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Show 1850 FOUNDED called that a cheekupand' report of the influenza situation may be given. Frank W. Parsons, chairman of the national influensa commission of the Red Cross, will preside and suggestion for future operations will be discussed. The Red Cross recently appropriated 8500,000 to be used in employing nurses and to temporarily assist families who hsve lost their breadwinners. Plans are also being laid at the local chapter,, with the assistance of the State Council of Defense. the city commission and others so that an emergency fund can 'be raised to take car of those-wh- o are So far Miss .Kate suffering here. 1 Williams the only one appointed to New? attend the conference at Denver, but --Today, 'n to Noon be will others appointed later by Mr. t ' j r Shields, as he Is unable ta.attehd himCases Confined. to Three ' self. - Miss Agiies Murray, the visiting expert of home service work, will also Homes- - May Spon Close attend. School Teachers Assist. to Mrs. Robert W. SpanAccording Hospital. Emergency gler of the Civic Center, r the school teachers who are volunteering their services are making even greater during this cold spell and especially todayjn.rder that hot food In Salt .take. niaytse"faken to places .where It is fetal number of case reported particularly needed. The motor corps under Mine Mary Msyne state that no matter what kind of weather, they 44 . . . . . . will see that the food reaches its desCase, reported yesterday . and are loyally rushing their tination, rwaihg reported yetraay aV noon today way with autos over bad road taking House reported eatables to places far out of the city. -- Miss Leah Jensteady decrease in the The chief dietlcl&tv is herself 111 with the flu but Oar niertin wiy, cwnyeieJ 0 tie led oi ths notion's moaleoJ without regard to race, errs J, ytliiica, or of cases reported, nings, Miss Laura Foster has taken her place, - position, is solving tho military probisms stow, was expressed by the and with added volunteer help the relief omcials work will today go on.' A flag of t city health Influenza peace is 'being sent to each of the that the end of. the Spanish noon day meal. with the The only thing patients SHwatioa at Kncka epidemic was In sight a relapse Is that The one undertaker in Eureka tv they fear win cause behimself in with Influents, - and the people will become men of his establishment have to care cause of the improved situation and for the eases there shorthanded. About 30 deaths have -danto themselves qceur red, according to needlessly expose re- statistics furnished, to tbs state board a of Possibility Infection. of ef health. . ger Dean W. W. Fleetwood, who visited newal of tbe scourge is still prevalent, Eureka as an of the United agent States health officials say, and precautionary Public-- Health service and ttte Red said that in one case that came measures to prevent Its spread should Cross, to his attention a man who died Monbe rigidly observed until all danger is day night had not been removed by Wednesday. Dean Fleetwood, however, Reports from various sections of the that tbe town is now thoroughly reports arouscity indicate a marked decrease in the ed to the situation, and that energetic measures are being taken, by a comdisease. Only 44 new cases were re- mittee of representative citizen, which assisting the Red Crois in ported to the health department the physician. Miss Ensign, a and honeof these was said to nursewith for the state board of health, has be serioua Up to noon today" reports f;ono to Eureka today to organise the at tbe emergency hospital which of new cases had been received from has been established ,ln the high one of The only three houses. school, and the congregating of people report in was cause Is this the from in death anywhere under thq city strictly - ban - bo t h -- ef city al the health-offlolthat waa received at the 'health de- the- and of opinion.public was This the partment yesterday. death of Dennis Cunningham at the Appeals Flea lega Bed Cross emergency hospital. Urgent appeals are again coming to About 0 patients are being cared the state board of health from He go, Dr. R. W. Tennant went to help where for at this institution, now. and only organise the fight against the intwo of these are said to be in a seriDr. Tennant got things started ous condition. The number of pa- fluensa. Wdl tho motion sol set ito hast statosmo a to 00 lorn tho reconstruction prohlomo of tor the wart and then was called to Moab. tients 6mlng in is decreasing each he returned to Salt Lake City, III.Later and In his own family has day and reports from there say that now elcknes indications point to an Improvement in recalled him to Spokane. Dr. T. B. Beat ty. secretary of the itate board or ALL TRAINS WILL RU the situation throughout the city. health. Is seeking another physician to Decrease In Patients. end to tbe coal camp, which has cortn-all- y had to close down, so oertoue has At the Civia Center community IBECTf kitchen, where soup has been pre- been istbsa epidemic there. It .of the ' inpared and sent to suffering families fluensa In characteristic mining camps, on and the nurse caring for them, it wa account of several th nature of the occupastated this morning that the number tion of the men, that bnce pneumonia FOB NATIONAL GUAPl of patients served at their homes had has set in it is pretty sure INTELLIGENTH to be decreased 20 per cent during the last fatal. Dr. T. B. Beatty, asserts that both two days. Another indication, which T failed to take proptttendanta at the kitchen say shows these mining camps under the idea that the Major Fred Jorgensen, adjutant geo-- , The larger part of this mornings an improvement In the situation, is er precautions waa not a serious matter, that more nurses are now able to call epldemio era) for the state of Utah, has ansession of tbe Holmea-Branafortrial with the result at the kitchen for their food - than away with them. that the malady got nounced the following new appointwaa taken up by the- - Introduction by heretofore. The Improved condition of ment for the staff department and Denies School Rawer. the defence of a large number of lettheir patient is said to enable them Thelephone calls to the office of the line officers of. the Utah National D. & R. G. Will Use O. S. L ters, photographs and other exhibits to leave them while they go to their of health are board state numerous Guard. 0 meals. -. with regard to the supposed opening tfndlna To upoirthe state of mind Frank R. Newman, manager of the C 1p - Major Percy Morton of the Salvat- of the schools Monday. Of coueserthere LOOP I af the late Louis Grace raCKSLXCept Emery ion Army stated this morning that has been no such order, and Dr. Beatty Fan tag ez theatre, who formerly held a ' no calls for ford. Wallace M. Branaford, the de-1 again this morning that he wanted commission In the Washington Nationhelp had been received said Traffic It Announcement in understood, justice by that organization Guard, ha been made a major in the th ,Und t!IIUflt WM rcanwj during-- the past to emphatically his office force, that no statement al three nr four days.-Wh- en the epiIdentify the exhibits, Monday or any other date tor ordnance department. demic was at its height he says that fixing Two Other witness testified. They of the present health the Capt. John 8. Earley, js. Spanish several calls for help were received ordersuspending ware C. J. Armstrong and Charles has been given out. American-w- ar veteran, wh6'B1srhclds from distressed families each day, The opening of places of public asG. Carter. The former testified to coma to dif- the rank of captain in the regular army don repair work In the Brans-ford- 's Kepocls from the post hospital at semblage will probably In tha state at differ- looking after supplies st the state capl-lo- l, Local railroads will bs consolidated. having Fort Douglas also show a decrease of ferent localities under the direction apartment as clear situaent the up times, they has been promoted to b$ a major Announcement 'was made today by of Mrs. Bransford. He testified the epidemic among the aoldlera. No that uncoma will not and tion, anywhere new cases ware admitted there yesterFederal Manager E. E. Calvin of t'he the young woman exhibited intellitil the situation has assured the au- in the quartermasters corps. Lieut. Roger W.. Towers has been in day and no deaths were reported. Of thorities that tha epidemic character of work. the directing Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line, gence the patients who are now confined to the disease is past. . r in the to a Mr. Carter, also a carpenter, testified Dr. Beatty says ha has reason to ex promoted corps. captaincy Salt Lake Route, and St. Joe A Grand this hospital, no new cases of pneuIn relation to the construction of monia have developed since Nov. I, pact that this will be very soonnow. Albert W. Wagner, depot master of Islands roads, that as soon as ar- a glass wardrobe in Mrs. Bransfords 4 Preeecwtless Ordered. 4 on which date the last death occurred. the Short Line, lit commissioned a capHe said that all the work perfected, the apartment. rangements can b - comIn tho same corps tain T. t B. state Dr. health waa done under Ker direction,--! Beatty, Military authorities hope that the dista Capt. Lawrence W. Smellier, who has Denver A Rio Grande road will ease has about run its course among missioner, has ordered the county attorJustice Frick Testifies. been regMnental adjutant, is promoted the boys In khaki and that the quar- ney of Grand county to begin prosecubetween this 'city and Ogden -- Chief Justice John! K. Frick of tion' against school authorities In Sego, to major and la assigned to the first tha antine may soon be lifted. Many of Utah, failure to abide by the stats battalion, being in charge of compa- over the tracks of the Oregon Short state - bourt was called as a the patients have been discharged and health for order Instructing all schools to nies A, B, C and D, of this city. He Line,, the Rio Grande track between witnesssupremeH testified that Wednesday. several wards have been closed be- close where cases of Spanish Influensa has had many years of military experihe signed fhe last will of the lata the It is pointed out ence. cause of the lacK of patients. were In evidence. IwOj point being abandoned, Mra.hadBransford and that during their in of G. Burthe the spread that serious results Regimental Hergt. Willard The traffic. Irate Windows Open. , about by tbe ton is commissioned a captain and will except for purely local conversation and the Signing of the epidemic were brought Institutions between will operate of take Maj. SmeUxers place as regi- Salt Lake Route will he had seen no evidence of coerWarnings to leave the windows of failure to close the mental adjutant. this city and ProyoJointly with the cion. menace or undue influence. He patients Tooms open and to give them .learning. was said that hr Dr. today Beatty all, the fresh air "possible, were reDenver A Rio Grande over each oth- aid that, as far as ha waa abla to dissatisfied with the attitude iterated today py city health officials. greatly in the short time that he talked toward the epidemic closing taken ers tracks, after the manner of the judge and with her, she waa intelligent Dr,.. Samuel G.Iaul, city health .coma newspaper in Eureka. He said by PaSouthern Western PaclfiQ,tid,the missioner, expressed a fear . that the that It was his belief that the editor capable. stormy-weath- er for held be could responsible morally cific betweexuWclls afrd' Wtnnemucca. might create .a tendency to close the windows and re- aoihe of the many deaths. and the The Denver main Indoors and he said that .was Reports over the State. JIENOMENTS TO STATE Western Pacific will run Into the SCOUTS PICK.PEJ1HS the worst thing that could be done in According to reports received at the . had five new on South Temple this stage of the epidemic. With the state health office. Logan station, cases on Nov, (, with one death, and 30 epidemic now 7n hand," he declared cases f JeaVIng the Rio Grand on Nov. 4. with no deaths. Ogden that nothing shonld be - done ' that 11, I ;reetthus new eases yesterday, with IS the muon .. reported would tend to increase it. pul. of cornmtealQn the death two deaths , Vernal reporte 4. Jmo Nov. on , The being. Richardson ( of Close George May Hospital. total for October waa 30 cases Ifdw long this consolidation will Manager Robert J. Shields of the Vernal Mines two deaths Saldura reports five Red Crpsg emergency hospital stated and L0CSL1ED Tea No. continue cannot now be stated, but two in October and three in deaths this afternoon that if It will continue unNovember. the la supposition tha stats Beaver . . , , 497; October reports filed In 300 continued he would close til the end of th war, and pre-wcases Boxeldar . .. 3.005 the emergency hospital within a week. health offlea follow: Lehl, 133 six . cases .. Juab obtain. under th direction of conditions deaths: Ephraim. six Boy Scout to J. Robert According Manager two deaths; Morgan n t9SFalrvlew, 31 cases -Th discussed Shields, the influenza situation In this deaths; ISseUle probTtrtong one 2 cases North .. 11.953 death; Salt lake Sevier, North I H7 lem, although the general .belief has picked 10 bushels of winter pear for city still brious. - If caution is tak- Ogden. IT case, two deaths; Tropio. U Tooele . . ... St! en. however. lt will greatly aid in cases, one death; Middle Cache, five Utah .. .. .. ,0Jltl,141tt3.n.4O been that it would' bSKOlwut In the tbe local Red Cross headquarters. itt cakeSTWo lighting the disease. Mr. Shields .rn.arA.trom. Shortly Of .:7...?i.43ie.4Hi4.4u.i5.m total number s manner above described., MrlCalvIn reports Total deaths Logan as M. that calls were received all Wednesday date to cases of stated the changes were in the line of tbe boye boarded street cars for th .night for --help In emergency The above table giving tbs returns cases .i In one case where a mother 1 , and conservation ,Darlitee-avenueA. W. operating, aconomy. heme of McKay. li died leaving a number of children, on the proposed amendments to the I Book In 40 minute Mr. from Specialist arrived the Calvin where Keeping 8 request came for east care to take In seven thy counties Is help state constitution ot them while the husband went to frult and err able before Here to Name Managn presented to show .which way the last evening, accompanied by hieAn to bring make funeral the began arrangements. wither freezing H. and J. Flumhoff private wind is blowing."" Tn the case of Box-eld20 minutes later. urgent call has been received from V. Guild, .and met this tbena Jo headquarter field L. M. manager general Lyons, C secretary, west-othe city, fBrighton, four miles the figures are only, approxiAccording to Dr John H. Taylor, boy wh&rs. Are all sick for the International Association of the eounty clerk at Brigham morning. In the local1 general offices couts of the city Will begin tomorrow w'th the disease and there is no one Accountant ATrvttttn' Iw thleeky.He mate, but e at tha Sh.or tLl n ew 1. G n e raM er iaftcalflg..aidlng the War welfare work-er- s o care for them. To illustrate how Is here to appoint n association man- Ctty said that out oIprbbaD? 3E00 H. V. Flatf of the Oregon Shffrt drive. Each In their eztonelve Mr. 3,000 all of Mr. the Utah. state theapproximately the disease .spreads, quickly Lyons ballots, ager for Line and the Salt" Lake Route, Chief troop has been assigned a certain bictl pointed this cane' ut aa-aas. ballot hs. ty-wtha w.C.ntJn faYPxof wayacrosa rl of the Short Engineer-Catha-boy- a Jn this lustration.. One-o- f and Uo Rule- - book If OLWhai here twice, before In various ca- tbe amendment. The other six are Line.. Assistant ..General- - Manager W. Tour Money is Doing for tbe Boys and went to a neighbors home hilly M. A. H. b distributed accurate. McGuire, engineer "Keep HmlJingT-'-wil- l here apparently all thought they pacities. Comstock, re cured, but sood he came down According to Mr. Lyons, accounting Is or maintenance of way, and D. .F. throughout theelty Saturday th to" extend table An tbe to attempt scouts will parade the city street Ith the disease and later all, includ-'h- g now considered an art. and la being other counties met with the Keller, superintendent of motive pow- with report banner and streamer to advert on by thousands of accouner of the Balt Lake Route .Thtt conthe maid,, were taken sick.'- - A specialized instance that are This- - la the first timd figures means doubled have this who tants by Phone calL asking for waa explained that ference will continue In seselon a day the boye have bean forerunner available It not of a help came from Formerly their bookkeepers earningskt over or two the going longer, of Hrnefer, as two families report all were satisfied budget election In In as over the Liberty loan and other the various ad drive, the Judge remaining own with sxpeDses no as forthe Short with acted driven had but help. gleaners. their ltvea at and returns ,humbl pealed they salary, pneumonia, all their precinct A detailed and complete statement, of Roqte, prepared piolern systems of sent them to the urged now, by Isarplng tb to Lfne and Salt Lake irreg and those who-vaars- - able to make big had canvAsacd by" the county clerk, In the fall, and which must be prise winning troop 51 has lately been they early assist and relieve those who have accounting, commix be county received... Xbl --troop sold the most ra ref ul y gone overby-thTea- ral n compelled to quit .for a short salaries. - Uncle Sam has already called stonen next week, ..They had In tbe fourth Liberty loan, which from five to six position into jefleral director and approved by him before bond ime to ir nt the. reuni.of v en-un how the troop made ft sale of 335 . acco candidates., getrbfto tsiwa'Ttitrtrve thouaand The-Tvr- tn befn g ''trrrtTed . - amendtotal to failed ichers are worn out , tha had but from hsve D00"wotVorLoya'TThTTl"Wort, banks representative the In almost every instance, clpal features of the budget relate to most of the subscription were from Utah who are or have ments. the stats of. umwcm Meeting at Denver. r, H wa Jifean. Harrv Her-peKoarm. reported that tbs maintenance and operation, and wtll persons of limited however. taxett I.OCAI nope rime prize by oll-lneaeqmarrer ncrveI This was the be officially approved when it is troop 81, won Greehe Mr Trces exports jo visit Weno and "amendments carried. a Wm. xrom of he boa where 35 meeting otoroay will apda Troop p.s of ex Denver, that elded that the various In Davis, Iron, Millard and Sanlater 8ei Franelseo, 69 and John he Heme Kervfwe department of point a new manager to. supervise the case counties with various others re- pendltur are at ths lowest figures won second prize, selling o. pete !9 won third prise, he American Red Cross -Johnson of Jroop will be held work of tha bay cities as Mr. F. G. with it' wsk assumed "The compatible economy and safety selling 14. Eleven other boys scored there November 11, and asks for former manager there, has been porting thathad , tn administration. carried amendments .D high. . i called by death. to attend. The meeting - CELEBRATODEMOCRATSH IUTAHNS AVE IT "flf.CH tif Holiday- - Declared GrctS In Salt-IVCou- Eia nlv F e ltj Disappointment Report i Officially. tion Total Compiled firni FlrstRcportof Denied. plele Sweep. Con-Whe- n Com- - ts - - WlTt over-confide- nt Pt yes-terd- ay 11 -- otssb iestift tht 11 ler ror u -- -- quar-termasl- -- ' op-era- or-.d- er -- liras imuu - CUT I present-improveme- nt ar ' - es Manr u. - ing nt, -- er -- of-aev- a.n-ag- -- 11- -- elt du-Ulc- has-bee- knowe-la-tbls-oit- -- v of 1 d. nr Jw-t- Ver-nlntr- 1 r 0OMFLKT6 yc-a- long-distan- ce 162. ' . . ' r Stpt Senate. : Of tbs Democrats Tunnlng for th atata aenats, James W. McKinney was high man with 15,S23i George H. Dera second, 16,870." Elisabeth Hayward, 14,03 and Allen T. Sanford, 12,880 ' Republican totala for tha senate follow; John W. Knight," 12,163; Jo- - -- seph Chrlgtenaen, 12,001 E. E. Dud- ley, 11,3(1; E. J. Eardley, 11.306. Socialist candldatea for tfca uppef houaa polled th following votes: WU- -. 4 4; William Moor. 11am Ooldenberg v 041; Cart Will, 21; H. F. Knowles, -: . Lower House. For th house of representative, figures Jn, ..lho.pemocrsjlo column R. Newman- - 10,203;. T? follow; Arthur Welling, 10,122; C. C Richards, 11,122; Robert iLjCurrla, 16,- 182; John Hanson, Jr., 16,711; F. Eugen Morris, 16, 741, Grace Stratton Alrey, 16,8(4; Del ora Hr Blakely, Quinn, 10,67! 16.1(3; Francis Anna T. Flercey, 16,670, Republican candidates for tha lower house polled the following votes; Harold Goff, 11,027; George J. Cannon. 11,061; F. C. Richmond, 11,602; Harry B. Windsor, 11.771: William H. 11.706; Freston Ntbley, 11,756; Min. M. Burgess Andrus, 11,682; W, D. Livingston, 11,02; Jeanett A. Hyde, 11,004; B. O. Walters, 11,60. -Tha Boclaltat rota for th lower houa follows: ' A. J. Anderson, OK; N. A. Hagberg, 130; R. A. Hanna. 30;' Jamas Johasan. 031; .George Soft. 72; Gustav 022; Erick Pearson, Brink. 06; E. A. Carlson, 161; John Sanlgar, 020; Thomas Markham, 111. County Officer. Voting for 'county officer "was as follows! commissioner, four year term, Joseph S. Lindsay (D) 10,001; George T. Sharp (R) 11,756; C. L. Gray (S) - -- ' - j" -- , . 059. term: C F. Commissioner, two-ye8ttl!man D)15,I54; E. G. ODonnell (R) 11,856; F. R. Lloyd (8) 647. Clerk: John E. Clark (D) 10.166; Daniel MacRe (R) 12.418; Lydia Colburg (8) 450. Sheriff; John 8. Corlee (D) 18,107; C. ,L. Shettler Hyrura Swenson 8) 184. D 1!, Attorney: Richard Hartley 127r-E- . R. Canister R) 11,077. ar Rjll,l7l; Treasurer: W. W. Barton (D) 71, Gardner (R) 11,083; 40. Charles Robertson (8) Assessor: James ' E. Lynch ID) 11,670; 10,218: C W. Johnson (R) ' Marlnus Gall (8) 18. Recorder: Berkley Olson (D) Jennie Patten Musser R) 11,167; 81 444,-- Henry Mitchell Auditor: M. CJverson (D) 10,31; -Robert R) 11.445; Andrew Renner 8) 35, Surveyor; Georg O. Bywatee fDj5. 18,877; Richard C. Towler (B) 002; A. K. 78.-00- 5; 11.-80- : I T Clty ConriaT" Judge City Court: J. W. Btrlngfel-lo- w R) D) 11,667; N.,H. Tanner, L " -- ,58. Juatlcea of th Peace; Henry DI 1U9L William Reger (D 4,511 10.863; Arthur V. Wetkln Noel K.' Fralt (RI IA37. J. ID),! Cop Constable: Albert 11,400; Thomas 8. Fowler, ID). 11- .210:George F. Tinges, R), -8,364; -- . AikedtcrKeepSharp- Lookout For Deserte'i . . R1. 8.553 On the con'sUlTUftmaTutnendmenta, ts those on prohibition and tax amend-jmenfcarrled, while th mines daxa-tlo- n amendment wa defeated tn this -- 3 The voting was as follow;: In' an effort lo trail down all No J! f (Prohibition QumUon absent- - from 7 military ramps 1- 8, nq.l, wlthout-teaveand drtrerter. the slate, Tea. 11.053; No. Tax exemptions). 2: Question defense of have Loarda county and.qlly Tes. 10,256; nor 7,17,- -to assistrender all been called upon Question No. I: .(Taxation of ance possible In apprehending offen- - Mines). Tea, 8.140; no. 13,6(. - , State and DMrict. -or stzte jq'rtl'cea orth"-tTprereceived rnade,' accftrdlng to advice - . , SamM A Judge county. in r Salt h court Thurman of here today by defense, from G uel R. Thurman, led the list, with 10. . the, state, .'ouncll o.f. of !( n tin Gldervnf waa'"""' the field uivl- - 117 vote?, a rut H. Clarkeon, director Lon ot the council of nzilonal defenso- - econa Th totala foliow; .th 15,041. 'Thurman ten-vterm. D. It." accord, the sdjqtanL aessrals office, 11.701; . F, . J. W. Cherry ll). tng to1 advice received front-Majr etght-yesterm, VaL sona (S), 430; General CHarrlajJ5, A. T1otv (DigI'ntfnf term. A.-- J Bowen E. J. Fricfc.RJ, 16,685; Suffers Weber tD), Ensign Injury. 13,340. rn - James H. Stays' war high man onr-th- e Eiiklsn Stephen Kerr of the naval Democrats, ticket for the second aviation service, who I In Halt Lake congressional district, J defeating hia Gov- -' an a furious n. fall, on the University of ernor Wiliam Spry, LyhTrotff.bJ fraternity houseandst suffered , a deep lac- - votes.' Th total were; Maya tDI.i Utah last nlabt A H. Wri-te ration over m leiTVywTterww w.,v.-I- n 1I.4H, eiui UW his in bis .with ksmU up the steps tM, v4j when tie slipped and fell fnf. tonh'or pocketsThe Judge the vt wwv a taken to follows- district ward Injured man. - Waswhore F. Tobin 15,858; (D), John the th emergency hospital,-. W. 11. FoHnnd (R), 1L944- laceration wa treated, ' V aol-dfe- rs -- - er t or six-ye- ar I'i1! . . 1 totals for Salt Lakl that the Demo- - . 1 carrled the county by an average"" majority. oi ""J about 4,000 votes,. In soma caeca tha majority waa as low as 3,000. but, Id Instances dt went. as. high as 3,000. .The average majority for electionfn- - Ihl county two ago waa "about 8,000 for the ; Democrats. M. C. Iverson, county auditor, waa ' high man on tha Democratic ticket and James E. Lynch, assessor,- - Wa second. Mr, Iverson polled a total . vote of 10,31 qd Lynch 10,188. . Daniel J. McRae, candidate" for county clrk, waa Jilthtpan onth Republican ticket with 13.413 vote, sad John M. Knight, candidate tot th riate senate, was second with 13, unconfirmed report, spread broadcast that the German Irfid A.lUe-- s had. jilKnedan armistice agreement this morning set a large part of Salt Lakes populaImtion wild with enthusiasm. pr cessions were quickly promptu formed and hundreds paraded the street, eheeringahd Singing. Bells rang and whlstleatrtew. Celebration were staged at the state capltol, the elsecity and county building end news where throughout thu city. The Into apparently quickly spread out teleth state and the In. phones were kept busy answertng and quit leu. Homs of the smelters many other Industrial plants declared a holiday. In order to givs their em- . ployees a chance to celebrate. - and There wa great disappointment some little ihagrin when official news came that the first report had been wholly unfounded. The armistice had not been signed. In fact, the German arenvoy tor Marshal Koch had notmeetrived at the appointed place of ing and could not arrive lherIor several hours at least. Flans for some of the Jubilation gathering had progressed so far when the denial of the first report came that the programs were carried through, in the thought and hope, the signing of the armistice is near enough for the jubilation to begin. r- - At Mtata Capitol. ... At the state capltol, when the reports of the supposed armistice were circulated, employees didn't -atop to bother about confirmation.They surged Into th halls and engaged in A half an enthusiastic celebration. holiday waa declared, and as a result the capital la practically deserted thla afternoon. Gov. Blmon Bamberger was called from bis pffice by a com mil tee consisting of H. Hi Blood, member ef ths publto utilities commission, and Uar den Bennlon, secretary of state. The overnor delivered a short address, in hich he said that Utah had always sen la ths lead In giving men, money .ml everything for th good of the vqr, and he called attention to th act that plans should now bs mads to bs in the lead in all peace 'preparations and the big work which Is due in the war reconstruction period. His belief was, he said, that autoo-rac- y had been eliminated from th earth forever. The Americana and Allies have every reason to have a keen hatred for th Germans, he said, but it is now their prlvlleg to forget their hatred and see that liberty, equality and the Justlca of th earth be established. : UUy Commission. With th recepton of th unconfirmed report that Germany had signed an armistice the city commission adjourned its meeting for two minutes this morning while Bishop C. Clarence Neslen led In prayer. It was followed by ths singing of ths first stanza of America. While ths whistles were blowing In ths business district and railroad yards, the member of the commission with other city officials and several visitors who were present stood with heads bowed, while Bishop Neslen thanked God- for th prospects of an be- -, early peace.- He asked that th reaved families of America, - whose aon hav . given their Uvea In the fight for world Democracy, t consoled and . comforted and uttered thanks for divine ruldance of th armies of America and the Allies. As a coincidence, the conclusion of th prayer waa followed by ths echo of ths discharge of runs at Fort Douglas snd aflar standing for a moment, tbe enmmissionera and others present joined in the singing of America The ringing was applauded loudly from-othe- i part at th" city, and county building. The motion to kdjourn th commission temporarily. and unit in prayer with Bishop Neslen leading waamade commissioner of by 'Karl A, Beheld, public safety, - David Larson of the Secretary. Commercial club used-th- e lit trying to reach some one who freely -Ould get a band together, but desisted was glad on learning that " what news, if true, had not been corrobo-rated by th Associated Brass. The American Bmeltfng A Refining Its 3,000 employees company turned looe. and prepared for a barbecue at later. Garfield 1 N A J . |