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Show THE H-DO- $600,000 FIRE r scents (Conducted by National Council or the Boy Scouts of America.) ST. LOUIS HONORS SCOUTS Louis celebrated the week of as Boy Scout week, to the reut interest of the community. The mayor of the city Issued the following proclamation fti connection with the event : Whereas, The American boy embodies the Ihij of clviilzutlon and progress of our country, our stute and our clly, as the boy of today U the man of tomorrow, and Whereas, livery citizen' has a responsibility to encourage all efforts that have for their purpose Influence slid training of boys, so they may develop tc th stature of munhood, safe, clean and prepared to undertake their individual parts In the work of the world with an understanding of their obligations as citizens, husbands and fathers ; and Whereas, The president of the Boy Scouts of America, Colin H. Living-ton- e of Washington, D. C a man of large affairs. Is making a special trip to St. Louis at personal sacrifice to encourage and counsel with the local boy scout organization; and Whereas, The boy scout movement In this community has been given gratifying Impetus during the last two years, resulting in many forward steps such as the purchase and full payment for a "wonderful camp site In the Ozarks, a broadening of the scope of the work Id St. Louis, participation In the Francis Home for Boy Scouts, and Junior Chamber of Commerce; and Whereas, The citizens of St. Louis are obligated to the boy scouts for valuable service rendered on- numerous occasions, such as the various .campaigns during the war, the very efficient handling of the ushering at the Municipal opera, and in fact every public function where their services are St. April 4 to 9 . UTAH OIL REFINING COMPANY 8CENE OF FIRE WHICH ILLUIM-INATE- S HEAVENS FOR .MILES IDAHO, OREGON AND WASHINGTON GROWERS AGREE TO NATIONAL MARKETING PLAN Lightning Strikes Tank Causing Severe Property Loss and Scatters Death In Heroic Twenty-twHour Battle With Flames 240 Farmer Salt Lake Two deud, two are said to be dying, and forty-siwere Injured, four seriously. In the fire at the plant of the Utah Oil Refining company in the northwest section of the city which started at 6 o'clock Saturday night and which was not placed under control until Sunday afternoon. Damage to the plant of the company Is estimated by It officials at between $500,000 and An agreement between tht Chicago. executive committee of the United States Grain Growers, Inc., and George .C. Jewett, Spokane, Wash., general manager of the Northwest Wheat Growers' association, was announced Saturday by which the coast organization composed of 2400 fanners in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, is to become a component part of the United States Grain Growers' Inc. The feature of the agreement Is the stipulation that the coast farmers must pay the $10 membership required by the of th U. S. Grain Growers' the only concession being that it may be paid by the far west organization members in installments, the last $3 per member being due when V. S. Grain Growers' exclusive contracts are in use in that section, planned for June, 1922. 'This contract establishes a policy that will mean much to farmers back ing the TJ. S. Grain Growers Inc.," said President C. H. Gustafson of Lin coln, Neb. "It ha-- been established that no group will be admitted on a basis that differs from that offered en indi vidual. The fact that we granted the Pacific northwest farmers an extension of time to meet the payment is only an elaboration of the policy of accepting notes from persons who are unable to meet their mmbership obligations at the time solicitors call. We wrere able to accept this plan because the growers In Washington, Oregon and Idaho are well organized and It will be unnecessary for us to do solicitation work In that field," Before the agreement becomes effective it must be approved by a U. S. Grain Growers' committee. The Northwest Wheat Growers' association Is said to hav contracts that assure It of handling at least 50,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. of Coast States Merge With Eastern Growers and Form Organization that Assures Market For Crop At Far Prices o x $600,000. The dead are Walter Rommey, Jr., 19 years of age, son of Walter Rommey of the Fairmont apartments, and Mrs. Mary Ellen Clark Milner; and George H. Larrabee, 19 years old, son of Mr. and M-- i. George J. Larrabee, 149 West Sever South street. Both men met death when a sheet of flame which career-'-flghtln- - self-relian- o p n timated at$lWA Argentine Inereasee Army Despite disarm Buenos Aires. sient proposals, the strength of the Argentine army is not being reduced as the conscripts of the 1920 rla he. Ing called to the colors number 21.005, asalnst 17.74.1 cslled tip a year ago The Increase Is due to the adoption of scheme by the minister of wsr for the reorganization of the tuml forces, The strength of the Infntitry cotiiptiriie men. will he n.".w nn'nlering :r 1?V nnil there n ,11 ,','o ;.e st in St) -- en .i s'reii.tli (if nn.Mi'r, SLUMP SUFFERED REVERSE VOTE by-la- MAN Y STATES BIG STANDING ARMY UNITED 8TATES EMPLOYMENT SENATE PASSES APPROPRIATION BULLETIN REPORTS CONDIBILL PROVIDING FOR TIONS IN WESTERN 8TATES FIGHTING MEN Mining and Railroad Depression Giv en As Reason for Curtailment In State of Utah Idaho and Nevada 150,000 Men Will be Taken Care of In Measure Just Passed in Senate; 75,000 Men Will Be Dis- Washington. "Unemployment 18 pre. valent throughout Utah," says a bulle tin Just issued by the United States employment service, based on advices from District Director Glenn M. Coe of Denver. Some building is reported In the state, a number of public project are being planned, and prospects for employment In railroad occupations are somewhat brighter. It Is not probable there will be any marked improvement until the mining depression is relieved." Taking up especially the situation as regards unemployment in the various cities In Utah and in neighboring states, the report continues: "Much unemployment In Salt Lake City has resulted from continued de pression in mining, limited railroad activities and sluggish building operations. Public improvements and other activities are being planned in order to relieve the situation. Employment In mercantile lines is considerably cur tailed owing to downward trend of retail business. Improvement depends on return to more normal conditions gen erally. "There is little change In the situa tion at Ogden. Prospects for employment In some railroad lines are a little brighter. Building operation and Retail public works continue active. purchasing is described as conserva tive. While as light upward trend is noted in railroad activities, other lines remain quiet In 'Wyoming. Seasonal operations continue to offer employ ment to a limited number. An abun dance of general labor Is reported. "The employment situatlou In Chey enne has Improved during the month. A slight trend upward is shown In railroad occupation, while building op erations and an extensive program of public Improvements will offer employment to considerable numbers. Retail sales have decreased. Improved conditions are looked for within the next two months. "Depressed conditions In coal min ing and railroad occupations continue at Rock Springs. Seasonal activities have provided work for a limited number, but have not been sufficient to efImfect any general Improvement. mediate betterment Is not expected. "Considerable unemployment exists In mining In Nevada. In railroad occupations the prospects for employ ment are slightly better. Lumbering nd public works are to a limited ex tent counteracting the depressions in other lines. No marked Improvement is anticipated in the Immediate future. "At Reno little change was noted dur ing the month, except In mining and railroading, which offered somewhat brighter prospects of reemployments. It is exacted that unemployment will be reduced within the next sixty days. following Improved conditions In both Industrial and merchsntlle lines. Washington. In an unexpected reversal of Tuesday's vote, the senate Wednesday decided, 36 to 32, to reduce the strength of the army to 150,000 men charged from Army mately 75,000 men before the middle of next February. The action came as a complete sur prise after the action Tuesday by which the senate adopted by vote of 3 to 30, the military affairs committee' recommendation designed to keep the strength of the army from falling be low 169,000 men. When the army bill was brought up Wednesday for final action, a seperate roll call on the size of the army was demanded. The result was a victory for the economy drive of Insurgent Republicans, led by Senator Borah of Idaho, allied with virtually the solid Democratic votes. The military committee's amendment provided pay for a minimum army of of this 209,000 men. The rejection amendment automatically restored the house provision requiring reduction of the army to 120,000 men, which Secretary of War Weeks declared would be ruinous. Senator Wadworth of New Tor, chairman of the military committee appealed to the senate not to Insist upon so drastic a reduction, and proposed an amendment prvlding funds for aa army of not less than 150,000. The senate relented somewhat and agreed to this amendment without a roll call. All but two votes for an army of 169,000 men were cast by Republicans. The two exceptions were Senator Myers of Montana and Senator Fletcher of Florida, Democrats. The twelve Insurgent Republicans and twenty-fou- r Democrats accomplished the defeat of The the larger army amendment. twelve Insurgent were Borah, Capper, Gooding, Harreld, Jones of Washington Kenyon, Ladd, LaFollette. McNary. Xerris. Townsend and Willi. SIR JAMES M. L0WTHER f. ) . ' '' - : , J. v ' vA' , VI f Old Ceupl Wed utiles go. A marriage license was Issued Saturday to S. II. Meritt, 81, and Mrs. IxuIm Vaughan. 83. The couple are the oldest to apply for a license In the history of the marriage license Sir James M. Lewther, fer 1 year bureau. Merrltt said he was getting speaker ef the British house ef married because he was lonesome. men, ha rtUred. Lid Lifted in Pueblo Idaho Man Fer Collector Announcement wn mnde l)enver. and Washington. Senators Gooding Frank J. Medina Borah of Idsho Thursday united In here Tuesday by director for Colofederal prohibition of Will recommending the apHlntment rado, that alt liquor restrictions had iam Kent of Runners Ferry as collec been lifted for thirty days at Pueblo, tor of ntnm for the as so emergency measure In combating district, to succeed A. J. King of Mon- the posll)e spread of desease In the tana. temocratlr Incumbent. The of- flood are The order, Mr. Medina fice riy per annum. Headqusrt- - aid, wns Issued following Instruct ion ri re locnted t ers of till tlrH.e,TH fr,,m ,hp fP,l.rnl prohibiten; i Helcnn. I'iHllr the collicfornh:p has' Washington. offlrp .,j)oner rdi l Montana., but that (i ft.- - oTIclals there hnd been advised a IteuM'cnn nrifors, at I'uclilo Unit fJW If iv h' nltli .niilh'irlflc fhe p'u n wMI go to Mah. ,the s tp see. ned necesary. -- tdnho-Montsn- :l'-t- I ! a tn '', I ) PUEBLO READY FOR REBUILDING City Passes Emrgency Crisis and Pre pares for Work of Reconstruction Pueblo, Colo. Pueblo Sunday passed Its emergency crisis and the work of reconstruction began Monday, according to an official statement by the American Red Cross disaster relief administration, which is in charge of all relief work In the Pueblo district. Monday commenced the rehabilita tion of the 1500 famlles made Robert dependent by the flood, Gast of the c 1 1 z e n s' com mittee of twenty and representing the city In alt relief matters, said Sunday there I a supply to meet alll persent that further shipments of food and clothing should not be sent In at pres ent by outside organization, since there Is asupply to meet all present needs In Red Cross warehouse or In transit to thl city. "What we need now Is money In large amounts to help us feed, house and rehabilitate the destitute on a broad plan deslgnd to eliminate the bread line and to make men and woInstead of remain men ing objects of cTtartty." AH refugee camp In Pubelo are be ing financed and operated under the direction of th Red Cross. The camp plan of caring for storm sufferers has been adopted pending the completion of rebuilding permanent home Appeals by the municipality of Pueblo and local buslnss men to the mayors of all large ctrle In the country asking that money contribution be sent at once to the Red Cros were sent out. 1 g BANKERS WILL ASSIST WEST JOIN EASTERN POOL n. Sixteen boy scouts of Dubuque spent their spring vacation on a canoeing 'trip down" the Maquoke'a river. Id recognition of the One service of the Boy Scout of America during the war, a new oil tanker built by the Bwtftsure Company of Portland, Ore., was launched recently under the nam of the Swlftscout and christened with a bottle of water from Wehtum Lake the scoot summer camp, by llsrol Adams, the ranking scout of I'rttiiO' s WESTERN GROWERS SALT LAKE CITY - SCOUTS. NEPHI, UTAH. S, To and Fro AT preceded an explosion of the contents of a tank of gasoline distillate enveloped them, giving neither a chance to escape. Rommey and Larrabee met their death while they were working between the two largest tanks on the company property. The southernmost of the two large tanks was a mass of red flame and black smoke and every effort was being centered upon throwing streams of water on the large tank to the north, which wns, at the time of the explosion, nearly emptied of Its contents. With at least twenty others who had been fighting the flames all night, they found themselves In the sump which surrounded the tank. Hauling on a heavy hose which carried a force of water sufficient to fell led; a man at a distance of more fhan 100 Therefore, As mayor of the city of St. Louis, I hereby proclaim the week feet, they crawled down into the sump of April 4 to 9, 1921, as Boy Scout and began to play streams of water were week, and request the mothers and upon the threatened tank. Both fathers and all other citizens of St working in opposite sections of the Louis to give special thought, atten- sump, intent upon subduelng the tion and encouragement to the boy flames and preventing their spread. Then came the flash of the explo-ilocout activities and organization durRomney, acordlng to others who ing that week, as evidence of their lore for boys and their genuine appre- had been working by his aide, was ciation of a movement which has been engulfed In flames. He had no chance defined as "a process of making to escape and fell back Into the sump, When his real men out of real boys with a real already filed by water. program," and which leads the boy In body was found Sunday, there was early life to do his duty to Ood and every indication that he had met country, to help other people at all fleath by scalding and drowning, as times and to keep physically strong, the water In the sump was extremely mentally awake and morally straight. hot. Larrabee, working In the same sump r, THE FIGHTING SPIRIT. northwesterly from Romney, apparently felt the full force of the sheet A statement by an Eagle scout : of flame which preceded the explohimself a person has proved Many Only his skeleton was recoveran utter failure in life because he sion. Identification by his father ed and lacked the pep and the push that com- was established only by bits of clothsuccess. pel ing that had been taken from the been brought up to put hi. shoulder of a cap his father rec to the wheel. He lacked that great the fragments virtue so vitally Important, so neces- Ognlzed. At the morgue the father al to was able to make partial ldentifl g uccesoiJ sary for ration because of he size of the . spirit! One of the objects of the no scout charred remains. La nn bee's body was not In the large organization la to teach umi) when found, but Just west of and persistency; to stick to a proposition till tt la accomplished: to use the dike which makes the sump. That discouragement as an Impetus toward he was In water to his waist at the that accomplishment. What finer les- time of the explosion Is plainly Inli son could there be? The boy rut Is cated. Flesh was clinging to the taught to carry his own load Without hones below the waistline, but the murmur, without "pulling a long upper part of the corpse was entirley face" or falling by the wayside and to free of flesh. It was In this same sec earry It with a smile. Each and ev- tion that Mayor Neslen lute Sun ery scout la taught to meet the turn- day afternoon picked up a charred ing of fate without a flinch. akin bone that physicians say Is that Thoagh- the boy scouts' motto Is "Be of a human, and the finding of which prepared," we might supplement It lea? o the theory that the death toll with stm another: "Don't give up will he more than two. The hone Is till the whistle blows." that of a human, according to Dr. J, Take the average scout; what Is J. Galllgan, who said last night that failure to blmT He Is taught to smile an examination showed that It had In all the hits harder, He t defeat. recently been filled with blood only to attain more determined than before The fire burned fiercely for twen bis goal. He takes pride In this spirit hours. During Saturday night and climbs the hill under his own succeeded In confining the firemen doand the under not powers power, wooden-totank, which ings of others. He puts full faith la flames to the himself and builds his castle on the had 'been struck by lightning. How foundation of persistency. He stands ever, the flames spread to another container a short dis for the square deal, for all that Is 2.000.000-galloJust In life, and In standing for these tance away, which had been partly principles he stands for what his en- emptied. As the fire reached this tire organization represents. lank It exploded and oil poured forth be licked tip by the flames and BOY SCOUT FRIEND TO TREES. watered with alarming rapidity The flames which spread from the Every boy scout Is a pledged contank after the explosion Sunday large run not lie will only servationist, engulfed a frame cottsge, lomorning for-est the risk of being responsible for a of the plant and faring east cated lire himself, but be will preach the North Third West street. In less thsn hows and whys of forest fire prevenan hour the small structure had hum tion wherever he goes. He will not rd down completely and only a few In any willfully hack or Injure fee - rafter and scattered .smouldering In way, and he will Interest himself bricks from the foundation were left like sorts all of eoemles tree fighting to msrk the site. The house wss own the. pine blister and the twit caterpiled by the company and rented by an and he friends are his trees The lar? whenemployee. The occupants moved out a Is ready to do them good turn early In the day and the lo wss es opportunity offers. USY BOY TIMES-NEW- WILL RAISE FIFTY MILLION FOR CREDITS TO INDUSTRIES IN THE UNITED STATES Western Bankers Must Supply Re mainder of Sum Required; Conference Called for Chicago Soon to Complete Plans Washington. Eastern bankers have agreed to furnisli half of the $50,000,-00- 0 corporation fund which Is being organized by the treasury and federal resene board to furnish additional credit facilities for the livestock industry. This assurance haa been given, It was stated Monday following the conference of lust week In which J. P. Morgan represted eastern bankers. The other $25,000,000 must be rais ed by western bankers. Possibility of raising the amount will come up for consideration at the conference of western bunkers to be held in Chicago A committee representing the eastern bankers will attend the meeting. White ettatera uuuers Wut iuue a substantial vuutnuuuou to the iiuoi, the Chicago bunks will be asiteu io lake charge ot the details of the scneme. mooiucn Iuuuh raluer uiau lor a ivvu- jeur pcriuu us i'ua ueuu Urgetl. 'iud aix lnoutiis puper Wiu ue auuj.i to iu- vicw upuu uiaiui'Uy una reuenui il ute loans iu six Uiuuiiid perious, Uie puper reserve uuuna. xne loans will ot-u-r will be eii;Lie lor rediscount ut uc cuYeui ruus. It id intended time the Chicago bunks ahull bundle the loans tiuuugu banks el-ti- st in the cuttle growing sections or In through cattle loun companies. this vvuy "it will be possible to use ex isting credit nmcuuery, which will fu- clitute matters. Handling of the matter through pri vate bunking channels is regarded as desirable because of the urgency of the situation. The purpose Is to facilitate the an nual movement of cattle feeders from the southwest to Idaho, Montana, Wy oming and other northwestern states. Among those who will attend the Chicago conference Is Senator Stan-fiel- d of Oregon, wlio also participated in the meeting of last week in Wash ington. "I belelve that private credits to the amount of $50,000,000 would aid materially in the crisis now present in our country." said Senator Stanfield in discussing the livestock situation Tuesday. "Naturally' I desre to have the financial problem handled through private hands than through governmental aid. The Chicago conference ought to establish definitely whether there Is any need for federal legisla tion. Private capital or federal credit must work to save a situation that I headed straight for a meat famine." HARVEY AGAIN UNDER ATTACK Senate Would Have . President Call Ambassador Home Senator Harrison, Washington. Dmocrat, Mississippi, Introduced Monday a resolution requesting President Harding to Inform the aenat whether "there la as much reason and Justifi cation for a rep rem and or the recall of Ambassador George W. Harvey for his Piltgrlm's day speech of May 19, 1921. as for the reprimand or recall of Admin ral Wm. S. Sim for hi speech ef June 7, 1921." The resolution also would have th president adlvse the senate on thee point: "Whether he was consulted or knew of the purported speech of Ambassador narvey or undertaken to ascertain "Whether he or, through hi direction, the secretary of state ha pro. tested or reprimanded Ambassador Hsrvy or undertaken to ascertnln wherther the ambassador was correctly quoted in the American newspaper." Senator narrison sought Immediate consideration of his resolution, hut objection by Senator Curtis of Kansas, Pepubllcnn whip forced It over. Senator ITarrison declesred Ambassador Harvey' statement that we were "afraid not to fight" was an Insult to every soldier, sailor and marl nee who nerved under the Stars and Stripes. Fish Leave Home Rochester. Men and boys fishing In the Zumbro river, about two mile north of here, were tartled Thursday when hundreds of cropte. suckers and sun fish suddenly leaped high out of the water and landed on the banks. At one farm four men worked an hour tossing fish back Into the water. Many of the fish died before they could be thrown back. The belief was expressBiographer I Dead ed that a poisonous substance poured Wilmington. Del. Dr. John W. JorInto the river through Rochester" dan. 80. editor of the Encyclopedia of sewer was responsible. American Biography died at his horn Sunday. "Luke M'Luk" DU. ' Clnnclnnatl. Jame S. Hastings Federation ef Women In Session (Luke McLuke.) widely known a a The General Federation of Women died man at and humorist, newspaper Clubs Is In session at Salt Lake Ctlv. midnight Friday at a Cincinnati hospiml representatives from all over Unittal following an operation for appendl. ed State are In attendance. citls. He was 5.1 year old. Italy Support BHtain Add New Wing to Airplane London. Italy haa assured Great New York. Invention of a new air Brttndo full support for the British plane wing which It Is claimed will In- plan tn reestablish authority of the crease the carrying cnpaclty of a mn commission of control In the dischine five times, add to Its seed and turbed area of Upper Silevla. It nermlt landing In a small area wa known Monday. A fw French nade known Saturday by U. M. Will sre aiding the Bristlsh In the roops of the Dnvtoi inw. gencrnl tiinnui-e- r 'IMr'.rts where the advance Is proceed-n- r. rrlir!it conipnnv. "The w'm v III Ir The BritMh have drawn tip the "peed of en onl'ttnrr twwn' the explosion of the In. tfdule or oommerHnl Dirt''''" to 12." view to rlenrlnz out trifen's 1h "l'e sn hour and Its 'nd of r tt rfi n o" "veelt. Ai'l J"- t'emi'. 'vpi n- - iirlthand's frrn 4') of the French .g fn nhri'n lie f I poiiml, ' ed be-ai- re-n- e f-- r |