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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
HERE FOR CONFERENCE
Denver & Rio Grnndc People From
Colorado Meet Western Pacific
Men From California. Ill

Salt Lake contains today a number
of prominent Gould line officials, The
visitors are General Manager II. w.
Clarke. Freight Traffic Manager a. S.
Hughes. and J. f. Enwright. supcrin-
tendent of motive power and machinery
of the Denver s; Rio Grande, Vice
Presidents c. II. Schlacks and c. NJ.
Levy. and Chief Engineer Wyche OF the
Western Pacific. The Denver people
arrived on Tuesday nights No. 3, and
tho others by officers special from
San Francisco this morning.
conference was held in the Of
fees of the Utah Fuel company In the
Judge building. the officials adjourning
AT 1880 for lunch. All the Informal
ton that Is given out Is that the meet
ing was Il periodical affair to talk over
matters of through traffic between the
two roads, and how to increase the
same. 1t is understood that the COIL
ference also discussed II loan by the
Western Pacific of d dozen or more en-
Slncs not now in active use. to the Rio
Grandc to help out OF the corner that
o rush of business has put II In. One of
the officials denied that the matter of
increasing the train service west Of
SALT Lake was considered. However,
IL proposition to consider shortening up
the time between San Francisco and
salt Lake was brought up. Tho visit
ors depart for the west and east Thurs
day morning, by officers specials.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
WANT SHORT CHANGE" MAN.
Police Looking for Tall. Well Dressed
Gentleman With Old Game.

The police are looking for short
change artist" who has dcfrauded salt
Lake merchants Of considerable money
within the past few days, Tho game
worked by the man Is one of the old
est and simplest known The latest
company to report q loss was the Rich
mond Drug company, hl1 west Second
South A tall. well dressed man walk
ell into the store Tuesday and made
a small purchase of 10 cents. AZ pay
ment the man offered a $40 gold piece
When the clerk handed him his change.
he seemed surprised that the purchase
only cost 10 cents. whereat he pulled
dime out OF Ills pocket. and asked
tho clerk for the gold piece. The clerk
gave him So gold piece and $3.50 In
silver, and while returning the gold
piece. the man put the SIS gold piece
that had been handed him by tho clerk
in his pocket The clerk put the silver
change of $3.50 into the till after he
had handed the man back his gold
piece. and when he found that he was
s. short tho gentleman was nowhere
to be seen. Complaints reached the
police department from all parts of the
city yesterday in regard to the short
change artist but they were unable to
catch the man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
UTAH DELEGATION
HOME FROM Texas
Major Il. w. Young Says Willie ATT
tendance Was Not Large. Discus
sion Was Interesting.

Maj. Richard w Young returned
Tuesday evening from San Antonio,
Tex. where he attended the Transmits
s!ssippi Commercial congress, with the
Utah delegation. In regard to the con-
grcss. Maj. Young said:
While the attendance was not as
large as usual it was one of the most
important and interesting sessions ever
held. Col. Ike Pryor the president,
conducted the meetings and Kept things
going at q lively pace, During the con-
sress. Gov. Stubs or Kansas was in
close attendance. He made IL number
of eloquent speeches which resulted in
the passage of some stirring resolutions
on alleged railroad DETERMINATIONS be-
tween gulf points. Kansas and other
states in the Mississippi valley. Gov.
Shafroth of Colorado was also in at
tendance. and devoted consderab bic
time to tho discussion of important
subjects. There were II number of other
prominent men who attended tho con-
srcss. Including governors. senators
ana representatives.
Fred w. Fleming of Kansas was
elected president of 7.hc next congress-
which viii be held at Oklahoma city.
san Antonio. where the convention Wits
held is n very pretty city. 1t Is about
the population OF Salt Lake, and full
of hustle and business"
Tho Utah delegation was composed OF
r. W. Young, John Henry. Smith.
James Chapman. W. w. Fitzgerald of
Draper. S. .. Bcnnion of Ncrnal. and
Mr.. IIcrrick.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
LATE LOCALS

Back TO Los Angclcs--Frank i.
Carroll. u deputy sheriff of Los
Angeles left today at O'Clock with
Frank Passeralla. who Is wanted at
Los Angeles for grand larceny. Pas
seralIa was arrested in Salt Lake
little over q week ago as he stepped
from train coming from the west.
designation not Acccptcd--The
Vestry OF St. Paul's Episcopal church
refuses to accept the resignation OF
Rector Perkins. wired In from Baltl-
more. This makes II necessary FOR him
to return. as he can hardly secure
another pulpit without the usual
clearance papers from his previous
charge.
Inquiry Arrives Early-The Com
mercial club publicity bureau rccciv-
cd an inquiry on the manufacturing
possibilities In salt Lake this morning
as a result OF the advertising given
Salt Lake In last Sundays Chicago
ecord-IIerald. The inquiry was re-
ceived before the papers reached
Salt Lake.
Death OF Mrs. Pcndcrgrass--Mrs
Kate PendergraSs, aged 81. wife of
r. s. Pendergrass, superintendent of
ST. Marks hospital. died at 3 a. M,
today, ut the hospital from pneu-
monia with which she had been Ill
only three days. She Is survived by
hor husband and three children. Ar
engagements for the funeral are in
progress
Kun Down by Wasoi,--Charles
Stirling. who Is in tho employ Of the
city was run down and painfully in
jured By Il grocery wagon belonging
to H. NJ. Burton this morning near
the corner Of Second South and Secs
ond West. Although badly bruised Ito
was not seriously injured, and waa
able to be taken to his home on Fifth
South in the patrol.
Club Members hrrrstcd--Joc Mat.
son and Everett Barlow were arrested
carlv this morning by Patrolnen con-
Ncys and lfendrcksou. charged with
having sold liquor without a license.
They are said 10 be members OF a club
conducted IN the Continental building
streets Tho police arrested IN all 20
mon. but only three were detained
Await BETTER Alnrkcl---That the
tntcrmountain Packing company win
not rc-oren until better market for
It's products Is afforded was the state
mont made this morning to Tho
holder and officer of the concern. IN
furnishing information to answer an
inquiry made of Tho News with regard
10 the intentions of the concern. At n
stockholders meeting held some time
ago tho temporary nhut-down was de-
cided upon. though at that time II was
understood that the plant would be
re-oPencd when a favorable opportun!-
ty presented Itself.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
CANNOT LOCATE
c. Y. ANDERSON.
Dcposcd Superintendent of Infrn,ary
Threatened to Commit Suicide
After Disclosure.

No appointments have been made as
yet from the flood of applications for
the places of c. V. Anderson, deposed
as head OF the county intirmary, and
John r. Clinton, ousted as custodian for
the county in the city and county build,
ing.
Neither has service been had upon
Anderson, for whom warrant was Is
sued from the county attorneys office
last evening. Anderson's whereabouts
are unknown. Authorities all over the
State OF Utah have been instructed 10
watch for him, hut he cannot be locat-
cd Rumor said lie was seen yesterday
walking the streets of Ogden, in u
dazed condition, but this rumor cannot
be substantiated. Friends of Anderson
declare he threa tened to commit suicide
after the disclosure of his trouble With
the commissioners. However. friends
also say they have seen him since be-
fore the commissioners deposcd him.
Sheriff Joe Sharp declares he Will ind
Anderson whether he is dead or alive.
He has notified authorities OF contiS-
uous points to watch for him.
Deputy Sheriff Axel Steele served the
warrant on John r. Clinton Tuesday.
and the latter was allowed his freedom
upon his own recogni2ance because Oh
illness in his family.
Mrs, Anderson rendered her resigna-
ton Ms matron of the intirmary, TO the
commissioners this morning, and 1t was
accepted Appointments will be con-
sidered late this afternoon for the va
cant places. Joseph Sabine Is acting
as s,1perintendent of the infirnary pend
Ing the appointment of supervisor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
CHRISTENSEN SEEKING DATE.
Wants 10 Know Conditions Surround
Ing Deficient Children.

For information upon which to base
his paper on the subject Of the Phys
lcal Basis of Education" to be read
before tho teachers of the state at the
annual meeting to be held here the
latter part of the present month. City
Supt D. II. Christensen has sent let
tcrs to all superintendent In the state
requesting them to forward to him
data regarding the deficiencies of those
pupils who are backward In learning
and the cause for such deficiencies.
These facts will also he tahulated
and Will be revised from time to time
so the superintendent can watch the
effect of improved methods In school
systems, these improvements being
made with the view OF Graduating the
causes of physical disabilities which
retard mental development
Circular letters have been prepare
which contain the various we'll known
causes for these deficiencies. these to
be filled out by the various superin-
tendents for assistance in keeping this
table corrected up to date.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
IMPORTANT REVELATIONS
ON TARIFF BOARDS WORK

Chicago, Nov. 3oLeaders OF tho
principal commercial and business or
ganIzntions from all the big cities Of
tho country have been invited to at
tend dinner to President Taft's tariff
board by the Chicago association of
commerce here Saturday night.
The president. It Is understood, has
authorized Henry g. Emery. James Il.
Reynolds and Alvin IL. Sanders, mem
hers of tho tariff board. to mako i'm
portant revelations regarding tho
boards work and the nature OF its
progress 10 date
Mr.. Emery. according to announce
mcnt. will present In tho most d.
rect and simple manner q brief account
OF what the tariff board has done:
what the nature OF Its inquiry Is. what
results It believes can be obtained;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
OREGON SHEEPHERDER
FALLS FOR 0LD GAME.
Two "Stranccr>: Relieve Him of the
Trouble OF Caring for His
Money.

j. L. Ball, Il shcephcrder from
Burns. Or. dropped off in Salt Lake
yesterday and met very accommodate
ing stranger, and as result BAH has
$500 less than he had before he ar
rived in Salt Lake.
on coming up town Ball was accost-
ed by q stranger who wanted to play
him a game of pool. Ball told the
stranger tnat ne didn't know how 10
play pool, but as the stranger said ne
would pay for all the games played,
Bail accompanied him to Il pool nan.
After playing Il few games, secott
stranger appeared on the scene and
wanted to get IN on the game too. inc
first stranger told him mat tney were
only playing for tho II ball ana were
betting II dollar Il game. The second
stranger Joined the game, but the hrst
stranger still continued to win, and
each time he won he would hand Bali
back the dollar that nc had bet. After
several games had been played the
second stranger bet the first stranger
5000 that he would win the next game.
The first stranger did not have 500
so Ball put up the money In the form
of draft for the first stranger. When
the game WAS played the second
stranger won. They talked it over
among themselves and II was agreed
that they should leave town. as the
police might get them for gambling.
Tho two strangers were to go one way
and Ball was to go to Ogden. Ball got
on train alright, but 1t took him
to Garfield instead of Ogden. and 1t
was then that he decided he had been
the victim OF very old game, so he
came back and told his troubles to the
police, who are SEARCHING for the
sure thing men.
Detectives Goliing and Wilson ar
rested two strangers here, giving the
names of Frank Bowman. % years of
age and Charles Andrews. % years Of
age, who were identified by Ball as the
men who trimmed him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
Pioneer Roonngs.
Sold. laid and guaranteed by
LAMBERT PAPER CO.
GOVERNORS CONFERENCE
SETTLES DOWN TO WORK

Louisville, Ky, Nov Gothic scene of
the governors conference shifted from
frankfort to Louisville this morning
when special train brought the gov
errors. their wives and daughters here.
Sessions will be held until Saturday.
Today the governors settled down to
the work for which they mct-discuss-
ing the issues that now confront many
states.
The morning session was given over
to short talks on the responsibility of
a governors appointment Of his cabi-
net. power of removal ana like subjects.
The discussion embodied matters per-
tanning alone to states but beginning
with the opening session tomorrow.
subjects will be of national scope.
Among these subjects are conserva-
ton of natural resources and human
life. the income tax. direct primaries,
popular elections of United States SEN
ators and the corrupt practises act.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
. THANKSGIVING REMARK.

There is no surcr way of maxi
ing tho Christmas season OF good
fellowship a season of needless suf-
fering than by delaying purchases
tin the last minute. That delay
means crowding shops till vcntila-
ton Is powerlcss, and forcing clerks
and cash girls. shippers and ac-
sCountants, to II steady drive and
unrcmitting toll which often nils
nights as well az days. 1t means
getting better goods. Nowadays
the store, large or small, has its
Christmas stock in readiness for the
buyer weeks before the holiday. IL
anything, one gets freshcr goods by
purchasing them well ahead. The
man or woman who makes M and
bills the list of necessary gifts
early is bestowing a Christmas
gift upon some unknown fellow
being. No Thanksgiving remark
that occurs to us has rs much praC-
teal usefulness as this about tho
| proper use of the time between
the November. holiday and the one
that follows lii Deccmber,--Coliitrs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
TRAIN RUNS INTO CATTLE; HERD.
SPIKE AND RAIL.

The PENNSYLVANIA will use 10000
tons of steel rails the coming year.
General Manager II. f. Wells OF tina
Salt Lake Route Is inspecting the line
between Caliente and this city.
The New York Central has ordered
from the American Locomotive works
S2a freight and passenger engines for
1911,
Division Superintendent !. II. Dyer
of tho Southern Pacific at Dunsmore,
Call was In town for II short time to-
day, by private car en- route west from
an eastern business trip.
X. ID. Stalcy. the new travelling
freight and passenger agent of the Rock
Island in this city, has arrived from
Colorado Springs where he has been
stationed,
Local railroad men are now looking
TO SEE II Mr. Stubbs Will appoint Mr.,
Munroc freight traffic manager of the
O. S, L., in addition to his present
position on the Union Pacific.
The Oregon Short Line Is preparing
10 build an attractive new depot ut
Murray for It's own Use and that Of the
Salt Lake Route. Including the site,
building. lawn and surroundings the
outlay Will require about $1,000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
ELhIoTr on THE wAnrArn.
SAYS Railroad Business Is RapidIy BE
coming Nobody's Business.

Salem. Or, Nov c9.--Howard Elliott.
president of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company. who was the principal
speaker at the second days session OF
the Oregon Development league con-
vention, tonight roundly scored the
people for interference. through rail
road commissions. legislatures and bu-
reaus, in the management of railroads,
business of which he said they have
no knowledge. IN substance he said:
"of late years everybody, and by
that mean the people ut large through
their legislatures. commissions and bu-
rcaus. have been undertaking to regu-
late and manage in detail some Of the
larger forms of business. particularly
railroads. The result is that tho people
whose real business it Is to manage
railroads. ! mean the owners and tho
men they employ, are becoming dis
courased by being interfei.ed with BY
everybody. and there is danger that
this interference will produce a condi-
ton whore the railroad business is
nobOuyS business"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
MUST GO no TRrAL.

In an attempt to compromise the &c.,
600 damage suit of Demcnca Bcroldc ct
Judge Ritchie's division OF the Third
district court, yesterday. the court in
terfercd expressing doubt ns to the
suficiency of the testimony as support
for the action. The sum Of S45J was
ngreed upon between the parties to the
action. but the case will now have to
proceed to trial.
This suit grew out OF the killing of
Joe Bcrolde in the mines of the defend
ant company near Bingham, in June.
The plaintiffs are children OF the de-
ceased.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
PURPOSE OF RAILWAY
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

WashinEton, Nov. 3o,--GeoTge a.
Post Of New York, president or tho
Railway Business association, tes'i
commission today that the main nur-
pose Of his organization was to pro
mote friendly relations between the
railroads and the public.
1--WE have learned" he said, thht
conservative talk Is better than
vitriolics We are organizing GOOD
humor not gloom
Mr.. Post declared the purchases OF
the railroads had DIMINISHED very
markedly in the last four or iro
months.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
INSANE POPULATION
OF WASHINGTON STATE

Olympia, Wash. Nov. 3o.-Onc per-
son in each 2SS III tho state Of WASH
ington Is insane, criminal or feeble
minded and a charge upon tho state.
The insane and feeble-mlnded in prl-
vate institutions and tho criminals In
the county and city jails arc not IN
cluded in this count ~ the state board
of control. The ratio in 1890 was one
abnormal person to 546 inhabitants, in
1900 one to 3l6. Tho Legislature will DO
asked TO provide. more prison cells and
more rooms for the fccble-mlnded and
insane.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
PLEASING PRESENTATION.
III. *. Hooker. Identified With S. Il. &
o. for Two Years. iIonorcd,

~. Ior Two 1carS. hOhOrcu.
II. Is Hooker. representing the Iar-
ris Trust company OF Boston. and who
has been identified with the Salt Lake
4 Ogden railway for the last two years,
IN which time the road has been
changed from steam to electric, was
given pleasant surprise yesterday aft
ernoon when lie was called in to the
general Office and IN the presence OF all
the employees of the road he was pre-
sented with beautiful gold watch fob.
with diamond setting. The presentation
speech was made by Joshua B. Bean,
secretary of the railroad company. Mr..
Hooker. while taken absolutely by sur
prise. responded Will, brief speech, OK
pressing his gratitude to the railroad
people and those concerned In the pre-
sentation. He said he had made
friendships here which he regretted that
he was to sever and said it was not at
all unlikely that he would come back
here to live.
Mr.. Hooker came to Salt Lake to in
stall system Of auditing for the rail
road, and he expects to leave for his
home In Boston today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30

of American Mcthodism will be consil.
cred at Il meeting here OF the Joint COM
mission on fedora ton. composed of dele.
gates from the Methodist Episcopal
church, Methodist Episcopal church
south and the Methodist Protestant
church.
The sessions began today and will
continue until tomorrow evening.
The commissioners, q In number, are
among the leading chufchmcn OF the
denominations, tho body being com
posed OF bishops, ministers and lay
men,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
FEAR FOUL PLAY.
Scion Brown Believed to Have Died In
MNstcriOus Way.

That Scion Brown has met with foul
play or With an accident which has re-
suited in hts death, Is the belief of his
brother, Orson Brown, OF Murray. The
last heard of tho missing brother. he
was with n sheep concern In the Big
HON country until he met with sonc
friends from that section II few days
since who asked about Scion. When
he replied that Scion was still In
the Big Horn country they informed
him that he had LEFT that country in
June 1909, Scion Brown Is described
as i've feat eight inches in height hard
OF hearing. several upper teeth out and
wore a nuustaGhc. Nv
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
WAS sToREHoUsE OF DOPE

Irvine Stcnberg an opium fend, was
arrested by Putrolman Phillips and Eg
bert this morning. and will be charged
with petty larceny. 1t is alleged that
he stole pair of shoes from Il waiter
at the Chesapeake cafe and sold them
for so cents. When arrested Stenberg
was a veritable storehouse of dope"
In every pocket and in every place
where the officers searched him they
found boxes of opium and morphine,
and he put up a lively bout with the
officers to see who should have posses
sion OF tho drug.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30

The lowest temperature reported was
deg. below zero at Williston. N. D..
Nearly normal temperatures prevail
over the Great Basin and Pacific states.
During the last "a hours there were
rains in Oregon and Washington. and
snow furries in Montana, Wyoming and
the Dakotas.
The weather is this vicinity will be
fair tonight and Thursday.
COMPARATIVE DATA FOR SALT
LAKE CITY.
The highest temperature yesterday
was sc deg: the mean was IS deg,
which Is IL deg. above normal. The
lowest temperature last night was Sc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
MATTHEWS WILL RECOVER.


It was reported from the Holy Cross
hospital this morning that Cecil Mat
thews, who was badly injured in the
accident at the Hotel Utah heating
plant yesterday, viii recover, w. NJ.
Cole. the laborer. who was also injured,
is ALTO improving. Matthews Is an old
time resident OF Taylorsvillc.
Farley p. Pratt. tho man killed, was
II son of Tcancum Pratt, who was Il
son Of Farley r. Pratt. pioneer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
NEW pIoCHE SERVICE.

An announcement this noon stated
that the new semi-w weekly train service
over the Phoebe branch of the Salt Lake
Route. between Calientc and Phoebe,
would be inaugurated Thursday, Dec. /. .
the days being Thursdays and Mondays.
Tho hours Of leaving and arrival will
be: Leave Caliente 80 am. arrive at
Phoebe. 10 am. Leave Phoebe, 1880
pm: arrive at Caliente pm. The
trains arc mixed. passenger and freight.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30
RELEasEp FKoM CUSTODY.

& William Kabino. IS years old. who
WAS charged With counterfeiting, and
t"Indian BIRD" charged with an as
,sault upon ~ white girl on the Shebit
Indian reservation. were discharged
from the county Jail yesterday after
noon following the action of the grand
jury, which ignored the two cases
Kabino was called before the grand
jury as witness and testified against
Thomas Smith and Edgar Wilbur. with
whom he was arrested. The other two
men were indicted tt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-30

deg. The temperature record for tho
month shows an accumulated excess OF
1913 deg, or II daily excess of over deg.
The temperature for the year to date
averages 2Is deg. daily above the nor.
mai The precipitation for November
to date Is 0.9s inch, which Is 90 lneh
below normal. The total for the year
to date is 1905 inches, which is ass
inches below normal.
The sun rises today at 1888 am, ana
sets at Sol pm.
The moon rose at 5:23 am, and will
set at 1854 pm.
A. II. THIEssEN.
Section Director.