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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-12-19
Origin Of chrIsemas Tres.

Tho Christmas tree IL supposed to
date from long before the Christian
era, instead Of from comparatively
recent times In Germany, a. 10 COM
monty thought. It IL said that at
festivals to celebrate the winter sol.
stice In ancient Egypt . palm tree,
was used - . symbol Of the compile
ton OF the year. The palm tree was
said to put out . spray q month, and
the tree used ut such celebrations
must have u shoots or branches to
typify the year that had Just come to.
IN end.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
SAYS AMERICANS ARE
NEEDED IN MEXICO
Former Salt Lake Man Thinks
Capital Would Develop
Great Country.

Benjamin Hampton. ZIG Fourth East
street. yesterday received letter from
George ", Slnull, q well-known mining
engineer. who is now living In the City
OF Mexico. Mr. Small Will be rcmcm-
bcred in Salt Lake as the engineer who
made exhaustive examinations OF the
Centennial Eureka, Dely- Judge and other
well-known properties, lie has heen Tn
Mexico for the last two years Mr.. Small
writes In part. as follows:
81 suppose that you, reading the news
paper accounts OF the revolution. imagine
that I have been having terrible time
down here II | am not already killed
'Well, tho actual conditions arc mol
nearly as bad as the newspapers put
them. There have been, OF course. in
some isolated cases. some atrocities. and
I'm these cases. almost without exception.
II was the Spaniards that suffered There
have not been half dozen cases In the
whole republic where Americans have
been molested, and in no case nave
American womcn suffered, At least rs
per cent of the stories OF atrocities down
here have been entirely false.
"1hc reTolution nas. however. affected
business very badly, and these wild re-
ports have scared foreign. wouldbc In
ycslors. and the result has been that Tor
II long time we have not uccn able 10 do
any business.
''It Is true that thc popularity Of Ma
dcro ls waning. but IL is also true that
lie Is not being given Il chance to make
good. and his strongest opposition now
comes from his former associates, Con-
cress has adjourned. but here they APP
point. before adjournment. n permanent
commission 10 attend TO any business
that may come up between sessions and
the government is now placing before
this commission a proposition TO place
the whole country under martial law.
We foreigners hope that the melton Will
be adopted, and from whnt the papers
sGy | think il viii DO. The bandits would
soon put down their arms and go TO
work on their farms, fOr The loW~claSs
Me&lcan-not the lndian-would rather
rob and plunder than work
AT the very beginning OF the present
trouble II prominent lawyer Of this city,
with whom 1 was talking one dag, said
We are only TWO million "~hitc' people
in Mexico, the rest YOU may say. are
poems or the lower class, ignorant and
without education. Now, in view or this
fact and OF the serious questions pend
ing, {, should be tho struggle OF the GOV
eminent to attract all the capital and all
the white people possible 10 this coun
try,
"I was talking 81 month or so back
with one OF the leading American groccrg
here and l asked him how business was,
He said u was Improving and that Inany
OF MS old cuStomeLS were coming back
from the states. He said that the day
before two came In who had spent the
summer In the states. and they said that
they preferred Mexico, with all Its revo-
buttons and earthquakes 10 the heat OF
the summers In the states.
'There is possibility OF my taking
haubua. II is a big w-Grade cyanide
proposition. ten-toc; vein OF regular
drypone quartz. carrying i6 ounces silver
10 the ton and also about s. gold" y
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
HAS GREAT FAITH IN
SALT LAKES FUTURE:
Charles Symns Says Last Year
Was Good, and This
Will Be Better.

Charles ". Symns Of Atcbisou. Kan.
president OF the Symus Grocery com
pany of Salt Lake, Atchison and To.
pcka, Kan. is guest at tho Hotel
Utah Mr.. Symncs is here for the pUr-
pose Of checking up on the business
of the past year and To take an account
Of stock.
''Our business during the year 1911
has been emincntly satisfactory said
Mr.. Syn,ls. "Our sales for the year
exceeded $4,000, 900. Our Salt Lake
house did business cf about $780,
900.
Every iimc visit Salt Lake I
am moro and more impressed with what
! estimate the future has in store for
this rapidly growing city. In the twon-
" years that wo have been in business
hero We have never for ono moment
lost confidence in Salt Lake, feeling
assured that this city must of 0eces-
slty become the distributing point for
all this rich but as yet only partially
developed iniermountain region | be-
lieve the coming year will prove 10 be
one of unprecedented prosperity
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
BANQUET AND BALL
GIVEN At MURRAY
Guests of Honor Are Former
Mayor Bentz and His
Successor.

Phillip Bentz, retiring mayor Of
Murray, and Mayor George a. Husher,
his successor, were guests at ban
quet and ball given in Firemen S hall
on State street in Murray last night
by tho members of the Murray fire
department. The affair was one of the
most successful ever undertaken in
the retiring mayor and supercediug
official
The banquet was elaborate. Nearly
100 guests assembled around the fes-
tive board, participating in toasts and
short speeches appropriate to the occa
sion. The repast concluded at 10
o. clock, when music and dancing held
full SWAY until Il late hour During
the evening Fire Chief Con Gallagher
on behalf Of the department, presented
former Mayor Bentz with handsome
gift. in token Of esteem and services
rendered III the interest of the depart.
mcnt.
Mayor Husher, ex-Mayor Bentz.
CHEF Gallagher and others delivered
short addresses. speaking of the work
and development of the department,
past and future, aud prophesyiug II
future Of unprecedented growth aud
development for the city. 1t Was
pointed out that the apparatus Of the
fire department alone represented
$5 900 and in other WAYS the efficiency
of the department was set forth in
facts and figures.
Seldom has frcmcn 5 hall been the
scene of such a successful gathering in
every particular Many prominent
people were present to bespeak their
LOYALTY and esteem for the honorcd
uupats
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
PATRIOTIC ORDERS
SELECT OFFICERS
Veterans Of G. A. R., Sons of
Veterans and Woman'S Re-
lief Corps Hold Election.

! Marked Ly patriotic programmes of
music and speeches. the annual meet
ings and election OF officers OF the Sons
of Veterans. Maxwell Mexican post OF
the G. y. r. and Women's Relief corps
Of the same post, were held at the Grand
Army hall. Postoflicc place. last night.
Mrs. Cora NJ. Davis, national pres!-
dent OF the Women's Relief corps. was
! present and delivered a stirring address
to the women OF the local corps. Other
r. A Simpkin. Judge George G. Arm
strong, j. +, Darmer and Col NJ. NJ
kaighn.
Officers OF the Sons Of Veterans were
p. +. Connor. commander: W. Qaul-
trough, senior Vice commander; w. L.
Graham junior vice commander. camp
council. II. =. DeYey. $, W. Patterson
and treasurer. w, l.. Schoppe. patriotic
Instructor; II. II. KIngman. chaplain; $.
w. Patterson. guide; H. i, Dewey. mu-
Officers OF the Relief corps were elect
ed as follows;
William Trema!n, president; Mrs. War
mouth. senior vice president; Mrs, Stella
Best. Junior vice president; Mrs Tobin.
treasurer; Mrs. Brooks. secretary: Mrs.
Melton. patriotic instructor; Mrs, Mey
crs. press correspondent; Mrs Justice.
ductor; Mrs. 'Goff. guard; Mrs. Webb
assistant guard; Mrs. Bowring. color
bearer No. / Mrs. Hagen. color bearer
No. =; Mrs. Burns. color bearer No, 3;
Mrs, F'reulnd color bearer No, f. Mrs.
Jenkins, chaplain.
Officers Of the Maxwell Nc Kean post
were elected as follows:
VI. W. Davis, commander: J. W. Zirl-
merE.an, junior vice commander; g. l.
White, senior Vice commander; DIR IL.
X Smith. surgeon; w, ", George.
chaplain; j. l.. Clarke. officer OF the
day: \. L.. Rivers. officer OF the guard; |
c. q. Farnsworth, quartermaster; K. y. |
patriotic instructor; j. VI. !
Newton. adjulaut: Il. Oehler. sergeant /
major; William crome, Quartermastcr !
sergeant.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
APATA'S BAND STILL
/ HOLDING THEIR OWN
Assoriatcd Press.

Ass0clalCu Press.
AE8lCo CITY, Jan. G.-Morc cucoun-
r bsiwceu I1pistas and federals have
rn reported this week than in any pre-
c1 week since the government opened
ompgigu against the Morclos rebels.
q N. pos, part the engagements have
q lltls moro than sElrmisheS, the
S'Ss almost always attacking the
-. and the rebels r"treating, IN
-se1s the Iapistas appear almost as
- Ss ever and tn" area OF their
-1n'0ns has been extended. Today, ac-
.cs 70 dispatch to FL impartial.
al Figucrod asked FOR more troops
f.s!d tueruaVacG. Traffic between
- and CuauIla WAS stopped this
,'mng ny The destruction uf the bridge
uc lutcr-Oceauic railroad near
p'a'A. village raided by ZaplStas,
Y ourucd the railway station.
ssuesS Were issued for Colonel Man.
y, now at l.ampascs. state of Neuvo
w 10 take his au.iliaries Ia Guerrero
soln IN Tue campaign against Zapata.
~ ~ are tile men who traIied General
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

Comparative weather data az Salt Lake
City January s. 1872,
Highest temperature today was So de-
grecs highest In this month since 1878
Was 90 degrees: lowest last night WAS q
degrees: lowest this month since 1915
was 20 degrees below zero. Mean tempers-
turs for today was 2s degrees: normal
was 2S degrees; accumulated deficiency
since the first of the month is 5S de-
Srees.
Relative humidity at a. III. today was
Il per cent: relative humidity at 3. n.
today was 76 per cont.
Total precipitation for the twenty-four
hours ending at y. IN. was none.
total for the month TO date - IL
OF an inch: accumulated deficiency for
this month 10 date is 10 ot an inch;
total precipitation since January Ia
date IL IA of an inch: accumulated de-
fciency since January 1 IS 10 of an
inch.
D. M. JANUARY /, 1872.
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
RUSSIANS HANG FOUR
HELPLESS PERSIANS
BY Associated Press.


TABRTZ. Jan. s.-Fou- more na tonal-
lists wcrc hanged today near tho Rus
sian camp, The executions were carried
out in primitive and brutal manner
The ropes were placed around the necks
Of the condemned mcn eod pulled sharp
". The victims were slowly straNElcd.
some OF them lived fifteen minutes. No
handage covered the cvns, and In sono
eases the arms and legs were unbound.
The Russians have commenced dc
stro!tnE tho walls Of the citadel which
arc several centuries old. Shua cd
DoHleh. the new governor. thus far has
the exception OF tine Russian consul.
whom he visited yesterday IN state.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
MARSHALL WILLING
TO GO UP FOR LIFE
By Associated Press.

DEM EE Jan. s.-Cius Marshall spirit
uallst and gambler. we'll known In salt
Lake CITY, Reno and GoidGeld. New. to-
da" informed District Judge Allen IN
criminal session that he VIII withdraw
his appeal from tho district courts YER
dict OF guilty and is willing To accept
the senteoce OF life Imprisonment imposed
upon him for the murder OF his wife,
Lucy Marshall last August
Marshall win hc taken 10 tho state
peultentisry tomorrow TO 10 gin the life
sentence imposed n month age.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
'HlCAGO PROFESSOR
DECORATED BY KING
Associated Press.

napcialod Press.
Lsr. ,aiEo. Jan. G.-ProfcEsur Frederick
.y,a tic University of Chicago re-
,lnts, "old today that he had been ap-
~ ". the highest honor in the way
Raoiiallon given by the government
,pit,ns. un. The decoration H. in rec
. an,, OF h!S services In presenting Ia
falrs ~, u MS view OF the condition of
Id fo. thc Congo Free state in 1908
pnso ~ ~ c#llDlt at BRUSSELS OF his
hieb a. dntlropoloGical collections. for
was awarded the grand prize.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
York Wide in Scope.

|Speaking of the organization over
Ffich she presides, Mrs. Davis said:
'Dur membership now numbers 100
~ A new department will be added
Bis year, that of Florida. There seems
b be some popular misconccption as
h the object Of our society, Its pur-
|ue is to provide assistance TO Grand
Amy veterans and their dependents.
Se maintain homes and employment
pnnittses. Since 1883 the organiza
|gn has disburSed in money alone more
b. four million dollars. For loug
Inc We cared for Andcrsonville prIs
ark, aud when we transferred It's care
} The national government recently. its
Rlso places were blooming with roses
0u expenditure of the four million
ollsrs referred TO. WAS but Il small
srl of The relief work done, yct our
'Fanrztlon should not be considered
|ehsritabic ono in narrow sense. We
. not let our left hand know what the
Ight docih =
Areording to Mrs. Davis's ,nforna
IoD. Commander Chief Trlmblc and
us party will return east from Los
lngeles by way Of salt Lake
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
30 MAN WHO SAW
WASHINGTON DYING
(. .inlerpatlnnal News Service

a, ..ernatlnnal News Service.
> Inst aNGFOM, Jan. 5.-John Lnuc.
~ s,ns at his home ON q street. this
Nh pafalysis and old age.
e bod w Was only "a small boy when
2 o,5S on Washington was moved from
eseht rIob oinb az Mount Vernon to us
sbsss sns The removal the "as,,"t ,.i'i'S0,,s was
Inc %n Si,a the body was lifted to look
& fra nn"naertully preserved features of
''st American rrosIdort 1S Va
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
james Gilbert's Funeral Today.

Funeral services for James stan
ley Gilbert. who died at Butte, Thursday.
at the age OF 30 years, viii bc held I'm
the Masonic temple al , o'clock this
afternoon. The services viii be under
the auspices OF Wnsatch lodge No l..
Free and Accepted Masons. l.. o.
Leatherwood, worshIpful master Inter
mcnt vii hN In The CltY ccmeterE.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Declared Banlarupts.

W. G. Applcgate. contractor: :. X.
Aveson. laborcr: James H. Mountford. la
borcr. and John Ross Lloyd, uacninist.
OF Salt Lake. and Charles Potter. a miner
OF Mammoth. Juab county. were ycstcr-
day declared Daukrupts IN the federal
court. Mouutford's petition, hlcd yes
teyday. named siNty-siN creditors. and
:he Invoice showed liabilities of S2923.
Assets of SIS and no cNemptions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
AsbelI Hurt in Bout.

BY Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 6.--Ji'n Asbcll oc
Kansas City suffered a fractured rib In
II wrestling match with Adolph Ernest OF
Cleveland. O. tonight. and Ernest was
awarded the decision. Ernest took the
first fall in thirty-four minutes with Il
haJf-nelsoD and scissors hold after which
she'll announced that his rib VAS frac-
turcd.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Six Killed in Wreck.

bl NsauIIuNeu f-Ttse'
PARIS, Jan. Elm collision between
two trains today at Bendy. about seven
miles from Paris, six persons were
killed and twenty injured. Three of the
passengers are expected to die. 4 mis-
placed signal Is given as the CAUSE Of
The. accident.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

baker, candlcstlck maker. but we do not
abandon civilization and revert to bar
oarism III consequence
Inc questions most often asked by
members OF our local board are these: II
men can do the work as we'll as women,
why have women? Or why should we
have women unless they can demonstrate @
that they can do better work?
Before ] answer these questions let
me say that / consider neither of them
pertinent questions, The real point is
this; Women arc the most vitally inter
ested beings in the world In children, and
their proper development. They are con-
tlnually working. through their clubs and
organizations, spending both time and
money. and as individuals for the schools
bctiermcnt of every sort.
These gentlemen OF the board say:
You have been assisting us through
your organizations supporting our pro-
Sressivc movements and suggesting
others. WHY not go on In THIS way?
Why change? You &c. your work In Just
the same"
We feel somewhat the same AS those
old ancestors OF ours at the time OF the
Boston tea party. The old taxation
without representation spirit stil stirs in
tho breasts oi all good Americans. We
have the franchise In Utah. but we arc
not represented anywhere. Wet get out
and work for men seeking Office and
vote for them not caring for such Offices
ourselves but here Is place where we
crave representation. In justice to the
clubs Of Salt Lake City We should have
representation. Sut the men on our
school board have nothing encouraging
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Glover Beats Briton.
BY Associated Press.

BY Assoclatcd JrCts.
PARIS. Jan. 6.-Thc American flShtcr,
Mike Glover Of Boston. defeated the Eng
llshman, Young Johnson. on points III
ten rounds a. the Cirque de Paris tonight.
Frank Bernstein. a frenchnan, defeated
Jack O'Donnel OF Brooklyn on points IN
ten rounds.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
snubs Soldier; Fined 500.
y ya,Ssociated Press.

IVA eress-
rlelor ~ 'Hfo%. Jan. c.-n cost n pro-
liz., s,no a skating rink at Prescott.
Iileer. I,' +, 70 deny admIttancc TO army
ltorney ~ , HIhisi uniform lasc month. The
spartlnen, .iai hms informed the war
rcson rreat 'nat lne district attorney at
10 Die, prosecntcd this man and npon
Similar guilty the fIne was Imposed.
bout To- c"so AT Tombstone, Arig., IS
," be Prosecuted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Match Canadian Champion.
Y Associated Press

BY ASSOCIATED Press
MEMPHIS. Jan. s.-Announcement Vas
made tonight By the manager ot Billy
Allen. Canadian lightweight champion,
that Allen and Willie Richie have been
matched la fight ten rounds III Cleveland.
January 10. Allen will meet Joe Nandot
Of New Orleans in an cight-round bout
here Monday night
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Notes CitY's Growth.

Paul Wh!tclaw. n travelling salesman
whose headquarters are at Mi5soula.
Mont. ls "A guest OF the Hotel Utah for
few days, Mr. Whitelaw. who spent
week here year aEo, notes with sur
prise the rapid growth OK Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
TROLLEY HITS POLE.
CONDUCTOR is KILLED
BY Associated Press,

bN NssO'IdNVu FVCe3'
NEW YORK. Jan. e.-Frcd Flougher,
conductor OF a Gravesend avenue trolley
ear. was killed and five others were Sc
riously hurt when the car was dc-za!leG
and crashed into telegraph pole carly
today. The motorman. James Hughes.
benumhcd With cold was thrown from
his post while the car was taking n curve
at high rate Of speed and tho car went
without "a driver for four blocks. Plough
er was crushed against the telegraph
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

D.NMl hlNN lS DClilE "aS cd Dy inc
~ different Nonen,s organizations
4 ton civic committee, for women
on the school board one TO begin
With, but another later il possible.
II WAS after considerable deliberaton
that Mrs j, r. Beless was chosen as Il
representative woman OF her own pre-
cinct. Mrs. BelcsSs work as state or
EamlZcr Of tho federation, and her actiy-
ity and ability in other lines of club work
made st certain To club women general
j. that ;he right person had been found.
II. however, is not generally known
that Tie different organizations OF Salt
pointment of Mrs. Beless number some
$500 womcn-Salt Lakes most prominent
women, too. But this is true, and rcso-
lu,ions from ali these organizations have
been dcluG1ng tho board OF education for
several weeks.
There arc only n few states in the
union now where women are not wei
coined on school boards. and they are
the backward states. y state which rec
oGnIZos no property rights FOR women by
law, where her wages. her very wedding
ring. belongs TO her husband, would not
be expected To have women in positions
Of trust
But In states such rs Pennsylvania.
wherc women have no vote even on
school questions, they have made them
selves such an addition to the effect
ivencss of boards of education that more
and moro arc added to such boards
throughout the state.
An article Oh this subject has been
written by Mrs, Owen Wistsr. wife OF
the celebrated novelist. and chairman OF
the Pennsylvania federation civic COM
nlittec At the time this article was
written there were forty-three women on
tho school board IN Philadelphia, but
four more have been added since then.
In Philadelphia.
An excerpt from Mrs. Wister's article
reads.
I'VE now make tho following state
mcnt without hesitation: Whenever
school Is found on the road TO tnts per
roud-wa have vet 10 hear the first Oh
lection to the woman school director on
tho part or any ono concerned. Ihe
criticism and opposition uhere have been
plenty Of both) come invariably from
those schools In which the questions Just
asked would have To be answered With
"The janitor whose sole aim is TO
draw his SALARY and give nothing " re-
turn. Tive teacher Who from laz.ness
peculis rifles never attains success. In
yariably prefer directors OF tho other
sex. especially thosc men directors who
conirlyc TO learn nothing about the con
dition OF the school. And ii is well TO
remcmbcr that dislike to supervision and
types OF teachers and jnnitors, bu, ia
common TO inferior workcrs-in all call
Ings Even more marked Is the fnct that
our devoted and self-sacrnclng and un-
derpald teachers. whom can number
by the hundred GLADLY accept the nclp,
the sympathy. the little ldndnessea OF the
woman school director. we could name
many cases In which the teachers too
heavy load has been considerably light
encd through the efforts OF this new
friend.
1T Is asked: Is every woman school
director perfect? No. Neilnor Is every
governor. mayor, councilman. pulcheI. .
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
|N. R. c. PRESIDENT
| VISITS SALT LAKE
nrs Cora M. Davis, Head Of
| Auxiliary Of @. A. r.,
Here for Day.
tELLS OF GREAT WORK
Purpose of Organization Is TO
Aid War Veterans and
Dependents.
Ills OF GREAT WORK

M. Cora Davis. national president
tbe Women S Relief corps, an auyili-
!. Of The Grand Army of the Repuh-
sprpt Yesterday afternoon aud last
:,A, in this city, he guest Of Mrs.
fN. Jones. 1T the home OF the latter.
a South Third East street.
'Nn. Davis was cn route from her
q, at Union, Or. 30 Los Angeles.
A yhero she will Join Commander
.ficf Trimbfc and other Officials Of
Lid 4. u. in making arrangements
=. A. 1912 cncampment of the vetcr-
q ,sirh is 10 be held at Los Angeles