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Show t 4 VOLUME XXXIII NUMBER 13 PAYSON, JANUARY 14 1921. UTAH, PRICE, FIVE CENTS State Farm Bureau Plans Plans Are Considered For the Much For Advancement of Commissioners Taking Over of Strawberry of All Farm Interests Bond Protest Is Entered Against Actions if In Refusing Jeppsen Project by Users of Water v Unfairness is Charged In Practically Forcing County Treasurer Elect to Make Provo Banks Custofians s of County Funds. Investigation 'Committee is Appointed. . Payson Cimmerical club went record last Wednesday night in protest against the action of the board of county commissioners in to accept the surety bond of Henry Joppson, county treasurer elect, in qualifying for the office, and accepting, instead, a personal bond thus with Provo men as sureties, practically forcing Mr. Jeppson to deposit the county funds in certain Provo banks, taking away from him the right to select his own depositories and denying the Payson banks the right and priviugo of holding county funds on deposit. At the same timo the Payson club appointed a committee consisting of Karl Keeler, C. J. and A. It. Wilson, to investigate tho matter and report back to the club. If the findings of this committee warrant, some action is probablo to compel the board of county commissioners to permit Mr. Jeppson to qualify for office under a surety bond, thus restoring to him the right to deposit the county funds in whatever bauks he may choose. It was brought out at the meeting that Mr. Jeppson had gone to Provo for the purpose of qualifying for to the oflico of county treasurer, which ho had been elected, and tha when he offered the surety bond in the amount required by law, he was informed that the bond was not acwith ceptable and another bond, Provo men as sureties, was produced and accoptcd. The sureties on the bond that was accepted are prominent men of Provo, interested in Provo the and under banks, pressure maintained it is to bear, brought that tho county funds will remain in tho Provo banks, although it is alleged to have been tho understanding prior to election that a portion of the county funds were to be distributed to the banks of Fayson. Further discussion of the matter of county funds, at the meeting last Wednesday night, it developed, according to one of the members, that tho Trovo banks have paid no in tcrest On chocking account deposits, and it is maintained that with an average balav'v'f $100,000 a mon'h. there is due, under the law governing the deposit of dounty funds, from the Provo banks to the county, about $2,000 R year or a total of about $16,000, accumulated interest for the past eight years, the law in the case having been in effect for that length of time. It is said, according to those who spoke upon the matter at the meeting. that there is deposited in the local banks of Provo, an average of on which the banks we $.126,000, Tt paving five per cent interest. is held that this money should be distributed among tho Utah county banks, and under the circumstances, the bulk of it should be deposited in the Payson banks, which could use it to good advantage, to tho benefit of responsible borrowers in this part of the county. Tt is understood that an effort will be made to collect the accumulated years interest for the past eight from the Provo banks which have had the custody of county funds. According to one of the speakers the -uniter has been tested in Salt Lake count v and the bank having eustodv r,f ihe funds was forced to pnv over the nccbnnlated interest at the rate of two per cent, the rate provided t , V J 0 y 4 The on Com-meric- Cot-tere- J V if X bv law. annual report op exchange SAVINGS BANK IS SUBMITTED that ft Exthe Fayson Showing change Savings bank had enjoved a prosperous period of business during 1026, and the general condition of to be excellent, the directors that institution submitted a report at the annual meeting of stockholdA dividend of ers last Tuesday. civ per cent on the outstanding The capital slock was declared. individual, time certi-icat- o Tcport show and savings deposits to have "10,776.66 and that the rebeen sources include loans and discounts in the sum of $61,676.16; cash resources $162, 61.61, and total resources equal to the liabilities. MILITARY HONOR TO BE PAID TO PAYSON HERE OF LATE WAR Body of Melvin Patten Expected to Reach This City Within the Next Pew Days fa.-- Burial. With all the honors of a military funeral, preparations are being made by , the members of the local post tho of the American Legion for burial of the body of Melvin Patten, who- died in action on a battlefield in Franco during the recent world war, which it is expected will arrive in Pavsoi within the next few days. Adviees have been received by wire that the body has arrived in New York, but whether or not it has left that city as not yet been learned. The services probably will be conducted in the Tabernacle, in order that every citizen may be enabled to join in the final tribute to Pay-son- s first hero to be returned homo for burial. Arrangements are being of made, also, fo the attendance the Tayson silver band, and it is probable that tho casket containing the body of Mr. Patten will be carried from tho Tabernacle to the cemetery on a caisson which will be brought from Provo. of Mr. Mr. Patten was tho so-and Mrs. Charles Patten of this city and entered tho military service in - -- 1917. ANNUAL RED CROSS .MEETING TO BE HELD JANUARY 28 At the closing session of tho Utah iitate Farm bureau in Salt Lake last ('it unlay, D. D. McKay of lluuts-vii'- e was president, anil for the seventh consecutive year Mr McKay "ill lead the organized agricultural forces of the state through another year. I). N. Beal of Ephraim was reelected vice president, and II. E. Bock of. Delta was rooloeted treasurer of James Kirkham, manathe bureau. ger of tho Utah Farmer, official organ of the bucau, tho state agicultural college and various societies, was The only Office elected secretary. tho which was contested beyond first ballot was that of executive committeeman at large, the office going to Wilbur Burnham of Carbon John F. Burton of Garcounty. land was again chosen ns state representative of the board of directors of the national farm bureau. A brief digest of the resolutions reported by the committees and adopted without dissenting vote by the convention follows: committee: Urging Legislative the adoption by the present state legislature of an equitable income tax law. Favoring Sugar beet committee: a contract price for beets based tip-ofifty-fiiftdivision of the a worth of tho product; also favoring rotation of crops so thnt beets be grown on land not more than two years in seven in order to exterminate the nematode, a root pest in industry threatening the beet many sections of the state. Resolutions Adopted. It - man-mad- n y man-mnd- committee: Favoring Dairying a raising of standards for butter, milk and cream as will take Utah from the inferior position she now occupies in these linos among sister states and make her daily proUtah-mad- e ducts so good that the brand will stand for the highest class of production. Cereals committee: Favoring leg islative action looking to a readjustment of freight rates from interstate points to export points and urging active cooperation with the committee of seventeen now working nationally " to this end. Rhoop and wool committee. Favoring fuller organization of the state with committee, closer cooperation the national committee and cooperative purchasing of sheepmen s supplies by the sheepmen where practicable. Swine committee: Favoring feed ing demonstrations by tho Utah Agricultural college, standardization of swine breeding and affiliation with the packers. Irrigation and drainage eommittee: Favoring the definite establishment of drainage districts, support bv the fnrm bureau of such a drainage and suggesting some changes in laws governing the payment of water taxes. Horticulture eommittee: Approv ing affiliation with the Utah state farm bureau. Home section committee: Recognizing the close connection between tho duties of the home nnd the work ot the farm and urging cooperation with of board the work of the stato health. Referring to the stato farm bureau as thp most important agency In Utah for promoting agricultural President John A. Widtsne, of the University of Utah told the bureau members at luncheon vester-dathat the greatest need of agriculture is wealth : intellectual wealth, moral wealth and material wealth. work according to the needs of toWhat ig tho use of yesterday day. or of the day after tomorrowl Today is not 300 years ago. Tho monks arc teaching no more. - Just let us adapt what wo have today to , ; our needs. Some farmers are having pains all over about the cost of education. Business men are more so, and as for the bankers, well they hold np their hands In horror. There must bo a sense of relative values in tho world to get the best life has to offer. There are five reasons for tho First present cost of edueation. there is tho greatly increased attendance; second, more technical education is required by the students and by tho public, and this costs more money; thirdly, tho cost of tho broad and butter for the teachers has mounted, and they must be earod for; fourth, the constant, demand for more extension woTk to bo done by the Fniversity of Utah nnd tho Utah Agricultural college has placed new obligations in this direction; fifth, the constant urge for more research work, for all that man now knows is but ns a pebblo on the seashore. For tho next two years the is asking tho legislature for $70,066 less than the legislature appropriated for it two years ago. Our demoeraev Tests squarely opTho moment we deen education. cide to educate only a part of the I people we revert to an autocracy. am a firm believer in demoeraev. At the morning session J. Edward Taylor, the commercial agent for the state bureau, and generalissimo of the convention, made a strong plea for the individiunl support of no the members of the bureau. marketing emphasized particularly problems, the question of standariza-tio- n and the need for earnest cooperative effort nmong tho farmers. His address struck a responsive chord when he called for the adoption of hotter business methods and plaeed tjie faeilities a the bureaus commercial activities nt their serTie advoncted the establishvice. ment of a more comprehensive agricultural service throngh the burenu and aid: Such a service would solve many of the farmers marxetlng problems, nnd in a short time would show its verv material benefits. The farmers should place their business operations upon the same plane of efficiency and economy ns uo successful eor-jrations. 6 cess. In honor of Elder Byron P. Howard, who will leave next Monday for a mission in the northern states, a farewell and reception will be held on Sunday evening in the First 7:30 at ward chapel, beginning will those who oetnek. Among take part in the program will be Professor and Mrs. H. Peyton Johnson, David L. Mitchell, Mrs. J. C. Ellsworth. Mrs. Otto B. Frlandson A and Willis Gale. cordial invitation has been extended to all friends of Mr. Howard to attend. o Machinery Adequate such Dt. Widtsoc also spoke of the acedcomplishments in agricultural ucation and organization during the past twenty-fivyears and urged tho farmers to open their eves to the future, to cultivnte a vision of tho new era and to make their plans no said in part: to meet it. Tho earth with its riches is onrs. e o LAKE SHORE PIONEER ANSWERS FINAL SUMMONS David Losce Huff. Utah pioneer, nnd for forty three years n resident of Lake Shore, died at his home there last Thursday of infirmities inMr. ITufif cident to advanced age. was born April 16, l1t His parents were Joseph Huff nnd Man- - .T. T.osee Huff, and he was born at Mr. Huff came to Nauoo, 111. Utah in the year 161, nrrixing ir. Salt Lake Si pfeinber 10, pith the TTe married Joseph Young company. Amelia Robinson January 21, 166. e Tho only education Teform that we need is to take the machinery, which we have at hand and do our v FAREWELL IS PLANNED FOR BYRON P. OLOWARD t in- 1 pros-perit- The basketball team of the Bng-hawill lock Young university horns with the Parson Athletic club team tomorrow night on the floor of Both teams the Payson pavilion. have scored spendid victories this season and it is expected that those who attend the game tomorrow night will enjoy ooe of the fastest and snappiest gnmes of the season. Both teams have been practicing for the event and are in splendid mettle. of tho wealth which makes for the the To cultivate advancement of man. that effort we must noeds seek out the laws of nature and apply them. Truth seeking is the great need of , . the fanner. Edueation cannot do more than cultivate tho spirit of the truth lover among the people and to give them as much of the truths of life nnd nature as is possible, in order to enable them to use tho elements of nature for the advancement of man. Education is vonr business, it is The University of our business. Utah is not mine, nor is it tho teachEducation is ers It is yours. meroly the handmaiden of civilization, nothing more. Cordially received throughout his address, Dr. Widtsoes expression of tho vision of tho future greatness of the state, tho future pence of the world, was particularly well received. He spoke of tho development of the arid regions of Utah and of tho world as offering for the future one of the most hopeful prospects. warned the fanners . Ho against presuming thnt legislation can euro laws can their ills or that There accomplish every purpose. ho said, than are greater laws, laws. There nro tho natural laws nnd it is those wo must A group such ns I soo beknow. fore mo should clarify those laws. Speaking of the function of modern edueation Dr. Widtsoo said: The annual meeting of the Payson branch of the American Red Cross will held on Friday night, Jann-ar28, in the Presbyterian ehurch, whe-- i repoiTs for the year will be This was submitted by the officers. decided upon at a meeting of the executive board last night. The past year has been one of great amount of work by the local branch, which has made a record for activitv entitling it to recognition as the leading branch of the organization in Utah county. It fact, the reports to be offered at- the annual meeting will show that the people of Payson have kept up the work of the Red Cross to a greater extent than anv other citv in the state with the exception of Salt Lake. Tn view of the fact that Pavson is practicallv the only active branch in Utah conntv, and the county organization having almost ceased as an organization, it was decided to apnlv to the Denver office for designation as a chapter, to be known the Parson chapter. The matter ho taken np with the will at Denver office. A report was submitted showing hnt the recent Red Cross membership drive had resulted in the enrollment of .646 members, and that Great Need Is Wealth. health stamps in the amount o $661.-6had been sold by the Pavifm Dr. Widtsoo said, This world. is more hopeful than it ever has chapter. been before. Keep of good cheer. BASKETBALL GAME TOMORROW Let ns stand together, let us help one NIGHT THE BIG EVENT another nnd we shall achieve sucv noeds but tho application telligent effort to make it furnish ! She is also of pioneer strode, having Tor some years Mr. and Mrs. nuff In lived nt Upton, Summit county. 176 they moved to Rnndnlph, and there Mr. nuff assisted in the erection of the first saw mill in that In 177 the family move! vicinity. to Lake Shore, which has since been heir home, Mr. Huff is survived bv six sons and throe daughters. are; They William, Edward. David B Joseph TTvrnm. John Rufus, Ernet. .Tames, Mary. Amelia, Rosalia nnd .Tano. Ho is ales survived by his widow and a large number of other relatives. come to Utah in 164 with the company of Captain Rawlins. Position of the Government Is Explained and Ten tative Understanding Is Reached at Conference ' ' ' of General Committee With' Govem- j . .a., ... ,. . , ment Officials. " Representing the Strawberry High Line Canal company, Lee R. Taylor, chairman of that organization, - together with Engineer Kart v Keeler ELECTS NEW BOARD and Secretary A. , R. WilsoaJmvo boon exerting every effort ,to FOR ENSUING YEAR before govenunont official the bring mat- Vor the Ihe fit from Servian. .. At Luncheons To Be Given conference, with government representatives 0B I Decra&r HI the Which ..At thei-rtreTopics Will l of the conDiscuBsed. Be Freely ditions under which way the wouid agree to turn overgovement the pro, ject to the wafer users At A spirit of progressiveness and 1,1 thf m- determination to won. in harmony tif ,PT h,t rinof i rneral for the future of Payson and the control surrounding country marked the an- if the nual meeting of the Payson .. Commercial club last Wednesday night. There was a general expression of sentiment in favor of an organization, which shall court the cooperaforth the tion of every member of positioner thCd 8vrament in the society, and it was decided to exert Lino ne??rrZmshas well as companv every effort to bring representative offer tfcuV bl si ness men and hfarmers and ' stock-growinto the organization. the government to turn To this end it was planned to moot requesting Thu will thfu PT2j0Ctluncheon at the at Payson high first formal .tep in the school twice every month, at which matter because Uncle Sam acts time important topics bearing on the only the wishes of the industrial and civic advancement of ot th people interested the city1 and tributary country shat! j" jorl.t.y government insist thfct freely be discussed. record be made showing that cer-a The following were elected ae mem- tain are the wiahe of, the bers of tho board of governors, fo poople.thingsI v erve Anting the ensuing year: Dr. One of the condition imposed by L. N. Ellsworth, E. L. McCormick, the i thnt the balance Karl Keeler, J. C. Ellsworth,' T. F. duo government on construction costs, amonn.v Tolhurst, John T. Lent and Melvin ing to about 1350,000, must be sat A meeting of the board isfled. Wilson. This may be seeomplished will be held tomorrow night, nt L" 1 14 bo done which officers for tho ensuing year by holding waJr,-tho surplus water as a will be elected and policies outlined. reserve to nngmont the present deThe first of tho lunchlivery and by paying fifty eents per eons will bo hold at Pftyson high year for twenty years on each acre school next Wednesday. .Every mem- of land now watered under the t. ber of tho club has been pledged This would Hquilnte the It to take with him at least one prosAnother method would be ability. " , pective member. to rent the unsold balance of water and from .this.. Bounce to liquidate the indebtedness. The unsold balance might be sold JAMES A. DANIELS and the debt thus cancelled. outright The third method would be the PIONEER RESIDENT perfecting of the central organization so that tho government in tho future would find it o OF PAYSON IS DEAD deal with oily one bodynecessary instead of a number of organized bodies and several hundred unorganized individuals land along the Spanish As the climax of a 4f Fork owning stroke river. Considerable-,- , progress paralysis with which he was attackhas been made in this direcalready ed last July, James A. Daniels, one tion. The Spanish Fork Strawberry-interesof the most highly esteemed of the are now a corporacitizens of Payson, died at the fam-l- v tion in order thnt forming they may join with home in this city last Wednea-dhy- . the SpringviUo irrigation district, Death had been expected for the Mnpleton irrigation district am', sometime, as Mr. Daniels hnd never the Strawberry High Line Canal ful'y recovered from the effects of company, thus forming by r contract nnd confined to had been stroke the a creature with the governbis bed for many weeks. ment mnv Nleal'in transferring the Mr Daniels was born in Payson nroioet for operation and mninten-ene- e on March 21, 161, the son of pioin the future. neer parents, his father being Thomas It is proposed to soll all the E. Dnniels. who died a few years and onuipmont t Jmf will not siipplie On November 29, ago. 14, he was be needed in the future, ns Weil as married to Miss Louie Price of Sait the Provo office, and establish new Lake, ami the issue of the marriage quarters in which the business of wn seven children, six of whom are the central bo organization may He is also surivived transacted. sti'l living. This will mean that the bv his wife. new organization will bo required to Tn the development snd adaptation net os fiscal agent fr4ho govern,if electricity Mr, Dnniels was ft pio- ment in collecting construction chnrg neer in this action of the state and es when tho praicct mnv have bcci it was he who introduced the sys- turned over to the eenttral organize tem of electric lighting in Payson tion of water users. in 191, the city, up to that time It nisi, hns been impressed on the having struggled along with kerocentral committee that a thorough sene lamps. The first electric light- business organization roust be maining plant wns installed under the tained, thnt the books of the Provo He was office wi'l be turned over and must supervision of Mr. Daniels. . so responsible for other imovntions be kept up; that competent clerical, of progress the result of which tho engineering nnd legal services must of f ople Pnyson enjoy todny. ' be maintained, Mr. Daniels wns also a pioneer in is hoped that nil those interestIt southern Utah in the presentation ed in the Will got behind th.' of moving pictures, and in 197 gave movement, project . which hss been so web e film first P exhibition of pictures inaugurated and take advantage of Ip this portion of the state. is Tt this splendid proposition. never identified Whie Mr. to bo the biggest opportuneoncedpd himself in polities in any pronouncfor the southern seetion of Utah ed manner, he wns nmong he most ity eountv since the advent of the sobd citizens of the eitv and county, nrd took a becoming interest, in evervthing designed for its advanceCOMMISSIONERS CONFIRM ' ment nnj industrially, DEPUTY COUNTY ASSESSORS Those surviving Mr. Dnniels, bolides his wife are the following sons the and daughters: Mrs. Henry Hnish, At a mooting last Monday confirmed the of Jerome, Ariz.j Vernon H. Daniels conntv commissioners a id Heon P. Daniels of Grace, Ida.; appointment of the following as depRex O. Dai-ie- ls of Elisnom, James uty conntv assessors for the sontheri . Dnniels. Jr. nnd Walter Dnniels part of the conntv: David E. Atkins, .pi iv'ng in this eitv. Lake Shore; John Shepherd, Ben T n knit The funeral will be held tomorrow af ernonn nt 1 oclock from tho Second ward chapel, Bishop Hill offleiat-JH- - COMMERCIAL CLUB ( , P4 I?? Semi-Monthl- y Zt?inot fr , , "sr wido-awak- e con-shtu- - . , semi-monthl- pro-jeo- ; t Da-iie- ls pro-jee- ,, . t. |