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Show THE TO FAVOR OF STRIKE NEPHI, UTAH S, P NEED IS EXPECTED LEADERS ARE IN TIMES-NEW- Mending LOOKS UkE mtoiM-rBOARD H EW 5fi IM o New Demands In Industry And Miner n Trans-portatlo- Jump Weekly Consumption to Almost 9,000,000 Tons Cincinnati, Ohio. Formal notice was served Sunday on the railroad labor board by the chiefs of ten railroad unions of their intention to go through with a strike in event one is authorized by the 1,250,000 workers whose wages are to be reduced July 1 under orders of the board. Coupled, apparently, with the action of the rail uuion leaders was a statement that the "railroad workers hnve no alternative except to fight," nmde by John L. Lewis, leader of the striking coal miners, who will meet with rail union leuders Tuesday to consider Joint strike action. He also pledged the miners' aid to the rail men, but declined to state definitely what aid might result from joint action. The notice sent to the railroad labor board, in the form of a letter, reiter ated the rail union leaders' attitude on the threatened walkout, which was first definitely asserted in their statement issued here Thursday night. The previous statement also included the declaration that an overwhelming vote In was being cast for the walkouL their letter to the board the rail men said : "Vhen there oecure a miscarriage of Justice of such colossal and permanent injury to railway labor as your decisions will bring about, the only means of remedy which the injured parties have is to refuse to accept your decisions. This procedure is perfectly legal. While it should only be used as a last resort, our membership may decide it to b fuly Justified by your denial of elementnry and long established rights and by the seriousness of the situation which you have created. Your decisions have been to a strike vote of our members and we are awaiting the results of their action. Should our members oe. cide not to accept your decision, or in other words to strike, we shall sanction their action and advise you accordingly. Mr. Lewis, the miners' chief, while asserting unwillingness to discuss the outcome of the coming conrerence with the rallmen, said the miners "will do anything that Is helpful and constructive for the railroad men and for the miners themselves. "I am convinced,' declared Mr. Lew-Is- , "that the railroad men and the rank and file of the railroad organizations frankly recognize the necessity of mak-- . ing a fight regardless of the consequences. And in that fight they will have the whole-souleand active cooperation of the mine workers." The presidents of the rail union stiid in their letter to the labor board that they have done everything to avert a strike, pointed out that no appeai was possible from the hoard's decisions, and restated that the union's contention was that the iransimrtation law required a living wage for employees at the bottom of the scale of occupations, with higher rates fur other workmen, according to their skill hazard of employment, responsibility, training and experience. In making wage reductions, the board was told thnt It had established the principle that "Just wages must road ownership in the matter of the complete satisfaction of and profits." Further, the board was told that in lit last decision cutting the wages of clerks, signal men and stationery firemen It bad stated as a "basis of action the theory that labor cannot be completely freed from the economic laws which likewise affect the earnings of capital." , "Clearly this Inenns nothing more nor h ss," the letter said, "than the treatment of labor us a commodity whose value fluctuates aeord'ng to the for and the supply of la'xir." A.s a result of the hoard's decisions, the letter said, the Ion est paid employee "have been degraded below u level of bare animal subsistence" and the earning capacity of the employees In the higher grades had been reduced "below a standard of healthful and de. cert living." Much Lettuce Planted SL Anthony, Idaho The Fremont Lettuce Orowers' association reports the planting of fifty acres of head lit line. In ten flays another fifty ares will be planted. This new Industry is being enthusiastically nportel, and thoie who have gone Into It feel that it will become per. mancnt one d d ite-ma- New-Yor- Bonus Measure Faces Another Delay Washington Another fervid chapter .filers' bonus In the history of the and tariff legislation was In prospect this week In the s mite, cvlf.li nil pointing to further delay Id action on the lonus. Rcpiibicaii sen-u- t irs me t ofri In another conference virtually In accord on the compromise agreement to hold the tnrif blU be fore the senate with pi a ti e ilednr. way after vard foi ati'ifl for right the bonus measure and iis .;.. sage l.e fore congress aljourn Indl-catlo- r Chicago. Increased bituminous production, which, according to figures of the United States geological survey published Monday reached apmark, will proximately the 5,000,000-to- h have little effect on wholesale prices fi) the immediate future, dealers here asserted Monday. Leading wholesalers some distributing for the entire Middle West, estimated that the normal weekly consumption had reached between eight and nine million tons, with some large users pressing for supplies. Price Increases In the near future wero predicted by some dealers, especially In view of the Hoover agreement with the operators whereby maximum figures were established for mine deliveries in an effort to prevent ' profiteering and speculation. Estimates of the above ground "stip ply now on hand were fixed by dealers here at about 40,000,000 tons, of which 10,000,000 are in transit. At the start of the coal strike April 1 supplies were estimated at between and 60,000,000 tons. Increased uctivitly in manufacturing centers, the entry of several railroads Into market and orders for supplies for Great Lakes vessels and the Northwest demand have transformed the customary stagnant summer market into daily competition among dealers for shipments. , 00 , Obenchain Trail Again On Mrs. Mudalynne Obenchain Monday for the second time heard the state befa'In the presentation of the evidence by which It hopes to convict her of the charge of the murder of J. Belton Kennedy on August 5 last year. Mrs. Obenchain faced trial once befor, the Jury disagreeing. Arthur Burch, arrested with her, has been twice tiled, and each of his trials also resulted in disagreement. Los Angeles, Cal. Murderer Get Life Sentence Utah. A verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree wi:n a recommendation of life imprisonment was returned by the Jury here Friday morning in the case of Andros Kon. Ilzas, charged tvith the murder of Tony Gegonakis, a candy merchant at Helper on December 2, last. Trhe Dean of Public Utility Deau San Frvilcisco Colonel II. D. Love-landenn In point of service of public utility commlssoners in the United States, died at his home here Sunday afternoon. He had been a member of tl-California railroad commission atinuoisly since 1!H)7 and was one of the best Informed men in the country on transportation problems. He was born In New York In 1S53. d, " HARDING WILL SEE E ALASKA RESOURCES Hall Foot Deep In Nebraska Walnut, Neb. The recent rain, wind and hailstorm that struck northeastern Holt county is said to have been the worst of Its kind ever experienced here. The bald wns a foot deep on the level, and drifts averaging three and a half feet deep could be found. Fanners suffered much loss In potil. try. A great deal of corn will hnve to be replanted. ' Small bridges were washed out by the high water. HE ntou lllL PARLEY x The Hague. The economic rehabilitation of Europe, and the of Russia in the family of nations were before' the world again Thursday as the principal powers resumed the discussions abandoned at Genoa a month ago. All Europe centered its hopes in the new conference, which is dedicated principally to the problem of Rua-sl- a. The conference was called to order by the Dutch foreign minister, H. A. Van Karnbeek. Sixty delegates, rep- resenting about thirty countries, were presenL Failure of the efforts at Paris to organize an international loan for Germany undoubtedly, has served to augment the pessimism obtaining in many quarters concerning prospects of the present gathering in making definite agreements with Soviet Russia on such vital matters as credits, the treatment to be accorded to property held by foreigners, and the payment of the Russian debts. Nevertheless, determination was evident among the delegates gathered for the preliminary meetings to make every effort to accomplish the results which the Genoa conference failed to achieve. The representatives of the principal countries, excepting Russia, were assembled at the peace palace at 2 :30 and there being their labors of studying the program which will be presented to the Russian delegation at the Joint meetings to cpen on June 20. ' Foreign nilnlstel Van Karnebeek of Holland will detlv-the "opening address as temporur president, welcoming the delegates o The Netherlands and voicing Holland's sincere wishes for the success of the conference. Chief Interest centers In the harmonization of the attitudes of England, 'ranee and Italy oa how to approach the soviet delegat'on officially, for France shows a disposition to adhere tenaciously to her Genoa demand for S'lltable gaurantees from the bolshevik official before undertaking to relation with Russia. France objects to the soviet mem ornndum, submitted to the Genoa conference on May 11, which attacked the capitalistic systems of the other counties and charged these nations with doing many things confiscating property, for example equal'y drastic with the holshevlkl measures to which they like to objected. The French see the memorandum withdraw ny the soviet before oflfclsl relations with the soviet delegatloc are again op; ncd. r rew ' paign t protect the offiee girl from the flirty employer and at the same time has slecred thnt the "vamp" must go. Thin part of a movement to In. crease efficiency among office girls. The cluh will keep a lit of all offices In which girls might be annoyed by a nirt.itlous boss." 8outhern City Hold Record Memphis Tenn Ur the first time since Shelby county. In which Memphis is located, win organized In 1820, more than 10o yeor ogo, no Indictment for murder Is standing on the dockets of the criminal court here, according to court officials. Grapes Bring Good oum N'l'S. Cal. Many wine grape grow. er of Uil district are Imping to reton for their crop this ceive f.vz't or. n ton y ear. OThis of $100 and are being freely refused by the grow, eis, who believe Ihnt JO-- will he the ever in the wine grape blgtegt crop, a( f.if as sales go. Al tills time was belnir offered lHt year the crop, which eventually sold around tV fi (on. l!eorts from Konmna coun; thnt offers of I'lTH and JO ty a too have already been mad Syndics' Buys California Ranch I.o Angeles, An English syndicate, headed by the Duke of Argyl, ha bought the Ituttonwlllow ranch, comprising UVUXK) acres In the Sin Joaquin valley of California, for a consideration of fl2.O00.OH0. according to Antteles advices published by the Times. The ranch was part of the Miller a " I Lux holdings. It Is tli" In. tent I'm of the purchasers to tiildditldc-anput th property on thp market, the Time reports. Project Has Favors! Report Boise, Idaho H', (S. Swendsen, state commissioner of Idaho of reclamaof tion, announced recently the jfnvoable report from Daniel Martin, jan engineer irliited by the state to moke a survey v. the pt'.islonf prop. ertles of the West Hide lrrlat'on ills. !trlet near Bliiokfoot. which iKs rl't applying to the slate reehinoit on dlsirlrt bond rommlslo. for ferlirtcu- 1 no of Its hoods. Mr. Snendscn 1' , n member of th commission. er fr 1 ly. ls Sandy New Water mains Ing laid throughout the city. are be. Provo The chamber of commerce. 1 adrive for new niemDers. Coalition Panel of Candidates Pre. making ented for Consideration of the Brigham City. John Hodges was Voters; Some Indeterribly burned about .the face, necfe pendents Also and hands in an explosion at th cement plant. Dublin The voters of southern Ire Brigham City. Special lectures and land went to the polls Friday and are on health elected and Irish narliament as pro aemonstrations Boxelder problems in county by given jeing vided under the terms of the Anglo- Urs. Victoria Christcnsen of th Utah Irish treaty. Agricultural college. Under the recent agreement between the factions favoring and opposing the Logan. "Race suicide of the Intel- treaty, a coalition panel of candidates ectual classes Is overwhelmingly the was presented to the people, appor- problem of time, declared Dr. Lewis M. Terman of the Leland Stanford tioning representation in the parliabe- ment at approximately the same ratio jniversity, in his opening lecture 'or the summer school students of the as shown in past tests of strength Utah Agricultural college. in the Dail Eireann. A number of independents, however, Ogden Ogden Union stiukyards reentered the field hi an attempt to ovceived 92,010 more animals during the erturn the panel on the treaty issue, first five months of this year than and it was on this phase of the strug- in the same period of 1921, according gle that interest mainly centered as to a report made by Manager L. F. the poling began. VVhltlock. Cattle receipls showed a Estimates were that at least 15 ol and the Increase was due sole, the independents would be sucessful. jr to sheep and hog shipments.' Publication of the terms of the draft Salt Lake. During a four day of the Irish constitution on which the new parliament must pass, was not ex- period, visitors who viewed the Capl-anthe mountains and valley ana pected to influence the vote. The comea which can be seen from the por-;'c- o ment of the Dublin morning newspaof the structure represented twen- per Friday is mostly favorable te the of the states of the Union, constitution. The Freeman's Journal nd from foreign lands were repre. says : "The draft of the constitution de- ientives of Australia, England, Hoi. a clares that all political power in Ire- and, Canada, Switzerland, South and China and the Brazilian misland derives from the people . Let the sion to the United States from Wash. people prove now by the fearless conscientious and prudent exercise of Uigton. their franchise that they are worthy Salt Lake. Ownership of the repositories of that , supreme power." (Vngeles & Salt Lake railroad scock The Irteh Independent says: in amount of 250,000 shares is now "On the whole the new constitution controlled by the Oregon Short Line is democratic, conceieved on statesand the Union P icific railroads ia manlike lines and with honesty and squal amounts, this ibeing all the seskill. curities issueil 'except bond I. The "The inordinately high taxation in- ralue of the stock as shown by me flicted on our country under the Brit- books of the company and embodied ish regime was due mainly to the cost in a report filed with the public utir-itie-s of wars' from wheh we derived no commission is given as a liability benefit. Our position m respect to at $25,000,000. r is now quite clear, more definite. Indeed, than that of any of the do- Salt Lake. Pests in. the shape of the minions under their constitutions. The eoxelder leaf roller are attacking tue Free State Is recognized as a nation iMixelder trees In Salt Lake county, particularly in the region about Holli-Jiiwith a distinct citizenship." where the bug is denuding the trees of foliage. Complaint has been O. S. L. Superintendent Resigns made to Salt Lake Frederick H. Knicker- Ileber the state crops pest inspector, J. Webb, who ugges:s the? bocker, who has been connected' with traylng of the trees with lead althe Oregon Short Line railroad In varienate, which will Kill the pest Unious capacities since March 16, 1897, less and for the past six years general sup to it is stamped out, nnd continues aterintendent of that road, has resigned tackdefoliage the tree, it will then the tree "itself, with the result effective July 1. 1922, to become general' manger of the Alaska Steam. that the tree will die. ship company and the Copper River & of the AmeriOgden. Utah Northwestern Railroad company, Gug can Red Cross, chapters more than thirty In genheim interests, with headquarters number held their first regional conat Seattle. Announcement of Mr. ference at Ogden this week. Knickerbocker' appointment reached the city Thursday from the Guggen Ogden Utah Construction company heim offices at Lenver. )f Ogden has been awarded seventeen? and one-hal-f mile of grade by the Mine Worker Hold Conference Oregon Short Line between King's Hill Cincinnati, Ohio. B. M. Jewell and Medhury, in Idaho. president of the railway employees' de Moab A floor in one of the rooms partment of the American Federation rf San Juan county's new courthouse of tabor, was authorized Friday by the 70,000 chiefs of the shopcraft unions to re collapsed under the weight of Monti-cello of the United Mine pounds of flour stored by the quest officer wet the Milling compuny during Workers of America for a Joint con ferenee. Joint action between the spring seasciD. railmen, in their threatened strike, and Brigham City. Krlck Niels n, son, the miners, who have been on strike of Mr. and Mrs. NIcoll Nielsen of this ln-April 1, will be discussed If Mr. c'ty, died at Iioek Springs, AVyo., front Jewell's request is approved by me blood poisoning, resulting from a miners' officials. scratch on one of his fingers. Mrs. Nielsen, his mother, was nt the bedPatient Refused to die side at the time of his de-itand she Denver, Colo. After being pronoun returned to this city with the remains. red dead by two physicians here, II. Salt Luke At a meeting held ia Blsignano of Oak Creek, Colo., left for his home Friday. He was taken ill Durnngo, Colo., at w hich every sectlo tt the San Juan basin In Colorado three week ago. Removed to a hop 'si, flocw.. -- uited hPo, but .tjporwV. nd Utah wai represented, assurance? "died" and fas given by the Ixis Angele syny to no ov;:il. pnyalclans left the body nn the bed. dicate in chnrge of the financing of Half an hour later the man wa dis- the proposed onth,n outlet railway covered to have 'returned from death." .extension that upoi, the completion of Oxygen wa administered and today the lund subKcrlptlnnt ander the new .ontract to a net sum of $3,000,000, Hislgnano ! fully rpen eied. will begin. immediate, construction Will Build Railway at One Logn. Hnnford M.Nider, mitionsl Salt Lake. In the application for a Vniroander of the American legion, certificate of convenience and fill b the principal speaker at th - Los the& Salt fuorth annual department convention by Angele Ijike railioml to ecu. struct a railroad r.f the Utah department of the legion, from Delia t Fillmore In Mllard made by .cording to the county filed with the public tit II t tes Dr. n. W. Black, a)iirtmcnt rommnn. th:commission, company nsk that der, nt a meeting f Leiiioi.nlre, at all forninllti'S le waved in order that which the first plana for the conven. work on th line may begin at once lioa iiiade. The convention wl!I thut It can be completed by Decem- b hel l in Logan !pfiul cat 1, 23 ber 81 of the current year. od 23 d Montana Man Killed by Bear Livingston, Mont. Yellowstone National park rangers are trailing a hug grizzly bear "that recently killed and partly devoured Joseph Dure', ft), nr old-tiMontana trapper. Durefj body wa found Tnnraday on Mougt creek, near the pork, with tin nem ant a leg partly chewed off. Sli.n Indiert ed the be.ir had been ranght In onr of Diirefs traps, but had broken loosi wfien the trapper enme by on hi rounds. Boise Women Will Watch Bosses Koine, Idaho The Boise Rustnets Women's club Is instituting a cam- UTAH ase Presidential Party Will Be Taken To Outlook For the Hague Conference Many Places of Interest While v Not Brightened by Failure of Plan On Journey to Far North; ArFor International Loan For rangement Being Made Germany SeWashington When Secretary ward paid the Russian government $7,200,000 for Alaska fifty-siyears ago he did not dream that there would ever be a college within 100 mllej of the Artie circle, or that it would be a wonderland of wealth. When President Harding goes up there this summer ha will land about strawberry time, and such strawberries as Marion never saw to hear the natives brag. The president will see a government built railroad and be able to take a little auto trip right up to the nose of a glacier. The head of the college near Fair banks is Charles E. Bunnell, former federal Judge, and the campus is on a tract of land four miles from Fairbanks, on the main line of the new railroad. The college was formally es tablished in 191". There was under cultivation in the immediate vicinity of Fairbanks last year, according to Professor Bunnell a total of 1920 acres. This land produced 100 tons of vegetables, 1000 tons of oats hay, 1270 bushels of oats and barley, o516 bushels of wheat and 392 tons of potatoes. The. wheat represent the yield of 183 acres. "An effort is now being made to create for Alaska a local comisslon, or development board, which would take over the duties and authority of the various federal executives, together with the administration of all public resources In Alaska, working solely under the direction of the secreThis proposal tary of the interior. may well be challenged. After all, the national interests in Alaska are para mount. Alas'ca represents, in her marine fisheries, her enormous agrlcu-turareas and her resources ror growing meat producing animals, one of the great food sources of the United States. In her vast forest lies a practical solution of our paper shortage." Just what is Involved Is pointed out by the American Foraatry association : "There are 20.0(X),0O0 acres and other 75.000,000,000 feet of timber of a quality suitabte for general consumption In the national forests in Alaska. This Is equivalent to nearly 0 per cent of In the all the timber continental United States. Wisely handled, a paper Industry can ' be developed In Alaska as permanent a the paper Industries of Scandinnvla, and capable of supplying a third of the present paper consumption of the United States. "During the administration of the United State forest service national forests have been oen freely for the use of timber and other commercial resources under regulation of an exceedingly libera) and simple character. They are being cut today to the extent of about 4SXJ0.0IK) board feet annual- From All Parts of den-e- RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT HOLDS FRONT, STAGE AS HAGUE MEETING AGAIN ASSEMBLES PRESIDENT WILL VISIT MODERN COLLEGE WITHIN 1C0 MILES OF ARTIC CIRCLE al To Stop Liquor Sale on Ships Washington. Definite steps through legislation to stop the sale of liquor on American ships were started Thursday through presentation by Kepresen-tutiv- e Itaiikhoad, Democrat, Alabama, of nn amendment to the merchant marine bill which would cut off tlx government aid provided In the measure from any ship carrying Intoxicating liquors or beverages. Ural nrpiirii r Pithy News Notes PARLIAMENT ELEC SOUTH IRELAND HOLDS TION FOR PURPOSE OF ELECTING MEN UNDER TREATY AF-FEC-T Head Declares That Workers Must Transportation Fight Wage Cut; to Take Effect July First Coal IRELAND ELECTS A PRODUCTION GAINS ACCORDING TO GOVERMENT, WILL NOT WHOLESALE COSTS FORMALLY NOTIFIED WALKOUT WILL BE CARRIED THROUGH IF VOTED LABOR J . 'dear, oh: dear RAISE PRICES ' nt re-?i- 1 Af-ic- y, i . Th Frlvolou Caveman, Subsidy Boot Plan Rejected Mrs, SMbertfHith I see young Kkln-piinWashington Without a record vote baiiglii' 'round ur enve WMtcbltt' the house men-hun- t marine committee Wonder If his Intentions are? our girl. Friday le.iected the Bimkhead amend, inent to the si lp subsidy bill prm iflitig erli'tis? Her Husband -- Scrloif, iicthln'! He that no government aid should lie al- ain't got Molhtn' benvler'u a biiitib.tu lowed ships on wh'ch liquor was sold. In' slick with lilin. null. The K lmomls projmsal whic h would ext nd the Vols'eiul low to ti e by Private Property. fining all ship of nut registry t u h. A'lce (catling) This hoc el look Is II ifn.-ling American ports on vl,:h Ibpioi an fully llileioslllig. f : !. ws ' artel JLol-.'- i It's feifect!v I'd selling was lermltt-'d- , on ami the ronmil'iee orderni tie bi'l lend il I" ecu in a uiii.ule il il I tri. k:hl bart) v:t. lie Ifl-reported by lf a e. ts in . ill-Il- l |