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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
PROTESTS
CHANGE OF SYSTEM
The County Commissioners
Change Plan of Paying for
Meals of Prisoners.

Over the protest of the sheriff, who
may later bring a suit to test the right
of the commission to make the change,
the county commissioners yesterday
formally abolished the fec system at
the county Jail.
Hereafter, or, rather, beginning
March /, all supplies for the prisoners
in the Jail will be purchased in the
regular manner and the bills approved
by The auditor and county commission
ers. Sheriff Smith will have to do the
purchasing, as at present, but he will
receive no compensation other than his
$500 yearly salary. In the past he has
made n Profit out OF feeding the pris-
oners on the 10 cents Il day allowed him
by the county, Either tho sheriff or
one of his deputies will act as purchas-
ing agent, Just as the sheriff sees fit,
but no extra pay will be forthcoming.
During the discussion of the question
Yesterday morning Sheriff Smith told
the commission that he did not believe
the change could be made legally, and
while he did not wish to stand in the
way Of the commission, he would have
TO accept the new method under protest.
llo animated later that he might sue
the county TO recover for his services.
lie took the stand that the law imposed
the duty of feeding the prisoners on
him and prescribed that he should be
paid for the performance of the duty,
and he regarded as violation OF the
law any action of the board taking the
matter Out of his hands.
Would there be any objection to a
change from n business standpoint ?'
the sheriff was asked by Il member of
the board. "I am responsible under
the law for feeding the prisoners, " the
sheriff replied, "and I cannot agree TO
any change which will dctract from my
authority in the matter"
Preparatory to installing the new
system. an inventory Of all supplies
on hand now will be made Saturday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
WANTED HER KEYS
MORE THAN MONEY
Plucky Mrs. Smith Has Novel Expe.
rience With Negro Who
Robbed Her.

"Herei leave my hand bag; it got
my keys in it; take the purse if you
want IT, but leave the hand bag or
can Z get in the house when [ get
home. ~
SO did Mrs. O. III. Smith, l131 Major
avenue, admonish negro holdup who
robbed her between Ninth and Tenth
South on State street shortly after 9
o clock the other night.
The negro was fast blending into the
general darkness and Mrs. Smith start
cd in Swift-footed pursuit, as she ran
repeating the order for the robber to
stop and give her the hand bag which
he had wrenched from her after sneak
ing up behind her as she was going
homeward. He stopped and waited un-
til the little woman, weighing slightly
over 100 pounds caught up with HIM.
She received the hand. bag, made sure
that the precious keys were in it and
then asked him how much money he
got out of the purse. For answer, the
robbcr drew his hand from his pocket
and showed 81 10 Mrs. Smith discov-
cred that he had overlooked 40 cents
in the bottom of the hand bag, but
did not call his attention TO it.
Going to the nearest telephone, the
woman, whose horror Of being locked
out was greater than that Of being
robbed. called the police and gave de-
scription of the holdup.
81 might have made better job of
it if | had had something better than
an umbrella with which to protect
myself said Mrs. Smith in speaking
of her experience.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
GIVEN MEMBERSHIP
IN NATIONAL SOCIETY
Theta Epsilon Sorority of University
Gets Charter From Obi Omega;
Boys Form Now Fraternity.

The organization of d new local fra
ternity at the University of Utah was
announced yesterday and officials of
the Theta Epsilon, local sorority at
the university, announced that char
ter had been granted them by the Chi
Omega, national sorority. The new
fraternity will be known as the Phi
Alpha Epsilon. and the temporary
headquarters of the society will be in
the Hyland apartments at Thirteenth
East and Second South streets.
The Theta UpsiIon is the first sorori-
ty at the university to obtain charter
from national Organization. Chi
Omega is one Of the largest sororities in
the United States The examination
and installation of members of the
Theta Upsilon for the Chi Omega will
take place Friday and Saturday Mrs
Mary c. Love Collins, grand president
of the Chi Omega. and Miss Edgarda
Mae Mullen will conduct the cxamina-
tion and installation.
Following the official granting of
the charter oil the Chi Omega to the
local sorority, a banquet will be held
for the sorority members at. the Hotel
Utah Saturday night. Friday afternoon
Mrs. Collins will lecture to the wom-
en- s Pan Hellenic society on g Fraterni-
ty Idcals.n - The Theta Upsilon peti-
toned the Chi Omega for a charter one
year ago.
The Phi Alpha Epsilon fraternity,
the organization Of which was an
nounced Yesterday, was organized un-
der the direction of Henry Love, Ray
mond Smith Frank Canine, Albert
Broc kmeyer and Nasil Skolfield.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
WILL HEAR SHELTER
CASE ON MARCH z
Farmers VIII Seek Permanent
Injunction Against Opera
ton of Plants in Valley.

| Or Monday, March ., the long stand
ing fight between the farmers in the vi
cinity of Midvale and Murray and the
smeltcrs operating is scheduled to he
resumed. The farmers have been or
.dered by the United States district
| court to file their answer TO recent
| petition of the United States Smelling,
Mining & Refining company on that
date Counsel for the farmers. under
| the direction Of committee appointed
at a meeting of the farmers Tuesday,
is preparing the answer. They will ask
that the court issue permanent IN
Smelling, Refining & Mining company
from operating its plant. 1t is their
plan to take similar action against the
American Smelling g. Refining COM
pany, also.
In 1907 a decree was filed in the
United States district court restraining
the United States Smelling company
from operating their plant at Midvale
90 the grounds that the fumes and
gases were killing animal and vegetable
life in that vicinity and making the dis
trict an undesirable place TO live. Later,
ON evidence presented by counsel for
the smelling company. this decree was
modified. The concern proved to the
satisfaction Of tho court that it could
eliminate this injurious feature. The
'<bag house, system Of consuming the
smoke was then established at the
plant and has since been IN operation.
Recently counsel for the smelling
company fled a petition in the dis
trict court, asking that some of the
provisions in tho modified decree be
eliminated. The modified decree pro-
vided that when the "bag house y was
out Of order the smelling operations
must be suspended until repairs were
made. The company asks that this,
among other provisions, he eliminated.
1t is the contention Of the farmers
that the smelling operations have con
tinued to work serious injury and they
therefore not only protest against
further modification of the original de
cree, but will ask the court to order the
original decree carried out--the per
injunction against operation.
More than 100 farmers were pres
ent at the meeting held in the Granite
stake tabernacle Tuesday and all were
that the smelling operations
were doing great injury to the farms.
George A. Smith, a Murray farmer, de-
clared that he had Just recently lost
seven OF his finest dairy COWS because
they had been eating grass on which
arsenic from the smelter stacks had
been deposited. o. P. Miller of Murray
presided at the meeting.
A resolution was adopted declaring
the meeting in favor of permanent in
junction against the operation OF smelt-
prs in the valley and pledgiug the fiuan-
cial support of all present to a COM
mittee appointed to engage legal repre-
to carry out the fight. 1t
provided that assessments be made !
against the farmers according to their
acreage Of land.
The committeeman who will have
The matter in charge are Alma Hogen-
send. George Watts, W. G., Clark, A. i.
Runduuist and Walter S. Mackay,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
CLEAN -UP-PA|NT-
CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Public Improvement Commit
tee of Commercial Club
Outlines Work.

The public improvements committee
of tho Commercial club held an organi"
cation meeting Yesterday and elected
Addison Cain chairman. Edward M,
Ashton was the choice for vice chair
man.
The committee decided tn make its
first civic endeavor "clnunup paint
up' week, similar 10 those which have
cetn successfully conducted by civic
orgs nizations in Denver, Seattle, Cleve-
land and other cities
The plan is TO have the week con-
cIude on ArboI day Other days Of the
week Will be devoted t. special work,
such as backyard day when every
body will he urged 10 clean up their
back yards. Other days will be known
as front-yard day, lawn day and day
near the last of the week as paint day.
A subcommittee consisting of A. II,
Schonberg, who proposed the plan; T..
M. Ashton, Il. NJ, Breedcn, j, b. Nor
ton. j, fIcbcr Richards and w Il. Ware
was appointed to arrange the details
and set the time for "clean-up-paini
up' wcok. The subcommittee Will re-
port to the general membership Of the
public improvements committee in the
near future.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
WOMAN OF 80 YEARS
WANDERS FROM HOME,
Mrs. M. P. Walker Found in State of
Collapse Six Miles South
Of Ogden.

In state Of mental and physical
collapse, Mrs. NJ. p. Walker, gray
haired woman more than sixty years
of age, who lives with her daughter
at 769 East Third South, staggered
into the home of j. +. Jones near Clin-
ton, about six miles south OF Ogden
sumahly walked the greater part of
the night.
Mrs. Walker. who is feeble. wandered
away from the home of her daughter
Tuesday afternoon. diligent search
was conducted for her by the police
yesterday and last night Deputy Sher-
iff Atha Williams was notified by the
Jones family that Mrs. Walker had
been taken in by them. Mrs. Walker
will be brought back to Salt Lake this
morning
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
ANOTHER ECHO OF
LOPEZ MAN HUNT
Utah.ApeX Mining Company Submits
Bill to Sheriff Smith
for S6490

The Utah. Apex Mining company, in
whose Bingham properties Raphael Lo-
PEI, the Mexican bandit, was sought
for weeks by the sheriffs Of three coun-
ties, yesterday submitted TO Sheriff An
drew Smith bills aggregating $6400. 1t
is set out by the company that these
bills were incurred by the company in
aiding the county in its search and by
loss Of output due to the closing Of GER
tain parts of the Apex mine.
The company asks 1892 for loss Of
output and S2558 for labor and material
furnished the county in making bulk
heads and in otherwise helping in the
hunt.
Sheriff Smith said that he would
check the bills carefully and would
send them to the county attorney for an
opinion as to their validity before sub
mitting them to the county commission
ers. He said that he did not doubt
that the mining company has a valid
claim against the county.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
ELKS WILL LEAVE
THE CITY IN BODY

Members of lodges in Utah of the Be
nevoent and Protective Order OF ElSs
will leave Salt Lake in a body TO attend
the Elks' annual convention In Denver
in July. Preliminary details for the trip
One hotel VIII be reserved for Utan
Elks In Denver during the conventions
and il was decided TO open Utah head
quarters early In convention week. The
matter Of the uniform TO be worn by all
Elks was deferred until a later meeting,
but il was decided that the drill team
should wear u special uniform Another
meeting of the executive committee VIII
be held soon IN Ogden
The executive committee is composed
OF H. j. Packer. chairman: w. {. Cruw
ford. Provo, secretary; Farley =, Chris
tensen. Salt Lake. Oscar a. Forsund.
Park city; Edward Pike. Eureka c. O.
De Wolf. Ogden. and Thomas Homer Salt
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
Pay as Timber Is Cut.

The purchaser from The national
forests, making only small payments
as he cuts, with no interest on de-
ferrcd payments and no taxes on
the uncut timber. is spared this auto
ma Tic increase in the cost OF his raw
material The government does, how
ever. require that il the market value
Of the manufactured product In
creases during the operation the
major part OF such increase, after due
allowance is made for additional costs
Of manufacture. shall. from lime 10
time. be added 10 the price paid for
the timber. The greater part OF the
Specula tive Increase. or unearned in
Cremcnt in the value OF timber is
thus secured for the people Of the
United States, Thirty-fiYe per cent
OF it, as we'll IS 80 per cent of the
original purchase price, goes TO the
state containing the timber for the
support OF its schools and roads.
The terms offered by the forest
service thus permit the development
OF national forest timber chances
with a much smaller initial and SUBJ
sequent Investment than is possible
IN the case of any private holdings
II thus seeks TO encourage the mar
kctlng of government Stumpage, but
il Will not give the operator more
than a rea sonable and necessary part
OF A rapidly diminishing resource over
Il period OF twenty-five years, The
greater part OF such increases Is
claimed for the federal and state
treasures
Two and d quarter billion feet OF
national forest timber were sold last
year, much of ii under long-tern con-
tracts similar to that offered for the
Kaibab area.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
HEAVY PENALTIES
MAY BE IMPOSED
Corporations and Their Officers Liable
Upon Refusal to Make Their
Returns

Corporations may be fined as much
as $l0,000 their original income tax as.
sessment may be increased so per cent
for failure to make returns on time, and
Ino the event Of tS refusal to Pay the tax, H
added to the sum. in the event of fail
ure to make their returns by March /,
according to statement received yes
terday at the local United States in
ternal revenue office.
The same rule applies to individual
returns. with the exception that the
fine limit is $1,000 The collector is
given the privilege of using his discre-
tion as to giving a thirty days exten-
sion of time and this can only be given
when sickness or absence is shown. An
officer OF a corporation who fails to
make proper returns when this matter
is intrusted to him, may be found guilty
of a misdemeanor and fined as high as
$4,000.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
LAND OFFICE HEARS
EVIDENCE in CASE

Before the register and receiver OF the
local United States land office hearing
was begun yesterday in the contest case
OF Christian Knudson against Henry Ar
mold Arnold is accused of having failed
to comply with provisions OF the enlarged
homestead act. The land in controversy
is located west OF Lehi.
The register and receiver OF the local
land office are asked TO give their opin-
ions as 10 certain clauses OF the pro-
posed new 6i0-acre homestead bill. and to
state whether there Is much land In this
state available under the new law, iu a
letter received yesterday from ~ A. Jones
first assistant secretary of agriculture
The letter states that the 6i0-acre home
steads Will be valuable for stock raising
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
CONVICTED OF
MURDER WAIT ACTION
Cases Are Still Pending
Either in Supreme or
District Court.

At the present time there arc five men
lncarcerated either IN the state peniten-
tiary or the county Jail who have been
convicted OF murder in the first degree.
Final action on all OF the cases Is still
TO be taken by either the supreme or
district court before the men are exc
cuted, given new trials or freed OF the
charge
The Oldest OF the cases is that Of Iar-
ley Mewhinney. who shot and killed G, j..
Erickson. an assayer In an East Second
South street rooming house on October
G, 1911 The most recent case Is that OF
John Ansemo, who shot and killed Pa
trolman Thomas f. Griffiths on June 4,
1913
~ summary OF the status OF the various
cases Is as follows:
Caleb A. Inflow shot and Killed Thomas
L. White October s. 1912. Inlow was
arrested the following day. He was con-
yieted Of murder in the second degree
during the May term in the Third district
court OF 1913 An appeal was taken and
continued from term TO term for various
reasons. Argued before the supreme
court February 10. 1914, and now under
adyisemcnt. Inflow is still at the county
jall, his appeal lid wing prevented his re-
moyal to the state prison.
ldellus VI Dye was convicted of murder
Ing Joseph Rainbow on November &c,
1911 Was found guilty by jury on May
10. 1912. An appeal was taken to the
supreme court for the following term
nbi NilcuEll lilG OF llSs at
torney the appeal was not perfected and
was thrown out of court. The appeal was
re-instated and argued during the October
Term OF 1913. The decision affirming
the judgment az conviction was entered
one month ago. Dye will come before
the district court TO be resentenced with
In the next two weeks.
j. a. Hill was convicted OF the murder
OF Frank Colclough, marshal of Midvale
on August D, 1912. Hlll was arrested
several days later and convicted OF mur-
der III the first degree during the Feb
ruary term OF court, 1913, with recon-
mendation Of mercy. Appeal was taken
TO the supreme court and argued dur
Ing the October term, 1913. The supreme
court ordered a new trial and the case
Will be set for the May term for retraI.
Harley Mewhinney was convicted OF the
murder OF c. j.. Erickson on October I6
1911. Mewhlnney was arrested on the
same day and convicted December 90
1911. The case was appealed TO the SUI
preme court and after more than Il year
the judgment was affirmed and Mewhn-
ney was resentenced to death. A petit
lon for rehearing the appeal was
made TO the supreme court and is now
pending This case may be carried TO
the United States supreme court, ac-
cording TO counsel for Mewhinpey
John Anselmo shot and killed Patrol
man Thomas +. Grifiiths on June l. 1919
convicted in the district court January /
1914. He will be sentenced TO death March
Z. Motion for new trial is to be entered
prior TO that date and in ca Sc a new trial
Is denied an appeal will be taken 10 the
supreme court
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
TO RAISE PRICES
ON WOOLEN GOODS

That the fear of the effect of the low
tariff on wool has driven the prices ON
both wool and woolen goods in the United
compete for, and that wooden manufac-
turers are preparing TO raise their prices
enough to Just barely keep out foreign
competition. was the information receive ed
from Boston yesterday by Dr. S. w. Nc
Clure, secretary OF the National Wool
growers associn tlon.
The informati also stated that cables
from London, where on March one of
the five big wool sales held each year
will begin, state that advances In prices
of from 5 to 10 per cent are predicted.
This sale is expected to fix the prices on
wool for every wool country in the world
as London is the most important center
OF the industry
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
HlLARlTY ON TAP
AT GRANITE HIGH

The seniors OF the Granite high school
VIII stage their farce vaudeville show
night. Six bigs ncis viii be placed on
the bin, which promises 10 be rather
amusing. The casts have been practic-
Ing hard 10 make this success for It
is something entirely new to the Granite
school Each cast has adopted certain
name: such as the out cast and the
Iron cast minstrel show will be
feature of the evening.
Another novelty that has been attract
ing much attention I'm the school is the
agriculture club dance This dance will
he on the. style OF the old time country
dances. No person viii be given admit
tance unless dressed in the regula ton
costume. The boys Will be forced to
come In a soft shirt with the sleeves
turned up. and the girls must come
with their hair down their backs and
wearing a MILDLY waist.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
WOMAN'S EXPONENT
OUT OF EXISTENCE

The Womans Exponent. the official
organ OF the Relief society OF the Nor
mon church. and the oldest woma n S
publication In the world except the Wom-
ans Journal OF Boston, has been dis
continued with the current Issue. which
is now being mailed out
The periodical was founded in 1872
under the direction of Brigham Young
For twenty-five years II WAS published
semimonthly and afterward monthly
Louise Lulu Greene was It's first editor.
but she was succeeded after about two
years by Mrs. Emnel!ne b. Wells. Mrs
Wells has edited and published the
last twenty years she has been assisted
by her daughter, Mrs. Annie Wells Can
non.
The little periodical Is to give wav to
what is hoped to be larger and more
modern one but as yet nothing has been
done toward founding the new publica
tion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
QUARANTINE LIFTED
IN BIG TERRITORY

The entire state OF Tennessee is re-
leased from cattle quarantine and de-
clared free OF ticks. and territory in the
southern quarantine belt aggregatlng
1l,1o6 square miles, including portions Of
virginia, North Carolina, TENNESSEE
Georgia. Alabama. Mississippi, Oklahoma
and Texas, Is taken from qua "a ntine un-
der the latest order Of the depa rtment OF
agriculture, a copy Of which has been re-
reived al the local office OF the bureau
of animal industry.
Work of destroying the ticks. and at
the same time enforcing quarantine on
southern cattle, vas begun by the depart
ment in 1906. Since that time including
the latest order. total Of 2l5, ,90S square
miles OF territory have been release and
declared free OF ticks
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
FRESHMEN TO HOLD
ANNUAL ELECTION

The freshman class OF the Salt Lake
aieh school Will meet this afternoon at
2:a5 o'clock in the high school gymnasium
assembly to decide on the Organization
OF the class Last Friday a meeting was
called for the freshman class. but Prin-
cipal George A. Ea ton postponed the cleo
ton of officers until this afternoon.
The present freshman class Will be the
third in the history of the school TO or
ganize in its freshman year. At present
there are about 500 first-year students
in the high school, and the election OF
officers in the class is expected to require
several meetings. The offices for which
elections are TO be held are president.
vice president. treasurer secretary and
the executive committee,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
FORESTERS DISCUSS
FORMS OF CONTRACTS

Forms of contracts for the sale Of tim
Der on the ia tional forests were discussed
at yesterdays meeting Of the district
foresters of the United States at the Ho-
tel Utah. Owing TO the fact that the
foresters present come from all parts OF
the United States. general ideas were
formulated which include the best provi
sions for contracts affecting timber sales.
The district foresters will cmbody their
tions on timber sale contra cts
in communication which will be pre-
sented TO Chief Forester Henry S. Graves
for his consideration. The district for
esters believe that several improvements
Will be made In the present forms through
their recommendations. Today and to-
morrow will be devoted to general dis
cussion of several forestry matters OF
interest