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Show i Jf r. vm To iTu A NEWSPAPER Dedicated to a policy of fains ess to all sections of Utah county. JIM i i - i i i I1ERALD PEONES Business Office S3 Editorial Rooms . , 107 .j J ZA FORTIETH YEAR, NO. 137 PROVO, UTAH. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1925, n in V PRICE TWO CENTS V 00 00 OO OO t ; 00 DO 00 00 60 OO 00 OO JnVited;tofMa He'Jl Join Ford's Orchestra ' S i' 1 'MB i Ox. v UTAH COUNTY "" ':V ,- NEW ' 7 --' Confessing to Mrirder of Three Y0U SET STUDENTS RECORD ti More Than 91 Pier Cent MAYOR TO PRESENT KIDDIES WITH CANDY RECEIPTS TO DATE UNUSUAL TALENT EXCEED $1,600,000 IS MANIFESTED Boys and Girls Under Years of Age Are i.'r Invited AI1 1 The kiddies of Provo city from the wee tiny babe to those ten years s of age will be the guesta of the city commission at the . third annual mayor' .Christmas festival to be held Thursday afternoon at 4 :30 o'clock around i.the , community CnrlstmasTtree ' on the tabernacle square. :',,:' The tree ha been beautifully dec- , orated and Illuminated for the occa-- . ' " aion. !".'''". ' There will be a lively time around the tree, If all of the plans w- ; ranged by Dell Webb, city recreational director, are carried out There wijl be all kinds of frie that will cheer the heart of every boy ' and, girl. There Vlll be singing of Christmas Bongs and carols and the Provo high school band may render jveral selections. f , Best of all, however, will be the distribution of candy and.jjts to the little i tots by Mayor O. K. ': Hansen. The city commission has seen to It that there will .be1 candy and nnta for every HtUe boy or girl under ten years of age, and all are cordially Invited to attend the cele' bration. bf High School Symphonic Or chestra Concert Well Received by Patrons, fio II FOREMAN FROM ' W -- V4 w. . ft jr x v, 1 r .s. :' .: '' FLAMES Jacob Schramm, Foreman, tlailcd as Hero 01 Uhio Disaster , r ELECTRIC SPARKS IGKITE COAL GAS Presence of Mind of Foreman ' Responsible tor Safety Of Comrades y Out 0 a 'grand total of . flsK20,. a mrisuuig program of excep BELLAIRE, O. Dec. 23. (CP) taxes assessed for all. pur tional merit wan irlvun t h I nine of their comrades aspbyx- With 11 poses In Utah county $l,670fi:W 61 high school this morning In tlie lated, till of the miners endangered hbad been collected at the close of last assembly of the year, by lntw mental music dVpartuieut of )b when fire' broke out fn the Webb I)ecenier 22, 'according tor County school Coal company's eambria mine near Auditor Clifford L. Wright. The high claw iierfurmance of the Jese Mumii, 71, of r'rewsliurg, S. ., is me lU'Kt uduiuou to ine here shortly after midnight, were This is 8L748 per. rentof the dance orchestra 4iy which Ilunry Jr'ord is trying to popularize assessed taxes of orchestra, under the .accounted for today. I'tah county for Symphonic of 'John A. Omanson, leadership The the steps of a generation ago. He plays a dulcimer, shown above, an the miners who f new! 1925 and establishes a year a revelation to the audience. f; " unscathed, owe their livss V . ' early form of pianoforte. record lnAhepaymeiit of taxes in proved Mr. Omanson has brought hi orto the heroism of their foreman the counf ', if is stated, some of the chestra te a of perfect Jacob Schramm,..--. highplace cent: 1(H) almost per distrlctraying tion seldom attained by high school u Hchrumm. controlling his The towfe of Orem and Provo Bench nidations of this kind. men with an iron, baud, orjni whs one- of the districts that did it. Their ensemble numbers "Diana," led theui to: safety through an unself proud, the figures showing tbat overture by Ascher; "A Song of This exclusive photograph shows F. 5t. Snow of Stepliensville, Tex., con used entrance, a mile from the malo between 1B5 and 08 per cent of the shiift where the fire occurred. 'Serenade"1 fessing in the Tarrant conny (Tex.) 'jail to. tho murder of Ws stepson, taxes there were paid. Many dis India," 'by Koraskow; A' shorf'clri'uit cauwd when a by Drigo and the closing" number, Bernle A.: OM. He 8. Mrs. cut 'Mrs.: Snow her off and trict-Imother,' Connally, the soutfi end of the county "Eagle's Nest," by Ireuuin, were all the boy's head and threw it into' a cellar,1 he Said, ami then shot the iHiulder fell on an electric conduit made similarly good showings. "' started the hliiae. played with a technique and uni- women In addition to the splendid rec son and burned their bodies. In his fire place. Snow is at th left; Siarks sliooting from the wire ig most pleasing. r ord of tax payments made this year nited the coal gas. Mr. .Omanson scored a distinct Texas Itanger Captain Tom Hickman stands behind, and Court the lack tax sale redemptions sur Wl'llam B. Swaiu Is at the right taking Snow's confession on The fire was still raging unconin his cornet solo, "Holy triumph passed that of any other two years, City," with orchestra aceoiuimui-uien- t his telewriter.: '. trolled this morning with fire appar., Marvin Laws, Prove Crash! is it stated, if these redemptions atus from Bellaire ntid ... ;., high school student, is still Marvin became white as a ghost, could be applied on this year's total Lucille vlllrges. utti miitlng to. tr verso the Merrill won admiration by shaking. - virtually lie began to shake like one hav- fully 08 per cent of the taxes would her skillful playing of, "Souvenir," ImpaBsalile t'Oiid;. Marvin has a nerfert right to have ben paid. Tlx mine Is the largest, in the. ing the palsy. the shake a long time to come. hs a(!companied by orchestra, and a well as her Reilnire region. Until recently It Splendid duet with Mr. Omanson, Inches to the side of him, four And so would you and every revival of the industrial and had been producing 4,(KK) tons of or five inches, a four feet long general Bach. other fellow shake, if you had Erwachen," "Fruhllng's by financial situation throughout the coal per day. The night shift was in "Gavotte had the experience that Marvin east Iron pipe weighing about county is quartet. for the new responsible working oa a four day a week basis. 40 underwent Tuesday afternoon.- . . pounds was buried half-watax payment record established, ac- Moderne," by Severn, was also wel: Normally the company employed This number was played Marvin was industriously bent through the shop floor. 5tHt men.. to Charles Hawkins, county received.,' . The pipe, a counterweight to the cording by Beth Mangum, Marvin Gease, Arover a table in the woodwork .officials assessor. bulled Company Blrk thur Lucille and 'Merrill stage curtain in the high school shop all the Prove high srhoo? Schramm ss the hero of the disaster The mines and the larger indus- ' lie was humm'ng a eheerf ul'tune auditorium, had fallen more than trial institutions of the county also Supt, H. (Maude Lewis gave some not the mine foreman re. Had with Reed's pace but often led. (Special to the Herald) very appropriate remarks 1n keepas he contemplated the Joy that 35 feet a it plunged through the have of mind the tained 'bis helped the. financial situation : 23 (54 in took Reed Dec. fall first the Oregon, ChMstmas the floor would be his dear mother's on re. ing Al&A:,::, wjth stage and the shoal ceiling materially, Assessor Hawkins states: spirit. miners would have one-hadouble minutes with and A a, before .being stopped half-wareading accompanied by music, Wrestling such as has never before ceiving that beautiful table he run amuck, with death resulting for 'The Vision of Sir Launfal," was been seen In Albany, and probably arm scissors, a hold that he had many, officials said they had made with his own hands. through the shop floor.. The believed. '111111 'Jones hitherto tried often well given by Nlta tVakefield. wire attaching the pipe to the And all the while he was diligentout in without success. Jones came 4iack in Oregon, was handed A mixed chorus Mr. the which directed curtain table had broken as a student by ly sandpapering buckets full to more than 1,000 men strong and in Z minutes slipped had given the curtain a Jerk. Faxman saug "O Holy Night." was complete with the exception women who went to the Armory Rerd Into a perfect head scissors, and A large number of patrons of the Had Marvin not stepped to the that it. must have another coat of last night to see Henry Jones of rolled him over and pinned his school were" present side when warned by the falling shellac. He polished and rubbed Provo, Utah, try to regain his west shoulders to the mat. and hummed and had visions cf plaster, the heavy pie would ern welterweight championship belt The wrestlers had been going at ha ve Ktrurk him in the back, istirws mornsig. Ilobin Reed of Corvallis. Reed a terrific rr.te, surpassing In Bpeed from which undoubtedly would have , To serve as petit Jurors during And then- still Bas the belt, but he earned it. any exhibition of the art that has meant his instant death.. home plaster fell on top of the the January term of court in the But Jones earned It too. That is ever been seen here. There was As it was, the only damage Martable, fourth district which begins in just the situatiim, so fur aa the more real wrestling during the first vin experienced Marvin looked up to see what was that done Provo, Monday, January 18, i02ft, at half hour of the bout than anyone match Is conitnied. to his table by the falling was wrong. Reed has the belt because he beat not excluding experienced wrestlers plaster. 10 o'clock, have been appointed the He took a step to one side. ! That and the shaking. following: Jones on Thanksgiving night. Jones who Were in the crowd,- had ever Impressive funeral services Wfre Ernest C. Hendrickson, Fred A. dK'sn't have it because he failed to witnessed. held Iii the Bonneville ward cluipol bent Reed in the second match. The , But after a few minutes both beThurgood, Raymond ' Sutton. R. H. mntcli went to the two hour limit, gan to weaken. At first the men Tuesday afternoon for K. W. Crane Thomas, Charles H. Ward, George H. Taylor,- - O. W. Andelin. F. G. with one fall to each mau, and was Were just a little slow In leaving the who died at his home. 470 East ' County Sown street. Friday evening L. Auditor Clifford Orson. T. declared a draw.' Richmond, ropes. Then .they liegan to slow- Third Thompson, a illness. M. Slack, William P. Wiscombe, W. Wright is being besieged with Anyone who may have been dis down when getting to their, 'feet. following 'prolonged The services were iu charge of from the registrars of vital appointed Btthe showing made by But neither was yet iw vey slow O. Creer. Enos Brimhall. Srott P. Stewart and Walter P. Whitehead. statistics for moheyInet lieiir 'f r Henry Jones on Thanksgiving night whenjangled np together. Soon each BiKli(iX)ATulFew.".T(''use"n. The serv - vital statistics in this county, he' has a different story , to tell now. began to waver. The wavers be- vices opened by the choir siiigiirt Provo. . reports li a commiinicntiou to The Provo man was not the same came staggers. Jones was Still able "Though leepeiii!ig Trials Thronj Koscoe Banksalem. wrestler. His three weeks sojourn i.u clamp on deadly holds, but Reed Tour Way." The Invocation was by Sanford Weeks and Joseph II. Governor George H. Dern. As a gccmid "These in tbe valiey enabled him to do was equally able .'to break them. George P. Billings. the letter states, imiple," Schoell, Pleasant. Grove, ERIE, m., Dee.,'- - 23 MT)-ri- ve E. L. Kolierts,: director of physi" L. musical nnnilier, Helen Newell PohI-so"submit their claimavto the state what no other wrestler has ever But that was about all. Charles'" Bates, JI. Joseph ' Tu thonsjiiid children gathered In cal education at the .Young uniwear With but a few imiintvs to go sang "O Ixive Divine." Kranctmi, Sydney Ooray and Ixiacd of health and they' are been utile to do, before to the arena here late yesterday in a versity- and cVaeh of the Leon No wren limit utmost were of the Jones grit a wicked toe bold tbat speakers .Maw-el- l UBiinllyi, held up from two to ten Robin Reed down to the lis Berdick, I'ayson. "Cougar" party sisinstired by a local news- football months liefore j;hey are returned of endurance. But in so doing he had Reed on the point of giving up. jward bishopric who gave a biogruph-Robin'- . Nephi S'ater, Lehl. squad, has left for the paper, were thrown into panic when took as much punishment himself, band was extended ready ileal sketcb-o- f the life of Mr. Crane; to this department for payment. H. Lee, Mapleton. John coast, he with consult will where some of the children started for tin "The parties" who hold Ihes po- and If there was a shade of differ- lo pat the mat, and the referee was Robert Elliott, former bishop of Charles S. Waters, Maylon Carthe coaches universities of the coast stage where Santa, bad just ter and H. B. Hales. Simnish llirk. sitions usually are in very pur cir- ence, in the stamina of the two men ready to slick is out just ir split Bonneville ward: Ralph XUksoii ,f his arms loaded with pres relative to the athletic conditions But even ecoud longer. The plit second was Helier City and Bishop Jen.sen. favors Heed. on the. l'acific coast. .A. Vnrney, Lott 3. Rnssoir- - and cumstances and need the money the eflgo ' cuts. Other musical number were rcn- We have willed Dr. that is a question oiien to argu; enough and he broke it. j W. I). Baxter, American Fork., verybdly.' New He also will attend the ' Older boj'B tried to head them off in the evening Jones had dered by Mrs. "Sarah Ramsey. Mrs. Earlier - Beatty's attentlun' to this a nmnls'r ment. MendenF. Edward John football Clyde.' game at Pasa across the Year's day by throwing a bench .When the bell brought the battle Reed iu a leg split that looked ITaunah Packard and as a closiirr of times but we cunot get any sathall and to un end Jones, who hud gamely like- - a sure .'thing fait the new. nunilie? the choir sang "Beautiful aide but the children would not r dena between the University of Roltert E.Henry Weight, Springville, isfaction from his department. Booth, Highland. and the t niversity. of stayed and the vanguard tumbled Washington "Most of the lieople are widows battled .against fatigue for 15 min- champion hail too JiiiH'h.iit stake, Isle of Somewhere." The bciicdic-H- e Katbnu Clayson, Lake, Shore. ' over the bench. "The bench crashed Alabama. stood the punishment until he j tion was by A. B. Miller. Inter-coulare very dwirous of getting utes, dropped unconscious'.), the and While the wellknowni mentor of He was completely exhausted. mat. and this started the great mnsv of break, and kept out of. danger J meat w In the Provo dtv cemet'.-rf feel We for Christmas. Basketwill remain silent. ten, minutes be wns frmu this source thereafter. As aJThe dcoicatorv iiraver wss liv Ncls For children yet In their M'ats into s ithtotics is away, the famous gym- lions, nearly Dr. If would call that you kindly ball practice at the church school ' "out.- - lie was orougnt tiack rrom 1.1st resort Jiines started working on Johnson. exit nasium of ..the'' Voting university, stampede for the the main been postponed' until after the Beatty's attention to this s'tuation dreamland 7 with smeUlng salts Rial's toes, but aside "from getting which soon became clogged, the where so many basketball teams has " diine to be ' would tbat something .' cham- holidays. luoi'ueutarily, butonly long enough the champion, into 011 .or two light weaker' and smaller children fallinjr havp lien miide and mufiade expedite the handling "of. these to open his ej Wand ask "Did bo pim lies, hi;d little success, and being ,jfrnmpled on by their tor claims." bent me?" He Went" to sleep aga iii j As the .closing time drew near rifled companions. when told lie hud gotten a draw. jwth men, hinged into Lhe ropes liiuc Police, and aaults present picked SUOPDING' When he came to again he. repeotixl land againand once Jones went many little ones from the mass tlie question. He did not know what clear through, lieitUid for the floor. a me DAY cuy to oi are be .the of Provo but not Itefore the liveof three had guests folks the little had taken the last It looked like the match was over, been snuffed out from suffocation the iinnnal Christinas frolic to be held on the tabeAacla ground Christ' 15 minutes of the battle. . but his head fell into the arms of said City Comlsssioner and trampling. Hundreds of members of the Man- i' Keed's mdltion was but mas. Eve flml wha a splendid idea that l t slightly '4 spectator who snved hiip. , ' ' Accordinsr1 to hospital r. port; iii avu ' ward and their friends joined ', If any better, He managed to keep As a whole the battle was so George: P. Billings. seven seriously injured will reaver. children will no doubt enjoy the spirit f the occasion, for Old a hoiisewarming and1 ward reunion to his feet, however, and to post much' of. a thriller that some of beautiful new chapel Tues pone bis nap until he got into hi? the funs were in but lfttle better Simta Clmi is t b here with bells one, and the city recreational de at the. A delightful 'priJal(1i'11 evenimi day riM.nl of according in ctuidition than the wrestlers, when a games, folks little lead the will variety partment of musical mini gram comprised The two men had simply battled they" left ' the tmnorv. i to the p'lins 4if the committees In charge. r e liers, a reading by Mrs. T. Earl to. the limit of '.human endurance,. there Is lull; of a return event Already' the for decorated Is tree being Christinas already "A 'liuge and" a, brief history of the ward They were srt evenly matiihed that match and Jones has declared that and girl In" Provo will Join T'rof. J. M. Jensen, VfUIs K. Spafford announces that and the city officials hope every lytic boy eomprIsd an neither could win, It. is doubtful fie will not refuni to Provo without . ', aiid highly entertaining if Jones could be .'better than he Mm belt, "Reed. Is undecided as to Interesting Smoot and Spafford Coal company, hi the frolic. " was before the match. His "Too much cannot be done to instill het fhrismas spirit into, the program. the or itcit he is willing to go who has been remembering a reverence nun reinmim l Following the program, refresh- - tion 9SS apjiarehtiy perfect, and It oil the mat again with Jones, in the poor for the past thirty five years, lives - of the little its.: IMnspJreu in tliem t.u- ,k. thnlr livps. The Barents, therefore, are I incut wen served ip the lianipiet is only ItecHitse he is the welter- j near future, but expressed willing MttM-a- n will distribute to fifty widows 1 of load out for anbour Christ mas Eve and asslft ha siid dancing followed in the welgb't in the west. fl"nil"xnibably iujness to meet lhe former' champion ear children good "that usual, one invited to bring the 1 recrefltion ' hfllL he world that he ifot"nly jcept itp! hirer. ' ''.''-:coal." ' , . them lo having a good time." 'v" '"- 3KU.0S 1 sixty-eigh- -- panic-drlckc- FLOWERS MAY HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE HAD HE NOT STEPPED ASIDE IN TIME . Steaog-rapiie- .' ' : ' HENRY JONES STARTLES OREGON WRESTLING FANS The-viol- - y MATCH IN SIM IS 00 - Improved Crop Conditions and Difficult Selections Well Ren . General Prosperity Condered in Christmas Concert tributing Factors At High School St. 10 - T.v BIG CONCERT Community Christmas Tree On Tabernacle Square to Be t ..scene 01 trouc Taxes of County AmPaid bo OO 1 ' - CHOSEN HEAD terror-stricke- n lf y OR MEN Elton Sumner of the Trovo Fourth ward was president of the Utah stake "M" men's league at the annual election held Sunday Other, officers chosen? were, Max Mangum,' vice president ; Grant Thurgood, .secretary and treasurer. The league council is made up of one member from each ward who is . ... elected by the "M" men's class Which he represents. The purpose of this council is to draw up any eligibility roles that nay be needed in super vising the' activities of this- stake and to arrange the schedule- fur all contests that will take place between -t"' he- ward ,'.' ';,:," At the last session an amendment was passed declaring, all persons Ineligible to compete in any sport in which they had won a college letter or who, at the time of competition, are on a college! gqaud. The meaning of squad to be determined by the eonndl ia cooperation with the coaches of the B. T. C; In addition it might be well to add that any persons must have been In at-- " tendance to at least three meetings of the c"ss he" represents and have paid his fee of thirty five cents. It is planned by the council' to meet and draw up the schedule for basketball sometime during the holidays. (The schedule will lie published as soon as it la completed so that the wards may begin practicing Max Mangum. a;; Boon att possible. - . J7 '. G. 0. Gee . Returns fieorge" Orvllle Gee, son of Mr. nd Mrs. Ellas Gee of this city, mission returned fronr a in Great Britain for the I. D. ST church Tuesday. While in the mission field Mr. Gee was secretary flf the Uverpool, Norwich and Nottingham conferences and a traveling Elder in London, Vpon kis release he made a tour of the continent visiting Belgium. Holland. Germany, Switzerland and France, and returning to Liverpool from which place he sailed 'On two-year- ' , ' Mr. Gee expresses himself as having had a most enjoyable and profitable experience during his mission labors.- . " MANY PAY FOR JANUARY TRIBUTE TO . WRIGHT MAKES E. W.CRANE APPEAL FOR - SANTASTARTS REGISTRARS GENE ROBERTS PANIC AMONG C JEOES TO COAST 5000 KIDDIES GRIDIRON GAME : ., n s , .. '.. . - . - , d heir-mone- y j I From Mission Field 8. JURORS CHOSEN SPARKS FROM LIVE WIRES Manavu Ward Holds Pleasant Reunion , MOPS , place-durin- .' V Smobt and Spafford Give Car of Coal ', Par-flo- , : 'coudi-wheth- .'.".-- .' er, "''-- ' "' "'.1 |