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I CIS CISTEH " wm snoot Wife Slayer Cuts His Throat in Cell at County Jail. PRISONERS GIVE ALARM Had Been Allowed Razor With Which to Shave Himself. I Entirely alone save for prisoners in nearby cella who could only hoar, Chris M. Chrlstensen, held In the county jail for the .murder of his wife January S, took his own life at 10 o'clock yesterday morning by slashing his throat on both sFds with a razor which had been fur nished him to shave himself. JTo died almost as soon as physicians who were summoned from the City and County building a half block away, reached him. IChrlfctensen's act seems to bear out premonitions of officers at the county .fail who knew him best. During the time he has awaited trial his timo has hcon divided between remorseful and almost frantic actions to the brighter view of things. Then he would talk to those around him of his enso and the proba bilities of his being freed. Leaves Suicide Notes. Apparently having decided several hours before that he would kill himself, Chrlstensen left two notes. One of them was addressed to the world In general. It told of the hopeless feeling that has been predominant in his mind since the tragedy that caused his confinement in the county Jail. He asked that his chil dren be kept as nearly together as pos sible. He also thanked the unknown la dles who sent him fruits and flowers from tlme'to time. The second letter was addressed to the sheriff and keepers of the county jail. Tie thanked them for the kind treatment he had received, but said he could no longer endure the life In Jail. Both let ters were unsigned. They were left In a conspicuous place and wore readily found when his. cell was searched yesterday morning. It has been the custom In the jail to permit prisoners to shave thcmselvos or to be shaved on Wednesdays and Satur days. Chrlstensen was given the razor by a deputy sheriff yesterday and he seemed unusually cheerful. Ho carefully shaved himself and although It has been usual to watch him with more than or dinal; care, 1:1? actions had been so ex emplary that he was lett alone for a short .i Slashes at His Throat. When he nad finished shaving he made a sudden slash at his tliront, driving the shining blade deeply into . the flesh. As the blood spurted he again drew the blade and pushed it deeply Into the right side of his throat, tne second cut ex tending from the point of the Jaw down ward to the front. The second cut was not as deep as the first, as Chrlstensen weakened almost a.- soon as the blood had flowed from the first out. J. "W. Peterson, being held on a charge of burglary, and Peter Toblason, charged with petty larceny, who occupied cells adjoining No. 9S, that of Chrlstensen, heard him fall and gave the alarm. Jail ers rushed Into the corridor and tried to quiet the disorder that had resulted among the prisoners. Chrlstensen was draggtd from his cell and Drs. W. N. Pugh and E. F. Chamberlain, deputy county physicians, who were In the Joint building, were called. The physicians were rushed to the jail In an automobile, but Chrlstensen died almost as soon as they were at his side. The body was taken to the S. D. Evans undertaking parlors, where It will be held pending funeral arrangements. Crime Was Unusual. The crime for which Chrlstensen might have paid the extreme penaltv of the law was unusual In nature. Chrlstensen and his wife, Christina Chrlstensen, had lived unhappily for several years. At one time Chrlstensen caused the arrest of his wife and named in his complaint a man who he alleged to have been re sponsible for his troubles. Shortly after last Christmas Mrs. Chrlstensen filed suit in the district court for divorce and It was while this case was pending that the murder was committed. Mrs. Chrlstensen was preparing supper at her home, 274 West Seventh South street, when her husband entered the kitchen and almost without -warning be gan firing. As his mother fell dvlng to the floor, James, the eldest of the three children who witnessed the tragedv, up braided his father for the deed. At this Chrlstensen turned the revolver upon himself and fired the remaining shot Into his own body. It failed to take effect in a vital organ and Chrlstensen reloaded the weapon and fired two other shots Into his lungs. He was taken to a hospital, where after careful attention he showed signs of recovery. Was Inlow's Cellmate. Chrlstensen has been a sufferer from tu berculosis and physicians who noted a steady olmprovoment, made the startling announcement that Chrlstensen had been cured of the dread disease. Operations necessary for the removal of inflamma tion on the lungs caused by the bullet wounds are thought to have admitted pure air which proved deadly to the tu bercular germs. Chrlstensen waB ordered kept in the hospital ward of the county jail and It was there that he met Caleb A. Inlow, said to also be a tubercular sufferer. The two became Implicated In a plan to break jail which camo near proving Huccessful. Chrlstensen confessed his part of the attempt and insisted that Inlow had been the- master mind of the attempted jallbreak. Following the Inter ruption of the attempt, both Chrlstensen and Inlow were placed In ordinary cells. The letters written by Chrlstensen are as follows: Hope against hope! There Is no I smooth. But life In this hum-drum jail Is hell. So I have decided to take a change of venue to the court house in the sky. where I feel I will stand examination before the Su preme Judge of all. I have made peace with my God and my wife. I have seen her live tlmea In dreams. She is still mv wife and friend. God help those dear children. They have been bereaved of their parents. And comfort a bereaved mother. I was driven insane. God forgive me. T knew not what I did. Good-bye. Shall we meet beyond the river, "Where the surges cease to roll? "Wherein all the night is glory, Sorrow never shall pass the soul. Will the unknown ladles that sent me the nice fruit receive my thank.i, and God bless them. This Is a sad ending of one who has been faithful all through life, but I do this In re spect of my children. I ask for them not to bo separated very far apart as a last request. (Unsigned) To the sheriff and keepers of this receive my thanks for your - kind treatment toward me and ex cuse me for I cannot endure this humdrum dark Jail. (Unsigned.) Dies at St. Mark's. BH UHt Pola-s. who was crushed In a railroad accident at Garneld several days BBB ago died yesterday at St. Mark s hos- BlJflfl F. N. HUDDLE SON, who has been appointed assistant city engineer to succeed John Duder, resigned. y V USSOTI CITY EilIB IB F. N. Huddleson, for Fiver Years in Service, Is Given , Promotion. F. N. Huddleson, chief assistant office engineer, was appointed llrst assistant city engineer by the city commission yes terday. Mr. Huddleson succeeds John Dudor, resigned. Mr. Duder will step down June 15 and Mr. Huddleson will assume his new dulles June 16. Both the city engineer and the street commissioner recornmended the appoint ment of Huddleson, who for five years has been In the employ of the engineer ing department. .His appointment was unanimously confirmed by the commis sion. Mr. Huddleson Is a graduate of the Ohio State university In the engineering course and has seen considerable prac tical engineering service throughout the country. For two years following his graduation In 1900 he was chemist for the Carneglo Steel company. For the next five years he served as an' assistant engi neer for the Salt Lake route and for one year ho was engineer for (lie Mexican Coal & Coke company In Mexico. Since that time ho has been employed by the city, beginning as a chemist In the test ing laboratory and working his way steadily to the position of chief assistant j office engineer. Tils promotion to the second rank In the engineering depart ment is looked upon with favor by the entire engineering force and is considered a merited reward. In his new position Mr. Huddleson will have charge of all street work, a line of engineering wiih which he Is thoroughly familiar. Harry Jesson. one of the staff of office engineers, is slated to succeed Mr. Hud dleson as chief assistant office engineer under L. F. Zullck. , LIBRARY BOARD MAKES FINANCIAL STATEMENT Closes Fiscal Year With Small Amount, of Money in Treas ury. The public library board yesterday filed with the city commission a finan cial statement covering the fiscal year ending June 1 and a statement showing the estimated expenditures for the en suing year. Total receipts of the library during the year were $22,195.13, of which $20, 873.94 came from the general library tax and $1,321.19 from fines. This sum together with a balance of $7486,85 on band .Tune 1 of 1912 made a total of $29,681.78 at the disposal of the board during the year. The expenditures totaled $26,924.29, leaving a balance of $2757,49 now on hand. Of the total expenditure $11,829 was for salaries and $6SS9.67 for new books. It is estimated that $28,250 will be needed for the ensuing year for the op eration of the main library and $3222 for the Chapman branch. EDWARD S. FERRY DIES OF WOUNDS Edward S. Ferry, who' fired a bullet Into his own brain Tuesday morning, died at 7 o'clock yesterday morning at St. Mark's hospital. At the bedside were V. Mont Ferry and other members of the family. Mr. Ferry had been gradually sinking since his attempt at self-destruction and the end came peacefully. The funeral will be held Thursday noon at the residence, 737 East South Temple street. The services, both at the home and cemetery, will bo strictly private. The Hev. Elmer J) Goshen will be in charge. The pallbearers will be D. C. .Tackling, .7 T. Harris, J. Tod Good win. W. C. Schramm, Frank Judge, Er nest Bamberger, Charles W. Whitley and Heber M. Wells. WEEKLY AMUSEMENT FOR BOY DELINQUENTS As a result of the work of Guardello Brown, state juvenile officer, the boys of the Uintah Training school, the Salt Lake county detention home, will be provided with weekly amusement. The lads will be taken each week to some moving pic ture theater and will also be given a swim at either the Y, M. C. A. or tho Sanitarium. The Rex, Mehesy and Isis theaters have offered tho boys free amusement As many a,s twenty-five will be taken to each of these houses each week. The Y. M. C. A. and Sanitarium also have offered their swimming pools for the boys' amusement. LOOK FOR PARASITE TO KILL ALFALFA WEEVIL Members of the United States bureau of entomology, who are work ing in Utah in an effort to eliminate the alfalfa weevil, are now searching for a native parasite that will destroy the harmful pest. George I. Eoevo's of tho local offices of the bureau is in charge of the work. Loland Howard, chief of tho bureau, who was hero about a week ago, is starting similar work in Nevada. 'EXPECT arrest for MURDER DF GUARD Police Inclined to Scout Bur glar Theory, but Admit Work Is Progressing. The murder of C. J. Van den Akkcr, the night watchman employed by the Commercial Guard & Safety association, who was killed early Tuesday morning In the yard of W. W. Armstrong, 1177 East South Temple street, Btlll baffles the police and the entire detective force is working overtime on the case. While none of the detectives will admit the details of any specific clue, some of them express tho opinion that arrests will bo made In a very few hours. The description of two slender young men who are said to have been running away from the scone of the shooting after the watchman had been murdered, are meager. Attempts to get measure ments of footprints proved unsuccess ful. Will lie some of tho members of the po lice department advance tho theory that Van den Akkcr was murdered by a look out for a burglar, others of the detectives say "this Is practically without founda tion. The fact that the night watch man's night stick was found so fnr away from where he fell has by no mcuns simplified the case, as the police find It hard to believe that an armed man would run without at least taking his revolver from his pocket, where it was found after ho had been shot. One theory advanced is that Van den Akker was shot in a scufflo with a bur glar near where his club was found and that ho ran to the front of the Arm strong homo before he fell. This Is scout ed becauso no powder burns could be found on Van den Akker's clothes. Funeral arrangements for the murdered watchman have not yet been completed. It Is probable that both the funeral ser vices and Interment will be held at Og den whero he was formerly employed. Numerous alleged clues have come to the police and each has been run down carefully, but without result. ALLEN BURNS HURT SERIOUSLY IN NEVADA Murray Man Loses Leg, Which Was Crushed by Falling Bock. While helping at grading work for tho Utah Construction company at Shafter, Nov., early yesterday morning, Allen Burns. 20 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doninic Burns of Afurraj', was caught under a largo falling rock and suffered a badly crushed left leg. wim a party or. men iiurns was dig ging around a boulder which was em bedded in a hillside. The .men had re moved more dirt than they thought and tho falling rock caught Burns. A.ftor several 1011111108' work ho was extricat ed and was mshed to a Western Pacific train and brought to Salt Lake City. Tho train reached hero at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon and Burns was ta ken to the Holy Cross hospital, where ho is under the care of physicians. It was necessary to amputate tho log .-just above the knee. The parents of the young man have been continually at tho bedside of their son since his ar rival here. His condition is reported as hopeful. TESTS ANNOUNCED FOR SHIP DRAFTSMAN A special examination has been an nounced by the civil service commission for June 25-26. at which the competency of applicants for tho position of ship draftsman will be considered. The posi tion pays a salary of $1800 a. year. As a prerequisite the applicants must have a good general education and not less than eight years of practical experience In ship work. Further Information regarding the examination maybe obtained at the money order window of the Salt Lake City post-office. GRAND ARMY ASKS JFOR FLAG DAY OBSERVANCE A circular letter to the citizens of Utah has just been issued by Tt. Oehler, com mander, and William Crome. assistant adjutant general for the department of Utah of the Grand Army of the Republic. It Is urged that every citizen of the state observe June 14, which has been sot apart as flag day and that children be Impressed with the meaning of the flag. PROBATION OFFICERS GIVEN APPOINTMENTS Six probation officers were appointed by tho Juvenile court commission at Its regular meeting held in the offico of Gov ernor Spry yesterday afternoon. Oliver T. Harmon of Price, Carbon county, was appointed chief probation officer of the seventh district; Arthur Nielson was appointed probation officer for Sanpete county: Henry M. Reed of Emery county. Charles Leaver of Millard county and William Robinson of Morgan county. Albert O Finger was apnolnted chief officer for the sixth district. VICTIM OF ACCIDENT SLOWLY IMPROVING The condition of Mrs. Evelyn Nielsen, 21 years of ago, who fell down an ele vator abaft at tho Salt Lake Costume company's building Tuesday afternoon, is reported to be much Improved. She was conscious yesterday and physicians In attendance are vory hopeful for her speedy recovery. She is at the Holy Cross hospital. CAPITOL COMMISSION DISCUSSES MARBLE Discussion of whether or not Utah mar Trr will be used for tho Interior stone work or new capltol occupied most of tho time yesterday at the capltol com mission meotlng. Estimates and bids for tho steam heating and other features of the building were discussed. No de cision on any of the matters was arrived at yesterday. MELVIN GARDNER BURIED YESTERDAY Tho funeral of Molvin Gardner, 1'1-y oar-old son of Mrs. Joseph Gardner of West Jordan, was held j'es torday afternoon at the West Jordan rnoeting-housOj Burial was in Cotton wood cemetery. Ho diod Monday morning at the Holy Cross hospital after an operation for appendicitis. Salt Lakers in New York. Special to The Tribune. NEW YORK, June 1 1, McAlplne, R, L. Docker: Herald Square, C. 13. Haw ley. D. V. Spencer; Waldorf, M. E. Ol- b'OU. 6 WE USES OF JUDGE MERCY Eleven Young Women Com plete Course in Hospital Training School. The exercises of the first graduating class of the training school of Judgc Meroy hospital took place last evening In the presence of the clergy and medical staff. In his absence, the Right Rev. Lawrence Scanlan deputed the Rev. T. .P. Kelly to preside. Tho lattor read the bishop's letter of regret at his Ina bility to be present, in which was ex pressed his deep Interest in tho welfare of the hospital. Dr. M. R. Steward delivered an address of wholesome, salutary, and practical counsol to the graduates. After tho distribution of diplomas to ten Sisters of Mercy and Miss Etta Burke, Father Kelly opoko In part a3 follows: I highly appreciate the privilege conferred upon me in having boen In vited to address a few words of fa therly advice and encouragement to you, who enjoy tho distinguished honor of being the first graduates of this training school, which is an es sontlal element of Judge-Mercy hos pital. And I sincerely and confident ly trust that each year may witness the recurrence of a similar scene, so brimful of hope for tho future of this already nourishing Institution. In becoming trained nurses, you embrace a noble, an heroic, and sub lime calling, which renders you most ike unto tho Divine Master. Yours is',no(' only to perform what is dig nified as a corporal work of mercy, by visiting the sick, but to bo the priestess of the Most High, tho min istering angel of comfort and consola tion to poor, afflicted, suffering hu manity. Vast la the sphere of woman's use fulness; tho earth alone Is the boun dary line of her domain. Ample op portunity Is afforded her of exert ing a world-wide Influence, and of being Instrumental In ruling the des tiny of nations. She need not parade In male attire, usurp their position, and sigh t0 enter the arena of politi cal strife. In the household, woman Is tho queen; in tho sickroom, the nurse, a goddess. Let. not the partial education you acquired, during yeara of studv and training, puff you up with solf-confl-dence. for a little learning Is a dan gerous thing. Be wise enough to doubt, then consult Abandon not your books, but make them your con stant companions and friends. Pe ruse them Intelligently and thorough ly; then perchance after the lapse of years of study and observation vou may become masters of your profes sion, and thus benefit suffering hu manity and shed luster on this, vour alma mater, and merit the la'urel crown of never-fading glory. The graduates were as follows: Sister3 Mary Laurence, Mary Ignatius, Mary Cle ment. Mary Xavler, Mary Michael. Marv Donaventure. Mary Althonsus, Man,- Ma jella, Mary Marget Mary, Mary Catherine and Miss Etta Burke. BOYS LOOK FORWARD TO PLEASANT OUTING Plans Are Completed for Annual Sum mer Camp for Y. M. G. A. Youths. A novel feature ha? been arranged for tho Y. M. 0. A. camp at Deer Creek, seventeen miles up Provo canyon, which starts next Tuesday. Every boy who attends the camp will be given a card, similar to a school report card. The boys will bo graded each day by their leaders. At the close of tho camp these cards will bo turned over to the boys' paronts po that they maj- know how theii sons behaved during their outing. The boys who plan to take the irip ex pect to have an excellent time. They will be graded on neatness, promptness, cheerfulness, manners, helping others and other proper conduct. Tt is estimated that about forty boys will take tho trip. Arrangements have been made so that they ma- stay either one, two or three weeks. Homer L. IToisington will be in charge of the camp, assisted by four high school boys, Ralph Waldron, Edgar Whitehead, Claude Carey and Russell Ihrig. The camp hours will bo from rovoille at 6 a. 111. to taps at 0:30 o'clock. AUTOMOBILE VICTIM IMPROVES STEADILY Boy Struck by Governor Spry's Ma cliino Regains Consciousness at Hospital. Harvey Shoemaker, 31 years old, the son of G. A. Shoemaker, who was run down by Governor William Spry's au tomobile on tho afternoon of June 5, is roported to have a splendid chance for recovery. For the first time since tho accident ho was rational yesterday morning when he awoke and conversed with his father, who was at tho bed side. The boy told his father that tho ma chine had approached him from tho rear and that either no warning signal had been given him or that ho was un able to hear it. This story conflicts with that told by ,T. H. Spry, Governor Spry's nephew, who was driving tho machine and who reported that tho boy rode 'his bicj-cle directly into his path. SPECIAL TRAINS FOR DELEGATES TO N. E. A. Word was recoived by tho publicity committee of tho N. E. X. in Salt Lake City yesterday to the effect that a special train of 200 teachers will come from Arkansas, and that arrangoments had boen made for a special train con taining 200 delegates 'from Lincoln, Nob., to come to this city for tho big convention, starting .Tuly 0. The letter also expressed gratitude for the oxcollont work on the part of the publicity committee hero, which it is asserted by tho writer, J. W. Sear son, director of publicit' for the asso ciation, is tho best on record. Pittsburg Knights Coming. Notice was received yesterday at the Commercial club that Pittsburg command cry No, 1, Knights Templar, will be In Salt Lake City August 6. Members of the entertainment committee of tho club will prepare for the entertainment of the visitors nnd also for tho special agents and police who will be here for their annual convention June 17, 18 and 19, nnd for tho Michigan Society of Oregon, the membors of which will be here on June 20- O. O. HarriB Dies. Word has been received here of the death of C. O. Harris, . former general superintendent of the Utah Independent Telephone company of this city and Los Angeles. Mr. Harris had suffered a gen eral breakdown, which resulted In a total blindness which afflicted him for the past few years, L II TEACHERS GET THEiyPPOIMK Vacancies in School Corps Are Filled by Board of Education. Announcement of the appointment of fifty-five new teachers to fill vancanclcs In the teaching corps of tho public schools was made by Superintendent Tj. H. Chrls tensen yesterday. Tho appointments havo been passed on by the board of edu cation and will become effective with the opening of the 3chool term next Septem ber. Fifty of the new teachers will be sta tioned In tho grammar grade schools and five will bo added to the faculty at the high school. With the exception of seven experienced, teachers formerly employed in tho school system, all the now ap pointees are normal graduates, most of them with previous experience. Follow ing are the lists: NORMAL, GRADUATES .Tosophloo Smith, Ma rian Ycamann, Kntlierlno Wilson, Bcrlhft Faracll. Emily Holmts. Looua Sturap, Amy Troinnyno. Irene Scoboc. Marguorlto Quinn. Carollno Dobson, Rita Hagormnn, Arllno Kelcon, Evnnccllnc Tlionnia. Esthor RcBinujson, Donna Oorliar. Lillian bowls, nuth Bclosn, Nuoml Boor. Mary Orlmsiloll. Mlnulo Hulbort, Iviura RnndoJph, Klorn Woodfonl. Thclma Burton. Annie Johnnon, nit.i Kellon. lone Bftril aloy, Huiol Hdwarda, Klora Hamilton. Monica Mil ler. Ironn Simon. Bortlia ICocli. Ivy Ilarvry. Francos Roao, Marjorle nice. Uicllo Hrkor. Es thor Divls, Bonnie Warron. Allco Hnuerty. Ger trude nocho, Basle WhttaVer. Euccnla Staynor. Mario Simmons. Adnlaldo Klcltnor. EXPERIENCED TEACHERS L-ucy Gaby Smith, formor tCAchcr: Emma Quayln, former toocher; Lucy Runnnll, formor teacher; Othol Packard, now teach er; Ivy Wilkinson, former teacher: Mamie Baxter, formor teaehor: Minnie Munn, former toachcr. HIGH SCHOOL William Diamond. Karl D. Hay. I. W. WTilslor, Ilnrol Morse. Joncph L. Horno. INVOKES THE LAW TO SEfcURE ABATEMENT Detective Asks District Court to Close Rooming Houses He Deems Objectionable. The first actions brought under the abatement law passed by the last legis lature were entered in the district court yesterday when Hugh a, Glenn, on behalf of the state, applied for Injunctions against proprietors of two local rooming houses. One suit Is against .7. T. Dickey, C. C. Latta and Mrs. C. C. "Latin, proprie tors of the Devon rooming house. 30 East First South street. Glenn alleges that the defendants are maintaining a nuis ance by selling liquor without a license at the rooming house. He asks for a per manent injunction and an order permit ting the sheriff to seize the fixtures of tho rooming house and dispose of them as provided for In tho abatement law. The second suit Is against' Kenneth Martin, Ingcborg Martin and Margaret Henderson, proprietors the Norgc room ing house. The same facts are alleged. The Martins arn now awaiting trial on charges of violating the liquor law and Glenn has been cited for contempt of the court of Justice M. S Harper for causing their arrest a. second time after they had given bail. Under the law passed by the last legis lature, a peace officer or anyone else can apply for an Injunction to abate a nuis ance In the form of a rooming house where the liquor law Is violated. SAYS INSPECTORS HAVE NO BACKBONE John Connelly Files Protest With Com mission Against Curb and Guttering. Declaring that the city's inspectors employed to watch the contractors on public work haven 't enough back bone to protect the people and that they ap pear to be protecting- the contractors instead, John Connelly 3'esterday filed with the city commission a strenuous protest against the curb and guttering being installed on N street. Connelly allogos that tho contractor has failed to make a proper depth for the guttering because it was too much trouble to remove sonio largo boulders encountered in the excavations. Con sequently when the storm water came down the hill Tuesday afternoon, he says, the work was undermined and torn out. Now tho contractor is preparing to patch up the work and cover the de fects without rebuilding, and, accord ing to the protestant, the city's inspec tors havo given the contractor permis sion to do this. Connelly doclarcs that the inspectors are afraid of the con tractors and daro not do their duty to the people. RICHMOND FUNERAL IN OGDEN TODAY Funeral services for Cornelius T. Richmond, who died Monday, will be hold in the Third ward chapel in Og den at 10:30 o'clock this forenoon. Mr, Richmond was tho oldest conductor in point of service employed hero by the Denver & Bio Grande, and the railroad company will today nm a special train to Ogdon for the benefit of friends and relativos who wish to attend the Ser vices. Tho special train will leavo the Gould depot at 0 o'clock this fore noon, and tho friends and members of the family will be taken to Ogden nnd return free. Returning, the traiu will leavo the union deppt in Ogden at 2 o'clock this afternoon. LAFAYETTE SCHOOL EXERCISES TONIGHT The closlnpr exercises of the eighth grade of Lafayette school will be held tonight at S:1S o'clock In Whitney hall. Certificates will be presented by G-. M. Sullivan. The programme to be rendered consists of songs by the school glee club and members of tho class, music by the school orchestra and recitations by the students. SHORT LINE AUDITORS GET NEW QUARTERS The auditing department of the Ore gon Short lilno Railroad company will be moved In the near future from the pres ent quarters In the Deseret News build ing to the Dooly building Tho depart ment is being moved on account of the crowded condition of some of the offices where they now arc and to make more room for those left in tho old building. Charged. With Bribery. Clutrges that "Blondy" Darmer and Marie Ashby attempted to bribe wit nesses to stay away from the preliminary hearing of Frank Mason, charged with burglary, in Justice Harry S. Harper's court, were made in complaints issued against the women by the county attor ney yesterday. Tt Is alleged that the women offered money to f U, Johnson and Benjamin Williams If they would not attend the trial of Mason and give testimony agalnBt him TO BUILD COMFORT " SIJK SI OftiE Excavations Will Be Made Immediately at State and Third South Streets. Two public comfort stations, for which provision was made In the annual budget of the city last January, will bo built beneath the sldewaJka on either side of the Auerbach store on Third South and ytato streets. Decision to proceed at once with their construction was reached yes terday afternoon at a conference between Commissioner George D. Keyset- and the Auerbach Interests. The stations will cost about $10,000. Excavations will be made beneath the sidewalks and commodious rooms will be built, equipped with lavatories. Rest rooms, too, will be established. Ono sta tion will be for men and the other for women. Steps will lead from tho street to the Interior of each station and tho arrangement "will be such as to add to the appearance of tho street. Elds for the construction of the sta tions will be advertised for within the next few days and It Is planned to have thorn completed beforo the summer Is over. BINGHAM & GARFIELD INCREASES CAPITAL Amendment to Articles Is Filed With Secretary of State and County Clerk. An amendment to the articles of in corporation of the Bingham & Gar field Railroad company, increasing the capital stock of the company from $12,500,000 to $6,000,000 was filed yes terday with the county clerk and tho secretary of state, for" which a fee ot $875 was paid to the socrctary of state. The stock rojnains ut a par" value of $100 a share. John M. Hayes, as sistant secrotary and cashior for the Utah Copper company, whose name, with that of D. C. Jaukling, managing director of the Utah Copper company, appeared on the papers filed, said last night: Wo had instructions from our headquartors to have the amend-, ment recorded, and we did so. The reasons for the action were not given, but the road cost about $5,500,000, about 63,000,000 of which was in bonds. I suppose that the reason for the change is to bring tho capitalization up to where it should be and to take up the bonds. Tho increased capitalization has nothing to do with tho proposi tion to electrify tho road or to make other improvements. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR PIONEER WOMAN Funeral services for Mrs. Kmmellne Russell were held yesterdav In the Sec ond ward chapel. Bishop I-Tober C. Iver son was in charge. Musical numbers were furnished by a mixed quartette. The invocation was given by Bluhop Robert M. Holt of Superior ward. Harry W. Matthews of Granite high council, pldcr Bowes and Bishop Iverson were the speakers. Interment was in City ceme tery. The grave was dedicated by II. W. Matthews. Mrs. Russell was one of the pioneers of Utah, having come here in 1847 with her father. Burr Frost, who was the first blacksmith In the state. CITY AND VICINITY HERMAN HARMS, state chemist, left yesterday for Mobile. Ala., where he will attend the seventeenth annual convention of the Association of American Dairy. Food and Drug Officials. The convention will convene June tfi and adjourn three clays later. Wlllard Hansen, state pure food Inspector, left several clays ago and will attend the same meeting. THE BUSINESS of the automobile stage line hetween Modena and St. George Is growing so rapidly that It has become necessary to add an additional car, ac cording to W. II. Pern" of Modena, who came to Salt Lake yesterday. Mr. Perry purchased his new automobile yesterday and will return home today. F. C. KUHNS, formerly clerk at the Semloh hotel, has accepted a position ns night clerk at the Hotel Utah. Mr, Kuhns took up his new duties last night at 10:30 o'clock. Previous to the time he was room clerk of the Semloh. Mr. Kuhns held a clerkship at the Leland hotel In Edwardsvllle. Ill LIZZIE PAYNE filed suit in the dis trict court yesterday against the Utah TJght & Railway company to recover ?2150 damages for personal injuries. She alleges that through the negligence of the company In starling a car before she could alight she was thrown to the pave ment and severely hurt. THE CONDITION of William McKen drlck, the Utah Light & Railway con ductor who fell from his car Tuesday night, was reported from the L. D. S. hospital last night as hopeful for recov ery. He suffered a concussion of the brain, HEADQUARTERS FOR the Utah fruit growers association will be opened today at the Vermont building on the fifth floor. W. II. Garvin, genoral manager of the association left yesterday for Colorado to arrange for bringing his family to Salt Lake, where he will make his home. R. H. FRYER and J. C. Blackburn of this city yesterday entertained five vis itors from Ogden at a luncheon In the Commercial club. The guests were J. S. Carver. Gohmer Nichols, J. W, Wilcox, J. M. Carlson and D. F. Steele. NOTICE WAS Issued yesterday by Principal George Eaton of the SaJt Lake high school that all seniors who expect to participate In the graduation exercises 1.- ! tV. 1.I-.V. ,,.1,.1 ,.,imvtochim this morning at 10 o'clock. THE FUNERAL of Mrs. Mary Hooper Jennings, who died at her home Monday night, will be held at S o'clock this after noon from the family residence. 172 First avenue. Burial will be In the City ceme tery. FUNERAL SERVICES for Mary P. Nelson, 77 yeara of age. will be hold at 12 o'clock tomorrow at tho Twelfth-Thirteenth ward chapel. Burial will be In tlie City cemetery. MEMBERS OF the sanitation commit tee of the Commercial club met In the clubrooms yesterday afternoon. The committee adjourned to meet next Tues day. HENRY M'LAUGHLIN filed suit In tho district court yesterday to collect ?5500 damages from the Southern Utah rail way, for injuries received in a gasoline explosion O. K. M'GRAW is charged with grand larceny In a complaint Issued by the county attorney yesterday. It being al leged that he stole a promissory noto for 5150 from R. B. Roberts. MABEL THOMAS filed suit in tho dis trict court yesterday for divorce from William F. Thomas, whom she charges with failure to provide. SUIT TO COLLECT 51025 alleged to be duo on a promissory noto was filed In the district court yesterday by Anna Holm berg against Charles C. Fanson and wife. JUDGE JOHN A. MARSHALL of the United States district court for the dis trict of Utah yesterday adojurned his Icourt to meet Monday forenoon. Flood Waters Carry Sffl of Gzravel and tfl Through Streetf RAINFALL IS UNM Damage to Property 9r to Large Amount; iStiJ ings Are Floorjfljl Flood waters from the hills '''ifl the torrential rain yesterday' 9 , f Played havoo with the city etriV with private property 0n th0 tibS and In the northwestern part oiBDfl Flumes were clogged with aH car tracks wero blocked, KuttMl washed out. chicken coops away and the inmates drowJ many lawns were mlnou. 'B Complaints began pouring Intll . ficc of the street department flfH utes after the storm broke owK t tops north and east of the clftB I crews were rushed in automobiJW danger points, but during the B. nf the storm all efforts to stem waters were futile. The streets vH' I verted into roaring torrents, itiHi extending from curb to curb ;Kl The damage to the streets alj! run into hundreds of dollars, estimate can be placed on the'daMP Private property. On Third lvWK th eken coops were inundated jH.m chickens, caught iin.lur watoMlttfll drowned and washed down tha'B fjcvenlh East and Second SoutiM two streams of wuter Joined anlB" diagonally across the street Lofl. grocery store. A horao standloSmC curb, attached to a delivery waB'' swept off Its feet and the TimM 1 hurled over the curb to theTKjtfi by the force of the water. ThB ran through the grocery store, dol siderable damage. Po Curb Is Washed Away, ml'., Along Center street the wa'HW the hills around Ensign peak cB .' pishes across the roadway at'jMml intervals, tearing out lawns on hP11 ot the street and washing awayH . of curb. 'iHlLl When the storm was over, SouiM'1 pie street was strewn with b6nlH' . a creek bed which had bcen'TfcJ ...; ...,lo .u.. liuilll. 'Ulr"- crews of the street departmcnt-':B that boulders bigger than a raaiH ' came hurtling down with the waB.. tually endangering the lives ofJBlV and horses on the street. Gravel. ercd the pavement from curb tcB',iai j-ome places and the street cartju were hidden for long stretches. vM On Ninth avenue a street car .tfLwi rooned for an hour bv the grafB blocked the tracks. The Utah nLg Railway company was forced tc-sBT all Us emergency gangs to kBis? tracks dear and traffic open. B . Half Dozen Cloudbursts. BJ In Cltv Creek canyon half a do'iBi, Unci cloudbursts occurred, accorHtfM information received by the waHj. paiimeni. The main storm TqBt about Black mountain and from tjH . down the watershed several B1 storms raged for half an hour oB-b City creek rose rapidly from a. bH stream to a yellow torrent thatB. n boulders and brushes and treesB".. course. The banks were washediMkli points and the water became soBBug that it was necessary to shut ottiBB . take pipes for the time belng.'Bjf i nately the North Temple street BBBw was able to handle this torrent ciBB reached the city, though it ran biBfpa to the Jordan river. BBL, Yesterday morning seventy-nvVtBB wings" we dispatched to clear tfraBrai and debris from South Temple sAVfe. other streets swept by the wntejBB came down Tuesday afternoorkiBBiB! men had barely completed ihehaMfnn when the second storm broke iMBWr an hour later more rocks and.Bnrl had come down than during 'M Downpour Is Phenomenakwaj Numerous residents of tho nortBls reported that their .cellars weragjy and their lawns ruined. In JonjiBBV the water swept in over uietyBr61 of houses on the lower slaejMWp streets, damaging the interior .BJV extent. . j3KrJ "For fifteen minutes it ralnw2j on the north bench than I !?, seen it before," said W. J. TuaOBSsi supervisor of streets, who a'recBBJik? forces of the street department, "BB lng the water. "It came downiBW! sheets all along the bench, wMMk thcr up in the hills cIoudbuMBc cloudburst added to the deluge-SBl. Because of the clogging of the.. and gutters the water conUnuec!iOj from the hill, gathering In big PM. small lakes In tho southern eastern parts of the city. fcWBB1 street crossings became lmpasEaDJ.Mfc destrians in that district 3BB!!1 ST. MARY'S ACADEMY ISSUES INVlTATi Invitations for the trt7r",ei5!3BB!l nual commencement of St. -"iJBB?'1 any for girls were issued r"?, exercises will take place J""w"iBfc' o'clock in the academy W&bMj The class day exercises of uB will be held tomorrow evenlogv. Assembly hall. The exercises W slsi of the reading of ess a ya , gBB?C emic graduates. Special I"u,f'cBB Hons will bo Interspersed. Tfle.B!BJ will begin at 7:30. 'BBJ; Brewery Files Suit jMjj Charging that Peter Buller appropriated money bSYlSB company, the Peter Buller pany yesterday filed a"""0 court against him to reWVJir.rBBV It is alleged that Culler, a3 gnerJj ager of the company, drew 'SW the company for h s otvn r other ways appropriated the rooayBBiL own use --jBB.y Hanson Eeports on TaflnBH,, A consular report on aam$sj4B! to the government bv George & BBw formerly of Salt Lake but (tfe States consul to Ta snianla. waR :rp yesterday by thartate fftfgg labor and statistics, ine -ilo Bg that the public debt l 1 tb3"Bff about S300 for every pers on on h K It also states that population naNM7J trios aro at a standstill. -"mW); Boosters Plan Trip. jB& Fred C. Graham nnd J. g. will leave about Jn 28 thF0U5r he UtaDeve"pmentS basin and will preach the Utah to the citizens there. Health Board Movea. Hjj The headquarters l?LjS of health areje g"ff r8 bu floor of the V a 1km Brotne Bo9tonmBj rooms N os. -.11. 61- geeretarRft today. . jjBBj