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Show THE BEE HIVE STATE Senator Reed Smoot has introduced a bill prohibiting any unauthorized person from wearing any insignia adopted by any veterans' association chartered by congress. The bill was suggested by members of the American Ameri-can Legion, but applies also to the several other soldier bodies. Whenever the water users of the Strawberry irrigation project form an Irrigation district under the laws of Utah and formally indicate their desire de-sire to take over that project from the government, they will have the hearty co-operatioii and assistance of the reclamation rec-lamation service at Washington, it Is announced. An application of the Utah Power & Light company for a proposed power plant on Bear river has been referred to the United States district forest office at Ogden. Permission is asked for the construction of four dams, and the installation of machinery which will generate 21,000 horsepower. Six clubs of the Northern Baseball league have deposited $200 each as a token of their good faith in keeping the tentative agreement of the members mem-bers of the prospective organization. The members of the league to date are the Logan, Smithfield, Lewiston, Brigham, Tremonton and Ogden clubs. The extension division of the Utah Agricultural college has issued a list of the subjects to be covered this year in the Farmers' Roundup and Housekeepers' House-keepers' conference, which will be held in Logan from January 10 to 15. There are sixteen different courses for men and women. One of the first bills which will be presented to the fourteenth legislature legisla-ture will be one sponsored by the members of the Salt Lake police and fire departments, providing for civil service and pensions for men in that character of work. Sheriff W. J. Bliss, who had held that position in Grand county for eighteen years, has been ousted from office as a result of a court decision to the effect that certain votes cast for him should not be counted. . Governor Charles R. Mabey was elected chairman of the state road commission at the general reorganization reorganiz-ation of the commission last week. Secretary of State H. E. Crockett was elected vice chairman. Freak legislation calling for the regulation of the height of heels on women's shoes has reached Salt Lake and one member of the Utah legislature legisla-ture has been asked to introduce the measure.. Governor Charles R. Mabey has accepted ac-cepted the resignation of Judge James A. Howell as one of the judges of the Second district court and has appointed appoint-ed George S. Barker of Ogden to the vacancy. Proposed measures which it is hoped to have brought before the coming session of the state legislature were discussed at a meeting of school principals prin-cipals and superintendents in Salt Lake. Judge J. C. Johnston, who was elected city justice in the November election at Provo, has resigned on account ac-count of not having been in the state long enough to qualify under the law. Panguitch suffered a disastrous fire on January 3, the loss being estimated estimat-ed at $100,000. Among the buildings burned was Social hall, which leaves the town with no place of amusement. Only, two 'hours are set aside for dancing at the inaugural ball, the formal for-mal affair at the Hotel Utah, Monday Mon-day evening, January 10, in honor of Governor and Mrs. Charles R. Mabey. Settlement of the car tax account was received last week by the state board of equalization for the year 1920. This shows a total of taxes' due of $27,938.31 from this source. Legislation similar to that recently enacted in California and aimed at Japanese ownership of land in Utah will have the support of Salt Lake post of the American Legion. The Utah State County Agents' association as-sociation last week held its annual convention in Logan with sixteen county agents of the state in attendance. attend-ance. A big jamboree, in which it is expected ex-pected that 2000 boys will participate, is being planned by scout deputies for Boy Scout week, February 6 to 12. James Papacostas, proprietor of the pool hall at Thompsons, pleaded guilty , to a charge of having liquor in his possession and was fined $150. The Springville-Mapleton sugar factory fac-tory last week completed its season's run of ninety days, with a total of 38,147 tons of beets sliced. The proposed issue of $150,000 worth of school bonds was authorized by the taxpayers of Granite district at the recent special election. The Parowan Mercantile & Milling company has gone into the hands of receivers with liabilities of approximately approxi-mately $83,000. Registration at the University of Utah reached a mark of over 1900 students up to January 5. Utah's presidential electors, J. Howard How-ard Garrett, Margaret Lewis Judd, Warren L. Wattis and .Tames A. Melville, Mel-ville, Jr., will meet in Salt Lake January Janu-ary 10 for the purpose of officially casting the state's vote fnr Warren G. Harding. Alleging that he was not present in the courtroom at Salt Lake when a jury returned a verdict on June f, finding him guilty of third degree burglary. Stanley Shndlow, who is serving an indeterminate term in the state prison, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus. |