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Hi 16 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1913.
IHIEIALL LOSER
I II III CONTEST
Far-reaching- Decision Is Ren
dered by Local tLand
Office Officials.
RESIDENCE IS THE BASIS
Probable That Other Home
steaders in Utah May Be
Affected by Ruling.
A decision by which Borne M. Meu
dnnhall of Springville, brother of John
F. Mendenhall, cashier of tho Menden
hall Banlunp company, will be deprived
of ISO acres of land near Pelican Point
in Utah comity waa made yesterday by
the register and receiver of the local
Tnited States land ofllcc. Mendenhall
entered the land on California forest
scrip, the holder of which sells land
to the government and is then given
Ihc privilege of entering government
land in any part of tho United States
H under the original homestead act.
H Tho contest ngainst Mendenhall,
Hi whose entry its on the easL side of Utah
Hu lake, was illcd by John Jl. Kentz, who
I charged (hat Mendenhall did not in-
Hf Tend to make his homo on the land
Bj when he filed his application, and did
Hll not live there continuously thereafter.
Hf Mendenhall did not make the entry
HJI under the Smoot homestead act, which
Hflj does not require permanent residence.
Hftj Mendenhall 's occasional visits to the
HUB land were not considered satisfactory.
Hi lie hud done sufficient to comply wir.h
Hgj the Smoot net. bur. this law was not
HJffl considered applicable.
Hjjj Decision Explained.
Hfj The decision was made by E. D. K.
Hfi Thomjson, register, and Colonel M. M.
Hlj Kaighn, receiver. Colonel JCaighn said
HJlj yesterday afternoon that he understood
HJfj many others, who had negotiated their
HJjfj forest scrip, were occupying Utah land
H; under the same conditions as Mendcn-
Bfj hall, and that this decision would af-
Hfi foct them in the event of more eon-
1 tests. Probably the only action that
Hf could protect those whom tho decision
(jg might nffect would be their immediate
IH abode upon the land, not with tents
Mtf or shacks for temporary quarters, but
Hj -with a home to be occupied by wife
Hl and family wherover there are a wife
Mll and family. It is inferred from the
H'; decision tliat Mcndonhall might have
i saved his 160 acres had he established
HJ his abodo there before he recelvod
HJ i Icnowledgo of the contest. Thero have
HJ been decisions in favor of homesteaders
HJ who, while not taking up their abode
HJ 1 immediately, have done so. before they
HJ , ascertained" that contests had been filed
j against them.
HJe; Mendeuhall'K entry was filed July
HJe 28. 1910. His home was in Springville.
HJlj it was alleged that hp had not lived
on the laud at tho time the contest
HJI was filod from tho time the cntry was
HJjf made: that is, lived there in the senso
u' expressed by the homestead law. He
and his brother, Bayard W, Mendcn-
MjSA hall, owned 320 acres adjoining the
Hjfr out ry. Their intention was to culti-
HJ& -vatc the entire 480 acres, according
luj to the ovidence, the brothers forming
Sj a partnership. They wore dry-farm-
HJg iug. A house was built on the land
HJk under dispute, but to be occupied by
W their employees, twelve farm hands
fr having been' hired. They had been dry-
Hju farming since 1910.
HI Question as to Residence.
jf Tn April, 1910, Mendenhall hud two
HJlL tents occupied by his wife and family
HJI at Pelican Point, two miles away.
HJl Meanwhile, it wag alleged, his eottago
HJfj in Springvillc remained furnished and
HJS was really their home. According to
HJI the evidence, about August 9, 1010. ho
HJs moved the tents, a table, stove and
HJk chairs to the land, where the family
HJlg! remained until September of that year.
H Then Mrs. Mendenhall was attacked b'
Hit typhoid fever and roturued to Spring-
H; "ullc. Mendenhall remained on the
HJU land until October, 1910.
H It was shown that in November,
Hjf 1910, Mendenhall and Mrs.- Mendenhall
HjiF took the tents to Meadow Valley wash,
Hj Xev., where Mendenhall engaged In
HJ 'ailroad work until March 17, 1911.
HJm This was presented as evidence that
Hjm he had not observed the continuous
Hjj residence provision of the act. ft was
Hjft set forth that his homo in Springville
Hjv was maintained from 190S to 1912, when
Hjg the contest wag filed. Then he moved
Wn to the laud, took up his abode and
Hjg supervised aud assisted in cultivating
H the 160 acres and the .'120 aereB, which
Hjf had been purchased by the brothers
Hjy from the state.
It Plea of Mendenhall.
Tt was submitted for the defense that
Htf Mendenhall had made up for his laches
HjiJ Ivy taking up his permanent abode
finally, but the rogistor aud receiver
HJfrj found that ho did not resume his resi
HJf) tlenco without knowledge of the con
Hq8 tost. Thereforo that point was over
Hjfl ruled. It was shown that notice of
the contest waE mailed to him in a
HJSjH registered letter wbon he was in Spring
Hjtfj 'He. that John V, Mendenhall received
I the letter, signed for it and then tele
HJra phoned to Berne M. Mendenhall. in
HjtJ iorming him of the contents. Other
H 7,'2e- is inforrod, there might have
Hjw hcen a chance to savo tho land.
Hfg The order of tho register and receiv
HjiQg or cancels the Mendenhall entrv and
Hcntz, who filed the oontest,
HJB preference right to entry, The hcar-
HJg ing was held November 12. J 9.1 2 Duo
to the prominence of tho persons in
HJflj volvrd and tho amount of land, as well
Hftj is the large number of homesteaders
HjfR who might be affected, tho case has
HI attracted attention all over the state.
WILLIAM YAGER IS
I ACCUSED OF FORGERY
? 1 1. a complaint issued, bv the county
ft nttorucv yesterday afternoon, William
i Yuoer is accused of forging the name
M ff M. F. Sweet to a chock for $250.
ffi ('. Cnulfion Smith, special detectivo
fS for tnp county attorney's office, is the
c'iniplaiiiin!r witness.
In anolHcr complaint issned yester-
d:iv, Frank F. Voirng is charged with
foreiny tho name of L. H. Youncr to a
I'lifuMc for -2. h
Harry Loukas is accused of a utatu
torv crime against Floronco Grcen
hanU'h, aged Hi yeara, in a complaint
5s-Jiod yesterday.
In another complaint V. Neyshi is
charged with assault with intent to
murder ft. Nal.ahara. FT. A. Allen is
iliy oniplaining witncfs.
Celebrate Golden Wedding
Jfi 05 .jfi
Children Are All Present
THE REV. AND MRS. DAVID B. SCOTT.
Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Scott
Reach Half-century Mark
of Married Life.
THE Jtev. and Mrs. David B.
Scott very pleasantly celebrated
their golden wedding at their
home, No. 979 East Eighth South
street, last evening. The feature of
the celebration, aside from the fact that
tho Ejv. aud Mrs. Scott have spent
fifty years of happy married life, was
the fact that the preseut occasion is
tho flrst since their silver wodding,
twenty-five years ago. that all of the
children have been present.
Last night the children, were all In
attendance. The Uev. David W. B.
Scott, a son, traveled all the way from
Port Hammond, 13. C, to congratulate
his mother and fathor upon reaching
thoir fiftieth wedding anniversary; Mrs.
Reuben Lockwood came from C'urrie,
Nev., and tho Salt Lake City sons and
daughters wore Frank B. Scott, Mrs.
P. E. Connor, Harry C. Scott, Mrs.
Roderick Mackenzie," Miss Maud Scott
and John Adrian Scott.
Tho Rev. and Mrs. Scott were mar
ried in Nova Scotia and resided there
until six years ago, when " they came
to Salt Lako City to make their home.
The Rev. Mr. Scott is a Methodist
minister, but on account of his ago.
which is now 80 years, he has retired
from his active ministry.
At last evening's celebration, only
the children were present, and the
evening was most pleasantly spent.
Refroshmonts were served and good
wishes were exchanged. The Rev. and
Mrs. Scott were the recipients of nu
merous presents, in -which gold pieces
predominated.
SUPPORT BILL
BY STATISTICS
Git.v Recorder "Warrum Shows
Many Desired Improvements
Cannot Be Made.
As an argument in. proof of the con
tention that the proposed public im
provement law now before the legisla
ture will facilitate stToet improvements
and eliminate dolays, Noble Warrum,
city recorder, at the request of those
who are backing the measure, yester
day prepared a tabulation of the list
of public improvements applied for by
property owners, but which the city
commission has been unable to grant
for lack of funds with which to pay
the city's share. This table shows waat
twenty-four petitions for improvements
are on file with the recorder that have
not beeu ordered for lack of funds and
these improvements call for pjivoment
or curb and guttering of 101,854.5 feet
of public streets, or 19.3 miles,
It is argued that with the new sys
tem of assessment in vogue, under
which the cost of paviug intersections,
now borno by the city, is assessed
against the property owners of the
district, the financial inability of the
city would be eliminated and the im
provements could bo authorized as rap
idly as they wore asked for in the reg
ular manner.
Copies of the table have been fur
nished to members of the legislature.
J. C. MEYERS IS
NOT MAN WANTED
Bingham Citizen Unable to Iden
tify One Suspected of Ethel
Williams's Murder.
Sheriff Andrew Smith, Jr., yester
day took to Bingham ,T. C. Meyers, ar
rested "Wednesday morning in Poca-i
tello, Idaho, for suspected connection
with the murder of Ethe Williams,
More than a dozen residents of the
mining comp -wore called upon to iden
j tify Meyers, but none "was positive of
the man. Meyers will bo returned to
this city today and It is probable that
ho will be released.
Movers was arrested in connection
with the case because he had been
heard to remark that he and a pal
had killed the Williams woman. Aftor
his arrest he told O-.'wf Grant that
he had mndo .the rcmrrk attributed to
him, but that he had done so -while
under the influence of opium, which
he -was smoking in a Salt Lako houso
shortly after tho crime was committed
last December.
Cox Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral of C. L. Cox of Bingham,
who died Thursday at SL Mark's hos
pital of pneumonia, will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at Odd Fel
lows temple In Pontofflcfi place. Utah
lodge So 1 will havo charge. Mr. Cox
wan a member of Bingham lodge No. 10.
I. O. O. F., and of Bingham lodge of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Englnemen. The members of both
have been requested to attend the fu
neral. Interment will bo In Mount Olivet
cemetery.
MANY GEHTI01
Mi raw SUM
Under Present Arrangements,
Sail Lakers, in 2132, Will
Pay Last of 1913 Debts.
Uuloss JJalt Lake City makes some
provision for the enlargement of its
sinking fun out of which to pay out
standing bonds, it will require 219 years
to retire its present bonded indebted
necss. This startling fact, together with roc
ommendatione that some steps be taken
to relieve futuro generations of this
debt, partially at least, will be called
to the attention of the city commission
by TV. H. Shearman, city auditor, in
Ins annual report to be filed within the
next few days.
The preseut bonded indebtedness of
Salt Lake is $4,3So,000. Under tho
present provisions for a sinking fund
approximately $20,000 will be available
for redemption of bonds during the com
ing year aftor all the 1912 taxes havo
been collected. Last .year $25,000 -was
UEcd for this purpose'. At this rate,
nccording to Mr. Shearman, citizens of
Salt Lake in the year 2132 will he
Saying off the last installments of tho
ouded indebtedness incurred by their
remote ancestors of the present flay.
In this connection tho report of tho
auditor will say:
"While it is true that former ad
ministrations havo ignored the necessity
of providing a reasonablo sinking fund,
in spito of tho fact that the bonds
pledge the establishment of such a fund,
it is evident that this aud following
administrations should give this matter
enroful consideration and provide each
year an amount in reasonable propor
tion to the outstanding bonds."
ALEXANDER BURT
CALLED BY DEATH
Utah Pioneer o 1856, "Was Ex
Policeman and Former
Sheriff.
Alexander Burt, 75 years of age, a
pioneer of 1856 and one of tho first
members of the Salt Lako police de
partment, died 3'esterday afternoon at
.12:25 o'clock. For the past twenty
years Mr. Burt had been night watch
man. at tho temple grounds. At one
time he was sheriff of! Salt Lake county-
Mr. Burt was born in Toryburu, Pife
shiro, Scotland, April 8, 1837, and was
a son of Andrew and Elizabeth Dun
lop Burt. He embraced tho Mormon
faith in hia native land in 1848 and
came to Salt Lake eight yoarB later,
gulling a handcart from Iowa City to
alt Lake valloy. He look an active
paTt in the Black Haxvk Indian -war.
Up to tho tiiao of his death Mr. Burt
was active in the church to which ho
belonged. He is survivod by his widow,
Mrs. Harriet Burt, and fifteen chil
dren. Tho sons and daughtors hto .
Andrew D.. Robert W., Junius A., John
H., Wilford J., George P. and James
W. Burt, and Mrs. David Benson, Mrs.
Alfred Stiefel and Mrs. C. C. Iluminel
of Salt Lake City, Alexander Burt, Jr.,
of Oregon and Mts. Robort Duncan of
California.
The funeral announcement -will bo
made later.
FACES CHARGE OF
BEATING HIS HOTEL
Prank B. Kanaha, charged with at
tempting to remove his personal ef.
fects from the Scmloh hotel without
paying his lodging account, was given
a hearing "before Judge 27. H. Tanner
of tho criminal division of tho citv
court yesterday. Kannhn. -who is said
to be the son of a -wealthy business
man of Atlanta, Ga., was arrested sev
eral weolTS ago on suspicion of being
a man -wanted in Sacramento for pass
ing had checks at the Hotel Land there.
He was exonerated from that charge
and was rearrested on the complaint of
the proprietor of the Semloh hotel. His
case was taken under advisement by
Judge Tanner until Tuesday. The
young man contended that ho 'had only
taken out a suit of clothes to pawn
it for funds to tide him ovor until he
should recoivo money from home.
To Give a Concert.
The Conservatory of Music pupils-will
'give a concert at 3 o'clock Ibis after
noon at the connervatory hall. The fol
I??1?? wi ,take Part: Misses IDflie
Smith. Belli L-araen. Gladys Jonc, Lutlc
Renahaw. Ivltio ShleldB, Xorls Raymond.
Margaret Dovine, Messrs. Heber Grant
Taylor and Tliomas Blrchcll.
Moasleg in Park City.
An epidemic of measles In Park Citv
lias been reported to the stale board of
health. S. C. TCinery, Inspector for the
board, left Salt Lake for ihc scene of
contagion yesterday. 73r T. B. Beattv.
EciTetary, Hnlil the epidemic was not re
jjarilcd as serious.
11!! con
applies water
Plan for Reclamation of Big
Tract in Emery County
Takes Definite Form.
Tho most important, water applica
tion in many months was filed with
Caleb Tanner, state engineer, yester
day, when permission to divert water
from Bull Hollow aud Price river was
requested bv the Buckhorn hand com
pau'. Tho company desires SO0O acre
foot of water to irrigate ll,00f) acres
qn Buckhorn flat in Kmery county.
The intention is to oonerve the flood
waters of Cedar mountains with a large
reservoir.
The filing fee was $152.50, the appli
cation being made by Uloyd Sigler,
general manager of the corporation
Tho direct source of supply will be
half a mile below the mouth of Bull
Hollow. From a uatural channel of
three and a half miles" an artificial
channel of half a mile will bo dug.
This will be a forty-four-foot canal six
feet deep. The pnide will be five feet
per mile. A "dam will bo constrncte 1
and various other improvements
placed. This application will super
cede tho filing of William J. Powell,
who has assigned his application.
As exclusively reported in The Trib
une, tho Buckhorn Land company was
organized a few months ago by Salt
Lake capinlists. The purpose is to ir
rigato and improve the land on Buck
horn flat and then dispose of it to
farmers. It is in tho southern part, of
Utah and in one of tho most pictur
esque valleys of the fctato. The Buck
horn Land "company will mako tho im
provements and the farms wfll be dis
posed of by the National Ttcal Estate
& Investment company, which is mar
keting the Jifosidii farms in Utah
county.
WHITE SLAVERS
FOUND GUILTY
Loukas and Jelter May Pay
Heavy Penalty for Violation
of Mann Act.
Tt has bcon a long time since a local
defendant has been so tightly caught
in tho clutches of Uncle Sam as Harry
Loukas and William B, .Tottor, who
were yesterday convicted on six counts
each, of violating the white slavery law.
If United States Judge John A. Mar
shall imposes the maximum ponalty
each will be sentoncod to forty-five
years in the ponitcntiary and each finod
$15,000.
Thero were two indictmonts of six
counts each. Three counts in each in
dictment applied to persuading girls
under age to go from one stato to an
other for immoral purposes. The max
imum penalty on each count is ton
years' imprisonment and a fine of
$10,000, either or both, in tho discre
tion or tho court. This -would mean
thirty .years in tho penitentiary and a
fine of $30,000. The other three ap
plied to girls- of more than 18 years.
Tho maximum for this is five years
and $5000 on ench count.
Judge Marshall, however, has never
imposed such severe penalties. The
longest sentence on such an indictment
hero has been seven and a half years.
It is only in exceptionally aggravated
cases that the maximum is imposed by
a United States judge in any part of
the country. Undo Snm's laws cover
a multitude of instances in the sins for
-which he inflicts punishment.
A pathetic scene -was enacted when
the verdict was read. Jotter's aged
mothor clasped him in her arms and
burst into tears. When tho son tore
himself away to accompany the dep
uty marshal, sobbing and swaying, sho
reeled from tho courtroom. 1
Tt is probable that C. C. George
and Charles "Franklin will be tried Mon
day on similar charges.
TRANSMISSION
LINE FINISHED
Utah Power & Light Company
"Will Furnish Energy for
Scranton Mine.
The Utah Powor & Light company
has just completed the construction of
a high-power transmission line to the
Scranton Smolting & Mining com
pany's plant, at Scranton, Tooele
county.
The now line taps the big Eureka
Morcur transmission line in Cedar val
ley, near the old Cedar fort, and runs
northerly to the workings of tho Scran
ton company, a distance of six miles.
t Tho Scranton company is now await
ing the arrival of transformers, which
have been ordered from the East, and
as soon as thoy arrive and can be in
stalled, the company will operate its
compressor, drills, etc., by electricity.
Gasoline engines havo been used here
tofore, but ihe change to clectricnl cur
rent, it is said, -will reduce expenses
and be more efficacious.
The Scrauton company is said to bo
in a prosperous condition. Additional
development work is now being prose-1
cutod.
BRICKBAT THROWERS
SMASH STORE WINDOW
Believed to havo been onragod be
cause they had been refusod tobacco
at a store kept by Mrs. E. Hearth at
72G Sixth avenue, a group of small
boys pelted tho store with brickbats
last night, one of tho missiles going
through a. plato glass window and crash
nig, into a showcase. Tlio boys made
their escape. Mr. Hearth is an in
valid and tho little store is the only
means of the family's support.
Numerous casos of rowdyism on the
part of .Itivonilcs celebrating Valen
tino s oyo wore reported to the police
last night- Til every instance the -offenders
were gone before tho arrival of
the police.
Marine Dorps Pilled.
rB, fcerulting station hero for the
United States marine corps has rocelved
orders to accept no more appllcatlono.
Captain L. M. Hardlngr, In command, ves
terdny snld thla wan duo to the "fad
that all vacancleH Trovlded for jn tj,
proprlatlon were filled. The army and
navy recruiting stations will remain onon
as usual. '
POSITIVE ASSURANCE
OF DECKED RATES
George V. Lawry Secretary
of Fire Underwriters, Makes
Announcement.
Positive assuranco that the fire in
surance rates in Salt Lako will bo re
duced as soon as tho city adopts and
begins to put into oxocution a dofinite
plan for water supply improvement,
stiflh as is contemplated, was given to
tHo city commission by Goorgo "V.
Lawry, secretary of the Pacific board
of fire underwriters, yesterday after
noon. Such a statement, "d a correspond
ing one :'rom the commissioners that a
dofinite plan would bo adopted and un
dertaken ir. tho near future, marked a
conforenco between, the commissioners
and a delegation of underwriters held
in. tho mayor's office yesterday. At
tending the meeting -were the water of
ficials itnd P. H. Blossom, city engineer.
Maps and plans of proposed under
takingssuch as the building of a great
dam in Parleys canyon, were gone over
i in detail and explained to the under
writers. The Parleys canyon project
is the most likely one to be undertaken
J first, though some of tho commission
(iirs favor the early completion of tho
ilaniH at tho head of Big Cotton-wood
' canyon. The underwriters wore in
formed of the intention of the cominis.
si oners to call a special election for a
$600,000 bond ipsuo and were shown
just what could bo accomplished with
that amount.
At tho conclusion of tho meeting, Mr.
Lawry announced that rate reductions
could hardly bo undertaken at this
time, in view of the present needs of
tho city in the mattor of water sup
ply, but he assurod the commissioners
that as soon as a definite improvement
plan was adopted and put in motion
the rcrating of the fire insurance would
begin.
GETTING READY
FOR CONVENTION
Chairman of Committees on N.
E. A. Gathering Made by
Executive Committee.
i
Selection of chairmen of the various
committees that will have charge of the
details of entertaining the National Edu
cation association next summer, was
made by .the executive committee yes
terday morning at a meeting held In the
ofllcc of Superintendent D. H. Chris
lensen. FUJlnfr In of the committees will
be left to the chairman. The chairmen
and the commltteo ouch will have charge
of. follow:
Reception, Byron- IT. II. Cummlngs;
meeting places, J. Fred Anderson; trans
portation and excursions, II. H Ilun
klns: publicity and printing, A. G. Mac
kenzie, F. W. Reynolds; decorations, Os
car Tj. Cox; hospitality, Etta Towers;
bureau of Information, Grace Frost: ho
telH, Commercial club: headquarters and
membership, G. N-. Child, A. C. Mathe
Bon; music, Fred Graham; reception at
depots, W. J. McCoy. Mrs. C. B. Blake
ly; automobiles, Charles Tyng; private
boarding houses, Margarot McVlchlc.
The committeemen will be appointed
by the respective bends of the commit
tees within the next few days and ar
rangements will be well under way by
March 1.
ALLEGED FORGER
CAUGHT IN RENO
Man Accused of Stealing Check
and Cashing It "Will Face
Charge Here.
"E. .lames, alleged to have stolen a
check here recently, and to havo
cashed it at the Auerbach company's
store, after forging an indorsement,
was arrested yesterday in Reno, Nov.,
according to telegraphic word received
by Sheriff Andrew Smith, Jr.
James is said to have stolen a letter
belonging to C. C. Slade of the Wilson
hotel, and to have obtained tho check
in auestion from the letter, the check
being for 24. The matter was re
ported to the local police, and Detec
tive Herbert A. Leichter was assigned
to the case. Sheriff Smith and Detec
tivo Leichter 'traced .Tames to Keno,
and the arrest was made thero yester
day at the request of the sheriff. Dep
uty Sheriff Sam Whittle -will leave for
Reno toda' to bring back the prisoner.
RED SOX WINNERS
OVER THE GIANTS
The Red Sox are winners in their
contest for membership in the Utah
Manufacturers association over tho
Giants. The contest opened on Jan
uary 20, and closed yesterday. During
this time the Red Sox won three
games from tho Giants out of five, and
there was ova tic. Tho total new mem
bership secured was soveuty-eight and
the association now has 17S hustlers
upon its :olls. Both side3 worked hard
and the result is exceptionally plensing
to tho association. An outside team is
still at work, and it is expected that
at least thirty-five additional members
will be secured "within the nest few
weeks.
On Pobruary 21 the annual breakfnst
of the association will bo held at the
Commercial club, and it is expected, in
view of the increased membership and
enhanced enthusiasm, to bo the biggest
event in tho association. !s history.
Later the Giants will give a banquet to
the Rod Sox, which also will be an' un
usually pleasant affair. A bronze
plate, engraved with the names of the
winners, also will be presented to tho
Red Sox at this time as a souvenir of
tho winning of the membership contest.
Charged With Petty Theft.
Emmet Coleman, 16 years of age, was
arrostud at 40 "West North Temple street
yesterday morning- by Patrolmen Wllloy
and CroBby, on a charge of potty larceny,
Coleman Ik allejred to have stolen $5 from
C. W. McAllister and 51 and a watch and
rlner from Dean Brown. He Is a parole
of the state Industrial fichool and will
be sent to Osden.
Charged With Murder.
Formal complaints chnrirhisr Nick
Thomas and Mike Vantarls with murder
In the flrnt degren wore Issued by the
county attorney yesterday afternoon.
Otto Whltbeck Is the complaining: wit
ness. The two are acctiaed of murder
ing Angrolo Pespes last October, durlne1
the miners' strike a.t Bingham. I
MAKE OBJECTION TO
WITHDRAWAL PLAI
San Juan Count' Farmers
Protest Against Proposed
Irrigation Project.
An important, question that may in
fluence to a vast' extent the reclama
tion of state lands under Carey act
withdrawals in the futuro was pre
sented to the state lund board yester
day by J. B. Peterson, president of the
San Juan County Protective asso
ciation, in tho form of a lotter protest
ing against a withdrawal of lands in
that county for reclamation by the Do
lores Irrigation company.
Mr. Peterson I'ontonds that tho land
desired by tho Dolores company em
braces thousands of acres of tho host
dry farm grain lajid in tho west,
he declares that to place it under irri
gation and charge the 6ettlers for tho
water rights would work a useless
hardship upon thorn. Tt is pointed out
clearly that tho land can be made to
produce better crops under dry farming
methods than would obtain under irri
gation, with its great cost to the farm
ers. Examples in other etatcs arc
pointod out wherein it is shown that
sottlcrs upon la-nds that havo boon
-withdrawn under tho Carey act for re
clamation havo bcon forced to abandon
their lands because of the cost as
sessed against them for water rights,
whilo prior to the reclamation they
were making a profitublo living from
the land by dry farming.
Members of the land hoard are in
clined to take sides with the San Juau
association, and they believe the con
tention is right in some respects. Tho
same issue, it is said, might be raised
in manv parts of the state since the
scientific development of dry farming
methods. Tho superiority of Sun iruan
county lands for dry farming has boon
pointed out ifroquently by such experts
as Lewis A. Merrill.
The Dolores company has an appli
cation before the state land board for
withdrawal of about 20,000 acres in the
vicinity of Monticello, San Juan counr
ty. Mr. Peterson and his associates pro
test strenuously against tho -withdrawal
of this land for reclamation and ask
that it be designated for homestead
entry instead.
CITY AND VICINITY
TO COLLECT $S750 alleged to bo due
as rent on the premises at 150 South
Main .street, the Auerbach company yes
terday filed suit In the district court
ngainst the Arcadia company. Accord
ing to the complaint the Arcndla com
pany leased the property from the Auer
bach company for five years, dating from
November 30, 1012, and agreed to pay
515,000 In monthly Installments of SS50.
A Hon against tho defendant's fixtures Is
sought.
FOR INJURIES suffered by catching
his fingers in the washing machinery at
tho Model Steam JLaundry plant, "William
Gundry yesterday began suit In the dis
trict court against the laundry for $2500
damages. Gundry was employed as an
engineer at the plant and he alleges that
he slipped and fell on the soapy floor of
the cngineroom, catching the fingers of
his right hand In the machine.
THE PRELIMINARY hearing of Ah
Imng, a Chinese, charged with unlawful
selling of opium, was begun before Judge
Is'. TI, Tanner of the criminal division
of the city court yesterday. City Chemist
Herman Harms testified that the drug
introduced as evidence was opium. The
case was continued until Monday morn
ing. PRESIDENT FRANK KNOX of the
National Bank of tho Republic reported
to tho police yesterday morning that his
automobile had been stolen from in front
of the University club. Motorcycle Pa
trolman Harry Smith found the car a few
hours later, several blocks distant, where
it had been left by Joy riders,
A CLASS FROM the Trvlng school was
shown through the Deseret museum yes
terday by "Dr. J. B. Talmage. who deliv
ered an Interesting lecture to the pupils.
Today the deacons' quorum from the
Twentieth ward and the Intermediate
class of the Sixth ward Sunday school
will visit the museum.
ON THE GROUND of extreme cruelty
and failure to provide, Annie Camilla
Jensen yesterday began suit for divorce
lrom Lawrence Jensen In the district
court. Jensen is alleged to have threat
ened to kill his wife and her children
by a former marriage.
TO QUIET TITLE to three mining
claims in the West Mountain mining
district at Bingham, U. TJ. HIskoy ves
terday tiled suit in the district court
against the Atlantic Mining & Milling
company and numerous other defendants.
E. H. CLARKE, forest supervisor, ha3
returned from Tooele, where he organ
ized a grazing association among cattle
men for tho Vernon forest reserve. Su
pervisor Clarke Is forming those organ
izations In various parts of the state.
MRS. FANNIE RICHARDS, 5S1 Ver
non road, Baseford, Nottingham, Eng
lang. has written to Salt Lake Inquiring
for the whereabouts of her slater, Mrs.
Sarah M. Taylor, who once lived at 612
Seventh East street.
WILLARD DONE, state insurance com
missioner, has received a letter from of
ficials of the Western Insurance com
pany of Pittsburg, Pa,, that the com
pany has ceased doing business In Utah.
The cessation may be only temporary.
SEVERAL MEASURES now ponding
In the state legislature, relating to public
Improvements, will be discussed at a
mooting of the Commercial club eorn
mlttoo on "parks and public Improve
ments at 12;S0 o'clock thla afternoon.
THE LADIES of the Phllokalcn dub
were hostesses to the IJautocum club at
a vnlentlne party in the rooms of the
Young Women's Christian association last
night. The young women attended the
parly dressed as children.
J. Q. KNOWLTON post No. S. G. A. JL
and "Washington circle No. C, Ladies of
the G. A. K, will hold their regular
meeting at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the
Bishops building. Arrangements for the
annual ball, February 2G, will be made,
A. R. BARNES, attorney general, lias
received a check for $2010.83 from the
estate of A. J. Z. do Laskl of London
as Inheritance tax on 320 shares of Union
Pacific stock.
THE RELIEF CORPS ladles will en
tertain with cards this evening at I. O.
O. V. hall. Friends and comrades arc
cordially invited.
R. L, POLK & CO,, directory publish
ers, announce that they will have the
new Cheyenne, "Wyo., directory ready for
distribution next week.
APPLICATIONS FOR membership In
tho Commercial club will be passed upon
by tho hoard of governors at a meeting
this afternoon.
ED, L. GRAY, formerly of Gray Bros.
& Co., has opuncd a millinery establish
ment on thu mozzanlne floor of the
Walker Bank hulldlng.
THE VETERAN Volunteer Firemen's
asBocIatlon will hold Its annual reunion
at the association hall on Canyon road,
on Washington's birthday, .February 22.
"THE SOUTH POLE," by Amundsen,
and "Biography of Mark Twain" arc
two books that will be In the cases of
the public library In ten duvs.
STEPHENS'S CHOIR of boys will
meet at 1:50 this afternoon In the as
sembly hall for rehearsal.
ieeii i m
Local Committee Compli
With Every Requirements
of Association. 9
AGREEMENT IS DRAW
Superintendent of MormrS
Church Schools InteresteSB
in Big- Convention, flj
By adopting a memorandum j
aRrcemout prosentcd by tho oxecutv?
committee of the National Educati'Mf
association, tho local committee
chargo of arrangements- yesterday priH
tically clinched Salt Lako's hold 31
the 1913 meeting of tho asaociatioaSf
The local committee accoptod
terms laid down by tho associatiBf
without amendment or excoption
any kind. Carrying the signed agrflf
mcnt back to the national headouS
tors of the association, Snperintendi
D. II, Christenscn, who leaves todSf
for the cast, expects to place the lMi?
doubt at rest as to whether Salt LaSt
shall entertain the convention this sraHj
mer. It is not believed possible thMft
the executive committee of the asW
ciation can rescind it former actiB&
after the agrecetnnt has beeu signedl
both parties.
Text of Agreement. iff
Tho agreement Hollows: ' iR!
Tho local committee agrees to proVlB
for all local accommodations and 'V
penscs of the association, as follows- JBm
An auditorium seating 10,000 peopIg'lH?
general meetings for live sessions; w(
a competent force of ushers for each m&l
Twelve churches or halls centrnllyB"
cated for department sessions four Xt
slons In each hall these halls to aw?
commodate from S00 to 2000 each, wW
provisions for competent ushers at eaWji
session. Vmu
A large room or series of rooms, flttS
with temporary counters, on the gnmX
floor, conveniently situated with refP
ence to th0 railway depots and tho cqB",
vention headquarter, sufficient for tBli
bureau of registration and fifteen clerM
tho Joint railway agent and ten clerS
and tho local reception and ontertajHi
ment committees.
Secretaries Provided. "M
A large room, centrally located, prjSl
erably at the hotel headquarters, for .fc
executive committee, general socrotPP
and seventeen department secrotarjMffl
with a desk for each secretary. B
Entertalnmont, Including rooms a.T
meals, at the time of the conventloirSu
the headquarters hotel for the executftf
committee and the board of trustees, lF
to exceed nine rooms and eighteen pflM
sons for six days, and also for the praT
dent and secretary for such tlmo.BL
times before and after the conventHp
as they are necessarily engaged In thK
official work. "H
The maintenance of a bureau of infSJI
motion for at least four months bef&i
the convention, with a secretary 'tSM
competent force of clerks to awn
promptly all correspondence.
An organization of subcommittees siE
flclent to provide for all local lntereetsBl
the association.
The accommodation, exclusive of hotH&,
for 7000 people at rates varying from'MBi
to $2 per day for board and room, 9fi
Sufficient badges for the memberships;
the association and of a design satlsfiflKi
tory to the executive committee. iSji
The local committee agrees to secjjB
from the various hotels guarantees;!
to rates of entertainment during the thBt
of the convention, subject to the apjiitflW?"
of the executive committee of the i
tlonal Education association. JKll
The local commltteo agrees to BeGjT
2ii00 advance memberships In the asvtti
elation for the year 1013 from tho stim.
of Utah. -W?
L. D. S. Educators Boost m
. rt is tho intention of the Morai
church board of education, as announc
yesterday by Horace H. Cummiippt
superintendent of tho church schools,?
send a number of superintendents JKf'
principals to the department of su,p0,M-
teudents or the 2. E. A., which will
at Philadelphia, February 2i to "ch7J
This in the event that assurance is giJf
that tho N. E. A. convention Is to mtH
in this city next July, as pJann,
Among those who will probably
the meeting are Superintendent btf,
mings. O. J. P. Widtsoe of the h. - ".M -high
school and George II. B.rl"W
president of the B. T. university at "'J14
Discussing tho matter yesterday,
perlntcndent Cummlngs said:
If we aro reasonably, sure that tiny tj
convention of the N. E. A. ''."'.Ki
held here next summer, we feel
it would be a good thing to sani.'tk
number of our educators to the rof
lug of the superintendents at the eiw.
of this month to do a little prepay tt
ganda work for the stato by trnEJBfT
Induce a larger attendance to
here next July. If, however,
cannot feel somewhat positive cony
cernlng the meeting or the conveny,
tlon here in the Bummer, sMJyff
not care to tako many of oPf yU
pals and superintendents from we
work to send them to the PM
tendents' convention. V-e i are i
now to learn more definitely vTyttk
railroads intend to do with
rates, tbat betas given as
thing now in the way of n, final
clslo'n about tho meoting place or yij
big convention. In any case, onimm
two representatives of the 1
schools will go to the PhlladolphMJ i
meeting this month.
WILL CONSIDER PLEASKi(
OF CONDEMNED TOD
The application for n mtW1
sentence of Frank Romeo andiwy
Zaffy. sentenced to be fhot Febxnian
for the murder of Ab "JVtMtV
will be considered by the board or
dons nt Its meeting this J"J? gtK3
board will meet at the P?n,tc5'lJSBZr
o'clock. Several other pleas for
and commutations will be acted vM
Mrs. Amelia Llttleford Pff?
Amelia T. Littleford 29 ,7fflgM
age, wife of B. S. liittlcford. dlfU
her home, Sol West Second
street, yesterday ot heart ajs
is survived by her lmsband. .
children, her mother, Mrs. &dlftr.U
Harms; three brothers, C. H. JJ Q J?
and li! G. Hart, and a sister. Pr0 ,G
Hart. Funeral services ; will db l
at the funeral chapel of the fB 1
Hall Undertaking company w Mk
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Want No Bond Under
No bond for less than . 0M f Mfc tt
ccptcd by the city m'fff oref-W i
mlts for maintenance of Wa toMfcjJ
sidewalks and streets If a n "uo o,,
made by It. P. VXfm
streets and public lm pro redsB
passed. Acting on PHSgoO to 'J?ffS
tlon or such a bond fm y y attaebKPi
Commissioner Morris 'eJerda Q & i
his motion that It bo tJ eg K i
commission to accept no w Kj. Jj
less than S2000. -
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