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H 14 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1913. SSSSb I PRISONERS CONFESS NUMEROUS HOLDUPS Two Men Tell Police About Operations of Gang ' of Four. ' : ALL ARE NOW IN JAIL 'Admit. Participation in Recent Robberies in Ogden and ' Salt Lake. i Two more Alleged holdups were arrest ctl yesterday morning at 10 o'clock by Patrolmen Byron Crosby, H. C. WiUey, James Woodard and VT. IT. Hcndrlckson. They are Thomas Mitchell, 27 years of age, and Harry Cronln, 2". Tho police say they now have tho four men who have been operating together and in pairs in both Suit Lake and Ogden. Sam Taylor, 24 years of. age, and Wil 11am Sutherland. 23, Avero arrested early yesterday morning within twenty min itteo after Orson Rudy of C66 "West Sec ond North street was held up at Second North and Second WcEt streets. Suth orlund confessed soon after ho was taken to the city Jail, and later Taylor began I to oom-pcte with hie partner In Jhirnlsh ing Information. The. four policemen who had made the cat nil kept at work on the case until they had arrested Mltcltcll and Cronln. who were Implicated by the cou Tcsslsons of tho first, two. Caught at Rendezvous. According to the story of tho 11 rat pair, the four were lo have met at tho Tcu tonla bar, on Commercial ntreet, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Prepared by having received careful descriptions from Taylor and Sutherland, tho our police men were In waiting. They saw Mitchell und Cronln comf! out of tho -American rooming house on Commercial street at the appointed time and make straight for the saloon. Finding that the two men fitted the descriptions given by Tay lor and Sutherland, the patrolmen ar rested them. At the city Jail they were Identified by the first pair. The confescsions of Sutherland and Taj lor Include four recent robberies In Ugden and four Ln Salt Lake Wednes day night. The confessed bundits also named Mitchell and Cronln as the two n.'on who held up the Schramm -Johnson drug store Xo. - at Fifth South and Main itrccts Tuesday night, explaining that the ni5!i blackened their faces for tho .iob, in order to disguise thpmsclvcs as negroes. Tho police say there were trace of lampblack to be found on HH .Mitchell and Cronln -when they wero arrested. HFI Says Cronin Was Leader. Hffi According to Taylor. Cronln was the HH 1'Mdcr o? the gang, and had sworn them a'l tj secrecy, no matter what might IN happen. The robbery of one victim who H failed to report hie loss of a gold watch H vas confessed. It occurred on the Orc- I gon Short Line viaduct. The story told I I one of the confessed robbers is said l to have been to the effect that Sulhcr- land and Taylor bad been urged to do 1 the job by Cronln and Mitchell, the lat- 1 ter handing over the two revolvers and I telling Sutherland and Mitchell to go up I on the viaduct and get the "price of a night's lodging from some fellow." . X. Porter, the drug clerk who was 1 "hi up iri the Schramm-Johnson Htore. partially identified Cronin and Mitchell as the rubbers, although he was not .sure, .is the men Who hold him up hail ihoir faces blackened. He is certain, however, that they were white men v.lth blackened faces, and not negroes. Watch Is Recovered. Lctrctivc George Ward law of Ogden was. In Stilt Luke yesterday lo recover a watch iald to have been taken from JV. K. A. McCunn hy tho holdups when tlu-y were operating In Ogden. Tho watch was turned over to the Jollrc by T,oua Zemin, a Com mercial street shoemaker, who aald he bought the' pawn ticket for It from a man named John White. White was arrested und is being held pending In vi'sllgiuion. lie explained that he saw : inuu throw away the pawn ticket and pK'kod It up. The four holdups in Ogdcn were ac complished within an hour last Monday night. Re-Ides his watch.. Dr. McCunc as robbed of ?10. C. Carlson was robbed of ?5. The other two men hud xiothlng i. f Miluc In their possession, 'Heach for the sky and keep your eyes on Clod," was the command of the rob bers an they shoved a revolver under the chin yf each of their victims. The four men were Identified wilh some certainty at the city jail last night by .1. B. Kleerdale. Archie Ford and A. llan hjii. three victims of robbers Tuesday nlslit. he arrests yedtorday morning bring, t'u number of alleged burglars and hold vpt arrested since the first of the year .up to nine. I WELL-KNOWN SALT LAKE WOMAN DEAD .Mrs. Fannie- Little Strlngfellow. wife oi Joseph W. Strlngfellow,, a lifelong resi dent of S3K Lake, died at tho Holv Cross hospital at 10:P.O o'clock last night of peritonitis, following an operation per formed a. vock ago. With the exception of one sister, who resides ln San Fran cIjco, the members of her famllv wero at hpr bedside when tho fend came. Mrs. Strlngfellow waa the daughter ol the late James T. Little, president of tho JDcserot Savings bank, and Alice S. Little, and was born in Salt Lake, August 6, ISi'fi. She was educated ln St. Mary's academy Her marriage to Joseph W. Strlngfellow was solemnized September 7, I9US. Besides her mother and husband, Mrs. Stringfellow leaves three sisters, Mrs. Howard Haron of San Francisco Miss Claire kittle and Miss Romania Little 01 Salt Lake, and two brothers. Feramorz 3 little and Decker J. Little of Salt Lake. Tho funeral arrangements will, be an nounced later. I ANNUAL MEETING OF Y. W. C. A. ON JAN. 24 'the annual meeting of the Salt Lake loung Woman's Christian association will be held January M in tha FJrat Presbyterian church. The women of the Firet Presbyterian church will provide a dinner for their guests In the early eyoping of the day of the meeting. Those attending the annual meeting last year wc.-o entertained by the women of the 3'lrst Methodist Episcopal church and ln 19)1 by the women of the First Congre gational church. This evening at 6:30 o'clock the Girls' asatch club of the association will hold a meeting and dinner In its rooms in the Continental Bank building. Dr .Katherlne Eager will address the meet ing this evening. . Legislation Discussed. The Commercial club committee on parks and public improvements held a short meeting at the club yesterday af turnoon to discuss legislation that it proposes to brjng before the nest session for enactment. Principal among the proposed measures Is one wherebv abut ting property owners will be able' to pay for the paving of street intersections. The final report of the commlttoo Is not )'"t ready to be submitted. H DEMOCRATS PROPOSE MILITtpiPM Party Leaders Discirss Vital Questions, Particularly Oust ing of Federal Bunch. NEWSPAPER IS NEEDED Determined to Have Organ; Say Legislative Policy Will Be Aggressive. 1 Democratic leaders from all parts of Utah, members of tho Democratic state committee from every county and Demo cratic members of the legislature hav decided on a policy of militant progress' during tho ensuing two years. A meet ing was held yesterday of Democrats from all sections, at which the future policy of tho party was decided upon and many questions of importance to tho party discussed. Much tltno was devoted to a discus sion of how best to get rid of tho pres ent federal office holders In "Utah. It was decided to memorialize President elect WUson with reference to the more Important federal officers. Tho activity of the federal office holdurs in politics and tho potency of tho federal machine will "bo set forth in the memorial. The president-elect will bo asked to remove all of the most important federal office holders in T'tah immediately upon assuming the presidency. A committee to fiume this memorial will bo named by State Chair man S. H. Thurman. Selecting Men for Office. There wan considerable discussion as to the manner of selecting the successors to the present federal office holders. Some favored a plebiscite,' under which tho Democrats of tho state might select the various officers. . Considerable op position to this plan developed, since then; appeared to be no legal manner of holding finch an election. No definite plan was agreed upon, but it Is likely that the state committee will meet again before March i to go over the list of candidates for the. various federal of fices and make recommendations con cerning thoni. Tho Dcmocratn are resolved to have an organ. Resolutions worn adopted at yesterday's meeting empowering a com mittee to bo named by Judge Thurman to establish a Democratic newspaper ln Salt Lake to become the official Demo cratic organ of tho party in Utah. Those at the meeting pledged themselves to raise between M0.000 arid ?50,000 for that purpose. Several hundred dollars to be used by the committee Jn accurately de termining tho cost of establishing a newspaper in this city and ln investigat ing conditions that would justify the establishment of a Democratic newspa per were contributed Jn cash by those at the meeting. Discuss Legislative Policy. The policy to bo pursued by the Dem ocratic members of tho state loglslaturo with reference to proposed legislation was also discussed. Bills covering every Elatforin pledge of the Democrats have een prepared and will be introduced by the Democratic members. Tho Demo cratic members will caucus later to de termine on the Introduction of various other measures. Among tho acs strong ly favored by the Democratic members Is one lo be Introduced by Representa tive Samuel I. Page of Piute county do ing away with voting bj- party emblem and making it necessary to vote for the individual candidate The Democratic party organization throughout the state will he maintained during the next two years In order that It may be intact for carrying on the cam paign of 19H. HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES WELL UP WITH WORK Today will complete the advance work at the high school for thio semester. Practically all of the courses are up to schedule and under tho present arrange ments there will be less continuance oi first semester work into the second part of. the school year than at any timo be fore. All of next week will bo devoted to re view work and tho following flvo days lo the regular half year examinations. Several pupils expect to be graduated at tho end of this midyear work, and to this end a date will bo arranged for the eighth grad'j f-xanilnatlons, passage in which Is required of all candidates for high school diplomas. From present indications the current, classes have a higher averago of work than in past years; and the percentage of those who should complete the school work this year will establish a record. Thus far very few students have dropped courses, and tho tendency in all depart ments is towards a higher cfflclcncv. TOKEN IS GIVEN TO W. H. CUNNINGHAM As a token of esteem, Ihc- agents of the Continental Llfo Insurance and In vestment company yesterdav presented General Manager W. H. Cunningham with a handsomely engraved gold watcn. Mr. Cunningham has tendered his resig nation to the company, to take effect January 14, and the presentation was arranged by the agents as a mark of i appreciation for their associations with him. The presentation was made in the gen oral offices of the company In the Mc Cornick building. J. M. Jolley reading the letter of presentation. Mr. Cunningham made an appropriate response, in which he thanked the agents for tho assist ance they had given him during tho years he has been connected with the company. The commlttoo which ar ranged the presentation was composed of J, M. Jolley, ,7. H. Wood and O. K. Stocker. WELLS-FARGO WAGON COLLIDES WITH CAR A Wclls-Fargo express wagon was turned over and its two occupants badly shaken up by a collision with a street car at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Wllfdrd Garratt and H. H. Jones wero in the wagon at the timo of the accident. Both were thrown to the pavement with considerable force, but escaped serious injury. Tho wagon was struck, as It was go ing around 'the monument by a Fifth South and .Liberty park car that was In cliarge of Conductor C L. Hendrlckson and Motorman C. V. Hales. Hales as serted that he rang the bell for tho wagon, but the driver evidently did not hear him. Tlie horse attached to tho vehicle started to run away, but was stopped by quick work on tho part of Patrolman Henry Shranz. Keyser Without Office Though he is in direct charge of all public buildings and public property, George A, Keyser, city commissioner, will find himself this morning without office quarters. The city having leased the council chamber and adjoining ante rooms to the state for the use of tho legislature, Commissioner Keyser was turned out of his present quarters last night. Having no other place to go, the park commissioner will push his desk Into a comer of the mayor's outer office and transact his affairs without the dignity of a separate office for tho next sixty days. SEEK SOLUTION OF GITY WATERPROBLEM Officials Consider Various Plans to Prevent Recurrence of-.Recent Shortage. FAVOR BIG RESERVOIRS Project Suggested by Former City Engineer Kelsey in -1903 Gets Attention. Revival of the old project to build a great reservoir dam at tho forks In Par ley's canyon capable of Impounding more than a million gallons of water, or enough to supply the city with ample water through any shortage period that might arise, Is being considered by the water officials. The city commission may be asked to take up the matter in the immediato future. In 1003 L. C. Kelscy. then city engi neer, submitted lo tho city council an elaborate detail plan for such a reser voir. He estimated the cost of building the dam and other expenses Incident to the project at ?321, 'Hl.fi", proviaca a concrete masuury dam were built. The ordinary water supply in Parley's creek, according to Mr, Kolney's report, Is suffi cient to till the reservoir that would thus be created. J .Hiring an ordinary season the water would fill tho reservoir to ca pacity, but in very dry seasons It would only till it two-thirds full, wmlc In wet seasons enough water goes to wnsto from Parley's creek to fill it several times over. More Than Billion Gallons. The maximum capacity of tho pro posed reservoir would be 134.0Gf..400 cubic feet of water, or 1,002,80!),0U0 gal lons. It would cover an area of ninety two acres and would necessitate a changing of the wagon road through the canyon. The railroad Is sufficiently high to be unaffected by tho impounding operations. The dam would bo built across the canyon near the forks It would bo 3U6 feet high from the bed of the creek to the top of the dum. Mr. Kelscy esti mated at the time he drew the plans that with such a reservoir the city could withstand a two months' drought, as there would be enough water in storage to supply 21,000,000 gallons a day for sixty days, irrespective of any other source of supply. One of the chief objections voiced by the present city officials to the Kel sey plan Is that tho waters of Parley's creek are not as good as tnoac 01 City creek or Rig Cottonwood. Numerous other plans to safeguard the city against a recurrence of the recent water shortage are being discussed by city officials. All of these entail storage reservoirs. The chlnf difference of opin ion centers ln the sites for the pioposed reservoirs. Various Sites Available. G F. Barrett, superintendent of wa terworks, favors tho Parley's canyon project as the most comprehensive yet ofTored. Ho also believes a great res ervoir could be built in City Creek can yon capable of holding in store, nearly 100,000,000 gallons. Another site talked of lies Just back of Federal Heigms on the cost bench. There a natural de pression affords room for a reservoir largo enough to hold from 25,000,000 to 50,000,000. gallons, It is said. This res ervoir could bo fed by high lino pipes from City creek or from Cottonwood. Tho question or a bond issue by the city lo meet the expense of solving Iho water problem is being given careful consideration. Tho law department has been asked to begin preparation for tak ing up the question of another issue. TlTe chief obstacle ln the way of a bond Issue is that under tho state constitu tion tho city is not allowed to exceed '4 per cent of Its assessed valuation, and this limit has practically been reached alreadv. Jf the limit were Increased or the method of assessment changed to an actual valuation basis, the problem could be solved. Some means of getting around tho present limit by legislative enact ment Is being considered by the city commissioners. COMMISSION AGAINST BECK STREET GRANT The cltv will not grant an amended franchise "to tho Utah Light & Railway company allowing it to extend Us Warm Spring street car line along Beck street to tho Davis county line. At an executive session yesterday the city commission concluded that there was no room lo spare along Beck street and, if the company carries out Us pro posed extension, It will have to buy pri vate ground to one side or other of the road for right-of-way. This decision was reached after a conference with the city engineer, whose plat shows that to grant right of way along Beck street would amount practically to a surrender of the roadway, which is the main road out of tho cltv to the north. R. P, Morris, com missioner or streets, will report at the regular commission meeting Monday that It Is unfeasible to grant tho amendment to the franchise. Thero Is no objection to giving tho street car company right-of-way along Beck street from Warm Springs to a point 00 feet north of tho Utah Packing & Provision company's plant, but be yond that point the street already Is en cumbered by the line of the Salt J,akc & Ogden railroad, arid if another track were allowed regular vchlclo traffic to and from Davis county would be endangered, It was held. Residents along Beck street protested to the commission lust Monday night against the franchise, declaring that ad ditional tracks on the street would Im pair properly values. WATER DEPARTMENT'S REPORT SHOWS SAVING The December report of the water works department made yesterday shows that the department has saved $6087 from the annual appropriation for 1912. Taking into consideration the fact that the department paid out $5212 on bills Incurred by the previous administration, the total saving made by the depart ment under the present administration lo $11.20D, according to the report. The actual cost of maintenance of the waterworks system during the year was $102,000; and the entire expenditures. In cluding Improvements, wero 106,51-1.21. Complete tabulations of tho year's rec ords will be given ln the annual report of Superintendent C. F. Barrett, which will 'be filed with tho city commission Monday. Rob High School Armory. The armory of the Salt "Lake high school was broken into early yesterday morning, , Two rifles, used by tho cadets ln military drill, were carried away. En trance was gained through a window on the ground level. A heavy mesh screen had been torn from the window and a hole bored through the window frame and Into tho Jock on the interior of the building UTAH ELECTRIC IS ADDRESSER BY' LIFE Western Union Superintend ent Gives an Instructive Talk at Luncheon. ATTENDANCE IS LARGE Interesting Facts and Figures Are Given on Work of Company. An inslvuclivo adilrosa on tlio cle) vclopmeut and great iudublria! benefit c of electricity, especially in connecj.iou with tbo modern telegraph and tele phone, was delivered by U. G. LiCo. lo cal division superintendent of the West ern Union Tolccjrapli company, at yes terdny's luncheon and meeting of iho Utah ISltictriu. club. The assemblage- took place at the Commercial club, whoro about Ecvcnty flyo members and friends of tho orga nization enjoyed an excellent menu, in dulging in a liberal' exchange of humor ous toasts. Air. Life's rcviow of the electrical industry was o.vtvcmely interesting, especially that part which" related to the conquest of 6pu.ee by tho telegraph and the development of tho industry. Along this line ho spoko of the rapi'd growth and advanco of the local division of tho company ho serves, which, ineludos Utah, Idaho. Montana and a part of British Columbia. Comparisons Made. On October 1. 15)10. when tho Western Union Telegraph company opened dis trict headquarters here, Its local floor ftP.Heo tvas 2700 squaro feet and it em ployed forty-five attaches, said Mr. Life. Today its floor space, he said, was 13. 000 square foci, with arrangements un der waj- for more, whilo tho employees numbered 3G8. with an annual payroll amounting to $1:50,000. Approved "eisti matcH for construction in this territorv for the year 19.1U, said Mr. Life, al ready amounted to $370,000, .with ad ditiontil estimates in view. Tho local headquarters, ho said, was equipped with tho latest apparatus known to telegraph science. Mr. Life invitod every member of the Utah Electric club to call at tho company -'s offices and operating rooms in Tho Tribune build ing, where, he dcclarod, ho would sur prise them with demonstrations of ad vances made in telegraphy- and elec tricity. Tn conclusion, Mr. Life declared that tho telegraph und telephone had enabled tho world to solve the prolom of com munication and conquest of space and time in a manner of perfection that could scarcely bo surpassed in imagina tion. Transmission of News. Mr. Life said, in part: The security and rapidity of elec tric transmission of news has at tained a development heretofore un known and hardly dreamed of, and elnce all civilization resla upon the intercourse of individuals, and- that intercourse depends on an exchange aa rapid a possible of Ideas and ex perience, wo at once recognize here the civilising Influence of electrlcltj'. Jn the year of lSii thero came, across the electric wires those thrilling words, "What ITath God "Wrought?'' Thoro was the dawn of tho morn ing of a new era. Those now his toric words are forever linked with tho name of the benefactor of his race, Samuel F, B. Morse, and who 13 there that can name tho day man kind will forget to honor that great and learned man who gavo tho world the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell?" COVERIRS TO NAME WATERJOMMITTEE Tile committee of five Into whose handu will bo given tho important task of solv ing the problem of Salt Lake's water supply will probably bo appointed by tho Commercial club board of governors Mon day or Tuesday. At tho present time the board is await ing the return of T'rcsidcnt W. "V Armstrong from Washington, where he and other Salt Lake bankers arc appear ing before the Pujo investigating com mlttoo of tho "house of representatives. Mr. Armstrong is s;cpccted homo Monday or Tuesday and tho board of governors will go into susslon immediately there after. In appointing such a committee, the board will be acting in harmony with the authorlitlon and request of Wednesday night's mass meeting of 200 property owners at the Commercial club, when tho water question wan thoroughly discussed and a resolution passed authorizing and requesting the board of governors to ap point such a committee to work out a plan whereby Salt Lahc can procure a reservoir arid supply system adequato to meet all present requirements and thoso of years to come. CITY AND VICINITY THE SALT LAKE Real Instate asso ciation will meet during luncheon at the Commercial club today. President Charles Tyng and Secretary P. C. Xcslen promise an interesting programme and matters of Importance to the work of the organ ization will bo discussed, DAVID D, COOK, secretary to Mayor Samuel C. Park, returned yesterday from Cleveland, whither ho went to spend the Christmas holidays with his folkn. Mr. Cook visited Chicago, Cleveland, Colorado Springs and other places. Jt was his llrst. trip to his old home In tun years. THE MEMBERS of the general board of the Y. L. M. I. A. and of the rtcltcf poclety were entertained yesterday after noon by Mias Kate SI ay nor at the home of Stephen I,. Richards, 1021 Ninth East street THE NATIONAL CITY bank. 228-20 State street, will open In about two weeks. The builders are working night and day to expedite tho work. The vaults and safes will arrive from tho fnctory this week, ALLEGING FAILURE to provide, Lydla M. Rush yesterday tiled suit ln the district court for divorce from Samuel K. Hush, DR. KATHERINE EAGER will address the Mothers club of the Jackson school this afternoon. GREAT INTEREST IN SJTURDAfSELECTl Five Governors Are lo Be Chosen for Salt Lake Com mercial Club. NOMINEES NUMBER -15 Proposed Amendments to Ar ticles of Incorporation Also to Be Voted Upon. The eleventh annual election of tho Commercial club will tako placo Satur day, Januar3r .11, beginning at .12 o'clock noon and lasting until 3 o'clock at night. Tho election is for the purpose of namiug fivo members to servo on the board of governors for three years aud to vote upon tho proposed amendments of tho articles of incorporation as sub mitted by the revision committee re cently. Fifteen nominees havo been scloctod, of whom live will be elected to 1311 tbo places of as many retiring governors. Any attempt to vote for more than llvo i will iuvalidiLto a ballot. Tho term of u governor is thrco years, but, at tho inception, llvo wore clouted to aervc ono year, live for two years and fivo for threo 3'eurji. In this maimer the torms of live expire each year and must bo filled. The fifteen nominees approved on the regular ticket arc George Austiu, Simon Bamberger, W. Montague Pony, Wesley King, Duncan MacViohic, C. .1. McNitf, P. J. Moniu, W. "V. Kay, 1 C. Itiuhmond, W. S. .Uonmcy, Edward .Rosenbaum, Ccorgo A. Steiner. ITenrv J. "Wallace and Thcodoro W. Whiteley. Wh'tlo this ticket lias been approved by tho board of governors, it is under stood that the members at large may, within the specifications of the articles of incorporation and by-luwa, placo an indepondent ticket in tho .hold. This has as yet not been done, but, should it be, will result in uu interesting light. Tho proposed amendments, it is un derstood, will cause no rtidicul changos in tho club organization, but will "bo rather for the purposo of making tho "articles more applicable to tho present needs of tho club. Tho present basis of fees and dues will remain unchanged. On tho day of election an elaborate luncheon will be served at the club and a special programme of music will bo rendered. SNOWFALL COMES II WAKE DFCOLD WAVE According to the prediction ot Salt Lake's weather man. snow camo last night In tho wako of tho recent cold wave. Tho latter had entirely left the west yesterday, with the exception of tho territory between the Wasatch rango and tho Colorado IJockles, Montana and New Mexico. The thermometer went up to 38 degrees yesterday In Salt Lake. It continued to rise throughout tho en tire Intermounlaln country. The chlnook wind which caused a 51 degreo rise in temperature at Havre, Mont., played out, and tho temperature dropped from fG degrees above to 30 be low in twenty-four hours. Itoswcll. N. M,. continued to experience cold weather, as did Grand .function, Colo. Denver's temperature rose 23 degrees. Snow waa reported yesterday in IsTovada and south ern Idaho. The eastern states are experiencing cold weather, but the cold wave lost much of Its vitality before It got thero and the temperatures did not drop lo the zero mark In most cases. The tempera tures In southern California yesterday came up lo within a few degrees of nor mal asain, after an almost unprecedent ed cold snap which caused serious dam age to the citrus crop. Moro snow is the prediction for Salt Lake today. SICK POTATO COMES IN THE PARCEL POST Oust one. measly, sick potato formed the contents of the tlrst parcel post packago received by Louis K. JBoylo of the Intcrmountaln Industrial associa tion. The package reached the office of Mr. TCoylc yesterday and heralds an In terest ln nr;xt summer's potato-growing contest which Is to be conducted by the association and tho National Copper bank. A farmer in tho vicinity of Delta was the sender of tho package. In a letter which followed tho package ho askod for an opinion as to tho qualifications of the potato an seed for a crop to be en tered in next summer';? competition. After- examination, Mr. Bo.vle found that tho potato could not win in a ram llv contest, to say nothing of a state wide competition. Besides being frost bitten, which waa probably encountered in transit, the tuber was badly affected with rl.oc tonla. a dlseaso commonly known as rosette. As this disease de stroyed fully 20 per cent, of the 1012 po tato crop, Mr. Boyle will .advise, the in quirer not to use the potato for seed purposes. Tho disease is common throughout the United Stales ana is ono of the problems that tho potato grower has to contend with. FALSE IMPRISONMENT CHARGED; ASKS $5000 For damages suffered through alleged falao imprisonment. A. W. Cromwell yes terdav brought suit, ln tho district court, for 55000 against I. A. Hancock, J. II. Hancock and S. R Hancock, comprising the Hancock Fruit company. Cromwell wan arrested on the charge of being an abscond ing debtor at the Instance of the Han cock brothers and was bold in tho coun ty jail from December ;!0 to January ?., wlibu he was released on habeas corpus proceedings hold before Judge F. C. Loofbourow in tho district court. His arrest followed a civil action to collect 2.", said to be duo the Hancock com papv for holly furnished during tho Christmas holidays. On an affidavit pur porting to show that Cromwell was plan ning to defraud his debtors by leaving the state, I. A. Hancock brought about his arrest. In his complaint Cromwell alleges that there was no ground for his arrest. Renew Gracing Oases. All grazing leases on the state's lands are being considered for renewal by the state land board, The leasing commit tee of the board was ln session all of yesterday going over tho old leases and examining new applications for lcasea Tho total acreage of state lands leased annually approximates 120,000 acres and the rental is between .715.000 und 320,000. SALT LAKE ATTORNEY II WHO GOES TO ARIZONA,1 HARRY C. EElEiRE LEAVES JR ARIZONA Resigns Place With Telephone Company to Practice Law at Phoenix. Harry C. Fcnnemore, for twelve Tears one of the most valued membors of the legal staff of tho Mountain Slates Tele phone & Telegraph company, and Its predecessor, tho P.ocky Mountain Bell Telephone company, leaven the service of tho company today and goes to Phoo nlx. Ariz., to engage in private practice. The announcement that Mr. Fcnnemore has resigned from the service of tho telephone company ivlll bo received with much regret not only by the officials of the company, but also bv thousands who came in contact with Mr. Fcnne more while ho was with the telephone company, Mr. Fonncmoro is a Utah man, ITo was born and reared in Beaver county. After completing his law course, Mr. Fcnnemore was elected county attorney of Beaver county. Ho was re-elected two years later, but resigned while serv ing his second term to join the legal staff of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele phone company, "While In Beaver Mr. Fcnnemore was local attorne3 for the Bell company. lie was a member of the lav firm of Knox & Fenncmoro of Bea ver, the senior member of which was W. F. Knox, the well-known Beaver attor ney. After leaving Beaver Mr. Fcnnemore made his headquarters at Salt Lake. At the timo of the consolidation of telephone companies and the formal ion of the Mountain States company Mr. Fenncmorc went to Denver with tho legal depart ment. Much of his business for the company took him lo Phoenix and since last February he has made Phoenix his home. The people of Phoenix aro to bo con gratulated on the fact that they have gained such an energetic and straight forward citizen as Mr, Fcnnemore. He stands high ln his profession and will rank with tho most distinguished attor neys of the Arizona bar. Mr. Fcnnemore resigned his position with the telephono company a month ago to become effective today. Ho Is at pres ent in Salt Lake on business and will leave today for Phoenix. Mrs. Fonne moro and children who are here on a visit will accompany Mr. Fcnnemore. CITY ENGINEER ASKS S12S,iaF0R YEAR D. TT. Blossom, city engineer, yester day filed with the city commission his recommendations for the annual budget. He asks for a regular budget appropri ation of $D2,000 and a special appropria tion of J.ll.loO to cover special public improvement works coming under his supervision during 1915. This would make a total of Sl'Jo.lfiO in appropria tions for the engineering department, which Is $."l,o6:!.06 leas than tho total ap propriations made for 1012, It Is pointed out. Chlif among the improvements con templated under the special appropria tion will bo an additional pumping unit for the Intercepting sewer to cost :J10,000, additloos to the Ninth South storm sewer to cost J6000, and tho purchase of. right-of-way for Ui9 city's gravity outlet sewer. A.s shown by tho engineer's budget re port, tho regular appropriation for that department last year was JflO.OUO, uf which ?72,l'57.fiG has been expended, leav ing a balance of $I7,732,lt. which has been turned back into the general funds. Though he used but ?72,L'o7 last year, Mr. Blossom has plans afoot for enlarg ing tho capacity of bis department and for that reason he asks for $92,000 regu lar appropriation. Ills recommenda tions fur special appropriations call for less than half the amount appropriated under that head last year. The receipts of the engineer's office for 1012 totaled 111,151.92, as against 510. 518. S!) for 1911. RO'EMER DECLINES TO BE CANDIDATE The licv. John L. Rocmor of St. I.ouls will not be a oandidato for the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church, made va cant by the resignation of the Bev. Dr. W. M. Paden, Dr. Uocmcr vesturdav so Informed members of tho congregation who asked him to become an applicant. In declining, Dr. lloomer said about tho only excuse he could give his St. Louis congregation for leaving, If It were so, would be that he had received a call to a larger Held. Under thu circumstances this excuse did not exist. lie left yes terday afternoon for Boise, Ida., where he will visit a former classpmte. Bauk Clerks Meet. Tho membors of tho American Insti tute of Hanking met In I he Commercial club yesterday evening where they lis tened to an Interesting lecture on "In Huranco and Common Carriers" bv E. Conway Ashlon. The next mooting night for tlKi law course or the instituto will bo January 2.". the subject for discussion on that occasion being banks and negotiable Instruments. filfifill 'FIGHT FORlig Will Organize "AmiiefTrj Engage in "War" to! K crease Roll. ST OFFICERS ARE ELe1 l H. L. Herrington Sucl A O. S. Jackson; OnlyJjLA' Change Is MadcJ : ikc Plans for a spirited memberahl tihdtt palgn were formulated at thai meeting of the new directorate7 4rt,i1 Manufacturers Association of Uta In tho Vermont building laat i Through tho campaign tho qsh( " fl" hopes to increase its tncmberi 2o0 Utah manufacturers. Ono i " "" and fifteen members are now rt,nAC rolls of the association. JftPr Beginning January 35 and laEtini f days membership meetings will b WX at noon twice each week.' Follow luncheon the members will eepara squads of threo to ylalt non-m0Tnb ' ,A endeavor to Interest them In tha elation. ' The membership will bn dlvlda WfiS three armies for th0 carapalSi army selecting Its own captain' army gaining tho most members; 'jtlQ J Trophy as Prize. A suitable trophy will also bo M to tho winning division. Two m r wl 1 work among tho maniifactuWL bait Lake and vicinity while UkBsM will confine its attack to th0 mi torn Hirers In other sections of tho ,mi Officers for tho ensuing "car 1314 e ectcd laat night. With butontf tlou the Incumbents wer, re-l j nrob George S. McAllister was choaea ;J dent by acclamation for Ida tlfti 01 Secretary D. P. Collett will con !0 his fourth year with the nssij I Uahc while Mebcr ,L Grant begins his1 L, m term as vice president. John R. m f wa.-j re-elected treasurer and H. I I f'sdq rlngton of Ogden was chosen seca -ttct. president to succeed O. S. Jackso ( has moved to California. The si , ' committees will be appointed 1 fcin president In the next few days. tfst President McAllister was autl Jdnn to appoint a special committee U " for tho eauso of Utah material . ( construction of tho new slate ' Jfc, It The Commercial club, the Natlv n of Utah and the Utah Devek , league will be asked to join the: facturers in urging thc capitol & t'ddfP slon to specify Utah material, aot jryla possible, in the contract. !: : m f ractory Campaign. j is Believing that a greater consul RJB0' of Utah products depends largely i iKi loyalty of factory omplo3'ces, thb itahlr elation decided to furnish pay cm nnd card3 calling attention to th ' K porlanco of home Industry to th lories of thc slate. .Each cnveloi & ts bear tho inscription, "This mono; . earned in a Utah faclorv. what a '. doing to support it 7" Sovcral M' bearing a similar query, will be li :e-c ln tho envelopes. It is planned t L ., tho employees distribute these 1 Vt the merchants they patronize wha; pay their weekly or monthly debt dfeCIor Thc annual banquet will be belt runry 21, the details lo be arran'j the programme committee. Tho cc lln tee will report progress at tho nest ratem ing of thc directors. ' COLISEUM IS WANTE i'M FOR STOCK AT I All former livestock exhibitors i !Mr Utah stato fair will be urged to ti " aclive interest in tho movement I euro an appropriation for the ei f? of a ?50.000 livestock coliseum 6 'rK fair grounds by the Utah State Fa iidflr soclation. Secretary Horace S. 1 Is preparing letters requesting the ,BC port of exhibitors which will ba moJ H an tho stock-growers throughout tho The directors of tho association b v . that the success of fnturo fairs d " 1 largclv on the qualities of the Hv jth exhibits. IVllh comfortable quarto t; housing tho animals It Is though u.M the entries in this department a WRUI Increased materially. Tho need t . J coliseum was suggested In the anntJ ttes port of Secretary Ensign, which wj ccntly submitted to Govornor IN ia"W Spry. . lkn Tho directors of the association t that tho movement will be given thi . port of all former exhibitors at the " fair and expect that Tavorable actio Hm be taken by the legislature. ' nj Cl COMMISSION LISTENS; TO TEXTBOOK AGE The book agents aro still at It at J! state textbook commission contmu 'Mlr be "iL" All day long tho mcmb u that body ult ln the office of Su l, tendent A. C. Nelson, call in the T 11 publishers, one by one, and ltoton tp set i stories about the "bc6t textbooks i $jJnj0 world." Yesterday they got down tlj . books on history and still have bucI Jccts as nature study, physiology, xI -ncekr readers, science book3 and clear on, the list to zoology to consider. : - It will take at loast th.j remalni ? P the week to complete tho story 6 tia i bookufSh. Then the commission wl t gin to award contracts, not for the (. speeches, but for the best boolca. . "n hers of the commission say that tn Uba quenco of somo of tho agents Is, kg classical, and thc general public consider itself unfortunate that till v c sionu of the commission aro not ft SJ U an auditorium whero all could Itfltgj 4 1 tk. . SHERRILL RELEASED; ON OWN RECOGNIZAi, W. T. Sherrlll pleaded not gullt chargo of obtaining, goods under, yt o pretenses when arraigned berorc Ji ti H. S. Harper yesterday. Trial r for January 17 at 10 o'clock. T hi ? i fendant was permitted to go on nia recognizance. Sherrlll is the maa was arrested when he paid a call a j. county jail to see h Is brother -U days ago. He was alleged to liao, chased automobile, supplies while 1 jp ing as an agent of tho city lire u , ment. . V MURDERER OF WIFE BATTLING WITH DBA Jwo, Chris M. Christcnscn. who shot hi SJQ three times in tlje chest, aftor murq his wife. Christina ChrlHtcnsen. at- i home, 271 West Seventh houln f Thursday night at. 6:45 o'clock, van r.s,4 alivo at St. Marks hospital at an hour this morning. 7 lis V07?'"?i?J2 - to bo Httlc changed nnd his caaw recovery will depend upon the del ft merits of tho next few dayf. k Christcnscn is conscious and aw u to talk. but. by tho orders or XJV m tending physician, no- one lo Prn n; to see him. r .Hth Private funeral Beninjs for Mrs. - t,.nsni will be held at Hie Jijneral of Undertaker Joseph William J , we tomwrow afternoon at ,2:30 o'clock Jp, $ l r .