Show I I II I i I I I I I I I i I PR PRESS SS ASSOCIATION HITS HIGH SPOTS OF PROVO ROYO Newspaper Men Inspect Temperance Conditions and Make N e Investments in Fruit Lands Special eSpecial to The Herald Provo June 7 Thirty members of the he Utah Prese association ran the gantlet of the feebleminded at the state statement mental ment 1 hospital today and were dis discharged discharged discharged charged as aa comparatively harmless The test teet it ad a to their mental condition fol followed towed owed their action in deciding to seek a uniform rate for legal advertising in instead instead instead stead of following the recognised ed rule of all the traffic will bear The visit to the mental hospital was interesting as a glimpse e into the future for many of those e present pre ent Immediately after arriving in Provo the newspaper men made a critical test of ot all alt the beverages kept in stock at atthe atthe atthe the Commercial club to see if the pro prohibition prohibition precepts of or this model city were being rigidly adhered to The results of this test teat te t were eminently satisfactory anti antt satisfying to all concerned still imbued with the spirit of this stimulating process the visitors made a earful inspection of the beau beautiful beautiful fruit lands hInds lying on the east bench and several purchased large ranches at fancy figures It is understood they will devote their attention to peaches during most of their thir leisure time Later It was learned from W H Ray who en on engineered engineered this feature that most of the transactions tran were in the nature of op and that no real money changed hands The automobile trip was continued to the hotel in Provo canyon where a trout tout dinner was served This excellent repast repeat was slightly marred by byan byan byan an on the part of 0 T L Holman Hohman Hoi man manof of to slip a cream pie into his pocket while unobserved by the pro proprietor proprietor proprietor The details of thic thle distressing occurrence are Withheld at the earnest request of the officers of the association association association tion In the evening a Dutch was served at the Commercial club James Clove presided in the triple capacity of o f postmaster toastmaster and ter tar It was all a dizzy affair Parley P Jensen Jenson handicapped by a somewhat shy and retiring disposition presented an eloquent plea for higher ideals meals and more dignified bearing be rIng in the news newspaper newspaper newspaper paper profession Then follows a long program of o f toasts notable for the intelligence and discrimination displayed in handling the th e various vadous topics One of the more mo me momentous momentous questions discussed dl was Why drink beer when whisky contains a much larger percentage of alcohol The handsome countenance and Ches manner of D P Felt were ver e remarked upon as one of the distinct t features of the occasion In a lucid Interval the association adopted resolutions thanking Mayor Mayo r Decker W H Ray Ra W N Roylance the Provo Prove members of the association and the Commercial club for fot the hospi heap hospitable hospitable table entertainment accorded the visit visitors visitors visitors ors Another resolution was adopted con condemning condemning the practice of the United States postoffice department in print printIng printIng printIng Ing the home address of business firms fIrm fIrmon s on stamped envelopes without adequate e compensation It was contended that tha et t this creates unfair competition for job jo b printers The next meeting will be held in i n Bingham |