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Show r JUAB COUNTY TIMES, NEPHI, UTAH OFFICIAL Judge. Joshua DIRECTORY. Dlitrict. Klfih Judicial PRISONERS MEET THE FIRST SPRING BLOSSOMS Bride's Best Wishes WARNING MEASURE District Greenwood. Attorney K. II. Ityan. Steno(rrnphei'W. I Cook. State Senator J K. Kdghleli. State Representative Lawrence Blackett. U. 8. ICxperl In Charge Experiment Mr. Jones. Station DEATH IN FIRETRAP DEFEATED IN HOUSE EXPLOSION OF TUB OF DISIN FECTANT CAUSE3 DISASTROUS BLAZE IN EL PASO JAIL. PRESIDENT WINS FIGHT.TO COM. PEL CONGRESS TO STAND BEHIND HIM. County. County Commissioners P. J. Fen nell, J. W. Whltmore, Perry B. Fuller. On Fire From Head to Foot Some of Clerk Patrick J. Bonner. Victims Dash Into Street While, ltecorder Will L Hoyt. Treasurer T. II. O. Parkes. Others Die In Cells Like Rats Assessor Ray Newton. In Trap. Attorney J. II. McKnlght. Surveyor V. K. Kkloff. El Paso, Texus. Eighteen dead, sevSheriff Angus It. McDonnell. Judge of Juveulle Court T. H. Bur eral probably fatally burned and a ton. score or more lesg seriously injured, l'robatlon officer James E. Mem-mol- wae the toll of an explosion and fire late Monday at the city jail. The Superintendent County Infirmary name of one American la Included in Thomas Vickers. the Hat of dead, and twelve are numCounty Physicians Prs. Bees, Dr bered among those seriously burned. Steele Bailey, Jr. A flash of flames burst from tanks containing a gasoline and kerosene EAST COUNTY MUNICIPAL OF- solution In which prisoners, Including FICERS. many Mexicans, were being given disinfecting baths In the campulgn to NEPHI CITY OFFICERS. prevent the spread of disease from Mexico. A match, lighted by one of the "bathers" In disregard of orders, Mayor Alma Hague. A. Councilmen H. BelllBton. was Raid by officials to have caused Thomas Bailey, James Garrett, Jr.i the explosion and fire. Mark Bigler, George O. Ostler. II. O. Rugby, one of the "trusties" Recorder A. V.' Uadd. on guard at the time, made a stateTreasurer J. II. Latimer. ment to Mayor Tom Lea Monday Attorney T. 11. Burton. night. In which ho declared that a Marshal Samuel Linton, Jr. lighted match had been thrown into Justice of the 1'eace Win. Stout. Ihe container by H. M. Cross, an AmStreet Supervisor Jas. U. Riches. Quarantine Physician Dr. T, D. erican prisoner, who died of his inRees. juries. Building Inspector I. II. Grace. Surrounding the bath quarters are Chief of Fire Department N. A. rowB of cells, mostly filled with prisNeilsou. oners. Those to the bath Superintendent of Water Works A. were caught In adjacent Release flames. the J. Cowers. Members of Board of Health Dr. T, from these cells was Blow and dangerD. Reea, Alonzo Ingrain, Wm. G. Oryio, ous and It was lu these that most of the fatalities occurred. Volunteer Sexton C. E. Bigler. rescuera aided in dragging out the victims, many unconscious and badly LEVAN TOWN. burned. On fire from head to foot, the nude President Board of Trustees Alma victims dashed Into the streets and Dalby. surrounding the prison. Several, Trustees M. W. Mangelson. 8. P. alleys maddened by the pain, outdistanced Alex Neilson. Peterson, George Taylor, til pursuers, and disappeared. Only Marshal Nells Mortenson. Justice of the Peace Nells Schow, one of these had been found several Health Officer Henry Ilendrickson. hours after the disaster. One of the victims, a veritable Juab District Board of Education I. H. Grace. President; J. E. Taylor, torch, plunged through the jagged reVice President: A. P. Paxman. Clerk; mains of a window pane and clamW. C. Andrews, Treasurer, and John bered to the roof of the jail, where he T. Kay. was rescued by firemen, only to die a few minutes later. EAST COUNTY PRECINCT OFFI GERMANY IS NOT BLUFFING. CERS. rp House Overwhelming Majority In Against Movement to Keep Ameriof cana Off Armed Ship Belligerent Nation. . t. Mona. Justice D. O. Health Officer Young. N. V. Ellertson. Nephl. Justice J. S Cooper. Constable H. T. Knowlcs. Health Officer Ir. T. D. Reel. , . Levan. Justice E. W. Peterson. Constable Richard Iverson. Will Enforce Submarine Policy, But Doea Not Desire War With U. 8. Washington. Col. E. M. House, who returned from Europe Sunday after visiting- officials In London. Paris and Berlin for President Wilson, ts under- stood to have told the president and Secretary I .analog that the German government believed Itself justified In Its new submarine policy and was not bluffing. Colonel House Is believed to have Mmlnrn Woodmen of America No trenglhened the view already held 10,700, meets every Tuesday evening at Woodman ball. Visiting Woodmen by both the president and Secretary welcomed Lansing that the submarine negotiaCHARLES STEPHENSON. tion must be handled w ith the great Consul. est care if a break with Germany is to J. II. LATIMER, Clerk. be avoided, although be reported that Germany has no desire for war with He discussed the I O. O. K. No. 16 meets every Sat the t'nlted States. K. hall, Vis- Issue frankly with Herr von Jagow. nrday evening In I O. iting brothers rordlally Invited to at the German forlgn minister, and Dr. tend van Bethmann-IMweg- , the Imperial HERBERT ROBERTS. N. (J. chancellor. JOHN 8. COOPER, Secretary. JAC03 E. MEEKER LATTER DAY SAINTS' MEETINGS , Sunday School. 10:31. South ward t High Kchmil building; Nephl ware! at Talernacle; North ward at meet Ing bouse. M I. A Sunday, 7 P m. South Ward High H ho"l building; Xrphi ward at Tabernacle; North ward at house. meeting Primary South ward every Tues day at Tabernacle; Nephl every Erl day at Tabernacle; North ward at meeting house every Friday. Priesthood meeting every Monday evening at the Tabernacle and Nortt ward meeting house. Relief floridly Smith ward first ani third Thursday In each month at 2 p. m. Nephl ward first and third North Wednesday In each month. ward first and third Thursday In ea' t month, at respective meeting houses f .r ... at ; S OfW-- e Notary 2 tHtler Hhg. FORREST HOTEL Htutrtr foe Traveling Man, olt4 few elegantly rear aldl-tfw- , steam neat baths, ate. Oee loeh eenta sail ea aast f a art annuo. Psoas 22. DONT BORROW The Tirrw from youf neigfitot when you can get it tot le$ than Three Cents Per Week s STANDS BEHIND PRESIDENT AUSTRIA EXPECTED TO MAKE APOLI SENATE BY A DECISIVE VOTE TABLES GORE RESOLUTION AFTER TURBULENT SCENE. UNITED Supporters of Resolution to Warn Americana Off Belligerent Ships Declare Action of Senator Waa a "Scotch Verdict." Will Demand an Apology Washington. CAN STATES ASKS REPARA-TIOFOR ATTACK ON AMERISTEAMER PETROLITE. for the Attack, Punishment of the Submarine Commander, and Reparation for the Damage Done. By a Tote of 68 to H Pres- Washington. The United States Is preparing to make formal demands ident Wilson's wish and killed Senator upon Austria-Hungaras a result of Gore's resolution to warn Americans the attack by an Austrian submarine off armed belligerent ships. upon the American tank steamer In a turbulent scene, such as Is selA note on the subject will be dom witnessed in the senate, voting dispatched within a few days. proceeded with senators shouting obIt waa authoritatively stated Saturjections, futilely demanding recogni- day night that the United States would tion to explain their positions and stand by its original contention and making hot retorts to each other, all ask an apology for the attack, punishof which were out of order. At one ment of the submarine commander, time so many senators were shouting and reparation for the damage done for the recognition to the vessel and Injuries inflicted on that the sergeant at arms was called a member of the crew who was hit by to restore quiet. a piece of shell. After having maneuvered for two In reply to the first American comdays to get the resolution In such par- munication on the subject, Austria inliamentary position that It was dis- formed the state department that Its posed of without debate, the senate version of the affair was that the subthen proceeded to a general discussion marine commander thought the Pet roof the subject which continued all af- ute an enemy ship disguised with the ternoon, to the dismay of administra- American flag; that he fired on the tion supporters. vessel because he believed it was There were free expressions of opin- about to ram bla ship, and that the ion that the senate' action, because commander of the Petrolite voluntarthe vote actually was taken on a mo- ily furnished provisions when asked to tion to table the Gore resolution with do so. a correction by the author and a subThe state department since ha sestitute by Senator McCurober, was in cured information from the captain effect a "Scotch verdict," and had not and crew of the Petrolite directly conactually accomplished the purpose of tradictory to the Austrian version. , the president. Such statements arous They have declared in affidavits that ed the president's friends, who feared the Petrolite was stopped in the Medthey would produce an effect exactly iterranean by an Austrian submarine, iu 11111 luiruui'U, a uum t; iu which fired a number of shells at her; the world that the senate stands be- that the submarine commander asked hind the president In his demands on for food, which the commander of the Germany for the rights of Americans Petrolite refused to give him, and that traveling the seas. the commander of the submarine then held one of the members of the tankPRESIDENT SELECTS BAKER, er' crew as a hostage while his men Former Mayor of Cleveland to be went aboard the ship and took such stores as they desired. Secretary of War. forD. Baker, Washington. Newton COL F. M. HOUSE mer mayor of Cleveland, has been selected by President Wilson for secretary of war. Mr. Baker is a lawyer, and as a leader among Ohio Democrats has been a warm supporter of the Wilson campolicies, since the paign m 1912. He has been a close personal friend of Mr. Wilson since " the tatter was hi Instructor years ago 1 at Johns Hopkins university, and was offered the post of secretary of the Interior In the original Wilson cabinet, but declined because be then was mayor. He I understood to be in thorough accord with the president on the preparedness program and foreign questions. the senate on Friday carried out i POPE PLEADS Thos. H. Burton at Law Public in IVwns I and c FOR PEACE. Calls Upon Warring Nations to Desist In Plan of Mutual Destruction. Rome. Pope Benedict has again raised his voice for peace. In a ape clal letter written for the Lenten season, the pontiff ssys he csnnot sit silent. Indifferent to the terrible conflict which la rending Kurope. He re call all that he has done to Induce the rontrnding nations to lay down their arms. Virtually throwing himself between the belligerents and conjuring them, in the name of Ihe Almighty, to desist in their plan X mutual destruction. 10:30. AlSorse antl-adminl- s Oners'' PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Funday school ll'opyrlghl.i Washington. The metwber of con gress have gone on record as being squarely behind the president and ready to uphold him In bia stand re garding the warning of American! from armed ships of belligerent na tlons. The president on Tuesday complete ly and decisively won. his long fight to clompel congress to acknowledg that it stand a (behind him In the auu marine negotiation with Germany. The celebrated McLemore reaolu tion, around which the t ration forces centered their fight, wat tabled in other words killed just at was the Gore reaoluton for a similar purpose in the senate lani week. Krom the very outset of the fight the president's supporters without re rard to party swept over the oppoal tlon. On the flrst vote, which was a par to prevent liamentary proposition opening the McLemore resolution to amendment and unlimited debate, the administration forces carried the day, On that. 192 Democrats 2.'.6 to 160. 63 Republicans and one Progressive voted to support the administration Twenty-onDemocrats, 132 Republicans, 5 Progressives, 1 Independent and Representative Loudon, the lone Socialist of the house, voted against it. With victory In hand, tbey moved on U the next proposition, the adop tion of a special rule for four hours' dlsoussln of the McLemore resolution, Again they carried the day, thi time 271 to 138, and then pushed their vlcjtory to a conclusion by tabling the McLemore resolution, 276 to 142. Released fromi the bonds of embarrassment forced upon him by the dlssessions In congress which have been represented In foreign capitals as in dlcatlng that be wa making hi de mand on Germany In direct opposl tlon to the sentiment of the elected representatives of the people, Pretl dent Wilson now stand prepared to go on with the submarine negotiations with the central power. ACCUSED WIFE ENDS LIFE. Shoots Children and Then Put Bul let in Her Own Heart. Moab, Utah. Mrs. J. M. Turn bow on Tuesday morning shot her three lit tle children, two of whom died In stantly, and then shot herself through the heart. The tragedy came as a ell max to the killing of Clyde Bailey by J. M. Turnbow on December 24 at Thompsons. People living next door heard the shot. They sent for police officers and broke Into the house. The wo man and her two elder children Ad die, age 12. and Raymond, age 9 years were dead. The youngest child HeMIe, age 6. was badly wounded. It Is believed, however, that the child may live. Mrs. Turnbow left a letter ,ln which ahe explained In detail the reason for the step she proposed to take. She deofared herself Innocent of the charge of her alleged relations .wiUi Bailey, which led up to but death at the hand of Turnbow December 24. In the letter the woman bitterly ar raigned her husband. She declared that It wa 4etter for Ihe children to die than to go through life with a stain on their name. The first trouble between Tumfmw and Bailey over Mrs. Turnbow took ago here. place about thrve year when Turnbow objected to Mrs. Turnbow dancing with Bailey at a dance. According to friends of both Turnbow and Bailey, there wa a fight following th dance. In which Tiirrs'Kjw caused Bailey t' be severely beaten up, Bailey was returning Ijast to Moan, when he boarded a through paseenger train at Grand Junction, and rode to Green River on It-- He then took a W al brain bark lo Thomp- otia. Turnbow, who saw him at Green River, boarded tfc same train and kll'ed Bailey as he alighted from the train at Thompsons. Wilson Congratulate Clark. President Wilson on Washington March 7 wrote a warm lt(er of conrat:tirn to Speaker Champ Clark if the house on the orastnn of his sixty fifth birthday. - Colonel House, who went to Europ Sugar to be Restricted. Congressman Jacob E. Meeker until Vienna. four years age waa In the pulpit. Now The minister of trade an- a the unofficial representative of the he occupies the seat for the Tenth dis- nounces that sugar cards will soon be president, report that Germany ha trict of Missouri in the house of rep- Iritrodured limiting everyone to 1V no desire for war with th United States. resentative. kilograms of sugar monthly. Four More 8teamera Seized. tJsbon. Four German steamers. whkh had taken rr faen In the port of t.ourenco Marque?. Portuguese Kast Africa, have wen ppze and Ihe Portuguese flag hoisted on them. 8ink Several Veiel. fvtrograd. Rossian torpedo txtat lestroyers have bombarded Treliir.ond. the Turkish eapr.rt on the eastern part of the coast of the Black ea. 120 mile anrtbwet of Erwrtm, and have sunk several vessel. Car Shortage In Northwest. Seattle. The car shortage In the Pacific northwest has become so acute that the Northern railroads began Thursday to adopt emergency measure to keep freight moving. Villa Neaf Border. EI Paso, Texas Officer of the Thirteenth Uriited States cavalry patrol Ing th New Mexinan border reported that Francisco Villa was at the Bosque Grande ranch, fifteen miles weol ( Paknas, Chihuahua. Johnson Ordered Out of England.. London. Jak Johnson, the tiegro pugilist, and his wife have left Ixa don for Corunna. Spain. John whs was ordered last week lo leave England. It waa stated at the time that be wtald sail for South America German Raider Ream Pacific. Honolulu. Brltih shipping In the Pacific la endangered by the presence somewhere In Pa ifl4 waters rf a tier man raider. warnings concerning whkh have been lued fry the British admiralty Russian American Consulate Struck, Tbn American conWashington sulate at Trebiiond, a Turkish port of Ihe lilak , waa strurk by a shell faring the bombardment by two It a . in torpedo bewts on March 1 and a Peretaa subjet wss killed. Rebel Driven From Sulfu. Pekin. Official announcement was made here Saturday that the city ot Suifa in the southern part of province bas been recaptured by government troops. Haifa wa taken by rebel forces which advanced from Yunnan province. Sxe-Chue- n Seamen Injured In Enplosion. San Diego, Cal. Six seamen working In the hold of the United State torpedo boat destroyer Preble were severely burned Saturday through the explosion of a can of gasoline. trans-continent- About (he belt wuh the can hive u thst her engagement afcd wedding ling ilull come (too) our More, end that het wedding tilver thall com' ra a boa marked " PARK'S.1 The mark oi PARK 1 a guaisnlee. Our modal price make buying eaiy, BOYD PARK 6 MAKERS OF JEWELRY lIRttr MUN WflNTrn SALT Now Is AND W'OMKN. M KM CUV LAW tnnrto learnthe burher trucle. Hh--s now opn Inr Tool (umMied paid ing. Call ur wrlto Uoler I1bI.it ttubooi, HI., Halt Lake City, Utah. MUST HAVE y 13 Com-meml-il BEEN FILLED UP And Yet Receptacle dln-r- hr-""- w II great ahort timfJHinlr-lrst' . Only iiiny. wriili- - learnand coinmlxHlon In Was Handbag 8am All Carry. Just an 0r as They "You say that you left your email! handbag on the train, madam," said the polite young man at the counter In the department of the railroad station la which articles left on train were, to be found, If found at all, write Morris Wad In Judge. "Will youj please describe the bag and its con-- j ' tent?" "Well, It waa a small handbag of black glazed leather about seven or eight Inches long and five or six. Inches wide. I am not sure that I can describe all of the contents, but 1 know that there was In the bag a handkerchief with a narrow lace edge, a couple; of matinee tickets, three samples of ribbon, a sample of taffeta silk, pala-blue-; a door key and two little key; a laundry list, a pair of white kid gloves, a receipt for a skirt I bad left to be dyed, two spools of thread, a card of hooks and eyes, a newspaper recipe, for a fruit salad, a little newspaper) poem I bad taken a fancy to, a smalt ball of darning cotton, a yard and a halt of Hamburg Insertion, a manicure bruah, a bat pin. 20 trading stamps, a card of tluy pearl buttons, a shoe but tonbook, a little bottlo of smelling salts and a bottle of camphor tabletaJ Yes, and a little pearl and gold vanity box and a short lead pencil and a shopping list and a little silver glove and a part of a paper of plna and a calendar printed on a little cell lulold card snd It seems to me that was about all. As I say. It was a very, small bag and I think I have named; the greater part of Its contents." "The greater part of Its contents. said the clerk as he went to look If she could put bag. all that Into a five by seven-inchandt bag. she could put the contents of a seven-rooflat Into a suitcase," but-ton- er up-th- e "Gee-whiz- HE'S POSSUM OF SNAKE TRIBE Spreading Adder Seeks to Terrify, but Really Is Nothing More Than a Big Bluff. He's a sly creature, this snake. When e's discovered and trapped bell make such a hullabaloo about It. with hi hissing and contortions, that If you're not wise to the fact that he's only bluffing you're sure to bo frightened, says the Philadelphia North American. If you're acquainted with him. however, and refuse to run, he'll give, one final twist and roll over on bla bark. Just as though he bad made up hi mind to die and aave you the trou- ble of killing biro. But don't be fooled. He's only playing possum. He's th spreading adder. ills tricks have resulted In all aorta Cf wild storle about bitn. Many people believe he's poisonous, because be spreads his bead out fist and blsse when he's disturbed. As a matter of fact he couldn't hurt you If you, picked him up by fbe head. He's only bluffing when be hlsse. Then there's another story about tba spreading adder lo the effect that h will bite himself and fall over dead. This belief romes from his habit of playing possum when be sees he's cor ered and can't escape. The spreading adder I about thirty Inches long, a reddish brown and blotched snd spotted. He lives In dry woods snd on aandy hillsides, and eata toads and Insects. He's also called the blowing viper or the hog nosed ad- der. Oil Tank's Greet Danger. vVnen a barn Is burned, lightning baa set the fire In one rase out of five. When a church Is burned, lightning Is the cause In one Instance out of every sit. When a srhoolhous to burned. It la lightning that does the mischief in one of every twenty case. There is one kind of structure, bow-eve- r, that far aurpasses the bara la point of liability to destruction by lightning. This Is the oil tank. Four out of every ten fires that dMroy oil tanks are caused by lightning. "Can Time to Lie Still. dead In a battle "Not ma efl.r aa yew eener "Hat'splay eaav " yon think. You mustn't Jump when over your prosLoniaviilii Cnurlor Jni.d. me cannon are fired trate tial. body." Proof of Its Influence. t 1... ..b neve any effect on the people V asked norgaanu les, replies; th political manager. "It ha influenced . their attltBdn a ami fore last thy Invited yoa to speak. This week tbey eay they dare yon to again." Washington Star. THd that r'w rt u-u- pli Oemeetle Science. ( an vow show ftrida-e-t coor Bella "Certainly; Stella tiowr ten aer Just another U 10 watt an and do It I ' |