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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08

POLICE CASES ARE
DROPPED BY COURT
Judge Bowman Dismisses Pro-
ceedings Against Chiefs of
Police and Detectives.

Contempt proceedings against Chief OF
Police Samuel NJ. Barlow and Chief Of
Detectives X. NJ. Bcckstead for alleged
failure To serve warrants on inmates of
the stociadc were dropped in City Civil
Judge J. M RoWmans court Wednesday
afternoon at the courts own instance.
Upwards of 400 complaints against
women were issued by the city attorney s
office recently and corresponding num-
Der OF warrants based on these COM
plants were placed in the hands OF the
chief of police for service. but the police
department, the city attorney contended.
either refused or failed To serve them
properly,
The proceedings were instituted several
weeks ago, but shortly aftcrward they
were continued indefinitely before Judge
Bowman at MIR, Dinnnys suggestion.
Chiefs Barlow and Bcckstcad decided
however. that they wanted the cases dis
missed or tried. preferably the latter,
so as 10 relieve them of any odium.
feeling sure OF acquittal in case OF trial.
and called tho cases up before Judge
Bowman Wednesday.
Judge Bowman asked for tho city at
torney's purpose in institutjng the con
tempt proceedings. md when Mr. Dninny
told him that II merely was to show him
that his. the courts. orders were not be-
Ing obcycd. that warrants issued out OF
his court and over his signature were
being ignored by the police department
Judge Bowman said that II that were the
only motive for the proceedings the mat
ter would be dropped An order accord
inglS was entered
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
LAND IN NEB0 NATIONAL
FOREST Is IN DISPUTE

INC national forestry bureau is aues-
tioning the states ownership of seven
stectlons OF school lands in the Nebo ma
tonal forest. short distance northeast
ot Nephi on the ground that the lands
were Withdrawn before the approval of
the puolic surveys. but the facts, as as
certained by the state land board are
lnat the president withdrew the tract
covering the seven sections in dispute
august D., 1901. the survey was made In
July of the same year and approved in
June. 1902. and April. 1908 The Nebo
FOREST reserve, known now as the Nebo
natlonai forest, was created by presI-
oemis proclamation November 5. 1905.
INC attorney general of Utah. in an
p,pihloti given the land board "Wednesday,
hoids that the survey having been mndn
and approved before the forest reserve
was created. the states title Will stand
under the enabling act. The matter may
nave 70 go, to the courts for determine,
lon. but The state. in the meantime is
IN IN possession and Is receiving rents from
dispute. - ''e ia"o III
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
State Board Issues Orders for
Precautions Against Spread
of Ailments.
ANIMALS TO BE TREATED
BY APPROVED METHODS
All Herds Coming From Other
States Must Show Clean
Health Bill.

At meeting wednesday afternoon
OF the state board OF sheep commits
sioners, at It's office In the Judge build
ms orders We're issued for a general
dipping OF all Utah sheep In the state
and all that are brought in from other
states, Tho orders Will be sent to all
sheep camps and the dipping probably
Will be conducted on a moro extensive
scale than at any other time for years
past, The orders are aimed at the
scabies and other sheep diseases, which
the sheep owners are eager TO eliminate
on the winter ranges.
The orders make it necessary for the
sheepmcn TO dip all rams going into the
herds within thirty days before the date
of their going and also make IL ncccs-
snry for all range sheep TO he dipped
within sixty days prior 10 their going
To tho ranges.
owners bringing sheep into the state
from Idaho. Wyoming or Colorado must
show by certificate that their sheep were
dipped within sixty days prior to the
time OF their crossing the Utah line.
II this cannot be shown the sheep must
be dipped at one OF the dipping watts To-
Gated along the line.
The shecpmen arc preparing to do
their dipping within the next thirty days
OF all sheep except the rams. They
will not be dipped before the
middle OF November
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
ErstwIlile Real Estate Operator
Sought After by Inter-
ested Persons.
CONDUCTED BUSINESS BY
OWN PECULIAR METHODS
Realty Dealers and Lumber
Companies Place Confidence
in Doubtful Quarters.

Several local real estate dealers, Mm"
Der companies. building companies and
others arc looking for l.. A. Drew, alias
the Western Craftsmen, alias the Build
er5' Investment company. They say
that Drew has made hurried exit from
the city within the last few days. after
purchasing. without consideration. op-
tions ON building lots, an entire subdl-
vision on South State street. and OBJ
tanning first payments on modern Cali
forDIs bungalows. hc purposcd to erect,
The dealers aIIege that Drew is the
shrcwdcst article in the real estate line
that has struck tho city for some time,
According 10 the stories told he has
beaten lumber companies cut of about
$1,000, prospective home builders out of
several hundred dollars and has OBJ
tanned considerable money from other
sources in his building scheme.
Offices Are Closed.
Draw. ut any rate, is n missing guam
tty. Ills office. 500 Newhouse building,
Is closed and his clients clamor in vain
for admittance He came TO Salt Lake
City carly in August and with all the
bearing of a capitalist. represented to
tho advertising departments of the daily
newspapers and to others that he had
large financial holdings in st. Louis
and that his drafts on st. Louis bank
were gilt edge. a little Investigation
by the advertising men, they say,
showed later that his statements were
not true.
On alleged similar false prctcnscs, it
house building from the agent of the
The sign, "The Western
Craftsmen, was painted on the door
Office furniture was the next thing
he wanted. From the Breeden Office
supply company he bought desks and
fixtures of the value OF 5000, giving n
check Of 500 in part payment. The 500
is all the company ever got out of the
deal, except the return Of the furni-
turc.
Then IA stenographcr IN the person Of
Vera Hayes, daughter of G. III. HAYES.
'49 East Twelfth South street, was EN-.
ployed- In three weeks Miss HAYES
claims she received 30 cents for her
Handy With Options.
Later. Drew went TO the Office of j !
;. johnson in the Galena block at Soc
ond South and State streets, according
TO the report of Dowse & Morris. real |
estate dealers, and secured a ninety -day !
option on lO5 lots in Johnson s State |
street addition. Several customers wore
nvolgled into making part payments on !
houses In the subdivision. In addition |
20 operating on South State street, real |
state men say that Drew sold lots in
'arlous parts of the city. the proceeds
If which he pocketed
one lumber company is authority fer
he statement that five firms in that
business were "stnng' by Drew. the
mounts ranging from $500 to $500. One
irm took over his options or certain
property and will go ahead with the
of homes started and on wticE.
partial payments had been made to
Drew "
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
GREEK LEPER CARED
FOR BY HIS FRIENDS
County EYades Issue and by
Subterfuge Shifts Respon-
sibility to Others.

John kokas. the Greek lcprous pauper,
whom the county refused to take over
from the city. hiding behind the tech
nlrality that while Kokas Is n lepcr his
disease has not reached the contagious
or infectious Stage. now Is quarautncd
IN his old quarters at AT South Third
West street, near Grccktown, and Is be-
ing maintained by friends while the city
keeps up the quarantine. Following the
county's refusal to accept the Greek
Tuesday. the city quarantlncd him I'm the
city instead of returning him to the tent
near the isolation hospital. as reported
Wednesday morning
In the opinion of DIR. T Beatty, sec
retary of the state board OF health. Ko-
kas's disease Will not reach the contag-
lous or the infectious stage for fvc or six
years. so there is no danger OF the spread
or The disease by keeping him in the city
and this relieves the municipality of an
expense OF something like 5000 month.
Tho county commissioners now will try
to hide behind the technlcaIity that Eo-
kas was INDECENT and not q paupcr when
the city found and placed him under
quarantine originally, at The instance OF
the state health board. An INDECENT. In
effect. is the same thing as n Dauper
so the commissioners subterfugc Is too
pialn not TO be perfectly apparent TO
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
MURDER IS CHARGE
AGAINST FOREIGNER
Trefa Raecezich Pleads Not
Guilty to Accusation of
COuntryman.

Trefn Raccezich. charged with shooting
10 death Mike Placas, a countryman, at
Bingham, February 19 of last year.
pleaded not guilty 10 first-dcgree murder
before District Judge Lewis Wednesday,
and his case will be set for trial next
Monday. II may be that Baecezich VIII
change his plea to guilty, inasmuch as
when he pleaded not guilty leave was ex-
tended for him TO withdraw that plea
and plead otherwise. IL he chooses.
Artic Woods, alias Frank Manning.
who entered the room of Walter and
Thomas Walls at 1873 West Second South
street. July 20, pleaded guilty to second
degree burglary, but touched tho court
by his youth and the story of his down
fall, in which drink played a prominent
part, and was given the minimum sem
tcncc, six months in tho state prison,
Woods. who is barely out OF his teens,
broke down two or three times In telling
his story.
r.. J.. Judd was appointed by the court
to defend IL, Smith. charged with sec
ond d-degree burglary. The following
pleaded not guilty: James Murray and
Elnor Kilholm, statutory offenses. and
c. j.. Smith, second degree burglary, two
counts
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
Elders Spread
Truth i'm Most
Peculiar Way

Wlth consnmmate cunning the Mormon
churcn employs every possible mnang ~
puI oe1ore The innocent tourists who visit
she,r temple grounds daily distorted facts
tourist, listening to one OF the o ,en,pie ne
grounds 'spiclcrs'' ofttimes goes away
with the impression that the Mopnan mng
Snurcn authorities are much mallgned in.
case directly In point arose Tpas-
gay II. n. Hansen a missionarv To-.
the Reorsanized church. happenad viii
nnon nlS son: rh TO attend the organ recital at
The building. but Elder Hansen hIn,seir :
remained outside. When tho nartw 20
which the son was attached emcrood y.
from the tabernacle they were taken to
temple; An exhorter told the band ndoa nhont o,,e
The things they did In the tcnnie.tuo,uo aO1ue
OF them only. OF course-and at fhe "Jnsa
OF MS explanation he called for nI,ccl
light. seeking the
Pursuant 10 the invitation. Elder Han
sen asked the exhorter II the BihIe
tasusht polygamy; II so. in what part Of
After some hesitation. the speaker oa-
mitted that II did not @u-
DOES the Book OF Mormon teach po.
iysEamy? Edns hoai,s,,.. asked Mr. Hansen. ~
mission that IL not only did moi tonc,, au
poiygamy but also forbade H.
MT. Hansen was about TO ask another
question, when the speaker said:
not information
Whereupon Elder Hansen was tanned
on the shoulder by another "worters
VINO displayed All alleged shield OF poljce
to leave the grounds forthwith. ''e''
But the gentleman invited n,,ostio,. -
protested Elder Hansen.
but you didn't ask the right kind"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
YEARS WORK BEGINS AT
ALL HALL0WS COLLEGE

An enthusiastic crowd Of boys num-
perlng seventy were enrolled at All Hal
lows college Wednesday, when the school
opened FOR the years work, with some
fifteen Instructors composing the fac
ulty. The only work done Wednesday
was the classification OF the students,
Books and other supplies were distrib-
u'ed following which school was dis
missed at noon.
The actual work Of the rrst semester
VIII begin Thursday morning. While the
enrolment on the opening day is small,
TINS is by no means the number OF SIN.
aents who usually attend the institu-
non, ny the last Of the week II Is ex-
pected that the number will be increased
considerably. Father Gu,nan, president
OF the college, stated Wednesday that
everything Is In readiness ror the influx
OF students. Many valuable Improve
nents tnnts nave been made recently. he said
Inc usual cadet work under the super
vision OF Captain Eakle will begin Fri
dhy dhy: From indications the oand and or
chestra work VIII loom up strong, as
many applications were received on the
opening day by Prof. Anton Peterson.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
City and Neighborhood

]. r. PETIT, state coal mine inspcc-
tor, left Wednesday for Emery and Car
bon counties to look into coal mine con-
ditions,
Wednesday were 81 242 ,OlSS7. as com
pared with Sl123. .526-73 for September z,
1909
4 MEETING OF the Republican county
committee will be held I'm Judge Arm
strong's courtroom at o'clock Saturday
afternoon
THE BODY of e. l.. Merrill will be
taken to San Francisco Thursday by his
widow. who arrived I'm Salt Lake We'd
nesday afternoon. The funeral services
and the interment will be at tnat place,
WILLIAM c. SMITH was adJudgod in
sane by an insanity commission sitting
before District Judge Lewis Wedncs~
day and Sheriff Sharp took Smith To
Provo Tor treatment in the State Mental
hospital.
THE FIRST MEETING OF the fall and
winter season Will be held Thursday night
at the Commercial club by the local
chapter of the American Institute OF
Banking An interesting programme Will
be given.
MIKE ZUGEL. bartender Of Salt
Lake City, filed petition in bankruptcy
In the United States district court Wed
nesday. His assets are given as s1OSl.20.
OF which SI07 Is exempt under the law,
he says. His liabilities amount TO SlO12.
IN DISTRICT JUDGE RGTCHIEs
court Wednesday argument on the ap-
plication of Joseph Brandt and others
for IL receiver for the Silver King Con-
solidatcd Mining company was continued
tlffs.
I. G. CULVER was arrested by De-
tectlves Golding and Wilson Wednesday
night on the charge OF petit larceny He
Is alleged to have stolen suit of clothes
belonging to w. Robinson, who claims
TO have left the clothes I'm the Missould
bar.
THIS CTHURSDAY) AFTERNOON at
clock funeral services will be held A
the residence OF Thomas ]. Bawden in
Mil Creek over the body OF his son. Glen
Howard Bawdcn aged years who was
drowned in an irrigating ditch at Ninth |
East and Fifteenth South streets Tues
day.
THE UNITED STATES civil service
commission announces examinations for
October TO secure eieibles for the posi- |
mons OF assistant chemical engineers In
forest fo products tmale) at salraics OF
from $1,000 to $500 a year, and micro
sscopists in forest products at salaries of |
from $1,000 TO $500 "A year.
THE OFFICE OF the government bu-
reau OF animal industry has been moved
from the Eagle building on Second South
ana west Temple streets to the new Nc
lntyre building on Main street. DR.
u, MURRAY remains Inspector In charge
ana Ihomas Redmond the chief clerk.
j. a. GREENEWALD collector NJ cus
toms for the local port announces that
heavy, importatIons of glassware, station.
cry, hosiery and pianos have been re-
ceiYed from England, flowers and personal
etfScts from Holland, aluminium wares
and basket ware from other parts of the
world. " ''
POSTMASTER A. l., THOMAS re-
ceived Il letter from Mrs, T. II Nc
niahoon OF Abbey. Colo asking for in
IorInatlon regarding the whereabouts OF
lawrence w Powers of Pueblo whose
mother is worried about the boy When
Iast heard of lie was In Salt Lake CITY
He Is 20 years old Ivy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
ART, WHO WAS STABBED,
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Frank Art, who was stabbed In the
breast on Monday night last, has been
removed to ST. Marks hospital and is re-
ported TO DC in a critical condition Ell
staobing with pocket-knife. is I'm the
city jail, where he Is being held pending
the result OF the wound. He is charged
The alteration which resulted In the
sstabbing took place In the barns of p. ]
Moran at Eighth South and Second West
streets on Monday night last. Patrol
men Davidson and Hendrickson arrestnd
Thompson Immediately after the stab-
ping Art was attended by a physician
ana was reported as not seriously wound
60. tils condition has become worse In
inc past two days. necesstating his re-
moval to the hospital
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
PlNKERT0NS ON TRACK OF
GLADYS WHITNEY'S FRIENDS

Pinkcrton detectives are following Clara
whitney and Virginia Wallace, who have
oeen released from the city jail. The
t uetfStiFeS nope that the women will lead
aIeEed 10 have stolen SlO 900 worth of
uncut diamonds from j. b. Diehi at tbn
Metropole hotel recently. vac
Immediately after being. roIo,so5 e.
prison both women, who had denied ali
EEh,owledge as 10 the Whereabouts Of
S,lauys whitney. purchased railroad
uckets TO Focatello. 1t Is known tbat
they were joined by third woman who
ney. "SS w mt
The detectives have made pn ,,,,,.o
arrest The women. They hope To bc let;
,py the three TO the hiding place of yaI'
,c ,ace Perry. the. man who Is alleged 10
Sladys whitney Is believed TO have ri~n
the diamonds nave given
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
DEMOCRATS WILL MEET
AND ELECT DELEGATES

Democrats OF Salt Lake City will meet
this Cfhursday) night In the various pre-
cincts OF the city 10 elect delegates TO
the state convention TO be held at Provo
september 10. The city primaries will be
held at the following places: First pre-
cinct. Ninth ward amusement hall: Sec
ond, Sixth ward amusement hall, Third,
Twenty-second ward amusement hall:
tourth. Twentieth ward amusement hall:
Fifth, Unity hall.
In the county precincts conventions will
be held In precinct .. embracing North
Jordan, Hunter. Granger. Brighton and
North Point. in the Taylorsville meeting
mouse at p. m. and at the same time
In a. II. Rocks home on State street, in
MidVale. for precinct 6, embracing Silver
ton. Butler Union and Midvale.
Precinct No. 2. embracing district Ga
Mountain Dell; SIS, Sugar House: SO. For
est Dale; 81, Farmers and 100 Farmers,
VIII meet in the old farmhouse at Forest
Dale. N'ss
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
PROSPECTS BRIGHT AT
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

with prospects exceedingly bright for
5ne salt Lake Collegiate institute were
formally thrown open for the work OF
me me hrst semester Wednesday morning,
busily engaged through the daV classifvs
ing ing lne students and assigning them 10
the various departments ''- ~
arlnclpal George b Sweazy. Miss Pa
uen ana many others OF last yeor's
dac5ulty 5 were on hand to greet the old
una new students The total enrolImcnt
at noon was placed at seventy, which is
wade. who had charge OF the E;ngIisb n,ss dss
Par Par',nent n1e last year. did not return. and
et gradSe,a PlaSe has or been ,n led by Miss Smith
bet nb oi improvements have been made
ABOUT I,a the buildings during the past 'yae yae
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
william Jeffries Asserts Posi-
lively That He Shot Coslett
in SeIf-Defense.
RELIEVED HIS OWN LIFE
TO BE in GREAT PERIL
Shooting Climax of Continued
Insults by COslett, Pris-
Oner Declares.

William Jcffries, commonly called
"Speedy,' the slayer of William Cos
lett, alias Timothy Churchill, in the
Heidelberg saloon on August D. was
brought back from Seattle by Deputy
Sheriff Andrew Smith Wednesday. lie
is now in the county jail. "Speedy''
saws that he killed Coslett in self-de'
fense, and at a moment when he had
reason to believe that he himself would
be killed did he not act promptly
"Speedy" is about q years Of age.
He was born in San Francisco and was
given the sobriGuet Of 'tSpeedy' be-
cause of his slowness as a dcllverer
of milk Coslctt was about 81 years
of age.
"The way it all came about was
about like this said "SpecdyN to a
Tribune reporter Wednesday evening,
"This man CosIctt or Churchill got
into trouble in Butte when he and |
were there. He was arrested for pick.
ing pockets, and he said | pearhed on
him ! never did anything of the kind,
but on the contrary WAS among those
who raised the money to get him out
of bad hole.
A Story of Killing.
"When he came down here he con"
tinued to accuse me Of having given
him away He kept constantly quar-
reing with me and calling me vile
names. On the night we had the trou-
bic in the Heidelberg, Churchill again
accused me Of doing hlm dirt. He
kicked me two or three times in the
stomach and once in the groin. | went
out of the place and waited until /
thought Churchill had gone before re-
turning.
E'l was mistaken about his not being
there when / did go back, though. for
the first thing ] knew when ! got inside
the door was that Churchill made a
rush at me with knife in his hand.
] was up against it. ] believe he
would have killed me with the knife
if ] badn Il shot him
After the shooting | went out on
the street and met an officer. He asked
me If ! did thc shooting. | told him
No, Just then tho crowd came out
of the Heidelberg on the run and the
policeman took after them and / lust
walked away. / went on foot as far
as Lagoon, where ] caught Il train.
81 suppose il would have been bet
ter, if l had stayed right here, but
friends advised me TO leave town. and
took their advice. That's about all
here is to it. ] tell YOU again that L
irmly believe Churchill would have
stabbed me to death if I had not shot
aim,
80 1t came to me any number Of times
hat Churchill was making threats
'ghlnst me. / was told by several fel.
ows that Churchill had told them that
lie would get me yet. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
OYSTER DEALERS WILL.
OBEY NEW REGULATIONS

with the arrival OF oysters on the
salt Lake market preparations arc be-
commissioners TO sec that the new ,,,io
Ing contained in the bulletin on the sub
Jest issued Tuesday is followed out to
the letter. III. e. Smith, deputy com
Wednesday and presented the dealers
with copies of the bulletin At most of
the markets The dealers SAID they would
DE willing TO live up 10 the ruling with
out pelng forced TO, The ruling is less
severe than the government law relat
ms 10 the oysters carried from one state
10 another The principal change in the
iiandl'nE VIII be in the receptacles on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
The stars incline. but do nss
HOROSCOPE |
BY Cosette.
Thursday, Septembef y
Mars and Uranus Ils
A menace IN tho skiS

Mars and Uranus this day
conjunction that is read OF
eating strange things 10 ~
events and swift blows III
European astrologers i2e
sudden and terrible deatn
the world as q result u
caused by this interposluoh,
Saturn occupies a piacs, i;,,ss
is evil for speculation, ,hs wM
ceit. They who trust eln
or craft are likely 10 mee'
loss. M
There Is a sign warning
In land. houses OF natuia.
study contracts ana se'M
unusual care, lest errors
clauses be therein, m N
Venus is In n favoIie
won1en's efforts should p
sign is good for all thcH
social, family or business IA
against those WIZ w0,,as
Persons OF passionate 'tt ,hat
ware against q danger w. 4
destroy the fruits OF goou
long-sustaiped righteous 80
acts jmpellcd by sudden
violent emotion. .,,y e
Temptations are usTsa u,;s,a n
Turing under aspects IKE
day, and the strong. as M
will do well To avoid anu
II will be we'll 10 e,l erol
about religious or spiri.iI"' II
about Involves ets,,.d
things. In business, min
.angled accounts or comps ~
should be postponed uh.Ir .nIrso3
Those who wrong OF '
,ons will be afflicted ,s,id
Scientists. students eSpaE M
,ersons working with slIs-s slIs
,SaIIn~ with liltle-unde,.r-
must he extraordinarily yo;s e
'eriod. Hazardous ai,e1 arc
nents should be evoiuefn, ,ond
Herbal lore marks elur w r
ron, walnut. juniper; pas ss "a
mustard and camoI1iie
Ter the Sun. It'll, dsA
Persons with this oi, ,."orern :"
spects that often sam II
or rule. bur make tnvssniES
earch out and call a''s"
y others. ..Say
hat are read as prom iIstJ
earty body and ming;;s
est in outdoor pursue