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A Serious Condition of Affairs at Spanish Fork

drink. and he replied that he would.
Come out to the back. then" said the
barber. Out they went. the barber TOOK
a small oyster can out OF his pocket and
Coitrin pulled out an automatic gun Ola
the barber.
I think those two cases will illustrate
the character OF the man. though more
might be cited X necessary.
one has escaped conviction that has been
tried. II a jury case, 1t was all the same:
such men as are we'll known are selected
by Martell. as Will convict no matter
and contemplate the witness. 1t makes
no difference.
y respectable citizen. an old-time sa-
loonkeeper, was accused of selling liquor
contrary to the city ordinance. and a man
was put on the stand against him that
evidence In a dog fight; that was enough
for Justice Frost. who Immediately pro-
nounced the defendant guilty and the
next day fined him $3.50 and ninety days
at hard labor in the city Jail, The case
was appealed and may go to the supreme
court.
1t is absolutely useless % make any de-
tense here In the city court. Frost is i'm
movable.
Some compromises have been made
here. The World Drug company paid the
city officers 5000 to prevent a prosecu-
ton; Boyack Wren, Wilson, Pace and
Alma Cox compromised for $3.50. The
city officers want Mr.. Houtz to pay them
has more money than the others whom
they have charges agalnGt.
On last Sunday night some one threw
rocks through Mr.. Houtzs window.
breaking out four lights. We shall see
apprehend the perpetrators of this ac.
as they have been to trump up charges
against men in business. G. A. HICKS.
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GREAT FOREST FIRES
RAGING IN ONTARIO

FORT WILLIAM, Ont. June @o-For-
est fires are threatening several towns in
this vicinity The flames are dangerous
IN near Mackie & layers camp and are
making great hcadwny toward Silver
Mountain. town OF 300 people.
Scores Of men, women and children
fought the flames all last night but did
not check them. At Mackie & Tayor S
camp the people intend making RATS upon
which to load their effects If they are
unable 10 stop the flames
The town OF Dcvlin, New Ontario, was
burned this afternoon. but there was no
loss uf life 4 Canadian Northern train
rescued the Inhabitants. who had gath
cred In a clearing. Lavaloe is surrounded
hy fires and IT is feared 1t too will be
wipcd out.
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FATALLY WOUNDED IN
AFFRAY At BINGHAM
Charles Dennis, Night Watch
man, Is Shot Through
the Spine.
Snecial To The Tribune.

Special to Inc tribune.
BINGHAM. June 29.-Four foreigners
ran amuck in Carr's Fork tonight, AS a
result Charles Dennis. night watchman
OF the Highland Boy mine. lies at his
home mortaIly wounded and the foreign
ers are at large with little chance of
their arrest.
Dennis Is. shot through the spine and and
little hope is given Of his recovery lie
is married and has many friends in the
camp who are incensed at the shooting.
The rioters. IT is alleged. were having
a spree. and looking for trouble. They
created a disturbance in front OF the
mining company's office. and when the
watchman demonstrated with them shots
were fired indscrlminately and nelghbors
saw nine were counted. One took effect
in the neck OF Dennis and severed ms
spinal cord so that he is paralyzed In MS
lower limbs and body and Drs. Straup
and RAY hold out little hope OF recovery
The statement is made that 1t was I'M
possible TO say whether the drunken men
we're italians. Austrlans, or. In TACT,
what nationality. and as the deputy
sheriffs were unable 10 locate them or
to secure any clue. IL is not thought that
| they will be apprehended.
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the government in the fulhllment OF us
part of the contract. Besides ioslnE m Ilis
crop from the failure OF the reci9nlali'oii non
service TO furnish water, the settiGr a'no i'S
loses the maintenance money "lllcp -.
paid in advance. Protestations 20 t,e
local offices OF the service are IIia1e ~
vain and some there are VINO Cnai se
that the unsatisfactory CONDITION eN'sune
especially at the lower end OF the SCI
ond lift canal, Is due in part 10 d Ian.ey
I'm supervising the distribution ol "ate'
al the uppcr end Of the project. IT
stances are many where settlers VINO PaIo Pl.
fer water 10 cover ten and twenty actee
are receiving a greater How than So
tiers who have bought water Tor my & ol
sixty acres. dependent upon the lacli',iIss .Iss
provided for dlvertipg water from tHe M
main canals. Checks have been Put III
tho canals at many places. Al otuea
uoInts where they arc needed the serN'Se ~,
reft,ses TO put them in or perinlt .I,'
settler to put them in at ms own tN iNa
| pcnsc. In such cases the water III ,., tt.
| canals Is about on level with or pcIom pS
| the level Of the diversion ditchcs. ne
! temper OF the settler can be guessed az, IT,
| Throughout IL all the reclaInation olllcIaIs olllu
| In charge maintain n stoicGi indlu'tenJi., ~
| The tmc last year during wnlcn W.. u,
| pimps were in operation II is Gefet"I,s >
| believed ought To have been sunicianl TO {,
test The efficiency Of the system anu
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JUDGE FREMONT WOOD
PRAISES UTAH COLLEGE
Special 10 The Tribune,

Special 10 The Tribune,
BOISE. Ida, June 29-Judge Fremont
Wood of the Third judicial district, in an
address before the Presbyterian Brother
hood Of this city this evening, speaking
on needed child legislation OF ldaho. pald
glowing tribute TO the Utah Agricui-
tural college at Logan, using IL as an u
lustration OF what was needed and might
be had in Idaho If conditions were right,
In his address, Judge Wood stated that
he did not think it absolutely necessary
that there be separate institution ior a
proper department Of agriculture ana
be as IL is nova department OF the state
university provided II had board OF
regents and a. faculty and presidency IN
yelopment OF the need for the industrial
side OF educational life.
Judge Wood said But a few weeks
ago I had an opportunity OF inVestlgatins
the system OF educa ,ion taught in a great
educational institution lying almost upon
the southern border OF our state AND
when l saw what was there being accom-
plished In behalf OF the young men and
women Of the state OF Utah. felt that
| I at once saw demonstration OF the
| truthfuness OF the need or Industrial
education,
| when I considered the work which
| this single Institution was doing for the
great state OF Utah, l said to myself that
| I wished every father and mother VIII
| the responsibility OF children 10 educate
! In Idaho could witness the work there
being accomplished. And / further said
| 10 myself that If this could be done the
| neyt session OF the legislature of this
state would not be permitted to adjourn
without laying the foundation and pro-
| vlding upon broad lines. for a similar
| institution If the fathers and mothers o
| the state and the great bulk Of those in
| terested in industrial education could sec
and realize the work there being accom-
| plished there would he no question bu
what the demand would at once be made
prominent and wDcn the demand Is made
and properly enforced, the Legislative
body Will always find the means Il
| meet II.
II do not wish to be understood as II
| any way making an attack upon our pres
| cnt state university, which has in name
II not In fact, school OF agriculture an. an.
| rnechanical arts established In connection
herewith But when results are com
pared between tins department IN 9u
university ard The magnlhcen- instltutI'
| 10 which attention has been cpIed, tn
comparison is so odinus hat little can b.
said In favor Of the work that has beer
| accomplished in behalf OF this depart
ment of the sta te university.
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passed, and that which was. and had
been q legitimate business here for years
became a misdemeanor-almost felony
Morris ]. Martell man whom the Demo-
duly appointed to that office, and Joseph
Markham and Zeb Coltrin were appointed
on the police service. Coltrin had rec
ord-he was once a 'red light spotter'
aRuFeh R sa' rule there Sy Couple Hay Of gouns
men, one Of them n son OF Coltrin, were
folsted on the people as spoilers These
TWO worthless broke into Hughes &
lot of bottled liquors, after which they
got some other boys to join them and
went stealing chickens. They got fright
ened and confessed the theft and were
stealing did not disdualfy them for be-
ing spoilers" plain drunks" went up
TO s25 and the testimony OF these sclons
Of obedience was good in the police court
here.
Ieb Coltrin has made himself the most
conspicuous OF either OF the city officers.
Just to illustrate his way OF doing bust
ness. l Will mention couple OF his OFF,
respectable citizen OF this city. went over
10 Salem. three files away. drank a little
beer. and came home and was met by
Coltrin and locked up in the city bastile.
The father, hearing OF the Incarceration
OF his son, went and asked Coltrin about
the matter; Coltrn Strengthened himself
on his dignity and told the father of the
boy that he would find out in the police
hot words were passed between Cotrin
and the boys father. Coltrin thereupon
locked the father up also; ne was tried
in Police Justice Frost's court and fined
SIS.
Again, Cotrin and one of the BARRIERS
OF this city were In a little grocery store
and began talking about buying booze. "
The barber asked him II he would like a
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Utah State Tennis

A great many OF the scheduled tennis
games for the state championships are
being lost by default The preliminary
games are being cut down, and 1t is cx-
pected that the finals will be played at
the Country club July 5,
The results Wednesday were as fol-
lows
Mems singles
C. Brown won from Brines by default;
Myers won from Baily. 60, go, D. c.
Soberts won from Thompson. 6-2. Us;
Garne:t won from Macquisten, GO, So,
A. s. Brown won from McBroom. GA,
4-6 11-9.
Women's singles
Miss Lewis won from Mrs, Glendenning.
6-2, 6-3. Mrs. Smith won from Miss
Grizzcll Houston, 7-5. Ga
Today's schedule-Women's singles
y. MFRS. Boyer VS.. Miss Lewis,
Mrs Smith VS.. Miss Bryan Houston.
4:30 p. m,-Mrs. Stone VS.. Miss Nc
Grath.
Women's doubles-Miss Mcclure ana
partner VS. Mrs, Jack Taylor ard partner.
MEMS doubles
$50 p. m.AMcDonald and Cooper VS..
G. Badger and partner; Gillette and
Baker VS.. McQuisten and Shaughenny-
p. m.-Roberts and Thompson VS.
Neel and Ingcbretsen.
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Special 10 The Tribune
SPANISH FORK. June 29.-Wlll you be
kind enough to allow me little OF your
valuable space in which TO give to your
many readers a short but truthful his
tory OF some current events as they are
transpiring here from day to day? We
had an election here last fal-yes, that
Is what it was called at the time. Pre-
vious to our election" here we had
campaign" The issue, was vet" or
the dry" party and the Republicans"
were for high license and strict regula-
tons. During the campaign" good SIS
ters went from house to house telling
other good sisters how to vote vote at sos the
vote for prohibition. All the speakers
Nephl l.. Morris of Salt Lake City. DR..
George II. Brimhall OF the E. Y. u. at
Provo and Hon. Charles White OF Payson.
county sent to the last lcgislaturc-joned
the Democratic side and ''stumpcd' for
prohibition. The Republicans did not put
on any speakers, The consequence was
elected mayor by a majority OF thirteen
votes against F. NJ. Smell.
Spanish Fork is divided into four
wards--the First and Fourth lying east
that In the business part OF the city.
where the saloons and stores are located,
the people did not want prohibition. but
In the First ward and Fourth ward. where
the mothers chant their lullabys In an
unknown tongue. these two wards be-
ing settled by Icelanders and Danes, there
is where the Democrats won out The
four bishops here are two Democrats and
two Republicans but they all voted with
the "drys."
AS soon as the new party was in pos
session of the city government a very
stringent prohibltory ordinance was
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[pws of lntermOuntain Region

standard sleeper and flourish sleeper.
Looking back he saw one man In our
car poking his head out between the cur
tains Instantly there was a shot and
my! there must have been twenty shot
holes In that curtain where the charge
struck. fortunately. no one was struck
shootng was over and IL was then 2I2
so II must have been about 2 o'clock
when | was robbed.
Ihere We're two ladies in our car. a
mother and daughter, of Dillon. who
were returning from California, where
the daughter had been at school.
The robber overlooked lot OF peop-
cry. he did not search the berths at
all, so far as I could see; / know he did
not search mine, and am right glad OF
II, for my watch was In my vest pocket
in the upper berth, and I had other
property IN the pockets OF the garments
in the upper berth"
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BISHOP ARGYLE
Gets HIS MONEY
Alpine Stake Presidency Agrees
to Refund Dough" for
Coal Stock.
ARGYLE IS HIGH UP
OFFICIAL TN CHURCH
Blind and Aged Widow and
Infant Grandchild Still
Hold the Sack.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
AMERICAN FORK, June 29,-As the
result of the demands made by the Span
sh Fork delegation to the Alpine stake
presidency, consisting OF Stephen L. Chip
man, James III. Clark and Abel John
Evans. in regard to moneys obtained by
them from the sales OF stock In the Met
calf Coal company. which was exposed
recently by The Tribune. II is under
stood that Chipman has agreed to re-
fund to Bishop Ben Argyle Of Spanish
Fork the sum CT $3.50.
Nothing. however, has been done look
ing To the restitution OF the sl20 obtained
from the blind and aged widow and hei
infant grandchild.
The difference Is this; Argyle is finan-
cially and otherwise able to take care ol
himself. the widow and the babe cannot
and are therefore just prey to the greed
of the local presidency,
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TOOELE'S CELEBRATION;
A GOOD PROGRAMME
Special to The Tribune.


TOOELE. June 29.-The following Is
programme for the Fourth OF July ceie,
bration at TooeIe a brass band WAL
serenade all the principal streets at sun =
rise. Meeting called to order at ~
o'clock a m. on meeting house lawn
Selection by band; singing by choir. un-
der leadership OF Prof A. M. Nelson
PRAYER by Chaplain Silas c. Orme' Sc
lection by band; reading OF the Decla
ration OF Independence. by Hon. l. l.
Baker: male trio. by Lee brothers; ora
tion, by Rev Elmer I, Goshen; reading OF
toasts and sentiments. by Hon. j., ~
Baker: singing, "Ameriea;" by choir choir
bcnediction by Chaplain Silas {. orme
at II o'clock. FIRE hose race BY marrlee
men against single men, purse Slo' Main
and Vine streets,
Programme at City park: ? p: m: Ia
dies relay horse race. $3.50, 50; sports
1oo-yard dash. open TO all, So. 75-ynrd
threading race purse $3.50: boys equip
nent race. ages s 10 10. 81 ana Sl.oo
shotput and pole vault. purse SO; three
legged race from s years down Si.2V
5O-yard dash. ages 10 IL (glrls)' %l.ov
pony race. open TO all, ST., So wheel
barrow race, 100 yards open 10 all. s3 ~
$50 q, M bail game, CONSOLIDATED
Wagon and Machine company vs.. Iooei'
CITY, purse SIS, balloon ascension i'"u
Resinning at 1:3e returns from JcHTlcs
Johnson fight will be read to all
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.F|TZS|M|MONS WILL
SEE THE BIC FIGHT
Confident That Jeffries Will
Win; Slayin Picks
Negro.

VICTORIA, B. c., June 29.-Bob Fitz-
simmons who arrived on the Mariana
from sydney last night. picks Jeffries as
the winner in Mondays battle for the
worlds championship. He thinks the
tlght will go over twenty rounds, John
son. he believes while clever, has not
the punch.
He met here Frank Slavin his old op-
ponent. and also an Australian who
picks Johnson. The two argued the case
pro and con. but parted still or their
original opinion
ANY fight is uncertain as a horse race
and this particularly. but my own oPin,
ion is well known. Johnson Won stan'.
for long before the massive strength and
the bear-like tenacity OF Jelrrles' pro-
viding he is in shape" said Fitzs!mmons,
who is enroute TO Reno. II haven't seen
Jeffrics yet. nor have had chance oil
sizing up Johnson but ] believe that the
negro champion Will wilt before tho big
fellow"
Mrs Fitzsimmons is. like her husband.
a hacker OF the big fellow.
"Oh, I'm sure Jcffries Will win, she
said in answer TO query,
Then Fltzsimmons went on to tell how
he thought .Ieffries would win Johnson
was a splendid defensive fighter. lie
was rather a hard man To set, nut nc
never was one to force hostDities, Jeit-
rlcs on the other hand, was one who
bored right In TO the thick OF 1t, who
shut his laws and took what was com
ing and gave just a little bit moro. EN-
erythtng depends on Jeffres's condition
and he had confidence that he was III
proper shape.
1--WE retired replied Fitzsmmons. In
answer To II query, no more inr me,
OF his defeat In his engagement With
Lang In Australia, the eN-hearywelsh'
champion talked volubly.
Il should never have been put Out,
lie remarked Lang Is something OF 3
Ioke ! wasn't feeling well. All my
touch of rheumatism. When l stepped
into the ring ! was sore and stiff II
| had been In anything like shape there
would have been nothing 10 II.
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FAMOUS AUTO DRIVER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 2?.-Louis
Chevrolet the noted automobile racing
driver had a narrow escape from death
In the Indianapolis motor speedway to-
day when his car overturned while go
ing more than n mile minute. lie was
making one OF the turns OF the course
when the giant Buick he was driving
struck another racer lettering along the
track.
Chevrolet lost control OF his machine
end the car plowed into the soft earth OF
the edge OF the track For 200 yards II
pIctely over Chevrolet escaped death by
crouchIng beneath the hood Chevrolet
was taken from the chr almost unlnjured,
His ear was only slightly damaged: A
wheel was broken from the other machine.
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President Joseph +. Smith Tells Idaho Sunday
School Children That lie Is the Husband of Five
Wives and Father of FOrty-Three Children

Special to The Tribune.
MALAD. Ida. June 2S,-Ihe quarterly
conference Of the Malad stake Of Zion,
which convened here Saturday and Sun
day. was made notable by The att nd
ance OF President Joseph F. Smith, Sey-
mour 3. Young and President Anthon
Lund.
Saturday sessions 10 which the public
were admitted, wore held at che taberr
nacle morning and afternoon, III the
evening. n priesthood meeting WAS held.
and Sunday morning Sunday school
conference was held, at which President
Smith instructed (?) the children. ELL
Ing them. among othcr interesting mat
ters. that he loved little children, that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-30
IVER LAWSON WILL
RUN HIMSELF INTO SHAPE

Ivcr Lawson took q ten-mie run
Wednesday and Will continue running for
several days, with the hope Of being able
to get In better shape. Lawson says that
with a little more strength he will be able
TO beat Clarke in the match race. Law
son was riding strong last Tuesday. and,
while Clarke beat him. Il was evident
that had Lawson got to the front before
the sprint he would have won the race
from Clarke. The distances have been
fiXed Tor the match. and Manager Hea-
gren says he will Ipake the men ride a
balf-flle. three quarters and mile,
Hardy Downing is training hard behind
motor pace for the purpose OF breaking
the fivc-mlle record.
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FOUR MORE BODIES FOUND
AT DEVILS SLIDE WORKS


Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, June 29.-Four Of the thirteen
bodies of members of the powder gang
at the Union Portland Cement company
plant killed by an explosion Of black pow
der at DEVILS Slide June l have been re-
covered by the workmen who have been
engaged in removing the huge pile OF
rock and sand since the accident oc-
Cured. Within the next few days. off
Gals OF the company say. that what is
covered
The odor of decayed human flesh has
been noticeable TO the men at work and
II Is thought that they viii be uncovered
by the steam shovel within a short time.
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he had Ave wives and .orty-thre. chill
dren. but that tho children wesc not all
as small as shey were pictured, as he
had many grandchildren. and hoped to
have hundreds anil thousands more.
The tabernacle was packed with a
mass of believing saints and curious SIN
ners at the afternoon session. when
President Smith spake as one having au.
thority on Baptism for the Dead
Wandering from his subject. he ra1.
and is drmly esta5lisiird IN TIC iinIte d
States from the borders If Canada to
those of Mexico, from the Pacific tn the
Atlantic and this in spite Of the bitter
est unceasing persecution"
President Lund and seymour B. Young
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followed Joseph +. IL short exhortnticns
In which they endorsed everYS word"
spoken by him. In sustaining the efh.
GERS OF the church the usual unaniurIt5
In the showing OF hands was In evI.
dence.
Ing with conjoint session OF the Y. /.
NJ. I. and Y NJ. associations.
President Smith wns accompanied by
one OF the 1--WE" sweet-faced. but
white haired lady. apparently about hall
his age. Although no open mention wat
made of the doctrine Of plural marriage
yet he who reads between the line.
might easily decipher the "go ye and d.
likewise implied
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~ /, The Tribune.
d,.., 'aa': June 29.-The con-
b AZ :" southern Idaho is put
n,,' and crops to a severe test
|t. 80 we capacity of tho canals
sss.,o side MinIdoka project to
,,,s water TO irrigate even the
|t " crops planted this year.
nn., u''lon might be under SINH.
p,,mss prces when all the land
b vs nvs,s rs IN cultivation is dis
.pponblble for the cors,rro,,or
A mn Aals hls under the pumping
suF,c,an anesiiaDcy In pronouncinp
fol IN size TO carry plenty
3 lIni,rs, tract, but when sub
lhis Test TO which they ara
tsiabllsss sseason their inadcauac,
silE Enen' rn" Especially IS this
Arresu eu'pect 10 the second lift
'neh fbana acreage Is planted un.
t7naIs under either the frs
Nc n, 30 that 1t Is the bet,
iItIonM ~ Nil, estimating what tn,
snd mil he when all the lant
tld :, rate of s1.5O an acre 1.
M. INC settlers an a msinten.
lnd M i,V9ney has 10 be paid il
~ liability IL assumed b.
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A picnic lunch was served in the grove
above Ophir. Speaking by Rev. Simp-
kin OF Salt Lake was a feature A ban
quet was served at the hall followed
by a grand ball. Guy X. Pratt OF Ophir
was master OF ceremonies throughout the
day. Among those who went from
Tooele were DR.. f, NJ. Davis and wife.
Bert Hancock. All Green. N S. Marks,
Sheriff Bush and others.