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Show 1TTA!I STATESMAN News Notes News Notes i('f a fV ' ''s.v-- . ' - ; .if ' , ' ' 'i jTAltfJf - , ,.. " ''- - shrinking clips bringing 86 cents or slightly shove. These prices have in many deals been accompanied by ad vantage payments of $1.50 per fleece, which is 50 cents more than the usual down payments per fleece in most seasons of extensive contracting. BURLEY Possibly reflecting the low prices for spuds, but sixty-fivcars of automobiles were received at the Burley freight office in 1927. The fall of 1926, with potatoes high, Increased the totai carloads of autos for . that year to However, more gasoline was used here in 1927, for 150 care were billed to Burley that year as against 146 in 1926. MINIDOKA On the Minidoka pro ject in Idaho a farm of 40 acres yielded a total gross revenue to its owner for 1927 of $13,442. BOISJ3 Effective soon, a reduction of 20 per cent on seed potato rates between all points in Idaho will become effective the public utilities commission announced recently. . The Oregon Short Line asked and received permission to publish the rate, which is 80 per cent of the present rate. Wfc(fo'Jti'Ai(4-n- By ELMO SCOTT WATSON NK February morning Just thirty years ago the news flushed over the country that the United States battleship Maine, commanded by Cupt. Charles I Wight Sigsltee, had been blown up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, and that two hundred and e eight-five- men and two officers had r been killed. Since that time disasters at sea have claimed many more American lives and after the first outburst of horrified amazement at them the public has quickly forgotten. But far different was the aftermath of the destruction of the Maine, for it came at a time when relations between two great nations were strained almost to the breaking point and St proved to be one of the factors which plunged America Into a war from which she emerged as a different nation from that which the world had known before and Inevitably committed to a role as a world power and a player In the game of international Although historians of politics. today do not usually point to tills disaster in Havana hnrbor on February 1.1. 18N8, as a turning point in history, historians of the future may do so. To get a proper erspcctive on the Importance of the Maine disaster, It Is necessary to go hack to the beginning of American history. For three centuries and a half Spain had held the Island of Cuba, although she hud lost most of her colonies In both North and South Amor loo. The Cubans, moved by the success of other in throwing off the yoke of Spain, which had become a galling one, began to dronin of the day when they, too, should In free. As early as 1822 sympathy with this desire was openly expressed In the United States, but no opportunity for showing sympathy In a more tangible form occurred until ISIS when the Cubans revolted against their Spanish rulers und succeeded in keeping up a guerrilla warfare for a ntimlier of ypurs. In lSTil Col. William L Crittenden of Kentucky Joined a filibustering expedition which set out from New Orleuna under Nnrclso Lottos to aid the Cubans. The Spaniards captured the Colonel Crittenden and whole party and some fifty others were shot at Havana. There was nothing that America could do about Crittendens execution, for a nation cannot countenance a filibustering expedition against a presumably peaceful neighbor nation. But when Spain put Cuba under martial law American syinioithy grew more outspoken. And tlipn came the famous Virglnlus affair. In 1873, the an American-registerevessel, was raptured by a Spnnitdi gunlmat. taken to a Cuban port and fifty of her crew, most of them Americans, were stood before a firing squad. At tills outrage excitement in America ran high, hut the American administration, after a long series of negotiations with Spain, nllowed her to settle by paying an indemnity. Meanwhile the rphclllnn in Culm was continuing and the horrors of the Kimnish attempts to put It down continued with it. In 187.1 the United States Intimated to Spain that unless the war were stopiied intervention might Iiccoiiip necessary and Spain took the hint. Stic granted certain reforms and the struggle seemed to lie ended. But It proved to be only the beginning, so far as tlie United States was concerned for the I ion failed to keep tils promise to the Cuban patriot, and In IS! 1.1 another Insurrection was under way. Under the leadership of such men us Gomez, Mui-ethe riliels put up such a and Gun-la- . valiant fight that they gained control of most of the provinces mid their plucky resistance to the harshness of Spanish rule won for them the admiration and the active sympathy of the American people. As the struggle continued America was more closely Involved by outrages against American citizens living In Culm at the hands of r Butcher Weyler, they railed General him and early In 1897 the sltimtlmi in ruhu became the subject of considerable debate In rongress. Up to this time the question of Intervention In Cubit was one upon which the Amerl-rupe iplo probably were ns much divided as were the members of congress. All during that year the war In Culm nnd flu efforts of Iresidi-n- t McKinley to bring hImmiI k solution of i In problem, tlmt would bo pcais-fu- l satisfactory In both Spain and tin United Slates wit foremost in the minds of Americans. But us tilin went on the realization of i lint loqie stoiium1 more and more remote. Then flip situation of American In Havana began to cause uneasiness and' it was decided to send a warship In that i nrt. imt only to protect Interests In ease the med for sm-prooetion should nrise. bill its a friendly gesture tn tlie Sptitd-- li author! ties and a symbol of good vill between tlie two tuitions. Maine was ordered Accordingly tlie lal to I sum for that plirN:so. I 'iimp.ired to the battleships iif today, tlie Maine would Pot lie such ii mighty engine of war. Imt thirty years ago she was one of our lineal icssels and was ns fur, ridable as us a fighting luaeliine ebe-s- . iu-The Maine was at tlie any Of Jlroo'hiyn ntity yard in November, IMHJ, ut a alxty-fou- -- Vlr-glnlu- d Wt-jle- Ann-rii-ni- d lii-- r The special rate, established voluntarily by the railroad, will be effective to May 15. IDAHO FALLS Potatoes Total U. S. shipments, recently, 830 cars; Idaho shipments. 124 No. 1 stock at Idaho Falls: Haulings moderate; demand moderate; market about steady. Carloads f. o. b. cash tract: Russetts, warehouse regraded, mostly 7580c; partly graded, 65c. Wagonloads cash to growers: Russets, bulk outweight, mostly 50c; few best higher. Passings of Idaho shipments recently: To jiriXR mgJSXPzoaiQrr l.ntln-America- cost of $2100.0O0, and was first commissioned In batShe was a September, h luirliette turrets, with a tleship with two feet length of 31S feet, beam .17 feet, draft and displacement of 1.1182 tons. Tlie burbefte armor was 12 Inches thick and tlie plates of tlie turret armor were Jght Inches thick. The hull was encased In un armor licit 12 inches in thickness, tailoring to seven Inches below the water line. Like most of her class, her ends were unprotected by aide armor, but at both ends there were transverse armored bulkheads of sufficient thickness to deflect projectiles. A steel deck covered the vital parts of the ship and afforded protectiin to the machinery und boilers. The Maine's armament consisted of four ten Inch rifles, en barbette In turrets. In the muln battery and six rifles un the battery deck for the auxiliary battery. Four eight and two ruptd fire guns, four revolving eannnu und four Gnttllngs made up the second battery and there were armored on each of the two masts. She was proto pelled by twin screws of manganese bronze, the imwer being furnished by two screw engines of n.fwo indicated horse power. Carrying 822 tons of coal, she could steam 2.771) knots at 14.S knots an hour or 7.(S) knots at 10 knots nil hour. She had a double bottom and numerous water-tigh- t compartments. A bulkhead divided the engine room, so that eueh set of the machinery was in a water-tigh- t compartment by Itself. The story of tlie tragedy which caused tlie loss of this magnificent vessel and was a contributing factor to the Spanlsh-Amcricawar is told in the following excerpts from tlie message by i'resiilent McKinley to congress lute In March lM'S: steel-armore- d ten-inc- lJ six-inc- h three-pounde- rs u Th Main fitter.-the pert of en the of January, her arrival lictni: inaiktd with nn retrial Incident a the exchange of ealutca and ceremonial viefts The Maine continued In the harbor of Havana during the three weeks s ..ih following her arrival. No appreciable excitement attended her stay; on the contrary, a feeling of relief and enafldenre followed the resumption of Ibe long Interrupted friendly iniercourse. So noticeable was thin immediate effect of her visit tli.it lie consul general Mronuiy urg'd tli.-i-t tbs pres-enc- e of our ships in Cuban wat-rshould be kept up by retaining the Maine at llav.-iiior in event of ber recall, by sending anolhir vissel thue to take her place. At minutes pnt nine in the evtning of tlie IMh of Fcbruuiy the Maine was ilestrnyed bv an which tin- - entire lairt of tlie ship was explosion, utterly wrecked. In this atastrophe two nffli-- i rs and two hundred and sixty-fou- r of hi r crew Iboee whn w.re nil killed outright ly tlie explosion being penned l tween deck by Die of wni-kagmid drowned by the immediate inking of i he hull. . . . The usual proci-dlirwas followed, as In all of r.isuaily nr disaster to national vessels of any mar. time sia:e. A nival court of Iminiiy was al onee nrganixiil, composed of olllrir well ii:iiif-erank and practical experience to discharge il e duly imposed upon them. Aldul by a strong r.uee of wreckers and divers, llis court pron-i-deto make a thorough Investigation on the r.t, employing eviry nvallnh'e non iis fur Ihe Impartial and exact d fiiiniiinlion of ll-causes of tlie explosion. . . . TPs I'.iullnu of the court if ner-istn- d, e r nactnd mm ir y was in I or. . . rf'-- r dis S3 . of coni inn us report t.f (Imt court of inquiry, boa i In) t v , ami l.b'iit. t'opi. 'apt. V. T. Saini'Miii, A. Murix, judge advocate, was briclly tills: Tlit . . Tint the lio-- of Ihe Maine w,--i Ind in on i tie- part of any pic( due lo f.mll or in plic.eni-if the o'licis or n, embers of (lie new. Tlc-the ship was ''t ly the explosion of n lolne, vvlr.ili tau-nln paillal expio-- s n ii two or iiu-iforward magar-mllu.t on tvidir.es hue I in fixing ihe tlie il Mru'-tiviof the Main reMioi.silillity upon hi.y pvrsun or e . t i 'rol tr s s f.-- Prioiltgo to Lioo in m 1 Utah POCATELLO Deep snow in the mountains la driving elk out of the One came into the town mountains. of Tentonia, north of here, recently. 4 muman corral was formed around the kind of the forest and he was caught and tied to a telephone pole. . Earl Harrla took the visitor from the woode to hie barn and will feed it until the game warden can arraaga to return it to the range. An elk appeared at the Drlgga high school last week and remained at a hay stack near by, during which time the students procured kodaks and shot it." j BOISE 1928 wools nearly all sold, Idaho is turning attention to some of j ! the factors that will determine the The first of the j quality of that clip. ! year finds but 20 to 25 per cent of tin Gem state wool stills in the hands of the producers. Prices for the 1928 elip hsve been about 85 cents a pound, with many of the choicer, lighter 43z Vi&r&'l&e y&iarXx4Rj&ri& tpttarrft wiBwiiy ZfcSlS. Jtt A ',, .T . ! IDAHO V ' Prwilogo to Lioo in j t Although the Spanish authorities in Havana gave all the aid possible to the Americans after the destruction of the Maine and pnld the highest honors to (lie first recovered deud when they were hurled hy the municipality In the public cemetery in the city, this was offset by the attitude of Spain thut the disaster hod been caused hy an explosion of her magazines, due to the carelessness of tier officers. The first blaze of wrath which swept America the day after the explosion was calmed somewhat hy the reNirt of Captain Sigshee, asking thut Judgment be until tlie cause of the accident lie Investigated, mid hy President McKinley's des for s calm consideration of the Bids as established hy tlie board of inquiry. But the conviction grew thut Spain hud struck In the dark and In a later message from the President to congress ne summed up the feeling of Ameries toward Spain In the words "The destruction of the Maine, hy whatever exterior cause, Is a intent and Impressive proof of a state f things in Cuba that Is Intolerable. That condition is thus shown to he such that the Spanish government cannot assure safety nnd security to a vessel of the American navy l.i the Itnrltor of Havana on a mission of mid rightfully there.'' pc.n-In that message he asked congress for authority to establish an independent government In Cuba and on April 1!) rongress adopted a resolution declaring Hint Spanish rule In (uli:i must cea-recognizing the Indeiiendeiiee of Culm hiiI empowering the President to use the entire land ami naval forces of the United Stntes to drive Spain from Cuba. That meant only on tli'ng war. When America went to war it was b.v a formal passed h.v congress on April 2.1 But the American people went to war with no fortm.l phrases. Their declaration was summed up in the new Imttle cry of 'ISemen.ber tin Maine It was one of the shortest wars In r.merleaii history. Beginning In April its end was foreshadowed in August when Spain iiiudo overtures a protocol was signed und hostilities for cca-e- d. The end clime with the treaty of peace signed on Iieccmlier 10. By the terci of the treaty Spain gave up all claim to Culm ami ceded to the Porto itico, (iuiim und the Phllipplm Ui.iti d States, receiving the sum of twenty million dollars fur tlie latter. The decisive naval of Manila nnd Santiago definitely esttils the position of the United S'ntes a a naval power nnd her acquisition id territory In i of the brought her out of the with only domestic affairs to n new Inter biilional relationship. war was InNo doubt tlie Spnnlsh-Ainerleaevitable ami would liave' lsen fought another tlie Maine been destroyed nr not. lint tlixt was the one thing ncccssnry to give the dNiisp-Amcrhnti people the will In fight and the determination to hack lip tlielr leaders to the uinuc-- l in prosecuting the wr?. So It may fairly be regarded as a turning point 1 history, one of I hose uiiliHihixl-fo- r Inrldeiits whose Importance may imt Im appreciated lit the time, hut which g"'.v in hapnriiiiu'e with the year. on the Maine were 'I lie who Ttiioii-rIn removed from the afterwards llnvami and the ling ill aped eollins of these first victims of America's shortest and nmM hril-- i i: ; v v.nti to the United war were S'ati-on Anierb'i'ii warships. They were hurled in Ar!hc.,"u National cemelery and the market Is the gigantic for i when they re--oi haltlishlp en wliirli they perl-be- d, the i, anawliicli Is still by Amcr ver the biiiile cry of Itf'N Is re Ictii,' vvlii-'licii.cmbiT the Maine.' southern California, 7 cars; through Omaha, 25 cars to Chicago. BOISE The department of agriculture recently confirmed reports from the Idaho Falls district of wholesale violations of the department's potato regulations, but officials refused to draw and inference or conclusions, declaring only that evidence was being collected against reported - sus-pend- violators. BURLEY Cleaning up the last of the turkeys on the Minidoka tract and surrounding territory, the Southern Idaho Turkey Growers association received 1351 birds recently. Of these, 540 were No. 1 and 711 graded No. 2. Growera received around $4500. IDAHO FALLS One out of every dve cars of potatoes shipped in the United States last week was loaded in Idaho. Daily shipments from the state areraged 128 cars per day, just one less per day than during the prereeding week and fifty per day more than during the same week a year ago. The only state to exeeed Idaho In olume was Maine, which shipped Abut 150 cars per day, states the Weekly Potato Market Review, issued by Wendell Calhoun, market news representative of the federal department of agriculture at Idaho Falls. BOISE From 2000 to 3000 deer roam Garden Valley between the Gallagher ranger station and the mouth of the south fork of the Payette river, taroy Lizonbee, deputy game warden for Valley and Boise counties, re- e o, ported for this product. cd n I I 1 m-- ! 1 - . TWIN FALLS Idaho harvested 6,000,000 pounds of Grimm alfalfa seed in 1927, furnishing 80 to 85 per cent of the needs of the United States s r re'i-ntly- BOISE Levies for disease control and predatory animal control this year will continue unchanged from last yeur. Idaho's state sheep commission decided. The disease control levy is fixed at one mill on the dollar of assessed valuation for all sheep and goats in the state, while the predatory animal levy continues at five mills. LINDON Utah will harvest straw-- j berries from 100 more acres In 1928 than in 1927. The total for 1928 Is fixed al 1400 acres. MT, PLEASANT Maple canyon. In Sanpete county, Utah, la so narrow and the walla so high that a person in the bottom of the canyon finds sure visible in daytime. LAYTON Farmers who have been bothered with coyotes this winter are cooperating with Q. E. Holman of the state and U. S. biological survey cooperative campaign against predatory animals in an effort to destroy the The heavy snowfall recently, it is thought will result in more coyotes coming down from the mountains, and more precautions will be taken to protect the chickens end sheep. Poison bait will be put out to attract the an-ima- le. marauders. SPANISH FORK Havoc among the deer is being wrought by four or five mountain llous in Spanish Fork canyon near Red Narrows, it was announced by D. H. Madsen, state fish and game commlsioner. Some weeks ago two lion kittens were killed in that section by George Holman, who la in charge of the federal work of exter- minating predatory animals in Utah, Mr. Madsen said. The old lions could not be found at that time. Since then, however, the old ones evidently have returned and brought reinforcements, as several deer have been reported killed In that section. VERNAL Lovers of pets, wild and otherwise, find this city a paradise. Quail and Mongolian pheasants without number are In town, driven by enow and cold weather, and they are guesta in barnyards. If the domestic fowl get too plain at times, in signifying objection to the visitors well the pheasants are good boxers and make use of their knowledge. EUREKA At the end of Its first year of operations, during which development has been carried forward quietly and methodically, the Amerir can Beauty mine on the South fork of the Humboldt river near Lee, Elko county, is shipping six tons of concentrates daily to the Utah self-invit- lead-silve- smelters. OGDEN Ogden Is covered by the heaviest blanket of 'snow of the winter, although the fall In Weber county is reported to be not as heavy as that of points In Davis and Salt Lake counties. Snow fell at intervals during the day. The city streets depart nv.nt, under the direction of Harold Tripp, street supervisor, was busy with snow plows clearing streets for traffic and reported good progress. MYTOX Importance of alfalfa in Utah agriculture Is shown by valuation figures on that nop for 1927, which amounted to $12,420,000. The next most valuable crop was wheat, which brought to farmers last year, $5,792,-06- 0. PROVO With over 100 birds on exhibition, among which are some of tho finest strains to be found in this territory, the first day of the Utah County Poultry Fanriera' association's annual poultry show opened recently. The show la being held In the Graham building, situated at 162 Inter-mounta- in West Center street COALVILLE The Uintah Ranch and water company filed articles of incorporation with the county clerk of Summit county last week. The company will Incorporate under the laws of the state of Washington wIQ) Its principal place of business at Seattle The amount of capital stock is $30,-00anil the trustees, who sIbo are the incorporators and own all the outstanding stock are Ren C. Grosscup, I. M. Annesley and Charles A. Wallace. MYTOX The ice harvest has started in Myton and this portion of the basin. W. T. Rogers has Btarted to cut east of Myton on the Duchesne river and is getting fourteen-incIce. Several of the farmers living near the take Fork river also are Ailing up their ice houses. It is also reported that the Green river at Ouray Is frozen over and teamj and autos are crossing there. Ice over a foot thick is being rut there. EPHRAIM Ephraim wool dips from range and home-fe- d sheep were sold during the seek. The home fed wool, which consists of about 15.0U0 fleeces, was sold to L. R. Anders-of Mantl for Jeremiah Williams 4 Ci. at 33 cents per pound flat. This is d of a cent less than was paid for Manti wool, but is three cents more than was received for local wool last 0 h one-thir- year. BRIGHAM CITY More than 150 sportsmen front Ogden, Brigham and other seel ions of Roxelder county participated In a rabbit hunt at Promontory reecntly. The sportsmen were met at the Promoutory station by ranchmen and taken to the hunting grounds. Areordfng to the hunters, abount 5000 rabbits were killed during the day. At the conclusion of the hunt the sportsmen were given a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elhelbert Larsen. SALT LAKE rredii-- tng that 1928 IDAHO FALLS Importance to the will be n record breaking year fur potato industry of Idaho of strict Utah poultry products on eustern marcompulsory grading and branding re- - kets, Benjamin Brown, former presigulations was stressed by growers dent of the Utah State Poultry Cooperative nsuoclHliou nnd dealers and business men at r hear- now director of markets f ir that on ing ueforc a special committee of the tnnixation. arrived in Salt take from tate chamber of commerce here lately. New York Tltursilnv. He Is here to Sjteakers were almost unanimous thut lake lip IttiHlness lint tiers of the and No is srliedtiVI in quality was essential if the Idaho potato was to compete in the mar- lellver his nniiiiitl report and a titress kets of the nation, and it was gener- Suturday hi the farm Inireuti e.mven-iloIn Loeal turkeys and ally agreed thut the best way to maintain the quality is through standard- 'ggs. Mr. Brown said, are espeei.-tlllu oniunil along the Atlantic seaboard ization of shipmenta. t j , ! t ! ,:o-luce- n Og-'en- -- . |