases, as COM
pared with twenty-three for the previous
week. and only six cases of smallpox
and seven Of scarle6 fever, two Of diph-
iberia, three of whooping cough and two
Of chickenpox.
The two worst plaques are by no
means stamped out as yet. for there are
nine houses under quarantine on &C
count OF smallpox and twenty-four be-
cause Of scarlet fever. Also there are
still ten cases of smallpox at the isola-
ton hospital. There are only three
houses quarantined because Of diph-
iberia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
SUPREME COURT
FREES old MAN
Judge Booth Found to Have
Erred in Case of Nathan
lei Williams.

The supreme court of Utah yesterday
reversed the judgment Of the Fourth
district court in the case of Nathaniel
Williams, who was convicted of an as
sault upon a young girl 10 years OF age
last year and sentenced by Judge Booth
10 seven years In the state prison. WI
liams was 40 years old at the time OF
the alleged offense, and no complaint
OF the assault, which was said 10 have
been committed at Williams home in
Provo in August 1905, was made until
1908, three years later. The case Is re-
versed by the supreme court on the
grounds that Williams was not given
the protection by the court that he
should have received, and because much
inadmissible evidence was allowed to go
before the jury. The court holds that
every safeguard of the law should be
placed around a man Of Williams age,
charged with such an offense. because
of the prejudice Of the public against
such crimes.
The lower court admitted questions
concerning other assaults said to have
been made by Williams, though obJec-
ton was made, and allowed these ques-
tions to be considered by the jury. This
was held to be an error by the supreme
court because they had no connection
with the case and must have had a pro-
noUnced influence on the jury.
Another error of the lower court was
in refusing to instruct the jury that in
determining the weight and credibllity
of the girls evidence it might consider
the fact that she did not make any COM
plant until three years had elapsed
after the alleged crime. In refusing to
make this instruction the supreme
court holds that the trial judge commit
ted a preiudicial error. The opinion
says that the weight of authority is
that where there is a great delay in
making complaint Of an offense. and no
reasonable excuse for the delay, it is a
material fact to be considered by the
jury.
The opinion was written by Justice
W. NJ. McCarty, and Chief Justice d. n.
Straup and Justice J. E. Frick con-
c11r
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
TWO WIVES SEEK DIVORCE
One Charges Cruelty and Intemper-
ance and Other Failure to Pro
vide Necessaries of Life.

Cruelty and intemperance on the part
of her husband Arkie L. Richel, has
driven Mrs. Eva NJ. Richel, she says, to
the courts to ask for a divorce, and with
il Sl00 attorney s fees, temporary alimOny
and costs. She has also obtained an order
restraining him from collecting any money
due him that he may not spend it until
she gets temporary alimony allowances
Richel works for the Denver & Rio
Grande, receiving, she says. 800 a month,
but he has failed to provide for her for
more than year, and she has been COM
PEELED to seek the help Of friends.
She sets forth that on several occasions
when she has been obliged to summon
the police to protect her from his abuse.
On December 10 last, he struck her in
the chest with his fist. threatened to
shoot her and ordered her TO leave the
house. They were married March l. 1905.
Marion BOwring Banks has filed suit
for divorce from Orville d. Banks, ChaTg-
ing failure to provide for more than a
year. She says in her complaint that her
husband owns considerable personal prop
erty as well as real estate, but she does
not know its value. She does know that
il includes a farm in Missouri and mining
interests both in Utah and Nevada. She
asks for permanent alimOny to be fixed
by the judge, aud a share in the property.
They were martied at Ogden, September
i. 1881. and haSa three children, all of
whom are Of legal age.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
SAYS CITY MAKES
UNJUST CHARGE
Husband of Woman Suffering
From Smallpox Objects
to Paying Claim.

Charles J. Erickson of SIS Second North
believes that he has a grievance against
the city health department. and has ad-
dressed q letter to the city council COM
planning of discrimination against him.
He says that his wife was taken to the
isolation hospital on March suffering
with smallpox. Early in June, at the
solicitation of the health officials, he was
induced to sign a note promising to pay
81 a day for her care while in the hospital.
He did this, believing it was the general
custom, but now he insists that he has
been imposed upon. and that in his case
an unjust charge was put upon him
which others have not been compelled to
bear. He asks that the matter be investi-
gated.
DR.. NJ r. Stewart. health Commissioners,
says that the payment for care at the
isolation hospital is now general, and has
been since the first of March, when the
board of health instructed the depart
ment to collect from all who could pay
The board had before this been imposed
upon by many who we're well able TO pay
for treatment when suffering from small
pOx, and now holds that it is not COM
PEELED to support sufferers from the dis
ease ANYWAY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11

The prevalence of rats in Salt Lake.
and reports lately of damage done by
them, yesterday moved I. Mont. Fisher
Of the county treasurer's Office TO a few
observations. Mr.. Fisher is something
of a naturalist and has given a good
deal of thought to the rat question. He
says:
There never were any rats in this
valley until a few years ago, and they
don't belong here, anyway. If you look
at any of the rats which have been
killed or captured lately you viii find
that they are partly white or have
white streaks on them. That is because
they are Iineal descendants of white
rats which have been imported here.
The albinOs in captivity revert to the
original gray type when wild. The rats
which are now causing all the trouble
were brought to Salt Lake as pets or
curiosities. A large number of them es-
capped some years ago from a fur store
and have multiplied rapidly. They
have lost their distinctiveness, but still
retain traces of the white rat
Rats never reached Salt Lake as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
JOINS FACULTY
OF UNIVERSITY
R. B. KetChum Is Appointed
Associate Professor of
Civil Engineering.

r. B. Ketchum. a member Of the Amer
lean Society Of Civil Engineers and chief
engineer Of the Kansas Colorado Railroad
company, has been appointed associate
professor of civil engineering IN the bhi-
VeTsity of Utah. The position 70 Whlch
Mr.. ketchum has been appointed by the
regents is that which WSs held by PrOt-
W. Edward Wilson until he was appoint
ed. two years ago, secretary OF the m
ternational waterways commission, Win
headquarters at Buffalo. n L since
that time this position has been held oy
Prof. +. o. French. who is also a mem
Der Of the American Society OF civil En-
gineers.
The newly appointed professor, Mr..
Ketchum, is well known in this section
OF the country. and is highly reooIehoeo
for the position by prominent engineers
and business men in Salt Lake CITY as
well as by many leading educators out-
side the state.
Mr.. ketchum was graduated from Ihe
University Of Illinois with the degree OF
bachelor of science in civil engineering
in June. 1896 and with the advanced de
gree Of civil engineer in June, 1900 since
graduation in 1896, MI. Ketchum has been
machinist and template maker in the
Ajax Forge works, Chicago; instructor
Of civil engineering in the University OF
Illinois, craftsman for the Pittsburg
Bridge works, assistant to the chief engln-
eer of the Chicago & Alton railway chief
Railway company. assistant engineer on
the Missouri Pacific railway, assistant TO
William Ashton, chief engineer of the
Oregon Short Line Railway company; Oil
vision engineer of the Montana division
of the Oregon Short Line Railway COM
pany and chief engineer and mine super
intendent OF the Independent Coal and
Coke company at Helper, Utah. At pres
ent Mr.. ketchum is employed as chief
engineer Of the Kansas Colorado Rail-
road company and Kansas Colorado Elec-
trical Transmission company, with head
quarters at Pueblo. Colo.
As chief engineer Of the Indep pendent
Coal and Coke company. Mr.. KetChum had
charge of the development Of coal prop
erty situated at Helper in this state. With
the exception of a few prospect holes and
one entry in very bad condition, compar-
atively little had been done on this prop
erty when Mr. KetChum took charge of
it. Under his direction the workings were
placed in safe condition. and the whole
plant operated in accordance with plans
which he developed. This plant was re-
constructed under the direction of Mr..
Ketchum at a cost Of about SJ00O0O, and
the workings put in such a condition that
the output amounted to 800 tons in eight
hours. The outcrop of the coal on this
property is SEQ feet above the elevation
Of the valley reached by the railroad, and
had it not been for the great thickness of
the coal measures fifty feet this coal
would have been considered inaccessible
because Of the unusual and difficult tOpO-
graphical features to be COntended with.
It has been said that the development of
this mine was one Of the most difficult
pieces Of mine construction that has been
undertaken in the west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
Du4o l. Mont. Fisher Has Word to
1CUCS Say About Dangerous Pests

they have other inland towns. They
were stopped by the mountain ranges,
and though many of them started from
the coast, the mountains and the aIti-
tudes were too much for them. You
can bank on it that the rats in Salt
Lake are like the sparrows and were
imported. The people who brought
them in have done quite as much harm
as those who first brought the sparrows
TO this country.
There is no doubt that they have be-
come a nuisance and that they are be-
coming holder and more numerous.
Down " Sugar House few nights ago
they disposed of twenty-one chickens
in one night.
They seem to thrive in the wild state
and grow to a good size. They are fe-
rocious and win tackle a good-sized
chicken. There's going to be a whole
lot of trouble from them"
Mr.. Fisher suggests that a campaign
against the rodents would be a good
thing, thought their disease carrying
prOpensities do not seem to have i'm
pressed him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
GOVERNOR WILL BE BUSY
To Attend Irrigation and conserVa
tIon Congress.

Governor William Spry has received an
invitation to attend a banquet and to meet
Governor Hughes Of New York. who will
be the guest of honor at the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacific exposition on New York day,
August , The banquet will be held in
the New York state building, and viii be
one Of the events OF the big fair
TX is doubtful if the governor VIII be
able to leave for the exposition until the
middle of August. He has accepted an
invitation TO be present at the first ma
tional conservation congress, which is
called 10 meet in the auditorium of the
exposition at Seattle, August Is, p and
Is. The governor will. however. attend
the Irrigation congress at Spokane, Aug
ust to a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
LUTHERANs Will UNIT.

Cleveland, o.. July 1O.-The Lutheran
synod Of Missouri and other states today
decided to merge its identity with the
German Lutheran synod, covering the
United States, Canada and some foreign
countries, from which II separated TWEEN
ty-eight years ago. Rules Of the German
synod against the use of the English Ian
suage In services or synod meetings
which brought about the separation, have
been resc!nded. There are 6O0. 600 people in
the German synod, and about $500 tn the
synod Of Missouri
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
WILL NOT USE LABEL

Newark, y. j., July ia special COM
mittee Of the grand jury here has sub
mltted an offer to the striking hatters.
which, If accepted. Will mean the return
70 work within ten days OF ! 100 men and
women who have been idle for months.
ployees.
1t Is understood that the employer. re-
nam flrIn in their determination not to
permit the use of the union label on their
output
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Record at the Local Office, U. S.
Weather Bureau, for Yesterday.

Temperature at ?. m, So degrees; max
imum temperature, 81 degrees. minimum
temperature, IS degrees; mean tempera-
ture. IS degrees. which is neither above
ror below normal. Total excess since the
first Of the month, y degrees; total ex-
cess since Jan. I. 15f degrees Precipi-
tation at .. m. none. Total precipits-
ton since first Of the month, u inch.
which is OF inch below normal. Total
excess since Jan. I. LII inches. Relative
humidity, 70 per cent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
MISTAKEN FoR LEON LING.

Hopkinsyille, KY. July I0-Chung Louie.
a Chinese who is said to be a rich mer-
chant of Huntsville, Ala. was arrested
mere today, the police thinking they had
caught Leon Ling, wanted in New york
for the murder Of Elsie SiEeL Louie be
came so enraged at the police station that
several policemen had all they could do
10 land him IN cell After his identity
mad been established and he was released.
he said he wohld sue the city for s. 900 for
false arrest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
MURDERER CAPTURED.

Butte July 10-Chief Of Police Jack
Quinn today captured at Drummond in
the western part of the state, Harry John
son, colOred, wanted by the police in con-
nection with the death Of James Jones,
whose body, tied hand and foot and the
mouth gagged, was found in the Marie
Louise shaft here a week ago. johnson
declares that Jones died from an over
dose of cocaine and not from violence,
and his two companions. also cOlored, dis
posed of Jones' remains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11

GEORGE c. MATHEWS entertained a
party Of his friends on Saturday even
ing at the Chase park, Centerville, a
cherry party at Browns preceding a
dance and a supper at the former place.
The guests were: Mrs. J. X Mathews.
the Misses Kate and Ella Chase, Mrs.
j ID. Porte. the Misses Valentine, Flea
nor Taylor, Annie Erickson. Emma Tav-
Tor, Minnie Anderson, Ann Mathews.
Emma Chase, Marge Mathews and the
Messrs. Chic Speleer, Jimmie Hooper.
sam Cline, Joe Kingdom, Al Cline. Larry
CLAYTON, Herb Snow. Joe Cline. Charley
McGregor and West Mathews
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
TOO MUCH WIND,

washington, July 10-Two thousand
people who waited several hours at TT
hyer today TO see OTville Wright make
an aeroplane flight, were again dlsap-
pointed on account Of an eighteen-miIe
VINO At o'clock the Wrights gave up
Al nope OF making a flight today. For
the Ilrst tryout Of their aerOplane since
II has been repaired. the Wrights want
perfect weather conditions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11

WILLIAM A. WETZELL, director OF the
living flag, which viii be one Of the
leading features Of the c.. A r pa
rade, has asked that all the school
teachers in the city who are able to
assist him in the work to meet with
him at Room 236 Commercial club build
ing at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Mr..
Wetzell says the flag must be a sue
cess, but to have il so it will be neces-
sary for him to have some help I'm the
handling OF the children.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
TWO KILLED; TWO INJURED
Bad Wreck on the Burlington Near
Plano, ~.

Chicago, July 1O.-Two men were killed,
two men were seriously injured and thir-
teen blooded trotting and pacing horses
owned by W. B. Taylor and on their way
to the Illinois Valley circuit meet at Au-
rora. H., were bruised and 'fOuled' in
a freight wreck on the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy railroad near Plano, H.,
this afternoon.
Alice Early, a famous trotter, is one
Of the horses injured
The men killed were Daniel Stevens
horse owner and trainer, and Ray En-
sign, trainer.
Injured-Frank English, trainer, and q
negro follower of horse tracks, who Is
known as Midnight to hOrsemen in all
parts of the country.
None Of the horses will be fit to race
for q month.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
BADLY REATEN a. MOE.

tO@be a former member of the Amalga-
mated Association OF Iron. Steel and Tin
Plate Workers. was nearly beaten to
death tonight by a mob composed Of sym
pathizers Of the tin plate strikers. Con
stable Emmett Clarke was roughly han
died and sent 70 a hospital
Eagan is said to have engaged men to
work in the non-union mills during the
present strike.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
NEW LICENSE LAW.

Austin, Tex, July l0.-At midnight to-
night more than q hundred saiOon< In
Texas ceased operations because of the
coming into effect Of the law invaHdating
all liquor licenses issued after February
20, 1903, limiting the number OF saloons
In each county to one for every 500 of
population and barring new licenses in
conjunction with a hotel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
CONDITION oF CALVIN.

y San Francisco, July 10.-The con- >
= dition of Z. Z. Calvin, vice presi- =
y dent and general manager OF the ;
= Southern Pacific company, who un- y
= derwent an operation for Appendix ,
= citis last Sunday, is said to be sat- :
y isfactory. Dr. F. X. Ainsworth \
. chief surgeon of the company. how ;
y ever, refuses TO say that all danger \
= is past Mr.. Calvin is the only Da- 4
y tent In the new railroad hospital ;
4 erected by the company since the !
. fire OF 1905. and which will be for =
= mally opened next week. !
Tribune-Reporter Printing Co.,
IS West Second South. Phones us.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11

MRS. CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN.
the noted writer on economies, will be
here next Thursday to be the guest of
Mrs. Susa Y. Gates for a few days.
Mrs. Gilman will lecture during her
stay probably on July 19.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
FAREWELL DINNER.

Berlin, July 1G.-Prince and Princess
Won BueloW entertained the staff Of the
chancellory and the foreign officers at
a farewell dinner this evening Herr Won
Schoen, secretary Of foreign affairs. eX-
pressed the feeling OF regret at ChsnCel-
Tor Won Buelow's departure OF all the Of
ficials who had served under him. The
chancellor replied with much emotion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11

RALPH A BOWDLE. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Bowdle, after completing the
course in the Ohio Medical college and
receiving the certificate of the Ohio
state medical board. has returned home
and is now house physician at the Holy
Cross hospital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11

PLANS ARE BEING prepared for a res
idence for Mrs. Martha Cannon on z
street, between First and Second ave
nues. It will be a modern home to cost
about 5000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11

THE REV. P. A. sIMPKIN Of Phillips
Congregational church left yesterday
afternoon for the Y. NJ. c. A boys
camp on the shores of Utah lake. Inc
nars0u will sDend the night with the
''other boys" and will return this
morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11

MISS EVA MALONE, who for the past
year has been attending school in Chi
cagO, spent a few days Of last week
in the city, Ell route to her home at
Butte,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11

The juvenile band and frsmen t-.
Eureka viii arrive I'm Murray Aug
and spend a day and night here. A o..
viii be given I'm their honor The i--
lowing day both the visitors ana or
Murray department viii journey 90 J..
COON, where the annual fremen. ol-l-
will be held.