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Show J H I THE - I 1809 I LINCOLN TIMES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH S, UTAH LEGISLATIVE 1865 DO NGS IN I BRIEF J BILLS INTRODUCED AND ACTED UPON BY THE LAW MAKERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL News Notes From All Part of UTAH LEGION SPONSOR f OF SCOUT TROOPS SALT LAKE POST NO. 2 WILL ORGANIZE TWO TROOPS ON WEST SIDE Salt Lake. Building construction in Salt Lake during January, 1925, totaled $128,200, according to the monthly report of W. D. Pinney, city "Utah Plan" Receives Enthusiastic building inspector. This is slightly IN THE SENATE by Citizens and Legionaires in excess of the total amount of a Bills Introduced of the State 9 B. 2. Lewis Increasing: fees to year ago, when the total was licensee. for motor be paid by trucks S. B. S7, Peters Requiring the state chief When Oscar A. year to begin July 1 of each Salt Lake. Mrs. Minnette M. scout executive of the Kirkham, Salt Lake Counyear. of name S. B. 38. Dixon To change Woodruff, wife of Dr. E. D. WoodState Mental Hospital to Utah State ruff, .former president of the Salt cil of Boy Scouts, appealed to Salt. Lehospital. that Lake chamber of commerce, dim! at Lake Post No. 2, the American S. B. 40, Calltster Providing; members of the police department the family residence, 95 East First gion, for support in organizing scout may retire on halt pay. troops among boys who were not afNorth street. S. B. 41, Jenson Costs of collectfunds be to from the post taxes school paid ing Cedar City. The $80,000 garage filiated with any churches, collected. voted to undertake the unanimously S. B. 42. Jenson Uniform fraudulent in erected Cedar the being City by conveyances act. organization of two troops in the city. S. B. 43. Htrschi liaising fees for Union Pacific Railroad to house exMr. Kirkham's appeal was made in motor equipment for tourist trials in civil cases. pensive Jury salary S. B. 44, Pixon Increasing wonto the local post's request in the scenic southern response from trips of commissioner of Insurance annum. ders is nearly completed. The rail- for suggestions as to the most con$2500 per annum- to $3600 per Revenue from state road 8. B. 46, Lewis to use forty powerful cars crete, constructive, worthwhile civie road bonds sinking funds to go to for plans tourist travel into the attrac betterment project which it might carfunds. state road S. B. 47, O'Donnell Amending water tions of southern Utah beginning at ry out for this year. conservation district law. to the end of the railroad line. S. B. 48, Lewis Permitting cities So strongly was the appeal put and districts establish special improvement Ogclen. Building activity in Ogden so urgent the apparent need for imfor the creation of parks. liS. B. 49. Peters Motor vehicle during January increased nearly 150 mediate action that the post decided cense, application to be accompanied assessor. per cent over the corresponding to get to work on it at once and not from county certificate by S. B. 50, Winder Pure seed law. of 1924, according to the wait for other month of suggestions which S. B. 52, Warnick Certificates state board of agriculture to lie prima monthly reportC. of City Building In- might be made during Community to Carl siaio tacts tney facie evidence that spector Garff, compiled Service Week, February 12 to 22, are correct. $102,-193,00- 0. ncl Great American Legend Lincoln Emancipator Inspiration of Lovers of Freedom the World Over. Abraham Lincoln has become the great legendary hero of the American people, wai the assertion made by Henry W. Harris In an article iu the world over. When America entered the World war, the world, which had received some pretty hard knocks In the three years preceding, looked for this country to evolve another Lincoln to help it straighten Itself out. The London Evening Standard of April 3, 1917, published President Wilson's war message, delivered the evening before at a joint session of the congress, and went so far as to hall the author as "A New Lincoln." A writer in the Keview of Reviews for February, 1921, said: "The fact Is that, the world over, Lincoln Is coming to be universally revered and loved. . . . Disillusioned or skeptical Christians, Jews, Moslems, Confucians and Bruhmins find in hitn a model whose life Is an Inspiration because he lived as he taught, officially as well as personally." Legend Thrives on Truth. Lincoln, of course, lias not always been the great, legendary character of this country. Early American mythology centered around a cherry tree and a Virginia planter's sun. But the cherry tree Incident has been subjected to the pitiless prying of historians, have and those same historians brought to light the fact that that same planter's son used bad words at the battle of Monmouth. This, of course, made the planter's son more loved as a human being; but the legend was badly dented. The Lincoln legend, on the contrary, thrives on truth. One Is not shocked to learn that he sometimes told stories which were a trifle broad; that when he met the pompously dignified and aristocratic Sumner of Massachusetts he took off his shoes and suggested that the senator do likewise. In order that they might measure themselves back to back to see which was tuller. One's sense of proportion Is not thrown entirely out of kilter to learn that Edwin M. Stanton, after meeting Lincoln In the '50s, contemptuously referred to the future President as "the One feels that Lincoln may giraffe,." have resembled the aforesaid animal ; and one remembers also that Lincoln, knowing that this slight had been Boston Globe. The power of his name has become bo great thut each of the warring elements In society seeks to Justify its existence from something Lincoln said or something Lincoln did. Statesmen have made tremendous efforts to develop In themselves for public approval the qualities of Lincoln at least the "fixins" of Lincoln. There Is a legendary Lincoln of the reality, the droll Great Emancipator; but there Is also a medley of legendary LIncolns evolved by the straining Imaginations of politicians and their partisan followers. To Every Nation Is Hero. Every nation has its great legendary hero, some of them two or three. England has King Arthur sleeping peaceWales. fully In a castle somewhere In Hohen-ataufeMedieval Germany had the old emperor, Frederick Barbaros-- s a, snoring In the seclusion of a castle, but soon to awake in order to reunite Germany, to restore the holy Roman empire and to arrange that Italy be once more suitably oppressed. In more recent times one finds Napoleon at St. Helena, acting as his own publicity man and laying the foundations of the Second empire with the of the "Napoleonic advertisement Ideal," which Thackeray characterized as "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and war all over the world." Most of the Little Peoples of Europe went to the peace conference with a legend and prayer. Ench of these peoples had a national legendary hero, who at some time held a quarter of Europe under that nation's sway, and who, the folk lore alleged, whs to return at dime not distant date to restore to thut nation that qunrter of Europe, and to see that the thnmts of peoples rival to that nation were properly cut. And each of these peoples thought that it had nn absolutely clear title to all the territory its particular hero had held. The prayer was for more territory still. Europe Is a large continent, but unfortunately there was nut nough territory to go around. In Bold Contrast. Lincoln stand out In bold contrast against the bevy of national heroes. He Is not even nationally selfish. He does not stand for territorial aggranHe stands for American dizement. union, of course, for a "New Birth of Freedom" for America, but he also atnnds for a desire "to do all which tuny achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." Brand Whltlock, minister to BeK glum, wrote of Lincoln In 1908: "The ecret that reposed In that wonderful This la the only photo aver made of and beautiful Ufa was, let us hope, revealed to America for the saving of Mrs. Todd Lincoln, wife of the great emancipator, taken while they were the world." For t.lnctu baa become loved tha occupants of the White House. n ; mm S. B. 54, Calllster Altering qual- day. ifications required of attorneys before Salt Lake. If the state auditor's may receive licenses to practice. they S. B. 55. Dixon To put teeth into office is to function properly and the state real estate dealers law. make the audits required by law, Action on Bills an increased appropriation is necesS. B. 14, Lewis Drunken automobile Advanced to third reading sary, John E. Holden, state auditor, drivers. calendar, M.ayes2. 19. nay 1. says in an open letter to members Stark Gooding bill, of the H. C. joint appropriations commitby president. signed A legislative S. J. It. Winder Child labor tee of the legislature. 3, Referred to committee appropriation of $46,400 is asked for amendment. on public health and labor. Drunken drivers. in the letter. The biennial budget S. B. 14, Lewis to the governor allows the Passed, ayes 20. of submitted H. B. 3, Petty Incorporation office $38,600. towns. Passed, ayes 20. H. C. M. 6, Whittaker Pittman act. Moab. Orange Olsen, supervisor Favorable report of commerce and In" committee. of the LaSal national forest, has redustry S. B. 21, Calllster Penalties for violation of prohibtlon act. Favorable ceived authorization from the secreof lndiciary committee. report tary of agriculture to issue grazing S. B. 2. Candland Board of exampermits for 19,500 head of horses and commitiners Reported by judiciary tee and recommitted to committee on cattle, 28,000 head of sheep for the state and munlcpal affairs. summer period, 16,900 head of ewes H. B. 31, A. W. Hansen County Insurance companies. Commerce and in- for lambing and 200 head of swine for the ensuing season on the for dustry. S. B. 7, Calllster State land board. est. This is a decrease of 900 head made, later appointed the same Ed Passed, ayes, 18; nay 1: absent. 1. of in the number of cattle, as compared H. B. 3, Petty Incorporation ward M. Stanton secretary of war. Signed by president. Abraham Lincoln has been dead al- towns. with last year. banks. S. B. 8. Candland Assessing most 60 years, but more and more the Passed, ayes. 18; nay, 1; absent 1. Salt Lake Pedro Cano, sentenced S. Candland Promissory B. 12, world Is coming to know him and love Passed, ayes, 19; absent, 1. to be executed at the state prison for him. Millions of American boys have notes. B. 23, Hickman Certification of H. the murder of June St. Clair at Park memorized the Gettysburg address. school teachers Education. S. B. 38, Dixon Utah state hospital. City March 16, 1923, was granted a Millions of American grownups have institutions. smiled with tears in their eyes at some Public Police pensions. reprieve by Governor George H. Dern. S. B. 40, Calllster The governors action stays the hand State and municipal affairs. newly told anecdote of the droll S. B. 41, Jenson Collecting school of death until after the third Friday Biographies, memorials and taxes. taxation. and Revenue of his life fictional Interpretations S. B. 23. Candland Sale of Piute in March, when the board of pardons have piled higher and higher the pyra- project Favorable report with amend- will reconsider Cano's case. If the ments. mid of Lincoln lore. H. B. 12, N. J. Hansen City zoning. board refuses to commute the death State and municipal affairs. As Statesmen See Themselves. sentence to life, imprisonment the exS. B. 43, Hirschi Jury fees. Judiecution date again will be fixed by "Now he belongs to the ages," sobbed ciary. S. B. 44. Dixon Salary of Insurance the court. At' the state prison Cano the some Edwin M. Stanton at the commissioner. indusand Commerce bedside of the martyred President. received with great joy the infrma-tio- n try.S. B. 45, Peters Optometry. Educathat Governor Dern had postPerhaps It would be worth while to tion. examine how the ages have treated poned the carrying out of the death S. B. 46. Lewis Interest on state order. Preparation to go forward him, and how he has treated the ages road bond redemption funds. Highthat is, how the legend has influ- ways. the execution as soon as poswith conserWater S. B. 47, O'Donnell enced the careers of statesmen and the vation sible after sunrise had been comdistricts. Agriculture. S. B. 48. Lewis Parks and play- pleted by Sheriff J. C. Clark of sum creeds of political and social moveaffairs. grounds. State and municipal ments. mit county, the officer charged with S. B. 49, Peters Motor vehicle regso Lincoln was genuinely sympaistration. Revenue and taxation. the responsibility of ending the man's labor Child 3, R. S. Winder J. thetic with so many sides of so many amendment. Majority report favor- life. questions that it has been easy for able; minority report for referendum. S. B. 1. Candland Finance and purSalt Lake Taxes collected for 1924 parties and statesmen to find In their chase as Favorable own careers and beliefs echoes of the amended. department. by the county treasurer total $7,373,-603.2life of Lincoln. H. B. 43. H. Gardner Reinstateacording to figures made public by his office. A balance of Statesmen in particular find It easy ment of corporations. State and affairs. to see in themselves the same qualiis uncollected. Most of this H. B. 20, Tangren Reports of counties Lincoln had. A President of the ty officers. State and municipal af- will be collected during the year, it United States wrote a book, "The New fairs. S. B. 22, Calllster Powers of cities. is said. The treasurer has a force of Freedom," which appears to be a Passed, ayes 18, absent 2. collectors in the field now to collect S. B. 18, Robinson Kindergartens, plagiarism, a justifiable plagiarism, of Advanced delinquent personal property taxes. to third calendar, reading course, but still a plagiarism, of tha ayes 14, nays 4. absent 2. These collectors are authorized to State Historical soS. B. 33. Dixon "New Birth of Freedom" of the Gelevy on and sell property for the 3. aves absent 17, Passed, ciety. B. 23. ttysburg address. Sale of Pluto taxes immediately if the tax is not S. Candland In a speech In Hodgenville, Ky., In project. Advanced to third reading, paid upon demand. 1916, President Wilson said: "I have ayes 17, absent 3. IN THE HOUSE read many biographies of Lincoln; I Salt Lake George D. Walker, 41, Bills Introduced have sought out with the greatest Inwas instantly killed when he fell, An act creB. 30. Mrs. Oraham H. terest the many Intimate stories that a board of examiners for hair- head first, five stories down an ele are told of him, the narratives of ating dressers, cosmeticians and cosmetolovator shaft at Hustler Flour Mills Referred to committee on pubgists. nearby friends, the sketches at close lic company plant here. He was a native health. the had who those which in requarters, H. B. 31, A. W. Hansen An act of Utah. companies. privilege of being associated with him lating to county insurance on estate real to committee Referred have tried to depict the very man him- and Insurance. Salt LakeJohn W. Walker, state self 'in his habit as he lived'; but t H. B. 32, Hawley An act repealing insurance commissioner, tendered his the public utilifound nowhere a real Intimate of Lin the law under which commission was created. Refer- resignation to Governor George II, coin's. . . . That brooding spirit had ties red to committee on public utilities. Dern, to take effect March 1. Mr. IT. B. S3, Dyreng An act relating no real familiars. It was a very has accepted a position as to delinquent taxes. Referred to com- Walker lonely spirit that looked beneath those mittee of the Union Central on revenue and taxation. agent general shaggy brows and comprehended men H. B. 34, Stark An act to create Life Insurance company of Cincin fund and to make the without fully communicating with an emergency Refer nati. Governor Dern has not indicof deficits unlawful. them, as if. In spite of ail Its genial creation red to committee on appropriations. ated who he will recommend to the efforts at comradeship. It dwelt apart It. B. 36. Welsh An act providing senate as Mr. Walker's successor. budget In cities of theon third nnd saw Its visions of duty where no for the Referred corto committee class. mnn looked on." American Legion post Manti porations. to members of this act An H. 3!. II. describe to relating was Sharp The President trying city have volunteered electhe appointment of Judites of Lincoln, but had he been writing his tion. Referred to committee on elec- their services to the city of Manti to own epitaph could It have been mora tions act as a volunteer fire department. II. B. 40, Morris An act relating to pathetically exact? contracts by county commissioners. Marshal Bernard Parry is to act a Referred to committee on highway chief. The mayor and city council What Would Lincoln Have Doner and bridges. President Itoosevelt wore, at hli II. H. 41, Sharp An set relating to have accepted the boys' offer and the first Inauguration, a ring with a lock the Mute roadon commission. Referred city will soon have a regularly orhighwaysAnand bridges, with enough of Lincoln's hair In It, a present from to II.committee B. 42. McCullough act crent-In- g ganized department, to conveniently take care a state hoard of criminal IdentJohn liny. Later he wrote In a letter equipment to one of his children that when be ification. Referred to committee on Ju- of any fires that may occur in this was in doubt aa to what to do In a diciary. H. B. 4 4. Mrs. Dunyon An act re- vicinity. to registration and tuition fees given situation he found great com- lating the University of I'tnh. the Utah at fort In trylnit to think what Lincoln Agrlculturnl college and other educawould have done under similar cir- tional Institutions. Referred to comLearn From Calamity on end Agricultural mittee university cumstances. Is from the level of rnlntnltles, not It college. America knowa of the letter Lincoln II. B. 4B, Klndlay An act appropriate that of every-dnlife, that we learn to be used In the eradicawrote to a Massachusetts woman who Ing IfiftOO and useful lessons.- Thuck-eraof the whnrled milkweed or tion Impressive war. In In Civil sons the five lost had Referred to comgalloldes. on education. that great wr the governor of an mittee B. act relating 46. II. I'ettit American state dictated and signed to the closing of coalAn mines the The Lawle$ Average letters (of course no executive could rosl mine Inspector. Referred tobycomtrouble with the average man One which on them mining. write mittee time all) to have An act H. B. 47. Mct'nltouKh Is that he generally considers himself were sent to every mother In his state to the state biard ef barber whose son had been killed In action. examiners. Referred to committee on above the average. Des Moines publicB. health. An act relat48. McCullough H. to barbers. Referred to commit1 do not Impugn the motives eat ing on Pumpkin Center la the name of a tee public one opposed to tae. Lincoln. town In South Dakota. r. 8, al $51,-456.- ... y - y. Heg-Iste- hth r, which is being sponsored by the Utah Legionaires. The post will organize the troops and furnish their leaders and, if found necessary, will turn their club rooms over to them for a meeting place. Only boys not able to get into other troops of the city will be eligible for the Legion troops. The "Utah Plan" which is being sponsored by all posts of the organization in this state proposes to seek the cooperation of all citizens for the purpose of obtaining definite suggestions for community upbuilding. Recommendations will be made to local posts during the period from February 12 to 22 after which the posts will decide which project they can "'suc The accepted cessfully carry out. project is to be put into operation at the earliest possible moment following the decision. That the Legion proposal will be a success is indicated by the enthusiasm with which Legionnaires and citizens generally are responding to the idea.' Many letters received in department headquarters of the organization express the thought that no better plan for community welfare could be devised and that full cooperation may be expected. 40 & 8 to Assist H. W. Brangham, grand chef of La Societe des 40 Hornmes et 8 Chevaux, the Legion's funmaking society, has assured department officers that his organization will cooperate with local posts in the development of civic programs and has advised members of the organization to submit their suggestions for such activities to post officers. "How the Legion developed a sense of civic responsibility is an interesting story," T. D. Martin, in charge of the operation of the "Utah Plan" stated. "Back in the minds of all Legionaires who were striving to make the asset to the organization a peace-tim- e country was the ideal of being able to serve the country in a greater measure during peace times than was possible in war. In many posts and departments of the United States much civic work had been accomplished. Boy Scout troops have been organized and sponsored, auto camping grounds s' have been built and maintained, playgrounds equipped, schools for adult illiterates established, calls for emergency aid answered and a thousand and one other projects carried out. "Fjirly in 1923, in a certain city of about 12,000 population, all the civic leaders agreed that a certain project should be put over. Efforts to launch a campaign failed at the outset because of jealousies and prejudices. Organized labor and the Chamber of Commerce locked horns; t'.ie churches could not get together; the civic clubs could not agree. "Among the citizens was a young veteran who had served overseas with all types of Americans and was an ardent Legionnaire. He called a special meeting of his post. That brought together veterans from every strata of the community. The following day the Legion commander announced that the post would be glad to lead the drive if alt other organizations would cooperate. A week later the funds had been raised, everybody wa! friendly with everybody else, a spirit of cooperation like that of the waf days was in the air. "The success of this community led this veteran to carry his plan to hit state convention where it was approved and then to the national convention where it was adopted. The national resolution which was adopted authorized the nation-wid- e ue ol the Utah Plan of civic betterment," de-ga- re chil-dren- |