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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
SALT LAKE VISITED
BY NOTED DEBATERS
William j. Palmer and Everett w. Mat
toon Stop Over on Way
to Provo

William j. Palmer and Everett W.
Mattoou, debaters from the Univ ersity
of Southern California, arrived from
Los Angeles yesterday and spent the
day in Salt Lake City. This morning
they will 20 to Provo, where they will
meet the debaters Of the Brigham Young
university this evening.
The subject of the debate with the
B. Y. T. is, - Resolved, That the United
States should exempt American ships
from tolls in the Panama canal' TIE
international right Of the United States
to permit the exemption is admitted
in this debate and will not enter the
argument. The Californians will defend
the question and the Provo debaters
will argue the negative side.
Palmer and Mattoon are both stu
dents Of the law college in the Uni.
versity of Southern California. Last
November they went to Chicago and
won unanimous victory over the de.
baters of Northwestern university In a
contest on the trial by jury question,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
RUN DOWN BY TRAIN
AND LEG AMPUTATED
Harry Hansen, Starting Out to Seek
Work, Narrowly Escapes
Instant Death.

While going out in search of work
early yesterday morning Harry Han
sen, % years of age, son of Mrs. EN-
ma Hansen of 425 West Fifth South
street, caught his left foot on the
track Of the Salt Lake Route railroad
at Ninth South and Seventh West
street, and before he could free him
self speeding passenger train ran
over him, crushing his left leg from
the hip down. Hansen was taken
aboard the train, which returned TO
the depot. He was then rushed to the
l.. D, s. hospital, where his leg was
amputated by DR., Landenberger, ply.
sician for the Salt Lake Route,
Hansen is the only son of his aged
mother. He had been out of work
since January 16, according to his
mother, although he was ambitious
she said, and he had two or three
places for work in view. He was n
part owner several years ago in the
corner news stand business in Salt
Lake. He left home at clock YES.
terday morning in company with
George Anger of 753 West South Tenn.
pie street and the two had intended
to inquire for work at several places.
Officials of the hospital said last night
Chat his chances for ultimate recovery
were good.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
NEBEKER WILL TAKE
POSITION APRIL

Aquila Nebeker, United States mar
shal-designate. will probably not take
his oath. Of office until April l. His
commission IS expected TO arrive in Salt
Lake in day or two, but since the
marshal is the government disbursing
officer for the state the office can be
transferred 10 new head more easily
at the first Of the month than at any
time prior thereto.
The government regulations require
al inventory of all the property of
which The marshal is custodian prior
10 the transfer and the details Of the
transfer Will require some days TO
work out. In the meantime Mr.. Nebe-
Rer is profitablv spending his time
learning the duties of the office.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
.SHEARMAN BRANDS
CHARGES AS SILLY
County and District Attor.
neys Say Judges Only
Can Call Grand Jury.

Only the judges OF the district court
can call a grand jury to investigate the
charges made by the labor federation
that w. II. Shearman. city commission
er, filed a false statement of campaign
expenses. Both the county attorney and
the district attorney made this declare
ton yesterday citing the state constitu-
ton, article l, section IS. wherein II is
provided that the judges of the district
court shall impanel a grand jury of seven
men whenever In their judgment the in
terests OF the community require il
initiative In such Il step Is no moro
incumbent upon my office than upon any
priya9e prN citizen, iZ;1. said the county attor-
My duties in such a matter would
not begin until the court had ordered
the impaneling OF the jury" said b o.
Leatherwood. the district attorney Then
~ would be my duty TO examine the We
niremen called and 10 direct the investi-
cations undertaken by such a Jury. AS
for me taking the initiative. I am no more
gualified than any other citizen or Of
fetal"
The county attorney said yesterday
that he had made no reply 10 the COM
muniea ton from the labor federation and
was not certain that he would write the
federation letter. In view of the fact
that publicity had been given his stand
In the matter already.
''The insinuet ton by the federation that
TO prosecute Mr.. Shearman might prove
embarrassing TO my office is ridiculous a.
he said I'VE prosecute whenever II is
made known to us In a reliable manner
that n law has been violated and the IN
formant Is willing to swear to a com
plaint: Questions OF politics. religion. or
anything else do not enter into our policy
in this regard
Commissioner Shearman had no further
statement TO make yesterday except to
brand the charges as silly and unworthy
a reply or a defense from him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
WILL SAVE MONEY
BY CONTRACT WORK
Bids Submitted Give Lower
Figures Than Those of
Department.

Fears of city officials that it would
cost more to lay water mains under
contract than by day labor under the
direction Of the water department were
dlspelled yesterday when bids for the
blanket contract on waterworks exteu.
slons for the first half of the present
year were compiled by the city engineer.
1t was discovered that the low bidders
had offered to do the work at figures
actually less than 1t has cost under the
direction of the water department,
Ten bids for the blanket contract,
based on approximate quantities, were
opened by the city commission yester-
day and referred to the city engineer
to be compiled. The exact figures had
not been determined on all the bids last
night, but enough had been done to show
a material reduction in the cost the city
Will have to bear.
The a, G, Bird company and the Con-
tlnental Contracting company are the
lowest bidders, each having entered a
bid that approximates $4S,000 figured
oE an estimate of the amount of work
that Will have to be done under the
contract. Their bids were for &c cents
to 30 and 80 cents, the prevailing prices
several years ago before the city started
laying its own mains.
During the last two years the water
department has laid it's extension mains
without contract and effected a saving
of about $1,000 a year as compared to
the cost under the contract system.
When the supreme court ruled that it
would be necessary for the city to let
contracts for this work the city officials
were greatly disappointed, believing that
TINS saving would be impossible under
the contract plan. However, the bids
reduction in cost than the water depart.
mcnt WAS able To effect
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
BLAZER ARRESTED
IN KOCHESTER, N. Y

r. r. Blazier. alias c. Il Gorb,m
rested IN salt Lake on January 2 1914
Rochesf fonnaenSe man. WAS arrested in
atoehester. ~ . N. y, recently on the cbar,a
OF obtaining money under false nTetcmness
5hev0,Tolng to Information received hv fLe
,oSnI r", ponce yesterday. The Rocbesin1
pardng par9n ass lor additional information re.
me charge In Rochester is based -,
UneFaons %as ,den,soa of raising checks though He
promotion scheme. Informa ,,m,, "I'n a rake
biaSicr was forwarded To RocbesteTSF TF3ins uns
aecnry,ny aeraag by Detective Geese. stella Page
itu.ns also srrest 10 the me Rochester police. Was
arrested with Bazier In Salt Lake aiSo
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
VETERAN FIREMEN
HOLD AN ELECTION

The Veteran Firemen IS association
held its annual election Of officers Wed.
nesday night in the Canyon road hall.
with the following results: George Nc,
Ottinger, president; James Peacock.
vice president; William Cardwell, troas'
urer; John Ayrd, secretary; C. S, Potts.
assistant secretary; F, Hardwood, stew.
ard; Sol Angle, Jr., assistant steward +.
a. Car6well, sergeant at arms. The
Women IS auxiliary was also to have
held an annual election, but il was
postponed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
Point Out Governors

In their latest letter the nin,.,.. .
extracts from the state law nsr,..
The duties of the governor. arv7,s.
from that Il Is the governing g.
TO see that the law is enforced X
that the proper ministerial ana
officers perform their duties. n
follows
We are in receipt OF YOUR IA
January %. stating that ''yo,,,
of official propriety" precluds<
from arranging an interview h,
the committee from this orrani:
and the city and county ofAd'
question.
Tae request contained In IN
mcr letter WAS addressed In ~
only in your official capacity M
ernor, but as one of the leadIn.
Zens Of the state. supposed
genuinely interested In betteris'
mora as well as the business 4
OF the people. However. sIns'
have chosen 10 stand within M
main of your official duties en1
permit us to quote 10 you Ia,
several statutes. with the hnn<
we may prove 10 you that we +
"laboripg under an erroneous h
your duties as the chief execpiF
the state
Subsections l and OF sectlo-
Compiled Laws OF Utah. 1901
taininG 10 the duties OF tile ao-'
read as follows
:1, He is to supervise the
conduct OF all executive and /
terial officers.
"22 He is 10 see that all old
filed and the duties thersd
formed. or. in default Thereof
such remedy as the law allow
II the remedy is imperfect, al
the legislature Herewith at lu
session"
II this means state ofhcers
the following procedure Is u1|
you. in reference TO city and h
officials. tSee subsection o OF h
243S. Compiled Laws OF Utsh.
The governor can require u
torney general to use procss1
sessed by him to
Exercise his supervisors b
over county attorneys Of tie %
all matters pertaining to The
Of their office
The two following sections,
we quote. Will probably consin1
that IL is the duty of either 81
the county attorney and the q
police to proceed under the n
cases of obvious infracuons d
law. such as referred 10 In O.
mer letter TO you, 10 Wit:
Section 633 Compiled Lad
Utah. 1900 subsection .. Govern
duties OF the county attornes I
as follows.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
Preparing a Petition.

In the absence of protest the now
rates would become effective April |
The action of the traffic commission
in opposition to the advance, it is be
lieved, will prevent the rates from going
into effect at that time. y formal peti'
tion will be prepared in few days
by the traffic bureau and forwarded to
the commission and this petition will
make formal request for a hearing,
cnumerating the grounds on which the
bureau makes its stand. The wire for
wardcd TO the interstate commerce com
mission by the officers Of the traffic
bureau follows
we are just advised OF the fling
with YOU OF trans Missouri tarif,
twenty II, l. c. G. number two hum
dred eighty seven, making Very ma
tcrisl advance In class rates as we'll
as IN the rates on commodities COM
prising the most important volume OF
Tonnage moving into Utah. The ad-
vances. whiCh, as we understand, ap-
ply only 10 this state we are sa lis
fled are unjustiGable. unrea sonable
and discriminatory. and therefore, we
appeal to YOU TO suspend the applica-
'on Of this tariff until hearing on
petition which we shall prepare as
quickly as possible and present for
your consideration.
COMMERCIAL CLUB TRAFFIC.
BUREAU.
: II. Love, President.
w s. Mccarthy Secretary
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
READY TO ASSIST
FARMERS OF UTAH
Chicago Capitalists Will Ex'
tend Aid to Green River
Land Project.
TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES
Conflict Between State and
Federal Governments FOR
Early Adjustment.

Tho state land board committee con-
sisting of Governor Spry' fresioI"'
n Candland and Secretary w. D. Lyneh'
which was sent to Washington 10 con
for with interior department oiric'a's
With reference TO state land matters,
submitted its written report to the lana
board YESTERDAY ~, ,sfoc, that the
committee was successful to large &c
measure and gained assurances I,',ss;nt from IN
the department that nrn tne nstise So OF the fed.
cral government in withdrawing min, I.
eraI I lands from state seno9I grants rants
would be looked INTO carefully. a. ne
committee reports that legislation set, SET.
ting "deadhne," across "".oH S".
government cannot 60 in ,ts Jur1ioiic. Il
tion i of state lands, probably will be
recommended to congress by inc lhte'
rior department.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
Bank Incorporation Approved

G. Albert Glazier. state bank commits
sloner- yestcrday approved the incorpor
alton papers OF tho Fairview State bank.
falrV'ew, Sanpctc county. The bank Is
800 each. Andrew Larson is president
\. r. Anderson. vice president: Peter
Sundwall. cnshier. These. with Ole Lar
son and john 6 Cutler. are directors
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
Big Damage Suit Filed

faisa so'' ,n,nr, nor $4,000 damages for alleged
sr,st court Yesterday by {. r W,,Ison
aga,nst 1R the Welsh, Driscon & Buck ,nSU. nnn,l
the s companT or pnrk S Gi,y Wilson alleges that
Like Like as an absconding debthor ~ Sa,I ;,sId
over nlsht IN the city iaiT and thor ,.I,n,'
Il is 'pK aicsedy S.iy' hui The e, prosecutions failed.
plaintiff was irropa % rab,v i renrt@tl9n n,t9 of the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
Shoe Company Dividend

dividend and partition of funds on
cent to each creditor was vesfcr5,, per
dered in the bankruptcy ease ~ tno
Davis shoe company by United Statcs
der declaring dividend Will diet,ih',, -,
about $4,000 among the creditors. '''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
MINISTERS DENIl
LAW S ENFORCE1
Call Governors Attens.
Duty Concerning Cal
Shows and Cafe.,
PRECEDENT FOR /,
Quote Woodrow va
Letter When He Wa. Z
ernor of New Jer,..
PRECEDENT FOR

II have seen no recent Io,,.
Ministerial association. thorsh I
stand one was received M p,,, !.
Ing my absence" said Govo-,s
Spry yesterday. when asked u.
ment concerning the latest cn.
tion sent him by the assoc,. h.
reference to cabaret shows and
tertainments in Salt Lake
Il have not read the letter ~
too busy with more Importa n, Z
the governor continued II no
1 had settled The question In % nv
their previous communicatlon
course. until | read the lntas.
can venture no statement. pas.
morrow ] may find time In rssS
Ter. though the press OF import,
ness Is such that II may be sev.'
before ! can give the assoclstIr,
tention.' y'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
VIGOROUS PROTEST IS
MADE AGAINST RATES
Commercial Club Traffic Bu-
reau Makes Objections to
Proposed Increase.
WIRES TO COMMISSION
New Tariffs Are Alleged to
Be Both Exorbitant and
Discriminatory.

The Commercial club traffic bureau
Yesterday wired to the interstate COM
merce commission vigorous protest
against the advances in freight rates
proposed by the new tariffs of the trans
Missouri lines for Salt Lake, Ogden and
Utah common points. The new tariffs
were filed few days ago with the IN
terstatc commerce commission and
reached tho traffic bureau yesterday.
The new rates are an advance of from
D TO ID per cent both in class rates and
commodities.
The traffic bureau in its wire to the
interstate commerce commission asks
that operation under these rates be
suspended by order of the commission
until such time as hearing may be held
TO inquire into the advisability of per
mtting the increases
Should the interstate commerce COM
mission act favorablv on the request of
the traffic bureau, representatives of
the bureau will probably go to Wash
ington to attend the hearing on the rates
ard TO urge that they are exhorbitant
and discriminatory, Local officers of
The traffic bureau are of the opinion
that the commission will grant sus-
pension of the application of the new
rates and will hold that the burden of
proof will rest with the railroads TO
show that the advance in rates is ncces'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
OF Value to State.

The report says:
Your committee is of the opinion
that the conferences have peeh OF
immense value to the state ana VIII
result in the settlement OF tine dls
utes which have arisen in the past
and will prevent like disputes in the
future, and ultimately the conees-
sion that the state is entitled TO
those lands, at least, which were not
known to be mineral at the Tune
Of statehood.
II is also reported that the commit
tee was successful in bringing abou
closer cooperation between various OUT
side land companies, which are inter
estcd, through loans and land pur
chases, in development and reclamation
work in Utah, Portions of the repor
bearing on this subject follow:
Will Aid Project.
AT Chicago we conferred with the
Pearsons Taft company, which has
$4,000 invested in farm mortgages
at Green River, where the state has
an investment of $4,000 in irriga-
tion district bonds. The company
expressed desire to take any steps
necessary to help the farmers make
a success Of the project and indi-
Gated desire to cooperate with
the state in extending any help
necessary in bringing about the
eventual reclamation of the lands
and the success of the project. They
agreed to send man out at once
and were given assurances that this
office would render any assistance
or give any information within its
power.
At New York your committee was
met by DR.. Landman of the Jewish
National Agricultural college, who
arranged a meeting with the trus-
tees of the Baron Hirsch fund, at
which meeting the entire subject
of the Jewish colony on the Piute
project was thoroughly considered
and the position Of the state fully
explained, which resulted in the
promise of the directors that upon a
full and complete statement by
the colony of its affairs, immediate
steps would be taken, if favor
able showing were made. to assist
those upon the land to establish
themselves in a manner that will
enable them to successfully reclaim
the land
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
S. III. Loves Opinion.

President Stephen RI. Love of the traf.
fic bureau is of the opinion that the Inter.
state commerce commission Will take 8
stand In opposition TO any increase ir
freight rates on the part of the railroads
He said he did not believe that the rail.
roaGs would be able to show that any in.
crease was warranted. He said:
My prediction is that the annual
reports Of the Union Pacific and the
Denver & Rio Grande railroads Will
show marked increase in the earn
irgs of the roads. and at the same
time the percentage expended for op-
Grating expenses will be shown TO be
less tlan for last year. Recently the
traffic director OF the Union Pacific
declared that the road was I'm better
condition than ever before In its his
tory, and that it's earnings were show
ing a steady and substantial in
crease. report of the business of
the Denver & Rio Grande recently
made public shows that road 10 be IN
prosperous condition
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
Says 1t Is Serious.

1t viii be practically impossible for
the shippers OF Salt Lake 10 com
pete with the eastern manufacturers
II The new rates are TO become ef-
iectiYe. Coming on top OF the an
uclpatcd water competition by way OF
the Panama canal. any increase in
freight rates must prove serious for
Utah 1o6bers. am unable TO un-
derstand the attitude OF the railroads,
II Is certainly 10 the advantage of
the steam lines to build up the in
land cities, which cannot be done so
long as prohlbitory freight rates are
charged.
While the new rates are a decided
increase over the rates now In cf-
feet and over the rates which the
railroad companies volunteered 10
grant at a recent meeting of their
traffic representa- tives. II docs not
reach nearly the rates in effect I'D
until the time the traffic bureau won
its case before the interstate COM
merce commission a few years ago
and obtained sweeping rate reduc-
tions.
There are some reductions provided
for in the new tariff but they are
not OF great consequence and the
amount OF tho class on which the re-
ductioU is made IS limited.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
Give Precedent.

We are not without preesa9
asking YOU to use YOU! .powe5
your official functions, along loo
suggested. Permit US TO releits
the Outlook for September -
page liS. You will find there y =
torial resume Of the action OF
row Wilson while governor ..
Jersey. The &ntlsaloon leas@
tested to the governor tnat ~.
lie officials Of Newark were
gent OF their duties In allownS
liquor laws to remain unenl"
that city. The governor wl9.s
ter to the mayor and tne chie,
lice OF that city and also 70 u
if and district attorney OF 'ne
ty, and TN conclusion SAID;
81 have no means OF eniots
advice under the laws OF ~
except public opinion. but ~ -
very powerful and preVaslns
our day"
The Outlook says:
'In this action Governor
hns set an example which eau
to Shame many cautious e.
'sN''bllft W lAp aA''t-f sft<+
legal limita ton Of his own
Fortunately. however, YOU ~
have such legal limitatlo''s'
privileged TO act. -.,r,oa
We are firmly OF the oW.sheft
the conditions In the cares
males arc allowed TO give
Is a very serious menas M
morals of the young people aoIsM IL
The city and county olns'jtTs tTs
taken no action 70 eniolSs N
which we have preYiousg n
We now believe IL is tine m
churches of the city TO uni.e une,oa
ing that power OF public oplnaSj,
shah compel the proper oS SrS
act within the functions r, n
OF their office. SO as 10 w.,prsIrt
forces that arc working es
good morals of the people. sst
Therefore we respcctlu''s, ,oar
You take such action as IN
ment anu the law gives YOU
premises. ron
MINISTERIAL ASSoNia
SALT LAKE CITY. .,dsd
u. T.. Garter. Presrs11
u. Il. Bronson. S'D
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
Will Investigate.

Special to The Tribune.
BOISE, ho, March 5.-The public
utilities commission OF this state has
called upon the Interstate commerce COM
mission TO conduct an investigation into
the freight rates charged on coal by the
Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific
railroads from the Wyoming mnes to
Idaho points, which are declared to be
unfairly high and should he lowered
The attorney general Is instructed to
bring the complaint OF the commission
before the interstate commerce commits
sion. The public utilities commission has
no Jurisdiction over Interstate rates, con-
trolling only intrastate rates
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
Vanguard of Salt Lakers Home From Honolulu
II
Follow Custom of Country While i'm Hawaii


j. Mrs
to nga Mrs. c CamphMI yndA B INT Mrs j.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
AS to County Attorney.

"The county attorney Is al
prosecutor and must lnstituz|
ceedings before tde proper
trates for :he arrest OF n
charged with or rca sonably su7
OF any public offense when q
informa tlon that any such Offer
been committed, ETC."
Section 2f5 OF the code, 81
the duties OF the chief OF poIlce.
as follows;
"The chief OF police shall .
apprchend all persons com
any offense against the lava q
state or the ordinances OF fns
etc.
That both Of the the offcl1A
ferred 10 are coGDizant OF f0e g
tions existing In the cafes nezq
in our former letter TO YOU. an
they have made no endearof q
force the law OF the state, We 2
you have no douot, There se,1
be, as the citations from ~
show, common ground whera1
should act, II is this common q
perhaps. which makes each les
he might be infringing on u
rosatiVe OF the other. BeS
this probable feeling OF dellu2
the part OF the officials Who
act. we considered that you mI.
YOU so desired, be OF assifia!p
seeing that the law Is enforcee'