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Salt Lake Telegram from Salt Lake City, Utah • 2

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i i rJ tL I I- 5 A. A T. AK IE Jo OCAL NEWS E- E- A- A BI- nR 5 U. M- E- U- CA Nt I HOME NEWS CG UTAH'S INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER A tr THREE WORLDSWORLD'S GREATEST NEWS SERVICES Op SALT LAKE CITY UTAH FRIDAY EVENING MAY 31 39 1918 5 0 MAN PROBES ALIEN HERE I I Real Estate state Men Aid Government to Find Property of of- Enemies Goods of Germans Interned at Ft Douglas to Be Seized as Measure of War and Salt Lake ke Realtors A Asked ked to Discover and ana Classify II- I It II I MARSHALING the knowledge of the Salt Lake realty men tote investigate property owned by alien enemies interned at FtPt Douglas Harry E. ONeillO'Neill special investigating representative oi of the alien enemy property custodian at Washington D.

C. addressed the Salt Lake Real Estate association at noon today at the Commercial Commercial Com Como mercial club and outlined means means' in which they can be of valuable assistance to this department of the government Mr ONeill O'Neill who has has' has has- been in Salt I Lake forthe past two weeks I H. tl a properties properties-of of aliens aUen Im intinterned at the ort and making government re reports rl- rl ports gl gave tbth the realtors a a de definitetalk tall gleaned from the knowledge acquired during his survey he here e. According to the special Investiga- tortor the real can be Of more valuable a assistance ce than any class lass of citizens in tracing ththe belongings of of the thee- prisoners In the war barracks at at- the at- the at- thethe post Having access to titles with a th thorough thorough thor thor- rough r- ough understanding of prevailing property property prop property conditions and and with the real real estate estate situation in Salt SaIt Lake at their finger fingertips fingertips finger- tipstips Mr bir ONeill O'Neill Impressed his audience audience audience audi audience with the vital object toward which this department of the government is striving and the invaluable aid which they could be As an example of this the government government government govern government agent recited an incident in Omaha a few days previous to his ar arrival arrival arrival ar- ar rival in Salt Lake I was just lust about to leave for Denver said sad Mr ONeill O'Neill after atter having made my reports In Nebraska Nebraska Ne Nebraska when I was invited to address the realtors in that city I I I I am am certainly glad I did for that speech gave me their assistance which caused more than additional of alienallm enemy pro propertyerty to to be turned turne 1 up Following the meeting I was in informed In- In formed that there were five big farms on the outskirts of the city which came underthe trading with the enemy act the owners owners of which were in Germany Only a knowledge of or real estate by men of this profession could secure thisthil aidald Mr ONeill O'Neill laidspecial stress or OJ businessbustness conditions and stated that th thi business as usual policy was wrong and that every effortshould be concentrated concentrated con con- in winning the war For the last two weeks the government government govern government representative has been Interviewing Interviewing Interviewing Inter Interviewing the enemy aliens interned In Inthe Inthe in- thethe war prison barracks at Ft Ft- Douglas in a preliminary survey to ascertain the amount of property they have This This' property will be seized by the government forthe period of the war Reports are made of each individual declaration and forwarded to 0 Wash Washington However wever a a. special tion Is being being- carried on oa In each cas cas- InIn order to ascertain asnearas possible possible possi- bleble whether the enemy has made a full declaration or not With the aleaid of or the secret service department department department de de- de- de of the United States government government govern government thealien aUen enem enemy property custodian custodian cus carries on these se investigations At present Mr ON ONeill O'Neill is the only field investigating agent of this department but buthe he said today that soon they would have from fifteen to twenty men traveling traveling traveling trav traveling in various various' parts of of- the he country on these missions All reports of the property are kepikept strictly a government secret as well a aj as the number of of- aliensinterned Mr ONeillO'Neill however has practically cleaned up the greater part of his preliminary preliminary preliminary pre pre- survey work hereand expects to 1 leave leave Ye next Wednesday for Denver Denvel Denver where hebe will finish his work started there beforehe came tp ip Salt lt Lake and will win then go back over his route route turning to Washington with a full re report report retort re- re port tort of or this district riVE VE GIRLS IN MYSTERY AUTO CRASH I ri GA CARS 1 i DENCE Of OF- II I i if JOYRIDE mt I Women Seen at 2 Horning lorning Trudging Og- Og L.

Highway Mo- Mo Found at Kaysville wrecked automobiles on Salt Ogden Lake high high- Kaysville i and a party girls between 16 and 20 of age walking footsore pry toward Ogden form two of a midnight mystery which Sheriff CC. E. Wood is trying kat item item came in over the II this morning to the sheriffssheriff's Deputy Wood who was on of the person who stole an an- ileile from John Little Ie street received the call can I the the wrecked cars was the the- aleale sought by Wood The The- aa car supposed to haVe een ln in Ogden tory of the five damsels I IH tover over the ard ard tb hour of a a. In m. was I resident resident of of Kaysville who encountered the girls ato know the whys and I of the nocturnal hike the upped ped the girls and asked had missed the last las Lagoon Lagoon to Ogden they ere m-ere tere compelled to get back the only available means 0 of jn One of cne lassies wore and mouth This was lini face a tale of a quarrel with Ant lad ant lad Jad who took offense said and struck her are inclined to con- con I incidents with the main yet un unrevealed revealed of an im- im automobileobile smash NOR INOROR TO SPEAK JEWISH MEETING Jewish congregation known will inaugurate a next Inert Sunday at MusiciansMusicians' est Second South Bamberger Rabbi Rice in and others will speak viand members of the city have been invited to at- no at- at 11 no parade It was an an- ay Members of the con con- have ave formed a war savings aid raid in the drive for tor pledges rings stamps and in securing of the al- lt al al- altlt Lake county The drive no 10 EVADERS Wenson enson enson 21 a waiterwaller and 9 a bellboy were arrested at Second South and Main Detectives Seager and Wil- Wil lf fare re held for the United as alleged draft dratt Quality and I Economy Are I Happ Happily ly ly- The Blended in RUN i The Happy Medium AUTO OIL I ASK UNTIL YOU GET IT Your LSD Dealer Or Or- Or I CULMER'S I 3 Wasatch 1 4 I Superior facilities skilled facilities skilled operatives Arrow Press 6664 W.

Second South Adv I A Phonograph a brings the the- a a latest Dance Music i by famous i I I Orchestras I right into I your home come ome ome In and i I ook over our I arge stock of i Columbia II and I i I Brunswick Phonographs I I CO 12 MAIN ST. ST WASATCH Phonographs pl Records Exclusively Exclusive I I i I CAA i eA I I 1917 National l. 7 I passenger Is newly new new- new I ly Iy painted and in in the best of condition I You cant can't beat at this I I I I I MR MAN I Isn't It Time to PUT ON ON- THAT SPRING Underwear Our Showing Shoring Is the Greatest Ever Ever- And Ever- And And And they cant can't come too tall tall- and tall- andand thin or too too short short and stout tb to get the correct fit Every wanted style weave and size See our Coopers Cooper's Spring Weight Union Suits In white lisle lisle closed closed crotch crotch- ankle or knee length Sleeveless Sleeveless Sleeve Sleeveless or full sleeves Sizes up to 50 and I Spencer Slated For New Ticket 1 Office Office- Belief s. SPENCER general DS agent of the Oregon Short Line will will- be will- be will- bebe appointed head of the con- I consolidated consolidated con con- I ticket office ofall the I local roads which is is to be located located locat- eded in the Hotel Utah according to a rumor current in railroad I circles today No orders to to move into the UnionPacific offices at at- the at- the at- thethe on any certain date have been received by the local railroad heads but officials say it would not be possible to to accomplish accomplish accomplish ac ac- ac- ac the move before the middle of June The meeting of railroad officials officials I dials called by the government administration is still in session I in Chicago and railroad men are I watching the developments with I great interest It is expected that radical changes will result from the session in the way of consolidation consolidation consolidation con con- I of and effort I SailSall Lake Lake- Girl Tells Kaiser lie He Is Naughty ty Mall Man There Is no doubt that William the fellow who started a all this rumpus has been berated from one end of the country coun try to another but probably he never received a sounder lecture than the one that was intended for him in a letter from a little little- Salt little- Salt little- SaltSalt Lake girl of about 7 years of age The letter arrived at the post- office post- office post post- office addressed to William Kaiser Iaiser Berlin Germany Probably theletter was waS' not strong enough nough but then a little girl of 7 shouldn't know any words more expressive than naughty Now if it was from a full grown mailman or government government government gov gov- official it might have said said but but anyway she was only a girl of 7 The letter told the devilsdevil's teacher that he was very very naughty and that he should mend his ways beforehe is severely chastised by the Owing to thefact th that we are not playing with Germany Germany Germany Ger Germany and not even on speaking terms theletter cannot go to its destination It has been declared dead with the fervent wish that the addressee addressee addressee ad ad- might be declared In the same pleasant condition DELAY IN GETTING JURY TO TRY CASE AGAINST LIVINGSTON With eleven men accepted by the defense forthe jury in the trial of Clarence Livingston charged with second degree murder for the killing of Arthur T. Hyde last Christmas night the first special venire of twenty men was exhausted exhausted exhausted ex ex-ex- ex hausted in examination this morning morning morn morning and a second special venire ot of twenty was drawn to appear this afternoon at 2 o'clock However the prospects are that the jury will not be impaneled for several days as neither counsel for defense or state has made def- Inite definite definite def def- challenges Assistant District Attorney P.

SS. Richards is conducting the examination examination exami- nationnation for the state in the absence of Wilson McCarthy who is ill MRS BREWER IS GRANTED DIVORCE Kate E. Brewer was wag granted a di divorce divorce divorce di- di vorcethis morning from William Brewer on grounds of nonsupport The plaintiffsplaintiff's original complaint charged I cruelty and brutality and relations of the defendant with other women during during dur during lher residence In Sanpete county A 4 denial was entered by the defendant and Mrs Brewer later amended her complaint mentioning only port ITALIAN RED CROSS CROSS CROSS' I I UNIT ON WEDNESDAY i i- TheThe Italian Moth MothersMothers' club a Red Red- Cross Red- CrossCross unit will hold its regular weekly meeting next Wednesday at the Ital- Ian Italian Italian Ital Italian mission West Vest Fourth South street The club held an enjoyable social session last Wednesday at the same I place It Is doing considerable work for the American Red Cross and is In Interesting Interesting interesting In- In women members of the local Italian colony in war work I I Oo 1 TO AN WH JUNE RAfT DRAFT CAll FOR ARMi States State's Proportion of New Nevi Sum Summons ons to Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Un limited Force Leaves Ju June 24 AwaitOrder THE largest call for soldiers from the lists of the selective service since the initial call a year ago has been issued by the wardepartment according accord according to dispatches from Washington On June 24 the the first first of a new force of men will will move move toward concentration concentration con con- camps camp's and the new soldiers will be on the road to the cantonments cantonments cantonments canton cantonments in five days The order means that about young men of Utah now awaiting their call to the colos cobs willwiIl be sent away to be trained as fighting men No official No-official official order order has has been received received- by Captain F. V. FitzGerald executive officer of ththe draft in Utah but the es estimate estimate es- es of men to be be called from the Beehive state is based on the calls that have been issued since the first big I draft All the men to enter the service I next month mOth will be fighting men it is announced in the dispatches from I Washington the calls calIs for specialists to to- be to- be to- bebe issued separately The new addition addition addi addition to AmericasAmerica's unlimited army I.

addi-I. will- be will will- be will- bebe made of up the lads who are to come to grips with the Hun In close conflict Their training will be specialized specialized specialized along lines of trench warfare I The above would indicate that practically practically allthe new force will be infantrymen infantrymen infantrymen machine gunners and artil artil- The first dr draftft of men men was scattered throughout the various va various various va- va rious arms and branches of the service butlater developments as indicated in- many in- many in manydispatches from the front and the war department require the summoning summoning summoning sum sum- sum summoning of fighting men and specialists in separate parate groups While the news of the new callcalI this morning made no definite ti statements it was believed the men would all be from class A. A THRIVING BUSINESS BY NAVY RECRUITERS The The following enlistments were secured secured secured se se- se- se cured at the local naval recruiting oPP ice face yesterday Harold Braby Kirkham Salt Lake Charles Ernest Ern st Hawkins Salt Lake City Harry Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincinnati Ohio Harry Emanuel Erickson Salt Lake City Harry Clare ONeill O'Neill Detroit Mich Ray Allen Luther Worden Worden Wor Worden Mont Charley Yes Wesley ley Bryce Wooldridge Mont Alexander Parker I Stone Bozeman Mont Donald Davey Davey Davey Da- Da vey Deer Lodge Mont Four recruits were secured at Milford Milford Milord Mil Mil- I ford ord by members of thelocal office yesterday esterday They have not been sworn in yet I The naval traveling party will return re- re turn urn tonight it is announced after having laving rounded up fifteen recruitsfor for- the for- thethe he naval service NEW MA MARKET J- AIM TO AIM LO lOW AT AI HI I 19 I AlIlA Opposition to Plans of Re- I Regent Regent Re Re- I gent Street Develops Develops De De- Property Owner Lo LodgesVigorous Protest WITH all its stalls ee erectedted and put in place the municipal municipal municipal muni municipal market in Regent street has has' only to await the arrival of Utah's Utah farmers with their wares to be placed before the housewives for their Inspection and purchase to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow morning at 6 o'clock when the initial daysday's business will begin If the plans of the Regent Street Improvement association materialize according to E. R. Wilkinson agent for the association theentire street will be rebuilt rebuilt new new sidewalks and curbs curbs and and every building in the str street et painted white Alre Already most of of the street has been improved in general appearance by the majority of the buildings being pain painted ed edwhite white LOOKFOR SUCCESS We expect the municipal marketmarke- tto to be a big success andthere Is no possible right to reason otherwise declared Mr Wilkinson this morning The housewife will find everything necessary in the market mark line and she may feel assured ass that everything she purchases will beclean and fit to eat There will twill be applications for space from farmers at all timesand if one of the tenants fails tomeet I with the requirements he willwUl be re replaced replaced replaced re- re re- re placed with another Eliminating the middleman will reducethe high cost of of living NEW BUSINESSES BUSINESSES On the west sideof the street market market mar market places of various kinds willwilI predominate predominate pre predominate while on the east side the plans call for stores etc otherthan markets The upper stories on both sides of Regent gent street will be de devoted devoted devoted de- de voted to smallsmaIl manufacturing plants Already occupying new places In the street are the government community kitchen Salt Lake Electric company American Sales company Red Cross Shop hop Women's civic center children's chil- drens chil- drens children's chil chil- drensdren's clinic Edison Electric company company com company a music st studio io and nd space com I for for- aa caf cafeteria teria It was announced that efforts would be made to remove allalI second-hand second stores poolrooms oms and rooming houses from the street Arrangements have I already bbeen been completed for drinking fountains on the street and of bright street lights WILL OPPOSE MOVE However all Is not smooth sailingsalling with the association which plans to to- make to- makemake malte Regent street a model shopping center I Stephen ua Hayes es of South Second i East street heavily Interested in Regent Regent Re Regent street said property property said this morning Re-j Re I received an invitation from the thee association to attend its meeting With the invitation came a notice that at it had i assessed my property 1 1 a front foot Previously I received a letter from the association that I had been assessed 50 cents a front foot I have paid neither I do not intend to pay them The city taxes my propertyand I do not see where the association gets its Its' authority author- Ity authority author author- author authority to tax city prope property ty Most ost of my I tenants have Iq long leases ea eson the prop property I have assured them that at when their present leases expire they will be- welcome be- welcome be welcome to renewed leases provided they continue to conduct legitimate business and conduct themselves orderly I would not stand for them running running- my people out as long as they are doing what is right I dont don't see why the property owner i is not allowed to control control control con con- his own property This is something something something some something new to me I have never have never heard the like lIko before I am not alone in opposing the plans of the association I have talkedthe matter over oyer with other owners and controllers of Regent street property and I do not believe believe the association will get by with anything like that I believe it is absolutely beyond its power to force a property owner to run his tenants out especially ally with taxes so high The association agent claims he he- ww will Il secure new tenants upon the removal removal re re- re moval of the present ones I am perfectly perfectly perfectly per per- satisfied with my present tenants tenants tenants ten tenants some some of whom have been with me a number of years The association association associa- tiontion wants every property owner to turn over the management of his property property property prop property to their agent I would not turn turnover turnover turn- overover to it my property as long as I Iam Iam I- amam capable of managing it myself There aresecond-hand second houses on State street and West Vest Temple Why should they be driven off Regent Resent street 1 ft Permits Girl to Hide Ride in Hotel and Receives Fine Fine- AS Fin- eAs A result of permitting a AS A'S AS minor girl to remain at a local hotel without regis registering regis regis- registering Harry Mikas clerk of the hotel was fined in juvenile court this morning by Judge C.

M. The girl who was sought by by- the by- thethe juvenile authorities was lo located located located lo- lo I in the hotel after several days'days search SheSho had been ta taken taken taken ta- ta ken to the hotel by a woman of the underworld as revealed by I investigation and had been for- I for fop some time an unregistered guest That the girl was saved by the I officersfrom being compelled to follow in the footsteps of the woman who had her in charge is is- II believed by the juvenile author- author author- The names of both the girl and the woman in the case are withheld with with- I. I held Midnight Holdup cent of Wild West Vest Days D. P. Markey supreme commander commander commander comman commander of ot the who Is In Inthe in- the in- thethe city on official business forthe order is bewailing the fact that what promised thrilling a frontier experience proved to be a very prosaic occasion after all Mr Markey and Dr J.

C. Hanchett Hanchett Han Hanchett were motoring from Park City last night or rather at 2 I o'clockthis morning when in a narrow and dangerous turn ofthe road they were stoppedby three I dangerous and convincinglooking revolvers in the hands of three I men Mr Markey declares he did i not relish relishthe thought of a holdup and and- II wondered why Dr Hanchetthad takensuchchances The holdups used theirdarklanterns to good advantage and keeping their revolvers revol- versvers handy made a careful search of the car After they had satisfied themselves themselves them them- selvesselves the holdups told Dr Hanchett Hanchett Han Hanchett to drive on without so much much- asas looking for valuables in their pockets Just as they were driving away one of ot the men informed the travelers that it was lucky for them that they ththe boot bootS bootleggers bootleggers they were looking for I Mr Markey's home me is in Detroit Detroi I Mich I. I FORTY GERMANS TO TO- ASK NATURALIZATION TION The applications of more more than forty I German subjects who desire to become citizens of the United States will be heard by Judge Harold M. Stephens at at- the at- the at- thethe naturalization hearing in in July Thefirst man to be admitted to citizenship citi citi- citizenship here under the new law approved ap proved by the president on May 9 1918 was Frederick William Hachmeister Hachmeister Hachmeister Hach- Hach who ho is among the applicants for citizenship before Judge Stephens forfinal papers Each man must prove to the court his attachment to the principles of the constitution before he is qualified underthe naturalization law for ad admission It is within the discretion of ot the court it is said to deny admission to any applicant about whom the court may Jay have doubt Teachers From Di Distant tant at L. D.

I S. Convention Two hundred teachersand principals principals princi- palspals of L. D. S. church schools were in attendance at the first session of the annual church school convention which was held this afternoon in Baratt Baratt Baratt Bar- Bar att hall Instructorsfrom the fourteen fourteen four fourteen church schools of the L.

D. S. system were present present- these being from various institutions scattered over the West Canada and Mexico Horace II Cummings superinten- dentdent ofthe church schools opened the convention with general remarks on the purpose of the convention and its importance in the education of thenationsnation's youth at thiscritical time Professor Richard R. Lyman of the University of Utah talked upon The The- PP Power of the Heart in Education The remainder ofthe session was devoted to a general discussion ofschool work and various new phases of teaching A get acquainted social will be beheld beheld be- heldheld tonight in the bishops'bishops building for members of the convention Music for the occasion will be furnished by music students of the L. D.

SS. sity The next session of the convention will tomorrow at convene morning 9 o'clock at the L. D. S. university AUTO TO WELL STOCKED WITH WHISKY TAKEN AND DRIVER JAILED Alleged to have imported liquor into Utah Utah by automobile from Evanston Wyo Roy Francis 33 was arrested this morning on the road north of BecksBeck's hot springs by Patrolmen Egbert and Woodard Wood- Wood ard In the automobile were found a case and a half of whisky Francis Francis Fran Francis who was reported by the of officers officers officers of- of to have been somewhat in- der n.

der the influence himself did not lessfess up to the purchase of the I whisky He isheld in jail await- i awaiting awaiting await await- i ing rig trial Francis was driving a an automobile automobile automobile automo automobile which he said belonged to Andr Andrew Kirk of Salt Lake and which he had hired to make the trip to Evanston A supply ot of bedding bedding bedding bed bedding was In the automobile and it was evident that Francis had camped out during his auto tour FIRE CHIEF WILL HAVE LAST LAST WORD ON AUTO PARKING Before the center parking of automobiles au- au in Salt Lake is decided upon as a fixed practice or discarded discarded discarded dis dis-dis- dis carded as Impracticable conferences conferences confer confer- will be held with Fire Chief W. H. Bywater to determine whether the no new system would interfere in interfere interfere in- in with the fIre lire department in responding to calls This was was the statement his this morning of Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Commissioner of Public Safety Karl A. A Scheid to the city commission Mr 1 Scheid said thatthe center parking parking park parking must remain in the class of I experiments for some time.

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