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Show THE PAGE TWO THE UTAH TIMES-NEW- THURSDAY, MARCH 7. 1929 NEI'ITI, UTAH S, May Scrap Battleship That Never Went to Sea STATE LEGISLATURE ... . IRKING IS The Utah Legislature U going la high tear and putting a grist of work out of their way while the end of the session approach. e Farmers will be pleased at the of a till In the House to give them protection from roaming herds of elk and deer, which measure would commission from the State create Ylxh and Game Association. The Ryan bill, providing that the State Board of Equalization and shall have power to adjust assessments In any taxing unit lu the state, has passed the Senate. The Senate also passed the Hulling-wort- h bill, requiring the plaintiff in an action for a divorce to have been a bona fide resident of the state for the year next preceding the commencement of the action, and resident of the county three months next preceding the commencement of the action. Representative Austin Miller has withdrawn his bill repealing the law providing for newspaper publication of the delinquent tax list. The tobacco tax proposed under Representative Grant Young's II. B. No. 77 was reduced from 15 to 5 per cent by a majority report of the lower house revenue and taxnrion committee. The bill seeks to extend the present clgaret stamp tax to apply to all forms of tobacco. It received a favorable majority committee report by the narrow margin of four to five votes. The measure doubling taxation on Utah mines has been withdrawn by the author, 8. M. Jorgensen. e ratification of the Colorado River Compact is believed certain so far as Utah is concerned, from a canvass of the legislators. The bill increasing the powers of mayors of first and second class cltle3 has been killed. A bill giving women citizens of Utah the right to serve on juries has passed the House. r.VSSED BY HOUSE No. C8, Holther Providing B. II. for license taxes on domestic and foreign corporations doing business In Utah. II. B. No. 147, Critchlow Requiring domestic and foreign corporations to submit only one statement to the secretary of state, as provided in II. B. pas-sug- Six-stat- 'No. C3. II. B. No. 10, Hacking Increasing the pay of grand and trial jurors in district courts from $3 to $4 per day. Signed by the Speaker of the House. II. B. No. 24, S. M. Jorgensen rroviding for licensing of boxing bouts by city, county or town authorites. Repassed by house as slightly amended by Senate. II. B. No. (54, nodgson Relating to ratification of student and apprentice barbers. . II. B. No. 55, Fiercey Exempting from jury duty only those female citizens who have active care of minor children in the home. committee Repealing the law establishing a state S. B. No. 139, judiciary miners' hospital. committee Repealing the law relating to the state memorial for Utah soldiers. S. B. No. 141, Judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to preference rights of settlers and state lands. S. B. No. 142, judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to state welfare commission. S. B. No. 157, Judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to cooperative land mortgage banks. S. B. No. 158, Judiciary committee Repealing sections of the law authorizing the erection of an armory and arsenal on the capitol grounds. S. B. No. 100, Judiciary committee Amending law relating to purchase eof properties by counties. S. B. No. 140, Judiciary BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE. S. B. No. 60, Irvine Limiting the liability of a bank for the of a check through error. S. B. No. S7, Smith Providing for licensing of produce dealers. Amended to fix bond at $1000. S. B. No. 68, Irvine Giving bank or trust company option to refuse payment of check or other demand Instrument after six months from date. S. B. No. C3, Irvine Relating to statements of accounts rendered by backs or turst companies to depositors. : BILLS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT OF SENATE S. B. No. 139, judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to the branch of the state minors' hospital. S. B. No. 140, judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to the state memorial to Utah soldiers. S. B. No. 141, Judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to preference rights of settlers on state lands. ' Latest "John, don't yon know yon ought not to snooze on the beach with your mouth open?" Sun bath for "All wrong again. ,the tonsils." Um r "What did she Eue ber husband .for?" ' ' "Nonsupport." "I thought sha was getting pleDty 'of that" - - . News Notes - PriviUgt to Lie in AT HIGH SPEED 8. B. No. 142, judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to state welfare commliuilon. 8. B. No. 142, judiciary committee Repealing act relating to a statue of Indian Chief Washakie. S. B. No. 144, judiciary committee Repealing law relating to appropriation of state road fund and apportionment thereof to counties. S. B. No. 140, Judiciary committee Repealing act relating to steel bridges and metal culverts. 8. B. No. 147, judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to the Hchool record of those children In employment. 8. B. No. 148, Judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to a board of examiners In cities of the first and second class to conduct teacher's examinations and issue certifi- cates. 8. B. No. 149, Jadlciary committee Repealing the law relating to the filing of mechanics' liens before the work is doue. 8. B. No. 157, Judiciary committee Repealing law relating to cooperative land mortgage banks. 8. B. No. 158, judiciary committee Repealing law relating to manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of matches. 8. B. No. 159. Judiciary committee Repealing sections of law relating to the erection of an armory and arsenal on the capitol grounds. S. B. No. 100, Judiciary committee Amending law relating to the purchase of property by counties. BILLS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE F. B. No. 157, Judiciary committee Repealing law relating to cooiera-tlv- e land mortgage banks. S. B. No. 158, judiciary committee Repealing sections relating to manufacture, storage and sale of matches. S. B. No. 159, Judiciary committee Repealing sections of the law authorizing erection of an armory and arsenal on the capitol grounds. 8. B. No. 139, judiciary committee Repealing law establishing branch of the state miners' hospital. S. B. No. 140, Judiciary committee Repealing law relating to state memorial for Utah soldiers. S. B. No. 141, Judiciary committee Repealing law relating to preference rights of settlers on state lands. S. B. No. 143, Judiciary committee Repealing law relating to the state welfare commission. S. B. No. 143, Judiciary committee Repealing act relating to a statue of Indian Chief Washakie. S. B. No. 144, judiciary committee Repealing law relating to appropriation of state road fund and apportionment thereof to counties. S. B. No. 148,, judiciary committee Repealing law authorizing city boards of examiners to conduct teachers' examinations. BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE n. B. No. 163, special Boulder dain committee Waiving certain provision of the Colorado River Compact and ratifying it when at least five other signatory states, Including California, have taken similar action, and providing for certification of Utah's action to the other states and the United States. Substituted for H. B. No. 22, by Esplin; II. B. No. 23, by Smoot, and II. J. R. No. 10, by Holther. II. B. No. 1C3, public buildings and grounds committee Providing for the erection of statues and monuments on the capitol grounds. Resolutions Introduced. n. C. R. No. 4, Burton Calling for a congratulatory telegram to Herbert Hoover upon his inauguration as president of the United States. H. C. R. No. C, Burton Calling for a congratulatory telegram to Charles Curtis upon his inaugtiration as of the United States. Utah M !yjWlllW"a"ll pi m,.m:i k ! J )f3l - " , " vf - WIIIJW.IM ' "' , Mrl: .M,,n... ,.. ;. av . 'Jt ': "'. 'Vf. ul v . ' ' f ' . ..... ' .- .- : . ' "'vtv - ,i rr - . "". ' ; .'v " ..;.. ,.'..'T ,7.. '..:,j ' t-, -' .. K l 'g ,;r , A i.aval board of Inquiries Is to determine whether the U. S. & Electrician, shown above, shall be scrapped. It was built at Norfolk lu 1018 at a cost of 1300,000 and has been on dry land ever since, being designed solely as a practice ship for training In the use of electrical apparatus. General Ely and Recruits Sail for Panama 4Sv v. ; f' ' I Some of the 700 army recruits departing from New York on the steamship Cambral for Panama to replace troops there whose term of service is ending; and Maj. Gen. Hanson K. Ely, commandant of the second corps area, with Mrs. Ely and their daughter, who also sailed for the Canal Zone on the Cambral. IN HOOVER PARADE Kilauea Is in Action Again wj J. J- rmi 4.1' -- - ... X 4 1 - Kt; f Hi r t r i ST; - . i. .....emiy G;n. A. T. Goodwyn, commander In chief of the United Confederate Veterans, who accepted an invitation for his staff to participate In the inauguration of Herbert Hoover as President of the United States. This was the first inaugural ceremony In which Confederates have ever paraded. lege. of ice and snow which PI GIANTS' NEW COACH . The lialemaunmu pit on the Kilauea volcano In Hawaii Is belching Are nnd lava again. The first manifestation of the disturbance was a burst of black smoke followed by fire and loud roaring. This picture was taken daring a previous outburst of the volcano. Volcano's Temperature the. volcano of Kilauea the temperature at the surface of the lava Is In the neighborhood of 1,000 degrees Centigrade. Basalt, which la the molten rock In Kilauea and many other volcanoes, may melt at either higher or lower temperatures, depending on their composition. Thus the melting point of sandstone would be very high, prqbably In the neighborhood of 1,600 to 1,700 degrees Centigrade, depending on their purity. In y '' r ' Heiress and "Cowboy" Elope ' " .if V 5 V v ,' JT X, " y 4 - : v. Not Mixed Curse Though the clouds of grasshoppers In the Tientsin Peking section of China have added to the shortage of certain foods by devastating fields and crops, they have themdevouring selves supplied many tables, the natives, rich and poor alike, esteeming them a ' Iv'm Ai. delicacy. Schalk, veteran catcher, who Is coach for the New York Clants, who are now cavorting at their Texas training camp. Not So Much Interest observed in reading that It is frequently said of the hero that he "knows books," and Is able to talk about them. This being admitted. It Is at once concluded he Is a man of education and character, and worthy of all confidence. The most Interesting people I know do not talk much about books, or mention them ; I have never Haeen In a bookish atmosphere,, except when occasionally In company with publishers or writers. E. W. Howe's Monthly. at a meeting where the speaker had made a strong appeal. One of the men on the platform gave visible signs of having been greatly Impressed. His brow wrftikled noticeably. A man sitting next to the bishop whispered to him, "Blank up there seems to be thinking hard." "Thinking," replied the shrewd old churchman. "He's not thinking; he Is merely rearranging bis prejudices." Boston Transcript , I have Breaking the barrier had effectually barred transportation for three days between this city and Loa and Bick-nri- l, in Wayne county, the Richfield high school basketball team arrived home recently, weary from fighting Its way through snowdrifts often four and Ave feet deep. The storm that set in Saturday and lasted over Sunday was accompaned by a terrflc wind which blocked the Loa highway. DUCHESNE A mass meeting of the citizens of Duchesne and near-bcommunities was held here for the purpose of effecting an organization for the protection and propagation of fish and game. The officers elected were Shirley P. Daniels, president; William H. Case, vice president, and L. S. Pope, secretary-treasureThe name of the organization will be the Duchesne Fish & Game association. About 200 have joined the association. MANTl Plans for establishing dairy herd improvement associations in Sanpete and Sevier counties are being woked out by C. O. Stott and S. R. Boswell, county agents, respectively. A series of meetings was held Its:t week. Mr. Stott thus reports: "The idea has taken very well and at this time it appears from the keen interest shown that an every-othe- r month association will be organized Jointly in the two counties within thirty days." LOGAN The campaign for acreage In peas in Cache county for 1929 will be started by representatives of the Cache County Pea Growers association and officers of the Utah Packing corporation on Monday, March 4. The association in Cache has agreed to furnish 2100 acres of late peas and at least 200 acres of early peas In the 1929 contract with the pea canning company. The company also Intends to start a new packing crop In the county this season and will contract about 1170 acres of Lima beans for canning. RICHFIELD B nt ar-v- $91,-770.- Smith-Hughe- - - CEDAR CITY Mors than 1500,000 will be expended la Improvements la lodge and transportation facilities by the Zlon and Brycs National Parks company this year. DELTA Within six weeks the city of Delta will have a Are department. Equipment was recently ordered. It consists of a carbon tetrachloride outfit mounted on a truck chassis, and cost 2800. Local business men, farmers and the Americas Legion are donating the funds. EPHR AIM Ranger L. Ollerton of the Mantl National forest reports that the snow at the Mammoth ranger station, January 81, was 64 Inches deep, with a water content of 12 Inches. The Increase in depth of snow for January was 29 Inches, with an increase la water content of 7 Inches. GUNNISON The annual report of the Smith-Hughe- s vocational project work In the valley, under the supervision of I. L. Henrle, has Just been completed and shows an Increase la returns of 67 per cent over last year's work. Each boy has averaged $71.7$ profit, $25.94 more than last year. VERNAL Farmers of the Uintah County Farm bureau will pool this spring upwards of 20,000 fleeces of wool, according to Us president, Ellis Merkley. The Uintah County Farm bureau, Mr. Merkley says, Is the third largest farm bureau organization In the state, Lapolnt alone having 45 members. UTAH Snow again covers most of Utah, as the result of another Inroad of winter. At Salt Lake the fall totals 3.5 Inches. For a time a high wind which caused some drifting and temporarily closed several highways. The Sallna canyon highway is still closed but other highways of the state are reported open. SALT LAKE The balance on hand In the state road commission funds at the close of 1928 was $724,463.62, according to the annual report by the accounting department made public recently. Total receipts for the year totaled $3,887,547.81. There was carried over from 1927. The total expenditures for the year were $3,254,675.10. Loans to counties during the year totaled $770,675.30. SALINA All highways in the state are open except Salina canyon following the blizzard recently which added three inches of snow to the winter's fall in Salt Lake. Despite the additional fall on the watersheds, which brought the total to 70 Inches, the depth is still three inches below the total of last year. Continued fair weather is predicted by the United Slates weather bureau. A free night school on GUNNISON poultry will be conducted by I. L. Henrie, vocational director of the s project work in the valley, commencing Wednesday at 7:30 p m. at the Gunnison Valley high school. It will continue every Monday and Wednesday thereafter until a course of ten lessons has been given. Mr. Henrie will be assisted by K. Jenson of Mantl. LOGAN The annual dairy school opened at the Utah Agricultural college recently. It is being attended by numerous farmers from many sections of northern Utah and southern Idaho. The lectures and discussions will begin dally at 10 a. m. and continue to noon, resuming in the afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and continuing until 4 p. m. They will be in charge of various members of the faculty at the col- K0'?.. : ::0 4r.V'"r " f Ray 'K p : i1 '..-V- " Only Thought He Thought An old Methodist bishop was r. i v: v- - vv i ;t . v . , ? ft Katherine Tliornc, daughter of R. J. Thorne of Chicago, former president of a big mall order house, and Charles Gillespie, entertainer nnd film cowboy, who eloped in Arizona and were married. The joung heiress' engagement to a Chlengoan was recently announced. r. X |