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Show Cuhi V JJWJ VOL. V. NO: 45. MIDVALE, UTAH. SATURDAY. AUGUST 9. 1919. Last Tuemlny night, merchants of Midvale proved beyond doubt that they are not willing to be subjects of a contemptible piece of advertising discrimination without having a say In the matter and without voicing a vigorous protest to those petty methods in which personal spite Is so propagated as to affect detrimentally the entire community. For several weeks past, the directors or managers or overseers or something of the advertising campaign of the Utah Uanufne-turln- g Association have been giving Midvale the high and mighty go-bso far os local newspaper advertising Is concerned. Because the Messenger decided that It could not gracefully bow to a decision which was In reality nn Insult ,the entire community lias been plated in the spot light In a manner which of necessity spells a sort of infamous notoriety to Its proAnd It really gressive inhabitants. looks as though some one Is going to pay dearly for the measliness of a decision which never should have been made. It is indeed unfortunate that the drive In behalf 'of Utah products should have been the subject of nauseating contention. But If the manufacturers of Utah products are bound nnd determined to place their destinies In the hands of smallness and mental decrepitness. It Is Indeed time for the merclupits and the people of Midvale, as well as the merchants and people of the entire state, to be up and doing. Positively, there can be merit In nothing that is destined to make a certain clique fat upon the d dollars of others, even though the thing heralded from the housetops be clothed with the garment of a patriotism. repeated' y stated our her lief that the fault lay not at the fedt of the members of the association themselves, but that it was due entirely to the petty and personal methods of someone or other connected with the association in an official capacity. And some time ago we addressed an open communication to the members of the manufacturers, in the hope that they would investigate the matter and see to it that Justice and fair ploy were given an opportunity to function in the manufacturers behalf. But not a single word of explanation has been made by them. So, naturally, we take it for granted that they are perfectly in harmony with the views of their advertising directors or managers or overseers or something, and that they feel that the merchants of Midvale and the people of Midvale are callous to Insulting discrimination and are fools enough to relish the homemade drinks and eats that come before them sadly lacking In some of y, fr. t well-earne- ed We-liitve 8TERLING ALBERT THOMAS (By Thomas Manwaring) On Tuesday, July 23, a great sorrow came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Thomas, who live midway lietwcen IVellby aud Bingham. Mr. 4 t 4 ! Thomas, with his son, Sterling Albert Thntnus, and a nephew were playing tennis in the front yard of the Thomas home when a storm arose and a flash of lightning struck the court, rinsing the father anil knocking him to the ground, killing Instantly the son, Sterling, and stunned the mother nnd an uncle who were standing on the porch near by. The young man was 16 years of age. His first thirteen years were spent in Missouri, where he was born, the year following in Kansas, and the last two years lu Utah at the place of the tragedy, the Stephens ranch. Sterling was kind. Industrious and full of cheer and fun. lie was a member of the Baptist church and lived a life consistent with his profession. He completed Ills first year In high school nt Bingham last year and as a testimony of their love and esteem six of the young men of his class served ns pallbearers and a number of other classmates attended the funeral services which were held at the Jenkins funeral parlors in Murray. The Rev. Thomas Manwnrliig, pastor of the Midvale M. E. church officiated at the service and Some Time Well Understand" ond Abide With Me" were sung by Mrs. Frank Richardson, accompanied by Miss Fay Dooley. CARD OF THANKS Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Thomas hereby wish to express their thanks nnd appreciation for the many kindnesses rendered by friends during their recent breavement at the death of their son, Sterling Albert Thomas. We wish to express thanks for the OPPORTUNITY FOR WEST Summarising the reports from trade publications of the sugar Industry, only one conclusion can be drawn, and that is that there will be continued shortage of sugar. those boostlre" proclivities which Late reports from Germany forespell fair play and the welfare of all. cast a smaller sugar beet crop than Following Is a correct copy of the domestic needs require. Instead of a resolutions passed by the Retail Mer- large surplus which Germany used to chants association of Midvale, while export the members were In regular and ofCoupled with decreased production ficial session last Tuesday night: In foreign countries is an increased (Note: It was unanimously decided demand, not to mention our own doHint the resolutions be signed by the mestic requirements which it is estimerchants of Midvale and that copies mated will surpass all previous of same, with the signatures attached records. The advantages to be derived from be published In the Midvale Messenger and sent to the Utah Manufac- this situation by western sugar beet turers' Association.) producers and manufacturers are numerous, but chief among them Is the WHEREAS the Retail Mer- opportunity to bring beet production chants of Midrale are united in per acre to highest possible point their efforts for the welfare of while prices are high and risk from the state, and are boosters for short crop at a minimum. On the port It gives lilm an Utah products, wherever pos- of the manufacturer connecestablish to opportunity sible, price and quality consid- tion which should provetrade of lasting meetered, it is the sense of this value and estnbllsli our western sugar ing that i the manufacturers of Industry on a solid foundation to meet Utah products should lend their future competition. able assistance in the sale of Tuken ns a whole the west should their products in this community profit much hy the present sugar sitby advertising their goods in the uation in the way of Increased agrilocal paper, as they do in other cultural development and Industrial cities of the state, therefore be activity. WELL PAYING POSITIONS OPEN it With over open In RESOLVED that this organi- Utah and thethirty positionsstates for surrounding zation condemns the action of s teachers In agriculture the advertising directors of the and home economics, the Utah AgriUtah Manufacturers Associa- cultural College Is .trying hard to get tion in entirely ignoring the lo- In touch with qualified men and cal paper, as we feel that the women In order that It can recommend merchants of Midvale are as them to the high school authorities much entitled to receive this ad- who are looking for tills class of teachers. vertising consideration as are Requests are coming dally to Presany other merchants of the ident Peterson for 8mith-Hughstate. And be it further teachers but, due to the absolute lack RESOLVED that we, The Re- of properly trained men and women. con .be made. tail Merchants of Midvale, feel HQ recommendations graduates of the college were all that we are not in duty bound to placed In lucrative positions weeks boost the products of any asso- ago. have been received Requests ciation that sees fit to discrim- from all sections of Utah, from Idaho, inate against the merchants and Wyoming, Montana, Arizona and New ' Smith-Hughe- es people of Midvale in any manner whatsoever. (Signed) J. WILMER BOOTH, President. WILLIAM WATERS, Secretary. ALEX DAHL, JR. WEST JORDAN LUMBER CO. PETER C. RASMUSSEN & SONS. E. L. BURGON. A. E. MALMSTROM. FAMOUS CLOTHING CO., per E. C. Matthews, Mgr. WML ML COX. JOHN BITTON, Jr. words of sympathy, for the floral tokens and to the members of the Bingham high school for their presence and services at the funeral. AN EXPLANATION In last week's statement of the Fourth of July contributions the railroad men were given credit for $22 which was turned in by XL W. Stokes to the treasurer. .They also gave 10 additional which Mr. 8tokes turned over to the chairman of the ilnance committee which was Included in the amount this official turned in. TO SARATOGA SPRINGS AND BACK The Junior League of the M. E. Church, assisted by the smelter truck, piled hlgn with sacks of straw for seats, had a Jolly good time at Saratoga Springs last Tuesday. They ate their weight In sandwiches and other good things, splashed all the water out of the swimming pools and leveled all the bumps on the road, so that future pleasure seekers may have smooth riding. WILLIS PORTER RETURNS Willis, the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Porter, returned home Thursday, after serving two years in the navy, He looking fine and feeling fine. served on the Oregon up' to the time the big ship was taken out of the service, when he went aboard the torpedo boat destroyer Bunts, remaining on that ship until released. Hs many Midvale friends are glad to welcome him home. Manager Cox of the Cox markets Nos. 1 and 2 states that he has decided to go out of the dry goods and shoe business, and Is, therefore, selling these stocks out at cost and below cost Mexico. To be qualified to accept positions s work the applicant must be a college graduate In agriculture or home economics and be able to meet the requirements of the State Board of Education in the stale in which the position Is open. In the hope that there are returned soldiers, Red Cross nurses or others who can meet these requirements, but with whom the college Is not In touch, the college authorities are anxious to place this Information before the people. If the Institution can be Instrumental in bringing together the high schools seeking teachers and applicants seeking positions, It feels that It will be rendering a double sendee. The Smith-Hughpositions furnish occupation during the full twelve months and thus do not force a long unremuneratlve vacation upon the teacher. These positions pay a uniformly higher salary than other high school positions. s The popularity of the courses at the Utah Agricultural College Indicates that In the future the Institution will be able to turn out graduates in Increasing numbers to enter this work. Exceedingly well balanced courses have been organized conforming In every detail to the requirements of the law establishing the Smith-Hughwork and affording a well balanced training. In the Smith-Hughe- es Smith-IIughe- es THE BEE HIVE STATE I for Welfare Day It Isn't an uncommon thing to hear the big corporation, irresjiective of or ownership, referred to as a thing without a heart. And many are positive, in their own minds, that the theory of Its heurtlessness was really the Incentive which prompted Its birth. However, here is a little news Item: The United 8tates Smelting. Refining and Mining Company's Midvale plant will be dosed down complete? "or 24 hours, beginning at 7 a. in., August 11, in order that the employes .may enjoy themselves at Sultair upon that duy. Naturally, the n will be expensive to the company, but the management feel that they will disregard the expense for the purpose of ninkliig it possible for nil employes to bq present at the big picnic. !The members of the Welfare committee desire to express in the columns of the Messenger their hearty thanks and, whirii naturally follows, the hearty thanks of the employes they represent, to the management of the smelter for the very sincere nnd helpful attitude which they hove assumed In relation to Welfare Day at WILSON SAYS MEN COMPLICATED MATTERS REMEDIAL AGENTS AT STANDSTILL. 450,000 Employees to Ballot on Walk- out Freight Situation Serious. Tleup Probable In Very Near Future. shut-dow- Sultuir. BIG OUTING FOR 8MELTERMEN When it conies to doing the thing exactly as it should be done, It seems that the Welfare committee of the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Comiiuny's Midvale institution are there with u vengeance. For they are steering a picnic for the employes which cant possibly keep from bringing smiles of satisfaction to the faces of even the most pessimistic nnd muckraking employes of the Institution, in case there were any such employes on the Job but there ore none touch In a superlative sense, so the smile of satisfaction will be unani mous without a murmur. ext Monday, August 11, the Wei- of course-'ijtH committee, which, means the employes of the organization also, are going to furnish free transportation from Midvale, Sandy and Intermediate points to Kaltnlr and return to every employe of the local plant, together with all nicniliers of the employes' fuinilies. And, besides this, they are going to furnish the cats of the big outing absolutely free and all done up in hunky-dunkstyle. Even the salaried gentry nnd the lady In lingerie are Included In the praiseworthy invitation. Naturally, the big affair is going to cost some money, but Wiles and Wolfe und Beach, who are guiding the destiny of the popular events, have decided that dollars ain't worth a damn if they cant be used for the welfare of all. At least fifteen hundred are expected to ride the cushions free of charge and keep their stomachs filled with all sort of delicious delicacies without a single opening of the personal purse. And Gildner Is going to supervise the Informal banquet stunt as only Gildner can. So it's chuck the gloom stuff, thy denims and Join the crowd at Saltalr next Monduy. The street car procession, necessary to accommodate the guests, will start to move promptly at 11:30, and will continue to move until all are safely and smilingly deposited at the Saltnir depot somewhere In our suburb, Salt Lake City. 8CHEDULE FOR WELFARE , de-do- n n, DAY The following cars will leave independent of the regular service: BEN BROWN FATALLY INJURED Sandy, 1p.m.; Midvale, 12:45, 1:15 and 1:30. Sufficient number of cars will meet Last Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock Ben Brown had the misfor- the Saltalr trains to handle everybody trip. tune to fall from a crane which he on the home-boun- d was oiling and received Injuries which caused his heath at the Holy Cross LADIES AID SOCIETY MEETS Hospital Friday morning at 9 o'clock. Mr. Brown had been an employe of the The Ladles' Aid Society of the local smelting company for many Methodist Church will hold their reyears past and was looked upon as a gular meeting at the church parlors faithful and efficient worker and his Thursday afternoon nt 2:30 o'clock. sad misfortune Is keenly felt by all Mrs. N. J. Carlson, Mrs. Fred Berg, connected with the big Institution, em- and Mrs. Thomas Manwaring will enployes and employers alike. tertain. It seems that accidents cannot be completely wiped off the industrial Dental Hygiene in Africa. log, for once In a while they will hapThe manufacturer of a popular denpen, no matter how much precaution tal advertises thnt Savages powder is taken. safety-firIndeed, If the a lead different kind of life from us, methods employed by the local smeltand therefore nature takes care of to at be times pering company prove their teeth without artificial help." vious, which Is the case, then someWellerburn, the wanderer in remote thing more than science and wise and places, saw this and laughed. I know g Intent must be supplied of at least three African tribes, he from somewhere out of range of the mid. that brush their teeth regularly. present scientific vision. Mr. Brown Each person carries a twig of a certain had always been looked upon as a fibrous tree. chew the end of It careful man, and was doing the Job" nm a good They bunch of bristles and precisely as he had been doing It for spend a quarter-hou- r every morning years past when the accident haptheir teeth thoroughly. They pened. a string to the twig and dangle it The sympathy of the entire communem th waist cord. If they have no th'-- r clothes to fasten it on. ity Is extended to the wife and famIt Is an ily of the deceased. niMirti-n- t thing to them." st I. , $2.00 PER YEAR Smelter Will Close Merchants Take Exception to Spite Propaganda - Washington. President Wilson notified Director General lllnes that he was authorized to take up the demands uf railroad shop employees for higher wages and decide them on their merits. The president said that the letter sent him by Senutor Cummins, chairman of the committee on interstate laid set me free to deal commerce, os I think best with the difficult question of the wages of certain classes of the railroad employees," but added : The chief obstacle to a decision has been created by the men themselves. They hare gone out on a strike and repudiated the authority of their officers at the very moment when they were urging action lu regard to their Interests." Tim president's decision was announced from the Wiiite House in the form of a letter sent hy him to Mr. Hines. Tlie president said that until the employees return to work and again recognize the authority of their organization, llie whole matter must he ul a standstill. SCORE DIE AS SCHOONER SINKS The farm bureau executive committee bus Just finished u survey of the crop situation in Sanpete county und makes the following reimrt on acreage and crop iierceutuges: Irri gated grains, 30, OUM acres, (JO ier cent; iinlrrigaled grains, 5,UNi acres, 13 rent ; alfalfa, 23,000 acres, 37 r cent; wild hay, 10, SOU acres, 00 ler eenl ; sugar heels, 0200 acres, 77 per cent ; (Hiratoes. 700 acres. 56 per cent ; ieus, 500 acres, 50 per cent. Returned service men who have let their war risk Insurance lapse are now permitted to renew It without (laying the premium for tin- intervenis of an antext tlie ing mouths, nouncement from Hie treasury department received hy the Suit Lake navy recruiting office. These terms ure to apply within eighteen unmihs after discharge. The Spanish Fork funning Comlust week on pany began the season's si ringless beans. A fon-of alaiut seventy-fiv- e women, girls and men is employed at the cunning pluiit, wliiie iiboul tlie same force is employed la the fields. All excellent yield is expected. The tax levy lu Bingham will be 21 mills. Outside tlie incorporated limits tlie amount has lieen fixed at 13 mills. Tlie Income from licenses und fines ami forfeitures lias been much reduced and exiieuses must be met hy taxation. The income from the 8 mills for town punaises will amount to alioiit 520,( MS). The United Slates Rullroud Administration will he asked hy the State 1'uhlic Utilities Commission to build a station at Sigurd ou the Denver & Rio Grande, President Joshua Greenwood of the commission lias ana-- ir e nounced. Goes Down in Collision With British 8teamer War Witch Halifax, N. S. Twenty persons are believed to have lost their lives when the schooner Gallia was sunk Thursday night in a collision with the British steamer War Witch. The schooner is reported to have carried a crew of at least fifteen nnd possibly a dozen passengers, and only seven survivors Gallia Every person in Morgan 'sninty between 10 mid 17 years of age run rend and write. There is no blind person and lull one who is deaf between tlie ages of 5 anil 30, according to reioi-i- s to ilie slate superin- tendent of puliUe instruction. The Price River irrigation pluut, which was bought by tlie state under foreclosure of inorigage for $05,000, ure named In wireless messages from lias lieen sold, according to R. E. DaHie steamer. The collision occurred vis, president of tlie stare hind Imiini, close to St. rierre anil is supposed to to tlie Carbon Power, Lund & Water have been caused by file heavy fog. Company. Morgan eouiny is Hie first to file Captain W. II. Bennett, of the Wur Witch, reported by wireless Hint his its 101!) school with tlie stale d vessel hud collided with the board of edaention. Tlie census figschooner Gnllin. The message ures were received this week, Showthere gave the names of seven persons as ing thnt in tlie comity saved. These were presumably from were 834 pupils, of which 439 were tlie schooner. boys and 3! 5 girls. The War Witch wus hound from Leonard R. McRrldge, a deserter North Kydey from Wiihann, N. F., from tlie United States army, gave wliiie the Guilin was on her way to himself up at Hie recruiting office la St l'lerre from France. News of the Salt Luke last week aud was taken to catastrophe reached here in wireless Fort Douglas, where he was turned messages to the agents of the War over to tlie nnny authorities. Witch. In order to rid tlie city of the undesirable element of vagrants and This 8hort Shrift for Negro. loafers. the public safety departCochran, Ga. An unidentified ne- ment of Ogden lias announced that gro, riding on a Southern railwny city prisoners will lie piuced at work train, which arrived here, tohl other in tlie city cemetery. negro passengers thnt he was from Articles of for the AlChicago nnd purposed to help the ne- lendale Land Incorporation of Logan, company Utah, groes of Georgia do wliut Hie negroes were filed with Hie secretary of state. On their complaint of Chicago did. Former Joseph Howell he was taken from the train and put is nnni'HlCongressman ns president of tlie corporaIn the county jail. Ijiter ids body tion. Herst-lie- l Bullen as vice president, was found swinging from a small tree William M. Howell ns secretary and outside. n. E. Hatch as treasurer. The company is incorporated with a capital Fare Street Railway to Charge Higher stock of $d0.iXN) nnd proposes to enLincoln, Neb. The Nebraska rail- gage in a general land business. A the Omaha way commission granted Tlie school will begin work Bingham Council Bluffs Street Railway com2. The foreigners between September 7 for rents to charge pany permission the ages of 16 aud 45 will be compelled single fares anil 25 cents for four to do u certain amount of work. It Is tickets In Omaha as an emergency this extra work will bo that likely of final settlement the rate pending done by tlie regulnr teachers. As there company's application for higher rates. are 1200 persons here between the ages The company has been receiving 5 sure to be the is work mentioned, coramls-llon's cents for single fares. The heavy. order does not apply to Fire, believed to lie of incendiary orfares In Council Bluffs. igin, destroyed part of the building and damaged stock In a warehouse Fret Ireland Urged By K. C. Congress of tlie Ogden Furniture and Carpet Early Thursday, company. West Twenty-firs- t Buffalo, N. Y. street and after a session extending from Inst Reeve avenue. The loss was estimatof the convention night, the peace ed at $5000. Knights of Columbus unanimously Jorgen C. Nielsen of Provo received adopted a resolution calling for the notice from Senntor Reed Smoot that of full recognition of the dependence the federal pensions bureau had grantthe Irish nation. ed him an .'illowanee of 520 a month, to date from March 4, 1917, as penBrakeman Killed by Own Engine. sion for services in the Utah Black Frank B. Stnppas, Hawk Indian war. Nampa. Ida. Oregon Short Line brakeman, was Tlie first swing at unjust, unreaskilled at Cleft siding Thursday. He onable and discriminatory oil freight wns run down by his own engine after rates" In Utah, was tuken In Salt Lake he hail thrown a switch to let the train last week In the preparation of a detake a siding. tailed complaint to he filed with the interstate commerce commission. w U. 8. Motor Ship Is Disabled at See Fire of unknown origin destroyed a motor American S. N. The rialifux, grain field belonging to Dr. E. W. ship Mount Baker, bound from New Smedley of Farmington, lost week. York to Liverpool, is disabled nt sea The Tolanteer fire department responand asking for assistance, according ded to the alarm, hut was able only to the marine Intelligence office here. to prevent the fire from reaching adjacent fields. A group of Suit Lake capitalists have Profiteering Bill 6tarU in Commons. Lnntlim. The government's hill pro- purchased 1120 a cent of coal iuud in viding prosecution nnd penalties for 'nrlMin county and promise to reduce persons found guilty of profiteering he price of coal to 54 a ton in Salt In the house Ijikc. Tlie company Is operating unpass's the first rending der the niinie of the Mutual Coal of cowons Thursday. three-maste- |