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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05
HENRY w. LAWRENCE
HOME FROM VACATION

Henry W. Lawrence. commissioners Of
finance and public affairs. returned ycs-
terday from southern California. whore
he spent ten days in rest and recreation.
In Mr.. Lawrencc's absence a vacancy
has occurred in the city treasurcr's s Of
r!ce owing To the death OF w. o Norrell
special assessment clerk. successor TO
Mr.. Norrell Will he named Monday. sub
ject 10 tho approval OF the city commits
sion. The commissioner declined 10 say
who will get the position.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05
Contract Is Let.

Accordingly, the county commiss
instituted an architectural compe
and plans for a new building wer1
mitted by all OF the promInent'
architects. In August. 1910, the
Of j. \. fissdlund were approved
board OF county commissioners.
then consisted OF John c. Ma ckay, \
j. Burton and j. y, Murdoch. Th,
trsct for tho erection OF the bf
was ct on November 81, 1910.
Campbell Construction company.
The building - OF concrete cod
ton. is four stories high and occu
spacious plot at the corner OF q
South ana State streets, II is b,
to bc one OF the most modern bu
Of its kind in any part ot the CO
The furnishings arc almost luxurIo
has a modern heating and vent
plant, with an equipment that ma
possible TO have any temperature 4
in the different wards OF the larsc'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05
Equal to Interest.

In these three items alone the stat
saved the equal of 9 per cent on q mi
lion dollars for four years, it is showr
Speaking further on this point, tb
treasurer says:
This earning, while It cannot be
directly termed as interest should
nevertheless bc classified as such.
FOR had n straight interest OF . per
cent on the daily balances on depos-
IL In the banks been collected instead
these banks certainly would have re-
turned no such favors OF conccs-
sioDs 10 the state. and the earnings
accTUinS from such an ARRANGEMENT
would have been practically identical
IN amount 10 the concessions mem
TONED above.
I have made reference 10 this mat
ter. not only to show that the state
funds have been managed as Judi
ciously az the circumsla noes would
permit, but 20 demonstrate tho IA
that We have, 10 considerable ex-
tent. satisfied the demands OF those
citizens OF the state who believe that
interest should DE earned on public
funds. I fully acknowledge tho Jus
tico OF those claims and 81 becomes
our duty 10 give heed TO them The
people are demanding prompt action
in the matter. and by every rule OF
reason they are right In their conten-
tioDs. Tho proposition. therefore, al
I view II. resolves Itself into a clear
question of just what course 10 pur-
suo 20 best accomplish the results
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

state treasurer would have had no
opportunity TO effect such favorable
negotiations for the state. 1t is also
true that here and there throughout
the state the FUNDS OF some local
governments are earning interest.
but these are exceptional cages. and
I venture the assertion that the great
bulk OF the county. city. town, ana
school funds in the state are not
earning interest. And [ deem the
same 10 be likewise true of largo
portion OF the state funds which arc
In the hands OF the several state
boards officers and institutions. and
over which the state treasurer has
no control
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05
Where State Gained.

The concessions by which the state
has been a direct beneficiary are
listed. first, in the matter of the state
treasurer 8 bond, which the banks
holding state deposits have gone sure
~ on. This alone effected a saving OF
$4,000 to date. Again, by refusing to
register warrants drawn on the Teser.
voir appropriation after it was ex.
hausted thereby cutting off D per
cent interest that these warrants
would have drawn to the banks holding
them for redemption, the treasurer et,
fected saving Of another $4,000
The greatest saving was effected In the
sale of state bonds The treasurer In.
terceded personally with the commit
tee in charge OF the bond issues and
succeeded in disposing of them at par
TO the banks holding State funds on 9
basis of 4 per cent interest. Had the
same bonds been sold in the eastern
markets AZ per cent interest would
have been necessary 10 obtain pal
value, it is uointed out.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05
RUPTURE EXPERT LEAVING.
Seeley Now at the Hotel Utah Remains
Today and Tomorrow Only.

T. n. Seclcy, tho truss expert, who has
been stopping at the Hotel Utah, Will
remau here but two days longer. this
Sunday and Monday only.
Advertisement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05
Keep Money at Home.

The council is opposed 70 the state
approprlatlug large sum to have Utah
represented at the eXpositions in Cali
fornia. The resolution on that subject
follows:
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

The Baseball Fan Is Unique Amen
lean Species.
behind him. In fact, almost every
outfielder has his own regular pat
rons, who attend games and seek
seats as near to him as possible, and
who defend him against all corners.
To them he is the best in the world.
a Greater than Cobb" nor do they
forget him; the player who finally dis.
places an idol has a hard time. I
have known them to follow player
around the field when he was shifted
from one to another position and to
battle for him with the retainers of
the other fielder who dared criticiso
him.
Biased, prejudiced and distorted in
their views as most of them are, they
are very human and very lovable in
their blind devotion to the game, and
In their unreasoning hatred. And a
word OF warning: Never try to ar
que with real, dyed-inthe-wool,
thirty.second-degree fan. In the first
place the chances are he is right, but
even II he is wrong there isn't
chance to win the argument.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19
POTATOES GROWN
IN STRAW STACKS
Unless Ground Is Reasonably
Fertile One Should Not Ex-
pect Satisfactory Results.

Years and years ago potatoes were
grown in old straw stacks, and this
suggested hauling out straw to cover
the ground no matter where the pota-
toes were planted. l have heard a
great many praise this plan, while
others give it as fiat failure. have
tried it with success, and in some
cases have failed, but in that failure
learned the cause thereof.
One cannot control the season, and
for this reason, early potatoes in
straw have been an Indifferent sue
cess, while those planted later are
almost always better than when given
cultivation and the straw not used
If we have cold, wet spring, potatoes
planted in deep furrow under straw,
are not likely to do we'll, while If they
are planted little later, when the
sun Is warm, they will not lack for
moisture, and the potato must have
sufficient moisture.
! prepare the ground and lay off
rows with single shovel just as if
were going to plant in the regular
way except that the rows may be
some closer together. The potatoes
are then dropped in the row, and bare
ly covered, SO that in some cases one
side of the piece shows. 1t is often
as we'll not to cover with dirt at all,
but it is safer in case of dry weather
to cover little.
Then with wogan haul out oat or
wheat straw and cover the ground
solidly to depth of six inches or
foot Never fear, for the potatoes,
they will come through the straw, and
SO will nettles which are akin to the
potato vine in this respect, but other
weeds will be smothered, and the patch
will be perfectly clean except for
the rows of green potato vines. 1t
will not be necessary to cultivate with
either pillow or hoe, and If few bull
nettles should be found they may
be cut off with blade. The potatoes
will form right at the top of the
ground and in the lower layer of
straw. There will be some elements
of fertility In the rotting straw, but
unless the ground is reasonably fertile
one should not expect any better re-
suits from this plan than by cultivat-
ing.
At digging time begin on one side,
fork the straw over and pick up the
potatoes, then take the next row fork
ing the straw from it over on the row
that has just been dug or rather
picked. The potatoes will be white
and clean, and you will get all of them,
whereas by the old method of cult
walton and digging among the weeds
as high your head you get maybe not
more than half.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

the cheer masters fell flat-in Chi.
cago at least. The harder the leaders
OF the rooters worked the more apa-
thetic the crowds became. 1t was an
interesting phenomenon and set out
to discover the reason. The first
bleaeherite met solved the problem.
Dem guys amt On de square," he
said. "Usuns out in de bleachers
don't want to rob nobody"
There was the solution. No matter
how partisan baseball fan may be-
come, or how wild in his desire to see
the home team win, deep down he
wants fair play, and, after time, he
will insist upon it. The rooters' clubs
died.
There are few Of the noted fans
now, chiefly because the papers sell
dom mention them. Perhaps they ex-
list. In the old days almost every
club had one or two such followers.
Probably the best known was I'll
Hi.' This was General Dixwell, OF
Boston, who for many years followed
the fortunes Of the famous old Boston
club. He Is wealthy. intellectual and
cultured gentleman who became
completely absorbed in baseball. He
followed the team wherever it went
and became familiar figure all over
the country. He occupied front
seat in the stands, kept a careful
score and studied the game with a
seriousness that was appalling. He
maintained deep silence during al
most all the game, but when a really
great play was made he emitted two
sharp staccato barks: eli! Hill" and
then dropped to silence again. His
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

the National league players last year
when they saw the wonderful Brush
stadium was that the crowd could not
make itself heard ON the field as it
did In the old stands. The Polo
grounds crowd Is odd. Somehow
fans who occupy box seats either are
not as rabid as those in the cheaper
seats or they are on their good be.
havior, and fringe of box seats is
an effective shield for players.
Strangely enough the crowds on the
New York American league park, al.
though quite as noisy, are much fair
er, than the crowds at the Polo
grounds.
One would think that visiting play.
ers would like to play on grounds
where the home team is unpopular
through defeat or other causes. bnt
they do not. They rather resent the
home crowd abusing the home men
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19
SOME PLANTS ARE
BIG LABOR SAVERS
Require No Greenhouse, Hotbed
or Window Garden-They
Are Hardy.
(By JOSEPHINE DE MARRY

N3y JOSEPHINE DE MARRY
It Is not too late in the season to
urge busy housemothers who love
flowers, but who have little time to
give them, to grow herbaceous plants,
These plants are labor-savers; for,
once established in good, deep soil,
they require little care or attention:
they bloom profusely, and if a good
selection is made, abundant blooms
may be had from early In spring
when the moss-pink (phlox subulata)
covers itself with flowers, to late fall,
when the hardy chrysanthemums
withstand the early frosts.
These plants require no greenhouse.
hotbed. or window garden, for they
are really hardy. However, it is well
to protect the young plants their first
winter.
Herbaceous plants are propagated
IN several ways-by seeds, division.
cuttings of tops of roots Cutting of
the roots, although not usually prac-
tlced, is easy and successful, and
should be better understood.
IL you VIII careIully dig up plant,
say, one-yearold golden glow, you
will find on the main roots little
shoots close together These are fu-
ture plants. All one has to do is to
cut the root in small pieces, being
sure to allow one shoot or eye to the.
piece, and plant them in the ground.
If one has too many plants, 1t is,
easy to exchange with ones neighbor.
and thus acquire a new plant.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

The breeding of heavy draft horses
is one of the most profitable branches
of live stock farming. Few farmers
realize the importance of size in
draft horse when put on the market,
either in public or private sale. A
horse that weighs less than 1900
pounds is not considered draft horse
In any of the horse markets of the
country, yet the mares kept on the Or
binary farms are usually lighter than
that. This accounts for the small
scrubby lot of horses that are con-
stantly being put on the market at a
loss to the breeder
This was we'll illustrated at sale of
grade horses recently held in the La
mer sale barns at Salina, says the
Kansas Industrialist. Here the horses
OF good size were readily bought at
good prices, while some of the lighter
ones could scarcely be sold at any
price. There is an increasing demand
for heavy draft horses in the cities in
spite of the fact that many firms are
using the motor truck in their delivery
work The motor truck can be used
profitably only on long, heavy hauls
where the roads are good and speed is
essential. The motor requires good
roads for it's best operation and can
be used to advantage only in the
paved streets Of the city or on good
country roads. These remarks were
made recently by the manager of a
large express company at Chicago.
The delivery manager of a big pack
Ing company at Kansas City, says that
the motor truck cannot be used on
short delivery on account of the heavy
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

Of the city; the Cubs on the west.
and the city is divided into two great
armed camps. In 1896 when these
two teams, winners of the champion
ships in their own leagues, met to
contest for the worlds championship,
1t was the loyalty of the south side
crowd beyond doubt that won for the
team. That fall the Chicago Tribune's
composing room was about equally
divided between the followers Of the
two teams and 80 bitter was the feel.
ing that the foreman was compelled
no separate them and send them to
different sides Of the building to main
tain peace. 1t was civil war all over
Chicago.
1t Is magnificent CROWD, wonderful
in its spirit and in its intense loyalty
There are few things that shake an
opponent like the incessant: Get a
hit Get a hit" which Is the war
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

In Cincinnati, Brooklyn and Washing
ton, during most Of the season, the
crowds are bitterly sarcastic toward
the home teams, although the Brook.
Ign crowds are decent except on Sat
urdays. st. Louis affords a queer
study of the crowds. When the
Browns are at home the crowds are
ugly and vent their temper upon the
players, yet half dozen blocks away,
on the rival park, there assemblies
crowd wilder and more frantically In
favor Of the home team and more un-
reasoning in partisanship than almost
any in the country. Just where this
feeling arises is hard to discover. The
crowd is violent in temper when the
team Is winning, worse when It is los-
Ing. Perhaps long years of bitter de-
feat have caused 1t.
In Boston and Philadelphia, on both
major league parks, the home players
and visitors are almost upon equal
terms, and the spectators applaud
good plays irrespective Of the players.
They see baseball under the best con-
ditions, with both teams encouraged
and giving their best efforts to the
work. Pittsburgh is bad because Of
the gambling that has become almost
part Of the game in the Smoky City.
The temper Of the crowd is ugly and
the losing element is in evidence no
matter whether the home club wins
or loses. Detroit Is a loyal rather
violent crowd, tanned now because the
fans have learned to endure victory
as we'll as defeat. The crowds were
mad with enthusiasm the first year De-
troit won and have since tanned down
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

One of the queer things in that city
is the batting of George Mullin, the
veteran pitcher. Mullin is jolly,
quick-witted Joker and years ago he
began talking back to the bleachers.
He was warned that the bleacherites
would put him out of the business,
but persisted Every afternoon he
would walk down In front of the
bleachers and engage in verbal
skirmish with the crowd, trying to
hold his own at rough repartee with
hundreds. He abused the crowd,
laughed at them, accused them of
quitting" and enjoyed 1t. If he had
taken it seriously the result might
have been different, but after a time
1t became part of the game and now
the spectators in the bleachers would
not be satisfied If Mullin forgot to
start skirmish. Last summer, 60
ing out on a car in Detroit, three
young fellows were talking.
"Oh, I've got peach of a get-back
at him today" said one, and, at the
urgent request Of the others he drew
out card and read what he was 60
ing to say to Mullin II he came near
their seats.
1t is not the great crowds that at
tend the crucial games that exert the
strongest influence over players. True
there is a natural nervousness among
all the players when a tremendous
throng gathers to see them, as in
worlds series games; but the ones
that help the home team, or damage
it, are the crowd Of from six to ten
thousand, stirred up by the regulars"
who, day after day and season after
season, incite those around them
There are thousands Of these regulars,
self-appointed claques or cheer mas.
tiers, and some of them feel as If they
are doing as much to help the team
to victory as If they were out there on
the mound pitching. The large crowds
usually are the fairest and most
sportsmanlike. for in these great gath
erings the rabid and partisan fan is
lost and his utterances are smothered
These crowds police themselves and
the players feel safe and assured of
fair play. and. after the first nervous
ness passes. they play their best.
A baseball crowd is much like a
mob. Without leader 1t is just noise
and turmoil, but with one recognized
leader 1t can do much. A few years
ago a number of Chicago men at
tempted to carry out a theory that the
crowd needed leaders and the result
was one Of the most dangerous ex-
periments ever attempted. The White
Sox rooters organized, a band of men
far above average intelligence, who
laid daily plans for melting crowds
and stirring up enthusiasm. The
Board Of Trade Rooters operated at
both Chicago parks, being organized
primarily to attack McGraw and the
Giants. They wrote and circulated
songs, invented ingenious methods of
harassing worthy foe, and to force
undeserved victory upon the home
teams. The idea spread rapidly.
Rioters clubs" were organized in
many cities and towns to help the
home teams. For a few weeks 1t
looked as II the new movement would
seriously endanger the national game.
The crowds grew more and more VIC
lent. Then, suddenly and without
warning almost. the widest efforts OF
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

war cry gave him his name. He quit
attending baseball games years ago.
but still continues his deep interest in
the sport, and in his apartments he
keeps a wonderful set of books show
ing the averages and performances of
players for many baseball genera,
tons.
well, Well, Well" was another
character who was named because of
his cry, which followed just after a
big outburst of applause on the part
OF the crowd. The moment the ap-
plause subsidized his well, we'll, WE'LL"
would boom over the field and never
failed to start the cheering again.
The average crowd is cruel, because
it is thoughtless. Few of the fans
who hurl abuse and criticism at the
players stop to think that the men
they are addressing have the capacity
to feel and to suffer. Many thought.
less, barbed Jest has wrecked the ca.
reer Of some ball player. 1t took the
players a long time to discover the
fact that their popularity and their
safety from abuse lies in presenting a
good-natured appearance, no matter
what happens, and in answering ques-
tons when possible.
If you go through league after
league, team by team, you will find
that the most popular player. in nine
cases out of ten, is some outf1elder.
He probably is not the best player.
but he has the most devoted follow.
ing, because he keeps on friendly
terms with the men and boys who sit
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

Where this plan has been failure
it was on account of wet, cold weather
early in the season which caused
the potatoes to rot before coming
up. We usually use clean straw, but
half rotten would answer the purpose
probably as well. This coat of straw
which may be turned under the next
year, enriches the ground for subse-
quent crops whether of potatoes or
grain.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19

expense of operation. The motor
truck has it's place on the farm. 1t
can be used for blowing and heavy
hauling, but can never replace the,
draft horse. If the draft horse is a
permanent part of agriculture, more
attention should be given to it's pro-
duction.
There is an increasing demand for
heavier horses ON the farms Deeper
and better tillage must be practiced In
the future, and this requires heavier
machinery and more motive power.
There are two ways of increasing this
power. One is by increasing the mum.
Der of light horses. But the most eco
nomical way is to increase the weight
of the horses. This will reduce the
farm labor force; will decrease the
amount of equipment necessary In re-
quiring less stable room and less
harness, and the cost of feed will be
lessened.
All farmers and breeders who are
breeding horses for commercial pur-
poses should replace their small mares
with heavier ones. This must be done
gradually by adding a few good draft
mares to the herd every year and SELL
ing the poorer ones. Sometimes good
colts may be reared from inferior
mares by mating them to a good stall
lion, but better ones always will be
the result of the mating of better
mares to the same stallion. There are
plenty of good stations throughout
the state, but the mares are lacking,
and until the farmers come to realize
the value of the right kind of mares
the profit in breeding will be low.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-19
White Geranjum.

A good white geranium ID a jewey
which. when found, should be kept.
Select one or two zonales for ornamen.
tai foliage. and keep them bright by
giving the plant as much sunshine an
possible and dose of ammonia once
week-a teaspoonful in q quart Of
water.