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Show THE GRANTGVILLE 4 UTAH. YANK INGENUITY LANDS U. S. AT TOP OF WORLDS NAVIES LOBBYISTS CAUSE UPROAR III HOUSE CHARGE MADE THAT LOBBYING IS GOING ON IN SPITE OF Revelations in London Show Hitherto Undisclosed Part of America in War. SCHOOL REVENUE ACT IS NOW EXPECTED TO SOLVE LONG DISCUSSED PROBLEM. STRINGENT RULES. Effort to Paaa tho Dorn Inhoritaneo Under Propoeed Law Leas Populous .'Tax Bill Ovor tho Governor' Sections of State Would Not bo Vote Pravoa Unavailing In Taxed In Greater Amounts Than tho Sonato. More Populous Sections. Salt Lake City. Tlie bouse paaaed nine bills before noon on March 10, itha day of the legislative session, and when It reconvened at 2 oclock quickly passed the concurrent resolution by SeiiAtor Elisabeth J. Hayward, authorising the governor to appoint a committee of five to study and formulate a plan to oomkneinorate American Irrigation. From then until adjournment at 4 o'clock there was continual scrapping and a number of oratorical brickbats were thrown at state officials, members of the legislature aud others who happened to come within range of the house "barrage. Lobbyists and lobbying came In for two stiff rounds In the house during the afternoon. Speaker Richards opened the first round by announcing that lobbyists were becoming loo bold, that they bad Invaded the sacred sanctuary of the house floor and were "button-holing"'- 1 members at their desks. A house rule prohibits lobbying at all times on the floor of the chamber, and It was ordered that this rule be rigidly enforced. An effort to pass the Dem Inhei ltance tax bin over the governors opposition In the senate on March 10, failed. The roll call on the question showed not only a lack of the constitutional majority, but a majority against the passage, the vote being eight for passage and ten against The new motor. vehicle license law was signed by the governor on March 10. Motorcycles are taxed $3; the remaining pleasure car rates are: Vehicles not exceeding and $5; between $15; alf sterna curs, $10; all fleet ric can, $10, commercial trucks from $10 to $75. The Dem hill, relating to hanking business, and the amendment measure was pa seed on final reading by the senate, after It had been denntur-iaeAq presented the bill made It a felony for any officer or director of a bank to borrow from tlie Igink more than' 15 per cent of die amount of Its capita) stock and surplus. Tills portion was stricken out Senator Clydes Mil Imposing a grating license upon transient stock from outside states was considered on second rending and then under suspension at the rules was passed on final reading. The tax is designed to protect the snmtner range of Utah from transient, stock. An effort to Introduce in die senate a substitute bill designed to meet the objections of the governor by providing a separate scale of taxes for collateral heirs was defeated, but finally Senator Dera was permitted to Introduce the Mil as originally presented to the senate without any scale of taxes. fifty-seven- NEWS, GRANTSVILLE, th . . . d. . LEGISLATIVE NOTES. In the senate on March 7, Senator Chesa MIL providing that elective county officers, except county commissioners, shall be elected for four-yea- r terms Instead of two, was amended and passed on second reading. The r Mil was amended to provide for a term election in 1920 and a four-yeterm election in 1922 and every four years thereafter. March 7 was the last day ujwn which bills sent to the governor for action to be acted npon and returned to the legislature before Its adjournment. All hills sent to him later, under the lnw, he may hold In his pwrewim and act upon at his leisure after the legislature adjourns. The senate amended the house rand bond bill to Increase the bond Issue for state rouds from $3, 000, 010 ro ' $4,000,000 and to reduce the amount that must be expended In each county from $75,000 to $25,000. It also a that at! work ded a clause requiring ' and not more $25,000 than costing done by convict labor must he (lone under contract let to tho lowest bidder. Iu preparation for the grand cleanup" nt the finish of the legislature, the senate on March 7 named a sifting committee to go through senate bills pending nnd weed out the unimportant mensures that must be sacrificed In the closing hours of tlie legislature to clear the road for more important legislation. deLegislative Investigation of the. Is Lake Balt at tank Merchants funct under way. Tills fact was brought out when the committee on consirn lions In ' the house submitted a report. In connection with a report from the committee named by the governor to make recommendation an to n anlt-nlimemento for Utah men who served In the world war, a bill wns introduced In Hie senate on March 1 by Senators Hayward and McKinney providing for an appropriation of $25,000 for a stale celebration and giving of certificates of honor to all Utahns entitled to receive them. The house Mil creating representative district Na 29 In Daggett county, was passed on final reading by the a genate. two-yea- ar i- le OPENS EYES OF NAVY MEN spo-ciqf- c school revenue committee which the house appointed to solve the school tux questlou so that the less populous sections of the state would not be taxed iu greater amounts than the more populous sections. The committee wus instructed to draft a bill which would provide a fund to be equitably distributed among the sdiool districts of the state for use In defraying the expenses of of primary schools. The raising of funds tor building purpose remains the problem of the Individual districts. There Is no radical departure In the measure from the National Taxing association recommendations. It follows the plan of the federal tax. It adopts a flat 2 per cent levy in the place of the graduated levy of the federal tax. The same exemptions as allowed by the federal tax are provided In this measure. Tlie special commit Ice to which was referred house bill 127, by Mrs. Blake-y- , and house bill 135, hy 1L E. Currie, recommended tlie tabling of the Blakely measure and favorable action for tlie other. The house followed the recommendation. Both bills relate to the organisation and government of dtiM and provide that city commissioners sljall be elected from the various wards. The proposal to redial rlct the legislative districts of the state was killed by the house on Mart'll 8. Unanimous consent was given the appropriations committee on March 8 to Introduce two aiipmpriatlon hills. They provide an approriatlon for the state to buy some Hatchtown claims and to reimburse the school fund, which will suffer a loss, through the sale of Irrigation bonds, tlie constitution' providing that the school fund cannot he made to suffer a loss. The senate on March 8 rejected Senator Olsons hilt for a constitutional amendment permitting the consolidation of city and county governments In dtles of the state upon vote of the people of the districts affected. Tlie senate on Man'll 8 called upon the house for return of the workmen's compensation bill to correct a minor error Iu words, but the house, apparently suspecting a "Joker In the more, refused to return the bill, but offered to refer It to a conference committee. Thla was done. . The conference committee on the senate amendments to Ihe Plercey eight-holaw for women, reported back recommending that both houses concur In an amendment removing exemption of application of the law from employees engaged in Interstate commerce, from those employed under contract and those upon piece work. ur AT THE CAPITOL. Under a suspension of the rales Senator Stringhnin introduced a Mil amending tlie present budget law so as to provide that the legislature may not consider bills carrying appropriation during tlie first thirty days of the session unless the budget has been acted upon by both houses before that time. Efforts on the part of the house of representatives of the Utah legislature on March 8 to pry out of the senate the senate mine tax measure and the conference committee report recommending that tlie house amendment on the basis of taxation of metalliferous mines be adopted, failed. The governor on March 8 returned to the senate without his approval the Dem Inheritance tax bill. The governor disapproved the bill on tlie grounds that the acale of Inheritance taxes Is unusually high and that the bill makes no distinction bf tween direct and collateral heirs. In a special message to the legislature relating to the road building program of the state during (he two years ending December 31. 1921, Governor Bamberger recommends a resolution providing that a constitutional amendment raising the liomling limit of the state from 14 to 2 per cent be submitted the people nt the next general election. Senator McKinney succeeded in having. Ids municipal elections bill, providing for representation on the city commission from, each city want in Salt Luke, taken from the tnlihv and then the senate killed It. Representative D. p. McKays hill, providing for the taxation of mini dogs In order to reduce their number and thereby minimise damage caused by them to sheep and other live stock, was pawled by the senate after considerable debate. It was pointed out on March 8 by Representative D. Q. McKay that so far tills session the house has. acted senate bills which upon twenty-sevehad been .passed ; two had been laid npon the table, four were In the hands of committees, one had been killed and one, senate Mil Na 42, was lost n ACE DESIGNS STATUE (Cpyrttu. ' ' ! Gives World a Successful 'Revolution In tho Propulsion of tho Biggoot Fighting Shipo Naval Sd- - ' enco Advanced. .London. secre- Josephus Daniels,' tary of the navy congratulated Admiral Griflln and W. L. R., Emmett upon having given the world. In the New Mexico, a "successful revolution in the propulsion of the biggest fighting ships, adding: "As so often American Ingenuity and Inventive skill now lead the world In the He seen1 propelling of battleships. to pave been unaware that In this cum the "Ingenuity and inventive skill originated In England. Otherwise, one may be sure, he would have been tho first to give credit where credit was -- ta-fr.r- due. At thb snnie tlme.lt must lie that American enterprise and t to the possibilities of a really useful Invention have opened the eyes nf the naval authorities on this aide, to tn great and Importance of whnt, from Insufficient invev tigni'on and wrong expert advice, they bnd discarded. Tlie history of the evolution nnd of what Is known over here os thermo-electri- c Ihe "Paragon ship propulsion system, and, as Is' used in the New Mexico, the Importance nf whose successful trials, though announced hy Mr. Daniels early last December, has Just been discovered b the English press, Is Interesting. This' Makes the Big Idea Plain furi-t.'yh- ii Although previous lectures or the subject were heard at the Frahrv-Brit-Isexhibition In London as far back as 1908, aa regards Its application to the merchant marina It Is Just ten years ago that William P. Durt-nla prominent member of the Institute of Marine Engineers, London, now a staff captain In the technical aide of the royal air force, stationed In Lordon. and the Inventor and patentee In many countries of the "Paragon system, interested a learned audience of naval and marine engiueefft a Chatham hy lecturing on the- possibilities f polyphase alternating cur rent electrical power transmission for Jnata marine propulsion and speed regulation. He described bow lie had then got the "Paragon. system so complete that hy a simple method an electrical speed reduction gear was formed and any "ahead or "astern speed from zero to maximum could then be given to the propellers with the turbines running at all times la one. direction, and at constant revolution speed, at the same time demonstrating that with this advanced system a fuel saving of uo less than 26 per cent conld be secured over the latest type battleship, namet. ly, the then new and original h L - dread-uaugh- Here la the Inventor's Answer. In a copy of the lecture which 1 got Captain Durtnall to exhume for me, he said: By the adoption of this polyphase alternating current induction electric motor It is possible to do what Is not possible to do with any other hind of motor of equal power aud revolution speed ; that la to make them sufficiently small In diameter that' they will go of into the narrow after-line- s and at the same time to ole war-rhlp- ISIS, by WhImi Xewnwinr I'ska.) "Take ms with you, Barrie, his als-te- r begged. "Ill promise not to break iu on your fishing, und I have always wanted to stop at. that Inn on the shore. But her brother shot his head. I know a hat that would mean, be complained ; I wing dragged In with e acquaintances for all aorta of entertainments. I am going to indulge myself in a fishing trip, and not to make a target for a lot of angling girls. "As to Hist," answered Miss Dulcle, yon are too ulisorbed In your own Barrie, to notice that I am nrtn-uu target myself for confident inni ai tent inn. Inliellevable as It may sihmu, I also yearn for solitary pleasure. Id rather enjoy myself in my own way, with hooks for company, and no dress exactions to bother. tat me go, Barrie; I will hide mvay In a cor-nwith magazines and chocolates and have the time of my life." Ami I siipiMKe. her brother scoffed, that J wouldnt be hnllpd at evenlnr, tired after a days iqtorl. to help yon entertain Miss New Somebody or other." "You wouldn't, his stater promised. Suddenly her expressive face brightened. Barrie. she said, Ill tell you what: Let us pretend we are a married couple. Just for a lark. Why not? That understanding would prevent the troublesome roinillcnt!nna yon are conjuring. No 'one knows ns In thnt place; we are not likely to see again those we may meet. Even In that possibility, the thing would be considered a natnral mistake Mr. am) Mias Trent, Instead of Mr. and Sirs. Dulcle Jumped to Iwr feet. "Oh! come on, agree. Bar-rie,- " she couxed, and laughingly Barrie agreed. He was bound to admit the wisdom of his sisters plan, after his first satisfactory days fishing. The Iree-she-lfared corner he chose was most restful, and the fish seemed waiting t bite. When he returned Joyously weary to the veranda of the Inn, Dulcle, strangely unattended, loafed happily In her hammock. Her simple middy was comfortably crumpled, and her lialr twisted itself In uncared-fo- r rings. "Tomorrow," Barrie told her, 1 shall start at five In the morning. And he did. He was forcing hla way through otalructlng branches, to bis chosen retreat, when he panned abruptly, In tonlsliment. Another fisherman or rather ftolrtrwninan, had forestalled him, Calmly holding a bamboo rod, sat the prettiest girl he had ever seen. At leant that la what Harris thought; others might have disputed hla opinion. And Barrie all hla young life had been Indifferent to female charm. This girl, who was unlike any other girl Barrie had known, turned upon him fmwnlngly, and bade him, as one man to another: Keep still or you'll spoil my bile." Barrie kept still, until the struggle lntweeii ihe fish, which was large, nnd the girl, who was small, threatened In to throw both Into tlie river. Then Barrie came forward masterfully, and possessing the rod, trininpliantly touted the flail. At which, the girl, whose moods were strangely anrprtolng, begged Barrie to remove Hie hook and set the poor flah free. "You aee,H she nnively explained. "I never really expected to retell him. "Better take him home for dinner, Barrie suggested. I'm atsylng nt the Inn, the girl so I have no uss for him there. "I'll keep Ihe flah myself, then. Hurrle said decidedly, to add to my new-mad- r. In the New Mexico Salt Lake. City. The Income tax bill tor educational purposes was passed by Hie house at the session of March 8. , This bill was prepared by a tain tho maximum of eMcleucy at the least possible cost. "The heating losses of this type of motor are reduced to a minimum amount, aud require comparatively 11b tie attention ; It la also quite light to weight per horse power given off, and has become very popular hn shore ol recent years, mainly owing to Its pow-- ! erful starting torque und its freedom from commutators and brush-geaA burnt-ou- t armature the perpetual source of dread to other types of electric motor In practice Is practically unknown In thla type, even when put to such severe service aa propeller reversing. Indeed, Its depreciation under proper conditions for which it would he designed Is as low as any other type of revolving inechnnlenl machinery. and owing to Its peculiur running character It Is esccially suitable for inulu marine iiropulalon work on battleships, and especially as this efficient elcclric motor can lie designed for large powers, while Its ronstruacme llonal details represent the of simplicity. Halts Her Tendency to Lace. A feature which tlie captain also noted, and laid much stress upon, wns the fact that It was Impossible for this tyiie of motor to race wheu the vessel was under heavy rolling or pitching conditions, and thus allowing the vessel to ruu at high speed even in a severe gale and heavy seas, while the loud balanced Itself automatically between heavily and lightly Immersed propellers, wldle under those oieral-In- g conditions and without straining the ship ns Is the ense In every other type of propeller drive, nnd he estimated a great saving In fuel In connection with the propulsion of such warships when propelled under heavy weather conditions, and so noted In the ense nf the New Mexico. Captain Durtnall added that the subject was then receiving close attention on Ihe part of shipbuilders and engineers, forming the topic of repeated discussions of various engineering associations, both In England and abroad. "Electrical power transmission for ship propulsion, he said, "whs nigh at hand, aud he urged naval and mercantile engineers to make themselves au fait with all the potentialities of this twentieth century Invasion of the orthodox methods of steam propulsion oil a direct propeller drive. "TJiat, be It remembered, was ten years ago, and the matter did attract a considerable amount of favorabln comment, but that was about as far aa It went. How Captain Durtnall Wen Hie Feint One of Captain Du rt nail's chief critics was 8lr Charles Parsons, who eall he feared the system would prove a source of grave danger to the engine room crews, aa "If a short circuit occurred they would all be poisoned by copper poisoning from the famed thnt And yet within would be given off. a year Sir Charles Parsons' firm, with tlie Thompson Houston Electric company (the English representatives of the General Electric company, U. 8. A.), were both defendants in actions brought by Captain Durtnall before the comptroller general of patents. In London, In which they sought to Infringe Captain Durt-nnll- 's patents, the settlement of which was brought about by Cuptuln Durtnall agreeing that he would he satisfied If a disclaimer as to this polyphase alternating current ship propulsion was Inserted In the applicants specifications. Since that time several successful patent actions have been placed to the credit of Captain Durtnall, whose original Invention le considered basic. But the real reason why Capta'n Durtnall's invention was thrown down. sf-fnl- er - - Lieut. Walter Chain I re, who recently returned from the front, and Is an hoc, having brought down nine Hun muclilnea designed this statue of General Pershing und an American doughboy, which will lie made In bronze by Miss Belle Kinney, n young sculpt resa of New York, and presented to General Pershing. Lieutenant Clmlnire Is a former newspaper man, and while in France was admitted to the bur us a lawyer. not once, hut many llinea during the last ten years, by' (he British admiralty, he said, was because It was considered of too revolutionary a character. He la however, very gratified at the tremendous success of hla Paragon system, first on the naval collier Jupiter and more recently on Ihe New Mexico. Whether It was, as can hardly lie gainsaid, that Inventors are seldom the beat missionaries of their own cases, or that the adverse criticisms of such authorities as Sir Charles Parsons and Doctor Ferranti carry very great weight In marine engineering circles over here. Captain Durtnall tv very gratified that at last his efforts have lieen rewarded by the recognition in highest possible form, namely, successful trials at sea, of his Par; agon system hy tlie United States navy ; although. In discussing the mutter with me, he rather diffidently criticised one remark which Mr. Daniel is reported to have made to the effect that the New Mexico Is a much more powerful ship than any other the world. Naval Science Advanced. What Mr. Daniels undoubtedly meant said Cuptuln Durtnall, was, of course, that he had built a much stronger ship, one which will stand atheavier gunfire and under-wattack tlian nny other afloat, as hy taking foil advantage of the facilities of elasticity and the flexibility of power plant placing, which electrical driving offers, full advantage cun und has been taken of the efficient merits nf the strength nf the cellular system of hull construction, nnd armor, points which the world has yet to learn In connection with the splendid high power, high speed electrical buttle cruiser under construction for the progressive United States navy, of which every true Americnn should bd highly proui, not only In those facta but also that they have such advanced thinking men among their naval engineers, and officers so well represented In Mr. Daniels, who hns rightly given fine support to the art of therrmxlec-trlcworship construction. "Be that as it may, however, add-- 1 Captain Durtnall, the facts are today, and na an engineer of 30 years' experience I have no hesitation In stating thnt In my opinion the American nnval engineers have advanced the world's naval engineering constmotional art by at least 25 years, by adopting this imslern advanced engineering system for their consequently efficient warships, as apart from Its unique engineering vnlne. It opens up a vista of vast commercial und political significance, which has yet to be felt the world over. In er ul NEW BOUNDARIES FOR POLAND days Hairt." Reluctantly the gtri consented, allowing him Inter to rebnit her hook. It I" surprising how much environment has to do with the advancement nf frjemlaliip. Barrie In two meetings at a fnniial affair, would have been eonimnlim addressing Ills ns Miss ItuMnson," which she confided was her name. But after a second gloriously long and Idle morning III the Isolated spot beneath the trees, he was calling the girl of the fishing' roil Little Brown Eyes," and Ills voice sounded very tender. You will conienguin.'Brown KyesT tagged, Barrie. The rhnmiing girl sadly slnfnk her head. WROTE HER OWN OBITUARY I think not. she said. Mrs. Trent might not like It. We usually vixit toAged Spinster Prepared All but Date gether afternoons on the hotel Four Years Ago and Loft It With Undertake re. "Mr. Trent." Barrie's heart sank 's III uneomfortnhle recollection. ruse bud New York, Miss Anna M. Haley, forgotten. And who died nt 31 Uosevlllc avenue. New- now how explain? Ilf course, tlie girl continued. "I ark. wrote her own ntiitimry four yea n ago and left it In care of a firm nf should not hiive become acquainted wllh yon lmd I not known Mrs. undertakers. She asked thnt It he used just av Tram iiM. she wrote It, wllh the date of her The sun hnd left Barrie's sky snd death filled in. Here Is part of her his step Its spring as he came scowl- -' d A , obituary : Ingly to face his sister. "Mias Huley has been a great, sufyoung mun wss now In atferer from spinal trouble for many tendance. Barrie, Dulcle announced careyean, anil with her brother traveled extensively for health. In the year lessly, this Is Mr. Kohl noon. His they traveled around tha list er was a classmate of mine at world via California, visiting the Dean's, und shes staying here nt the I wns telling them yesterday nn. Islands, Anatralla, southern India. Egypt and Europe. ilmut our little Inrk. It's all off. Bar-liMiss Haley' was bora In the rity of Mrs. Trent Is no more. New Tprk, os were her nnenstors for But Barrie's foce showed nn disapmany generations. She was educated proval. A girl's laughing face looked in Miss Haines school, Grnincrcy out at him from the shudows nf the Park. hall, and Barrie hastened to ster tide. new-fniin- il ver-nndn- Ditl-ele- I Under the new terms of the armistice hostilities must cense In Posen, where the Gennnna have been opisielng tlie advance of the Poles In their efforts to establish their. claim to the entire territory of the German province of Posen. The provisional boundary fixed by the allied armistice commission follows: East of Grosser Neudorf (southeast of Bromberg), south of Lablschln. south of. Bchodxiesen, north of Exin (southwest of Bromberg), south of Bonn (T), North of Cziimlknu (east of Krens), went of BIrnbaum and Bentechen (west of Posen), Wollsteln.'Llasa, and north of Wlemszow, and thence along the frontier between Rilesla and Poland. Thla takes In the greater 'part of Posen and only leaves out those portions along the border that have been thoroughly Germanised. Tlie heavy shaded portions of the map show the new territory in which the hlllcs have backed up 10111 sovereignty. whlte-flnnncle- 1879-188- 0 e. B. ) . |