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Show SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, feUKDAT MORNING, FEBRUARY 2$, 1020 . S, USES PEACE Country Relinquished Posi tion When It Lost Its Nerve, Baker Says. Board of Education Gives Stand on Pay ifstigatuig war it expenditures, would not be wire to take too seriously Some of the things emanating from .hat source. " When llim assault the reputation ot men who have faithfully served the that the rcpuhlny 1 am forced to hope wtii prt-verateful sense of Americans the1 shafte; aimed by malice, he declared. man miunmg any one, I have ii mind John D. Fran, who worked so lA'thully for the Red Cross and who latee was director of aircraft production. - I cannot speak too highly uf Mr. Kvan. the war department Mr. Baker will reclaim hv sales of property in i ranee and in this country nearly $.V 000,000.000. mid that the money will return to tho treasure, to ease the terrible burdeft of taxation. Considerably more than another billion dollars, he added, had been saved hr adjustment of 23,703 of the 27,874 contracts existing at the close of the war. In urging military preparedness, Sec- retary Bnkcr said: In the next war end I trust there never will be roe nt Other group of nations may hold the front line for n rear and u half for ue until we are orepsred. atatsmsnt Of the which the city board of finds Itself in the face plea of the rlly teach- o CLAAINCg 1. JONlI 'Cottage' Outfiti rr moderately furnished spertmeal that yen tad she will bath lave. The furnishings are nest, sttrsetive, up to date, and make Just the kind of a little home you want Our price during th great February Bala for this Cottage BIJfi" BA Home . VbWiLJ Outfit $4.00 Weekly Easy Term I. The ioo .0 36$ Interest 4.00 $ $ 76- -$ 7.6Q $100 $10.00 $200 $20.00 $300 $30.00 Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, $400140.00 Down, $600 $50.00 Down, wss: Added 11.00 $1.60 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $4.60 $5.00 "Bride, Three-Eoo- Special" Outfit Hera i unqusstiofcsbly a ready winner. Three roomsbedroom, (lining room asd kitchen. what most beginner waat. The furbishing are of exceptionally good quality, and w are anaiou l. for you te'se this Brjds'a During our big February Bale tbs price foe complete eiit-h- t Jt a Week a Week a Week a Week bp-ria- a Week a Week - Will be a Week I? The New 1920 Styles Clarence E. Jones. 28 year of age eon Mr. If. F Jones, a mining engineer, and until four years ago a reel-diof Salt Lake, was killed yesterday afternoon in the Superior mill in Butle, Mont . according to a telegram received by Mr. and Mrs. 1 M. Iveraen. 773 v avenue, parents of the widow. Mr. Jones Was born In Texas. He came to bait Lake with bis parents when but a few years of sge. He -- finished th hool In Sale Lake apd grad find high was a graduate of th Colorado School of Mines. He married Miss Beatrix M. Iver-se- n in 1918 and four years ago moved to Butte, accompanied by his parents and hla wife. Following bis graduation from the Colorado School of Mines 'he was era ploved In the mines at Alt and Cotton v'd canyon. Surviving are his parents, widow, three children, I lank, Winifred and Earl, and brothers, Frank knd Elbert. Funeral er L. rangements have not been complettd M. Irereen end his mother. Mrs. L. Moth Iversen of Salt Laku, will leave Sait Lake today for Butte. ' f . Vh only Easy Term 15.00 Wekly Famous Hey wood Genuine Reed Baby Carriages of Mr. and Jut Arrived t Tomorrow (Monday) morning will begin in our Eton one of the most nm&rkable lalei of Baby Carriages ever offered in (hit city. Bach values ti will W offered will &m&24 and delight tho shrewdest, most experienced buyers. A whale carloxd of new 1823 Baby Cxrriagti, which we shall tell on remarkably easy terms nnd tow prices during the sals. , ,0-o- her b the law and t he constitution of the slate uf Utah (nnd all good Ameruans do that), Is that a special seaalon of the legislature shall be railed, and the board given authority to Increase the rate of taxation. or unless we wait until the session of the legislature in 1921 and receive relief from that source. Improvement Money A we stated, the board has indicated In order to anabl the board to pay Its willingness to go the limit and prothla money, It took money that had actu- vide for iho teacher for the school year of 1920 and 1921, as far as it is sbls to do, ally been appropriated for the Improvement of th buildings and grounds of th having In mind thy welfare of the entire system The board desires to work stem, and for the Installation and Im- school the teachers ami to coprovement of equipment for beating and In harmony with with them. May we add that vve ventilation, all of which was very neces- operate no see good purpose that ran he served sary In order to render our school build- at this time by constant agitation. ings comfortable for th teacher and children alike. I W stopped Improvements which had ANNIIAI MFFTINlfl OF been ordered, and for Which approprla tlona had been made, which affected HELD Of ouf schools thlrty-o- n Thee Improvements have all been stopped In order that we might pay the motley Stockholders of the Beneficial Life which waa necessary to do thla work to Insurance company held their annual the teachers. The board has taken from the improvement fund all of the money meeting last night, which was followed that It Is aDle to taka In order to raise immediately by the directors session, thla $80,000 which was paid to the teachers In addition to their agreed miarv. bix member of tha board of director The board of education Is empowered, under the general provisions of section were reelected and two other were IX, title 90, Compiled Laws of Utah, 1917, elected to fill the vacancies caused by ana particularly under section 4590 of the death of General Richard W. Young 9 of as tlie 90, tills amended by chapter Tha new session laws of 1919. to do ail things and Bishop Gorge Romney. needful for maintenance of th members of th boJrd are Georgs J. schools, even to the extent of creating The other indebtedness and borrowing mbney there- Cannon and B. F. Grant. for; but the board haa no power to create who were reelected, are an indebtedness in excess of the taxes six directors, for the current school year oven for the E. P. Ellison,' John C. Sharp, Jamea purpose of maintaining th schools, unh less th board itseif is authorised so to Murdock, Joseph Fielding 8mith, Nelson and A. B. C. Ohlson. do by a Vote of the qualified electors of be annual report was read, this showth district who have paid a property tax therein during the twelve calendar ing a heavy death loss of $222,000 as mouths hext preceding such election. a result of the influenza. The increased net surplus is $53,000, and the to Be Shown. Necessity company had whtten during the year Under th provisions of section 4591, $6,000,tk)0 of business, making a total 9 chapter of title 90, the board may not 'of more than $27,000,000 now in force. even submit to th electors th matter of The report also showed that during creating of excess Incurring additional Indebtedness in of the taxes lor tha the last iix months each month had current school year, unless It Is necessary beaten any other corresponding month to Inour such Indebtedness In order to ia ths history of the company. maintain and support the schools for The directors elected the following sold current school year or soma part OffUers: lie tier J. president; thereof. In other words, the board may John C. Cutler, firstGrant, vice president; not only not incur an indebtedness for Lorenzo N. second vice Stohl, presiany purpose In excess or (axes for tho current school year, without submitting dent and general manager; E. T. Ralph, th matter to ih electors, but It may assistant to the general manager; A. B. not even aubmlt the matter to the elec C. Ohlson, secretary; Leo E. Penrose, tors unless the additional Indebtedness Is assistant secretary; Henry T. MeEwan, necessary in order to maintain and sup treasurer; Richard W. Young, Jr., genport the School However much the board. Individually eral counsel to ill the vacancy caused or collectively, may desire to Incur an ad- by the death of his father, General William R. Calderwood was ditional Indebtedness for soma metitorlous Voting, purpose. It has no power so to do unless it reelected medical director and Junius first In good faith and as a ract conWas ree'oeted superintendent Romney cludes and determines that the additional of agencies. B. F. Grant was selecfed Indebtedness Is necessary In order to a member of the executive committee maintain and support the schools for the present year, or, to put It conversely, un- to fill the vacancy caused by the death less without such additional Indebtedness of General Young. the schools could not be supported and maintained. hv Ho a Just - I' GENEROUS CREDIT Threo-Rbo- teachers In eacerdanc With the terms of their respective written contracts, except aa hereafter .rated In tha middle of the year, and after end exthe funds were appropriated hausted, many of the teacher requested a reass an lu- rea of salary, assigning son that after they had signed tha contract fixing their compensation for the year, the coat of livinga waa Increased. We may eay that such request outalde of the teaching profession l unheard of. For example. The school board empto's builders by contract It construct all of Its school buildings. ktany of these con-t- i actors liava been financially ruined by reason of eueh coni raft, due largely to the fact that after the contract was entered Into and the work commenced the price of labor and material increased The school board, of rouise, could not Increase the compensation of the contractor after tha contract bed been entered Into and tha work partly performed. ers tot financial relief til addition to the 1100 Increase recently accorded each teacher. Is made In a communha, tlon addree.ed yesterday to Mira Jean MaeNsll, chairman of the special committee representing the Salt Teachers' association, by H. A, Smith, president of the hoard, ard 3 TH, "Willey, chairman of the finance committee. Th communication was prepared and forwarded to the committee under the board a Instruction, and acta forth tha ronvletton of tha board that It haa dona all within its power at the present time Tha letter follow 'in full Your communication to the board of education, which. In affect, requests the board to jay to tha teaching force of Halt Lake for the school year of 1919-2- 0 lha sum of about 9240, OuO, In addition to Action Prohibited. the amount provided for In the written Tha board la prohibited by dtit consticontract with the teacher for the veer mentioned, has been carefully considered tution from so doing. Article 8, section The 30. of our comftltutlon provides: by the board. legislature ehall have no power to grant Increase Impossible. or authorise any county or municipal auunanimous thority to grant any extra compensation, The board of education In It decision that no further Increase fee or allowance to any public officer, after service In salariea for the teacher for thl school agent, servant or contractor has been re- has been rendered, or a contract year can be made. W'e have Into or been entered performed in whole quested to give to you the reaeon why or Ih part annot make this Increase. the board This section Of ur Constitution unThe reasons applies to the Contract With questionably of no funds ha board any the 'First, of th school teachers, if we apply character out of which to pay thta In- one this rule to the tkacher a We apply It crease, of any part thereof. to law and morals in else evarybody (and Second, the board la prohibited by law there Is no reason why we should not), from borrowing money for that purpose. the result Would be that ho Increase these proposition whatever We will discus could be tnade In Salary to the For the briefly In the order named. teachers after their contract has been purpose of gaining an understanding of enlered into. the situation in It true light, some of requires no argument to convince the facta ahculd b stated. In thaOfearly any'it person the board Of education the of Rail Lake that spring of 1917, the board and all 1 and anxious to do teacher greed, fixed and determined In everything In Itswilling to see that avery power writing what compensation was to be teacher receives Just compensation for to the teachera for their personal her service. (Vlth that thought in mind, paid Serr! for tha aohool year of 1911 and In order to relieve tha teachers for After the rat of compensation to and 1920, present year Sad until such time aa be paid to the teacher had been agreed th naa the power to do otherwise, the board to, and In the manner provided by law, the board actually toek from the Im to be the school board caused taae fund of the svstam the sum of levied In a sufficient amount to rover provenient ISO, the present year, giving the teacher compensation agreed to, to each during of the teachers practically $100. and also for the purpose of paying the This was done In mind the conhaving balance of the expenee end maintenance stitutional provision before referred to, of the system. was done an and effort to assist in solely All of the fund been approth teachers In getting by the present priated and will b necessarily exhaust- school year. ed by the end of this school year, and there remains Only sufficient to pay the Needed. irnhwc OCX ' Granting of Further Increases at Present Declared Impossible Unless Special Session of t Legislature Is Called. EXtUClT NEW YORK. Teh. 3?. The positma which America held at the close of the war as moral leader of .the world wa relinquished when the country Most its nerve, said (ecretary Baker at a luncheon today of the Brooklyn chain ber of commerce. until th e made reservations moral leadership passed,' ho declared. Reservation have no sense of pro portions, They forget thev are dealing with t lie talc of mankind. Our adhesion to the league of nations is what mil save the world. On Man h J. 13-- 1. .Mr. Baker continued. J expect to be inaugurated ia prisste Lfe, nnd what I say is said as one who is leaving public life. Tho xeerttzirv said that while he had uo complaint to make of committees in FORMER RESIDENT . OF CITY KILLED IN MILL IN MONTANA BENEFICIAL LIFE - Y ou Will Be Delighted With This Vfhed you see tha attractive design and the beautiful finish of this Pullman Sleeper in' woven reed, yon will agfeb is one of the most attractive designs we hare ever alioWnoThe body has swelled hides, with a'recliqing roll reed with window light, nickel-plateback, while tlje hood is made. of sliding hood iron aaOt draft eurt&in. that it half-roun- d This Pullman conies in either ivory or French gray, with full bdt cushions ill corduroy, and has a reversible gear With repy soft wheels, aa illustrated. springs, together with artillery BIG CARLOAD SALE PRICE ; Tom $5.00 Cash; 85.00 a Month Jo-tep- you are asked to ride1 in your anticipation of the power and comfort of the, are car always fulfilled. WHEN The mere fact that you know it is a Buick adds to the pleasure of going. This feeling may be unconscious, but it exists for a Buick holds a promise of satisfaction that is imbedded in the minds of all. It is the result of a. standard won, and' maintained for years. i I . - Emergency Disproved, A Buick is built to give long service, and such service that only the Th teachers are now bound by valid. Subsisting contracts, from which they have no legal right to withdraw. When w assume that they have no legal withdraw from these contracts, ol they have no moral right to withdraw from them. How, then, can the board say and conclude that it cannot maintain these schools for tho btfianc of the present year because some of the teachers Intimate and Insist that they will not per form the services which they have In writing agreed to perform, unices the consideration named In the contract ia changed, and this after the work has been partly performed snd the consideration paid to date? There can be no legal emergency under this state of farts. To state this proposition is to argue It And again, suppose that the board did submit thla question to th people and assume that th people voted for It. and assume further that th supreme court said It was valid, will somebody suggest how this borrowed money can ever be ? Is It a business proposition for the ward, even under the facts assumed, to attempt to borrow this money when the law as It now stands says to, the board. You have no means by which you may return the Interest on this borrowed money, to say nothing of th principal'? Even though this money or any pari of It were borrowed, under the present state of the law It must come out of the next ) ears compensation of the teachera. song of the engine, the gentle buoyancy of the springs, and the landscape that seems to glide away on each side give the sensation of speed. When Better Motor Cars Are Built Buick Will Build Them. re-ld- Auto Calm Raxiuij.'Dodd Boise Lake Salt Idaho o o oo 1300 ULYHVAE FIDE AUTO PAINTING AND ENAMELING a We css give you service and. guarantee our work to be equal to factory work. Fbone us so we can arrange to get your car now, ss we arw getting more rushed every day. We are equipped to do complete work, such ss now tops, repair of bodies and fenders, before painting car. 9 Schcfski Auto' Painting Co. STATE STREET. T WASATtll 1530 SOUTH Taxes Inadequate. -- The board haa said that It has willing to go the limit under the law for the purpose of maintaining our school system for next year. In the month of May, 1S20, these taxes must be levied for next year's use, and if the board went as far as it was possible to go under the law. It could nut rale the tea. hers' salaries for next year more than $3 0 each In excess of th Valeria paid to thm pursuant to their wrlt- i ten contracts for the present year. The board haea.o assurance that the tax for school purposes will be Increased m n amount In excels of 9 mills whu h ts the present limit of taxVIon. and It seems id e lo talk about borrowing money In the eu, h a situation. i fate of 'A. I of toe people are suffering under the turdens of the war and ui.d. r tie fina;., iai .ondit'or, and we moat a, be patient o' til s i h t:ui as this s.tua-l,., pr-e- nt m inn Ih be rem-- d ed. way relief that it ts possible fur YOUNG DEMOCRATS TO HOLD ELECTION Combination Bed and Spring With Mattress A Three-Piec- e Bedroom Outfit at a Full YOU TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR BEDROOM And naturally you Want 10 make it as attractive and comfortable as you can. This excellent outtit, consisting of a beautiful bed, comfortable spring and mattress, will beautify your bedroom and add greatly to your tomfort THE BED is one of the hah 0 n s d 8im-T- ii ONE-THIR- One-Thir- d Saving Or YOUR LITE IS SPENT D IN BED Therefore, you if bed should be as comfortable as possible. I A small cash payment and a few small monthly payments will bring this complete Outfit to vour home, where you can enjoy Its beauty and comfort while paying for it. Three very artistic. The in a a s i v eon tinuous posts kre 3 inches thick, with pretty fillers of an inch 6 thick. The head is 53 inches high snd the foot 35 inches Fihigh. nished in Vernis Martin. Sizes, 4 ft. 6 in. and 3 ft. 0 In. THE MATTRESS is-u p erior q u a 1 ity of a Cotton top on aspen fi-b- filling, m aking a mattress for comfort and long wear. Covered la an excellent grtde of ticking that will glv good wear, The mattress is also hand tufted, each tutt securely fattened, preventing it from getting lumpy. The edge, kre also stitched. link construction that will give service for years to come. It is supported by means THE STRING is of helical springs, which are also anchored in the end angle iron (instead of spiral springs supported in center, cutHelical end spring support and Uuk fabric make a more rigid construction than ia possible as per here shown). in any other way. - BIRTHS REPORTED IN WEEK FIFTY-NIN- E s nine births were reported to the citv board of health for th week nhich ended yesterday, an increase of nentv eight over the total of the tame period larf jear. K.ftv three cases of contagious and infectious disca-c- s were reported. K'V- eu houe were in quarantine for diphtheria during the week, e ghf for small i ' pox and seven tor scarlet fever. i i Ml Th'nl rrMm t$PMt, Rtjrn irl i rM'n h, Im 'enth n ii fit-ni Mart i 17, 2 Fo b. o r!o. $60.00 g chills. There are tew or--n a m e n t at The club now has a membership of about 300, and it is planned to begin the regular weekly luncheons of the club again in the near future. Members of the club a Bo plan soon tq begin regular meetings, at which speakers of prominence will be beard. I he object of the elub, a member declared yesterday, is to promote a campaign of education. . bfdl-bearin- and are trimmed Members of tho Young Mens Democratic club will hold their quadrennial election Monday sight in the Oak room of the Newhouse hotel. ThO meeting will be called to order at 8 oclock. Ihere wilf be elected a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and an executive committee of seven, there being one member of thia committee elected from each precinct and two from the county at large. Several young Democrats have been mentioned" as possibilities for president of the club for the next four years. Among these are Richard W. Young, Henry D. Moyle and Burton W. Mus-se- r Bam D. 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