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Show warms ! I mi m 'ifain - p PROVO CITY,' UTAH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1915. NUMBER 8 ,r: VOLUME VH 7' iy.y. & UTAH COUNTY FINANCES ARE Why not let Salt Lake Care for its Unemployed liAiDEPLORABLECONOITION I man made'a reporton the finances of i the county according to the figures in his office .the two Republican commissioners were very much chagrined to 4 . l,earajha hej, must. conduciJthf, p-Tfairs of the county for, the next year jf ' with an overdraft Of over J 8,000.00 left by the Democratic board which has Just gone out of power Either deplorable ignorance of the finances of the county or a malicious intent to leave the treasury empty for the new admin-- ; lstration caused the Democratic com-- , mlssloners who controlled the affairs of Utah county during the past twp years to spend over 60 per cent of the ' total tax Income for 1914 In the last thr e months for claims amounting to -- - $61,011.52 to weme allowed from Nov, 1 $40,000.00 of this Jan lUh. Over amount being expended during the last two months of 1914. The total Income of the county for taxes amounted to V-,- neof - fcJh. , Woia Paacing,,PaJUicait and the sffaijr promises to be cne of the most successful events of $ the season. Members, of ihe com- mlttee report the sale of tickets large and the coming party la the '4 talk of the ytbwn. vThe - Mpzart hallhaa been ubUaed for the f event an) it will be decorated la splendid style for the cicasipn. An Invitation has been extended to all to Join in the evenings fun and to assist the Commercial club, In its work of building a greater big Provo.,'. . i ; ' 1 f treas-uryTlel- d n , - was-rais- ed a Apptes 9S.750 boxes, sold to peddlers; 196 cars ob' apples. In boxes, shipped . by freight LJhreecars ? hipr ped in bulk; 4.400 pounds delivered to cannerv: two cars shipped By local exj te a Peaches 113.200 cases sold to ped administration .Democratic months of 639 cars chipped by freight: idlers: of exceeded those he difbpseiqents 34,140 pounds sold to cannery; elgh; 481.1 Sv . 3912 .by. $13, ' When the two Republican- - commis- cars shipped by express, Plums and prunes 160,000 pounds sioners. realized what they, were up to peddlers ; CO cars shipped by sold 'against an order that all improvements further until on roads be stopped freight;, 4,320 pounds sold to cannery to do desire as tot permit seven cars shipped by express. they notice, .ex.trava- -..... .Cherri,ea 10J).Q0PQuad8.soldtQ.ped,- contlauje.in-.-the taut manner which haa been In effect dlera; 40; cars shipped by express cf during the . last few months. The which 11 were solid cars. Pears-- 2.600 boxes Bold to peddlers: deputy road commissioners were notiI 76 cars shipped by freight; 16.650 Is work which fied to do only repair notified' until pounds sold to cannery; two cars ship-- . absolutely necessary ped by. express. otherwise. MurStrawberries-- ! 8.000 cases sold to C. Commissioner Road County ray" Twelves made "a complete' report peddlers f 30 cars. It of which were of all road machinery and 'property 6olid cars, pupped, by express. AH other small fruits 27,000 cases in his possession and then offered his 33 cars commisto of sold shipped by peddleys; resignation to the board 11 cars. solid which were of was acceptexpress, sioners.' Tbe resignation de215 of were fruit for bushels was thanked There Twelves ed and Mr.. codinfecv-- . as rendered the county. , overdraft of $8,397.11. During the laat six months of Democratic rule the disbursements for highways amounted to, $48,404.99, w hile for the entire-yeaof 1912 the Republicans spent only J ri302l7wt'ia'lhowlFarTmsIx -- . . 7 ', Under a compromise arrangement the house of representatives of the Utah state legislature was organized Saturday,.!. R Aadarson. RepublL- of Sanpete, was elected speaker - I.LSM00T DIES SUNDAY- - MORNING V ' - Morris, vote 25 of to Republicans elected ten of the employees cf the house and silled nine. The commit- " parties I tee assignments will he divided equally between the Republicans and the allies. The organization of the house, a how o- completed, has tW following ' " ; fleers: JEL, Anlotson of .SanpeXe .... Sjieakerrrk Republican. Chief clerk I. E. Diehl of Juab, Re20.-'T- t' S -- .. Earlr Sunday morning jGeorjge , M. Smoot passed sway after a prolonged suffering caused from Brights disease. Mr. Smoot has been 111 for some time, but haa been falling fast since the of his wife, which occurred pa . - - id Mr. Smoot shot, of, his 'W'ffeT'deat1,nd"aTthougF"EeTair been ghen the best tried teal aid and atentkm he has rallied but Uttie Blnce that time; was the eon of the fare : Mr. Smoot President A. 0. Smoot and Mrs. Anna K. SmooL He was born in Salt Lake in 1864 and came to Provo with his parents when he was but four years old. For many years he, wag engaged in farming and dairying at Vineyard, and for some time acted as bishop of the Vineyard wanh Recently he moved i to Provo and has been en gaged in, real estate and other sys-tem- s, sioners took charge of the affairs of County i Horticulturist O. J. Pootson Reports Over Half Million Dollars the county In January, 1913, the Worth of Fruit Raised in Utah a balance of. $46,829.24. When Couhty Laat Year. the claims for December had been treasIn balance the there was a County Horticulturist Otto J. Poul-soury of $38,776.78. or claims to the Janusubmitted his annual report on the in were of paid $8,052.40 amount 1914 the fruit crop, showing that" $6145 1914, of first On the "ary... January, in- the bad-balance of $58. 950.40 worth of fruit of amount $3ll,050.C() this 364.68; on the first of January, 1915, county and "there was a balance of $11,386.6$; and In fruit was shipped out of the county. were presented up to the 11th . Thareport. on ihaL different kinds oi V Reached Arrahflement Compromise . After a Quarrel; Anderson FoCmallyy i Chosen Speaker. -- can be spent to much greater advantage out ia the state, where som any sections are undeveloped and hence do not pay taxes of any considerable amount into the public treasury. -- Yhat Utah Deeds most right now is p6t terracing at the state capitol, but better liighwayg,. better bridges, and more irrigation and if money is to be spent to mnploy the unemployed it could be spent to better purpose in the things mentioned above than in terracing the grounds at the state capitol. AVhen we have develaped our state un the outside there will be plenty -- of money to terrace the capitol grounds. MAKES REPORT " 'approsimaretr$90.t)00.o07 ''.'..When tbe two Democratic commis- GEORGE 'nBTsorfcT OTTO J. P0ULS0H t HOUSE SPEAKERSHIP 4 - -- , -- J tricts-wher- s .text- Thursday evening marks the annual Commercial Club hall ---- - vh ; L r4 commissioners have :r ; The cotinty set Monday,- January 25th as the hehf Bohleitslbrlhe posi-- " tions fit read supervlsorslln.dla- twoor more &ppl-lcants, are iit.TCfflthe.amie. Job. On that date the commissioners will bear the claims of the respec- tive candidates and will then do-clde on their appointment.. It'is interest that the people of the state. outside of Salt Lake City will read that part of message refer ;gn...APPronrktloiLiia..empIay. ring to theurgent heatisbf faipilies of Salt Lake City in terracing the capitol grounds. . It is doubly interesting from the fact tha about every two years jtfiis same urgent need comes up in Saif Lake and the legislatoiB are given to undeiretand that Salt Lake airoprlatioiD for her unemployed laborers.' We sympathize with the unemployed of Salt Lake City and realize that they must have labor if they are going to feed the dependent families, bjut why should not Ogden, Provo Legan and other cities come an and ask for an .appropriation for their, respective sections, m order to employ tthf .unemployed who have families to keep. Terracing might be done at the State Mental Hospital in this city, similar improvements might go on in Ogden and Logan, and if the state were able to stand the expense the grounds oLpubhc institutions in these cities might . .. ; well be improved. .We appreciate the. Governors interest In making Utahs state capitol'the best- m all the west; but we cannot see how the state can neglect its highways in the different counties to 7 i h i COMMERCIAL CLUB I BALL NEXT THURSDAY ' I ; U - L. R. ANDERSON YOII DEPUTY ROAD MEN CONTESTS ON MONDAY 4 : publican. Minute l . -- ' G. Weaver of Salt Lake, Progressive, Engrossing clerk Alonzo Huntsman clerk--Jo- hn of Millard, Republican. . Chaplain Charles Iron, Republican. - Sergesmbat-arni- s Heyburnv E. A. Hodges of , of s . Beaver, Republican. s J ose ph Assistant eergean of Democrat. Duchesne, Timothy ; I Docket clerk A L. Clasmann of ; Weber, Republicans. Maltrt of TdoeTe, T; clefkJ. MRS-IIEIIRMailing SHOW POULTRY CLUFF He Is survived by two daughters. Socialist t Mrs. Emtna H.sley of Logan, and Watchman W. D. Peterson of Miss Margaret Smoot, who,, with other OPENS- - ITS DOORS FUNERAL-TODDemocrat. AY Trvutbers tst'tts fani'tyr1 ware's tTbe, . Messengers J. J. Wllc.cx of Garfield bedsido- when the .surr.mous' came. y: John O. Edwards of Wasatch, both and The Utah, County Poultry Show The funeral services over the re- The following are the brothers and j Republicans. opened yesterday unier the most fav- mains of Mrs. Elizabeth Cluff, wife cf sisters surviving: Senator Reed Smoot. Jones of Utah Doorkeepers Joseph orable circumstances and five hundred Henry Cluff, were hell in ths Fifth Mrs.- Myron C. Newell, Mrs, C.., A and of Thom T. Republican, imtyv J. fine birds wer placed cn exhibition ward chapel .at 2 o'clock today: The Glazier, Brigham Smoot, of- - Idaho Cache, Progressive. surrounding counties. The officers of sufffring with Brights dl8ease.,Mr8. Mr..AJR..Beebe, Mrs. J W. Be.n.y Webef aQ Jen K,Nelson ClUfr was born in England and came the 'iu8'SoclaG6awTiAr''leeh:r husy-f- ot Mrj. M. H. Hardy. Mrs. George E, both Republicans; J. S. Fowler and new to Provo early In the 50s with more than a week placing-theiher Robinson,; Mrs. T. F. PlerponL O. P, Martin'S. LInJsay, both of! Salt Lake; coops-Intposition and arranging parents, Mr. and Mrs. ohn Rugaell, H. A. and Wilford Smoot. : both W. T. of and Evans Progressives; their-loones preparatory to opening and later married Henry Cluff. , Mrs. Funeral seroiceg ,wLU be held In the Salt Democrat."' Lake, show".!'-Aaay Sunday and Cluff is survived by her husband and Fifth ward meeting house Wednesday the' big Janitor Herbert Moffet of Emery, Monday the binls were brought in and seven chUdren, , The children are Mrs .at 11 oclock. Democrat J. H. McDonald or .this city,' Mrs. placed in their respective . divisions until the coops were ruled. ' George Moulton, Charles,' John an 5 GOVERNOR SPRYS RE. , t-- a . Y I - , r - . . I ! ; , Will tern Ufuff t' TTiirESSAer IN' BRIEF B...YUEVENQSCO imDrTn'IdmTHenry ON APOLLO HALL. BOYS in these parts the doors .of .the eshl ClufL-Jr- : of Heber, and Fred" Cluff. IN DECISIVE VICTORY ' bition building were thrown open and of Bingham. In his message to the State Legislathe attendance for the first day war ture. Gov. WilHafh Spry Apollo team of Raturday night d exceptionally good. The Judge of thf LINDON WILL INCORPORATE i Proclaims that Utah stands In American Fork came to Provo to play his once and at work exhibit will start of the progressive states. the B. Y. U. The visitors felt confi.TO GET WATER SYSTEM should finish scoring by Thursday Cautions against experimental laws t dent that Jh ;;; . tbe. enUri and- aysMfce"Stats finances' will not Pfsht. The.. shpwwULrun PLEASANT gAoTe,. jST 15. A kew but such was not to be the ' ' ' victory, week. town name! LJndon will be .created permit trifling with fads and theories cose, for the B. Y. U. boys played with i . ; , out of the district lying between in legislation. more vhn than ever before and made PROMINENT PLEASANT ViEW official commends Specially report the score run Pleasant Grove and up to 35 to 25 in their Provo Bench. WAV MAN PASSES' A , s of 'State Auditor 1 G. Kelly, and There are 154 families living In the favor. This game was a significant legislators to study it carefully. onefor the B. Y, U and the students district proposed for ! incorporation, George Eklns died at nls home lr Pecommends amendment of law per. came out en masse to see. the game View this monalng at f they, met last night in .the Ll'ndon knitting Investments In state warrants jth being' stroyed the services he pleasant 5iJleJt1Sg-hoiiSftan(Lwhcheered afid , " thep layers on to victory- ei td J .5 per cent income. After notifying the applicants , for ling moth and. 5an Jose scale.-- and oclock after a short duration otwcuU vote was The as ' taken High School team also to Payson whether 'the fo removed Ekiha wa boir r'fld supervisors that In all districts 115 trees condemned and Insists upon assessing property at pq eumona. . M r. came over to play the, B. Y. U. High March 2. 1853. and has lived the great- necessary steps should be taken there full cash value, and corresponding rewhere there Vere contests the etopolnt-ment- s disease."-- ' were four ' School, and they won by $ points, the votes. only In negative the" the Tres He on Jan, 25th, county during er part of .his, life In this vicinity. would be made planted duction of -tax levy. t , 'ilf ikf - : v. . r.'Vs.err , Pt! - following appointive offices were .filh the years-ban Recommends four-yea- r term- - for son. Both games were enjoyed by the mund Gragun, J. Y, ; Walker, lister ti: County physician, Dr. Walter T. j Peaches, 1,100; apples, 9,000; sweet ed citizen afid an active church laork-er- , Sti&fleV L4t)07 Pafsrj3,ft6r plums and appointment of assessors by TTargemffnftusTasttc9uren',Plie being counsellor in the bishopric ' elected !as- - o committee to circulate ers, lineups were as follows: j board of equalization. vol ; deplutleB, Dr. H, C. Holbrook, and prunes, $.750;' sour cherries, 200; of Pleasant View for slxteen years. state n. Y. U. H. S. the necessary petitions and ettend u Payson High. small He is survived by his wife, three Advises that highway improvements Lehi, and Dr. Lynn Stewart, Payson, apricots, 435; grapes, 1,100; the. Sewell Crook ' ot JegaL the. phase 70 Of This H E!leh tree the questiom planted, fruit, 3,500. sheutd meet first the needs of the peo- county tree fruit insypectcr, T. daughters as '"."followg:''Mrs. McDonald Simmon committee to went Provo Da30 ..,...l.f. new In cent and H. orchards Miss E was today . per .. Holdaway, Mrs. Pearl Terry, and county tfruit tree inspector, , pie of Utah, . Mitchell obtain legal advice on the steps Kartchnbr ,c. . vis. Lehl; deputy road commissioners, per cent to replace deaj trees. Twen- Marie Eklns, and by six sons, Dr. Says" the state's Institutions aie ex- Porter-JohnsoI taken. Oberhausly '..r.g ' F. C. Clark, Alpine ;md American Fork ty per cent of the orchards were win- George W. Eklns, Adam, Leo', Reed, and have been economically Beckstead One of the chief reasons for form- - emplary. Taylor Is which an .,M.l.g.....2..:. conduct;d. Increase brother. oi one ter and and Adamson, Abel Deter Highland; sprayed, Alex., by canyon; I town cf the district Is for the Thurman referee. Ernest Eklns, an f Tbfee sisters. Mrs.Ins new Declares that Ervin Johnson, Pleasant Grove; Ci A. five per cent over 1913. the Is the i capitol j . B. Y. U. of establishing a wp ter Apollo o( Am. Fork, sNursery stock in county for deliv - j BuUock, Mrs. T- - J. Farrer. 8no j purpose of construction work greatest piece dey. Linden; Bernard G. Webb, . tem, It l Is, to Chipman ........r.f Lndley 1914 1913 proposed; of purchase and spring r'; nadertaken by the pe jle of jfrB. J.imese 1OVeless, all residents of, l"WTvPay Davis, Salem. Walter Mm cry fnr fall of l.f Steed in Holmstead the foothllr EpHpg and a s h Cosh$113,provo, besides a host of friends. In, tJiah. and boasts of Its being rriade priplanting Peaches, 7,100; apples, love, Spring Lake; John Roberts. - i tem containing 13 nsP of , i, e f , Ergertron. .. , Chfls. NsV.rilscn, Payson; Geo, 800; pluma( and prunes, 3,250; pears. this cB Warily a .tats wterprisi: C . Greenwood J. Parker- a a t.nce.s estimates, show this can I,'7ieCOniineB(js that' - Anderson .LakeShore; Wm. C. CJiad- - 2,950;. apricots,. T,000; . grapes, .100; ; Anni'gcmcnts for the funeral capitol grtrortr? be Hales ne Barret 0I $27,900, cne half cf gTad(?d f0r dual purpose of r.g... ' vice s will be- - announced later, pending 2,500. wick. American ForfcxJamea H!cl;s, improving ' C. which Parker .. would l.g be, laonr. in Taylor represented The folowing nursery stock wastWnrd from bis son, Leo, who is at and providing employ- the Clinton: A. V-- NielsenFkmnlsh Fork ! Cole Referee. which the citizens wBl perform r,s ment'prpperty ;; 1914 In Thistle 2,090 Huff Tv. . appe . grafts;; present filHrg a mission in Colorado. with John " planted canyon ' Nuttall Umpire. fon jas the frost Is out cf the groimd, j necommends lO.CfiO annTe'iutTsJ.OOO sour cherries, as BBsisiant deputy for the di ..com of eppclntment, an8C 8011 roj by ,lfc.n 5QQ sweet cbVrric, 13,600 peaches. njpRj0n to digest the states school Clayton Pick of janirh Fork CONFERENCE , Lords. SiiOr.nrlcots. 3,000 tlums and prunes pen and Ioney Nelson of QUARTERLY Spftnlsn For:, low?, and alo ti conroMdatlon ' COMES NEXT SUNDAY . were brough to Provo to serve sen- LEAH HARDING DIED email schools AFTER LONG ILLNESS; tences of tea and twenty-fiv- e days, re-- - The Nineteenth Century Club met Favors constitutional amendments Quarterly conference of Utah Bloke spectively,' In the county Jail. They Friday with Mrs. Sam Schwab. ,Mrs. relatingo deposit of state funds, and be held Sunday In the stake tabwill were convicted In Justice of thj Pee.cCjE. D. Sutton giving an interesting pa- - taxation of mines and mine pronerty. Teah Harding, the 17 year old SOCIAL ECONOMIC ernacle. Apostle Joseph F. Smith, Jr.- SOCIEfYvPRGANIZED Nicholas Smiths court on the charge per on Radium. Advocates readjustment In . apporThe club will meet daughter; of E. R, Harding, died B. II. Roberts will bo pres A fewr of Provo clt!zenset Friday next Friday With Mrs. T. T. Thomp- - tlonment, and reduction of schtml tax. and Elder day afteran illness of several years. son. The meeting will be an Informal , Insists that higher, educatloual lnsti-ono- , She la survived by ;her father and evening In the rectory of St Marys - office and church the William brothers courtesy each member presenting some tutions of the state be maintained t sisters, Episcopal through Trwnsegaard, post mother, three i within the funds : The funeral services were b;44 at 1 cf Rev. W. F. Bulkley, ani organized Inspector for thi districL has now la- short item of timely interest. apportioned. ... .....Renews proposal that state uiuimuih ieHjuus,ji i.l.v u,..,., o'clock Sunday In the Pioneer ward s study class In Social Economics.! rate! in this city. Mr; Troensegaard ' -; The lass plans to meet, for the prohas been connected with the L. S. Pos-enchapel. deposit monthly In state treasury all makng appropriations In Excess of th ' , eveVy Friday eVenlng at 7:30 tal Department at I era Crua and In states revenue! fpcs or earnings received. 14 enactment Recommends of St o'clock In' the rectory of employ-- , I Charles Wayne La whom, the Calls attention officially to report of Marys th Philippine n comNorth of Second mens and IVest Mrs. and of Mr. old son on the commission Months ers' liability land Episcopal church, breaking workhiq v !:! law onijstroct',-- ; The class wlTl.tabe up for Its 't'lLrcheli Fwck.'the 5 weeks o d van that '.died ai fbV.faihily-fresL'wnicf ' dam. Ilatcbtown the pensation child the considerable causing pain, studies . Provo 'Bench Friday "night Funeral-firsAdvises that appropriations for new SrargosT Socialism,?., of- ML and. Mrs. A. M. Flack died Pledges friendliest co .oration with tion lo pr- were held In the Timpancgcs; All rprsons Interested in the subject udiy. Tbe remains were snipped to Dt. ft. S. Pyne was immediately .calcd con;itriH'lit"n at BtaTc insinuTmns oe rnv Is'' d m1 t are cordially Invited to attend. to attend to the child's wound. limited to fimnunfa pr Alpine for burial. chapel Sunday at 1? o'clock. Wititadin-sf-cac- Ungseldom-beaF- k te fore-rank- - - theyw-oild,,cany;of- ! -- fad-vise- . - . v y T Mf v , tbe ....... ....... j ...... n ; ,.... . " ' tht t- ' . - i. 4 j ! r . Law-boro- -- ' - Sat-servlc- . |