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Show TH THE SALMA SUM Issued Every Saturday at Salina, Sevier County, Utah. Subscription Rates Entered at the Postoffice at Salina, Utah, as Second Class Matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. CHERRY, Publisher. THE BAD CHECK CRAZE Returned, insufficient funds is becoming such a commoi thing in the business transactions of our two local banks as to almos amount to a menace. The amount of work entailed on these two in stitntions through this class of business has increased greatly of latt and unless there is some change soon drastic action will be taken bj those who are very often victimized in receiving checks that art worthless. The greater portion of these worthless checks are issued to oui local people by strangers passihg through here, although there art some case that happen quite frequently. It very often happens that a stranger will issue two or three checks here for small amounts on tht garage or drug stores drawn on distant banks, which are in due timt returned with the familiar quotation as quoted at the commencement of this article. This same person will probably continue his opera tion clear through the state leaving a trail of bad checks for hundredi of miles. The amounts are so small that the holder of the check doe! not want to waste any more money in prosecuting the case, and sc the criminal and slimy trail of dishonoragle dealing is allowed to gc on month after month. There seems to be only one remedy, say tht bankers, and that is to refuse to cash checks for strangers unless good and sufficient endorsement can be secured. The amount of work involved in handling these worthless checks and the financial muddle it very often creates is the worst feature of the transaction as far as the banks are concerned. Take foi instance a check given by a person here on some bank probably one hundreds of miles away, a check which is worthless. The local merchant deposits the check in the bank here and gets credit for it. Th local bank then sends the check to its Salt Lake correspondent who ii turn puts it through the clearing house. In due time this check reach es the bank drawn upon and when found to be no good, is returnee to the bank here again. This check before being deposited the firs time may have passed through two or three persons' hands, and beei endorsed by them which again complicates the transaction. Th bank then returns the check to the original holder whose account ha: to be debited and a letter sent informing him of the fact, all of whicl entails work and loss of time and money. It is time that the strong ar mof the law reached out and gether ed in this class of offenders as it is a practice that is growing at a rapic rate throughout tKe country and should be stopped even if it mean: apublic expensetodoso. of Nephi The above editorial taken from the Times-New- s should be read by every one who in hi: bank. And not only are Nephi banks pestered with this class of poe pie, but almost every bank in the state has its quota. And how dc these "money-getters- " get by with the scheme. There is a law on thi statute books tha provides against the practice, but seldom, if ever is the schemer brought to justice. It is high time the public and bank' were protected and drastic measures should be taken to put an enc to the practice of writing checks when no funds are ready to meet th check and for the purpose of obtaining something for nothing. THE RECOVERY OF SUGAR One of the most notable instances of industrial recovery is that of sugar. At the beginning of 1922 the outlook was discouraging with a large rop in Cuba hanging over the market and prices so low that the problem of providing credit to handle it was a difficult one The demand, however, both in this country and abroad has beer large, and stocks have moved out steadily at advancing prices Shares in American sugar companies have steadily advanced abou, fifty per cent. It now seems certain that Cuba will be practically bare of sugar before grinding on the coming crop begins. The price of raw sugar which was a shade under 2 cents pel pound in Cuba on January 1st last, has advanced to about 34 cents, and of refined in the New York market from a little under 5 cents tc 6.90 or 7 cents. The beet sugar industry of the middle and western states deserves the stabilizing influence of a protecting tariff that will really safeguard the industry. AMEND MOTOR VEHICLE ACTS persons were killed and 564 injured in 1114 automobile accidents during the week ending July 7 in twenty-seve- n cities in the United States, according to figures compiled by the Unitcities only. ed Press. Think of it in twenty-sevOur present laws practically invite everybody, including the physically and mentally unfit, the near blind, the deaf, crook and narcotic fiend to drive a machine, and this fault of our laws i3 one of the most direct causes of the majority of motor accidents according to Police Judge, Edward J. Tyrell of San Francisco. More strict laws befor the driver can obtain a license to drive in California are being advocated, under which a course of instruction and examination will be required before a permit is issued. Other states are cosidering the adoption of such legislation. Motor accidents due to drivers carelessly, negligently or I n Dr. F. 0. Bullock Dentist Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m the Belgian legation in Sannen-chwas leased fourteen years ago by THE CAMPAIGN OF BOLSHEVISM late Baron dAnethan from Marthe of farm proThe railroad and coal strikes are depressing prices quis Toshinaga Okubo, heir to the ducts, reducing the volume of commerce, and increasing unemploy- famous Okubo, and brother of Baron ment. Of course, bac k of the whole program of discontent and re- Makino, former minister of foreign A perpetual lease agreement sistance to law and peaceful industrial adjustment is the red hand of affairs. of two thousand jears was signed in Bolshevism. Ovethrowing superintendence and denying the need of consideration of the payment of apMail capital the soviet committees are ready to take charge of great indus- proximately $4,000. This land ts now valued at about $100,000. tries and repeat the ghastly prostration of our nation ADVERTISING RATES. Display Matter Per inch per month, $1.00; single issue, 25c. Special position 25 per cent additional. Ten cents per line each insertion. Count six words to line. Legals Readers Ten cents per line each insertion. Count six words to line. Blackface type Fifteen Cents per line for each insertion. Obituaries, Cards of Thanks, Resolutions, Etc., at Half Local Read ing Rates, Count Six Words to the line. For Sale, For Rent, Found, Lost, Etc., Ten Cents per line for Eacl Insertion. NO CHARGE ACCOUNTS. Sixt-seve- n Business Directory. are becoming so fre Unprofitable Land Transaction. thoughtlessly running into trains and street-car- s of What instead paying always might be called a remarkable that the transportation companies quent took place years ago transaction land a damages as in the past are adopting a uniform system of starting in Tokyo, with no thought of profit suit to collect damages from the motor driver offender. If he has no on either side, and today there is for much searching of heart among those respect for his lfie or the lives of others he may have some respect who are interested, heirs and lawyers. his pocket book. It appears that the land now occupied o by $2.00 One Year 1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months PAYABLE IN ADVANCE H. W. t SaLina sUtf FAKERS DONT GET RESULTS Its pretty hard to convince some merchants that they had better diropj theik money down a well than to pass it over to a fly by night advertising solicitor the smooth guy who drops in with a publicity scheme that isnt worth a minute of your time or a cent of your mon- ey. It takes some people a good while to learn that the same amount spent in a newspaper would bring infinitely better returns. This country is filled to the brim with smooth young men who do nothing 'out think up publicity schemes. Once they have framed a catchy one they beat it to the smaller towns to "unload" on the merchant who believes that any kind of advertising is good, and who thinks that novelties and time cards and stock booklets with his name upon them are actually business getters. These young men dont ply their trade so much in the large cities, because there is usually a commercial club or a board of trade ruling against just the sort of thing they seek to dispose of. But in towns where every merchant has to think out his own plan of advertising and where he hasnt tried to understand the inside workings of these fly by night schemes the waste of money goes right on. And the funniest part of it is that the fellow who bites usually pays cash in advance and takes the smooth stranger s wordfor it that he is going to get more than his moneys worth. The News is strong for every kind of advertising that will pay, but detests fakes. Thats why it spends a good deal of time regretting hat some merchants cant see that which successful ones long ago 'earned that of all forms of advertising known to man nothing nas yet been found as good as space in the home paper. According to information given out it is estimated that the sugar beets of Utah will average close to 2 and 4 ton to the acre for the present year. Last year the state crop only yielded ten tons on an average to the acre. Gunnison Valley is ranked among the irst, too. 1 1 Salina, VIV BURNS Put on a new Jiuto Top or Repair the old one. A Question of Dignity. Towards the close of the Irish re- Prices Reasonable. All Work Guarantee volt a band of about two hundred reb- els decided to surrender, but considCushion Work a Specialty ered it beneath their dignity to give themselves up to the two policemen SAUNA and GUNNISON who, at that moment, were the only ! r representatives of law and order near. Their leader accordingly telephoned to Kodak Finishing, Developing, Printing and Enlarging. the nearest barracks and asked that a more imposing force should be sent Prompt Service to take the rebels in charge. Being ALL WORK GUARANTEED only too willing to oblige, the officer ' sent a considerable detachment, and the insurgents were thus able to march to their place of detention with unruffled dignity between the ranks of their armed guards. Rufus Elben PHOTOGRAPHER SALTNA, UTAH - ! t$ t SALINA OPERA HOUSE - - J - - TERRYS BAND Kicky-Koo- , You for Me and Me for You Kicky-Koo- , I Three Oclock In The Morning The Sneak Stumbling ! Saturday, Aug'. 26th 4. ! Featuring' The Following' Dance Hits ' --I- ; .y 4- - 1 .y .j. 4 At A Bargain ; 4- - FIRST 4 J f? F -- $ $ t F4 STATE BANK 8F For Sale Utah, SEIM Capital and Surplus 3 High Class Jersey Cows $83,000.22 2 Pure Bred Heifers Practically New Majestic Rang'e 1 Large Heating; Stove 8 Room Frame Dwelling 1 JAMES FARRELL, President H. S. GATES, For Particulars See J. L. THORPE H. B. Vice-Presid- ent CRANDALL, Cashier Salina, Utah Valley of Dried Bones. The island of Jamaica possesses 1 It is near valley of dried bones. he Cunacuma Gap, in the Moroon country. This valley, though in the heart of the wet country, is bare of leaf and life. The limestone rock is hot. Giant trees, which seem to have been blighted suddenly, stand up gaunt and dead. Although vegetation seems to have been dense here in former years, nothing will grow now. During the hot season the temperature is almost unbearable. It Is visited by seismic disturbances, which cause the dead trees and hot stones to rattle like dry bones. Unfortunate Beginning. miner got married, and for the first weeks housekeeping expenses he gave his wife the good round sum of $1. The girl, to his surprise, accepted the dollar cheerfully, and that week they lived abundantly enough, albeit plainly. So, for the second week, the miner doled out only half a dollar. Then his wife went for him. She told him what she thought of his meanness. The house reverberated with her Indignation. The miner, In the midst of the storm, clapped on his hat and stalked out, muttering: "I see whats the matter here. I Philadelspoiled ye the first week. An A young phia Ledger. Lines to Be Remembered. Let us not forget, and let us teach ii to all, that there would he no dignity in life, that it would not he worth while to live, if annihilation were to be our lot What Is It which alleviates and which sanctifies toll, which renders men strong, wise, patient, Just, at once humble and aspiring, but the perpetual vision of a better world, whose light shines through the darkness of the present life? For myself, In that better I believe profoundly Freezes Only in Summer. At Coudersport, Pa., is the strangest mine in the world. It Is an ice mine, which freezes In summer and thaws in winter. Charles Arthur Vander-muelesays, in the Scientific American, that it is a pit 40 feet deep and from 10 to 12 feet in diameter, up which pours a peculiar cold mist which comes from openings found all the way from the top to the bottom. As soon as warm weather arrives frost appears on the walls of the shaft, $nd soon tiny icicles form rapidly, until in the warmest weather huge iciclee, often two feet thick, reach from the top to the bottom of the mine. Geologists can offer no explanation. The owner built a shed over the mine, but had to tear it down because as soon as the suns rays were cut oft the Ice melted. Its normal thaw seta in in October. n I Aurora. He was a worthy soul, the Schaberschul, but very slow about seeing a joke. I am fond of telling Jokes. It Is a thing I do very well, in fact. That night we were standing watch together. Just after midnight I got oft a particularly good thing. Schaberschul said not a word. He did not laugh. After a long time he spoke these words: I see a glim mer now. I flattered myself that he meant the joke. But I was mistaken. For In the dimness Schaberschul pointed with a stubby finger toward the east. He was talking about the break of day. Land-sturm- Important Scientific Discovery. The discovery of a process by which aluminum may be plated with nickel has been announced in a paper read before a French industrial society. The plated metal is claimed to endure hammering and to be bent in sheet form without cracking. The world; and after many struggles, much study and numberless trials, this metal, as cleaned In the iron acid bath, shows under the microscope a Is the supreme conviction of my reason as it is the supreme consolation of surface full of minute cavities in which he nickel deposits and adheres. my soul. Victor Hugo. 10 Mr. Builder:- Are you planning a barn, a residence, fences or any s work that will need Lumber? First-Clas- We have all grades of Building Material. 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