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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
OFFICIALS TALK OF
NEW UTAH RAILROAD
Engineering Work on the Taos
Sierra Nevada & San Fran
cisco Will Begin Soon.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
HITE, Aug 12.-H. S. Wanamaker,
president. and j. Wright GiddinGs, di-
rector, OF the Taos, Sierra Nevada & San
Francisco railroad. with party and
guides. are here from Springer N. NJ.
These men are going over the entire
route of the proposed railroad which
they expec: % build from Springer
through San Juan. Garfield and Iron coun-
ties in Utah and on west through Ne
vada 10 Goldfield and thence to San
Francisco.
The car line Will pass through Grey
great natural bridges, through White
canyon TO Hite on the Colorado river.
Crossing the river at this point. from Hlte
the road will continue west to Escalanta
Parowan. Lund and State Line, in Iron
county.
The officials are highly pleased with
the country and say 1t is good route
and the officials report that the engi-
neering parties will be at work here
by the 1st of October. Some heavy work
will have to be done at the south end of
the Henry mountains. but the rest is
easy
The officials are highly pleased with
the scenic beauty OF this part OF the
state and say that IL surpasses anything
the cliff ruins OF White canyon and Glen
canyon OF the Colorado river at Hite
will be fascinating for the tourists. The
road will certainly bring a part OF Utah
to the front that has hitherto been little
known. and Will make a big addition to
the mining and farming possibilities of
Utah.
Mr., wanamaker SAYS the road will he
completed before 1915 and ready to carry
people to the great exposition in San
Francisco that year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
News of 1ntermountain REGION
OGDEN COUNCIL BUSY.
MANY Routine Matters Are Disposed O
at the Regular Session

'eN,e WAIVERS are DISPOSED Of
at the Regular Session.
Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, Aug 14.-The city council
naa its regular weekly meeting here to-
transacted, was
ON recommendation OF the city engi-
necr and the street committee the coun-
repairing OF Harrison avenue from Twen.
ty-hrst street to Nineteenth street This
a part OF the Canyon boulevard.
-. ine ciJy sexton petitioned the council
90 nave tne prisoners who are now work
ing on the streets OF the city remove
tne burrs and weeds from the cemetery,
& ahis Drought up pointed discussion. In
which Councilmen Dana and Austin ware
engaged, The burden OF the remarks
was to the effect that they were opposed
70 10 the employment OF prisoners, but that
" tney were TO be employed. let II be In
the public highways.
The fnal estimate of the J. P. o'Neal
Sonstructlon company for building the
Of slo.s7s.s4 was allowed and the auditor
instructed to issue a warrant for the
amount.
The fire chief asked the council to make
srrafEements TO purchase &c. 900 pounds
OF oats. 100000 pounds of baied straw
and forty y-five tons OF hay for the horses
OF the department. The matter was re-
ferred to the fire committee
Manager H, NJ Rowe OF the Four
State fair petitioned the council to au-
thorize the city food inspector TO arrange
an exhibit OF dairy foodstuffs and the
manner OF detecting diseases In them. In
ms communication he stated that the
railroad companies had offered one half
rare Ior the round trip from cities within
a radius OF 1000 miles from Ogden IL
the fair association would put on a sale
and exhibit of the thoroughbred dairy
cattle He said that the fair manage
ment had decided to do this and that
he Thought an exhibit OF dairy foodstuffs
would be valuable addition TO this
Thls was referred TO the committee on
puoIc buildings and grounds. and the
council adjourned to meet next Thursday
evening, Among the work to be con-
sidered next Thursday evening is the
matter or having a city food inspector
and OF regulating the liuuor traffic
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
LITTLE FEAR OF FIRE.
Excellent Forestry Report Comes From
Salmon River Country

@Neeheh1 Forestry Report Comes From
Salmon River Country.
special to The Tribune
OGDEN, Aug. 14.-Timothy c. Hoyt OF
the land department Of the national forest
service. has returned from an interesting
trip to the Salmon river country In Idaho.
He made the trip for the purpose OF MAX
Ing a general inspection OF forest matters
and he returns saying things have never
been better in that section than at the
present time
Mr. Hoyt says there is not much dan
ger OF 1res In that section this year be-
cause OF the excessive rainfall during the
summer months. The grass is high and
green, he says. and the forest lands are
80 moletened that fires will not be easily
started The forester says that he ac-
tually entered mountain Businesses while
on the trip that have never been grazed.
The grass is waist deep and such an
abundance Of water is there that the
range Is ideal.
The people Of that section are some
what Impatient, the forester says. be-
cause Of the delay on the part of the
Gilmore people In building railroad.
Those projecting the enterprise. they
claim, seem to have plenty Of money
but they don't get down 10 throwing dirt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
DEATH RELIEVES
LONG SUFFERING
Mrs. George Fl. Stewart, Wife Of Chief
Justice Of Idaho, Falls Victim to
Strange Disease.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BOISE. Ida. Aug. 1a,-Bafiiing physi-
clans and expert medical mon to the last
10 diagnose her strange disease, Mrs.
George RI. Stewart, wife OF Chief Justice
stewart of Idaho died here last night at
a local hospital following an Illness OF al
most two years duration
Mrs Stewart was taken III very SUD :
denly at dinner party on October %.
1909 She lapecd into an unconscious con-
dition from which 1t was Impossible to
rouse her She remained this way prac-
ticallv UP 10 the time OF her death, al
though AT intervals her paralyzcd mind
seemed TO take on lckering intelligence.
but this rapidly vanished. Her health
gradually failed The most eminent ply
sjcians In this country we're consulted on
her case bur none OF them could diagnose
Il, Mrs. Stewart waB never able 10 clear
iv recocnizc members of her family.
During the past six months she has
been confined To a local hospital under
q trained nurse. Her condition while there
was pItifui for she had developed great
nervousness. She WAS 81 years OF age,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
BINGHAM ASKS MORE
SCHOOL FACILITIES
Commercial Club Complains of
Discrimination in Favor Of
the Outside Districts.
Special to The Tribune


BINGHAM, Aug. IA meeting of the
Commercial club was held here this even
ing TO discuss the school situation. The
members Of the club feel that as Bingham
pays In fully half of the money that sup
ports the consolidated school district
known as Jordan, II should get moro out
of the district than 1t Is getting. There
are now five members OF the school board
and only one Of these Is from Bingham.
The main point. however. Is in regard to
the heating OF the new school building
here; This, a s5o.ooo building. is nov be,
ing built and the intention OF the board
seems 10 be 10 heat 1t by stoves. The
members of the club. also. think that II
should be made a full four-year high
school and that more teachers should be
employed
c. L. Countryman, Bpgham's member
OF the school board, was present at the
meeting tonight and he tried TO explain
the work of the board to those present
The members OF the club feel, however,
that they should receive more than they
are getting and appointed Postmaster G.
II. Roberts a committee OF one 10
meet with the school board at It's next
session to assist Mr.. Countryman In get
ting what they think Is due to Bingham.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
PASTOR PUMMELED
BY ANGRY HUSBAND
Rev. Reddington L, Snyder Leaves
Goldteld on First Train After Be-
ing Soundly Beaten.

GOLDFIELD. New. Aug 1i.-The Rev.
Reddinston l.. Snyder formerly pastor OF
the GoldBeId Presbyterian church, was
arrested her today TO protect him from
further attack by Edwin Baker, a miner.
who had pummeled Snyder ON the head
with the butt of revolver and was
threatening 10 shoot him when an officer
lnterVeDcd The assault was provoked Il
IS alleged, by the presence Of Snyder in
Balscr's house when the latter returned
Unexpectedly today. Baker pursued Sny-
der into the street. using hls pistol as a
club Later Mrs. Baker and her husband
were arrested. But Baker, saying that he
and his wife had become reconciled, re-
fused to prosecute. Snyder and all
parties were released. the preacher
agreeing 10 leave town on the first train.
Snyder was dismissed from the pas
torete OF the Goldfleld Presbyterian n
church three weeks ago because OF an
alleged scandal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
IDAHO TRYING THE.
CASH VALUE PLAN
State Board of Equalization in
Session for the Purpose of
Adjusting Taxes.
Special 10 The Tribune,


BOISE, Ida, Aug. 14-with one OF
the largest Hobbies In attendance In the
history OF the state to petition for a re-
duction In taxes. the state board OF
equalization opened It's first session here
today for the purpose of adjusting the
reports. from the various counties under
the full cash value plan advocated by
Governor Hawley, II was decided to pro-
ceed, commencing tomorrow morning.
with the assessment Of railroad. tele
graph and telephone lines, thereby
clashing with the corporations from the
start
Ada. Owyhee and Oneida counties are
the three counties in the state that have
not reported. and as the. county com
mssloners are still adjusting the taxes
In these counties. their reports will not
be in until the end OF the week.
IT Is generally conceded here that the
present meeting of the state board will
be by far the most important ever held
In this state It is nlso believed here
that the fight over the adjustment OF
taxes to full cash value will wax warm
All interests subject TO taxation are
either here or nocking to Boise The
sheepmen OF the state Will be given the
first round tomorrow morning.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15

for a few hours yesterday. He was ac-
companied by his mother and his wife.
He was on his way TO his home .at San
Francisco after having accompanied f.
T. Jeffery, president OF both roads, on an
inspection trip from San Francisco to
Denver.
A trainload OF Moose going from San
Francisco to the Detroit convention will
pass through Salt Lake City today. The
126 people In the party will spend several
hours in this city and then will go east
TO their homes.
"The Value OF Courtesy is the title Of
a little pamphlet that has recently been
issued by the Illinois Central. A copy Of
this is being sent to each employee OF the
system.
E. Dewey, president OF the Idaho North
ern, is In this city on business.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
Railroad Notes.

c. g. Seger. auditor OF the Union Pa
cihc- Railroad company. Is in this city
In his special car Pocatello. Mr.. Seger
headquarters are at Chicago,
There will he an immense fruit CROP
in IGaho this year" said r. e. Watson
travelling freight agent for the Illinois
Central, who has returned from an en-
tended trip through southern Idaho. "Tho
people there arc just beginning TO ship
cantaloupas and this and every other. crop
will he the finest In the history OF the
state"
w. n. Lee. travelling freight agent FOR
the Salt Lake Route, returned yesterday
from a trip through the Tintic and other
mining districts OF the state, He reports
the mining conditions OF the state to be
much better than they have been, He
says that there is considerable develop
ment work being done besides the usual
output OF ore
Charles II, Schiacks. first vice presi-
dent of the Western Pacific and Denver &
Rio Graude railroads, was In this city
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
WEE HEARS OF DEATH.
Slain Man Stated to Have Abandoned
Wife and Children In the East
Special to The Tribune,

Special to The Tribune
JERSEY CITY. Aug. 14.-For the first
time In four years Mrs. f. l.. Hanks OF
Ridgefield Park heard of her husband to-
day. and then she was told bv wire that
he had been murdered Saturday at Og
den, Utah, Hanks had trouble with his
wife over another woman and left his
John.
Only last week n mortgage on his home
was foreclosed because Of the inability
of his wife 10 keep ND the interest.
The news OF her husbands death was
conveyed 10 Mrs. Hanks today by a teie =
gram from Hubert De Ballte OF this city,
who received q wire from Sheriff E. T..
Harrison Of Ogden. Utah. Mrs. Hanks
was prostrated by the news and A physi :
clan Is now In attendance
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
READY
FACE JURY
Sa Lrerth Insists He Could
%dDs Otherwise Than Kill
! destroyer of Home.
: plLLY ADMITS HE
nT HAVE MADE MISTAKE
a.rs Inquest Over Body of
Enks viii Be Held Next
~ Friday.

N 10 The Tribune
erw Aug. l4.-satia De Ballie Of
,...v today telegraphed Sheriff E.
.r;s,u 10 give her brother Ned
4 d.eant burial In an Ogden ceme-
Z, ,bu, she would correspond fur
,dne his untimely death. The
!. xss sent in response TO a tele-
4 Ann ,he sheriff TO the woman ad-
1 =, a, her brothers. death and re-
her tc give some information
Lac djsposilion should be made OF
,s5hs,anding the telegram from New
"a srranQements have been made
Y. masral and burial Of the muir
AN nor VIII there he any until
1 ~ S,roners inquest, which will be
/ f5ssy morning No complaint has
IA against Southworth, the slayer
|Eris. and County Attorney Jensen
|I,ss, he will file no complaint until
4 a. coroncr's jury had rendered.
"a Just what significance the YER
lhp Jury will have on the matter
n rplained.
nniby rms high for Southworth,
4 kdnr the day numerous people OF
|r.ron visited the Jail TO offer SYM
4. IA financial support. n, S. Daynes,
itc,lhs former employer. is in the
.ssI he states that he thinks there
a pf.son In Pennington who does
|5Erathlze with Southworth. and who
4 slIng 10 aid him In the prosecu-
bal may oe taken up within the
4 !lr days
.1svoyth stated today that ne is feel
|kla than before. due largely TO the
4 sprds that have como from his
"A He is In a state Of nervous
|I,,, however, and were II not for the
La Of his friends II Is questionable
~ he would he able 10 stand the
Il He says he is ready To meet the
|nArl 0. the people and jury OF his
4 bot said he, 1T makes no differ
4 mat their Judgment Is, there was
n s!se for me TO do than Kill that
\ n breaking up my family. could
|hb Il was driven 70 madness
= ihs children cried 10 me for bread
I |fan ssw they were unkempt.
|.h asked whether he had made a
|>Es and had killed the wrong man,
Ia ks did not know. He stated that
IA connected with the Philipplni
u looked alike to him.
D signed the card that you found
= Saturday evening asking her 10
20 Ogden 10 see him. was asked. :
HI know the man, but he signed
replied Southyorth.
:amunlcatIon has also been re-
ty the sheriff from Clara Book
ofhrd who Is alleged to have been
6s siilancc. She simply requested
tt oi her letters found among the
Of hr. Hanks be mailed to her.
q! number OF letters written by her
'Hsnks were found in his suitcase
ny viii be returned.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
More Bamberger Trains.

A new train schedule Will be put on the
Bamberger road between Salt Lake City
and Ogden next Sunday. Trains will
then run on this road every hour from
8 o'clock In the forenoon TO Q o'clock In
the evening The present schedule Of a
train every hour and a half will be main
tained from to 9 o'clock In the morn
ing and from 9 o'clock In the evening
until midnight The old schedule through
out the day was for a train every seventy
miuuIes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
Waiting for New Rates.

l, has been reported in railroad circles
that every merchant and jobber affected
by the decision OF the interstate commerce
commission In its ruling on tho Salt Lake
Reno Spokane and Phoenix cases Is hold
ing back on orders pending the putting
In of the reduced rates November 10
Freight business is thus very low and the
railroad mon think that there VIII be a
flood OF business after this ruling is IN
force that VIII necessitate great many
DELAYS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
TO BUY LAW BOOKS.
Weber County Commissioners Grant PetI
tIon OF Judge and Attorneys
Special to The Tribune.

SpeclaT 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN, Aug. 1.-THE county commits
sioners. In regular session today, granted
the petition OF Judge Howell and certain
members OF the bar asking for $50 law
books for the county library. The cost
OF the books will be about $500 They
are textbook and reports from some OF
the southern states. D..
The petitions OF managers of the Four
State fair and the State fair. asking that
the county make exhibits, were given due
considera ton, the conclusion being that
the county could not we'll afford to make
an exhibition in both fairs, so It was dc :
cided that the home fair shall be IA
vored with the exhibit. The Four StSate
fair will be held In Ogden in the latter
part OF September
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
Approve Sewer Extensions.

Special 10 The Tribune.
PROVO Aug. 1i.-At the regular meet
ing Of the city council tonight resolu
tensions made in districts 13 and Il and
authorizing the payment for the work OF
500 600 10 James Kennedy & Co. OF SAT-
on the matter of paying Increased sal
aries 10 the mayor, commissioners and au-
ditor under the commission form OF gov
ernment there was an eT.endeo discus
reTerred 70 the Judiciary committee and
the cIty attorney
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Case Settled Amicably.
o The Tribune.

gts. Aug, 1.-THE case OF Cora
4 sfalhsl Harry B. Culver was set
q 't1Ee Howell's division OF the dis
l.. .oun this morning. the parties
an agreement. The case was
- being stipulated that Mr..
q Ay the costs OF the suit.
aoTel called a Jury for the
em. but up 10 the present time
no uee for It, there having been
cases In which The parties do
~ 20 10 trial at this time. 1t Is
nov That there Will be TO Jury
alrne the entire term.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
AUToisT is SUED.
John w. Austin Brings DAMAGE Suit
Against G. c. La Rue.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, Aug. 14-John W. Austin a
member OF the city council has con,
mcnced suit against c. c. La Rue to
recover $4,000 for personal injuries and
SIT for alleged damages to buggy.
Mr: Austin states In his complaint that
on May II. 1911. while he and his wife
were driving a single buggy and horse
along Washington avenue In Ogden the
defendant recklcssly drove his automobile
against the rig and turned Il over In the
street. The buggy was badly broken
and Mr., and Mrs. Austin sustained pain
ful injuries MIR. Austin was hurt mucl,
worse than his wife and he was confined
70 his room for number OF weeks MIR,
La Rue is a resident OF Brigham City
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
NEW THROUGH TRAIN.
Head Of Gould System Plans 1t From, ST.
Louis to Frisco.

DENVER. Aug. 1a.-Plans for a
through train service between ST, Louis
and San Francisco are announced tonight
by B. r. Bush. president OF the Missouri
Pacific and the recognized head OF the
Gould system, who arrived In Denver this
afternoon on tour OF inspection.
The date of the installation OF through
trains from ST, Louis-by way of the
Missouri Pacific, Denver & Rio. Grande
and Western Pacific-to San Francisco
cannot be announced just at present, Mr..
Bush said, but seventy new locomotives
and steel car equipment for the train
alre adv have been ordered
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
Jones Denies Guilt,

~, 10 The Tribune.
y ~, y, aug. lt.-Carl Jones is in Jail,
ltsr.an ynn stealing forty watches from
7esanand store OF 7. T. Alvord on
rS,snIIe rSsIe. between Twenty fourth and
~. N streets, Friday morning. The
Il caught in Salt Lake In posses
Men'y OF the watches The
M t"s,s ~ readily identified BY Mr. AL
4 arn.3H NY .o3Hlcers are certain that Jones
! i6ss .niel, put the follow stoutly
\ f,sy W., we STOLE the watches. RE
we're given To him by another
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
Many Tourists Here.

The fifth train load OF Hutchinson tour
lists arrived In Salt Lake City from yell
lowstone park yesterday morning. There
were 10 In this party and all seemed TO
be having the times of their lives. They
took ride In the sightseeing cars In the
forenoon and listened to an organ recital
at noon. The whole party visited Saltalr
In the afternoon, and In the evening left
over the Denver & Rio Grande FOR the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
More Double Tracking.

Inc. Tribune.
~, Aug. ii-Asslstant Chief En-
H. Whittenmyer OF the South
rsslc company has begun the work
uhE Inc road OF his company for
uscklns between Rose Creek and
Sev.. and the work of building
d ~ wi WIN begin not later than Octo-
4 N, me engineer states that the
IA, W onllt as rapidly as possible
- no pans will Will be spared &c
n, sldoes and save curvatures
rs5 SIelch OF frty-ni miles oi
iIsI,,,,,nc country Is quite level and
Na''y IN grading Will be encoun-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
sunstroke Kills Woman.

Spccial to The Tribune.
PROVO. Aug 11,-Mrs Emma soard
man, 81 years OF age. wife oi AVN soaau ss9ui,
n,an a farmer OF Provo. died at CLOCK
his MS evening from sunstroke received last
Wsdnegday afternoon. Mrs. T5oardman
iH survived by her husband ana nve sindl
nbiiJrcn Funeral services Will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock from the
second ward meeting house
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15

Buy it now, Now is the time TO buy
n hottie of Chamberlain IS Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t is almost
certain to be needed before the summer
is over. This remedy has no superior:
For sale by all dealers,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
Gets Thirty Days,
Special TO The Tribune.

SPeCIaT 10 7 HE IIIVUIle
OGDEN, Aug. 14,-Carl Pender was sem
fenced to serve thirty days In the county
urer. Not having the price, Pender is In
jail. He Is the man who. a few days ago,
went TO the McCready store on Twenty
NTH street and attempted TO get a check
cashed. II was learned 10 be a bogus
check and the fellow was landed in Jail.
He will do service out on the country
roads.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
Saws Meat Will Soar.

NJ, E. Irwin livestock agent for the
Rock Island route, who is In this city
on business connected with his road re-
ports that the crops throughout the east
are short and az n result OF this thinks
that the price OF beef and all other kinds
OF meat VIII he much affected. He Is re-
ported 10 have said that the price OF
beef would be higher this winter than
ever before in the history OF the United
States.
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sTAss HIS AssAILANT,
Stranger Resents Throwing Of Bottle at
Him; Escapes and Is Pursued.

Him; Escapes and Is Pursued.
SpecIal to The Tribune.
BINGHAM. Aug. 1s-As the result OF
a fight in Mike Bogdan's place at High
land Boy this evening, Nick Novich is
seriously wounded and a stranger VINO
did the stabbng is being pursued by
Deputy Sheriff Otto Widbeck-
Witnesses say that tho man who did
the stabbing Is a stranger who came into
the camp today. Nobody seems to know
Ms name. He became boisterous and
We'll threw a beer bottle at him. He
then drew a long knife and plunged the
blade In Nicle's back below the right
shoulder. penetrating the lung. Eie nlaus
his escape. and Il Is thought that ne nco
down the canyon on horse.
Mel; is being cared for at Began
nlace and the doctor stated late tonishi
that unless complications set in ne ~ouio
recover,