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Show BEAVER PRESS The Home of 0 0 0 Gcprgeasliiiigton Utah OIL WELL UNDER SEA Legislature Senator nolmgren of Box Elder county is in favor of ahting the long suffering taxpayer as shown by a bill introduced In the legislature. Senator Holmgren's bill would accomplish two or three purposes favoring the taxpayer. He would reduce the rate of interest on delinquent taxes from 1 per cent a month to 8 per cent a year. The hill would also permit prepayment of taxes in amounts of not less than $10, beginning as early as January, even though the exact amount of taxes a person must pay are not, under the present schedule, known until August, and taxes are not due until the notices are issued In September. When such prepayments are made In January, the bill provides for a discount of 5 per cent; the scale decreasing by per cent a month until a discount of 1 per cent is allowed on taxes paid in September. If paid in October or November, the full amount must be paid, but if paid after that date, of course, the penalty and costs of delinquency and the 8 per cent rate of interest are to be added. The bill would also reword the present law so that holders of mortgages take a tax sale certificate to property when they pay the taxes, and the county treasurer becomes their collection agent. This provision is largely a rentier of clarification of the present law, and one or two other minor points are similarly clarified. The committee of nine members of the legislature and appointees of Governor Henry II. Blood, which is investigating the organization and operation of the state governmental office, in order to recommend economies is making good progress. Drastic reductions mist be made in state expenditures to prevent the recurrence of the present deficit of $2,000,000, as reported to the legislature. The committee has asked the cooperation of all state officials In arriving at the facts needed to make their report. Representative Daniel F. Mitchell of Duchesne introduced a memorial to congress asking appropriations to such counties in which there are large quantities of Indian land and personal property, exempt from taxation in the state. A memorial to members of other legislatures asking thpin to memorialize congress to pass the Frazier Mil, which provides that existing farm indebtedness be refinanced by the government, was introduced in the house by Representative J. Hall of Utah county. Legislatures of Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Nevada, and Illinois have so far memorialized congress to this effect. The new codes of laws of Ft ah has been a prodigious work for the legislature, and all having ti do with the carrying out of 'he plan. The legislature now has much work to do in meeting the pressing economic crisis of the state. Unemployment insurance is the problem met by setting up of a state unemployment reserve fund In a bill introduced in the house by Representative Ray R. Adams. The basis of the bill is the p!.m now before the Ohio legislature and that being offered in other states. It is proposed to set aside annually 3 per cent of the state payroll, the fund to be used to assist the unemploy ed. The fund would he under the supervision of the state industrial commission. Representative Adams states the bill provides that, beginning July 1, I'M. this 3 per cent shall be placed in a reserve until July 1, 1037, and the money would be used to pay unemployment benefits on a sliding scale. The bill pro-ridthat unemployed men shall receive $14 and women $0 a week as a maximum weekly wage. The theory of the bill is that the employer shall pay for the cost of Idle human labor, Just as be pays for idle machinery. Representative Adams declares that the reserve fund will have the effect of being a great stabilizer of unemployment. IN THE BILLS INTRODlTFn) HOUSE II. B. 22, Pax ton R. F. C. loani for irrigation purposes. Agriculture and irrigation. n. B. 23, Lane Newspaper libels. Judiciary. II. B. 24, Lane Duties of county auditor. Judiciary. II. B. 25, Maw 11140.000 state deficit bill. Appropriations. n. J. M. 1, Hall Frnzler farm bill. Agriculture and Irrigation. II. J. M. 2, Mitchell Indian lands Revenue and taxation. II. B. 19, Keddlngton Maximum salaries of state officers. Rulea suspended. Passed ayes, C3; nays, 3; absent, 4. II. B. 20, Tectol Creation and disposition of state fish and game funds. Fish and game. II. B. 21, Pax ton Liquidation of closed banks. Banking. II. B. 10, Erlckson $175,000 dormitory for U. of U. women. Public buildings and grounds. II. B. 17, Petersen Establishing accident Hens for medical profession. Judiciary. II. B. 12, Petersen Pertaining to state Industrial school. Industrial At Ventura, Calif., an adventurous oil seeker Is drilling an oil well la the ocean floor under 35 feet of water. To carry out the task, C. L Roberts, of Los Angeles, invented and built an Island of steel on which-terect the well derrick. This island is 60 by 90 feet and is anchored to the bedrock far below the ocean t floor. If he strikes oil it will be of its kind in the world and will likely start many similar operations. the-firs- A Rundown Woman Denver, Colo. "I was troubled with indigestion and every- thing I ate nauseated me. I felt tired, too. did not seem to have any energy, and was very nervous," said Miss Irene Devlin of 827 Lipan St "I used 2 V 'l aaV George J i L -- J v ' ' :gEEE Air View of Mount Vernon. N. jS HoudoA Statue of Washmgton FT In the Gardens at Mount Vernon By EUMO SCOTT WATSON UIIIXG the year Just passed the varl- - Dl ous ceremonlea connected with the celebration Washington nnve revivea in tne memories or ail Americana our debt to "The Father of Ills Country." Monuments and memorials of all kinds, names of towns, cities, counties, a state and the capital of the nation nil serve to remind us of Washington, the soldier, the statesman, the President, the first American, the world figure. Bat for all of these he remains in our minds something of a dim and legend.'iry figure, the type of person who Is just outside the realm of our experience. Perhaps the best way to get an adequate Idea of Washington, the man, the human being, and to dispel some of the awe which surrounds an Immortal Is to pay a visit to bis beautiful estate, Mount Vernon on the Potomac river, Virginia. The history of Mount Vernon goes back to the middle of the Seventeenth century. In 1C57 or 1653 a certain John Washington, who had been ft Cavalier In England during the Cromwelllan period, with his brother Lawrence crossed the Atlantic to Virginia, the refuge of so many Royalist during the Puritan regime in England. John Washington made bis home at Popes Creek in Westmoreland county and there married Aan Pope. In 1074 Lord Culpeper sold a grant of 6,000 acres on the west bank of the Potomac river, about 15 miles below what is now the District of Columbia, to Nicholas Spencer and John Washington and on that tract John Washington built his home (now known as Wakefield) at Bridges Creek, about a mile from the Pope home. He saw some military service against the Indians and held the rank of coloneL He lived the life of a gentleman-plante- r for twenty years, death coming in 16T7. Hla aon Lawrence was the grandfather of the Illustrious George. Augustine, aon of Lawrence, married twice,' and at bli death. In 1743, left a widow and seven children. There had been three other children, four by the first marriage and six by the second. Iwrence. first born of Augustine by his first wife, Jane Butler, Inherited the estate soon to be known as Mount Vernon. George, first of the five surviving children born to Augustine by his second wife, Mary Pall, Inherited an in Stafford county, Va., nearly opposite Fredericksburg, in which estate, however, his mother had an administrative Interest during bis minority, as Indeed she had In the estates of her other children. George was born on February 22, 1732 (according to the socalled new style of calendar), on his father's plantation at Rrlilges Creek. In the parish of Washington (now Wakefield), Westmoreland county, Va. In the next year his fther built a brick barn on his Hunting Creek (Mount Vernon) property, and In 173.r, or a little earlier, seems to have erected a dwelling house also, for the record shows that TherI6mb of Washind ton George Washington lived a few of his childhood years there. He was about eight years old when the family took up residence on the Stafford county estate which George Inherited In . His father was a man of landed wealth, and evidently enterprising. He made several trading voyages to England, sent his two eldest sons. and Augustine (Austlne), to school In England, profited by the sale of Iron ore deposits on his Stafford county estate to a smelting company and the carrying of cargoes of pig Iron to England. All of the children of Augustine Washington received a good Inheritance, but Inasmuch as the Hunting Creek estate was bequeathed to the eldest son Lawrence, It seems likely that their father looked upon It as his principal estate, though 'he lived on the Fredericksburg plantation. Lawrence Washington served as a captain under Admiral Vernon in the expedition against Cartagena, In 1740, and never recovered from the effects of that brief campaign, though death did not come to him until another twelve years had passed. Lord Fairfax, whose estate adjoined that of the Washingtons, was also at Cartagena, and this war-timfriendship between the two families was to grow closer In later years through the marriage of Washington InU the Fairfax family and the fondness of Lord Fairfax for George. In 1743, after Inheriting the Hunting Creek estate, Lawrence Washington built a house that was In keeping with his station, and renamed the estate Mount Vernon, In honor of the British admiral under whom he had served. Wealthy and of good family, Capt Lawrence Washington lived In gentlemanly state at Mount Vernon. Lawrence was fond of his half brother George, this fondness developing almost Into guardianship. George loved his brother, and was fond of Mount Vernon, too; so, much of his time In adolescent years was spent at Mount Vernon. In 1751 he accompanied his Lawrence to Barbados, whither the latter had been ordered by the family physlclnn. But Lawrence did not regain his health, and George himself contracted smallpox. This slightly pitted bis face for life. Ijwrence died In 1752, and at his death George became responsible for the administration of Mount Vernon and also for the care of his niece, Lawrence's only child. The daughter did not long survive her father, and at her death George Washington, by the terms of her father's will, Inherited e half-broth- Mount Vernon. During the period of peace the calm before the storm Colonel Washington saw much of Mount Vernon. In 1750, he married the richest woman In the Potomac region. Martha, the widow of Daniel Parke Custls. Of the next few years in Washington's life one historian has written: "Ills style of life as the lord of Mount Vernon was almost baronial. He hnd a chariot and four, with black postilions In livery, for the use of his wife, while he himself always appeared on horse''der In Virginia. His house wa back, the -- ,WCx filled with aristocratic visitors, ne had his stud of the highest breed, his fox. hounds, and all the luxuries of a prosperous country gentleman. His kitchens, his smoke houses, his stables, hla stewards, his tobacco sheds, his fields of wheat and corn, his hundred cows, his vast poultry yards, his barges, all Indicated great wealth, and that generous hospitality which Is now a tradition. His time was passed in overseeing his large estate and In sports, following the hounds or fishing, exchanging visits with prominent Virginia families, amusing himself with card playing, dancing and the social frivolities of the d.'iy." It was this luxury which Washington was willing to give np in response to the call of duty when the fight for American liberties began. After he had successfully led that fight, he retired to Mount Vernon, only to be called upon again In 17?0 to exchange his role of Virginia planter for that of President of a new nation. When he was ready to lay down the cares of state In 1707 and retire once more to Mount Vernon, only two more years of life remained for him, for he died on December 14, 1700. At his death Mount Vernon passed as a life Interest to his widow, Martha Washington. Under the terms of Washington's will some of his effects had been disposed of and by his widow's will most of the household belongings passed to her four grandchildren. Thus the original furniture of Mount Vernon became scattered. Mount Vernon, itself, passed. In succession, to BuBhrod Washington, John Augustine Washington and John A. Washington. Jr., changes taking place In the furnishings and Interior decoration of the house, as convenience or Inclination prompted the respective owners. The Washington family, In the generation of John A. Washington, Jr., were desirous that the historic estate should, for better preservation, pass Into the possession of the nation. n offered to sell Mount Vernon to the United States, and later to the commonwealth of Virginia. Both projects failed. But what legislatures could not accomplish private patriotic agencies could achieve. Miss Pamela Cunningham of South Carolina appealed to American women, and In 185fl she was abla to organize the Mount Vernon Ladles Association of the Union. One great American, Edward Everett, took np the cause, toured the country, and gathered $08,204.59 for the Mount In 1858, therefore, the ladles' Vernon fund. association was able to buy from John A. Washington, Jr., 202 acres of the Monnt Vernon estate. Including the residence and attendant buildings, the gardens, etc., and also the tomb of our revered first President. The price paid was $200,000 and Interest. Subsequently, through the generosity of Jay Gould, in 1887; Christian Heurtrh of Washington, D. G, in 1893, and Hugh McK. Landon, In 1025, the total area owned by the association has been Increased to approximately 200 acres. ($ bjr WMtcrn Nfiripapcr UnJoo.) school. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and it drove away the stomach complaint and nervousness and I had more energy. 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