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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
EX- GOV. GOOD|NC
INSISTS ON INQUIRY
Demand Made in Idaho Senate
and House for Probe of
Brady Regime.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
BOISE, Ida. Feb. 3.-By a concerted
action today Ex-Governor Gooding in the
senate and p. G. Johnston in the house
made their demand for full and free in
yestigation Of all matters attending the
Gooding and Brady administrations, and
Johnston Included the Fremont county
leases.
The investigation will doubtless be
more thorough than was al first sup
posed. II begins before the special com
mittcc Tuesday evening in the city hall.
kearnss liability bin was indefinitely
postponed by the senate today by vote
Of II to .. When IL was disposed OF
kearns inquired II the Republicans were
going To report for consideration during
the session Il railway commission bUl.
10 which Senator Gooding responded af-
firmatively.
Thereupop kearns signified his appre-
citation with the statcmnet that he stood
ready TO help them pass II.
Senator Williams of Boise county in
troduced Il bill to allow Ada and Boise
counties To use the convict labor OF the
state in road building. The Power coun-
" bill passed the house today by a sub
stantial majority. Both houses adjourned
today until Monday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
BOY P0ST0FFICE ROBBER
APPEALS TO president

DENVER, Feb. .bS-Benjamin Dewey
Miller, IL years old. who is in the coun-
ty Jail here awaiting trial on the charge
Of robbing the postoffice at Gardner,
Colo. has written to President Taft
pleading his case. The letter. which is
addressed to "Uncle Sam,' was mailed
TO the president last night. 1t reads:
dear Uncle Sam: I am going to
tell you about what I done. l broke
into your postoffice with two other
kids. J know we done wrong. We got
$l4 and four or five packages of
stamps; that all
"My father and mother are poor and
ain u got no money. / read Jesse James
stories and that s what put me up to it.
II you VIII let me go this time | won u
do 1T no more. | was in bed when the
other kids come and called ME. This is
all for this time, so goodbye.
BENJAMIN DEWEY MILLER. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
LII CONVICT
WAN TS PARDON
James Lynch, Once Condemned
to Death, Files Application
With Board.
WAS PROMINENT FIGURE
IN BIG DELIVERY OF 1903
Requests for Release and Com
mutation viii Be COnsid-
cred February Is.

James Lynch. serving a life sentence
in the state prison for the murder OF
Colonel Prowsc in 1900 during the hold
up Of the Sheep Ranch gambling house
on Commercial street. and one Of the
leading figures in the big prison break
OF 1903 wants his freedom. To get a
hearing he filed n petition with the state
board OF pardons Friday asking that a
date be set for his release. He has served
ten years in the prison and for the last
seven wears is said to have been .. good
prisoner.
The holdup OF the gambling den took
place while the games were In fun prog
ress. Entering the house with TWO otner
men Lynch ordered everyone TO thro"
UP their hands. Colonel Prowses one OF
the propretors. resisted, and was shot
in the abdomen. In trying to escape, d
fight cnsued, in which Lynch was wound
ed and later was captured. He was SEN
fenced 10 be executed January 8, 1904
While in the death row about three
months before the execution was to be
carried out. a general break was made
by some of the prisoners and In the
rush Lynch got away In n running
fight with guard he was shot through
wandered about at night from Friday
TO the following Wednesday. when he was
captured near Woods Cross, weak from
the loss of blood and from hunger. Six
days before he was To have been exc
cuted his sentence was changed TO life
imprisonment
Since that time. It is said. Lynch has
caused no trouble. Lynch leaves II TO
the discretion OF the court as 10 when
he viii be released his request being
that the board set a date.
Other petitions received Friday by the
board are ms follows:
For pardon-Leonard Bourne. burg
larry: r. r. Gibson, embeZzlement: Leon-
ard Eskelson. grand larceny.
For COMMUNICATIONS Chandler.
statutory onense. and Daniel Larkln.
burglary. second degree.
The board will meet al the state prison
February is.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
BUTTER MARKET
IS OVERSTOCKED
100000 Pounds of Product
Must Go Abroad in Next
Few Weeks.

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Three million
pounds of butter must be shipped
abroad during the next few weeks in
order to prevent heavy losses IN cold
storage holdings, according to commits
sion men,
One dealer. who is credited with hold
ing 10000 tubs of highest grade butter
for which he paid 81 cents pound, is
now selling it at % cents a pound.
''Low grade butter is affected much
more than the better creamery pro.
ducts said a well known Chicago com
mission merchant Yesterday. "The
great trouble with the butter market
is that too high a price is asked fer
stock not worth it. For five years the
commission men have been fighting
each other and now that they have
brought about this condition they must
take their punishment. The second
grade butter generally quoted at 30
cents should sell under normal con,ii.
lions for not more than l. cents a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
ANOTHER SUGAR STATEMENT.
Now Appears That Terms OF Letter Were
Not Understood.
10 The Tribune

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Feb. 3.-That the members OF
the committee delegated TO inform the
officers OF the Amalsa amated Sugar COM
psny OF the action taken by the beet
growers at the meeting last March did
not understand the offer OF the sugar
company to pay Si.T5 ton for this years
beet crop as in any way binding oil the
farmers, is the statement OF each member
OF the committee In q signed article
given publicity today. Even Secretary
+. II. Wright. VINO issued a separate
statement a few days ago. in which he
declared that every member of the COM
mittee was aware of the contents of the
report TO the officers OF the sugar com
pany which they signed. is now positive
that Albert Green, member of the COM
mittee. was the only one who heard the
report OF the meeting read after he had
prepared H. The others. he now recol-
lects, signed hurriedy without reading
the contents,
When the proposition from the sugar
company 10 pay 1915 for the 1911 beet
crop was read, there were shouts of mo-
Mo- from the delegates TO the meet
ing, and the fact that any mention Of
the Offer was made in the report sent
70 the officers OF The sugar company was
due TO the oversight OF the secretary. In
addition tc the secretary and Mr.. Green,
the other members of the committee
whose names appear on the statement is-
sued today are ]. l. Robson, J. 4. Fife
and F. NJ. Relnap
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
HUNTSVILLE STILL IN TROUBLE.
Question OF Indebtedness May Find Way
70 Supreme Court
Special to The Tribune.

GpeCldl W Ue
OGDEN, Feb 3.-Not until the state
supreme court passes upon claim of the
Utah National bank against Huntsville
will the affairs of the disincorporated
city be finally wound up. BY order OF
the district court Huntsville City was
disincorporated several months ago after
& majority OF the taxpayers had voted
IN favor of surrendering the charter
Since then the courts have been kept
busy settling the claims against the de-
funct city. 4 special tax levy was made
upon the property owners to raise a sum
sufficient TO pay off the indebtedness OF
the municipality. but the sum raised in
this manner has been insufficient to set
tie the Indebtedness II all of the out
standing claims allowed.
The largest claim Is held by the Utah
National bank. and amounts TO S3300
This claim was allowed by the court
some time ago, but this afternoon Attor.
ney Nathan ]. Harris. representing the
"protestants" at Huntsville, filed a no.
tice of an intention 10 appeal 20 the SUI
preme court from the ruling of the low
er court.
Those Huntsville citizens represented
by Attorney Harris say that the claim
OF the Utah National bank is based on
certain acts of former city officials
which were unauthorized and illegal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
PROBE FLOOD LOSS
WEAR BRIGHAM CITY
Commissioners Find Many
Bridges Down and Roads in
Deplorable State.
Special Ia The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
BRIGHAM CITY. Feb. 3.-The county
commissioners have been kept busy since
ascertain the amount OF damage done to
roads and bridges since the floods of
Tuesday. The commissioners spent Wed =
nesday In Box Elder canyon. where they
found the roads and bridges in II badly
demolished condition. They were COM
PEELED to make the trip on foot, AS there
are but few stretches Of road through
the entire canyon that are passable.
According to tho commissioners. IL is
impossible 10 estimate the cost TO re-
pair the canyon before an engineer has
passed on the alter, hut il viii require
sum which will run ito the thou
ever, and the roads will be better Than
ever. great deal of concrete work
viii be necessary wherever the creek
turns.
Two days were spent along the MaIad
river, Here the county was the heaviest
loser. Every bridge between Evans and
Plymouth. distance of thirty miles. was
steel except one or two The steel bridges
were all new and costly, having been
erected within the last two or three
years. II seems that everything is safe
along Bear river. for the canals took the
surplus water,
Another serious washout occurred on
the Hammond canal, better known as
the East Side canal. The washout oc-
CURED between Colinston and Beaver
Dam, where the canal crosses several ra-
vines. making il necessary to maintain
several thousand feet of trestle flume.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
TO PALE, THIN PEOPLE
Schramm-J ohrson, Drugs, Offer to Pay
for Samose if it Does Not Make
Thin People Fat.

Pale, thin people are simply suffering
from want of nourishment. They may
eat enough, but their food is not prop
orlv digested and does them no good.
Samose, the remarkable flesh forming
food, should be used by all who are pale,
weak and toin. II mingles with the
food and aids assimilation so that when
taken for short time, Nature will soon
assert. her normal powers, and the food
that is eaten will give strength and
good flesh
The woman who longs for rosy cheeks
and the plnmpness Of beauty should use
samose- The man who wants TO be
strong. and we'll and gain health and
good flesh, viii find his desires accom-.
plished by Samose
Such remarkable results have foIIowed
the use of Samosc that Schramm.
Johnson, Drugs. are willing TO paw for
the. treatment if it does not give the
desired results. They make this offer
generally and want all who are thin.
weak and out of health to get n box
Of Samose from them on those terms.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
SEEK TO FORCE LENNON
OUT OF FEDERATION

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 3.-A move
ment to force Treasurer John B. Lennon
OF the American Federation Of Labor TO
resign his membership in the National
Civic Federation has been begun by the
Seattle local of the National Journeymen
Tailors' union,
The union adopted a resolution last
night asking the national union to ex4
clude all members of the National Civic
Federation from membership In the tai
lors' union. II this resolution is sec
onded by twenty other locals a referen-
dun vote will be taken,
The resolution does not mention Len
non, but 1t strikes at no one else. Len
non occupying the same relation to the
tailors' union that John Mitchell does TO
the coal miners. who took action recent
ly TO call Mitchell out OF the civic fedora
tlon A
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04

fees etc. and the purchase anu il,isrt
shares. in other telephone %
companies. o,,d Artd=
IT is proposed To amend sd'a 'aarnendA
10 read and provide wheh
follows, 10 wit:
"ARTICLg II. III
"rhst the purposes for wn'TS OUR! y!
formed are the construction, ,rT q d
leasing opsrating and maintsiunSd"Se Secnia
nhone- and telegraph lines eesterns een
ine telephone exchange sSS dssf
Systems OF carrying ana nsb
ing messages. orders, Of c
other articles. by n,eeuh ,he purc5
sengers or otherwise, as csenital stcx1
and sale OF shares OF ,h or mes
other telephone. telegIappcIha or
companies: also the purte.I and pers-
wise acquiring OF such rnrv rea' ior ~ )
property as may be nscess, Office,
eration of its lines. depo.r,sage T.
business. and 10 sell. n III, nr any p2;'.
or otherwise dispose oi an n.i =, or e.
~ rs prnpertv. real, peJso,iiI1ns .tors;
nv action of It's board oi ~" nf any
vjded- however. that no saie SAFE n a, IN.
chisc or Of ali or any portioun Tjthcd
nhnnc evgtem shall be maae, of u
pnVuo .,,,;o,, mr. conhrnai.,,.v',' yo.s
a",. ncl,hnIiers. i by an alfir1ia,mndi snj
Ina ioritv of the stock issilIled ss,lled icts
standing. nj n'I.'R HARk,s.Sts,r>
purpose. ,,n,,ain Bell ie''
Company.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
BIG CROWD eREETs SPECIAL.
Santaquin Claims Record for Number
Hearing Lectures.

Special TO The Tribune.
SANTAQUIN, Feb 3.-The industrial
and educational special OF the Utah Agri-
cultural college over the Salt Lake Route
was greeted with large crowd here to-
day. Those in charge OF the train. as
well those delivering the lectures,
stated tonight that according to popua-
tion the Santaqun attendance was great
er than in any town that they had yet
visited
So great was the crowd that II was
impossible to hold the meeting on the
train and the town hall was secured for
the purpose.
The address of Miss Dudley Friday aft
ernoon was attended by over 100 women.
the night meeting was one OF the best
that has yet been he'll
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Steamer Collision Kills One.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Three hundred
passengers aboard the Fall river liner
Plymouth. from Fall River were thrown
into a panic this forenoon when car
fl2at loaded with, freight and cars and
Steamer In the East river, off Sixty-sec-
ond street. The steamers passengers es-
capped injury. but the shock of the COLI :
sion tilted the font. causing several of
the cars TO slide from the tracks A deck
hand fell across the tracks and one OF
the cars passed over him. killing him in
stantly.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Cement Plant Temporarily Closed

Special To The Tribune.
OGDEN. Feb. 2.-For several days the
Union Portland Cement companys S plant
at Devils Slide has been closed down
while certain repairs arc being made. a
scarcity of coal has also resulted since
the recent floods. which have interfered
with the handling OF all classes OF freight
hy the railroads, II is expected that op-
erations at the cement plant Will be re-
sumed Saturday morning.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Bows in Court.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
OGDEN Fob. 2.-Clarcnce Peterson.
one OF the three lads arrested for rob
blng II G. Farrell's grocery store. en-
tered a plea of guilty In the district
court today TO charge OF burglary in
the second degree. Sentence was post
poned until next Monday. r. G White
and Joseph Eastman. the other bows. will
be given a hearing In the Juvenile court
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Alarmed Residents Call Officer.

Special 70 The Tribune.
OGDEN, Feb. 3.-Becoming alarmed at
the strange actions of Al. Williams. an
alleged drug ''flend." residents in the
northern part OF the city notified Sheriff
Ed Harrison and requested that an Of
fcer be sent to arrest him. Deputy Sher-
in Frank Ludwig brought Williams to
The county jail. where he is being held.
Intellectual efforts to kill himself lately
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
News of Intermountain Region

OF scarlet fever cases at the home Of
John 4. Child was due 10 "A nisunder
standing OF the facts.
The president OF the health board and
the other members becoming convinced
that there had been a misunderstanding
of the facts. admitted thar Dr. Condor
could not be blamed and the meeting ad-
iourned.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Watterson's Son Insane.

JAMESTOWN. y. " Feb. 3.-The
commission appointed to determine the
sanity OF Ewing Watterson. son OF Col,
Henry WatteTson Of Louisville. KY, re-
ported today that Wat,erson was insane
July 1, last. when he shot Michael ].
Martin at SaugertIes. and Is still insane.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Gustaldi Must Go to Jail.
Special to The Tribune.

oVEVIdI 10 TIC IrTDUHc.
EUREKA. Feb. 3.-H. CustaIdi
charged With the killing OF w. Ii. Palm
er three or four weeks ago. will he taken
to Ncphi tomorrow morning by Sheriff
llenroid. where he will be placed in the
county jail. Gustaldi was unable TO fur
nish the bonds fixed by the iudgc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
DR.. Condor indicated.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. Feb. 3.--Following a hearing
before the city board OF health on a
charge OF failing 10 report contagious dis
eases under his care. DR. A. S. Condou
this morning succeeded In fully vindi-
eating his actions and explaining 10 the
entire satisfaction of the board that the
apparent neglect in notifying the board
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
CAMPBELL s BID LOW
ON FEDERAL BUILDING
Word From Washington Taken
to Mean Assurance of Early
Operations.
Continued From Page One,

suit of the bidding is that il Will start
the building operations OF Salt Lake for
the year. Real estate men and business
men in general say the early beginning
OF operations on the federal building will
stimulate building in all other lines and
that nothing more propitious could have
happened for building activity in Salt
Lake than the early announcement Of
actual operations. 1t is generally said
that less time was consumed in the de-
tails of the letting Of the contract for
the federal addition-commonly called
red tape'-than was expected AS one
person put il. well. that means Just
one more. sure big thing for Salt Lake
this year"
II is understood that all the larger
building companies represented in Salt
Lake bid on the contract OF the addi-
tiou, and a number OF plumbing COM
panies, heating companies and other sub
contracting concerns have prepared bids
10 be submitted to the firm getting tho
general contract.
Will Be Handsome Structure.
ing will extend forty feet westward from
The present west end OF the postoffice
building and will conform TO all other
dimensions Of the present building. 1t
sandstone and brick exterior. 1t will be
absolutely fircproof. the floors being OF
tile and the walls OF hollow tiling. In
the addition will be installed the quar-
about the city I'm other buildings. These
offices will be equipped with light. heat
and other accommodations to meet the
requirements OF particular divisions Of
as an extention OF the workroom OF the
postoffice./
The specifications call for the removing
of the west walls of the present building
and The addition of the new walls and
partitions so as not to mar the appear
ance or the stability Of the structure
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Tjtania Is Wrecked

VANCOUVER, r. G. Feb 3.-The coll
lier Titania. 5000 tons, heavily laden
with British Columbia coal for San
Francisco. was wrecked this morning on
Turnpolnt. San Juan island. in American
waters. at the southern end of the gulf
Of Georgia. The crew Of twenty six were
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Bay Line Piers Burn.

BALTIMORE, Mr., Feb. 3.-Fire OF
unknown origin early today damaged
the piers Of the Baltimore Steam
Packet company (Old Bay line). on
the Light street wharf. to the extent
of $4,000. fully covered by insurance.
The entire superstructure of offices
and the big tower were DESTROYED and
the main portion of the building, filed
with freight, was burned ont.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
NOTICE.
Special Meeting of Stockholders OF the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Company.

Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance OF article OF It's bylaws. and at
the request OF its president. special
meeting OF the stockholders OF the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company is
hereby called and will be held AT the gem
eral Office OF the company, telephone
building. 56 South State street. salt Lake
city Utah; ON Moday. February 81. 1911.
AT 1880 o'clock n. IN. Said meeting is
called for the purpose of submitting TO
the stockholders for their action a pro-
posed amendment TO article IL OF the ar
ucles of incorporation of said company,
which now reads and provides as follows.
to wit:
ARTICLE II.
That the purposes for which il is
formed are the construction. purchas Sc
leasing. operating and maintaining telc-
phone and telegraph lines. and conduct
ing telephone exchange systems and
systems of carrying and delivering mes
sages. orders, parcels or other articles. by
means of messengers or otherwise: also
the purchase and sale of such real and
personal property as may bc necessary
.or the operation OF its lines, depots, Of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Phthisis Exhibit for Provo.
Special to The Tribune.

PROVO. Feb. 3.--rhe tuberculosis ex-
hibit. which has attracted the attention
of the Salt Lake public for the past two
weeks. will he brought to Provo and will
open Monday morning in the Headquist
building OF Center street
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
Granted Marriage License.

Special 10 The Tribune
OGDEN. Feb. ga license to marry
was Issued by the county attorney this
afternoon 10 Otto H. Smith and Una
b. potson, both of Chicago.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
For Petit Larceny.
Special TO The Tri

SUe'IaI TO Inc Trlbnne.
OGDEN, Feb. 3.-John Norton received
sentence Of sixty days and Frank
EEan fifty days Imprisonment in the city
jail at the hands OF Judge j. u. Murphy
In police court this morning on charges
OF petit larceny.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-25
FOUND DEAD SUN
DAY MORNING

j. M. Watson, who has resided in
Johnson City since childhood, was
found dead last Sunday morning in the
shooting gallery on Upton street. The
cause of his death is supposed to have
been from heart trouble. Mr.. Watson
had been ailing for some time with
heart trouble and has not been strong.
He was for number Of years employ
ed on the +. Il. & w. N. G. railroad,
but was compelled to resign his posi-
ton on account of poor health. Mr..
Watson's father has been an engineer
for the past 40 years and the family
is widely known and have many
friends in Johnson City and vicinity.
The deceased was about thirty years of
age and his death was a great shock TO
his family and friends. The funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon from the
family residence at 300 West Popular
street and interment was made at the
Oak Hill cemetery.