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Show it jp u P f I ril fir i iMnffitwrti liitjrfiiiitflrirf' if g tonin- r- kL THE PAYSON CHRONICLE, PAYSON, UTAH i 1 It 100, the huge new English dirigible, as it will appear when completed and ready to fly to the United States in June. 2 American War mothers, many of them Gold Star mothers, placing wreaths on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier In Arlington National cemetery while Sergeant Witcliey sounded taps. 3 Christopher Columbu Explosions, Poison Gas and Fire Kill Scores in a Cleveland Hospital. By EDWARD W. PICKARD most terrible and ONE of thedisasters of recent times occurred iu Cleve'.ind, Ohio, in the deaths of at least 121 persons and the Injury of ninny others. Tiro of undetermined origin broke out in the Cleveland Clinic and soon readied a great quantity of films stored in the basement. These, exploding, gave off deadly gases that spread Pabuilding. through the four-stortients, doctors and nurses were nearly all unable to make their way to the doors and windows, so swiftly did the fumes render them unconscious; and for n time r.o rescuers could enter the building unless equipped with gas musks. Even outside the structure pedestrians passing at the time of the blasts fell to the ground overcome by the gas and could not be dragged to safety until it had lifted. Most of the victims were killed by the gas fumes, according to the authorities. Among them were many citizens of Cleveland and vicinity, and a number of nationally known physicians who were in atMembers of tendance on patients. the clinic staff were irodUed with the utmost valor in their efforts to save the patients, and many of them gave their lives. The police and firemen end numerous chance pussershy were Do less valorous. Dr. George IV. Crlle, noted surgeon, founder and chief owner of the clinic, was foremost in the relief work. Fire Chief James P. Flynn was an outstanding hero, ne had his men lower him time after time through the skylight on the roof and he brought out 10 living or dead. Experts In Cleveland said the poisonous gases were due to the burning Of film in large quantities. The photographic .films, which has much the samo composition as gun cotton, in addition to exploding with terrific force, threw off three kinds of compounds. These were camphor, carbon monoxide, and the gas of nitric oxide Inor other nitrogen compounds. halation of the carbon monoxide resulted In death similar to the breathing of exhaust gas from an automobile in a closed garage. y jr T By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Crockett Ami is one of the great heroes of Texas, it lias often been commented upon that no suitable monument has ever been erected to his memory in the Lone Star state. Of course, it Is true that the Alamo stands ns un imperishable monument to the manner in which he died, but the glory of that Davy shares with others. It is true that the Lone Star state has honored the memory of his wife, Elizabeth Crockett, in a tall marble shaft which stands in the town of Action, Texas. Tills monument is a striking piece of sculpture which preserves the story of a heroic wife and mother waiting for a who never returned. When Crockett went to Texas to take part in the war of independence from Mexico he left his wife and children In Tennessee until he could establish a home. But before that was possible, he died at the Alamo. News traveled slowly in those days and for months, back In Tennessee, Elizabeth Crockett was accustomed to stand outside her cabin door with her haud shading her eyes, ipoklng into the west and waiting for Davy. That pose is embodied In the flguie of a woman which caps the shaft at Action. The new republic, grateful to one of her heroic defenders, made a large grant of land to Crocketts widow. She then went to Texas where she died in 1SOO at the age of 82. The monument to Elizabeth Crockett was erected in 1922. In the sume year the state of Tennessee unveiled a monument to Crockett near I.awrence-burg- . And now, seven years later, Texas Is planning a similar honor for him. Itecently a bill was offered in the state legislature, providing for the appropriation of $20,000 with which to erect a monument to Davy In the town that bears his name Crockett, Texas. Although Texas calls Davy Crockett one of her heroes, Tennessee was the state which gave him birth. Near Jonesboro, Teun., stands a simple stone slab on which is engraved "On this spot Davy Crockett was born, Aug. 17, 17SG. Davy Crockett was one of the most picturesque figures In all American history. There have been many Americans whose contribution to the building of our nation was much greater thnn his. Hut It is likely that he will be remembered long after some of these others are forgotten, for in many wavs be ac r,llvy hero-husban- d Old Musical School Santa Marta di Loreto (In Naples, Ital.v) has the oldest school for the cultivation of music in all its branches. This originated In 1535 with a poor artisan by the name of Francesco, who received into Ids house on the Mercato orphans of both sexes and caused them to be fed and i lot lied and instructed In music. The ricli citizens of the Mercato assisted him. The fame of the school reached the Z2mgz curately symbolized the American frontier which stamped its character so indelibly upon the consciousness of this nation. Early In his youth Crockett became noted, even In the backwoods of Tennessee where good marksmanship and skill ns a hunter were no novelty, as a dead shot and a fearless At the age of eighteen lie learned his letters" while working ns a plow hand. Marrying shortly afterwards, he moved west and when Old Hickory Jackson led n force against the Creek Indians Davy went along. He served with distinction in this wnr and came home something of a hero, although he himself confessed quite frankly that he was "skeered amost to fits. However bis fame preceded him into the next frontier community Into which be moved and there he was appointed as magistrate. In 1821 he became a candidate for the Tennessee legislature, not because he felt himself tit for such an olliee but mainly for the sport of making new the race which was a brand-firbusiness to me. Years afterwards he wrote in his autobiography of his entrance into polities as follows: It now became necessary that I should tell the people something about the government and an eternal sight of other things that I knovved nothing about." The first time he attempted to speak in public he confesses that be choked up" but no one stayed to bear what bis opponent had to say when Davy ended his brief speech witli thisv remark: Im dry as a powder born and I thinks its time for all of us to wet our whistles. He was not only elected by a large twice. majority but was During his third term in the legislature, In 1824, a delegation cnme to him to ask him to run for congress. At first Davy refused but finally allowed himself to be forced Into the race which ended iu disaster for him and lie was defeated. Two years later, however, lie made the race again and this time was elected to congress. During his campaign occurred the famous epi. sode of the At one place he was preparing to stand treat" for his supporters when lie discovered that he had neither cash nor credit. But he did have his nlle witli nim, and making a hasty trip into the woods, he shot and skinned a coon. Coon-skinwere then accepted in trade and when lie tiung the raw hide down on the counter, the Yankee landlord of the tavern was willing em ugh to take it in exchange for drinks fur the crowd. Incidentally, ttiis Yan kee, who prided himself on his shanv ness in matters of trnde had often boasted that no one could get ahead of him. Davy watched where the coon-skihad been placed and while the landlord was busy be quietly pulled it from the pile of skins. Then tie tiling it down again, demanding another round of drinks. It is said that he psod this same coon sldn no less thnn ten times, to the delight of his friends and the satisfaction 01 their thirst. Davy says that his conreckoned any one whe stituents could git ahead of a Yankee in a fair trade was the man for them in Con gross. So Davy went to Washington, there to become within a short time the favorite wit of the nationnl legislature. But although Davy made such a hit In the East he seems to have lost touch with the people at home. They concluded that he spent too many years in Washington, learned too much about congress matters and wasnt funny anymore," according to one historian. So the next time h ran for congress they snowed him under with their votes. When the result was announced Davy made his famous farewell address. He said: "I am going to Texns and you can go to h 1." Setting out on horseback, he fell In river-boa- t with a shell-gamgambler whom be persuaded to join him In helping the Texans to fight for liberty. Together they cut their way through the Mexican line encircling San Antonio where were besieged a party of 140 Texans under Travis. Boi.hu m and Bowie. On March 6, 1S30, General Santa Anna, the Mexican leader, launched his assault of 4,000 men against the Twice the garrison of the Alamo. attack was beaten off but the third time It was successful. After a short struggle, only si.t of the 140 remained alive. One of them was Davy Crockett. He stood behind a breast-woik- , constructed of the bodies of dead Texans. In one hand he held a dripping buvvie knife, in the other the wreck of Old Betsy," the rltle had admirers which Philadelphia the his him through during trip given East Divy laid not been ia Texas long enough to become acquainted with the character of the Mexicans. So when they promised to spare his life if he surrendered lie made the of trusting them. He was let' before Santa Anna who looked birr over coolly, then nodded to his of Et vo svvonls were buried ir poors. breast. the Tenne.-se-e ears of Giovanni d.t Tappia, a Spnm-- h priest, lie volunteered to direct it und extend its set vices of u- -i fulne-- s h.v a permanent endowment. Tits lie obtained by begging aims. The nng inal humble institution was dans forred to a huger building cio-- e n the I'hureh of Sta. Maria do Loreto. Thu building rueived the title of and was endowed in laud. Famous Roman Palace Tlte Ouirin.il palme at Home was h gun by l'onzo in 157 1, and completed tiy Fontana and Bernini. It became t tie royal residence of the kings ot Italy after tlte hi each of Porta Pin September 20. ls7d. Pignmtivcly. tin Qtilrinal signifies the state as the Vat lean signifies ihe church bear-hunte- r. e coon-skin- s Object for Anger Aimless Indignation accomplishes farm and Fireside. nothing. n e hand-to-han- d mi-ta- ke benr-huntor- Purpoae of Knowledge Knowledge, a rich storehouse, foi the glory of t tie Creator and the of mati's estate. Francis P.aeea. and cream, not as high ns provided in the Hawley bill, are aimed against Canadian importation; the higher rate on flaxseed, the same as In the Hawley measure, Is diieeted against Imports from Argentina. Speaker Longworth said last week the house, after disposing of the farm relief and tarltf hills, might recess for six weeks or two months. The senate probably will recess for three weeks or a month while Its finance committee struggles with the tariff measure. r'YESPITE the earnest fight put up Demm ruts ami smite drys. Senator Vandenhergs hill hv for the 1030 census and redistricting was made the unfinished business in the senate and given right of way over other measures until dispost d of. its pas-air- e was considered certain. Favorable aet'on by the house Is a matter of course, for that body passed the reapportionment hill which was killed by a filibuster in the closUning days of the lut congn.ss. der the provisions 17 states will lose 23 members of congress and 11 states will grin tlte same number. our ambi-sado- r to Great Britain, spent a few days In Washington last week conferring with President Hoover and Secretary of State Stint, on. Reporters swarmed about him asking his views on all sorts of current topic s, and he availed the queries politely until one wanted to know whether he would wear siik knee breeches at the court of St. James. Do you want a diplomatic answer, responded Ambassador Dawes, "or the answer that question deserves?" Shoot, his Interrogator replied. You can go plumb to hell," General Dawes retorted; thats my business. GEN. well-know- n G. DAWES, that President Hoover had the post of governor-genera- l of the Philippines to Dwight F. Davis of St. Louis, former secretary of war, and that his early acceptance was expected unless he decided that Mrs. Davis health precluded It. This appointment was a surprise as Mr. Davis had been prominently mentioned for an ambassadorial position, However, the probably In Paris. Philippines post would be especially acceptable to 1dm because of Its good salary $25,000 a year and because he has long been deeply interested In the affairs of the islands and desired to visit them. In Washington it is now understood that the place of ambassador to Franc will be given to Senator Walter Edge of New Jersey after the close of the special session of congress. offered senate passed the MeXnry relief hill, including the export debenture feature, by a vote of B4 to 33. Only two Democrats Wagner of New York and Walsh of Massachusetts were recorded In the Twenty-on- e negative. Bepuhllcans voted for the bill and 31 against It. The action of many of the latter was In protest against the debenture provision which President Hoover opLenders of the house at first posed. were disposed to refuse to accept the senate measure on the ground that the debenture clause was revenue legislation, which must originate In the lower house. Then it was decided to lend tlte bill to conference and kill the objectionable feature there. A special rule was adopted, however, setting forth that the house stood on its rights and that its action fn this particular case should not be considered a precedent. The rule carried a rebuke to the senate for invading the All the prerogatives of the house. house conferees and three of the five senate conferees were on record as opposed to the export debenture plan. THE Washington Tost, having printed an article predicting the recall of the Belgian ambassador, Prince De Llgne, which brought an apology from the secretary of state, the Philadelphia Record came out with a story of the alleged conduct of Edward McLean, publisher of the Post, during a function at the Belgian embassy, stuting he was asked to leave by Prince De Llgne, and Implying that this supposed occurrence was the real reason for the attack on the ambassador In the Post. Now Mr. McLean, who Is prominent In Washington society, has brought suit against the Record for $1,000,000 damages, denying that papers story in toto and asserting that as a result of the story he "has been and is greatly Injured In his said good name, fame, reputation and cred. and is brought Into public it scandal, scorn, Infamy, shame, and disgrace, . . . has suffered and endured great mental pain and anguish . and is subjected to great . and endured great Injury In his feelings, and has otherwise been permanently damnified." THE . .. on the tariff bill continued house and the expressions of dissatisfaction with its provisions were numerous. Jinny requests for further Increases in duties on farm products were submitted to the ways and means committee. President Hoover Showed his good will toward agriculture by signing executive orders, uc der the operation of the flexible tariff, increasing the rates on milk, cream and flaxseed; he also approved an Increase in the duties on window glass as asked by Pennsylvania manufacturers. The Increased rates on milk CHARLES WAS announced at the White ITHouse y DEBATE Eoutlmrii . FETING notoriety has been acquired by the otherwise rather IVs Moines university, n fundamentalist Institution conducted by the Baptist Bible Union of North America. Dr. T. T. Shields, chairman of Its hoard of trustees, and Miss Edith Ilebman. secretary of the hoard, didnt seem to be satisfied with the fundamentalism of some of the faculty members, and besides they had been the objects of an attack concerning moral behavior. The students, or a majority of them, sided with the faculty, so Shields dismissed the entire teaching staff, including President II., C. Way man, and ordered the unives sity closed. Meanwhile the students indulged in some rioting and drove from their midst a few Canadians whom they blamed as spies, and then tlie univers'ty was reopened under a court Injunction. Shields and Mi.xs Rehnmn carried the ease to the annual convention of the Baptist Bih'e Union vvldeh laid just opened in Buffalo, and the delegates sought a way to settle the trouble through arbitration. COMPLAINT come from Senator La I'ollette of Wiscon- sin that President Hoover is not enforcing tlie seamens act which bears tho n inte of the senior La Toilette. Administration of tlie law Is committed ma'nly to tlie Department of Commerce and under Mr. Hoovers administration of that department enforcement of the law was relaxed on the plea that strict compliance with it, especially in regard to manning of ships, would make it impossible for American vessels to compete with those of foreign regi-trI know this is ti e excuse for of the law, said Senator La I'ollette. But it will not hold water. It might he that ships manned with the prescribed crews would make a little less profit, but they would still make plenty and they would tie far safer for passengers and crews. If the President means what he says about law enforcement, I do not see how lie can refuse to enforce the seamen's act." y. of Vienna and Budapest have uncovered a plot for another pOLK'E communist revolt In Hungary, and have arrested a number of men on charges of forging passports and promoting political conspiracies. Documents were taken revealing that the prisoners were acting under orders from Moscow; also that Bela Kun, leader of the communist revolution In Hungary during 1019, and who was expelled from Austria last September after spending three months In prison for having entered without permission, has been visiting Vienna since his expulsion in order personally to direct preparations for the Hungarian revolt. pOMPLETELY recovered from his Illness, King George of England returned last week to Windsor castle from Bognor, his place of convalescence. All along his route he was greeted by cheering thousands of his affectionate subjects, and at Windsor his motor car was showered with rose petals. The Joy of the people was so genuine and sincere that the king and Queen Mary were deeply affected. It was announced that the king would personally attend to all business connected with the calling of the new parliament and the constitution of the new government after the election. These duties may be fairly heavy if, as seems likely, no party obtains a clear majority and the king is forced tv intervene to break a parliamentary deadlock. ZErrELIN, pi RAF dirigible, started the big German on a trip to the tnited States last week carrying passengers and freight; but off the eaFt coast of Spain two motors were disabled by broken crank shafts and the nirship turned back to Friedrich-shafen- . EPEATED D AV earthquake shocks in Khorasan province, Persia, killed more than three thousand persons, wrecked Rujnurd and other towns and laid a great expanse of territory In waste. The governor of tho province called on the government for relief for thousands of Injured and sick Inhabitants, and supplies wore sent by airplanes to regions difficult of access othervv Ue. rpuGENE Gilmore, acting gov or general of the Philippines, has been informed In an official re. port that graft which may involve sev eral millions of dollnrs has been uncovered in the bureau of commerce Ot and industry, and he Is asked for complete reorganization of the bureau. The director and vice director an I nmvhe n dozen others are mixed up Id the matter. 4 |