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Show THE, SALT JAKE TRIBUNE, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1924. 20 Carbon County Land4 Companys Title to Rich Tract Is Upheld Reclamation Federal Deciion Court permit will be issued the Wasatch national forest for in Mill ran Big on while the tres remain in a frozen condition, It was announced hv Ranger 1 A Green estewkay The forest service has been giving permission tn rut ths tree, but In view of the coi wav it Ta withdrawn, because the twigs and needles snap within a short distance of dragging If they are froten, and a tiee eo taken would be worthless The canyons. Ranger Green said. will be patrolled by forest officer as usual. Aitmt 4HQ persons have taken advantage of the forest service permits and removed as many Free removal tree this icaem unde.r permit ha been more popu177 Were when lar than last eur. b Property Valued at More Than $5,000,000 in Long Suit. In-elud- ed a effect alll decision handed down jsaterday by Jjohnson tn the Judge Tillman T United State court, in ahbh th judge upheld the title of pur chasers of land from the state, although the federal government attacked the title on the ground that The the property contained mineral case was that of ths United States government against the Carbon County Land company, controlled by the Milner Interests of Salt Lake. The dispute has been before the courts for nearly twenty years. Soma of the interesting results of the decision are: Ths Carbon County Istnd company will retain title to I tah land said to he worth more than $5,U0u,(nrt) The Independent Coal & Coke company will be left In undisturbed possession of its mines, opened on land purchased from the Carbon County Land company. The state of Utah will receive payments from the Carbon County land company during the neat twenty or thirty years amounting to more than tulluw $2, 000, 000, The way has been opened for the establishing In Utah of an important iron and steel industry by the Milner Interests, which have extensive Utah Iron properties, which the Milners, it is understood, contemplate developing along with their coal lands. A precedent has been established which will protect other .landowners tn Utah who have reason to fear that their titles will be attacked because minerals hae been found upon their property. Judge Johnson's decision holds that If kfc federal government has known for six years that land contains minerals and has failed to take action, the purchaser of such property is to be left undisturbed. BOUGHT FROM STATE. case' in whfrh the decision was handed down yesterday a tiact of 6,664.28 acres tn Carbon county was In dispute. This land was purchased from the state by Stanley B. Milner, Truth A. Milner, Hailey O. Milner and Samuel H, Gibson, after they had asked the state to select It as part of the land granted to the state by the federal government under the enabling act, the state of Utah having the right to make such selection. As the In , of the federal government and classified aa nonmlneral., the state entered Into a contract with the four purchasers, giving them ten years in which to complete payment After some years had passed, ths federal government, on January 7, 1907, brought suit against the Uarhon County Land company, to which the pur- chasers had assigned their contracts with the state,! The government banted these contracts canceled on theCTound that the land was known "" to be3neral In character. This c ha?, was heard and (hen held Under advt&w?nt for three and half Marshall At years by Judgeohn the end of thafertod of waittrg. Judge Marshall rcnffc&ced a decision setting aside the contracts with the state and restraining tlWv Uarhon County Land company from Averting title under the contracts. An appeal was taken from Judge Marshall's decision. It was upheld by the United States circuit court of appeals. The federal government, howeser. failed to make the state of Utah party to the suit snd took no further action until, May, 1921. NINE PAYMENTS MADE. Meanwhile the Carbon Countv Land company had continued making its payments to the state It had made nine of the ten stipulate payments when the state declined to receive the final payment, although retaining the mother nine This action was taken bv the state because of the court decisions. At this time the Carbon County I And company retained Samuel A King and Ruasell U. SrhulUer. Salt take attorneys, to press its contention the land belonged to the ' state that of Utah and that the statute of limitations had run against the federal government because of ks failure to bring proceedings to cancel the certification of ths land. The attorneys had given an opinion that under on section 8 of a federal act March 3, 1891, certification bv the secretary of the Interior at Washington to the state of Utah was In legal effect a patent and therefore the fed- eral government was limited to a of six year in which to seek cancellation after discoverv that the The attorproperty was coal land held That the government had ney indicated its knowledge that the Carbon county property was coal land when it commenced lltigatioh in 1907 POINT UPHELD, was the point sustained ip ftThi Johnson's decision yesterdav judge After Judge Marshall s decision was Upheld by the United State circuit court of appeals an effort was made to compromise the dispute. It was agreed that the AArbon Countv I And of the company should retain 6.564 28 acres of land and that it should pay fo? the remainder a sum aggregating more than $5h),oW The state of Utah then issued Its patent to the Carbon County Iand company for the entire tract, taking note and mortgagee for the purchase price at 5 per cent interest It was said yesterday that payments which the stafe of Utah i to receive through a period of thirty year under this agreement will amount, to more than Some time after this agreement, the land company sold part of the land to the Independent Coal Sc Coke company. which opened mines and has since been working them Then the federal government caused consternation in May. lS2t, by bringing another action against the Uarhon Uunty lAnd Acompany and the IndeCoke company to es- pendent Coal tablish Sts title to all of the land embraced In the dispute and the subae- , - pad d one-ha- lf . Air Stall Delivery Complimented by Federal Employee Compliment to tha efficiency of mail service w paid yesterday by R, A. Mart, senior drainage engineer of the departiWnt of agriculture, . The engineer pdeted a IcttcY to hi brother, GuyA Hart, at neon recently, and at iL o'efevk In the evening two dayc iaier his brother received the kt tor at FajeUe. Ala. theaiir 1 ' I No more Top-- Elk buy packing froctim for tm&y families. Loft to right John McDonald, Jr., vice chairman cbnrttlno commit; Howard Frank EUmsorman, Hoar; W. Kruno r, I. M. Wood, E. 8. Parka, E. B. Mcasbarf and W. T. Barton. who nro rwaaktna broken tor for tho Fireman, tko Elks' Elks' Chnatmaa party. alii, Loft to right P. O. Land, bourn an; &. K. BnoU, third-paWilliam 11 Karnnm, f irara an; flrwnan; Earl Ooorro Fifo, a yoony TohmMor; E. la Walls, flrnmaa; . B. Poaoo, mechanic; M. Dl Mated, second. Captain . E. 8andon-Hfireman. trad Orman, and la Z. Modi! a. fint-cratblTd-grad- d s, flrot-ernd- d Salt Lake Basin Project Held as Meritorious; Christmas tree tutting Cottonwood Creek or t Work Now Under Way. A tentative program for the United States bureau of reclamation, carried In the annual report of Dr 12 wood Mead, commissioner, shows that the Salt Lake basin proj- ect may Involve the expenditure by the government In Utah Jn the next eight year 4f $11. 400.000, while ex pendiiuree after that date are somewhat Indefinite. taken Oopie of the report of IV. Mead have Just reached Balt lake engineer of the bureau of reclamation Another encouraging feature in the report. from the Utah standpoint. Is the comment made In the general discussion of the Salt Lake basin project "It is regarded as emong the most meritorious of all the project yet un dertaken." Whb-bv person famlHarJwlth official gfAemment language is considered a reasonably strong expression of opinion. Concerning the tentative program Dr Mead writes' "A program of operations during ths fiscal ending June 39. 1926, Government Jow in Posi- Is fixed bvyearthe Interior department appropriation act for that year. Until the approbations are for future years no one can tion to Raise Ameri-Fall- s madecorresponding g'tarantee she construction of any canal, reservoir or project. Structure. particular Approval of such things rests with congress ll is possible however, to make a tentative program "The accretions to the reclamation fund, although not precisely determinSpecial to The Tribune are by law limited Dee. U The gov- able In advam-WASHINGTON, to certain Items, and experiernment, because of assurances re- ence gives specific a fairly accurate guide for ceived today by Reclamation Commisthe be available. estimating jnnnev sioner Mead, is now In a position to Krnm records of past receipts over a considerable of term years It seems build the high dam at American Kalla clear that the money available for on Snake liver and impound 1,700,000 new work ooo a will not exceed $1 acre-femonth To complete the projects alof water, which will be amIn hand would easily absorb ready ple to take care of alt lands reasonmuh funds for a decade This is ably to be reached from this source shown in the sdioined table, which of supply. sets forth a tentative pmgrafri for the Commissioner Mead told Senator use of such funds, the completion ofand existing irojeots and the Gooding that Irrigation district construen individual settlers he . lJSv on ot thna- - n.w on . that ,r,m to in on tha thraphold of aooroval hv ol water. for oonr, aa Indloatart bv aotlmtbfthe 'Vh0 lo .wh h 'trv I. lvr aora- - pamtinr deficiency bill. This of come foot. This will edd more than $900. dive not Include all the new project Out) to the fund recently contributed that gre under consideration, nor does by the Snake River Valiev association It cover features snd possible exand will oe enough, when added to tension all of old projects, but In genfunds now on deposit with the gov- eral It harmonizes water etornre with ernment and funds to he contributed distribution facilities snd brings the from the reclamation, fund, to carry development to the point hw rnn,. the American Kails dam,. q Uiafw-pose- d e(i in tlff vt'ork mav he regent ed a R E. Hhep-bermaximum height as work by the govas far complete who arranged the financing of ernment is concerned " the other bond, Is nw in MinneapPROJECTS LISTED. olis arranging to finance the upper tn this tentative program Introduced districts to the extent of slightly more thtfn $00noo and when that de hs the above remarks among others tall is completed the government will the new protect listed ere the Kpan-bIn a position to authorize the high lh Springs in Nevada, the Baker and Vale project in Oregon, the Owvhee dam Because of these developments and In Idaho and Oregon and the Halt The practical assurance that arple funds Lake Basin project In Utah will he provided, new calls for bids total allotted to the (whee project on Mn1av will he Issued to be over the tenear period, or rather r opened January 22, calling fur the con- a period because j nothing the nresnt flw'al struction f the foundation and dam. is Included for It vear la fIRPOo.iwj It will be stipulated In the specificaThis would be tions that the contractor shall figure spent beginning at the rate of $750 . on a foundation veers the large and heavy One a vear for three thereafter Increasing until enough Jo carry the larger dam. and amounts he will then bid on the smaller darn. fl 6H) non Is reached at the end of the r with a rroxtao that the additional per'od, when there would height shall be Raid for on the basis still remain $6 5A0 tw hi to be nent to of of work concrete The the complete ardage trWt The folowing details of the new specifications are j figures from the tabulation how the distribution of the expenditures on the not available Senator Gooding expresses entire; Halt Lake Ftasln protect, as with the attitude of theUlxelv outlined, thnueh it is added depaHment and sas the big dam will In a footnote that "additional amounts impound' .enough water, not alone for may be needed, depending on units those whn'have subscribed, but that selected " For the fiscal xear ending June w, fSfsi on fi.sop noo Fwrnonn. 1920 i?oooen iffpt ti yk oos i t non poo f.oOO.OOO1953. I1 lon.ivut The amount to le spent after that Is given as "indefiten-ye- ' f:) i , ' ..t i ' 4 , t - ,v,, I11 v tK,, sF .tf., r tigfin1, , f VP S I--- . 1 V lv . e nine-rea- i fr n ij Food and Coal Find Way to Families; Many Are Well Cared For. Salt Lake lodge No. 5. B. P. O Elks, has tunsd In with Santa Clauss home and sending Christmas cheer to the needy of Salt Lake, Including In this the lodge Is poor t'hildirn I by the city fireftnen at "headon East First South street. Exception the yulettde' season, the officer of the Elks lodge handle the charity activities of that organisation. but, beginning November 1 rath year, a special committee takes over this end of the lodges work. This committee la How aid Kmge, chairman, John McDonald, Jr, vice chairman.' George J Martin and Frank quarters' Zimmerman and donations are not Hubecriptlon asked, the charities being handled by the lodge members Last year this committee spent $23. Don during the This ar the lodge find tuihdtt) j more to do, owing to the extreme cold weather making the misfortunes of poor families more acute "This yaat we started earlier." said John McDonald, Jr, vh chairman of the committee, wrhen seen eterdiy tn the baaement of the Elks clubhouse, 139 East South Temple street "There is more real aufferng than we have found for a long time among the city poor During the last two weeks we delivered loo tons of coal, and bust week delivered groceries to more than 15 e expect to have to families care for 4uQ more families by Janu-r- v " I nite When an Elk does a thing he does In a mote detailed discussion of the it thoroughly, from theyeport of Me Fait lake Basin project Weber-Pro Imnald on the groceries delivered to vision the report of the commission-ersgy- s an ordinary famil. a A followIn part oaekt df floqr, bushel of potatoes, bushel of turnips, bushel of carrots, RESERVOIR FIRST. "The fleet work to he undertaken rack of cornmeal. roast of beef, sak of macaroni, pound in the Halt Lftk Basin will offt cocoa,twotwopounds of bars soap, two packbe the co pat ruction of theprojct fkho res- age of four cans of washing powder, t. acre-feeervoir, with a capaeltv of 74.000 The reservoir kste Is about one milk, two packages of soda crackers, of six coffee, pound pounds of sugar, mile east of FVho Lffivin highway of beam, stx pounds of and the Bark Cl t y hrandhpf the six pounds small five packages of rolled Union Pacific railroad traverse the rice, entire length of the reservoir tefTHg oatf. and bottled fruit and canned Aegtnblca construction of the reservoir will rerxinstrucllon of part of the Ntt 8 o clock Uhriatmaa morning the branch railroad and a considerable do$rkof the lodge will be thrown 04 eh toHjie poor children of the city length of the I Ineojjt ighwav "The dam will be alniut 160 feet and cbveed 'at Hi oclock when Santa 1100 feet high, about long and Glaus whl beifln distributing gifts. contain nearly I 500 quo eubb -- varda The centerbvatthKtlmt will be a giant t ojfr embank men material It will be Uhriatmaa tree. 4pppeKbv a thirty-foo- t , the earth fill tvpe. with upstream Oregon fir, wlth'av peIeul of sevslope faced bv rock for protection eral twelve and fouj;teiwNt tree from wave action An abundance of leading up to it a "atwertrefJU called suitable material for the dam is loit Three fhouk&od cated on the west side of the river children are expected "airh poor "A committee consisting of the folkids in town," he explained has been appointed lowing member to review and report on existing conditions Lloyd Garrison state engineer of Utah: William Green, engiThis neer, bureau of reclamation. J R Alexander, district counsel, bureau of have been completed reclamation Preparation bv the amuement committee of the RAfLROAO ACTIVE. Police Mutual Aid society for the In connection with the E ho resfor the beneannual Christmas W S Woodworth, ervoir assistant fit pf the children party of the officers at mon Pacific svstem. and the g mnaaimn of the engineer Public Safety a field partv ha tins week initialed bufldlng this afternoon. The part? a surve) for a ngw location of the will, at 2 ok lock. Two large Park UR v branch of the Union Pa- nine begin which were cut In trees Mill cific. In an effort to locate a satis- Greek ran von have been set up in The rate of the gvmnesmm and appropriately decfactory grade revision the new grade necessary to take the orated for the occasion After the railroad over the top of the new dam. partv Rdav the trees will be sold, if whereas the tracks now lie In what a buyer can be found will be the befb of the reservoir, will officers," with the their Tonight be dependent upon the distance that wives and friends, will hold a dance ran be developed In the mile between in the gvrnnesium the mam line at Echo Junction and the damsite FnPt of the survey otew Useful Christmas Gifts See our atis furnished from the bureau of rectractive dipby. Arrow Press, 62 Mr. lamation, it la announced bv 2nd Ronth West (AdvJ Green, who Is in' charge of he investigation work in cortnection with the Pan Lake Basin project Finking of test pits has been going J on at the damsite for about a month, j ' to bed rvk at the proposed spillway on the west end of the dam The crew also are sinking pit41 above and below the dam In search for material for both concrete structures and the earth fill. It ia assured that there will be no scarcity of material for the earth fill Famplee are being tested to determine the availability of eotrie of the aggregates for concrete work At present, it is learned. It if not proposed t sink pits across the bed of the stream on the damsite. Pits sunk tn 1904 and JW5 indicate bed rock at a depth of sixty-fiv- e feet. Policemen's Mutual Aid Afternoon Party The government fluent agreement. contended that Judge Marshall's decision disposed of all other claims upon the property. DECISION HELD IMPORTANT. Judge Johnson's, decision yesterdav is looked upon as Important, apart rm the issues involved In the case presented. be ause it is definite, holding that certifications bv the secretary of the Interior to the stale of Utah are in effect government patents if the government waits for six vears. without action, when knowing that lands contain minerals The declsmiY given the thirtv dajs in which to government amend its yescomplaint. Doubt terday that an amended complaint would be filed, a the fact a contended bv the government were set forth In the rase in which the decision x was rendered. A the MUner Interests are developing Utah iron properties at Iron Hprmga, In which there are large possibilities, it was said yesterday that Judge JnhnsnfV decision brings nearSENTENCED FOR LARCENY. er the beginning of an important new Fre6 Folilg. 27$ yesterday wiie seniron and steel indutrv In thi state for which the Carbon county coal will tenced bv Judge Ben 'Johnson to serve needed six months 4n the city Jail on a charge The man wu found irf petit larceny. uy Gifts that last at Jensen Jew. guilty of having stolen a Quantity 'of 71 fteuCh Main. elera, (A4v.) merchandise from a local drug store- - Casualties to Date Wife Given Custody of Man Sentenced April 1, . J923, for Taking Funds S. 'W. Rom, wfe wu wntoncS to mtvo on tnd.tormtaato ton tn Uto tot prlaon April 1, 1111, lor ombM line moro thu 11,000 ia atat. fund whll. arrvlnr aa eaahl.r tn Ua a tat a land office, waa paroled to bln wifo t yaatarday a saaaton of th atota board of pardona. Ron waa parolad by tho pardons board tn March, but tho action wan raaclrded and bo waa returned to prlaon whan Governor Charlra R. who waa abant from th otata wbon tho application waa hoard, proteat ed tho rrantlng of tha parola. Tho application for parola mad a by Frank Da Fret to, murderer, waa withdrawn whan tt waa discovered that a parola or pardon cannot ofbe fronted flret deto a prisoner convicted cree murder who has not served fifWaa convicted Da teen years. Pretto In 1SH of killing Harry Allen at the Highland Boy store In Bimcbam. He waa originally sentenced to die, but the Judgment waa commuted. The board terminated the sentence of E. C. Whipperman, former deputy county auditor, who waa aentenced for forging county warrants but who haa been on parola for txrre month. Other termlnationa granted follow: William Hahn, grand larceny; Sam Addelaon. atatutory offansa: Lawrence Hamilton, grand larceny; Sam K tiers, grand larceny; Eddie Tarry, atatutory offense. made Application for termination convicted of grand by' OncerwaaPage, board The also denied. larceny, denied the application for pardon filed statuof a convicted by Henry Kane, tory offense. Frank Bartlett, sentenced for grand larceny, waa pardoned. D. P, Atkin, serving an indeterminate term for also robbery, wae paroled. Parolee conwere granted D. O. Southwoith, victed of grand larceny, and George B Holt, convicted of forgery. Case continued to the March meetivong" follow; Francisco Hernandee, luntary manelnughter: Mike Norlander and Fred Norlander. depriving an automobile owner of the use of his machine; E. C. Akers, robbery; Albert R Beaverm, grand larceny: George Manousns, murder; Bob attempted Williams, grand larceny. There were If? casea before the Feraona who deboard yesterday. sired to appear In connection with any of the applications wero heard. At 11 o'clock thla forenoon the board Ul go Into executive session, and be announced today on decision w the clemency petitions of other prisoners Water Jacket of Range Explodes; Nobody Injured Members of the family of O. L. Francis, 158 Paxton avenue, narrowly escaped serious Injurv morning when a frozen water Jacket exploded In the kitchen range Pieces of the bkywn rapgejy.fra ceiling and roof and the room was The parents and badly wrecked three small children were showered with sot and the house was filled with smoke, but no one was injured The damage done to the house by the explosion waa estimated at $12 The explosion occurred when Francis, unaware of the frosen pipes, built a fire In the range At the Sigma Nu fraternity houaA, 1277 East First South street, a frozen water Jacket exploded In the basement furnace, scattering embers into a rtibhish pile The blase was extinguished with no 111 I . to j Stand Head Expresses Faith Pioneer Will Have Great Reward. damage. service Ir. 84 mour for Young, pioneer Utah physician and churchman, were held In the Assemafternoon. The bly hall yesterday rostrum was decorated with a profusion of beautiful fkfoers President Heber J. Grant conducted the services and was one of the speakers. In his remarks President Grant said he was sure Dr. Young would receive on the other side the great reward merited by his life here The speaker read a detailed account of the life of Dr. Young and referred lo his great faith in his church B Mental Hospital Inmates Produce Vegetables for Institution's Use. The state was saved many thousands of doilars this year through the production of fruits, vegetables and dairy and poultry products at the state mental hospital, according to a report made to the state board of insanity by Dr. Frederick Dunn, superintendent. Inmates of the hospital cultivated sufficient truck rrop and fruit to supply the needs of the Institution, according to VV. I). Hutton, state treasurer. who is a member' of the state Insanity board. Button expreseed the opinion yesterday that if moie land were available product coaid be supin plied for other state Institution addition to those used at the hoeplta). Members of the board several months ago obtained options on sixty-fiv- e acres of land adjoining the Institution' farm acreage. The incoming legislature will te asked to make an appropriation' for the purchase of this ground. TheNhopital now has about eighty one acres, under cultivation. There la enough labor to farm much more land than now oeyned, Mr. Button said. s Products grown- by the 'Institution the in 1924 include the following, figure being in pounds unless other-wio- e designated Potatoes, 2623 bushels, carrots. 65,380: cabbage. 18.985, tomatoes. 4fl7 bushels, rutabagas. broom corn. 70; sweet or green com, 39.47L rantalouoes, 15, 2 'IS. parsnips. 3000, spinach, 837: dry onions, 9200; 415S; lettuce. 5748, green trawberrlp. U31; dried pinkeye beans. 4386: winter asquash. summer squash, 7170, earlv turnips. 742; late turnips. 8220; apricot. 440; silage corn. 200 tons rhubarb, 2163; mdisbea, 3887; raspberries 3190. heeta, 740, strlngtews beans. 10,274. eherrie. 700 896: cucumbers, 6477: popcorn. grapea. 526; pork. 19 351; plums and celprunes, 463; peaches. 1522 bushels; ery bunches, 12.o0; mangMs, 19.556; beef, 150; veal. 60 Record of the dalrv department of the tnatituttoR show that 277 956 pounds of milk were produced during the year. There was made during the yeat 12,979 pound of butter. Of this mount 6199 pound was manufactured from milk produced at the Institution, and 7680 pounds was from the purchased milk. In' 1922 there was produced 4139 doxen egg. The next year the number reached 6724 dozens and In 1924 11,358 V Former County (I t m inmnwAg Commit-ione- r, and Father of Paving, Loses Fight. 1 Injured Lighted Windows to Guide Carolers 040 00 cr-olsr- -- wlH-sln- 00 0i0 Yuletide Custom Prevails s Llgjn ui f for ths Cbrlotmas Christmas svs Is ths appeal sent out toNih people of Salt Lake by William H. 'Lovesy, who has charge of tho Christmas caroling this Year. AH homes where a light is displayed who will be visited by tho cirolers, o such songTaS "Silent Night,. "O Come, A11 To Faithful," "Joy to the World. and "I1!. Far Away on Judea's Plains" With tho carolers will ho Boy 9couts car rving sealed contribution boxes to receive' contributions for charity from those for whom the carolers stng, a custom which ha been earned out ever since the inception of the Christ-m- as caroling Idea. Householders are urged, however, not to display candles in the window, as there is a fire hazard attached to ths practice, but to turn on the porch lights, and. If this Is not possible, to light up the front of the hmiSe. Tho groupe of carolenrhis year, as In tho past, will bo composed of dozens. w and students and members of tho different church ISSUED. COMPLAINTS The' East and West high chotr. Three eomplstnte were issued yes- school "will each furnish fifteen hool eight terday from the office of the county groups, tho Junior' high attorney charging liquor law1 viola- group and tho grade schools from Frank Baer. Jim Balettina two to four group ech. For the tion and Frank Gough are charged with purpose of expediting the work, the posseaaioa of liquor. city has been divided Into districts. g high-scho- grade-schoo- ls -- $96,-W- N ' sons-in-la- e Adoption of prison labor methods in state prison similar to systems used tn other state prlaons, more extensive vocational education, con- solids. tion of state eomtnlsslpns lo eliminate unnecessary commissions, and placing of delinquent cbgdrea under the control of the state board of education, were legislative projects proposed for action at the coming session of the legislature at a dinner meeting last night at the Hotel Utah. given tialt Lake county legislator by the county committee of the Utah State Taxpayers association. Prison labor and vocational education were advocated by N. J. Hansen. rcgresentative-e!ec- t, as economy measure to reduce the cost of taxa- - a "LTn-t lion. than better flaying 6150.000 for prison made goods of other states," Mr. Hansen sold. He said that Utah could save about through adoption of prison labor method at the state prison. Vocational education was also advocated bv Mr. Hansen. "If older school children in the high schools could be given so many weeks or w so many days of each week in trade craft the state would be saved a great deal of money by construction of school buildings," Mr. Hansen said. He pointed out that 2'KK) students doing th equivalent of It worth of work a day would he a considerable sav- in to the state. . Mr. Hansen urged that a comm Is- sfon be appointed to go over the law of the state and "eliminate 84 'per cent of them and condense the remainder so that the officer can enforce them." He also expressed himself as In favor df a business form of government and the city manager form of municipal government, p Francis W. Urkham urged that state prisoners be put out on a prison farm in 6alt Lake county and supported Mr. Hansen on extension of vocational education. "I have heard the statement that Utah has enough political machinery to run the state of Pennsylvania," 4 renresen- said R. Vem McUullough tative-eiec- t. In urging an investigato elimination tion looking frgwaf-of state commissions through amalgamation "By cutting down the number of state commissions the state' can be saved anyshere from 950,000 and Kd-g- Old-Tim- i f Collide; 0-5- Meeting Charles F. Stillman, 59, former Salt Lake county commissioner and member of the East MIU Creek ward bishopric for a number of years, died at hi home in East Mill Creek yesterday morning, following an illness of nearly two years Death was due to a complication of high blood pressure and Bright's disease. t Mr Stillman wae bom in Salt Lake county September 22, 1865, and had made his hofhe In this vicinity during his entire life. He took a keen interest in civic and business affairs and was elected county commissioner In 1914 and served two terms In that office. For J,vro years he was chairman of the commission. While In office he had charge of the road department. and it waa during that time that the first paving of highwayslti the county began. Surviving are his widow, Marian Stillman, and the following six eons Charles N G. W , and daughters: Frances D , John, Anna and June Stillman, all of Salt Lake; also three brothers, 8amuel F, B. J. and J. GJ. Stillman, and five sisters, Mrs. A. R. M Porter. Mrs 9 Tavlor, Mr T Wagstaff. Mrs C. H. Bagley and Mrs. Harriet Curtis to $200,flflfl. Have one commission do . Funeral service will be held in Last the wrork of five or six and the state MhrMCfceh ward tdrapel Sunday R bknTr sayed' considerable revenueT" 'g was announced. Mrs. Arthur FX Graham, In discuss- Ing prison labor, pointed out that a market must he found for prison Tax Revive manufactories and that the trade Plan Is or special school is the most school Voter Exempt expensive type of education. 8he an- nounced herself as in favor of placWalter J. Frailer, emplovr of ths delinquent children under the con- proposes to ing city hsalth dspartmsnt, of education and trol rsvlvs ths poll tax. remove the dis- askedof the' board support of such a measure. criminatory feature to which the suM'KELL SEEKS FACT8. preme court of Utah formerly ol. Jected, bv making It apply to every William EL McKell, representative, resident of the state, more than 21 said that he would welcome facts, years old, and then exempt every legislate on facts, and that the legisvoter. lature wanted nothing tu. facts in Mr. Frasier believes auch a system laws for the state. would Increase the revenues of the forming Paul F. Kelyser,' a chairman of the local governments very maitate andwould and O. W. Oarleon exptaned prove an Invaluable as. meeting, terially, the purposes of the taxpayers' assoslstant to Americanisation advocates, ciation, of representatives made and would also solve the problem of of from N) to 95upper cent of the taxvote getting out thewould able wealth of the state as "a factbe to th Hie system permit commission" "a buffer and In lieu of the finding tax collector to accept. tax levying bodies and those W noil tax, of say S or 10 per head, a betweenfor appropriations." receipt signed bv tha election judgehe asking the fimt The meeting last night of hi home district, certifying that of similar meetings to be had paid the poll tax by voting. A of a series of the bv committee county given simple blank attached to the official taxpayers association to the various ballot would be sufficient for the purcountv legislative delegations It. The man or pose, ns he plan woman who waa not able to show euch a receipt would have to pay up. In rlm-1- 1 this respect the plan ti somewhat sr to thRt proposed In some other or who those refuse states of fining fall to go to th polling booths on elec- Other speakers a ere President AnMidtion day thony W Ivins, Dr. George . dleton. A Kstle George Albert Smith and J. Golden Kimball of the first Automobile and Truck council of seventies of the Ij. D. S. Karh of these referred to church Two the faith, devotion ana aork of the departed and paid high tribute to his 25. of 1570 South Mias Ruth Turner life. suffered numerous street. Music was furnished under direction Main and a possible McClel-lanv lacerations bruises and of A. C. Lund, with J. J. tabernacle organist, accompanist. fracture of a rib, and A. W. Gallacher, The invocation was offered by Pa- 441 Coatsvllle avenue, nas bruised triarch Hyrum G. Smith and ths and acratched yesterday when th benediction a as pronounced by Bish- automobile In which they were riding The grave in collided with a truck driven by W. A. op Charles W. Xlbley Both City cemetery was dedicated by Ru Johnson, dt West Broadway. Ion S. Wells of the first council of the lnlured were given treatment at the emergency hospital The acciseventies. dent occurred at Thirteenth South and Active pallbearers were Lel to have been Young, Seymour B. Young, Jr., State streets and is said atreeta Clifford Young. Willard Arnold, Mel- caused bv the slippery vin D. Weils and Orson M Rogers, of President STAKE CONFERENCE. sons and J. Golden Kimball, Rulon 9 Young. The Salt Lake stake of the L. D. Wells. and S. church will hold Its quarterly conJoseph W. McMurrin Charles S. Hart of the ffrst council ference tomorrow. Meetings will be of seventies were honorary pallbearheld in the assembly hall at 11) oclock T ers. in the morning and tn the tabernacle at 2 o'clock in th afternoon. ReguFILES IN BANKRUPTCY. lar ward services will he held In the C L. White, store clerk of Salt evening. Lake, filed a petition in voluntary Special low price on Xmas trees, bankruptcy In the United States dis- wholesale and retail. Vogeler Seed trict court yesterday, listing his f Adv ) at 1573 and his assets at ).1(0 Store. QO Takcnat (he Utah -- - Expenses. ComEliminate missions at CapitoLi , Church Rpduce to Poll Funeral Legislators and Taxpay-- 1 ers Unite in Policy V Ma-bo- y, h .b. Charles F. Stillman AID SANTA Emgoi, chairman; Program Involves Expenditure in Utah of $12,400,000. Permits Withdrawn for Christmas Trees in Wasatch Forest May Hare Important Bearing on Utah Steel. ELKS AND FIREMEN 1 over whkh the following'. super visors Professor Thomas Gile of ths University of Utah, J. N. Asttn, K H. Eardlev. Alvin A. Beasley and Arthur McFariane. A special committee of echoed principals also has been appointed to assist In designating the sections to be covered by the school groups, consisting of William J. McCoy, South Junior highj school; A. B. Keeler, Ulatah echoed. J B . Drlggs. Hamilton school, and W. D. Prosser. Giant school. Other membersof the city school organisation. Including Superintendent G N. Child and the teachers of sll the schools, are aiding in is arranging for the event, A if effort being msdeHo bars the .school children, especially, those of the' grad erhoots, do their caroling between, the hours of 7 and o'clock.Mn order that they may be able to reach their homes at an early hour. The other choruses, especially thoee from the church choirs, will continue on Into the night, and caroling will still be heard when Christmas dawns, it is said. The Tirol Socfety of Salt Lake was organised In 2921 as a part of a national revival of an old custom. The Charity Organisation society has sponsored the movement ever since the beginning and ail donations received ty .the reroler are turned over to this organisation for the benefit of ths different charities of the city. Methodists Offer Christmas Carol in Sunday School Christmas program will be given Methodt church at oclock Tuesday evening at the(& A' church. 1740 Fifth East street dramatisation of Dickens "Christmas Carol" will be glen by the young people, under the direction of the Rev. Frederick J Cox. The Rundav school orchestra and carol groups from different departments of the Sunday school will assist in the program. A Christmas tree, tall enough to reach the roof of the church will be a feature, banta Claus will distribute treats to all the chiAll the people ldren, of the school. of the community are welcome to atA Christmas offering will be tend taken at this tim for the t$or!d servthe Methodist ice enterprises tof The cast of characters in church the "Christmas Carol" Is as follows: Kbenexer Scrooge, Frank Hherde-maBob Cratchit, Eugene Huebler; Thomas Fred, Scrooge's nephew, Carnell; two mission lassies, Lillian Huebler and Vioet Chettle; the ghost of Jacob Marley, Frederick J Com- first spirit, Nettie Barnicott: second f spirit, Beutsh Burnett; third spirit, Helen C. Grawt; first wait, Thomas Madron: Mr. Fesziwig, Ellsworth Gillette; Mrs Fezxlwig,, Rena Loomis; Fbeneser, Rex Shepherd; Dick, Ray Shepherd; the old fiddler, Margaret Loffluiet; Bella. Helen Davies; Mr. Oratohit I.ela Hoxsey; Bob Cratchits family Belinda, Mildred White; Martha. Vina Lowe; Peter. Thomas Davies; Bob. Jr John Hoxaey; Betty, Esther Davies; Tiny Tim, Hanpy Alice tableau, Loomis; Fessiwig Flacks Violet Chettle. Beulah Burnett Eugene Huebler, I Thomas Madron. IJghting effects. Adolph Birch; FTed Spalding. chimes- and music. S For HIS choice books. Mar bookcase. Arrow Press, 2 West 2nd Adv. South. Rummage sale, Y. W C. A., $22 East Broadway, Saturday, December 29. air 130 p.m. (Adv.) A by the Centenary n; Ufa and Character Beading DECEMBER, 20. Children bora under thla sign must be trusted and made companions of. They cannot ba easily deceived, because they know from within. It la easier by far to conquer a city than to restore them to confidence when once ft ha been broken. Kselttarius 4s still governing thla Mrthdate. and tht la the last aim of tha fir trlpUelty, and ts shown on the xodtec ae th archer. The govern- inx planet la Jupiter, and the astral colon, are red, green and gold. These people should be very carefuf In marrying, aa serious trouble are apt to oecur from uncongenial nnlona. Watch the Want Ads carefully for th next week, and profit by their delightful ads and bargains for the Chrirfmaa holidays. Ketlwmber they . heady on us. it. -- v |