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Show THE UTAH fits BRING z UNA MILLION AT SALE AUCTION SHERIFF SELLS AT PROPERTIES AT BINGHAM AND TOOELE Subsidiary of Anaconda Copper pany Is Successful Bidder; f Work Will Be d GOVERNOR TIMES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH S, Getting Ready far the Big Show f News Notes J t From All Parts of UTAH : Q CONGRESS WILL PUSH MANY BILLS ASKED TO EXPLAIN HOUSE SENATE TO RECEIVE TAX AND BONUS MEASURES FROM COMMITTEE SOON Governor Hunt Must Explain State, ment That Secretary Work Is Favoring Colorado Dam Many Investigations Continue to Occupy Time of Lawmakers; Speedy Action Will Be Taken by Leaders Washington. The house irrigation committee has voted to request Governor Hunt of Arizona to testify in regard to charges by him that Secretary Work is "utilizing his position" to favor Colorado in the proposed Boulder canyon dam development on the Colorado river. In a telegram to Chairman Smith, Governor Hunt said the "proposal of Secretary Work and California officials to nationalize the river aa probill is posed in the Swing-Johnso- n insulting." The secretary's report to of congress urging nationalization the river, he said, "attempts to further the aims of Colorado." "Arizona will not ratify the Colorado river pact," he said, "as it is a proposal wholly unfair and unjust to this- state. The people of Arizona who hope to see the river developed and who are opposed to the compact have been opposing it in a manner to create as little bitterness as possible. "We are just beginning to fight the compact and desire as little friction between states as is possiblb when the compact is dead." Governor Hunt added that in hearngs before the committee, "California lobbyists and representatives as well as power trust officials seem to consider Arizona interests in the Colorado river as unworthy of consideration and the people of Arizona are becoming weary'of the imperialistic designs of some neighboring states. The attitude of Colorado, secretary of the interior and California representatives will not be help- Hopeful that conWashington. gress will find its way clear to bring its present session to a close before the June political conventions, house and senate leaders expect to make substantial progress this week toward disposing of pressing legislation. The senate probably will receive the tax and bonus bills from its fiThe present plan nance committee. of Republican leaders is to give the bonus bill right of way, with action on the" revenue measure next in order. These two proposals together with the annual supply bills, must be disposed of, in the opinion of both Republican and Democratic leaders, before the windup of the session. In line with this program, the house is continuing to give appropriation bills priority. The army supply bill was sent to the senate Saturday and immediate consideration began of the independent offices bill, which will be disposed of before the week-enThus far one appropriation bill a deficiency measure has been whipped into shape for transmission to the senate differences over the measures carrying funds for the interior treasury and postoffice departments have been ironed out and within a few days they will be ready for the president. After disposing of the independent offices bill, the house will take up the Johnson immigration measure, planning to act on it before the senate has an opportunity to consider the measure reported by its immigration committee. A dozen investigations continue to divert attention in both the senate and house. Before long Senator Democrat Tennessee, intends to call up his resolution which would authorize an inquiry to determine whether Secretary Mellon is holding his post as head of the treasury department in violation of the federal statutes. So far as is known there is no disposition on the part of Repubor licans to oppose consideration adoption of the resolution. The Daugherty investigating committee expects to decide within a day or two as to the future scope of its inquiry, while the senate oil committee resumed its hearing Tuesday. At that time it planned to question William Boyce Thompson, former chairman of the finance committee of the Republican national committee, about the liquidation of the Republican deficit in the 1920 campaign. Grand jury action in the Harry F. Sinclair contempt case is expected to be announced before the committee resumes its hearing. On the house side, the committee investigating charges against Representatives Langley, Kentucky and Zihlmen of Maryland, Republicans, got down to work on Wednesday with the probabliity that it first will look into ' accusations against Mr. Zihlman. During the week the shipping board investigating committee will resume hearings, while the inquiries by special house committees into the aircraft industry of engraving and printing will get under way. The senate committee investigating the internal revenue bureau will continue its hearings, with the tax records of the Gulf Oil corporation and other Mellon companies under examination. IRRIGATION COMMITTEE WILL ASK FOR EXPLANATION OF CHARGES MADE Com- Con-tinue- Salt Lake City. The Utah Consolidated Mining company properties, including the mines and equipment at Bingham and the smelter at Tooele, were sold Monday afternoon on the steps of the city and county building at public auction by Sheriff Ben R. Harries for $1,000,000. The International Smelting company, a subsidiary of the Anaconda Copper company, were the successful bidders and purchasers. The sale of the Utah Consolidated Mining company's properties was to satisfy a judgment of approximately $2,000,000 obtained by the International Smelting company in the United States district court for a note due and unpaid. The smelting company had loaned the money to the mining company on a note with the company's properties as security to meet a judgment levied against the Utah Consolidated Mining company in favor of the Utah Apex in one of the most famous apex suits in the west The case involving ore bodies in the famous Bingham district came up in the local federal court several years ago when the Utah Consolidated claimed rights to certain ores, under apex rights, considerable of which the Utah Apex alleged had already been extracted by the Utah Consolidated. The case when it came up for trial brought some of the most famous geologists and engineers of the country to Salt Lake as expert witnesses on both sides. Judge Tillman D. Johnson decided in favor of the Utah Apex company and awarded the apex rights and damages amounting with interest to approximately $2,000,000. The case was carried to the United States supreme court where Judge Johnson's decision was upheld. In order to meet the judgment the Utah Consolidated, it is stated, found It necessary to borrow money from the International Smelting company. Unable to meet the obligations under the note the Utah Consolidatd was forced into the local federal court by the International Smelting company were ordered by and its properties Judge Johnson to be sold at public auction to satisfy the judgment. sale Monday Through the auction the Internatonal Smelting takes posConsolidated session of the Utah properties, one of the largest and most extensive, outside of Utah Cop-p- r The comcompany, in Bingham. pany Is the second largest producer in the Bingham district and one of the largest producers in the state. ' Interests - ful to future negotiations." H. B. Howland, representative of the Arizona high line reclamation service, told the committee that the study should be made of conditions in Arizona before any developments of the river were undertaken and the state's claim to water power should be considered. England After Air Record Calshot, England, Britain's effort to beat America in the first airplane flight around the world started Tuesday. At 12:f Tuesday afternoon Commander Stuart MacLean, first of the three British fliers to get under way, took off from here for Lyons, France, on the first leg of the long air Journey. The high wind had abated and visin Commander bility was good. made a preliminary test flight and found his engine functioning perto He decided, however, fectly. throw out some of his supply of heavy then The commander spare parts. took the air, flying low and fast toward the French coast. Stock Malady Causes Action Drastic measures Washington, were determined upon by the cabinet President' Father Has Birthday a fresh outTuesday to stamp out John C. Coolidge, break in California of the foot and Plymouth, VL, father of the president, observed his mouth disease, which Secretary Walseventy-nintbirthday quietly Monlace reported had appeared in localThere was no special celebraday. ities as fur distant as fifty miles from tion, but the usual routine of the day the half dozen counties affected last at the farm home was interrupted by month. Details of the steps to be taken motion picture photographers who obwill be worked out by the department tained Mr. Coolidge's consent to pose of Agriculture. The expenditure of a considerable sum of money is contembriefly for them. plated. Grier to Face Jury Missing Woman Found Bother Warshaw, Los Angeles, Horace A. Greer, Los Angeles, former chauffeur for Mabel Normand, stenographer in the Illinois state asMonday pleaded not guilty in superior sembly who disappeared In 1915, ha of attacking been located In Hollywood, using the court to the charge Courtland S. Dines rich Denver young name of Kstelle Ward, according to Having man, at a New Year's purty In Dines' the Los Angeles Examiner. apartment. Greer's trial was set for worked for the last four years as on April 17 by Judge frail of the superior entertainer in the Mexican border town told newspaper of Tijuana, the girl court. men here that she has saved a "stake" and has come to Hollywood to make a Takes Bride In Cemetery name in pictures. Glendule, Cal. Dudley Charles Sponsors Free Air Measure Miss Gulick, undertaker and lorothy Senator Washington, Declaring that the air Adams Kader, were married at Forest Lawn cemetery here Sunday. Kriends Is "the Inalienable possesson of the a bill by Senator Howell of the bride and groom showered them people," of Nibrsska Wednesday was with rice os they fled through the (Rep.) interstate by the senate graveyard gntes to begin a honeymoon approved commerce committee. Radio licenses in the world of the living. and other "privileges for the use of to two ether" would be restricted Oil Magnate Held For Contempt years' duration with power vested in Washington, Harry F. Sinclair, the president to annul them In time lessee of Teapot Dome, was indicted of war or other emergencies. by a federal grand Jury here Monday Four Drown In Brandy Vat on contempt cliargei out of his reToulouse, France. Four men workfusal to testify before the senate oil ing In a IochI distillery were overcommittee. come by liquor fumes, fell into a vat of brandy and were drowned. Alleged Swindler Confesses on a Held of Cal., Ukiali, charge Thousands Stage Demonstration having defrauded the First National Bucharest. with Coincidentally bank of Willits, north of here, of $7000 the at Vienna of the delegathering T2, has confessed not P. L. Flint, confergates to the, only to that alleged swindle, accord- ence, a manifestation in favor of Ruing to Ieputy Sheriff Ward Rlcs, but mania was staged at Kishinev by has admitted having mulcted three 100,000 persons from all part of New Haven, Conn., banks out of 51.",. Bessarabia. The meeting addressed 000 in February, 1823, and the Itank telegram to the Rumanian governof $1000 ment of Italy, in Ontario, Cal., out requesting that It affirm pubMore before e arrived In Wllliu. licly that Bessarabia had thrice looked for. his ef dealings rt being iU absolute will to return to Jj.e motherland. Mac-Lare- h Russo-Rumani- ITALIAN CITY HIT DAUGHERTY LEAVES BY BIG LANDSLIDE G E CABINET MANY ARE REPORTED KILLED AS PRESIDENT ATTORNEY ASKS TOWN ON GULF OF SALERNO TO HAND IN GENERAL IS DEVASTATED RESIGNATION German Tourists Near Dismissal of Cabinet Member Is Re. American, Scene of Catastrophe Are Resuit of Investigation Now Beported to Have Left Point ing Held By Members of Danger of Congress Amalfi, Italy. One hundred persons were reported killed and lives of many tourists, including Americans imperiled when a series of land slides devastated villages n the gulf of Salerno, Thursday, it was officially announced. Salerno, Italy. The gravity of the landslide in the vicinity of Amalfi grows hourly. Estimates here place the deaths in the villages along the coast at fifty, but many of these places are cut off both from road and wire communication and the exact number of victims is unknown. , The bulk of the victims are reported at the village of Vettica. (A Rome dispatch last Thursday night said that there were at least 100 dead at Vetica.) The government is rushing all possible help to the scene. There is a possibility that a number of Americans are affected, as a large convoy of tourists left for Amalfi Wednesday. Later news from Amalfi was that the American and German tourists in the Amalfi hotels had all left the danger points when the slides came. The names of the tourists are not obtainable because of the lack of telegraphic communication. Amalfi, on the Gulf of Saleme is picturesquely situated on the summits of lofty rocks crowned with embattled walls and ruined towers. It suffered from a landslide in January, 1900, when a portion of the promontory on which it is situated fell into the sea. , Kansas Railroad Is Sold Clifford C. Histcd Wichita, Kan., of Kansas City has purchased the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient .rail road for $3,000,000, at an auction or. dered by the federal court, to pay the Misted is the road's indebtedness. attorney for the general receiver for The the road, William T. Kemper. $3,000,000 will merely pay the Indebt edness of the concern to the govern ment and will leave nothing for the holders of $7,500,000 of gold notes or The purchaser $31, 000,000 in bonds. said a general plan of reorganization would be annotinced soon and all note to particiholders would be Invited The only other bid was made pate. by E. E. Mullany, a banker of Hill City, Knn., who offered $2,761,000. Washington. Attorney General intimate friend Daugherty, and political adviser of the Harding administration, was forced out of office Friday by the fire of a senate which investigating committee, prompeted President Coolidge to ask his resignation. The man who more than' any other affected the nomination of the late President Harding went out after a long struggle in which he defied the senate and house committee to find him guilty of wrongdoing in office and opposed the counsel of senatorial friends to resign his post volun Harry tarily. The ouster of the attorney general came with dramatic suddenness after weeks of speculation as to how long President Coolidge would resist the demands that he put him out. intimate Many of Coolidge's friends and numerous Republican leaders in and out of congress persuaded Coolidge insistently to act for the good of the party. But Daugherty remained adamant. He would leave, he said only if guilt of misconduct in office were proved against him or if Coolidge personally demanded it. Meantime the senate committee investigating his conduct of the department of justice began hearings which to date have developed the most extraordinary and sensational stories of intrigues, "deals" of all kinds and the interchange of huge sums of money for mysterious purposes interchanged between men, according to the testimony, who were intimate friends of Daugherty or involved with friends of his. Attorney General Daugherty's let. announced from ter of resignation, the White House Friday, follows : "My Dear Mr. President: "I hereby acknowledge receipt ol your letter of March 27 by the hand of your secretary requesting my as attorney general of the United State. difference and In "Solely out of compliance therewith I hereby tender While you do not my resignation. state when you desire my resignation to become effective, I must respectfully request that it become effective forthwith. "Yours vry truly, "11. M. DAUGHERTY, "Attorney General." Seek New Coast Outlet Ore,. Arguing that if the Union Pacific's central Oregon lines with the were extended to connect Eugene-KlamatSouthern Pacific' Falls cutoff, Idaho agricultural ceo. tern would be brought 400 miles near er California, Samuel Newton rate expert of the Idaho public service com mission, testified before the examiner of the Interstate commerce commis sion In the railroad bearing being hold Newton admitted under cross here. examination that be had not taken in to consideration the extension of the connect with Oregon Short Line to the Southern I'fific nt Wells, which railroad attorneys insisted will tiring the name result. Wilson Estate Worth $250,000 Washington, The estate of Wood, row Wilson was valued at $250,000 In a petition for probate of his will filed by bis widow Edith Boiling Wilson. The will was admitted to probate and the bond of Mrs. Wilson as executrix was fixed at $1000. The estate is left largely to Mrs. Wilson, with an annuity of $25K) a year to Margaret Wilson as long as she remains unmarried. It was disclosed In the petition that the late president nwnnd no real estate In the District of Columbia, but was possssed of personal property, consisting of cash in banks, bonds, securities and personal effects. The only debtg left by Mr. Wilson are those in. to his funeral, wheh will not exceed $'J0nO. Lady Astor Loses Faith In Politic Astor confessed her. I,ondon, self disillusioned in polities in an ad. dres at a meeting of young people did not She said she Wednesday. consider, the work of politicians very went Into People who Important. politic, unless they had' the highest disappointing Ideals, took up a very It was disappointing that the Job. things one tried to do were so far way and on got blamed for all that was wrong In th world. Queens Jewel Sold at Auction Honolulu, T. It. The last collection of crown jewels in the jurisdiction in the United States has passed into private possession. They were the jewels of the late Queen Lillioukulanl of the Hawaiian islands which were sold by her heirs at public auction. The .jewels brought $12,000. The most handsome piece in the collection, the queen's favorite jara, was bought bjr L L Smith of Newark, N. J, for $2150. 'Expert l'ortland. h d. r, Bandit Get Military Honor Tulsa, Okla., Wrapped in the flag he had served in the World war, the body of Ed Lock hart, notorious Oklaburied with full homa bandit was Because of his re. military honors. cord as an infantrymen in the Thirty, sixth division in France, the local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars decided to conduct a military funeral. Two Million Have Materia Moscow. Two million persons arc slek with malaria in the Kuban district of Russia, according to figures introduced at the malaria conference at Itostov.on Don. The losses through the epidemic and the cost of treatestimated ment are at 1,000.000 rubies. Fat Folk 8erum Found Paris, A new hope for fat persons la the result of a report to the biology society by Professors Carnet and Ter-rlof the discovery of a new serum to The serum aid fat folks to reduce. is taken from extracts from the liver and other organs of thin animals and into fat anl. injected intravenously imals resulting In the latter' becomTh "cure" however, ing thin also. Is said not to hare been Salt Lake City. Indorsement of the state use plan of prison labor and a recommendation that the action on the employment of prison labor be deferred until after the adjournment of the allocation conference planned for Salt Lake April 9, was contained in a resolution adopted by the board of governors of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. Salt Lake City. An unusual crop was recently harvested in the University of Utah greenhouse by those . who had tenderly watched its growth 1 during the last four months. A lem- inon measuring four and one-haches in diameter and weighing a pound is at present occupying the center of interest in the office of Charles E. Forsberg, superintendent of buildings and ground at the uni.S versity. Gunnison. It has been officially announced that Gunnison has been named as 'the headquarters for the national division of the Indian war veterans for Utah. This announcement was recently made by H. A. Kearns, who, with other comrades, has worked diligently to have Utah headquarters located in this city. H. A. Kearns has been named as the state commander and William Bards-le- y "as local commander . CentraC Ogden. The Utah-Idah- o Railroad company was operated at a loss of $33,242.52 during 1923, according to a report filed with the state public utilities commission. Salt Lake City. Further machinery was set in motion this week foi the state-wid- e campaign to raise $100,000 as a relief fund for the stricken dependents of miners who lost their lives in the recent Castle-gat- e mine disaster. Letters were forwarded to all county chairman who were named in a meeting of the ways and means committee held iD the office of Governor Mabey. Salt Lake City. The title of the sections of state to twenty-thre- e school land was established by the classification filing of a with the register oi the federal land office, and if oil or minerals are found on the land in the future the title will remain with the state. Ogden. All tourists to northern California will be routed by Pike's route this Peak or summer by the Utah State Automobile association and Ogden chamber of commerce, it became known when, local road agencies concurred in a communication from W. D. Rishel, manager of the touring bureau of the automobile association. Salt Lake, Acting upon a request from the intermountain livestock show committee the Salt Lake county commission made an appropriation of $1000 to help finance the show to be held April 1 to 5 next. The committee did not ask for any definite amount, but merely requested that the comas It amount mission allow such thought proper. Ogden, For the first time in the history of Weber county, there is to be an assistant county attorney such a position being created by the board and Sam of county commissioners Powell, assistant city attorney was named for the place. for an InSalt Lake, A request crease of GM cents an hour was con. taineil in a petition sent to the Ore. gon Short Line railroad by the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, an organization which includes 300 telegrapher on the railroad. The petition was received by M. O. Willard, in chargt of wages for the Oregon Short Line, who said It would be handled by th submitted to the company and not railroad labor board. Salt Lake The Judicial convention of the Republican party for the Third Judicial district of Utah will be held Saturday, April 0, 1924, at 10 a. m., in the council chamber, city and county building, to nominate six district judges and one district attorney. Tie Utah county boanl I'rovo, of commissioner created the town of from Lindon, following petitions numerous residents of the district at a hearing held In Provo. Acting upon Fred the motion of Commissioner Matley, the board unanimously pass, ed a resolution creating a new town, which is one mile south of Pleasant Grove. Salt Ike, Aqullla Nobcker will be commls-sloner reappointed federal water of the Lake Fork, Unltah river and Whtto Rock river systems on April 1, It was learned following a conference between Judge Tillman D. Tobnson of the United States district court, who makp the nppointment find representatives from the Finta basin, who presented Charley Murphy as n candidate for the position. lf non-miner- al North-of-the-La- ke Waste. little backwoods town an Itinerant salesman, undeterred by th extreme poverty-strickenpponr.mra of one house, tried to sell the head of the family a certain article. He got the reply: "Say. I only spent one dime In all An' that w my life for foolishness. for a pair of socks". American Legion Weekly. In a One way to keep from boarding onr money Is to b "food fellow." |