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Show HIE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1922. Hearing Held pn Petition for. s . Reduction in Street t ' .... 77 7 i 'j DOUGLAS WHITE ; Car-Fare- ' s 'V - - , , IS UP TO PEOPLE . Mayor of. Murray and Tram Company Manager Only Witnesses to Testify on ... the First Day.' ! Man Who Gave Energy to 'Development of State's C&stlegate to Unemployed Carbon County Scenery Taken by Death. Wonders of Zion National V Park First Exploited by Railroad Industrial Agent St te U) The Spot's Tribune. js-s- 4beeuatry. Married In Utah. Friends of Ills here knew him to he a man of rare capability as a publicity man and public speaker, gossessed with vision and optimism. In his publicity work fur Zion national to park, anMr.. White wastothe first person of the north rim take automobile the Qtfand Canyon. This was accomplished about eight years ago amt hs was accompanied by OovernorWtlllamSpry,- - Lawrence Marlger, Howard H. Hays and Senator A. W, Miles of Montana. He resigned from his connection wth the railroad on December 1. 1911), to take tip his duties with the California organisation, being active In the latter until the time of hla death. Mr. White wae a Scottish Hite Mason, longing to tits Dos Angeles lodges, and was also a member oi the A1 Malalkah V ip!. Ancient Arabic- Order Nobles of the Mvatlc Shrine. Mt. ICI Oobernador In the Zion park -monumerrrto JiffrWhlte. gtsitdg our s for it waa he who- - brought it into prominence and gave it the name It now bears, itlor to having been named Ei llo be realtor. the mountain was known as The Great Wlilto Throne." He Is survived by his widow, who was formerly Mlsa Marlon Anthony Byrne of San Francisco, whom ha married in Salt Uake September 3, 1919, I : - Evidence Taking Opens . in Trial for Extortion Threats alleged to have been made by of Logan that he . JT A. .Hendrickson would "put Paul H. Genter In ths state notes unlesa which he gave Mr, ?rison" were made good Dr. . by Ralph T. Richards and A. L. Genter, wars related by Philo T. Farnsworth. Jr., yesterday during the trial of Mr. Hendrickson on a charge of attempted ex-- tortlon. lit. Richards is a brother-in-laof Paul 1L Genter, A. L. Genter is" a brother. w " January 7 in Mr. Farnsworth's law office. Farnsworth testified. The meeting An called at the request of Mr. Hen- drkkson, who held IJHOO worth of al leged worthless notes given him bv Paul If. Genter, who had obtained them in his business. He was manager of ths Genter Sales company, engaged in selling pumps and lighting systems to farm- era of Cache county. q The Jury In the case was sworn st 8:30 o'clock. Mr. Farnsworth wae the only witness called yesterday. He was besubjected to by ing counsel for Mr. Hendrickson when City Judge Ben Johnson, before whom the vase is being tried, adjourned court I Robbers Ransack Store Twice Within Two Days Nine baseballs, eight Eskimo pies, chewing gum and candy were stolen from the store of L. Cline at 1025 East Second South street some time' Tuesday night, according to report made yesterday to ths police. This Js the second time within two days that confectionery has been taken from this establishment Worley Sanders, bit Thorne court, re- ported police that burglars en tered the bouse In the family's absence - aftacnow.- - and-towrsrtiiBWro yesterday gold wa'eh, chain and locket a silver percolator, an ivory hair receiver and an Ivory to-th- -- Ac hand pnror. Plea of Not GuUty Made ; to Drug Possession Charge . Madge Anderson. John Kins and John Henry, charged with possession of opium, nleaded not guilty yesterday before Oltr Ben Johnson. They will be tried Judge 25. The three were arrested by April deputy sheriff Saturday in a raid on an alleged opium den at 1139 Garfield avenue. J. O. Gray, charged with violating the prohibition jaw, pleaded guilty He was sentenced to pay. a fine .of 3109 or abend - 106 days In jail. Florence Brown, who Is also charged " " with violation of the liquor 'law, pleaded not gulltv and her case was continued until April 26 for. trial. '7 er . - Five Members Initiated at acres arc threatened any rise occurs The delegation asked the commission to devise some form of organization whereby reclamation Fjr drain Inge of 30,uOJ to 40,000 acres of lands adjacent to, Die tick might be effected. The comnusstnn appointed composed of A. F. Ixiremus. chairman; IV. O. Creer and Ir. R. H. Lyman, who shall mpot With a committee of three appointed by'Fhe Utah county committee to consider and carry out suggestions made at the meet . ng Jest ecd ay . This mitt e'ef six will arrange an early meeting, it will some have the task of devising way of relieving the Utah county fanners from danger of Inundation without injuring too seriously the interests of Balt Lake county farmers, und also seme plan for organization for reclamation bv drainage. Spokesmen 'iorxhe' Uafhcoumy'rteiesa iton Included Fir.. Icttrson. liyron I. Huff of Lskeslicro, A. T. Money of Spanish Fork. John IV. AUeman of bprir.gvHle, If a--so extentr-vCondltsO- Control delegation from Utah county, headed by Preston O. Peterson, met with the Utah water storage commission to call the attentlcn cf tils authorities to condition arotind Utah lake, where the water is already more than two feet above compromise point, ajul Is expectoJ to go much higher as a result of the spring runo.f from the basin drain! by tho late. The Utah county citizens desired that some plan be devised to lower the surface of Utah take as zoon as possible and If possible. Thu waters are already encroaching on and submerging farm lands around the lake, and many thousands, of At the present time the mines In Spring Canyon are largely idle as a result ot lb walkout. At Cameron about seventy-fiv- e men are atwork.and though short 'handed, the mines' re being- operated to ne unsome remain and at changed In the upper camps Standardvllle. At tftorrs there are only half a dozen men at work. On the other hand, at the United States - there haa been Fuel, company'sr mine. no walkout; At - Sunnyslde, tho coke ovens of the Utah Fuel company, manned by negroes. continue to operate without hitch. The Japanese at this camp are likewise working. ths Several companies, which own houses In which the men live,, have urn-bta d of posses lanupc n.n gervedo TButlret 'men who have 'laid "down the their too.. It Is understood that these in the proceedings will be contested courts. T. Gardner, county commissioner;-o- f Order prevails In the camps' of ths James American Fork; H. V. Itoss county, but with the Increasing number J. P. Welsh, co.unty agent, and Mr. Dixon of men out of the mines, closer watch is of Payson. . being maintained. During the discussion the entire Provo-Webpro Jett, now be.ng Investigated by the United States mlamutlon service, to County oame In for consideration to a greater up extent. In addition to the delegation in 1923 oflessabout thirty fiom Utah county, the connnlsrloreiv of Tooele county Juab county is said to be the f.rst In county nnd premised that Tooele were present, the state to make formal application to countv-ready to do its share towards pthe-atate road comm.uaUw. fur. Inclusion. the pri blern j commofir ttr alt the of a paving proposal In Its 1923 federal 'aching aid road program. Juab, county la paying LOunt.es. of the cost thl year ot paving fifteen miles from Nephl to the Utah county line. It is asking that next year it be allotted enough federal gld money to r.ave about thirteen miles from Nephl -- In his youth, Pouglss White, a former newspaper man and woll known In Utah for hla successful advertising- - of tfah agricultural products and naturap'seenery. was a frequent visitor to Salt Lake, at which times ha had mads a large number of close friends amopg state and city officials, business, professional and news- v lutper men, ' For ten years he Industrial agent or the PoS'Aiigclee A" yatt'LRKerairrottd: during which time he exploited Zion park and the' products of the state. Among hla successful ventures was the Using of. Utah agricultural products throughout the United States by taking a carload of exhibits to the various .fairs and exhibits of the principal cities pf o -- -- to The Oas-tlega- districts,'' andwaainstrumeniai Former railroad industrial agentK the meeting to this city.- died yesterday In San Francisco. He was a member of the Bohemian club, a noble of the Mystic Shrine, member of Golden date eommandery, Knights Templaiv-anthe California, bodies,. JScot tilth Rite Hewar born in Louisiana and Special . jtf -- I .OS ANGELES, April 12 Under fed-- -' eral control of railways, Ikiuglaa White. . was. 4w in Sen-. Franelaea .ait jweo-dlecharge of the Pacific district agriculUnited of section the tural development His JuStates railroad administration. Arixo: risdiction covered California. Utah. Idaho and Nevada. to The Tribune. A lari's PRICE, April 12. Coal miners In where are located mines of the Utah Fuel company, today east ballojs which resulted In 184 votes for a of work and 61 votes tor a strike, with between lie and Jiht men not . ' voting. the men-whIt la said that many did not vote, largely foreign labor, will not return to w on. regardless of the outcome of theoalloting. Developments of thsfJxaU-qth- e week have drawn additional tupfi from the .mines is aeverai Trihunt. , Worked Under Federal I Adds High Mark Reached 'and m the Danger to Adjlcent Lands Fields. Said to. Be Threatened. . SAN FRANCISCO, April 12. Douglas Whit, for the last t wo year 'genera! manager of the Retail Furniture Dealers' association of California and formerly Industrial agent of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad, died at his home here today after an illness of a month. Mr. White had been particularly active In behalf of Satt Francisco at "the. recent " convention 'of the Pacific' coast "furniture oame to Sen Francisco District er ' First Meeting Held Un Juab First Seek Road Federal Aid der New Lodge Officers. lodge-- No, the clubhouse last night. Five members wore initiated and committees appointed. It was the first meeting presided over by new officers of the lodge installed at lost week's meeting. The bulkllng committee reported that KK'L-SIl. HRLJLuremn Elks' clubhouse bad conuneneeU Salt allied themselves with the order last night are. A. H. Hedekor, H. W.x Chnetopherson, T, J. Chamber-laiAlbert Smith and A. B. Erickson. Exalted ruler W, J., Qt'onnor appointed a building committee to .serve the coming F. MuOonaaJo, chair- year as fellows: 86, met In srasion at one-four- ihc Ttmh wrabT? nemw ntvmgeivg such a road is even more important than the one north from Nephl, since It would serve the dry farming district known as the Lavan ridge, of which the occupants live In Nephl, traveling almost dally between The city and the farms, Juab county at the beginning of the present year had 1372.792 91 available for participation In federal aid or for other n, rood construction purposes. It will take of Nearly about 1130,909 to pay the county's share of the road work of this year, and thererefore It ta urged that some of the Fail Six Bring maining money be spent south of Nephl. The federal aid road bill now before comcongress provides .'.0,000,000 for the Charge. ing year, 365,000,000 for tho following osr and 315,000,000 for the three succeeding years for toad construction 0 On a 350,000.000 basis, about At would be available for Utah, In addioclock last night th Jury In altion to any federal aid moneys not th trial of B, XI. SWdoway,. f3rine.- - state lotted the present year. fish and game commissioner, reported to Judge L 11. Wight of the Third district Seek-Wat- er court that It had net reacHeiT a verdict and waa sent to a hotel for the night, the case was g.ven to the Jut y at 6 o'clock, mornit will resume deliberations-thi- s H. R. Waldo and B. A, MacKenale, ing. Mr. Slddoway was tried for the aleach giving his address is 1309 Walker leged misappropriation of J250 paid Into Bank building, Balt Lake, the offices of the by V. M. Samuels for the Teilurlde Power oompany, yesterday beaverdepartment 'furs. filed applications with the state engineer Mr. Slddoway Is alleged to havd for use of water for power purposes at more than 31000 obtained the southern end of Revier county, or from the sale of beaver fur while state th northern end of Piute. . fish and game commissioner, although Mr. MacKrnzle's application Is for fif- the seven embeztlement charges against teen second-fefrom Fish creek, n trib- him total only 31700. It was stipulate! utary pf Clear. creek. Itself, a trlbutary durlng-th- e between E. trial at the Sevier, and flowing In the Fill- A. Rogers,; districtyesterday and counmore national forest In Piute county. He sel for Mr. Chddowav,attorney, Wdaon McCarthy ot Fish creek near and H. C.- - Allen, that he would take this had ,pa.f $h00 Special to The Tribune. Kimberly; in the northern part of Piute into ths state after a demand had been MALAD, Idaho, Aprtl II.1 The users j county, and convey It about five miles, made upon him for this amount folof the Cache forest reserve are making when hs would use It under the enormous lowing Rn audit of hi accounts. of 1182 feet to develop 1200 horseFTank L. Oster, deputy state auditor, a determined fight to prevent land In head power. testified yesterday regarding an audit the reserve from being selected by the Mr, Waldo's application is for 100 secon- made of Mr. accounts. There state land board In exchange for state d-feet of water from th Sevier river, was no record Slddoway In several Instances showland . In other' reserve. to be taken out near Belknai, and re- ing that ths stats had rece.ved credit The proposed exchange. It ts declared, turned near Sevier, about six miles down for checks paid for furs, he said. would place the state lands In Compact stream. A head of 210 fret would be Mr aidiloway okl the atand la "bodies and woulcT eliminate Trom the reto the application, his own behalf, the defense resting Its serves state ownership of two sections creating 900 horsepower. case were exafter witnesses character In each township In the reserve. Both aopHcatkms name markets In amined. Th-s- o were Mayor Nealen, Elias Malad valley users of the Cache reserve Revier. Piute. Garfield, Ranpete, Mi- A. Smithy B. 8. Hinckley, B. Joshua have prepared petitions which will be llard and Iron counties for tholr power Bean, Charles R. Martin and T. T. Rur-tocirculated among the users of district product, the Teilurlde system serving All testified that city commission. No. 12 of the Cache forest reserve, which those .communities. they knew Mr. Slddowsy-fo- r mfny years Includes stock onners In Malad valley. before criminal charges were brought Marsh vallev and Cache valley. There hi him and that against reputation for are about 400 ranchers who grass stock honesty end Integrity was good. on this portion of the reserve. " The territory In controversy comprise soma of the best graslng land tn the state. An appeal has been made by the stock-me- n Special t The Trtbtine. to to the governor, and that official WASHINGTON. T). C.,' April 12 Sensuggests that a thorough examination be ator Frank R. Gooding on receipt of word ' made by an unbiased Committee which today frorq southeastern Idaho that farm- gpeeltl e The Tribune. would take Into consideration the best ers on that section whose crops last IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. April 12. FolInterests of Idaho and Its rltteens. vear were destroyed hv drouth were un- lowing a meeting of county school superThs stockmen here feel that It la un- successful In their efforts to secure as- intendents held In St. Anthony Tuesday fair to eliminate valuable land from the sistance from the appropriation of evening. It was announced that the Eastreserve In exchange for state land 500.000. recently made for the relief of ern Idaho State Teachers' association will h While the deal would elsewhere. This farmers, entered protest with the meet In Idaho Falls October the third consecutive year that Idaho He stressed doubtedly be to the advantage of the recretary of agriculture. state, they claim that It would be a the fact that congress. In making that Fails has been selected as a meeting the institute, and the active great injury and injustice to stockmen- appropriation, had not oonfned Its bene-t- o place for conducted have this large body of valuable gras- fits to North Dakota and Montana, but carmpilgn by Jesse If. Ncilson, otBonneville superintendent Ing land become state school land, to be had so framed the bill aa to apply to achool n Inwllh the splendid enterall he county, farmers, and together administered by the state land board. State Land Commissioner 1. H. Nash sisted that farmers of that das In Idaho tainment provided the visiting teachers by the Idaho Falls Retail Merchants' contends that In the ekehanges that are be given a fair share of benefits. last yrar, are hugely responsible The department promised to-- rend being made he 4s endeavoring to make Instructions to Cr W.- - Wsrbnrton foe th dee Is tbs best possible selections Tor"th(TtateT ii In charge of the . R,IL..Bny.ier. city school roperlntend-fjjlikeeping tn mind that the elieu selections st Grand Fork N. ., elected- - director Iiioi pfl, jldnbo. Fall. In the Intcmts-cf-threquest public i dlatrUuUou...teXsng 'iwibi.Ms. Stijder announce for loans from farm bureau organizations PVw schools and not for any Individual. thftvTjxranVRrrttth of Massachusetts, one Mr. Nash says that it always has been In southeastern Idaho. men In school work-iof foremoat the the of Selections the policy where compact United States, Will be the prnldpal bodies have been made to organize grazMasons .. . speaker. ing associations and lease the land to 4n mind the those ftssoclsUpnA'-hcarlnServices present users and providing that they shall have a preference right for grazing Scottish Rite Mosons, from th eight- Norwich privileges. .T1. Nash add. that' the slat either r , i service In the Masonic temple attend will have to select lands' that will be A result of a Is the tenehrae and feast This trip by evening. revenue-bearinfor valuable and ths liner AugustanU, a letter mailed by obligatory of Maundy Thursday. All Ma- the F.benefit of the public schools of ths state, son - Barnes, ex- - A. of commissioner of mentioned are the degrees public In the face of opposition, or select lands to ho present, and these only will WLfrty. at 12.30 o'clock March IS. to hie which are undesirable and worthless, win. Douglas, a mUxlonary at Norwich. over which no contention will be raised. The services will begin with a banquet 100- - iniles north - of London- ,- England, tn pi at 8 .30 o'clock, the other reached Its destination at 5i3Q Oclock of BAR PASS FOUR TEST. services," consisting of the ceremony of the afternoon of March 28, ton dnvs later. I L. Robinson, stenograph!: reporter extinguishing the lights, to follow "Dougins' grandfather traveled the sam for the supreme court of Utah Paul F. after this In the main abdl torfum Tourney In seven ' months between England and Fall Commissioner Gardner, O. A. Tangren and 'Frans D. of the temple. Anderson were the only successful candiEaster services will be held In the tem- Borne said lnt night. "When Dought date out of a class of seventeen which ple bunday evenin', beginning at 8 o'clock, went over tbs as on his mission for ths recently took the examinations for ad- and will include the relighting of th I D. 8. eburrh, he'Xnade the trip on a steamer which made what was called mission to the bar of Utah, i lights. then a quick trip, one day running 320 miles. Th Augustanla made 356 mile g on day during this trip." Deliberations Hours to About Verdict on . pur-nose- s. 3600.-00- Salt Lakers Permit for Power Purpose et i noL-tak- a n. Idaho Farmers Promised Aid From Drouth Fund , Teachers Association Meet in' Idaho Falls - un-uc- 3. I drouth-stricke- arao-ctetl- tele-rraph- lo are-ma- n Scottish Rite to Attend Easter Letter Makes Record Journey to record-breakin- g Ctel the-tem- Imme-dlatci- Fish and Game Warden Will Undertake School Will 7 7 to Stock Utah Streams With Bullfrogs Aviation Be Topic at Luncheon record-breakin- APRIL 13. born on this date are fond of planning and are- - usually possessed of good taste and Judgment. Women born in tba sign of Arles, which governs this bate, are Impatient of long seams, or or fllllng-i- n the flnlshlng-of- f process. They see how a thing looks at the start i'hiT expect somebody els to do the work. Ths governing sign Is Arles., called ths sign of sscrlfic. The governing placets arc Mara and Neptune. Vlhe most congenial companions and friends of people of this date are those born under the sign of Sagittarius or lu the earns sign as they themselves. Do not under any consideration 'doss cf make deals on this date. Watch the Want Ads rarefully for splendid opport Mnttlci la all mercantile Hues. "7 People " ; J- I - The atate fish and game department, represented by Jack Tingcy. chief deputy warden In charge, has Juirt completed the planting ot 1Q.UU0 finger Ling rainbow trout, ranging In length from flee to six inches, and abouf lOfl.Ots) small finger-ling- s about an Inch and long. In the spring runs of Salt Lake county. The fish should be In shape for providing sport for the anglers next year. The department sis experimenting with the propagation of bullfrog In thl state, und hna Just received a email ship- "Jumbo'' variety, and appear to deserve that name. The shipment will be provided with quarters at th Rprlngvllle Stale fish hatchery, a game propagation station which it is hoped will be to their liking, and tn the course of a few It is .expected, the fecundity of th jeara. frogs will have furnished ample supply for the entire Rslt Lake vallev. The Jumbo variety, It ts explained by Mr. Tingey, is especially esteemed as a table delicacy, and hunting them provides some sport tor expert amateur riflemen. In addt-tkrment of very largs bullfrogs from the the farming of frogs on a large scale fish and game commissioner , of, Idaho. for a market has frequently Dt'.o M. June. The frogs are ).' the prove! rrofllabltJ. other state. one-ha- lf n. ' J, - X'-.- Former air service men (md others Interested 'In the army aviation reserve achool to be established at Woodward field will meet-- at luncheon at Ute Com- merclal club at noon today. The attendance Is not limited to club member. Anyone Interested In the school Is Invited to be In attendance. Captain H. H. Georg of th army air Service, who Is here to organise the school, will speak. Other tals are to be mad by Governor Mabey. M or Nealen, Colonel Frederick L Knudzen and Claron Nelson. The Instruction will t open to reanrv ofF.cera of Ulah, Idaho. Wyoming, Montana aflrt Nevada J 3) -- 7v 0-: ; Street car fares and their, relation to costs of furnishing ths service formed ths topic yesterday morning, when hearing waa begun before the public-- , utilities commission of Utah ori the petition' fit Charles. Anderson. thayor of Murray,- who Is asking for a restoration of the prewar cash tare and 4 --cent ticket- - on jtjie Utah Light "and Traction , company's I ' tinea. . , , Mayor Anderson was on the stand for a time, and naaertod that h.a observation was that marly people werp , walking, rather than pay a fare, who wou.U ride if a fare war its effect. its Relieved that greater service would be rendered to th public, and that the street car revenues would be increased if the cheaper fare were put Into effort.. John E. Mxton attorney, for the petitioners, presented some exhibits Showing that prices of some of the materials entering into street railway, construction and maintenance had been reduced., Steel rails, copper wire Slid other commodities were ' tnciiided la the ilM ' He satd that he. had., at yet been unable to proppro competent witnesses on the Issue. H. F. l'lcke, manager of the traction oompany, waa tha only other witness He testified that the cost" of steel rails nOf enter largely either for example,-di- d Into the increased costs cf operation sines 1914, nor, reduced charges now, since the company 'bad purchased no steely The - company uses about since 1912. had been a 10,009 ties a year, and there item. - There had .also reduction schedules the a reduction wage, In. been but.JlotWlthtandlng thlL he aia, the - -- ... rl In-t- his actual amount spent fortahor tn 7921 wrxr more than that span! fh 1920, for th reason that the plant had become somewhat run down, and demanded increased atHe tention to place it back into shape. reinstanced the demands of the city for inpair to pavement aa a part of this creased labor expenditure. Labor Costs Greatest. , Mr. Dick pointed out that .the labor cost Is about 65 per cent of the operating expense, and It followed that any eerlouaa reduction in fares could only follow reduction In labor costs. He told A. R. Heywood, president of The commission; that 'TsT Mr opinion would be impossible to get th fares down to 3 cents for example, for the reareduction would entail son that such a reduction It expenditures for labor lo a point below, th living coats of the street rallwdfJTemployeea president Heywood a 10 questioned Mr. . . 1 ; American Fall Settlers Ad- Vised GoVernment Awaits Fulfillment- - of Promises. v;; this Increase .th cemmUston abolished th thriceL th affect of, which did not, is th next four month compensate this wage increase for th twelve month' period, . v Second Increase Necessary 1, l9li. living cost having further increased, "a " lecbnd "wage increase wa granted, after arbitration, which added. 378.COO iper Annum to the company's pay roll On August 15. 1918, th qpmmlsstott increased the cash fare "On May tlB to a cents, with ticket, which approximately' compensated this wage Increase. , la th seme cas th commission ordered a physical valuation of the street railway properties a condition for any further rat adjustments.- - In .increased May. 1919. wages were again as th result of another- - arbitration by approximate'- - anotuee ..3T5.CO0. a yeah Th company, having in March, 1919, submitted t the comm lesion a valuation of its properties, as ordered, pressed the .same for a hearing, Th vafustton, however, was not decided until Janu commission fixed ary JS. 192. Then-th- e the valuation pf the. company's property at 13.468,278.64. The company, thereupon petitioned for an adJustmenroUit fares, asking for a recognition of its Investment and a' fair return- - thereon. ' Before s hearing on this petition was. had. the company's employees, mad another and fourth demand for- - Increased wages. A 3351.606 per tag Increase aggregating annu-was granted by- - the arbitration board. The company then asked for an cash fare, commutation tickets 1 J for frl. forty. school commutation tickets for 32 snd a transfer charge. This case was decided on June 29. 1920, by an- - order effecuva julyi X-- 1920; the present schedule of fares, a 7 cent cash fare, a 6 commutation school ticket, was" esticket and a tablished. Frum a reading of the commission's decision fixing rate of fares, it will appear Giat It was intended to establish street car fares la Salt Lake City amt vicinity on a basis not of the abnormal conditions as to oosts of, operation which prevailed at that time, but under th oondltlons which it was anticipated by the commission would exist in tjie measurably, near future. " .- . -- War Eamlngs Low. "W have not referred to increases In Items of operating expenses other than All the commission's decisions wage prior to the list one referred to wer intended merely to enable the company to meet Its Increased pay roll rather than to give the company the return on Its which it was entitle! to. Thu. Hie entire period n he pocL jn 'Throughout city admlnlstrat'on toward reduction- The war era, this company was not prosperous expenses of the street not permitted to enjoy the general matter of the proposed change Jn the only experienced by other instituSixth end Ninth avenue line wa taken prosperity tions, but It did not cveif earn a fair reup, it having been claimed that by makon It Investment. av turn company-coul-d ing this chanxe-th Although the traction company has conThl tended 31000 a month, approximately., It i entitled to a return ot 8 that depart- per cent on Its valuation, Mr. Dicke's exchange was vetoed by the city said. ment of public safety, Mr. Dicke toot the actual rate of reshowed hibit The president cf the oommlaelon asked turn baaed on the of the comSir. Dlcke if he had ever taken up with pany has been 5.02 earnings cent in 1920 and per "of the city authorities the problem 3 46 cent in 1921. and that ,for the The first -per economies In operation. It had been three month of, 1922 street car official Indicated that-- he 4.36 pec cent. J . ' , that the advice of the company commission that the told Mr. Dlcke the would have more street car men repeatedly refused to oper-officers themselvea . , , n weight. , safety car, the last time within sixty day and that for that reason Exhibit la Introduced. not converted any of had the. company It present cars into thi type. If It had Mr, Dlcke introduced an exhibit embeen permitted to do so by it nemployees. bodying his idea on the present situa-tloi- v Mri Dlcke Indicated that a big saving In and included a number of tabulabeen poss operating expenses wouldin have tions showing comparative statistics one of Its deTh commission to the business of the company. Us costs, sible. Mr. Dlcke- - In as cisions by eelil,. quoted th cost cf the cost w- e living of the general public In recent ' on years. Ha was not : these exhibits, since Mr. Plxton indicated Safety Car Cuts Costs. th "Ktnltstios show that the safety car 1 that he desired to study them, with assistance of accountant and engineers, now being operated In .over a hundred before proceeding further; To thl the cities and towns with gratifying results, commieslon sented, apd adjobmed th both ' because .of material ' reductlyn Id from th meeting until- uch time as the peti- operating expenses,, and .saving tioners should Indicate that they were point, of. publtd safety. , These SO much Hie a further matter per cent have amounted to ready to proceed with In his exhibit Mr. Dick attacked the In power and 40 per cent in maintenance, cost, per nrli I greatly reassumption on the part of .the petition, while. labor It Is deemed proper her to era. of whom there are 375. that the pres- duced. ent schedule of fares --waa predicated upon suggest - that- the company shouldI on-give - to Urat earnest e air Rtnormally high wage sealer--an- d n abnormal costs for- - other Items entering tha- - proposition of- - providing Into "operating expenses, and that the safety cars, and. If found feasible, should defafea since the place them In operation without unneceslatter costs "had-beewhere the was ordered of fares rata by sary delhy on part of the system used." t resent can be meet advantageously commission. The company's manager they this sugcontended that whereas the present fares Immediately upon receiving were 41 per cent higher .than the . old gestion from the commission, Mr. Dlcke thr company had taken up the rate, the Increase is more84 than offsetIn said thqt cars, matter of purchasing some of these 36918 per cent by the present Increase cf found that they would ctst 70 and cent in the increase aud per wage 33509 of cost of material. Mr. Dick also said apiece. a against a, quotation of each before tho war; Car trust that' n-of the total operating expense th purchase, of such, cars mor-thfrt.600,001. nesrly- 31. 090.000 was paid out for wage. Mr. Dicks pre- would have cost the company 12 per cent a rate which the for marketing, sented figures from government report per year the commission would Indicating that. to .reduce car fares to company .believed the company to earn. Therecal under present costs for never permit the to fore tiie matter of buying new cars was maintenance it would be being, and the pro wages from 57 cent per dropped for th time eomo bring employees' of the present sal of' converting hour to 27 cents per, hour. . n cars taken up. The attitude on this rropoml. how . the' cor men took , Principle Established. Mr. ever. stopped the can 'Until reduced commodity price Dlcke said.. hfr translated Into reduced wages, they have very little bearing upon tha coat Is Mr. of operating a railway system.-- " Dlcke said. "In th meantime, thl comServices Good likepany has already suffered, nnd most to ly will continue for g while longer suffer, serious losses, whioh will have to ' Good Friday services, will be held' at be mads up before tiny reduction In th th First Methodist church Friday evepresent schedule of fare can properly be ning nt 3 o'clock. The services wfl be considered." under the auspices of the Ministerial asMr. Dick argued that th determina- sociation of Salt Lake.- - Ssven pastors of tion of any schedule of fares for a public the eltv will deliver short addresses n Chrlst orr utility service Is tha cost of the service Seven Last Words rof 1 rendered the public. ' Th's principle, he "The th CTO established well pubso 'in been has by addition to said, musical numbers lic utilities commission and upheld by tb Special d dresses will comprise th following discus be to idle courts that It would the program for the eventng; IT either pro or con.- They Know "Father, Forgive Them, for Rev. Mr, Dlcke eald; that the 1921 averare Not A. G. Do," the What They th over cost of transporting passenger Aldermah; "This- Day 8halt Thou Be Utah Light and Traction company's sy-- - With W. Dr. H. Reherd; Me In Paradise," .7.01, cent, or of a cent Wowisni Behold Thy more than waa received from th passenRev. M. L. fltckmsn; "Mv the Mother," en ger a a fare. , This figure waa obtained. God M J God, Why- Hast Mr. Dlcke said, on th basis of a 6 per Me'1' Dr. John J. Lace: "I Thirst." Dr. cent return on th company's valuation L. "It Is Finished." the Rev. aa found by the commission. He also RamuelCoombs: Mitchell; "Father. .Into Thy urged upon the commission that the com- Hands I Commend My Spirit." i wa clearly entitled to a return of pany fr per cent. With Interest at the rate of IN SENATE. SEEKS SEAT oost of 6 per cent on the valuation, th HELENA, Monk, April 12. James F. In 1921 waa 7.85 centa per transportation of Livingston, former speaker O'Connor passenger, or- 1.37 cents .per passenger of the Montana house of representatives commore than was received by tn Judge, ha filed with pany. In yiew of these fante, Mr. Dlcke and former distrtcet of secretary of state his 'declaration argued, the present schedule of fares the become a candidate on the should bo Increased Instead of decreased. Intention to ticket sen for United States Democratic ator. Judge O'Connor !sthe -first - - candiConditions Subnormal. . r to file for the offici date "The management of the traction company," Mr. Dlcke said, ,'jrecognlxes That, the Industrial centlltlons during 1921 were subnormal and that the average ' , Violets Bloom rete of fares rceivd. In, ofyear did that, costs service meet not the the actual Snow t on any basis of calculation, yet It was willing to abide th return of normal Miracles ot nature displayed In the Erne and tha continuation of th present schedule of fare long enough to recanyons adjacent to Salt Lake In the Is not form of profuse blossoming ot willows, coup Its losae. If thl propositioncommls-s.on though standing In several feet of going to be recognised by this and tha companys patrons, then snow, are outdone by beds of bloom-,in- g the present rat of far must be Increase violets, uncovered several days forthwith." ago five, miles up City Creek canyon. L. D. Allcock, tank man for th Mr. Dirk reviewed for whsl'li termed th salient points In department, whose nrs nt the high line in City the rate, history ofthe comrsny. Prior Creek ennyon, and whose opportunity to 1917 rates ware fixed by municipal to observe nature Is abundant, several franchisee sf I cent cash fare with a dev ago shoveled nine Inches of snow school ticket," he ticket and from a Gower bed up the canyon and said. "These rates of far had remained found enough violet in bloom under stationary for over- - tea years uni bouthe snow to make a small-size- d that existed in the fleet! th conditions quet. This la said to be not unusual industry Prior to the era of automobile more of cases In burths flowers, extensive and hardy competition paring but Mr. Allcock said yesterday lie baa den and when street sr mens wage never before found violets In bloom th country over wer approximately 25 under a thick layer of snow. cents per hour. Sine 117 rates of fsr Every day sines, be says, several have been under the control ot the pubnew flowers have popped up, until lic utilities oommles'on. 'in the spring In full bloom, now th violet bed of 1917; confronted with the rapidly Inwhile a thick layer of snow rovers tho creasing cost of living, the company's demanded anil received surrounding a wage territory. employees : 9 aggregating 360,000., To meet s at : - - one-ma- r . i Ipyrltl lo TUe Tribes. The got emWASHINGTON, April 12. inent looks wlth favcr on the- American Falls irrigation project tn Idaho; bins It i not only feasible, but glves promise of being a great snccrsA but' the govern-- ment is not committed to the building of - tht UR projClt ttmCSfc der the various irrigation companies the projectrunak rood-- , 1 heir promises, and 'meet their obligations rj tn " a point where further progss depends upon the settlers sni tne iri. gallon com panics."' Thts plain statement wa made by Secretary. Fail today when hi attention as Invited to a dispatch from Idaho stating that many settlers under the project were inclined to back down on the proposal to form one large, comprehensive irrigation district to take over and discharge the obligation previously assumed by tne irrigation companies, because of a prevalent opinion that Dug government is now com- -- -- .. will build It with its own funds, oven if the settlers do not "kick In." " Most Meet Obligations. Secret! y Fall made it rkar that if any settler are laboring under the idea thev In . are for a rurlu badly mistaken, and aro awakening. And he made it equally clear that It rest with the settlers of the proposed irrigation project to determine whether or not the American Flails project shall be built. If they proceed In good faith, organize their district, obligato themselves and then raise the funds pledged but never paid by the irrigation iuulei.-- t companies, all well and gooilp. will go forward; If they do not meet their obligations the project will be drooued. Secretary- - Ffeli takes the position that so far as the government alone In concerned. it ts not justified In the exthe penditure of 315,000,000 In buildingbuildAmerican Falls project, because In .government m uat ing. JiiJL .project drown out or overflow 70,000 acres of land now., largely in private ownership sni only 120,000 acre of public land can be reclaimed under the project proposed. Roughly sneaking, from a purely governthe building ot the ment standpoint, project would mean increasing the cultl- vated area less than 60,000 acres, net, and that acreage alon would never Justify the vast expenditure. Cooperation Needed. one-ma- cross-examin- i th. Jf , Assumption of. Water Companies Obligations Must .Precede further Work. - : Therefore, to make the project economically feasible, the private lands must be brought In in a satisfactory way, and mut not only agree to bear their fair proportion or the aggregate cost, but must begin to show their good faith by contributing the amounts that must be raised privately In order that the power company properties may be taken, over. The acquisition of these properties is the next step In the project, and Secretary Fall said that h stands tddav exactly where he stood early In the winter when h refused to sign the power company contract. He ii readyi6 1gnlt when: the fund are in hand; he will not sign until they are, snd he is looking to the people of Idaho to provide those funds. Secretary Fall says th language of the Interior department appropriation bill authorizing continuance of the work under way on the American Falla townslt not to be Interpreted aa committing the government to go ahead with the project,'' only 3240,000 to date has been spent ,1a buying up property that ,lfwould the be flooded by the reservoir and has to be abandoncd. becaue of project - of local that money lack cooperation-,probably can b recovered by the government. 1 - n - ary two-ma- , Arranged for Friday Program - - - Beheld-Thy--R- ob, Then-Forsak- - in Utah Under Canyon . head-quarte- rn te e .V - " Discourse of Church Delivered to Laymen . . The church is the lender of righteous- ness which gives u our true relation to It is nlso the builder of moral Ufa which makes It easy to do right and hard to do. wrong.. the . Rev. H, .WVRurger said In his address before a meeting of laymen at the Newhous hotel yesterday. The Rev. Mr. Burger spoke on the Pine of the Church In the CommunGod. ity." - Is "The Sabbath day." he continued, day needed by the church. Our commercialized pleasure and lax ways of doing Justify the church In claiming the Sabbath. The church is the defender of our homes and Is a necessary unit In our The home is Gods first civilization. Institution and the church la th household of our state, Ths dissipation of today Is tending to break, down the Christian home. The second of three luncheons which are beng held bv the laymen of the city took place yesterday noon. J. F. Lucas was chairman. About sixty men wer present. The last luncheon will be held today at tha Newhouse hotel at 12:15 o'clock. the city have been Invited to attend. - W. W. Armstrong will preside at this meeting and the Rev. Stanley A, Curtis will deliver an address on "How Will the Church Win the World?" a AU-me- More Bribery Charges in Stillman Case Evidence MONTREAL, April. 12. Course repre- senting hire. Anne U. Stillman In the divorce suit filed by James A. Stillman, New Tcrk banker, concluded today the calling of Canadian witnesses to testify Tomorrow Stillman s in ' her behalf. lawyers will summon four witnesses and of the trial probthe Canadian phase ably will end. A Canadian attorney was named today by four women as the man who sought to bribe one of them, by promises of pretty clothes and money, to go to New York snd testify she had seen Mrs- Stillman acting Improperly withaa Fred Beauvais, Indian guide, named Elizabeth Wilson, of Three Rivers, Que., said that she refused the lawyer s offer and told him she had not seen Mrs. Stillman and - Beauvais misconducting Phe was corroborated themselves. by three others who said they had heard conversation. the Joseph Blackburn testified that J. Albert Lafontalne, alleged agent fdr Stillman. had told him in 1920 that if he could say he had seen wrongful conduct by Mrs. Stillman and Beauvnls, "It would surely be a great favor to Mrg. Stillman.-becauseIf divorced, she could marry Beauvais." - Louis Beaovsls, the father of the guide.said that Lafontalne spoke to him In a similar way. Testrrday and the day before, other witnesses testified that Lafontalne had offered large sum of money to Induce persons along the St Marie valley to teetlfy against tile banker. - . i. - KORNS WILL FILED. real and personal property left by the late W. H. Korns, former city commissioner, I given to his widow. Mis. Roberta Korn a by th term of his will filed In th Third district court yestefdav. Mrs. Korn also Is named executrix of the estate, which consists of personal propat 9800 and real estate worth erty valued Korn-die450. Mr. March 19. The will was dnted July It, 1921. AH . |