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Show THE SUNDAY HERALD Circulation Over 3J000 FATHER AND SON MAY STAY AT HOME AND DO THEIR OWN COOKING ON WEDNESDAY 0$ 0 9 9 6 6 "The ooooo daughter riseth'up music contests, and Mrs. Han against her mother, the nah Packard is doing likewise daughter-in-laagainst her for the daughters. mother-in-lawMrs. Mrs.' Achsa Paxman an quoted 'Needs of Today" Is Topic of Electa of Dixon, nounces the the following cast for president N. Prof. Amos Merrill, Utah Stake Relief "Mrs. society, Will," the one- Wiley's Principal Speaker. when asked in reirard to the act play to be by the presented Mothers' and Daughters' out mothers m the dramatic con FLAG ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED ing at bpnngville and Glen. test: Mrs. Robins, Mrs. Myrgarry on Wednesday, June 25. tle Stewart; Lady Spindle, Officers of Provo Lodge No, lhe rising on this occa Mrs. Hannah J. Cardall; Mrs. 849, U. V. O. Elks, Pay sion, however, she continued, Dwindle, Mrs. Mabel Hone Tribute to Flag. is not serious, but will be de Clark; Jennie, Mrs. Joseph cidedly interesting and enter Ahlander; Rachel, Mrs. Ruby Impressive Flag day exercises were conducted Friday evening by taining m its nature. There Clark. Miss Annie Egbert reports the Provo loage ivo. 848 or the B. P. will be contests in music anv. 0. Elks in the new home of the dramatic performance." the following cast for "Neigh-- J lodge. f Mrs. Garn Clark is training bors," the daughters' com Prof. Amos N. Merrill of the the mothers to win in the petitive play: Miss Able, Eve-- 1 Toting university was the principal DAY EXERCISE w ," REGISTRATION One hundred seventy-fiv- e first class or Eagle Scouts, camping direcand tors, deputy commissioners other officials of the Timpanogos trlotic lines. district council of the Boy Scouts E. A. Mitchell, chairman of the County Commission Names of America reached home late Fricommittee In charge of the Flag Registration Officers for day evening from Bryce canyon. day program, gave a short history The caravan made an imposing Voting Districts. oi tne oeginring oi the essay conprocession as It passed through test In Provo a few years ago and town after town with flags and said that the innovation had reRegistration agents for the var banners cars flying. Twenty-seve- n ious districts of the county ceived considerable notice at the voting were frequently one behind the been the have annual national convention of the county appointed by In close formation as the earn- order last year with the result that commissioners as follows : Lehl, die-- other van passed through many towns. T 1 Man Mn 9 Hlafrlot tvsifr this year most of the 1500 Elks c "l " 11 J lodges In the nation have conducted Mary A. Winn; district 3, Effie:" scouts were riding. similar contests In the schools. For Knight ; district 4, Marha Ann Tay twenty According to plan, the caravan Elizabeth Myers; the first time the essay contest had lor. Highland, 7 o'clock been Introduced into all of the Fairfield, W. fi. Thomas; Cedar left Santaquln promptly at Tuesday morning with the cars schools in the district over which Fort, J. E. Gam. in the order of the towns American Fork, district 1, ZIna lined up the Provo lodge had Jurisdiction, inwith Eureka on lead followed by Nellie 2, district Paxman; cluding Utah, Banpete, Carbon, Brown; Payson, Spanish Fork, Springville, Emery, and Duchesne counties, said distrist 3, Nellie K earns; district 4, Grove Mr. Mitchell. Grace Coats; Alpine, Ethel M. Mapleton, Provo Pleasant caraLehi. In this order the and - The ' winning essays had been Beck. van was maintained until Bryce Pleasant Grove, district 1, Angle written by Helen Ellis of the Price elementary school; LaRoe Snow, W. Warnick; district 2, Leona Told; I Part ot Springville, however, being !a Price junior high school; Rose An- district 3, Emily D. Ray ; district 4, little late at Santaquln, took the derson, Spring City senior high Walter Brown. Provo Bench, Nellie road and went down through school. Gold medals will be preKartchner; Orem, N. A. Jacob- - wrong Richfield joining the caravan at sented to the winners bv the Provo son ; Vineyard, Susie Madsen ; iane Elks lodge. Price grammar school View. Rosetta Johnson; Pleasant Pangiiitch. The caravan went first to Fillwill also be given an American flag View, Mrs. Vera York. more where the first stop was made 1 HuntF. Maud district Provo, lor naving tne largest number of while the boys visited the old state students participating in the con er; district 2, Harriet F. Dunn; dis- house. Dr. Pfouts, of Payson, 4, district test trict 3, Mary Vincent; took a picture of the lads as they S. Thomas W. Ashton, exalted ruler, Mattle Harding; district 5, Mary were lined up in the legislative presided, and together with the Forsyth ; district 6, NeUle McEwan ; chamber of the historic old edifice. other nffinprs of the Provo lodge district 7, Hannah Hicks; district Professor H. R. Merrill, who accomgave the Flag day ritual of the 8. Deseret M. uray; uisulct S, the caravan, made a brief Mrs. A. B. Simmons, district 10 panied order. talk on the ' history of the old The history of the flag was read Elsie Hoover. building. Springville, district 1, Myron A. by rani Davis, while Paul D, Via From Fillmore the caravan moved cent gave the "Elks' Tribute to the Boyer; district 2, John Fox; district on to Cove Fort, undoubtedly the James 4, district B. ; Rose 3, Boyer Flag." finest relic of early Utah history Mrs. Myrteen Stein sang, The E. Hall; district 0, Joseph Pexton. now existent Here the boys exSpanish Fork, district 1, Emma amined the the thick old walls with Flag That Has Ne'er Known DeLewis ; dis ; Sadie Broms 2, district feat" A quartet, consisting of. Mrs. holes in them, the buildings the Stein, Mrs, E. Byron Dastrup, trict 3, Julia Morgan; district 4, and port massive doors held together the M. C. Peter Jensen and Murray Roberts, Newell W. Monk; Mapleton, with wooden pegs and nails manusang "Flag Without a Stain." Bird; Salem, Caroline Hopper; Ben factured from iron at Cedar City in The audience sang "America" and jamin, Mrs. Annie Ockerman; Lake the early days. In his talk at this d Banner" under the Shore, Mrs. Joseph Francis. announced M. place Professor Merrill leadership of Prof." J. R. Boshard. Payson, district 1, Martha that the old fort had special signif Preceding the exercises the Provo Kapple; district 2, Jennie E. McCIel-lan- ; icance for Provo boys since Ed S. district 3, Mrs. W. P. Powell; bands under the direction of Prof. Hinckley, secretary of the Provo Robert Bauer gave a concert in front Spring Lake, Mrs. Vola Butler; Chamber of Commerce, was the first of the Elks' home. The first numdistrict 1. Robert Armber of the concert was played in strong; district 2, Alice Ellsworth. front of The Herald building. Goshen, Mrs. L. E. Thomas; Mrs. A. L. Patten ; Mosida, "Today and Its Need" was the subject of the address of Professor Annie E. Barth; Thistle, Ruby Merrill in which he urged a closer Hunn; Colton, Estella Elmer; Clin affiliation of all citizens in political ton, Jane Siler ; Genola, Mrs. H. W. matters. Gore; Dividend, J. N. McLeod, Sol "Our flag is the great emblem of dier' Summit, Ed Smith ; Tucker, . IV ( , "Star-Spangle- San-taqui- n, Mrs. D. Williams. on Page Four.) REAL ESTATE BARGAINS SHRAPNEL WILL BURSTINPROVO ' ' ' . i I Remnants Of World War to Be Exploded by Bat- ; tery good-feelin- g, C. The first shrapnel ever fired In Utah county will burst against the mountains some day this week, ac cording to Sergant George Harris, who Saturday received the official permission to explode the shrapnel from the U. S. war department This shrapnel was left over from the world war," Sergeant Harris explained. "Battery C has 36 rounds, enough to keep the battery busy for an hour. Each projectile weighs over 14 pounds. We have bad it for yeer, trying to get the war department's permission to Are it" Captain Robert Patterson was in Salt Lake Saturday confering with national guard officers on Camp Lewis plans an Incidentally, to incite national guard officers to Provo for the shrapnel engagement "Few persons have heard the sound of bursting shrapnel since they returned from the fields or France," Sergant Harris said. The battery offlee.--s will prepare program for the proper celebration of the shrapnel batle. Serganta Harris and Jensen spent Saturday afternon scouting along the mountain side to find the best range, which must be 5.000 It is probable the targets will be placed at some distance up the mountain , which would permit per sons miles away to see the bursting Ivan Davis, a farmer of Salem was drowned in the South Field canal a quarter of a mile south of the government power plant at the mouth of Spanish Fork canyon, at 8:15 o'clock friday evening, when the automobile he was driving went over the embankment and pinned him underneath the car as It turned over in about four feet of water. Archie ShepHis brother-in-laherd, 19, son of Thomas Shephard ot Payson, was cut above the left eye and sustained bruises and injuries across the hips. Shephard succeeded in extricating himself from under the automobile although he had to get under the water twice to do so. Unable to We the car away from Davis, 8hephard ran to the house of William Warner, a short distance north of the scene of the aecident, for help. Warner and Shephard removed Davis from the canal about 20 minutes after the accident, but there According to was no sign of life. Mr. Warner, they worked over the bodv until after 10:30 o'clock but Summer is the ideal time in which to pick one's future home, a house already built, or a lot upon which one may, later on, build to suit one's idea of what a home guouiu ue, And. on Sunday, of all days the average person has more time and more inclination to think and plan of the future home, to go about on g investigation trips, in city or in suberb. Because of the two foregoing reasons The Sunday Herald today inaugurates a new feature in the classified advertising columns, the list of real estate bargains. Intended to aid the prospective home builder or buyer in finding the sort of place he or she has pictured as the ideal home. home-seein- The classified advertisements today are on page 3 of the second section. D. LYNN OPENSHAW IS GRADUUATED DENTIST INJURY IN AUTO D. Lynn Openshaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Openshaw, has of Dan Hunter, employed by the Re returned from the University public Creosotlng plant, narrowly Southern Ctlifornia where he was escaped death Saturday afternoon graduated from the dental college when the Ford trucK ne was anv-in- g after a four year course. Dr. Openshow will take the Utah ran Into one of the large Iron pillars In front or xaywr Bros. state dental examination inheJuly, will store. hut has not decided whether Hunter had Just cranked the car. ' locate in Utah or return to uai- Bcing the gear, the car started for iforna. He was one of the twelve the sidewalk and struck the pillar per cent of his class who was ad- just as the driver had Jumped into mitted to the Omrlcon Kappa Episthe seat in an enort to siop iu xur lon, the honorary dental rraternuy, contact was so severe that the pillar membership in which is won by exwas shoved from under the large cellent scholarship. canopy In front of the store. The car and pillar broke the top of the inches. The River Shannon Is the longest missed striking Hunter by aliens. and largest river in the Irish Free the towards car The proceedsd "and music and patriotic was State. It is navigable for 35 miles "I'eecneR will be Included In the pro large window of the store, but crash-lufor all classes of ocean-goinbefore Inches few a mm, ine exact date to be an stopped window. the nounced later in The through Herald. NARROWLY ESCAPES g Daily white child to be born in this hls torlc spot After leaving the old fort the traU led up over the divide and down Clear Creek canyon, where the boys had the pleasure of view lng the strange rock formations, the artistic little homes of hundreds of martens and the Indian writings on the rock walls of the canyon. The caravan, after a full day arrived at Panguitch at 8:30 oVlock. Here an abundance of fine cedar wood was found on the tabernacle grounds where camp was made. After the boys had cooked their evening meals upon the fragrant cedar coals, a camp-fir-e program was held B. Glen Smith, of Spanish Fork, led out in scout singing after which Postmaster Surgeant, of Panguitch who had been routed out of bed for the purpose, gave a splendid talk on Panguitch and southern Utah, followed by ' Tom Seevey, also a pioneer of Panguitch, who told of the Irrigation wonders of the little community. After prayer by Bishop George Maycock, chairman ,of the Springville Court of Honor, the boys turned into their beds under the most brilliant moon that many had ever seen. ,.Soon after daylight the next the camp was astir. morning, Breakfast was taken- care of after which the caravan moved slowly out of town towards Bryce. On the way up beautiful Red canyon with its arches and wonderful forniBtion the caravan stopped several times in order that the boys might get photographs of the caravan and the beauties of the canyon. Stories of the canyon were told and attention was drawn to the purple sage that grew along the bottom of the canyon. The caravan reached Bryce about - 10 :30 oclock. The cars were parked behind the hotel and within a few minutes the canyon was literally swarming with scouts who had rushed down the trail in charge of leaders to view the wonders of the delightful canyon from that angle. The afternoon was spent In view ing the beautiful place. Early in the evening the toys assembled ,on the brink of the canyon where Dr. g they were unable to get any response from their work. Efforts to get any help from Spanish Fork and Springville also failed until after 11 :30 o'clock Friday night, he said. Davis would have been 29 years of age had he lived until Saturday, . Legion Auxiliary Elects Delegates The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Armory hall last Saturday evening for the purpose of electing their delegates for the state convention that Is to be held at Spanish Fork, August 7, 8 and 9. Those who were chosen ns altercates were Mrs. W. W. Allen, Mrs. Frank K. Dunn, Mrs. Frank W. Doming, Mrs. L. R. Edwards, Mrs. Mrs. Arnold Rowlings, George Leven, Mrs. Robert B. Patterson. alteras Those wh owere chosen nates were Mrs. J. L. Innis, Mrs. Harry Butler, Mrs. Frank Gardner, Mrs. W. W. Orem, Mrs. Alberr Hickman, Mrs. George Harris and Mrsr J. B. Tucker. . days. The heat wave took a total toll of seven dead in the city and surburbs. RAISE VALUES DOPE FIENDS BREAK INTO THORNTON DRUG Burglars entered the Thornton drug store No. 1 in American Fork some time during Thursday'night Officers who have investigated the burglary are of the opinion that it is the work of dope fiends since 200 morphine sulphate quarter-grai- n and 55 grains of heroin was taken. The burglar or burglars also carried with them $5.35 in change. Entrance to the store had been gained by cutting out the lock and prying oien the front door. FOR DISTURBING PEACE. Abe Bills of Provo Bench was Saturday sentenced to pay a fine of $20 and to serve 30 days in Jail on a charge ot having disturbed the peace. The jail sentence was suspended on Bill's good behavior. The fine was paid. $0 W QUESTIONS IS HOPEFUL HARVEY CLUF I AlcAdoo and Smith Killing Attorney General Denies T tacn umer UK, fress As timony Given by Nationi sociation Reports. Pump Witness. SMITH CAMP NOW IN MRS. LETTIE JACKSON -BATTLE OF DEATH" IS PUMP WITNE AlcAdoo Clan Forms "Bat Promises of Huge Divide: talion ot Death" to Fight said to nave xieen ,rv Al Smith. Made. ! ! By GEORGE R. HOLMES. ' (Staff Correspondent.) International News Service Staff SALT LAKE, June 21. Attor V CornesDMMVvii. General Harvey Cluff today qi V A tloned the statement of Witr CONVENTION OFFICIALS George H. Budd, in the last di NEW YORK, June 21. (INS) session of the National Pump hi ' The Democratic national comlng before the state securities c mittee holding its final session mission. t i before the opening of the conMr. Budd had told of a convei vention today perfected its contlon be said he had with Mr. f!I ' vention organization by the forwho is a member of the state sect ? mal election of temporary offities commission, on a Salt' LT . . cers. street, Mr. Budd quoting Mr. CI ' The selection of Senator Pat as saying the National Puma ' had been misrepresented to him.! Harrison, of Mississippi, as temMr. Cluff Interrupted the hear r porary chainndn and keynote to deny that he had told Mr. B ' speaker was formally approved. Chas. S. Greathouse of Indiana of any misrepresentation. U was named temporary secretary Bert 8 moot was another wltn f and Burt New of Indiana, execexamined today. Mr. Smoot 'f utive secretary. Mr. Jackson had told him he I The committee in selecting ready market for the sale of I t ! convention officers named J. J. pumps he could manufacture; Hughes, of Iowa, as sergeant Wichita, Kan., concern would ti tt i I ' t S. and Joseph Sinnott, 20 pumpa a day. of Virginia, as head doorkeeper. Mr. Smoot said he had heard ; .' Jackson tell the Rev. W. F. Bu J ' NEW YORK, June 21. William G. ley and Dr. C. H. Carroll that th ' McAdoo and Governor Al Smith, the was a profit of $43 on each pn . two leading contenders for the Dem- sold and that if he sold only 21 ' . ocratic presidential nomination ap- day there would be a profit of $1, i peared to be killing each other off a day. with a neatness and dispatch that The frist and only woman wltn,' . i brought joy to the supporters of of this hearing was Mrs. H. j evry dark horse in the Democratic Jackson, wife of the pump pn i 'i M stable. who testified j dent, today. The fighting between these two Jackson, who succeeded W. Lec j ' t rival camps has become so intense Mangum as treasurer and dlrec ? t that today three full days before when Mr. Mangum resigned, the opening of the convention odds she had mistrusted Mr. Mangi nre offered about the hotel lobbies from the beginning. She testif .' j that neither man wil be able to com- that she considered him disloyal i:n mand the two thirds necessary to some time before he-- resigned . 's choice. F. E. Huish, secretary NatloiV '; s J: In the Smith camp there has been Pump company, testified that former within the last few days a company now owes Mr. Jackr, f , 1 OSWEGO, N. Y., June 21. One person is dead and another believed to be dying as the result of a heavy storm which swept central and northwestern New York today. Mrs. Bary Bailey, 70, dropped dead of shock during the storm. Frank Luke, 41, a lineman was retwo bad turns in the road, one to pairing a live wire when lightning the right and the other to the left struck It The canal is less than 20 feet from from the first turn. Between the two turns is a bridge across a smaller canal. About two feet from the edge of the bridge Is a sharp incline in the road, about three feet high. It is believed by Sheriff J. D. Boyd and Deputy B. F. Roper, who June He leaves a wife, Mrs. Amelia Shephard Davis and two daughters four years of age and 16 months of age. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. investigated the accident that the Lucius Davis of Salem, also sur- car must have been traveling about . vive him. ten miles an hour and that Davis Funeral services will be held in lost control of it as the front wheels the Salem ward chapel Tuesday af- struck the incline or bank. The car plunged through a wire ternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will fence and went down the more than be in the Salem Cemetery. Davis and Shephard were return- eight foot embankment and turned ing to the Davis home in Salem over in the water pinning both of from a fishing trip to Cold Springs the occupants underneath. The car was removed from the in Spanish Fork canyon. They left home about 2 o'clock in canal Saturday morning after the the afternoon for the canyon. Had officers had Investigated the acciit not been for the sickness of the dent Sheriff Boyd was not notified oldest Davis daughter, Mrs. Davis of the acident until after midnight and the two girls would have gone Friday by John E. Harris, undertaker of Payson, who had. removed with the men to the canyon. At the place of the accident are Davis' body to his home In Snlom. 21. BRING DEATH Pfouts talked to them about the stars which shone like jewels of the Great Lakes Region Torn Befirst water in the rare atmosphere. tween Heat and Cold The next morning the scouts, like Waves. a long line of "birds of the wilderness" perched along the rim wrapCHICAGO, June 21, Five deaths ped in quilts, coats or anything that would aid in keeping out the ter- and property loss totaling more rible wind, waited for the appear- than $2,000,000 today were tolls of ance of the sun. The morning was the freak storms which quncbed the glorious. Bizzung neat wave. The storms which focussed in the At 10 o'clock the bugle sounded assembly, the caravan formed and Ureal Lakes region resulted from the cars began to leave for Pan- the meeting of two climatic ex guitch. No special order was ob- tremes, an unusually severe heat served on the return as far as Rich- - wave from the southwest and an neia. At Kicnneia tne boys had a unusual cold wave from the north plunge in the municipal baths after west which the Relief society of the RichTexas, Oklahoma and other south field Second ward served a banquet western states had sweltered under 80 to 110 degrees for a week. At to them. A campflre program was given in the same time low temperatures Riechfield Thursday night at which ruled in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, the mayor of the city and Bishop Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Nine lost their lives in a tornado SeegmMer spoke. Dr. Pfouts gave another talk on the stars, II. R, Mer- which struck near Dickinson, N. D., rill told a story and the scouts as- when the extremes met. Telephone and telegraph lines were blown sisted by singing and playing. From Richfield the caravan for- down and heavy damage was mation was maintained until the claimed by the storm. Another storm swept Winnebago At various group readied Mantl. points of interest stops were made and Ogle counties, Illinois. There while talks on early history and the was no loss of life, but property Indian troubles were given. At damatfe of $1,000,000 was wrecked. Another tornado swept southern Redmond a side trip was made to the salt mines where Mr. Parker, Wisconsin, taking heavy toll bemanager of the salt works, conduct- tween ChioHgu and Milwaukee. A ed the party and explained the salt cloudburst struck near Racine, Wissituation. He was followed by Dep- consin. At Palo, Illinois, n live wire fell uty Commissioner Roy Passey who compared the salt works of Red- during a storm, electrocuting a little mond with those of Ireland which girl wading In a poud. A boy was struck by lightning when he sought he had visited some years ago. At Manti, after a short talk on the shelter from the storm in a park. temple, the caravan separated some CLEVELAND, June 21. Marking going to Nephl via Salt Creek canyon and the others going via Fair- - the finale of Cleveland's first heat view and Spanish Fork canyon. The wave of the year, eight persons latter group stopped In Thistle val- were In hospitals today from inley and reviewed the last of the juries suffered in a terrific storm Indian troubles and then wound up which broke over the city last night their trip with a plunge in Castilla bringing relief from the torrid weather that had prevailed for two not Springs. Ivan Davis, Salem Farmer, Drowns In Irrigation Canal a, (Continued lyn. Maeser; Inez, Rhoda tures of the morning program assisted by the recreational 'Johnson; Miss Moran, Annita will be held at the Springville committee of the Bonneville Hansen; Miss Trot, Emma opera house, beginning at ward, Mrs. John Snow and Snow; Keeter, Emma Peay; 10 :30 o'clock. Following these Mrs. Arlington Snow. Ezra, Margaret Swenson ; A dance at Glengarry in the grandma, Florence Maw; Miss beautiful, shady Springville events will be luncheon at the evening will conclude the fes Ellsworth Mary Taylor. The selection of judges for park. Professor Engar's Boys' tivities. the contest has been a diffi- band will discourse music durThe Relief society and cult matter. The Relief so- ing the luncheon hour. Those Young Ladies' Mutual Imciety officers suggested that desiring soda water and provement association offithe Janes present act as other refreshments to supple- cers invite all the mothers judges, but the young ladies ment their luncheons can ob- and daughters living in Utah objected on the ground that tain them on the grounds. stake, regardless of church there were no Janes in the After luncheon there will be affiliation, to join in a day of joy, and happirising generation. A compro- games, sports and athletic mise was finally effected by contests under the direction ness. An invitation is also selecting the Marys and Mar- of the following women: Miss extended the stake presidency, Wilma Jeppson, Mrs. Susa me nign council, ana tne ward garets. The contests and other fea- - Poulton and Mrs. Clara Giles, bishoprics to be present. FIRST CLASS SCOUTS RETURN FROM TRIP TO BRYCE FREAK STORMS AGENTS NAMED 'DARK HORSE' 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mrs. Maud Jacob, head of the English department of the Ptovj high school, announced the winners of the annual Flag dav essay conducted by toe local loage ana congratulated the organization for the splendid wont it accomplishes along pa Beeley , 6 6 0 0 0 Monday. PUMP DEMOCRATIC EVERY MOTHER'S DAUGHTER AND EVERY DAUGHTER'S MOTHER GO TO THE OUTING FUG fair warm Sunday, PRICE TWO CEN WHILE speaker of the evening. probably PROVO, UTAH, SUNDAY. JUNE 22, 1924. ELKS CONDUCT ANNUAL I T MI Fair THE HERALD NOW GOES TO ALL FORMER SUB SCRIBERS TO THE PROVO POST NO. 4. VOL.111. THE WEATHER OFUTILITIES Equalization Board Increases Assessment of Utah County More Than $5,000,000. RAISE VALUES Assessments made by the state board of equalization on public utilities and mining companies of Utah county for 1924 total $22,599,105 as compared with $17,593,794 in 1923, or a nincrease In the valuation of public utilities in the county of $5,005,311. The large Increase in the valuation of the public utilities of Utah county is due to the increased assessment of the Tlntic Standard Mining and Milling company, the Utah Power and Light company, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad company, the Utah Conl Route, the inlon Pacific and the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad company. lhe large Improvements made by the power company and the s at and near the Ironton plant of the Columbia Steel corporation Is said to be largely due to the Increase In valuation of these utHties. raii-road- WIFE ASKS DIVORCE. Failure to provide are the alleged grounds for a divorce complaint issued by Mrs. Charlotte Illack of Springville against Jesse Edwin Black. They were married in Provo, April 10, 1911. Mrs. Black asks for the custody of six minor Children and for $50 monthly all mony. -- X t . '' it ' j "battle of death" sufficiently power-fu- l to stand out definitely against McAdoo's nomination. Its ranks cannot be broken, accordine to Its leaders. The center squad of this battalion Is New York with its 90 votes as solid as "Coogan's Bluff." The right flank is commanded by George E. Brennan, the grinning "boss" of Illinois; the left wing Is under control of Joseph M. Guffev of Pennsylvania. They have count ed noses and are satisfied with the total. Not to be outdone the McAdoo camp according to Its leaders also has formed Its little "battalion of death," the sole purpose of which is to prevent the nomination of the New York governor. Iits compon ents part are Texas, Georgia, Flor ida, California and sufficien states from west of the Mississippie to. prevent Smith from ever attaining the 732 votes required. If their lines held and leaders in both camps assure inquirers that they will hold the door Is left wide open for the galloping dark howe. "He may not even have to gallop; a trot will bring him in," ruefully commented one veteran, who was an old hand at Bryan's first convention in '96. Wherever Democrats gather, there stalks the name of John W. West of It was Davis, Virginia. discussed nonchalantly the first of the week when the leaders began to arrive In New York. Slowly it has become serious until today the West Virginian loomed up as the outstanding contender should the form chart bear out the predictions and private fears of the leaders. $3,593.84. Tr M. A. Connnt . also testifi' He said he had seen certain papf n ues tloned in this hearing, and clared that they had been signed Mr. Jackson. He admitted that saw the papers after his elect director, which was about thij '.. week of March. H. O. Jackson returned to wh stand for failed to develop any new tc. moiiy. Following the noon recess W. L ter Mangum and Alliert Men were questioned. Attorney Lee L. Baker ana A.r Morgan argued the case for complainants, while Attorney T. f Marioneaux and W. It. HutcuL i argued for the defense. The commission then took the c! under consideration and will hf down the decision some time t, h week, it was said. Attorney General H. H. Cluff I said he would withhold his decis on the quo warranto proceed!.-agains- t the pump company until securities commission had decld-- . J 1 SALT LAKE CITY, June 21.-often heard Mr. Jackson say t t after the National Pump compr ; had been in operation a year v would be making 25 pumps a and that would return to the stc ,;. holders their investment and al. ,i that they would receive their invij r ment back every year." That was the testimony of Geo Budd. stock salesman for tne tional Pump company, before state securities commission Fri-- : i in the hearing which is to de ; mine if the permit to sell Natlo: t , Pump company Btock is to be v"V t NEBO STAKE OLD FOLKS turned to the corporation. GUESTS AT SPANISH FORK The fate of the National Pn, 'J SPANISH FORK, June 20. company stockholders now rest About 1000 persons including 450 of the hands of three men, meml : the aged folks of the Nebo stake en- of the securities commission. Tt r r, J, joyed their annunl auting Wednes- men are: H. E. Crockett, secretary of sfc day at the Spanish Fork city park H. H. Cluff, attorney general 1 Old folks present and pavilion. were from Spanish Fork, Salem, Seth Pixon, state bank examln The hearing was postponed Payson, Santaquin, Spring Lake, Leland and day morning until Saturday. j Benjamin, Palmyra, Lake Shore. The program had to be George Budd, stock salesman, '( somewhat because of asked by Judge A. B. Morgan, U the heavy wind and was held at had heard H. O. Jackson, presii the Second ward chapel in order National Pump company, estln that the tallies might be arranged In the probable financial return to investor. the big pavilion. The early morning was devoted to It was then Mr. Budd declr D. T. the following program, with that Mr. Jackson had been c Lewis as master of ceremonies: mistlc enough to predict hunc Selection, high school band ; invoca- per cent dividends annually, a., f; tion, the Rev. Theodore Lee: selec- a year's operation. Cither witnesses had testified tion, high school Indies' quartet; greetings. Mayor Nathaniel Ludlow they h:id lieeu promised tnese response, J. is. Taylor. 1'ayson usual dividends, despite the I reading. Miss Emma Lewis: read-- ; that probably mi industrial corp lng, "Old Glory," Miss Florence tion of the National Pump Rowe: solo, "When You and I Were pnuy's stock Issue ever had eai Young, Maggie," Mrs. Rose Funk; 100 per cent In any one year. reading, Klisha Warner; remarks, Jackson denied that he had ' Jonathan Page and Henry A. Card-- ' promised these huge dividends. rr ner of the stake presidency; selec denial was made before Mr. tion, high school girls' quartet. At testified. Mr. Budd said he had been i the close of the program bouquets were presented to the oldest man on elated with Mr. Jackson in det the grounds, Patriarch William Jex, strating and selling pubps am 93, Spanish Fork ; tho oldest lady, disposing of stock of the corr Mrs. Mary R. Hooper, 94 ; the oldest tlon. ; When asked bow Mr. Jac pioneer, J. Wylle Thomas, 90, pioa so dlvld to earn 1847 ; neer of the oldest married hoped large couple on the grounds, Mr. and Mrs. (Continued on Paga Two-.Henry Elmer of Payson, 68 years. Vi V s s 5 ; ! I ... |