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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
Individual Appropriations.

Department OF public safety, including
police fire and health departments, $685.
320 rs against $3.50. SOS 2S spent in 1912
Department Of public affairs and
finance. SO. 2i0. as against s6i,95e,4s spent
last year.
Department OF streets and public i'm
provcments, including the engineering de-
psrtment. s305,07S as against 1863. l2l, 30
for last year.
Department OF water supply and water
works. SIG 1890, against S15o,2IS. 03
last yenr.
Department OF parks and public prop
erty, siG2S $40. as against 800. .3S0I3. OF
this amount $4,000 is for parks alone.
Auditor and license assessor. SlS.S05. as
against slT,526,73 spent In 1912.
Public library, 1851 as against s26.-
ill.99 The figures for 1913 includes sl4,-
600 expended appropriation from 1912,
leaving but $1,000 additional appropria- :
t!on this year.
Statutory and general funds, $251, 4G7 %,
as against S449. 662. IL spent from these
funds last year.
After these appropriations are made
there will remain Si62.329.ol for the city's S
share of public Improvements. This mon
ey will he spent proba bly, under the head
OF statutory and general, bringing the
total expenditures from these funds dur
ing the current year slightly above the
expenditures for 1912.
In addition 10 the provisions OF the
budget for the current year the city has
io meet about 100000 expenses on public
Improvement contracts let last year but
not vet completed,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
Final Action Soon.

The total appropriat ations for each de-
psrtment and for the statutory and gem
erai funds were fixed by the commission
crs yesterday morning and the various de-
partmental budgets were referred back 10
the heads of departments for recapitula-
tion OF the individual items of expense,
Later the commission Will take up the
budgets in revised form and formally pass
upon them. The totals as agreed upon
yesterday will not be effected by the re-
vision, though individual accounts VIII be
changed 20 some extent.
Final action on the budget for the park
department. proper was taken yesterday
after heated discussion In which Com
missioner George d. Keyser sought to
preserve his budget from further reduc-
ton He was finally given $4,000 @or
parks exclusive of his public property
account
Despite the reductions made In every
department OF government from the
amounts asked for, each department VIII
receive bigger appropriation than was
made last year with the single exception
OF the water department. which is given
approXima teIy $4,000 less than last year
Following are the amounts given each de.
rartmcnt and the statutory and general
funds as compared TO the expenditures
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
PUBLIC UTILITIES
BILL LOSES GROUND
Sentiment at Last Nights
Meeting Appears Against
Railroad Commission.
OPPOSED BY RAILWAYS
Would Add Expense; No One
Speaks in Favor of 1t;
Action Deferred.
OPPOSED BY RAILWAYS

The senate committee on railroads
held public meeting last hight in
the senate chamber to hear discussion
of senate bill No. 244, the senate mil
road and public utilities commission
bill A rumber Of railroad officials
were present, but no one appeared to
urge the passag" If thn II easure.
Senator Edghcill, chairman ii the
committee, invited any person who MAS
interested in the bill 10 present his
views George II. Smith, assistant gen
eral counsel of the Oregon Short line,
accepted the invitation Mr.. Smith
said it was not question OF tie pro"
visions Of the bill itself so much as 1T
was question Of whether Utah really
wanted a commission. MIR. Smith said
that, at the lowest estimate, the ex-
pcnsc of maintaining 4 commission
would be 100000 year. He read fig.
ures to show that last year it cost the
state of Washington $1lS,000 TO main
tain its commission and Montana s
commission cost still more,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
S. A. MAG|NN|S IS
ELKS' EXALTED RULER
Annual Election of Officers
Followed by Banquet
Last Night.

s A. Maglnnls one OF the best-known
Young attorneys OF Salt Lake was
chosen exalted ruler OF Salt Lake lodge
No. 50. Benevolent and Protective Or
der OF Elks last night at one of the most
closely contested elections ever held ny
the lodge. w. II. Nightingale, at pres
ent estee med leading knight Of the lodge,
was the opponent OF Mr., Maglnnis LOT
the place and the good-natured contest
between the two excited much inter-
est.
Almost every other office was closely
contested, with the result that the. keen
Interest in the election continued un-
abated until the last ballots had been
counted In addition to Mr.. Maginnis,
the following officers were chosen; Es-
teemed leading knight, Walter Schmierer;
esteemed loyal knight. E. j. Owens: es-
teeined lecturing knight, DR., c. NJ. Hart:
secretary. Dale W: Gibbs; treasurer, H
tee, George F. McGonigal. M. NJ. War
ner was chosen representative to the
grand lodge, which meets in Rochester.
y. Y, next summer. DR.. S. Ewing was
chosen alternate to the grand lodge.
The retiring officers OF the local lodge
of Elks are Exalted Ruler NJ. NJ Warner,
Esteemed Leading Knight w. II. Night
ingaie Esteemed Loyal Knight w. $.
Taylor Esteemed Lecturing Knight w.
F. CuImcr and Trustee j. w; Collins,
The secretary, treasurer and tiler were
reelected.
Following the election an elaborate
banquet was served and a general jolll-
fication ensued Nine past exalted rulers
OF the lodge were present at the gath
ering and contributed to the joyful spirit
or the evening.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
RESTRICT
SWEEPING HOURS
Physicians Declare Method 10
Protect Health Must Be
Adopted.

Local physicians are planning n cam
paign against the sweeping OF sidewalks
in the business district during the hours
when the working people are going to
and from their employment They de-
clare the present method OF sweeping
without first sprinklng to allay the dust
and without regard to hours constitutes
one OF the worst menaces TO public
health.
Dr. Samuel G. Paul, health commits
sioner for the city. said yesterday that
he Intends TO ask the city commission
ling OF sidewalks and also limiting the
sweeping hours so as to protect the pc
destrians who daily run the gauntlet
or the army OF porters who flourish their
brooms In the business district each
morning just when everybody Is going
to work.
1T Is a custom that menaces public
health and should be stopped said DR..
Paul. 1t is even more unsanlIary than
splitting In public places and along the
streets"
1--WE all know that the ordinance
is not Observed said DR., T b Beatty,
secretary OF the state hoard OF health.
'and to have the germs thus deposited
on the walks stirred up and sent flying
IN our faces every morning presents the
utmost danger. There should be an Or
dinance to deal with the matter. In-
fecuous respiratory diseases such as tu-
berculosIs. diphtheria and pneumonia are
apt TO result from such pra actices"
DR., Andrew j. Hosmer. president OF
the Utah State Medical society. also
declared against the present method of
one" he said, Germs of all sorts are
scattered In this way"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
MORAN TO CONSTRUCT
NATIONAL ELKS' HOME
Precedent is Set When Salt
Lake Contractor Is Award
ed Big Fraternal Job.

P. !, Moran Of Salt Lake has been
awarded the contract for the erection OF
the National ISlks home, to be built at
Bedford Va. this summer The award
was made by the board OF grand tius-
tees of the grand lodge of Elks at II
meeting held in the Waldorf Astoria ho-
tel in New York last Friday. Announce
ment OF the awarding OF the contract
was made last night by Col e. l.. Ap-
plesatc OF Salt Lake. II member of the
board of cTa nd trustees, on his return
from the meeting OF the board.
The new Elks home Is TO be one Of tho
largest and most beautiful structures of
Ms kind In the world II Is 10 he erect
cd at n cost OF approximately :3Oyur
In competition with Mr.: Moran for the
award were the leading construction
companies OF all parts OF the United
states The selection OF Il western con-
tractor TO build a large structure in the
cast is regarded AS unprecedented III the
history OF thc construction Cf large
buildings
Originally. Salt Lake was a strong Did
der 10 have The home located in this city.
OF trustees appeared 10 favor Bedford,
Colonel Arp!eSate rclinquishcd his claims
In behalf of Sait Lake and urged Tic
selection OF Mr.. Moran as the contractor
The board investigated tho various con
tractors who aimed 30 secure the award
and ina!ly decided that Mr. Moran was
emnently qualified 20 undertake the
work, and his selection was determined
upon
Plans for the construction OF the homo
have already been approved and all thd
remains before work is commenced Is the
signing or the contract and tho iling Cf
the bond by the contractor. These for
maliues Will be completed soon. Con-
struction engineers in the employ OF Mr..
Moran are already engaged In making
estimates on the amount and cost of ma
terial for the construction OF various por-
tionS OF the building.
For many years Mr.. Moran has been
one of the leading contractors In the
west for municipal improvements With
In the last few years he has brondcncd
his work TO Include the construction OF
large buildings, He is at present con-
structing the main building for the state
university and the East Side high school.
He Is also the excavation contra ctor for
the state capitol and was one OF the
prnctpa bidders for the construction OF
the building.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
THREE REVENUE TAX
BILLS INTRODUCED
House Amendments Designed
TO Meet Shortcomings of
Present Laws.

Three measures designed to meet some
OF the shortcomings OF the present rcve-
uue laws, were introduced in the house
yesterday by the joint committee on
revenue.
One OF the Bills provides that the sal
aries Of tic members of the board Of
equalization shall be increased 10 $500
The present salary is $500 a year. The
blu also provides that the secretary shall
not be ono OF the members OF the board.
n change from the present rule
Ilc il to receive u salary OF S1bOo a
year. To which is added $500 a year for
services as collector OF taxes from car
companies. The new bill also provides
that not more than one member Of The
0ofa Th ?h ssanS De m o n, apI Is one eaTgeS fngn tho
classification or property which may be
assessed. AT present there are only
fourteen classes OF property. thus neces-
tion board to DE in blanket form.
Tie now classification follows
N The total value OF ,hc several classes o.
property shown separately nv classified by naid
oarh class ot real estate assessed AZ acreage 'no
including mining property and its value: t5) th'
~ the number Of horses mud mules, ns elassi'
fled. 90 tho number .: cattln as classified, l6
the number OF aloop md goats ns classified: t7
The number OF swine: tSJ the number OF colonies
o: hecs; t9l merchandise and trade fixtures; 10
machinery Implements. tools and vehicles; III
automobiles and motorcycles; fl2J money and sol
ven; credits: Ua) bnnhs and loan aud trust com.
pnncs. (iD furniture and household cffccts; 10
mines and mining claims by name. mining dis
tTi"ts. number OF acres and patent number Cl5
improvements and machinery or belonging e
mining property: on interest In state lands; az
personal property not otherwise enumerated. (l2
property assessed by the state board OF cquoliza
tion C20I the total value of all property. t2l
the amount OF taxes rcmitteG aeatcd; (23) AM
further Information requested by the state boart
OF equalization
The third bin directs the state board
Of equalization to supply county asses
sors with blank forms 81 assessment rolls
in conformity with the new classiGca
ton of assessable property
The bills were read first and second
time and placed on the house calendar
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
TELLS OF
NARROW ESCAPE
J. p. Marshall Describes Fall of
Mast From Top of Seattle
Skyscraper,

Details of an accident that might have
resulted IN fatal injuries TO many work.
men are interestingly told in a let
ter received by George +, Felt
OF this city from Joseph p. Marshall.
formerly of Salt Lake, who Is now su-
perVislng the erection OF Seattle's fa-
nous y-two- story skyscraper
According to the letter. the steel work
on the building had been completed and
the steel erection contractor was about
to take his derrick down from the thirty
sixth floor, when the great mast In some
manner broke away. plunging down with
terrific force. crashing through thirty
four floors. and lodging firmly in a mass
of cement and debris on the second floor.
The mast tore its way through at least
thirteen floors of concrete.
Crowds of Workmen were on every
floor when the great hulk, without warn
ing, shot downward. II was found nee
essary to cut the mast up before II could
be taken from its final lodging and the
debris and cement removed. A long list
OF fatalities was expected. but miracu-
lously all worlemen escaped injury. some
by hairs breadth. The damage will
amount TO $4,000 or more.
Mr.. Marshall's wife was formerly Miss
Ethel Felt OF this city. Mr.. Felts lum-
Der concern holds the contract for lum-
ber for the big Seattle structure
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
SNOOkUM'S NAME
ONLY is KNOWN
Mystery Of Commercial Club
Still Unbroken by Mys-
terious One.
Who is SnoolSum2


This question Will be answered in the
flesh by Snookum himself at 12;90 this
afternoon when meeting OF the So
ciety OF the Great Seal VIII be held at
the Commercial club.
For two days invitation cards have
been pouring in on members of the club
Each prospective guest has been told
that he is charter member of the So
ciety of the Great Seal. None knew II
until he read 1t on the card sent him
by Snookum
Yesterday efforts 20 ascertain the iden-
tlty of Snookum failed again. Nor could
anyone he found to disclose the object
OF the society of which the mystlfying
stranger appears 10 be the head Joseph
E Caine, secretary OF the Commercial
club. seems TO be the only one in the
building acquainted with the weird ma
ture and purpose OF the organization, but
his lips are sealed.
II Is not known In which part of the
club building the meeting Will be held
Everybody required to be present has
been notified 10 be there at 1880 and
Informed that important business viii be
discussed, Everything beyond that is
a deep. unfathomable mystery
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
EXTENSION OF TIME
ASKED BY PROMOTERS

score of residents OF MinersviIle. in
Beaver county. appeared before the state
land hoard yesterday afternoon to urge
ton OF land made for the Beaver Land
& Water company year ago. They In
formed the board that they are trying
10 finance the project among private
citizens OF Beaver county and II they
cannot do so Within three months then
they will be willing that the board
should cancel tho segregation
At the time the land was segrcgate ed
n was proposed to build q reservoir
capable OF reclain1ing IS. coo acres. Sew
ersl inontha ago the company for which
the segregation was made. under the
Carey act. failed TO live up TO the re :
quirements OF the state and the contra CT
was cancelled The segregation was al
lowed TO stand however, and the farmers
In that vicinity. in order 10 preserve their
claims TO the land, are attempting 10 re-
vive the undertaking.
The land board took the petition under
adyiseneuT.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
CITY AND VICINITY
ASSISTANT

ASSISTANT GENERAL Secre,ar,
Cawthorne of the Y NJ C. A. gave a
luncheon at the Commercial club. yes
terday in honor of F. F. Goodman, inter,
national secretary. Mr.. Goodman Will
leave for the east Thursday.
PROFESSOR PLUMB of the General
Electric company will lecture at 1 o'clocl;
this afternoon at the University OF Utah
on the latest achievements in wireless
ed with lantern slides.
lNH ERiTANcE taxes from the estates
OF Eleonora Sears. Boston, and Albert
A. Stewart. New York. were received
by A. +. Barnes, attorney general, yes
terday: The amounts were S405 and
S4739-69, respectively.
gists met yesterday with the Commercial
clubs committee on new Industries tc
explain a plan To organize a candy COM
pany. Details OF the plan were not an
nounced.
EMREzzLEMENT of a suit OF clothes
worth SIS is charged against William
Wagner In n complaint issued by the
county attorney yesterday. ]. n. Nor
gan Is the complaining witness,
OF THE lis applicants for enlistmen,
IN the navy at the Salt Lake recruiting
station in February. only forty-six were
accepted. The others were rejected on
account OF physical deficiency.
THE CAPITOL commission will meet
again Monday afternoon in the Felt
building. Action on several more OPP
tions In the contract with James Stew
art & Co. is expected,
A. c. NELSON state superintendent
OF education, Is expected home from
Philadelphia today. Superintendent Nell
son intended TO reach Salt Lake yester-
day, but was delayed.
FUNERAL SERVICES for Mrs. Lillian
Anderson Cox were held at the family
residence. 326 Tenth East street, YES
terday afternoon at 1870, Interment was
In the City cemetery.
MEETING of the Ladies Miss,onarv ~
society OF Phillips Congregational church
VIII be held at 2:l5 this afternoon al Tho
nome OF Mrs. w. c. Wurfel, 1913 Sec
ond avenue.
IL a COMPLAINT charging c. l.. Good
with neglect OF wife and minor child
was Issued by the county attorney YES
terday. Emma Good is the compiaipIpr
witness. '- >
SEWER COUNTY residents arc try
ing 70 have road built from BlryijJe
to kichfieid. They have presented y
request to the state road commission
!. THE JORDAN Credit association hold
It's regular weekly luncheon at the Cow
inercial club yesterday.
GIRL WAS born to Mr. and Mrs
a, X Poulton Tuesday at the l., d &
hospital ~ ~ .
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
Have Manifold Objects.

The objects of the corporation are to
buy. sell and distribute horticultural and
agricultural products OF any and all kinds
either in natural or manufactured
state; to buy, handle and manufacture
materials and supplies OF all kinds used
In the operation of farms, ranches and
orchards.
The capital stock OF the organzat tlon
is limited TO $40 900 which Is divided into
shares OF 81 each and the nineteen men
who perfected the organization each
a greed to subscribe for certain amount
OF the stock.
The officers OF the corpora ton consist
Of board of fifteen directors. a presi-
dent, first and second vice presidents,
treasurer. secretary. The board OF direc-
tors chosen yesterday by the commit
Tee of twenty eighr in charge Of the or
Eanizaiion are:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
CITY EXPENSES WILL
EXCEED s1,500,0D0
Budget as Planned by Com
missioners Shows Increase
of $4,000.
FIX TOTALS YESTERDAY
Appropriations Expected to
Stand, With Minor
RevisionS.
FIX TOTALS YESTERDAY

More than s1.5oo,o00 will be spent by
Salt Lake during the current year for
departmental expenses and public Inn
prove!nents. under tho provisions OF the
1918 budget which was practically com
pleted by the city commissioners yester-
day. The budget carries about sl2O,o
more than was spent last year. though II
is practically the same as the 1872 ap-
preparations when the unexpended appro-
pria tions OF the latter year are added to
the expenditures of that year.
The appropriations made for depart
mental expenses total sI.395. .3S9.4T and
the total available revenue for the year.
when provision has been made TO care for
uncompleted contracts on public Improve
inents. begun IN 1912. is placed at Sl,oo',- :
71s.9s thus leaving Sl62, 329bl surplus
which probably will be used for pubic
imnrov emeIlta.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
SIX MONTHS FOR
EACH SHOPLlFTE
Nearly All of Plunder Sseal
by Four Women Returned
to Owners.

Arraigned before Judge n; T. \
ner of tho criminal division OF tes
court yesterday afternoon, on ee]
of petty larceny, Helen FotoiS y (
Summers, Margaret Summers and Z
Curtin, the four women shopllften
rested last Saturday night. all pn.
guilty and each was sentenced 70 :
six months in the city jail.
The work of restoring the,
property TO the twenty-one plssn
business from which it had been p
was practically completed yes,a
only a few articles being left uIeln
at police headquarters last niga;s
action of the women in aiding ~
teetives to make the proper Fes1!,
Of the property. as well as the iasI
the collection of goods was the =
of numberless petty thefts. vas
to he the reason for placing mq
petty larceny charge against thes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
Adams Experienced Man.

'At the time OF the organization Of
citrus growers IN California in 1893 I was
made secretary and manager of the On
tario association of Ontario, Cal. and
also of the Upland Citrus association.
which ] organized" said Mr.. Adams yes
terday. II occupied those positions for
seventeen years. The Upland Citrus as
sociation Is now the largest OF the eleven
associa tions in the Ontario Upland Cuca-
monga district Of the California fruit
growers exchange.
THE principles Involved are the same
here as in California. Cooperative mar
kcting on non-proHt basis being the
foundation for the success Of the organ
iZation, You have the fruit here and
should realize the full benefit for the
work of producing 1t I am firmly con-
vinced that the run benehts can be Sc
and I shall endeavor TO explain the Sit
uation to the fruitgrowers Of the state OF
Utah"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
JOIN OVERLAND R0Ul|
TO MIDLAND, IS PD|
P. A. Wells, Omaha, Nov (
Salt Lake, Presents Pro
posal of Nebraska.
TALK OVER IDEA ToDA,
Conference for Coplproni,
at Office of Governor spry
This Morning.
TALK OVER IDEA TODa

p. A. Wells OF Omaha, chaIrr..
the Nebraska State Road associa,,o.
director IN the Omaha Automoht. -
called on President w. II. EnI.,.
the Salt Lake council. Midland y
association. yesterday and Informal !
that the Ncbra ska associations b,a
cided to advocate the building =, !
Overland route via Omaha and yl,.s
Neb.. and Denver. the intention =
to Join the Midland route at ~
and follow 1t across Colorado ana s,
TO Salt Lake City.
President Ellison was Favorable /.
pressed with the plan and will mn.
Il to his orga niZation. Mr Wslis
it was desired TO have Utah 49,
this route in the more eastern NJ,
and that the Nebra skans and ~
would plug hard for the Mldlan5 !.
through Salt Lake City. Mr. W.
association was led to this IecIains
account OF the scenic attractIsns
Colorado and Utah.
Mr.. ellison Immediately took Mr. ~.
to the Office of Governor Spry. ~
he met the governor. several rnsni'
of the legislature and other good n,
udror1teS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-06
Board of. Directors.

George Romney, Jr., SmithfeId, l.. A.
Ball. Logan; ]. P. Holmgren. Bear River;
H. Fl Thompson. Roy; j, e. Wright, Og-
den; G. w. Palmer. Farmington, Lewis
Salt Lake: U. C, Miller Murray: j, 3.
Walton, Provo; A. G. Stoddard, Spanish
Fork; w II. Homer. Jr., Pleasant Grove, !,
l.. N StohI. Salt Lake. D. F. Smith.
Pennington: J. Fred Odell. Woods Cross
Charles D. Adams, veteran fruitgrower
and organizer OF Upland, Cal. Is aiding
In perfecting the organization.
The sum OF $1,000 was raised yesterda Y
for the purpose OF sending Mr.. Adams on
an educational campaign among The
farmers OF the state.