Show IN THE argument for rt new trial in the cronin case forty three reasons aro given why the new trial should bo granted which may be summed up in two points first taft court erred in everything it did and second it erred oquilly in everything it re inked to do this drag not of objections is thrown out in accordance with the custom in criminal cases resulting in convictions on substantially alio aado plan that an old fashioned charge of assault and battery the catalogue catalo guo of imaginable crimps in that lin tho actual facts in alio case made no difference with the allegations the professional eye however heosin this long string of errors little moro thau a mere matter of form what tho counsel forthe defendants are really after is of course a favorable hearing from the court they had no expectation th at their arguments would be availably avail ablo before the judge who tried tho case the proceedings before the latter were merely atory to the contest in the court and so cronin agony is to bo prolonged TUE EDITOR ofa of a paper recently produced reproduced re the answers to four questions sent to the district DJ strict and probate judges in that state the questions were as follows 1 chathas Wh athas been the effect of the prohibitory law 2 aro you in favor of continuing y what is the sentiment m your locality in regard to submission resubmission re 4 if resubmitted resubmit led will it re carry T to these questions fourteen district judges answered some of them at much length but all in favor of prohibition and making it prohibit sixty one probate judges answered only two of them disfavoring the prohibitory law all the rest were outspoken in favor of the law tuc PEOPLES convention at which the nomination of taft next city council and city officers for provo will bo made takes place on tho ard 3rd of next month considerable interest is al ready boing taken by the public in proba bitus of the event the men upon whom the duty of nominating those juicers has fallen are regarded ai a i representative citizen sand consert though earnest peoples party men we claar ticket A RULE has boon adopted by a masonic lodge in nebraska which prohibits aaroon keepers from booming a mason or remaining in the order if he continues the business adopt such a rule out hero in utah and thero would be a ru mark ablo thinning out in tho masonic ranks HAVE THE peoples executive commit oe been watching the recent reg we are informed that fomo Colora doans non of utah and who have beon hero only u few weeks have been registering aad propose to vote at the next city elc el c lion in provo are the peoples com taking any interest in tho work cc registration THE WIDOW of ahn late GEX is living quietly with her children in washington in the beautiful home presented by of chicago to the at the time he wont to washington to take command of the army she is devoting her life to the rearing and of hor children A republican exchange has made the discovery that nearly all the very old men who die particularly those who have passed tho hundred mile tone aro lifelong life long republicans and wants an explanation it is probably because they are afraid to die after being republicans so long GENERAL is living a curious lifo on the island of jersey ho spends his time in reading history and talking politics he smokes a vast number of cigarettes and drinks considerable wine in disobedience to tho commands of his physicians BOARD of engineers appointed to investigate the best location for a deep water harbor on tho gulf af mexico have reported to the war department and tho report favors the location at galveston oston texas GIVE us a good law probably hox JOHN E who por haps is as familiar with the present situation and requirements of tho problem as anybody will take the hint oun legislators baem to think thore is very little business before them this session they might find considerable to do t ahoy started in to undo much that was done two years ago FOUR at erie pennsylvania were suffocated to death a few days ago by a drunken undo setting uro to a bod by sparks from his pipe R A HILLS reports one hundred and thirty now voters for the next election in this city the total registration hero is now over |