The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-20
NORTHWEST NOTES


by the Newhouse hotel at Sa,t Lake
went on strike last week, their places
being filled by local talent
The total assessed value of public
utilities in Utah for 1915 exceeds the
assessment for 1914 by 81 ,394. 235, The
total assessment foS 1915 is $55.443,-
AS.
The state supreme court has affirm.
ed the judgment of the lower court
awarding 1900 to Walter Ward for
injuries received in the Pittsburg Sill
yer Peak mine at Blair. New.
Charles Frohman, the theatrical
manager who went TO his death on the
I.usitania, was the manager OF Maude
Adams, who was born in Salt Lake
and first appeared on the stage in that
city
Caught in the act of robbing a Jew
elry store at Reno. Frank Doris was
arrested. A policeman was making
his rounds and arrived at the jewelry
establishment at an opportune mo
ment.
An amendment to the statute defn
ing murder. adopted at the last legis
lature. virtually abolishes capital pun.
lshment in Nevada, except for murder
when committed in certain circum.
stances.
The new motor vehicle annual tax
law in Utah provides an annual tax
On all motor-driven vehicles ranging
from 50 year on motorcycles to $25
on auto trucks. The tax on the pri
vate passenger machine is $40 year
The Tonopah Mining company and
! the Tonopah Extension Mining com.
| pany have settled their differences out
Of court. and a suit brought for pos.
session OF 100000 worth OF ore or
the recovery OF the value has been
withdrawn.
! Data to determine whether the pro.
/ posed COLORADO river storage project
/ on the Colorado river is feasible viii
| be collected under the direction OF r.
c. Pierce of Aurora, H., engineer In
the employ OF the United States geo
logical survey.
Salt Laker who vas arrested for
speeding his auto declared In court
that his machine could not run al a
thirty-miie clip. A policeman was sent
out with the machine and soon dem
onstrated that the autoist was wrong
in his conclusions.
Governor Moses Alexander OF Idaho
announced in an interview at Portland
that he intends to call special session
OF the Idaho legislature next January
to take necessary steps to provide
state aid in the construction Of a rail-
road linking northern and southern
Idaho
The Inland Empires first automobile
show will be held in Spokane May l2
TO Is. A beautiful and Unique setting
for the displays will be effected by
having them in the lobby, on the meg
canine floor and in the Elizabethan
room OF the $s,50O.OOO Davenport no
tel
One OF the new laws in Utah is the
general taxation and revenue law,
which becomes effective January l,
1916. II changes the system of assess
ment so as to limit the rate OF assess.
ment and force the valuation OF prop
erty al full market value TO raise the
necessary revenues
Stockmen of Nevada will save thou.
sands OF dollars annually as a result
OF ruling of the interstate commerce
commission which declared unreason.
able the Southern Pacific company s
tariff rule by which rates for the
transportation OF sheep in double deck
cars are made double the rates
charged for their transportation in
single deck cars.
Holland and the people OF Holland
have become exaspeIAted with the al.
legged German violations OF neutrality
OF the Dutch sovereignty and the pop
ulation OF the little kingdom insists On
going to war with its big neighbor
and is held in check only by the infu
ence of Queen wilhelmira says D.
G. A. KIeesman of Holland. who is a
visitor al Salt Lake
Five hugdred pupils Of the Webster
grade school at Butte went out on a
strike in protest over the failure OF the
school board 10 reappoint Miss Ada
Madden as principual for the ensuing
year. The strike was overcome In an
hour and a half by teachers. a truant
officer. and squad Of Butte police
with the moral suaBion brought to
bear by the presence Of the patrol
wagon.
validity of the Wolste3holme pan
deriDg Law. adopted at the last SEES
sion OF the legislature. will be tested
in the district court at Salt Lake aud
In order to determine whether its stat
uiory construction is not ambiguous
and misleading it may be taken also
TO the supreme court.
Franklin VI. LeMonn. former man
agsr OF the United States Cashier
COMPANY of Portland. who Eas indict
I'd sor fraud. has been brought back
I from Toledo for trtM