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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
OF ILLEGAL
SELLING OF LIQUOR
United States Marshal Charles P.
Hitch of Illinois Defendant in
Criminal Proceedings.

PARIS, H., Dec, Limited States
Marshal Charles p, Hitch of the south
ern Illinois district was made the de.
fendaDt in criminal proceedings today
when two informations were filed in
the circuit court charging him with
selling liquor in anti saloon territory
and maintaining a nuisance The bond
in each case was fixed at $500. Hitch
has not been arraigncd
Hitch is q stakeholder and manaper
or the reservoir park. an amusement
resort. The rcfreshment stand priv
leges were leased to Samuel Hvharoer.
who was arrested and convicted of sell,
ing liquor on fourteen counts. II is
claimed that Hitch as manager of the
park. received a per cent of the stand
sales. and is equally liable.
Hitch said that he recently printed in
his newspaper charge that the post.
mastership at Paris had been sold since
that time, he said. Congressman o Hair
had attempted to have him remoycd
from office. Tho congressman hal
tled charges AT Washington. hut Hitch
said that he wns eyoucratcd. Tho mar.
shal said all the facts wond he hrou,,bt
out in court at the proper time,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
CITY AND VICINITY

ONLY ROUTINE business was trans
acted yesterday at special meeting Of
the state road commission. held In the
office OF Il. r. Morgan, state road engi-
neer. Most of the afternoon was devoted
TO consideration OF bills
BRINGING WITH him a G. Christian.
wanted here on Il charge OF negIecting
his wife and two children, c. Coulson
Smith OF the county attorneys office re-
turned yesterday from Billings. Mont.
J. EDWARD TAYLOR, state hortIcul-
tural inspector, left yesterday for San
pete and Sewer counties. where he viii
inspect horticultural conditions in COM
pauy with the county commissioners
GUY a, HART. assistant in charge Of
the local United States drainage inves-
tigaticn office. went 20 Layton YESTERDAY V
10 make surveys in connection with MS
dra Image work.
ERNEST ELDREOGE, formerly OF
Salt Lake. now Of Portland Ore. re-
turned TO the northwest yestorday after
q week In Salt Lake.
MR.. AND MRS. DAVID L, EVAND OF
Mslad. Idaho, who have been in Salt
Lake for the past week, returned yester-
day TO Idaho.
ETHEL LEWIS sued In the district
court yesterday for divorce from !
Lewis, alleging dcsertlon and failure 10
provide.
SON was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. e. +
FltZpa trick al 10 O'Clock yesterday fore
noon In the l.. d, s hospital
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
RECEIVED ONLY $25
A WEEK AS PRESIDENT
M. L. Justin Testifies at Trial Of Pro
moterS of Radio Telephone
Company.

NEW YORK, Dec. IN. l.. Justin,
formerly president of three subsidiary
companies of the Radio Telephone com
pany, having a combined capitahzn-
tion of S6,000000 today testified at
the trial of James Dunlop Smith Lee
De Forest, Samuel T.. Darby and Elmer
e. Burlingame, on trial in the federal
court on u charge of misuse of the
mails in connection with stock sales of
the Radio company. that for directing
the affairs of the three companies he
received weekly salary of $25, Justin
said that his principal work consisted
OF signing stock certificates, and that
he knew nothing about the affairs oil
the companies.
Miss Florence Borden testified that
she had supervision of all advertising
literature in the office OF Elmer f..
Burllngame. who was stock salesman
for the Radio Telephone company. Miss
Borden identified several circulars
which she had seen In Burlingame s
office. Statements made IN these cir
culars, it is expected, will form the
basis for the action of the government.
Eleazer Rowland. a bookkeeper, who
had been employed bv Ellsworth & Co.,
the stock-selling concern in which Bur
lingame was interested, testified that
he was a director in the Great Lakes
Radio Telephone company, a subsidiary
of the Radio Telephone company. When
asked what he was expected to do as q
director, the witness replied: Moth
ino -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
NOTIFICATION GIVEN
BY CLARK COMPANY
Question of Liability for Asphalt
Comes Before the City
Commission.

Intimation of trouble in connection
with the. several big paving extensions
now under way in which Utah rock
asphalt is the specified material, was
received by the city commission last
night IN letter from the A. A. Clark
company in which the city is notified
that it will be held responsible for P. J.
Moran s asphalt bills.
Moran has several big paving con"
tracts and the Clark company says it
has sold him the asphalt from its quar-
ries in Carbon county, According to
the letter, Moran has not made any
payments on the asphalt If the money
is not forthcoming from him the Clark
company Will expect the city to make
good the amount. The letter was re-
ceived and filed.
The city treasurer S report for No
vember, filed last night, shows $2l2,-
676,27 on hand in the city funds at the
close of business Saturday. During the
month the receipts totaled 1923, ,242.49
and The balance from the previous
month was $3l7, 7,022.3s. The disburse-
ments for November totaled 1927 ,5SS. go.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
MUCH INTEREST IN
THE ESSAY CONTEST
Pupils Will Write on Subject
"Why Utah Products
Should Be Used"

According TO reports received at the
headquarters Of the Manufacturers As.
sociation of Utah, much interest is he
ing taken in the school essay contest
being conducted in connection with
Utah Products day. II has now been
decided chat the best way to secure
ESSAYS by pupils in the eighth grades Or
higher on the subject ''Why Utah Prod
ucts Should BE Used, - is TO have each
school select the best and submit one
essay instead Of individual students
sending in their own. The essay con
test viii be conducted by the State Fed
GRAFTON Of Women s clubs. with Mrs.
j. Gorham chairman of the committee.
Yesterday afternoon $50 postcards;
urging members Of the Manufacturers
association to get busy on the work Of
getting proper exhibits for Utah Prod
ucts day, were sent out by D. T. Col
lett, secretary of the organization. MIR.
Collett will pay a personal visit to
most of the large stores and urge them
to have their windows filled with Utah
products, on and before December 10.
Further plans for observance Of the
day will be mado tomorrow night Mt a
meeting of all the committee to be held
at the Commercial club at 8 clock
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
UNIVERSITY SOCIETY
INITIATES MEMBERS
Neotypes Compelled to Grow Boards
and Mustac ches as Part OF In
itiatory Requirements.

Ten university boys are weaTins
strange masks this week. Some OF them
have only grotes9ue decorations on
their faces. Some have growths that al
most rise to the dignity of boards. Inc
transformations are caused by the 1act
that for the past week none OF the boys
has shaved. In addition to the hirsute
adornment each bears n miniature par
Der pole in the lapel Of his coat.
The occasion for the ornamentatlon
of hair and barber poles is the elaborate
method of announcing that on each of
these boys has fallen the honor OF be.
ing pledged to membership in that
dread brotherhood to which some OF the
juniors of the university belonging
Skull and Bones society. The boys Will
keep their boards and add to them un'
til they receive the official mandate to
have them removed.
The boys who are thus being sorely
tried to test their mettle before being
received into full membership in the
blood bound order are William Argyle.
Benjamin Ellerbeck, Allan Forester
Perez Kinney, Sherman Lille, Stanford
Darger, Jesse Miller, Clyde Williams
Rov Warthman and James Paul
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
TERMINAL COMPANY
ASKS FOR FRANCHISE
Same Streets Over Which Privileges
Already Have Been Granted
Are Involved

Application for a franchise to CON
struct and operate all necessary tracks
IN connection with the joint interurban
depot was made to the city commission
last night by the Salt Lake Terminal
company, newly incorporated COM
pany which plans to build terminal
for the joint use of the Salt Lake &
Ogden railroad and the Salt Lake &
Utah railroad. The application was re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole.
1t applies to the same streets for
which franchises have heretofore been
granted to the Salt Lake & Ogden and
TO the Salt Lake & Utah roads. In fact,
it merely calls for a transfer of those
franchises.
The tracks contemplated under the
franchise will begin at North Temple
and Firsst West streets, extending south
to Sixth South on First West; also from
West Temple along Pierpont street to a
junction with the First West tracks A
provision of the franchise is that moth
ing but electric power shall be used.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
EXPECT TO MAKE WAR
ON SHORT WEIGHTS

Tie stute dairy and food department
having ioupd recently large number OF
cases of short weight. especially In -four
and other grocery products. II has hoen
decided TO W6"c war upon the short
weight and short dealers Of tho
city. {. T.. Condie state sealer OF
weights and measures, VIII cooperate
with L. l.. Irvine, city sealcr of weights
and measures.
Willard Hansen. state commissioner OF
tho dairy and food department stated
yesterday that number OF violations of
the weight regulations have come to his
notice. among them sacks OF -four la
beled iorty- eight pounds containing ONLY
forty FIVE pounds He says there arc also
many potato measures in Salt Lake
which do not mold the supposed amount
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
INFANTRY NOW
EN- ROUTE SOUTH

Word was received in Salt Lake early
this morning OF tho safe arrival Of the
Twentieth infantry at Tucson. Ariz. The
troops and equipment, which left here la st
SATURDAY. proceeded over the Salt Lake
Route to Cotton. Cal, and were there
transferred to the Southern. Pacific lines
Railroad officials were delighted with
the time made by the special trains
command OF the regiment. teiegraphed
that tho trains mad safely arrived at the
Arizona city with all on board safe and
well.
The four specials left Tucson at l2:40.
100, 2;l5 and 2;20 o'clock this morning,
respectively
Colonel James A. Irons, who has been
In command OF the regiment at Fort
Douglas, left yesterday with his wife and
family for San francisco, from which
place they sail on December . on the
United States transport Thomas Dixon
for the Orient
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
PREPARE TO BEGIN
1914 ASSESSMENT
w. A. Leatham Evolves Plan to Re
]ieve Office of Extra Work
on January l.

In order TO be better prepared TO
begin the work Of assessing property
after tue first OF the year, ". 4.
Lcatham. county assessor, has obtained
lists of all real estate transfers made
since January j, 1913, as they appear
on the records Of the county recorder IS
office. These are now being entered
on the books of the assessor, and from
now until the close Of the year all
transfers will be checked daily 80 that
the records will be complete January /.
This will effect a big improvement
in the assessor s office by relieving
the office force from the rush Of work
incident to the annual assessment in
connection with the transfers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
OFFICIALS DISCUSS
P0CATELL0 DEPOT
Do Not Fear Condemnation
Will Build New One at
Early Date.

While Oregon Short Line officials scout
the Idea that the state og Idaho WIN APP
prove tho action OF James IL Wallis.
Idaho state food commissioner. in con-
demning the passenger station at Pocs-
telo. and VIII order tho company to erect
a new depot. they declare that a new
depot IS needed there aud that plans for
constructing one have bceU Under way
Tor several months. While there has
been no appropriation for ths station,
plans are being drawn FOR new pas
senger station and offices by Carl Strad-
ley. chief engineer
The railroad officials say that they can
not state definitely what the new sta
ton Will cost or when il will be built.
but they hope to sec II begun withtn a
IL year at least They declare that the
reason Il new depot has not been built
before Is that the company has had its
hands fun making other improvements at
Pocatello in order To he able TO handle
the immense traffic there
Il, H. knickerbocker, assistant general
manager OF the Oregon Short Line. said
Yesterday that he did not understand
when he says that the depot Is unsani-
iary as, In spite of the fact that the
depot is an old one. great care has always
been taken TO keep IL clean the same as
other depots. Discussing the depot yes
terday. Mr.. knickerbocler said
The company has realized for
long time the necessity OF a new pas
senger depot at Pocatelio. but owing
To other things. such as extended
rackage and shops, which We consld-
cred more important. the depot mat
ter has been deferred. During the
last year or more we have spent
S250.000 in building a new shop have
added many miles OF yard tracks,
completed n new coal chute with
capacity OF 900 tons every twenty
four hours and built a new freight
station with team and warehouse
tracks. I hope that the new depot
VIII be built soon, but cannot say
when.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
WINS DAMAGE SUIT
Case Against City and Sewer Contrac
tors Settled by the Payment.
Of $1,000.

The damage suit of Miss Mathilde
Demenger a citizen of France and
French teacher in the Salt Lake high
school, against the city of Salt Lake
and Charles Z. Heuser and Arthur B.
Sim, contractors, which has been in the
federal court for many months, was
settled yesterday by stipulation, Judg-
ment being given the plaintiff for $1,000
damages without costs. This was
agreed on outside Of court by attorneys
Tor the various parties.
Miss Demenge began suit against the
city and the contracting firm follow
ing an accident which she suffered
January 26. 1918. at Eleventh East and
Sixth South streets. She received n
broken limb and sprained ankle as the
result of falling into an open sewer
ditch being constructed for the city by
The contra ctors. The complaint alleged
that there was no danger light at the
place, and that the defendants were
negligent
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
BOTTLE Of WHISKY
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
VernaI Attorney Arrested tor
Taking Intoxicating Liquor
Into Indian Reservation.

As a result Of taking bottle ol N'ii3"'
with him when he went from
Fort Ducbesnc 10 attend the Glh'oi "a"
which took place this fail, Judge 'a''''
A. Wilson, prominent attorney oil q "a',
is now out of jail under bond OF S"oo over n,er
him I,ucian II. smith. deputy unlIeo n
states marshal. returned YESTERDAY IRON, ad
Vcrnal. where he arrested wilson il', aiv
took him before the federal corn:ss'",,, n, u -,
at Myton. There Ills bond was li*eu anu
ne was released. ,, .,
According to Judge Wilson's 3 stoty ~ ~,
Tho AFFAIR as related 10 the marshal ne
and party OF friends went In an an'o, "a
mobile to the Fort Duchesnc lalt anu
took some whisky with them ior pc,
sonaI use When they arrived tne az. ~
Ing Indian agent found that they nao rhe rhe
liduor and confIscate the bottle; IN.
indictment returned by the grand jury AZ
its November session charged Wilson
with "tatIng Intoxicating liquor INTO IN III
dian country Fort Ducheshe pc'"b WI
the rcSorVa ton,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
WILL BEGIN TRIAL
OF JOHN ANSELMO
Man Accused of Numbering Patrolman
Thomas Griffiths VIII
Face Court.

John Anselmo, accused of numbering
Patrolman Thomas Griffiths of the
local police force, will be brought to
trial in the district court this morn
ing. The case will be called before
Judge +. c, Loofbourow in the criminal
division.
Anselmo shot Patrolman Griffiths as
the latter was taking him to a patrol
box TO ring in q call for the patrol
wagon. lie fled but was captured after
thrilling fight, in which many shots
were fired.
No intimation Of the nature Of the
defense has been gwen, though it is
understood friends and relatives of
Anselmo are prepared to render every
financial aid in an effort to save him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
JUNIOR CLASS TO HOLD
ANNUAL DANCE FRIDAY

The junior class OF the Salt Lake high
school will hold its annual dance Fri
day. The juniors are making big prep
arations for the dance and are endeav-
orinG TO make this the big society event
OF the school Russell Ihrig. president OF
the class, IS in charge.
The music committee consists of Heber
Sevy and Helen Ball, The decorations
committee comprises Ralph Bassett,
Stewart Fllege. Robert Clarke, Wilson
Parker. Mary Taylor, Thema Farms
worth. Gladys Pannier. Frank Thomas,
Morris Groo. Grace Davis and Luecine
Compton.
charge OF the programmes, Scott Gray
and Edith Wells compose the refresh
ments committee and Leland Mayors and
Irene McCanne are assigned TO look after
the rugs and pillows
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
PLANS TO DEVELOP
PROJECT CONFLICT

Conflicting claims and plans IN regard
10 the reclamation OF large tract OF
land under the old Beaver IrrIga ton.
Land d Water company project In
Beaver county will be thrashed out by
the state land board at It's regular meet
ing today.
Several interests arc desIrous of sup
port from the state in carrying out the
old project and number OF conflicting
claims 20 rights under the project
have been made 10 the board George
A. Snow, who has large interests in the
old company's rights. r. II. Peale. who
wants the land segregated and opened for
irrigation by means OF pumps and wells,
and Joel Niblsy and others. who have
interests in conflict with the Snow in
teres,s. have been asked to appear be-
fore the board today and present their
sides Of the controversy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
GRAZING CONDITIONS
GREATLY IMPROVED
Change for Better Since For
est Was Established Is
Commented Upon.
REPORT IS COMPLETED
Friction Between Govern
ment and Stocknen Now
Thing of the Past.
REPORT is COMPLETED

Present grazing conditions or The Wa
81 ,cb national forest are from 300 10
100 per cent htttcr ;han they we're oc-
fore The forest was founded. The cat
tie and sheep grazed during the year
ended October 81 showed an increase Of
2sS head over last year and the feed
was never better or the stock iatter.
according to the annual grazing report
of L. ". Clarke. forest supervisor OF the
Wasate.l reserve. The report Was COM
plctcd yesterday and viii Immediately
bc forwa rded 10 the secretary OF agri-
culture. who will pass upon the recon-
;nenda lions.
The excellence OF the feed in the forest
= attributed In the report TO the ire
olent rains during the past summer. II
being stated that the showers averaged
one week ano Wore never moro lhan
ten days apart.
one OF the features OF tho report con-
s.dered important by Mr.. Clarke IS the
statement that there arc now seven graz
ing associations IN the reserve. acting
Discussing The significance Of this. he
said:
Although we have not heard much
OF IL lately formerly this department.
and in fact all forest supervisors, We're
accused OF arbitrary action. Many of
the owners used 10 complain that the
supervisor, was sheriff; Judge and
jury Of the reserve. This accusa-
that there are seven grazing associn-
lions and that went To each one OF
them for their recommendations and
trouble suggestions shows anything
but arbitrary action.
Among the recommendations made to
the department of agriculture are;
Ten thousand four hundred head
OF cattle and horses TO be grazed
next year.
Fourteen thousand hvo hundred
head of sheep to be gTnzed next year
Increase Of 100 head of stock In
district No. 8. comprising Midway
and Cha rlcston.
That owners of stock which is ar
nicted with contagious diseases be
compelled to remove same immediate
IL on penalty OF losing licenses.
That all sheep have certificates
from bureau Of animal industry be-
before being admitted TO forest.
The report shows seventeen bears
killed this year on the forest and that
the loss Of sheep and cattle has been
small. There are now S130 cattle, fS8
horses and 1924 sheep and goats
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
FIVE DESTROYERS ARE
SCATTERED IN STORM

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Five tor
pedo boat destroyers--ihe Pau, Jones
nppic. stewart Perry and 1ruxtun-
Fedro SUNDAY morning to proceed in fhn
Mare Island navy yard. were scatferad
by terrific storm encountered lnst
night. '"st
Late tonight ali but the Paul 1onos
mad been accounted for. The WhinpIc
was carried far southward and put into
Han nieeo harhor late today. The Perry
ana stewart succeeded In reachjn- pnrt
San LUIS Oospo. while the Truxt,tn
sained the more Dortherly harbor Of
Al inc httle fighting craft suffered
more or less damage None of tbn nrri
GERS could give any informa ton regard
ins the whereabouts OF the Paul Joncg
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
MAN FOUND DEAD
IN HOTEL ROOM

Joc Macky, man oi about 10 years
was found dead in room Is OF the Amer
lean house on Commercial street ycstor-
dav forenoon, his death apparently re-
sultIng from natural cause. He had been
taylng in the hotel for about a week.
and little is known about him From
conversations held with other men stay
Ing there 1t is evident that Macky bad
lived for some time in Rock. Springs,
Wyo. and was an old coal miner The
body was examined by Dr. Hardy Lynch
before II was turned over to the under
taking firm OF QuaItrough- Allcott G. CO.
The undertakers will endeavor to find
out what they can OF the old man from
Rock Springs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
EXAMINATION TO FILL
SALT LAKE VACANCY

IN order TO fiji u vacancy in the office
of Jacob j. Grccncwald, surveyor OF the
port OF Salt Lake and head OF the local
customs house, an cEamiua tion will be
held here January 10. The position Is to
he filed by woman clerk 10 get a salary
Of SSi0 q year
Arithmetic and report writing will each
be estimated at % per cent in totaling
the examination grade. Spelling will be
estimated at 10 per cent, DeDmunship at
10 per cent, copying and correCtin,;
manuscript. 10 per cent. and geography
and United States civil government. 10
per cent. The applicants must be at
least eighteen years OF age
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
DETAILS FOR BALL
ARE NOW COMPLETE

Pla rs for the dance TO he given FRI
day. December Il. az the Hotel Uta h
ballroom by the Salt Lake CITY Trans
portation club were completed ycslerda y
afternoon al meeting OF the commit
tee in charge OF arrangements IL was
decided TO make the ball an informal one
and TO permit each club member to bring
tao guests. The committee IS composed
of f. r LeIs. chairman; Frank Groes-
beck. c. 7. Burris. ". W. Fuller E. y
NcDanald and Phil p Thompson.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
PAYROLL BUILDER HAS
AN INTERESTING ISSUE

The December number uf 'The Paw
roll Builder the official magazine OF the
Manufacturers Association Of Utah was
issued yesterday The new number is
as newsy as The usua issues and con-
aims several interesting articles one
ot the best = resume or Utah prod :
ucts. by Percy NJ. Cropper. on The
Worlds Greatest Bank Mr.. Cropuer
says that the greatest bank IL Utah with
its deposiu OF minerals and hydru-csr-
oons. totel!n2 $i.00I, ,307 SOC. 900. Others
having articles In the Issue are Georg..
5. McAl1ister II. Pembroke -. T. col
lott and r. ". Mendenhan