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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-28
ADAM GOD" SHARP AND
WIFE WEEP IN COURT

KANSAS. CITY, May 27-An unus-
ual spectacle was presented in the
criminal court here today when James
Sharp, known as "Adam God. - and
his wife Melissa. who went under the
name Of ''Eve God,' TO their follow
ers of the band of rowing religionists,
went on the witness stand at the trial
of the man, who is charged with mur.
der. The woman is yet to be tried
The testimony Of the couple proved
a weird, phiful exhibition of tears,
lamentations and wild sayings.
Mrs. Sharp reviewed the history of
herself and her husband. When she
told of their conversion. she walled
piteously, and screamed so loud She
could be heard in the street.
'Adam Cod who followed his wife
on the stand, wept almost constantly
for the half-hour he was testifying.
He explained in detail the beliefs Of
himself aud his followers and told of
the doings of his band
Brother" said Sharp finally, ad-
dressing the Judge, and with tears
streaming down his face. 'it all came
to me IN a revelation as ] lay asleep
III my cell last night. The Lord said
TO me, Just like 1T was in the Bible,
that my enemies are my friends. Now.
the Lord means that | must turn that
saying around. If / am to find my
That's just the reason God led me into
this courtroom. lie wanted me 10 be
among my friends. so he sent me
among my cnemics.i'
Sharp denied that he bad shot Pa
trolman Mullane, with whose death he
is charged. He had, he declared, fred
into the air.
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NEWS OF LOGAN
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
LOGAN, May 27.-Those graduating
from the Agricultural college this year
with degrees are as follows
Agriculture-Earl Bennion, p. Y. Car
don. Ernest Carol, w. p, Day, Robert
J. Evans. g. f.. Fleming, Julius II. Jacob
sen. Daniel Pack. George NJ. Iurpln and
Cadmus Wallace.
Domestic scicnce-Jessie O. Anderson.
Esther Lee. Lizzie o. Mckay and Ina
r. Stratford.
General science-Hugh r, Adams. Leon
Fonncsbeck. Nellie Hayhall. Ernest F.
Hoff John r Horton and Ed II. Wal
ters
Those graduating with certificates were
as follows:
Comrnerce-Herven Bunderson. George
". Cahoon, Louise Dunlap. Leon o. Hal
gren Birdie f. Johnson. Sarah c. John
son. Frank w. Saurensen. Alfred =. Mon
SON Wilford S. Heyrand Melvin S. Smart.
Samuel V. Turks and Raymond Waters.
Domestic ~science-Cora f. Grenholgt.
Viola NJ Hale and Rachel g. Jones.
Agriculture-Howard j. MauGhan: ,,
The closing exercises of the New Jersey
academy will be held in the Presbyterian
church on the evening Of May 2S. The
Spanish Dance" Misses Tinnartz and
Ellis, the Morning Invitation Glee club:
grafton. Echoes, Hannah Mahala 2 Tay;
lpF TTat "Ta5lU4 Judith Lorena n Person @ W Vocal
duet, I, "Marjory." Misses Kyle and Smith;
grafton. "Our Safeguards" Irenta Stalker tT
addTess 10 graduates Rev. Adam G
Franz; Frank: presentation Of diplomas: Mrs
Bennett. president OF the Woman s
Beard OF Home ,,,t Missions; MsnnS song An
chTFsd TTe only e county MY teachers
10 be be held this year will be given at The
brigham Young college on June !. and M
lions i,Pse aPe eligible TO teach in any county
in iY'ti the state, The programme, is as i.3 fol
lows: Tuesday. morning session-Arith :
mloev r1oe' theory theory and practice OF teaching
Wednesday, morning session.GrammsI a
and writing: afternoon, GEOGRAPHY aa rGad,
in~ Thursday morning scssion-lnited
states history. drawing; afternoon, nature
study.
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Manti News Notes.
% The Trlbllnc,

Special TO The Tribune,
MANTI. May 27,-One of the most
successful parties given here was the
linen shower given by Miss L. MesstcK
and Miss Myrtle Nelson at the Mission
home Tuesday evening, in honor of Miss
Lillian Hornung. Some very original and
amusing games We're enjoyed,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Hogan are receiv-
ing congratula tons over the arrival Of a
baby boy Tuesday morning. Mother and
child are doing nicely.
The siNyear-old son OF George =. Cox
Is seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Braithwaite at
tended the wedding OF Miss Freda Buhler
In Salt Lake City last week.
Miss Louisa Hogan of this city was
married in Salt Lake City last Thursday
evening to James Williams OF California.
Mrs. Williams returned to Manti Mon
day TO remain here for the simmer
Miss Mary T.. Nelson and j. p. Peter
son of this place were married i'm the
Mantt temple Wednesday, President
Louis Anderson officiating. reception
was given in the evening by the bride s
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Nelson TO
about loo guests. A wedding supper was
served from 3 10 II O'Clock in the assem-
bly, hall. The couple will make their
home In Msnti,
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teacher; Roxie Adams, Eliza Armistead,
Cora Cullmore,- Flossie Dickerson. Murl
Hooley. Nellie Iverson. Avis Mills, Belle
OlpIn. Leona West. Arthur Anderson,
Heber Gardiner, Edwin Johnson. Ernest
Rasmussen. Harold Robson, Guy Shurt-
leT. Sadie Atwood, Cleonc Bullock. Rhea
Dunn, Estelle Fenton. Tilda Hendrickson,
Susie Kirk, Jessie Noble, Cleo Tborne,
Lloyd Adamson. Wilford Freeman. Errol
Halliday, Thomas Jacob, Allan Rheims,
Guy Sundberg, Curtis Young,
American Fork--Osmond Justesep. dis
trict supervisor. b. w. Black, teacher,
Lottie a Abel Emma l.. Binch, Margaret
Blackhurst, William II. Chestnut, Bernice
Crandal, Grace Dickerson. Amy Dickerson,
Beryl Featherstone. Ruby Forbes. r. John
Hunter Laura King. Evadenne Lee. Ora
Lynch, Melpha Nelson Clyde l.; Parker
Katie Rowlcy, Ida +. Smith, Sadie NJ
Adams, Nellie Buckwalter, Emma NJ
Boley, Earl Cunningham, Mary l.: Chad
wick. Perchy NJ. Dickerson, Rosa h, Dur
rant. Thomas NJ. Featherstone, Jessie
Greene. Emma Ineersoli. Leona $. Kelley,
LaRay Logic, Ethel y. Millar. James p
Parker. Marion G. Robinson, Mabel Storrs
Marguerite Wild,
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SLATERVILLE CITIZEN
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
Richard Slater Hangs Himself
While in Fit Of Des-
pondency.
Special To The Tribune.

Special To The Tribune
oGDEN, May 27-Despondcncy, be
lleved to have resulted from family
troubles, caused Richard Slater, an aged
and respected citizen of Statewide, to
take his own life at the family home
this afternoon. The lifeless body was
found dangling from the end of rope,
which had been attached TO the rafters
of barn adjoining the house For
Some time Mr. Slater had shown signs
of great mental worry He left his home
this morning shortly after breakfast
When the dinner hour arrived he was
missed and a search instigated. He had
fastened stout rope around his neck
and pumped from the loft of the barn.
From the condition of the body he
evidently had been dead for several
hours before he was found. Mr., Slater
was divorced from his wife about one
year ago, and this seemed to prey upon
his mind. Mr.. Slater was about 90 years
of age, \ daughter, two sons, two
brothers and a sister. Mrs, C.. S. Con-
don, survive him.
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PROVO NEWS NOTES

Special to The Tribune.
PROVO. May 27.-Mr. Ferguson. audi
Tor of the Rocky Mountain Sell Tele-
phone company, met with the Provo
Commercial club last evening and sub
mitted detailed statement OF the earn
ingS of the company in Provo during tho
month of March, and asked the club to
go over the books of tho company and
take some action favoring the climiDa-
ton Of the maximum charge clause Of the
city council The matter was referred
10 a committee which WAS appointed. The
statement of the company shows that its
expenses in Provo were Sl25 more than
the receipts for the month Of March Mr.
Ferguson stated that the company could
not accept the franchise with the maxi
mum clause. 1T has not. however noti-
fed the city Of the rejection OF the
franchise
Wayne Boyer and Bert Fuller. whose
homes arc in the prohibition town Of
Sprineyllle. were arrested in Provo last
night for having aboard too DluCh drug
store whisky. The men left IS each and
w. IL King and 2. A. Wedgwood,
prominent attorneys of Salt Lake City.
were in Provo today on legal bust
ness,
The petition for the dissolution Of the
Barefoot Mining and Milling company,
with headquarters at Payson. Utah, was
heard and granted in the district court
today.
Marriage licenses have been Issued to
William p. Martin and Alice I. Earring
ton OF Provo, Edward Bills and Catherine
Provo and Adeina Fem OF Vernal: Heher
Jarman and Dora Caster OF Provo; Law
renee Strong OF Provo and Augusta John
son OF Spanish Fork.
The vote cast yesterday OH the issuance
of $4,000 bonds for Improvement of
schoolhouses in The, Prove city school dis
the FIVE municipal wards was 24i for the
bonds and As against
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KAYSVlLlE NEWS
Special 10 The Tribune.


KAYSVILLE. May 27.-Miss Clara
Love, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Robert
the Layton hospital Thursday morning
for appendicitis. Dr. Whitlock performed
the operation. AT last reports Miss Love
was I'm a very serious condition,
Miss Maggie Barnes, the youngest
daughter OF Mrs. Mary Barnes Of kays-
vile, and Mrs. Robert Simmons of Lay
ton. were married in the Salt Lake tenn
pie on Wednesday, A wedding reception
was given in their honor last evening at
the home of the brides sister, Mrs. John
Webster In West Kaysvllle, over hfty
Of their relatives and friends being pres
ent. c,to,
James. the 3a-year- -old son OF Sheriff
and Mrs. James Ware OF Layton, died
very suddenly early Tuesday morn1ng, I'M
after a short illness OF pneumonia. The
funeral services were held this ;; AFT afternoon
at the family residence and large num-
ber of relatives and friends were present t.
Burial was in the Kaysville cemetery.
A benefit ball will be given In the new
Kaysville opera house on Saturday even 7,
ing NAV 29 in honor OF Elder Robert H.
Barton. who leaves next week for nVe-
year mission TO Japan. The BAH VIII be
given under the auspices OF the hays-
Vile amusement committee.
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CONTRACT LET FOR
HELENA'S NEW COLLEGE

HELENA. Mont. May 27.-C t, Gum
Of New York was tonight awarded the
contract for the erection here OF the
new Catholic college. This action was
taken at n meeting of Bishop John L.
Csrrol's advisory building committee.
Mr.. Gum is The resident supervising
engineer in charge of the building OF the
new Catholic high school and cathedral,
The college. which will cost approximate =
" 5000 600. will be constructed OF Mon
tana materials throughout the stone fac
inss being of red porphyry. The build
equipped with the most modern systems
of plumbing. heating and ventilation. and
will be entirely flreproof 1t Will be four
Will have a frontage OF $50 feet with n
depth of ~ feet. ~ and Q. Won .<~;buIis
drew up the plans. Work will begin i'm
mediatelN.
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NINETIETH BIRTHDAY
OF JULIA WARD HOWE

BOSTON, May 7.-Surrounded By
her children and grand children. Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe celebrated her nine
tieth birthday today. Despite her ad
vanced age the famous writer is in full
possession of her faculties and menta,
leenness, and still manifests great in
terest in all the great public questions
Of the day. The feebleness of age,
however, rendered it imperative that
Mrs. Howe forcgo a public observance
of her anniversary.
Mrs. Howe received many letters and
congratulatory kilograms aud immense
quantities of flowers from friends in
all parts Of the country.
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|EPHRAIM NEWS NOTES.
to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
EPHRAIM. May 27.-By Hanchett, ,ne
fish and game warden of Sewer county,
has been reappointed TO that posltlon og
the state fish and game commissioner
The people of Sewer county are plcaSetu
with Mr., Hanchett for the way In when
he has handled the business pertaining
to this office In the past
The people of Fairview are very much
alarmed over the many cases OF siha,io Hharo
during the past few days. The disease
was not diagnosed by the doctors until
nearly the whole town had been exposed
field are mourning the loss OF tnelT
scven-months- old baby, which passed
away at an early hour this morning,
after an illness OF Sc several %EeSs S,ns ,onn rrul
the children of this county. The ar
rangements for the funeral have not yet
been made.
are receiving congra tula tions over the
arrival of a fine baby boy.
Mrs. Bert Seely of this city and ner
until the arrival of Mr.. Seely, Who is just
returning from a five years mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Peacock OF Stir
ling ANNOUNCE The ensasem115nrit 15ri OIL ,dn1I, dneir
OF Nephi Mr.. Bailey is one OF Nephi' s
most promising young men: and MIS- MISS
Peacock is one of Strings popular
ing tho carly part OF June.
G. w. Christensen Of this city has been
dangerously i'll during the past few days
suffering with indigestion.
The people OF this city are making
preparations to entertain one OF the larg-
est crowds that has ever visited the city.
during the carnival which will be held
here for a week during the early part Of
June
w. C. Clos of the forest service has
been spending several days at the local
office in this city. He has Just received
n large shipment of various seeds, such
as timothy, Kentucky blue grass, etc,
which he will SOW in different places on
the Manti national forest.
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KUHTz MUST STAND
TRIAL FOR BURGLARY
Declines to Discuss Case and
viii Fight to a
Finish.
Special TO The Tribune,


OGDEN, May 2I.-Henry Kuntz, sus-
pected Of being the man who burglar.
lied the residence Of A, 2. Bigelow sew
eral months ago, and who was later
arrested at Portland and taken OF Boise,
where he was charged with committing
Ogden after the failure to make out
sufficiently strong case against him
in the Idaho capital.
Through the efforts of James +. Pen
der, city detective. requisition papers
were hoDored by Governor Brady of
Idaho, and the prisoner taken into Gus
tody and rushed over the Idaho line
legal battle, for which they had been
preparing before the arrival of the
Ogden officer. Learning that the case
against kuntZ al Boise might not hold
water, the Idaho Officers wired several
weeks ago that If he was wanted here,
requisition should be made and an of.
ficer sent at once.
After his arrest at Portland, kuntz
was found in possession of several ar
tces of iewelry which had been stolen
from the Bigelow residence. He denies
that he burglariZed the residence claim
inc TO have secured the iewelry from
another party. The prisoner is a ma
tive of Germany He has relatives in
Texas. who have sent him several hun
dYcd dollars since his first arrest TO re-
tain lawyers 10 defend him.
kuntZ is noncommunicative. and re-
fuses 10 discuss the charges against him,
claiming that he had not sufficient
knowledge Of the English language TO
pXDrceS himself cOrTec TIy The officers
believe that they have the man guilty
Of the burglary. The prisoner was ar
raigncd today, but on motion of his at
torney be was given time to prepare for
his preliminary hearing
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ATTACHMENT DISSOLVED
IN THE DISTRICT COURT

OGDEN. May 27.-Artcr hearing arGu-
mcnts from the attorneys interested in
the case. District Judge T. p. Lewis OF
Salt Lake this afternoon dissolved the at
tachment previously issued 10 the Pio-
ncor Land and Irrigation company upon
certain personal property in the posses
sion Of Edwin T. Woolcy.
The irrigation company several months
ago gave some machinery 10 Wooley for
stock in the Superior Brick. Tile and
Milling company. which has since been
declared to he unable To meet its obliga-
tiors and its affairs placed in the hands
OF q receiver
Tic irrigation company claimed that
the stock when assigned To it by Woolcy
WIS known by the latter 10 he worth
less, but that he fraudulently represented
IL 10 be of value
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PENDER BELIEVES HE
HAS CAUGHT BAD MAN
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. May 21.-ln the person Of
Louis Fisher, VINO %aS today charged
with vagrancy In the police court. De-
tcctiye James +. Ponder, who made the
arrest. believes that tho city has been
harborins a desperate criminal. Fisher
Is said to have been in Ogden for several
weeks, spending most OF his time in gam
bling houses.
Detective Fender says that he thinks
lie will Dc able 10 prove that Fisher has
served long term in the penitentiary of
another state. Judge Murphy set the
prisoner to work for the city for sixty
days until certain facts connected with
Fishers stay In ogden can be investi-
gated by the officers,
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DEAF AND BLIND PUPILS
WILL GO ON EXCURSION

OGDEN. May 27.-Throush the courtesy
OF President Simon BambeTger Of the
pupils Of the State School for the Deaf
and Blind will he entertained. June l.
on IN excursion from Ogden TO Lagoon
The commencement exercises at the
:schooI Will be held Monday. June I, Gov
cTnor William Spry having been chosen
tc deliver the graduating address, There
VIII he only two graduates. Murray Alien
of Mcrcur and jamie Mcclellan Of Dent
sev, Ida, both Of the blind school The
two graduates have completed the four
year high school course taught at the
state institution. The school will close
for tive summer vacation June ., when
all of the pupils will return TO their
homes.
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PLANS FOR BETTERMENT
OF WEBER COUNTY ROADS
Special To The Tribune.

SPeVTaI 10 INC ITIDWne.
OGDEN, May 27.--At the joint meet
ing OF the ogden Automobile club, which
was recently organized here. and the
Weber County Good Roads association,
held at the Weber CLUB this evening.
plans for the betterment of the roads OF
Weber county were discussed.
The two organiza tions. which Will
work in conjunction. perfected plans for
the automobile parade and races. which
will be held at the race track on Decora-
tion day.
one OF the features of the races added
10 the programme this evening will he
trict Judge Howell and William Glas-
mann.
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TEN THOUSAND IN LOOT
OBTAINED BY BURGLARS

NEW YORK. May 27.-Burglars OBJ.
tanned more than $4,000 worth of loot
from the residence on Riverside drive
of Thomas Shields Clark, stepson of the
late Bishop Potter, while the family was
in Europe this spring. The booty con.
sisted of antique Greek and Roman
bronzes, jewelry, silterware and wear.
ing apparel. The bronzes have been
recovered from a junk shop in this city,
where they had been sold for 500. al
though the value of the collection is
more than $4,000.
The police have no trace of the bur
glars.
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CONDITION OF HENRY
SHOWS NO CHANGE
special 10 The Tribune.

OGDEN, May 21.--Tha condition of
Nelson Henry, foreman OF The machine
department at the Southern Pacific shops.
who was stricken suddenly last Monday
while working al his desk. is reported to
be growing more serious each day,
MI Henry wvls found leaning over his
desk In an unconscious condition. He
was removed to the hospital where he
has been under treatment, but docs not
appear 10 he improving. Since he was
found at his desk, he has not regained
consciousness, bu, frequently speaks in
a disconnected manRrr. Relatives of tho
sick man at Salt Lake were notified OF
his condition. and will come TO Ogden
to care for Him personally.
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BondsInen Paw Up.

HARRISBURG, Pa. May 27.-Stat.
Treasurer Sheatz today received from
the boudsmen of the Allegheny National
bank check for S24S,500 representing
the balance of what the state had on
deposit when the bank closed, interest
at 9 per cent. the counsel fees and costs
in the proceedings to recover the money.
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Funeral Announced.

Special 10 The Tribune.
BINGHAM May 27,-rhe funeral OF
Lucy Davis. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin Davis, who died In Salt Lake city
the Mormon chapel here at o'clock Sun
5ay
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ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
OF INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Sncrial In Tho rrihnnn-

SpeClal 10 Inc IflDnnes
OGDEN, May 21.-Invitatons have
been issued for the annual commence
ment exercises OF the school OF letters AT
the State Industrial school next Satur-
day afternoon at . o'clock. A programme
OF songs, rccitations and band music by
the boys and girls a the school has been
arranged. The invocation will be given
by John Walsh. member of the board
Of trustees. and addresses will be de-
livcred by Governor William Spry and
President Harry S. Joseph of the board of
trustees
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Nashville Gets Assembly.

DENVER, Colo, May 27.-The spe-
cial committee on the place of meeting
for 1910 tonight decided upon Nash,
vile, Tenn, as the next place of meet.
ing Of the Presbyterian general assem-
bly,.
Chicago and Atlantic City, N. j., con.
tested for the 1910 assembly.
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Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. May 27.-Accompanied by his
wife and party OF friends. President
McCrea OF the Pennsylvania system re-
turned from Salt Lake this afternoon.
and a short time aftcrward left on a spe-
cial train for San Francisco. General
Superintendent Davis and Division Su
perintcndent Manson accompanied the
party west over the Salt Lake division,
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License to Wed.

Special TO The Tribune,
OGDEN. Nav PA license to marry
was issued by the county clerk this after
noon to Harry Speak and Eloisc Wilson
both OF Ogden,
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a private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglar-proof vaults Of the
Salt Lake Security and Trust company.
80 Up, Main street. $500 per year
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-28

A private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglar. proof vaults Of the
Salt Lake Security and Trust company.
90 up Main street, 500 per year