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Show THE BEE HIVE STATE i Confession to the Salt Ltiko police that as far as he can remember he lias swindled thirty-seven hanks in all parts of the United States out ' of amounts ranging from IjsHOO to $100 the last three years was made by a man giving the name of William Gordon French, 51 years of age, who was arrested ar-rested last week. Losses caused by industrial troubles in Utah within the last year have cost the state $934,033. Men in miscellaneous miscel-laneous trades have lost $2187 a day for a period of ninety-three days. This means a total wage loss of $203,391. The gross loss to industry has been $120,000, a total of $324,391. One of the largest financial transactions transac-tions ever consummated in the beet sugar industry of the state was closed last week, when the Great Basin Sugar Su-gar company, a Delaware corporation, took over all of the assets of the Delta Beet Sugar corporation of Utah for a consideration of $1,000,000. Jefferson Howell, for whom the Salt Lake police have sought for eighteen months, wanted as a hank robber, and alleged to have been active in the stealing of gold bullion from miners throughout the northwestern states, is in custody in a hospital at Yreka, Cnl. J. C. Dlermeyer, alien enemy, who escaped from the Fort Douglas war prison compound by crawling through a tunnel built by the prisoners more than three months ago, was returned to the prison camp, following his arrest ar-rest in Los Angeles a few days ago. The western passenger bureau announces an-nounces a rate of a fare and one-third on the certificate plan from all points in Utah on account of the annual meeting meet-ing of the Utah Educational association. associa-tion. The dates of sale will be Decern-' ber 18 to December 23, inclusive. The industrial commission of Utah has commuted to a lump sum payment of $1809.54, the award due to Dominie Domi-nie G. Grece, an employee of the track department of the Utah Light & Traction Trac-tion company, who lost his right eye In an accident September 25. Ogden's coal committee will continue for six weeks, the chairman of the committee announced a few days ago. It is said that it will take about six weeks' for conditions to become normal, nor-mal, even if the miners return to work immediately. Development of the Uintah basin and the opening up of this great empire em-pire by the construction of a railroad into the basin is an assured fact, declares de-clares Governor Bamberger, who has just returned from a six weeks' visit In the east. Declaration of the principles of a new Utah society called the Patriotic league, organized to promote Americanism Amer-icanism and respect for law and order, or-der, was made to Salt Lake Rotarians at their weekly luncheon last week. Many prosecuting attorneys of the counties and cities and towns of Utah were present at the meeting at Salt Lake last week when methods of fighting fight-ing the high cost of living, and especially espe-cially profiteering, was taken up. Horse-drawn vehicles and bicycles will not be required to carry red tail-lights tail-lights at night in Ogden. This was' the announcement of the city commissioners commission-ers in denying the request for the action ac-tion from the merchants of Ogden. Wages lost through strikes in the mining industry in Utah the past year amounted to $3825 a day for a period of forty days, making the loss $153,-000. $153,-000. The loss to the industry was $517,242, a total loss of $670,242. The state road commission has awarded to the Heiselt Construction company the contract for grading the approaches to the overhead bridge over the Bamberger Electric railway tracks at Farmlngton. ' Utah's three-day conference of the interchurch world movement ended December 10. The meetings were held at Salt Eake, and more than 200 delegates dele-gates came from over the state to attend. at-tend. Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state last week by the Tremonton Mill & Elevator company, with an authorized capital stock of $50,000. The president has sent to the senate sen-ate the nomiuation of Isaac Blair Evans to be United States' attorney for the district of Utah, to succeed W. V. Ray, resigned. The Nephi Irrigation company has tiled an amendment to its articles of incorporation, which virtually means the reorganization of the company. Veterans of Utah Indian wars who have lost their medals may secure new medals for ?:2.,"0, it has been announced an-nounced by the secretary of state. Lehi has .announced the biggest building program in its history during the coming season, including the establishment es-tablishment of a civic center. Preliminary plans for t lie celebration of the coming of the railroad to Salt Lake fifty years ago were made at a meeting held last week. The gradual tightening of the coal restrictions on Utah manufacturing plants continues, Willi no Immediate relief in sight. The systt itic theft of about $2."O0 worth of articles from the Ogden Wholesale Drug company was disclosed dis-closed in the arrest at Ogden of Leo Jordan, 30 yews of age, order clerk for the company. Appointment of a Utah fair price committee, with power to form an organization or-ganization for every county in the state is urged on (Jovernor Bamberger Bamber-ger by a resolution unanimously adopt-ed adopt-ed at a meeting at Salt Lake, at which oftb-liii representatives from a large number of the counties, cities and I towns ,if Uhi siate were present. |