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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-22

George Barnes, and the Bulletin In San
Francisco he met many OF his old cro-
nles.
Clemens was commissioned by the Sac
rameuto Union In 1867 TO journey to the
Sandwich Islands and write series Of
special articles descriptive OF the islands
and their people, When lie returned TO
San Francisco some months later. the
desire 10 go east possessed him and he
made several efforts to give up his asso-
Citations here and depart. Finally, In
1859, he left the scene of his early tri-
u>nphs and went To New York. He never
returned 70 San Francisco
Most OF tho "old guard" who were in
timately acquainted with Clemens arc
dead. The last one OF his close friends
OF the early western days was Arthur
McJwen, the we'll known editorial writer,
who died about thrco years ago.
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4 DIES PEACEFULLY
ued From Page One.

Ueu rom q 80
I and said 10 those who no
seblement:
hi breath of ReddinE air once
is viii pass"
not pass, and. tired of body
pf spirit. the old warrior
IS and snobs said family to
leu fight 10 keep me alive?
Life are as good to me as
I'm To be recalled that Mark
,nr more than fifty years an
lhnker. and the first conjcc-
fymen would be that he had
heart by over-indulgence in
h Halsey said tonight he was
'fdicatc that the angina pee
lhich Mark Twain died was
b sequel 10 nicotine poison
.onstitutions. he said seem
khe effects OF tobacco. This
hem.
uc that since his illness be-
stors had cut down Mark
allowance OF twenty cigars
IN pipes 10 four cigars a day.
I'm was q grca ter sorrow to
ID to smoke on the steamer
ng from Bermuda and only
ecause he was too feeble 10
bipe. On his deathbed, when
Id the point Of speech aud
nger certain his ideas were
Id make the motion OF wav-
and smilingly expel the air
Ihe mustache still stained
in Historic Spot.
K Twain chose TO spend his
Hrs was the first outpost of
New England, and it WAS
Ms OF Redding that General
| Evolutionary fame mustered
nks. Putnam park now en-
.mory OF his camp.
d first heard of II at the
II him on his tieth
IN fellow guest who lived
ned its beauties and added
vacant house adjoining his
Em may save that house for
hrls Twain
place was the dclcctabie
u old house, and where II
! vain reared tho white walls
villa he first named "Grno-
fme." but q first experience
New England winter storm
|+whitest fury quickly caused
ten Il anew "Stormfleld."
has been thus described by
~ Paine:
|.l fair hillside. with such a
Glow. such n view outspread
illey as made one catch his
le when he first turned TO
1 trout stream flows through
! meadows. There are apple
fay stone walls. The en-
IL house is winding. leafy
by His Neighbors..
|1lese lands the "Innocent at
to wander in his white
j homely gossip with his
\ hey remember him best as
we all things, loved good
|, Mark was Il mighty talller,
L fairy tales for the little
suored. and racier. ruddicr
2re stalwart. masculine cars.
U that he was vastly proud
rs mop OF white hair, and
III the pains OF 4 court lady
20 just the proper stage or
ner the walks began 10
lall they ceased for good.
Fn II. ii, Rogers. a close
|.t severe blow. The death
CFer. Jeane, who was seized
ack OF epilepsy last fall.
|3ath, was another blow from
rer recovered, 1t was then
Tphlng pains In the heart
Twain died as truly as
did of a broken heart.
|sat OF literary work he did
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Tribute Of Taft.

WASHINGTON. April 2l-Presidenl
TAFT when Informed of the death OF
Mr.. Clemens. wrote this statement:
MARK Twain gave plcasurc-rca in
tellectual enjoyment-to millions. and his
works will continue 10 give such pleas-
ures 10 millions yet to come! He never
wrote a line n father could not read to
a daughter. His humor was American,
but he was nearly as much appreciated
by Englishmen and people Of other coun-
tries as by his own countrymen. He
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-22

The noise of its traffic and the music OF
Its dccp-throated whistles practically are
no more. The man who put into words
for the delight OF the world the pictures
of the great river. is dead ,'
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CHICAGO. April BIB. c. NJ. (Barney)
Farthing. original Of "HuCklebcrry
Finn wcpt when ne heard OF Mark
Twain's death.
''The old days are passing" lie said.
Gwen the long sweep OF the majestic
MississippI river seems TO have dwindled.
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Mourned in England.

LONDON. April 21,-The British pub-
lie followed the reports OF Mark Twain s
last illness with deepest sympathy, and
his death will he felt as n ma tional loss.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
FIRE COMMISSION MAKES
UNSUCCESSFUL HOSE TEST
Committee Receives Tokens Of
Firemen'S Regard

With a chuckla up its sleeve, the fire
commission yesterday dumped recent
purchase of 1900 feet Of fire hose back
on the supply committee of the council
with the suggestion that the whole
quantity be rejected.
The recommendation that the hose
be rejected followed the test Of the
hose made by Chief Fley last Monday
According to the contract on which the
hose is purchased, every section must
stand a pressure Of 400 pounds to the
square inch. The chief selected eighty
fifty-fOot sections Of the Multiple
Woven hose, made by the New Jersey
Car Spring and Rubber company.
Every section of the hose burst under
the pressure. He then took ten sections
of the Diamond hose, with the same
result. Disguised, he gave up the test
and reported the matter to the COM
mission yesterday. Each company was
to have sold 1000 feet of hose to the
city.
The fire commission does not feel so
badly about the matter, for the hose
was purchased by the supply commit
tee of the council and contrary to the
recommendation Of the fire commits
sion. The commission selected certain
makes OF hose which It recommended
be purchased, but the council followed
the recommendation OF the supply COM
mittee and purchased hose according
to its own ideas.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
TUBERCULOSIS CAUSE
OF SUIT FOR $1,000
Pasadena Case of Interest to
Realty Men and Doctors

How consumptives are looked upon
by many persons as practically pariahs
was made apparent yesterday in Judge
Conrey's court, where Mrs. F. Q. Els
worth began suit against the William
R. Staats company for $4,000 damages
because she said her house had been
the scene of the last few months of the
life and the death of a tuberculosis
victim.
According to her story, she owns a
handsome residence in Pasadena. 1t
consists of one large house and a
smaller one in the rear for their SER
wants.
Mrs Ellsworth declares that in July,
1909, she placed it in the hands of the
Staats company to be rented. Fol-
lowing this, she asserts, her agent,
knowing that q consumptiVe was to
occupy the house, leased it to DR.. S. S.
Grow and his wife. who was ILL.,
Mrs. Grow succumbed to. her illness
and Mrs. Ellsworth AYERS that since
then she has been unable to rent the
establishment, and she wants $1,000
from her former agent.
1t is expected that the case, which is
likely to continue on trial for several
days, will prove of especial interest to
realty dealers and physicians.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
FAIL TO LOCATE DIAMONDS
GIVEN BANK AS SECURITY
Claims Securing Loan on Jewels
Valued at $245O

Judge Monroe took upon himself the
solution Of what seems a most unusual
mystery yesterday at the conclusion of
the trial of q case in which diamonds
valued at $2450 seeminly have dissolved
in air.
Walter Maxwell is the plaintiff He
declares that March 3, 1900, he bor-
rowed $539 from the State Bank and
Trust company, securing the loan by
giving into the defendants keeping
diamond earrings valued at $100, dia-
mond bracelet valued at $3.50, and a
cluster of diamonds with a cats eye
center that was purchased for him in
London in 1888 at cost of 900.
Testimony offered yesterday was TO
the effect that Maxwell paid $100 of his
Indebtedness not long after contract
tirely ceased. the defendant company
trying in vain TO collect. Maxwell de-
clares that August 5, 1909, he offered
complete payment and that 1t was re-
fused. The company denies his alleged
offer.
Now Maxwell has taken his troubles
to court, where it developed that none
of the officials of the trust company
knows anything about the where
abouts of the diamonds. Complete ig-
norance was manifested on the part
of all who offered testimony.
A. Il. MORO, a jeweler, testified that
in the last five years the value of dia-
monds has advanced % per cent. He
offered other expert testimony.
With the location of the gems still
unknown, Judge Monroe took the case
on advisement.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
CLAIMS $15,335 DAMAGES
FROM RAILWAY COMPANIES
Asserts He Came in Contact with
Live Wire

Nobody interested in either side Of
the suit of John Dudley against the
Los Angeles Interurban Railway
company for SIS, 3S5 appeared when the
case was called yesterday before Judge
James in the superior court, and the
action will receive attention later.
Dudley, who was employed by the
W. P. Chase company as a decorator,
declares that although the defendant
companies knew the Wright & Callen-
der building at Fourth and Hill streets
was to be decorated in honor of the
Elks, who held their convention here
in July last year, they left untnsulated
electric wires in that vicinity.
Dudley asserts that he came in con-
tact with live wire while pursuing his
labors as a decorator was badly burned
by electricity on various parts of his
body, and in addition fell distance Of
eighteen feet to the sidewalk, fractur-
ing his left arm and ankle. He now
considers himself a physical wreck
and no longer able to earn $3.50
month, as he once could. In conse-
quence he wants $4,000 damages and
$685. to pay doctor bills.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
MAKES ANNUAL REPORT
Most Valuable Estate Handled in
Year TotaIed $93,433

Frank Bryson, public administrator
of Los Angeles county, has just filed
with Judge Rives of the probate de-
partment of the superior court his
semi-annual report.
1t shows that the approximate value
of the estates he has handled in the six
months ended June 30 was 1921, ,317.21.
In that time there was paid out fol
debts, funeral expenses, fees and other
expenses $4S,234.S5. There was distrib-
uted to the next of kin or to devisees
or general administrators $25,675.13.
The most valuable estate he handled
was that of Matilda walden, that was
valued at $93,433.S3. The expenses in
cidental to her funeral were $647S.97.
The estate of least value was that of
J. B. Molinari, that was valued at 1854.
Expenses incidental to his funeral We're
only S45.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
YACHT CLUB OBJECTS
TO BROKEN SEWER AT DOOR
City Engineer Racks Brain in
Problems Solution

How to nail a street down long
enough to lay a. sewer in it. is the
difficult engineering problem that con-
fronts Homer Hamlin, city engineer. 1t
is rather difficult to lay a sewer under
ordinary conditions, when the street
stays where it is put. but when 1t
develops the bad habit of getting out
of the proper street lines that nave
been laid with rod and transit and
moving on to private property that is
lower than the street level, then the
difficulty becomes almost insurmount-
able.
This is the condition of affairs in
front of the San Pedro Yacht club.
The outfall Of the San Pedro sewage
system runs in front of the clubs door,
the street has cut away from the pipe
and the pipe is broken. Filth from the
entire city of San Pedro flows through
this break in the pipe. The members
of the yacht club do not enjoy It,,
especially this warm weather, and a
letter from that organization to the
board of public works said so in no
uncertain terms yesterday
The city engineers department Is
laying plans for a new outfall sewer
for San Pedro, but it is easier to lay
the plans than the sewer, for the street
continues to slide away on to private
property, and the city cannot go on
private property and lay a sewer.
w. NJ. Humphreys, chief inspector of
public works, promised to have some
thing done at once to repair the break
in the sewer until the engineer can find
a way to permanently relieve the sit
uatiOn. l
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
News of the Courts
HARBORFRONTAGEP PROVES
TOBE VALUABLE PROPERTY
Owner of Lots on Water Front
Claims 100000 Damages
from Corporations

How frontage on Los Angeles har-
| Dor is valued is shown by two suits
for damages for 100000 filed yester-
day against Randolph H. Miner, the
Outer Harbor Dock and Wharf COM
pany, a corporation; the Southern Pa
cific company, n corporation; the
Southern Pacific Railway company, a
corporation; Henry e. Huntington and
the Pacific Electric Railway company,
a corporation, by A. S. Koyer.
AS their primary object the suits are
to quiet title to property, part of which
Koyer alleges is his and which fronts
on the outer harbor.
Koyer declares that since June 20,
1902, an undivided one-half interest in
a lot between San Pedro and Beacon
streets in the harbor district has been
his. He says he has had right of ac-
cess to the navigable water which
touches the property. He alleges that
the defendants have set UP claims to
the property and to lands adjoining in
a southerly direction.
Before February, 1906, he declares,
the defendants began a squeezing out
process by building a fence between
his land and the water. This was fol-
lowed by the alleged beginning of a
pier and a bulkhesd and then, he de-
clares, the defendants, without his
knowledge or consent, began to fill in
rocks and earth.
He AYERS that the corporations and
individuals against whom the suits are
directed will complete the pier and the
bulkhead unless the court issues a re-
straining order and he prays that this
will be done and that damages to the
extent of 100000 be awarded him.
Tn Sl1if Il n
liar action and damages in connection
with a one-half interest in two lots
located on Beacon street and fronting
on the outer harbor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
SUIT AGAINST SKINNER,
BANK PRESIDENT, STAYED

Because of the absence from the city
of Newton J. Skinner, president of the
All Night and Day bank and defendant
in a suit brought in the superior court
against him and the Los Angeles
Stove company by H. Garstag, Judge
James yesterday continued the action
to August 8, incidentally adding $50
costs to the expenses of the de-
PENDANTS.
Several years ago Garstag purchased,
through Mr.. Skinner, III bonds of the
stove company for $4,000. He thought
the coupons were not paid as regularly
as they should be, and despite many
assertions that the stove company's
bonds are considered a good invest
ment, he brought suit for the recovery
of $4,000 making Skinner defendant
because it was through him that the
investment was made.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
WANT TO "FlRE" FIREMAN
BUT CAN'T LOCATE HIM
Will Discharge Absentee When
He Makes Appearance

Will someone kindly rope S. H. CAL
derson hoseman of engine company No.
5, and take him before the fire commits
sion? The fire commission wants to
live up to its name and fire" Mr..
Calderson but it can't get hold of him
long enough.
He was granted leave of absence
JULY to take one day off but he did
not show up for duty the following
day and has not been heard from
since. His family does not know where
he is, but does not seem much alarmed
at his absence. No fears Of a seri-
Gus accident to him are entertained.
When he did not show up at the
expiration Of his leave of absence he
was suspended by his captain but that
is as far as the officials can go. Civil
service regulations provide that no
member of the department can be dis
charged without a hearing, but the
commissioners can figure no way to
hear q man unless they see him first.
A citation inviting Mr.. Calderson
TO appear before the commission and
give some good reason why he should
not be discharged is in the hands of
Secretary McKeag, but there is no way
of serving it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
RAILROAD MAKES PROTEST
AGAINST ASSESSMENT
Claims City Taxes 1t for Imag-
mary Franchise

Can railway that has no franchise
be made TO pay taxes on a franchise
This is the question the board of
equalization will be called on to
answer this afternoon when the Los
Angeles & Redondo railway appears to
protest against the assessment levied
against it by City Assessor Mallard.
The Los Angeles & Redondo has no
franchise north of Jefferson street, but
in spite of this fact it runs over tracks
of the Los Angeles railway to Second
and Spring streets, where it has a
station. This has been bone of con-
tention between the railway and the
city for a long time, and the city at
torney now has instructions from the
council to bring suit to dispossess the
railway of it's use Of the streets.
AS long as it is exercising the privi-
lege of a franchise, the city assessor
believes the railway should be COM
PEELED to pay taxes, even if it does not
actually possess one, and has assessed
S1,00O,00 for the franchise. The rail-
way asks the board to cut SOS. 900 from
this amount,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
FILE APPLICATION FOR
ADMINISTRATION PAPERS
Procedures Involve Estates VAL
ued at $4,000

Estates valued at $4,000 are involved
in applications for administrators
papers that were filed yesterday in the
probate court
w. H. Moore wants to administer
the estate of his father, Edward G.
Moore, that is valued at 100000 and
consists of a one-fourth interest in
12O acres Of land at Claremont and
several, lots in Los Angeles.
Susan c. Lapham desires to attend
to the legal affairs connected with the
estate of her husband, Joseph H. Lap
ham, that is valued at $4,000. 1t con-
sists of 818 shares of stock in the Cali
fornia Fish company, claims to the
amount of $12,5OO against that concern,
and 110 shares Of stock in the Jefferson
Main company. With the exception Of
5000 given to each of three children
the estate is devised to the widow,
who also, by the terms of the will,
which is simple instrument, is ap-
pointed executrix.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
JURORS FIND VERDICT FOR
$2622 AGAINST GILLESPIE

A jury in Judge Hervey's department
of the superior court yesterday re-
turned a verdict for $26S2.O2 in favor of
the plaintiff In the suit of the Spaul-
ding Rock company against Frank Gill
lespie, contractor for that small part
of the county highway that is con-
structed between Los Angeles and AL
hambra. AS this was about half the
amount sued for, CROUCH 6S Crouch,
attorneys for Gillespie, regard the re-
suit as virtually victory.
The rock company began suit against
Gillespie after he had refused to pay
s4700 which it claimed was due on rock
which it had delivered to the contract
or from its quarry at Spadra. In reply
Gillespie filed suit for damages for
SS336 because he was forced by the
county highway commission to rebuild
10000 feet of the thorOughfare. He
claimed the cause of the poor work was
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
Municipal Affairs
CORPORATIONS SECURE
REDUCTION OF TAX LEVY
Lower Property Assessment
Given to L. A.-P. Railway
and Edison Companies

It's mighty little satisfaction the
corpora, ms are getting from the city
board of equalization this year. If
the things that have happened to the
corporations in the last few days can
be accepted as a standard Of what will
happen for the rest of the boards ses-
sions, the high priced attorneys that
appear before the board in the inter-
ests of the corporations are wasting
their time.
Every year the corporations send
their representatives to complain about
the high assessments. The "holler"
they put up every year has tempted
the irreverent city hall attaches to
nickname the dignified body that hears
these complaints the board Of squeal-
ization," but the "squeals" are having
little effect on +1e present board.
This board has stood by you better
than any other. hasn't it?" was asked
of Walter Mallard city assessor.
"It is doing pretty we'll" answered
Mr.. Mallard with a bland smile, and
"pretty we'll" with Mallard is thought
to mean just about all right.
It was so yesterday afternoon with
the Los Angeles Pacific railway. AS
SCISSOR Mallard has fixed $2,S96,O00 as
the amount on which this railway is
expected to pay taxes, but when the
case was heard before the board q
reduction of only $4,000 was ordered
and some of this represented property
that is claimed does not properly be-
long to the railway itself, but to af-
filiated corporations. The full amount
will be assessed against the affilia-
tions. G. E. Newlin, who appeared as
attorney for the Los Angeles Pacific,
did not ask a reduction in assessment
on the franchise, although this is fixed
at more than $1,000, 900.
The Edison Electric company Jared
little better yesterday morning, as
S180.000 was cut from the assessment
on its franchises. Assessor Mallard
agreed to this reduction. The fran
chise to he was reduced from $4,000 to
nothing, because it was shown the
principal office of the corporation is at
Chino, and $4,000 was cut from the
franchise to do because San Bernar-
dino county had found some more tan
gible property on which the corpora
tion had to pay taxes, making that
much difference between the value Of
the stock and the tangible property.
The German-American and the First
National banks will appear before the
board this morning and the Los An
geles Interurban and Los Angeles &
Redondo railways in the afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
YOUTH PLEADS GUILTY
TO PETTY BURGLARIES

Karl L. Lechner, 10 years old, who
pleaded guilty to various petty bur-
glaries. was placed upon probation for
three years by Judge Willis of the
superior court yesterday.
Lechner is a native of Alabama,
where he has the reputation of devot-
ing his energies and earnings to the
benefit of his relatives. He wandered
west and unable to obtain the nature
OF work he wished, secured employ
ment in a pool hall. Next he began
looting rooms in lodging houses. When
arrested he told the police he was glad
his criminal career thus would be
ended.
He has obtained employment on the
aqueduet, where he will go imme-
diately.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FROM PACKING COMPANY

Dangers Of being employed as a
laborer with a defective sausage stuff
fer were detailed in a suit filed against
the Los Angeles Packing company by
Lemuel NJ. Moseley, as guardian of
James F. Moseley, in the superior court
yesterday
James F. Moseley, who is 20 years
old, is said to be the victim of a
sausage stuffer which was out of re-
pair despite the fact that he alleges
notifying his employers of it's condi-
ton.
It is charged that while the young
man was busy cleaning the machine,
May %, and had inserted his right
hand and arm, as was necessary for
that work, the lever dropped, causing
the piston to fall and to sever sections
of all of the fingers on that hand. He
wants $4,000 damages.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-22
LAPSE OF TIME SPOILS
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
Judge Rules Five Years Too Long
to Wait

Because she did not seek a Divorce
as soon as she should legally have
done so on the charge of failure to
provide, Judge Monroe yesterday, in
the superior court, denied Mrs. Ida
Stcrk that means of ridding herself Of
a husband.
Mrs. Stork told of being married to
George Stork in September, 1900, fn
Grand Rapids Mich. For several
months, she testified, they lived in a
log cabin. After two years of mar
ried life they separated. Following
five years more of life in Michigan, she
came to Los Angeles.
Judge Monroe said she should have
sought the divorce in Michigan before
the expiration of five years after their
separation. If she succeeds in obtain
ing a divorce it will have to be upon
another charge.