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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
SUBTERRANEAN WATER
MEASURE OPPOSED

Senate bill No. 1853, by Lunt. appro-
priating $4,000 for conducting expert
terranean waters, with an ultimate view
to using those waters for the benefit
Of dry farmers. The bill came up in
the house yesterday. and Immediately
there developed decided opposition. Ac-
ton was deferred until today In order
that information may be obtained in re-
gard to the success or nonsuccess which
attended previous experiments Two
years ago $4,000 was appropriated for
this purpose. and some of the members
wanted TO know whether or not any
material results had been obtained from
the expenditure OF that appropriation,
House bin No, 1914 the new commits
sion form of government bill In the
house. when reached on the calendar yes
terday was, on motion OF Barnes Of
Salt Lake, made special order for
"Wednesday at . 30 o'clock.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
Opposition to Measure.

Prior Go the public meeting the SEN
ate committee on county and municipal
corporations met and agreed to permit
the opponents Of the bill and the pro-
ponents of the measure forty-five min
utes each to present arguments and to
allow fifteen minutes for rebuttal for
each side. Former Senator Carl A..
Badger, Frank b. Stephens and George
NJ. Cannon OF Salt Lake and j, H. De.
Vine Of Ogden vigorously opposed the
bill under consideration by the com.
mittee. Harry s, Joseph, George W..
Meyer and Parley p. .Ienson of Salt
Lake and Judge a. G. Horn of Ogden
spoke in favor Of the bill
AT the conclusion of the discussion
Mr. Badger asked that rising vote of
those present be taken OH the pro-
posed bill. Former Councilman NJ. E.
Mulvey opposed the request, saving
that the meeting was packed. and ask.
ing that if any vote were taken it be
deferred for one day in order that
those who favored the bill might have
the opportunity to be present. Chair
man Kelly declared that no good pur-
pose could be served by such vote
and ruled the request ont of order
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
DEATH CALLS
AGED PIONEER
William Eddington, Patriarch of
Mormon Church, Aged 90
Years, Passes Away.

William EddIngton, 90 years OF age, a
patriarch Of the Mormon church and a
pioneer OF 1859. died at his residence go
Lake street, yesterday morning.
Mr.. Eddington was born In Portsmouth.
Hants. England. November 81, 1921 For
several years after coming to Utah he
followed the vocation of school teacher.
He was at one time one of the regents
OF the Deseret university. In 1855 he
was associated with Lorenzo Snow In
founding the Deseret Philosophical soci-
ETY.. He was also major In the Third
regiment of the Nauvoo legion, and later
served eight years S mayor of Morgan
City. Utah.
A widow. five daughters. twelve sons,
sixty-seven grandchildren and six great
grandchildren survive Mr.. Eddineton,
Funeral services will be, held at the
Thirty-hrst ward chapel Thursday after
noon at l o'clock Interment will be in
the City cemetery. The body may be
viewed at the residence, between the
hours OF 10 and IL o'clock on the MORN
ing OF the funeral.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
VERY SMALL MOUSE
CAUSES BIG SCARE
Wee Rodent Scrampers Un-
der Seats at Theater and
Spreads Terror.

4 small, small but agile mouse, scam
pering hither and thither, mostly llther
along the floor OF the porquette circle OF
the Salt Lake theater last night. during
the performance OF Excuse Me-" struck
terror to many feminine heart. The
sea Of faces In the big playhouse became
bilowy; high heels were Jerled convul-
sively from The floor. and by the bobbins
Of heads, the calculations OF fright and
the gesticuntions of excitement one could
trace the course OF the wee rodent,
The mouse was scarcely percepuhle to
the masculine eye, II WAS 50 diminutive;
but large. large, very large woman saw
II first. IT was treadne the aisle
swiftly but cautiously. Then--horrors!--
1t paused and caused the large woman
TO glance In It's direction. She Gaspsd.
As the scene on the stage was cNcrucia- =
tlngly funny. others In the audience
thought she had lost her breath--but no.,
What's the matter?' asked her COM
panlon
TITS mm- I'M m m M mouse. she
laltered, and her voice WAS almost wall
as she pointed trembling, finger at the
fraii, equally scared and qutVering, small
very small mus musculus.
"A mouse!'
Mousse
'Y-y-yes a mousc,
The horrsonous word passed from lips
to lips. with muroid sagacity, observing
that under the seats was darker than In
the aisle, the murine beastlet lied
f-f-f-f-ned under the seats.
"Aie-e-e,'
For goodness sake. Martha, don't
scream"
Hes right under me"
''W'ho?"
THE mouse
Here. there. this way and that, the
mouse. in panic swept rapidly. spread
Ing fear-a mere murine. mus musculus
mouse at that. No one dared try to show
him the way out. because the showing
might have resulted in disastrous flight
of spectators. The management. thought
fully and coolly. attempted no brave deed.
So in tine the mousc-tbe small, very
small. mere muroid. murine. mus muscu~
lus mous!e found an exit and was seen
no moro.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
BUDGET is STILL
BEING TRIMMED
Department of Streets and Pub
lie improvements, However, Is
Treated Kindly.

Little more than 8 per cent was cut
from the 1913 budget appropriation for
the department OF streets and public i'm
provements by the city commission yes
terday The request for 100000, made
by Commissioned r. p. Morris, was re-
duced to s193,250. cut Of only $3.50,
which is the lightest trimming given
any of the department budgets SO far
this year.
The street department was excepted
from the general reduction rule adopted
by the commissioners heretofore. owing
to the added responsibilities that will
fall on the department this year by rea-
son OF the annexation OF Forest Dale
10 the city proper.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
BIBLE CLASSES WILL
MEET AT THE Y. M. C. A.

A three-day session OF the United In
stitute OF Leaders In Mems or Boys
Bible Glasses Will begin at Sis O'clock
this afternoon at the Y. NJ. c. A. +. S,
Goodman OF the international committee
OF the Y. NJ C, A. will have charge. At
until $50 in the evening, when C. "a
Zimmerman will take the chair BIsbop
+. s. Spalding and Mr., Goodman will
speak.
ference Of the Association OF EmpIoyed
Officers will be held. Dean S. n, Cola
day will preside at the session beginning
at 1890 "A, IN AT 2;15 y. IN. lunch will
the evening session the Rev, p. A, Simp-
kin will preside. Thursday Mr. Goodman n
will hold conference with pastors and
leaders
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
List Of Activities.

1t was suggested that there are =,
persons who are friendly 10 ths {
who really do not know or or who !.
forgotten many OF the great accomTs
ments OF the organization. Hersui,l
a list OF the principal activities Of
club within the past few years:
Establishment OF colony Of 4
Jewish families in SevIer county =
Three thousand persons bror,,
from California TO settle in soutSs,
Utah.
Securing six large conventions 1
the United States Tor the years IN,
1913.
Organization and operation
publicity campaign. which has -
celved and answered many thousas5
of inquiries concerning the state
Distribution OF more than ssN
pieces OF literature, advertising M
state and It's resources
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
DAFT MEMORIAL HOME
ASSOCIATION MEETlM

The Sarah Daft Memorial Home -
citation yesterday held its first an
meeting. the members gathering a.
Commercial club to listen 10 the rtp4
Of the work for the past year. The -
Ing was an entirely formal one es4
business of any kind was transacted n
ther than the passing on the rG'7
read.
Mrs. c. A. Peet read the report q d
recording secretary. Mrs. J. F. c
gave a treasurer's report which soa7
the finances TO he In cood condition
Mrs. c. II. Mcmahon. as chairman Of !
house committee. read an interesting
port covering the work Of the estas,
ing and maintaining OF the home a.
Third avenue, where the homc Is oss
until ii gets its own building ereclsa
The reports showed the purchase
lot for the building. and 1t was ann9N
that the proper steps toward Desl-
to build were already taken.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
ZULULAND MEDICINE
OUTFIT IN MUSEUM

All the necessary equipment for n
modern first-class medicine man has Just
been received at the Deseret museum,
Those In charge of the museum have not
yet acquired the art of affecting some
of the cures. of which the famed arGi-
cles Included in the outfit are held ca
pable. although II is possible that this
may be done In few years.
The outfit Is that OF Zululand medi-
cine man and is said to he complete in
every detail. 1t includes the dry foot of
a hawk, snakes skin. numerous mystic
rious dccoctions of powders and liquids
and about hundred other articles 1t
was given to the museum by Thoma 8
Dean. building superintendent OF the new
Orpheum theater. who received II recent
ly from his son, who Is in South Africa.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
Railroads Are HELPING.

Prevailing upon all railroad lIns
between Salt Lake and the Missoz;
river 10 advertise the state thrortk
out the east,
Organization Of Developne.
league. which combines all the Cos.
mercial clubs OF the state
Holding by Commercial club ~
Development league Of land shqz1
in Omaha, Chicago, New York 81
Los Angeles. which resulted In gra.
good 10 the state.
Securing national and good Nrl
legislation OF great value.
Organizing OF Commercial club tai
fic bureau, which secured a sweepdf
reduction in freight rates.
Work In support OF Midland Tai
In this. connection many other ~
lies OF the club OF a minor nature u
referred TO and 1t was the unahn-
opinion that the accomplishing u
we'll worth while. and that the q
should be encouraged IN every way a
sible In the future
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
BIG BALANCE IN
STATE TREASURY
Monthly Report of Treasurer
Jewkes Shows Total Of
$2,202, ,441.56 on Hand.

The balance in the state treasury in
creased by nearly $4,000 in the month
Of February. according to the monthly
report of Jesse Jewkes, state treasurer.
to the state auditor. Most OF the in
crease was due to receipts from the land
board.
The report shows a balance or hand
from all funds In the beginning OF Feb
ruary of s2,026. .553.l6. Receipts for the
month were 1854, ,6201i. Disbursements
for the month were SOS, S,7S1.7i The bal
ance on hand February 2S was S2,2O2,-
441.bG.
The treasurer does not expect the bal
ance TO Increase. He said yesterday that
at this time of the year 1t was naturally
expected TO be bigger than at other times
because OF the receipt OF taxes and
the month of large disbursements and
the March report Is likely TO show a de-
crease In the balance. according to the
treasurer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
ORATORY AND NOISE
ARE MAIN FEATURES
Lively Discussion in Senate
Over Commission Form
of Government.
RISING VOTE OPPOSED
Both Sides Given Opportu-
nifty to Be Heard; No Con-
clusion Reached.
RISING VOTE OPPOSED

Oratory and noise were features or
AAe hearing OIL the bill FOR a change
IN the commission form of government
In Salt Lake and Ogden held last night
by the senate committee on county and
municipal affairs in the senate cham
Der. Opponents and proponents of the
measure argued at length on the pro-
every question discussed, except the
proposal to submit the question Of a
change in the government to the pco-
pie of Salt Lake and Ogden. To such
a suggestion the leaders of both sides
enthusiastically agreed and there is
a possibility that whatever measure is
agreed upon Will carry IL provision
which will submit the question Of a
change to vote of the people of the
city at a special election to be called
during the summer
Senator George J, Kelly Of Weber,
chairman of the committee on county
and municipal corporations, presided at
the meeting. All members of the com
mittee, including Senators Charles Cot
trell, Jr.. ID. o, Rideout and w. Mont
Ferry of Salt Lake, II. w. Lunt of
Iron, j. w. Funk OF Cache and Lee
B. Wight OF Summit, were present, and
several other members of the senate
and house occupied seats in the gallery
The chamber was crowded with noisy
spectators, who broke forth into fre-
quent demonstrations of approval and
disapproval- Some one In the gallery
applauded vociferously the speakers Of
both sides, approving noisily all that
was said beth for and against the
measure under consideration.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
PERCIVAL is HELD
TO DISTRICT COURT

John Perclval was Yesterday bound
over to the district court by Justice f.
NJ. Bishop on charge OF voluntary man
slaughter IN connection with the death
of Adolph Trujillo. a Mexican. whom
Pcrcival Is alleged to have struck with
an AK In a. quarrel that took place in
the rear of a house between South Tenn
pie and First South streets. on the nigh.
of December r. Truillo later died OF his
wounds at n locul hospital.
At the time OF the death 81 Truillo.
Perciyal was serving a sentence In the
Ing pleaded guilty to the charge. After
the death of the other man, the graver
charge was preferred against Percval.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
Meyer Favors Change.

George w. Meyer. who opened the de-
pared the resolution adopted by the com
rnittee on laws and legislation OF the
Commercial club TO tho pronunclamento
London. who solemnIy proclaimed them.
selves the people of Great Britain. Mr..
Meyer advocated the passage of the bill
and said that he spoke for a large num-
Der OF reputable citizens of Salt Lake.
and not for the undesirable citizen OF the
underworld. He said that originally the
fathers OF the plan for the commission
form OF government favored the recall.
He asked them IL they still favored the
recall.
Immediately the opponents OF the bin
shouted ''yes' In chorus. Mr. Moyer
then said there was nothing In the bill
10 prevent the commissioners from be-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
RESOLUTIONS
OF CONDOLENCE

The house yesterday adopted rcsolu-
tions of coincidence In connection with
the death at Springville Sunday OF Jo-
seph D. Reynolds father of II, T. Reyn-
olds one Of the representatives from
Utah county. The resolution was draft ed
by Mrs. King OF Salt Lake. On motion
OF Durham Of Beaver, the rules were
suspended and the house adopted the
resolution on rollcall Following Is the
text Of the expression of sympathy ex-
tended by the house.
Whereas. By the decree of Providence Joscnh
D. Reynolds pioneer OF 1865. tho aged father
OF tho Hon. Ii. T. Reynolds, representative in
this houne from Utah county. departed this lie
on the second day OF March. 1913. In the city OF
SpringvIIlo be II
Resolved, That extend deepest sympathy
10 the family OF the deceased: and. be II fur
,her
Resolved. That copy OF these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes OF this house C! this
date. and that copy thereof he sent 20 the Hon
H. IT, REYNOLDS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
SPECIAL. DELIVERY
BY THE PARCEL N

BY order Of the postmaster g.
parcel post packages can be dlsys~
l.. Thomas. The fee for this ser1rss
be 10 cents. and this can De -
placing a special delivery STAMP
cents In ordinary stamps on ths
age IN addition TO the regular parcA
postage. When ordinary stamp
used TO pay the fee. the words ~
delivery" must be written on tns
age. The parcel post stamps mus
be used. under any circumSsne'4
pay the special delivery fee.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
TRANSFER IS MADE
TO CEMENT COMPANY

The purchase OF the property on Third
West street. occupied by the Inneton
Lime g. Cement company as a ware
house, has been completed, and yester-
day the deed OF transfer was filed with
posite Pioneer park II was owned by
w. S Mccormick and had been occupJcti
on contract by the cement company
about three years The dimensions are
ABOUT ten by fifteen rods: the price men
toned in the deed. s2l 600 To complete
inc purchase, the cement company OBJ
talned a mortgage OF $4,000.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States civil serMs VICE,
mission has announced eXarnlnan"vYr.s,
the following. chronological d'%,1 IN
teachers for the Indian service, ~
Glneer student. library catalogue, -
tant IN economic ornithology' sa,ss
In refrigeration, aid In the 9u
standards. assistant in dry-laIo. ss,5|
ture. assistant In crop acciinnn.s,nzl
dental inferno. Complete iswrig
can be obtained In the money o'st Tst|
vision OF the postofrlcc. Salt LAKE w
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
Denounced by Jenson.

Farley p. Jenson denounced in empha
tic terms the commission form OF gey-
ernment, as at present operating In Salt
Lake, and characterized the members OF
the commission as grossly incompetent,
He asked that the committee Introduce
measure permitting the citizens TO vote
on whether or not they wanted a change
IN the form Of government, He said that
the city during the past year had ex-
pended $4,000 more than the most ex-
travagant administration the city had
ever expended and that crime In Salt
Lake, according TO official records, had
materially increased.
Frank Is. Stephens spoke in rebuttal for
the opponents OF the measure He said
that 300 cities in the United States had
the commission for of government and that
the number was growing daily. Only two
he said had ever repealed the plan The
citizens of Salt Lake. he declared, were
well satisfied. and he Joined in the request
that the question be submitted TO the
people. No sane man. he believed, would
vote 10 go back to the old form OF gov
ernment. form which no private cor
poration would think Of adopting
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
Organization Discussed.

The subcommittee of the organization
committee of the fruitgrowers OF the
state nf Utah met again yesterday, but
arrived at no definite conclusion regard
Ing the organization The law firm OF
stewart, Bowman a. Morris has been en-
gagged TO draft the articles OF incorpora-
ton for the organization This Is now
being done. and soon as the details OF
the organization are decided II will be
Incorporated
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
TIN WEDDING
is CELEBRATED
Pleasant Surprise Is Given tc
the Rev. and Mrs. Edward
Thorell by Friends.

About fifty members Of the Swedish
Free church surprised the pastor, the
Rev. Edward Thorell, 734 South Seventh
East street. last night. the occasion be-
ing his tenth wedding anniversary. Mr..
and Mrs. Thorell were presented with a
tin coffee pot filled with pickles
The presentation speech was made by
Nils Nelson. Oscar Lundquist read a
verse in Swedish. a tntinnabular little
rhyme on the tin wedding. An address
was made by A. NJ Berg. Miss Ruth
Welncr and Mrs Erickson sang q duet.
The church choir also furnished music.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
EIGHT-HOUR LAW FON
POSTOFFICE EMPLOYtt

The elght-hour law for mall a'ii
and clerks Will go into effect toosH
Postmaster \. l. Thomas SAYS u ~
necessitate anv change in the iocM
been working on an eight-hour baa'
many years. ,trr
1T seems the law was passed uIy1
the complaint of clerks In soIns
offices that they were worxea
than eight hours q day said P9..
Thomas. "The only time u ~ GssJip,a
necessary here was during the Nv
We will have to make no chaIkss
and no additional regular emplois~
be necessary
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
Guilt Is Admitted.

Joe Davis. "a years OF age. q moving
last night on a charge Of burglary. pa
Wis is alleged to have stolen fixtures
from the moving picture machine an the
Isis theateT,. on East Third South street.
several weeks ago. He is said to have
confessed the theft to Detectives Zeese
and Leichter. who made the arrest, but
denies that he knows where the missing
pa rts of the machine are now
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04

coming candidates for reelection In No
vember, and II they were, he said, the
recall would surely come He declared
that he would join with those who op-
posed the bill In urging the passage OF
a recall measure, which would become OPP
erative sooner.
Mr.. Meyer was followed by Judge
Horn Of Ogden, who said that he was
speaking for a majority of the business
men OF Ogden. who were instrumental
In having the bill introduced. The COM
mission form of government in Ogden,
he declared. had proved to be unsatis-
factory and extravagant. He said that
the government had expended $50, 900
more than any previous admnistra tlon
had. during the same period. There were
scores of empty stores and empty houses
in Ogden, he said. due directly to the
commission form of government He
pointed out that all three commission
ers in Ogden lived within a few doors
of each other. in the same ward and
voting precinct In Ogden. and the com
misstoners seemed to. know of no por-
ton OF the city when improvements
We're needed: other than their Immediate
environment, In the largest ward OF
the city. he said. not one cent had been
spent for needed street improvements
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
Ogden Man Heard.

j. n De Vine. former city attorney
OF ogden, spoke for e large number OF
Ogden business men against the bill.
He presented petition signed by $50
Ogden business men opposing any lee!s-
lation making any radical change In
the commission form OF government, He
contended that the argument that the
members OF the commission should be
elected by wards Instead OF by the cIty
at large was absurd. II this should apr,ly
In the city, he said, It should also apply
IN the county, and the county commits
sionerS should be elected by districts in
stead OF at large. A large majority of
the people of Ogden. he snid, were well
satisfied with the operation OF the COM
mission form OF government
George M. Cannon declared that the
people OF the state knew that he was
an ardent partisan. but he declared en-
phatically that he did not believe that
elections. and II the bill before the COM
nittee was passed he felt certain that
II would restore partlsanship in muncipaI
affairs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-04
TASK TO ASSORT
STOLEN GOODS

with sbe help OF the four women undcr or,o.,
'nr "hopiftinv, the stolen goods recovered throueh
tnsir confessions was sortcd In the detectives o.
lI'e III police headquarters yesterday and marI,rJ
Whh tho names OF the stores from which tho
r@a.ious Various articles were taken. Inspector Curl A.
scagcr, Cleveland Gillespie and INon 49,, ,'
entire afternoon at .he task. The total value ~
the goods Is estimated Mt $4,000 vi
According 10 the officers who bavs h,s a.,
investigation In charge, tho women under nv
TEN iss,, MrS, Helen Fotos, Mrs. Eta Curtin. Mrs
Snna summers and Miss Maud Summers have
taking the goods "'o"s' IN