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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
STEPHENS IS BUSY
SELECTING SINGERS
One Hundred and Fifty to Be
Given TryOut Monday
Night.

Monday night Prof Evan stephens
will hear $50 more singers who are anx-
ious 10 he chosen for the New York trip.
Professor Stephens already has a list of
200 singers who are eligible. but he is
desrous OF taking the very best singers
the Tabernacle choir affords. so he VIII
continue TO hear candidates.
Anyone who has ever been a member
OF the Tabernacle choir. whether an ac-
tive member al present or not. is eligible
To apply. II tho new applicants prove
superior TO some OF those already chosen
they will be allowed 10 supplant them,
but even II no more singers are selected
Professor Stephens has "A choir that Will
surprise the critical east by It's excel
lenCc.
Professor stephens has received many
inquiries by mail. but has not had time
20 answer them. He wants everyone to
know that by attending rehearsals OF the
choir the time and place of the tests can
be learned.
Because the trip is so arduous Profess
sor Stephens believes IT inadvisable for
girls under II years TO 90. nor does he
10 make the trip. The tour VIII occupy
thirty days and Will prove a physical
strain that only persons possessing Wig
orous health will be able TO withstand
Absolutely the only Considera ton in Sc
leCtins the singers is their vocal accom-
plishments. One person stands just as
good a chance as another OF equal abil
York. will sing at the Nav festival and
also for phonograph company.
Rehearsals for these concerts are now
going on.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
MOUNT OF OLIVES"
TO BE REPEATED

Under the auspices of the. music sec
ton OF the Ladies' Literary club Bee
thoven's great oraJorio. Mount OF
Olives is 10 be given at the Colonial
theater Friday afternoon. May }, at (
O'Clock by the musical section of the
University of Utah and fun orchestra Of
forty pieces. under the direction OF Prof
Squire Coop. head OF the music depart
ment OF the university.
Hundreds who were appreciative OF the
great work done by the chorus, orchestra
and soloists In the production OF the
Mount of Olives" at the Salt Lake the
ater a week ago last Friday night, will
welcome the opportunity To- listen 10
reproduction of this masterpiece OF sacred
music. and II is equally certain that
many who failed or neglected to be pres
ent then will be appreciative of another
opportunity TO enjoy a classical produc-
tion so ably interpreted.
The Ladies' Literary club as a body is
back of this move for another presenta-
ton OF the oratorio. and this alone In
sures large and appreciative audience.
The same soloists who created so IA
yorable an impression at the initial pro-
duction, Mrs. a. S. Peters. NJ. J. Brines
and Fred Smith, VIII be heard in the
roles.
Miss Carrie Browning. who charmed
her audience at the Salt Lake theater.
VIII again play Beethoven's concerto
topus l5) for piano and orchestra. a mas
terpiece that needs TO be heard many
times to be fully appreciated.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
CITY AND VICINITY

SADIE SHURTLlFF is charged with
selling milk not up TO the requirements
OF the law in solids and butter fat on
March 13. 1911. in a complaint Issued by
the county attorneys office Friday morn
ing. J. T.. Johnson Is the complaining
witness.
CHARLES KELLY is charged with
robbery for the alleged theft Of $40 from
plalnt issued by the county attorneys
office Friday morning. Sweeny is the
complaining witness.
TO RECOVER s16O4.as. alleged to be
inson began suit in the Third district
court Friday morning against Max Flor
ence. the Florence Film company and
the Luna theater.
mis- family. on his way from San Fran
cisco TO his new charge at Minden. Neb..
has been the guest OF Rev. and Mrs.
Harold Jensen Of the Danish Lutheran
church here.
THE PORTLAND CEMENT company
began suit In the Third district court
Friday afternoon against the Enamel
Brick & Concrete company TO recover
Sl5S32S. alleged 10 be due for rner-
ON The GROUNDS of non-support
Jewel w. Htxon was granted decree
Third district court Friday morning.
THOMAS II. MOTT began suit in the
Third district court Friday against
James Monat to recover s2o3.35. alleged
TO be due for merchandise. and s32l
averred 10 be due on a contract.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Mrs. Anna
Num-. the wife OF DR.. C. W. Mum, were
held at the home OF Mrs. Nunn's niece.
Mrs. J. II. Burrows. at 375 First avenue
al o'clock yesterday afternoon.
TO COLLECT sI92.09 alleged to be
due on building materials. the Parker
Lumber company began suit In the Third
ct al.
IN ARRANGING the settlement OF
what is commonly known as the plumb
ers' strike" the steam filters also are in
cuded.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
MONTHLY CLUB DINNER
IS SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR

More than 100 members OF the Com
nerciaI club enjoyed the third monthly
club dinner Friday night In the main din
ing room. The menu was more attraC-
tive than ever and entertaining addresses
by members OF the cluo and others made
the afar a pleasant one in every way
The monthly dinners were arranged bv
the house committee for the purpose OF
promoting the get acquainted" ha bit
and TO offer a meeting place where busi-
ness affairs could not enter in. The sue
cess OF the dinners has proved that the
house committee hit upon the right move
The programme as given while the
courses were being served included mn
sic by the club orchestra songs by the
Commercial club quartette, vocal solos
by Thomas Rowan Yeats OF magic and
sleieht of hand by J. B. Barker, solos bv
Horace Ensign and stories by Frank Col
lins. Every number was heartily re-
ceived and the performers responded to
encores. "
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
CLARK TALKS HERE
Of EXTENDING LINE
Head of Salt Lake Route Visits
CITY and Outlines Roads
Policy.
Continued From Page One,
coun,etion. The grading and most OF
the surfacing Is finished
Tunnel Work Completed.

The tunnel work is COMPLETED and there re
remains but twelve miles OF rails 10 DE
laid. The fifteen bridges are almost IN .
ished and the abutment work Us IN. ! ne nc
company IS extending the high line twelve
miles east OF Caliente and TINS eNtcn :
sion Is practically completed; IT.. ~,
Senator Clark said that the policy OF
the directors of the Salt Lake Route was
to spread out as rapidly as possible and
new extensions would be made as rapidly
AS conditions warranted. The proposed
extension 10 st. George VIII not De made
nj present, but Senator Clark lntimated
thai such an extension WAS being con
sidered and that It was possible IN the
not remote future.
J. Ross Clark returned week ago from
a three months trip abroad. On tnls
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Clark visited Portugal.
Spain. Gibraltar. Algiers. Genoa. Nice
Malta Syracuse. Sicily and Port Said.
and spent two weeks on the Nile. They
also visited Assuan, Jerusalem. Athens:
Naples. Constantinoplc. Messina and
Rome.
In Italy Mr.. Clark studied railroad con
ditions He said that there Tie service
was antiqusted and the passenger rates
high.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
H00SIER ASSAILS THE /
POSTMASTER GIL
Hitchcock Accused Of ps<
Time 10 Politics Iustt1
of Business.

WASHINGTON. April sl-a1
tive Cullop OF indiana. q De-
speech In the house tode,'
Postmaster General Hitchcoes
postofiiCc department for -p<rc
tiVity' in politics.
The postoftice departms-
greatest political machine co-|'
this or any other corntrT.
Cullop. and it is openly adm
a political organlzation'
Too much time devoted b q
the postot6ce department to,p
fairs and too little 10 baz-1
were declared by M Cullo7
spcnSiblc for the annual o.
department.
He said that the people =
whether anv OF the 2i2.ee9
or employees had been d!schs7
duccd IN rank for failure 70 q
litical duties or 10 conlIie1l>
paign funds, and wheihsf
were regularly assessed la
purposes and punished " u
comply.
He declared that the appqE
lodged with the president
than that enjoyed by any q
arch.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
ACCUSED OF GETTING
MONEY BY SWINDLING

r. G.. Atkinson was arrested by Ser
geant Roberts yesterday afternoon and
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses. He did not furnish bail
and was locked in the city Jail 1t is
alleged that Atkinson passed a check on
the Lambert Paper company for SO
Thursday. when he made a sl.75 pur-
chase there. The cashier did not have
the required change and gave Atkinson
an l. O. L. for SO. Atkinson returned TO
cash this yesterday and was arrested.
The check was made out to Atkinson
and signed by j. G., McGiverson. II was
drawn on the National Copper bank and
was indorsed by Atkinson. The Lambert
company investigated and can find no
person of the name OF McGiverson with
an account at this hank.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
NEW COMPETITOR
APPEARS IN FIELD
Another Company Has Police
Alarm System for City's
Inspection.

4 new competitor has appeared in the
field among those who wish TO install
the police alarm system, for which the
city coUnc! has appropriated about $4,000.
This is the Signalphone Alarm company
OF Milwaukee, Wis. and &. T.. Stilwell,
thc agent, with headquarters at Spokane,
Wash. has two OF his sample boxes in
stalled at police headquarters and is pre-
pared To defend his system against all
comers.
II Is planned by the police department
TO Install about thirty of these boxes
and all competitors are given a fair hear
ing and their apparatus a fair test. 1t
is something that Will greatly enhance
the efficiency Of the department and
something that all up-to-date cities OF
this size are installing. Mr.. Sulwcll
states that he has just Installed sixty OF
Ills alarm boxes in spokane Wash, and
that they have been tried and proven sue
cessful In many of the larger cities
The signal box presented by this COM
pany is 10 serve ds check on the Off
Ger ana also as a protection Tor him.
The patroTnan calls in and the desk ser
who he is. as the boxes are all differ
entity numbered. The working is sim
pie and there Is thus no danger Of mis-
takes. After ringing in the patrolman
AN speak on the telephone which is con-
1ccted with the signal. and the desk SER
;eant can identify him by his voice be-
sides the number and can give him any
Instructions.
y special contrivance is furnished for
,alling for the patrol wagon or amhu-
ance so that this can be done without
lclay. No one except patrolmen Cs,n call
lie wagon. however. although citizens
nay carry keys that will enable them
% call an officer over this system.
In order To call an officer. a bell li.:ht
< arranged which is controlled from head
Iuarters. This can be hung in the middle
u the street. so that IL may not be dis
urbed and so that IL may not be OBJ
curcd by foliage
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
CAPTAIN GIBBONS
TO SUCCEED
Superintendent Of Naval Ara1
guishes Position on Ae1'
III Health.

WASHINGTON. April
John II. Gibbons today sss
perintendent Of the United =
academy to succeed Cdpl
Bowyer May -. when The ~,
unfairly relinquish the pos',,
count OF i'll health. Cep
probably will be assigned 70
duties.
Secretary Meyer today -
tain Bowyer's application y.
Immediately took up the
the president, who connrme4
ton OF Captain Gibbons !.
In announcing the chan5o
partment declared it was
TO the state OF Captain bos5
and had no relation whate.e
cent Miss Beers incident A. ~
Gibbons Is a native OF -
for several months has -
of the naval general 9oa
command was the cruiser
Previous TO that duty ne ~
tache at London. IA
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
AUTOMOBILE BOULEVARD
ENTHUSIASTS ARE BUSY

\ meeting OF the committee OF twenty
boulevard, with officers of the Saltair
company. was held Friday morning at
the Offices OF the company and further
plans were discussed. Later, the COM
mittee made arrangements for The print
ing OF certificates TO be issued to per-
sons who will become stockholders in the
new road. The committee will begin in
earnest at once to solicit for the 81. 900
fund, the part Of the cost OF construc-
ton the autoists agree TO carry,
According 10 the outlook, as seen by
members Of the committee. there will be
no trouble in securing $50 men TO sub
scribe 500 each. Contributors will re-
ceve a certificate emitting them TO the
use of the road and other privileges. In
Guiding free access TO Saltair grounds
and pavilion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
BIRD MILLMAN
BORN ON WIRE
Daring Aerial Dancer al
Orpheun1 Tells of Her
Experiences

Srd Milman. the dainty and daring
wire walker whose act Is series OF
thrills and breath shoppers at the Or
pleasure Of her existence from her spec
tacular feats.
It's such fine sport I lust love itl
l love the risk of IT," she explained at
the Orpheum yesterday. II can always
feel the tenseness OF the audience. and
people draw their breath sharply. Often
IT sounds Ike one person. TO me"
Dangerous" she repeated. when she
was was asked II a fall might not prove quite
lots of times; I am bruised up all the
time. See. here are a couple OF rcmem-
brances-" and she exhibited a couple
ot black and blue bruises on each Of her
Pittsburg. though. II was just at the
end Of the act | was doing the cake
walk, and had both feet entirely OF the
wire. Suddenly my knee bent right in
under me. BY 70 rather circuitous route
] landed fiat on my back on the floor.
The audience groaned and I had 70 smile
even though ! wasn't feeling nearly up
TO par. Everyone thought IL had Killed
me | had to lose four weeks that time.
But ! suppose We are lucky II we
get of without broken bones. And II
the time comes when the rest of my
Joints are out of commission I will have
10 get A monologue, / suppose. for though
own a ranch and ponies in Colorado.
/ ache TO get back TO work after every
rest"
Miss Milnlan, whose real name. by
the way is Jennie Dean Engeman is a
Colorado girl. having been born in Den
yer. Her father and mother were both
circus performers. and Miss Millman
says il was the call OF the blood" that
made her climb trees. chin" herself on
lofty branches and do somersauIts when,
she wore pinafore and sunbonnet.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
TO HOLD A CONFERENCE
rrom'nent Politicians Expected to Attend
Meeting to Be Held In ST.
Paul June 4.

st ST PAUL; April. 2s.-Democrats Of ma
Llonai prominence Will be in St Pal
June l, when a conference OF tbn ,aeS
SrS Snid o. the party OF the northwest will be
,u ~ Is expected that more than 1000 men
WI ISo.I! Sne Dakotas, Iowa. Montana. Idaho
w masnugton; oregon and probably Wis,
consln and Michigan will attend.
NOV W. :; Bryan: Alton B. Parfier. Cover
Surke OF North Dakota have defnitaIH,
accepted the invitation OF the Minnasotss
'em0eTat1c cnUerno, state state central committee.
Invited. but declined, as bc ;Hersey 10 was
81. St; ia panl on May "a to address the Assn on
eiation OF Commerce and could NOT n,apo
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
THREE GRAND JURlS
WORK ON "CRlM|
Widely Divergent Opinions
uation in New fo'N
Circles. II

NEW YORK. April 60 p q
juries threw their spotiisna,ri
"crime wave" in New
divergent effects. ,bat
a strong presentmen., On, Ts1
situation Is a matter o, Liz
that the force is demo. zri,1
gangs of ruffians operas ueIi
ual restrain in certEm +
was handed in by one sam sams
On the heels of TINS, TINS 60
from the regular Ap,li ,lia,Iv q
the police force was nls'1 esor|
that criticisms OF thea'
simultaneously. the spsSIns
named 10 investigate he a
delved still further into r,issl0z
questioning Police CONN., Cnnr ~
and Deputy Commissi'SSs 'Ss count
Judge Bosalsky OF tns sn,b - pl|
sessions. to whom oy SIth IS
were handed. agreed WI"
the first grand jury
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
WAGENER'S BREWERY GETS
RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE

BY a vote OF 2 to 1 the board of coun-
" commissioners decided to grant Wag-
ener's brewery a retail liquor license
Commissioners John G.. Mackay and j.
Oscar w Carlson being against II.
Mr.. Carlson was opposed TO granting
the license on the grounds that IL is
distance from the city, where II cannot
be properly polced. and that IL has not
been all that could be desired in past
years.
Commissioner Burton also was inclined
to vote against granting the license after
knowing that Mr.. Carlson would go on
record against II. but finally cast his vote
with that OF Commissioner MackaY
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
IRi
TO FIGHT l
Corps of GosernmentI
gators on Alfalfa N,
Now Number Nj.
COMMERCIAL CLUB Gp'
EXPERTS vALUlr
Sends Out Literatur,
ing Farmers of Dan,
Their Crops.

Three more governns,,
oe added to the STAFF a.
now in Utah making war
leaf weevil. Prof. F. N a..
United States depart,,.,,
l@hi, VINO is here from Washlns%is1s u 2
look after the work Of ssos er,ss
aifalfa leaf weevll. ycs,er,l..t =
colorado School cf Aeric,';,
Collins. Colo. for thres muitca
added TO the field sTaH III
Utah. This will incrs..a' ~
OF government enton5S.lme We
work In Utah from six n ~.
conferences were held
Webster and ~ Fl. Kirli.,%
eTninent bureau OF ~, % q
Secretary Joseph r, C.i.'
Lake Commercial cInb
II. Moyle and 4. II Voc ~ e.,a-
cla! committee appoirtss +
merclal club TO coopcrs,s "
ernment experts IN uroi,. n
TO assist in the ex,erTni,zs
weeVll.
Professor Webster and 70
VIII address The Commits.
the Commercial club Monde !.
the work planned by ihs
The Commercial club js 49,
ernment experts va!uabls -,
the work OF cXtermina,i,.s
pest by cnllghteDiny the
the work that Is bsing a..
semlnating among them M
TO the best methods of gEhJs.
The government agents isvr
several farmers institutes -
fered every possible assisi,-.
farmers who are suffering +
the alfalfa weeyil rest Vn
operation OF farmers In infs,,-;
the government cn,omolori.,,
carry on series Of eypAd-.
The best manner Of lizhtins I.
the different localities Of rw =.
DIR. y. y. Ball. director =
experiment station al Ibezr
with the government, ofaclalr
with reference 10 plans for =
work during the summer 20
Reports OF the alfalfa taf
pearing in Ssnpete and C,c,.
are being investigated by ih,' :
officials. who are inclined 4.
the reports. Experts have Il.
Investigate. and thsy report r
pete county the trouble i =
Cutworrn and not by TIE A.
state and government offeiz<
Investigating The reports r.
county. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
RIGHT OF WAY DISPUTE.
Judge Howell VIII Hold Court at Far
mneton Today TO Hear Arguments
20 The Tribune,

Special 20 The Tribune.
OGDEN. April 2S-In order 10 get i'm
mediate possession of property owned by
Charles Miller over which the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company Intends TO
build It's double track from Pennington
10 Ogden petition has been filed In the
Second district court by the railroad
company and tomorrow Judge J. y.
Howell will go to Pennington to hear
arguments.
II is probable that the court will issue
an order giving TO the railroad company
the right 10 take possession OF the prop
erty at once. so that no delay Will be
experienced in completing the work OF
double -tra cEing.
Other condemnation suits are expected
30 be flied by the railroad company. ow-
ing 10 the fact that disasreements have
arisen with the property owners as 10 the
purchase price OF rights OF way.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
BOARD GRANTS PARDON
TO ALBERT MEACHAM

At special meeting OF the state
board OF pardons held Friday afternoon
Albert r. Mcacham, serving one year in
the state prison on a grand larceny
charge, was pardoned. Meacham WAS con-
victed In Uintah county. OF stealing n
sheep which he claimed had strayed into
his flock Under the laws of Utah the
theft OF a sheep constitutes grand lar
ceny. He was sentenced on March l Of
this year.
In applying for a pardon Meacham
showed that he was about to make his
final proof a homestead he had taken
up in Uintah county and that IL he were
compelled TO serve out the full term OF
his sentence he would forfeit his home
stead rights and lose the homestead. Be-
cause OF this fact and the fact that
Meacham's offense was not of serious
nature. the board granted him q pardon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
Swiss in Deep Trouble

John Iff. Swiss. yesterday nIeadad
guilty 10 charge of giving LIQUOR to
minor and was sentenced 10 serve six
months In the county Jail by Justice Of
the Peace Harry S. Harper. After this
case had been disposed or. the man was
given a preliminary hearing before jus.
uce Harper on two felony charges He
was bound over to the district court ~,
both OF these and his bail In each case
fixed at $1,000. He did not furnish fhe
ball and was locked in the county, ;.,I
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
Four to Be Arraigned

Four OF the persons indicted by the re-
cent federal grand jury will be arrajlned
this morning in the United States dis
tric1 court before Judge John 4. Mar
snail %Snati; IheS are May Brown Herbert
violations OF the white slave law. and
w. w: Dalton. charged with the theft of
a mail pouch al Peoa. oi
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
Draper Wants More Light.

AT a public mass meeting In Draner
yesterday the proposition OF installing
electric lights in the town was placed
before large crowd OF the towns people
by representatives, from the Utah Light
d Railway company. The ADVANTAGES
were discussed and following several
spirited addresses by prominent resi-
dents 1t was the general impression OF
the meeting that incandescent lights
would prove popular innovation. %.
.. Rideout. j, b. Allan and F J. Nicbol
son were named as a committee to get
the opinion OF all the inhabitants of the
town.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
FIVE WOMEN ARRESTED
ON VAGRANCY CHARGES

Five women were arrested at 16l Com
merciel street by Patrolmen Radke and
Woodard at 1875 o'clock last night and
locked in the city jail. charged with
vagrancy. They gave their names as
Bee Roberts. Ethel Brown. Flo Black
Anna Wilson and Grace Bradley. Bail
was furnished later in the night and the
women were released. Grace Bradley,
who IS charged with running the house,
was required To furnish $3.50 and the 9TH
ers each $50 bail 10 insure their appear
ancc in court.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
DIVORCE MILL GRIND is
LIGHT IN DISTRICT COURT

On the grounds OF desertion and non
support, Caroline Doughty was granted
a decree OF divorce from Joseph B.
Doughty in Judge c. w. Morse's division
OF the Third district court Friday after
noon. Jewel w. Hixon was granted a
decree OF divorce from George T.. Hixon
on the ground of failure TO provide his
wife with the necessaries OF life.
The following final decrees were
granted by Judge Morse:
Jennie Risley from Frederick Risley.
Emily Rolfe from Harry Rolfe. L. j.
Early from Rachael Early. Cora @. Em-
erson from William w. Emerson and
Emma Winn from George T.. Vim.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
FAIR GROUNDS CHANGES
TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY

At a meeting OF the board OF directors
Of the State Fair association. to be held
this afternoon. a number OF architects
will be in attendance TO go over the de-
tails OF plans OF changes to be made at
the fair grounds. According to Horace
s. Ensign. secretary Of the fair, improve
ments made in the future will be along
definite plans adopted before work be-
gins on the changes that are to be made
this season.
After listening to the changes sug-
gested by the board the architects Will
submit competitive plans The board has
$4,000 to spend on improvements, chief
Of which viii be a new race track