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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-28
WIFE MAKES ANSWER.
= Madeline Ford Ayers She Has Been
Wronged by Husband.
.'isl 10 Tho Tribune

Il - " H' llbunt.
lvsoEN May 21-Allegirg that she is
II enutled 10 divorce than her hus-
70 Mf-, Madeline Ford filed ain an
u 'oday 10 the divorce complaint filed
lorenzo Ford, the violin instructor.
l w weeks ago. III addition TO a de-
II. atS. Ford asks for the custody of
Gmof enid. "A division OF the com
I1sY property, general relief and ali
represented by the wife that dur
ue year lol0 Professor Ford became
IssoTed OF one OF his pupils. who was
as assistant in the studio He.
Ne'S. continued his attentions re-
Sc OF the wife pleadings, and upon
ssSion, when Mrs. Ford went TO
h%'Iie % ol the pupil to plead with
husband she WAS furcibly elected
'ne mouse. The answer also repro
Hat Mr.. Ford has not lived with
.,e .e since October. 1910, and that
t continued.
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SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS mEETINa

Notice: There will be a special meet
ing OF the stockholders of Hinvhan Cop
per Boy Mining company held az the
conpany's office. room 3l4 McCornict
building. salt Lake CITY. Utah: NJ lu
o'clock a. NJ on Tuesday. June 2s, 1el2-
The meotinS is called for the following
To elect n board of directors.
2 To devise and authoT'Se means Tor
r,vtpr tbe Indebtedness os the COM
cany.
& To authorize transfer 81 the prpT-
srty and assets OF the company to ieN
corporation. or a sole and transfer 10
paw indebtedness and wind up the com
pany affairs. A.,
Ry order OF tine board OF directors. MAY
A. HANAUER. JR., President
j II Eurd. Secretary. c<SHs
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Pioneer Is Buried,
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, May 27.-The funeral Of Mrs.
Hannah S. Randall, a pioneer resident Of
Weber county. was held today. with serv-
Ices at tho North Ogden chapel at 2
O'Clock. Bishop James Ward was in
charge of the services and other speakers
Wero Patriarch George w, Larkfn, Presi-
dent c. II. Middleton President G. c.
Richards and Mrs. Mary A. Jost The
ward choir furnished music. Intcrment
was made at the Ogden City cemetery
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TRl-STATE CONFERENCE
'sehtatlves Of German Evangelical
~''nsran Church to Meet in Ogden.
" 10 The Tribune

r,i. ''N = lpBIlSN
flWhN' m May. 27.-Opening on Thurs
Y sMIey 30. the sessions OF tic Colo
usirict conference of the German
Ssl,.al Sso,. church will be held in Ogden
M ~, ~, continuing over Sunday. Prom
n as,n.ntch officials from tho en-
so1S,.1ct. which Is composed Of idaho,
f,,ai colorado and Utah, as well as
~ rdstors from more dIsta nj states,
Esers,ann. M attendance. This Is the annual
|,q,,i",'e. ana the programme includes
bohs M oh on topics of popular interest
ssfis ,nurchcs In the district and also
IA VII general conditions will be re-
Ing ~. me days of The conference there
ron, p.ohc services each evening. the
Slp,ss % be delivered IN English. All
nam "essiohs will be conducted In
(IlssI sIe ministers OF the city have been
E' rhi, ADDRESS fellowship meet
y asoich ashalch will be held at 4 O'clock in
|f,,nc.n on the last day of the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-28
Ready for High School.
'ecial 10 The Tribune

Specla1 70 The Tribune.
OGDEN. May 27.-The examination pa
pers of the sub-high school of Ogden
have been graded and 151 pupils today
received certificates entitling them to en-
ter the high school next fall. The GER
the eighth A class who successfully
passed the examinations and completed
The prescribed course OF study. IL is
thought by school officials that large
proportion will take UP the high school
work next fall
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Nav Trial Refused.

wAsHrNGToN. May 81, s7..rhs ~ ,odSp dSSpF9d%e da
c0ul. ~. Grant a new trial to Chester
Gun" Iardan the actor convicted Of having
Murdered his wife near Boston Her dis
fc. Iu claimed that he WIS denied a
oTnriIintjonM trial because one. OF the
i,,nr. who sat In his case was found ~
yD hoen Insane tUcnty-tour hours
,ieNr e the verdict was handed in.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-28
Form New Company.

Special TO The Tribune
OGDEN. May 2T.-Articles OF ncorpora-
tion were filed today for the Hooper Can
Ming company. new concern which has
taken over the interests Of the one re-
Gently dissolved by action OF the stock
holders. The incorporators and officers
of the new company are w. J. Parker.
president; a. l., Brewer. vice president:
+, II. Hoag, secretary and treasurer
These. together with John Russell Of Roy
and Eliza p. Parker form the board OF
directors
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Humors

coms TO the surface in the spring, as
~ other season It's q pity they
IT, Ia,'t rnn themselves all off that way;
hug hut IN spite of pimples and other erup'
tions @ they mostly remain in the sys'
tenn That 3 bad -, 49,
Hood e, 3 sd1sfp sll the painful and disagur.
anu mh,.s thev cause. Nothing else
ing .dl.nses the systom and clears the COM
io-;o, like Hood e,
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Two Suspects Held.

Special to Tho Tribune.
OGDEN May HG-Detectve George
Wardlaw returned from Salt Lake City
today with ''Sert" Winslow. who was ar
cd there Saturday evening on In
formation from tho Ogden police, and Is
held suspect In the street car rob
berry which occurred here early last
Thursday morning. Ed Steelrod, another
suspect is also held by the police The
crew Of the street which was held
UP will be given an opportunity tonor-
row 10 Identify tho two men.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-28
Van Zweden Obssquies

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. May 27.--Funcral services for
John Van Eweden, Jr., the victim of the
nre at Ely. New. a few days ago, were
held mt the Eighth ward chanel at 9
o clock this afternoon, with Bishop James
Isylor IN charge other speakers were
iicber Scowcroft. Everett Neuteboom.
Bishop Oscar Turnquist and Joseph
BjurkIund. 1nterment was made at the
Cjtr ccmcfprv = ~
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Baby Is Burned,
Special TO The Tribune.

Special 70 The Trihunc.
OGDEN. May 27.--The neral services
for Boyd Edward Wilcox; the e-m2ntna
old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Wilcox
ssa5 Twcnty-eighth street. were. held on
the lawn AT tho home at . o'clock th,s
afternoon, Bishop w o. Ridges conduct-
ing The child died last evening, Follow
ing q brief Illness from scarlet fever, The
intcrnnent was In Ogden City cemetery
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-28
Builds Notable Bridge.
10 Tho Tribune.

SpeCIHI % Thc ITIUUHc.
OGDEN. MAY "a suspension bridge
225 feet I'm length and, spanning the Sal
mon river near Shupe, Idaho, IL the en-
cipeering teat Just accomplished by J, r.
Martin forest engineer for the Sixth dis
trlct Mr. Martin returned TO Ogden to-
day, having completed the supervision of
the construction.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-28
opst for Good Roads

gbpy ihe Tribune.
%. est.hny hny 27.-Ofticial confirmation
IN Webnsiinent of state road
sonnsc,is canyon TO South Weber
'nale u,,ns WIN the state ROAD II
trseioners received by The county
,!hr sisis t9dey In a communication
We ff,1t,e hlgh%ay commission. This
under consideration when
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oles From Cancer.

11bp,. A"s JTlbuue.
s,sliar play .f-Mrs. Sarah Eliza
Essr sales aged IS years, wife OF
oEden ea,es. medical examiner for
I: 9ISs PUBIC schools. died at her
pa th,s Harrison avenue, at $50
trom afternoon following a long
she I ~ cancer. Besides the bus-
One sIs,r'ivcd by three small chill
a 10 Sa,' Mrs, L. L, Goddard. re-
IA. Mont Lake, and ono brother in
''0' been snnouee1 .1e''i "'ranse'"'"''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-28
Granted Licenses to Wed.

Special 10 Tie TTIDuHe-
OGDEN, May 2I.-Ms rrlage licenses
were granted today to John Nyqulst and
Mrs. Anna Blank. both Of Ogden, and
Harry Edwards OF Dietrich, ldarr ane
Lila Rackham OF Ogden.
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SsoRGE KERR is DEAD.
'0"n CItIzcn OF Weber County Is
Ii. victim Of Cancer.
10 The Tribune.

;.,r Inc Tribune.
ktS r Ma? 2i.-Gcorsc Kerr. son OF
E0risl nlaster here, died at the Dee
q Inn hospital This afternoon follow
lars ne nuleSs from cancer. He WIS
niits ussge and had spcnt practically
WIDOW 'hie IN Weber county. Besides
= snd nc Is survived by seven chill
Of III. several brothers and sisters,
q, prin,ip ipothers IL Professor Andrew
Es.nSa salS Lake county, and another is
csre NJ alter Kerr, now studying in
Ss1sitr he n lattcr Is connected with tho
.taklnnn was removed TO the Larlsin
4 he fs fnnsa rooms. but no arrangements
e'al have yet beon made.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-28
Wife Granted Divorce.
Special TO The Tribune.

SpcVIaI 10 The Tr1bunr
OGDEN, May 2T.-An Interlocutory de-
cree OF divorce was granted by Judge
n. j, Harris today to Sarah A. Riddiough
IN her suit against John T. Riddiough
| Ihey were married in England May 10,
1883, the wife basing her claim for a
divorce on the grounds of desortion
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Inquiry Ordered.

BALTIMORE. Nd. May 27.-Governor
Goldsborough today ordered an investi-
CATION OF charges OF cruelty In the pun,
ishment of prisoners at the Maryland
penitentiary here. Announcement was
made that the grand jury Will inquire
into the matter
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21
CARDUI WORKED LIKE A CHARM
After Operation Failed to Help.
 Cardui Worked Like a Charm.

Jonesville, s. CT suffered with vomanly trouble" writes Mrs. J. S. Kendrick, in a letter from this place, land at times, I could not bear to stand on my feet. The doctor said I would never be any better, and that would have to have an operation, or I would have cancer.
 went to the hospital, and they opcr- ated on me, but got no better. They said medicines would do me no good, and thought would have to die.
 At last tried Cardui, and began to improve, so I continued using it. Now, l am well, and can do my own work. 1 don't feel any pains.
 Cardui worked like charm"
 There must be merit in this purely vegetable, tonic remedy, for women- Cardui-for 1t has been in successful use for more than 50 years, for the treatment of womanly weakness and disease.
 Please try it, for your troubles.
 N.B.-Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept Chatta. Hooga Medicine Co.,. Chattanooga. Tenn. for Specia! sur Women." sent in plain wrapper. on request.
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NEWS NOTES FROM
 SHERIDAN, ARK.

Sheridan, Ark, Feb. 2O.-A. s. Ash craft, of Erin, was in town today look. ng after business matters.
 Rev. M. W. Manville and wife went o Hot Springs Saturday.
 Milburn Lcugan closed a successful erm of school at Aim, February 16 with a fine concert.
 s. A. Wil:on has rented the Bales aouse and will run a boarding house.
 J. R. Neville and wife made q ,usnes trip to Little Rock Saturday. hey vii return today
 Ex-Judge Wm. Sheppard was in own Saturday attending the Demo- ,ratic committee meeting. Judge Sheppard is g cousin of Congressman ferris F. Sheppard, of Texas.
 J. w. Worthen returned last night rom a business visit to Broken Bow, Okla.
 The regular term of the Crapt cir ,uit court convened here today Court 7ill probably be in session two weeks.
 I. s. McCleland, B. R. Posay, D. E.. Vaddell and J. R. Matthews, of Sheri- Ian, went to the closing of Milburn )ougan's school at Aim Friday.
 Houston Walker, of Hensley was ere yesterday to attend the funeral Mrs. Wallin.
 W. A. Minges caught large wild at near Sheridan Friday while trap ,ing fer mink.
 Stephen Brundidge, candidate for or the United States senate, will ad- lress the voters of Sheridan next Fri lay
 Miss Alta -Busick visited her par ents at Belfast Saturday and Sunday.
 I. s. McCleland will probably enter he race for county and probate judge 3f Grant county.
 Joe Hamilton, of Cherry Grove, vas ill town Saturday on business.
 Sam Nixon has sold his fam, si- uated one and one-half miles west of Sheridan to w.. A. Graenlee, and will remove to Sheridan.
 The truck growers are very busy his week preparing their ground. Most of them have planted Irish po- tatoes. 1f
 w. S. Harper, of Benton, was in own Sunday.
 Houston Gean, cashier, for the Twin City Bank of Argenta, was visitin, his parents, Sheriff and Mrs. J. B. Gean, in Sheridan Sunday.
 Mrs. Bales, E4.c, who has been Sheridan several days on business 1as returned home.
 The Rebecca Lodge of Sheridan will give a concert at the court house Tuesday night. The proceeds will be used in paying for new organ the ladieS recently purchased : Mrs. Ed Duvall is still very sick at her home in Sheridan.
 Mrs. D. E. Nixon is improving from an attack of la grippe.
 MT. and Mrs. M. w. Elkins are the proud parents of ia fine son who ar rived yesterday.
 Wm. Pucket and family returned to ylio Sunday after visit of several lays in Sheridan MT. Puckett is an engineer on the Anderson and Saline 'ailfoad.
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LENTEN SERVICES
 AT TRINITY CHURCH

Rector Charles L. W.-Reese, of Trinity Parish, makes announcement of Lenten services in Trinity church as follows:
 Ash Wednesday, Litany, Peniten- tial Officio and Holy Communion. 1O:30 a. m.
 Thursday. Evening Prayer and Ad-
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dress, p. m.
 Friday. Litany and Address, 7:30 P. III.
 Saturday fSt. Matthias Day), Holy Communion, 30 a. m.
 TAe rector hopes that the members of the Parish will arrange to attend
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21

An old roof can be made new by using our Tiger 2-ply rooiing-and it's low in price-Clcveland-M Hardware Co. 1T.
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as many of the Ldntcn services a possible.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
Unintentional Suicide
n the August Strand.

From the August Strand.
1t is always a mistake to jump to con-
illusions, and here is an instance in point.
One day last summer wealthy American
who lives in Paris was playing baccarat
at the Casino at Enghien. The gentleman
in question has a simple system of his
own. He loses only a fixed sum, and,
when this is gone, stakes no more.
On this occasion he had reached his
limit losses, and, turning to a lady who
was sitting next him, remarked: There
goes my last louis. I shall not play any
more" At the same time he took a. little
tortoise shell box from his pocket, opened
1t, and slipped small white lozenge into
his mouth. Next thing he knew was that
he was in the hands of four stalwart at
tendants, who caught him from behind.
swung him out of his chair and carried
him out of the Casino into a small room
adjoining. Refusing to listen to his angry
protests they hastily laid him on a sofa,
forced his jaws open and poured a strong
emetic down his throat.
The consequence was so immediate and
disastrous that the poor man was beyond
speech for the next quarter of an hour.
BY that time it was too late for his ex-
PLANTATION that the lozenge was merely
sulphate of quinine and that the Casino
were idiots for jumping to the
conclusion that he had lost his last penny
and taken q poison.
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lie. How many grains did the temple

pie. How many grains did the temple
get?
Within three seconds came the an
swer (Which had to be translated):
00,913, 70a. with 50 as the fraction over
The boy was told that the answer
should be 100.913.719. He shook his
head, and, though the sum was repeated
to him. maintained that he was right
The education department representa-.
tive the next day had to admit that he
had miscopied the answer and had also
omitted the fractional part in the copy.
it appears that Arumugan has pos
sessed this remarkable faculty of cal
culating since his twelfth year. The
story goes that four years ago he was
at a religious festival and was sleep
ing in the precincts of a temple, when
an ascetie'' appeared to him and wrote
something on his tongue"
A friend of the boy, Mr.. Arunacha-
lam says that Arumugan does his cal
culations by very short cuts" He
added: Take a simple sum In multi
pllcation, say. of 2555 and 3437. He
would take one of the factors as $500
or 2lb thousand, with remainder 55.
The other factor he would take as $500.
less SO. He would multiply 1900 by
$500 and then make the necessary adj
dition for the remainder SO of the fac
tor, and the necessary subtraction for
the difference 63.''
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members so the quorum was more than
full.
So matters stood, when on December B.
the soldiers on guard admitted num-
Der of persons. two at a time, TO the Up
per floor of the state house. These Elen
all wore concealed badges. They were
expected from the gallery to fire upon
the Hampton legislature. The soldiers
would then rush in, fire and a great flow
of blood would be the end
Nothing could be gained by the Hamp-
ton cause, in permitting the enemy to
execute his plan. The Hampton repre-
sentatives retired in order. They met
elsewhere and inaugurated Hampton.
The success of the redeemers in South
Carolina was complete. The infamous
government Of ten years persisted.
We return without regard to chronology
to Alabama. The editor of the Tuscaloosa
Monitor, Ryland Randolph young man,
was arrested by the soldiers in his office.
He applied to Judge Mudd of the circuit
court for bail. The judge fixed the bail
and accepted the bond. General Meade
then commanded the military district. He
ordered Randolph sent back to jail. Som
merville and McEachin, the prisoners
attorneys, applied to United States Dis
trict Judge Busted for the writ habeas
corpus and 1t was allowed by the court.
General Meade set the order of the court
aside.
Randolph and seven other young men
were crowded into a dirty calaboose at
Selma, preparatory to their shipment to
Dry Tortugas, where seven from Eutaw
had already been consigned.
AS last resort, General Hardee, who
lived In Selma, gave a dinner in his pri-
yate residence to his "old armyp friend,
General Meade. A number of Selma gem
tiemen were invited, among them Chan
cellor J. r. John. Hardee introduced the
chancellor to the guest of honor FOR the
day. with special complimentary 'hrase,
commencing him as q gentleman from
whom the commander might receive most
reliable knowledge, etc.
Mrs. Hardee sat at the head of the table,
with her familiar and rarest charm OF
manner and tact of conversation. The
commander, sat at her hand. The cham
ennor sat near. The dinner was long
drawn out.
ent.al Meade heard OF things new to
him. He relaxed. He opened the Gala
boose door.
JOHN WITHERSPOoN DUBOsB.
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A MENTAL PRODIGY
16-Year-0ld Boy Astonishes Educa-
tors by Rapid Calculating

From Tid-Bits
Add together s.5ss.4s771s,826 and
9e, 2es. 5ss.
Multiply 45.9s9 by s6472s.
Find the fifth root of 69.s4s.957
What weight of water is there in a
room flooded two feet deep. the room be-
ing Is feet by nine inches by 10 feet
four inches. and cubic foot of water
weighing 82h pounds?
Doubtless the majority of readers
would consider II quite impossible to
give answers 70 these sums within a
few seconds without making caicula-
lions on paper. That it is possible,
however, was proved recently at a
meeting of the ceylon branch of the
| Royal Asiatic society of Colombo by a
sixteen-year-old Tamil boy named Ar
umugan, who, when tested by experts,
not only gave answers to these sums
in few seconds. but also to other diff
cult arithmetical problems. What made
his lightning calculations more. as
founding to those present was the fact
that, apart from his marvellous calculat-
ing capabilities, Arnmugan Is quite IL
llterate and displays little intelligence
in other subjects.
The test to which he was submitted
was of a particularly severe eharac-
ter, representatives of the Ceylon de-
partment of education having prepared
series of most complicated sums. The
meeting was held under the presidency
of Sir Hugh Clifford, colonial secretary
of Ceylon. and such was the marvellous
capability of the boy that in some cases
hardly had the last word of the inter-
probation of the sum-for Arumugan
cannot speak English-been uttered be-
fore the correct reply was given.
The following problem was answered
| in three seconds. A chiefly gave as a
treat to 173 persons a bushel of rice
each Each bushel contained S,4S1, 272
grains, and the Chiefly stipulated that
II per cent should be given to the tenn