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Show " Eti I S tjgri advertming rates to supervise department HOW PROPOSED " frSr Bubs display advertising rates forty (It) seats an inch par laeue four ILtt par inch bp the month Tran-tltty hanse te local advertisers. seats aa Inch per issue, (1) oa is II per seat additional. No advertiains accepted tor the (front) pace. First pace readers (II) cents per line an 0t taenty-fiv- e Coal Bun. Volume 10, Number 31 AH ZHDEPEHDEHT NEWSPAPER Production In West Keeping OUT OF DOORS AFFAIR . WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23. For the seven days ending irith December 8th the mines of Utah worked 49.3 per cent of fulltime capacity. The total losses due to all causes were.,58.6, mine disability 1.2 and no market 57.4 per cent. During the same period the Colorado properties worked 46.7 and Wyoming 68.2 per cent of fulltime capacity. Production of soft coal the country over remained unchanged in the week ending December 15th. The total out-pincluding mine fuel, that coked and local sales is estimated it 9,828,000 net tons, a figure almost identical with the week before. In comparison with the corresponding week a year ago there was a decrease of eight hundred and thirty-nin- e thousand tons or 8 per cent. Shipments daring last week December 17th to 22d increased slightly, but it does not appear likely that production will greatly exceed 9,900,000 tons. Output during the first two hundred and ninety-fiv- e working days of this year was 526,489,000 tons. Final estimates of soft coal production in November place the total output at 42,946,000 net tons. This decrease of 6,225,000 from the figure for October was partly due to the smaller number of working days in November and the occurrence of widely observed holidays. In comparison with preceding years the November, 1923, production was the lowest on record for such month, except In 1921 and 1913, but was 5 per cent larger than the average of the nine years, 1913-192Excluding November, 1919, when production was abnormally low owing to the miners strike, records show that November, 1923, was 1.3 per cent less. Cumulative production from January 1st to November 30th stood at 505,593,000 tons. This was an increase of nearly 40 per cent over the corresponding period of 1922 and but 6 per cent behind 1918, when the record output was mined. Production in the first elevejnonths of 1923 has been exceeded but three times in the past eleven years in 1920, 1918 and 1917. NO MARKET LIMITS OUTPUT. Mine reports for the- week ended December 8th indicate thai there was no appreciable change in the market during the first days of December. The occurrence of Thankagrxhad parfly masked the lack of demand in that yeah,- buf tMOm newt reports show greater losselhipf.ttucauae gad oonfimtlM previously reported fedrafo.m prodddfear Vhea compared with the S4tt.-ltidM- li2 weak cf lake navigation was wrectedjdr. inersefw loasaa throogh lack of demand in the Ohio and in the Fairmont and Kanawah fields. In of iiaaaaqawca improved demand for tidewater shipments to New England and jwrerseaS tonnage export, losses through lack of demand decreased somewhat in most of the low volatile fields of Southern West Virginia that ship to tide. No market remains by far the chief factor limiting production in comparison with which transportation and other losses are at present almost neglig at 2. - dSdlliwpfir w raw has Weather favoring the community Christmas festivities at Price were held out of doors last Monday evening, the playlet Why the Chimes Bang, being given on the steps of the Carbon stake tabernacle anjl the tree being placed on the grounds of the central aehooL This the third event of its kind in this eity-w- as carried out to a Jaig success through a movement promulgated by Pries Chamber of Commerce, joined by the various clubs of this eity and the fraternal lodges. Aside from the evenings program the Christmas spirit was exemplified in the giving of substantial aid to many needy families, providing food, clothing and other necessities and comforts. Aided by the accompaniment from a reed quartet directed by E. M. Williams, musical instructor for the high school, the assembly opened the prof gram with community singing of Holy Night and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, tha vocal effort being led by Ashley Bartlett of the Latter-day Saints ward ehoir. G. J. Reeves, principal at the high school and who has acted as general chairman in the preparation of the celebration, was in charge of the program. The invocation was offered by Rev. J. Freelen Johnson. Miss Cornelia Stevenson trained the performers for the playlet The tabernacle pipe organ was used to aid the voices and give weight with musical effects. Four big bonfires helped to dispel a little of tiie chill in the air while the distribution of a generous supply fit wag eandy, toads totha great crowd of children. The tree was decorated with electric Hgfcta, tIaeed by Moig King, eity elec- - Utahs board of equalization and WASHINGTON, D. C, Dee. The bill to create a department W mines with complete supervision P mining and distribution pf W other minerals was taken up today aa the senate committee on bub. mining. Plana were made I 1923 tags after the holidays. Sbb-Birth announcement card. The am new THOUSANDS nam Pitta-Vkrfcjifeai- ct, nuta,-grafi- ger infr-appl- ef or i t H. - - 't V'.; ! seveml COAL LEASES as- sessment last Friday sent to all county assessors in the state a suggestion that Utah has a guaranteed revenue in the average value of near future from coal leases on the commonwealth as of January 1st, public lauds within the state of a min-nex- t, will be found to be aruumi sevei- - imum of $4)3,225 a year, it is announo-tee- n dollars the head and of range Jed. This money will be devoted to con-shenine dollars. Last year the struct ion and maintenance of roads erage value of range rattle was placed; and the supiiort of public schools. It at around twenty dollars in a similar j is probable that this revenue, which suggestion to the assessing officials, has already begun to come in, will and that figure was approximated .have reached the stated amount by the when assessments were equalized aa end of next year in the opiuion of B. between counties in the fall SimilarY. Dyer, mining engineer for this disly the average value of range sheep trict for the United States bureau of last year was suggested to be about mines. The revenue will, in all probseven dollars a head. The sheep end ability, quickly exceed the minimum of the live stock industry, therefore, j amount under the terms of the leasing will probably pay a somewhat larger act Dyer, in summing np the present proportion of the taxes of the state status of the leasing law oierations in and counties than it did last year, Utah, finds that there are in good while that of cattle will he lot. Cat- - standing in Utah fifty-fou- r eoal pros- tle otherwise assessed are placed this porting permits, thirty-tw- o leases and dollars a Lead, the two licenses. Licenses permit mining year at forty-fiv- e same as last vear, the board not hav- in a small way of deposits on lands ading found any material change in the jacent to settlements or homesteads value of the averqce dairy or breeding for local fuel pur loses. cattle. And the sheep otherwise asThe maximum amount of land that sessed, meaning the purebred, are may be leased is twenty-fiv- e hundred this year suggested to be worth an av- snd sixty acres or four sections. The erage of eighteen dollars a head, as leases now in effect in Utah average against fourteen JasLyear. The board around a thousand acres each, and the sends out tha latter after teaktafll' fHNtaeed production thf production somewhat eztearive and at tha saam ftatBMrtkistteiMlteliBriBBMMt time widespread study of market renaiateiaed, ie LBSMi low froze tike ditions in the Hve steak Industry fo thirtjMwotekaML fbejigsapsettag per- ..the ep Utah at prseeat aadiaruu tha figures, the 'Mlnwing rnroromts ere amo.ylhose added for the guidance of the taxing officials of the enunties: In spite of frequent explanations by the board there have been many misunderstandings by county ssserson in regard to suggestions of this character The board, therefore, wishes to explain again th.it this n ties is sent to each county assessor in order to assist him in oie.king the assessment of live stock and for the purpose of obtaining a uniform assessment. Furthermore, the values stated above are but suggestions and may he revised by the board at the time of equalization in cam that conditions develop which DIES AT STAMDARDT1LLE u Mrs. Mazy Larsen RUM Babiaa Are Called. r and Dying at Standardville Hospital for bb taken been had where she and ation, Mrs. Mary Larson Blue twin daughters passed away last Tuesattended day morning, She had Christmas eve dinner with relativee the night before. Funeral aemeea uu at held at the Flynn Funeral Horn atPrice on Thursday, being Uwely tended. A. W. Horsley, presiArot bf Carbon stake, and Bianop W. B. ker were speakers, while tha Pjjaa Ward Choir rendered the singing. Mrs. Bliss was born in Emery eountj thirty-nine years ago, but had lived roost of her life in the Carbon county towns. She was married to S. Marion Bliss sixteen years ago. There are no Urine children. Two brothers, Harm luraen at Standardville, and Emery at Castle Dale survive. op' DEAL TOR LOCAL RAILROAD IB STILL PENDING William chairman of the execu-- 1 of the Missouri Pacific rail-- y tha is on his way to New York, of j nex.' tep in the effort reera to put' wo effect the organization of the Denver .and Rio Grande Western, authorized last IVi-d-ay by the interstate commerce Wil-anu is expected to be taken. came to Denver for a hearing boors Judge Symes of the United States i istriet court on a proposal of the lisaouri Pacific to pay $1,500,000 to he Rio Grande for the payment of 1,129,000 interest due January 1st on 180,000,000 in bonds outstanding, and thereby ending the present receivership of the Rio Grande and bringing about the transfer of the property to the joint control of the Missouri Pacific and Western Pacific. Jndga ymes yesterday declined tha immo-iat- e acceptance of the offer, gnd it r was intimated by attnraeye that of the Missouri Pacific and tha Western Pacific might ba withdrawn unless the receivership was ended. ' R, Colo., Dee, 21. lL" Vida ins, mits require aa irMH(MS,,tet,sis pood for only tero years. After AM the permittee must either take eel lease or abandon his prospecting operations. A certain amount of development work is required under the terns of the permit. Dyer said that while some of the leasee in Utah have only been granted, he expects that recently a Darby the afternoon the Ladiea Alty the end of next year the minimum tar aoaiety of the Catholie church production will have been passed. tree festivities at There may be additional production, Notre Dame Hall. A huge tree loaded of course, from new leases. with gifts for the little folks was the Practically every large coal mine opbig feature. Singing and a talk to the erating in Utah, with the exception of children on the significance of Christy the Independent Coal and Coke mas by Rev. A. F, Giovannoni gave and the Columbia Steel interests, spirit to the occasion. Father Giovanis already a leaseholder from the govnoni was presented with a gold watch make such revision necessary. ernment. The companies own mines In the past some assessors have have been developed to the boundary by the members of the society. On Sunday evening last the Sunday made the mistake of assessing all live line of the property, and alight develschool of the Pries Community (Meth- stock qf a giyencJass at Jthe average opment will extend tha workings, to odist) church observed Christmas with rate suggested by the board. If an as- the adjacent publicly owned' land. an appropriate program. A large au- sessor applies a flat rate against all Hence development and production are dience was present The teachers were live stock he will assess old cows, culls in such instances speedily accomplishANTHRACITE OUTPUT INCREASES. and calves for more than they are ed. The government royalty is ten There was appreciable improvement in the production of an- in charge. worth, while he will not assess young eents a ton on eoal produced The min- BASKETBALL GAMES SCHEDULE thracite. in the second week of December. The total output in- CHIROPRACTOR MAT SIGH THE cows, steers or feeder cattle as high imum revenue from ha present leases, IS MADE PUBLIC cluding mine fuel, local sales and the product of dredges and wash-erie- s as they should be assessed. Steers, therefore, will be $168,600 per annum. CERTIFICATE, RULING is estimated at 2,013,000 net tons as against 1,899,000 in the Below is the schedule of the Eastern cows ,yearlings and calves should be The maximum is fixed by the ability ' preceding week. In the corresponding week of 1922 production toin Utah have a right assessed for their actual value, what- of the operator to mine and to selL On 7tah Basketball league for the season. Chiropractors taled 2,237,000 tons. Loadings on the first three days of last week to sign a death certificate' of a person ever that may be, and this principal the minimum basis 10 per cent of The opening gam is at Price tomorrow December 17th to 22d were practically the same as in the week whom they attended is the ruling of should apply to the assessment of all $168,600 goes to the federal treasury Saturday) evening. before. It therefore seems probable that the total output for the Attorney General Ilarvey II. Cljiff in classes of live stock. If this is done, to reimburse the government for the December 29th Helper at Price; an opinion given last Friday to Dr. T. the board is of the opinion that the av- cost of administering the leasing set. dohrland at Hiawatha. week will not exceed 1,900,000 tons. values will be approximately as A total of 37 per cent or $137,225 January 5th Hiawatha at Helper; Production of beehive coke continued to decline steadily. It is B. Beatty, secretary of the state board erage The attorney general says stated above. of health. goes to the state in which the eoal is rice at Mohrland. now estimated that the total output in the week ended December in of effort the In that Utah in this instance. mined January 12th Hiawatha at Price; spite every part: 15th was 242,000 net tons, against 265,000 in the week preceding. The state legislature may determine Iclper at Mohrland. See. 5045 of the Compiled Laws of board has put forlh to get a fall count The chief factor in the decline was a decrease of nineteen thous- Utah, 1917, requires a death certifi- of live stock, it is ill quite apparent how the money shall be split lietween January 10th Mohrland at Helper; and tons in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Production in the Connellsville cate and states that the 'medical cer- that large numbers of cattle and sheep road and school funds. The remaining rice at Hiawatha. assessment. Reliable re- 52 January 26th Hiawatha at Mohr per cent or $88,515 goeslo the region increased from 181,020 to 183,060 tons. The cumulative tificate shall be signed by the physi- are escaping Price at Helper. service which snd have been issmd the and; reclamation ports States United to cian last in by 1923 would seem coke attendance. December 8th stood at It production of beehive during west of the hunFebruary 2d Mohrland at Price; , the legislature had in mind the neces- department of ceiums, wherein actual which must sftend it 17,443,000 net tons. sity of the exact cause of every death counts have been made. show that sev- dredth meridian, which is roughly in Ieler at Hiawatha. LAKE MOVEMENT IS SMALLER. February 9th Hiawatha at Price; being clearly and positively stated in eral hundred thousand head of slieep the public land states of the West With the present lake season practically ended, reports on the the certificate. It would therefore have escaped in the stste Dyers office has charge of the coal Icljier at Mohrland. February 16th Mohrland at Hiadestination of cargo coal shipped show the full extent of the unpre- seem it was the intent of the legisla- of Utah, and that large numbers of land leases over a wide ares, extendPrice at Helper. in ture district been assessed. The to not watha; cattle have Rock hive those signing a death cerRirings cedented activity in the lake trade in 1923. Figures show that up ing from the 23d Mohrland at Price; to tificate this February California to hoard, of therefore, Incidentally brings fully your capable diagWyoming to November 30, 1923, 29,539,000 net tons were dumped, as aga nst properly at niawalha attention some Helper. and a case. that that informed been has proshe again yon urges 18,522,000 in 1922 and 22,413,000 in 1921, increases of 16 and 13 nosing view of the fact that the chiro- make a careful assessment upon this pecting jMsrmits in Cslifornia appear In per cent, respectively. Comparison with 1921 Bhows that such des- practor is recognized as one engaged class of property, and in every instance to have a showing of coal, which if WOODSIDE GAS HAS SHOWING OF PETROLEUM CONTENT. tination, excepting only the Canadian ports on Lake Ontario and in the practice of treating hmnan ail- where it is physically possible, that found, should prove of great value in the St Lawrence river, received a considerably larger tonnage in ments wihout the use of drugs or med- vou make an actual eount an that all thnt region. of gas sample taken from 1923. As a group, shipments to American destinations increased icines or without operatiee surgery and live stock will be properly accounted Production on two coal leases np in theAnalysis in the Woodside flow developed for. is to measure np to certain iboth actually and relatively. Canadian ports received six hundred required Wyoming, Dyer says, is already close tost well of the Utah Oil itefining Rome assessors have been very to three hundred thousand tons In each an4xifty-fiv- e thousand tons more than in 1921, but relatively there educational standards and pass examiin this regard and have made instance. There appears to be no rea company at a depth of approximately receiving his license cerwas a decrease bf 2.9 per cent. Shipments to ports on the United nation before hundred feet showed petrothirty-on- e tificate, I am forced to the conclusion actual counts of all live stock. It is son for thinking that the coal leases leum States side of Lake 'Superior totaled 13,773,000 tons or 46.6 per that rontent, according to information one holding such a certificate manifestly illegal and unfair for other trill, in some instances, be less producreceived at the companys offices at cent of the total dumpings. In 1J1 the same ports received 44.2 would come within the definition of assessors to permit their deputies to tive. Salt Lake City last Saturday, lu addicent declined Lake movement to of The assess Erie total. the for less than the full number, ports per physician, and as our laws at present t, the considerable petroleum sharply from the high point reached in 1922, but remained nearly exist has the right to sign the death and it makes the assessment of live EJECTED AT UTAH JUNCTION HE tion tothe determination of the results stock more difficult for the assessor twice as large as those in 1921. certificate. HOW FILES SUIT who is scrupulously obeying the law. prove that the gas maintains soma carThe movement of coal into Eastern New York and New Englbon dioxide and nitrogen. been Because to have givhe claims and increased somewhat in the week ended December 15th. TRAPPERS IK HEED OF BOUNTY Because of the presence of air in the STARTS HERE he TOMORROW en a ticket to Utah Junction when MONEY EARNED to reports from the carriers 3106 cars of bituminout and the analyses, although deemsamples, Colo, asked one to for Grand of season the Junction, of play for Opening 870 of anthracite were forwarded through the principal gateways ed encouraging, were not altovery at was end train from the the Eastern Utah basketball league, np ejected To make a more er the Hudson. In the corresponding week last year 3593 and Money will not be avilable for pay- the organization satisfactory. 0 gether which was report- Helper, M. EL Tanna instituted s ment of bounties on pelts of predatory ed in a recent issueof of flow encounof test the 344 cars of bituminous and anthracite, respectively were thorough gas Denver suit the damage The against Sun, will be animals until late iiF January or dur- on tomorrow have been sent fresh tered, samples Rio and Grande Western in the Thin (Saturday) evening, the ing February, 1924, the state auditor local game being District court at Salt Lake City last for. These should reach Zion in a few between Price and Tidewater business at Hampton Roads improved in the week has notified some county officials. ded December 15th. The total quantity of soft handled was 239,-4- 3 And even Helper at Carbon high school gymna- Friday. Tanna claims he asked the days. then, at the rate of funds sium. Reports from the field state that the Mohrland will journey to Hia- agent at. the depot for a ticket net tons, an increase of 68,751 or 26 per cent The principal provided by the last legislature, only stratum pierced at the base of the Grand Junction October an 30th, to same watha last, that play the evening actors in the improvement were increases of 29,464 and 32.042 $12,000 at the most will be available, is tusking from 2,000,000 to Moenkopi he At $16.50 for Uta team at that place. All the clubs have says paid is, respectively, in exports and cargoes consigned to New Eng- which amount, the auditor believes, members well known to the Carbon Junction he learned that it was goo 3,000,000 cubic feet cf gas daily. el. Dumpings for all other last more than four or five purposes increased in smaller degrees. will not county fans for their playing ability, only for transportation to that place, OLDTIME RESIDENT OF CARBON Some county officials have been and days. The lake movement of bituminous continued in the second some interesting contests aro look- and at Helper he was forced off the CALLED BY DEATH asking if they might not take the le- ed for. There will be eighteen games train snd had to expend an additional ek of December, but in greatly diminished volume. Forty-eigfrom the pelts ofto acdollars reach his required parts gally home, ousand five hundred and sixty-seve- n tons were dumped at Lower fered by hunters at this time, and thus before the schedule as onuonneed is thirty to the Another of the oldtimers of this lo- -. complaint' finshed all to be pulled off on Satur- cording ike Erie ports and of which quantity 46,204 tons were cargo and release passed sway last Monday when rality the furs for the market. Men, Franklin Marion Ewell died up at 63 were vessel fuel. In the corresponding week a year ago 53,086 and the families of men, who have gone days. MORRISSEY NAMED Provo after a illness. He fors were dumped. Cumulative shipments in 1923 to December into the hunting and trapping busiTOWN BOARD CONTEST Edward M. Morrissey, Jr., of Ogden merly lived atlingering Glenn, but left Spring th of the need in stood winter are ness this 41 cent more at an than of increase 29,724,320 tons, per -Judge George Christensen with W. has been appointed assistant United this county nearly twenty years since. er the average of the three preceding money, the inquirers say. W. Olsen, cnnrt reporter, and B. W. States district attorney to succeed Da- He was a native of Utah, horn at Pay-so- n years. According to reports submitted by the United States engineer Dalton, district attorney, went over to vid II. Cannon, resigned, according to almost sixty-tw- o vears ago. Hu FUNERAL INFANTS beer at Duluth-SuperiDale today (Friday) to start a announcement by United States Dis- wife, five sons and three daughters Castle unloaded were at net tons that 1,658,299 M. Morris. Mor- survive, all rt in November. Of the total living in Utah at Provt quantity handled 215,321 were hard MT. PLEASANT, Dee. 21. Archie hearing in a contest growing out of the trict Attorney Charles d 1.442,978 tons soft, an increase of 20,411 tons, and a decrease Eugene, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. election of members of the town board ris is in receipt of a telegram from At- Mammoth and American Fork. Many M. Daugherty of the 14,288 tons, respectively. Cumulative receipts of antracite to Nephi Gunderson, who died at Price at Hnntington in the recent election. torney General Harry family connections of the same ThursC. Smith, county clerk, confirming the appointment. Cannon, name are still at Spring Glenn, the was II. on Just from cough, why whooping ovember 30th stood at 1,395.100 tons, the lowest figure on record last brought to this eity for buriaL went along was not disclosed, nor was a former resident of Price, resigned name of Ewell as applied to that comTxcepting only that for 1922, when the supply of anthracite was day The Gundersons were former residents it to be discovered as to whether the to accept a (dace as special assistant munity being from this source. curtailed by the miners strike. Bituminous receipts, how-rf- f. here and this is the third child they defeated candidate was trying to get to the United States district attorney Old Santa didnt stay long, bnt he were the heaviest on record, and exceded those In the maxi-in- have lost since moving to Price some in or the one announced ns elected and is now located at Houston, Tex. did a lot of good while hero. with his family. yar, 1918, by 15 per cent was making an effort to get out. ten yean ago. - I VALUES ARE PLACED Third Community Christmas Tret Is State Board of Equalization Sends Ont Suggestions to Assessor!. Vary Great Success. Pace With Hat of East The Bun Special Service. Week Ending December 28, A IE, SSL j Lull blanks of all kinds. The . i com-lissio- eom-mn- n, tha-offe- 1 I asso-wine- tie eon-ten- Ac-rdi- ng $25,-00- for-irde- d. it ht or f , ni - Wvx3Pflr.ta,C T-- - j |