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Show itJ YOU never knew an eter- nity. , t VOL. xm, DEATH AT fifty every man is either reducing to music or telling the boys that he is stronger than he was at 30. -- 4 nal triangle" that didn't go smash 'way short of eter. NO. 92 PROVO CITY, UTAH, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1923 B, Y, U, STUDENTS RESULTS FROM NEARLY COLLISION BENCH ON A TRUfTH FOR ALL THE WORLD DROWNED Fatal Injuries Cause Death of Five Narrowly, Escape Death When Car Plunges Into Bingham Man; Careless North Fork Stream. Driving Alleged. , ; By FRANK BECKER Only in America is it possible that a man can be raised from in three years that one hundred and ten million persons will bow silently in grief and obscurity tears at his passing. Warren Harding did that with the fire of true Americanism in his heart and a smile. He leaves along the .trail of his passing more friends that mourn his loss personally than many of his predecessors. Possibly it is because he began life as a printers devil. Perhaps it was because he objected strenuously when they hitched a valet to his entourage on his arrival at the White House. The retrospective mind recalls the time when Abe Lincoln approached the capital for his inauguration. The swelldom of New York and Washington, including the sriobs, were on hand to pass out supercilious smiles for the uncouth creature from out the West. When that long, homely, ungainly man moved into their midst with quiet dignity and the light of high resolve in his eyes the promised jeers died upon their lips. They were brought back to realization that America means all her sons and daughters whether clad in silks instantly or overalls. Warren Harding, too, had started humbly. He came up as a printer and a newspaper man. Although he had represented his state in the United States senate, he was not nationally known. When he was nominated fifty million persons began aij investigation about this man Harding. He was carried into office, not so much because of the man himself, but because he represented revolt against further participation in European affairs. That was the issue then. Americans registered themselves and Harding was inducted into office on one of the greatest of majorities. He came to Washington as the chief executive of the nation and the newspaper men and photographers bothered him mightily. Just before he left Marion to take the oath of office, he and Mrs. Harding tried a quiet getaway to Cleveland. He wanted to reach a certain dental specialist' there without hurting the feelings of the Marion dentists. The newspaper men got the idea and nothing was said. When he first arrived in Washington to make his home in the White House, the white light of publicity befuddled him and cloudedhis sleeping hours. Afterwards he found out the minions of the press were only trying to help him, and he spent hours of relaxation playing hearts and golf wi'h them. In the narration of these simple facts lies the hope of every American. It is no new thought that one can start humbly and reach the highest office in the world, but it is still a novelty that one can attain that office and be humble. History will tell us that he arrived at a maelstrom of greed such as the world has never known. One good man. President Wilson, had already been broken on the wheel. Ideals had been swept by the board as though a mighty flood of hate had erased all habitations of man. To find the teachings of Christ one must dig a bloody bible out of the mud. g He sought to eliminate the menace of navies by calling nations to a scrap heap.) They agreed and history will tell us that a great step was taken toward the brotherhood of man. Because the chancellories of Europe still quarrel in the pickings of the skeleton of the last war and are secretly preparing for another, he advocated a court of international scope. What firood that- might do, only history can tell us, but at least the thought was an indication of the man. He signally honored Utah 'on his trip through America. Utah sons stand high in national councils. The president and his wife tarried here to see for themselves a gigantic kaleidescope which only a god might turn in his hand. Hardings talk to the old timers, when they had gathered from all the brown and red country at Cedar City, will be a classic among presidential speeches and will live, forever in thfc hearts of southern Utah posterity. It was nothing more or less than the pouring out of the spirit of the man. The awesome beauty of those cathedral hills struck like iron into his soul. He sought expression of the exaltation within him. So then, there is something like fate in the sudden passing of Warren Harding. Destiny picks us up, and, turning our souls inside ou t, hurls us to oblivion. In this instance she found a soul worthy of inspection. Having gained a broad concept of the vast domain over which he ruled, it is not inconceivable that Harding would have returned to Washington still a bigger and a better man. Fate again seems to have interposed a hand because no man can know what America really is till he hears the cataclysmic crash of an Alaskan glacier. The broad sweep of the Yukon is even more relentless and irrevocable than mans ambition. It is idle now to speculate bn what might have been the fruits of his great excursion! this we know his benign sincerity reached the hearts of millions who had not known Only him before. It is a proud thought, I say, that a product of our forbears can rise from nothing to the greatest power in the world and still be unexalted. 'X F. E. Bellows, age 42, of Bingham, Five students of the B. Y. C. sumdied in theDr. Aird hospital at J.l:30 mer school were bruised and cut, and oclock this" morning from internal nearly drownedr when the brakes on the car in which they were driving injuries received in an automobile collision at the1, intersection of the to Aspen GrOve failed to work propGeneva and benfeh. roads last night, erly, and the machine backed down Mr. Bellows, a locomotive engineer the hill and! turned over a ten-foand rooming house' proprietor, was embankment into the North Fork seriously injured at 6:30 last night stream. The accident occufred at when a Cadillac car which he was 5:30 yesterday afternoon. The young1 men, Joseph Jenkins of driving was struck by a Chalmers car boy. Provo, Wesley Taylor of Thatcher, driyen by anan interval ofProvo about 30 Ariz. ; John Watts of 'Hinckley, and Except for J minutes early in the evening Mr. Bel- - Messrs. Fisher and Whatcott of Salt lows was in a state of coma,, induced Lake and Kanosh, are students attending the Alpine branch of the ,by a crushed chest and internal in- summer juries! school, and when they atf The accident which was instru- tempted to climb the Provo canyon mental in the death ;of the Bingham road after leaving Provo for Aspen man occurred when, his .car was Grove were unable to reach the sumcrowded off the road by the car driv- mit. The brakes failed, to hold, and en by William Allred of Provo, and after the rush down the decline and struck on the fender, causing it to hit over the embankment, turned over in a culvert three feet to the right of the North Fork stream, pinning Taythe road, and turn over. A rear lor and Fisher under the car and wheel of Bellows car was found in the waterr Both were nearly broken off,' and the car itself was drowned before being released. greatly damaged. Taylor and FisherSvere rushed to Besides yBellows the following were the home of Professor W. H. Boyle in the car add cut and bruised: Mrs. for medical attention, and examinaBellows, cut over eye; Mrs. Earl Nep-pl- e tion proved none sustained serious of Bingham, wrenched back; Mr. injuries. Jenkins suffered a bad cut Nepple, cut on left wrist; Percy Gates over the temple, requiring the phyage 16,, of Green River, wrenched sician in charge to"1 take six stitches ligaments of the left arm. .Harold, to close it, Foster a cut on the foreson of Mr. and Mrs. head and several body bruises, while the Bellows,, apd their young baby es- Taylor was bruised on both shoulcaped injury. The occupants of the ders and sustained a wrench back. Provo car, Lawrence Peterson, age 18, August,. Lewis, age 18, and All red likewise escaped injury DELEGATES BACK the accident Mr. Bellows Following was dragged from the wrecked car unconscious end rushed to the Dr. FROM AMERICAN i ' ' -- . . his casa were unable - to determine exact extent of his injuries until LEGION MEETING jthe late last night on account of his con- as dition, which was then regardedwere very serious, although , hopes The next annual convention of the entertained for his recovery. Utah v . department of the American front who occupied the Mr. will be held in Spanish Fork ' seat ofNepple. the car with Mr. Bellows, Legion S and 9, 1924, as a result August the said in effect . following regarding of the 7, Utah county city being the the accident: lone bidder for the honor. It will be ' from were Price, returning ;!We the second time that this county has where I attended the American Leof the vi- had the annual convention a short after and gion convention, men. Lake Salt for sit in Provo started, Local delegates to the legion and City. We were going approximately - auxiliary conventions returnecj from sevabout and an miles hour, thirty I Price yesterday and declared that enty-fiv- e feet from the cross-road- s ' r saw the Chalmers approaching from the sessions were uniformly successThe elaborate program that the the west. It appeared as ifto they ful. r the Price legionnaires and citizens had were attempting to beat us for the visiting members of crossing, but as we had the right of arranged, affiliated the organizations was, howway our speed was not reduced. ever, eliminated on account of, the Before the collision took place we death of President Harding, and exwere off the roada few feet, but the the concerts by the military for Chalmers crashed Into us almost cept band from Fort Russell, sightseeing feet amidship. The culvert three tours of the4 surrounding territory to the right of the road caused the and receptions to tne visiting officials we iit it, ; car to turn over when of the legion and auxiliary, the enwheel. breaking the rear attention of the delegates was tire Mr. Nepple stated that steps would ' PROVO MAN INJURED ter matters. devoted business the responsibility be taken to place was Provo a tribute by high paid of the accident on ,the boys, and also Owsley in his address, said, prior to the death of Mr. Bel- - Commander WHEN SEWER TRENCH to Provo legionnaires.! Durlows, that in the event that he died- according comcourse of his the he ing speech to have them prosewould attempt mented highly on the reception he cuted. He also declared that1 an ef- - received CAVES IN ON HIM when he attended the Provo ) fort would be made to ascertain one was he added, convention, which, of concrete wall whether or not the he was desirous of comthe culvert was broken by the! car or reason why While digging a sewer trench near was down .before the collision took ing back to Utah for the convention. Several local men were selected on his fathers home at 520 South State I place. Deputy .Sheriffs K. G. Bo-Lester Leffler, shard and Ofto Birk who in-- j the important convention commit- streetsonthis morning, of Mr. and Mrs. Williana these being the follow- 35, vestigated the j accident reported tees, among HaK Leffler of this city, met Vith a sethat young Allred was responsible for ing: Post activities, George N.Amerrious accident when the hank caved Carl be Will athletics, Boshard; ries; the accident. What steps ' Frank W. in on him with the result thatbro-he to this matter has ican Legion auxiliary, taken in regard ' a not been made known as yet. Deming; Americanism, J. B. Tucker, suffered a fractured skull and workwas who His arm. C. ken father, Ross; In discussing the accident this chairman; credentials, Hugh for call him near Tuckheard B. help J. by, ing Allred declared that permanent organization, morning young he was not to blame. He said that er, chairman; ways and means, Sey- and hurriedly dug him out. When taken from the trench he was bleed as he approached the state highway mour D. Gray. a was B. Mrs. Tucker J. to Geneva ing badly from the ears and mouth, appointed i. from the road leading ( beach he saw the car driven by Mr. member of the auxiliary committee Drs. Fred. R. Taylor and J. W. Aird Bellows coming at a high speed from on resolutions, Mi. Frank Deming were called and rendered medical atWhile his condition is said the- south. He declares that the ap- on the publicity Committee, and Mrs. tention. com- to be serious he wras reported to be the Groo on car was of left side the flag Mary Patterson, proaching the road and in an attempt to miss mittee. resting as well as could be expected Mr. Leffler is well At the final session of the legion this afternoon. it as quickly as he could in the same direction as the Bellows car was go- on Saturday department officers and known in this city, having lived here county committeemen were elected: all his life. ing, when the two cars collidedDarrell T. Lane, Salt Lake City atAlvin M. Owsley, national comtorney, was chosen commander; An-E. PRIESTHOOD OUTING A. Littlefield. Ogden; W. Wesley mander of the American Legion, says, derson, Logan, and Glen 'Fullmer of It will take five years to write a Price were chosen vicq copimanders. sensible law to, govern immigration The membership of the priesthood Fred Eberhart of. Bingham was ap- and until that time the United States of the Utah stake wrill hold their an-- j pointed chaplain by the new comman- should bar those who are coming nual outing at Springville tomorrow der; Kirke M. Decker of Salt Lake here seeking to avoid the consewhen it is expected that more than was reappointed adjutant and com- quences of a wrar which they brought a thousand members of the church mitteeman. upon themselves. The conventon was, according to wiHrlie in attendance. An' interestMrs. B. W. ing program of sports has been ar' local members.5 the most successful ton, Kayville, secretary; commitnational of Salt held in Lake, the and in state, the.committees .ever Black, and reports ranged, charge announce that the days activities officers showed that decided progress tee woman. The only Provo delegate will be crammed full of wholesome had been made during the ; ast year. to be selected for office was Mrs. F. The department of Utah has today W. Deming, who was elected an alterentertainment. more members than at any time, in nate to the national convention. She The annual outing of the Second he past, and is also 'in better finan- was also appointed Utah county com,' mittee woman. will be held at Geneva Wednes- cial condition. of the session ofS. final the The final sessions the bathlegion laces, games, During day, August of iTtg,in the afternoon and dancing in auxiliary were held in the Price high Forty and Eight. Fred Eberhardt de the evening to the music of Wildes school Saturday afternoon, and the Bingham was elected grand chef appointed chaporchestra will comprise the program. following were selected jas officers gar. H? is the newly lain of the legion of Utah. The only Trucks will leave the Second ward for the ensuingyear: Mrs. O. F, Salt Lake, president; Mrs. R. Provo man who was chosen to rep-- ; church at 3 aiuT "4 oclock in the afternoon, and in the evening will leave C. Reed. Price, first, vice president; resent the organization in any wray Pioneer park at 6:30 and S oclock. Mrs. H. P Jones, Payson. second vice was George M. Harris, who was electAll menihersTjf the ward are incited president; Mrs. C. J. M, Trotman, ed an alternate to the 'national coni to attend. Logan,, historian; Mrp. C. iV. K. Sax- - vention. ot 18-year- i , , , - ( X-V- ex-servi- ce ' r 1 ! , . i i j i ; ' j i j ; - - I . d ' ;Mc-Shan- - DETAILED INFORMATION SHOWS HARDING IN RETROSPECTION IN ICAR ACCIDENT ROAD ESTABLISHED 1910 e, FEASIBILITY OF LAKE PROJECT If Utah expects Congress next ses- traversed by a net work of railroads, sion to 'authorize the building of a has advantages both as to markets and that probably are new reclamation project in the state not transportation on any project iir the equalled they must present a project for the west. The Oregon Short Line, Denconsideration of congress that gives ver & Rio Graqde Western, Western every reasonable promise of turning Pacific, Salt Lake & Los Angeles and out a success, according to Harry J. the Utah aid Salt Lake Electric traverse some part of this project, Brrown of Washington, D. C. Moreover the project must not only transportation to alone be successful from an engin- local piarkets.but interstate trans-poratfin .all . directions. And in eering standpoint, but equally successful from a financial view. Mr. addition to the Salt' Lake and Provo Brown discusses in detail the results markets, NUje) mining camps at Park of the surveys of the state, and the pity, Bingnatn Vnd Eureka and the .Utah Lake, smelter towns of Tooele, Garfield, only feasible project-th- e which he considers fully worthy ?f Murray and Midwale all are tributary to this project, find in a position, the consideration of congress on a large pstt of its products.) of its appeal on all the above , Unlike the Utah lake points, That Utah is entitled toa new is adapted, both as to soil and cliproject, and an important project, is mate, to the growing of diversified not questioned in any quarter, says crops, and is adapted to dairying as Mr. Brown, In the twenty-on- e years well. On all these counts the Utah the reclamation law hqs' been in ef- lake project possesses advantages not fect, Utah has had but one project, found on any other project now clamthe Strawberry valley, and past ef- oring for recognition by congress, forts to' secure another project have and advantages in a measurer not been unavailing, for several reasons. now enjoyed by any other project in In the first twenty years of federal the state of Utah. The Utah lake - project possesses reclamation, Utah, through land to the another contributed $3,396,00 advantage; it can be 'built sales, reclamationfund, and in return the by units, each independent of the government has expended $3,472,000 other; the construction of all units on the Strawberry project. In other can progress at one time, or the probe built one unit at a time. words, Utah has gotten back in bene- ject can fits almost exactly what she contrib- The cost of construction will "range . from $72 to $132 an acre and would uted. Over in the neighboring state of average $115 per acre, if all units of Idaho, Which contributed $6,700,000 the project werer built according to to the reclamation fund in twenty tentative plans. While this average the $100 mark, the advantyears, the government has expended is above above set forth, in the opinion fund reclamation ages of out. the nearly over-bearinseems to $21,000,000 on three projects, and of reclamation engineers, the outlay. . And, so far as is the recent adoption of the American justify expenditure now known, this is the only hig proFalls projectinsures the $10,000,000 ject in Utah that could be built for-' of another $9,000,000 0or Some other proIn fact, over $2,00 0,0 0 has recently this figuure. American Falls jects are estimated to costlarge to $18 beeh.ipyested in .the. a more, bringing; Idahos total bene-fif- ts $200 an acre wand figare project, 111 not sanction. to over $23,000,000. Idaho, Is that congress In advance of the submission of is true, is one of the few fortunate an abundant the joint report and recommendatstates blessed with water supply and a favorable lay and ions of the state engineer of Utah of the .reclalocation of its irrigable lands. dur- and the chief engineer mation service, no definite descript- -' Engineering investigations of years have shown Ion of the Utah lake project can be ing a period considerable land that given, but from engineering reports has Utah that could be made productive by the that have accumulated jin the Washbut in many ington office of the reclamation service application of water, a fair idea of the probable plan of cost the irrigation is so can be instances outlined. projects imprachigh as to make the Utah lake and .Jordan river are tical in this day. The time will come entirely the heart of .this project, and from when these projects will be some of them and frpm their tributaries nust feasible, but for the present come ,the irrigation water for the from feasible Utahs projects entirely a .strictly engineering standpoint, Utah lake project. . Interwoven 'With must be laid aside because they are the scheme of reclamation must be a plan for flood control, development not feasible economically. When the reclamation law was of water power for pumping and a enacted It was the expectation of scheme for drainage of some units.' irriThe project as a whole, if all congress that lands would be acre. units shouuld be built, would involve and and $50 gated for $35, $40 of labor and mat- the reclamation to 70,000 of close costs as Gradually reccost of mere an of at cost ultimate acres, the erial have increased, lamation has increased, until today than $8,000,000, This is contingent new projects that can be built for upon' the building of all the units, less than $100 per acre are scarce. and utilizating to thte fullest the lU. C. E. TO HOLD But it may be set down for a fact supposed available water supply. CLARK CLINIC TO But on this question of water that where the cost of projects runs supply some doubt hinges, because , much above $100 per acre congress will be loath to authorize thier con- there has as yet been no complete MEETING ANNUAL TO BE READY FOR and comprehensive adjudication of struction,! unless it is shown thatasthe to water favored are rights on Utah lake, the Jorunusually projects and mar-k6t.- dan river and the Provo river. Failsoil, transportation climate, AT UPPER FALLS PATIENTS SEPT. I ure of the state' to fully adjudicate in doubt It so happens that Utah has one these water rights leaves water amount of exact on that the all may th,ese that appeals The annual convention of Utah Dr. J. C. Clark, city physician, an- project as well as on the feature of be made available for the Utah lake counts, Christian Endeavor workers will be nounced this morning that the Clark cost of construction. The Utah Lake project in contemplation, and as long held at Upper Falls, Provo canyon, Clinic would be completely equipped project, lying In the heart of the as this uncertainty remains, some Auugust 15 to August 22, inclusively, shortly and open September 1 for pa- state. Its irrigable lands lying close (Continued on Page Four.) to Salt Lake City aiid Provo, and according to the announcement of tients. The clinic be will located in the those in charge of arrangements. and Merchants bank buildDetails are already complete, and Farmers where a large group of rooms ; IDAHO YOUNGSTERS the 19 23 gathering is expected to ing, have been secured. The equipment ILLUSIVE CHILD Surpass the 1922 conference which for the clinic will be the best that n can be was held in Salt Lake City. secured, and most modern FOUND! WANDERING BEATER ARRESTED workers, well versed in Chris- appliances will be installed. A large 280,000 volt tian Endeavor work, have been sey for cured to assume the leadership of regular diagnosis andchncer treatBY. DEPUTY SHERIFF BY POLICE OFFICERS the convention, and include such ment has been secured. There are men as Dr. Walter M. Irwin of Den- but two other y machines of this ver, secretary of the western district nature in the middle west, one of of the New Era Movement. His ter- which is installed in Salt Lake City Two young boys, Lee Willardson Police officers encountered considand his brother, Stanley Willardson, Charles in ritory includes Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and the other in Ogden. erable difficulty finding Kansas, New Mexico and Wyoming. Another feature of the clinical Sonberg, 512 West Fifth North, Fri- 12 and 9 years of age respectively, He was a speaker attthe convention equipment is the Alpine Sun lamp, found wandering in Provo Sat- -' night, after being notified that were held in Salt Lake City last year, and which is today considered one of the day urday morning by Deputy Sheriff H. hi to beat had he adopted D. Roper, who took charge of the created a very favorable impression.. biggest aids in psycho-therapIt is daughter,attempted him at arrested but finally Others who will appear on the pro- used for treatment of nervous ail- Fifth West, between Center street boys until relatives could be Inform- of the presence of the boys here. gram include the Rev. Paul C. Brown, ments, and in pneumonia cases. This and First North street, where he was ed The two boys, according to the fjeld secretary of the Pacific coast lamp is also known as the Mercury-Vapo- r found creating a disturbance. states, and former national intermelamp, and according to Dr. Wilkins first story told local officers, had left the Wren Police of Chief diate superintendent; E. P. Gates, Clark, is of great medicinal value. It called to of their father a,t Alexander, Sonbergs home at 6 o'clock home some days ago, and had made secretary of the United Society of is composed of three separate lamps, last Idaho, a message y telephone Christian Endeavor; Rev. Charles N. the incandescent, the to Provo by catching their atand whichnight way was stated that McCoard of Provo, and a number of the water-cooletrains and other modes, of Each one is used tempting to beat hisSonberg freight daughadopted other state and Utah county clergy- for various aillments. ter, Annie! age 13. When he arrived transportation. The two boys were men. Mrs.- Rose C. Whitley of OgThe clinical staff will comprise sev- at the residence the man was gone, determined to reach Ephraim, where den. state president of the society, eral of the most prominent physicians and had said he was their grandfather, is located,' and going to leave where will he superintendent, of the county. Dr. J. C. Clark of the state. It was also they resided until two years stated by entire camp at Upper Falls Provo, Dr. S. M. Clark of Provo, and those there that he had brandished ago. Word from Ephraim was ret TheWill be given over to the society. Dr. O. Clark of Richfield have al- a at his adopted daughter, ceived by the sh?rirffs office yesClasses will be held in the morning ready been selected, and others will andhammer One of terday that transportation for rocks at thrown also and evening, while the afternoon will be announced later. Dr. Clark be- the latter narrowly missedher. her, head. boys was being sent here. be devoted to recreation under the sides being head of the clinic will had left, the Believing Sonberg direction of the Rev. Mr. Gaffney. continue his general practice. DAUGHTER IS BORN t officers returned to his office,' and Miss Marjorie Badertscher of Salt 9 .oclock received a after Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roberts anshortly Lake will have charge of several parBOY BREAKS ARM call from Sonbergs neighborhood, nounce the birth of a baby ties and stunt night, the feature son of Mr. and stating that he was back again, and Richard, 2. August daughter, of, the conference. Mrs. Horatio Jones, 69 South Seventh intoxicated. Once again a trip was West, suffered a serious injury Sat- made to the home, but as on the Fifth West and found that ANOTHER GTRL ARRIVES urday afternoon when he fell off the previous occasion the man had left. was creating, a disturbance. Sonberg He was Mr. and Mrs. Sam Leavit have the platform in Pioneer park, breaking Nothing more transpired until 11 placed under arrest and charged with visitor at their home, a girl. his arm in two places. oclock, wlen officers were called to intoxication .and disorderly conduct. red-blood- get-acquaint- , -- on ' ac-cou- nt iqany-projects- ed 1 , ed Se -- , Well-know- X-ra- X-ra- y. air-coole- d, d. - - ten-pou- -- nd t |