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Show 4 i i - - n - NUMBER 110 PROVO CITY. UTAH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16. 1912. Sunday Night Hoodlums To Be Handled By Police Seven Bojs Arrested Last Sunday Evening; Names Not Published But Warning Given. Verdict of Jury After Three Hours Deliberation. K Chief of Police Wilford Giles arrestAfter he trial of W. E. Whitlock ed seven boys Sunday evening for lasting for almost a week he was hoodluinism on the streets and interfound not guilty yesterday afternoon fering with young ladies. Sunday by the Jury and released. While it evenipg whllesome'of the girla were seems from the testimony given that on their way home a crowd of seven Whitlock for Clarka ed boys accosted them on .he street and had been a partner with him, the evishortly after they began - following dence was not strong enough to show them. One of the girls father, Mr. that Whitlock was with Clark at the time of thenrobberjv altbpflgh tbeoffir Bricky, arrived and the boys immed-- . cers are certain that Clark dl(f not do lately took to their heels, but' one the deed alone. , was caught and taken before Chief A number of witnesses were Introfinally gave the duced during the trial by the defuse Giles, where h names of the six others implicated. to show the former good charact r of the defendant; others were lntroduc d Giles then arranged to have the boys to show that it would have been aim- at meet him at policejieadquarters Monimpossible for Whitlock to have reachs show- ed the Clark cabin at the time he Is day evening, when all ed up and confessed to having an said ttr have been a participant in the noyed young ladies on the streets of highway robbery near Fairfield K O had-WQrk- J - the-boy- the city. 7T was This, however, not enough so the chief turned them over COAL SHORTAGE to the Juvenile Court, where their cases will be handled. The names F of the boys are withheld from publication, it being the first case of its ' kind handledC but in the future uames of the guilty parties will be publish- -- That a coal shortage. Is very evident in Provo Is substantiated by the i , ed f local coal dealers who are running The chief of police reports that of coal with which to fill their 'there is altigether too much hoodlum-is- shprt orders, and it will only' be at matter on the streets and In front of the oLaJTSw days until they wilLall be churches Sunday evening, and that he out of coal unless a train load will have it stopped if he has to place comes in w ithin the next - day or two , The railroads are reported to be , a special police officer in front of in. very-bashape, and Cannot handle every church in the city. This hood-- their freight nor furnish coal cars lumism is not alone charged to the fast enough to supply the demand. boys, but girls have also been guilty The mines are reported to be in a of yelling and laughing boisterously position to furnish the coal if the railroad companies can haul it away. on the streets' as well as the boys, and wAI bearresteif if they do not desist from mak ng Sunday night hideous COLORADO WOMAN, DYING OF STARVATION, IS HEIR with their, noises. TO BIG FORTUNE . The chief has the better element ftha peoplea! hia Jback and mnless the boys and girls decide to stop this If you APPLEON, Wis., Jan. 15. roudy practice they are liable to find loved me will send my you father, to the "judget themselves accounting some money to keep me and my three children from starving to death, he above was the concluding senGirls tence of a letter received today by Lewis, Jacquet from Mrs. Isla , 7 Slap Black Hawk, Colo.,- formerly a resident of this county. The letter furnishes the missing link between . Mrs. Currence and an estatxf valued at more than $100, OOGv to which she is MIDDLETOWN. Conn., Jan. 15 The the sole heir. t The estate was left Middlesex theatre here was thrown by Mrs. Xurrencqs father, who died into an uproar this afternoon,, when a severaLyeara ago In Texas. - half dozen Wesleyan students were Leroy Wood, father of Mrs, Curnumonce lived. In this county and a ears on their rence, by soundly Jioxed of Mr, Jacquolt. ber of members of the Katzes Phelan 4tas a brother-in-laMusical Comedy company, which is About" 30 years ago Wood moved to Texas, where he took up a soldiers showing here this week. Becoud act the- members elaim ef timber land. Five year ago ' During-thof the qony ballet are required to he died, leaving the timber land tract leave the stage and run through the add a considerable amount of other audience, and the students who wre yaluable property aggregating about occupoecupying the front row, ''arose $125,000. None of the heirs of the and blocked the aisle. The girls re- estateMcould be found.' Land agents taliated by slapping .the students repeatedly have sought information in faces, who immediately left the' thea,- - Appleton and Hortehville, near here, tre. where v Mr. Wood spent .'many years The affair caused a sensation in col- bf his early life, but1 riot a trace of ' found. lege circles. r m 1 d x v of, Ballets -- Students! Cur-nee-- -- Ears in Theatre w - e The letter received today from Mrs. Currence by Mr. Jacquet REMARKABLE OPERATION t hat . the woman had no idea ON PATIENT WHO of the whereabouts ofvher father and WILL SURVIVE knew nothing of the fact that he had died leaving her his entire estate. ' Mrs. Currence has made her home 7 NEW YORK, Jan, 15. James Ren-zul- in the' little Colorado mining town 19 years old, is recovering In St appeal for assistance, she and her Long children were on the Josephus hospital, point of star vaIsland,, from the effects of an opera- lor seme years, and, according ta her tion by which his spinal cbrd, which tlon. Mr. Jacquot immediately sent .was severed with the exception of a her money and advised her of the esmere thread, was spliced together tate that awaits her in Texas. Steps and sewed fast to the spine. at once will be takento transfer the The iouth's back is broken, too for estate to Mrs Currence who, it. Is two vetebrae were shattered by a bulstated Is the "Only one of Mr. Woods let that Inflicted the damage to hie children still alive. spinal cord. Yet he is alive and it was said at the hospital last night that he may live for years, although Mr. and Mrs. , Josiah Beck. left this months visit to Southhe will always be paralyzed from the morniRg for ern Californian. waist down. V indi-cafe- s' PRETTY i STATE LAND J0 : Dan, the Light House Keeper," a story of Dead Mans Island, is the principal reel at the Princess Theatre tonight and t tomorrow night The story tells how 'Alice rescues from the water Michael, an old miser, who tellsTier as she helps him home that her kindness will be, remembered in a way she little reallzes.DanJhe lighthouse keeper, a sweetheart of Alice, goes with her to her father and asks for her hand in marriage. The father, a retired seacaptain, tells Dan when you quit drinking and can show meone thousand dollars yo,u can have her, Pete, who is in love with Alice, determines to use Dans weakness for his own advantage,be- lieving if he can keDandrinking Alice will soon become disgusted and throwr him oyer. Inducing , Dan to visit the village dram shop Pete home two hours later very much under thq weather. The same day the lighthouse inspect-t- r while making his rounds sees Dans condition qnd promptly discharges hmi In the meantime, the aged miser, who has been dangerously 111 through his recent experience, tells ha doctor when he is dead to give his money to the young girl who has been kind to him. The next night Pete who has learned of the misers horde, persuades Dan while in more or loss of an irresponsible condition to go with him to get the gold. . Alice, who has seen the meeting and suspects mischief, follows and enters the -- Dans , arrival misers hut Just-af- ter and is confronted by the doctor, who tells-thethemiser has jus died antt leffT lila money to Alice. Dan awakened to the realization of his unfortunate position, falls on his knees 1 and begs Alices forgiveness, ManFor and , Wednesday Thursday ager shton announces the, LaVele m Sjsters..dancera, singers and talkers bf as the drawing feature at the Princess. 7 , At the Ellen "The Man In the Taxi Is the principal reel tonight and tomorrow nighL Vanity Fair is announced as the Ellen's next big attraction, Thursday and Friday, Januarand 26.- y-25 ss high-cla- Will Shoot Cattle Rustlers On Sight v GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Jan. 13. The failure to secure a conviction in either of two cattle rustling cases tried early last fall. In, which the Mesa County Stockmens . association employed skilled detectives, and' the increasing loss to cattlemen from thleverMS caused 'the executive board of the organization to take steps toward protection which are as drastic as those in vogue In western Colorado before there were courts On each range a cowboy who is known toybe a dead Shot will be'plac-ed.- He will have the ''sarctjref"' the beat He will d by the stock-herd- s in his hand and Will patrol his his territory as a policeman does his men, but will have a commission from the sheriff. He-i- s under orders from his employers to shoot on sight any cattle thief whom he catches separating cattle from the herds, and the stockmen have received assurances from the district attorney that efforts to prevent rustling will not be interfered with be-pai- A BOARD REGULATE LOANS pre- T GROVE state board of land commissioners. The rules were announced Monday morning. Loans aggregating $860,000 have been appliecLf or liy reclamation various companies i throughout the state, and upon, the irrigation law being recently declared Wife of Hotel Man Claimed After constitutional and valid by the SuSerious Illness.' x preme conrt, the board decided to tuake loans under certain rules to be deddpd upon by the board The rules pared by the Stake Officers Invited To Be Present To" LADDASSESMAV follow: (1) The board will not bid on-t- he open market for bonds. 12) Requests for purchase of bonds must he accompanied "by a full state- - of this city. Saturday night ! mentOhe.,. value, Jts assessed .value, arable-areaUwa- Ud Voice Sentiment and 7- FlrbtWard nil and TiirgrmIlhTfaTT5F5irs5rL " From the phesent outlook the old stake tabernacle,, o t excellent servlse for years to coiife. In priest- hood meeting Sunday Ifwaa announced thai thoi e w ould tie a meeting held 8 n. m.11?. at r - - waril offlcera e the priesthood lor thq purpose of City September; 1, 1858, where she supply,-asset- s, and liabilities of- - the nved untiT mo. when'the family diacussing the adviaibijlty of fuming the old stake tabernacle over to the ' and the purpose forwhich the ed to Pleasant Grove. She was the used.'-the . water mov-distri- funds will bn ,(3( .,At the request of the board, a report signed by the state engineer syiU be required,' showing the pertinent facts relative to the feasibility of the project and the cost thereof, the safety, durability and efficiency Of the proposed structures, the water rights, the, tract of land to be irrigated, its equality and such other facts as in his opinion, would assist the board in determining the value of the security offered i District Pays Expense. ' (4) The expenses of the examination by the hoard, engineer and attorney must be Paid by the'dlstricL (5) No bonds will be purchased where the entire bond issue exceeds actual, yalua of Jh? 50p$r feet 0 the i. J the property bondeq, aa appraised-Iland board. r ' (6) No jtSrg tthan $50,000 will be Invested in bonds In any one district, and In qo Instance will such purchase be consummated until the total Issue or such pari thereof aa will. In the opinion of the board, be sufficient to complete the project has been negotiated. (7) The board will not purchase irrigation bonds in excess of $200,000 In one year. , (8 The spproval .by the state en gineer ofplanB, specifications - estimates nmtof water .fillings or water supply must be obtained. Funds are Protected. (91 The 'fund furnished by th board must ber placed la a bank 'designated by the hoard .and 'paid out only for actual construction work on check, countersigned by a member of the board afterrinspection of the work, pay roll and vouchers. (10) The state engineer, at the request of the, hoard, shall have supervision of the construction of Works and may at the discretion of the board appoint an engineer to take charge of the said construction at the expense of ihe district The checks to which reference has been made will not be paid until after the state engineer or an assistant has made an inspection of the works and the6atne. The Aboard : re serves the rights to require any district-to spend an account for construction work In the district equal to the amount loaned by the board ' . , - - y ' recom-rnende- (11) No bonds will d' bejiurchased unless a court of competent jurisdiction haa passed .upon the Regality and validity of he organization of the district and the legality of the issue. f A - -- $250,-00- 0 or Meeting Called To ConsiderjSym Question set of rules governing statu loans or .irrigation projects' have been musical concert wp given last Sunday evening in the Fourth Ward under the direction of Robert Sauer, MableLHone, Miss Elsie Sauer and Coal Thieves Are the ward choir. The B. Y. U. band was also in attendance and gave a For Watched Being number of selections.' 7 A fine baby boy arrived atlhAhortfe Mrs. Owens, of 340 East First North of Bishop McEwan of Sharon Ward street, has reported .to Chief of Police yesterday morning. The mother and Giles that some one is continuing to child are getting along nlcoly. stear the coal out of her bln. The chief has decided to make a thorough Judge John E. Booth, after having Investigation of the case, and should the account of the- - Utah Banking the culprit be caught an example Company audited and after Gile Friel will be, made, as there has been had made his annual' statement, rea number of such cases reported dur- duced the receivers bond from ing the winter. Mrs. Owens Js very to $50,000. Before making the orpositive that the thing, has been go- der the court stated that the assets ing on for some time, but has been of the company had been materially unable to locate the guilty parties. reduced, as the receiver had succeeded in paying's lumber of claims. Mr. A. B. Malouf left on Saturday Iast-fan extended trip-t- o eastern Marriage licenses have been fssued cities, where he ,111 be engaged In to Leonard Woods and Erma Smith, selecting and buying the latest styles both of Alpine; Eugene Olson and in spring and summer goods for The Ora Bray, Belle I. Wood and Anthony Leader- Store. Langsthff, of Provo. daughter of Nephi G Hampton of Salt Lake City and is survived by her husband and four children, two sons, Sidney and Howard, and two daughters, Jessie and Abby. Her brothers are George N. Preston, J. and Saimjel Hampton of Salt Lake City, Mra. Norq Beck of Alpine Is her only living sister, , The funeral services will be tudd tomorrow, (Wednesday) at. 1 oclock In the Pleasant Grove tabernacle. Mrs. Smith was a, very kind and amiable lady and has a wide acquaintance throughout the state. sAlt lake Mutuatlmprovement Associations for 7 . S gymnasium. Investigations have been made by Coach Roberts of 'thB7 Y.'U. and others interested In' physical training and it has been found that the building w(ll make an excellent city The basement has beea gymnasium. so arranged that a swimming pool can easily be - built with proper (Jralnae and the main fldor could be turned into an execellent gymnasium for physteal culture, such as la needed by men and women of the city. -- -' (h7-youn- g MAN - TO Uses Deadly Shot T H . SHOOTS HIMSELF -- tO.t ij, any ' r t Salt Lake City, .Utah, January IS. Joseph H. Marcroft, aged 38 years, shot himself Just below the heart with a shotgun at about I 'oclock yesterday afternoon. He evidently had been hunting, as he was found in a dying condition on the hanks ,of Ninth South canal at ; about Fourth West street Some Greeks were first on the ground, and the wounded man Tried to talk to them, but could not make himself understood. They summoned others, but Marcroft soon became unconscious and could not speak after those who would have understood had arrived. The police were notified arid went after the wounded man, who died as he was being taken from the stretcher at the emergency hospital. Although members of the family say that, they know bf no reason why Marcroft should have taken'his own life, all the evidence points to suicide. His' shirt jitid undershirt, had been pulled back and the muzzle of the gun placed against his breast, the load tearing an he had Wen standing oh the ditch bank when he fired the shot and had fallen in the ditch and then crawled out, as blood aud marks on the banks of the ditch would indicate. .. . Marcroft was born In this city, wlth--iabout a block of where his home was at the time that he took his own , - , p j j . ' Many Advantages to Fruit Rais- -' u ers Who Join Society. Wprd has been received from the Secretary of , the ,State Horticultural Society that the society iq very, anx-- " ious to increase its membership and as the next meeting of this society, will be in this city from January 29 to January Si' Inclusive, the' members ofth .assciatlon from Utah County are very anxious to increase the mem-Wrs- hip throughout this section - The Horticultural Society Js one or - the best established In this ' country and the advantages of belonging are many, for It has placed the fruit grow-- " ers in communication with the auth- orities who are doing everything possi-hi- e to advance the interest of Utahfruit. There are several hundred peo-pi- e In this county who We cngihin membership, but up to the present time very few have taken advantage of the society, jnd an extra effort will be made to have people throughout:, this section ;joiri. Those who desire information with regard to this society may obtain it by writing J Ed-ward Taylor, the secretary, or- making Inquiries of James G. Dnffin, R. W. life and than two blocks from Brereton, W. H. Ray and others who , where he fired the fatal shot He had are members of the association. .. lived in the immediate vicinity ell his life and was known as a quiet man, CARROLL-AN- D AUBRY with good habits. Friends say, how.GIVE GOOD SHOW ever, that he had Seemed to ' be disAT OPERA HOUSE . couraged lately and rather despondent. He was not married and lived with his Carroll and Aubrey, the new vaudeparents and brothers and sisters at 328 ville act thatu opened at the Opera West Eighth South street He had House last night,-waan immense been employed for years by the Family success. They have a clean cut specdairy, whichJg,conducted by bis cousi- ialty and one that you can thoroughly, ns.. enJoyf Miss Aubrey has a good voice The father'and mother, Mr. and Mrs. and a pleasing manner in delivering Joseph Marcroft, and four brothers and her. Bongs, which captivates and Mr. The five siBters Survive. brothers and Carroll is a clever dancer, and their, sisters are Mrs. A Kelly, Mr L H conversation "of iTOfisflfe entirely ICrockett and Robert, Henry, Edna, new,' Murile, Ray, Clyde and Alleen Mar. When Reed Brown, one of Provos croft, all residing In this city, Announcement of funeral arrange- rural delivery carriers, arrived home ments will be made later; . from his route Saturday he found that his wife had a parcel of male for hit JOSEPH R. MURDOCK in the form of a fine baby boy. j , - - n not-tno- - re s - UNDERGOES OPERATION Joseph R. Murdock, the president of Wasatch Stake, was taken to the Provo General Hospital yesterday and operate ed on for intestinal troubles. Mr. MUr-doc- k has bef-- ailDng for sometime and suffered considerable pain during the past four or five days,- - The operation successful and although Mr. Murdock is suffering considerable today, the doctorsstate that he is in a fair way to Speedily recover his was-entirel- - f - STORY TOLD VOLUME 4 I The county commissioners and the county attorney have experienced, some trouble in gettifig the'poil "taxes collected for the year, and on account of it the commissioners have decided to commence Buit agaitfst every delinquent who does not come i and pay his poll tax beforethe first of short time ago the cify February. experienced the" same trouble, but upon bringing spit against a part of the offenders the rest came in and most all of the taxes have been paid. x X . t w |