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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
CITY AND VICINITY

CHARGING HER HUSBAND with fall
ing to support her. Chloe Nelson Miller
began suit In the Third district court
Wednesday morning against Emerson ].
Miller, She also asks for the custody OF
a minor child. Helen. aged yenrs; $50
a month alimony and the restoration OF
her maiden name. Nelson. They were
married at Ogden. August 3. 1907.
FOR THE PURPOSE of considering
rules and regulations under which state
loans may be made on reclamation prof
ects the state land board held q short
session yesterday, The apportionment OF
the loans on the Uintah reservation
country project was not considered, but
Will be In few days.
ON THE GROUND OF nonsupport. Mil
lie G. Earls was granted an interlocutory
decree OF divorce from William T, Earls
Wednesday morning by Judge F. c. Loot
bourow She also WAS given the custody
OF the minor child They were married at
Nevada City. Cal. November 20. 1887.
ELMER FREDERICK STOWE died
was the son OF John and Ada Emery
Stowe and was born In Salt Lake City.
December 18, 1901. Funeral services VIII
be hold In the Sixteenth ward chapel at
1. o'clock Friday afternoon.
TO CONSIDER the proposition of paw
InE Fifth East street with asphalt. n spe-
clal meeting OF the city board OF est'.
this afternoon.
THE LADIES AIO OF the Emmanuel
Baptist church will hold an oil day meet
ing in the ladies' parlor at the church
Thursday. August IT.
MRS. MARY BOYD. wife of Adam
Boyd. is in 81 critical condition at the
Holy Cross hospital.
DR.. F. e, MURRAY OF the state hu-
roau of animal husbandry left yesterday
for short vacation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
BODY Of VETERAN
REACHES SALT LAKE
Met at the Station by Delega.
tion of Park City G. A. R.
Men.

The body of John r. Gelger OF Park
City, who died on a train near Grand
Junction, Colo, Tuesday morning. ar
rived In Salt Lake over the Denver &
Rio Grande at l o'clock this morning
The body was met at the train by a
delegation OF Grand Army men from
Park City and was taken TO the under
taking parlors OF S d. Evans.
Mr.. Gciger was 81 years OF age at the
time OF his death and had been a resi-
dent of Park City for a long period, He
leaves son and daughter In Salt Lake
John w Geiger and Mrs Charles Shields
and daughter Mrs Eliza Butler OF
Burlington, Ia
Mr. Geiger was II years of age at the
war Of the states, was a prominent
Grand Army man and the members OF
that order will take charge OF the fu
neral. which will be held ut O'Clock
Friday afternoon from the Evans un
dertaking parlors, The funeral Will be
private. with intcrment In the c.. 4. r,
plot at Mount Ollvet,
Persons desiring to view the remains
may do so between the hours of 10 and
u Friday forenoon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
7 NO MEN FA[[l
TO THEIR DEI|
Fatal Accident Occurs ~
New ElsinOre Sugar
Factory. 4
ONE WAS A SALT LAKER.
OTHER LIVED AT MUM
Victims Fall Ninety Feet /
the Top of a Smoke. I

News was received in Salt :,
last evening Of fatal acc,do.
more, In which two men wcr.
killed. William W. Tame ~.
south Of Murray. and John w.
merly of New York but who h.s
ed In this city for some time e,.,t
heigh: Of ninety feet and H.
iinct when fellow workmen ro,o..s
side iedched'
Tame and Wilson were s,,,.,a
workers and were employed nm 'a,a' tnl
EISlnore sugar factory In w, ~
erection. The smokestack ~ ftha"us1
had Just been put in posi,,nm
go o'clock yesterday afiernon,, ~
tice work 10 support il .
raised. The two men. as ia ,hmss
IN work Of this kind. were r,i.s =
air on the lattice. seu !
when at the top Of the smot.
one end OF the framework ca,,s
some unexplained manner ,bn IS
broke and both men were thrn..,''
their precarious fouthold To fa,1 H.
space to instant death. ~
Wilson leaves Il wife. who uo.
sinore at the time of the arcl6ant
was unmarried. He leaves 81 no,s>.
brothers and two sisters. all rcs;ds.
Salt Lake county, Each OF ihs
tunatc men was abou, s0 years a,
The bodies Will be prepared a.
mont and shipped tomorrow TO M
where funeral arrangements IA
made. w
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
WOMAN TELLS
Of HESSE CASE
Visitor to City Resides Near the
Place Where Bodies We're
Found.
NOT SURPRISED AT
CHASTITY DISCOVERY
NeighbOrs of Murdered Women
Suspected Crime Had Been
Committed.

Mrs. Effie Nelson. sister OF w. II. Ross.
I4o7 South seventh East street. who has
been visiting with the latter for the past
three months and whose home Is III
Tecumseh Neb. where sensational
double murder was brought to light yes
terday. told an interesting story last
night I'm connection with the Nebraska
tragedy Although Mrs. Nelson does not
know any OF the principals connected
with the crime. her home Is In the neigh
borhood where the tragedy took place
and she * convcrsant with the !acts
leading 10 the discovery OF tho deed.
An Associated Press dispatch was re-
ccIvcd In Salt Lake yesterday from Te-
cumseh to the effect that Mrs. e. F.
whose bodies were dug out of q well
August -, were murdered according t6
the verdict OF a coroner's jury rendered
yesterday morning h. r. Hesse, the
II is the theory Of the authorities that
John McMasters. Mrs. Hesse's former
husband. was also murdered and that
his body may have been hidden on the
Hesse premises. II is believed that Hesse
was Jealous Of McMasters and resented
his visits to the Hesse house to see his
daughter, JuanIta McMasters. 1t is the
theory that McMasters. Mrs. Hesse and
the daughter were killed with an AK or
club, their bodies thrown In the well
and the house burned to hide traces OF
tho crime. Both women's skulls were
crushed,
'I remember very we'll when the Hesse
house was burned. about one year age
last June" said Mrs. Nelson, ut was
thought to be a peculiar affair at the
time Shortly before the burning of the
house Hesse was seen up town attired
in his best clothes. He was asked what
II meant and replied that he intended
taking trip, Hesse said that his fam
lily was away visiting relatives Shortly
after the burning of the house Il step
daughter OF Hesse started inquiries con
corning Mrs. Hesse. her mother, This
started an investigation and many
months ago the matter OF digging into
the well was discussed but this was
not accomplished until n few days ago.
did not know even by sight any OF the
members of the Hesse family, but the af-
fair was common talk
Mrs. Nelson expects to leave for Te-
cumseh next Monday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
HAROLD OR[OB To
COMPOSE AN OPERA
Salt Lake Genius Secured to
Write the Music for a
New Play.

Utah talent Is in the ascendant, To
the long list of Salt Lakes famed and
accomplished sons and daughters Is now
added the name of Harold Orlob, the Salt
Lake boy who made a name for himself
by writing q snunber Of song hits and
the music for the recent metropolitan
musical successes "The Flirting Prin-
cesss Miss Nobody From Stariand,
The Goddess OF Liberty and The
Heart Breakers produced by Mort II.
Singer.
Lasky e Harris. recognized as one of
the largest and most successful firms
producing musical plays, recently affixed
It's name 10 a contract with Mr.. Orlob.
whereby the latter Is engaged to compose
all the music OF piece to be produced
by Lasky & Harris at the now famous
FoIes BerGere in New York. in Dccem-
Der or later.
Mr.. Orlob wrote 81 Wonder Who's
kissing Her Now" one of the biggest
song hits In several seasons. which he
sold to Joseph Howard William lie
Baron. who wrote the book and lyrics for
The Echo" another successful musical
play of recent birth, will probably write
the lyrics for Lasky & Harris's Folies
piece. In conjunction with Mr.. Orlob,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
ONE HUNDRED DEGREES
DAYS HEAT RECORD

The heat seemed more noticeable yes
terday than II has been for several weeks.
Had 1t not been for the breeze that kept
the air In motion during the hottest part
OF the day there prooaoly would have
been several prostrations, 1t was cooler
than usual In the morning. the ther-
mometer registering so degrees at d
O'Clock The climb was rapid. however,
and at .. O. clock in the afternoon the kiosk
In front of the federal building showed
that the temperature had reached just
100 degrees After reaching the highest
point the heat abated slowly during the
afternoon The humidity was also higher
than 1t has been for some time, this be-
most intense.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
FORMER HOTEL MAN
VISITS SALT LAKE
w. H. Dittmar Was Manager
of Walker House Twenty
five Years Ago.

w. H. Dittmar of Chicago is a guest
of the New Grand, and this Is his first
visit to Salt Lake since 1885. for several
years prior to which he was the manager
of the Walker house. under the proprie-
torship OF Major Erb.
After leaving here" said Mr.. Dit
mar az located In Chicago. my native
city. since which time l have been en-
gagged In the restaurant business. My
business was prosperous. and today /
run ten eating places and furnish food
for over 5000 people daily
tho benent Of my health, have visited
all the cities In the northwest, I mean
Vancouver. Seattle, Tacoma. Portland
and San Francisco, and now am To-
Gated for an indefinite time in Salt Lake
Upon my arrival here Wednesday |
upon inquiry am told that the majority
OF the old time friends Of quarter Of
a century ago are dead.
can scarcely realize that this is the
the early eighties. Why don't you know
hat Man Mas In Of 1 a Of Nc Now ali E
transformed The business streets OF
Salt Lake are superior TO any that ex-
list on this continent. and when you con-
slider, as ! understand the facts to be,
that all OF this grand work In the build
ing up and beautifvinE Of the city has
been practically accomplished within the
past FIVE years. I cannot withhold my ad-
miratlon OF the municipal system that
has made this condition possible
'As have already stated. 1 have Wis
tied the most important cities OF the
west In my Judgment they are all pros :
porous. but In this line OF observation I
think Salt Lake City is I'm the line OF
splendid advancement The wish on my
part Is by no means father to the
thought. for the reason that while like
Salt Lake on account OF It's climate and
since II is bound to be the distributing e
point for this great inland empire, IKE
the city on account of the high charact er
OF the people that have placed Salt Lake
Oh the map commensurate with the cities
older and greater on account OF artistic
culture"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
RARE CURI0S ADDED
TO DESERET MUSEUM

Several rare curios have been pre-
sented to the Deseret Museum during the
past week Among them arc a bar Of
malleable iron tied I'm a knot. presented
oE ,ti mi,am . eer Inhn Va COPY Y,n OF 0aTs anteS
and presented 10 the museum by Dan
weggeland. the veteran artist; an un-
usual .stalactite OF calcium carbonate
from n mine near Ely. presented by ].
T. Hutchinson; an excellent collection
OF insect mounts, presented by j. w.
Sugden. and a rare Ouarto volume in
leather. published at Sulzbach. In 1888
entitled "The Dawn of the Medical Art, :"
by John BaptiSte Won Helmont printed
In German, and claiming to give In de-
metals 10 gold alleged TO have been ac-
complshed by the author, presented to
the museum by q contributor who with
holds his name.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
JAMES T. CLINTON IS
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Former County Commissioner
and Business Man Dies
in California.

Word was received in Salt Lake yes
terday announcing the death OF former
County Commissioner James e. Clinton
of Salt Lake in a sanitarium In San Di-
ego on Tuesday afternoon. j. l. Clin-
ton, Jr.. of Boise. a son. and VIII l..
Ellerbeck of Salt Lake, n son-in law, re-
ceived word on Tuesday that Mr. Clln-
ton was very low and left Immediately
for San Diego, They. had hoped to
reach San Diego before his death
Mr.. Clnton's health had been poor for
more than a year. He resigned as coun-
ty commissioner more than year ago
and went TO sanitarium in San Diego
for treatment. He has been in San d.
ego continuously since that time. The
body will be brought to Salt Lake for
burial.
James E. Clinton was born In Salt Lake
on May "a. 1851 He was the son OF
jurist, and Melissa b. snow Clinton, He He
was associated With the Utah Central
railroad to organize the Utah woolgrow-
ers association for the purpose Of hand
ling the Utah wool clip. Mr.. Clinton had
the active management Of the organisa-
Hon. which was a success from Its In
ception.
Mr.. Clinton later retired from the man
agement OF the association to engage in
the wool business. All about the same
time he was made president of the Ne
phi Plaster company. Ele was also heav-
lily interested In the banking business In
Nephi. He was the flrst president OF the
Utah Fire Clay company Mr.. Clinton
was associated In business In Idaho with
his son. ], r, Clinton. Jr. In 1905 he
was elected member Of the board OF
county commissioners for Salt Lake
county.
Mr., Clinton is survived by a widow
and four cnildrenwJames S1 s,us 2; Clinton Jr;
Lake Lynne Fax Clinton OF Boise, and
Mrs. BaynGsd Moore OF Boise.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
SOCIETY Of WALES
HAS ANNUAL OUTING
Large Crowd Attends and En-
Joys an Excellent Pro
gramlne.

The fourth annual outing OF the Sons
and Daughters OF Wales society of Salt
Lake City was held at Wandamere yes
terday. II was estimated that there were
over 1000 people present and all seemed
TO have an enjoyable time. Some came
from Idaho and Wyoming. and there was
hardly a town In the state OF Utah that
was not represented.
The ladies' chorus from Samaria, Ida,
made hit with all present. and a great
deal OF credit for the excellent work Of
the fifty singers was rlghtfuly given to
their director Prof s. NJ. Powell who
Is recently from Mountain Ash. Wales,
and Is a graduate of the Royal Academy
of London.
The feature Of the day was the unfurl-
Ing Of the soeiety,s new banner. Evan Evan
ArthHr made % the principal address on this nS
Mrs Kate .. Shill unfurled the banner
and held II aloft. After the ceremony the
society elected Mrs. SbiIl as custodian of
the new banner. and IL will be kept at her
home Postmaster Arthur l.. Thoma
also spoke explaining the meaning Of the
banner and speaking in hish terms Of the
integrity of the Welsh people.
James S. Lewis. who Is eighty two
years old, had the distinction OF being
the oldest man on the grounds He is
district court. Two old ladies'. Mrs Mar
garet W. Evans OF this city and Mrs.
Rachael Evans OF Spanish Fork. appeared
on the stage IN the nauNe dress OF wales
and were introduced new arrivals.
T. G. Jenkins of Salt Lake City. who
Is sixty-seven years old. won first prize
for the best step dancing Miss Jennie
Nelson took first prize in the champion
solo contest and Robert Sweeton won
first prize In the violin contest, The
prize for the best piano solo was won
by Miss Becky Almond and the soprano
solo contest by Miss Larson.
The regular programme started at 80
o'clock in the afternoon, beginning with
the singing Of the Welsh national an
them which was led by Evan Arthur.
The address Of welcome was delivered
by John Evans, president OF the So
ciety, The ladies' chorus rendered sew
eral selections and Horace s, Ensign
sang wales. Dear Old Homeland"
Prof. Joseph A. Rees OF Santaquin de-
livered an address in the Welsh language.
which was received with applause
Prof. II. e. Giles and Mrs. c. w. Stew
art officiated as accompanies and the
solos and instrumental contests were
judged by Thomas Giles. who lately came
here from Berlin. The day closed with
the. singing Of America by all present,
and the Welsh people seemed to enter
into the national song Of this country as
fervently as they did into those OF Wales.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
BRADLEY IS CALLED
"FATTY" BY BANDITS

George o. Bradley, who was reported
In Monday mornings dispatches to have
been robbed and severely battered by
desperadoes at Hayden Junction. Ariz.
was robbed all right. but he wasn't Sc
verely battered. The only Inconvenience
Mr.. Bradley suffered. in addition 20 the
loss of his valuablcs and money. was a
shock to his dignity. II seems as though
the thugs took undue liberties with Mr.,
Bradley. All OF this is explained in a
telegram received by George w. Morgan,
as follows:
-"Everything intact except matches. ci-
gars, watch and cash. Personal pride
somewhat shattered by undue familiari-
" OF the bold. bad bandits in calling me
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
JAMES R. SMITH WEDS
MISS GERTRUDE PEAL

Miss Gertrude Pearson and Jan
Smith. both OF this city. were mar
the Mormon temple yesterday. "a
evening. after the ceremony. rec
was rendered the happy couple 4
home OF the brides grandmother,
Sarah Pearson. 542 Elizabeth streei,
Marjorie Whitelcy assisted Mrs. ~
In receiving the guests, and mss
Howe presided AT the punch bowl.
The bride wore hand -embroldered
anese silk with 4 white silk girpp
carried white asIors and ferns, !ha
was decorated with Japanese al
college pennants and streamers. ~
Mrs. Smith will be AT home 70,
friends at Heber City after SepteWn
Mr.. Smith being employed as ingil
OF German and mathematics IN the
school there,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17

available at the present time or will be
so soon as bonds already authorized shall
have been issued. There Is in cash avail
able for immediate use $750.000 the pro-
ceeds OF the inheritance tax of the Harri-
man estate In addition bond issue OF
$1,000. 600 was authorized by the state
years ago the state legislature authorized
the of the redemption fund OF the
bond Issue OF 1892. amounting to $3.50, :
600 In constructing new state capitol.
600 In bonds. Under the enabling act the
proceeds Of the sale of certain state lands
is available for the purpose Of building
new state capitol. To date the fund
from the sale of lands amounts to s70.-
600 This makes total available for the
erection. OF the new capitol OF approx
mately S2,210, 900. about the amount which
IT Is estimated the new capitol will cost
The construction Of the new state capt.
tol win be under the direction of the
state eapit9! y,I;n commission WHICH consists Of
State c.. s, Tingey, Attorney General A.
r, Barnes. c. z. Loose. John Henry
Smith. NJ. s. Browning and John Dern.
Members OF the commission have visited
every state In the union In which new
captols have been recently built In order
10 get thoroughly In touch with various
construction, before essaying to pass upon
designs and plans OF construction
While many. OF the plans to the
spene1Iificntions for for the construction OF the
are as yet only tentative. members of the
commission are largely agreed as to the
general character OF the design and the
construction Of the new building
Will Use Utah Material.
Insofar as possible the members of the
state capitol commission will specify
that Utah materials be used In the con-
struction OF the new capitol The exterior
VIII probably be of Utah granite from
the Big Cottonwood canyon. far above
the quarry from which the temple gran
tic was secured. The commission found
that by going far up the canyon a better
grade OF granite could he secured
The cost OF taking the granite out of
the canyon will undoubtedly be heavy
IT Is estimated that fine grade OF Yer
mont or Maine granite could be shipped
into Salt Lake. 1000 miles from the quar-
ry, at cost OF 80 cents n ton less than
the cost OF bringing the Utah granite 80
miles from the quarry. The difference
in cost Is. due to the fact that there are
no facilities for taking the rock out Of
the big granite bank and It VIII be neces-
sary to install expensive quarry In
order to remove the blocks OF granite
Despite the difference In cost the mem
bers OF the commission are Of the opin-
ion that the people OF Utah would rather
have Utah building granite used than i'm
ported stone
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
MURRAY Workman
KILLED At ELS|NI
William Tame, Structural
Employee, Loses His Lii
in Accident.

a brief message was received at.
ray Yesterday from EIsinore. annon
the accidental killing at that pla|
William W. Tame. who formerly m
south or the Smelter City VIII
mother. The message contained no
ticulars as 10 the manner in whici
Tame met his death.
Mr., Tame was a structural iron 1
cr and went 10 Elsinore several
ago TO assist In the construction 0
steel work on the new Elsinofel,
factory. IT is presumed. of courss.
he met MS death while engaged 4
work,
Mr.. Tame was about 50 years q
and unmarried. He leaves moths
brothers and two sisters. all reside
Salt Lake county. II Is not yet 4
when the body will reach Murray
funeral arrangements have not
made
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
HEALTH OF THE STATE
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT

The annual report OF the Utah state
board of health is out for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1911. a general sum
mary OF this shows that there were
forty-six less deaths than I'm the fiscal
year ending June 90 1910 Out OF lhS
districts reporting, seventy-six were
without contagious diseases during the
year. There were seven cases OF pneu
monia. against twenty six the year be-
fore.
ment is In the column marked typhoid.
During the past fiscal year there were
only forty-two cases OF this disease and
ves pu before there wern eirhtvltwo " cases
and thirteen deaths. This is due largely
10 the persistent efforts OF the health
department and speaks we'll for their
work.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
DRIVER ARRESTED BY
STATE HUMANE OFFICER

Charged with cruelty to animals, Oscar
MaIin, aged q years employed as a
driver by the independent Ice company.
was arrested yesterday morning by State
Humane officer ], F. Eckard, II is al
legged that the horse driven bv Maln
has great running sore on the right
shoulder where the collar has chaffed
and rubbed II.
p. Fl. Gogan, manager OF the ice COM
pany, was arrested few minutes later
when he called at the police station to
arrange for the bnil OF Mnlin.
Main was released on furnishing ball
bonds In the sum OF s25 and Mr.. GoRan
was released on his own recognizance.
The humane officer took charge OF the
animal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
WANDAMERE TROUBLE 4
AMICABLY SET

The committee appointed by lns
trail labor body 10 adjust the ai'
between Wandamere park and the.
OF NJ. caused by the Banda hs.
being employed al the resort Y
that all differences have been lan.
settled. The Mexican band enges'
he's been Cancelled and the loosl
clans who have been furnishing W.
sic during the season VIII re!s'
work Thursday. August IL: tor
mainder OF the season, under an
ment made with the manaeemeus
none but union labor will be emP
The committee comprised D, y.
w. NJ. Knerr and L, A. MattneNH.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
UTAH RIFLE TEAM OFF
FOR ANNUAL s.

Eighteen members OF the ~
Guard OF Utah, comprising inc i~
which will represent utah az 1's
rifle tournament TO be held O. n
Perry. o.. on August as, 81 anu T.
the Officers accompanying the ,sSr'
Yesterday ar noon for Camp rss'st1
members OF the team and .n
were enthusiastic over the sn0 xsNrs
bv the team In practice anu In
petition ,tI ~ With some Of the best rifls I
Of the country in the big tournap'''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-17
MARS AND SATURN CROSS
BAR ON SCHEDULE TIME

AS predicted by astronomical sharps
Mars and Saturn CROSSED the bar this
morning ON schedule time. About
o'clock this morning the two planets APP
peared 10 be close enough together 70
swap chewing tobacco and soon alter
wards Mars waved his hand 10 Saturn
and sped on his way, leaving Saturn to
fiddle along with his rings a large
number OF Salt Lake folks remained
awake to see the phenomenon, and after
II had been successfully pulled of they
heaved collective sigh Of relief and
went TO bed