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Show T- -- i. f THE WEATEEB TOE DAILY' HERALD YEAR. NO. 32. THIRTY-EIGHT-H Clou dh mf THIS. that Provo has a new freight depot and new freight yards! Well, if you were one of the hundreds who attended the Do you know "What?" was the startled reply, as the stranger was with a cold eye upon three dirty-re- d freight cars in the foreground and the new city and countv buildintr in the background. And he followed it up with a second question : . "Do you use your most beautiful streets as freight ; . SEE-SAWIN- G lie looking 1 In C liora! .11 .ISN'T. HELPING MATTERS MUCH. - Utah stake conference baturday and Sunday you, probably, noted the facts contained in the preceding paragraph for Provo's new freight yards and "depot"' were the most glaring distortions of an otherwise fine bit of scenery as one came out of the stake tabernacle, There are some persons who call the Orem's new freight depot the "city and county building." But, a traveler stopping at the Hotel Roberts the other day, asked the writer: "Is that your new freight depot?" .... PRICE TWO CENTS 7,000,000 GERMANS ARE STARVING TO DEATH Freight Spur yards?" Generally fair tswight and Wednesday; not mvch change In temperature. ;v UTAH PROVO, UTAH, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1923. How Do You Like University A ve. ( i i r z i W fflE HIKEPRQPERTY IS DAMAGED III IS SET News Service.) At the moment, as automobiles were speeding south- Is conserva BERLIN, July iwara a nttie ooy aasnea out irom behind one of the freight tively estimated that 7,000,000 Ger will where as there are boys freight cars standing idly. man men and women are slowly Jcars, !A matter of a few inches, the swerve of an auto, and a boy's starving to death as a result of the life waa not sacrificed, in the "Orem's new freight yards." industrial crisis and the fatal plunge I Orem, nor any other railroad, has any right to use in the value of the mark," declared The k Provo street for a freight yard. No railroad has the right Dr. Heinrich Brauns, German minis :o stana its ireignt cars ior days and days in University ter of labor, in an exclusive stateivenue, nor Center street, nor any other street, if we rightly ment to International News Service today. ead railroad franchises granted by Provo City. . If any such permission has been given to any railroad, "They are people who were converted in paupers because the innterurban or steam road, that permission should be at once. It is dangerous to use University avenue as come upon which they formerly could have lived comfortably for a freight yard. It is unsightly. It is bordering on a joke whole year will not buy bread for. o beautify one end of University avenue and use the block one week under present conditions. lear the heart of the business district for a freight track. Then there are millions living The presidency of the Utah stake has gone to great solely upon old social insurance in beautifying the tabernacle grounds; the lawns and premiums. hrubs have added their touch of beauty to the heart of the "The fall of the mark has reduced ity; on the other side rises a beautiful white building; the sums once sufficient for all round this corner come all of the tourists from north and necessities to ridiculous pittances will not buy a single newspaper uth. And the thing that stands out most prominently, the that ling most passers by longest will remember is the freight today. "We have 400,000 actually unemir standing in the middle of the avenue ! Surely if the Orem must use University avenue for a ployed, but in addition there are millions comprising what the late wgni iracK tne empty cars might be hauled off that Dr. Walter Rathenau called 'victoms I 17-- "It re-ok- ed . ex-eh- se the evening! of hidden unemployment.' These As we understand the situation the city commission millions are like the ballast of our anted the Orem the rieht to use University avenue for industries and trade. They are materials for the construction of the new city and kept at their jobs either at full Siding building ONLY ! Yet, the Orem has continued using time or part time a the result Of materials for other contractors on other proj- - demobilization legislation. ' im. in me not distant luture a railroad mav reomrrt the "Throw 4his. human ballast ruthoverboard and the result ?ht to use University avenue as a vested privilege, abusing lessly would be to drive them Into the ch idea upon the usage so long granted. streets and Invite revolution. To Surely Provo cannot allow one of its most beautiful the outside world it appears that reets to be a freight track any longer ! Germany is 'dumping her products, I wot only should the right to use the avenue as a but in reality the constant devaluafreight Sing be revoked, but the freight spur should be torn up, so tion of our money indirectly affects at never again can a ireignt car stand in front of the taber-(cl- e all the markets of the world parThe State Municipal League of all Saturday and Sundav as thousands of nersons attend ticularly world markets. "We do not want to underbid for- Utah win hold Its annual convenfigious services there. There, too, is another angle from which to view the eign nations, but so long as for- tion in Heber, Thursday, .Friday eign nations, can buy our products and em's freight yard: , , Saturday of this week. Mayor t so cheaply that widespread Other railroads protest against the interurban's usage must result In those O. K. Hansen of Provo, who is presa downtown street as a freight yard. It handicaps the other countries. Unemployment is ident of the league, will preside at & R. G. and the U. P. Neither of trms mad ran the beginning of downward revi- au of the sessions and will also fight routed into Provo via their lines if the Orem can sion of the wage scale everywhere. make tne response to the address welcome to be given by Major ui the freight to University avenue for unloading. The "The world should understand of E. J. Duke of Heber. ..umic icouib wiu uv a paruai witnorawai oi tne union ra-i- c that, far from dumping our goods It Is expected that all of the we must from Provo freight traffic and the never hnilnW of the abroad, we to buy goods from other coun- mayors and city recorders of the k Union Pacific freight depot-no- w proposed. foodstuffs from various communities of the state ine ngnt way, u we are to be fair to all railroad enter-Prov- tries, especially will be la attendance at the: con United and States. the is to give all of them the right to use University England Even formerly we had to Import vention. Word, from Heber Is to gne'as a freight yard, or to grant that privilege to NONE ! of our wheat abroad now tn ettect that the city will be in 8ala ttlre for the entertainment we must imDort at least fessor Leaf, "and I assure those also the greater part of our wool.tof the xsity heads of the state. Excursions will be made to the disappointed that they will be ore and copper and all our cotton. REMEN STAGE taken care of next Wednesday if But we have not the money to pay hot pots and other places of Interighf are in Municipal . . ' ' International News Berrloe. The twelfth annual ommunity DENVER, Coins. July hike to Tlmpanogos will commence damage which cannot be estiFriday and will come to an end mated was caused by a succession Saturday evening. Many of the of cloudbursts in the vicinity of hikers will remain at Aspen grove Parker. Colo., late last night, causuntil early Sunday morning. The hike this year promises to ing the flood waters to overflow the be attended by more people than Castlewood dam 60 miles south of any previous community hike. Ac this city, sending a flood down cording to the committee in charge Cherry creek. Inundating several of the hike the reason for the smaller towns and threatening the) larger attendance this year is due entire Cherry creek valley. Fear that the flood waters, which to various reasons. The hike is becoming more popa were pouring over the Castlewood lar each year. Every year during dam would undermine that structhe past eleven hikes more people ture, caused flood warnings to be have participated in the hike and sent out by telephone and meshave come away singing the praises senger to residents of Franktown, of the wonderful scenery along the Parker, Melvln, Sullivan and the' climb, at Emerald lake and on top lower sections of Denver. Rest. of the majestic mountain itself. dents and farmers of these sections These people have advertised the spent the night on the nearby bills. community hike near and far, and At an early hour this morning have been the means of enthusing the flood waters were still rushing thousands of people in Utah and over the huge dam and the situa-- " tlon remained unchanged. With the elsewhere to make the hike. One of the main reasons for the great dam holding back billions of increased attendance will undoubt- gallons of water, officials said, that edly be the fact that the trail is in the event the dam should break. completed now to Emerald lake. In the entire valley would be wiped past years many people have re- out including perhaps a large secfrained from going on the hike due tion of Denver. John E. Field, who engineered to the more or less strenuous climbing. With this main drawback the building of the Castlewood dam, forever obliterated it is only nat- said this morning that while the ural, the committee says, that structure was sufficiently strong" whatever" more people will be in attendance. enough to withstand The program at Aspen grove, al- strain the lake behind it could build ways given the evening preceding up under ordinary flood condition, the annual hike, is also a strong the rains of last night from moan-tai- n streams had rushed into the drawing card for the. hikers. Hunso lake In of dreds have quickly that it was Impossi the people past v; , attended these programs " even ble to reach the spillways which lie though they have not participated in the center of the wall and that In the climb. This year's program the .danger was Increased because committee has arranged a better of this. "If the Castlewood dam ever "Protection of City Records' will followed by a round table discus- and more varied program for Aspen breaks, though," said Mr. Field, "it grove than ever before. be a paper read by J. L. Montrose sion. Orgnaizations of various kinds in will flood Denver and the towns be"Sewers and Sewerage Systems" of Logan. severaLof the adjoining counties tween Castlewood to an almost unJames H. Wallis, secretary of will be discussed, by Sylvester have notified that they will be pres- believable extent Parker, Frank-tow- n and Sullivan and the other the Utah Health ' association, will city engineer of Salt Lake ent for the hike 100 per cent towns would probably be wiped out As usual clubs the on to McDonald MurF. "Town strong. Q. and be of City, hiking Sanitation," speak and ray will lead in the round table dis- of Salt Lake City and Payson will entirely, would terrific damage to Denver M. in result" The I. the hike. participate to follow. cussion Guards have been placed by the Jacob Coleman, city attorney of I. girls of Eureka will be repreand county along Cherry creek: Provo, will review the activities of sented officially for the first time city with Instructions to immediately this year. the last and W. The summer school students of flash to Denver any signs of danger. H .Folland will lead in the round Four men who plunged into the Young university have been ortable discussion of the subject creek last night were reswill into and Cherry assist ganised squads Immediately following the Friday cued from drowning, only after afternoon session, the members of in directing the climb. 1 Transportation facilities will be heroic work.' the association will visit the hot Cattle and livestock were swept pots at Midway. In the evening maintained this year as in previous down stream and the damage to they will return to Heber, where a years by the transportation com- farm will run into hundreds lands of the will panies city. Stages and will dance be given in banquet leave Provo on schedule time so of thousands of dollars. their honor. Several deaths have been reportUnfinished business and the elec- as to adhere to the time set for ed from throughout the state,, but Wildwood grove! for leaving Aspen tion and the installation of new On the suggestion of the county an accurate estimate of loss of life officers for the ensuing year will close the convention Saturday commissioners, it has been ar cannot be made at this time. ranged that all trucks and automoforenoon. Provo is to have a real Twenty-fourt- h of the con- biles for the hike shall leave Provo the closing Following of July celebration, if the PUEBLO, Colo.. July 17. Cloud vention all of the delegates will be on Friday at 8 a. m, 11 a. m., 2 enthusiasm of the Daughters of the taken to 25 miles p. m. and 5 p.m. This provision is bursts and heavy rains whio1 swept lake, Strawberry Utah Pioneers is an indicator of from Heber, where the women of necessary as the highway from thi- touth por'on of tnii state late, what is to happen. Heber will serve luncheon. The re- Wildwood to Aspen grove is only a last night caused heavy damage as one-waThe various committees of the turn to Heber will road. Great confusion yet unestimated, the death of at be Saturday and perhaps accidents might occur least one person and paralyzed teleorganization, which has in charge morning. the arranging of the pioneer celeif definite provisions were not phone, telegraph and rail communibration, met Monday evening In between the whites and the reds in made for going and returning vehi cation. the Administration building. The the early days of the territory. At Florence, 85 miles west of cles. women bubbled over with enthuAll baggage should be checked here, the Arkansas river went on floats Among the more siasm and determination to stage a to be in the parade will be three with the transfer company. rampage, carrying away a bridge oa genuine Pioneer day celebration in representing Utah, Utah county and the Denver k. Rio Grande Western honor of their fathers and mothers Provo. These floats are being arRELIEF SOCIETY PICNICS. on the main line between Denver who laid the foundation of this ranged by the different chapters of and Salt Lake, several ; miles of ; commonwealth. the Daughters of the Pioneers. SPANISH FORK, July 17. Mem- track and completely inundated the All committees reported that Several of the merchants of the bers of the Second ward Relief so- city in three feet of water. As no they were busily preparing for the city have also signified their inten ciety and their husbands, number- rain had fallen in this section res-celebration and that they would tion to enter floats in the parade. ing about 125 motored to Castilla identa were completely unprepared. have everything ready on schedule According to Dell Webb, of the Springs and enjoyed their annual Frank Stevens, a farmer living time to stage a first class parade. Community Service who has this picnic. A baseball game and other near Hardscrabble creek, five miles An effort will be made, according bart4fr charge, thus far eight mer sports were features of yie outing. south of Florence, waa killed by to Mrs. Grace Cheever. president of chants have assured the commitlighting, while attempting to rescue the Daughters of the Pioneers, to tee that they will enter floats in SPANISH FORK MAN WEDS. some cattle which bad been caught make the parade resemble the the parade". in the flood waters of the usually actual trek across the continent by SPANISH FORK, July 17. Rela- dry creek. DR. L. W. OAKS IN D9NVER. the pioneers. The handcart comtives at Spanish Fork have reAt Portland, 15 miles south of f Dr. L. W. Oakes left Sunday for ceived the announcement of the Florence, five feet of water stood ' pany will be there, and, if possible, an showing how the Denver, where he will take post- marriage of Wilford H. Close of in the streets, while considerable prairies were crossed at one time graduate and special clinic work this city to Helen Marguerite Hood damage was done at the Colorado of the early settlement of the state. under specialists who have come to of Rifle, Colo., at Pocatello, Idaho. Portland cement plant While no A band of Indians, will make the Denver for this Instruction. Dr. Jnlv IS. Tha krMamwun m worn -. w- lives ..wwiv lost - heavy dazaara " j parade more realistic, and the mar- Oakes expects to be away from member of the Army of Occupation . which cannot bo estimated as yet. tial band will recall the troubles Provo several weeks. i was caused. ut sTance. 1 By 8. D. WEYER (Copyright, 1923, by International ' Li 4 In Heber MAYOR O.K.HANSEN WILL PRESIDE i TRIP TO STRA WBERRY PLANNED unenf-ploymen- o--p want-becau- o, one-fourt- h one-thir- they will come. There will be two classes for the married folk inRESCUE TONIGHT stead of one, commencing at u pm. and 9 p. m., respectively. This will accommodate everyone. If the folks will cooperate with me demonstration of e scheduled for to- - by as many as possible coming to t 8 o'clock class next Wednesday. at;30isailreadr. Provo Is the or some real thrillers. In the it will give me a chance of thint realistic' fashion the local ning the class out should it be -en will rush to the Commer- - necessary' r-- Bank building on the fountain er, mount their ladders and LITTLE BOY OPERATED ON. to the topmost pinnacles and son of Ross, the subject In every approved Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Merrill, was poa known to modern operated on Sunday by Doctors ter bringing the unconscious Aird and Carroll. The operation M to safety, they will be was compelled by an attack of iea by Professor Leafs Red pneumonia which has held the Is who will demon- - little boy in its grip for over & the Schafer method of month. Ross is reported feeling better. showing pyHfecan assist the firemen In III the time nf nocit Pt DISEASE PREVENTION. f firemen will also have their The importance of the study of Puimotor on the loh nrt will bacteriology as a means of disease prevention was discussed by Dr. L. pstrated its use. ' f first day of the Red Cross L. Daynes at the B. Y. U. Monday. classes The speaker cited numerous illus ping and "eyond a doubt that Provo trations of overcoming disease ravinterested In "water-f'ng- " ages through the science of barter this community. Acord- - iolouy. Special mention was made or. c. S. director of of tularlna, communicated by rabLeaf, r"ug. every class was full. bits, and Malta or goat fever, both was the married folks' class 'of which have made themselves u could not be iccommo- - manifest in Utah. These diseases 'are now receiving the attention of orry for this," said Pro- - bacteriologists. Ore-rescu- g f three-year-ol- d fire-figh- t- rs n. g P Ply , L est during the convention. Mayor O. K. Hansen vHl! call the convention to order at 11 o'clock Thursday forenoon following registration. The actual convention begins Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock when Lincoln G, Kelly of Salt Lake City will discuss the operations of the state law requiring cities to keep account of all public work. This will be followed by a round table discussion. Uath's only woman mayor. Miss Stena Scorup of Salina, will discuss the moving of poles and thr trimming of trees by public uttli ties, and W. H. Folland, elty attor-- ; FARMER-LABOVICTORY. ney of Salt Lake City, will speak on the legal phases of the subject. International Newi Service. "Weed Eradication" will be hanST. PAUL, Minn., uij 17. Two members of the Farmer-Labo-r party dled by Heber J. Webb, Salt Lake now represent the state of Minne City, 'state pest inspector, and a ill be sota In the United States senate discussion on the subject following yesterday's special elec- led by Mr. Johnson of Salt Lake tion which resulted in the selection county. A' public meeting will be held In of Magnus Johnson to succeed to tabernacle the seat left vacant by death of the Wasatch stake Thursday evening at which several the late Knute Nelson. Gov. J.' A. O. Preus, the Republi- - of the visiting mayors will speak. can candidate, conceded his defeat, including Mayor Hansen of Provo, at midnight. Johnson's plurality Is Mayor Clarence C. Neslen of Salt Lake City, and Mayor Frank Franexpected to reach 50,000. . cis of Ogden. R. N: of Salt Lake City, left OToung and family Charles Curtis Provo today for their former home secretary of the league, will open Mr. Curtis was for the Friday morning session, begin-merl- y in England. manager of the Buster Brown j ning at :30 o'clock, by giving his annual report. this city, shoe repairing shop-i- for it. "The farther and faster the mark sinks the quicker our workers will lose faith In the future. There will be a fatal moment when the workers feel that all their efforts were futile. Communists aie waiting for the moment when, they know, millions of German workers will join their ranks. If revolution comes in Germany it will be made not by workers who are communists by conviction and who aspire to a soviet state but by workers who have lost all faith In the future and are in a desperate state of despair." super-huma- R n n III ills state-legislatur- e, no - y , - ox-tea- . .i,,.. Tho HerahFb circulation io the largest of any newopapsr ctnsSb Mi d& Llics Cit. - f |