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Show THE SAUNA SUN, SALINA, UTAH y I News Notes I Its a Privilege ET to Live in A i '.ECURRING QUAKES ROUSE CALEXICO AND MEXICALI; TWO BUILDINGS RAZED Ephraim The battle against jack rabbits started locally last Saturday, when a group of men and boys met ind organized for the purpose of exterminating the pests, which have flocked Clack Butte, a Volcano 40 miles South In large numbers into the region of of the Border was Active, SpoutEphraim just over the Sanpitch river. A crowd of twenty-fiving Smoke and Vapor men and boys killed upward of 300 rabbits. A hunt will be held soon where the married men will hunt against the single men temblors Recurrant Cal. Calexico, again shook the twin --cities of Cal- and the- losers entertain for the winexico, Cal., and Mexican, Mexico, ners. and fire razed thvo buildings. A numMyton Last Wednesday afternoon ber of jolts were felt throughout tiiu it the Commercial club rooms in Mynight, several of them were severe, ton a group of beetgrowers held a sending loose bricks flying into the meeting to consider the feasibility of streets and widening already existing perfecting an organization for Uintah cracks in buildings. and Duchesne counties. As a result The shocks, however, did not add of the meeting the Uintah Honey Promaterially to previous estimates of ducers' association was organized. Andamage which place the property loss other meeting will be held in Roosein the two border towns at approxivelt Saturday, January 8, when officers , mately one million dollars. will be elected and further plans made. The fire, which started in Mexicali A large attendance of beetgrowers is a few minutes of a severe shocks, expected from all parts of the basin. burned two large two- - story buildirgs Ephraim A mass meeting was held to the ground. The exact cause of the tire was undetermined, but because it in the tabernacle last Tuesday, broke out so quickly after an earth with Mayor Armstrong In charge, for a 'suitable-enginshock, fire department officials believ- the purpose of discussing to the light present augment ed the quake responsible. and power supply of Ephraim. A disThe burned buildings haused a general and liquor store and the famous cussion followed and a vote taken Paris cafe, in the Chinese section of showed a tie, for half of those present Mexicali. The Calexico, fire depart- wanted an engine at a cost of $1500 ment crossed the line to aid the Mex- and the others wanted a new power icali department, but was unable to plant constructed. Another vote was taken, and it was decided to have the save the doomed structure, both city council take up the matter and centering their efforts on pre- see if .there is enough water to supply the flames from venting spreading. a new plant; If not, to install a Deisel engine as soon as possible. The presCongress Ends Vacation ent power is not sufficient to supply Its Christmas vacation the demand Washington for power in Ephraim. over, Congress returned to the capitol Salt Lake rians for an active memto face a legislative task that must be roiltackled with coats off and sleeves bership campaign to terminate with ed up if It is to be completed in tho the annual convention at Taylorsville Imre two months that remain of tho Wednesday, January 1, were outlined present session. The senate with the Wednesday by the Salt Lake county... Impending fight over the seating of farm bureau board of directors at a Frank L. Smith of Illinois, has tho special meeting. This special session, harder job, but the house probably will attended hy representative agriculfind little time in which to twiddle its tural leaders from all communities in thumbs. The fight against Smith, bas- fife county, erwas characterized by high enthusiasm-ovfarm bureau aims, ed on his part in the million dollar Illinois primary of last spring, it is not accomplishments and future. expected to break before the mddle of Myton Monday morning, at the govthe week when the ernment station in Myton, the themom-ete- r arrives in Washington. In the meanregistered 13 degrees below zero. time, however, both sides undoubtedly This is the lowest it has gone so far will formulate plans for the approachthis season; several mornings preing battle. ceding this it having registered near the 10 below zero mark. So far the Farm and Labor Can Have Confidence snowfall has been light in this part of Newr Y or k American farmers and the basin, but heavy in the foothills , and mountains. laborers may look to 1927 with spokesmen of those great Provo Big d?gs, little dogs, white groups declared to the Asso- dogs, black dogs, yellow ddgs atTtl ciated Press. A week ago, leaders in dogs hitched to big sleighs, 'he financial and industrial fields, spotted little sleighs, old sleighs and new through the same medium, expressed sleighs and 'mastered by an equally in the "conservative optimism great variety of boys entered the anpresented by the new year. The nual dog tournament here Tuesday ' views of agriculture and allied key in- afternoon. The event was one of the dustries are given and of the hand spots in the holiday activities worker in other fields, completing a bright of the boys of the city, and many preview of 1927, economically, for the races were run under the suentire country. Virtually without ex- thrilling of Dell Webb, city recreapervision ception the second series of forecasts tional director. voice th9 carefully considered opinVernal A Theodore Johnson govion of their authors that the year will ernment weather observer in Vernal, to the .conditions bring improved lowest temperature of the the American farmer and will witness a reported continuation of the exceptional ad- winter Thursday night, the mercury zero. 'Nor vantages already achieved by labor. falling to 16 degrees below a trace of wind accompanied the this line, however, Expressions along and no additional snow reasonable confirange from the has fallen since December 20. The dence of Secretary Jardine ground throughout Ahsley valley remains covered with snow and the low loaho Selects Senate Leader , is haring a beneficial ef temperature V. D. Gillis, representative-t-lec- t Boise on health conditions uct general from Twin Falls, will be ihe the During the abvalley. throughout speaker of the house of representawarm weather of October normally tives of the nineteenth Idaho legislacases of influture which will be Inaugurated, to- and November, many occurred in this enza nnd pneumonia gether with state officials. In this city section. on Monday. This was the decision cf the Republican house caucus of Salt Iake For the purpose of dise - rf TJ? fAcUFSC OCAAN AAJfBOAAlSCOVfTS ismm g t t e r;i r i t u s ti t f nt A Pictures from "PswatS SAmerc", tmrvrjrty Phss Yae WATSON Columbus, the Italian sailing under colors of Spain In the Santa Marla, or some Norseman In bis Viking ship discovered America, la a point upon which historians are not jet agreed. Iut this matter is relatively unimportant when compared to the fart that 1923 found America In its books, magazines and newspapers discovering' itself. It seems particularly appropriate that there should have boon reached during the scsqnlcen-tennia- l year a high point In the renaissance of Interest lr American history, which has been going on for several years, and that Americans should-- ln this year realize more than ever before that there Is no more engrossing story than that of the growth of their nation. One of the most significant events connected with tiie renaissance was the action taken by Historical association early In the year when It set out to raise an endowment fund of to keep the nntlons historians con$1,000,000 tinuously on the. Job of promoting Amencan A general comhistory and history in America. mittee, with former Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indian., ns chairman, was organized to direct the campaign and an advisory committee of 130 prominent men In all- parts of the country was formed to assist In the movement. Among" these were such national figures as Vice President Hawes, Ellhu Root. Herbert Hoover. Senator Itorah, William Allen White and Charles E. Hughes who bends the committee in New York city whew the endowment hendquarters have been established at Columbia university. As n part of the campaign, state and district committees were organized, one week In November was designated ns History Week and the principal effort to raise the $1,000,000 fund was concentrated In that week. The success of the drive was reported upon at the annual meeting of the American Historical association In Rochester, N. Y.. recently and plans for the use of the fund were discussed. Among the proposals which the historians assembled there were railed upon to consider was the assistance of Individual research In all fields of history; the establishment of a "rTitstory" house at Washington to serve as n national renter for history mid historians; a thor- nigh Inventory of manuscript material.! In various repositories and In private hands mi as to make them known to scholars and to Insure their preservation'; the publication of a series of studies embodying the results of cooperative and Individual research ; compilation of guides to and calendars of Important materials In foreign archives; a study of state, local nml special historical agencies to promote iiml ibclr work and the advancement of public Interest In history by supplying the press with news about historical activities and by publishing a popular magazine of history. By ELMO SCOTT llETIlEIl c t - P- blgh-prowe- .1 t c, tL t( ti o V; tf 4" ti b, i irL tW si ri, rri ex - Ie 8U h! P it w , g P d. hi Ti pv ti re. i en all th mi Int P eri To Save National Archives i co -i y Sci he r of ly: me pet goi dit sel fra eni ing tor ics tifii lori i Most imporlaut of ait the projects, perhaps, is that calling for the formation of a publication policy for the national archives. No such policy In relation to the great mass of historical material lu the government archives has been adopted, according to the historians.'' As a result, material of the .greatest interest remains unpublished and under present conditions Is In constant danger of destruction. Many priceless documents are lurked away In the dusty flies of the various federal departments, few of which are fireproof, fio the historians desire not only to end what they rail "the disgraceful condition of the national archives at Washington but to make the facts about American history, which some of these documents would reveal, better known to the American people. Recanse of the evident revival of Interest in the history of our country during the past years, the work of this organization will t welcomed by all American citizens. Tills revival has hen Not only have tho manifested In many ways. events of the Revolutionary war been memorialized In states along the Atlantic seaboard by patriotic gatherings of their citizens, by pageants, end by other special ceremonies, but in every port of ibe country there have been evidences of the desire by Americans to turn back the pages of end recoil the men and deeds of long ago. Id fact there is seurcoly a stale In the Union which i 2 V&4BZTR? 272 mzffilt3R&JpPai senator-designat- e cannot point to some monument .of marker that has been erected on some historic spot, or to pilgrimages of one sort or another as proof of the fact that Its citizens are keenly Interested In the events which made their commonwealths. Our colleges utid universities have been doing their part, too, in promoting this interest by their publications ns well as lip the activities of their... fueulty members In state historical societies or In such organizations as the American Historical association. Research by tiieir departments of history has resulted in not only linking available much Invaluahie iiifonnution upon the growth of Hie Ration but also la establishing a type of scientific historical writing which interprets as well as Informs. Perhaps one of the most outstanding of these Institutions which lias been engaged in Interpreting America to itself Is one of our oldest centers of learning Yale university, preceded when the first volumes appeared. One of the leading literary critics of the country, the "late Sherman, pointed out the fact that. Insofar as pii'tures are the most potent fo'rm of narrative, as well as the swiftest" the meaning of such hooks as these Is so plain (lint a child Just beginning to read or a European peasant with only a few words of English at Ills command will respond to a greater part of It. tine of the avowed objects of the series Is to stimulate the highest and best sense of patriotism and tills the series accomplishes, by easily and delightfully conveying an Impression Unit Amer ica. seen under the changing lights of four centuries, Is Inexhaustibly Interesting, lie added. For tiie reasons given' In thrae words, thvnUie of sueh "Amerioimizution" plan tor an aid In ai0' our Immigrants Is obvious. Uoetor Sherman also paid his eompHnmnts to these depopularizers of history the grim documentary historians win have fallefi in love with deeds ami charters and statistics and who talk to us grimly of 'facts' and the necessity of renouncing 'literary embellishments' and dramatic arrangements in this ironical postscript to Ills review : 1 liojw ail professional historians will attend the show,' esieoially those In universities, and go home, wiser, happier nnd livelier men. lu these statements the critic clearly reveals the Importance of The Pageant of America and the value of the work that Yale university through Its publications Is doing. For Yale Is particularly worthy of mention among the institutions which are meeting this Increased Interest In American history because the Yale council's committee on publications lias wisely adopted u policy of Issuing historical works which, while sacrificing nothing of accuracy and sound historical scholarship demanded by the professional historian, at the same time are understandable and sppeultng to tiie average American citizen, Notable as Is The Pageant of America," this scries Is not the first Interpretation of American history as a whole which Yale, has undertaken. Some time ago It Issued a series of .10 volumes under the name of The Chronicles of America" which at that time was as much nil ndvnnco over the usual type of American hlsorics as the present "Pageant lias been over which have To 37 distinguished historical confi-ience- pro-lacin- g books Included such persons ns Mary .lohnston. Ralph D. Paine, Stewart Edward White and Emerson Hough, all of whom are known throughout the country as writers of the highest type ol out-loahistorical novels. Mary Johnstons contribution was Pioneers of the .Old South : A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings ; Slewart Edward White wrote The I'orty-NIners- : A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado; Emerson Hough contributed The Passing of the Frontier: A Chronicle of the Old West, and Ralph I) Paine wrote both The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 and The Old Melt bant Marine: A Chronicle of American Shipr and Sailors." Mention of "The Chronicles' is made In this article because the reception of this series by the public is striking evidence of the revival of interest in this countrys history previously Arthur 11. Rrook.of the Yale University press is authority for the statement that these "books are hot only used by sotnelbin? like 200 universities and colleges as texts and by several thousands of schools for colhrteral reading but perhaps of even greattr Importance is the ."net thnt tunny thousands of nnr citizens, who formerly believed that our history, lsj dull, drab and uninteresting subject, are now reading am! enjoying American history for the first time through The Chronicles. It is amazing bow many men of affairs write to us that, they always put held here. A. F. Boot elf son a volume or tw.o of these luniks lu their bags when traveling as they find the books delightful of Arco will be chief clerk of the house. Senator-elec- t John McMurray "to read on the train or steamer." will be the president pro tem,- of succeeding himself In that caFiction on the Wane pacity, the senate caucus decided. The Interest trig corroboration of the fad licit the inauguration took place at noon Mondaverage American Is turning more to history for ay-, when Chief Justice administered bis reading is shown by Hie increasing number the oath of office to Govenor-elec- t H. C. of volumes of biography and history whirl) ap- Baldridge, other elective state officials pear lu the announcements of the leading pub and members of the legislature. Ushers of the country each year. Many of them have rated ns best sellers" week after week and Diaz Defeated by Liberals some of them, especially the biographies which Mexico City Foreign Minister Esnre iconoclastiml in tone, have more than once pinosa, in the liberal government of received almost as much attention in the news Nicaragua, lias notified Pedro Zepeda, columns of our newspapers as in the I took review the liberal agent here, that the liberflections. If further corroboration is needed It als have defeated the Diaz conservacan he found in the statement made rerant ly by tive forces at Telic, near Been, capCarl H. Milam, secretary of tbe American Library turing considerable war material. Tel-icassociation, that fiction is on tiie wane and that js an the Pacific side of Nicaragua, American readers want their facts written la the conservative capital. Most of the fiction. style, a style they can get without the fighting between tho liberals and aid of the dictionary. has taken place on the They are finding reading of that character In Atlantic side. The liberals already American History in such luniks as the volumes ) have announced their intention of The Chronicles of America," marching on Managua. which comprise Further adwhere writers with a strong sense of the dra- vices from the Sucasa report ministry matic breathe life Into the dull facts of history that the liberals captured 3S0 prisand in their vivid narratives of things which oners in the recent series of engagereally happened prove anew thnt "truth is ments at Las Ferlas. stranger than fiction, and fully as Interesting. It may tie mentioned In passing that a new Explosion From Gas Disastrous edition of Tho Chronicles" is to be Issued this San Francisco A spark from one enough the announceyear nnd appropriateelectric-driveof tbe elevators in the a at this ramos time when newsment month, papers all over the country are celebrating the Crocker First National bank touched f their jmtrim saint," that the Yale off about 5000 cubic feet of escaping birthday University press will call It the Benjamin Frank- gas fa an explosion which rocked the The Issuing of this new edition ol financial and hotel district. Injured six lin edition. a work which 1ms done much to popularize persons and did property damage esThe building, American history may well he regarded as one timated at $100,000. of the signs that the renaissance of Interest in which is associated with the highest the story of Americas growth, which reached a In San Franciscos skyline, was' shaken mark in 1H20. nitty attain an even greater and torn by the blast so severely that sections of the lower floors were rippeak in 1927, ped from the steel fram. k The Pageant of America Notable among the productions of the Yale rnlversity press was the Illustrated history of the United States, a fifteen volume series, five volumes of which were issued last year and which, it is expected, will he completed during 1927. Under the name of The Pageant of America this series presents a pictorial record of the development of the nation from those events in tile Eleventh century, which were the necessary preliminaries to the' discovery of America, down to day, and It does It In such a striking and comprehensive manner us to make the issuing of this series an outstanding achievement in the realm of book publishing, not to mention its importance as a patriotic enterprise at this time of the renaissance of interest in American history. ' Its importance ns such was quickly recognized it. writers, each nn authority In his field, was assigned tho task of writing u complete political and social history of America. Tiie result was a series of vivid narratives which has been characterized as un extraordinary contribution to "history and to American literature." Tn keeping with the Yale policy of having some regard for the popular appeal tiie writers of these men-lione- . ' mem-bcrs-ele- - - n . posing of $1,200,000 in bonds guaranteed by Salt Lake county taxes, E. J. C.roesbeck, county treasurer, left Mon-.da- y for New York City. Of the total sum, $1,000,000 are tax anticipation bonds and $200,000 refunding bonds take up bonds that matured in a year when the tax revenues failed to fully "meet the bond Issue. Mr. Groesberdc is required to turn the bonds over tit the eastern markets by the first of tho year. Layton Two addiitonal feet of snow was added to the considerable quantity already on the mountains east of this city during the snowstorm this week. The additional snow, it is declared, eliminates all possibilities of a water shortage next season unless an unprecedentedly earfy spring occurs. Provo Reports from the home of State Senator LeRoy Dixon are more encouraging, as his condition Improved. His son. Paul, who been laboring in tbe Eastern states mission for the past rear, has arrived home. Mr. Dixon Is suffering from a general infection, fallowed by pneumonia, and has been conflnod to his bed for nearly five weeks. has of a falr'y Midvale Replacement mains water wooden large footage of beis now in the local water system ing considered by the Midvale city council. If the work is carried through the wodden mains will he -- replaced cast iron tnblng. with four-incMt. Pleasant Eleven carloads of fat lambs, a total of 2750, were shipped from Mt. Fleasant to tho Kansas City markets. The lambs were from the flocks of J. C. Jordan, George Madsen, J. D. Moyrick. James Jorgensou, t brei h RcsenlaJ uud Elmer Jensen. ' |