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The Keota news., 1912-10-04
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WESTERN.

Mrs. A. w. Miller OF Denver, prob
ably was fatally injured in runaway
At Pittsburg, Kan.
One man was killed and three in
jured when a police automobile skid
ded into q crowd in Salt Lake.
Otto McKnelly, twenty-one years
old, was arrested at Wellington, Kan,
on the charge Of having murdered his
father. mother and sister.
At Tucson, Ariz.. 1t is stated Pas
cual Orozco has more than a million
dollars in European banks as re-
suit of his revolutionary activities.
Homeseekers' rates to Pacific coast
points will not be discontinued next
year. as was suggested recently by
Ten thousand men, women and
children united In a monstrous parade
at Chicago in protest against the vice
openly Haunted in the redlight dis
trict.
The University of Missouri is to
have . college girls darning and
mending bureau. and the young men
collegians are to be the principal ones
benefited.
Young China celebrated at San Fran
cisco the first anniversary Of the new
Chinese republic, with much feasting.
speechmaking and music by American
bands, but no fireworks.
Mother Mary de Sales Gerraghty.
aged 80 years, died at st. GATHERINGS
hospital in Omaha. She was sister
Of mercy and had been active in the
educational work Of the sisterhood for
sixty years.
Beal Sneed. the Amarillo banker.
slayer Of Albert G. Boyce. when his
attorney referred to the once happy
home Of the Sneeds and its ruin by
the man he killed September IA.
A. q. Chapman. the municipal fly
catcher. who has been employed to
make Redlands. CAL. "flyless town"
has his first report on file. showing
that between September / and Sep
tember "a. he killed approximately
3.760.000 flies.
Albert Falconer, county attorney Of
Cowley county. Kansas. q raiser Of
blooded White Orphington chickens.
attributes the death Of many fine
.eockerels to diet Of grasshoprers.
The chickens were seen to eat hop
pers and die soon afterward.
Either F. Augustus Heinze, the cop
per magnate, or his son. spent .
couple of hours in Denver on his way
to Texas in company with woman
who is declared by Denver newspaper
men and In Trinidad to be Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, wife of Harry Thaw.
A slightly wounded Mexican ranch
man was rescued near Moreno, Sonora,
being pinned to the ground by pile
Of dead mems bodies. according to ad-
cices received at Tucson, Ariz. Yaqui
Indians on the warpath in Sonora. be-
low the border at this point. had kid.
mapped thirteen ranch hands in raid
on the Tapia ranch.
The Keota news., 1912-10-04

People who are crippled in the head
get less sympathy than any other Grip
pies.
The Keota news., 1912-10-04

1t is easier to 60 broke in a hurry
than 1t is to get rich quick.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
DECISION VITAL To
LAND CLAIMANTS 6
Court Rules on Question Af-
fecting Rights of Town
of Lund.

A decision from the general land Office
All Washington affecting a controversy Of
last year between contestants for land
at Iund. Utah, was received yesterday
at the local land Office.
The decision rcvcrscs an order or can
collation. issued at the local office in the
case Of John \. Root AGAINST Ernest L..
Carter both .of Lund, each of whom laio
claim To- a portion OF land described as
sec ton 81 township 20 south, range -
west. The contestant Root, WAS award
cd one half OF tho lnnd In controS erSy.
Carters claims 10 the entire parcel be-
Ing cancelled
Judge Joshua Greenwood Of Lund an
aens OF Lund il being claimed that the
land in question was a part Of the town
sitn and had been laid off in streets. lots
and alleys. 1t was alleged by Root that
Carter had not heen in possession OF the
lard and mad not improved il but had nc-
while he. the contestant, had farmed the
portion of land claimed nv both men and
had made many improvements thereon.
The local court ruled against the town,
holding that most OF the business and res
idenco buildings are on the right OF wav
Of the Salt Lake Route and not on tho
disputed acres.
An appeal WAS taken from this deci-
sion by Carter and. in the decision re-
Ceived YESTERDAY from Washington. neith
he NOE Root are sustained In their conten-
tions but tho town OF Iilnd figures as the
victor, the government officials boldiug
that while the plat % Lund has not been
officially filed with the proper county and
state officers. the existence Of a plat is
known and recognized by the railroads
long chain OF unbroken decisions In SINH!
lar cases.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS
ON FIRE PREVENTION

1t was announced Yesterday by Willard
Done. state Insurance commissioner, that
with the approval OF Superintendent A.
G. Nelson or the state schools. he VIII
Offer a FIRST prize Of SO and a second
prize of s. for the two best ESSAYS on
Fire Prevention" TO be written bY Du-
pills OF the seventh and eighth grades OF
the public schools Of Utah. competition
being limited TO those not over lG years
OF age.
The aim s TO have the winning ESSAYS
and others considered worthy of the "a"
,nction. published and read as a part OF
The exercises Of Fire Prevention Day.
October Q. 1912. Though full details as
TO rules ~ competition and grading OF
essays have not vet been completed by
the commissioner. he has a tentative
plan by which the selection will be made.
According 70 this plan the county super
intendentS OF the various counties OF the
state viii be asked 10 send in what they
consider the best essay prepared by Du-
pil In the county. These ESSAYS will then
be submitted 10 committee al Judges
composed ~ prominent insurance men.
the fire chief Of this city and possibly
newspaper editors.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
CITY AND VICINITY

FUNERAL SERVICES for Mrs; Eliza
beth c.. wins who died in Livingston,
Mont, were hold in the S. NJ Taylor
funeral chapel yesterday morning. The
speakers were Hcber J. Grant, a nephew
OF the deceased, and Joseph z. Taylor
Music was furnished by the Pyper-
dedicated by Rulon :. Wells.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Gus Eran-
borg. who was killed In Il snowsilde in
Big Cottonwood canyon last Saturday:
will be held from the Samuel NJ. fay
lor & Co. undertaking chapel this after
Simpkln will nave charge OF the services
and burial will be in Mt. Olivct ceme
terry.
THE USUAL summer tourist rates
both east and west have been announced
by the officials Of the Chicago g. North
Western. Among the rates between diff
ferent places is announced: s4S from
Chicago TO Salt Lake s44.50 from Chi
from Omaha TO Salt Lake City.
FOR THE first time since he was
stricken with Illness several weeks ago.
Judge .. w. Powers was able to sit up
In chair for short time Yesterday.
That he is conva ale9cins in manner en-
tircly satisfactory to his physician will
be cheering news TO many friends
THE ROTARY CLUB met at lunch
con at the Commercial club yesterday.
c. a. Qulsley presided. with Samuel F.
been served an Informal discussion on
subjects brought before the organization
took place.
JOHN CARROLL Of Bingham, a miner
by occupation. filed petition in yolun
tary bankruptcy III the federal court
yesterday He gave his liabilities as
s1530.d d5 and assets as Sf2i.6j. Of which
amount he claims Slt5 Az exempt.
ALLEGING FAILURE 10 provide and
desertion Emma Murdock Don began
suit in the Third district court yester-
day for a divorce from Mariino Don
NAOMI LODGE No. I and Miriam
lodge No. 3, Of the Rebekaas. viii give
a character ball In odd Follows hall. on
Postoffice place, this evening.
THE REV. L, S. 8OWERMAN, pastor
OF he IDranuel Baptist church. left last
night for an extended trlp At Los An
Gcies and San Diego.
THE UTAH STATE POULTRY asso-
citation VIII meet at the Commercial club
building tomorrow evening.
YESTERDAYS local bank clearings
exceeded these of one year ago hy SG6c.-
500. 10
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
BIC COAL COMPANY
FILES ITS ARTICLES
Corporation Owns Large Area
of Coal Lands in Emery
County.

Articles OF incorporation OF inc I'm
cry Coal & Coke company of Emery,
in the county of that name, were fled
YESTERDAY with the secretary Of state.
Fifty-four incorporators are named. all
but two of whom reside in or near En-
cry and most Of whom being landown-
ers in that vicinity. II is believed that
the organization OF this company, close.
ly following the announcement in The
Tribune Of the plans for building the
Utah Coal railway, is another step to-
wards consolids tion of the coal inter
ests Of that section.
j. r. Sharp, n brother of William G'
Sharp. president of the United States
Smelling, Refining i Mining company,
is dominant factor in the organiza
ton. He holds 81 1-2 per cent of the
entire stock issue of 5000 shares; is
designated as trustee for the Utah Coal
e. Coke company, and is the vice presi-
dent of the new company,
The capital stock Of the company If
10000. divided into 5000 shades of the
par value Of 81 each. The officers are
D. II. Williams, president; ]. r. sharp
vice president: Alma Williams, sccre-
tary and treasurer. and A J. Broderlrk
Fl. c. Wickmau and a. Brinserhoff.
directors.
Many OF thc stockholders turn land
into the company and receive stock in
return. his land is located in the vi
cinity of Emery and Ferron townsites
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
Business Houses to the Num-
Der of Sixty-eight Offer
Window Space.
BANKS ALSO ARE IN LINE
Jesse Knight Contributes $50
for Two of His Mining
Companies.

Jesse Knight in behalf OF two mining
companies, has sent 70 the Manuiac
turers' association two checks OF s25
each to aid Utah Products week. April
10 6. They nre sent as contributions
from The Iron Blossom and the Colorado
Mining companies.
Yesterday morning the executive COM
mittee. composed of George 3. McAllister,
Jackson and j. w McHenry. called ON
81 number of merchants. and in two hours
secured window spaces from sixty eight
CT them Their report 20 headquarters
in the Vermont building showed that the
following firms had readily responded to
thcir appeal:
Il. G. NJ. L. Wilies- Horn Drug. Doserst
Book store. Jambourre Floral company,
|C. r. Savage company, James Houston,
T, a, Wilcox Grocery company, Bridge
Drug company. Home Fire Insurance
company OF Utah. Scrace Baking COM
Seit Lake Security & Trust company,
Cutler Bros. company, Richard L. Evans.
Seeil Brothers. Harry :. Margetts, W. A.
Neden Drug company, Goddard Invest
ment company. the Acme Shoe shop
Huddart Floral company, w NJ. Nc
Connhay; Galloway, Hoock & Francis;
Christensen & Anson company. schTamm-
Richter, Western Fuel company, ], g.
Jensen (; Son. r. *. Thomas, Utah Gas
&c Coke company, Globe Optical COM
pany, keeiey Candy company. Chamber
lain Music company. G. s Martin Coal
company Jenkins company,
Wonder Millinery, Kirbal & Richards,
Hanks 6 Davis r. b Smith; n; Din
woodey Furniture company, Utah Ma
tionaI bank, Barton & Co.. Vincent Shoe
company. u. G. NJ J. Drug, Bradford
Clothing shop. EIirschman Shoe company,
Christensen Shoe company, Hudson Bay
Fur company, Madscn. Owen & Sanders:
pany. Daynes- Beebe Music company, p.
Weinsiein. the Trinket Jcwelry shop;
George W. Ebert & Co. c. Cramer. CO.
Operative Furniture company, the AL
lance Investment company. Standard
Furniture company. Zlon's Savings Bank
& Trust company, the Toggeiy shop.
James G. GALLAGHER. American Evpress
company. w. Warner; New Boston cafe.
45 Main street
The proposal is that where merchants
do not thnseves carry lines OF Utah
| made goods they Will give over their
window space to rnanufacturers Of these
products. Where merchants do carry
such goods, however. they will make
| their own displays OF Utah products in
their own windows.
Banks OF the city have come into line
for the big week. They have requested
| that neat cards be prepared for their
windows, and these they Will give con-
spicuous places at their banking quar-
ters. This they consider 10 he about as
we'll as they can do, inasmuch as they
do not carry any homemade money.
ing will he held AT ths Vermont build :
ing headquarters TO receive an impor-
tant report from the publicity commit
| tee.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
ARCHITECT PROBLEM
IS STILL UNSOLVED
Capitol Commission May
Reach Decision as to Win
ner Within Two Days.

Though the capitol commission held its
first meeting In many weeks last night,
il arrived at no conclusion regarding the
architect whose plans arc TO be chosen,
The commission wishes to make a final
review or the plans and consult with the
architects once more before taking a vote
on the, question.
At last nights meeting, Ware & Tre-
canza Pope & Burton. Cannon. Fetzer
& Hansen and Richard kletting ap-
peared before the commission to eNplal IN
their plans. At A meeting 10 be held at
O'Clock this afternoon, lG)drcdgc &
Cbesebro and Watkins, Birch e Kent
will appear Other architects IN the
competition will he asked in turn 10 st
TEND the meetings, and after a brief re
view a nnal consultation will he held.
which is expected 70 result in the an
nouncencnt OF the winning architect.
This will In all probability be within the
next oTty-eight hours.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13

TF all the snow. hail sleet and rain
that fell in Salt Lake during Feb
ruary had been conserved in water
IL form in a mammoth reservoir and
he'd then been frozen, cut up into
blocks ard sculptured into ice palaces,
each OF the same cubic contents as that
OF the Hotel Utah. there could have been
formed Il string of Jwcntv-cight such Ice
structures. Their total weight would have
been i.5S2.$SS tons, the equivalent of the
combined weights OF go modern battle
sliips.
The precipitation OF February in Salt
Lake was l.S3 Inches. or Ill OF foot
This citN's area Is i5.04l square miles
or 1881 70l.07i square feet. Tho weight
Of FEBRUARY PRECIPITATION in Salt Lake
was 9.16f, f,;I6.TIS pounds, representing
a7.SlS.S19 cubic feet OF water There are
only III modern battloships in the world.
each averaging -. 600 tons Their com
bin ed weight is 3S4o. 300 tons. Or n million
tons less than tho weight OF Februarys
precipitation,
The great pyramid OF Cheops weighs
approximately 6S4S. 600 tons. The weight
OF Salt Lakes February precipitation is,
then. good deal moro than two thirds
OF the weight Of the massive Egyptian
structure.
In the Hotel Utah structure are con-
taineI 5.320000 cubic feet February's
precipitation in Salt Lake. if reduced TO
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
Rogue's Communication.

Sg Eosue addressed the city commits
siou IS follows IN submitting tabUIa
ion of the bids:
"Gertlemen-Re eferriuE to the action
which YOU took on March authorizing
me to solicit bids for city advertising for
The balance of tho year 1912, | herewith
submit tebuiaton OF the same from
the Tribune News. Herald Republican
snd Telegram.
In. asking for these bids from the
various newspapers, i stipUla ted they
should DC in my office not later than
o'clock y. N. March II.
- am handing YOU herewith supple
mentary bid from the Deseret Evening
News which Was received in my office
al ESQ n. -. iodsy. Yours very Truly,
WARREN c. BOGUE, {. r. 4.
March II. 1872
The supplemental bid OF the Deseret
News was as follows
Warren G. Eogue. c. r. a, city.
Dear Sir-Answering YOURS OF the Sth.
b~c 10 say thar We have already filed our
hid Cor city printing. giving rate Of ~
cents per inch OF notices 10 run one time
and FIVE times. and 80 cents per inch on
notices TO run twenty times
In consideration Of our receiving the
contract for the remainder OF the year
l?l9, we win discount these figures 3 Per
cent. making one and fivetirne notices
Us cents per inch: notices 10 run twcnty V
times 2Ss cents per inch; printed slips UP
10 100 free. over lao one cent per COPY.
Trusting this VIII be satisfactory, We are
Yours truly.
THE DESEREr NEWS,
I'll. @. Whitney, Business Manager"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
DECLARES PUBLIC
WILL SUFFER MORE
Attorney for Saltair Company
Discusses Franchise Granted
by the Commission.

'Refusal of the city commission 10
permit Saltair cars to operate on Main
street will work a hardship on the trav-
cling public said Franklin 8. Rich.
ards. attorney for the Saltsir company
discussing yesterday the grant Of a
franchise TO his company for the op
GRAFTON OF cars through the business sec
tion of the city "The company will
carry probably as many passengers
from West Temple street as If the cars
ran down Main, but the public will
have the Inconvenience of walking the
street TO the car line. This will work
somewhat of hardship on mothers
who take a family of several children
TO the beach resort
Mr.. Richards called yesterday morn.
ing at the city recorder 3 Office and Sc
cured copy Of the franchise, which
was passed Monday night by the com
mission Until be had given the terms
of the grant careful examination, nc
declined TO state whether or not his
company would accept the franchise
eve must first figure the cost of the
improvements required of us in return
for the franchise, - said the attorney
land see if we can afford the price
a meeting OF the directors will be held
within the next few days and 4 decision
in the matter announced. y
j. F.. Langford. vice president and
general manager of the company, also
is busily engaged in figuring out the
cost Of the required improvements and
would not state what the attitude OF
his company would be In the matter Of
acceptance or rejection OF the fran
chise
Incidentally, Mr., Lsnaford expressed
the thought that tho wishes Of the pub
lie would enter into their decision IN
the matter Last year, he said the
company carried $4,000 people out to
ard back from Saltair beach. As a
rule these passengers took trolley cars
TO reach the station TO 90 ont and to
go TO their homes on their return. This
part of the transportation was neces
sarily made as convenient as possible
through transfers to the lines running
to the Saltair station. Should the re
sort people be compelled to come NJ
into town no farther than Wcst Temple
street it would require walk of one
block each way for nearly all passen
gers, under the present street car ser
vice arrangements.
Counted both ways, this would mean
unnecessary walks of 100000 city
blocks on tine part of Saltair patrons
or 100 400 miles
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
Moisture Falling in Salt Lake During February
Outweighs Battleships of the World.

water and frozen into great block OF
ice. would represent twcnty-eight times
The. size of the building AT the head OF
Main street.
Taking seven and one-halr gallons OF
water to the cubic foot. which is stand
ard. II is seen tnat i.i0S.64i, ,14t, 105 gal
Ions OF water fell in Salt Lake in Feb
ruarN. Carving out the deduction. il is
found that the preciptation of the month
put l91.S0s cubic inches OF water over
every square foot of ground in the city
This is the same ~ pouring ; IS quarts
of water over every square foot in the
city's limits
The area Of Utah is 81 800 900 acres. or
2.A2d, $40 200 600 square feet The average
precipitation IN Utah during February
was ,SS Of al inch or .oG of a foot Dur
ing that month. then. l31 6SA. .973. 600 cubic
feet OF water fell in the state, TNnis rep
resents $3.50. 26S .326 600 pounds. or 52C5 =
1874. lGS tons. The displacement Of the bat
tloship Utah is 2l,S2o tons. If tho snow
hail. sleet and rain that fell in the state
during February were frozen into ono
gigantic block OF ice il would he 195, 400
times bigger and heavier than the battle
shin Utah.
For the month OF February the nor
nal precipitation Is as inches, Precipi-
tation during February varies widely from
year 10 year. The dryest February on
record was in 1877. when the precipita-
tion was rs OF an inch The wettest was
in 1897. when it was 3.Si inches.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
NEW FREIGHT RATE
WILL HELP AUTOISTS

An advance Of cents gallon on gHsc-
line wholesale. rncentiv posted in the
eastern markets will affect the west
1rn consumer but one-ilslf that amount.
This Is because rho adoption az n now
freight rate January 81, gives the west
eTn user OF Ensoline A slight advantage
over the easterners An advance Of
cent in the retail price was posted To-
cally YESTERDAY, raising II from si.15 for
advance was the same the wholesale
advance. and while the wholesaler does
not suffer. the retail customer paws the
difference II Is announced that In GUAM
tites under five gallons the price re-
mains stationary.
Local automobile concerns estimate that
approximately 10000 gallons OF gasoline
are used bv motorists in this ciiy each
week. The garage price remains AZ -
cents. while the small consuweT blVIng
from the reRular markets paws IS cent
per gallon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
Arrangements Committee.

The following subcommittee on gen
cral arrangements was appointed. Gov
ernor William Spry, Thomas r. Cutler,
L. y. Stephens. Louis Telle Cannon, e.
+. Caffcy, !, 5. Eransford. W. 3. Beer.
Mayor Samuel c. Park, Joseph &c Caine,
d s. Spencer. Wesley F.. King, G. II.
Mabey, Rountiful f, j. Kicsel, Ogden:
c. NJ Whitmore Nephi; ", NJ. Roy
lance, Provo. II. Bullen. Jr,, Logan,
The subcommittee on general ar
rangcments was empowered TO appoint
sub committees as might be necessary,
The committee decided that il would re-
main Il permanent committee on general
until after the convention.
The finance committee decided TO hold
its first meeting Friday at 1880 p, m.
at the Commercial club
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
FRESHMEN OF HIGH
SCHOOL ORGANIZING

Yesterday afternoon tho freshmen stu
dents met for the purpose OF organizing
a class. This is the first time in the his
tory OF the school that freshman class
has been organized The first attempt
to form class made at the first OF
the year by the boys, but it failed. and
then the girls took it W. and il WAS
through them that consent was given.
The meeting WIS called 10 iorder by Miss
Ward. who gave short talk on class
regulation. Kenneth Tresader
elected president by n large majority.
Dunhau. vice president: MabIc Eesn. scc-
retary: Leon McAllistcr. treasurer aud
Eva Moon. assistant treasurer. The class
left the selection OF the committee for
drafting Il constitution TO the president.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-13
MRS. DANIEL N. SWAN
Is DEAD IN VIRGINIA

News has reached here from Fort Myer,
Va, announcing the death last Friday Of
Mrs Mamie Lashbrook Swan. wife of
Daniel N Swan. formerly Of this city.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Swan we're we'll known
here. Mrs Swan having visited the city
several times since toe family moved TO
virginia some twelve years ago.
Mr. Swan was chief deputy In the Of
flee Of United States Marshal Elias "
Parsons in territorial days and was a res
ID ent of Utah for several years after re
lindutshine that position.
Mrs. Swau was the daughter Of Charles
II. LeshbrooE Of this city. She leaves.
In addition TO her husband and father.
two children. Lieutenant Daniel n. Swan.
L. 3. A.. Of Fort Washington. Mr.. and
two sisters and a brother. Mrs A. l..
Castsnan and Miss Alice Lsshbrook and
Howard Lasnbrook. all Of this city Mrs.
Swans death Will he sincerely mourTlcd
by a Srsst many friends here.