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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17

for is "two-inch asphalt topping"
on a hve-inch concrete base.
This description is interpreted by
the legal department, which drew the
notice. 10 mean but one thing. namely,
rock asphalt. The notice is being cited
by the city commissioners as evidence
OF their intention 70 use Utah ma
terials. an intention formed more than
a week previous 10 the present arita
tion for Utah materials
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
CONTROVERSY OVER
PAVING CONTINUES
Hearing on Order to Show
Cause Is Postponed I'm
til Saturday.
ASHTON LEAVES TOWN
Commission ExonerateS Du-
der; To Sue Homer if Work
Is Delayed.
ASHTON LEAVES TOWN

Progress in the paving controversy
in which Attorney +. c. Ashton is en-
desvoring 90 force the city commits
sioners either 10 throw out tho bids
recently received for street paving, or
10 use the material owned by a Carbon
county company. yesterday took five
important steps
The first was n move TO delay the
hearing Of the order to show cause and
the continuance of that hearing until
Saturday morning at 10 o clock. The
second was the filing OF an amended
complaint charging that John Dudcr.
assistant city engineer, and en-
ployees of the department, altered
the specifications. The third was
decision reached at special
meeting OF the city commissioners,
10 file sult for damages against Thomas
Homer II has injunction proceedings
cause any delay in the street paving.
The fourth was determination by the
commission 10 provide for the further
use of Utah paving materials, and TO
eanse the laying OF more than one
mile OF Utah rock asphalt in cX.
tensions Nos. So and 75. bids for which
havc not yet been taken. The fifth
was tho determination Of basis for
The city's defense against the injunc
ton proceedings
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
Ashton Goes to Denver.

Early yesterday morning Attorney
Ashton found that il would be Deces-
sarv for bim 30 go to Denver on an
interstate commerce matter. He did
not know just when he would return.
Proceeding 10 Judge r. ID. Lewis : court
he asked TO have tho hearing Of the
injunction proceedings continued.
Harper i. Dniupy was notified of
the move and entered m emphatic
protest against continuance. Finally
Attorney Ashton remembered that his
law partncr. III c. Edwards. would be
in the city on Saturday, and the hear
ing was set for that timo,
The amended complaint, which was
;iled in the case yesterday afternoon.
charges that employees OF the city en-.
gineering department rejected the bids
submitted by Contractor Hcman for
paving extensions Nos. IS. 10 and SO;
that later John Dudcr, assistant city
engineer. wrongfully and unlawfuIly
instructed and required the employees
OF said computing department. and the
said employees. pursuant to his instruc-
lions, supplied certain arbitrary fig.
ures' opposite certain items; that the
instructions given by Duder "were
given with the intent of discriminat~
in. against certain OF said bidders and
to show favoritism to Contractor
UcmSu
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
OFFICERS SELECTE|
FOR WILSON d
Ashby Snow Is FIonoreI
His Election to ths
Presidency. n
MEETING ENTHUSIAc
Record-Breaking Crowd /.
pected at Rally to b
Held at Lagoon.
MEETING ENTHUSlA|

The Woodrow Wilson club /
Lake City held its second ga.
the hall of the Consolidatca
company last night. Tho i'm.
business in order was the elae}
permanent officers for the al.
10 hear the report OF the can
which has in charge the big Dem
rally to be held at Lagoon, Aur
The nominations. for Offices.
made by a nominating com
which had been appointed at n.
ing last week for the purpose az
ing men best fitted for the
Two, and in some cases, thrss
were presented by the commits
each office. Though noisy n
with the iusistence of the as1
of certain of the nominees m,I
the effect that they could nof
if elected, the meeting was han
and no serious conflicts occurre3
choice of officers resulted AZ 4,
Ashby Snow, president; L. n
tineau, vice president; b. q
secretary George Dorm, treasureI
liam II. King. 4. j, Weber, O.
Sullivan, q. b. Blakely and Pa
Hill, members of the board n
ernors.
The choice OF officers was ma
the most part, by acclamatiou M
withdrawal OF all but the one
voted upon. The nearest apuro
discord came when the choice
five members of the board of
Dors became the order OF 4.
Many names for board mcnbe1
been presented by the committe|
several others were put in noniI
The difficulty arose in making n
Of one man from each Of the 81
nicipal wards of the city. Ths \
tions brought to light the far
some half dozen members fro
Fourth ward had been nominaio|
Candidates MagnanimouS
Tho wealth of candidates ~
Fourth caused the most of ths
men from that district to ariss d
en- masse, each clamoring for u1
tion from the chair, When ths
sary recognition had been obtsin
was found that each wished q
draw in favor of another. Alm.
were present those who would i
among the governors some Of the|
democrats-the word "young'
used advisedly, and hastily sub
by the comparative "younger.
Following the election Of a
committees proposed by the non
committee were elected and vi
charge OF the celebration at L
They were as follows:
Finance and ticket committee
Carlquist, George Fl. Islaub,
Snow, T. II, Fitzgerald, Roger n
B; G. Blakely and Frank B. 81
advertising committee. b. 8. Riu
G. Penrose of the Deseret New
ter Sloan of the Evening EIe
J. B. Miller Of The Tribune. N
Bagby Of the Herald -Republicsp|
sic committee, John Jones,
Thurman, ]. s. Barker; decc|
committee, P, T.. Conner, John 3
Orson Spencer; badge commit
w, Mckinney. G, l.. Olson, Geo||
Sullivan; speakers committee, n
Il, Wallace and S. r. Thurman.
dies committee will be appointed
In q few days.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
Bids Retabulated.

''On the suggestion OF Mr.. Diniuny
rs 70 The fairest method of procedure,
and on the order OF majority OF the
commission. the bids were retsbulated.
Insertions wero made where the minor
omissions occurred, not only In Mr..
Henan's bids, but in those OF the Bird
Mendenhall company, who, in the final
tabulation. ranked second.
''The amounts TO insert were taken
from the bids Of Mr.. Moran, who was
the highest Of the three lowest bid.
ders. This method of figuring, we be
lievc. was eminently fair, and when
the order for the insertions was de.
termined upon, we did not know
whether the totals would change the
rank Of the bidders or not.
AS a matter of fact. tho total
amount of the insertions, in both the
Heman and the Bird -Mendenhall bids.
aggregated s2,6os.s9. or less than one
land one-half per cent OF the total
amount of the bids for the FIVE e1teu.
sions in question
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
Duder Exonerated.

Tho complaint further alleges that
among the rules and regulations so
laid down, published and promulgated
by the commission are the following:
''No alterations by erasure or inter
lineations will be allowed and permis-
sion will not in any case be given for
the withdrawal. modification or cx-
PLANTATION OF any bids Also, Gan
blank spaces in the proposal must be
filled in, bnt no change shall be made
in the phrascologv OF the proposal, nor
shall any additions be made TO the
items Also No bid will he accepted
which does not contain an adequate or
reasonable price for each aud every
item named in the schedule of quaint.
tics, and also that these instructions
are TO be construed with and made
part OF the contract
After reading the amended COM
plaint Commissioner x. p. Morris and
City Engineer y. II. Blossom complete
ly exoncratcd Mr.. Duder
"Tf any one is TO blame II is tho
commissioners said Mr.. Morris.
"When il was found. after the tabu-
lation was started. that some Of the
minor items were omitted q meeting
of majority of the commission, with
Mr.. Dininny. Mr. Blossom and Mr..
Duder was held in the city engineers
Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
Lottle spiIzer Wants Divorce.

Lcttie Spiker desires to sever the
legal ties binding her to Leslie Spiker,
her husband. In petition for divorce
which she filed this morning, she claims
that she and Leslie were married Aug
us+ %, 1911. Since that time he has
failed to contribute toward her sup
port that she has been required to
ask others to support her for the last
four months and that he has been ex-
tremely cruel to her. She describes
his cruel conduct abusing her by
calling her vile names and using in
decent language for the purpose of in
juring her feelings and to destroy all
legitimate ends of matrimony- She pc
titions for divorce, the custody of
their one child and such alimony and
suit money as the court might consider
reasonable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
GILMORE FOR TAFT.
Fredonia Editor Is Also Candidate
for Elector.

In answering inquiries sent out TO
candidates for presid entail elector by
the Beloit Gazette, John Gilmore. the
veteran editor of Fredonia, declares
emphatically that he will vote Tor
President Taft.
The Inquiries were as follows:
l. Do you consider that a presi-
Dental eIector is morally bound to
vote for the. nominee of his own party
in the electoral college?
2. If nominated and elected as a
presidential elector on the Republl-
can ticket in Kansas this fall, Will you
cast your vote for William Howard
Taft, the Republican nominee for
president of the United States?
Mr.. Gilmore made this reply:
Il consider that-a presidential cleo
tor is morally, politically, relIglously
and lawfully (unwritten law and by
every instinct of manhood, honesty
and decency bound to vote for the
nominee of his own party in the
electoral college. For him to do
otherwise would be scoundrelly act
and should bar him from the right
of citizenship and stamp him as des-
titute of honor and patriotism.
IF nominated and chosen presiden-
tial elector on the Republican ticket
in Kansas this fall, L will vote for the
candidates on the Republican national
ticket-Wm. Howard Taft for presi-
dent and Jas S. Sherman for vice
president.
THE integrity and fidelity of our
citizenship and the strength of our
Republican form of government nave
been proudly and impressively illus
trated in the fact that never during
the 1913 years since Washington was
first chosen has any presidential cleo
tor betrayed the political party which
chose him The only instance of
technical default was during the pc
riod when the state legislatures Sc
lected the members of the electoral
college That was in 1920 at James
Monroe's second election. There was
no organized opposition to him, but
one New Hampshire elector voted Tor
John Quincy Adams simply to pre-
vent Monroe's election from being
unanimous, that such distinction
might attach to Washington alone.
danger which followed the election of 1876
the absolute faith and loyalty of Repuo-
lican members of the electoral colleSe 10
the voters they represented was even
more strongly demonstrated hayes nau
1S5 and Tflden 1874 electors, and though
this ELECTROMAGNETIC in the coun-
tryS history-gave rise to fears ana
alarms as involving the integrity OF the
electors, not one of the 1S5 Republicans
departed from the path of duty ard
honor.
other person in Kansas claiming to be IN
telligent would show his Imperfect con.
ception of the real spirit and methods %
our political institutions as TO seriously
entertain much less advocate, the pro-
position that presidential electors chos6n
on the national ticket headed by WIN. n;
Taft for president could properly anu
honorabIy arrogate the gfght to vote Ie1
some other man for president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
COST OF HUNTING
Kansas Hunters Paid Over
$4,000 Past Year.
Auditor Reports Revenues
Fish and Game Laws.
ALSO $4,000 EXCISE TAX
This Comes From Express and
Pullman Companies.
Crawford County Paid Most for
Hunter Licenses.

With reports from just 100 of the los
Kansas counties, the report issued to-
day by State Auditor w. E. Davis
shows that for the fiscal year ending
July 1, Kansas realized $41, 123 from the
provisions of the fish and game laws.
This amount includes fees for hunting
licenses and fines for violations of the
fish and game laws-where fines were
collected.
Five counties did not report. Among
Prof. Dyche, the state fish and game
warden. other counties not reporting
are Atchison. Gray. Stanton and Wich-
tia counties. With returns from these
counties. 1t is probable that the reve-
nue. from the fish and game department
will reach a total of nearly $43, 900.
Added to this revenue is a report
from Mr.. Davis showing more than
$4,000 in excise tax. These items in
clude $14013.81, collected from express
companies. This revenue is based on a
levy of 4 per cent of the earnings of
the express companies after paying
transportation and other operating ex-
penses. There is also SO, 1851 for the
state in revenue from private cars in
Guiding the Pullman service. This tax
on the Pullman cars is about one-third
that of year ago. The $50 900 charged
last year is now in litigation in the
federal court and the Pullman company
is asking that the state be enjoined
from the collection of about SIC, 900 of
the amount levied.
II the matter of fish and game reve-
nue., Crawford county shows the larg-
est payment, while Shawnee county is
second, Wyandotte third Cherokee
fourth, and Montgomery fifth. These
are the only counties which paid more
than $1,000 into the treasury under the
provisions of the law. Crawford conn
" paid $3,791.30 and Shawnee s.. 38s.
Morton county, which reported but 50
made the smallest payment The reve-
nue. realized from the various counties
is shown in this table
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
Election Blanks Were Sent Out by
Secretary of State.

Although several newspaper COM
plants were made concerning the date
of mailing the primary election blanks
from the secretary of states office, the
records show that this year the blanks
were sent several days ahead of the
tipee prescribed by law. Because of the
work in rotating the names of the 10
candidates for presidential electors, the
job of compiling blanks this year was
heavier than at any time in the past.
The lists OF candidates were presented
to the canvassing board on Monday of
last week and the following day the
lists were compiled and sent to the
printer These blanks, some of them
eight feet in length, were returned to
the secretary of states office Saturday
and were mailed at once. All of the
blanks reached their destination not
later than Monday, several days ahead
of the time required by law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
KEEP OFF BRIDGE
Unless Important Business
Requires Passage of River.
They Are Paving Melan Bridge
and Crossing Makes Trouble.

Unless you have important business
in North Topeka, A. R. Young, city en-
gireer, suggests that you stay on this
side of the river. And if you live in
North Topeka and have nothing espe-
cially important on this side of the
river, take street car or Walk-don't
drive.
Beginning Thursday the Melan bridge
will be paved. Only half of the bridge
will be used at a time. Policemen will
be stationed at each side of the bridge
and the traffic will be regulated. The
fact that at normal times the natural
traffic over the bridge is congested has
led the city engineer to warn drivers
against using the bridge unless abso-
lutely necessary.
After the paving begins immense
steam rollers will be putting and
chugging and grinding on the bridge.
With only narrow thoroughfare, q
Scary horse would cause injury and
damage and probably death. The city
warns all owners of peevish horses
to keep away from the Melan bridge.
The city will not be responsible for
accidents from this source. City
Engineer Young makes special
warning against women or children
driving across the Melan bridge after
Thursday morning until the paving is
completed.
The Kaw Paving company begins
paved with asphaltic concrete and
the contractors guarantee the pave
ment for five years. The layer of
concrete will be laid over the present
brick paving. The cost will be a lit
tie more than $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
CLOSE CALL FOR KING.
Miners Killed by Explosion Near One
He Visits.

Conisbrough, Yorkshire. Eng, July
9.-Thirty miners were killed and two
injured by a coal damp explosion
which occurred in the Cadeby col
Hery here today.
King George who is making a tour
in the neighborhood, vest erday paid
visit to an adjoining coal pit.
Second Explosion Follows.
A second explosion occurred in the
Cadeby colliery this afternoon and was
followed by a fall of the roof in some
of the galleries which cut off the rescue
brigade of about 80 men who were in
in the mine at the time. The govern
ment mine inspector and manager of
the pit are known to have been killed
by the second explosion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
STOTTS IS SORRY.
That He Cannot Fit Up Dog Pound
Like AristOcratic Kennels.

The city commissioner of parks and
sanitation and all his deputies and Of
flee force should be placed behind the
bars, Yes, sir, behind the bars! And
enforced solidly sunken bars
The reason? Here it is. In the city
dog pound at the foot of Harrison
street the commissioner in charge has
neglected to place plate glass mirrors
in the doors. That isn't all. There is
no white enameled bath tub in the
corner and not a cake of Pears soap
is in sight. Not even a hand-stitched
initial towel is hanging on a polished
brass rail over that enameled tub. .
It is true that the city built new
dog pound this year. 1t is a concrete
the sewers, covered with a galvanized
iron roof. Every evening city en-
ployees flush out the pound with
hose. The dogs are well fed until
their day of doom arrives. Even
though they are dogs deserted by their
masters and inhabited by insects of
the jumping, hopping and skipping va
riety, they are given every considera-
ton. --.-
But there are no mirrors. no towels,
nor mahogany furniture nor fly swat
ters and the humane office, Mr.. King,
is complaining.
81 am awfully sorry that we are not
able to feed the dogs with spoon and
tuck them between white sheets every
night" groaned Commissioner Stotts
this afternoon. Truly, 1 apologize for
negIecting these trivial matters-but
YOU know l have been so busy with
other things that 1 have overlooked
few of the details. I am sure that this
published suggestion from Mr.. King
will meet with ready reformation on
II am so thankful for these little
health hints
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
$41,123.00
NORTH SIDE ROBBERY
Edmonds Jewelry Store Looted OF
Goods Valued at 5000.

In broad daylight between the hours
of 500 and 1880 in the afternoon the
JewelIy store of NJ. ]. Edmonds, SOI
North Kansas avenue, was broken into
Monday by burglars and jewelry to the
amount of 5000 stolen. As a result of
the burglary, the city police depart
ment is we'll filed with individuals
suspected of the work. An entrance
was gained to the store apparently
with ease through rear door which
was by no means burglar proof, the
lock on the door being defective
MIRA. Edmonds. the proprietor, left
mis- place of business, going home to
supper about 500, returning at 100
After lighting the light, which reveal
ed the chaotic condition OF the place,
he noticed a double door leading into
a back room, which had been barred
and bolted, was open, anG going to the
rear entrance discovered the location
of the burglars first entrance. Mr..
Edmonds then proceeded to go over
his stock hastily, after which he said
The probable loss would amount to
$500. However he stated today-that
the stolen articles amounted to about
5000.
by Edmonds, was thoroughly looted,
as were the show cases. One SO gold
watch. with six others zen diamond
rings from Il to u carat in size were
taken together with quite a num- Der
of a cheaper quality of rings. The
burglars in their haste missed the cash
drawer, which contained 500 in
money.
The work of the burglars was evil
IDENTITY planned by some ene quite ia
miliar with the premises said Chief
of Police Morris Jenkins today. 1t
was also done quietly and carefully,
however, being pushed for time and
apparently having all they could con-
veniently carry, quite a number of
valuable and more exper sive articles
were passed by and undlsturbed.
The robbery was almost an exact
duplicate of the one occurring at the
Platt store, which happened about
wear ago, except that the proprietor
was out of the store at the time. in
the same vicinity and same manner.
A number of suspicious characters are
now being held by the police depart
ment awaiting Investigation. Tony
Aver and NJ. Martinez, two MexicanS.
were arrested Monday evening, but it
was proven they were not implicated,
and they were later given their free
dom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
AT LOWER INTEREST.
DohIphan County ReTunding Bonds
Draw A II Per Cent.

me largest individual issue of re-
funding bonds filed in this state in
several years, reached State Auditor
Davis today when Doniphan county
sent $45O,OO0 worth of railroad aid
ponds to the state house. A second
heaVy issue came from Marion county
which sent 5000. 600 worth of bonds
which will be refunded
This is the second time that the
Donlphan county bonds have been re-
FUNDED The former issue bore a
per cent interest premium. while the
new issue is made at four and a half
per cent, saving of 10 per cent to
the county in interest payments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
A GOOD SHOWING.
state Printer Report Shows Surplus
for First Time

For tho first time since the state
nrinting nIant was established, it has
concluded a fiscal year without a de
fciency. In fact when the report was
compiled on July L, there was more
than $1,000 in the printing ana oln9-
80 end and this money was eXpeHd-
ed for stock to prevent its reverting
to the state treasury
In the report now being compiled by
w. c. Austin, state printer, 1t is SHOWN
that the appropriation for lapor anu
GENERATING expenses totalled to the dol
lar In the appropriations for mater
ials including printing and binding,
there was more than $1,000 on hand and
the new stock purchased will be used
in the work for the year just starting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
WIPED OUT BY FIRE.

WATERFOWL, July 9.-Fire. which is
still burning fiercely, practically wiped
out Grand Island park. St Lawrence
river this afternoon. The Columbian
and Wellesley hotels are in ruins, as
we'll as practically the entire business
portion of the park and about 200 cot
tages are in flames. The loss so Tar
is estimated at over 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
DEATHS and FUNERALS,

Thomas Laffery, % years of age,
died Monday evening at the State hos
pltal. The funeral was held this af-
ternoon. Interment was in Mt Au-
burn cemetery. Mr.. Laffery formerly
lived in Pueblo, Colo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09

Harry Wilson, father of a child of Marie
Bostrum: has been ordered to pay tie
sum OF $50 for the support of the child.
70 us HoInef and to pay the cost in the
COURTS wilson was arrested on the
charge of being the father of the child on
complaint of the mother who petitioned
that he be required to support if He
torneyS flled motion for new trial but
this was overruled by Judge Dana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09
FELL FROM WINDOW.
Little Redmond Boy May Die From
Injuries.

small son of william NJ. Red
mond, the negro grocer of 615 East
Tenth avenue, fell from second story
window this noon at 429 Kansas ave-
nue., striking the sidewalk and frac-
turing his skull. The boy. who is
or years of age, was taken to the
home of his father in a critical condi-
ton.