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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
CONVlCTS TAKE TIME
TO FILE THEIR PLEAS

George Watson and r. p. Atkins. two
conTicts who ATTEMPTED 20 break from
the state p=nitentiarv on December 20 by
makeshift ropc, were arraieneh before
Judg" J VI. Bowman of the criminal dl-
vision OF the city court Yesterday morn
ing ON charge of attempted jail break
ine. Zach defendant took the statutory
time in which 10 plead
Watson and Atkins are serving eight
EeSr terms In the state prison. navinc
been convicted OF burglary. thus no hail
was hX"d. The convlcts are rcprsscnted
Dy Attorney Jaucs r Smith
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-30

acquainted with ibc duties and work 10
which they arc 20 devote their timo and
efforts. Present heads OF departments
arc extending every possible courtesy
10 bic appoInfccs.
Yesterday 4. +. Grant, appointcc as
chief of police, visited police head
quarters again. City Auditur-elert ".
r. Shearman, and City Recordcr.clect
Noble Warrum spent the forenoon at
the recorder $ and auditor S offices.
and other apPoinrees were seen busy
III their tItur" quarters.
During discussion OF the comnlis-
sioners Yesterday rs 10 how the $500.
900 bond of the city treasurer elect
should be placed, Manager George j.
Cannon OF the Ueher J. Grant company.
through agents, offered 10 take the full
amount for tho United States Fidelity
8 Guaranty company OF Baltimore The
premium on the bond will be $1,000, and
will be paid by the city, not by the
treasurer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
LOCAL ROYAL ARCH
lNSTALLS OFFlCERo

AZ The regular annual meeting oi the
knights of the ROYAL Arch, beld pe'
cembcr -, the following Officers were ere
elected and installed TO serve for ,ne
ensuing year: Past valiant comman9Sl'
j. W. Elliott; valiant eommanoe.,
james Reilley; orator. Sig Simon; IS
corder. Pen HendrIcksop; treasurer
Henry V. Lucc; captain Of guard, sam
ueI Piccolo; trustees, r. H. Hte"an,S :. no,
Jay Hartmann, l.. II. Goulct, b, T. w
ran: chairman, George ID. Roper
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
OF COURT
SEPARATE UNHAPpf

Three inteE,ocutory DEGREES and 'S ~
ilnaI decrees OF divorce were GIantt's,.., 20
Judge {. w Morse al the weekly os0o oI,,o,e
matinee Friday. on the Erounds VI ,.'ysd ,.d
snuno,i Hebeccs A. Coldren was graIlt.e
a divorce from oliver 7. Coiorss a.. ~.
and Alice Hurst was grantsd adar
vorce from Fred Hurst j. j. PIscy,
Seya NJ, SNYDER on tnc ground that I'VE
wife deserted him. r.r,ed
Final DEGREES OF divorce were er gTsnsv'
10 W p Morgan from stelIa a'pi a'isanb
and 10 Emma ] Bishop from Joseph
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
Injured Man IN Critical State.

The condition Of Archie Briggs. u ,esu LEI
OF age son OF James Briggs Of Bountiiui;;
who was injured In RUNAWAY acSs,it
at Rount!ful a month ago and as "a
~ which MS left leg was amputaSo. M .S
reported 10 be in critical eonaluon, IL is'-
night al the Groves L. D s. hoapIISA-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
Endorsement Not Asked.

In tnc notice OF the lecture on the
Dickerson governor before the Society
Of Stationary Engineers of Utah. last
evening 1T was stated that the society
had indorsed the machine. This was an
'rror, as no Endorsement was askel
I'D no action taken. though much in.
crest was taken in the new machine.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
THE ANNUAL TRAGEDY.
By John T. McCutcheon.

'Cnnvr,~tr. Io'i. - Jorn = v~(~,,,-tec- '
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-30

Dated january I, l912.
Those thus far appointed 10 office
under the new commission are now
spending most Of their time becoming
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

never played before, while the Union
town high carries over a good team
from last year. The j. II. S. line
up is as follows: Oren Wilson, CEN
ter; Perry Thompson and Curtis
Lamb, forwards; Leonard Ailor and
Harry Sodorff and Mark Fowler.
guards.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

On last Friday evening the Union
town and Johnson high school basket
ball team clashed at Uniontown. The
game resulted in a victory for the
U. II. S. The local high school has
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

Ring up Phone AZ and get prices
on poultry, meats and farm produce
We can save you money.
City Transfer and Storage Co.
Nov. 24tf.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22
JOHNSON

Roy and Mildred Virgins, who are
laying in Johnson and attending high
school, spent Saturday and Sunday at
their home west of Cotton.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

The Rev. F. w. Williams is hold
ing services at the Church of Christ
every day at 8 o'clock and two or
three evenings during the week All
are very cordially invited to attend
any and all the services.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

MIR. and Mrs. Levi Virgins have
recently returned from an extended
visit in British Columbia and West
ern Washington.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

The first debate of the series to
be held in this county, on last Fri
day evening was forfeited by the
Cotton high school to Johnson.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

The school at Chambers closed last
Friday for two-weeks' vacation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

V. T. Finch has gone to Mon
tana to establish residence on his
homestead of 800 acres near Great
Falls.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

At the regular Grange meeting
Monday night the election of officers
for the ensuing years was held and
the following elected: Master, Fred
Hodge; oyerseer, Lon Neil; lecturer,
Mrs. Lula Lybecker steward, Orville
Neil; assistant steward, Floyd Lyle;
chaplain, Mrs. Ida Kamerrer; treas
urer, Charles Kincaid; secretary,
George Written; gate keeper, Cleo
Green; Ceres Madge Neil; Pomona,
Minnie Story; Flora, Myrtle Story;
lady assistant steward, Nellie Kamer-
rer; pianoist, Belle Higgins.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22
EVANSVILLE

Miss Ella Houck visited Sunday at
the home of her mother, Mrs. A. f.
! Corrothers.
Oscar Kincaid spent several days
this week in Pullman.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Whitfield is quite i'll.
The neighborhood party given at
the hall last Friday by Lester Kellogg
was greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Klemgard visit
ed Sunday afternoon at the C. H. Kin
caid home
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Olson were
guests at the w A. Lybecker home
Saturday.
Miss Belle Higgins spent a few
days this week in Pullman, the guest
of Miss Wanda Mill.
Miss Alta Allen of Palouse is a
guest at the home of Mrs. Clista NJ.
Farley.
| Neighbors helped j. NJ Klemgard
butcher hogs Tuesday
Miss Ellen Duty was quite i'll this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seitz are visiting their
| daughter near Palouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. A e. Olson expect to
, leave Sunday for Plaza to spend
| Christmas with Mrs. Olson's mother
Miss Alta Allen, who is a member
of Elk Grove Grange, No. Sc, Elk
| Grove, Cal, was a visitor at Grange
Monday night.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

The ladies of Johnson are plan
ming a Christmas tree for next Sat
urday evening. The program will
be furnished by the public school.
The Johnson school closes Friday
for the Christmas holidays. and will
be resumed on January 2.
Miss Camelia Sodorff, who is
teaching school near Uniontown, at
tended the Observation-Disclosures bas-
ket ball game.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

Miss Ella Houck visited Sunday at
the home of her mother, Mrs. A. f.
Corrothers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

Miss Alta Allen, who is a m member
of Elk Grove Grange, No. Sc, Elk
Grove, Cal, was a visitor at Grange
Monday night.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Whitfield is quite ILL
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. A e. Olson expect to
leave Sunday for Plaza to spend
Christmas with Mrs Olson's mother
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
CHINA WILL RESIST
DEMANDS Of RUSSIA
May be Merely Diplomatic
Coupled With Appeal to
Other Countries
POSITION OF AMERICA
MEETS WITH FAVOR
London Paper Declares Rus
STA Seized Upon Present
Time Because of Plague
and Famine Conditions,

LONDON, Feb. 1S.---Notes received
to-day by the foreign office from va
rious European chancellories indicate
a general belief that China will not
submit TO Russia's occupation Of the
Iii province, In Chinese Turkestan.
without some show of resistance. 1t
IL doubted, however. whether this re-
sistance will be other than dipio-
matte, involving probably an appeal
to other countries.
The attitude of the American state
department, unofticially expressed. OPP
posing Ru@ia's position, Is heartily
seconded In England. The Morning
News intimated that Russia seized
upon the present time on account of
China's preoccupation with plague and
famine.
lit 10 clear. IL says, that we are
not witnessing a. demand for Justice.
but an act OF vulgar aggression. 1t
Is hoped England will not support
Euasia because the United States is
not likely to look pleasantly upon
such q wanton outrage. We have no
interest In inturing China or provok-
Ing the United States"
Russtas semi ultimatum to China
was not unexpected by the latter, In
the opinion OF the foreign ONCE. The
Russo-Japanese agreement of 1910
obviously foreshadowed the proposed
Monaghan grab.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
HE DOES NOT KNOW
WHERE BOOKS ARE
THOSE WANTED BY NORFOLK
GRAND JURY STARTED BACK
TO. COL DAY BIT NEVER
REVIVED,

Especial to The Richmond Virginlan. J
NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 1s.-Col. c.
F'enton Day, chairman OF the Demo
cratic district Congressional Com
mitteet was there to-day from his
home in Smithfield, Isle OF Wight.
as witness before the Norfolk county
Grand Jury In the August danocra-
tic Congressional Primary Investiga-
zion. Col. BAY was sumrnogld to tes-
tify as to the whereabouts of missing
poll books needed by the grand jury
for investigation of the August pri-
mary. Col. Day said he delivered all
books to Major r. A. Mcintyre. OF
Warrenton. Va, chairman OF the sub
committee from the Democratic state
central committee which Investigated
the second district primary here in
September last .s...4sa4as...-. .a.as,a -q.
Replying TO a telegram sent him by
commemorative Attorney R. c. Mar
shall. OF Norfolk county as 20 the
whereabouts of the poll books. Major
Mcintyre said he gave them to a re-
preventative to return.
1t developed that the grand jury was
in possession OF all the records bu,
those from the two precincts under
investigation. The books had been
sent back la an unlocked box and TIC
one had any knowledge as to the pres
ent whereabouts of the desired books
The missing books. ii appears. will
result in inability on the part Of the
grand jury to return indictments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
THOUSANDS OF CoRPsEs
HAVE TO BE CREMATED

NANKISG. CHINA. Feb. 1s.-Csre-
nation of the unbnrted bodies OF
famine victims In the villages of An
hui and Kiang Su provinces was or
dcred to-day by the provincial au-
fherfties on the recommendation OF
the American and European relief
committees. There In scarcely q house
In the whole famine region without
its dead. relief workers reported
while the corpsss OF thousands line
the roadways or are found In open
fields. The frozen ground makes bu-
rial impossible.
The ignorant peasants try. by every
trick conceivable. to conceal the fact
that there are any dead In their
homeA The result is that hundreds
OF families continue to dwell with the
dead bodies in the same compartment.
producing conditions most revolving.
The order for cremation is certain
TO meet with frenxied opposition by
the peasants. Soldiers were to-day or
dered to attend the deaths carts and
use force. II necessary. to remove all
dead from their homes. 1t Is now
estimated that 500, goo are dead from
starvation. fever and exposure ana
that at least 2.ooo. o0o are In danger
OF meeting the same fate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
THALH|MERS PLAN
MAMMOTH STORE
Firm Buys Property in Fifth
Street Extending to
Grace
CHANGES TO BE MADE
WILL COST S15O,OoO
New Store Win be Twice as
Large as Present Building
Extending 3 Hun dr. ed
from Front to Rear

When the new store OF Thalhimer
Brothers. at the corners or Broad
Fifth and Grace streets. liz completed
1t will be more than twice as large
as the present one. For ThaIhimer
Brothers have bought the property
in the rear of their present building
and these holdings cover an area one
and one-third times as large as the
space the store now occupies.
The transfers. with the improve
ments that will be made within a
short period, will involve an outlay OF
not less than $780, 600 and Thalhimer
Brothers do not intend to stop at that
point.
1t is the declared intention OF this
firm to establish the finest depart
meut store in Richmond and to do
this the concern Is proceeding on
methodical lines.
First of all 1t was necessary to pur-
chase the property In the rear OF the
present store. This deal was COM
pleted Friday and save for a small
section on the corner of Fifth an.
Grace streets, Thaihimer Brothers nov
own the entire holdings formerly con-
trclled by Roper. Connolly and Rag
land and DR.. Philip Taylor.
Most of this property fronting In
Fifth street Is composed of two
story brick buildings. These will be
torn down. The dwelling In Grace
street formerly owned by DIR. Tay-
ior will be demolished and four
story structure built. These plans
have not been completed as yet but
when they are Thalhimer Brothers
VIII have store extending three
hundred feet in Fifth street with a
frontage OF forty-eight feet In Broad
store One Square Deep.
A sort of aileyway now, divides the
two properties. This will be bridged
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
AMERICAN LEGION
STRONGEST FORGE
BEST FIGHTING OF THE REVOLT
TTONARY COMMANDS CON-
POSED LARGELY OF
AMERICANS.

CAL-ExICo. CAL. Feb. Is.--Gen-
erai Leyya. the Mexican insurreeto
leader commanding the reyolutionists
at Mexicali, Mex, In the absence OF
General Berthoid. to-day hurried his
preparations to hold the town. ex-
pecting a renewal of the Federal at
tack before tomorrow morning.
The insurgent garrison has been
greatly reduced by General Berthold' 8
order sending two hundred troops in
pursuit of General Vegas Federal
force. which retreated towards Es-
c9nsd& on Thursday:
Dispatches received to-day from
lower California towns indicate that
Vegas force has been entirely dis
persed and that Vega himself. who
was shot last Wednesday, Is at Las
J0nta. probably fatally wounded.
Thirty of his men are with him.
General Leyva at Mexicau declares
he has the strongest insurgent force
now In the field. More than half of
his men are Americans who have slip
ped across the border despite the
vigilance of the United States cavalry
on patrol The American legion"
as LeyvaA calls his force, is made up
largely OF members OF Industrial work
ers of the world. who are Hooking
to the border in large numbers.
Leyva announced to-day that a Fed
eral soldier had been shot and killed
tn Mexicali by q 16-year-old insur-
recto known as Chicago SLIM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
DECKER LIVED HERE
FOR TWELVE YEARS

Funeral services OF Henry Becker
thirty.faur years old. q tailor and for
twelve years resident OF Richmond.
who accidentally poisoned. himself
by drinking wood alcohol while IN
his room at the Charlotte hotel.
Charlotte, N. c.. will be held at 4:30
o'clock Sunday afternoon from Biiley's
undertaking establishment Inter-
ment will be In St Mary's cemetery.
Becker was we'll known In this city
and during his residence here work
ed for a number of leading tailoring
FIRMS. About three weeks ago he left
his family at their home at sos Eax,
Marshall street and went to Char
lotte to accept a position with the
Tate Brown Company. He had work.
ed In Charlotte for two years several
years ago and had many friends
there.
He il survived by his wife and two
children. Freida and Vernon Becker.
his father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Becker. who live at Fifth and Broad
streets: two brothers Gus and VIII
liam Becker, Wand two sisters, Mrs.
Lena Keys, Of Washington. and Mira.
Hannah Sohnon. OF New York city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
JUSTICE JOHN ],
FA|NTs IN COURT
HIS HONOR OVERCOME By HEAT.
FALLS FROM BENCH WHILE
HEARING CASE.

Overcome by the heat ami the
closeness Of the room, Justice John
J. Crutchfeld fell from the bench,
half fatnting. Saturday forenoon. 20
the CONSERVATION OF the court at
PENDANTS He was assisted to his pri-
yate office. where he speedily revived
and finished the business of the court.
All who know Justice Crusclifleid
are aware of his strong will, and
none dared gainsay him when he de-
termined to finish out the session.
My stomach In a little out III or
der" said his honor when court had
adjourned. 1T was rather close and
hot, and felt faint for while. How
ever. fresh air and q little rest VIII,
fix me up all right"
And hsn. attended by Spurs Jim
my Connolly. the cxar of the Police
Court ocsrded car for homa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
PAPER Or HNNET
PUT on CALENDAR
.--.-
Adverse Report on Resolution
Brings II Back to
House
WILL REACH SENATE
DURING NEXT WEEK
Finance Committee to Report
Reciprocity Agreement in
Few Days-Bennet Sees
Pres. with Family Along

WASHINGTON. Fab. 1s.--A fur
Their effort to secure consideration of
Canadian annexation by the house was
made to-day by Representative Ben
net tRepubiicanl. OF New York. who
placed on the house calendar the ad-
verse reports on his two resolutions
looking toward annexarion. Bennett
may be able to bring the resolutions
up on the floor during the last six days
of the session under unanimous con-
sent OF under SUSPENSION of the rules.
The Bennett resolution. II they had
been allowed to die In the foreign
affairs committee would never have
reached the calsndar, but the action
Of the committee, under White House
pressure, In voting for adverse reports.
gave Bennett an opportunity to call up
tbs bills in the house
'sThe foreign affairs comnsittee
said Bennett to-day. did the best
thing possible for me. l have placed
them on the calendar and when .
bill Ia on tho calendar. there Ii al
ways q chance for its consideration
With the leaders against 1t, BEN
net Ii expected to have considera BILE
trouble In anyrattempt to get the reso-
buttons before the house.
There are nearly four hundred bills
ahead OF the resolutions on the house
calendar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
GOT DEAD HAND;
SHOT To DEATH
CHICAGO SALOON KEEPER ONCk
CHARGED WITH KILLING
MEMBER OF BLACK HAND
VICTIM OF SOCIETY.

CHICAGO, Feb. fs.--Five men are
held to-day In. the investigation into
the killing of yincenxo Lueio, saloon
keeper. who was shot to death in his
saloon after a customer. said to have
been a biackhander. had laid down
the death handt--two black Jacks
and two black eights.
The murder was one of revenge,
Lubio having been charged year ago
with killing a man who was said TO
have been a blackhander. Since then
he has received several letters from
the biackhand demanding $4,000 for
the killing.
Lubio was standing behind his bar
last night playing cards with a
stranger. The man laid down the
dead hard. As he aid SO another
man rose and shot Lubio to death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
SEND BIC FORCE
To MEET WORKERS

DUNSMUIR. CAL, February 1s.--
A carload Of special Southern Pacific
Railroad police arrived here to-day
htavily armed and prepared to meet
the 500 members OF the Industrial
Workers of the World. who are now
marshing on Fresno, The IndustriaI-
lists hav enot Yet reached Siskyou
Pass. however. aying stopped last
night at Steinman, Oregon.
lnasmuch as there Is Ave feet of
snow in the Pass. many believe the
workers will attempt to seize a greight
train to continue their journey.
The statements that many are arm
ed caused the report to-day that the
band is really endeavoring to reach
the Mexican border and join the in
surrectos forces at Mexicali, and that
the reports that an invasion OF Fres-
no is contemplated were only spread
as a subterfuge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
BRIGGS IS FINED;
HUNDLEY FREED
JUSTICE CRCTCHFTELD DISPosEs
OF TWO AUTOMOBILE CASES
IN POLICE COURT.

]. w. Briggs was fined $50 in Po-
lice Court Saturday by Justice Crutch-
aeld for overspeeding his automobile
on the night of january, a4.~s~A COM
panion, II. r. Wood. remarked that
they couldn't have been going very
fast. because they did not keep a
watch out for the police.
When wa have been racing We al
ways keen an eye out for the copa,"
said Wool
Il reckon you may have forgotten
to keep an eye out for the cops this
time, said Justice John. adding the
brief words, --s. ...',.,..[
Fifty dollars"
Briggs appealed.
The case OF Buck Winston. charged
with striking III. II. Taylor while over
speeding Ills car. was continued.
DIR. q. I. Hundley was acquitted on
the charge Of homicide in causing the
death of Miss India Carroll on the
night OF January Is by running her
down with his automobile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
ALL EYES CENTERED
|. ON SUFFRAGE WEEK
UNIQUE CAMPAIGN or pusLIcl-
TY ATTRACTING MUCH AT
TENTiON IN ALBANY.

ALBANY. n. Y. Feb. 16.--A cam
paign of publicity unique in the his
tory OF the struggle for equal sun
rage Is being waged here In prepara-
ton for the suffrage carnival next
week when another appeal for the en-
franchisement of the women OF New
York will be made in the legislature.
Moving pictures In the theatres de-
plotting woman's part In making his
tory win be a feature.
Already the capital has been plas-
tered with suffrage literature. The
newspapers are carrying full page
Votes for women advertisements and
on every billboard and In every gtreei
car are posters. On thse are repro
duced cartoons and pithy sentences
setting forth the arguments Of the
suffragists.
Suffrage week will open Tuesday.
when a reception vii be held at the
Ten Eyck.