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Show 'A it- on . VOL. xxyi-N- o. 119. PROVOyJin nn a u - UTAH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER "," i,. k . rv r INTERESTING REPORT FROM M THE StRA WBERR Y PROJECT - LJVJ iraUAJ EC. -- Provo Citizens Urged to Participate in Meetings and Help Welcome Visitors Convention Most Important Factor for the Upbuilding ,ol Utah Counjy. FILEBW Twenty Days to Christmas The work of constructing the vated. At Strawberry dam, the of all necessary equipment Strawberry Project is half completed according to the report just sent out and the construction of all camp from the Secretary of the Interior. buildings were completed. Good pro The work done during the month of gress, was made on the excavation of October is reported as follows: the corewall trench which had reachAt the. tunnel, 418 linear feet of ed a depth of 16 feet below the bed tunnel were excavated during Octo of the river at the close of the month. ber at the west portal, and 43' linear Good progress was made on the work feet at the east portal;'' total 461 of putting in earthfill and 180,000. shoplinear feet. The flow of water from cubic yards were placed. This work wise the west portal remains the same. was delayed- somewhat due to cold The material encountered at west weather and several heavy snow portal was. shale, sandstone and lime- storms. At Indian Creek dike, good stone, with sandstone and limestone progress- was made on the concrete COURT III predominating. At the east portal, work in the corewell and fair pro the fingt set of timbers was put in gress was made on the placing of October 22 and the material en earth fill. This work was also de CHARGE OF BIG countered was very soft sandstone layed by cold weather and snow a which carried considerable quantity storms. At Indian Creek and Trail Careful timbering was Hollow diversion canals, fair, pro of water. necessary to protect the workmen at gress was made by the contractor and CASE the west portal and to hold heavy his forces, although tins wotk was ground at the east portal. During the somewhat delayed due to a tfcarcity-omonth 195 feet of sides and arch lki teams. Five hundred men and s4N were ana hundred teet teams were at work on High Court Will Decide Upon one bottom of ing 50 tunnel cent the close of tile month is The at the placed. project per Constitutionality of the New On the conditions cut at Weather during the month completed. llieast Form of Government. portal of the tunnel the drag line were good on the lower part of tin excavator was operated with two project,' hut all work in the. vicinity shifts, with the exception of six days of the Strawberry tunnel and reser delay caused by a breakdown, and voir was delayed considerably by cold The actual testing Of the con- - v. were exca weather. 3,000 yards of material stitutionali.ty of the law passed for a last March providing COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BIG TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION BY THE COUNTY'S LEADING CITIZENS. SUITSARE ESTABLISHED .1885. 5, 1911. , s Attend Session Here Gov. Spry Agrees to - Pill W The Early Bird and Early Christmas per are - SUPREME - MORNING SESSION 11 $ A. M., Lall to Urder jobqm i. ruici-. . . Mjiyor W. H. Ray :;. "Welcome" Poll-ta- x Two Dollars, Court Cost R. R. Irvine, Jr. .7 t'Again Welcome" Iwova Commercial L.fub. rresident and Judgment Makes the . . ..William M. Roylance "Get Together and Why". ' ' Amount Ten Dollars. Appointment of Committees. 7 Permanent Organization and Order of ijjtisiness Committee. . Resolution and By-la. TEST . AFTERNOON SESSION, George T. Peay Jr., supervisor nf (streets, and D. H. "Thomas, P. 2 city attorney, are preparing and filing complaints' in suits to rethose cover Judgments against fr who have failed to pay their poll taxes! This morning a number 6 df comDlaints were filed in Judge C. D. Glazier's court, and summonses placed- in the hands of Marshal J. T Williams for service. , -. - ' ..The officers allege that many of the men of the city who are liable to pay this tax fail so to do, perhaps through oversight," although several notices have been served. In some ' instances parties have evaded this tax, but under the recent provisions of the law of the state, cases are filed and judgment obtained as in any civil action. 7 The amount of the tax is two dollars each year, payable in cash, whereas, under the old law three dollars in labor was the tax. This amount is mall, but after suit is filed and judgment obtained, the court and officers' .osts niQ tie Judgment up to about ten dollars. Lein on Property. The provisions of the statute under which these suits are brought make no property or wages of the Judgment debtor exempt from satisfaction' of the judgment. The city .will take an abstract of the several judgments to the District court, which ' will make the judgment a lien upon all real estate owned by the Judgment debtors. Messrs. Peay and Thomas state that they will wait a day or two before filing the remainder of the cases to give delinquents a further opportunity 'to pay the amount of the tax and avoid the costs of the suit,, but that all the cases will be filed before the end of the present week. It is quite probable there will be a busy time at the city treasurer's office during the remainder of the week, owing to the rush on the part of delinquents to pay .their tax and save the court costs. x X at. Provo rooms. Cormuercial-XJu- h :X"K:"K: COUNTY PAPERS IH W TR HARMON CONVENTION I Reports from the towns in the county indicate a large crowd at the Utah County Development convention which is to be held at the Commercial club rooms tomorrow .Santaquin will be here fifty strong and larger places will have representation in proportion. Governor Willia'm Spry ha 3 agreed to come and will be one of the speakers in the afternoon. Wiilo the gcv- . ... i . J ilUttli ue 18 eruor sia,ou e" i. u iuaYe BOU u"cu'1' Jiti: I... iia i woum ta from in the routine W general county are too great and he will be here. The house committee of the local club has been busy all day making preparations for a large crowd. The rooms will be decorated and a profusion of flowers and greens - from local floral companies will add to the attraction of the rooms. Mayor Ray is also asking a number of the local manufacturers to make exhibits-- of locally made goods, and exhibits wll be madeby the Knight Woolen Mills, the canneries, the Provo Meat and Packing company and other Provo concerns. Local Men Urged to Attend. So important to the local business people is the convention that all are Mayor Ray has urged to attend. stated that while a holiday has not been declared, the meeting should be attended by all who have an interest in the countyV At the reception "to be givn in the evening all members and their ladies are invited. A special musical program has been arranged and 1 delegation from the Provo Com- mercial clnb. consisting of President R. R. Irvine. William M. Roylance, Mr. Breretoo, Mr. Fairer and John. Fairer" met the members of the Spanish Fork club at the club rooms Tuesday afternoon. In the absence of President' Snell, Dr. J. W. Hagan acted as chairman and R. T. Thurber filled Mr. Stone's va Mr. Roy- cant seat as secretary. lance gave an outline of the work intended for the convention to be held at Provo December 6th at 11 a. m. and invited the Spar.'.uh Fork club to be their guests on that evening also asked us to appoint a delegation to tbje convention. Mr. Brereton spoke of the benefits of union in all our business Mr Irvine made a few remarks along the line, of local development. Joseph Farrer made a few remarks relative to the organization of a Utah County Development League. Mayor V. A. Jones welcomed the visitors and spoke of the benefits to be derived from this movement. R. T. Thurber approved the cotn the operation project presented. The object of the convention at PrpYQ Js to form a league- - frem-thvarious Commercial clubs of Utah BUTTER county to protect the interests of the county and work for its developrs ment. Spanish Fork RIT HIGHER MARK at Santaquin. A party of the Provo Commercial club members were visitors, to SantaAn unexpected decline on the New quin Tuesday. A meeting was held York mafkets of 1 cent in the whole- at the Santaquin Commercial club, for the occasale price of butter has served to which was decorated sion. Refreshments were served in to local creameries postpersuade and a large pone the intended increase in the honor, of the visitors members price of butter for the present atnumDr of the least. The retail price of butter was were present to accent the rovo ' " 7" '".to have been raised from 40 cents to "boosters." It is the Intention of the Provo 45 cents Monday morning, but it is Commercial club members to visit thought now that the price of butter Bome'of the "Utah towns for county here, will not have to be increased at the of members of purpose the urging all according to Mr. Jensen of the .Jensen Creamery company, which different clubs to attend a meeting"ad-in firm virtually sets the wholesale price Provo ohvWednesday, Dec. 6, to y' of butter In the state. - The news-- . vertise Utah county. M.- - Roylance, W. John Rqundy, papers, had, it is said, a goqd deal te Reed and Farrer Anderberg, Joseph "with of'the do raise. the prevention Preston Peterson, of the Provo ComV7 mercial club, and also representing the Utah Development League, was In McNAMARAS ' ARE SEN- ' "7 '. J-- this city Tuesday afternoon meeting TENCED. ; with members of the local CommerT. T. MfNamora toas.tO- cial" club and other business, men. "fr'day sentenced to "serve 1 5 v vears in nrUnn and T R. Mc The principal' object of their visit in a was to enlist our Interests Namara.Vvas giveh life im- to on now foot persuade r '"(' prisonment . in JLos Angeles movement to move,, its Route' Lake "Salt the their "Times" in the ,for part track closer to the valley towns. l T and Llwellyn iron works exMeetings were also held at Santa-dulplosions. ; Only formal ton- same day and Spanish Forf-th- e fessionswere made. Header. 7 Paygon A i Iterw4ol 1 WILLHOT Press.-Booste- local-clu- 1 V - , , -- e . It is now up to the people of this city to make the affair a success say members of the committee, and there is no chance of the citizens of Provo being a disappointment. . - '' , -- -: , " l t,"" t " . -- f - ' .,7.;-.7,;- : ;V:7 . ALIBI Mill III t Joe Donovan Says He Is Black Road Building Will Be Feature of Discussion at Sheep In Prominent Conference Family - Joe Donoxan, alias Joseph M. Dye, who is charged with the murder of Joseph Rainbow Sunday night, K'ov. 2G at Salt Lake City, declares that he can prove an absolute alibi and says he was at Ogdeir when the railroad man was slain in the streets. Donovan in his statement Sunday night says: been the black "For years said Donovan, of the family," sheep "and during my previous troubles, in which I was twice sent to the penitentiary in Utah, I refrained from dragging the name of my, aged and honored father into them. But I am now charged with a crime which may Cost my life, though I am innocent of the murder of Rainbow, and I will make the first call that I hve ever made oa my father for assistance. "Several years ago, after my father. had made a fortue as a corporation attorney in Colorado, in which he bad been associated for years with Senator Teller, he retired from active I life and now resides doubt if he knows where I am.' I was born in Chicago and when I accompanied him to Colorado he affordI became the ed me a good education. black sheep and left home, but I was never black enough to commit a murder, and among those whcHnI had a.ssooiat d, I had always counseled against taking life. "Andrew I'atros and Miss Agnes Nielson, wha identified me as the murderer "of Rainbow, must have been coached to "pick me out. I read the papers after the murder, and if I remember correctly they - said that the man who held them up and "shot I stand five Rainbow was short. feet, ten Inches. Claims an Alibi. ."Furthermore, I wnsT not in Salt Lake Sunday, November 2C. I was in Ogden all day Sunday, and., alP Sunday night. I, went to Ogden Satur-- . day night, November 23rent to the rooming house at Lincoln avenue and 4-- The regular session of the county commissioners of Utah county was held here yesterday ftand much business pertaining to the county was transacted. from Jesse D. A communication Jewkes, state auditor was read. The "The State letter said in part: Board of Equalization and I have ar ranged for a meeting to be held in the office of the county assessor of Salt Lake county in the City and County building, on Thursday, ;Dec. 7th, for the purpose of a conference with the county commissioners, as sessors, clerks, and treasurers of Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, Juab, Wasatch, Millard, Reaver, Iron and Wasatch counties to discuss matters of great importance to the state and counties. A petition from the Commercial club of Mapleton was received asking for an appropriation of J300 for im proving the roads in Mapleton. David McDaniel, deputy road com missioner, reported that the road from Alpine City to Draper, on the Utah county side, has been finished and is now ready for travel. The county commissioners also ' psseT'au" 'ordinance granting franchise to the "Pay son and West Mountain Power Transmission Co." to run a transmission - line from the mouth of Spanish Fork canyon'across the south part of Utah- - county to the west line of the county. The following fees were reported collected during the month of novembef: Treasurer, $10.00; clerk, $436.75; recorder, $338.70; sbtriff, f 59,85. . b - X 0 RS HOLD SESSION RAINBOW HAS - . V COIIISSIO ALLEGED SLAVER OF As,Jhe Herald goes to - press ' Mayor Charles F. Decker and Commissioners Dixon and God-d- a rd announce, the following names for the city appointive offices : Chief of Police Wllford F. Giles. Chief Deputy, Dept.' of, Waterworks ' RosweN" Snow. Chief Deputy, "Street Stagg. Chief Deputy Water Master J, W. ' .Carter. City Engineer John R. Stewart. City. RecorderFred. Evans. City Treaturer Mr. E, E. Choulea. City Attorney Andrew B. Morgan, City Justice of the Peace C. D. Glarier. , r ' ' City Physician H. Q. Merrll. Chief Fire "Dept. Jos. W. Loveless. City ' 8exton Evan Wrlde. . BulldljiflJnspeCtor Chas. H. Millef. Sealer of Weights and Measures. John Beesley, ,.' Dept.--Davi- - -- street .(the, Verlecn, and conducted by Mrs; C. Marshall went to bed. I was tired and remained inbed or at.niy room all day. WcTock Sunday" evening I Toward went to k noodle house on Wall avenue, ot far from the rooming house. Then I walked"up Twenty-fiftstreet and went to the red light district, where I talked with a young woman near the house of Cell London iViore than an hour." Twenty-fourt- NABS AN ALLEGED BAD CHECK ARTIST h " - h .7 BUNrX PIG" HEARING. Counts Attorney Jacob Evans and' Sheriff (Wrge T., Judd are In Payson today totattend the hear in.? of Mrs Harriett Crook charged with con ducting al '"blind pig" 'which was raided' recently " and a' quantity of -- liquor destroyed. - ; ' of govern- form ment in cities of the first and which includes second class Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo'- and Logan, was begun before' the Supreme court of the state yes- terday "morning, when the petl- tiotrof Samuel C. Park.mayor- elect, seeking a writ of niandate forcing City Recorder B. S. Rives to issue him a certificate of election, was called for hear- commission EVENING. Informal reception Ladies invited. ' ' . r 4 I f M. , Reports from Committees. "Through Salt Lake Route Trains, ..Better 'Service to . Southern Utah' ..... .Alma Greenwood, American Fork "Better Accommodations From the Railroads," . . . Mayor Y. A. Jones, Sp anish Fork AO 'Necessity ior discriminations Against uiaa uidiid Y X Samuel Nelson, President Santaquin Club Seed" X ... .Dr. II. C. Holbrook, Lehi Health and Happiness" -Prof. E. S. Hinckley Draining Utah Lake" and Service .John 'Rates". .... Smith, Springville "Telephone $. "Greater-WateSupply" .xMayor A. E. Cooper. Pleas. Grove $ . 5 - .IT - ' VaJJ f & - - "" ing. The court heard lengthy arguments for and against the- - law'i validity. Scores of authorities were cited and read before the court, until' It appeared that the direct Issue m to whether the law infringed upon the essential rights of all citizens to vote as they pleased, was lost In a iTorieJal verbiage Present in court were a score of prominent lawyers and a number of the present administration officers as well ad those who will take ' their seats Jan. 1, provided the law is upheld. 'Attorney Soren X. appeared on behalf of Rives, opposing the writ. At torney E. M. Allison represented the , in Ogden. "'" , . ' . i . Chrls-tense- n Re-cord- mayor-elec- er - ' t. Matter Under Advisement. At the conclusion of two hours of arguing the court asked for briefs of unauthorities and took der advisement. These briefs will be filed with the court today and a decision is expected early next week. de- with a general Heginning for writ to the petition demurrer the, of mandate, Attorney Christenseo laid before the court a carefully prepared argument tending to 'show that the law is unconstitutional in that It proTldes no means for the elector to place on the ballot the name of Iris. own. clu)ice.Jor. election, -- Jn- co- nnection with this he argued to show :r r -- - -- that the constitution grants the elector the untrameledTight to vote for whom he pleases. Such was the contention of the contestors of the . law In brief. upheld the law Attorney Allison with the declaration that there was the no siiiRlo thing in it prohibiting electors from attaching the name of bis own candidate to the ballot He argued that because it did not make special provision in itself for such action on the part of the vot?r was no proof that It prohibited such ac- tion. He went back to the general laws on balloting and endeavored. to a right w'as show therefrom- - that-suc- h in cohserved previo'us carefully statutes that are In nowise repealed A man known as A. U. Wilson, who, by the new law nor are in conflict y the officers' say l wanted In Ogden. wlth.Jt." 7 ay was "arrested"-Sundmorning by Dunn Sheriff at Colon, and Is Deputy further for. held Investigation. being Wilson is said to have Issued and passed a number of worthies checks oa the merchants of Ogden abquttw9 w eeks ago. The officers hero learned that Wilson, was liuProvo. Saturday, November 25, and from here the man was traced through Spanish Fork canyon, and finally located, and taken into custody at CoIto6 a .station on the Denver & Rio Grande. Sheriff George Judd states that he Is cpnfident that the man under, arrest at Colton was" the Wilson wanted r. " ' r , ---- ' . J. ,. -- y'r . r.hans Mav -- , Rsult. .,1 yto ; Attorney Allison called attention tbo. consequences that would result,-icase tho Taw were declared uacon , stltutional. He said that by reason k of another law passed-th- e day after commission law the offices of 7 7mayor and cltrTOuncIlmemrador IBd " old form were speciflcaJix abolished, so that nothing but chaos coud re- milt In case a ruling was made by, ' lommlssion- - . which the. newly-electe' prs could not be seated, He 'argued conthat such consequohcCs must be sidered' by the court at least as argument unless the kw,a- on Page Two.) - " - I " |