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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Hold Transfer Arbitrary.

The bill then sets out the transfer OF
all of the holdings, property, deposits
and business of the Commercial TO the
Continental bank on May 6. 1909
charging that the transfer was made
at an agreed price and without solicit
ing bids from any other person.
1t is then charged that on April "a,
1909, the defendants as directors of the
Commercial bank, authorized the sell
ing of notes owned by the bank at n
price not less than face value and ac-
crued interest, the transfer of said
notes to be without recourse, Pres.
iaent J, +. Cosgriff is then alleged to
have negotiated a sale of certain notes
to the Continental bank, whose officers
knew that the Commercial bank was
in process of liquidation. 1t is charged
TINT Cosgriff. in transferring the notes
to the Continental bank, made the fol
lowing Endorsement:
"For value received, we hereby guar
ahtce payment of the within note, nc-
cordiug TO the terms and conditions.
at maturity. or at any time thereafter
waving demand, notice and protest.
1.-THE Commercial National bank of
Salt Lake City.
tBy ] F. CospriT president -
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THIEF RETURNS GEMS.
BUT KEEPS THE MONEY
Special to The Tribune


PROVO, July 2a.--While shopping few
days ago Mrs. Stanzas Atkins Of Milford
who Is visiting In this city, was robbed
OF purse containing $3.50 worth OF lew
elry and small amount OF money To-
DAY The purse and jewelry, bur not the
money. we're returned through the post
office to Mrs. Atkins. There was nothIne
10 indicate who the purse snatcher was,
out Mrs Atkins is satisfied with the re =
coyery OF the jewels
Not the slightest clew has been discov-
cred up TO date as TO the identity OF tho
thief VINO went into Taylor Brothers
store on Center street n week ago, stole
$500 worth Of diamond rings and
brooches.
"A complaint was was sworn 10 today
charging Q. /, Shannon with obtainlng z
money under false pretenses, and war
rant OF arrest Is in the hands OF Sheriff
Judd 1t is understood that Shannon has
been located. but the officers have not
seen nj to dlvuge his whcrea eabouts.
shannon; II Is charged. issued and passed
several bogus checks In Provo and Salt
Lake the beginning Of the week
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
UTAH CHAUTAUQUA
ENDS WITH TODAY
Programme Yesterday Was One
of Best of Nine Days
Assembly.
Programme for Sunday.
CLOSING DAY.

n m.-Closlng lecture by DR., Aked,
Forgive Us Our Debts as We
Also Have Forgiven Our Debtors"
10 a, m--Grand united service OF
worship Of all the churches OF Or
don and vicinity; the Rev ]. Ed
ward Carver, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church. presiding, Scr
mon by the Rev. Father p. NJ.
Sushnahnn Of ST. Joseph's Roman
Catholic church, Ogden,
p. m.-Sacred praise service. Ser
mon by the Rev DR.. Merton S.
Rice. Duluth. MINI
D. m.-Annual address and recog
milton service for Chautauuuans by
Prof Howell; topic, ''The Fourrold
Life"
p: m.--Open air scored concert bv
Chautauqua band
p. m.-Great closing service
Preacher, Rev. DR.. Charles F, Aked
OF San Francisco
10 p. Informal closing OF the first
Utah Chautauqua,
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partnerships ind corporations ''tbat
were unsafe. insecure md grossly ex-
sess!vc md 70 oused and Cancelled obi.
Rntions belonging 10 the bank without
confederation and without authority OF
law II 10 alleged shat by these ucts
tho bnnk wns rendered and 10 now
wholly insolvent and that ut the pres.
ent time the cntiro authorized cspitnl
stock Of the bank is represented by pa 81
due bills receivable. accounts and ovr.
drafts. substantially wholly uncollect
uble.n
Going into further detail in substan.
tietion OF the charges Of excessive and
illsgul loans, the bill sets out that dur.
ing tho years 1r07, 1908 and 1908
Thomas Owens was q patron and Gus.
toner OF the bank; that he organized
two corporations, known as the Pacific
Construction company and the Utah
flrcproofing company, in which he held
the majority of the stock, as was vel
known TO the directors of the bank;
that during these wears they made To
Owens and to his companies loans as
follows;
To Thomas Owens, SO. 1000; to Pacific
Construction company, $3.50, ,0S5.S6: Il
Utah Fireproofng company, $50, ,763. 80
These loans are held to have beer
grossly excessive and made in violation
of law and Of the trust of the directors
and that these loans are uncolectable
and represent q total loss
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
News of 1ntermountain Region
PAYS FOR WIFE BEATING.
Sentence OF 100 Days on Rock Pile fo
Husband Who Loses Temper.

Special to The Tribune
OGDEN, July 29.-Because he struck
his wife in the face during a violent
family quarrel. Charles Barth, living al
3l62 Grant avenue will have to serve
100 days on the city rock pile. The
woman. showing signs OF the beating
given her. appeared In police court with
her son by a former husband as n wit /
ness Tor the city, She testified that her
husband was not drunk at the time OF
the assault and moreover he is not a
drinking man. He Is possessed OF a vio-
lent and uncomfortable temper. she says.
The trouble. which grew out Of Barth's
treatment OF his stepchild, eliminated In
inc woman swearing 10 a complaint
against him. barginG assault.
Barth appeared in court with a badly
battered face, which he explained was
presented him Dy Detective Bob Chem
bers when he became abusive to the Of
hcer. The defendant admitted the
charges OF his wife and offered no other
explanation OF his conduct except that
he lost his temper
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK
FOR SALT LAKE CITY
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. July Preparations
are being made by the postoffice depart
ment 10 open postal savings banks in
poStoffices OF the first class during the
month Of August.
Postmaster General Hitchcock today
designated sixteen offices In ten states
10 be postal repositories. They will be-
gin operations on August s. The offices
selected include Tucson. Ariz.: Boise,
Ida: Billings. Great Falls and Helena
Mont: Reno. New; Ogden and Salt Lake
city. Utah, and Cheyenne. Wyo.
Postmaster a. l., Thomas said Inst
night that while lie understood that the
postal repositories were TO be estab-
lished he had received no official word
OF any kind
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Destroyed by Fire.
Special In The TrllhI,

Special 70 The Tribune.
OGDEN. July 29.-Becoming short cir
Quilted. an electric motor used TO operate
the refrtgerating plant in the basement
of the Russell-James packing plant at
Twenty-fourth street and Lincoln ave-
nue. was almost totally destroyed by fire
early this morning. Dense volumes OF
smoke which poured out OF the base
ment and filled the halls and rooms Of a
lodging house on the upper story caused
the occupants OF the rooming house to
make a quick getaway from their rooms
and turn In an alarm OF fire. The dam
age Is less than $100
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CONDITION OF GATES
BECOMES ALARMING
Fly Associated Press.

IT! 1NESVVIdItN 7 ITV!S.
PARIS. July 29.-The condition of John
W Gates was said tonight To be grave
MIR. Gates had a relapse last night fol
lowing chill. Pneumonia developed
In the left lurg and. according To Or
Gros, the attending physician. made his
condition at one time almost desperate
The inflammation. however yielded TO
strong medicine and the patient was re-
ported as being "a little better tonight "
The pneumonia area. II was said. had
diminished considerably. permitting n ray
OF hope,
During the early part OF Mr. Gates s
sickness he suffered from Inflammation Of
the Kidneys. but after careful treatment
these are now I'm satisfactory condition.
Otherwise the case would have been
hopeless.
The crisis VIII come within the next
fortN-elght hours
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THAN SPANKING

eoeb not cure children OF bed
rnIe is q constitutional cause
4 TIe. Mrs. M. Summers. Box
I6.r atnc- c- Ind, will send free to
<deb neT successful home treat
6nsu .nll Instructions. Send no
MN. write her todaV II your chill
IA you In this way. Don't
ThSa ma. the chances arc IL can't
a ns treatment also cureB adults
brr ype troubled with urine dif-
Y aay or night
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Many New High Schools.

Speclai 10 lhe lrlDune.
PROVO. July 29,-Fovty- -four teachers,
most OF them from Utah county, have
taken the state teachers examination
which was conducted In the Central
school hero this week by County Super
intendent J, Preston Greer.
The election recently held in the county
for the establishment OF high schools
s1, SGr Tho S 11oTh.y 'i w. thr. Eas
high schools: in the north district one
wifi be established AT Pleasant Grove.
one at American Fork and one at Lehi.
Those for the south district will be at
Payson, Spanish Fork and Springyillc.
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PRESIDENT TAFT
PLANS TRIP WEST
Will Come as Fur as Salt Lake II Con
gress Winds up Session
During August.
Snncinl to The Tribune,

Special to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, July 2a.--The presl
dent has informed several western mem
bers Of congress that he would make a
western trip this fall II congress should
adjourn during August. In View OF the
uncertainty about congress- adjourning,
no definite itinerary has been made for
the proposed trip. II hns been stated
by the president. however that he would
not be able 10 go through to the Pa
cinc coast; also that n he makes the eK-
pected journey no Will go TO Denver md
also to Salt Iako City
Secretary Fisher OF the interior de-
parlmcnt started on hts western trip
today,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Lease Two Coal Mines.
Special 10 The Tribune

SALINA, July 2s.-Ike Jennings of
Levan and A. Eggertson of Provo have
canyon belonging 10 the Southern Utah
Fuel company. They will begin operating
during the carly part Of September and
put ten men to work In the lower mine
and five in the upper. They Will mine
over 100 tons per day.
The crops In this vicinity arc better
than ever before, A fine crop of alfalfa
was raised, and ]. f. Fordham. ono Of
the prosperous farmers, states that his
beet crop never has been better. Most
of the bects measure from to inches
IN diameter.
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hains Do Much Good.

Il i"e tribune.
M July 2s.-The gentle but
,ha'"s We have had In this sec
country during the last few
uone much good In lreShen-
nhEs and insuring maturity
me irrigation supply was
n.anstcd. and the second crop
"o nave suffered. also r. great
III srain. The storm, Il Is esti-
thousands Of dollars OF good IN
county alone.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
SUFFERS FROM sUNsTRokE.
Spanish War Veteran Wanders on Deser-
Without Food or Water.

Special 10 The Tribune
OGDEN. July 2s.-Sufrering from sun
stroke. Joseph knight, department com
mander for the United Spanish War Vet
erans OF Utah, Is at the Dee hospital in
brought to Ogden from Wyoming. where
ne WAS found few days ago lying near
The Union Pacific tracks. He had been
employed as n section foreman. Becom :
Ing affected by the heat he wandered
away from his work and became exhaust
ed For two days he was alone on the
open desert without food and water and
was found by. searching party in a de-
lirtous condition. His friends at Ogden
and fellow members of the Spanish War
tion, and hopes are entertained for his
recovery,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
New Road to Factory.

Speclal 10 Inc tribune.
OGDEN. July 2s-Within the next two
weeks the branch line OF the Denver q
Rio Grande railroad will be completed 10
the sugar factory. Because of the light
rails used In the original construction OF
the line II became necessary TO relay the
track when traffic became so heavy. This
is being done the entire distance OF two
miles from the main line Of the Rio
Grande at Roy TO the sugar factory.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
TABERNACLE CHOIR TO
MAKE STOP AT NAUVOO
by Associated Press.

GALESBURG III. July 29-The 200
members OF the Mormon tabernacle choir
In Salt Lake City. which VIII visit New
York In September. will hold their spe-
cial train In GnesburS for an opcn-ar
song servIvc. The las, week In Sep
tenber a Mormon eldcrs' conference. In
which 600 elders expected to tnkc
part, Will be held at Nauvoo. ILL.,, on the
historic Mormon grounds
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Postal Bank for Ogden.
lo The Tribune.

Special To The Tribune
OGDEN, July 29.-Durng the month Of
August a postal savings bank will be
opened at Ogden, this city. with fifteen
others having been designated as a loca-
ton for postal depository, II is planned
for the postal savings bank to begin oper-
atiOnS August g.
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i Expenditure of $4,000
D, Plan Is TO Redeem
on 600 Bench Acres.
ELECTRIC PLANT
TO PUMP THE WATER
HcaIIy All of the Water to
csme From the Snake
River.
u Eha Tribune.

i 10 The Tribune,
|sE. July 29,-Through the ex-
me- of s3,Ooo,ooo IT is estimated
moo acres of rich sagebrush
heated in the vicinity of Miner,
a. be placed under irrigation,
ling homes TO thousands of set
pumping stations being Installed
rase the water from tho Snake
q the bench upon which the land
.sed. The project is one of the
in the pumping line that has
len seriously considered. It Is
promoted by the Twin Falls lr-
a companies, which have per
/ Il in detail.
neral the plan is to construct
point further up the river and
4 the water from the reservoirs
ms of pumping, Power for the
Fill be electricity furnished by
plants at Shoshone and Salmon
fbe company already has 165
of Transmission line in operation
Dbl at once begin the extension
f. lines TO the sites of the pump
|stions. Representatives Of the
. Of Pittsburg will arrive in Boise
EEK to close the details with the
board and when this is done
operations will Immediately
md work will be furnished to
Ids of men,
But One Of the Projects.
pnmping project is but one Of
hig irrigation enterprises the
I have in hand in this state, They
N, through representatives, went
||le plans for the irrigation OF the
Falls-Bruneau project, recog-
BE- one OF the largest that has
1een attempted in the northwest.
|oeated III southern Idaho, south
+ Snake river, between Twin Falls
fast and Nvssa. Ore, in the west,
composed of approximately 30o,-
res Some time ago the Kuhns
|Ip the matter of extending its
Falls system so that the canals
he built over the Bruneau prof.
1'since then have worked out in
The gigantic scheme by which
|ater will be conducted to the
10000 TO Be Invested.
estimated that the installation
Irrigation system will represent
'estment of over $l0,000.000 but
completed the project will in
1ot only perfect and safe irri.
Eystem, but the land included
u will be found to be the very
for the raising of delicate crops,
very rich. Practically all of
'fer for irrigation Will come from
'>ke river. the big dam at Milner
mlarged to take care of it and
moth reservoir formed by back
tbe water.
land In the project has an al
nknown depth of soil, In many
y is not uncommon TO find it
pet deep. 1t is supposed this
on ls due to the overflow of
re river in the early days. the
oIesnic ash sitting to the south
'iing in what is known as the
country.
oregon Short Line plans to ex-
Minldoka & Southwestern line
cin rails west across this prol.
Nysa, Ore, connecting again
ne main line of the Short Line
Inc survey for this road has
ede and The plats Of permanent
way filed in the United States
nee. A system of electric lines
planned for the project, power
punished by the big plants 10.
aiong the Snake and Salmon
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Faces Serious Charge.


OGDEN, July 29,-Frank Burton a
stranger In the city, was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Captain OF Police c. c.
Brown and Is held at the city jeil
charged with attempting to pass worth
less checks. The checks purported to
have been drawn In his favor by the
Utah Ice & Fuel company, a concern
which does not exist.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Attacked by Heart Disease.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. July 2s.-The
Right Rev. y. p. Fitzgerald, bishop OF the
Methodist Episcopal church South, ruf-
fered an attack OF heart trouble at Mont
eagle. Tenn, today, and is IN critical
condition.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Names Tax Appraiser.

fHc IrtbuDe.
July 2o.-Wnllam Mntcnlf has
nleo by Judge A, II. Chr!stcn-
or the estates on which the
lax Is 10 hc paid IN Sanpete
az IN conjunction with James
spring City and Joseph Judd
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
CHARGE DIRECTORS
WITH BAD LOANS
Minority Stockholders of Com
mercial National Bank File
Sensational Suit.
Continued From Page One.

the plaintiffs. in the following amounts
Kayser Investment company, five
shares. par value $500.
kimball Investment company, ninety.
three and onc-third shares, par value
$9333.33
Geneva A kimball, ten shares, par
value $1,000.
Rose Hartwell, thirteen and one-third
shares, par value S133333.
John R. Bruff, twenty shares, par
value $4,000.
Winnifred H Dyer, twenty-five and
two-ninths shares. par value S2222.22.
Ella B. Dyer, twenty-five and two
ninths shares. par value S2222.22.
James McGregor, twenty shares, par
value $4,000.
L. J. Goldman, thirty shares, PM
value $4,000.
M. H. Marks, ten shares, par value
$4,000.
Hugh Anderson, thirty-five shares,
par yalue $4,000
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30

See the matadors fight the full blood
buffalo from Antelope island mt Saltair
Wednesday night.
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License to Wed.

Special 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN. July 20,-Cunty Clerk Samuel
Dye this afternoon issued n license to
marry to j. Sorrell Of Pocatelo Ida.
and Dorothy ]. Wilson OF Ogden
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
z NEARLY COSTS LIFE.
fire TO Hay When They Find
Driver Asleep.
The Tribu,,,

~ Inc tribune.
si, july 2s.-Mart Christensen
came very nearly being
death yesterday afternoon
turning from his farm north OF
ne vas riding on load Of hay
'r on the load fell asleep. Some
toae by on the way TO the pas
~ Pasring touched match TO
snn III moment Inc entire load
vas awakened by Jor-
<2onseh. The flames were all
tn Wnen ne was aroussd, and he
4 - Lime lime 10 jump off when the
ne wagon was entirely de-
oui me horses were saved The
Y VIII be prosecuted,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Question of Endorsement.

The bill further states that on De
cember 90, 1908, the Commercial bank
was the owner of FIVE promissory notes
for $4,000 each, executed by the Pa.
cidc Construction company, and that
on or about that date j. E. Cosgriff in.
dorsed each Of these notes as follows:
"For value received, / hereby guar
antee the payment of the principal of
the within note at muturity. J. E.
Cosgriff -
Then the allegation is made that
prior TO April 10, 1909, the said Cos
griff paid two OF the notes (Sl0.00O)
to the Commercial bank. and that on
April l3 the directors, by resolution.
ordered the Endorsements erased and
the $4,000 refunded to Cosgriff with
out authority Of law.
1t is further set forth that the di.
rectors have not made and will not
make any attempt to assert or enforce
a claim that the 'fdirectors are per.
sonally liable for the above mentioned
acts and omissions of negligence, mis-
management and maladm inistration.
1t is also charged that the directors as
liQuidating committee have conduct.
ed the liquidation ''in a careless and
incompetent manner and that the di-
rectors have failed to give personal at
to render any report or accounting to
The stockholders of the bank as to the
condition of its accounts
The bill thus concludes; "And your
orators further say that in order to
properly assert and enforce the liabil-
ity of said Individual defendants as
directors of said bank and in order to
expeditiously and economically ioui,
date and wind up the affairs of said
bank, and in order to avoid multiple
ity of suits and in order to obtain com
plete relief it is necessary that re
ceiver for said bank be appointed. =
James Ingebretsen. F.. B. Kimball
and A. l.. Hoppaugh are attorneys for
the complainants.
Only three of the individual defend.
ants could be reached last night. ! b,
Cosgriff, ". p Noble and George F..
Merrill. They held a consultation with
f. M. Allison. attorney for the Cont
mental National bank, and. through him
issued the formal statement of their at
titude, preferring at tins time TO make
no further expressions of their ndi-
vidua views for publication
Buffalo bulls can fight. See one meet
a Spanish matador at Saltair next We'd
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Organizing New Bank.

Then comes the allegation that on
March l3, 1909, the individual defend
ants, sitting as a board of directors
reached the conclusion to organize q
new bank to succeed the Commercial
National bank, and upon the minutes OF
their meeting was made this entry:
.'On account of the three excess
loans and the stock owned BY the bank
of the Commercial Block association. 1t
was considered best to ask for ne"
charter
The incorporation of the Continental
National bank followed, organized by
the defendant directors of the Com.
mercial bank, with capita stock OF
$200,O00 with j. f. Cosgrlff as pres
ident, and the bill in equity on this
point says;
"That said defendants apportioned
and allotted the entire capital stock or
said Continental National bank among
themselves and to friends and 1ndlvid,
uals selected by them at its par value
1t is further alleged that the plain
tiffs and other stockholders were
wholly excluded from any opportunity
to subscribe for or from any allotment
Of the capital stock of the Continental
bank
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Buffalo bulls can fight. See one meet
a Spanish matador at Saltair next We'd
nesday night.
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For Other Stockholders.

The bill then alleges that there are
other stockholders similarly situated
as the complaianants, and sets out that
they may join in this action if they
so desire. This same paragraph fur.
ther says: "The grievances herein
complained of, and the relief hereby
sought affects all of the officers, di-
rectors and liquidating trustees of said
Commercial National bank to such an
extent that it would be futile to de-
mand and unfair to permit such di-
rectors, officers or trustees to com
mence or conduct this action
After setting out the organization
Of the Commercial National bank with
an authorized capital of 100000, in
500 shares, the compliments allege
upon information and belief that at the
time of the grievances complained of
the bank did not have bona fide sur
plus