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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

'Yes, and what n greater fool a
smart man is to be q crooki'i
So unused j., Rufus Wallingford and
Blaekie Daw, as they faced each other
at the end Of four acts of excitement,
plots, counterplots aud high finance in
Battlesburg, Ia, and agreed upon at
least one thing-that it pays better to
GO straight from the start.
"Get. Rich-Quick Wallingford'' and
Blackie arrive in Battlesburg, with the
fixed and announced intention of separ-
atipg a large and select number OF the
townspeople from their surplus cash,
and while the two high class grafters
succeeded all right with the financial
end of their schemes, the latter resulted
entirely different from what they OK,
pected and the fourth act OF the Cohan
dramatizatiou finds them happily mar
ried and at home in BattlesbUrg for the
rest OF their restless and eventful lives.
The Conan success is to go ON at the
Colonial Sunday night, as wns an
nounced earlier in the week by w. J.
Kelly Of the Colonial and big force
of mechanics and scenic artists are Just
completing the last details Of their
work on the stage settings for the pro-
durtion
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

match with local men. local sport lovers
nave watched him work for the 6rst
time.
Ritchie neither smokes nor drinks,
and be used to be an automobile dem.
onstrator in San Francisco. He got his
start there and they tell story on the
champion to the effect that the day
after his fight with Wolgast last No.
vember, Ritchie sent out from the baths
where he was rccuperating and ordered
quart of ice cream. The boy came
back with two quarts and Richie put
them both away without any apparent
ill effects.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
A. MEMBERS SAY. !.
||EY ARE QUALIFIED
and Anderson Deny
! Are Office Holders;
,ce for Speakership.

4 desl Of stir was caused yes
be- the report that the Demo
shortly in the house Of repre-
!. Of the state legislature was
.,,r the scalps of w. j. Secly
Nv county and L. R. Anderson
,r.ts county. The burden of the
4, that the seats Of those two
.,btiyes would be contested OH
[kssd ground that they are al
4 ,ii;oe holders, and that the con-
], prohibits a mau holding moro
4, state job at a time.
Seely and Anderson say they
offite holders. Seely says he
held a state office since the
the new year, and Anderson
resicped his job RS long ago
'.mber 20. the resignation TO
,ffsct December 81. Consequent
n representatives say, they have
IA offices and will not have until
/ [sm sworn in as members Of the
.tore at noon next Monday.
e 10 the beginning OF the new
|s,aly was a deputy in the office
i siste auditor under the admin
iau OF Jesse d. Jewkes. Last
III Mr.. Jewkes became state
ne, and ceased to be state audi
Rely says his term Of service ex-
with Jewkes's retirement from
hditor's office. He has not been
|cinted.
RI, Anderson was, up to the end
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

The Chicago musical comedy "Loulsi-
ana LOU" comes TO the Salt Lake the
ater the last half OF next week.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
PARTY OF TOURISTS
AT WILSON HOTEL

twenty-five tourists were entertained
et dinner IN the Wilson hotel yesterday
evening by John Snesrud. who renre.
sents the Sacramento Suburban Emit
Lands company Of Minneapolis, MINI,
After and during the dinner Mr.. Sncs.
rnd told his guests OF the wonderful
wealth and beauty to be found in Utah
and impressed them with the idea that
they will miss much if they go back TO
their eastern homes without personally
Investigating the resources Of this
state.
For more than a year Mr.. Snesrud
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

mas been making regular trips through
nero on his way TO California and he al
ways stops in this city. He makes a
trip at least once every moath and
taxes with him selected body of tour
lists On the present trip he was ac-
companied by but twenty persons.
put on a similar trip month ago he
mad 50 many with him that he was
i9rnlshed special train. Although
his parties always sleep on their cars.
while in this city they make their head,
quarters in the Wilson hotel.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

THE fads and fancies Of champions
l. in every line Of sport have always
furnished the space writer's material for
many column Of matter that carried a
joker somewhere between it's lines.
A champion prize fighter whose hobby
is Ice cream and candy is a new line
of talk for tho press agents, aud yet
Salt Lake is playing host this week to
one Of the cleverest little fighters who
ever put on a pair Of gloves and whose
one particular and unquenchable desire
Is to get his Eli of ice cream and candy
under any and all conditions.
Willie Ritchie, the lightweight cham.
pion Of the world, is the ice cream fend
and at the Empress this week. where
Ritchie is appearing daily in a boxing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

The sale OF seats for Mutt and Jeff,''
the cartoon play. opened Mt the Salt Lake
theater yesterday
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

WlTH new members added to the
w chorus Of the company and i
bigger, bettor show than Mr.. Curtis ha 5
YET staged locally, the Garrick opcns
It's fourth week in musical comedy In; ;
afternoon with the matinee perform
ance OF "They Loved Lassie.''
Manager Jensen of the house an
pounces programme Of music and
comedy. that would grace many OF the
larger houses and the new show girls
who have come on from Chicago to ioin
the company and to make their tjrsi
appearance this afternoon are from ono
OF the largest aud most successful OF
the eastern musical shows
fTbey. Loved a Lassien is the new
est offering In tho musical line New
York has TO offer and ii is the latest
acquisition to Mr.. Curtis S repertoire OF
plays. The costumes for the play are
all new and the scenery has been spe-
cially designed for the production.
The song hits run riot through the
action and every principal in the com
pany has one or more to his or her
credit. together with a good deal of
special work by the chorus.
The story of the play concerns the
adventures of two married men who
are smitten with the same girl. Their
wives are hot on their trail however
and the result is a melee that furnishes
two hours of fu ,and music. Dainty
little Halle Manning will be the girl
in the case and Lew Dunbar and BUD
Duncan will play the husbands. Mar
saret Manners and Eva MartelIa will
be seen in the roles of the wives. There
will be another matinee Sunday and
one Wednesday OF "Thev Loved a Las
sie'' and two performances each night
phc coming week.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

A CAPACITY house greeted the
"A weekly "chorus girls contest
at the Garrick last night and enthusias
tically applauded the vaudeville stunts
of the "Honey girls" The contest
for the first, second and third prizes
were close and Lew Dunbar found it
difficult to decide from the applause Of
the audience, who were the favorites.
Babe Leroy and Amy Jerome were
finally awarded the first prize for an
act in which they executed a clever lit
tie dance and sang a song. Violet
Fleming got second and Belle Irving
proved to be the third in popularity
with Garrick patrons. This afternoon
and tonight the initial performances Of
'They Loved a Lassie" will be pre-
sented by the Garrick stock company.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
EXPERT CHEMIST TO
DISCUSS COMBUSTION

Combustion - will be the subject of
a lecture to be given by c. c. Hart,
chemist of the Portland Cement com
pany of Utah. at a meeting at the Com
mercial club Monday night at s clock
under the auspices of the National AS
sociation of Stationary Engineers. AS
Mr.. Hart is an authority on the sub
lect, an interesting address is expected,
The public is invited to attend the
meeting.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

"a Butterfly on the Wheel will close
its engagement at the Salt Lake theater
with a matinee this afternoon and an
evening performance. To the lovers OF a
we'll constructed play the offering has
especially appealed and the all English
company has made many friends In Salt
Lake
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
Hints for Housekeepers

Keep Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound always on hand. and you can
quickly head off cold by its prompt
use. IL contains no oPiates, heals and
soothes the inAamed air passages, stops
the cough, and may save big doctor s
bill. In the yellow package Schramm-
Johnson. Drugs. "Tbe Meyer Snbsti.
TUTORS FIVE (5) good stores. (Adyer-
tieement -.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

A T the Colonial today Mrs. Danes
"A Defense" closes to two performances
that are assured capacity houses. The
Week has been most successful for Mr..
Kelly and his company in the brilliant
Jones drama and with the last two per-
turns toward tine forthcoming presenta-
tlon at the Colonial. beginning Sunday
night. OF "Get-Rich- Quick Wallingford.' -
Mr.. Kelly secured tho play for the Co
ionial before any other tneater In the
country had Il chance at It and a. small
fortune has been, spent In preparing 1t
Tor production, Mr. Kelly plays the role
OF j. Rufus WaiIingford and his company
| has been augmented 10 nearly thirty
people to properly present the suo-
cess
| "a Butterfly on the Wheel will close
its engagement at the Salt Lake theater
with a matinee this afternoon and an
evening periorrnanGe. 10 the lovers OF a
especially appealed and the all English
| company has made many friends In Salt
Lake.
| The sale OF seats for ''Mutt and Jeff.'
the cartoon play, opened ut the Salt Lake
theater yesterday.
The Chicago musical comedy. "LouIsi-
ana Lou comes TO the Salt Lake the
ater the last half OF next week.
Ladies ana cnlIdren Wno attend the
regular Saturday matinee at the EN-.
press today. and who may may NOT
be particularly interested In the clever
performance given by Willie Eitchie the
lightweight champion boxer Of the world.
will find much besides that will interest
them, for on the blu are Hyman p, Ad-
ler and company IN one OF the strongest
and most heart-gripping dramatic play
let's OF the day, "The Miser's Dream"
Leonard Martines and his rag doll. one
OF Europc's cleyerest comedians: Davey, !
De Musey and Getsy, the melodious trio, +,
Grace Leonard. ''The, American Boy |
Dale and Boyle. and tho unusual trio OF
funsters. the three Stanlcys.
Among the popular entertainers OH this |
weeks bill which closes at the Orpheum |
tonight In Lew Cooper. successful |
singer OF character songs. who possesses
both the necessary voice and the acting |
ability. His songs are not only well writ !
ten but are acted and sung so that every
meaning is made distinct and given It's |
full value. The new bill. which opens
hls original character, Baron Sands"
Another big feature Is Marion Little
fields Eight F1orentine Singers.
A double headline bin will he shown 1T
tine Rex today. CONSISTING OF THE Battle
Garded as one Of the most perfect and
daring Of war productions In existence
The Casualties In this encounter. whic!,
took place ut Benghn2i, ran into thou-
sands. .'The Tammany Boarder'' is an
as an egg is OF meat. The fun starts
when tiger 10. accidentally set free in
q boarding house and continues at fast
and furious mace until tho close,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

When you have hjhous attack give
Chamberlain IS Tahlet~ a trial They
are excellent. For sale bv nll dealers
(Advertirement.)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11

The following theater notices are
marked Advertisement" in order to
comply with q strict Interpretation OF
the now federal newspaper Inv In
no sense are they paid advertise
ments They arc items furnished by
the press agents OF the various
fhpaters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

sweet and wholesome as if she had been eight an not
twenty-eight years old. Her Spars had been recently
scraped and oiled and were sparkling in the Afternoon
sun. Her decks white as the floor OF Dutch
womans kitchen. The paint on her houses gleamea IKE
the toes of brides satin slippers But Perices had
been able to pierce the deceit OF it ALL was jonathan
Blackstone.
~Who did all ,his-this painting ana dressing "p;
Who's the artist" he asked, coming 70 halt oa ne
focsle head and indicating hewhole length Of hcvesc
Joe Carver, answered Pericles.
NO kin Of Joe Carver, who used 70 have the sea
Witch"
"Son Been running things in Blanding's ottce Tor
four or five years. QUIT the Bevan to 60 ashore.
80, Good ship master? he asked, starting II, again.
AS capable as his father. When things began 2" 60
wrong with Bandng hc'brought this packet home rom
Calao-and God knows how he did it,
lust how bad are things aloft:' asked Blackstone
hating abreast Of the mainmast
For answer Percles drove his pocket knife into The bg
stick three four times and in many places Inc
wood might have been 50 much cork. Same Wy with
the nizzen, Mr.. Blackstone; everywhere .oit
"WhoofT gumbled Blackstone, and -hen, chuck
ling he added Couldn't drive your knife into the fore
mast that way, ell, Periclcs?7
Perices laughed with him. The Bey-n's iorco"st
steel stepped some long ago voyage 10 England
That sweet maple, this the finest OF Indian teak
Money couldn't buy better mahogany, Blackstone ne,
gan, leading the way into the ships forward cabin ana
affectionatey touching panel and door IS he passed
The cabins. had been locked when Perlc.cS was
aboard the day before, and now, as he watched ana
listened the chandler, the feeling grew that ne was
being drawn into hidden part Of this strange Man
life As they crossed the threshold OF the after CABIN
Blackstone still in the lead, stopped short his eyes
fixed on the full length painting OF woman that
formed the central panel of the bulkhead between the
doorway leading the companionway on the port sac
and the door Of the shippers the Sarbord SIDE
Thus he stood for perhaps minute in silence Turning
on PercleS and with a surprising note Of triumph ne
SAID:
pretty fine piece Of work, isn't it? Wonderul-th"t
lavender veil round the throat and the sheen OF that
dress the natural wave OF the hair You see al ear Ike
that once in lifetime. It's like she'll PINK sea-
she'll
In the haght Pecles had to draw close 70 me pahe
to see these details which Blackstone seemingly could
discern without effort. With a shock he found hmlSen
confronted by startling likeness OF Constance blaiu
ing. Unconscously an exclamation escaped HIM, ana
Blackstone asked eagerly:
"Does she-does the Blanding girl look like thaV,
Percles?'
Il thought it was she, he said.
mo; that's Connie Bevan, her mother, said he WIN
Continued page IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

Twenty thousand dollars bid! Going Going First,
second, third and la-a-ast CALI Sold for twenty thou
sand dollars-to Captain OBren!'
At the announcement silence succeeded the crowds
hilaritv end that silence marked the unpopuarlty OF
Nillsen and Rosenhal 1t felt by everybody there
that Rosenhal had ouwitted PericleS; that the feud
feeling had overcome O'Bren's judgment. The shadow
on his face borne OF his mysicaton over Blackstones
strange commission Nillsens nexplicabe high bidding
and the part played by the canneres broker, contrib
uted to this general opinion.
SEARCHING the exchange from where he stood, and
- not seeing Blackstone PericeS started to telephone
TO Laysan TO send him Immediately certified check for
twenty thousand dollars. ust then he and was seen
by Blackstone entering the exchangetrom edesdort-st
SCOT her. didn't YOU, Pericles'' asked the old man
with undoubted glee in his tone "Jus fill this out and
give it. to the Marshall and he handed him blank
check As they turned TO desk TO write in the amount
Johnson, the canneries' broker, joined them.
III Rosenthal hadn't grabbed Nilsen when he did,
said the broker to Percles, you'd have stuck EN-
"Oh, I'm satisfied thank YOU laughed PericeS, and
Johnson looked at him in surprise.
But vou-you didn't buy her for YOURSELF
"Oh, no" answered Pericles, dropping hand over
the check that lay on the desk
But he was too ate-Johnson had Jonathan
Blacksones signature. "Private eastern account
added Percles.
well said Johnson, mo matter who bought her,
I'm glad for Miss Banding sake did all could to
boost the price
"Yes,' said Percles, and, incidentally, Johnson. why
were the canneres after the Bevan? You told Miss
Blanding Yesterday you couldn't use her
This morning discovered that Nilsen and Rosen-
thai had got hold Of a cannery up near Kodiak Sail
tonnage short and the Bevan would have been worth
fourteen thousand to us just to keep her away from
them. We don't love 'em any more than you do
oh see, was Perices only answer, and he glanced
at Blackstone; but apparently the chandler paying
no attention to the conversation.
HALF an hour afterward Perices OBrien and iona
- than Blackstone boarding the Constance
Bevan the anchorage i'll the stream off Mission Rock
where she had been idling since coming home in
ballast from Callao three months before.
Handsome isn't she, Pericles% asked the chandler
pausing at the quarter rail gangway and looking for
ward along the fine sweep of the vessels sheer Beau
tiful lines, eh?'
Pericles assented III monosyllables From the mo-
ment they had left Merchants Exchange until now
Jonathan Blackstone had uttered hardly dozen words
nod Of assent had been his only answer to PercleS
inquiry as to whether he had overheard what Johnson
had said of the Kodiak cannery.
To a casual eye the Constance Bevan looked as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

reached the inner circle. why,
Gentlemen, YOU don't know what
you're doing. She's one Of the
best built vessels ever turned out
o. the State o Maine. Built by
DAYS labor-stanch, true, smart!
Men built vessels 70 last when She
was
~Forty-fvc hundred cut in
Pcriclcs, and Nillscn, standing
pace away and opposite the new
bidder, went black.
Five thousand he shouted,
and the metal men and small fry,
who had been running him mp,
drew back.
Pcri,lcs nodded and tilted him
To- hf,y-fve hundred. whcrcat a
murmur Of interest passed through
the crowd. The fcud between
Pcriclcs O'Bricn and the sinister
shipping group represented by
Nillscn and Roscnthal was known
10 I'll the port.
soak EN-" somebody on the
margin Of the crowd shouted.
"Soak EN-, Periclcs!'
six thousand roarcd Nillscn
wrathfully, and at the same time
endcavoring 10 discover the batter.
Pcri,lcs nodded a hvc-hundrcd-
dollar raise. Roscnthal tried to
draw Nillsen's head down 70 him 10
whisper something. Nils the Bull
Necked refused 10 listen.
Seven thousand. he suffered.
Pcricles hesitatcd. That meant
a thousand profit for Constance
Blanding; but would Nillscn stand a
reading something from a notebook,
writing therein, looked at the cciln
at the floor. 1t was good acting.
Remember the Nanaimo! Rcmel
Periclesl" shouted the man in the q
viouslv advised him 10 SOAK emf
could speak or nod Edward JohnSC
Alaskan Canncries Company, who v
him, shot in raise OF a thousand doll
Periclcs wondered ii everybody had
their senses. Only the day before Nh
had told Constance Blanding they did
Eight thousand dollars bid.'
tioncer. Eight thousand for the ship
Do hear any more bids!'
"Nine thousandl' shouted Nillsen
TO push Rosenthal aside.
"Tcn.' bid the canneries' broker,
was singing.
Nillsen had shifted his attention
bidder, and his small blue eyes W
malcvolcncc. Eleven thousand !
Twelve" countered the cannerie
\ nod or the raising OF finger now
dollars.
lin done whispered the broker
as he offered fourteen thousand doll;
Fifteen thousand" snarled Nillsei
OF them.
Fifteen thousand dollars bid m
Ger. Fifteen thousand Already I
excess Of what ne had dreamed Of g
fifteen thousand! First call, Second
la-a-st-'
Pcricles nodded.
Sixteen thousand!' registered the
Ger. The crowd shuiiled its feet; n
passed through it.
Seventeen thousand y cried Nil
Rosenthal grabbed his partners q
At that Pericles wanted to drop and
their hands. 1t would be a perfect r
have this pig in poke. He could Sc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

II think that
If my mother
could know. Mr..
blackstone. she
would be glad
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ha-st-'
Pericles nodded.
Sixteen thousand!' registered the surprised auction
Ger. The crowd shuficd its feet murmur Of applause
passed through it.
Seventeen thousand - cried Nillsen triumphantly.
Roscnthal grabbed his partners arm; but too late.
At that Percles wanted drop and leave the Bevan
their hands 1t would be perfect revenge to let them
have this pig in poke He could see them discovering
the ships decayed spars and rigging He looked over
the heads round him for Jonathan Blackstone but the
chandler nowhere in sight Turning toward the
block again, he nodded.
Eighteen thousand bidl' yawped the auctioneer.
Nlsen's huge neck which had earned him the
soubrquet of Nils the Bull Necked purpled with rage
please, for Gods sake, Nillsen let him have her"
pleaded Rosentha once worming his way IN front
Of his partner. This amt busness It's crazineSS"
Nsen swept him aside, shouting Nineteen thousand
dollars! and the crowd cheered in glee.
Rosenhal stood wrnging his hands.
"Twenty!' snapped Percles
Rosenhal, with the strength of desperation, TUNED
Nilsen round planted his head in the small Of his back
and punted him out OF the crowd and away from further
temptation. roar Of enjoyment went up from the
crowd, and Pericles laughed as heartily as anyone.
"Twenty thousand dolarsl7 repeated the auctioneer
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-11
FARMERS BANK WILL
OPEN MONDAY, JAN. 20

The new Farmers and Stockgrowers
bank Will open for business on the
morning Of Monday, January 90, in the
quarters formerly occupied by the Utah
Commercial & Savings bank on East
First South street. This was officially
decided at meeting yesterday Of the
executive committee in the Office Of G.
B.. Stewart, vice president, in the Nc
lntyrc building, Details for the lease
Oh the former banking quarters wcrc
completed at the meeting.
The bank will commence its business
operations in the temporary quarters
leased, but viii remove to its pcrma-
pcnt home in about six months, when
the bank 3 future quarters IN the build
ing formerly occupied by Wells Fargo
u 90. on Main street between First and
Secoud South Will have been completed.
With d capital Of 100000. practical.
" paid up in full, and with some Of
the most prominent business men Of the
city and state as its officials, the new
banking institution gives promise of
successful commencement and future
growth, Governor William Spry is
president, George T. Odell C. g. stew
art and G, w. Penrosc arc vice presi-
dents, Charles S. Tingcy is cashier and
". L. Lake and John Stringham are
assistant cashiers.