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Show Friday, March 8, 1929 The Midvale Journal Entry No· 6 In Journal's Famous Characters Contest .. Thomas Phillip Page (Con u1ueu fron1 preuous lS~>ues) l!rom Constantinople we travelled by way oi Eskesher, Afium, Kara His sa.·, w Kouia, (he lconium of the Bible) and crossing a 1-ange of moun"' t~s c.. e to the Cilician plain on wh~ch Adana and Tarsus (birth place of Paul) are situated, the Cilician plain had quite a large Armenian p ulation. Since the time Elder Page was in 1'urkey nine years previously there had been changes in the government, and a party called the Young Turk party had come into power, and a year previously, gave the different ra• and religious populations a cercia! tain amount of freedom and allowed them to emigrate. The object of a report on colonization was therefore unnecessary, but some investigations 1h a broad way were made so that the result could be used if necessary. The subject populations did not feel grateful in many cases, for the amount of liberty granted them, and in some cases, especially among the Druses and Armenians purchased arms in large quantities and spoke strongly of autonomy and independence. This especially by the Armen ians was a foolish policy and in nearly every case they were minority of the population. A counter revolution of the reactionaries took place in Constantinople and the tyrant Abdul Harmid again was in power for a short time, and in Cilici the reactionary elements massacred 30,000 Armenians. This was ~ n10re of a racial than a religious massacre as the Greek Orthodox Christians were not molested. This occurred aoout two months after we were t~re, and practically all the f1iends we visited or did any business with, were destroyed, the men killed, the women badly treated and everything that they were possessed of taken by the Turks. The rule of the reactionaries did not last long and the young Turk party again came into power, but very little was done to punish the perpetrators of the massacres. l!'IGHTING FOOLS VIGI'ORIOUS IN END BALL SERIES Lash for Bootlegger By Virginia Haskins The girls physical education class has been conducting a series of "End Ball." The "Fighting Fools" came out victorious over the "A Turks." 1'he score was 28 to 30. Both teams played very remarkably. The captain of the "Fighting l<'ools, Hazel Glover, showed her skill in the game and did very much to make her team win. Each of the girls on the winning team will receive ten points toward their letter. The Turks will receive five points. The girls on the winning team are as follows: Captain, Hazel Glover; Basemen: Edith Jenkins, Mary Jellinich; Irene Carlson. Guards; Lucile Peckham, Gladys Anctil, Ellen Rosse, Lorna White, Phylis Brov.'1l. At Adana we met Presidant Booth o.r the '.l urklsn llll::l::Jion and JOurneyeu w1~h him to Aleppo headquarters or •lle mission, wher·e sisters Booth most Kindly welcomed us, and with whom we made our home during our stay at Aleppo. J!"rom Aleppo we went to Baalbeek where some of the extremely lofty ptllars of the Temple of the Sun, are :sdll standing and where in the walls <>1 the temple are largest stones that ever were quarried out and put in place by the hands of mortal man. l'hen on to Damascus the oldest city m the world with a history. Hepresentative James 0. Putnam of. As a slight mention of it's long exHowell -county, .Missouri, who introduced a bill in the Missouri house of istence, Abraham had a servant one ASSEMBLY GIVEN BY EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS represenratlves which would establish .&liezer of Damascus so it must 'have the whipping post for the punishment Ila Mary Johnson been a place of importance even in convided bootleggers. of exan The eighth grade furnished those days. Damascus is an irrigated district, ce'Ilent program for the assembly on The most important city in France Friday. about 12 lniles long and 6 lniles wide, The following numbers were given; is Paris. It's streets are decorated taking its water from the small rive: with marble arches columns and staGrade Chorus. Barado, on the edge it is of. arid Sy- "Who-oo ?" Eighth mes. Trees line the walks. The picRobinson. rian desert, and to the Arabs who Tap Dance, Margaret galleries are filled with beautiture Solo "Moon Winks, Marion have not sseen irrigated lands, with Piano LUl works of art from Italy and other Egbert. ~heir verdure, their gardens, the orLudlow countries once conquered by the chards, etc., it is to them land of Reading "The Coward" Miss .l:<'rench. Students from every part of. Rudy Snow. transcendant beauty. In the Arab Accordian solo, the earth go to Paris to study music 1anguage which is extremely imagin- Two numbers from Midvale Orchestra' <~.rt, medicine and science--Laura Sam d.tive and poetical they compare Damuels, 6B. ascus with Eden and Paradise, etc. INAUGURAL ADDRESS BEARD The capital of France is Paris. It is OVER RADIO AT SCHOOL As an example of this we quote the located in the center of France. It is By Geneal Jorgensen <~tory, that the prophet, Mohammed called the "Backbone of Europe" EvMonday at 10 :00 a. m. the Students never visited Damascus, stating his ery industry of the country is center1·eason that he did not do so was, he and teachers of the Midvale Junior ad around it. Paris leads the world did not wish to vlsit Heaven before High School enjoyed the inaugural in styles. France, produces cotton, address given out over the radio by nis time came. wool, linen and silk. Silk is the most Leaving Damascus we went on by the President and Vice President of 1mportant. This industry reached way of the sea of Gallilee, and sail- the United States. .l:<'rance about the seventeenth cenWe enjoyed thoruoghly the speechmg along and visiting Biblical mentury. tioned places on its shores, we trav- es given by Herbertr Hoover and by The French flag is the same color Charles Curtis along with the fareelled to Jersusalem. as the United States flag. The colWe arrived at Jerusalem at a par- well speeches of President Coolidge ors, however, are differently arrang~ ticularly interesting time, it was the and Vice President Dawes. Also the ed. It has no stars. time of a Greek Easter. (The time oath taken by the senators and other About three-fourths of the French when the Holy Fire comes to the men of high office. people live in the country. Over oneWe appreciate Mr. Horne's hospichurch of the Sepulchre) and from half are farmers. Heaven according to the belief of rna tality in bringing his radio over so Before the World War, France had ny of the Greek Orthodox church: it we could have the benefit of hearing many people buildings. Many of was the time of the Roman Catholic this wonderful program. them were destroyed among which !!.aster; it was the time of the Jewish was tne beautiful Rheims . .t'assover. It was the time when the NEWS OF FRANCE FROM was the beautiful Rheims Cathedral. THE PLATOON SCHOOL Mohammedians go away for three rhis has been built since the war.The fifth and sixth grades have days to visit the shine of Moses, and Mary Eltz, 6B. it was the time of a very important been studying France for sometime. The silk worms of France are very and particular date of L. D. S. church '!'he following articles were written interesting. They are raised on the by various students of the school. being the week of April 6th. many mulberry buslles in the Rhone A little incident we might relate aVaaley. The moths lay eggs on the Julius Ceasar was the first man to leaves in the early spring. These bout the Moh.:.mmedans going down to the shrine of Mises. On their re- explore France. He called it Gaul eggs are very small. They usually turn the Mohammedans from Jeru- and named the people Celts. Later it lay in clusters all over the leaves. salem go out to meet them with bar- became known as France. France is The eggs hatch in midsummer. The baric music and hundreds of apcient a great center for commsrce and worms are very small at first but banners. We were just outside of the trade. It is surrounded on all sides they grow very rapidly. When they Mount of Olives when many of the by mountains or bodies of water. They have reached full growth they resempeasants began firing off guns. The form natural barriers and act as pro- ble our tomato warm. They breathe Governor of Jerusalem had given out tection. During the World War Ger- through nine holes in the sides of strict orders, that no guns should be many found it very difficult to invade their bodies. In the autumn they fired on account of so many pilgrims France. •rhe only logical way was are quite large. All summer they being in the city. The firing was in- through Belgium. This is the only un have fed one the mulberry leaves. In tended for salutes and not for at- protected gateway to France. The late autumn they spin cacoons. This tacks on Christians but it was apt Gel'mans succeeded, however, in get- is a little gray soft shell made from to be provocative of trouble. We saw ting into France and capturing some thread which comes from their a large mass of peasants and a gen- very valuable French territory. They mouths. Inside the cacoon a Chrysadarm's fighting the peasants. After did not reach Paris as they planned lis is formed. This protects the worm which a regiment of Turkish cavalry to because the Allied Armies held until spring when a silk woth comes attacking the peasants and we had to them back -Carl Zanzich, GB. out. The cacoons are gathered and move rathar quickly to get out of the the thread unwound. This is made fashion world's the of one is Paris and made were way as many arrests into silk. After the silk is taken off a couple of peasants killed by the centers. Many gowns and hats are the chrysalis is carefully cared for imported from there, for which the because the little worm inside must charge of the soldiers. Two days aiter, it being the Greek ladies of the United States pay large become the moth which lays the eggs Easter, the members of the Greek Or prices. Every year hundreds of tour and keeps the silk worm industry thodox church, congregated in the ists go to Paris which is a gay and growing.-Jack Cushman, 6B. church of the Holy Sepulchre, sta-y- also a wicked city. There are many ing there all afternoon and night. In night clubs and gambling houses, athe eastern churches there are no mong them the famous Monte Carlo. seats so they have to stand or sit on Here fortunes are made ·or lost every the stone floor most of the day and night. The French chefs are among the night. Many of these pilgrims are AND dressed in sheep skin clothing with best in the world. Many of the French the wooly side in and do not smell the women are very beautiful and chic. France does not have a king like sweetest in the world, so we did not a remain very long in the afternoon as many countries of Europe. It has above stated there were no seats, but president. Many of our brave boys went to there is a very narrow gallery all aThey are 168 NORTH MAIN STREET round the church. This gallery is re- France did not come back. callFranca of part that in sleeping MIDVALE 190 TELEPHONE the and officials high served for the Field." "Flanders ed consuls of the principal nations. We -Frank Kennedy, 5B were very nicely treated by a Mr. EST JORDAN MILLING Wallace, who was the U. S. Consul at very a is France of location The his of one us gave COMPANY that time and he so that the tickets which Bro. Booth made use of. good one. It is located Economy & White Lily States can reach it easily for In talking with Consul Wallace he United FLOUR the told me among other things that his trade. Other countries around Institution Home A has brothers' life was saved from drown- France can do the same. France Manufacturers of the Flour has ing by our President, John Taylor, in many important rivers. It also Made Mothet' Start Baking That the the early days of California. To go many railroads connecting it with Whole Wheat Health Our Try back to what occurred in the church, rest of Europe. Flour and find health again! Most of the land of France is well about noon a flame came out of each .A.k Your Grocer For Our side of the Marble structure, which is cultivated. The French are usually Economy or White Lily Flour erected over the sepulchre itself and very thrifty and industrious. the person nearest lighted his bunch ~~~~~~::il~~::ill~ of candles from it, and as every one ~~~ii'~i~!!a!~~l • had a bunch of candles, you can imagine the effect of the light and smoke. About all the fires and lights in Russia, Greece and the Balkans states and wherever the Greek Orthodox faith is the prevailing belief are lit I from the passing of the lights from the Holy Fires. Many believe that the fire comes down directly from Heaven while to others it is a Santa Claus story. We visited many of the places connected with the life of our Savior took a swim in the Dead Sea (the low est place in altitude on our planet) and came out with a coat of varnish ~ instead of a coat of salt as when swimming in Great Salt Lake. (Next Week-To Joppa. and Syria) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Splashes of uneven color, stripes, slanted sun-ray effectseverythin g new is here 59P 75e • _ <.J"' . - $1.00 $1·.50 FAMOUS CLOTHING CO~ ''We Dress The Best Dres$ed Men In Town" Midvale Main St. The Jordan High School will present an Operetta at the school auditorium on Friday evening at eight o'clock. • Break Up the Clods and Get a tg Hig h Yie See dbel N ;J O MATTER how you farm you simply can't get along without a good harrow. lat. the up break will that harrow a You want clods and leave a deep, mellow seedbedthe kind of seedbed that will give you a bigger crop than you expected. And for Tractor• that sort of job, we've got julit the thingThre•her• the Case Spike-Tooth Harrow. Combln•• enalmost Extra strong and constructed llay Ral.lr• i 1 o f steeI -that'a the Case Harrow. Silo Fillet~ treY Plo"'• hammer to The teeth are placed J'ust right Di&h llarrOUJ• t h e clods to pieces and you can reverse Culti.,..tore them after years of wear and tear and still Grain DriU. have a good harrow. Grain The C ase line of spike-tooth harrows Bln<kre Co.B~,.. includes all types-9pen and U-bar, zigMo._.• zag and square end U-bar, flexi.hle pipe Ha.Y Ro,.., bar and wood bar-all built for excepllo>· tional service. ....,., ~?rror.-J.re Cottml Come in and let us show you as gnod a rJonr.."' Hne of harrows as you e>'er laid e,·~~... on. Our service on ?H kind!. aff.tcr•l hnplc.:,nt:nt<~ and machinery is fast and reh!·..,le-try V<J f·•• Y->·'" .. ,.ring requirement s. Booth Mercantile Company Full line now includes E-B Osborne Grand Detou r BOOTH MERC~ HANDLES ENTIRE CASE LINE IN SOUTH SALT LAKE CO. IVAN TAFT SPRIN G NECK WEAR Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gardner, Jr. attended a party at Murray Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Huifaker. "Everythi ng for the Farm and Home" MIDVALE, UTAH Phone Midvale 200 PLUMBING REPAIRING Modern Art In Mrs. Will Gardner and son, Ralph, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting her daughter, Grace, at Provo, and other relatives at Spanish Fork. Mrs. Rachel Irving and Miss Delila Gardner werre guests of. Miss Martie Gardner Wednesday. The day was spent in quilting and a hot dinner was served. W Including TRACTORS THRESHERS COMBINES HAY BALERS SILO FILLERS WALKING PLOWS ORCHARD DISK HARROWS DISK HARROWS GRAIN DRILLS WALKING CULTIVATORS RIDING CULTIVATORS SULKY AND GANG PLOWS TWO WAY PLOWS TRACTOR MOLDBOARD PLOWS WHEATLAND DISK PLOWS RIDING DISK PLOWS SPIKE TOOTH II.AIQ{OWS SPIPNG TOOTH HARROWS GRAIN BINDERS MOWERS BEET CULTIVATORS SIDE DELIVERY RAKES SULKY RAKES MANURE SPREADERS HAY LOADERS ~~~::iiU~~::ijl!:i~,ii!!!::ij\b!!n~~n ~~!14m~~ • • • • • • • •• Investing With Safety • • • • • • Gambling With Poverty !• • I VSCI : ' j -. 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