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Show THE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1916 -- HERALD-REPUBLICA- N, HURT AS K1LLE UTO SMASHES POLE t PARTY ON WAY i TO HONOR DEAD (insert), both oC Salt Lake, Clarke of Sprincrville, victims of yesterday's automobile fatality near American Fork. B. ROCKIIILL, his son Milton ALBERT Children to Aid in Coronation Service PARADE APPEAL at St. Mary s Tonight ...... i " o" ' - ... Impressive Memorial Services Held in Cemeteries; Patriotic Addresses Made, Graves Flower Strewn Governor, Mayor and Heads of Civic Societies Issue Proclamation. BEAUTY t TRIBUTES PAID DEAD HEROES OF CIVIL WAR PREPAREDNESS PEACE OF TOLD 'V vVi -- Albert B. Rockhili, Salt Lake Business Man, Son and Auto Man Are Victims. t t INEXPERIENCED DRIVER K . old; J Albert B. Rockhili. 45 years x Salt Lake. Milton Rockhili, 11 years old, j J his son. Springville, J Clarke, Jossph Utah. INJURED. Mrs. Rockhili, wife of Mr. j Rockhili; and her five children, i Aleen, Inna, Mary, Lois and Allen-- j Kockhili. 753 K. Second Albert on their way to decwere South, orate the graves of the Rockhili family cemetery yesterplot In Spanish Fork day forenoon their automobile swerved from the state road three milea south of American Fork and striking a teleof Mr. phone polo caused the death eon 43 hla Milton, years; Rockhili, aged aged 11 year, and Joseph Clarke of Springville, an automobile demonstrator. Others who occupied the machine wehn it clashed into the polo and who escaped with injuries of minor importance are Mrs. Ophelia Thomas Rockhili, wife of Mr. Rockhili. and their children. Aleen, Marj", Irma, Lois and Allen, an Infant, who was in the arms of Mrs. RoekhilL Another daughter. Blanche Rockhili. decided to remain at home just before the family left their residence yesterday morning. norkhill Was Driver. All Monday afternoon Mr. Rockhili and his family gathered flowers with which to decorate the famiiy plot In Spanish Fork in which Mr. Rockhili and hla son will be buried as soon as arrangements can be made for. the funeral. Assisted by Mr. Clarke. Mr. Rockhili. who is a director in the Commercial l ank at Spanish Fork and a rartner of his brother T. A. Rockhili in the ownership of the Bank tar. 14 W. Second South, purchased an automobile nearly two weeks ago. Under the guidance of Mr. Clarke he was learning to operate .the machine. lie was at the wheel with Mr. Clarke, acting as instructor when the- accident took place. The Journey was without ' incident until the machine started up the grade beyond American Fork. Then it appeared that the automobile skidded,a possibly as the result of striking ktona in th roadway. Mr. Rockhili of the machine and, turnone it shot over an embankto side, ing ment and crashed Into a telephono pole, Con rlou With Hark Hrokrn. A remarkable feature of the accident was the fact that Clark remained conrescious for nearly half an hour and Alaccident. the lated the details of though his back was broken and every rib on his right side fractured and three left ribs pierced the lung, Clark talked conherent'y of the accident, lie was placed In an automobile belonging to Albert liuish of Provo and rushed to the hospital, where he died a after arrival there. Rockhili and his son and Clark were In the front seat and received the full lore oi the Impact. They were thrown through the windshield with great force and Rockhili and the boy suffracture of the fered compound skull. The machine remained upright. but the terrific contact with the pole knocked the motor from Its frame. Deaerlbea Accident. VltHe of whose John A. Singleton, in front occurred, was an eyefarm the acriuent witness. "I saw the machineI coming saw at v.p the grade." he said, "and nre that something was wrong. It looked as though the driver had lost control of the car. It swung over to the side of the road, the'wheels raised h cloud of dust as they skidded over the gravel, and then the big machine "over and down the bank, bringt'tpled ud asrainst the telephone apole with ing a crash that could be heard quarter of a mile away." After the scene of the accident had be-- n viewed hy authorities the bodies of Mr. Rockhili and his son were taken to a mortuary in American Fork. A few hours later the body of Mr. Clarke was brought to the same mortuary from Prove sceneral ho.splta!. The bodies were ordered embalmed, and vOnle those of th RoekhiMs will be. re taken to Spanish Fork. Mr. Clarke's mains probably will be burled in American Fork. Injured tit pnnlh Fork. After their injuries had been attended Mrs. Ophelia Rockhili ' and her hildren were taken on to Spanish with relFork, where they will remain the funeral of Mr. Rockhili ativehi until on. which will take place in and Fork. Spanish Mr. RockbiSl wna born in Spanish Fork. After bclns educated he entered into general buslr.es. He owned considerable real estate thre, including of which the Commercial I'.ank building, bank he was a director. In addition to his widow and children. Mr. Rockhili is surtived by the brothers and sifters: following William Kokhll!. Roosevelt; Nathan and Arthur T. Rockhili of Sail L.nke. I'.dward Rockhili tt Spanish Fork and l.nn Rockhili of ',Hrfi:j; Mrs. Isabel Jones. Spanish Fork: Mrs. Vina Larson. I'Air.x Engtwirs:. Spanish Fphralm: Mrs. Fork, and Mrs. Vera Gardner, Salt 1'iKe. Milton Rockhili wa horn in Spanish He attended Bryant houl in Fork Si It Mr. !.' rke was born In Sprlrev ille in the b'Wl'S2m the sou of Marstnl! Clarke and1 Mrs. Harrietts Clarke. He Is irvive hy hi mother and th foanMrs. her lr"t llowing' sifters Mrs. H. Bate. Mrs. I. James Stevenson, , . Itetr Mrs. ft. .nnie Mi:- Rerrn. e Clarke, and Mdward, William and Lawren'.o Clark. VY - lost-contro- l r. ( ' .. - ? ", y Dutch Scale Ensign Secretary of State Stirs Up Trade in Peak, Sing America Automobile Licenses on Mountain Crest TT7HILF. members of the family of h-- if' - . , JlrO-nnell- A proclamatl3n f" !- J : i. . 1 - - j -- - j . ? Stay Until Funeral. 'Kf. - . ," ' few-minute- - making official the "preparedness" parade to be held at 1 o'clock the afternoon of June 3 was st ; Issued yesterday over the signature of ' : .. V Gov. William Spry. F. C. Richmond, . ' v r of the '.. Commercial club; V. president .; .r C. Schramm, president of the Rotary t ' club; George S. McAllister, presilent t z-i K . of the Manufacturers' Association of V (Utah, and Mayor W. Mont Ferry. The governor Is now In Millard county, but the other proponents of the preparedness movement obtained by telephone authority to place his t name on the proclamation. Its text follows: A A Wlndom of Preparation, Liii. "The billows of a mighty war are and breaking over every trern-blin- g roaringshore of the old world. "Up the slopes of the solemn mountains of Mexico a lesser war Is hurling, its confused seas. "The hearts of men In all lands are troubled and in unrest under the portents of evil that fill the air foreboding sorrows to come. "But looking about us it requires . to realize that nowhere, but a moment the world around, is there anywhere a land so signally blessed as our own; no other land toward which the world's oppressed can turn with so much hope; One Hundred from whom so much Hollanders, Official Finds Numbers on no other people is due as our own. gratitude comes the "Close upon that Cars Not Deemed Stylish Ranging From Babyhood to other of how much thought to the world our is, and how supreme the duty country in Iron County. 70, Make Novel Journey. is of our people to so prepare themselves as to be ready at all times to hurl back any foes who might seek to assail it. HEN David Mattson, secretary HUNDRED Hollanders, ages "Hence, as of state, returned yesterday ONE ring from babyhood to A ProclamalloB escore and ten. scaled from Iron county, where he attended the commencement exer"We to come call all our peak to celebrate Memo Ensign upon cises of the branch normal school rial day. out on Preparedness daypeople and give a accomhe which Cedar at The Holland band, City, predicted general visible of their expression patriotism, liin several stimulation the automobile to be an object lesson significant of panied the party, played cense trade in that community. others a funeral where the men and women of Utah pieces, inamong exhonor of the dead. The march "No, there has not been an auwould be found were real danger to In the sale of ceptional Increase company listened to short speeches rear its scaly crest. tomobiles in Iron county," replied from William J. DeBry, editor of "In some cities of the east to give Mr. Mattson, when he was asked and Frank the idea expression the people as a this rush. the I. Kooyman. Mr. DeBry pointed concerning had predicted spontaneous expression of their pathe he train out the work done by the early left Scarcely triotism with flags and flowers have and boarded an automobile stage settlers of Utah, who conquered the marched in mighty processions through for Cedar City, he says, before he desert and raised the ensign of the streets with bands playing and the in the wilderness. vehicle he had observed that liberty cheers rising over the exerto take him to the Mr. Kooyman, in his address, engaged clamors, attesting their devotion city's as indiwas without a license number. cises said that nations as well overcomto the most blessed land that the sun All the way to Cedar City the viduals became great by e'er shown upon. owner to Mr. not of the by avoiding difficulties, explained stage ing "We call upon the of Salt Mattson why he had failed to take them. "Scaling this peak gives us LAke to on Preparednesspeople 3, June day, 1916 out the pioMr. a license. of taste Mattson what a little just imitate our eastern brethren. neers have gone through," he said. says he was about to make comAll Invited to Join. F. Fife, county at"We reap the fruits. ?hare in the plaint toof John Iron county, when he by their torney blessings made possible "No attaches to this. It Is expense discovered that Attorney Fife's ausacrifice. It is always the sacrificeto a in which all who be great parade, blesswas the tomobile without a license of the few that brings love their country are invited to join; - ings number. many." wave the flags, to cheer, to sine Da"Mr. Fife became a little fussed j to Hefore leaving the company surtriotlo songs. exover the situation and tried to rounded the flag pole and joined xnree tnousand years ago, as the America" and automobile license the the band by singing that plain were ordered into Egyptian infantry law was unconstitutional," said "Wien Neerlandsch Bloed," the battle, they chanted solemn hymns to Mr. to "But Mattson. he national listened Dutch song. their gods. I reason and to take out a "Could that be Imitated in this prolicense at thepromised earliest possible date. cession it would have more significance H. "I found that Sheriff John of than old, for it would symbol our 5 SUSPECTS WANTED IN Corry of Iron county had just faith in God and our dependence upon taken out a license, though he had the Infinite to help us so long as we driven an automobile a long time. helped ourselves. I also learned that a great many "Let the outpouring; on June 3 be as men were Iron in county prominent NABBED OTHER magnificent as we can make it, a automowithout licenses for their we want for that expression mighty but the matter is now before biles, our country such perfect preparedness the county commissioners and I that the boldestor and most aggressive feel certain of early action." in close alliance, will nations, singly hesitate before making any assault Alleged Car and Store Burglars WARM SPRINGS ATTRACTS tipon the great republic. (Sitrned) Jailed Here Pending "Gov. William Spry, Mayor W. Mont Tbouimncla Accept Commission InvitaCommercial Club. F. C. RichFerry; Identification. tion to Free liatti In Pools. mond. President; Rotary Club, Clem Manufacturers' Upward of 2500 men, women, boys Schramm, President; of Utah, George McAllis'and girls plunged Into the waters of Association Fiv alleged burglars were arrested "vVarm Springs Municipal baths yes- ter, President." by th police yesterday for authorities terday taking full advantage of the of other cities. George E. Kent and free day set aside for the resort by George Collings were arrested by Pa- special provision of the city commistrolman J. C. Carlborg3 on suspicion of sioners. During the forenoon approx500 boys swam in the- main being Implicated in the robbery of a imately while the suit pool was visited pool, several atore at Sprlngvllle general more than one hundred by girls. Arthur F. Cummings, superintendent days ago. They were taken back to Provo last night by Sheriff Henry Hast and custodian of the baths, says that the attendance breaks all Tecords of of Utah county. resort and promises to enliven inthe police the morning yesterday Early were notified that a box car had been terest generally. Women and girls of the free plunge Defense broken into at FarrninKton and a quan- who took advantage Witnesses Testify their own bathing suits and of merchandise stolen. Two hours were brought tity aided by Miss Katherlne Cannon II. later William Grady, colored; were Present Rates to Coast arand Miss Mary Stewart, special atand William Rennie tendants. a rested as they aliRhted from freight Points Based on Equity. under the charge train at Sixth C.West and Fourth North of The main pool was A. Williams and J. A. Simon, assistant custodian, Henry by Detectives found and while boys were in attendance The police say Egbert. some of the stolen loot inthey the men's Clyde Packer and J. A-- Powell, conInIn the Taking testimony They are held pending the nected with the city central play- stigated possession. the millers ofhearing Utah and by arrival of an officer from Farmington. grounds, served as attendants. Idaho In an effort to have the differobservance of Memorial day The rate of 15 cents a hundred on ential over a was at the only for the vacation city jail ENGAGE TRAIN flour wheat removed from and a sumptuous dinner MASONS chain &a.ng states to California points, served to all city prisoners. The day completed yesterday by Examiner was not observed in any way at the Knights Templar Complete Plans for was E. C. Laroe of the interstate comcounty jail or state prison. merce commission. N'o arguments Filgrtmnge to Loa Angeles. have been completed were presented by the attorneys for Arrangements for the special train of the Knights either the complainants or defendants, BOGUS CHAPLIN PARADE Templar were sides to the controversy inter-tatfrom Utah to the conclave of and both to e file briefs with ' the the order to be held in L.os Angeles next required commerce commission. The commonth. More than 150 members of the 29 and the from the Salt Lake, Ogden plainants have until 15June organization to file briefs. until railroads and cri Park commanderies the July City Imitation of Fauotu Comedian Will Knights Templar will make the trip, The railways introduced witnesses Divert Downtown Folk. teams to enter the competitive yesterday to show that the rate betaking tween the lntermountain points and drills. Today. The special train will leave Salt Lake the Pacific coast milling points Is a that the differential the fair one andrailroads Charlie Chaplins galore will parade on the afternoon of June 16 over on have the Route, arriving in Loa An- which manufactured Main, State. Third South and South Salt Lake In transitplaced in Utah streets during the noon hour. geles the afternoon cf June 17, the flour Temple and Idaho is not discriminatory. A comic procession led by a brass opening day of the conclave. Ferdinand Kohler of the Pheiinix A number of visiting Knights Temband will leave the Orpheum promptly of Sacramento, the first at 1? o'clock. It will celebrate the plar who are In the state have made Mills company to accompany the local witness, testified that the California Charlie Chaplin movies which A. A. arrangements on farcommanderies the trip. mills cannot ship their product Vealey In putting on at .that theatre. a east than the California-Nevadther on The parade will probably number account of the competition of line DISIIOP GOBS TO ST. LOUIS. dozens of small Charlie Chaplins, each Utah and Idaho millerS and that if walk and act and look like Rt. Rev. Joseph S. Glass, C. M., the The striving to in order that the best one may D. D., bishop of the diocese of Salt the differential is taken off the millers Chaplin, be .selected by the competent judges to Lake, has gone to St. Louis, where he of the lntermountain country will have an advantage over the millers of Calibe the recipient of the $10 gold watch. will ordairi two priests who nave gradAfter the parade all the boys will be uated from the Christian Brothers' col- fornia. J. F. Beattie. manager of the Sperry invited into the Orpheura to see Charlie lege. He will remain there for ten on the screen in his burlesque days and then go to the far eastern Flour company of Sanwere Francisco,as testiChaplin rates the fair fied that on Carmen. to they Lake Salt about cities, returning at this time, and S. X. Bostwick, There can't be too many of them, and the middle of June. He will then pay exist general freight agent of the there is plenty of time left for them to a visit to Los Angelej. where he was assistant Southern Pacific, and J. D. Mansfield, at the Orpheum even as late as stationed before being- made bishop of assistant register of the general freiarht that 11.."') today, if they bring along their the Salt Lake diocese of the Catholic testified agentthe rates Western Pacific, clothes. church. Chaplin were based on trade and traffic conditions and asserted that it would be a discrimination against the California millers to place flour and wheat on the same basis from lntermountain points. A. Y. Satterfield of Pocatello. president of the Farmers' Kquity society. declareTl that If the rate on flour were I I same as the rate on wheat the made I the farmersbeof the. lntermountain coun- o at the mercy of the try would millers and that a it Is thev lower prices for the wheat raised. pay said the best prices are obtained He tenant y nnt ntafe health departments ndvtrc of the in California. Heiirged that the rates upon ACTINGtUe of eani fir hautlniE r In HIk I'otloanoml rnnjon cai:ea be left as they are. "Muter upply. the eltv, eounty nnd minim; erio the "t ttr pollution v Men and Mrnlghten the road tat A Ml STAXI1 OX CAHPIS. iaiiBlw Joined In contributing fr.O.OOO o imrllon fraliiM fonld replace tenniM In the ore liMiiIlne. The open air theatre for the proAn agreement ta entered lno h nil pnrllea under whleh the work duction of "A Midsummer Night's I to J.e completed by June of (kU year and the trneilon trnln pat In Dream"'' is beln built on the campus o Utah. Carpenters the openlutt of the ue Soltbmlnvr at the ncon. University in the prnrriM of bund drilling nnd hltins tliruuith the roeW exp.-e- t to complete th work today. fear the cut ennaot be completed for nomc time atter the The orchestrn. under the direction of thst offlelal Prof. Thomas Giles, will render the KnooB in in full tnlni:. i revolt, the city la threatened lth the ncceitj- of ulns; water polMendelssohn music incidental to the luted hy tram for atlenut a portion of the won MCala this year. play. - : . . THE DEAD. ''-''- - , . I Injured Conveyed to Spanish Fork, Where They Will Public Urged to Participate in Giant Demonstration to Record Sentiment, p ' s . Utah-Nederlande- er, deep-throat- to-th- ed - e - f JMS Kill XII M'GIXX. than 100 children of St. Mary's MORK parish will have part in the annual coronation cereunder mony 'tonight at the cathedral .Anza-lone the direction of the Rev. Dr. S. and Sisters of St. Mary's academy. at 7.45 The ceremony comrnces . o'clock. A musical program will be followed by a sermon by Father Shultz. The act of consecration will precede the crowning of the statue. Kdith McGinn will lead the coronation ceremony. An invitation has been extended to of the parjsh between the all children ages of 3 and 16 to join in the procession. They will gather in the base7 o'clock. ment of the , cathedral at " ROADS LOSE MONEY ON ' PARCELPOST MATTER Traffic Men to Urge Bill Raising Rate for Merchandise Sent Through Mails; The short line railroads of the western states will make a fight in Congress to have the railway mail carriage rates increased that they may make at least a profit from the parcel post matter consigned to inland towns which do not enjoy rail transportation. Col. E. M. Heigho, receiver for the Pacific & Idaho Northern railroad, which taps a rich mining and ,timber section of Idaho, Is at the Hotel Utah on his way to San Francisco to attend a meeting of the "Western Railways association. He says that cn his road the number of parcels being sent through the parcel post has necessitated the of extra mail cars on passenhandling gerHetrains. declares that bricks, flour, groceries, hay and all commodities are being sent to the interior by parcel post and that ihe d railroads haul the shipments at rate on the contractors in such commodities. Mail freight Idaho, he says, have gone brokeintrying the to handle stuff" will confer, with Union Pamails. He "freighters' cific system officials today. one-thir- WORK ON SILICA TRAM . 0MPE1N NEARING -- RATE HEARING - ON FLOUR ENDS . Lee-wrlsr- ht inter-mounta- in Road From Murray to County Bed Will Also Soon Be Ready for Public Use. Work on the concrete foundations for the tramway to handle silica from Salt Lake county's bed to the loading station at the mouth of tg cottonof wood canyon bean under direction the Ambursen company, which has the contract for installing the tram. The company officials have promised the countv to 1have the tram in opera so that silica may be tion by July out this season. The tram will shipped be more than a mile In length. In order to hasten the laying of con in Murcrete pavement on State street a night shift of graders is to be ray to work at once, according to in put formation received yesterday by George V. Holmberg, county road supervisor, A large force of men is at work grad ing- the east side of State from Little Cottonwood creek to the north limits of Murray In preparation for the layof the concrete strip on that side ing of the road. The work is being done by the state, county and town of Murray jointly. The state commission has a large force men at work finishing up the strip of of concrete on the west side of State Twenty-seventh to Twenty-firs- t from South. This will complete the pavement from the county infirmary to the north limits of Murray. - -- - 1 PURITY OF CITY WATER SUPPLY HHtA LNED BY USE OF TEAMS NEAR BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON Utah-Idah- ns; ore-hmiM- oc - 1 LAKE suspended" business activities yesterday and paused to pay to the nation 's honored; dead. Never have the veterans o the eiyil war. been accorded, a more reverential reception than that tendered to them during yesterday's exercises in the city cemeteries. In numbers they were fewer than ever before, but the spirit that led them forth in the () burned bright asj the bearded heroes marched with halting steps to the plJY where lie the majority of their comrades. With them marched more than the the mound she pointing to usual number of the younger genera- explained, are twelve "There had decorated. just tion, and the City cemetery. Mount others across yonder," .the continued, Olivet cemetery and the burying ground looking away to the south, "and we are going now to decorate themshewith at Fort Douglas were crowded with and sevand flags and turning those who honored their dead. In none eral flowers," to the went away companions of the cemeteries was the program plot where the soldiers of the confedlong. The exercises were the rituals of slept. They had no part in the the patriotic orders, accompanied by the eracy G. A. R. services, but a number of vetof salutes by national guards- erans who had followed Lee mingled tiring men and the sounding of taps in honor with, the men who had worn the blue. of the departed warriors. Head I,ograna Meraoriul Order. Floral '.Tributes. - Ritualistic exercises of the two G. A. Floral tributes were profuse. The R. posts were presided over by Post Utah hillsides had been called on to Commander A. B. Laurence. was was folgive up their spring finery for the day. offered by Chaplain Corser. Prayer It Florists' stocks had been depleted, and lowed by the reading of the order no grave in any cemetery was forgotby Gen. John A. Logan estabten. At noon the work was complete signed Memorial day. A firing squad lishing and 1 the throngs returned to the city. of dismounted cavalrymen from troop o'clock the Elks' hall was filled A. First cavalry. National Guard of By for the afternoon services. under command of Sergt. A. Y. Utah, Children from the ward schools of fired a salute. Bugler F. P. the city under the direction oi Mrs. Hardy, Conde stepped forward and sounded cemeChristie Gobel visited all the taps and as the notes went floating teries of the city and strewed flowers down the valley the All Hallows band over the graves of the nation's dead. struck up "America." Hundreds of children assisted in this Services of the relief corps followed. They were held at the Oliver O. Howard part of the general program. manument with Mrs. Isabella Frye, At F.Iks' Club. president of the Oliver O. Howard of the relic broken the "grandUsing Others who had parts corps, presiding. n Anglo-Saxoest army that ever marched for in were the ritual Emma Frewin, ideals" as an example for pre- Mrs. Dora Hill. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Esther Knapp, paredness, the Rev. P. A. Simpkin, Anna L. Nelson, Mrs. Martha Hines and Elks' jvirs. jmnnie Knackstead. speaking at the services at the club, called upon his hearers to elimCannon Dedicated. inate the hyphen in the United States SALT . " -- by teaching immigrants the ideals of the American government. "We are not here to eulogize war or we to stand for war and when the deeds of this remnant ofglorify that army of '65 we are glorifying the grand ideals for which they fought and which sent them to the defense of their counsaid Mr. Simpkin. "Belgium did try," not want war. We did not want war In '61 or '98, but it was forced upon us and it is now time that we prepared for an eventuality in the old world or the new and instill into the minds of the youth of this country a love of freedom and a love of country and of flag and at the same time give them the necessary military training that know how to protect the libthey may erties which have been given them, if necessary.- James Devine spoke of the work of the Elks in bringing to the a greater recognition of thecommunity members of the Grand Army and of the. purpose of the Elks to foster He said that the work was patriotism. educational and all should join in it.. that H. J. Ball traced the of Memorial day and told how history was brought it about through an order of Gen. John A. Dr. Seymour B. deliverLogan. ed a eulogy of Lincoln. Young O. R. Dibblee, exalted ruler of the Salt Lake lodge of Elks, introduced X. D. Corser, commandant of the department of Utah, who presided during the services. A musical program was given by Miss Cora Howe. Miss Minnie Best, Miss Es ther Uromraerhausen,'1 Misa Evelyn Buehler, Miss Amy Howe, Miss Mae Anderson, Miss Marie Eddington, Miss Mollie Burris, Miss Leola Miss Schrack, Edna Edwards. Benediction was pronounced by Capt. Elmer Johnson. At City Cemetery. ' The ritual prescribed by the United Spanish War Veterans was observed at of E. A. City cemetery byNo.members 1 under direction Wedgwood post of Horace H. Smith, camp commander. Daniel H. Drinen. of the offered the prayerchaplain B. and Seymourpost, Young pronounced the benediction. A detail from the Utah national guard fired the Memorial day salute and the bugler sounded taps. For his address the commander gave only the one prescribed in the ritual. The cemetery was thronged bv those come to' honor who had dead. All morninc they came and the went, floral tributes. Many planted bearing flowers and in other ways made presentable the houses of the departed. Fort Douglas Cemetery. G. Armstrong and AtJudge George John M. Bowman, former torney of the criminal division of the judge court, paid eloquent tribute to city the memory of men who have died for their country at Memorial services in Fort cemetery held under the diDouglas rection of Ladies of the G.--A. R.Reynolds circle. "We are a nation on which rests one of the greatest responsibilities which was ever presented in world affairs." said Judge Armstrong. "At present the great melting pot is changing the of the earth; the great war complexion in progress in Europe will result in the abolishment of the monarchical form of government, for which end thousands of men are sacrificing their lives every day. When this sacrifice is over they will look to the United States as a standard for their future governments. "When we deliberate upon the rewhich is before us we cansponsibility not help thinking of the great honor that the men who have died on the battlefields of this nation have bestowed upon us. This day of memorial is sacred. It Is almost with resentment that I think that we use this day for the opening of resorts for pleasure and I hope the time will come when the legislatures will set aside this day more sacred." for something the Attorney Bowman, a veteran ofmemcivil war, dwelt directly upon the of known and unknown soldiers ory who lie buried in Fort Douglas cemetery. He read Lincoln's Gettysburg speech and calling attention to the of Memorial day urged that measures be taken to have the to Its fullest- - meaning day in the Americans. hearts of Mrs. TI. W. Charters, president of Reynolds circle, officiated at the rituMrs. Joanna Melton, alisticwasservices. a nurse during the civil who war, assisted and' the closing prayer was offered by Mrs. Mary Graham. It was the fourteenth year during which Reynolds oircle has conducted Memorial services at Fort Douglas cemetery. At. Mount .Olivet. At Mount Olivet cemetery the veterans paid tribute - to their departed comrades and dedicated a cannon presented to the Grand Army of the Reand the United Spanish War Vetpublic erans by the federal government. Services were held under joint direction of Oliver O. Howard post No.G. 7 and A. R., and post No. 3, the relief corps of the two posts. Several hundred people witnessed the ceremonies. The services began when children from the Hawthorne, Emerson and schools strewed flowers over Oquirrh the graves after each mound had been marked with a small American flag by the veterans. As the bouquets cf flowers were dropped here and there the All Hallows college band played the "Dead e March." Decorate Confederate Graven. the children finished Hardly had of the program when Mrs. J. their part R Belcher, president of Robert E. Lee No. 737, United Daughters of chapter the Confederacy, stepped forward onanda stars and the bars plantedin the grave G. the plot occupied' by the dead A. R., leaving the banner to of the toss in the breeze side by side with the stars and stripes. one that sleeps in "He is the only this part of the cemeterr," Mrs. Belcher i POLICE APPOINTMENT UP F0RACTJ0N TODAY Commission Expected to Confirm Mayor's Nomination of J. Parley White. The appointment of J. Farley White as chief of police to succeed C. W. Shores is expected by Mayor Ferry to be sanctioned by the city commission the matter having been held ever today, until today from Monday on request of Mr. Commissioner lleber M. Wells. conWells desired to make, inquiries another candidate for the posicerning understood at least four tion. commissioners will vote for Mr. White. If confirmed, will not enMr. ter on White, his new duties for a week or ten days yet, or untilis his successor as state bank examiner appeinted. Itis RUSHING WORK ON CANAL Contractor Hope to Complete Channel for Jordan River Surplus This Season. Information has been received by Sylvester Q. Cannon, city engineer, of the successful completion of the first 1000 feet of the extension of the Surplus canal, which it is proposed to make this year. The fired ge has been in operation only a short time, the engineer states, the progress being satisfactory. He expects to be able to complete the proposed extension before the low water season. The canal i carried on toward the gradually Great Salt being where lake, it will discharge surplus Jordan river waters. 2J-mi- le Max-well-McKe- . At 11.10 commenced the dedication ceremonies of the bronze cannon, a howitzer, mounted on a concrete base built by members of the local G. A. R. posts. A short prayer was offered by Chaplain Corser, and brief addresses were delivered by H. G. Rollins and Judge Bowman, representing the G. A. R., and H. M. Stephens for the citizens training camp and Horace H. Smith of the Spanish War Veterans. Lincoln's Gettysburg's speech was read by Judge Bowman. The ceremonies closed with a selection by the band. The base of the monument on rests the cannon stands four feet which is five feet square at the base and high, four teet square at the top. On the four faces of the monument are inscriptions to the G. A. R., the U. S. W. V., the I of G. A, R. and the W. R. C. Itleli Monument Dedicated. Friends of Ben E. Rich, rormer president o.C the southern states and eastern states missions of the Mormon church, unveiled a tablet to his memory B. H. Roberts and J. Golden Kim- "m or wnom were associated with him in the mission field, were the principal speakers. "We may of the made by speak great sacrifice fittingly who this man, gave his life to the work of God," said Mr. Roberts, "but we mav also refer to him as one of the favored few of the sons of men and say that his ueen a rare privilege to have given has his life for the Lord, for he is assured of eternal life, the greatest gift of the Master to men. The scriptures and the revelations to the prophets tell ns that the most important work man can do is lead souls to Christ. Importance is laid on of one soul. This man has tha led winning many souls to God, so how must be his reward." great Mr. Kimball said in part: "Mr. Rich may never have at any time in his life to the mountain top just forclimbed a touch of lie but descended into theinspiration, sweet of valleys peace, ever so often, and preached the. gospel to the poor he healed the broken-heartehe administered to the sick, he imparted of his substance, if he had. to the hungrv and he remembered to be charitable out love, mercy and justice ftonlhisdeal fellowmen. KattbfulnenM Praised. "He held out faithfully to the nd and has the promise of being salt I'd in the kingdom of God, which is Vfte greatest of all gifts of God, for there greater tnan the gift of sal- vation8' "As a friend and brother who has been so greatly honored this day, I speak for to to one and all, that we invite you him, join with us in followin his for it brings forth ing fruit and 'is path, bread cast upon the wathat returns and pays one ters' hundred fold on the investment "Elder .Rich, with an his splendid characteristics and achievements could never have attainoH .e d .lrVthe hears of the people had it not been for that good his wife who stood by his side. woman, Let 'came weal or woe. life or death.' poverty or and at no sickness, or place did she ever fall, falter time or become weary in well doing. "This good woman, dowered with tlil F divine possibilities of the f in all her wcredness th.frhood, a large family andloneliness assumed that tremendous responsibility which to man would be overwhelming "Let us d0 honor to friend forbrother and by doing so our let us get the widow and the fatherless" The monument, which is a shaft bearing a bronze table? granite of the missionary, was bv eldest unveiled ?Jmrn TRih' ,hls Presided eranddaugn-G,- k and JJ',tagrley b Smith the benedicpronounced tion. The ceremony was well attended by members of the family, friends and former associates of Mr. Rich. Boys Hike to Hills. Two hundred Boy Scouts of stake of the Mormon church obse?ved Memorial day by taking a hike into the hills. They went up City Creek canyon by way of Twin k taIkCd t0 thC Peaks n Prof bys life The Ensign stake scouts Black mountain under direction of Un D Giles. The Bountiful and stake boys also went on hikes Sandy Pupilsto of the Jordan school naid the sailors and marines who tribute lives in the gave their ice. At 2 o'clock in the country's afternoon thev assembled at the bridge Tenth West and SecondJordan South street where they strewed flowers on water and listened to addresses the bv members of the G. A. R. and SDanisii War Veterans. 12-pou- nd d, . sv SAYS an SIM WILL SOAR Magnate Here Says Europe Will Go to White Metal Stand-ar- d After War. Western mine owners are the warring nations of Europeexpecting to silver their money standard for a make number of years, according to E. W. Packard, president of the Gemini, Geneva and Eureka Hills mining companies in the Tintic district, who is at the Hotel Utah. Mr. Packard says that while the. metal markets were settled for a time the uncertainties of the war have disturbed the values. He adds that if the United "States has a corner on the gold of the worl4 as it is expected to. have at the eiXj of the war. other metals, especially a?id .silver prices, will soar. copper Mr. Packard is here to inspect the controls in the properties whichHehe does not promise Tintic district. new development work this season. .Mining |