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Show THE UTAH MAY HAVE OPEN FLAME LAMPS EXTRA SESSION R EC MM E m I TIMES-NEW- m mm NEPHI. UTAH S, M m m E IS FAMOUS m learn of the Kripham inline University, State Champions for 1925 Kasketha TAKEN BY --m. Wi Land Commission And Appropriation Measures May Require Extra Session of Legislators COAL MINE DISASTER WHICH COST FIFTY LIVES UNDER DISCUSSION INDIANA 1 BALL tftK Grand Jury Urges Legislation; Coal Operators and Miners Favor Naked Lights For Safety Of Salt Lake. Unless some way can ings through the court, or through legal construction, to unravel the tangle in which the Sixteenth legislature left matters. Governor George H. Dern may have to call a special session of the legislature, which, it Is believed, most citizens in the state will disapprove. The manner in which the appropriation bill and the land commission bills are written furnish a problem, and possibly the only solution will be by way of new legislation, and this would necessitate an extra session of the legislature, which would cost a considerable sum. Governor Dern is empowered under the constitution to convene the legislature in extra session when an emergency arises, and this Is done by proclamation, which sets forth Just what the call Is for, and no other business except what is stated In the call or which the governor may suggest can be transacted, except that the legislature may pass an appropriation measure providing for the xpense of the special session. There have been two extra sessions of the legislature. One was called Just after statehood, when the date for the convening of the first legislature was omitted in the constitution, and the other in 1919, when Governor Bamberger convened the legislature to meet in special session for the purpose of acting on the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States extending the right of suffrage to women. The amendment was ratified in Joint resolution No. 1, which was passed October 2, approved on October 3, 1919, and in effect on that date. The vote ratifying the amendment was: In the senate, ayes 17; absent, 1. In the house, ayes, 40, absent, 6. bills were passed In all, twenty-twand became laws, which included an appropriation bill for contingent expenses of $7500; an appropriation for erection of additional buildings at the state mental hospital and providing for a state securities bill, the measure supplanting the law enacted at the regular session previous. In addition a proposed amendment to the constitution of the state was passed relating to the rights of action to recover damages for injuries resulting in death and which-w- as submitted to the people at the next general election, the same to become effective January 1, 1921; also a senate Joint memorial memorializing congress to pass legislation necessary to quiet title to mineral lands included in the sections of public lands granted the state under the enabling act, and a house Joint memorial favoring the ratification of the treaty of peace with Germany, the leagua of nations to enforce peace. The special session convened on September 20, 1919, and adjourned sine die October 6, 1919. o Sullivan. Ind. The Sullivan county grand jury has sent a message to Governor Edward Jackson at Indianapolis recommending certain legislation to help in preventing repetitions of the recent disaster in this or other Indiana coal fields in the future. The grand jury investigated the disaster at the City Coal company's mine which resulted In the death of fifty-onmen February 20. The witnesses examined included William H. oroner, and A. O. Daily, chief Inspector for the Indiana bureau of mines and mining. The message to the governor follows: "We are members of the Sullivan country grand jury and the prosecuting attorney of said county respectfully urge you to exert your influence and good offices with the Indiana state legislature as follows: "1. Period to effect passing of the bill providing for rock dusting in coal mines warranted by conditions. "2. To oppose the socalled safety lamp measure." Coal operators and miners here Insist upon use of the open flame lamps and as a result of their expressed views, coupled with the statements of Coroner McGrew and Inspector Dally, the legislature will not consider a measure for the exclusive use of safety lamps, it is said. Reasons were given by the operators and miners, one being that the use of the electric lamp would necessitate the carrying of heavy batteries to supply current while the carbide lamp was small and comparatively light. Another reason was that the open flame warned the miners of the presence of small amounts of gas, an increased flare in the open lamp indicating that gas was seeping Into the workings and steps could then immediately be taken to ventilate a mine and drive the gas out before enough gas accumulated to cause an explosion. ,fA ""Vl 7 isJ fljf ( Is I J ' i Front row. left to right: Fred "Buck" Dixon, forward: Orin "Bob" Howard, captain, guard; Golden "Kid" Romney, center; Grant "Rags" Ingersoll, center; Reed Stewart, forward; Paul Packard, guard. Back row, left to right: Paul Thome, guard; Lowell Biddulph, forward; Elwood, "Rip" Gled- hill, forward; Monte Groesbeck, forward; Wesley Lloyd, forward; Fred "Frosty" Richards, forward. Provo. Once again the basketball more than one third of the contests team of the Brlgham Young Univer- held in the state in the last fifteen sity carried off the state pennant. years. Practically the same men This is the second state championship have been on the B. Y. U. squad durthis same team has won. They won ing the past two years. the pennant in the state in 1924 as Fred Dixon, and Reed Stewart, forwell as an unofficial Rocky Mountain wards; Grant Ingersoll and Golden championship when they defeated the Romney, centers; and Orin Howard Colorado champions in the Y. gymna and' Paul Packard, guards; have made sium in the spring of 1924. At that remarkable records as. basketball time, however, the conference was men. The other men on the squad, awarding no championships. though new, have shown excellent The record made by the Brigham ability during this year. Alvin Twitehell is coach; Ralph, Young University in basketball has been a remarkable one-- the teams "Buddy" Keeler is the graduate manof that Institution having won far ager of athletics. , CHINESE LEADER WARREN FAILS TO , GET NOMINATION GALLED By DEATH AFTER LINGERING FOR SEVERAL PRESIDENT'S CHOICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL MEETS WITH MONTHS DR. YAT SEN DIES COLD SHOULDER AT PEKIN HOME New York. Walter Camp, founder of modern intercollegiate football, died while sleeping in his room In the Hotel Belmont. He was In his sixty-sixtyear. Coming to New York on March sixta to attend the conference of the intercollegiate football rules committee, of which he was secretary, the former Yale player, coach and critic succumbed to angina pectoris, which overtook him In his bed after he had returned from the committee's first session at the Hotel Pennsylvania. u ne Doay was iouna Dy wmiam vy. gridiron Roper, Princeton's head coach, and W. S. Langford of Trinity, who were sent to the Belmont by the committee after Mr. Camp had failed to appear for the morning's meeting. to repeated Getting no response knockings at the room door, they summoned hotel officials, who forced an entrance. Mr. Camp, In his pajamas, was in bed, apparently asleep. An examination, however, showed that he was dead. The body was taken to Mr. Camp's home at New Haven, Conn., the seat of the university he served so illusWalter triously for many years. Camp, Jr., of New York, the great coach's only son, and himself once a Yale halfback, and Mr. Roper accompanied the body. Members of the rules committee said that Mr. Camp was in the best of health and spirits at Friday's session. At midnight the meeting adjourned until 9:30 o'clock Saturday and Mr. Camp went to his hotel. When the time arrived for session, which was to approve changes in the intercollegiate playing regulations, the secretary was not in his place. After a brief delay, the meeting opened without him. An hour later E. K. Hall, Dartmouth, chairman of the committee, decided to investigate and, after a telephone call to the Belmont brought the report, "Mr. Camp's room does not answer," Mr. Roper and Mr. Langford were sent in search of the secretary. from Mr. Getting no response Camp's room. Roper and Langford hurried to the office of J. R. Clark, assistant manager of the hotel. Together the three men forced the door and found the body on the bed. Dr. J. R. A. Lang, house physician, said Mr. Camp had died in his sleep of a heart attack. This was confirmed later by Dr. Thomas A. Gonzales, assistant medical examiner. Mrs. Camp was notified by telephone at New Haven, but it was decided that she would not attempt the journey to New York then. Her son, a New York business man, together with Roper and other members of the rules committee, took charge of the 'China's Dawes Absence Responsibile For Defeat of Confirmation When Senators Change Their Vote To Tie upon Peking. Dr. Sun Yat-Sewhose head the Manchurian dynasty fixed a price of $200,000 when Dr. Sun was campaigning for a republic In China, died here from cancer of the liver. He was 63 years old. Called "China's man of destiny" by many. Dr. Sun was identified with al most every phase of public life in hi3 country. He was first president of the republic created in 1912, and iln recent years he had maintained an administration styled the "Southern government of China," at Canton. In his declining years he opposed the central government at Peking. Dr. Sun was stricken when he arrived here late In January as a delegate to a conference having for its purpose tbe unification of China. Dr. Sun's experience as a surgeon In his youth provided him with a sustaining philosophy during his last days. Ills physicians said that the extension of the Ufa of their patient was due to his refusal to admit the seriousness of his condition since he underwent an operation on January 26. Dr. Sun believed until the last that he would recover. At his deathbed Dr. Sun was surrounded by members of his family and several leaders in the Kuomlng-lanparty, party, the Sun Yat-Sewho were attracted to Peking by the approaching death of their leader. "I want to bo embalmed like my friend Lenin, the Russian leader," said Dr. Sun Just before he died. He asked also that he be buried at Nanking, where he first served as presi- President Coolidge Washington. was advised by Republican leaders in the senate not to resubmit the nomination of Charles B. Warren of Michigan, to be attorney general, because it could not be confirmed. The leaders who visited the White House said the chief executive had given them no indication as to what his course would be, but some were of the opinion that he would make another selection. Mr. Coolidge was informed that the full support for Mr. Warren had been counted in the vote, when the nomination was rejected, 40 to 40, the absent Republican senators favorable to confirmation being paired with senators in opposition. Indications that a new name might arrangements. be sent to the senate revived discusWhen the news reached tne coachsion among senators as to the possi- es in session at the Pennsylvania, the bility of confirming such a selection, meeting was immediately adjourned should it be made from among the and members of the committee oflist of men who were under consid- fered their services to assist in the eration when Mr. Warren was chos- funeral preparations. en. These included Arthur P. Rugg, chief justice of the Massachusetts suArmy Buys Nine Airplanes preme court; Governor Groesbeck of Santa Monica, Cal. Nine cargo Michigan, and others. A new name which appeared In carrying airplanes for the army trans have been ordered continental speculation over the vacant post was from the airway company, builders Douglas that of Judge Wallace McCamant of of the world flight cruisers, for de Portland, Ore., whose selection is said to have been urged vigorously upon livery not later than July 1, Vice the White House. It was Judge Mc- President II. II. Witzel of the com Camant who upset the plans of Re- pany said here. The first of the cargo carriers will be delivered April publican party leaders at the Chica- IS. go convention In 1920 by placing the name of Calvin Coolidge in nominaCommittee to Consider Rates tion for vice president and stampeding the convention to him. Washington. An Interstate com Chairman Cummins of the Judici- merce commission hearing will be ary committee, who had charge of held April 27 In Seattle to consider the Warren nomination m tne senate, application of Northwestern railroads was the first to present his views to to reduce through passenger rates the president. Iater Senators Wat- from Chicago, St. Louis and other son of Indiana, Moses of New HampMidwestern terminals to the Pacific and coast. shire, Reed of Pennsylvania Wadsworth of New York discussed tho situation at an hour's conference Tax On Visitors with the president. Tho senators said Naples, Italy. The royal commls afterwards that Mr. Coolidge offered sar has issued a decree that all vis no comment. itors to Naples, except students, ecand functionaries engaged clesiastics Auto Children Toll 6,400 of their duties, in the performance Thirty-twChlcngo. per cent of tax of 10 per cent the 20,000 persons killed in Automo- must pay a sojourn bile accidents last year were children of the price of their lodgings. This under 15 years of age, the National applies to all classes of hotels and lodging houses. Safety council statistics disclose. Society Relieved From Loss Prohibition Chiefs In Court Rock Island, 111. As the result of Philadelphia. Six of the highest conferences held at the Modern Wood prohibition officials In tho country men of America head offices hero were summoned by the specral fedhas been relieved of all the society eral grand Jury Investigating legal in connection with the alcohol withdrawals. Major Roy A. renponsibllity sale and of $150,000 worth of forgery Haynes, federal prohibition commisChristian county (111.) school bonds. O. his James Brltt, sioner; counsel, and Dr. James M. Doran, chief of the The two bond houses which originally purchased the Issues from II. H alcohol permit bureau at Washingof Chicago and later sold them White were summoned from the capi- to ton, Woodmen have voluntarily asthe tal and appeared before tbe jury sumed tbe entire financial toss. here. Man of Destiny" Has Members of Family and Leaders of Political Party At His Bed Side Eggs Benny Leonard Benny Leonard, retired lightweight champion, and now an actor, was egged by an Irate spectator at a theatre this week, according to information received by tbe state athletic commission. The matter came up during a discussion by the board of riotous behavior by spectators at bouts. Three eggs were thrown at Leonard, one landing on the stage, another striking a spectator in the orchestra and the third hitting a railing and then dripping down in the orchestra pit, the commission' was inNew York. formed. d d ten-stor- DEAD Was In New York To Attend Session of Rules Committee; Was Friend To All Kinds of Manly Sports e Spectator IS FOUND h Pines Treaty Is Ratified The twenty-year-olWashington. treaty recognizing Cuban sovereignty over the Isles of Pines has been by the senate. Just before the final roll call a reservation by Senator Borah. Republican, Idaho, providing that all provisions of existing and future treaties between the United States and Cuba shall apply to the inPublic Land Opened to Entry habitants of the Isle of Pines, was ordert adopted without a record vote. Washington. Classification published by the interior department designated 60.000 acres In Arizona, Office Church Is Planned Idaho ami Washington as nonirrlgabla rians to replace the Washington.and declared them open to homestead of the First Constructure present entries. Nearly 150,000 acres in Idachurch here, which is gregational were listed Utah and Mexico New ho, by President and Mrs. Cool-I(igunder the stock raising homestead "office-churcha with law and designated for entry In tracts are considered by the being building of 610 acres or less. About 40,000 church officials. The church, a sixry-yea- r acres in Colorado were classified as land mark of downtown Washpowi'r site lands and nearly 15.000 ington, is to be torn down for the acres In Colorado and Utah previous- const ruction of a new place to wor-snily included in power site withdrawals were restored to entry. " Filipino Is University Head Machsdo Is Cuban President Rafael Palma. a Filipino, Manila. Machado Havana. was officially proclaimed Cuba's next was elected president of the Univerof the Philippine Islands by the president, and Carlos de la Rosa, viro sity of board Palma, who has president, by the provincial election been the regents. acting president for more commissioner which met In the capia year, is an attorney and alo tals of Cuba's six provinces. Elec- than was formerly secretary of the interand tion wern held last Novein'cr the inaufiration will take place May ior. JO, next. Wood Returns to Paris World Fliers Given Promotion Balloon Breaks Cablet; Leaves Washington. In line with legislaWashluirton. An army observation tion president passed by consre,,, balloon wit'iout passeneer. escaped from Rolling Flying field here when Coolldge nominated Sergeant Ogdeti Second Lieutenant Hardlntj of the anchor cable broke.. When Inst and officers' reserve corps, two of tbe the In an was seen, it drifting easterly army world fliers, to be second lieudirection across Chesapeake bay. tenants in the army air service. Cuba.-Gerard- Producer Faces Note Charge New York. Charging J. Parker Read Jr.. motion picture producer, with failure to meet a promissory note. Louise Claum, movie star, has t r filed suit In supreme court he-Miss Glaum alleges Read 1101.000. gave her a note In December, 1921, and that he wai to pay her $103,000 In $20,000 Installments. She claimed he never paid ber a penny and tnat la October ,1923, he and bis wife left Cor Paris, wbers they havs been sines. l v ' Men fJ 6e found through mandamus proceed- FOUNDER OF WALTER CAMP, PRESENT GAME OF FOOT- High Taxes Close Saloons Vera Cruz. The proprietors of 120 of this city's saloons have announced that they will, close soon In consequence of the hi;h tax Imposed by the Forty have rloed algovernment. ready, but 250 still ore doing business. A recent Vera Cruse dispatch telling of fc quintuple Increase In license fees for saloons said it was believed to be the first step in a movement to restrict the consumption of liquor In this co'intry. g dent. Dr. Sun was conscious until the He gave instructions to his wifo about personal matters. He talked rationally to his political associates, and only a short time before his death he accepted the fact that his end was near, in his will, he left his houses and his books to Ms wife. It Is said the estate of Dr. Sun was a modest one. His will emphasized his political wishes and the desire for party unity and peace in the ranks of his adherents, deprecating any attempt at a revaluation of the political philosophy of his associates. Iat. Mysterious Lopex Boy Identified Minneapolis. Tho Minneapolis Tribune has published a story thnt Arthur Lopex, who posed for more than a year as Arthur Frazler, Indian world war veteran, confessed that he was Lopex and then repudiated Ms confession, has been Identified by his uncle, Steve Acosta of lluda, Tex. Former army buddies of Frailer Insist that the man Identified as Frailer Is actually Frazler and have started a public fund to carry on the fight to establish his Identity. . Ej From All Parts of DEfil II UTAH 2j DERN ENDEAVORING GOVERNOR TO SOLVE TANGLE IN LEGISLATION RT m rj Salt Lake. Word has oeen received from New York City by James H. Wallis, executive secretary of th Utah Public Health association, that Utah schools have again won honors in the national health tournament conducted by the National Tuberculosis association, by capturing twelve of the pennants awarded annually for the best health woric in the public schools. This makes three, years In succession that Utah has cqrae or. victorious in this health contest, wpich is engaged in by more than six million school children in the United States. Cedar City. The Union Pacific system has a large force a men at work planting lawns, trees and shrubbery around the passenger depot, the Hotel El Escalante and the south siue of the freight depot. When it incompleted the grounds will be the mst beautiful and the largest on the 0. P. system this side of Omaha. men and wo Provo. Eighty-eigh- t r men will be graduated from the normal school at the Brigham Young university in June and at the close of the summer session. Each will receive a normal diploma. Most of these young people will enter the teaching profession and will teach throughout the mountain states. Cedar City. At a luncheon of the chamber of commerce the matter of the federal project of a mile and a quarter of paved road through the heart of Cedar City and the paving from curb to curb of the main street in connection was discussed fully, and the committee appointed to inter view the abutting property owners an nounced that, with the exception of one, they were ready to carry the burden. two-yea- ' Salt Lake. American Legion lead ers from eleven western states will be the guests of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce and Salt Lake post No. 2 at a dinner at the chamber of com merce Saturday evening, March 21. The national commander and adjutant will be hei'e for a conference on the organization's national child Welfare fund. The conference will convene at the Hotel Utah at 10 a. m. Sunday, March 22. Salt Lake. Many of the entries for the eighth annual Intermountain Live stock show, to be held at the Salt Lake Union stockyards at North Salt Lake March 31 to April 4, have started to arrive at the yards and many reservations are being received daily, which indicates that the 1925 show will far surpass any previous stock show in the intermountain section. Dr. R. N. Mead, manager of the exhibition, declared. hunSalt Lake. While thirty-fivfans cheered at the dred wild-eyeDeseret gymnasium the White and Blue of Dixie High School reached Its long sought pinnacle of success and captured the Utah High School Athlete association basketball championship, defeating the flashy Murray High school hoopsters, 17 to 15. Salt Lake. When Governor George II. Dern signed house bill 100, by Representative Owen Bennion of Duchesne county, he made effective a law from which much is expected In the way of eliminating unnecessary dupllcation in the state public school system. That system is defined under the constitution as including not and secondary only the elementary schools of the state, but also the institutions of higher education that are supported by public funds, which In Utah means the University of Utah, the Utah Agricultural college at Logan and the Branch Agricultural at Cedar City. Salt Lake. Of the 239,487 head of registered purebred beet cattle in the western range states, 10,934 are ik Utah, 15,238 in Idaho, 3769 in Nevada, and 16,459 in Wyoming, according to statistics given in a recent government agricultural bulletin. Utah haf 5978 head of Hereford, 4714 head of Shorthorn, 62 head of Aberdeen, Angus, and 180 head of all other breeds. Salt Lake. Plans for the construction of a standard athletic field at the East high school have sU"-ted- , It is announced by Hugh C. Lew's, superintendent of buildings and grounds, for the board of education. When completed the campus will be one of the most and satisfactory In the United States, Mr. Lewis said. The preliminary cost estimate for the work was set at $10,000, which. If let Into contracts, would be about five In number, all below $5000, hence the board Is undertaking tho work Itself, Mr. Lewis said. e d col-leg- o Salt Lake The Sixteenth legislaThe clock had to be stopped, after all, duo to unexpectedly protracted debater, which slso made necessary an undesirable wholesale slaughter of the Innocents, as the omnibus motion i sometimes called. The closing hours were at limes marked by the utmost tense, oess, and at times were relieved by the Jocularltlee and good fellowship that accompany the closing hours eC most legislative bodies. ture is now history. |