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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
BIBLE STUDENT To
GIVE FREE LECTURE
Benjamin Barton Will Speak at
Knights of Columbus Hall
Sunday.

Benjamin n. Barton of Philadelphia.
Pa. has been engaged by the local
class Of the International Bible Stu
dents association TO deliver free lee
ture Sunday afternoon at 8 o CLOCK In
Knights of Columbus hail, 1877 East
First South street. The subject of the
discourse will be Conversion After
Death. -
Mr.. Barton is regarded rs a reverent
Bible student and a careful reasoner,
and has had an extended experience in
discussing scriptural themes on both
sides of the Atlantic. He holds the
same views as Pastor Russell of the
BROOKLYN tabernacle, who spoke here
ten deys ago.
One of the rigid rules observed at all
international Bible Students associa-
tion mtetings is that no admission be
charged. and no collection taken,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01

bonds OF which have not yet been ap-
proved and which have, therefore, not
been referred to the court
Thus it will be seen that action on
the applications was tied up and II
those dealers whose applications ex-
pired Yesterday open for business this
morning they will be doing SO without
license.
Judge F. C. Loofbourow was busy
Friday morning disposing of the ap'
phcations upon which hearings were
held before him the previous day, and
a number of other applications were
heard. Judge Ritchic spent large
part Of the afternoon disposing Of the
applications, but the work has been
but about one half completed thus far.
The numerous legal technicaIities
which are presenting themselves are
making it exceedingly difficult for both
the court and the council to handls
the licenses. a number of applications
were tied up In the court Friday for
the want of proper qualifications, These
will also come up again today Other
applications were tied up because of
for examination by the court, as re-
quired by the law. These, too, will De
acted upon today if the applicants ap.
pear.
At the present time the licenses are
being granted by the court in rather
informal manner, as the Judges have
not thus far had time to arrange the
procedure, which the law provides they
must do. However, to give the re-
newals asked for in time. it was neces-
sary for the applications to be acted
upon Immediately. Rules of procedure
in the hearing and granting of liquor
pl
when these questions are finally set
tied it Is expected that there will be
little difficulty as TO the court pro-
cedure. There are several questions
Of more than passing Importance to be
finally decided upon
The question Of limiting the number
of saloons on a block came up Friday
when a property holder asked for in
formation as to the possibility of cut
ting down the number of saloons on
the south side of First South street
between Main and State streets. Judge
Loofbourow> expressed the off hand
opinion that the law made no pro-
vision for limiting the number. He
did, however, emphasize that portion
of the law which provides for revo-
| cation, showing that licenses anywhere
! could be revoked for cause at the dis
cretion Of the court The property
holder said he might go to the courts
with the matter and determine whether
or not the saloons could be limited
| What the outcome of this question will
be remains to he seen.
| The session Of the council this after
noon unquestionably will be an inter
esting one, and the city attorney IS
| opinion Of some of the questions which
have arisen in the council with refer.
ence to the new law will be awaited
with the keenest interest
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
CONSOLIDATE FIELD
SERVICE DIVISIONS
Boise Ofice Closed and Men end Fur
nishings Are Transferred to
Salt Lake.

With the closing UP OF the Boise. Ida.
field division OF the United States land
office by Captain George e. Hair and the
transferring of all property and employees
10 the Salt Lake office the last step has
been taken in the consolidation OF the
two land offices into one division. with
headquarters at Salt Lake Captain Hair
returned yesterday from Boise aud an
nounced that the complete change will go
into effect today.
With the new annexation Inc local
United states land office will cover the
entire states OF Utah and Idaho. from
the southern boundary Of the Yellow
stone National park 10 the Grand canyon
In southern Utah. The local inspectors
will now have TO keep tabulation on all
mineral coal and agricultural entries
throughout the new division. 10 sec that
the homesteaders or purchasers comply
with the laws The change means six
new employees Tor the local office.
All the furniture and fixtures of the
Idaho office have been transferred TO the
local department and will supplant the
furnishings that have been used here,
which are old and shabby. The only
change In the personnel OF the Utah 1dah
field service through the change Is the
dropping of Clinton RI. Harrison. former
chief of the Idaho division. who resigned
10 enter the law practice at Boise.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
ZE|G|CH MURDER CASE
NOW BEING ARGUED
Assistant District Attorney
Farnsworth Opens for the
Prosecution.

Arguments in the case Of the state
against George Zelgich, on trial in Judge
T, D. Lewis's division OF the Third dis
Samuel DE Kay. whom he stabbed in a
saloon at Midvaie May .. causing his
death the following day, were begun Fri
day afternoon. The case will go 10 the
jury today. Assistant District Attorney
p. T. Farnsworth began the argument
for the state. The arguments Will be
resumed at s o'clock this morning,
Several witnesses testified Friday, in
Guiding Marcus Croucher. Steve Statich.
Robert Egbert and George Van Buren,.
These witnesses testified TO the decedenr
being a troublesome character. The de-
iense is pleading self-defense.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01

All the way from Salt Lake TO New
York City behind team of bearsl
This is what George Mcneil and j H.
Ellis propose A specially constructed
cart for the convenience of the two
men was built. II is their purpose to
have the bears hzul them across coun-
try to deliver message from the
mayor of Salt Lake to the mayor of
New York The bears have been
trained to the work and the two plucky
tourists have confidence i'll finishing
the trip. The start was made Friday
noon from the Commercial club. The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01

publicity bureau of the club equipped
the wagon with literature on Utah TO
be distributed on the way.
The bears did not take kindly to
city life when brought to town Friday.
They were unruly and did not show
tractability, While posing for a pic
ture they assumed positions Of defense
and one of the trainers received an
ugly "side swipe' from one of the
animals. One trouser leg was nearly
torn off The trainers say when out in
the country and away from curious
strangers the bears perform admirably
and will pull them aud the wagon along
at a surprisingly rapid gait.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
JAMES BREEN CONSENTS
TO REMOVAL OF BLUFF

James Breen. owner of the hot springs
property at the north edge OF the county.
has advised Mayor BranSford that Il will
be all right TO go ahead IN the construc-
ton Of the new road 10 tear down a part
Of the bluff on his property, AT this point
on the road the abrupt turn around the
point Of the blum makes tho road dan
gerous. By cutting away part of the
bluff the road Will be made safe. Mr.,
Breen is out OF the city and was reached
by kilograms.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01

Make York
Will lterature Along

If the mon succeed IN crossing the
country with their strange equipment
it Will be the most novel adventure Of
set time for the party TO reach New
York An attempt will be made to
travel with few long stops. The route
TO be taken will be determined as
they proceed eastward The bears are
evenly matched in strength, although
one is the better trained. The men
were ready to start a week or two ago
when one OF the team they had trained
died 1t was necessary 10 capture an.
other bear and train it. This delayed
the start
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
OFF ON LONG TRIP

Grand Master Farley p. Christensen.
Marshal r. c. Collventra and Grand Po-
tentate L. r. Nudge of the Odd Fellows
Ief; Salt Lake City YESTERDAY for tour
OF eastern Utah. The officials VIII go
to Price by rail and from there to Yer
nal by team All except the Rev Mr..
Slmpkin will be absent for two weeks. An
encampmeut will be instituted at Nernal
and q new lodge at Myton.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
MORAN ONLY BIDDER
ON CITY WATERWAYS

At the regular meeting of the board OF
public works Friday night the contract
for the construction of waterways at tho
of Second South and Seventh
East streets was let 10 p. j. Moran for
a bid Of $500. Mr.. Moran was the only
bidder
The board decided to advertise to con-
tractors FOR bids for curb and gutter ex-
tension No. Is. including Fifteenth East
street from Douglas Park subdivision to
Tenth South street.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
SPRING CROP OF TREES
IN SPLENDID COM

Most of the trees planted ~
are looking fine. according 10 tn
" report Of County Horticuls
spector joseph c. Stay: Dur1ug
there were 249 orchards Visiteq
ties OF the horticultural nspecto
ard number Of trees %ere co
on account of pear blight
The green aDhis has daua<'
trees which have not peeu
SPRAYED, according TO Mr.. Say
but In most cases where tne a
have been sprayed twice they
ing fine a third spray is rsco.
about July 10 o. arsenate OF ieh0
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
COLLISION IS BASIS
OF A DAMAGE SUIT

John D. Bowen began suit in the Third
district court Friday afternoon against
Harvey r. O'Byrne for damages in the
sum OF $3.50 for Injuries alleged to have
been SUSTAINED when the defendants au-
tomobilc ran into q vehicle driven by
Bowen on May II on Main street II Is
alleged that Bowen suffered serious in :
Juries to his right arm.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
RALEIGH & HARMON
TO BUILD NEW TRACK

The contract for the new race track on
the fair grounds has been awarded TO
Raleigh & Harmon. the grading TO be
ward. The estimated amount OF dirt to
be moved is 130. 900 cubic feet. making the
contract approximately amount 10 S26. 900
work in twenty working days. Work of
putting in the cement noorpss for the
new grand stand will begin early next
week.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
AMERICAN CLUB TO
MEET THIS EVENING

The regular monthly meeting OF the
American club Will he held in the city
and county building this evening at S
o'clock
The committee will report on the Amer
ican day outing a Lagoon. which VIII
be held on July 20.
!, Trains every 45 minutes to Saltuir.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
THREE UNHAPPY WlVE>
ARE GRANTED DE

On the ground OF non-support
yorces we're granted by JudEe
Morse in the Third district couz
afternoon. Crete c. Young va
an Interlocutory decree OF dive
p. III. Young. Sarah e. Bnrm1
Harvey l.. BurTnann and HanI12
from Joseph Cutler.
THE following iinal DEGREES We
ed: Ciertie Ostler from Q: v. ~
V, Bean from Clara B. Beans
Curran from Robert Curran-
ZANG CAFE.
Merchants MONDAY lunch,
Always the best.
Society night tonight at se''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01

Society night tonight at Saltair.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
ZANG CAFE.

Society night tonight at %
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
Applications Pending.

A number of applications are still
pending In the district court, which
have not yet been ordered granted, but
which will be taken up this morning.
Also there are some applications still
in the hands of the city council, the
The Washington herald., 1911-02-27
WOMAN SEES THIEF
LOOT APARTMENT
But Intruder Flees with
Jewelry Worth S150.

After being watched through a window
as he ransacked a bureau drawer in the
apartment of Earle Whitley, $50 Fourteenth
street northwest, about o'clock last
night an intruder escaped with more
than Sl5G worth of jewels and other valu-
ables. The apartment was unoccupied
at the time, and the thief gained en-
trance by forcing the lock on the front
door
According to story told the police by
Mrs. ]. A. Davis, OF 141o Euclid street
northwest, she stood on the street and
looked through The window, while the
thief took such articles as he desired.
She said that she did not realize that he
was a thie' until he turned out the light
She hurried to a policeman. who was
standing at the corner of Fourteenth
and Euclid streets. Mrs. Davis told him
of the robbery. The policeman ran to
the door of the apartment, but the thief
had disappeared.
The door was found forced and the
was found in great disorder. The police
have description of the thief. The mis-
sing articles are:
One mosaic necklace, gold chain, at
tached, valued at IS; one set of mink
1urs, 81; one opal ring set with five blue
opals, $50; one opal ring, Tiffany setting,
80; one string pink corals, $50; one
enamal thimble, s.; three sterling silver
jewel cases, 80; one opal stick pin, so,
and one pearl stick pin, $.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-27
SECOND REGIMENT
WORK Is OUTLINED
National Guardsmen Prepar-
ing for Inspection.

Plans for practical work for the Sec
ond Regiment of the District National
Guard, preparatory to the annual inspec-
ton, were announced yesterday by Capt.
John E. Brooks, adjutant of lat regi-
ment, upon the order OF Col. Harvey.
These plans are as follows:
The week of March will be devoted to
company drill In close order and to the
manual of arms. Especial attention will
be given to the exercise of stack arms. -
The week of March Is will be devoted
to battalion drill and practice inspection
in light marching order.
The week of March 70 will be devoted
TO practice inspection in heavy marching
order, all the details prescribed by
previous orders relative to the annual
inspection to be strictly complied with.
The assistant inspector of small arms
practice and the ordnance oficers as
signed to the regiment will assist in the
inspection Of the rifles.
These officers will report for duty dur
ing this week as follows: Monday. March
30. Capt F. H. Heidenreich; Tuesday,
March q, First Lieut. Thomas F. Nc
Annually; Wednesday, March q, Capt. F.
W. Holt.
Company commanders will make every
effort to have all members of their COM
panies present for drill during this week
Several demotions and promotions of
enlisted men were also announced by
Capt Brooks Sergt. L ]. Murphy,
Company E, at his own request, has
been reduced to the grade of private.
Because of failure to attend drills, and to
take the recent examinations for non
commissioned officers, Sergt. John w.
Sheetz, Company A, has been reduced to
the grade of private.
Upon the recommendation of their COM
manding officers and the proper exam
iners, these men have been promoted to
noncommissioned officers:
To be sergeants-Corp. Nathan NJ. No
land, Company L; Corp. Fred T. Wat
son, Company l.; Corp. Louis R Winner,
Company B; Corp. Joseph H. Wetzel.
Company a.
To be corporals-Private Robert NJ. Rog-
ers, Company B; Private Harry H. Bar
rows, Company B.
Sergt. William c. Robbins, Company n,
has been transferred to the regimental
noncommissioned staff, and appointed
color sergeant.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-27

There were great doings yesterday at
the German Orphan Asylum over at
Anacostia The weather helping the good
cause along the institution was thronged
with its friends and weIl-wishers, who
thoroughly enjoyed an old-fashioned Ger
man metzelsuppo, which is the German
word for a soup which defies description
in the English language. There also was
music and speechmaking and the asylum
to-day is the gamer through the affair of
a goodly sum. The following COMMITTEES
was in charge. n. Auth, chairman
George Auth, George F. Bessler Charles
Rammling, Jacob Mueller, A. C. Hammer,
Andrew Loeffier, jr.; Charles Ebel, An
ton Schroth, Clemens Krogmann, Anton
Ostmann, Anton Auth, Fritz Hess, Carl
Mueller, Adam Diegelmann, John Appich,
Charles E. Gerner, ]. P. Dietz, William
Wicdmayer, Charles Graf, ]. F.
Schneider, Christian Schmidt, Henry ].
Rupert, JOHN H. Buscher, Charles w.
Botsch, and John Auth.
The officers of the United German So
'ciettes have been notified byf Adolph
Trimm, secretary of the German-Ameri-
can National Alliance, that the sixth
annual convention of this organization
will be held in this city, October to s,
this year. The matter which is con-
sidered of the greatest Importance will
be brought up for discussion at the meet
ing Of the Washington branch, which
takes place this week.
Go to baltimore.
The Baeren Riege. or senior section
of the Columbia Turn Verein, went to
Baltimore yesterday to participate at the
deliberations, and exercises of the west
ern district of the Philadelphia Turn
division. Those OF the Columbia society
who took part, were. Paul Arndt, John
AIT August Link, A. Beauverd, P. Half
ter, S. Guggenheim. Max Kahler, A. R.
Meissner. 1. Sobel, j. Baumgarten, James
'McKeon, Charles Spiess, D. F. Juergen-
sen, Frank Wahl, and r. Pohl. The
turner's assembled II the hall last night
the occasion being an oyster roast, music
speeches, and other good things.
The Washington Sick Relief Associa-
6on will entertained its members, their
families, and friends with a programme
of singing, music. and dancing this even
ing. Those who will contribute numbers
are Otto Borcharding, double quartet OF
the Saengerbund, Frederick Schaefer
Karl Baer, Henry Nolda, Herbert Levy
and George Pitt.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-27
CAPITAL MARKET AFFORDED
A NEW SUPPLY SOURCE

water transportation, Colonial Beach is
So situated that it can tap one of the
main lines of the Southern Railway by
building a thirty-mile steam or electric
spur line.
The discovery that much of the soil
is similar to that of fertile Long Island.
the truck garden of the Empire State
has led those scientific agricufturists who
have started the work there to the cult
walton of the same products as obtain
in Long Island. The result has been
most satisfactory. Potatoes and toma-
toes have received particular attention
and the result has been more than graft
flying. From the wharf at Coan river
alone 10000 crates were shipped to diff
ferent points last year.
Most of this output has come to Wash
ington, and IL the same amount OF at
tention should be given to truck gar
dening throughout the county, II is said
the increased supply here would have
a noticeable effect on the food prices pre-
vailing in the National Capital
The Washington herald., 1911-02-27
WORKHOUSE PROBE
WILL BEGIN TO-DAY
Commissioner Rudolph Will
Sift Ex-Guard's Charges.

Commissioner Rudolph is determined to
get at the bottom Of the charges Of
cruelty and whisky smuggling at the
District workhouse at OccoQuan. and to
that end he is obtaining names of for
mer prisoners, who will be called to tes-
tify. The hearings will be held this week,
beginning to-day.
''On their face, the charges appear
ridiculous Mr.. Rudolph said last night
But investigation will proceed never
theless, so that the people of the Dis
trict may learn the truth. Most of the
guards were discharged for good reasons
by Superintendent Whitaker, and the
charges they have fled are evidently the
outcome of bad feeling between Whit
taker and the former guards
Commissioner Rudolph said that the
hearings would take place every day in
his Office, and did not think II probable
that the hearings would assume propor-
tions big enough TO be heard before the
entire Board of Commissioners in the
board room
The Washington herald., 1911-02-27
RACING DATES ANNOUNCED
Kalamazoo Stakes and Other Events
Made Public.
Prize Money VIII Be S4O,OOO-Best
Horses in America to At
tend Meeting.

Detroit, Feb. 3-It is definitely an
nounced that grand circuit racing will
conform to the original schedule of the
stewards adopted at the Buffalo meeting.
and positive dates and stakes for the
Kalamazoo meeting are given out. kala-
mazoo will start on July Il, Grand Rap
ids on July "A, and the Detroit Blue Rib
bon meeting on July 81, irrespective OF
what is done at Lexington. Columbus, or
any other city where harness racing
thrives.
Secretary and Manager Engleman, of
the Kalamazoo meeting, has sounded the
horsemen generally, and announced the
following early closing events for his
meeting:
Trotting, 2:14 class Paper Mills Stakes,
$4,000: 2:1o class, 5000, and 21S class,
5000
Pacing. 2:1o class, 5000; 2:O7 class. 5000,
and 2:15 class, 5000.
Entries, to these events will close with
Mr.. Engleman on April IL. In addition,
he VIII hang up enough money for the
late closing events to make the total for
his meeting $4,000. and Is sure Of the at
tendance Of the best horses in America
The Detroit Blue Ribbon programme
may not be announced for another week.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-27
WINNING IN WAR ON EVILS.
Services Mark Sixteenth Anniver-
sary of Reform Bureau.

Sary of Reform Bureau.
Services in observance of the sixteenth
anniversary of the foundation of the In
ternatonal Reform Bureau were held yes
terday in the First Presbyterian Church
Rev. William F. Crafts spoke on BATTLES
won and battles on" in the morning, and
ron National perils and hopes" at Foun-
dry Church, in the evening.
In his talk on Battles won and battles
on" Rev. Mr.. Crafts gave examples of the
battles waged by the bureau and the
victories gained over gamblers, Sabbath
breakers and the race track. and stated
that the next victory to be won was
the Miller-Curtis interstate commerce bill
which is to protect dry territories against
original packages" OF liquor AFTER
this victory Is won he said, I'VE shall
have to overcome the citadel of internal
revenue which the government has be-
come nineteenth partner in every dis
tiIlery and brewery
In the evening, when National perils
and hopes" was his subject Rev. Mr..
Crafts described the thirteen clouds which
q have darkened the American sky since the
civil war. These clouds, he declared
2 were the consumption of liquors, muir
ders, divorces, lynchipgs, labor riots,
municipal corruption, Sabbath desecra-
tton, impure shows, yellow journalism,
brutal sports, judicial maladministration,
graft, and general lawlessness
The Washington herald., 1911-02-27
Y. M. C. 4 SWIMMING RECORDS
Warrington Boys Do Good Work In
Aquatic Circles.

wishing to correct the impression that
Bruner, of the Nautilus Swimming Club
OF the local Y. M. c. A, broke a record
in the plunge-for-distance event In the
dual meet with the Central Branch, Y.
M c. A, of Baltimore, on Washington
Birthday, we. have secured the complete
records of the. Washington tank. Three
Of the local papers claimed that by going
60 feet inches in the event, Bruner
made a record: That statement was
wrong. The record for the plung for dis
tance was made on December 2, 1910, by
Bruner, Of the Washington Association
Too much cannot be said about the
good work Of the local swimmers, as they
have been defeated in but one meet this
season, and look forward TO bring home
more than one prize.
The following are the complete records:
8 yards -Ruthsrfrd. o:f335. September ., Ig0
80 yards -Rufheford Oh 95, May q. Dm
- yari-Cutts, 0a5 As, FehruHy Is Ian
100 yards -Shaidan. IN rs Aprl q. 1Ho.
80 yErds-Moody, 80, March B. fNa
B-yard back struke-Wheefer. osIs. December >
BR
Ds.rd bsa s,zuke-whsess. o.al February :,
i,oa
z-yard breast stroke Moody. Octobr .. fsB, and
Sheridan January z lqlo. oJ&
\ Underwater sEim-Yoss 30 feek January z 1911.
Plunge for distance-Bruner. 60 feet inches, De
c1nber 2 1910.