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Show TRUTH. the facts in Otherwise there probably would not be unvarnished statement of are many other the Norton case. There any city convention. cite reexamples which Truth might one Is timebut this garding Mr. Dooly, courts in the ly, as the case comes up is understood has the for present. H. it suffice William Dale, so soon, and will positively refused: to take, any prominent part in the. city campaign, and many of the Democrats are accusing William A. Norton, an Ogden man, Kim of Ingratitude. owned the Charles Dickens mine in Idaho. It was a prospect when he became interested in It. He had faith in City Attorney Stephens will probably it and spent all his money in developing He be renominated by acclamation. into a tight place and morthas made a good official, and deserves it. He got interests in it to gaged his much at the hands of his party. Dooly for $20,000 and the otherW. S. of It was mortgaged to for $15,000. Norton had othMcCornick Wouldnt Jim Leary make an excel- er creditors, principally for work done lent chairman of the Democratic cam- on the mine and material supplied for the development of the property. Soon paign committee? It was Jim, more after Norton had the misfortune to get than any one else who made the biga Into the clutches of Dooly he was forced live stock convention last January to an assaignment for the benefit make winner. Luck follows Learys touch. of his creditors, or more strictly speaking for the benefit of Dooly, who was the assignee. Not long after the asin as the Bransford signment Norton died in a hospital With Thompson and executor Mr. became Lake. Salt Dooly Republican and Democratic nominees of his estate as well as his assignee. for Mayor, the boys will see a race that His duties were to wind up the estate will be at least enlivening, for each will for the benefit of the creditors, the it is predicted, and widow and children. He wound it up tap a barrel of coin, in coin looks good campaign time. apparently for the sole benefit of Mr. . two-thir- ds one-thi- rd Dooly. of the Republican Fully three-fourtworkers are sounding the slogan that it is the part of good politics to turn down every member of the City Council who is seeking renomination and It is argued thfit only by reof the pudiating the Councilmanic part administration can the party in power hope to win the big victory anticipated a month hence. hs re-electi- on. Axel Fred Lawson of Viking league fame is still determined to serve on the Republican city committee again during this campaign. He poses as a representative of the Scandinavians, but so many of these have voiced such a vigorous protest that it is likely some other will be chosen. With Lawsons tenure at an end as a campaign com mitteman, his grip will be broken, fel-as it deserves to be. Then the poor 4 lows who were tricked into paying salaries to the per cent of their monthly Scandinavian rest. a league will have believers in been who have Republicans champion of the this Vikings are making life a burden to him. With some decent, Scandinavian given his place, there will not be the ruction that otherwise would surely come, and the consequent loss of self-appoint- ed self-respecti- ng The Charles Dickens mine proved to be a property of merit enough to be sold to an English syndicate for $250,000. The sale was effected by Mr. Dooly through parties who in the court records are designated as promoters, and for their services the promoters received While the negotiations were $50,000. going on for the sale of the property in London, Mr. Dooly as assignee of the creditors and executor of the estate of Norton, caused the Charles Dickens mine to be sold and Mr. Dooly, while acting as assignee and executor, bought the mine himself for $52,000, through a third party, who is now dead, who was put up as a dummy. The McCornick mortgage was paid off, Dooly's mortgage was paid off, both with interest, and a few other liens on the property for smaller sums were paid off, leaving nothing for the other creditors and the widow and children of Norton. The mine was then transferred to Dooly. Ten days after the period of redemption had expired it was conveyed to the English syndicate for $250,000 and Mr. Dooly pocketed the difference between $250,000, less the commission of $50,00 paid to the promoters, and the $52,0Q( Mr. Dooly paid for the property. The Board of Public Works uni h,. the letting of the contract.'!. Tt fmiefafthaetZthe" practically have the expending of money. Its a great thing for Mr. nSSE to, but will the authorities to snow to look forward Mr. of as tMr tntZ opinion cited many Dooly approve for the creui in that Mr Dooly, as trustee In matter? the this of the 5 could light children, adtors and the widow and to not. thinks Truth own his not turn his trusteeship the law out that and pointed vantage, on that point, and was very precise froin temptrustees would hardly be right to piace uIt carefully guarded in potheir : abusing tation to do wrong temptation in Mr. Doolys way. jc. &i The ruling of Judge Mrritt sitions. cording to the decision of the courts, he v? was reversed and the case remanded to ii in again been tempted before and fell, has the District court to be tried down accordance with the law as laid us not into temptation, but deliver ui bitbeen case has in the opinion. The He has very cunningly the from Dooly. arguments before terly fought. The warm paved the way in case the temptation Supreme court were exceedingly on both sides. Senator Arthur Brown, should prove too great for him. - in who represented' the plaintiff, Hamilit looks as if he rather expected that ton, characterized Doolys conduct in the temptation would overcome hint the plainest terms as fraudulent, and The new form of contract for use b at one point declared that Dooly would tween the city and contractors, which steal the coppers from a dead mans was drawn up at his instance, mak The history of this case, as the Board of Public Works, which it eyes. given above, is not vaporings and vain only another name for Dooly, the sol imaginings. The facts are on record in judge of the sufficiency of work done the courts and the opinion of the Su- by contractors. That means that the preme court is perpetuated in print in city has absolutely no protection, it the Utah records. at the mercy of Dooly and his friendi the contractors. That he was their paj ticular friend was plainly shown when and the very general At the present time there Is a direct he was suspended, is that he ought to have been opinion application to all this in which the pub permanently' suspended. lie is interested. The water supply for this city has not been' solved. On the Extra copies of back number of Trcthcu contrary, the real pinch for w'ater wil be had at the office, 11 and 12 Central Block. come within the next two or three years. The present administration has spent $250,000 in an effort to increase I desire to state to the people of Balt Lab the supply. Some of it has been wisely City and Utah thin the spent and some of it has not. The purchase of additional water rights in Parleys canyon was good. Minor things HAPPY HOUR DENTAL H. done to husband and increase the supply were good also. Most things that Is preserving Its prestige for turning out could be done without the intervention of the chairman of the Board of Public Works were for the real benefit of the city. However, in the laying of water mains, on which a large portion of the $250,000 was spent, everything was made Under the skillful touch of subservient, through the chairman of the Board of Public Works, to the interest of his favorite contractors, and the result is that although a quarter of a million dollars have been expended the OF DENVER. actual increase in the supply of water is small. It is only however, to state that the laying offair, the water mains and other Improvements, although done i Office, 46 West Second South extravagantly and largely for the bene- i Over Halt Lake Hardware. fit of the contractors, has placed the city in a position to better handle an Cut this out for future rcfcrcr.rr. It Increase in the water supply when it Is pay you to do so. obtained. ' Fine Dental Work Dr. Richard Moss ! wE M. N. BUCK, i Mgr. To obtain such an augmentation of will be of any real service, the votes to the Republican party. Years passed and Dr. J. F. Hamilton expenditure of $1,000,000 at least is necas a creditor of the estate of Norton essary. The city Is growing rapidly, for medical services rendered to Norton new houses are being built, new busiD. P. Felt will probably receive one Rented by week or moMb or nldon and for his funeral expenses, sued ness enterprises are being opened up, of the Councilmanic nominations for exey monthly payment by L. E. more water is needed, and if the an for Dooly for the accounting money Democratic HALL, 9 W. 1st South St city the City Council on the is to continue its he had received from 078X. the TELEPHONE English syn growth more water ticket from the Third precinct. His must be had. It is an absolute neces- - i name will be brought before the pre- dicate, holding that it rightly be cinct convention by Hon. Moses longed to the estate. The case was Divine! ?tX5nSi?n The problem Of sup- - j to be solved tried in the District court before Judge Thatcher. the & Lipman city administration. It is by Zane, an incorruptable jurist, who ren- next there-- ! dered his decision to the effect that fore of the utmost that men be Dooly, while acting as trustee for the Attobnkys-at-LaDOOL7 AS A TRUSTEE. creditors and widow and children of Jhe City Council end a 1 the :: offices- Its a big problem EAGLE BLOCK, Corner Second South vi Norton, should have turned over to the JLlpal the should estate people amount the he bear received for mind Went Temple His. An interesting suit is now pending In mine less the legitimate expenses. the Be the District court, brought on behalf, fore the findings of fact and conclusions of the creditors and heirs of William A. of law' were signed Judge Zane went out ater as A Sewing tnaebinet ! Powers, Straup ca-biisin- ecua deceased, against John E. Dooly. It is set to come up for' trial before Judge Morse at the present term of court, and is interesting to the general public from the fact that it gives an insight, to the character and methods of the defendant, Dooly, who is an obof interest to the public merely beject cause he holds a public position as the chairman and ruling spirit of a board which was created by the Legislature and exists mainly for the purpose of serving as a check on the City Council and the city officials who might be tempted to swerve from the path of rectitude in the discharge of their duties The Board of to the municipality. Public Works should be composed of men whose integrity is undoubted, and who are without fear and without reproach. Some idea of how near or how far Mr. Dooly Is from meeting those requirements may be formed from a plain Norton, w 13 of office and was succeeded by Judge Merritt. Judge Merritt changed Judge Zanes findings and caused decree to be entered in favor of Dooly and Hamiltons action wras dismissed. From that Judgment an appeal was taken to the Supreme court. Edison Phonograph Agency.; Dooly did not deny any of the facts as stated above, but set up that he was not a trustee for the benefit of the creditors and heirs of the estate of the dead man, but his main defense was that the creditors and heirs had been guilty of laches, that is, that they neglected to press their rirhts and allowed too much time to elapse before bringing the action against Dooly. The Supreme court, in an opinion written by Chief Justice Bartch, and concurred in by Justice Miner and District Judge Hiles factory and can guarantee our records to be the loudest and clearest i We carry a stock direct from the in the city. ...... A. H. MEREDITH B-Y-- C-K 333 Main Street. STORE |