Show V THE HEEALD-EEPUBLICA- ' SALT LAKE : CITY UTAH TUESDAY' JANUARY 30 1917 N - J r ' ivt J ' ' 'Tt DISCUSSES COT Proposal to Reduce by Half Debated Mem-Lcrslli- p ‘ 1 X ! Will Try C’S PLAN C However to Frame Measures to Remf edy Box Car Shortage ' in Session r ROADS REJECT SWITZERLAND FEARS INVASION AS COUNTRY SEES EFFORT TO DRIVE FRENCH FROM ALSACE SCHOOL BOARD Washington Jan 29—The Interstate commerce commission’s ultimatum to the railroad of the country giving them ten' days to appoint a committee vested with plenary powers for the with the compurpose of mission In framing regulations to reshortage of box lieve the country-wid- e cars will expire tomorrow without the railroads having appointed such a committee In its order of January 20 prescribdrastic regulations designed to reing lieve the shortage in coal cars the commission notified the roads that unless the committee were named the commission' would consider taking the situation Into Its own hands as It hss done with reference to the shortage of coal carst Remedial regulations looking to the amelioration of the box car shortage will be discussed by the railroads however at a meeting of the American Railways association In New York next will be made at the Friday Efforts meeting It Is said to frame suitable requirements for the relief of the situation and to obtain authority from the roads for the enforcement of heavy penalties against roads violating the' proposed regulations In this manner the railroad heads hope to satisfy the demands of the commission and to re- tain the control of the situation In their own handa ACTION IS DEFERRED - Motion by Farrell Is Warmly Debated But Contro-versy Goes Over ing i The lata Elbert Hubbard waa quoted by Will G Farrell member of the city boavd of education In giving reaaons at a meeting1 of the school board last night why the board as recommended by the state code commission should be reduced from ten members to five Mr Farrell said: “A committee Hubbard said Is to body of men that takes two weeks ‘a decide what one man could have decided three weeka previously’ There was a merry little battle In the special meeting when the matter of deciding on whether or net a rediic- tlon of the board should be Indorsed came before it George N Shlld supervisor of the and a member of grammar city the state code grades commission in answer to a query by a member of the board said that the matter of recommending be that the school board membership cut In half was still undecided Hut the mere fact that the code commission has been considering such a thing provoked which lasted an hour a discussion Mr Farrell made a motion to the effect that the board of education recommend to the state code commission that it consist of 'five members instead of ten Oscar W Moyle chairman of the board spoke against the Farrell motion that unless a lesser numberdeclaring of members were to be paid for their services the present membership should be retained a speech by W J This Barretteprecipitated who had seconded Mr Farrell’s motion Mr Barretet read a report by former Supt D H Christensen in whl-:the latter had that the number of members on urged board be the cut The controversy went over to the next meeting Code Plan Indorsed The board favored all of the recommendations of the code commission as presented by MrtoChild These recommendations are be submitted to the for enactment into law legislature Those are: That the superof schools be executive memintendentapproved ber of the board test books be adopted for an Indefinite wtih a minimum and maximumperiod of four and period six years the entire supervision of teachers' certification the state board of education theby recommendation giving boards of education auto levy a tax thority The standing committees to serve the continuance of the present during board are as follows: — Committee on rules O W Moyle R If Bradford George F Wasson J C Howard Dr F S Baacom J H Johnson School law — George F Wasson H A Smith W J Barrette W G Farrell J V Howard O W Moyle Teachers and school work — R H Bradford F S Bascom W J Barrette II A Smith J II Johnson O W — AMoyle G and Buildings grounds Dr F 8 Bascom W G FarGtsuque rell George F Wasson H A Smith O W Moyle Finance — W J Barrette J C Howard W G Farrell J H Johnson A G Giauque O W Moyle 1 - -- near Basel View ho TTlG TUICIDE Jury Accepts Physician9 s Version of Shooting San Francisco Jsn 29 —A verdict of suicide for reasons unknown was reached at an inquest held today Into the death of Miss Betty de Jong a painter who killed herself In her studio here January 20 Dr William S Porter whom the girl held transfixed with a revolver to her head while she discussed with him ethics of suicide and her own death sentence was the principal witness “If you shoot yourself now I will be tried for murder” Dr Parker testified be argued to-- her for it was when he stepped off a rug where she told him to stand that she fired a bullet Into her brain He thought he had dissuaded her He said he had no relations with her beyond a mutual Interest In art and that she was painting his portrait She shot herself In his presence because she was sfrald to die alone he said 8ARGOL BRANDED FRAUD Auburn N Y Jan 29 —Wylie B Jones and Herbert E Woodward who company manucomposed the medicine which It was facturers of a Sargol claimed would put flesh on thin of people were convicted malls by a jury In theillegally United using the The evidence States court tonight showed that during thirty-si- x months the defendants had received an income of more than $1200 a day a machine gun to the summit of a snow covered mountain No 2 is the river view it Basel No 3 the transportation of a Swiss military balloon and No 4 shows Swiss and German frontier guards fraternizing near Basel There have been frequent reports recently of uneasiness in Switzerland regarding possible violation of the country’s neutrality and according to a late despatch from Berne the Federal Council has ordered the mobilization of more troops to protect the fron- tiers a gainst any possible at- - Here are shown scenes attend-Ing the situation 'in Switzerland where according to report the Swiss General Staff is convinced that an invasion of their country is contemplated With a view to freeing Alsace from the French invader as a result of the concentrating of a large number of German troops tack KING FERDINAND OF RUMANIA TO RESIDE IN RUSSIAN PALACE E E Fire Governor Hunt Abandons Attempt to Hold Office Pending Recount Phoenix Arlz Jan 29 —Gov Thomas E Campbell the de facto chief exec utlve of Arizona by reason of the of the “supreme Court' Saturday took over the executive offices today and delivered Ills address to a Joint session of the Legislature this afternoon: Former Governor Hunt’s secretary was the only one at the executive offices to greet Governor Campbell-Th- e new executive had announced his intention of retaining Governor Hunt’s staff but none of the employees reported for duty and the morning was spent In organizing an office force There were no demonstrations before Superior Judge Stanford whom a recount of ballots for governor Is going forward ruled today that all ballots marked with a cross at the head of the party column and then marked must be again for Campbell oris Hunt to be believed The ruling rejected are as there Hunt for a distinct point said to ' be many more of the balloti marked for Campbell than there are for de-cisl- qn - Hunt MOONEY SEEN WITH SUIT CASE CARRIER in Hartford Causes Over $500000 Loss Hartford Conn :Jan 80 — Fire of unknown origin early today destroyed the large' department store of G Fox A Co and the Woolworth Five and Ten Cent store causing a loss estimated from 9500000 to- 81000000 - FOUR CHILDREN SLAIN 1 flames had made -- vv ' BAZAAR XKTS 9H3U - Jan 29 —The recent bazaar Chicago here for the benefit of the entente held to an allies netted $447223 according official announcement today Accounts yet to be heard from may bring the to- tal to V - $500000 :r ’ THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN A MOVIE BUT IT REALLY HAPPENED 29—-Geor- 2$--ReJ- ge an n- - - - - PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO BRIBERY CHARGE t - - self-inflict- ed i er - ' - - ' the-alleged- Seattle Wash: Jan 29 —Mayor Hl-Ta- m C Gill and Chief of Police Charles L Beckliigham appeared today In the United States district court and entered pleas of not guilty tu indictments bribes charging them withtoaccepting violate the fedand with conspiracy eral liquor and Interstate commerce laws Mayor Gill asked for a separate trial' and Judge Jeremiah Neterer took the request under' advisement FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 The Musical Arts Society Presents The Flonzaley Quartette Regular seat NEXT ATTRACTION K— S— 7 h ftL Feb Cohan A Harris Present THE HOUSE OF GLASS Prices 50c to' $150 Mat 25c to Mei Tues TOTbOLISH Last Three Times Today mMHMBSMHMmesessBMasmmmi “MR INQUISITIVE” a thriller in musical comedies FRANCIS MURSENATOR Burke and Broderick Rucker and Wlnnlfred Geor- Chartrls “A Lass cf the PHY New York Jan 29 — A butcher shop In which horse meat is sold exclusively has been cpexled In Harlem with the sanction of the board of health It became known tonight A sign over the shop reads: “Horse Flesh- for Sale Here” Round and sirloin steaks are quoted at 12 cents a pound while Inferior cuts sell as low as 6 centsre-a pound Horse meat frankfurters tail at 10 cents a dozen umberlands” NOW FLAYING Ne’er Do Well” “The An human absorbing intensely Rex Besch With Story - - MISS XAXA BRYANT CECIL KIRKE aed the Wilkes Flayers and Matinees Thursday Saturday 16c and 25c boxes 50c Nights 15c 25c 35c 50c: boxes 75c ere perform Special “THE ETERNAL MAGDALENE” - ' sltenemsaleeely FridaySeats a Commission Would V'’V Office Seir-Suatalnl- ' Slake Recorder’s continues Jan 29'— France PARIS suffer from exceptionally nic Hippodrome - ! self-sustaini- ng ‘ Program for Tuesday and - Range - Wednesday Deaves IL-lslau- - t - - ‘ Gut Regular Price - $5200 $4700 $4600 $4500 $3700 $3374 $2900 $2774 $2695 $2467 $2095 $1540 -- sr CONSOLIDATED - ’ 150 S State St v& i evening I Nights Matinees at 230 —5c and 10c Evening 730 and 900— 10c ' and 20c THOMAS H INGE’S y Mrs Diamond Brown 'i f' Mrs Diamond Brown of New York and her husband and little daughter were in court awaiting a hearing for a separation The' child began crying then maneuvered the hands of her papa and mamma together and pulled them side jy side until they were smiling into each other’s faces Reconciliation followed when the little girl sobbed “1 want co be with x a both of you EDDIE LEONARD MASON and CO: KEELER the eaet' 6000 The world'H ‘area test - cinema spectacle— 40000 people Inever publicly horses— a picture that cost a mUUoa— end the only film J by President Wilson -- and A RUSSELL 1 : : v J1 WARD : A All comedy day L ' CHARLEY CHAPLIN - a special in - comedy feature in a first run Dan Russell two-re- el : L-K- O comedy in two reels of solid laughs MUTT AND Matinee 25c Children 15c Night 25c and 50c Boxes and PRICiES : Loges Children 15c and 25c' Reserved 75c - ERNIE POTTS A CO HEARS T-- F ATHE NEWS " y' We Urge You to It Psu&ed the Orpheum to Capacity Yesterday X- ' Attendthe Matinee Matinee at 230— Night Show at 830 ? augmented orchestra— special chorus FINK’S MULES IRWIN A HENRY MORRIS : A CAMPBELL - s K-- --- DAYS Frl Sat Mat 10c 25c ' BOc ' ' 10c 25e SOe 75c ‘ MACHINE 1 CO Vv V rV Mats Thsxs Call and See VAGON r- BEGINNING WEDNESDAY CHANGES SUNAND THURSDAYS LAST TIMES TODAY CASH OR TIME No Phone Orders Comedies PROGRAM M '' $3100 $2500 l - Price - t Manikins Bennington and Scott Mabel Spencer com-- r pany Kelly and Fern Hippodrome Orchestra under Prof Earl C Sharp Moving Picture ’ State-Legislatur- X Theatre Vaudeville De Lrnce -- - M- Hegslar prices in-ord- : $1 BILL VARIETY BIGGEST SEASON OF THE ' ' The county attorney' bY a resolucold weather the ' temperature the county tion adopted yesterday by to a draw "ranging from 10 'to' 15 degreescommission is authorized PROPOSES bill for submission to the Legislature ' above zero Fahrenheit The coalfor increasing the fees of supply of Paris Is running low ow-of : to the county recorder’s office STATE LEGISLATURE providing to the freezing of the canals Ing the office on a place if possible the interior water transportationbasis system Traffic has been suspend- t Jan 29—Represen Santa Fe N-Recommendation that a fee of $1 be ed entirely In the central canal by tative Overson of McKinley' ounty to- 'ycharged for the first Tollo of any inwhich coal Is transported from ' day1 Introduced-- ' a resolution In the strument not' otherwise provided In-60 Monceau-Le- s of Mines and the barges stead 'of the' present House to abolish thev filing' fee county G made cents are by wgs Imprisoned In the ice Floating and vest the lawmaking power In a recorder The expenses of the- office Is beginning to appear in the commission' composed of one represen- during thev-las"five years have ex- ' ice lower Seine river Several deaths ' $72308 tative from eachc' Judicial district the ceeded the fees by-' cold have been reported ' in ' from to the Mr a of dlsap ’deficit right $1446172 year people reserylng annul laws ' ? 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Paris Islaub reported prove suspend or - sale today - HORSE MEAT MARKET OPENED IN HARLEM FRANCE SUFFERING FROM COLD WAVE INCREASE AND COAL SHORTAGE FEE Salt Labe Theatre - an JL I ve Wyo Cheyenne Wyo Jan 29 —C E Churchill said to be a prominent business man of New York waa killed by a train west of Rawlins Wyo late towas learned here tonight Deday it not received tails of the death were Churchill who was en route from Twin Falls Ida to New York had and alighted when the train stopped of a weststepped directly in the path was He bound pasenger train said to be & member of an advertising firm and survived by a widow and two children New York Jan 29 —C E Churchill head of an advertising agency in this on a business out west citywaawas No said at his home trip it tonight word of his death however had been received by the family here - monarchy The opinion is held almost without exception throughout the dual monarchy 'as doxens of communications addressed by organizations to Foreign Minister Czernin show These documents while mentioning only the plan of the entente are indirectly an answer to President Wilson conto “foreign taining many referencesthe ignorance” concerning principle state of the Austro-Hungari- ectlon -- ‘ New York JanO’Byrne wanted in connection with the charge brought against Harry K Thaw by Frederick Gump Jr of Kansas City has been located In New Hampshire by representatives of District Attorney Swann it was announced- here today The prosecutor attaches more than Importance to a statement In ordinary his possession which It was said ' was made by O’Byrne to his! attorney He would not disclose-whathis statement contained Mr Swann said he expected that Thaw probably would return voluntarily here from Philadelphia to face the charge against him as soon as his wounds permit him ‘to travel Kansas City Mo Jan 29—Civil pro-ceedlngs against Harry Thaw for his alleged detention and beating of Frederick Gump will not be instituted until the criminal side of the case has been completed declared Frank 'Walsh attorney for the Gump upon his return 'here today fromfamily New York It was the first intimation of civil proceedings against Thaw by the Gump mistreatment family since of young-Gum- by Washington Jan the House banking and currency committee of certain amendments to the federal reserve act proposed by tbs reserve ' board was followed tonight by the board making public ah indorsement of the rejected amendments by the federal advisory council of which James B Forgan a Chicago banker is president “It will be noted” reads the board's statement “that the council "unanl mously approved the proposed note which- has been Issue amendment out stricken by the committee and council has suggested a that the modification of the proposed reserves member banks with to he carried banks In view of the federal reserve by fact however that the committee struck out all requirements for vault cash the board believes that the sug7 10 and IS per gested reserves of for cent banks respectively reserve city banks and-country central reserve city banks should be retained” all the proposed amendVirtually ments most of whlcn were accepted committee were approved by by the Instances council although in some the modifications were suggested - FOUND IS the first ' Austro-Hungaria- O’BYRNE Lseo-mati- at Cheyeuue - House Committee Disap proves Recommendations of Board and Council installment of the Austro-Hun- garian press comment treated President Wilson speech in the senate in manner the editorial writa direct now ers are occupying themselves the reply of the entente again with powers to the American president This Is due largely to the belief prevailing in political circles that Mr Wilson favored the peace terms of the entente nations this Impression being founded on the president’s remark In his senate speech that the entente had been more explicit In the stating their terms than had central powers Upon this sentence seems to rest the general idea that President Wilson is favoring the plan of the - entente countries for the partition of the Austro-Hungari- civilian services - T H Special AMENDMENTS REJECTED TENNA Jan! 29—While “jan 29 — The “Vl Schleswlgsche Grenspost' a copy of which has been' received here declares the general ' com- mandlngthe district of the ninth German army corps has ' proclaimed that all Interned and other civilians belonging to nations hostile to Germany shall be forced to do public labor In a manner' sim- liar to the Germans called upon for "COPENHAGEN S°Both witnesses Mrs Mellie Edeau and her daughter Sadie of Oaklanda Calif swore that Billings carried extremely nervsuitcase and appeared ous and that an unidentified man with & “bristly moustache” who haa figured the In previous testimony occupied automoback seat of a bybile which they said was driven acIsrael Weinberg another of the cused Prices Smashed THIS WEEK ONLY Tnia late Path ef r INTERNED CIVILIANS TO DO PUBLIC LABOR - —N WILSON'S PIAN BLOW GERMAN YREQUIRES - 29 FA BjilN-EFUEL a Stewart Gas Steps From ’ V - ' Head Before Struck Flames Destroyed Hsuse Seattle Jen 29 —Investigation fby county officers at Auburn today proved that- the four children of S' A Hewitt found dead yesterday In the burning home of the family had been struck on the head with some blunt instrument the skulls having been fractured The father a railroad brakeman was taken to ‘Auburn today In the morgue with the bodies of his dead children the story lng before him he repeatedwas arresthe told yesterday when he ed saying he had attempted to reach the children’s room but was unable' to do so on account of the progress the Had Been ' street ators together at 721 Marketoccurred before the explosion shortly six blocks away which killed ten per- - five-passeng- ENGINE’S VICTIM FEDERAL RESERVE ACT ' According to Russian press reports received by the Overseas News agency King Ferdinand of Rumania has selected Potemkin at tle palace ' Yekaterlnosldv In southern Russia as his residence and the Rumanian now government and at Jassy Rumaniaparliament will be transferred to Russia part of the authorities going to Yekaterinos lav and the others to Kherson -- —Two more witnesses for the prosecution testified J today in the murder trial of Thomas bomb Mooney for the preparedness day murders of last July that they had seen Mooney his wife and Warren K Billings another of the alleged conspirSan Francisco Jan NJSW YORKER IS ‘ - Buy shows Swiss Alpine troops taking ill MISS 1 JEFF Bud Fisher cartoon comedy Tomorrow big feature duy “Mixed Blood” by Willard Mark la five reels |