Show K The Sunday Morning- - ANY INTENT TO NE17 BUREAU IS Girls Store Are Busy SPEEDING COAL Department the Soldiers Work for It’s They SHIPMENTS UP AT® HIS WIFE CURTAIL CROPS of Manufacturers “human The about the triangle13 of Cecil brought Holmes at Bingham slaying June and the L Willard and of trial Arthur acquittal on a murder charge recently was when Mrs disjointed yesterday Beth Kimball whose name figWillard ured conspicuously in sensational tesa divorce from the was timony The grounds alleged schoolmaster granted were nonsupport and cruelty W H The decree Judgewas seBra m el in thegranted district bycourt cured practically without a contestX his attorney Judge D Through the denied husband Straup the charges brought In formally the wife’s comadmitted that because of the plaint but Holme and the events leadslaying of the tragedy it was Imposing up tohim sible and his wife to live tofor was not In the court gether ItWillard was reported that he was in though the building awaiting the outcome of the divorce action Mrs Willard and her mother Mrs J G Kimball were the only witnesses for the plaintiff Testimony was given that the wife had been compelled to work during practically tbe entire period of her married life On one occasion the wife testified Willard had in the face struck her court decree the wife was By the to resume her maiden name permitted of Beth KlmbalL She was given certain household effects including a dresser dressing table Navajo rug and chairs and waa allowed 3150 attorney's fees and 31120 court costs con-plete- Union Head and County Farm Agent Make Statements on Circular secretary of the Utah Manufacturers’ association sent a letter to farmers of the state last Wednesday In which It Is asserted he conveyed the suggestion that farmers were planning to curtail food produe-tto- n at the very time when the nation was crying loudest for food he started something Kees In his letter declared that the association had learned that many farmers throughout the state were goto make “decided reductions in ing their acreage the coming season” which he said was due to the gloomy labor outlook He suggested that a of industrial meeting and farmers be called representatives Farmers are now writing to Rees denying any intention of reducing their acreage Otto EL Ashbridge president of they of Iatbor yester-aalt Lake Federation Issued a statement denying that in the labor there would be a shortage In addition it is learned labor supply men have taken umbrage at the letter because it proposes a conference on labor supply as and utterly Ignores the labor people it Heber J putSalt theyfor Webb county agent Lake also same to the front yesterday with a denial of a prospective labor shortagecur-or farmers to of an Intention tail their output among a big part In City workmen can playnext crop year said reaping a bumper who are willing to Ashbridge Those can workmen at wages pay living time he declared get any “There are many idle men walktng can the streets today” he said “who be put to work and would be available to those who clatm to need men If The there Is a sufficient wage paid are for men imthat are places crying those where men are worked under conditions and are paid wages possible that are not enough to keep them as should be they the farmers and we “we are with kept to are eager do whatever we can to swell- - the production of Utah crops in 191S at If a man shortage appears neither farmers nor manharvest time should forget that the hosts ufacturersare of labor united to win the war Laborers of all kinds from the city can be called upon to go out and help Fait Lake coun“Farmers to curtail their tv are not throughout planning harvests” said Webb yesterday "They are to plant much heavier crops hisnext going year than ever before in thefarmof Salt Lake county The tory ers of this community are Intensely that the counThey realise patriotic will wheat needs and at they try least 12 per cent mors wheat plant than in 1917 comes from other “The same man shortage Is more counties Thestory feared than real We have found that in Salt Lake county where farmers are Xo pay good wages they seemed willing their to be able to get help to harvest crops “Next year the of older school mean much for us hove and girls willhelp We now have hundreds of them C Rees FRANK B COOK the give Impetus to affairs of ImTOcounty body similar to that organparted to theP national ization Davison Frank Henry B Cookby vice and manpresident Trust comColumbia ager of thebeen has elected a member pany of the executive committee of the Fait Lake county chapter of the American Red Cross He has been The dying statement of the late T Williams in which he declared that William O McNair had shot him without provocation was adas evidence before mitted the Juryyesterday that is trying McNair for his life Judge J L Brown decided to admit Every Day of Liberty Costs Year in ‘Pen’ CALLISTER FUNERAL TAKES PLACE TODAY the state prison last summer he will spend approximately a year in confinement This drastia punishment for Jailbreaking which reached epidemic form at the state institution was meted out yesterwas brought beday when the man a fore Judge J L Brown on was His sentencecharge of escaping five years lengthened Green after various burglarious Lake was escapades in Salt the police and finally by captured an Indeterminate sentence given He the reputation of being a gained model prisoner and was permitted the privilege of a trusty He eslast July but was recaptured caped soon afterwards In Los Angeles of liberty that every day E (“Shadow") Green FiRenjoyed after escaping from of Ensign ward Bishop David R chapel will officiate Interment will City cemetery take place In at the famstate The body will lie in 12 m and 1 p m ily residence between Lyon verthe statement after a three-hobal battle for and against its admission was fought before him with the Jury absept eounsel based its McNair's objection on a remark alleged to have been made by Williams that he would outlive his enemies This they contended showed that he did not make the accusing statement In fear of death The prosecution showed that Williams had made the dying accusation some time after he had made the remark and when he became convinced that he was In immediate danger of death The dying statement was made to Chief of Police J Parley White in the presence of a number of witnesses at the Central Emergency hospital The a verbal statement court also admitted to the same effect made to Sheriff Cor-leWilliams in his statement says he waa talking to his wife when McNair He said shot him without warning he had not gone to the apartments of his wife where McNair was to quarMcNair but to bid his baby rel with good-by- e ”1 told him I wouldn't harm a hair of his head He was welcome to my wife I did roast him for calling my but I didn’t threaten baby ‘honey Williams had replied in the him” statement in answer to a question Williams also declared that he had no gun with him when he made the visit and he had made no false move to his hip pocket as if to pull a gun Asked if he made the statement freeand as a dying stately he replied: mentvoluntarily before my God in “Freely heaven”voluntarily He declared he was In fear of Immediate death The state has one witness to Introduce tomorrow it announced after which the defense will begin - DRAMATISTS TO ss -- has Just Henry Harms state chemist of blood from a completed an analysis pool found In the grandmysterious stand of the baseball park at Lehl The analysis showed the Sunday blood to contain some dye The pool was found by two small Officers believe it may have hoys with suicidal been caused by someone of the injured perNo traces intent son have been found and the matter Is still being probed Cal-Mst- er GRE£KGIVE PLAY IN GREEK Local Greek dramatists will give a drama In their native tongue tonight at the Grand theatre They have chosen for their first theme the Greword cian “Romeo and Juliet” Every will be in the ancient or pure spoken Greek and students of the various colthat are studying of that leges nearby the will take advantage language play to hear the erstwhile “dead” lan- guage brought to life ALDER SUES RAILWAY TO RECOVER AUTO CAR “ yesterday sued George Alfred Alder Railroad company the Western Pacific of an automobile which for possession him was stolen from and he alleges Tatar he alleges was found in which He asks the possession of theorrailroad $1600 which he for theas automobile Its value gives RELIGION CLASSES The district convention of religion classes of Ensign Liberty Pioneer and Salt Lake stakes opens at 10 a m toin the assembly hall of the adminday Vf the Mormon istration40 building N Main street The afterchurch noon session of the convention beginning at 2 o'clock will be held In the Tabernacle in addition to discussions covering a of class work the convention variety will include addresses by William A Morton member of the general board Anthon H Lund general superintendent of the religious clssses President John Wells Ensign stake President stake PresiHugh J Cannon Liberty Cannon Pioneer Q dent Sylvester stake and President Nepht I Morris of Salt Lake stake There Are Four Weeks Yet to Christinas A Book A Card A Pen A Box of Stationery A Desk Set All Appropriate Xmas Gifts union SENDS QUARTER TO EASE CONSCIENCE The conscience fund of the state fair association had its first deposit yesHorace Ensign JSlece secretary terday when In an a twenty-flve-cereceived followthe envelope accompanied by letter: ing“Enclosed find 25 cents due yon from last fair which then through accident B A CL" 'I was unpaid nt i ! t Nearly Doubled Report to J S Spelman Miss Edith Walk of the Z 0 M L who with hundreds of other salesgirls are knitting things for soldiers and preparing Christmas kits each night XL URGED TO EAT VpOME-GROW- N ' GOODS Much Needless Traffic Can Be Eliminated by Use of Local Products terns tlcally groups of ths employes from various downtown department stores have been organized and these groups meet on designated nights in the Red Cross relief quarters in the Newhouse building There while they Are seated for social chats they nimbly ply the knitting needles or fashion divers articles to make life in the trenches or aboard ship in the submarine sons somewhat easier to bear The clerks of the department stores directors of the relief work declare have one great advantage In making articles for soldiers and sailors — their training as sellers of various wares enables them to know what gifts will be most appreciated They can answer almost offhand —and put the answer in concrete form too — the question as to what articles will be most serviceable Large Stores Interested Whenever their own ideas as to what to make may lag they can draw for ideas on the regular stock In trade of the Red Cross Woolen clothing bandages — many of the practical things are listed in the organisation’s accounts Each of the larger stores has a special evening set aside for its own employes so that the groups enjoy a social evening as well as dedicating their efforts to the common wartime GREEN TO PROBE ing City News Ticker - - WOMAN PAINFULLY BURNED Mrs Ray Keddlngton S56 E Third South street was painfully burned afternoon when her skirt yesterday fire as she stepped on a small caught lonfire In an effort to extinguish it APPLIES 11 AM LET TO BIBLE are practically Preparations the annual memorial services for pleted Salt Lake of the Elks’ lodge at the next Sunday at 8 p m Foltheatre the of the order for the lowing musical program will be a ritual occasion given com- Give Something Electrical This Christmas An Kleetrfe Pmelatsr la 'a aeaalble asefal gift la keeping with the ptrft of war tlaa MISSIONARY NATURALIZED Ada Louise Shepherd of Eureka who labors in western Utah and Nevadaciti-as a Baptist missionary was made a Tillzen of the United States by Judge man D Johnson In the United States court yesterday DINE AND DANCE clubo and The Salt Lake Lumbermen’s Hoo-Hothe Cancatenatlon of the dined and danced at the Commercial served club last evening: A E Payne as toastmaster Rev P A Slmpkln was ot HOO-HO- OS told the principal speaker and of the lumber business to service the war CL E Murphy was elected an the officer ta succeed T H Hudson RESUMES TODAY Report on High Cost of Electrical Workers Will Product Will Go to State Hold Conference With Food Control Company Officials Housewives of Utah may soon expect to see a decline in the price of flour An Investigation of the present difference in price of wheat at $120 a bushel and flour at $475 a hundred' is about to be made by Prof Mark H Green field agent for marketing In Utah who will report on his findings to the state food administrator “This difference eeems to argue an for someone” says overly large profitout a statement given yesterday by the state food administration Green who is with the United States department of agriculture weaL and the Utah Agricultural college bea tour of the sections of gins the state this week outlying He will also make a survey of the wheat situation in the state with a view to finding markets for it Many have announced that they local mills have all the wheat they can handle now and in some sections of the state farmers find themselves with wheat for which there is no local market If the state markets' cannot take care of the Utah crop the federal grain corLOOKING FOR WHEAT OUTLETS poration will be advised and asked to Prof Mark H Greene market field buy the surplus agent for Utah has entered upon an extensive survey of the state to find KEPT GIRL OUT LATE markets for unsold wheat now on the PENALTY $100 FINE farms WELCOMED AT LUNCHEON Because he kept a young girl out S Haines was fined $100 by of the late Peter F I Coast-baMayhew superintendent C M Nielsen in the juvenile n Francisco Life Insur- Judge West ance company for Utah gave a lunch- court yesterday Thetocharge against the delinqueneon at the Wilson hotel yesterday In him was contributing honor of G H Merrill who was re- cy of a minor passed a six months’ Judge NielsenArthur cently transferred to Salt Lake from sentence F Olsen for the upon Los Angeles man’s failure to provide for a minor child The sentence was suspended WATSON GOES TO LOUISVILLE Olsen had deposited a bond of Orders were received yesterday by after $250 as a guarantee ‘that he would pay Coast artillery who $10 a month for the maintenance of Capt J DInWatson of the Salt Lake rehas been child charge office assigning him to duty theGeorge Bcyed found guilty of taking cruiting Kv First a ride without' the at Camn TaylorW Louisville automobile forwas Hall will arrive here an consent fined $25 in the Lieut George owner's Tuesday to take charge of the office juvenile court Beginning Rev J H N Williams will talk at 745 p m today on “he Hamlet ‘of the New Testament" The second lecture December 2 will be “The New Testament Macbeth” and the third December 9 will be “Shakespeare and the Dramatic readings from the Bible Bard of Avon will be given by Miss Ruby Chadwick ELKS ARRANGE MEMORIAL LABOR PARLEY PRICE OF FLOUR Unceasing activity in the car service bureau organized for greater efficiency in the distribution of coal by J S Spelman former division superintendent of the Western Pacific is being attended by most favorable results In six western states according to message which were received in Salt Lake last night In Wyoming the car service bureau is credited with having speeded up coal car service from 40 per cent to 92 cent and nearly as great improveper ment In efficiency Is said to have been brought about in IdahoNevada Washington In orOregon California and der to lessen the demand for freight cars members of the car - service bureau have urged residents- of the various states to eat borne foods This would eliminate needless railroad g and release many cars for the fuel service Urge Eating of Home Goods Members of the various state councils of defense and W W Armstrong food administrator have urged that in transorder to relieve early winter be pressure campaigns portation a slogan “Eat home prodstarted with ucts and save duplication of needless transportation service” of the system Complete organization of inspectors who play an important bureau plan was part in the car servicefrom the office of announced yesterday Mr Spelman These Inspectors comrailroad men of w'ide exprising young for and with movement reputationsof cars perience about rapid bringing have sacrificed congenial positions and actuated by patriotism arenew devoting labors much longer hours to their than in their previous positions Skilled Men Enlisted J A Smith Owho resigned as S I service has been In the sent to the Washington territory by Mr Spelman and he Is now at work “hustling” coal cars In ths Spokane district C A Shepherd for many years connected with the local offices of the Pullman service who also is widely known for his ability Into rushing cars the Oregon has been dispatched with headquarters at Portland district C I Thatcher of the Deseret National bank with previous railroad exhas resigned to take up the perience work of moving cars In Idaho and W R Groom former special agent for the Western Pacific with headquarters in Salt Lake is the Inspector stationed at San Francisco Mr Spelman has made R M Ogllvle C former yardmaster of thewith B & Q general at Kansas City Inspector headquarters at Oakland CsL Greathouse la Nevada H S Greathouse special agent for the Western Pacific who Is well known In Salt Lake has been appointed inof car service for Nevada and spector D A Fitzpatrick former yardmaster for the Denver & Rio Grande is enon the car problem in northern gaged and in Idaho Utah points most Important problems One of the of keeping cars moving from Helthat over Soldier summit and of bringper sufficient cars to mines in the ing Carbon county district has been asto R Austin of Salt Lake signed now IsJ devoting his exclusive atHe tention to the lines between Helper and Soldier Summit and his duties will be increased when the Utah coal route over Soldier summit starts operations 1 - L ROUTE TO S SPEND MILLION nd : THANKSGIVING SCENES PORTRAYED BY PUPILS as observed among Thanksgiving and different at various In people of time was visualized by pupilsperiods the school of the University of training Utah recently The general plan of celebration was mapped out by Miss Anna Youngberg The farmer’s work and harvest were set forth in bucolic songs "Mistress Cow” “Thanksgiving in the Barnyard” and “We Plow the Fields” Pupils of the third grade presented scenes of a of Greek Thanksgiving in “The What manner of Story ThanksDionysos” enjoyed was giving the Utah pioneers of the fourth revealed by grade pupils who presented a series of tableaux the Junior high school porPupils of of Mondamln” from trayed the “Feast Longfellow’s “Hiawatha” and the season’s celebration in an English harvest home Mrs P 8 Condle 325 W Fifth South Frl-da- v street died suddenly at her home one an of illness after only night How to Save The most practical way In which to build up a surplus fund is to lay aside a definite amount each week or month and deposit it in our savings de- partment We welcome deposita in any amount from one dollar upward er Deliberations relative to a new wage scale and working conditions will be resumed this morning between officials of the Utah Power & Light company and its electrical workers In the office of S R Inch thel company’s operating manager The rote of unionized electricians all individual working abrogating to conform with the new agreementsfederal labor regulations which prescribe collective agreements tempora- December rily brought the conference to a close Tuesday evening' to a letter which Inch sent state Industrial commission NovemtheAccording ber 20 it was not the Intention of the company to confer with the committee of their electrical workers until early In December The December conference it is announced is for the ’purpose re-of bringing together all the company’s of sponsible officials for the discussion with the company’s problems connected Inch adds In his letterDe-to employes the industrial commission that the cember meeting will be followed by New Engines Steel Bridges a large number committee meetings over the system of In Utah Colorado and and 90-PouRails to Idaho ' toThe resumption of deliberations Be Installed day is said to point to an early settlement of the labor dispute Estimates for the annual budget of Improvements of the Salt Lake Route have been submitted to H C Nutt general manageraccording of that road He Is In Salt Lake accompanied by F C Wann general traffic for themanager road for 1918 Improvements Include the replacing of the present will seventy-five-pousteel rails with the ninety-poun- d This Is necessiweight tated by the heavier traffic over th railroad The placing of these ner' rails will be done gradually beginning at the Salt Lake end of the route Operations will begin as soon as the steel can be obtained Six large engines are scheduled for el and also a number of purchase chair cars Many permanent steel the wooden ones bridges will on replace the line The budget for remaining the improvements of 1918 will run in the neighborhood of $1000000 nd all-ste- Join the MRS P S CONDIE IS STRICKEN SUDDENLY Smile a series of three lectures HOLD CONVENTION riiiHiiMllUinnBMXJIinmmiwtTmiiM it rt ur I for Edward H Funeral services who died Friday will be held at 130 o'clock this afternoon at the This yard-mast- Ed-wa- Sergt 18- Miss Jeannle Prattofthe ear-ol- d Mr pretty and Mrs daughter F Pratt of 1127 Indiana avenue Salt Lake Miss Pratt met her future husband last May when he was a corIn the Forty-secon- d poral regiment of hts at Fort Douglas Because was he detailed army experience to train men of the national army Grant and was promoted at to Camp It was sergeant When he left that he and Miss Pratt arranged should be married before he left for France Christensen has seen service In the Philippines and on the Mexican border lie is now with the Three Hundred and Forty-thir- d Infantry national army Mrs Christensen will remain with her husband until he is ordered to the front MYSTIFIES OFFICERS Wyoming Service Efficiency Edward T Williams ill Dving Statement Accuses William O McNair 11L BLOOD POOL IN PARK aL READ TO JURY yes- That a number of stats banks In Utah will Join the federal reserve system if a reserve bank is located In Salt Lake was the report made yesterday by w E Evans state bank commissioner and Aubrey Taylor state bank examiner after a trip to Cache county Mr Evans explained In that of th£re werecounty nine state institutions which the three largest were anxious to Join the reserve system if Salt Lake were designated The officials reported a scarcity of coal "in the county and the congestion because of ths of many tons of beets Inability to secure cars aAa 4 ACCUSATION IS romance culminated In the wedding at terday Grant A WAR near Rockford Camp of Carl Christensen to STATE BANKS WILL JOIN NEW SYSTEM afla EXPIRING MAN’S Salt Lake Girl Weds Lover at Camp Grant skilled” ly counters of department stores find time and inclination despite the demands of trade to do their share toward improving the lot of soldiers and sailors When their day of duty is done they begin their labors in behalf of the enlisted men Whether it’s the of a soldier’s or sailor’s kitassembling or the knitting of sweaters and socks they are proving both adepts and enthusiasts Many a lad serving In the fighting ranks will have cause to thank these young women for their patriotic efforts Chat and Ply Kwili In order to carry along the work sys- - ffti cross-haulin- given the title end authority of manager The appointment was carried out as a preliminary to a membership which Is expected to campaign the total of active Red Cross tiring workers here to at least 10000 As manager for the connty organizaMr Cook will devote at least tion one-ha- ir of his time to the camand to the additional work paign which the consummation of its objects will bring about The expectation of accomplish- the campaign program is lng based on the fact that Salt Lake the jurisdiction county comprising of the chapter has approximately 200000 population of these the Fully 10 per cent will be made figure campaigners Red Cross members and fully 10000 active workers The appointment of Mr Cook which was about at the E O Howard chairInstance of brought man of the executive committee of the committee Friat a meeting will not cause any change in day established organization plans He duties will address himself to new created by the enlarged scope of the county chapter Mr Cook who has already begun work will havo In the Amelia Palace when offices to the Red structure is that He will servo Cross this week opened without pay - sunw SCHOOL ofto and busy young THOSE affable hold forth behind the which LABOR SUPPLY HERE DECLARED PLENTIFUL A -- Groups Gather in Red Gross Slayer Denies Charges but Quarters Many a Lad Will Be Made Glad Says Life Together Is Impossible Association Conveying Hint Is Resented When November 25 1917 Salt Lake City Utah Herald-Republict- m to Head DIVORCE DECREE Red Cross in PARTS UH1ARD S L County Coolz FARMERS DEWY Letter 1 hour Death was due to paralysis A member of one of the oldest and families in the city Mrs best known Condfe was born in Salt Lake August 80 1858 She was a daughter of Robert and Mary Watson pioneers of 1849 She was educated in the cltv schools Utah and had spent her entire life in Latter-day was an active worker in the Saints’ church for the past fortv years She is survived by her husband four son six daughters one sister and one brother The funeral will be held In the Pioneer stake house Sunday at 130 p m will be Bishop Among the speakers Arnold Giauque of the Sixth ward and Bishop Seddon ofInthe Fifth ward Interment will be City cemetery SALT LAKE BOY WITH U S ARMY IN CHINA Clarence Edgar Salt Philippine st Islandi Lake youth In the was recently Infantry to the Fifteenth Infantry transferred now doing duty In China The young man Is the son of Mr and 'Mrs Walter J Edgar 21$ W Sixth South street the Thirty-fir- Family! -- but the Not the cheapest allow use which best Prices materials of tbe most superior us a maron the market give to of enough profit large standard of gin keep up our high and at the same workmanship to yon time are fair a Dentist In Tw There Tow North nf Fostoffleo - Dr D W Thomas jut NEW METHOD DENTISTS it Was 3393 -- |