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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-24
AUSTRIAN BARTENDER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

George Dracan. an Austrian saloon
keeper. Is held at tire city Jail ON a
charge oi assault with intent to murder
Harry Posras, nm Austrian bartender
at the saloon, at sd West Second South
street. yesterday afternoon only the
PROMPT interference Of three other Aus
TRANS is said 10 have prevented a Kill
ing
According to tho police. Dragan en-
tered the saloon and started y quarrel
with th" bart cuder. Rushing behind the
bar he seized 4 Cuspidnr and hurled it
AT Poaras. n struck Poaras on the head
and rendered him uncu;Isci ious. Then
SELLING revolver from under the couu-
ter. Draran is said to have been In the
act OF firing 1t at the PROSTATE form Of
the bartender. when Mike Bokivitch
Mike Softer and sam 5rackas. seized
him and took the gun away from him.
The police were summoned and the
auto patrol responded with Sergeant
Emil Johnson and squad Of patrol
mau, Poaras's injuries. consisting or a
severe scalp wound and other nbra sons
were attended 10 bv Or. II. u. Spraeuc
at the emergency hospital in the city
jail
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CONTRACTORS COME
TO SALT LAKE CITY
James Stewart Construction
Company Establishes Its
Headquarters Here,

\. NJ. stewart of the James Stewart
Construction company, which firm has
moved its headquarters from Denver to
salt Lake. WAS a visitor for fcw hours
in the city Yesterday. Mr.; stewart had
been OH an cNteudcd business trip
through the coast states, lie LETT FOR
the east and expects 10 return here
within two weeks.
Vixen asked why tho construction
company had decided to locate its prin-
cipal offices here. Mr.. Stewart declared
it WAS due 10 unboundcd faith in the
future OF Salt Lake. and because this
city was rapidly becoming the central
operating point for vast territory OF
comparauYely underelopcd business and
riches.
"Wc have faith not only in Salt Lake,
but in the entire surrounding territory,
he asserted "rhcrC is no question in
my mind that this city will become one
of the biggest and best cities Of tho
country, II is growing rapidly It's 10,
cation is ideal in rclation TO the destined
development, Of the inland empire.
There is only one thing, in my
opinion, that might be called a drawback.
believe the business blocks here are
TOO large, II seems TO me that 1T would
pay the city TO condemn property in the
central district in such "A manner as 10
permit OF four business blocks being
made from one Of the, present di1nen-
sions. This would provide more corners
and more expeditions avenues Of trade
and business. believe that the addi-
tional tax Valua ton would more than
pay for tile land so condemned within
ten years.
MI. Stewart declared that business
conditions all through the west were
greatly improving. Work on the Walker
building, he said. would be rushed IL
completion. lie said that the company
had made good progress on ihe work
aud that the record would be main
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-24
University Petition Denied.

At Yesterdays meeting The commission
definitely and fipsljv refused 10 consider
the application OF tho University OF Utah
for use oil the citY's corduit for bringing
water from one Of The canyons for Inc
purpose of irrisaiinG the uutVcrsiiy's
lands on the cast bench OF the city. Tho
capacity OF tho conduit is taxed To It's
utmost TO bring down the citH's water.
and the water department strongly oh
.icCted 10 giving up more than Der
cent OF the conduits capacity for outside
purposes.
The corporation counsel advised against
The request on legal grounds and the com
IulSsionerS being reluctant To establish
n precedent III the matter, tho petition
was refused by an unanimous vote.
The ycNed question Of city market
Tor farmers and gardeners may " settled
by the selection OF a central city block
q the place for tho truck gardeners and
others to conSrcGste daily for the sale
of their produce. T.. AuerhaCh 4 Fro.
who own n portion of tho block bounded
by State, Second East. Third South and
Fourth South streets, are willing to erect
a sanitary market in the center OF tins
block. charging a small rental. The pro-
Niso is made that the commission must
prohibit tho sale Of produce OH the streets
of tho city. The matter was referred to
The department Of streets and public I'M
NGricutr
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More Funds Available.

1t was reported tnat the present
bonded Indebtedness of the city Tor the
existing water and sewer systems was
81 $50 600, and that. " based on the pres
cnt tax valuation. the sum OF Soe6.ouO
was still available through bonds for
water supply development
w. ]. Burton announced that the sub
committee over which he prCsidcs, had
conferred with the city commission, and
had learned that tho commission already
Was working out many different plans To
increase the citys water supply. Ono of
these plans. he said, comprehendcd the
laying of duplicate mains on cross
streets. by which it would he proposed
To use canal water for SprlnltliRC and
street flushing.
y resolution offered hv Duncan Me
Nichie wss passed. asking the city com
mission to experiment with wood block
pavement by laying al least ono block
in the near future for demonstration
purposes \ resolution offered by A. B.
Irvine also was passed, asking the city
To acquire the Eighteenth ward square,
between First and Second avenues ON \
street, FOR Il public park, Mrs. Edwin i.
Holmes is present owner Of the prop
crtN.
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Col. and Mrs. e. f. Holmes
Decline to Sell Historic
Premises.

NIDENCE of the remarkable in
~ crease III the value of property
in The north central portion Of
salt Lake City is found in the
offer recently made 10 Colonel and
Mrs T.. +. Momcs of S530.000 for the
Amelia Palace promises at the corner
OF State and South Temple streets, Mrs.
Holmes declined the offer
TIE Amelia Palace property WAS
purchased by Colonel and Mrs. Holmes
about fourteen wears ago for sJ0.U00,
Shortly after Colonel aud Mrs. Holmes
acquired the premises an offer of $50
900 WAS refused for IT. The latest Of
fer Of SJ30.00Q indicates that the value
Of choice property In tho vicinity of
State and Brigham streets is soaring
by leaps and bounds
II is understood that tho offer of
$3.50 ,000 was made by q Salt Lake
real estate dealer and banker on be
half of group of eastern capitalists.
II is moreover the understanding that
the plan was TO establish a great dc
partmcnt store on the Amelia Palace
site. The purpose back Of this enter
prise was desire TO counteract the
expansion Of the retail district 10 the
Third South street section. whore the
KcithO 'Bricn store and the +. hucr-
bach & Bro store will soon occupy new
quarters.
With an immcnsc modern depart
mcnt store at State and South Temple.
the expectation was that the north cen
trail part Of the city would grow in
commercial prestige equal to the rate
of the State-Third South section.
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Commission DENIES
UNIVERSITY PETITION
Holds That Conduit Could
Not Garry Water Wanted
by Institution.
MARKET VENED ISSUE
Applications for Franchises
Are to Be Considered Early
Next Week.
MARKET VENED ISSUE

When the city commission c2nv
carly next week !; viii consider amonS
other matters pending three applications
for franchises which are among the most
important of the many and varied qnes-
tons awaiting solution. The ssiia'r
franchise the Merchants Light & Power
company's franchise and The salt Lake
Ncphi iutcTurban application take FIRST
rank among the varied petitions awaiting
consideration.
Semi -uffcial sources OF information have
il that members OF the commission arc ~
favor of the passage of these three meas
urcs provided that the best interests "t
the citizens are considered. II the west
side residents arc given a measure of pro
lection the Salta'r franchise VII rcceiN"
an unanimous vote: ;hr citys contract
with the Utah Light & Railway companN
Tor street illumination expires January !.
1919, and the Ogden company may ne
given an opportunity of entering The Local
field while the Ncphi iuterubau app!lca-
lion NAV receive an unanimous Nulc.
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Tho Amelia Palace is famed through
out the world and views Of the hlstor-
ical building and grounds are TO nc
fouud in every quarter OF the globe. 1T
was in the carly '10s that the building
was erected by Brigham Young AS A
residence for his faVoritc wife. Amclla
Folsom Young. aud as palatial home
in which to receive IN slate d1Stln-
ouishcd visitors TO Utah. After the
death Of Brigham Young In 1871 ut
was taken over info control of officials
of thc Mormon church. but it was not
until about 1850 that il was occupied
bv the late President John Taylor. or
the church. AS n residence, President
Tavlor died i'm 1887. being succeeded by
MILFORD Woodruff. President Wood
ruff was OF extremely modest taste in
the matter of home life. and he re-
fused to take up his abode al the Amelia
Palace. or the Gardo house, as ii was
then called.
The TAYLOR family later vacated the
place and about 1912 the building was
occupied By Or. Groves as a Kelley in
stitutc. Then il was leased in 1893 TO
Col Isaac Trumbo. who was at that
time seeking 10 procure a United States
scpatorshIp from Utah when the terri
tory should be admitted. When Colonel
Drumbo vacated the place ii WAS leased
10 A. W. McCuuc, who occupied it ms
Il residence until it WAS sold 10 the
present owners about fourteen years
ago.
For the reason that much hisotrical
interest attaches To the Amelia Pal
ace and FOR other private reasons Col
onel and Mrs Holmes declined to sur.
render their ownership of the premises.
The Amelia Palace is now the city
homo of Col and Mrs f. T. Holmes
The house is luxurlously Furnished as
a place Of residence and contains Il
library Of rare and valnuablc books
Attached to the palace on the west is
the Holmes art gallery, which contains
many Of the old masters and n collection
OF paintings and art treasures account
ed of priceless value,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-24
CITY AND VICINITY

= SUIT FOR divorce from James T..
Christensen was filed Yesterday III the
Third district court by Lottic t.. Christ
cnseu. who alleges cruel treatment. Tic
couple reside at Lark. Mrs. Christensen
asks the court 10 award her $40 "A month
alimony and tho custody OF two minor
children.
TOY SMITH a convict who is charged
with having assaulted a fellow convict
AT The state prison with q deadly wcap
on. will be arraicned In Judge Loorbou-
rows division OF the Third district court
FcbUary IS. The court appointed Harold
l.. Fabian TO act as Smiths attorney.
JUDGMENT WAS rendered yesterday
in the Third district court against thc
hamilton EcaltY comnany in favor OF
Johu \. Christensen for s4i1 30. Christ
ensen brought suit to recover $3.50 dam
ages for defective construction of a resi-
dcnce in Hamilton place.
IOELIUs Nj. DYE. who is charged with
toe murder Of Joseph Rainbow, on West
was arraiGned YESTERDAY before Judge
r. G. Loorhourow In the Third District
court. lie pleaded not guilty NJ date
was sent for his trial.
THE BODY OF Claude c. Lewis the
Bingham tailor who was killed as he
slept in bed when an engine crashed
down the mountain side through tho roof
OF his tailor shop al Bingham last week,
was sent I" Albion, Mich. Yesterday 10y
O'bonncl Il Co
YESTERDAYS BANK clearing ex-
ceedcd those Of the Same day ono year
ago by f65,. ,26.ol OF late the relative
increase in figures has been steadily
growing toward the million dollar mark.
Yesterdays increase is something of a
record
MARVIN PAPWORTH, who. when ar
rested several months ago, offered the
arrestinG officer a bribe OF $500 TO al
low him To escape. will he arraiened
before Judge LoofbouroW in the Third
district court today on a statutory
charge.
COMPLAINTS WERE issued from the
comfy attorneys office Yesterday as fol
lows: A. j. Edwards, selling cocoaiuc:
i. NJ. Kim. assault with deadly weapon
on Joseph r. Whan: William Flood.
threatening 10 kill Bertha Flood.
CHARLES A. FAUS. manager OF the
Smith Bailey drug company, was called
10 Webster City. Iowa, Yesterday on ac-
count OF The serious illness Of ais father
DIR. J. II. FauS.
EARNEST FREEMAN, charged with
tampering WITH the seal OF freight
car pleaded not guilty Yesterday In
Judge Loofbourow's division OF the Third
district court. His case was set for trial
next week.
c. T HANSEN, local manager Of tho
Allis- Chalmers machine company, re-
turned Yesterday from business trip OF
several weeks through Montana, Idaho.
ana the northwest
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Will Lease Gravel Pits.

Commissioner Morris MAS authorized to
advertise for bids for the lease of the
Warm Springs gravel pit, Several APP
piications for this lease already have been
received
Tho Salt Lake Real Estate associa tion.
which has shown much interest in civic
affairs wrote the commission on the
subject OF opening better communication
with the west side of the city. In tho
same connection the real estate men
profcrcd advice on the subject OF the
Saltair franchise They recommend that
tie fInnchls" he granted on the condition
thai tile Saltair company bc compelled
TO pave aHd keep IN repair Third West
street from the Niaduct 10 the fair
grounds.
The following route is suggested by the
association for tlIc Saltair ears: From
viaduCt ut The intersection ot North
Tc,upic and Third West street to First
South street. thence cast on First South
street 10 state street. thence south on
State street TO Second South street,
theme" west on Second South street To
Wes; Temple, thence north on West Tenn
pic street to First South street, thence
west on First South street To Third West
street. thence north on Third West
street 10 place OF commencement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-24
FRESHMEN TO GIVE
COMEDY BY SARDOU

Tonight tho Freshman Dramatic club
ri the University Of Utah will present
.'1hc Scrap Of Paper" in tho opera house
at Pennington, This is the first time
IN tho history of The school that tho
freshmen have over attempted anything
of This KIND and consequently there is
considerable interest manifest. The
freshmen have been working on
the play BY Sardou for two
months 2nd under the capable
direction Of Mary l.. johnson ihrv have
been well drilled. Arthur Lewis. who
~ managing the affair went 10 Farm
iustnn Yesterday and made all arrange
NESTS with tho manager nj the Farming
ton opera house. II Is hoped that there
VIII be nothing 10 binder the production
II is iikrly that the sophoniores who
ar" the frcshmon's deadly enemies -
VIII not takc the trouble 10 go 10 Farm
inElor.
1he members or the cast arc: Edith
Ecksirom, Rounie Miller NInio Farms
worth. Mercedes Gibson. Leone Gane.ta
Evelyn Movie. Le Roy WsTthmau. Frank
E?ssnusENn. lians Anderson. Arthur
Lewis, Eov Williams and John Van
Colt.
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STUDENTS OBSERVE:
LOWELL ANNIVERSARY

The anniversary OF James Russell
l'owcls birth was appropriately observed
Yesterday by The children Of tho Lowell
school with an interesting programme Of
music, rccjatious and dancing
The programme was opened with tho
singing OF Tho Star SpangIed Banner
hN tho entire school. This was followed
hy salute To- tho Flag" Wallace
Bennett read sketch of the life of
Lowell. and Eugene Mahoncy sang .M,'
Dream of tho L. :. A." Ecru Riv.s de-
jivrrcd m culogy OH Lowcll Following
this was dancing by the pupils Of Miss
Judges room. Maurlnc Baru"s reciied
i.oWcilS poem OH William i.iuyd Garri-
son. Quotations from IsowciI's Dorrrt,
were given by the pupils Of Miss Mac
Nc.Is room. The dancing nf The Serv =
ice Girls. by tho pupils Of Miss Mclcy' .
room WAS followed BY n miXcd Chorus bv
pupils oi Miss i~ayton's room. The pu-
pills of Miss Browns ana Miss Murrhv's
rooms rendered paniomimc entitled
History
The exercises were concluded with tho
singing OF "Amcric9i by the entire
school, comprising 500 voices
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Excursion to Saltair.

Business sessions will also be neld dur
Ing the forenoon and afternoon OF the
second day. adiournina not later than
3:45 o'clock, w'nen q big excursion VIII
be run To Saltair. where the delegates
will spend the evening.
4 business session will he held dur
ing the forenoon OF tho third day. So
far the afternoon Of August % is held
open, IT is contemplated TO arrange for
a trip 10 Emigration canyon that after
noon and evening,
The last day OF tho convention. August
~, will bc given over TO an all-day trip
to Bingham and Garfield. In arranging
details of the trip. the Commercial club
excursions committee and tnc convcr-
tiou committee of the Salt Lake chapter
NNill
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-24
MORMON COLONISTS
ARE REGARDED SAFE

There il some relief felt al the head
quart ers Of the Mormon church in this
CITY over The fsct that the N1suuisias
have shifted The scat oc trouble ia Mex
leo from CaSas Grandes To Chihuahua
City.
Although ,he Mormon colonisis down
there were In position OF comparative
security since the edlct Of peace toward
them recently issued by Saiazar. the fact
that Chihuahua city Is q greater dis D.
tancc from Juarez and Dublan. where
the settlers are located than H. Casas
Erandos. renders more remote the prob
ability Of their mnlestalion
Following tie proclamation OF SaIazar
the natives near DUhlan and .IiIarcZ hav,
cNnbitcd much more friendly spirit
toward illc rul"uisis, and I'm some in
stances stolen effects have been mvs-
t"r'opsly restored to their OWNERS Tho
situation is vastly more Satisfacforv
even though wire communication has moi
vet been restored.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-24
ARRANGE PLANS FOR
BANKING INSTITUTE
Committees of Local Chapter
and Commercial Club Dis
cuSS Programme.
IN SESSION FOUR DAYS
Business and Pleasure Given
Attention in Preparations
for Convention.
IN SESSION FOUR DAYS

Tentative plans for the entertainment
Of delegates who attend the natons
convention Of the American Institute oi
Banking in Salt Lake August II. y, -
and 24 were drawn nt Joint session
Yesterday of the Commercial clubs pub
lie entertainment committee and repre-
sentativcs Of the convention committee
of the Salt Lake chapter of the nationa'
Institute. William L, Beer presided. O.
E Kelly. Il, G. Barnes and ;. q, Sa-
vile represented the convention com
mittec.
According to rne result OF yesterday
conference. rnere VIII he three daNs OF
business sessions and one DAY OF SiThl
seeing excursions. The opening session
will be held during the forenoon OF
August Of The afternoon of the same
day. another session VIII he held.
tabernacle organ recital has been planned
for the evening Of the first day.
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NONPARTlSAN IDEA
NOT GAINING GROUND

Ii developed ycstcrday that tho men
who are behind al iucipicut movement 10
have u nonpartissn Judiciary ticket for
the Third district introduced into the
fall election arc planning 10 have the
candidates on such y uclSet named by the
Bar association.
However. The movement 80 FAR has
gained but !itiic hestdway. TNcrc Is q
general indspositior 10 confuse the sit
uatiou At the coming election In the
ordinary course OF events. and with none
but The regular parties In the ncld. There
viii he the judicial. TIC state and the
county tickets TO engage tho attention
of voters. and the introduction OF appal-
cut;y causeie.ss complications Is meeting
with dIsfaVor ~ the present time.
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MRS, MARY A. MCGEE
CALLED BY DEATH

Mrs, Mary Ann McC;ee, 3 resident Of
Utah for half century: died yesterday
afternoon at 2:55 o'clock, at the residence
Of her daughter, Mrs. w, : owen, 66d
Third avenue. the cause OF death having
been gastrtis.
Mrs McGiee came 10 Utah from Bir-
mnShap1. England. fifty years ago, Com
ing first to Salt Lake she soon went TO
live at Ssntauuip. | 'tah county. where,
she resided for about five years. She
then came 10 this city 10 make her home
and had lived here continuously since
that time. about forty-iVc years.
one daughter. Mrs. owen and one son,
Henry McGeo. shoe dealer on West
Second South street. survive tho mother
and there arc seven living grandchildren
Funeral services will he held AT the resi-
dcncc Of Mrs. Owen, 66i Third avenue,
at 3 p, m tomorrow, To which AN lnyi-
tatlon is extended TO friends by the fam
lily. Intcrment will be at the City GENE
terry
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-24
LINEMEN lNJUREDl
IN FALL FROM |

William Brockmeyer and Us
iiuemen for the Mountain StateS
phone and Telegraph COMPANY, We'
victims of a peculiar accident yes1
while working on telephone pole
rear Of tho home of j. B. LEWIS.
South and Eighth East streets
formers shoulder was oisiocatcs
Paris suffered a severely spraine'
and numerous bruises.
BrocSmeycr was standing on
form rugged mp on the pole wen
above lie ground. Paris atieInp.
climb past him on the pols w
foot slipped and he began 10 lal-
stinctivcIy he grabbed al Brocnn.
leg aud pulled him from inc w.
Both men landed in heap AZ ~
tom OF the pole and were s'u''"''
ipsenSibility, ..,,o
The telephone COMPANY was nv1.' 49,
the accident and a conveyancc "se
To carry the men 10 their ho'nsnsh r'lnh
meyer lives al $50 Soutn rr r,'. r.
street and Paris at l''l So"'n
east street
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LADIES TO ASSIST
IN RECEIVING BRYAN

The reception committee appointed to
attend upon Hon. William Jennings Bry-
an ON Monday next has been augment ed
by the naming of Il bcvy OF Democratic
ladies To he added 10 tho list of names
already published. Those who were
ycstcgday asked 10 act are:
Mcsdam"s ". y. Silver, =. i. -. ROun-
dy. Anna Pierccy. Anna Meier Prudence
Brown. Eizahcth Jones. nebecca Brown.
Fisher Harris. II. W. T:ranch W. w
Clun. Harriet Dyer. George G. Riser. W.
*. Reed, Sarah Icntrcss, Andrew Jacob
son. IL. j. Haywood. :. \. Kenucr all
of this city. and Mrs. William NJ. Roy
lance OF Provo.
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RUSHING WORK ON!
HOTEL UTAH AN

So far eight carloads Of steel ,hp na'
received for the annex N
Utah. now under CONSTRUCTION, ,,,c,' Sr'
work is proceeding with az ,'o''
as weather conditions pernas',. ,as .t.<,
Yesterday several of the pis s,'r, s,
were set on their cemen, lyp ,,an Il
Monday will begin The n,nes e,rvuO Id
steel superstructure: opening, ths'
ibo brick work into the steel OF -,s%s VA
building having already been ,hs m n
contractors figure that A. d. sill
FIVE weeks from today u'eJ Lac e
the steel framework All u" va
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-24
CHARLES n. POST TO
TAKE NEW POSITION

Charles II. Post. WHO has boon credit
representative with the Waikor Bros
Mercantile company FOR nearly aye years
past has resigned that position TO accept
n place with the Metropolis. New. Irrtgs
lion company.
MI Post IL asscciatng himself Wits
il. l.. Sicgci In tho new business and
viii have his headquarters here In Salt
Lake. going to Nevada as his duties with
the concern may call him there. He Is
10 be general agen; for the irriGs don
rompany and regards his new position as
on advance IN the business world. He
leaves hiS old place with The good wishes
ri all Ills former associates ?pd carries
with him into his rcw field II effort
The esteem ~ large number OF friends
throughout the city.