Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
PeopIe Abandon Their Homes and
Move Into Apartments Were
Heat Is Furnished.
JURY TO PROBE TRUST RUM0R
Special Grand Jury to Investigate Al
legged Coal, MIX and Meat
Combines In Idaho.
,speeiai Correspondence

which concerns the people of
the capital city at the present time An
actual fuel famine has been narrowly
inverted by the timely arrival OF an
occasional cur load % ccal to one OF the
local dealers: however, want ana SUI
ferIng have been experienced IN
great number OF instances throughout
the city. Many people have aoahuoIcu
their homes and moved INTO apart
mcnt houses and roomlnG houses "here
heat is furnished, Gas also has been AT
a very low ebb and ut times entirety
shut off, thus adding 10 the ullcmmd,
Hone. however. is now entertained tnat
sufficient coal Will arrive TO reiieVe
the demand For the past two weeks IL
has been rationcd out by the sack tuli'
ayorI, customer to furnish his SACK
and carry away his coal. when IL IL
heard that a car load Of coal has ar
rived as many as 800 people nave peen
seen to be in line at the coal station.
The coal question has been the theme
OF discussion IN recent meetings OF tne
Commercial club, city council ana mass
meetings of the citizens. but the prop
lem Is still unsolved. Mayor Pence re-
Gently issued the following proclana-
ton:
IT charge tho coal dealers of this
arc entirely and wholly responsible foT
the present conditions. l have inVestl-
gated the matter thoroughly and nnd
that by tho statements OF the dealers
themselves this famine could have oeeh
avoided l am going to get TO the DBL
tom of this matter. and " the councii
stands With me, We will nnd out what
those mon intend to do We have the
right under the charter to levy an oc-
cupatlon tax on business and | suggest
that we tax these dealers and use th5
money to purchase coal in the summer
so that when the famine docs come
we can offer coal to tbs people who
are In need This argument OF inc
dealers. laying much of the blame TO
the people. Is entirely lndefcnsiblc.
JOSEPH D. PENCE
Mayor"
SALT LAKERS ENTER FIELD.
The latest development in the coal
situation Is the rumor that the inter-
mountain Coal company OF Salt Lake
will enter the field here. According TO
advices received yesterday this COM
pnny is figuring on opening up
branch business here in the spring
Storage bins with n capacity of from
900 10 1000 tons Will be constructed
and enough OF the fuel will be on hand
at all times TO supply the demand oil
the consumers,
HI HENRY'S MINES
Hi Henry, tho mine promoter who
owns a good producing storehouse of
coal In the Horseshoe Bend country.
about 80 miles above this city. is try
ing 10 interest local capitalists in the
construction of a traction line be-
tween Boise and his mines, which,
when completed. VIII enable him to
place coal in this city at $500 per ton
where coal now sells at $3.50 He
claims that he can produce from his
mine at least 35 tons per day.
TO INVESTIGATE TRUSTS.
a special grand jury will be called
to investigate local commercial COM
blnations which are considered TO be in
restraint OF trade. The alleged coal.
milk and meat trusts will be looked
into The action Will be under the
provisions OF the antitrust law enact
ed by the last session of the state
legislature The investigation will also
be carried to the public resorts,
gambling houses, criminal cases, etc,
Petition for the summoning of.
grand jury was presented to District
Judge Wood and Attorney Mccarthy.
response has already been given and
the county commissioners acting as a
names TO be placed In the jury box
to serve on juries during the year. The
talesmen are about equally divided be-
TWEEN the city and the country dis
tricts. and from them win be selected
the Jury authorized by Judge Wood
to Investigate the matters above noted.
FLEMING MUST HANG.
According to an opinion OF the
supreme court handed down Tuesday,
In the appeal of the famous Lincoln
county murder case. John Fleming
aust hang by the neck until dead for
The cold blooded murder OF Frank
angford. near Rupert, on July s. 1908
His execution must take place within
60 days. according to the state statutes,
unless the pardon board intervencs.
In certain respects the Fleming case
is without N the history OF the
state and G ~ tn 1t many pathetic
features VIII. the effect of Great
ing sympathy Il" tHc defendant. who.
since his arriva. at the state prison.
has manifested a spirit of bravado and
an apparent indifference as 10 his fate.
Commenting upon the execution of
Fred Seward last spring. he asserted
II am tired OF this tddllng around II
they arc going 10 do business with me
l wish they would get busy" At all
times he has rejected minstration
from a spiritual advisor and processes
to be a non-beievcr.
Fleming killed Langford as a result
of a fued of long standing. He was
ts.cd at Shoshone, Lincoln county In
ctobcr, 1908. and convicted after the
IL had been out less than an hour
Ing the progress of the trial. his
VIC was taken violently insane, and
threatened the attorneys reprcscntlnl
tie prosecution. and witnesses, with
Jury She was taken before tn,
probate Judge and after hearing com.
mitted to the asylum at Blackfoo,
where she is still an inmate.
BOUND TO DISTRICT COURT.
Lafe Roe, charged with the murder OF
w. Fl. McCllntock on Dec 27, has beer
bound over for trial in the distric,
court, by Justice Dunbar. after a pre.
liminary hearing in his court The mos
damaging witnesses called In the hear.
Ing were the three little boys, the old
est only IL years, of the deceased, whc
told in their childiko way of many In.
eidents leading up to the awful decd
LANDS IN RESERVE.
Atty. Gen d. c. McDouSall left tn,
1ast of the previous week for Washing
ton to confer With officials of the In.