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I : - M hoe too THE SAIf TKIBTOTE, "KDAT "" ""-Hi. I I1 If SOME THINGS 11 FOR TAXPAYERS 1 I I Unjust Assessments ; I and Abatements. , ! jjj Those Who Bear the Burden J of Home Government :l Not Safeguarded. : 1 ; ; I Unbusiness-Liko Methods Make Ta:c ij j Bates "Unnecessarily Ettgli in jjj I Salt Lake County.: . There Is nothing In tho realm of public J I administration so sacred In the eyes of ; I tho people as tho department of govern- , jj I men! that has to do with tho assessment I of property for taxation. ; jj I Jf It becomes a conviction that there Is i; J discrimination; If It appears that ono S man or class of men la favored to tho j'ja dertlment of another, then tho unrest that , 1 ' fj follows becomes a fever. That fever bc- ' ' X'tfi comes Infectious and lr Is" not long until ' wj It spreads beyond the limits of tho af- anil illcted district and Injures tho entlro com- I munlty or commonwealth. :rj There Is an undercurrent opinion that 1 jfi!j there Is not a fair and business-like as- ,'jjjja segment of the property of Salt Lake for i j I ill taxes. There Is reason to believe that this , Htjjo Is true and Tho Tribune expects to throw Ijjjfl some light on this subject beforo tho closo ,. jjjlll of the campaign. TjB But as a llttlo matter for the taxpayers !; fiyll to rellcct on we reproduce this morning ' i fjji somo figures showing tho cost of tho Salt i ! fjji Lake County Assessor's offlco during tho 1 ; iil past eight years. , : i Why tho Added Cost? i RIB The first four years wero tho admlnls- i t ' tratlon of non-Mormon officials and tho ' J BjB last four years Mormon officials. Here Is ! i HJl the way the reports of tho Auditor and 1 , L hM Treasurer will disclose It: i 5dm ISO' the cost was $ 6.C7-I.20 I . !)RB 1S3S tho cost was G,29.3S jtftlB ISM tho cost was 5.029.21 4 j flM 1D0O the cost was C.C0O.O1 J25.-I53.S3 t t Hill 1901 the cost was $ 7.SSI.S1 I Hi 1902 the cost was 9.2SS.00 , I Sfl 1903 the cost was 9.907. G3 ! fill 13W the C03t will be .... 10.G77.-H 37,557.97 BH 1 1 V. fl Total for eight years $S3,311.0 PH 1 j " ) J Or a total Increase for tho last four ij. SJ years over the first four years of $12.-K)2.14. ij Commissioners "Wilson and Standlsh. to 1 j 'jjl whoao attention this was called, say thjit ( I' n KTi20 of I he Increase Is chargeable to an J 1 if M act of tho Legislature of 1901 which rc- j j l quires that certain statistics bo collected. :v j II Have ITot looked Into It. kii They do not know, they .ny, how to j'' j B account for the balanc6. HI ' if It Is a small Item, of couiso, and has i ' H II never attracted the attention of thy PPJ i j fl county board. ,1 , jj IB County Commissioner James H. Ander- PH i j IB son was out of tno office and could not 1 P ! 1,0 soan H ,s always ready with an BH j 1 I ja explanation, no matter wheth.tr the ex- PBj ! ,;. I II cuso Is water-proof or full of blow- I ,( ij liolcs. Ho Is always ready. But since ! 1 jtjjjl Chairman Andersen Is busy with cam- HL "I ' Yum palcn duties The Tribune will publicly j fl ask hirn If tho Increase Is not chargeable ' Hn almost wholly to the abuse of the patron- 1 ntH age possibilities of tho Assessor's offlco. BH j.i ! DM and If it Is not true that in this case, as Bflfll Li HBB ,n many others, that the greater part of BBBBT I EM -he funds aro diverted Into church clrn.i- BflBI ' 1 i BIH ncis? BH ! HlS 11 m,lst- 1x1 understood that one-half of BBBJ ;. Bin tllQ cost o- tho Assfsor's offlco Is paid BH i 1 IhB out f lho Stato Treasuhy, o that this BH '! IMiH doubling up pr--cess Is not only a county BH ' rtlllH matter but a- Stato matter as well. Tho BH I.1 itHtfll sreatcr part, because of tho property BH 'j jfilflj valuation, Is paid by Salt Lakers. H P SuKf Abuse and a Eemedy. BH iI' i'iHiBI Whll-i on tho matter of Iho Assessor's BH 'iliM offlco attention Is called In a general way BH i ' iMi 10 11,0 Policy of the Board of Equallza- BH H49 tInn to lhe remitting of taxe3 to "Indi- BH Blfl gents " BH ! " Bifll ln 1M1 tho amount remitted was 52109.ro. BH .! J BH It Jumped to Jl-779.71 ln 1902 and to 5293 i;i BH j ' ' BH 1'i,a J'ear tnc board deducted from BH i 1 Bifll tho property of persons held to be "lndl- BH fin i cents" tho sum of $3707X0. BH Hul Almost doublo tho amount of tho first BH -!i ' BH 5oar ' l'10 administration of tho present flH i ' Bill chief of affairs of Salt Lake county! BH 'v' B-jm -'ct t,,,s Is tnc "business man" who BH 1 Bill vent about tho Stato In his campaign flH ' RlH tralnst Ileber M. "Wells and James T flH '! Bfll Hammond and advised tho retirement of flH Bin these two officers on tho grounds that BBB lr'' BH 1)10 People needed a "business admlnls- BBL fi ' Hill tnttlon'" Bnr 'j,;' ' BH What a plcklo Utah will bo In If John BH BH c" c,lller 's elect-d Governor and James 1 li W9 H. Anderson Is his chief advl&nrt Tim Bflfll '. 1! n Stato can hardly muko both cnd3 moot flH i I H a ls- flH Ml I B In four y61" taxes wero remitted to BBB M, 1 "Indigents" of Salt Lako county to tho BH ' .'i , ff amount of ELEVEN THOUSAND, NINE flHf " t1 If HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE DOL- BH .I r B IARSl Remember that thla ls to bo- flflfll '!': f called "Indigents." Will any one insist flflflj '! fl that this ls good administration? flH fl Look at thl3 caso for a moment. Por- BH ; 3 ft son3 who. own real estate go beforo tho flH " ' B board and make the plea that they can- flflp '; 1 not pny the amount of taxes assessed BH !i i ,' B against them. They ask for an abato- flflfl l ?n. fl ment. In nearly every instance tho ro- flflfl Ik l fl Hof granted means that tho private prop- flfll i :i fl urt" 13 wholly exempted from taxation, fllfl rl'l I Is tho system a Just ono? H " I I Unfair to Taxpayers. H 2!; I It will bo urged that ln most of the flfll J'; I Instances the practice Is employed In tho BflU , fl cao of widows or aged persons who aro HI - V I not producers, BH r-, fl It will bo stated that many of them flfll i, J!.- 1 fl have but a Hfo right in their homes: that flH ' fr gfl at their death the property will go to flfll .SjU- II their heirs, and, wc arc informed, in flfll . iij, II several cases to the dominant church BflL " t'k I yi,s 00 truo' wh' should this pr'op- BjH ; ;;! B cty e turned over to the heirs or to Bflfll 'I'.- fl the church free from Incumbrance? In it Bflfll fi!!r fl JUBt to those who pay their taxes? BjB 'ai- ..u. Is nt a suggesUon of The Trlbuno Bflfll Sii, 1 . that the taxes be hold as a lien against BflH . 3 I property and tho property sold for the flflfll ?i- f . taxes. That ls an unnecessary plan and BBBBB i ' 1 11 would -work a hardship to many poor Bflfll VI fl persons. But it is not unjust that the BflBH J , I amount from year to year bo added om a flH 51 B ,,c.n unU1 tho dcath of tho owner or tho flH 5 B voluntary sale of the premises. flH A. I 11 1 certainly not right that the heirs flfll !!;r- fl come Into possession of such propcrtv fljB R ' fl ' frco r a tax lien. flH ! B lf tho 8U"Ke3tlon made wero carried flH i I out' tnc heirs would hustle around and BH '3fl Pny thc taxes, and pot depend on tho BHk. ftn generosity of the public In bearing tho BBB ii burden for them. flflfll flt Not a dollar should be remitted on nf DH realty on account of "Indigence." Every in I dollar so remitted Is unjust to thoso who nH o pay. m f Jones Has a , Jpy Poll That' Ono Ecnson He is Retained Others Are That He Knows Too Much About Other Men. Tho day Is very fast approaching when tho pcoplo of Salt Lako county will have an opportunity to cant their ballots so as to dctermlno whether they favor a re form of tho methods now employed in tho administration of tho county's affairs or whether thoro shall bo no relief. t There will be no opportunity for a chango again for two years. It Is probablo that there w:lll not bo again la half a life time, unless tho present local contest Is taken advantage of. Tho American party has tho two old parties divided. Tho vote of each Is going In large numbers to tho new party candi dates. Already there is much to Justify tho prediction that tho new party will poll from six thousand to eight thousand votes In Salt' Lako county. Somo bellovo tho voto will be larger. At tho rate tho friends of tho new party are Increasing ln num bers, It Is not at all unlikely that thoro will bo a sufficient following on election day to elect all, or a majority, of tho American party candidates. At tho most conservative calculation, If an avcrago of ten voters to a precinct those who today feel that they will voto for tho old party candidates for County Commissioner will go over to tho Ameri can party and voto for II. G. McMillan and Jeromo Bourgard, theso men will tako charge of their offices ln January and con trol tho board It Is Golden Opportunity. It Is practically certain that 10C0 votc3 changed from tho old party nominees to tho American party nominees for County Commissioners will do tho business for the present clique of county wreckers. Tho good of this will be: McMillan and Eourgard are not bound by the old party tics. They would be able to go forward without hlndranco and havo made a com ploto and searching investigation of tho nulOfn rnnnr-An Th(v nrrt hftlh (horollirh- golngy business men. Mr. McMillan Is one of tho most substantial and best equipped business men of Salt LaJco City. Mr. Bourgard la a Bingham meat merchant. He ls held by his neighbors and by thoso who know him In this city as a clean, up right, honest man. Thero Is not a blemish on tho character of either. If elected they will bo ln a position to givo to tho taxpayers of Salt Lako county an admin istration that will not only correct tho hundreds of abuses, but they will Insti tute an Investigation that will lead to tho conviction of men who havo been syste matically robbing thc county for years. If thero be a change from the old party rule, there will come a reform of thc county affairs that wlU not only save thousands of dollars a year, but will, ln all probability, permit of a better admin istration at a reduced tax rate. Great Need of Rform. Salt Lake taxes aro too high. There ls not a reasonable excuse for the present rate. The Tribune, with others, was: led to believe last summer that there were no reasons to reduce the rale. Wo believed that tho county was being hon estly and economically administered, u o believed ln the report of the conditions as made by tho chairman of tho Board of County Commissioners and so stated. But an Inquiry Into the county's rec ords reveals tho fact that tho public was slmmefullv Imposed on. The Trlbuno has learned that besides cases of crimin ality there are hundreds of abuses due to a. Fhlftloss policy that ls. In many cases, llltlo short of criminal. There ls no rcllof possible, In the judg ment of fair-minded men. to be hoped for by electing a Board of Commissioners from thc candidates of the old parties. V. hllc It may ce that these men may do nlre to have a changed system, they arc so deeply obligated to tho leaders of tho old parties, and thes leaders aro so tied up ln tho matter of friendships, that thoy could not possibly do tht-lr whole duty. They would not be permitted to Jo their duly If they desired. Tho business roen and thc taxpayers of Sajt Lako county, who will reflect on this for a moment, know that this ls true. Only Way for Reform. Thin-c of the Republican nomlnco for tho loni; term. His namo ls John C. Mackay. There 13 not a man outside of Salt Lake, with the excoptlcn of William R. Jones. Jr.. who would go farther for James H. Andcraon ln political or re ligious affairs than John C. Mackay. Wo fchall leave it to the bettor Judg ment of these who are familiar with tho situation If this Is not true Tho nominee for the short term Is E. D. Miller. Mr. Miller, since The Trlbuno pointed out thc fact that Supt. Jones ex tracted from thc county treasury money for lis own use on a false and porjured affidavit, has permitted the su perintendent to tako him out on a cam paign trip wun trie innrmary team: Now, ln all falmcfs. can tho taxpay ers of Salt Lako county feel that with Miller on ouch terms of intimacy with the superintendent of tne Infirmary tho man who purchased rotten mutton and fed It to tho inmates, who ha3 systemati cally padded tho payrolls and been guilty of offenses of the most questionable character can It be believed that Miller would permit the superintendent's record to bo investigated? It Is said that a promise has already been made that Jcnes will bp rctnlnod If Miller and Mackay aro elected, la there a doubt of It? Jones Has Strong Pull. Think who this man Jonas Is. He la a son-in-law to Charles W. Penrose, apos tlo and editor of tho Dcscrot News. Ts thoro any man who will bcllevo that Mil ler or Mackay would daro remove a man with such powerful relationship? And with Anderson, Calllstcr, Spry, Eldrodgo and Reed Smoot behind him, who would daro removo or interfere with Jones? Tho same pressure would prevent more than one of thc Democrats from acting. Apostle Penrose would never permit the Democratic organization to tako action that would glvo to tho superintendent and to others their legal dues. Would H. C. Lund, tho son to ono of tho First Presidency, If elected County Attorney, proceed against tho aon-ln-law to Apostle C, W. Penrose? Answer the question for yourself and then go and look up your tax receipt and eeo if It does not remind you that you arc being made a fool of. The Republican candidate for County Attorney Is Parley P. Chrlstonscn. and thoso who know him say ho Is a clover young man. But ls thero a man who will bellovo that Parley would have the cour ngo to go against the son-in-law to Apos tle C. W. Penrose, tho editor of thc Dos eret News and tho bosom friend of Reed Smoot, James IT. Anderson and others of this political clique? Three Men Who Would Dare. There Is but ono way to reach this caso. It ls by the election of Judge H. J. Dinlnny. County Attorney, and McMil lan and Bourgard, Commissioners. If this be done, Tho Tribune promises that there will be a ahaklng-up ln Salt Lako county official circles that will givo the pcoplo rcllof and will also glvo them something to talk about for half a lifetime. There ls no other means of relief. Later Tho Trlbuno will glvo tho public some factH concerning tho methods of William R. Jonc-x, superintendent of the Infirmary, the tool of tho present admin istration, that will arouse the Indignation Of every fair-minded man and woman ln Salt Lake county. The facts are already in our possession,' Thoy aro supported by unimpeachable witnesses and by public records. Thoy ' MANY MEETINGS 8F AMERICANS Utah fill Sing fill Patriotism. Great Meetings Planned for Ogden, Eureka and ($any Salt Lake Points. Thousands of Voters Cheer New Par ty Movement, and Remarkahle Growth Is Witnessed. Thousands of Utahns will hear tho gos pel of Utah's freedom from ecclesiastical rule proclaimed this week. At Ogden a great rally will bo held at the Ogden opcra-houso' at S o'clock Wednesday evening. Senator Frank J. Cannon will speak at this time to hl. friends and neighbors, no will tell the good puoplo of Weber coun ty why the American party movement Is a necessity and why It should succeed. Judge Ogden Hlles will also speak at Ogden and he will enlighten tho audience with some of tho indisputable truths at his tongue's end. Mrs. Charles G. Plummcr will sing somo of thc beautiful songs which have cheered so many Utahns thus far ln tho campaign, and the American party fife and drum corps will go to Ogden to help with tho meeting. On Thursday night Senator Cannon and Judgo Hlles will go to Eureka. So will Mr3. Plummcr. Kurekans are clamoring for a meeting. They will havo tho local uuiiu hi m will uL'tviaiu int. uiuiuiiuuac Eureka contains many frlonds of tho American party. Thoy want to hear tho popular American party orators and they aro to havo tho opportunity. Salt Lako county will bo allvo with American party -workers and mectlnga. There will be tho women's meetings, busi ness men's meetings, Swedish rallies, can didates' meetings and tho old parties will bo bombarded from every standpoint, Friday night will close the speech-making campaign. It will be marked by a grent final rally at the Salt Lake Theater. Senator Frank J. Cannon and others will speak. Thero will bo a fine music programme andveverybody will bo wel comed. "Salt Lake women are taking moro ac tive part in political matters tills year than ever before," said an old politician. "Thoy nro desperate Qreat ,J" ln earnest. I'll . Activity J11 yVho k J tho American party of Women. women are doing will do more to mako tho now movement a success than any other means." American party women's auxiliary meetings aro arousing tho city. Several wore held last week and many will bo pulled off this week. Those already pro. vldcd for follow: Monday. October 31. 2 p. m. At tho home of Mrs.. McNlece, 1135 Blaln avenue. Monday, October 31. 3:30 p. m. At Mrs. Hclon Motras, 357 South Second East, Tuesday, November 1, 2 p. m. Mrs. C. B. Leigh, 145 P street. Tuesday, November 1, 3.20 p. m. Mrs. P. J. Anson, -MM Second street. Tuesday, November 1, 2 p. m. Mrs.'J. H. Mellon, 57C West First North. Tuesday, November 1, 3 p. m. At Thompson's hall. Seventh West between Second and Third South. Tuesday, November 1. 3:30 p. m. Mrs. R. G. Slcator, -15 Center street-. Thursday. November 3, 2 p. m. Mrs. A, A. McBrldo, 921 East Second South. Thursday. November 3, 3:20 p. m. Mrs. A. S. Little, 515 East First South. Friday, November A, 2 p. m. Grand rally of tho Ladles' auxiliary to tho American party at the Grand Theater. There will be speakers and music at all these meetings. At Bingham Friday night Judge Theo doslua Botkln was called down by a worklngman who la a friend to the American party, ln a manner that pleased tho audlcnco Immensely. The Judgo had been very abusive of tho American party leaders, and was dis cussing tho arrangement of the ballot when he said that if tho Republicans ln the American party wero sincere they would havo printed tho Roosevelt doct ors undor tho American party emblem. This failure, he Bald, will causo "you people to lose your votes." The worklngman Interrupted by assuring tho speaker that BInghamltos are not Ignoramuses. There will be a big American party rally at Ogden Wednesday night and at Eureka Thursday night. Senator Cannon and Judge Hlles will speak. Many aro predicting the election of tho A'merlcan party nominees for County Commissioners. The Tribune's specific exposures of thc rottenness of tho Andcr-son-Calllster-EIdrcdge political machlno's administration havo opened tho eyes of Salt Lakers. They will bo very busy on election day to defeat the rlngstera, un less all signs fall. Register Tuesday and Wednesday. No vember 1 and 2, if you havo not already done so. Thoro will bo no other opportunity and will explain why former Commissioners Harker and Homo had Jones removed as superintendent two years ago. They will explain why ho Is retained now. It ls an ugly matter, but, as Jones says Thc Trlbuno ls morcly firing at him with "blank cartridges" when it ox poses his fraudulent vouchers, his pad ding of thc tKilary rolls and othor shame less and lawless conduct, It becomes nec essary to tell why he was removed two years ago and why he Is retained now. Tho story Is a long ono and cannot be told thla morning-. . ! you cannot voto unless you register thla year. Old registrations do not count. Get ready to attend thc big American party rally at tho Salt Lako Theatre Fri day night. It will bo tho greatest rally of tho campaign, and tho greatest speeches of the campaign will bo heard 1 that nlcht. Judgo E. F. Colborn and family have returned to tho city after an onjojablo visit, of several weeks ln tho East. Mrs. Colborn and tho children remained ln St. Louis, while Judgo Colborn wont to Now York, Wash Judgo lngtcn. Philadelphia Colborn Talks and Chicago on prl- .... vato business. On Politics. thQ way bRCk Judge Colborn stopped in SU Louis and spent five days taking In tho fair. Speaking of his trip yester day ard of thc political situation In the East, ho said: "I havo been In tho great cities of tho East a number of times during Presi dential campaigns, but I never beforo saw such apathy as oxlsta everywhere this yar. Only now and then ono scca a banner to remind him that a cam palm is on, and there seems to bo an utter lack of interest as to tho outcome. In the rotundas of thc hotels, where poli tics is always a fruitful subject for dis cussion, thero ls almost an utter lack of of interest In tho subject this year. "Tho general Impression ls that Roose velt will carry tho East by a big major ity, and while thp.t ls my personal opin ion, the apathy may bo the calm immedi ately preceding a big storm. A politi cal leader In Now York told mo that while ho thinks New York la safe for Roosevelt, lie would not bo surprised if Iho Democratic Governor Is oluctcd. Tammany Is making a big fight to havo a say In tho distribution of the $liK,000,0 for Erie canal Improvements, and their cftort Is not so much to olect Parker' as to carry the Stato for tho Democratic nominee for Governoi. "Wall street Is now showing an Im provement, as though thc matter had been settled In the minds of thc brokers there, whoro betting odds aro high in favor of Roosevelt. Just before I loft a friend of mine, who Is a broker in Wall rireet. disposed of $2,000,009 worth of se curities whlrh he has held In his safe for a year and a half, unnblo to sell them. "Yes, tho American party has been heard of very generally throughout tho East, and everywhere I went Inquiries wero made of tho situation here. East ern people seem to think that the organis ing of tho American party and tho Inllu ence It will have on the election here makes Utah a doubtful State so far as thc national election la concerned. In my mind, however, there Is no doubt that it will go for Roosevelt "From all I could learn, thero ls to bo a great period of expansion In this West ern country In tho coming few years. Ne vada, especially, seems to be attracting great attention In the East, and people everywhere seem to think that If a propo sition ls In Nevada it will win. Utah's phonomonal output of ores during tho last two years has placed her high up ln tho list of States where Investments aro profitable, and In addition to tho benefit which sho will naturally derive from tho Nevada boom, sho will come In for a good ly share of Investments of Eastern monoy by reason of her own worth." Judgo Co'.born vas Interested especially In the mining exhibit at tho fair. He did not protend to tako in tho great show, ho says, because after ono has seen one big fair thero la never any other so attractive. But Mrs. Colborn and tho children greatly enjoyed their stay In St. Louis and wero much interested In the fair. AO Senator W. Ai Clark of Montana says that ho will not speak here, as has boon suggested, but will go back to Butto Mon uny. Ho says It ls going to bo a hard fight In Montana, but ho thinks the Demo crats will carry tho State, Maj. H. P. Myton has returned from a two months' absence on business ln west ern Montana. Thc Major says tho outlook In Montana Is that Roosevelt and Fair banks electors will carry tho Stato, but that tho Democrats will elect their candi date for Governor. Maj. Myton ls ono of the Roosevelt elec toral nominees In Utah, and ho will remain ln Salt Lako City until after the election. Secretary of Stato Hammond has sent out certificates to tho various County Clerks throughout the Stato that Frank B. Chrlsteneen of Ogden has been nomi nated for State Superintendent oi Public Instruction on the American ticket. On tho ground that he had no Jurisdic tion and that the paupers named In tho petition of Samuel Russell were not cited to appear In court. Judgo Lewis denied tho petition yesterday. Tho petition was for an order to compel Mrs. Botts, tho registry agent for tho Fifty-third district to removo from her registration list tho names of thlrty-slx Lost inmates of thc coun- Caso on infirmary, also to , . ... restrain her lrom Technicality. allowing tho other Inmates to roglstcr. The petition was made on tho grounds that the paupers, as Inmates of an alms house, have acquired no residence ln that district. The court decided that tho voters In question should be summoned to appear in court and show causo why their names should not be strlckon from tho list. Ho also held that the proper mode of pro cedure In tho case was for tho votes to bo challenged at election time and have tho judges of election pass on the matter, then tako tho caso into court. An editorial from the Dcscrct News of the preceding day was brought into court. Attorney Evans, who represented Samuel Russell, asked tho court If ho was ln any way likely to be Influenced by the said editorial. His Honor replied" uiat he had not read tho editorial ln question and had not ween the News. In fact, ho had never read that edition of tho paper. Ho added that If ho had by any chance read It, ho would not bo ln tho slightest degree Influenced by It. Tho artlclo ln question was very fla grant, going to tho length of dictating what decision should be rendered by tho Judge. It was, in fact, practically a contempt of court. "If Apostlo Penrose had written It ln his native borough of Soven Dials, Lon don. England," said a lawyer, "ho would bo liable to Imprisonment for a long term for misdemeanor." Attorney Evans complimented his Honor for his Impartiality. Attorney E. M. Allison raised tho point of Jurisdiction rn behalf of Mrs. Betts. He maintained that tho Judges of elec tion have original Jurisdiction In all cases involving tho right of persons to vote, and that tho courts havo Jurisdic tion only after the ballots have been can vassed and thc mattor contested. Tho court did not pass upon tho rights of thc paupers ln the matter, as the case was thus thrown out on technical grounds. If tho paupers arc voted, suit will bo brought to show that they voted illegally, slnco tho election law specifically says thoy have not gained a voting residence at the infirmary. OFFERS TO BET ON HOWELL. Salt Lake Smootlers Willing to Put Up Money Agulnot Powers. Special to Tho Tribune. AMERICAN FORK. Oct. 20. Joseph J. Jsckaon, chairman of tho Republican committee, has received a communica tion from a Salt Lake combination to the effect that It will back him in nny amount that ho may bet on Howeli. Ho wa aWo authorized to bet at tho rate of 2 to 1 or. tho election of Judgo Straup to the Supreme bench, and to accept no bet for less than ?50 and for as much more as ho could secure. At a meeting of County Commissioners held yesterday, tho following- Judges of election were appointed to fill vacancies Manning P. B. McComle. Pleasant Grove, District No. 2 C. 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Say Russian Admiral's Story Is Easi ly Disproved. LONDON. Oct. 29. Profound satisfac tion over thc fact that an arrangement has been reached and the entire certain ty that the result of tho commission of inquiry will be to discredit Vice-Admiral Rojestven-sky's statements nnent the presence of torpedo boats among the North sea fishing lleet marks the com ments of London afternoon newspapers almost universally. The Admiral's story, it is pointed out, has the great advantage that U is, capable of precise proof or disproof. "The Ruoaian Admiral can only make good his cose by producing the vessel whose presence he alleges waa among the trawlers," says the "Westminster Gazette. This feeling that the British contention will bo upheld pervades all classes and disposes the public to calm ly await the verdict. The composition of the International commission ls the immediate subject of communication passing between St. Petersburg and London. It has been suggested that it shall be comprised of five Admirals, French, Russian and En llsh, and two from smaller .powers?, pos albly Denmark and Holland, to be named by their respective governments. Nothing yet, however, has definitely been decided. No American member has been suggested, though there might be an opening therefor in the proposal that one law Jurist from a neutral power shall be included in the commission. The Hopeful Young Linn. Tho hopefulness of some young men ls unbounded. At a dinner table the other night some one said to a mcdloal Htu dent: "Don't you despair of ever building up a practice In medicine?" "Indeed, no," he answered. "But you will admit that the profes sion is already overcrowded?" "Oh, perhaps it is," said tho young man. And then with a laugh ho added "But I propose to graduate ln medicine, Just the Bame, and those who aro al ready in the profession will hao to tako , their chanct a." Baltimore Sun. 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Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Blng hamton. N. Y., on every bottle. EDITORIAL NOTE. In order to provo the wonderful merits of Swamp Root you may have a sample bottle and a book of valuable Information, both sent absolutely free by mail. The book contains many of Iho thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured. The value and success of Swamp-Root are so well known that our readers are ad vised to send for a sample bottle. In sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure to say that you read this generous offer ln the Salt Lake Sunday Tribune. The genuineness of tills offer ls guaranteed. Couldn't Sea tho Harm. The properiotor of a lunch cafe In Phila delphia was greatly agitated the other day to discover a man at one of tho tables feeding a saucer of cream to a cat The restaurantour rushed o'ver and commanded the man with the cat to re move his pet from tho place. "But I paid for this cream." pussy's owner pro tested. "Here's your money back We can't have cats eating here," said the pro prietor. Thc man with tho cat couldn't sec anything the matter with nliowlnr pussy to feed ln the restaurant and said so. "Matter!" echoed tho proprietor "Why, man, people have to eat out of these dlshea." "Well," returned tho pat ron ln a surprised tone( "don't you ever wash your dishes?" WHAT JAPS SAY. Declare That Japan Had No Vessels in North Sea. TOKIO. Oct. 20. The reported state ment of an officer on board the Russian battleship Emperor Alexander III., with tho Russian Baltic squadron now at Vigo, Spain, to tho effect that there were foreign torpedo boats among the Hull trawlers when they were fired upon re cently by the Russian warships and that the Japanese Government was- said to have purchased torpedo boats ln Eng land, coupled with the insinuation that the torpedo boats with the trawlers? were Japanese, has been received in Japan with a mixed feeling of indignation and derision. It ls officially declared in the most positive terms that Japan has neither purchased nor ordered a single torpedo boat ln England since tho outbreak of the war. Apparitions After Death. tv.3i07 wto cxP!aln apparitions of tho dead? Tho evldenco for theso was much less copious, and, necessarily, much oss satlsfactop'. No coincident crisis m the affairs of thc dead could, of course, bo detected, as in the case of tho living. K,.n cln m wo Kram that telepathy between the living ls a fact In nature, a ghost of tho deud can hardly hopo to prove his Identity. 1 To tako a case: A young American commercial traveler, alone In his Som Tt of,.1' ?UlVienl' saw his dead sister standing beside him. Ho rose to embrace her.V but. no ,,cd llkc shade of the mo her of Odysseus In Homer. He went to his distant homo and told his parents adding that on the cheek of his slater there was a scratch which he had not seen In her lifetime. Tho mother ox Planed that In arranging, when alone (lowers around the dead body of the sls ter Jn, u,e .coff'n. she had acclc entaUy ?rkCahewuaere' bUt ea.eue er, might transmit the whole vision of the dead, scratch and all. to tho mind of Marine"1 son-Androw Lang in Harjer's' The Archbishop's Suggestion. The late Archbishop Corrigan waq ono of thc gentlest of min. but when t wSs necessary to reprovo any one under his charge, whether It be priest or layman he never hegltated to do so. At ono Umo thero was a vacancy In the rectorship of one of the largo churches In New York City, and several clergymen were talkLi about for the poaltlon. Two promhient women who were members of the church called upon thc archbishop and urged tho selection of one of their clerical friends S,K,were 'efiv'ng ono woman turned t0..Hl? othcr an1 sallJ. Impressively tt JHS? y.ou Kct ""me, pray that tho CUTLErSLAI18 RECORD GtfP flow Candidate M Employs WowjjfJ Children at Starvalin I Wages, '' Sample of Ataas ot Como. S, fi! e'r That Would B, t, Nowhore hut Utai, f It has been repeatedly CW. jjjfg John C. Cutler runs a sitS orlng establishment oa "jft whero women and girls Jci and have been employed j3 fig years at wages so low aa to a;! Tfdt tho most scanty livelihood. This charge has not b?ea d-y f cannot be denied becausYtW 5 much proof to sustain it. U!; It is also charged that eve'. I&T small wages earned that part tho employees in scrip. In J K5( address last week a Democrat at thc Young Men's Dcmc11' rooms declared that John C c3f Jr., who runs a brokerage e2, ijfH window of his father's ator hit counted this scrip! " ' Ug So far as ls known this h m, , nlcd, either. ' whtt John C. Cutler, Joseph 7,u &xt Reed Smoot, Thomas R. Cri, others are directors of tiff, Rt!t Woolen Mills company of pv was this Institution that P.i nkT waa sent on a mission to cuij few years ago, according to ij l; raphy, after having betn caEdi, war on a foreign mission. w : Balked on MlssioaCiH S'fo: It Is related that Reed ilitii bcIh tho Idea of going out of tb a polhb and he made a roar about lists and It waa modified to the effects tit r that he go on a mission to ff-AP his own business In his en h ;Jnl" town! el'rirtdl As ls stated, John C. CoUe,ti iiu running a sweatshop In thlsd7.l1 jgj director in tho Provo TVcCaB ihbNr company, the plant Reed SiKtdJi missionary service In. ' (" It is a big Institution, Jte '!? many men and women. ici:r- Until a few years ago tbi;in p system of compulsory tlthlsrliii ;Jr ln the Provo woolen mills, Wfl ro when Reed Smoot was ratj 3 i1, mills as a missionary. Ituilt tiful system, but, as the jais! raho? around, every now and thecni's J1 would object to having l);a 1 taken out of his time chetkbk! verted Into church channelidt Wrcc matter became a source of L-Si e; The rule was amended. jctfcir It was not amended moch. be. " looked a little better to eon ft Instead o compulsory titblcj tit bs is deV ployees of tho Provo troolja s&fcjjJtatli expected to "volunteer" the 3lt Mi eu' 10 per cent. A?1?-1 Because thoy are good i fcnt,tb. Not for a moment! But bitti ifrdiri cannot retain their Jobs uisJ ' jryj "volunteer" the tithes! f This Is the system to this tof. IotDi That is not oil of It. The e pi' of the Provo woolen mills. " John C. Cutler, Reed Sroc-otstU F. Smith aro the conrrolllcf s-i onc-thlrd of the wages Ic srj. 1 the scrip is worth but 73 ecu r S dollar! , Proof Easily Obtalnaw ui This is no pipe, dream. Atf JT go to Provo and Invest!?! U as Tho Tribune has done. 1 U An employee who dnJ 1 ' W gives up 51-20 to swell the ccftfi : U commercialism of the chord ; ML paid 53 60 in scrip that I M't 52.70, and ho ls entitled to But It is true that maitf ; ftCr I ployees receive practically iD ; ! John C. Cutler Is one of ;W lights In this great InsUtutlci M He Js now posing as th ITJ labor. He was. until he h ySj dldate, a member of aa or . which laboring men hold to f onlstlc to them. J . He withdrew from It ftr under the sun but to court ft" the worklngmcn. - fJSfor He ls a directing force to to0 stltutlons run on the tan a Provo woolen mills- 1 ' Great friend of labor It Jft- 1(What wouldn't he do K erRor? irfh'- There is not a nun In i that should not vote , Cutler, both on his '&CC'Zm account of the mar, , out as a candidate. ee Friend of labor! Bah Russian Ships SaIut'f5$ TANGIER. Xou&M&fe Russian cruisers, three "rfrfJK stroyero and Ave f"gtn atfgiW this morning. The iwssl Jjg changed salutes i th J fjBSPg Kleber and the Brlti .n llreta?,fc The Russian vessel" nj Sssc!Wglti the battleships Osllabl crJa and Navarln, the orTt3 f:lp-ts mlral Nnkhamoff a W boats, besides colliers- H